mfiTonusKH vpiLEy farriers
Palmer, Alaska
VOL. 12
July 1, 1949
Ko.25
CO-OP NOTES
MORE RHUBARB NEEDED
I lor- Rhubarb is wanted at the Pro
duce jJopartn-nt for delivery on Wed
nesday July 6th. If you have rhu
barb, you are requested to contact
Harold Stephan at the Produce Depart
ment before Wednesday.
AWARDED ICECREAM CONTRACT
The Army has awarded the W.V.F.C.A
a three months contract for 6000
gallons of icecream per month accor
ding to James W. Wilson, Ilanager.
Bias wore opened on the 24th of thir
last- month.
WILL FLY ICECREAM TO
SEWARD
Arrangements have been made with the
Seward Fish & Cold Storage Company
for the distribution of Matanuska*
Maid Ice Cream on the Kenai Peninsu
la according to Mr. Lilson. The.
Ice Cream will be flown to Seward
in ton lots direct from Palmer.
LARRY STOCK SPONSORED BY
MVFCA IN TALENT CONTEST
Larry Stock, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Stock, is being sponsored by the
M.V.F.C.A. in the Talent Contest
being conducted by the Matr-nuska
Valley Fair association. Larry is
16 y^ars of age and a Senior in
igh School this next year.
NEW JANITOR
Tom Moyer.has been hiivd to fill tin
position of Janitor for the ?IVFCA
following the loss of Myles Hyland.
Mr. Moyer worked in the Matanuska
Hotel this last winter and prior to
that he was employed at Goat Creek
Lumber 80.
NEW REGULATION At CREAMERY
A new regulation goes into effect
at the Creamery on July 1. All cans
for bulk milk must be at the Cream
ery by 9 am in order to be filled
with milk for delivery that day.
Cans brought later than that will be
held until the next day for filling.
INCORPORATION OF
PALMER SCHOOL
DlSiRlCT WINS BY
LARGE MAJORITY
356 Valley residents turned out tc
cast their votes either for or a
gainst the Incorporation of the
Palmer School district on .Tuesday
of this week. The vote was over
whelmingly for Incorporation with
261 in favor and 82 against.
Harold Thuma was high man in the
selection of school board members
with a vote oOunt of 226. Other
members elected to the new board
' were: Jim Hurley, Ilrs. Victor John
son, Jack Maze and Lucius Ross.
Rev. Victor Alfsen was supervisor
■ of the election and Judges of elec
tion were: Ilrs. Leslie Gill, Mrs..
• ^ • luau ano. . .rs. J. L. go*dg .
Rev. Alfsen spent ’-ednosday in Anch
orage drawing up the final"papers
for tfcie completion of the Incorpor
ation proceedings.
JUNE 1949 - WET TEST ON RECORD
Records prove that June 1943
wettest year on record since
according to Stanley Balloon
of the Idatanuska Experiment
Here ar^. the figures supplio
the courtesy of Mr. Balioun
Experiment station records.
Yrs. Ear. April 1.1 ay June
.04
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1.04
.23
.27
.67
.18
• IvP
.13
.24
.52
i.79
1.71
.53
.17
.03
,87
,96
,41
,16
4.54
Figures represent inches ol
itation—rainfall or snow.
is the
1917
Head
Station,
a by
from
Total
1.34
1.24
5.27
p-'h'Cip
Averago pro:cipitation for the years
1917 to 1943 for the same four months,
Yrs. Mar. April May' June Total
TA
'43) .57 .47 .68 1.17 2.39
Tho wettest growing season on record
up to this year* was 1930 when a
.wont, on pu^c 3