NURSERY ENTERPRISE
BELIEVED POSSIBLE IN ALASKA
^-xxcuaxva iiuxy UIltfT Ullique Op
* portunities for future nursery en
terprises, says M. F. Babb, senior
horticulturist of the Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station.
Over 6,000 seedling of market
able age were harvested this year
from nursery beds at the Station.
They represented 20 general and
55 species of ornamental trees
and shrubs, standard and crab
apple stocks, cherries, and such
small fruits as raspberries, cur
rants, gooseberries, and straw
berries. It was the third harvest
made by the Experiment Station
and culminated six years of nur
sery work.
“That Alaska’s climate is suit
able for nursery enterprises is
not surprising,’’ said Dr. Babb.
“Highly successful nurseries in
Canada and other far northern
locations have long been prime
sources of winter-hardy stocks of
horticultural materials. Many of
these enterprises are in far less
favorable environments than cen
tral and southeastern Alaska”.
Alaska has a unique advantage
which may lead to an export nur
sery market in the contental
United States, Believes Dr. Babb.
rreliminary surveys by horticul
turists, plant pathologists, and en
tomologists indicate that Alaska
is relatively free from many of
the common virus diseases and
their insect carriers which now
plague growers the world over.
“If our initial findings are con
firmed by further research, Al
aska may one day be an impor
tant source of virus-free stocks of
horticultural materials for the
United States,” said Dr. Babb.
MOOSE TO PLAY
FINAL RAILBELT GAME
The Palmer Moose will play
their final game in the Railbelt
Conference tomorrow night
when the Anchorage Eagles visit
the local court. Defeated by the
Eagles last Friday on the An
chorage, court the Palmer Moose
are out for a win tomorrow
ni^ht. The Eagles have won three
out of three games from the
Moose this year.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
HOW’S YOUR MILEAGE?
ft
Are you getting the most in mileage from your
car? Quality gasoline and oils will give you
better and smoother performance from your
car plus more miles per gallon.
Norm's Super Service
HOURS —> 7 A.M. -—10 P.M.
Reporters—
Notebook
Mrs. Izola Sims, department
resident, American Legion Aux
liary, returned to Palmer this
last week-end following a vis
tation trip to Auxiliary Units in
Southeastern Alaska. Mrs. Sims
visited Units at Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka,
Haines, Skagway, Juneau and
Auk Bay.
A Wasilla freshman, majoring
in education, was a member of
the squad that won first place in
the annual Reserve Officers
Training Corps drill competition
at the University of Alaska. He
is Gene Dinkel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Dinkel.
PFC Michael Carson, 19, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Carson of
Wasilla took part in the Army’s
Alaskan “Exercise Moose Horn”
in the Big Delta area. Carson is
regularly assigned as a rifleman
in Company G of the 71st Infan
try Division’s 53rd Regiment at
Ft. Richardson. He entered the
Army in December 1954. Car
son is a 1953 graduate of Wasil
la High School.
PFC Duane Huntley, 25, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Hunt
ley, also took part in “Exercise
Moose Horn”. Huntley is regular
ly assigned as a clerk in Com
pany E of the 71st Infantry Di
vision’s 53d Regiment at Ft.
Richardson. He entered the Army
in January 1955 and received
basic training at the fort. He is
a 1948 graduate of Palmer High
5choo land attended Whitworth
College in Spokane.
Richard Prasil, naturalist from
McKinley National Park, was
guest of the Clarence Krauses
last week. He brought with him
two movies of the Park wildlife
and was guest speaker at the
United Protestant Mariner’s club
meeting which was also a bene
fit for Kenny and Jeanetta Hugh
es. Although high winds were
prevailing, 70 turned out. Prasil
also lectured and showed movies
to the High School , on Tuesday
Milling Course
To Be Held Here;
Public Invited
The University of Alaska has
scheduled a Mining Extension
Course for Palmer beginning
March 13, according to Edward
T. Barnes, instructor.
This is a four-week evening
course in the fundamentals of
mineral identification and pros
pecting. There are no education
al requirements, and it is tuition
free to all who are interested.
Registration will be held on
the evening of March 13 at 7:30
p.m. in the science room of Cen
tral School.
afternoon through the courtesy
of Grant Pearson, superintend
ent of the National Park Service,
McKinley Park.
The Rev. B. J. Bingle, former
pastor at United Protestant
Church, was a visitor in Palmer
on Tuesday. He was accompanied
by the Rev. Harry Champlain,
former pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church in Fairbanks.
