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Vcl. 14_Palmer, Air-sk$_ Februrry 23, 1951_No. 8
LETTER FROfTl JUIlEflU
The Co-op office has recelvec a letter
from Representative Jack Scavenlus, with a
copy of a bill Introduced by drs. Amelia
Gunderson of Ketchikan, providing for the
Inspection anc' handling of meats In slaugh
terhouses. This bill, In the opinion of
the writer, would put practically all of
the slaughterhouses in the Territory, cut
of business.
A farmer would not be allowed to butcher
cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens, ducks or
turkeys on his own farm for sale, unless
he had an ela.bcrate slaughterhouse and paid
a $50. fee for e license.
The Alaska Department of Health would be
permitted to set up any rules and regula
tions that they desired, and. could refuse
a license to any one they did not like c.r
whom they thought unworthy of such a permit
This bill looks like another stte~.pt to
build, up another department so that addi
tional Jobs can be hrnde^ out to political
friends.
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GRANGES INTOASA ABSOLUTION
The following is a resolution Indorsed,
by the Wasllla and Northland Pioneer Gra
nges at their last meetings, requesting,
better facilities for financing farmers,
and. asking that red tape be cut:
WhEREaS, the government of the United
States has for years pest proclaimed Its
desire to settle flasks, end
WHEREAS, many people have migrated to
the Territory of Alaska from the United
States and settled on lands In the Terri
tory of Alaska to make their homes, and
’VHEREAS., these people have found that
the amount of money brought to the Terri
tory by them was totally Insufficient to
cover the expense of converting forests In
to farms, and
WHEREAS, there are no private facilities
for financing these farms, and such govern
sent facilities ss exist are totally In
adequate and do not meet the needs of a,
farmer lq Alaska, and
WHEREAS, approximately eight out of
twelve farmers have been forced to leave
their farms because of Inadequate financ
ing, and
WHEREAS, profitable farming has been
proven practical In the Territory where
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GRADED & FDOD PAO6RR01
Expansion of hone gardening nnd hcne
food preservation activities In the U.S.
Department of Agriculture was announced
February 6th. by Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brennan. The action followed
rec.mmendatl ns cf an advisory group which
:,et In '.Tashingtcn recently at the Secret
ary's Invitation.
In -pprovlng the expanded program, Sec
retary Sr-nnan announced th*t the Coopera
tive Extension Service, Federal and State,
would Irve responsibility for leadership
In the program. Seth garden ~nd food pre
servatl n work Is already being carried on
In all States and Territories. The Nat
ional program, however, is expected to
give added Impetus to. these existing act
ivities. Individuals or groups desiring
to cooperate locally in the program should
get in touch with their district extension
offices or the Territorial Extension Ser
vice at the University cf Alaska, and Nat
ional groups should c.nt"ct the U.S. De
partment cf Agriculture.
ine ac.viscry group wnicn recommended the
?rcgrrm tc the Secretary w~s comprised of
sxtensl 2n 1 seders from several states, gar
den editors, educators, garden club off
icials, commercial vegetables growers, can
iers, end seedsmen. The group enphaslzed
:he diet and health Improvement which
:culd result from a v.l de-sprec d garden and
'ocd preservet1on program.
Secretary 3r°nnen, In his discussions
vlth the advisory- group, called attention
ic the c ntrlbutlon th°t home gardens c^n
lake to national defense. Administrator
Slllard Caldwell, cf the Civil Defense Ad
ministration, In e letter to the advisory
;roup spoke of the contribution that a gar
ienlng and home food preservation program
jan make tc civil defense as a sefety fact
or, and pledged the complete cooperation
f his agency.
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GOVERO.OR ISSUES PROCLfTOOU
7'HEREAS, In this time of. national emer
gency when every American Is being called’
upon to make sacrifices In defense cf our
country, the American Red Cross, whose
record cf achievement .is unexcelled, has
been called upon to undertake a major
mission in the defense program: and
'A HERE AS, the National Security Resources
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