EXPERIMENT FARM
HELD DAY SET
FOR AUGUST 9
Field Day, an annual event
.staged at the Matanuska Experi
ment Station Farm, will be held
this year on Friday, August 9,
starting at 10 a.m.
An invitation is being extended
to all residents by the Experi
ment Station and the Extension
Service, to attend the day-long
'program.
The program will open, at 10
‘ a.m. with “Dairy and 'Pasture”,
continuing until 11:30 a.m. Vege?
tables, berries and ornamentals
will be shown from 2:00 to 4:00
p.m. and cereal crops from 1:00 to
3:00 p m. ,
Everyone planning to attend is
invited to take their picnic lunch
es and enjoy a full day at the
Experiment farm. Ice cream and
coffee will be served. Conducted
tours are being organized by Lew
Hanks, Extension district agent.
The Experiment farm Field
Day is an annual event that dates
back over a quarter a century to
the days when M. D. Snodgrass
was the supervisor, and each year
has drawn hundreds of interested
persons.
Fourth Valley Miss
Enters Queen Contest
Mary Bett Peay, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Peay of Pal
mer, was the fourth valley girl
to sign up for the 1957 Matanuska
17alley Fair queen contest, ac
cording to Howard McCallister,
■fair promotion manager.
Miss Peay, who is being spon
sored pi the contest by the Love
joy Body Shop of Palmer, is em
ployed in the office of the Alaska
Department of Agriculture.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah,
September 20, 1934, Miss Peay
was educated in the schools at 1
.American Forks, graduating from
Hbat high school in 1952, follow
ing which she attended the L.D.S.
^Business College in Salt Lake
City. She came to the valley in
November, 1956, with her family.
3*£his queen contestant has
' brown /hair, which she wears in
e short style, hazel eyes, is five
-leet, four inches tall, and weighs
118]pounds. Her favorite pasttime
as planning recreation for teen
agers..
« Additional candidates are ex
jpected to enter the contest before
the nftosmg date for registration
• on-July 31. All candidates must
‘ criviiify by selling 250 tickets by
^August 14. This year each girl
who qualifies for final judging
•will receive an attractive rhine
stone tiara and a royal blue vel
wt cape which will become her
iiwn possession after the 1957
Galley Fair. In addition thev win
receive 10 percent of all ticket
rales up to 500 tickets. After sell
ing 500 tickets each candidate will
receive 15 percent of ticket sales
over that figure and 20 percent
<©f all ticket sales made after the
•coronation. She will be given
3$25 bonus and allowed $50 toward
.her picture and poster expenses.
Name Host and Hostess
Mr. and Mrs. James Ruriey of
IFtelmer have been named the of
ficial host and hostess of the 1957
Grain Storage
Special Meeting Topic
A special meeting is being
planned for Tuesday evening,
July 30 for all persons inter
ested in the storage and dry
ing of grain. The meeting will
be held in the basement of
the Co-Op general business
office, starting at 8 p.m. Stew
art Durrant, Co-Op general
manager said the meeting will
be for the purpose of discus
sing problems and working out
a program for the care of the
grain. The meeting is open to
all interested persons who
might be immediately inter
ested in the program or who
might be interested at a later
date.
First Annual—
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candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes to receive a
three-year term and the second
highest a two-year term. Any va
cancy not filled at the time of
the annual election shall be fill
ed by the candidate receiving the
third highest number of votes.
An invitation has been extend
ed to R.E.A. officials to attend
this first annual membership
meeting.
Following the meeting refresh
ments will be served.
“Trail’s End” Depicts
Primitive Indo-China
“Trail’s End”, a full-color film
taken in Asia, will be shown next
Wednesday, July 31, in the Cen
tral School gymnasium, at p.m.
The film is being sponsored by
the Matanuska Valley Ministerial
Association and the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
The motion picture depicts mis
sions in primitive Indo-China and
was photographed in the new
filmorama cinenascope. iPrimitive
blood hunters, demon worship
pers, and wild animals are shown
in full color in their natural habi
tats.
Matanuska Valley Fair.
According to Howard McCal
lister, fair promotion manager,
the program for this year’s Fair
is shaping up very nicely. He re
ported today that the Footlighters
have been engaged for matinee
and evening performances; there
will be a big fireworks display;
motorcycle races for Territorial
championships; one of the larg
est parades ever staged in Pal
mer; three nights of dancing;
band concerts; rodeos; dog obedi
ence show; and many other lead
ing features.
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Sei Daring
Lake George Break-Up
In its annual rampage down
j the Knik River, Lake George this
year caused considerable damage
and inconvenience, not only to
residents along the river, but to
motorists as well.
The Knik river rose to the
highest crest ever recorded by
the U. S. Geological Survey. Late
Thursday afternoon water began
running over the highway near
the property of Russ and Rusty
Dow. At 6:30 p.m. water flowing
under the Knik river bridge was
officially measured af 23.60 feet.
The Dows were assisted by
friends in removing only few of
their possessions before the water
rose too high in their home for
them to remain. Mrs. Dow re
ported this week that their log
home was damaged by the water,
with the floors warped and walls
water-logged. She said the water
rose to four feet in the house, the
first time that they have ever
had water in their house during
the flood period. Mrs. Dow, known
affectionately as the Shoepac
Artist, said she lost considerable
art supplies and a number of her
older paintings as well as their
refrigerator and damage to other
properties.
Homes along the north end of
the bridge were flooded, with
water rising to the eaves on one.
Considerable water damage was
suffered in that sction.
During the crest of the flood
the highway was closed to traffic,
stranding many iPalmer and An
chorage residents on the opposite
ends of the bridge areas.
Marvin Slaughter of the USGS
estimated the water crested at be
tween 24 and 25 feet. Friday
morning the water had dropped
to 23.08 feet at the first reading
and from then on went down at a
rapid pace. During the crest peri
od crews from the Matanuska
Electric Association went out to
protect a pole which had cracked
from the water pressure and Al
aska Communication System
crews worked all night trying to
restore service in their long-dis
tance telephone lines. There was
no telephone service between
Palmer and Anchorage for sever
al hours.
The work crews from the Bur
eau of Public Roads also were out
all night working on the roads.
Since that time the crews have
been working on hauling and
packing backfill along the sec
tions of the highway that were
damaged.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Valley Beef and Dairy
BOB WEBB
New Cows for Sale
Good used cows bought or traded
Government inspected meat for sale by half
or quarter.
Custom butchering and meat cutting
PHONE PI-4280 or PI-4207
MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION
Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, August 3
REGISTRATION STARTS at 6 P.M. - MEETING a! T
; £ ;,i I ■ ’
Election of officers for new board of directors and
progress report are on the agenda
All MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND
Refreshments wii be served
Matanuska, Valley of
plenty
iu. s. no. i 1 Cl Lbs. 59C
Potatoes'
Lettuce
Lb.
Cabbage
Lb.
Green Onions
Bit.
Radishes
Bu.
BEET &
TURNIP
Greens
Bu.
YELLOW RIPE
Bananas
Lb.
Peaches
FRESH JUICY
Lb.
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TANG — QUARTS
Salad Dressing 49c
STOKLEY'S — 46 OZ.
Tomato Juice 39c
MARY ELLEN — 20 OZ.
Strawberry Jam 59c
Hunt’s - Bartlett
Pears
Hunt’s - Yellow Cling
Peaches
3
2\ size tins
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Reed’s - 250’s
Dinner Napkins 49c
Salmon £ 59c
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IS. Dog Food
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7 t $1.00
B AC O N
WOM THt UNO O’COBH
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I lb. cello pkg.
per lb.
Limit 3 per customer
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