Rev. Bingle drove a new truck
from the States for King’s Lake
Camp. The visitors were guests
at the home of the Rev. and Mrs.
Brian Cleworth.
The Mary-Martha Society of
United Protestant Church, will
meet at the home of Faith Krause
on February 28. Mrs. Marjorie
Heddles will lead the discussion
period on the American Indians.
Through the United Protestant
Church weekly bulletin, the Rev.
Brian Cleworth this week stated
that word has been received from
Church World Service saying
that they have been able to ship
abroad and distribute 140 pounds
of food for every dollar they have
received. During November chur
ches in the valley joined in giv
ing an offering to the Share Our
Surplus program of the national
organization. The total gifts from
this area were $304.72. At this
ratio, the gifts resulted in over
21 tons of surplus food being dis
tributed to needy families.
I NEW BABIES |
WV%*^VWW>WWWWVSA^WS^A^A»>>W»
Bozinoff
Mr. and Mrs. John Bozinoff of
Goat Creek are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
fifth child, a daughter, Jo Ann,
who was bom at Valley Presby
terian Hospital February 16. Mr.
Bozinoff is employed "by the Post
Engineers as a heavy equipment
operator.
Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Powers
of Wasilla are parents of their
second child, a daughter, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital February 16. The Pow
ers have named their new daugh
ter Linda Sue. She weighed seven
pounds, six ounces at birth.
FUSES KEEP BLOWING?
LOOK TO YOUR WIRING!
Your electrical fuses are the
lifeguards of your home’s
wiring system. They protect
against dangerous “shorts”
and over-loading of wires.
So, when your fuses keep
blowing, or circuit breaker.
keep tripping — watch, out!
They’re telling you your wir
ing isn’t all it should be.
They’re suggesting you do
something about it!
Call us today for more information, its fKtti
"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY 1$ CHEAP!
Haknnska Electric Assn.
Open Letter to Members of Matanuska Telephone Ass'n., Inc.
As is published in the following newspapers, Rainier Frontiersman, Anchorage Daily News and the Anchorage
Times, construction bids for our new dial telephone system are being called for February 29,1956. This means that
any and all Alaska contractors have until February 29th to analyze the plans and specifications that our Engineers
have completed and submit their sealed bids by that date. The sealed bids will be publicly opened in the MTA office
at 10 A.M., Feb. 29th in the presence of the Board of Directors, Manager, Engineers and Contractors. Any inter
ested MTA members are entitled and welcome to attend. Visiting us wdl be a representative engineer from REA,
Washington D.C., to assist in the proceedings. We have waited many years for this heretofore uncertain date, but
now the opening of the bids means the immediate beginning of physical or tangible progress. Since our MTA
purchased the manual telephene exchange from the City of Palmer, much time and effort has been spent in re-organ
ization, rehabilitation and maintenance in order to best serve the telephone subscribers within the system that we
MTA members purchased.
It has been my observation that the Board of Directors and the management have devoted much personal atten
tion and energy to the project. Now that we are arriving at the gate, so to speak, there is something I must call to your
attention, and that is the matter of equity payments. I shall have to tell you honestly that even though our engineering is
complete, and the bids are being called for, we still have not met our equity collection commitment. In order to make
the telephone loan possible and as set down by RiA requirements, which was agreed upon by the MTA, one half of the
required equity must be collected before construction can begin. To date we lack $9,000.00 to meet this requirement.
I know how difficult it has been financially for some to pay their equity money in a lump sum, but I urge
those that are financially able to do so before the 29th of this month so that it will lessen chance of delay in the
start of construction.
For the members that temporarily do not reel financially able to complete tun payment ot equity, tne uoarn
of Directors has instructed the Manager to accept payments on the monthy payment plan until the full amount is
paid. If the members who now have service would make their desires or preferences known to the management,
perhaps an extra five or ten dollars could be placed on their monthly telephone bill each month to apply on equity.
It would be my suggestion that you call or drop into the MTA office and make your desires known concerning
the manner in which yon choose to finish paying your telephone equity, for when we cut-over to the dial system;
if equity has not been fully paid, we wilt not be able to give you telephone service.
The whole thought is to get our complete coverage dial telephone system built and working without further
delay. There is no question what convenience and blessings it wil render the farmers and business men of our
community.
LEW E. HANKS, President