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4-H News
Beaters Club
We held our meeting August
14 at Elaine Pinkham’s home.
Elaine demonstrated how to
transplant a strawberry plant
and Nancy Boyd gave a demon
stration on shaping bread and
rolls. Elaine served refresh
ments. The next meeting is Aug
ust 21 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Ride
out’s home.
B. Brewster, reporter
Sutton Buttons
The Sutton Buttons 4-H club
met July 9 at Marie James. We
decided to have our meetings
from 12:00 to 3:00. We met again
July 30 at Midge Yerbich’s, Col
FRIENDS INVITED TO
HUNTLEY-SPLETTSTOEZER
NUPTIALS AUGUST 17
All friends of the Roman
Splettstoezer and Walter Hunt
ley families are invited to the
wedding and reception of Carol
Jean Splettstoezer and Duane F.
Huntley which will take place
Friday evening, August 17 at the
Church of God at 8 p.m. The
Rev. T. A. Moyer will perform
the wedding ceremony which
will be followed by a reception
in the church reception room.
een Murdock gave her report on
4-H Camp. We are going to An
chorage July 17 to set up a booth
in the 4-H fair. Our next meet
ing will be August 13 at Marie
James’.
C. Wallace, reporter
EXCELLENT RAINBOW FISHING
at SCENIC
^le&cuf, JHak&i
Offering the finest in Rainbow Fishing
after a pleasant drive to CHITINA and a
short flight to TEBAY LAKES.
(hitina-Tebay *20
Children under 12 years at half fare
COMPLETE ACCOMMODATIONS AND BOATS
AT VERY REASONABLE RATES
ROUND
TRIP
Plus Tax
Call 2131 for information and reservations
City Ticket Office in Malanuska Hotel
ALL-ALASKA 4-H FAR
OPENS TO PUBLIC SATURDAY
Four-H members in all parts
of Alaska are preparing exhibits
to send, to the All-Alaska 4-H
Fair in Anchorage which opens
August 18.
Clothing, handicraft, baked
goods and garden products are
expected from Ketchikan, Jun
eau, Kasigluk, Bethel, Homer,
Fairbanks, Seward, and Palmer.
Members living in or close to
Anchorage also will exhibit live
stock in the three-day event.
Registration is tomorow, August
17, with judging to be conducted
Saturday morning. The fair op
ens to the public at one o’clock.
Anchorage Junior High School
is being used for the exhibits
and demonstrations. Four-H
cooks will demonstrate bread
making and enter the cherry pie
making contest in competition
with non 4-H members. Each
club in the territory may enter
an individual or team in the club
demonstration contest, Mrs. Car
ol Winey, Anchorage extension
agent, said. Outdoor events in
clude a tractor driving contest
and competition in livestock
showmanship. The entertainment
includes a dance Saturday night,
dress revue and a country store.
Anchorage Kiwanis Club mem
bers, 4-H members, and the Uni
versity of Alaska Extension Ser
vice staff are working together
for the fair.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Hospital dining room, 8 p.m.
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING
CLUB, 8 p.m.
ARMOUR BIKE AWARD, Val
ley theatre
MONDAY, AUGUST 20
HUNTING SEASON OPENS
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12.05 p.m.
PALMER LIBRARY BOARD,
Library, 7 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
L.O.O. MOOSE, Moose hall, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
PALMER GARDEN CLUB, 8
p.m.
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER B.P.O. ELKS, Elks
hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
Carpenter*. Remember 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 41b Wednesday
Each Month
AIRPORT NEWS
Several flyers of the Matanus
ka Airmens Association flew to
Talkeetna Sunday on a supper
trip. Nine planes made the
trip. Ideal weather brought out
a number of flyers this week
end.
Being watched with interest
by flyers and non-flyers alike, is
a “flying machine” that was pur
chased by a local airman. A
number of interpretations have
been made on the machine, most
of which round it out as a “sort
of autogyro without an engine”.
The CAA says in its present
form it’s a kite. Anyway, the
technical name is a Bensen gyro
glider, built in Rawleigh, N. C.
It is a one-seater affair, without
fusilage, and flies like a glider.
A rotor blade at the top is con
trolled by a handle affair which
directs it’s flight. One on looker
summed up her reaction to the
first flight which was made by
Clyde King, Jr. as “This is a
‘hysterical’ moment”.
Two new smokehouses (or
reading rooms) were recently ac
quired by the Association and
are in the process of being set
up. To date one hole has been
dug.
New students in the Flying
Club are Leroy Johnson and
Dick Barnes, both taking flight
instructions from Rene Nielsen
on the club ship. Bob Cutler re
cently passed his flying and
written exams for his private li
cense. He has been taking in
structions from Miss Nielsen on
his own ship. Also taking time
on his own ship is Dick McAllis
ter who is being taught to fly
by Jerry Harrison.
1957 ACP PROGRAM FUNDS TOTAL $42,000
Funds for the 1957 Agricultur
al Conservation Program, (ACP)
in Alaska total $42,000, Chairman
Philip R. Johnson of the Alaska
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation committee announ
ced this week.
The 1957 sum is a substantial
increase over last year’s budget
if $27,000, he said. Approval of
the 1957 program was received
recently from True D. Morse, act
ing secretary of agriculture.
The 1957 progam will open
shortly after September 1, 1956
and end December 31, 1957.
Farmers will be notified of their
local program by their county
committeemen, Johnson said.
Under the ACP, the federal
government shares with Alaska
farmers the cost of conservation
practices such as seeding grass,
livestock wells and land clearing.
The government pays a maxi
mum of 50 percent of the cost of
approved practices.
Farmers interested in applying
for A CP may contact their local
committees whose headquarters
are in Agricultural Extension
Service offices in Palmer, Hom
er, and Fairbanks.
Mrs. Robert Partridge and son
are spending a summer vacation
in California. Their letters home
relate to trips to the beach and
the wonderful California sun
shine which they are enjoying.
“SECURITY FIRST”
We must develop the habit of saving for future
security and the earlier in life we start the better.
IVhy not start saving for your future now . . . open a
savings account today. You will be glad tomorrow
that you saved today!
MATANUSKA VALLEY BARK
PALMEB. ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 PJL
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Specials
AUGUST
17-18-20
LOYAL
Luncheon Meat-44c
BEST WEST
Sweet Peas 3
SUNSWEET
Prune Juice
STATE FAIR
Tomatoes
RALSTON
Rice (hex
J No.303 $<|
2e« for 47c
LOYAL, 16 OZ.
ChilLCarneTfT59c
BETTY CROCKER—YELLOW
Cake Mix 39c
PURE WHITE
Soap Flakes "I;. 37c
ALBERS, OLD FASHIONED
Roiled Oats IK. («.26c
BEST WEST, FREESTONE
Peaches**, 2 54c
SMOKED — 4 to 6 LBS. i -
Picnics it. 49c
BAlt-S
Corned Beef ». 79c
SPECIAL of Packaged Fresh Frozen Fish
FISH BITES. .39c
COD. 59c
SOLE.59c
EVERY WEEK-END
We wK feature a
“Matanuska Maid”
Special
WATCH FOR THE MAID
M.V.F.
C. A*
CO-OP TRADING POST
OPEN EVERY THURSDAY EVENIM
UNTIL 9 PJI. - YOU BET THE
MST AT THE TIADMU POST
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