VOL 13
Pb liner, Alaska
September 8, 1950
No* 35
RECORD CROWD 01 FAIR'
The recent fair attracted the largest
crowd ever to attend our Matanuska Valley
Fair. Records show that more than 8,800
people paid admission to the grounds,
while it is yet too early for a report
from the committee it seems that this may
also be the most successful- fair of recent
years.
The most significant improvement in my
opinion this-year was the increases oarti-j
cipation in the individual farm displays i
and field crop entries. That is .the back-!
bone of any fair and is exactly what our- !
city visitors expect to see. dinners of j
the Individual farm displays werp;„ Mrs. j
L. V. Short, first; Mrs. Carl Mielke,
second; Mrs. I. M. Sandvik, third; and j
Fannie Werner, fourth. All the contest- j
ants in this department are to be con
gratulated- for the contribution their
entries made to the show. . j
BAKED POTATOES POPULAR j
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The half ton of baked potatoes given by
the Co-op, baked by the Shamrock Bakery j
anil buttered by KosloskyS, turned out to j
be very popular. Eugene Trirsh, the ori- j
ginrtor of the idea, was in charge of the j
booth. This is part of the potato adver- j
tising campaign begun last .spring to ;
focus attention on our local product. j
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SCS HERO VISITS • I
J. H. Christ, regional director of Soil
Conservstion Service for 7 western states,!
Alaska and Hawaii is a visitor in the
Territory, having arrived Sept. 1st on the*
Aleutian. Before coming to Palmer he
visited agricultural areas on the Kenai !
peninsula in the company of Chas. Wilson, .
Territorial conservationist. His itinery I
incjudos a visit to Tanana Valley.
This is the first trip to the Territory
for Mr. Christ, who has been head of the j
northwest region almost since the Soil
Conservation program, began. His visit is j
to acquaint him with conservation pro
blems in the Territory and to review the j
soil conservation program being carried j
■ out here•
ELECTED QUEER
Lillian Loberg, attractive Matanuska
maiden, was selected as queen of the Mat
anuska Valley Fair last Saturday evening.
Lillian was sponsored by the Northland
Pioneer Grange. Lillian can be proud of
having won over the stiff competition of
the other candidates all of whom are
’’Matanuska Valley Products”.
Lillian, 16, was born in Anchorage and has
lived in the Valley all her life. She was
awarded a f200.0.0 wardrobe and will re-»
ceive 10% of her ticket sales ever 300.
Winners’of the prizes were as follows:
Living room set - R.D. Lavir -Anch.
RCA Victor Comb. - R. w. Wade -Palmer
Westingbo'use: Refr. - Don DeLand -Palmer
Remington Rifle - Mrs, John Weaver -Palmer
Radio & Toaster - Mike Mier -Jonesville
Bolsey Camera - Floyd Barton -Jonesville
£•2.5 grocery order- Glen Vore -Jonesville
Spot Light - Velda Warner -Anch,
Fishing Tackle - R, W, Edris -Anch.
gas and oil - Glen Cope -Calmer
fill! PORT OE.fli TRIER
The new Palmer airport was officially de
dicated last .Saturday afternoon when four
little girls representing the Co-op, Grange,.
Moose and Legion organizations christened
a central spot on the field after the
ceremonies.
Don Irwin acted as M. C. and introduced the
various speakers. Principal speaker was
Col. Ernest Manierre, Assft. chief of staff
A.A.C., who spoke on the "History of Avia
tion in Alaska". Other speakers included
Col. Jack Carr of the C.A.P., Frank Barr,
of the Terr. Aeronautical Commission, Victo
Rivers and Frank Metcalf.
At the high point in the program a Northern
Consolidated DC-3 came in for a landing to
be the first commercial sized plane to use
the new field*
C 0 M AMJ N ! T Y CHEST DRIVE
starts Monday, September 11, our goal
this year is $3,300.00.