Valdez News
Townspeople here rallied to the
support of the Valdez High School
Basketball team when a bake sale
was held at last Friday night’s
game to raise funds to send the
local high school team to Anchor
age for the Fur Rendezvous tour
nament.
Donations for the home baked
goods sale were made by the fol
lowing: Mrs. Elmer White, The
Home, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Mc
Gary, Mrs. Mclllroy, Florence In
graham, Mrs. Beals, Mrs. Severs,
Mrs. Huddleston, Mrs. Faudskar,
Mrs. Donnet, all donating cakes;
Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs.
Ferrier, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Wil
liams, Mrs. Pietrus, Mrs. Stout,
Mrs. Zook, all donating cookies;
Mrs. Striegel, doughnuts; Mrs.
Sontag, Mrs. Look, Mrs. Johnson,
candy; Mrs. Vietti, Mrs. Baker,
bread.
* Donations were also made by
Mrs. Colyer, Mrs. Whalen, Mrs.
Jergens, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Engel,
Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Dolan, Mrs.
Briscoe, Mrs. Fawcett,, Miss Ruth
Foy, Mrs. Turner, Lee Ann
Thatcher. Wieners were donated
by Glen Housley and Mr. Jurgens,
and buns by Jack Suttich.
The high school students ex
pressed appreciation for the gen
erous way in which the towns
people cooperated.
Lewis D. Taylor of the Alaska
Road Commission office is at
tending the District Chief Clerks’
conference in Juneau. Mr. Taylor
left Valdez on the S. S. Denali on
February 9. He plans to be at
the capital city for a week.
Bob Hagberg left Valdez Feb
ruary 12 for the Veterans’ hospital
in Portland, Ore. He expects to
^e Outside for the next six
months. Prior to his departure he
was employed at 47 Mile operat
ing a snow plow.
Several boats scheduled to dock
here within the next week include
a barge on February 14; the
Coastal Rambler due on February
15; the Seafare due February 18,
and the Susitna scheduled to dock
here February 19.
Larry Anderson, formerly a stu
dent of the Valdez high school, is
now attending the Monroe High
School at Monroe, Wn. Larry has|
made the high school All-Star
State of Washington Basketball
team, according to word received
here by his friends.
George Striegel left for the
states on the S.S. Denali Friday,
February 9. Mr. Striegel has been
visiting his brother, Lew Striegel,
for the past month.
Mrs. Jack Suttich and son,
Johnny, arrived home from the
states on the S.S. Denali Friday,
February 9. Shortly after their
return Johnny entered the first
grade here.
Mrs. Jack Devault substituted j
as first grade teacher for Mrs.
Mabel Briscoe on February 13.
Mrs. Briscoe was absent from
school because of illness.
^ Joe Anderson, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Anderson of Valdez, re
cently returned here after an ab
sence of several weeks. Joe is
now attending the seventh grade
at the Valdez school.
Several new arrivals at Valdez
via the Cordova Airlines include
Gail M. Bart, Bob Espy, William
Zirgis and family, William Crow,
C. M. Bentz, Ed Anderson, Joe
Anderson, Phil Wheeler.
Departing recently via the air
lines were Mrs. L. Berry, P. Mag
nuson, C. C. McCloud, Steve
Hornyack, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ja
cobson, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tap
ley, A1 Berry and John Goode.
Mrs. A. D. Thompson left Val
dez on the S.S. Denali February
9 to make her home in the states.
En route she plans to visit with
Mrs. H. McDermott of Wrangell,
when the ship makes that port of
call. Upon arrival at Seattle, Mrs.
Thompson plans to visit with
friends for several weeks. From
there she will continue on to Cali
fornia, where she will divide her
time with two daughters, one of
whom resides at San Francisco
and the other in Sacramento.
Several newcomers to Valdez
have registered at the Golden
North hotel recently. Among the
guests at the hotel are C. M.
Bentz and Don Gilson of Anchor
age; Bert Williamson, Mentasa
lake; Ernie Olmstead; E. Lind
grim of Seattle; Vernon E. Ulig of
47 Mile; Douglas W. Becker, Fair
banks; D. Blakeney; A. W. Nich
olas, Glen Allen; John R. Hagberg
of 22 Mile.
