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VOL. 11
Palmer, Alaska
Juno 18, 1948
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TRADING POST OPEN 'ON
SUNDAYS
J. L. Bay, Manager of the Trading Post,an
nounced this -last reek that the Trading
Fost -ill nov be open on Sundays from 9
a.h, until 2 p.m. every Sunday. This bo
cane effective last Sunday Jure 13.
EGG CANDLING SCHEDULE .
Eggs are nor being candled on Mondays,'7dd
nesdays, Fridays and Saturdays of each
nock. Sinco ’’odnosday is the last day
counted on each rocks chock, most pcoplo
bring their eggs to torn on Uednesday. It
ras found that all the oggs brought in on
•Tuesday could be candled and packed in 3
hours and loss, rhilo those brought in on
’~edr.esday took almost a full day. Hence it
soonod more economical to do them all on
Wotnasday. Since most producers bring all
their eggs to market on 'Wednesday, Thurs
day becomes another light day and all the
oggs brought to market on both T'ursday
and Friday do not take a full days rork.
It mould be roll to keep these dates in
mind, but if you find it inconvenient to
bring your eggs to torn on those days and
Tuesday or Thursday is the only day you
car get tc tom, you nay put them in the
cooler "hero thoy "ill bo'pickcd up’thc
follorir.g day and candled. For the first
tine it ras a little too rarm in the can
dling room for.eggs this rock.
Eggs have boon moving out a l&ttio bettor
the last tro rocks. Our snail surplus is
drindling and if it keeps up at the pro sen
pace, ro rill soon bo even rith "the board.
In fact a drop in'production nor,' could soo
create a shortage.
CARE OF EGG S'
Furriers arc cautioned to be particularly
careful in handling of eggs during these
summer norths. Soino oggs'arc being rejec
ted, .bocauso of dark yolks, T’‘is nay be
duo to too much green stuff in the diet.
Chickens nay cat hoavy on groons this tine
of the year, and not cat enough mash. Thoy
should not bo allorod to run until the
afternoon,' 3y this timo thoy have eaten
plonty of mash ar.d have probably laid thei:
eggs. The, greens oaten in the afternoon
rould bo good for then, but rould not bo
sufficient to gffoct the oupli|y of t£c og,
AIRPORT TO GET
ALLOCRTIOI1
A special Airport meeting was held in the
Rec Hall Restaurant on Thursday nonning of
this week to discuss plans for immediate -
action on work at the Fairer Airport. Trig
sudden activity of the Association was oc
casioned by the promise of forthcoming funds
from the Territorial Highway Engineering
Department. An allocation totalling
1)33,500.00 has been promised for the con
ditioning of the local air port.
Rex I.onaghan called this special meeting to
get work under way at the earliest moment,
and also to moke plans for the purchase of
additional land so that the Eost-~Test Rvn
way can be relocated as recommended by the
Highway Engineering Department. In order
to change this runway from 32°30w to 66°43”
as recommended by Victor Rivers, it is
necessary to purchase three strips of land
adjoining it from local land holders. These
three strips'total 33 acres. Victor Rivers
specified in his report that any land pur
chased would'have to be done with local
funds as the Territorial fund was fo*icon
struction work and conditioning of the run
ways.
The Air Port Association has been able'to
pay $1000.00 on"present land purchased. They
still owe §3000.00. This one payment was
made possible from proceeds received from
Colony Day.
At Thursdays meeting i.t was planned to begin
■burning the dbris around the runway immedi
ately.. The local Fire Departments and the
Ala ska Fire Control were to be notified
and any burning is to be conduct&d under
their supervision and protection.
Plans for the extension of telephone lines
and the power lines to the field were also
discussed.
Dave 3ryant is scheduled to begin operations'
at the air port on Monday with his bulldoner.
.Rex Monaghan,Dove Bryant,Roland & odgrdss,'
Mr. Egvet,M.D.S'vodgrass.Ralph Goodrich,'Mr.
Dening,Milter Cooper, Jack Mane and L.C.
,£ftock were present at the meeting.