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H. P. Gazaway was guest
Kpeaker it the January 6 meeting
of the Palmer Kiwanis Club. His
topic was on organization and
progress of our local credit union.
Dr. Winston Laughlin of the
Alaska Experiment Station is at
tending a meeting of technical
soil research at Purdue Univer
sity and Iowa State College.
While Outside Dr. Laughlin plans
a few days visit at his former
home in Denver.
Midshipman Howard Esslinger
has returned to Annapolis follow
ing a holiday' vacation spent at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Esslinger.
Cy Brewer is on vacation this
week from his duties as manager
•of the Matanuska Electric Asso
ciation. He is spending his time
at home.
Among holiday visitors to the
valley area were Mr. and Mrs.
Borge Jensen of Copenhagen,
who visited at the home of Mt.
and Mrs. Wilson Woods. Mr. Jen
sen is a pilot on the Scandinavian
Airlines and has been a frequent
valley visitor during the past
year. This was 'his wife’s first
visit.
The regular meeting of the
Episcopal Church Womens’ Auxi
liary was held January 6 at the
borne of Mary Rowley. Refresh
ments uaere served. Those attend
ing included Clara Buzby, Paula
Main, Ann Demming, Margaret
Sharrow, Julie Bailey, Esther
Thompson, and Ruth Everett.
DEFINE STATUS OF
FISH AND GAME
COMMISSIONERS
Terms defining the status of
each Commissioner of the newly
Treated Alaska Fish and Game
Commission was agreed upon by
toy all seven members at their fall
meeting in Juneau recently. This
•adtion was taken in accordance
with Chapter 63, the Fish and
Game Bill passed by the 1957
Territorial Legislature, which
5>tates that definitions of the
Commission members are to be
made by regulation of the Com
mission.
The definitions are as follows:
'Commercial Fisherman : A person
Who holds a Territorial commer
cial fishing license and engages
in. commercial fishing duriftg the
season. Fish Processor: A person
who engages in the processing, in
any manner, of fish or shellfish
products. Sports Fisherman: A
person who holds a Territorial
sports fishing license, engages in
«port fishing, but does not en
gage in commercial fishing. Hun*
*er: A person who holds a Terri
torial hunting license, engages in
hunting, is not a professional
hunter, and do«> noft •engage in
commercial fishing. Trapper: A
.person* who* ongag&s in trapping
during the trapping season and
does not engage in commercial
fishing.
Prior to 1957 under the old
Fisheries Board, the Board mem
bers repreesnted only commercial
and sports fishing in the Terri
tory. With the inclusion of a Fur
and Game Division and two new
Commissioners, the work of the
Commission will be expanded
considerably.
C. L. Anderson, Director of the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game and executive secretary of
the Commission, was requested by
the Commission to have a general
survey made of the basic manage
ment problems so far as it con
cerns the fur and game resources
of the Territory. The plan is to
hire qualified fur and game bi
ologists who will review the gen
eral problem, consult with the
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
avoid duplications and overlap
ping of effort and prepare a pre
liminary report for the next j!
meeting of the Commission when i
it convenes at Fairbanks in April.
In line with the Commission’s I
work on conservation and recrea
tion the director was further in- 1
structed by the Commission to
make every effort to insure ac- ;
cess and to have set aside areas on
lakes and streams so that the j
public can enjoy the benefits of
their heritage on the waters of
the Terirtory of Alaska.
COMMITTEES NAMED
l*N CHURCH AUXILIARY
Committees for the year have
been named in the Episcopal
Church Womens’ Auxiliary. Ser
ving on the altar committee will
be Mrs. Ann Demming and Mrs.
Esther Thompson; Esther Thomp
son, Christian education; and Mrs.
Jewel Bailey, United thank of
fering with missions committee.
Officers of the auxiliary are
Mary Rowley, president; Mrs.
Ted Buzby. vice-president, and
Paula Maine, secretary-treasurer.
Alaska ASC Committee
Reappointed for ’58,
Local Mon Named
The Alaska Agricultural Stab
ilization and Conservation Office
has received word that the Secre
tary of Agriculture has reappoint
ed the members of the Alaska ASC
Committee for 1958. Members of
Che committee are appointed on
an annual basis by the Secretary.
