PALMER BROTHERS
RETURN TO STATES
FROM KOREAN WATERS
Returning to Long Beach, Cali
fornia aboard the heavy cruiser
USS Saint Paul after spending
nearly eight months in the Kor
ean combat area is Conrad New
by, yoeman seaman, USN, hus
band of Mrs. Irene Newby of East
Oakland, California and John C.
Newby, fire control technician,
third class, USN, both sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Newby of Pal
mer.
The Saint Paul spent her time
during the cruise ranging the
length of North Korea’s east
coast from Kosong to Chongjin.
Her duties varied from giving
' direct gunfire support to United
Nations front line troops to the
destruction of railway targets
near the key Red points of Song
jin and Wonsan and the bombard
ment of North Korean headquart
ers and supply installations in
Chongjin. ■ .
GETS STIFF FINE
FOR DRUNK DRIVING
Jack Larson was fined $100, and
had his driver’s license revoked
until January, 1953, after plead
ing guilty to charges of driving
while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor in Commission
er’s Court July 23. A 30 day
sentence was suspended.
The offense occurred on June
29, but the accused failed to ap
pear in court for scheduled trial
on June 30. Picked up by the
Highway Patrol July 21 in no
condition for a trial, he was lodg
ed in the Anchorage Federal Jail
and returned to Palmer for trial
July 23.
The Sourdough Homemakers’
Club will hold their next meeting
at the home of Mrs. Don Irwin
August 12.
WANTED: Young men for civic
leadership. Pd. Adv.
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
Lew Hanks
Another Field Day at the E>
periment Station has come an
gone. We have had another loo
at new developments in Alask
agriculture. We are pretty fortur
ate here in being able to ge
the latest word on farming meth
ods first-hand. The thing that im
presses me is the rate at whic
farmers adapt new methods an
machines to their farming prac
tices. In a lot of places in th
States, the big job is gettin
farmers to consider new method!
Here they’re breathing down th
neck of the Experiment Statio
boys all the time.
Three years ago there was on
field harvester in the Valley. 1
was at the Experiment Statior
Now there are almost a dozer
Two years ago I heard Dr. Dear
born give a talk on sprayers. Nov
everyone talks about weed spray:
Last year the only potatoes spray
ed for weeds were at the Statior
This year a lot of the potatoes ii
the area were under spray con
trol. Things move fast here. Du
to the press of work a lot o
farmers were unable to attem
this years Field Day. You can be
your hat though, that word wil
get aound. New thngs at th
Station this season will be regu
lar farming practices in the-Val
ley -next year.
We read a lot of half-bakei
statements in the papers and ij
articles every once in a while
They speculate on all the advanc
es the Russians are supposed ti
be making in sub-artic agricul
ture. I question of they’re doini
so hot. If they were, they woul(
be bragging—they always do. I
you really want to see some agri
cultural advances in sub-artic re
gions though, just drop out t(
the Station or talk to our loca
farmers.
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LOOKING FOR HOME COOKED MEALS?
Try ANN'S Excallent Dinners — Topped with
some of he' home-made pies or cakes.
We serve the biggest CUP of COFFEE in town!
VI RO CAFE
No. Palmer on Glenn Highway
Phone 61Y1
HEADQUARTERS FOR
International Farm Machinery
Good Year Tires - Tubes - Accessories
We Are Now Slocking Good Year’s
Marathon Tires
High mileage at low cost. Come in and see this
new tire so many have asked about.
SPECIAL
GOOD YEAR HEAVY DUTY TRUCK TIRES
All 10-Ply and Over
Reduced 61%
OUR NEW SUPER SERVICE STATION IS
Open Seven Day a Week, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Co-Op Garage
III
New Transmission
Line Completion
Promised for Oct. I
High waters this week caught
3 Wiggins construction workers be
lt tween the Matanuska and Knik
a rivers as they worked against
- time—and the rivers—to com
t plete the new Eklutna Project
* transmission line between Eklut
• na and the Palmer sub-station be
1 fore the newest completion dead
1 line, October 1.
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In spite of this inconvenient,
yet inexorable, rising of the wat
ers, Byron G. Felkner, Eklutna
Project construction engineer,
was confident that the transmis
sion line would be completed and
ready to be put in operation ac
cording to the latest revised plans.
Difficulty in getting materials and
other construction problems al
ready have delayed the originally
scheduled completion of the pro
ject by ten months.
With completion of the new
line, losses of power experienced
• over the present hook-up will be
1 eliminated. This will result in sav
‘ irtgs to the Matanuska Electric
' Association and more power avail
able to its consumers. There will
also be less fluctuation in the
. voltage. Now flickering electric
* lights will burn with a steady
' glow.
Mr. #nd Mrs. Matt Onkka and
3 daughter Annie returned Satur
i day via the Alaska Highway from
• their Stateside trip. The Exalted
- Ruler of-the local Elks Lodge
> attended the Grand Lodge session
-! in New York.
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A careless match is all it
takes to send your property
up in smoke.
