Anticipate Good
Closing of Potato
Market This Year
The Department of Agriculture
last week stated that all indica
tions point to a successful closing
of the potato season.
According to their fall survey,
it was estimated that the potato
crop totaled 5,000 tons of No. 1
potatoes in the Palmer-Anchor
age area and another 3,000 tons
in the Fairbanks area. Stocks in
storage as of March 1 showed
that over 50 percent of the total
harvest has disappeared in the
first half of the marketing sea
son. “This is most encouraging”,
said George Crowther, market
ing supervisor, “as the last half
of our marketing year is the one
of heaviest consumption.”
Crowther pointed out that al
though there now are 3,750 tons
of No. 1 potatoes in storage, that
doesn’t mean that many will be
graded out Due to poor harvest
ing conditions last fall, grade
outs have been exceptionally
heavy and there is nothing to in
dicate that the situation will im
prove.
Military consumption is expect
ed to use approximately 2,850
tons of potatoes during the vlast
half of the season. This wiU .leaVe
900 tons for the civilian market.
Because stateside potato* prices
have steadily declined since the
first of January local producers
have been forced to lower their
prices. Nevertheless, Crowther
estimates that the Anchorage and
Fairbanks markets should con
sume more than the 900 tons to
be sold.
NEW JEWELER
AT BERT'S DRUG
Herbert Stocking of Wanachee,
Washington, arrived in Palmer
this past week-end and has start
ed work as jeweler at Bert’s Drug
store. Stocking, whose father was
a jeweler, has 25 years experience
in watch and jewelery repair
work. For a number of years he
was watch inspector for the
» Great Northern Railroad and was
assistant manager of the jewelery
department at Bon Marche, Seat
tle for several years.
This is his first trip to Alaska.
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Four-H sign-up has started. En
rollment blanks are available at
each school or at the Extension
office. Anyone between 10 and
20 is eligible for 4-H. A wonder
ful summer program is being
planned.
A successful community 4-H
party as held last Friday night.
This was the first community
meeting this year; but plans were
made to continue these meetings
each month.
To plan and carry on the busi
ness of these parties, the follow
ing were elected officers: LeRoi
Heaven, president; Ida Hoskins,
vice president; Audrey Dinkel,
secretary and treasurer.
Following a 4-JI film, and songs
led by Francis Hulbert, games
were played.
The group thanks the Matanus
ka Creamery for their donation of
ice-cream which was served at
the close of the meeting.
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at the Valley Presby
terian Hospital this week include
Jasper Skok, Ole Johnson, Rich
ard Thompson, Mrs. Matt Onkka,
Mrs. Byron Anderson, Mrs. Primo
Tirapelli of Eska, Mrs. Kenneth
Hoeldt, Mrs. Hildreth Steelman
of Chugiak, Michael Pippel, 6,
Julie Miarple, 3, Lloyd Watts,
Laura Luster, 11, Andy Postishek,
6, Mrs. Herlee Stineburg, and Mrs.
Henry Hett of Star Route.
Hospitalized but now out were:
Dorothy Batterton, Mrs. Hugo
Rasmussen and infant son, Mrs.
Kenneth Youngren and infant
son, Mrs. Kenneth Hughes and
infant daughter, Mrs. Fermin Ya
don and infant daughter, Mrs.
Roe Huling of Chugiak, Cythia
Woodings, 2, Herlee Stineburg,
Barbara Hecker, 5, John Weldon,
QUAKE SLIDES ROAD INTO SEA
COLLAPSING INTO SEA, some 300 feet below, a large por
tion of Highway No. 1, 20 miles south of San Francisco,
clacked, slides blocked highway after heaviest earth shocks
since the great quake and fire of 1906. (International)
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TEAMSTER STUDIES RECORDS
SIFTING TESTIMONY of Brewster, before a Senate com
mittee, in Washington tonight, are Teamster Union law
yers, John Pickes, left; Griffin, center. Frank Brewster,
chief over Pacific coast teamsters, is on right. (International)
Howard J. Smith, Deborah Barry,
3%, David Peterson, 13, Oscar
Sylvester of Mile 170, Mrs. Bud
Grover and infant son, Michael
Mackey, Mrs. Andrew Norris of
Jonesville, Mrs. Daniel Wolf and
infant son, Randy Kockritz, 3,
'Mrs. Archie Browning and Leroy
Ganschow, 5.
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They're Here!
Two Carloads
International
Farm Equipment
Including
! • THE GREAT DIESEL TRACTORS
! • MANURE SPREADERS
| • PLOWS • DISCS
| • GRAIN DRILLS
• • SPIKE TOOTH HARROWS
AND MORE!!
I GOOD. USED EQUIPMENT
TWO A-C TRACTORS Two International "C"s
ONE FORD TRACTOR and other pieces of
farm equipment
D7 CAT with DOZER. Good condition
Co-Op Garage
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
All Members Should Be There!
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Palmer School Gym, 8 P.M.
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ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUR CO-OP WILL RE DECIDED
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Registration Starts at 7 p.m.