FHA HEAD SAYS MORE HOUSING AID
DEPENDS ON PALMER WATER SUPPLY
Everything possible will be
done to make building funds
available for the city of Palmer.
That was the statement made
here the other day by Clinton C.
Staples, director of Federal Hous
ing Administration for the Ter
ritory, main office at Juneau.
FHA insurance already has
been assured for the Pioneer
Apartments of 24 units with 34
rooms, to be built by Sandvik
and Roark at an approximate
value of $25,000. Also for 25 FHA
homes being built here by the
James Construction Co.
“I am convinced of the acute
housing shortage in Palmer,”
Staples said. “The FHA is more
than anxious to aleviate that
shortage as quickly as possible.
To do so the FHA must be as
sured of a sufficient supply of
good and pure water.
More Apartments Needed
“I feel the city of Palmer should
have at least one or two more
apartment-type units, and sin
cerely hope sponsors can be found
for these projects.
“Also, I feel Palmer should
have a number of single family
homes built, and FHA will wel
come applications for this future
building program. Property con
tigious to the city of Palmer also
is eligible for FHA if adequate
water supply is available.”
Palmer has “wonderful possi
bilities”, Staples declared. With!
the Eklutna project development
and its incoming personnel, he j
summarized:
“We look on Palmer favorably
for 50 units of garden-type apart
ments, the two-story walk-up
type.”
Staples was the first FHA di
rector in the Territory. When he
came to Alaska two years ago
I there were virtually no loans in
the Territory. Since then FHA
has insured about 60-million
dollars in construction. Of this
the Rainbelt has received about
nine-tenths of that 60-million, he
said.
Amazed At Growth
“In that two years I have visi- i
ted Palmer several times and am
amazed at the continous growth,”
he added. “Last year when I was
here I stated that unless a pro
per water supply could be instal
led further growth of Palmer
would be held back. I also stated
Palmer should incorporate as a!
first class city. Now that incor-1
poration has been accomplished,,
and adequate water is in sight, ■
we are willing to go ahead.”
D. M. Harwood, president of
Harwood and Dedrick Construc
tion Co. which also is construction
engineer for Allied Building
^Credits, Inc., Los Angeles, de
clared his company is “interes
ted in anything Palmer wants to
do ... in building anything FHA
approves.”
Pat Hemmer Returns
With New Co-Op
Ice Cream Truck
Pat Hemmer returned from Se
attle via the Alaskan Highway
last week end with a new refrig
erator truck for the Matanuska
Valley Cooperating Association.
A three-ton International truck
with custom-built body, it will
hold 2,000 gallons of Matanuska
Maid ice cream enroute to eager
Alaskan customers.
While Outside, Mr. Hemmer
visited his daughter Tess, now
Mrs. R. D. McMichael of Spokane,
Washington.
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to Anchorage
PALMER, ANCHORAGE
ANGLERS BRING 'EM IN
FROM LAKE LOUISE
The fish are really biting at
Lake Louise, acording to word re
ceived this week from L. L. Pen
nington of Mile 147.
Flown in to Lake Louise over
the week end by ‘'Penny” of
Snowshoe Lake, were Don De
Hart of the Division of Forestry,
who was top man this week with
a 19-pound, three-ounce laker.
Don and “Kit” Carson, the
Palmer fire guards, were in
for about three hours after work
ing on a fire near the head of
Squaw Creek. Kit got his limit
I of lakers also, Pennington re
ported.
Evelyn Lofflin beat husband
Bill of the L and J Music Store
in Anchorage with a 12-pounder.
Bill’s De Liar scales proved that'
his heaviest catch was only j
slightly over 11 pounds.
Chuck Conner of KENI, Phil j
Schatz, A1 Evans, and George
Beaulieu, all of the Anchorage
Times, started out fishing and j
wound up on Bird Island after the
motor conked out and a high I
wind drifted them for several
miles. They did get some fish,
however, Pennington reported.
Pennington supplied concrete
proof of at least one of his fish
stories when he produced the
prize 19-pounder at the Frontiers
man office Monday.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
PISTOL CLUB TO BE FORMED
Plans are afoot for formation
of a local pistol club. If a large
enough group can be formed, af
filiation with other clubs may be
possible, Park Munsey announced.
Munsey is one of the original
group working toward the ulti
mate goal of a competitive team.
Permission has been extended
for use of the rifle range in base
ment of Co-Op club room, owned
by local rifle team. Plans for Ter
ritorial competition are in the fu
ture, Munsey said. “It all depends
on how many interested members
we can get”.
“However”, he stressed, “the
Helen Mae Stenvall is working
at the Circle Hot Springs for the
summer. She has completed her
first year at the University of A1-*
aska and plans to return there in
the fall to resume her studies.
Nettie Smith, Palmer school
teacher, has accepted work for
the summer as a city recreation ,
director at Anchorage.
club will not be limited to exper
ienced shooters. Anyone interest
ed in small-arm firing is invited
to enroll”. The club will be open
to both women and men.
Munsey may be contacted at
the Co-Op creamery.
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