A careless insurance pol
icy can be fully as bad: Be
on the safe side, let us
handle your insurance needs
Kay Pippei Insurance
Box 221
New Wright Building
NO. DAKOTANS STAGE
FIRST STATE REUNION
More than 160 former North
Dakotans gathered at. Peter’s
Creek Sunday, August 3, for what
is believed to be the first state
reunion picnic ever staged in the
Territory.
Mrs. John Gorsuch of Anchor
age started the idea and those at
tending agreed it was a definite
success.
Killdeer had the heaviest regis
tration with representatives from
Grand Forks, Fargo, Dickenson.
Crosby, Alexander and many
other cities and towns in the state
well represented. Several of those
present spoke about their early
day homesteading in Dakota and
agreed they were happy to be
in Alaska.
Among those attending from
Palmer were: Mr. and Mrs. Ar
chie Moffitt, the Thomas Moffitt
family, Alex Carlson and family
and Mrs. Jessie Howard who is
visiting Tn the Valley from No.
Dakota. Mrs. Howard was happy
that she was able to attend the
first reunion of No. Dakotans in
Alaska.
! The group plan to make the re
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Little Leaguers
Te Meet With
Anchorage Team
The Moose sponsored Little
League baseball team will play
one of their first games August
17 when they travel to Anchorage
to compete with an Anchorage all
star Little League team. The
game is tentatively scheduled to
start at 2 o’clock. Anchorage is
attempting a double-header on
that date, with a team from Fair
banks having been invited to par
ticipate.
This game will be the first
chdnce Palmer has had to see the
Little Leaguers in action, especia
| ally in their new uniforms. A
' good turn out of fans is antici
pated by the group.
A return game is planned, pos
sibly August 31, the second day
of the Matanuska Fair.
union an annual event, with other
activities planned throughout the
year, including old-time whist
parties-popular in the early
days of No. Dakota.
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Hear Ye !!!
HEAR YE!!!
HEAR YE!!
For those of you in this community who want the
best in entertainment service be it known that
ALPINE INN's the place to go. Here you'll
find the choicest of meals and cocktails.
We'd like to be of service to you. Stop in soon,
won't you?
Alpine (nn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway Phone l-J-31
Paid Advertisement—Air Transport Associates
110 Cabin Sites
Near Big Lake Open
To Veteran Filing
The Bureau of Land Manage
ment announced last week the
opening up of 110 cabin sites in
% the Big Lake area.
The Land Office started taking
applications from World War II
veterans August 1 and will con
tinue ^receiving applications dur
ing a simultaneous filing period
that ends August 21. Drawings
will be held at the Land Office in
the Federal Building, Anchorage,
at 10 a.m. Friday, August 21, to
settle any conflicts for particular
sites.
Virgil Seiser, manager of the
Anchorage Land Office said that
most of the available tracts are
located on or near the shore of
Big Lake, but a few are located on
other small lakes in the vicinity.
The available tracts are located
on the western end of the lake
and are not served by an existing
road.
Tracts vary in size from one
and one-half to seven and one
half acres.
Leases for two years will be
issued on each tract with pur
chase at the end of the first year
stipulated if lease provisions are
followed, according to Seiser.
Following the August 22 draw
ing, remaining tracts will be
available to veterans on a firet
come-first-served basis until Nov
ember 20, after which the general
public will have a chance to file.
KATHLEEN PATTON
HONORED WITH SHOWER
Twenty-five friends and rela- {
fives honored Miss Kathleen Pat- ^
ten at a pre-nuptial shower in,
the home of Mrs. Carl Mielke
August 4. Assisting Mrs. Mielke,
were Mrs. Clarence Eell and Mrs. j
Bernard Niemann. I
Bouquets of beautiful garden
and wild flowers were arranged j
around the gaily decorated room. I
Carrying out the green and white J
motif was an umbrella from:
which Miss Patton received a!
“shower” of lovely gifts. An ap-:
propriatelv decorated cake was |
served with coffee and tea by the
hostesses following several games.!
Among those attending were j
the bride's mother. Mrs. Clair!
Patten and the Mesdames Wil-1
liam Hoskins. Robert Webb, Har- j
old Stephan, Phillip McCrae,
James Barry, William Smith, Ben
jamin Kabo, Wayne Ebv, Earl
Onkka Pat Cullison, Donald
Dodds, Richard Benson, Virgil
Eckert, WTendell Lewis, Robert
Mielke, Wayne Bouwens Bertram
Duff and Bill Cook. Also Mrs.
Billie Lacey and Miss Rosalind
Miller.
Those sending gifts but unable
to attend included Mesdames Paul
Aklestad, Emmett Ellington, Jack
Cope, Harold Winegarner, Joseph
Loyer and Robert Burkholder.
Miss Patton will be married to
James Stewart August 15.
up up UP
That’s the way, our busi
ness has been going con
stantly. More and more car
owners in this community |
are relying on us for auto
mobile servicing.
They like our efficient,
prompt and friendly way
of doing business. You will
too. Drive in soon. I
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Free pick up and delivery
service.
City Auto Service
Pioneer Peak Ave.—1 block
from Theatre
Phone 105