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PRODUCE DEPARTMENT READY
BY AUGUST
Construction of the nev; Produce
addition to the present V’arehouse
is coning right along according to
Harold Stephan, manager of the Pro
duce Department. It is expected
that this unit will be ready for
use by the first of August. One
largo cooler has been installed.Thoi
coolers from the former Produce
Rooms wore taken down in sections ;
and reconstructed in thv, new auart- j
ers.
CROPS GOOD
All fresh Produce crops are cxpectec
to be plentiful by August 1st, Mr.
Stephan said. The crops look good
in spite of the late spring and
cutworm damage. They are much earl
ier. than last year, but a little
later than the year before last, he
said. Thus far this year, onions,
greens, radishes and rhubarb have
been marketed.
NEW BOTTLE WASHER
The new bottle washer ordered for
the Anchorage Dairy arrived this
last week and was installed this
week. It is considerably larger and
more adequate than the former one
in use at this plant, Manager. Wilson
said.
WOkK STARTED IN CREAMERY
The Carpenters moved into the milk
processing part of the Palmer Cream
ery this week and have started the
construction of the partitions which!
will divide the one large room into
four separate rooms. These four
rooms v/ill bo the bottling room, the
Ice Cream Mix Mfg. room, Laboratory
testing room, and Bottle '.'ashing
room.
ANY HORSES FOR SALE ?
Mr. ilson received a letter from a
Frank F. Wilson of Hcaly Fork,Alask:
this week, asking about the possi
bility of obtaining 2 or 3 horses
iic'h ’would be suitable for either
riding or packing. Farmers who arc
interested,can reach Mr. Lilson by
writing to Box 55. at Healv Fork."
TELEGRAPHIC MONEY
ORDERS ACCEPTED
The ACS is now authorized to accept
Telegraphic Money Order Transfers,
to ail points in the U.3., Canada
<-tc., according to • ayno ’.‘heeler,
1 :/Sgt, Sign? 1 Corp Operator in
charge at the Palmer Office.
The recent announcement that local
subscribers of telephones would
have the, privilege of calling in
from I'ntanuska Valley Telephone '
listed phones is recindcd until
September 1st due to changes recent
ly announced by the Seattle ACS
Headquarters Office.
Office hours are tho seme as heroto
for, 8:CO am to 5:00 pm Weekdays,
8:00 am to 9:00 am; and 3:00 pm to
4:00 pm on Sundays and Holidays.
Hoto to customers sending telegrams
to Seattle Washington: Seattle /Wash
ington is on daylight saving time
at the present .and due consideratior
should be taken of this fact on fil
ing outgoing telegrams to business
concerns, Sgt. V/hceler stated.
ENJOYS RESEARCH WORK
IN ALASKA
Dr. Herbert C. Hanson, who has been
in the Valley the past two v;eeks,
finds his work in Research the most
interesting he has ever done. He is
accompanied by Captain E.D.Church
hill of the i-ir force in Vashington
D.C. xvho is an authority on the in
terpretation of serial Photos; and
Father Ernest LePage from the French
Agricultural School in the ?rovivce
of „uebec , who is a Special Authnr
ity on the Identification of Arctic
and Sub-Arctic plants.
Dr. Hanson said that Father LePage
had found two Hybrid grasses in the
Valley. One was a cross between
Auack and . ild Rye on the Irwivi
Albrecht land; and the other was a
cross between wheat grass and wild
rye which was found in the sand cut
east of the x^rvid Johnson land.
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