Palmer, Alaska
Dorothy V, Bell, Sditor--^ ^ngfriey
Published ewry reek at P lrcer, Alaska, for the Hatanuska Valley F.-rmers' Cooperating
Association for the purpose of giving ners of the Associations r'ork, Problems and
Accomplishments, and the dissemination of ners of a nublic character.
Single: Odpy tcy
SUBSCRIPTION RAIJE—5l?75r per’year
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HILE-JE^FElS5; EKCtiANQE VOWS
riss Slsie Jeffers ar.d I'-r. Lloyd: Hill ex
changed vows last Saturday afternoon at
4:00 r>.z:j at a quiet wedding. They were
married in the Kethodist Church in. Anchor
age by Reverend Bolch.
Hiss Jeffers was attired in a two-riece
wine colored dress.
The couple were attended by i'iSs Sue Hill,
sister of the groom, and by Hr. Charles
Cone.
1'rs. 7 ill is continuing with her work at
the Palmer School office until school
ends in the spring. The couple will t ‘.c:
make their home at Lonesome I'ine.
BASKET -BALL NEWS
Mr. L. K. Gibson, teacher and coach of
the Palmer High School, left Anchorage
for the States last Saturday, hr. Crray
will coach the Basket' Ball team for the
remainder of the year.
The ^almer High Boys rill play against
a visiting Kodiak team in the local gym
nasium Saturday night. It i? not sure at
present whether the Kodiak team .will ar
rive in time to play on Friday night.
17ext week, on the 24th, the Palmer High
Bo"'3 team will plsy tne Kodiak . aval ;.igh
team at the ~pr Rendevouz in Anchorage.
Tiether-they-win or I6se‘that game will
determine the number of games .they will
plav at the Hendevouz tourney.
ECLIPSE Sr the sun
The rational Geographic Society is sponsor
ing an expedition to photograph an _eclibse
of the sun which is to .take ->lace I'ay 8-9.
They will set up observation stations in
the"Aleutian Islands, T'orea, JVpan, China,
Siam and in Burma. Two 3 29s will photo
graph the eclipse from above the clouds in
case of cloudiness in the Aleutians.
Cooperating with the rational Geographic
Society in this exoedition are the U-.S.
Army Hap Service, Fng-ineering and Signal
Corps, 1'avy, Air Force, Bureau of Stand
ards, Coast and Geodetic Survey and the
State Department.
SURPLUS
From the last lesson’s ’"eekly vie learn tha
Fairbanks has a surplus of sane 400 unem
ployed. Some of the unemployed drift to
other towns, but others come to Fairbanks
to take their place.
SOIL CONSERVATION MEETING
The Committee on Soil Conservation held
the second meeting on Thursday of this
week in Don Irwin's Office, Head of Alaska
Experiment Stations*
Those present at the meeting this, after
noon were: Charles ”7113011, Territorial
Soil Conservationist; Frank Linn, Max
Sherrod; Lindon Funk of Fairbanks; the
Advisory Committee,namely: G.TT.Gasser,Com
missioner of Agriculture; TT.C. Peters;
I'anager of the ARRC; Lorin T, Dldroyd,
Director of Extension work in Alaska; I,M,
C,Anderson, FSA Agent; and Don L. Irwin,
Head of Alaska Experiment Stations, Frank
HeintZleman, Regional Forester, also a
member of the Advisory Committee was un
able to attend, •
VEGETABLE GROWERS . ORGANIlING
The Vegetable Growers of the Valley met on
Wednesday evening of this week to further
plans for organizing. At- the last meeting
they decided to form an' organization for
the purpose of-handling and marketing their
produce this season0 A policy committe
was appointed at the ’Wednesday meeting to
1 formulate a set of'rules, work Out By-Law6
j etc, for the group, Clair Stock, Harold
Stephan, , Bob Klein, Carl Rasmussen and Ray
Rebarchek were put on this committee.
The next .meeting of the Vegetable Growers
is scheduled for next Friday February 27,
at which time the committee will report on
proposed By-Laws,
MARKET REPORTS
■ POTATO
January 3f
Yakima Gems
« I!
February 6
no grade S.8&
U.S.# 1 5.60
U;S. /-I
u.s.
u.s. 4i
I Montana's
| Idaho's
Yakima no grade
From an'other firm—
Oregon Gems
Idaho Russets) grade
Yakima Gems U.S. #1
" » " #1
" " " #1
no
February li
(different
f llTOS)
EGGS
Grade A
January 28
February 2
February 6
Large
.54
.53
,54
5.85
'5.75
6.20
5.85
6.10
6.00
6.10
5.5C
Medium
.46
.46
.46
No renorts on eggs since the 6th.