GASSER REMINDS POTATO
PRODUCERS OF NEW LAW
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Commissioner of Agriculture, George W,
Gasser, has found that' roerchants and far
riers have boon somewhat negligent in fol
lowing the rules and regulations laid
dorm in Chapter 41, Section S, of the
Session Laws of Alaska, 1945. This law
went into effect on July 1, 1946 and v^L-'
labors are subject‘to severe penalties,Mr.
Gasser pointed out.
The law insists that containers of pota4
toes offered for 3alo r.iust boar a printed
label giving the none of the state, if
shipped in, or locality if‘‘potatoes wore
grown within the Territory, Grado of pota
toes in the container, nano and address or
brand of the grower or dealer,’and tho
none of the variety to be sold,
When potatoes are offered for sale in lots
of 10 or 15 pounds, the packages need not
be narked, providod such packages are dis
played in the bin or on a table or counter
that boars the information collod for
above,’
The Alaska Potato Grades adopted and des
ignated as official for Alaska arc identi
cal with ttoso used by the United States
Department of Agriculture and are as
follows:
U,S. Lxtra No,1shall consist of potatoos
of one variety or similar varietal char-'
actcristics which ore fairly.well shaped,
fairly cloon, free'from froozing injury,
blackhonrt, blight, and soft rot or wot
breakdown and from danago caused by sun
bum, second growth,'growth cracks, air
cracks, hollow hoart, internal discolora
tion, cilts, shriveling, sprouting, scab,
dry rot, rhizoctonia, other disoaso,wiro
wom,‘ other insocts or mechanical or other
neons. Cont, cn pago 3,
PRODUCE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES BIG NAVY
ORDERS BACKED BY ARMY ORDERS.
According to Mr, Arthur Stacy, ordors havo
boon placed rith tho Produce Department
for all typos of vegetables in bulk.includ
_ng a largo ordor for potatoes from tho
Naval Operations Base at Kodiak, 50 ton
of potatoes are nou noving out and on Hios
dc.y of this next uook’the Jroduco Dopart
Cont on pp, 5,
LEE HARTLEY LANDS
FIRST PLANE ON PALMER
AIR FIELD
On Wednesday evening about 7:00 p.n, Lee
Hartley successfully lnndod his plane and
a few ninutC3 later took off from tho new
Palnor Air Field which H03 to the oast
and south of Palnor, Work is progressing
very woll on tho new field and a strip on
tho North-South runway has been blndcd off
so that snail pianos can land and take off.
Much work still ronains to be cbno on. the
field.
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL WILL OPEN TUESDAY
The Temporary Hospital will officially '
lopen on this coning Tuesday Septenbei1 3,"
with Miss Ruth Havonor as H6nd Nurso, Dr,
David Hochn announced today.
Miss Havonor will be replaced as Public
Health Nurse by Miss Ruth Clonontscn who
is cxpoctcd here this week. Miss Havonor
has been with the Public Health Service in
the. Valley for tho past two years.
TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR PAIMER BY TINIER
According to the latest word it soams that
T70 aro finally to have a tclophono system
hero. The equipment, which has boon pur
chased by Mr, Blair and Hr, Ralph Arhold
is now horc.
The first phonos will not bo automatic as
equipment for the automatic typo 'is not
available at the present tirno,
Mrs. Marjorie Arnold will be in charge' of
the switch board in Palnor. Tho lino will
bo hookod up with tho Anchorage line.
CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY MONDAY SEPT, 2
All units of the Co-op, oxcopt tho Garago,
Creamery and Powor Hbuso,will be closed on
Lajjor Day, Put in a two ddys supply of
groceries for tho wook-ond.
SC HOOD TILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 3, 1946 for
half day only, 9:00 a.n. to 12:00 noon.