LUKE GEOS'E lifiEPKUP
Famous self-dunping Lake George
broke Its icy barrier on Jul:/- 2k at
k-5?-02 a.n. Lake George establidaes
a record, never before has it broken
this early in the season. The earli
est previous date was July 27th.
A special timing device stopped
the clocks at the Knik River Bridge
on the first flood waters which came
down the Knik River from the Lake.
The C.P.A. accountants of Beaver
and Van Seventer of Anchorage,stated
that $3»52k*00 had been received
from the sale of the tickets, with
still more money yet to come in.
The winner", Mrs. Merle Simpson of
Anchorage, a widow with a son in
Korea, will split the prize fifty
fifty with the Alaska Crippled Child
ren's Ass'n.
McKinley Foundation, a non-profit
corporation, was established to op
erate two programs each year for tbe
benefit of the ACCA. The officers
of the Foundation, Don Knudsen and
Mrs. Marshall Hoppin, wish to ex
press their thanks to the people of
the Territory in their cooperation.
"Men between the aves'ofilS and.
26, separated from the Armed Forces
and not previously registered, are
required by law to register at a
Selective Service local board with
in ?0 days of the date of their
separation. This also applies to
those separated from the Coast
Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey and the Public Health Service.
Failure to comply with this reputa
tion is a violation of the law and
makes the subject liable to heavy
penalty. It is not necessary for
the ran to return to his home. He
may register at the local board
most convenient to him, but he
should give his home address when
he registers.
"Let’s Live!" a book which offers
'o. concrete, workable plan for get
ting the most out of life, wi.3.1 be
published by Exposition Press, New
York, on September 7th. Claude Ri
chards, the author, i3 the founder
of the International League for
Better Living, an organization for
the practical application of the
principles in his book.
Mr. Richards wrote "Let’s Live!"
to help people feel happier and
more productive in all phases of
their daily life. He shows what
every person can do to improve con
ditions in home, church, business,
community, and nation. Elbert D.
Thomas,High Commissioner,Pacific
Trust Territories, says Mr. Rich*"
ard’s book "will help UNESCO, be
cause success of UNESCO's program
will depend on reactions of individuals
in the nations in the whole world.'
F LOWER
SHOW
RUSE
The Grange Annual
Flower Show should bo
a lovely affair. Flan
rartlcinate
won’t
to
you? Tho
rules are contained in a pamphlet
especially prepared for your conveni
ence, which you may obtain from Mrs.
iClyde King, Sr. or Maude Hostler,
ieither by mail or direct contact.
The several classifications include
POTTED PLANTS, CACTI I AND SUCCULENTS,
HORTICULTURAL SECTION (ANNUALS AND
'PERENNIALS) SHRUBS, ARRANGEMENTS and
[CORSAGES. Even a sinyle ohxibit from
lone or moro of the sections would be
appreciated. Everyone i3 uryed to
attend and particicipate.
HONEY BEES-wo notice a marked picku]
in the yerminetiny qualities of all
kinds of seeds where bees are beiny
raised. In communities where bees
Have been kept for the past three or
four years, such as the Matanuska
Valley and the Anchor a ~e area, clov
ers especially have be''un to spread
all over the country. Nothiny could
be better than to build up our lack
luster soil. Last year at Cooper's
Landing* old cherry trees for the
first time produced a yood crop when
bees were introduced to that communi
ty. Every farmer and gardener should
have two or three stands of bees for
three very good reasons. It will in
crease the value of his seed and fruit
crop many times. It will speed up
the evolution of the country hundred
fold. Last but not least, bees do
produce excellent honey and besides,
it is kind of nice to have honeybees
buzzing around.
FRUITS-Not many kinds of fruits do
well in Alaska. Those that do are
super. Strawberries,raspberries,
gooseberries and currents arc the
ones that are grown all over Alaska.
They arc the only domestic fruits
that do vrow with any success. Vine
fruits such as boysenberries, and
grapes simply do not make it. Tree
fruits are not successful anywhere
in the Territory. Although there
have been thousands of fruit trees
planted. There are only a few crab
apple trees that bear fruit, and .
that of poor quality. How near we
are to the time when we can produce
our own tree fruits is anybody's
guess. Several things are working
to bring this about. Hardier strains
are being developed. 1/Ve are learning
more and more about soild inadequa
cies and methods of correcting them.