AG. CONSERVATION
Tho 1951 agricultural Conservation Pro
gram is fundamentally- the same as last
season's program with a few more explicit
restrictions. The Matanuska Valley and
-jichorage areas have been alloted $14,000
for conservation payments this year. This
office and the anchorage office will be
gin accepting 1951 applications starting
APRIL 9th. All parties interested in part
icipating in the 1951 program will be re
quired to come to cither of the above men
tioned offices or contact the Extension
personnel for the completion of the appli
cations. The Date of completed applica
tion will establish your priority.
JUNE 11th will be set as a DEADLINE for
accepting applications, in other words,
all applicants participati-ng in the 1951
program Will have from ^pril 9th to June
11th for completing the application. Upon
completion of applications, all practices
will be tabulated in the Palmer office
and when this season's allocation is en
cumbered, the program is automatically
closed.
You will receive written approval from
this office'concerning all practices you
scheduled in your application, subject to
necessary inspection in the event this
seems advisable*
Practice number 11,' "The clearing of
woodland for tillage," the same as, Iasi
year, is restricted to 3 acres this sea
son*
If you have further questions, do not
hesitate to contact your nearest Exten
sion office*
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JUNEhU-Retailers of most petroleum
products are covered under a new ceiling
price regulation, Fred G* Hanford, terr
itorial director of the Office of Price
Stabilization, announced today.
Petroleum products covered under the
new order include: Gasoline, motor lubri
cation oils, greases, kerosene, gear oils,
petroleum napthas and solvents and liqui
fied petroleum gas. It also covers burn
ing, heating and fuel oils.
The regulation, issued March 22, is i
dentified as Ceiling Price Regulation 13
and is in effect now. Copies will be seni
to all affected dealers when available.
Briefly, the regulation does this:
.allows the dealer to determine his own
ceiling price by establishing as his ceil
ing the highest price on each item which
he charged during the base period (Decem
ber 191 195°-January 25, 1951*) The pric
es charged during this period are assumed
to be the dealerrs normal prices and re
flect his normal profit, based upon pre
Korean standards# The dealer may not
henceforth sell at above these prices.
The regulation, however, makes provi
sions for adjustment of inequities by ap
plying to the territorial director.
Dealers are directed to post at their
; places of business complete ceiling price
schedules for their products.
HOITIEmRKEP'S IIEUiS
Mrs. Eugene Reid reported that the Palma
silla Homemakers Club will hold no meetings
luring ^pr11 because of road conditions.
. Evening Craft' Club will meet at. the home
of ^gnes Zaborac* <upril 10th., in the even
ing.
HEALTH COUfiClL HEW
*.t the time of the Spring break-up and
water run-off# it is particularly import
ant that all residents of the Valley be
protected against Typhoid Fever which is
often'caused by contaminated water supplies
In addition, local and Civilian Defense
authorities are urging that all parents get
their children immunized against Diphther
ia, Tetanus, Yf hooping Cough, Typhoid and
Smallpox. During 7/ar time, epidemics of
communicable diseases run rampant unless
the people have been protected previously,
and it takes several months for the body
to build up complete immunity. Now is the
time to act. See your doctor or the Pub
lic Health Nurse for this service.
Miss.vMargorie Iwyren, Public Health Nur
se for,the Matanuska Valley, will hold a
special Typhoid Immunization clinic for a
dults and school children beginning Fri
day *.pril 13 from 2-4 p#m. complete ser
ies of Typhoid inoculations consists of
three doses a week apart. person who
has completed the series one year should re
ceive a booster dose of Typhoid vaccine
each succeeding year.
Palmer has made elaborate preparations
for civilian defense in most phases of the
program., but no one is sure that all res
idents are protected against the possible
ianger of biological warfare# Much of this
ivill have to be left to the individual.
See that you are protected against Typhoid
and your children are inoculated against
Typhoid, Diphtherih, Tetanus, './hooping
lough, and Smallpox.
Free immunizations are available at the
Health Center in Palmer at the following
times. In addition to the special Typhoid
clinic for adults and school children be
ginning Friday, .*pril 13 from 2-4 P*m*»
babies and pre-school children may receive
immunizations at the Jell Baby Conference
held the’2nd., 3rd., and 4th., Tuesdays of
each month from 2-4 p#m. at the Health
Center. Next Week, information about BCG
raccination against Tuberculosis will ap
pear under Health Council News.