Chamber New Has
Full Quota of Directors
A reorganization of the board
of directors of the Valley Cham
ber of Commerce was completed
at last Friday’s meeting, presi
dent Clair Stock said today. To
fill board vacancies, James Hur
ley and Don Irwin were elected
to membership.
Betty Mears was elected secre
tary-treasurer, replacing Mr. Hur
ley, who resigned his office but
agreed to serve as a board mem
ber. James Wilson was elected
vice-president of the Chamber.
It was decided to extend a
three-months honorary member
ship in the Chamber to the heads
of all new businesses locating in
the Valley.
MINISTERS SWITCH,
THEN UPSET
Baptists went minister-less here
last Sunday, when a planned ex
change of preachers between Pal
mer and Anchorage went awry
with a highway mishap. Michael
McKay, who has been handling
local pulpit chores, drove to An
chorage to guest-preach at the
Anchorage Baptist Church. Ar
chie Woods, Elmer Glazner, Keith
Craig and Miss Pat Griffin, all
of Anchorage, set out for Palmer
to conduct special services here.
However the driver of their auto
mobile lost control of his vehicle
at Mile 28 of the Palmer High
way, and the machine rolled over.
All of the four were slightly in
jured. A fifth passenger, Glenn
Smith, was unhurt.
Tires - Tires - Tires
U. S. Army Surplus Tires for Sale
9.00x16, 7.50x20, 9.00x20 — Also Larger Sizes
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
MOORE'S GARAGE
1 Mile South of Palmer on Malanuska Road Phone 81-Y-l
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411 Fifth Ave Anchorage Phone 32251
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Located at corner of Valley Street and Glenn Highway
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Peter Sankvik of Palmer
Is University Graduate
Peter Sandvik of Palmer, son
of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Sandvik, is
among the 42 graduates of the
University of Alaska this spring.
Commencement exercises at the
University are planned for Mon
day, May 22. Judge Anthony Di
mond has been asked to be com
mencement speaker.
This is the largest graduating
class in the history of the Uni
versity, Andrew Nerland, presi
dent of the board of regents, said
this week. A total of 43 degrees
will be awarded next Monday.
Eight Alaskan communities are
home-towns for graduating sen
iors. Alaskans who will graduate
next Monday come from College,
Fairbanks, Douglas, Anchorage,
Nenana, Nome, Palmer and Moose
Pass.
RETURNS TO VALLEY
Mrs. Kathreen Hecker is again
making her home in the Valley.
Mrs. Hecker is living with her
son at his farm home in the Val
ley. She announced this week
that she planned to start a shirt
laundry as her means of liveli
hood. Anyone interested in this
special type of service should get
in touch with Mrs. Hecker at
once.
Camera (Hub Is
Organized Here
Preliminary steps were taken
toward the organization of a Val
ley Camera club at a meeting
held at Palmer Studios last week.
Because the attendance was lim-*
ited, actual club organization was
postponed until the next regular
meeting, scheduled for May 24 at
eight o’clock in Palmer Studios.
It was agreed that the group
would adopt the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month
as a regular meeting night.
Photographer Gene Gyuriak
explained that the purpose of the
club will be to teach its members
to take better pictures, to give
them some idea of darkroom
technique and to sponsor salon
exhibitions and competitions.
Groups will be divided into
beginning and advanced photog
raphy fans. Composition and col
or photography will be studied,
as well as use of light meters and
other subjects of interest to the
beginning photographer.
A critical reviewing session of
members’ films and slides will be
included on each meeting pro
gram.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
And have you tried our delicious S & W Coffee?
Palmer Cold Storage & Locker Service
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FOR SALE
'42 GMC pickup; good mech. con
dition; good rubber. Inq. Co-Op
Garage or Harry Duff (ufn)
S.V.E. slide projector, $20. Rev.
Victor Alfsen (2x)
MODEL A Far mall tractor comp,
w/ belt pulley power take-off,
pneumatic tires. Inq. Co-Op
Garage (ufn)
2-RM. unfurnished cabin; brick
effect siding; must be moved.
$500. See Sue Hill, Palmer (2x)
FORD V-8 pickup; good condi
tion. Inq. Teeland’s at Wasilla
(lx)
NEW garage building, 22x12, al
ready on skids. Would make
good dwelling. $600. Dr. E. F.
Graves (2x)
'41 GMC 1 %-ton truck; priced to
sell. Inq. Co-Op Garage, (ufn)
SEED potatoes, certif. Arctic
Seedling; also table potatoes.
Kenneth Wallace, Box 754, Pal
mer (Mile 58). (3x)
ALLIS-CHALMERS tractor, exc.
cond.; complete w/hydraulic
lift, belt pulley, power take-off;
has 2-bottom plow, also culti
vator and hiller attach. Inq.
Co-Op Garage, (ufn)
’40 PACKARD convertible coupe;
new paint job, new top, new
front shocks and knee - action
parts. Inq. Co-Op Garage, (ufn)
’49 MERCURY convertible; radio
heater; undercoating and por
celainized; number of other ex
tras; low mileage; price $2,650.
See at Co-Op Garage, (ufn)
’37 CHEVROLET; runs good.
$220. Inq. Hartley Bros. Motor
Co. (ufn)
’47 CHEVROLET 2-dr. sedan;
heater. Inq. Hartley Bros. Mo
tor Co. (ufn)
FOR RENT
20 ACRES land, reas. rate. Rich
ard Washburn on Farm Road
or inq. of me at Alaska Experi
ment Station. (2x)
SLEEPING ROOM, by week or
month. No drinkers or smokers
accepted. Francis Henry resi
dence, near Alaska Road Com
mission camp, North Palmer.
(4x)
NOW AVAILABLE. Latest model
High Speed Floor Sander. Ev
erything to complete a first
class job. Co-Op Warehouse,
(ufn) »
NOTICE
FOR POWER OFF after office
hours, Sundays and holidays,
call either Vernon Fridley or
Ralph Moore. Remember, of
fice closes at noon on Satur- •
days. Matanuska Electric As- 1
sociation, Inc.
IN VALDEZ, ^isit BELLE
STREETER'S DRESS SHOP
for women's and children's -
wear at Outside prices. 1
SPECIAL SERVICES *
CESSPOOLS pumped out. Valley
Real Estate, (ufn)
Remember?
Coffey Insures Everything—
Truck Rests on Sunporch
A truck that clambered up onto
the sunporch of a Kodiak home
recently, so demoralized the
house that it literally knocked it -
off its foundations, it was re
ported in the Kodiak Mirror.
“Reasons undetermined” caused
the unusual traffic accident, a ‘
partner in the firm which oper- :
ates the track said. No one was
at home when the mishpp oc- f
curred.