Scientist to Study
Euopean Agriculture
Arvo Kallio, University of Al
aska horticulturist, left Fair
banks this past week for Europe
where he will study at agricul
tural experiment stations and re
search centers in Finland and
other Northern European coun
tries.
_ A grant from the Rockefeller
f oundation makes it possible for
the Alaskan scientist to study
abroad until December of this
year. He will visit centers where
special work is underway to learn
about factors affecting the win
ter survival of plants. Helsinki,
Finland’s capital, is in approxi
mately the same latitude as An
chorage.
Don Irwin, director of the Al
aska experiment station at Pal
mer, said the problem of winter
survival of plants has been and
still is a major obstacle to suc
cessfully growing fruit trees and
perennial legumes in Alaska.
Kallio has been doing research
in the Tanana Valley for the Al
aska Agricultural Experiment
Station. One of his principal pro
jects is to find basic information
about the effect of sub-Arctic en
TRUCK ROAD-E-O DATES
SET FOR MAY 10, 11, 12
The Valdez Truck Road-E-O
date has been changed to May 10,
11, and 12, it was announced
this week. The change was neces
sary due to weather and road
conditions in the Valdez area.
On May 10 the three-day festi
val will get under way with an
“Old Timers Banquet”, with Gov
ernor Frank B. Heintzleman as
have been sent throughout the
speaker. One hundred invitations
Territory to the “Fathers” of
present- day trucking industry. A
minstrel show will be presented
May 11 and wrapping up the fes
tivities will be a Trucker's (fiance
Saturday night, May 12.
Because no large trucks of the
local area are planning to partic
ipate in the Road-E-O, the local
Chamber of Commerce which
had originally voted to pay some
of the expenses for a local truck,
will send best wishes to the Val
dez Chamber which is sponsoring
the three-day event.
vironment upon potato plant
growth and development. He is
particularly interested in light
and temperature.
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Guest Speaker
A! Kiwanis Meet
Dr. Ernest Patty, University of
Alaska president, speaking at the
April 30 meeting of Palmer Ki
wanis, urged parents to see that
their children receive an ade
quate high school education if
they are planning to further their
education. “Requirements at col
leges are going up every year”,
he pointed out. President Patty,
and Elmer Rasmuson, University
regent, were guests at the lunch
eon while in Palmer on business.
The University head told Ki
wanians of the growth of the
University which includes ap
proximately $lVi million in im
provements. “We are completing
a 100-man dormitory which will
be ready September 1 and around
July 1 construction of a 100-wo
man dormitory will begin. “I
urge all students from the Val
ley who plan to attend the Uni
versity next year to get their
reservations in as soon as pos
sible to be sure of dormitory
space. We are getting 35-40 re
quests from the states every week
and the dorms will soon be filled
for next year”, he pointed out.
Regent Rasmuson re-emphasdz
ed the need for early registra
tion and urged Alaskan youths to
take advantage of their Univer
sity.
During their talks the men
pointed out that it costs about
$85 a month for a student living
in the dorms, and from $750 to
$1,000 a year, depending on
whether or not the student gets
part time work.
Other guests at the meeting
were Dr. Curtis Dearborn and
Paul Martin, both with the Alas
ka Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion in Palmer.
THURSDAY. MAY 3
ANNUAL HEALTH COUNCIL
MEET, Hospital, 7:30 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall. 8 p.m.
NOM. COMM. MEA, MEA meet
ing room, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 4
CLEAN-UP BEE, Palmer Ceme
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NURSES’ ASS’N DANCE, Forest
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SATURDAY, MAY 5
ALA. TRACK MEET, Fair
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L-D.S. BAKE SALE
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SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK
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OPEN HOUSE VALLEY PRES
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p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 7
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 pun.
THETA CHAPTER, BSP
XI ETA CHAPTER, BSP, Frances
Hulbert's
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P
Church, 7 p.m.
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CITY COUNCIL, City Hall, 8
p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Moose
hall, 8 p.m.
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CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS. Elks hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
MTA BID OPENINGS, MTA of
fice, 2 p.m.
HOMEMAKERS TEA ,U. P.
Church
THURSDAY. MAY 10
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
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AIRMEN ASS’N., Co-Op club
room, 8 p m.
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MAYOR PROCLAIMS HOSPITAL WEEK
Mayor Charles W. Wilson this
week proclamed the week of May
6 through May 12 National Hos
pital Week in Palmer.
In his proclamation the Mayor
said, "Your Hospital—For You
and Your Community” is the
theme of National Hospital Week
which this year emphasizes hos
pitals’ many services to their
communities' and especially their
role in community disaster plan
ning. The week commemorates
the humanitarian service of hos
pitals throughout the world and
celebrates the birthday of the
famous nurse Florence Nightin
gale on May 12.
“It is fitting that we take the
opportunity presented by this ob
servance to become better acqua
inted with our excellent hospit
als. I urge all of you to visit
your hospital and see the effic
iency and competence which
means protection for you and
yours in time of need. Rediscover
the great community asset which
1 is our hospitals.”
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