TRADING POST TO
SELL LOCAL BEEF
The Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association re
cently adopted' a new slogan. It
goes like this: “Build Alaska,
buy the best. Buy Matanuska
Maid, Alaska’s Best”. Following
their own suggestion to help
build Alaska, they are going to
venture into a new field and will
offer in the Trading Post meat
department, local beef.
Ethan Paey, new manager in
the Trading Post, said they hope
to get started next week. “We
know that there are beef anim
als in the valley that are costing
the farmer money to feed. We
feel that this will provide an out
let where everyone will benefit.
The farmer will be able to cut
down his herd and the residents
will be able to buy meat at a
lower price,” he said. The meat
will be handled at the Trading
Post. It may be purchased ready
for the pan, or by the quarter
or half, cut and wrapped for
freezer storage.
"We will probably start out
rather slow, and see how recep
tive the public is,” Paey said.
Paey has a number of years ex
perience in butcher work and
said that this type beef is good
when handled properly. Of
course, he added, it depends
somewhat on what the animal is
fed, but we believe that the pub
lic will find this meat will not
only be good, but economical
find at the same time, he pointed
out, we will be purchasing a lo
cal product and helping build
Alaska.
Mail for Anchorage and Fair
banks is now moving north from
Seattle each Tuesday and Fri
day on the Alaska Steamship’s
scheduled ships in 24-foot “Unft
Rail Boxes” owned by The Al
aska Railroad, thus permitting
rapid “store door delivery” to
post offices, both north and
southbound.
Alaska, with a percentage gain
Homamaksrs Mark End
Of Ssason With
Achievement Day
Homemakers throughout the
Valley gathered together their
final 1955-1956 program on No
vember 8 at the United Protes
tant Church. The installation of
new Homemakers Council offi
cers was held and the year's ac
complishments were reviewed.
Also presented were club re-j
ports and the varied projects
and activities which often includ
ed community service.
An impressive candlelight in
stallation service was conducted
by Mrs. Harold Thuma. Installa
tion officer, Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass |
represented the U. S. Depart-;
ment of Agriculture; Mrs. Cy j
Brewer, University of Alaska;-'
Marylou Rideout, Extension Ser-!
vice. Installed as Matanuska Val
ley Council officers were: Jessie
Klem, president; Vera Rorrison,
secretary; Mary Lundberg, trea
surer, and Maud Ware, historian
reporter.
The morning program closed
with the reading of the Home
makers’ prayer.
Prior to the afternoon program
potluck “musical” lunch was en
joyed by those attending. An at
tractive floral arrangement of
pastel mums was in the shape of
a musical staff.
The afternoon program, with
Mrs. Klem as mistress-of-cere
monies, was very interesting as
member after member donned
j their disguises and various cos
tumes to add gaity and fun to an
other year’s work. A musical skit
idea gave the clubs a very wide
range from which to choose. Pan
tomine took the lead with record
players and lots of action. Ten
clubs were represented and dis
j played their talents, receiving a
big response from the audience.
j of 62.5 percent in population be
tween the 1950 Census and July
1, 1955, toppped all States in re
| iative growth. The 1955 popula
| tion of Alaska was estimated at
209.000,
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TO WEAK WIRING!|
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• TV picture “shrinks” when other appliances ar* f
turned on.
# Appliances seem listless and operate slowly.
# Radio is hard to tune clearly.
Electrical outlets are jammed with extensions^
Fuses blow out, circuit breakers trip too ofteqj
9 Lights dim when appliances are turned on.
These clues are sure evidence that your housed
hold wiring is inadequate. Call us for FREB
information.
Matanuska Electric Assn.
"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP!
Railroad and FWS
Join in Moose Study
Habits of moose that search
for,forage along the Alaska Rail
road will be studied again this
winter by U. S. Fish and Wild
life Service biologists.
The study, sponsored jointly by
the ARR and the FWS, will seek
ways to keep moose off the tracks
—so they won’t be killed and
trains won’t be delayed.
Robert A. Rausch and D. L.
Sloane have started research in
the “moose belt’', between Wil
low and Curry, said R. H. Bruce,
ARR General superintendent.
In his studies last winter
Rausch determined that moose
were “frightened” by the sound
of train whistles and their first
reaction was to jump off the
track. The average moose would
sink to his belly in soft snow,
then extract himself and return
to the track. When engineers re
frained from blowing the whistle
until they were a short distance
from the moose, the animals did
not have time to get back on the
track until after the train had
passed. Whistle warnings, thus,
are to be timed with the speed of
the trains so that moose may
jump clear without the oppor
tunity of running ahead of the
train.
Instructions were sent this
week to train and eriginemen and
Section foremen on the reporting
and salvaging of moose hit by
trains, Bruce said. During the
1955-56 winter season, the com
bined direct costs to the railroad
for the salvaging, transporting
and spring removal of moose and
to equipment was estimated at
about $10,000.
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
AMERICAN LEGION AND AUX
ILIARY, Legion hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
pjn.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
EGG QUAL. SCHOOL,. Co-Op
gen. office, 8 p.m.
GR ANGE CARD PARTY, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
XMAS CRAFTS, Exten, Serv. 9
a.m. - 4 p.m.
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING CLUB
ALA. NURSES ASS’N, Health
Center, 8 p.m.
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Hospital dining room, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
MASON & EASTERN STAR
Thanksgiving dinner, Carpen
ters hall, 6:30 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI bake and
apron sale, Koslosky’s.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
MARRIAGE PREP. COURSE,
U. P. Church, 6:30 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange
ha'l, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church. 7 p.m.
FARM-CITY WEEK OPENS
BETA SIGMA PHI, Both chap
ters
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
PALMER P-TA, School cafeteria,
8 p.m.
PALMER MOOSE, Moose hall,
8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
I VALLEY CHAMBER, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
| EASTERN STAR, Carpenters
hall 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS. Elks hall. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
THANKSGIVING
FARMERS AND HOMESTEADERS
NECESSITIES!
We are new the valley franchised dealers
far the following:
WRIGHT SAWS
FOR ANY WOOD SAWING
JOB GASOLINE POWERED
RECIPROCATING BLADE
• ALASKA HUSKY BATTERIES
@ FIRESTONE TOWN & COUNTRY TIRES
ANDERSON AND SMITH EQUIPMENT
PHONi: 2071
Local Organizations
Plan Join! Dinner
A planned pot-luck Thanks
giving dinner will be held at Car
penters hall Saturday, Novem
ber 17, for all members of the
Masonic lodge. Eastern Star,
Rainbow Girls and their respec
tive families.
The dinner, which will begin
at 6:30 p.m., will be held iri the
high school cafeteria, according
to Marne Hanks, chairman. Fol
lowing the dinner a short pro
gram, in the form of a skit, will
be presented.
Carpenters. Remember 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd end 4th Wednesday
Each Month
TOM TURKEYS
18-20 lb. average
59c lb.
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TO USE ALASKA LINE
UNITIZED CARGO SERVICE
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this to supplier, who loads and seals them
at his own loading platform. Contents re
main sealed until unit reaches consignee
"Flour and Sugar
arrive in
Perfect Condition”
... says Mr. Roy Gilman
Gilman's Bakery, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
“Your company is to be
commended for the initiation of
Unitized Cargo,” says Mr. Gilman.
“Flour and sugar sacks arrive at
our plant clean and in perfect
condition. The day of pilferage
and damage is past and checking
is much easier.”
For more details on how Alaska Line's
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on quantity shipments to Alaska, consult your
nearest Alaska Steamship Company
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by hit personnel.
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