MORE ANO BETTER EXHIBITS
In comparison with last years Fail1 thcro
were'205 Exhibitors as against 160 of last
year*
In addition to tho exhibit displays for
Prizes, sovoral business firms put up somo
vory attractive displays. Among theso wor<
tho Cordova Display which foaturod froo
crab cocktails at their display booth. 19
Canneries in and around Cordova wore ropro
sontod in the display which was supervised
by Charlos Evans, Vico President of tho
Cordova Chamber of Commorco; and Mrs.
Chostor Carlson and Mrs. Lanna. In this
booth was a map showing tho proposed road
connecting Cordova with the main Highway
system of Alaska, Tho proposod road would
follow the abandoned road and could util4
izo tho steel bridges already constructed
along this route. One of theso bridgos
is tho famous million dollar bridge at
Milo 49. According to Mr. Evans, 15 miles
of road is all that Cordova has at tho
present tirno,. Anothor 131 milos would con
noct them with Chitina and thus with tho
main highway system of Alaska. Cordovians
arc working very hard to got this link of
road built and the Chambor of Cornierco of
that city has published a bullotin show
ing the natural resources of that vicinity
and the proposod road and all availablo
information pertaining to its construction
Tho Tractor and Farm Machinery Displays
dren a lot of interest. Tho International
Display uas put up by tho Co-op Garago and
tho othor display nas put up.by tho Allis
Chalmers roprosentativos.
Tho Singer Scuing Machine Shop of AnChor
ago had a nico display.
Another display that nas educational to
the voting public nas that of tho Cook In
lot Fisherman's Union. This display nas
a model of the Alaska Fish Trap to shon
just hon thoso ttaps aro constructed and
hon they oporato. Members of tho Union
noro thcro to oxplain the'Trap to all
thoso nho noro interested.
Tho Co-Op put up a nico display of thtdr
products nhich included:'frosh vegetables,
Qggs, milk and ico cream.
Ths Unitod Protestant Church had a mina
turo model of tho present church along
nith models of the tho first buildings
usod in 1935.
OTHER PRUTS AWARQEQ
Winners of the other prizes awardod by
Organizations other that tho Fair Aoooci
, at ion were: Singor Sowing Machino wont to
Mrs; Ray'McKcchnio; tho Modol 721 Reming
ton, Cal. 270 awarded by tho Grango wont
•to Carl Jonkins of Palmer; tho Custom bull
27C’awarded by tho American Legion wont to
I,M,Sandvik; tho Batush k Lomb Binoculors
awarded by tho Sportsmon wont to Glen
Woods; tho prizes awardod by tho 12:30
Kemomakors’ Club wont to’thc following:
Largo braidod rug to Mrs. Tod Glenn; tho
crocheted tablocloth to Mrs. Don Ingalls;*
tho small scatter rug to Margaret Cameron,
PALMER
OR. F. R. SI ms
OEDTIST
ALASKA
PEARL 111 HITE LAUflORLJ
Bring your Laundry to us during the
Harvest Season—Don’t kill yourself
trying to get everything done.
IRENE LEPAK
Beauto Shop
PERmonEHTS
COLD WAVES
on
PHONE :l7-Y-3 MACHINE LEES
LOU RRSmiJSSED
PH ONE 6 Y 3 ■
CLOTHES CLEANED
& PRESSED
WITH THE UTMOST
CARE
OPEN
DAYS A WEEK
MON CAY F RIO AY
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6 ,W. GASSER IN PALNIEII
G,TT, Gasser, Commissioner of Agriculture,
is in Palmer this week inspecting potato
fiolds for Certified Seed. M.D.snodgrasai
nho helps Mr. Gasser T7ith this work in
the Valley accompanied hin on his tour
of the potato fields of tho valley this
reek*
Mr, Gasser ras a visitor at tho Matanuska
Valley Fair this last rook*