Recent visitors at Valdez in
cluded Col. John K. Connelly and
Cpl. Kelly Gleason. Colonel Con
nelly is head chaplain of the ter
ritory for the Army. He has
served as a Chaplain in the U. S.
Army for 17 years and has been
stationed in Alaska for two years
and three months. Colonel Con
nelly and Cpl. Gleason, unable to
obtain accommodations at Valdez
while on a three-day furlough
here, found lodging at the Valdez
Community hospital.
Melva Bolinger plans to make
her home for the next few months
in sunny California. She was
scheduled to leave Valdez yester
day by plane for the states.
A new nurses home is planned
for Valdez. The Valdez Commu
nity hospital has purchased the
A. D. Thompson’s property which
will be used as the nurses’ resi
dence and which will provide
room for five occupants. The
property was purchased with the
new hospital- fund, according to
the announcement.
Miss Helen Johnson, assistant
director of nurses for the Alaska
Department of Health, arrived in
Valdez February 9 on the S.S.
Denali. She planned to go on to
the department’s office at An
chorage yesterday after spending
several days at Valdez consulting
with Miss Rita Dingman, public
health nurse here.
Mrs. John Gilson entei'tained
in honor of Mrs. A. D. Thompson
on February 5, prior to Mrs.
Thompson’s departure for the
states on the S.S. Denali February
9. There were two tables of
bridge and refreshments were
served by the hostess. Prizes were I
awarded to Mrs. Katharyn Faw-|
cett and Mrs. James Dolan. Other i
guests present included the Mes
dames Guy Hayden, Mary Wilcox, ;
Owen Meals and John Kelsey.
Mrs. George Hillar and son,
Leonard, arrived in Valdez re
cently to join Mr. Hillar. Accom
panying Mrs. Hillar and Leonard
on their trip here was Nancy
Parker, Mrs. Hillar’s sister. The
Hillars plan to make their home
in Valdez and will reside in one
of the Gilson houses. Miss Parker
plans to extend her visit here un
til next summer.
W. T. Weeks, formei'ly working
on the dock for the Alaska Freight
Lines recently went back to driv
ing for the company. Other Alas
ka Freight Line activities includes
a new steamheated warehouse to
be built here. It is planned that
the building will go up in record
time with six men on the job, ac
cording to the announcement. The
announcement also stated that
one of the freight line barges was
scheduled to arrive here Wednes
day, February 14. The Kernel
Korn docked at Valdez on Mon
day.
Father Melbourne has gone to
Cordova. He left Valdez Monday
by plane for the neighboring
southeastern city.
MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex Glass
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sporting Goods Toys Home Furnishings
Inferior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Refiner
Phone 62-J-3
Big Increase Shown in
Alaska Highway Traffic
A total of 7,710 more cars en
tered Alaska over the highway ift
1950 than in 1947, the first year
the highway was open to traffic,
according to figures recently re
leased by Frank A. Metcalf, chief
' of the Alaska Highway Patrol in
Juneau.
The passengers numbered 18,905
more than in .1946.
While 8,097 cars northbound
were checked through Tok Junc
tion in 1950, only 5,071 were
checked out.
There were 19,622 incoming
passengers and only 16,812 out
going.
In 1947 only 387 cars with 717
I passengers entered the Territory
by highway and 466 cars with
11,168 passengers left.
Joe Grossers Spend
Month on Long Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grasser of
Chickaloon inn on the Glen high
way, recently returned from the
states where they spent two
weeks on a business trip. They
made the trip both ways by car,
spending approximately two
.weeks of the time they were gone
in driving Outside and back. They
left here January 9 and returned
February 4. Mr. and Mrs. Grasser
were accompanied on the trip by
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Marilyn
Grasser, and a son. Bill Grasser.
Miss Phyllis Grasser, a daugh
ter, who has been attending
school at Longview, Wn., returned
to Alaska with her parents. The
young lady, a high school sopho
more. has enrolled at Palmer
school.
VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Suttich, Prop.
Now Baking a Variety of Breads
Sweet Doughs Pastry
CAKES DECORATED TO ORDER FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday. (Reaves Anchorage at 5:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
Leaves Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Post Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-Day Service — No Stop-Overs
Pinzon Bar
and
RECREATION PARLOR
Valdez
Serving the Best of Drinks
and Food
C. J. "Truck" Egan, proprietor
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