BUTTE WATER PROTEST
TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER
HEALTH COUNCIL TOLD
Butte residents who recently
protested the pollution of a creek
in that area, waters of which are
used for drinking purposes, are
going to have to wait until Oc
tober for action by the authori
ties, the Matanuska Valley Health
Council learned at last night’s
regular meeting.
William Kiloh, health education
director from the Anchorage
branch office of the territorial de
partment of health, and Amos J.
Alter, director of sanitation and
engineering for the territorial de
partment of health, were guests
at the meeting. Mr. Alter also is
secretary of the water pollution
control board.
It was explained that the latter
board has direct control over
complaints concerning pollution
of public streams. Because of
limited funds, the board can meet
at irregular intervals only. The
next meeting is not scheduled
until October.
Mr. Alter said the time is near
ing, when sources of drinking
water must be improved. He said
that as the population of Alaska
increases, the drilling of wells for
drinking water becomes more
and more imperative.
The two health officials prom
ised that they would investigate
the Butte complaint, however, be
fore they returned to their home
offices.
They further requested that
other complaints concerning
stream pollution be filed with the
water pollution control board, so
that they may be considered in
October.
School Plans Are
Available Now
For New Annex
At last the architects’ plans
and specnicauons ior the annex
to Palmer School have been ap
proved, superintendent William
T. Zahradnicek announced yes
terday. The school board met
Wednesday evening and okayed
the drawings, except for one or
two very small changes.
A set of the specnicauons may
be examined in the office of Pal
mer School, after today, or at the
Anchorage office of Kilpatrick &
Taylor, architects.
The school board is calling for
bids on the project, with the bid
deadline set for five p.m. on Aug.
9, when the bids will be opened
and the award made.
Interested contractors are re
quested to get in touch with Mr.
Zahradnicek for further informa
tion on the building project.
Colony Day Statement
Delayed for Still Another Week
A1 Hagen, chairman of the Col
ony Day committee, is awaiting
receipt of a final check, a $12.50
contribution from the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen, before pub
lishing a Colony Day financial
statement, he said this week.
Meanwhile Mr. Hagen made a
tentative report at last Wednes
day’s Chamber of Commerce
meeting, in which he said the
figures indicated that this year’s
program resulted in a net loss of
$180.
Virgil Eckert to Be
Warehouse Manager
Virgil Eckert is to replace
Darrell Frank as manager of
the Co-Op Warehouse, it was
learned this week. Mr. Frank
resigned recently. He plans to
move to Kenai, there to open a
general store in partnership
with his son-in-law, James
Hartley.
Mr. Eckert will assume his
duties in the warehouse next
week.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
McCalls Visit Sandviks
Before Going Outside
The John McCall family of
Fairbanks were recent guests of
the I. M. Sandviks here. Mrs. Mc
Call is the former widow of Kurt
Sandvik.
Following their stay here, the
McCalls went to Seward, where
Mr. McCall entered the annual
Seward race up Marathon Moun
tain. He placed third in the event
and turned his travels state-ward
some $250 richer by reason of his
victory.
After a visit with relatives at
Pittsburgh, Mr. McCall plans to
go to Cambridge, England, where
he is to study for a year on an ex
change scholarship. A graduate of
the University of Alaska in 1949,
McCall completed one year of
graduate study there this year.
He will complete a second year
of work toward his master’s de
gree at the English institution.
He is working in the field of
glaciology. After he has attained
the higher degree, Mr. McCall
plans to return to Alaska to teach.
LEEKS VISIT PALMER
KNIK—Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leek
of Palmer drove to Knik last
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CROCKER HEARING
RECORD GOES TO
CAB HEADQUARTERS
Following concluding testimony
in the CAB hearing in Palmer
last Friday, in which Gene
Crocker was charged with al
legedly violating CAA’s safety
regulations, the tape recording of
the hearing was forwarded to
CAB headquarters for ultimate
action.
Testimony at the day-long
hearing conclusively placed Mr.
Crocker’s plane over the town
of Palmer and Palmer airport at
the time of the violations. Les
Green, Palmer pilot, testified at
length concerning the plane’s al
titude over the runway and later
over the main section of Palmer.
Other witnesses who testified
concerning the plane’s low-level
flying over Palmer included:
Clair Stock, Jack Long, Roy
Knapp, Jack Tost, Clay Prewitt
and Viola Daniels. Other wit
nesses included Ted DeLand and
Bernie Bouwens.
Monday evening to pick up their
young son, Michael, who had been
the guest of the Chet Burdens for
the past week.
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SPRING CREEK LODGE
Mile 20 Palmer Highway
Meals—Steak & Chicken Dinners
Homemade Pies
Open Daily Except Tuesday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 1 1 p.m.
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HOME
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This
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put the modern kitchen
gadgets to work, and get
Mom out of the kitchen on
these beautiful July days
in Alaska.
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-Op—Palmer. Alaska
“Serving the Valley Since 1942”
NURSE RETURNS
FROM VACATION
Miss Marjorie Myren, local pub
lic health nurse, returned from
her stateside vacation last Mon
day. After a week of reorienta
tion in her Palmer office duties,
she announced her further plans
for public health work here this
summer.
A series of four pre-natal classes
for mothers will be initiated on
Aug. 4. The classes will meet at
three p.m., in the former library
at the Rec Hall.
Immunization clinics will be
resumed with the scheduled clinic
of July 25, at 1:15 p.m. Well baby
conferences got back on regular
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LEGION PICNIC
TO BE SUNDAY
There will be an American
Legion picnic al Barry's Resort
on Finger Lake this Sunday,
barring rain, commander J. T.
Dunlap announced today. In
the event of rain, the picnic
will be postponed until next t
Sunday, Mr. Dunlap said.
The picnic will be for Legion
and Auxiliary members, and
their families. The group will
enjoy a potluck picnic lunch
eon, with serving scheduled to
begin at noon.
schedule, with this week’s Tues
day session.
Announcing Another
PUBLIC DANCE
At Wasilla Community Hall
on July 22nd
SCHAEFER'S ORCHESTRA
9:30 P. M. to 1:30 A. M. — Admission $1 each
Special Bus Leaves from Bert's Drug Store at Palmer at 9 P.M.
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