Members reappointed are Philip
R. Johnson, Mile 33, Richardson
Highway, Fairbanks as chairman,
and John D. Nash of Palmer and
Vernon S. Mutch of Anchor
Pdint as members. Dr. Allan H.
Mick, director of the Alaska Agri
cultural Extension Service serves
as an ex-officio member.
The Alaska ASC Committed ad
ministers Federal agricultural
programs involving direct service
to Alaska farmers. Two programs
- the Agricultural Conservation
Program and the National Wood
Program—are presently active in
Alaska. Under the ACP the Fed
eral government shares with Al
askan farmers the cost of various
conservation practices such as
land clearing, ditching, drilling
livestock wells, etc. Normally the
government pays approximately
50 percent of the cost of approved
practices. This program is execut
ed by county ASC committees at
Palmer, Fairbanks, and Homer.
Each county committee is com
posed of three farmers elected by
the farmers participating in the
program and the local extension
agent.
AiasKan committees were
1 originally established as PMA
Committes in 1952. Original mem
bers of the state committee were
Bert Stimple of Fairbanks as
chairman, and Simon Newcomb
of Palmer and Edward W. Lie
benthal of Anchor Point as mem
bers. Stimple resigned in Sep
tember,1 1953 and was replaced as
chairman by Johnson in January,
1954. Lhebenthal took a position
aS district agricultural Extension
agent at Home in October, 1953,
and resigned from the commit
tee. He was replaced in Febru
ary, 1954, by Vernon S. Much of
Anchor Point. Newcomb served
through 1955 but at his request
was not reappointed for 1956 as
he went Outside; John D. Nash
was appointed in January, 1956,
to replace him. Dr. Mick has ser
ved as an ex-officio member of
the committee since its establish
ment. |
The Territorial and county ASC |
committees are today a perman
ent part, of the Alaskan agricul
tural organization. The Deparf
ment of Agriculture has repeated
ly stated it will continue to op
j erate programs directly involving
farmers through these farmer
committees. These oommittees
also provide Alaskan agriculture
with a valuable channel to Wash
ington as. these committees can
and do recommend agricultural
programs and modifications of
programs applicable to Alaska.
HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Sourdough Chib
Members of the Sourdough
Homemakers Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Myrtle Graham
on Tuesday, January’ 14
Glacier Club
The Glacier View’ Club met at
the home of Polly Warner on De- -
cember 17 for their Christmas
party. Eight members and one
visitor were present and gifts
were exchanged. Christmas
games were directed by Lillian
Eckert. The next meeting will
be January 21 at the home of
Lillian Eckert.
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ALASKA SECTIONAL
TO BE HELD AT
FAIRBANKS IN MARCH
The National Rifle Association’s
rifle and pistol sectional for Al
aska will this year be held in
Fairbanks with March 6. 7. 8. and
9 set as the dates, it was an
nounced this week by Marie
Westenbarger .secretary of the
MVS Rifle and Pistol Club.
Anyone requiring further in
formation may contact Howard
Edmunds, P. O. Box 1617, Fair
banks, Alaska. Mrs. Westenbarger
will have all the bulletins and
data on this shoot as soon as the
Tanana Valley Sportsmen Asso
ciation have them completed, she
said.
The local riflemen have shot
four matches with the Tanana
team this year, winning three of
them and losing one. The clubs’
second teams have fared the
same; with Palmer taking three
out of four of the shoots. In
match four Ken Westenbarger
was high for his team with a 389,
followed by Noel Woods, 387;
Perley Jones, 384, and Vern Don
aldson, 382 for a total of 1542.
Fairbanks took this match with
a total of 1557. The MVS shoot
ers took the second team match
with a 1522 total to the Tanana
score of 1494. Stan Lowe shot
high for his team with a 382,
along with Bill Wakeland’s 382.
Ed Bellringer and Dan Fleming
each shot a 379 total.
In their third match the local
shooters won with a total of 1555
to the far-north shooters’ 1937.
The second team lost by only one
point, 1507-1508.
Sportsmen Organize
Local Camera Club
A Camera Club is being organ
ized under the sponsorship of the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen,
with Sam Woolcock as chairman,
it was announced this week.
A tentative date and meeting
place has been set for Thursday
January 23 at 8 p.m. in the Co
Op rec hall.
One need not be a member of
the Sportsmen group in order to
join the Camera Club, however,
it is hoped everyone will be in
terested in the organization’s nu
merous activities and want to
join. Membership is not limited
to adults, it was pointed out. The
club invites, and sincerely hopes,
there will be many youthful fans.
