Farming Film
Wed Received
At Chamber Meeting
A much larger-than usual turn
out was noted at the March 21
meeting of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce dur
ing which the showing of the
film, "Farming in Alaska” was
shown by Dr. Allan Mick of the
Alaska Agriculture Experiment
Station.
Photography for the film,
which is in color and sound, was
done by Fred Machetanz, and was
well received by the viewers.
Much of the film is devoted to
the experimental work being
done by the Station and many
familiar local faces were seen in
scenes taken on homesteads,
farms, and the Experiment Sta
tion farm and laboratory.
Ed Smith, Chamber president,
announced that individual dues
m the Chamber have been set at
$15 per year; a graduating scale
is being prepared for businesses,
and will be based on annual con
tributions to community activit
ies, such as the annual Christ
mas party for children, Colony
Day, the Airport electricity, Farm
Forum, and Alaska Visitor Asso
ciation. Notices will be mailed to
participating business firms.
Carpenters. Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
Riding Club
Members Named
For Annual Awards
Two members of the Arctic
Trails Riding Club were recip
ients of awards made during the
club’s March 16 meeting which
was held at the home of Rosann
Branton,
A1 Brooks was awarded the
ATRC annual trophy award as
the member who had done the
most for the club during the past
year, and Dean Parks was award
ed a gold filled belt buckle as top
all-around performer.
The Arctic Trails Riding Club
has been invited to affiliate with
the American Trail and Pleasure
Horse Association. A number of
riding clubs in the States have
affiliated with the Association,
which was but recently formed.
Membership in the Association
is restricted to club members
only.
The next meeting of the local
riding group will be held April 20
at the Roland Grover home at 8
p.m.
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ARE BEST WHEN
MADE WITH
"Malanuska Maid" Products
COTTAGE CHEESE — CREAM
—MILK AND PRIZE-WINNING
"Malanuska Maid"
ICE CREAM
CO-OP CREAMERY
Malanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association
NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By Lew Hanks
The Dairy Short Course is hav
ing an excellent attendance. Next
week on Tuesday, March 27, the
subject will be “Forage Produc
tion”. The final program on
Miarch 24 will be “Dairy Hous
ing.” Classes start at 1:30 p.m.
at the Extension Service office.
The purchase order place is
available for use this year in the
A.C.P. program. If you are seed
ing new grass fields this year or
fertilizing one-year-old stands ac
cording to Experiment Station
recommendations, you may ob
tain a purchase order through the
Extension office which can be
used to pay for part of the fer
tilizer or seed used. 'Maximum
payments under the Agricultural
Conservation Program are half
the cost of seed and fertilizer up
to $10 per acre. The seed or fer
tilizer thus purchased must be
used for new seedings or for fer
tilizing seedings not over one
year old. If materials thus purch
ased are used otherwise, the local
A.S.C. Committee will take action
to recover money thus misused.
The purchase order forms
should be in the Palmer Exten
sion Service office by March 26.
It is a good method to use if you
are intending to participate in
the program. It allows payment
to be made now for seed and fer
tilizer practices rather than next
fall or winter after you have
done the job.
COURT NEWS
Heber Berry of Spenard and
Billy G. Miller of Anchorage,
were found guilty of game viola
tions when they appeared in U. S.
Commissioner’s Court on March
13. The complaints were brought
by the Fish and Wildlife Service
and charged the men with shoot
ing from the highway and with
in 100 feet of the center line of a
public road. Berry, for whom this
was a first offense, was fined
$50 of which $25 was suspended,
and his hunting license was re
voked until July 1, 1956. Miller
for whom it was a second of
fense, received a similar fine, had
his license revoked until March
13, 1957. The guns of both men
were confiscated by FWS. Both
men entered pleas of guilty.
DAN BELL NAMED
CHAIRMAN CHUGIAK
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Dan Bell was elected precinct
chairman during a meeting of the
Chugiak Precinct of the Demo
cratic party which was held at
the Chugiak Community Club
March 16.
Other new officers who will
serve with Bell are Ralph Long,
vice-chairman; Iver Husby, secre
tar-treasurer; and Danny DeLu
cia, Aden Cates, Mrs. Kathryn
Philliys, Mrs. Irene Fox, and Mrs.
Lcsa Pearce, precinct committee
members.
Among subjects discussed at
the meeting were how money
could be raised to aid the Demo
cratic party in their political
campaigns and the proposal that
two polling places be designated.
Members suggested that the pres
ent site at the Chugiak Commun
ity Club remain there and that
another be located at the Civil
Defense hut at Eagle River for
■ the facilitation of the voters.
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It Bettys*
Easter is so early this year we
wonder if overcoats and galoshes
won’t be the most obvious that
the well-dressed Alaskan will
wear in the parade . . . but wea
ther or no, you’ll want a new
Easter outfit.
We have a few of the new
Spring silk and cotton suits as
well as the always popular wool
and new blouses to go with them.
Within the week we will have
in new hand bags, hats, corsages
ano jewelry to complete the new
costume or perk up the not-so
new.
Several styles in girl’s dresses
have arrived, as well as baby and
toddler’9 cuties for Easter. And
the small frys’ shorty coats came
in this week for you who have
been asking for them.
And for you who have been
asking . . . the white dacron uni
forms are here!
• So stop in and see the new
Spring look, and forget Winter.
See you soon . . .
AT BETTYS’
WHOSE EYEBALLS WERE
ALMOST STEPPED ON?
FIRE PREVENTION
FILM AVAILABLE
FOR PUBLIC SHOWING
Bill Adams, forester with the
Bureau of Land Management, an
nounced this week that after
April 1 he will have a fire pre
vention film which he will show
interested groups. The film was
taken in Yellowstone Park and is
very interesting, Adams stated.
There is no charge made for the
film showing.
The Matanuska Valley Sports
men have made arrangements to
have the forester show the film
during their May meeting. Stu
dents in the Palmer schools will
have an opportunity to see it and
all organizations, who are inter
ested, are invited to call Adams
at the local Fire Guard Station
for appointments.
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What is Zebadiah's talent?
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