Terris Moore Flies to Palmer on
Promised Visit With M. D. Snodgrass
Dr. Terris Moore, president of |
the University of Alaska, flew his
own plane down from Fairbanks
last Fridey to talk with M. D.
Snodgrass regarding his proposal
of locating a school of agriculture
in the Matanuska valley.
According to M. D., President
Moore admitted that Palmer was
the ideal spot for the headquar
ters of the Alaska Agricultural
Experiment Station, but he re
served his opinon about the feas
ibility of locating an agricultural
college here.
Mr. Snodgrass remarked, how
ever, that the president appeared
to be keeping an open mind re
garding the proposed move. He
had not yet taken up the matter
with the board of regents.
In a letter to the editor which
appeared in the June 8 Frontiers
man, Dr. Moore stated, ‘‘With the
aid of Administrative Assistant
for Agriculture Lynn O. Hollst, I
have a proposal of my own which
will require regent approval, by
which the University of Alaska,
I believe, may be better able to
serve the entire Territory in ag
riculture; and I look forward to
discussing this with you and Mr.
Snodgrass and others before sub
mitting it to the regents as a def
inite proposal”.
M. D. said the university head
touched on his own proposal only
briefly. He explained that the
visit was a short one and would
be followed by another visit soon
with other people in the Valley.
He will elaborate on his proposal
more fully then.
M. D. Keeps Plugging
Meanwhile, Mr. Snodgrass re
emphisized his belief that an ag
ricultural college should be lo
cated in the Matanuska valley,
where the major farming area is
located and near the population
center of the Territory.
From the 1950-51 school enroll
ment report of the commissioner
of education, he pointed out that
there were more children enrolled
in both grade and high schools of
the Third Division than in all the
other divisions combined. In the
First Division there were 2,998
grade and 713 high school pupils;
in the combined. Second and
Fourth Divisions were 1,972 grade
and 310 high school pupils. The
Third Division had 6,031 grade
and 1,254 high school pupils.
“From these grade and high
school students will come the col
lege enrollments of tomorrow”,
Mr. Snodgrass said.
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VALDEZ BUSINESSWOMAN
INJURED IN HIGHWAY CRASH
TO LEAVE VALLEY HOSPITAL
Mrs. Jacque Martin, 30, co
owner with her sister of the Val
dez “Morgue”, is doing nicely now
and will be released from Valley
hospital this week end after bare
ly escaping death in a highway
accident two weeks ago, hospital
authorities said.
Traveling alone from Palmer
to Mile 94, Saturday evening.
June 9, the car she was driving
struck loose gravel at Mile 80 on
the Glenn highway and slid over
the 50-foot embankment.
Completely out of sight to pass
ing motorists, she regained con
sciousness half an hour later and
' attempted to make her way up
the steep embankment, recently
covered with new fill. Crawling
on hands and knees, her left leg
useless from injury, she slid to
the bottom again and again as the
loose rocks were dislodged at her
touch.
It took her one hour to reach
the highway, where a passing mo
torist stopped and took her to
Valley hospital. There she was
treated by Dr. C. C. Bailey for a
severe leg injury and broken
ribs.
The car, a completely insured
’51 Kaiser-Fraser, was a total
wreck.
As she made plans for a con
valescence in Seattle, Mrs. Mar
tin had nothing but praise for
care received in Palmer: “I think
it’s a wonderful hospital”, she
said. “I never had such wonder
ful care or such fine nurses”.
HIWAY ACCIDENT VICTIMS
TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL
Four members of the Haakon
Christiansen family, of Anchor
age, were given emergency treat
ment at Valley hospital by Dr. A.
J. Colberg after their car over
turned at Mile 89 on the Glenn
highway about 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Dr. Colberg reported that a son,
Thomas, 13, suffered a severe
scalp laceration and X-rays were
recommended to exclude the pos
sibility of more serious injury.
Mrs. Christiansen had a badly
bruised leg, and although other
members of the family were con
siderably shaken up, there were
no further serious injuries.
The car, reportedly forced off
the road on a curve by a large
truck and trailer, was completely
demolished.
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NEWSLETTER
CANADIAN SHIPPING
The House Merchant Marine
and Fisheries committee has ap
proved Delegate Bartlett’s bill
seeking to extend until June 30,
1952, the right of passengers to
travel on Canadian vessels be
tween Haines, Skagway, Hyder
and other Alaska ports. In addi
tion, passengers and freight be
tween Hyder and places in the
continental United States would
be permitted.
Present law giving similar per
mission is scheduled to expire the
end of June. The Senate Inter
state and Foreign Commerce com
mittee scheduled hearings for the
week of June 11 on Senator Mag
nuson’s ’compa’nion bill, and it is
hoped legislative action will be
completed by the deadline of
June 30.
PERSONAL LOSS CLAIMS
Claims totalling $451 will be 11
paid to three persons as the result
of presidential approval this week
of Delegate Bartlett’s bill cover
ing loss of personal property.
The law calls for payment of
$160 to Fabian P. Durand and
$168.10 to Floyd L. Murphy, both
of Anchorage, and $123 to Cleo
C. Reeves now living in Illinois.
The property was lost when all
three men on official business
with the Alaska Road commission
were aboard a privately-owned
outboard motorboat which cap
sized in the Susitna river August
12, 1945. ,
HEALTH PROGRAM
The formula devised by the
Senate appropriations committee
to reduce each appropriation by
not less than five percent of esti
mates for personal services has
hit the House-approved appropri
ation of $1,234,000 for disease and
sanitation control and investiga
tions in Alaska.
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I Nanchase is the name of a rail
road station on the main line at
mile 231 near Chase, named in
honor of Miss Nancy Chase, aged
12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Chase.
Chase is special disbursing
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porting the labor-federal security
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BOB WENDT INJURED
IN FREAK ACCIDENT
AT PALMER AIRPORT v
Bob Wendt, local radio repair
man and flying enthusiast, was
resting at home this week with
his leg in a cast after a freak ac
cident at the Palmer airport on
Thursday evening of last week
sent him to Valley hospital.
Trying to crank his plane,
Wendt was struck in the leg by
the propeller as the motor started
unexpectedly.
According to Dr. J. E. Perry,
who attended the case, Wendt’s
left knee joint was broken by the
impact of the propeller blade and
the left femur, or thigh bone, v»as
shattered near the joint. He will
be laid up with his injuries for at
least two weeks, the physician
said.
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