Regardless of size or make of
camera, everyone should benefit
Craft Workshop
Planned During .
Month of February
“Learn a home craix during the
month of February”, is the ad
vice of Frances Hulbert, home
demonstration agent with the
University of Alaska Extension
Service.
A craft workshop will be held
at the local Extension Service of
fice every Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons and evenings, begin
ning February 4, Mrs. Hulbert
stated. New crafts may be learn
ed and old ones reviewed, she ad
ded.
Suggested crafts include lea
ther tooling, cooper tooling, tile
painting, textile painting, fur
sewing, glove making, lamp
shades and ceramics.
Any interested person may
participate whether or not a
member of Homemakers Club.
Enrollment should be made at the
Extension Service office within
the next week so that materials j
may be ordered. Costs will be
for materials only and all who
register are asked to pay a $1.00
| registration fee.
DRIVERS REMINDED
TO CHECK LICENSE
j Vehicle drivers were this week
| reminded by Gordon Nelson, Ter
ritorial Police officer, to check
their driver’s license for expira
tion dates. All current licenses
expire on the holder’s birthdate
and according to regulations ap
plication is to be made to Jun
eau 60 days in advance of the ex
piration -date.
The patrolman said that there
are still some of the old white
licenses around. Anyone who has
one of these (they expired last
year) should make application for
a new license immediately. It
will be necessary to take a driv
er’s test in oi-der to renew the old
type license and this is done at
the territorial police office locat
ed in the city hall building.
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j from instructions, discussions and
field traps. Plan to take your
camera to the meeting, the chair
man said, and asked that prospec
tive members watch the paper for
further announcements.
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Rev. Bert Single
Retires This Month
The Rev. Bert J. Bingle, who
has practically become a railroad
er himself in the past 16 years,
will be retiring this month. The
Alaska Railroad Mission, under
the Presbyterian Board of Na
tional Missions, will be taken over
by the Rev. Joseph Hector.
Two years ago Rev. Bingle in
jured his foot at the “Suntrana
Chapel, and later hurt his back
while trying to spare the foot,
and no good came from his hav
ing to walk through heavy snow
on a day no trains were running
in order to reach a section house
for services.
Over a year ago the Railbelt
pastor asked his mission board
to relieve him of his pastorate.
He has stayed on until a succes
sor could be named. In a letter
to J. H. Lloyd, general manager
of The Alaska Railroad, Rev.
Bingle said:
“I want to thank you for your
gracious helpfulness in our mis
sion work along The Alaska Rail
road for the year 1957 . . . Your
many workers and the workers’
families along the right-of-way
these last 16 years have been so
helpful and gracious in their
‘putting up’ with me. I want to
through you say ‘Thank you’ to
them. No one could have been
nicer. May God be as near to
them as they have been near and
helpful to me and my family.”
The Rev. and Mrs. Bingle ex
pect to leave Fairbanks by train
for Anchorage, enroute to the
States, on January 10. At the
conclusion of a four-month fur
lough, they expect to return to
Fairbanks. Next summer he will
direct further construction of and
IN MID OUT AT THE
VAUEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients listed at the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital this week
include Anita Swoboda, 1; Mrs
Thomas Phillips, Oswald Han
sen, John T. Williams, Martin
Ubert, 2; Elizabeth Ubert, 3; Hen
ry Hill, 9; Mrs. Norman Bean
Marilyn Vasilie, 7; Sharon Love
joy, 15; Stuart Vail, Francis Ord,
Ivan Cook and Roderick Wil
liams.
Hospitalized but now out.:
Katherine Hill, 6; Chris Hill, 1;
John Hill, 4; Steven Hill, 8; Mrs.
George Black, Lane Rice, Mich
ele Ray, Mrs. Howard Estelle and
infant daughter; John Logsdon,
2; Patricia Hartung, 7; Claud Har
ter, Charmaine Sawby, Lola Jen
sen, 1; Mrs. James Haisley and
infant daughter, and Elwin Hjel
len, Wasilla,
manage the Harding Lake Youth
Camp.
Rev. Bingle is well-known to
many valley residents, having
served as pastor at the United
Protestant Church during the ear
ly days of the Matanuska Valley
Colony.
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