CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES
AVAILADLE TO PUBLIC THIS YEAR
Alaskans may now haye cer- ‘
tified seed potatoes for their gar
dens for the first time since the
founding of the Alaska Certified
. Seed Growers Association in
1951, Charles Logsdon, associa
tion secretary, has announced.
Green Mountain and White
Bliss are the two varieties certif
ied in the Kenai Peninsula. These
two along with Kennebec and
Knik are available from Tanana
Valley growers, while in the Ma
tanuska Valley farmers also can
provide Arctic Seedling as well
as Knik and Kennebec. Garden
ers interested in the certified seed
may contact retail seed outlets
who get supplies either through
Logsdon or direcly from certified
growers.
Main advantage of certified
seed over ordinary commercial
seed is the lower percentage of
disease. Ring rot is the biggest
disase problem in Alaska at pres
ent, Logsdon said. If a trace of
ring rot is found in potatoes, they
are not certified for seed stock.
Little ring rot was found in the
seed grown for certification this
year because original stock was
fairly clean.
“We can’t guarantee certified
seed to be completely disease
free’’, Logsdon said, “but the per
centage is small—less than IV2
percent”.
While home gardeners should
get certified seed potatoes
through retail sources, commer
cial growers may order directly
from the seed association. The ex
ecutive secretary’s office is in
Palmer. Matanuska Valley grow
ers are Ted Knutsen, D. E. Ricca,
Joe Curtis, Barry and Larry Dear
born, Henning Blunck, Carl Fritz
ler, Floyd Davis, Harold Dinkel,
and George Crowther.
Foundation stock of four new
varieties also will be available to
farmers and home gardeners after
March 1, Logsdon said. Two are
early harvest varieties and the
other two late harvest potatoes.
All have been found to hold up
well in storage. The four varieties
were developed by the Agricul
tural Experient Stations and re
leased to the Certified Seed
Growers Association members for
increase in 1952. This seed is now
ready for general distribution.
Information about the four var
ieties is available from Logsdon
in Palmer.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, MARCH 4
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, An
nual meeting. New hospital,
7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY. MARCH 5
AAAS COOK INLET CHAPTER,
Arctic Health Center, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
DEDICATION NEW VALLEY
HOSPITAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
luncheon, Co-Op club room
BASKETBALL TEAMS TO COR
DOVA
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
MONDAY, MARCH 8
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS.,
Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MARCH 9
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY,
Church basement, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 11
MATANUSKA AIRMENS’ AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
8 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
HOMEMAKERS' CLUB
COMPLETE 3 DOZEN
DRESSES FOR ACCA
Several pretty dresses are on
display in the window at the
Trading Post this week. They are
part of three dozen dresses made
by members of the Butte Home
makers’ club for the Alaska Crip
pled Childrens Association. The
interesting display shows the re
sults of one of the Homemakers
HOMEMAKERS CLUB
NOTES
Bulte Club
Members of the Butte Home
makers’ club met at the home of
Mary Frey on February 13 with
a very good attendance.
Several dresses were turned in
for the Alaska Crippled Child
ren's Association and one dozen
of these dresses are on display
in the window at the Trading
Post. They will later be turned
in at the Anchorage ACCA office.
Several individuals who are not
members of the club have also
donated their time and made
dresses.
A bridal shower was held in
honor of Hazel Jensen whose
wedding to Jerome Koppenberg
took place the following evening.
Many lovely and useful gifts were
received by the bride-to-be.
Following the opening of gifts
three cakes, baked in the shape
of wedding bells were served
with coffee. Mrs. Violet Sherman
had baked and decorated the
lovely cakes.
GARDEN CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS MARCH 24
A nominating committee con
sisting of Maud Hosier, Izola
Sims and Lillian Eckert was ap
pointed by Richard Washburn,
acting chairman, at the recent
Garden club meeting. The slate
of officers will be presented at
a regular meeting to be held Mar
ch 24 at the Palmer School when
the election of the club’s first of
ficers will be held.
