NATIONAL 4 - H POULTRY
CONTE i 7 ANNOUNCED
T7ord has just boon received that Alaska 4*.R
■ ambers are again to bo included in tfyo
National Poultry Contest through provision
made by Dearborn Motors Corporation, which
has set’asido 15 modals for Alaska district
winners, and 3225 to pay the expenses of ths
Alaska Territorial winner to the 4-H
National Club Congress in Chicago from
November 28 through December 2 this year.
A member must enroll-for the contest with
his local 4-H leader, who will give him'
further information. The trip award winner
in this as in all other contests, must-have
reached his 14th birthday by January 1,
1948, but there is no such age restriction
on district winners. Those competing will
keep'a record and '.Tito a story of their
work, this report to be in the office of
the District Agent the early part of Sept
ember on whatever date designated by the
District Agent.
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Mr, nrd Carl Res' 'r ssen attended I ten
or ial Services at the Post Cemetery at
Port Richardson on Monday of this reek at
11:CO a.n,
Burin": the services Gold Star buttons rere
presented to Mrs. Goldie R. Brady of Port
Richardson rho lost a son and a husband in
the last r"ar; and to Mr, Aimer J, Peterson
r:ho lost a son; to Mr, John 3, Harders rho
lost a son, and to Mrs. Lou Rasmussen rho
lost her son, Kenneth, durirr the last
rar. The Gold Stars rers presented by
General Scott of ^ort Richardson,
The ■ rincipal address of the day "as de
livered by Col, Thomas L. Mosley, The
Chanel choir and the Brass 'hiartette fur
nished the music.
fIRt ASjUCIaTIuN NtEbS MONEY
The Valley Fire Association expressed much
appreciation this reek for the cooperation
received from Port Richardson during the
fire this last Monday night, Tro trucks
rrere sent out to assist local firemen and
to be ready should the fire havo spread to
other parts of town. A --'lane for the;iFort
also circled the toun several tines during
the fire evidently getting a perspective
as to the extent of the blaze.
This Saturday Night June 5th, the Valley
Fire Association is giving a dance in the
School Gyran or Community Hall to raise
needed hands for the 'Fire De partment. The
Association is broke, A1 Hagen Says. This
last fire cost them around 015O.OO. One
of the hose vas run over by a car and must
be repaired. They also need money for
non css
selection o^ supervisors
Selection of the Supervisors for. the Pri
mer Sub-District "ill be made this next
reek June 7-11 in the Sponsion Office it
ras announced this rook,
HAVE YOUR PRESSURE GAUGES CHECKED.
All ’-orsons .desiring to have the gauges on
their Pressure Cookers checked for accur
racy before canning •season starts may
bring the lids(enly)to the-Prionsion
Office before next Saturday. They rill
be checked on Saturday June 12. Be aire
that your name is on your cooker lid.
SOIL CONSERVATION PLAITCS '
Soil Conservation Blanks for making appli
cation for Soil Conservation payments are
nor at the Brrtension Office, Nr. Lester
announced this "oek. Farmers wishing to:
make application for Soil Conservation are
requested to come to the Extrusion Office
and fill in these blanks. They are very
different from previous years, I.r. Lester
said.
KcmiAKsas
Homemakers 'visMpg transportation to 'Ms
illa to the Homemakers’ Coracil are asked
to neet at the 3-rtonsion Office at 10 a.ti,
next I Ion day morning,
SOURDOUGHS are reminded that this months
meeting "ill be held at the home’of Mr?.
Harold ■‘■'una or Tvesday June 8th,
>«o)c -.oji Jjc jji
DAJ.T1IIT rill meet on <7 June 7th, •
at 8 rjn,
•I00QC LODGR meets on Trend y evening at
By.:-, in the I'oeac
AGRICULTURAL C0HHITTZ3 • ots on "'odnesday
evening June 0th at 8 p.m. in the Urtsnsion
OfCico,
HORTHLA'D PIOKLSR G1A'tG3 • .Ml meet in the
Grange Hall ut 8 p.m, Thursday June 10th
at 8 p ,m.
f^'s oil nr.<‘* o-orabJ:’. • reverses.
fhc public is ur-.od to cone out -ard su'oort
the Hire Department. One nevefr knofs -.vhon
the services of this department nay be
needed. Since the fire several residents
of Palmer have pointed out that in all bad
fires -re .have been favored by the vrindr
rhich fas not. hi"h Ihnday nirht._
hr. and Hrs. Presley left for the States
on Saturday of last ~cek. lira". Presley'ras
employed by the Co-op in the Ikrmitary;;ir.
Presley forked for the Hoad Comission.