VOL. 8
PALMER, ALASKA
;Sr\
AUGUST 10,1945
NO. 32
DAJKYjVI£M fJOLD •
MEETING
A short Dairymen's meeting was
heir* in the Extension Office on
Wednesday evening of this past week
Captain Gerring 6f the Public i r. -
Health Service and Major Snodgrass
spoke.at the meeting. It was an
nounced , that the Public Health
Service would resume inspection of
Dairies and milk.
An informal discussion followed
in which Captain Gerring outlined
his plans.
The Increased price in milk was
announced and a brief sUmmary of
the reasons for the increase was
given.
CAPTAIN GERRING INSPECTED FOOD
HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS WHILE IN ‘
a A LMER • • • ■ ‘ * :
Captain Gerring made the rounds''
of inspection of food handling
unit®.iduring his visit to Palmer1,
INCREASE IN PRICE OF MILK TO
THE IRODUCER ANNOUNCED
The of Directors of the
Co-op passed a motion at the last'/
meeting to increase the'down pay-/
ment on Grade- A and B milk £*.5.0 jj»er
hundred, effective August 1,19451'
A second motion was passed that
effect’ve kap,t ember 1, 1945 an . T
increase of |l.00 .per hundred wilv.
be paid to all producers, to enccJu^
ag^ winter productfonv
-.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF VEGETABLE
GROOVERS CALLED
A meeting of all Vegetable
Growers of the Association is re
quested for the Evening of August.
.4, 1945 at 8:00 p.m. in the Exten
sion Office, The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss Air Marketing^
This is an important step in our
development as an agricultural
Community in Alaska,.Let's be presen
JAPAN TRYING TO
NEGOTIATE FOR
According to the latest word re
ceived over the radio, Japan has
agreed to the Potsdam Peace Offer of
surrender with on*exception. Jfifron
wishes to retain her Emperor. This
stipulation means not ‘uncon-1!tional
surrender' as asked by the "Hied ,
Nations, but Conditional Surrender.
The offer is, however, under the
consideration" of the Council of'
killed Nations. ,
The World is awai.ting further , e
velopments and only time will fcet^al
anything new.
DR. Z.-M. FI NEMAN 'TO INSiE OT POTATO
PATCHES FOR CERTIFIED SEED
x-'" With the cooperation of the Ex
periment Stations, Dr. Z.M.Fineman
is inspecting the fields that are
suitable for Totato seed. This is
carried on as his work at the Ex
periment Station permits.
The plans for the certification
of Potato Seed have been discussed
with Commissioner Gasser.
Special empbttfl&s will be placed
on virus diseases which are less
recognizable than those caused by
oacteria and slinv.mold's. These
diseases include mi I’d, rugose, and
other mosaics, curly dwarf, and
spindle tuber.
Those who wish their seed potato
fields inspected are asked to leave
word^itH Mr. Ted Carter at the
rroduce Department.
V Aocordi ng not to wastelBr#
i^neman's time, it is asked, that
such requests be limited only to
fields which are elegible for seed
production.
The latest word received*regard
ing the visit of the Congressional t
Committee In the valley seems to be •
;hat they will arrive this.week end.
Plans for contacting them are under
by locitl 3 organizations* A big
^banquet has been planned.