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MRS SWANSON WRITES THAT
IT IS COLD IN NEBRASKA
Don Irwin sold this week that they had re
ceived a letter from Mrs. Margaret Swanson
in which she told how cold it has been in
Nebraska t'v year. On April 14th the
ground was still frozen at Lincoln. People
who have lived in Nebraska will recall
that gardens are usually planted in April
in th°t "tva-sometimes in March.
SON FOR WEI ONERS
Mr. and. Mrs. Charles Weldner announce the
birth of a baby boy, David, on April 24th
at the Valley Hospital. He weighed 4 lb.
and 9 oz.
Physician—"You have a local infection in
your system. It will probably be necessary
to extract some teeth."
Patiei t 'removing plates) "Here they are,
all of thecij doctor 1"
SLASHING AT AIRPORT BEGAN
THIS WEEK
Construction work cn the Airport began on
Wednesday of this week, Mr. John Hern
said. The first work to be done is that
of completing the slashing. Slashing was
started on Wednesday and sone burning was
done on Thursday. The ground is still
frozen too much to permit bulldozing, he
said.
CONSTRUCTION ”~AT ARA SOON
TO BE UNDER WAV
Seven new houses were staked cut for ex
cavation work, on Thursday of this week at
’ the grounds of the Alaska Research Admin
istration. Just as soon as the ground
thaws enough excavation will begin, Mr.
Din L. Irwin stated today. The seven
houses will be constructed by the Loyer
& Cr.sler Contructlon Co. Joe Layer is
now cut in the States aurchaslng materials
for the Job.
Other construction work to be completed
at the iCdn site this year $8 a greenhouse
& Vegetable Storage for Expercental pur
noses Is also planned.
The Fairbanks Station Is to have a small
Oreenh.use, Office building and two resi
dences. The Mntnnusko Station Is to have
a 10 car gara ;e, a Fire Proof Train Stor
age and Threshing Shed. Petersbur g will
get one new residence.
These are all to be constructed from Fed
eral funds, Mr. Irwin stated. The Terri
torial funds have not as yet been unfro
zen.
New personnel due here this year Include:
Wallace R. Middleton who will help Mr.
'Vllliam Sweetman in the Animal Husbandry
Division; Arvo Kaleo, Horticulturist, who
will be stati ned at Fairbanks; and C.H.
Dearborn, Plant Breeder, who '/dll assist
Dr. Babb at the Matanuska station.
There will be no new personnel for the
coming Fiscal year, Mr. Irwin stated, be
cause Congress did not increase the ap
propriation which was requested for this
purpose.
There will be an increase in Resbaf'ch.
work this year, Mr. Irwin stated. The
technical equipment will bo here and cabi
nets and etc. should bo installed by the
first of June.
Experiments will be made with a World
collection of barleys which comprises of
somfething over 5000 varieties. Fruit
trees, ornamental trees and shrubs, bush
fruits and flowers will all be planted
for experimental purposes. Some 500 po
tatoes from the seedlings which Dr.Fine
man started will also be o'1 anted. Thicty
two standard varifctfees of potatos from
Maine are to be tried out. Also 39 seed
lings ^with no namesj which arrived from
the States will be planter;.