During the meeting Dr. Win
ston Laughlin spoke to the group
on fertilizers, pointing out the im
portant role phosphate and nitro
gen play in successful Alaska
gardens. Slides were shown, il
lustrating the results of lack of
fertilizers. The club hopes to have
slides for each meeting to illus
trate the subject being discussed
at the time.
club’s projects. Each dress is of
a different style, as well as dif
ferent design mgtoriaD
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WasHIa Grange
Follies Set for
March 19 and 20
An all new show, with lots of
laughs is being planned by mem
bers of Wasilla Grange No. 2 for
March 9 and 20 when the annual
Grange Follies will be presented
in the Wasilla Community Hall.
For those attending on opening
night there will be an opportun
ity to receive a valuable door
prize. Curtain time has been set
at 8 p.m. and will continue for
two hours, with Pat Murphy as
master-of-ceremonies.
Mary Combs and Wayne Hun
ter will offer two dance specialty
number, one a tap and the other
a waltz. The male quartet con
sisting of Ernest Line, Ted Mom
msen, Pat Carter, and Vince
Smith will present a repertoire
of favorite numbers, accompanied
by Peggy Overstreet, pianist, who
will accompany all the follies’
numbers.
The all-male chorus “cuties”
will offer specialty numbers, as
will the can-can “girls”. Directing
again this year is being done by
Mary Combs. Ilah Sinske is as
sisting and is in charge of ad
vertising.
Tickets may be obtained from
any Grange member, or at the
door. Adult admission will be
$1.00; children, 50 cents.
Alaska Steamship Line
Announces New Schedule
Alaska totems may expect to
be photographed by thousands of
tourists again this summer, and
the region of the legendary igloo
visited by the normal stampede
of visitors—a conclusion drawn
from the Alaska Steamship Com
pany announcement of its sum
mer passenger vessel schedule.
Each Wednesday and Friday,
May 21 through September 3, Al
aska-bound adventurers will sail
from Seattle and twice a week
—each Monday and Wednesday—
others will debark here. The
well-known steamers Alaska, Al
eutian, Baranof, and Denali are
the carriers.
In Alaska, the Alaska Visitors
Association is making plans to
help the tourist more thoroughly
enjoy his vacation in the great
northern territory.
Norman Rousey to
Head Newly Formed
Recreation Group
Twenty persons, representing
some 12 Valley organizations, vot
ed unanimously on the Palmer
Area Recreation Council, as a
name for the recently organized
recreation group in Palmer, and
Norman Rousey was elected tem
porary chairman.
Dr. C. C. Bailey was named
vice-president and Mrs. Katheryn
Wilson named secretary-treasur
er.
A board of directors, who will
draw up the constitution and by
laws for the organization, con
sists of Lucille Mick, Benjamin
Caboe, David Porter, Charles Wil
son, and Richard Blue. Board
members and officers will hold
their first meeting next Sunday
afternoon at the Co-Op club room
at 3:30 p.m. Suggestions and pro
posals to come out of the meet
ing will be presented to the full
membership at a general meeting
planned for Monday evening,
March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Co-Op
club room.
Organizations represented at
the meeting included the Exten
sion Service, Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen, Sourdough, River
bend, and Palmasilla Homemak
ers’ clubs, Beta Sigma Phi, North
land Pioneer Grange, Jonesville
Miners, Parent-Teachers Associa
tion, Church of Christ, Ministerial
Association, and Palmer teachers.
LITTLE LEAGUE MEET
POSTPONED BY STORM
Because of the storm on Mon
day night there was no regular
meeting of the Little League. Bill
Fogg, president, announced this
week that the next meeting will
be held the first part of April;
the meeting date to be announced.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
ATTENDS PARENTS'
SOLDEN WEDDING
Mrs. Gertrude Kerjser of Pal
■rter * returned Monday of this 1
veek from Hastings, Minnesota
,vhere she attended the Golden,
Wedding anniversary reception of :
ler parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris
rames. The James were married
February 3, 1904 in Hastings.
Hichard Brennan, brother of Mrs.
rames served as best man and
vas present for the celebration,
rour daughters were in attend
mce from Alaska, St. Paul, Hast
ngs and St. Paul Park and serv
?d as hostesses. Approximately
500 guests were in attendance.
Enroute to Palmer, following
ler visit with her family, Mrs.
£enser made visits in Idaho and
Washington.
BENZO FUME and
NICO-FUME for
GREENHOUSE
FUMIGATION
Hyacinths and Daffodil ;
Plants in Blossom
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
Phone 32J11
. Mrs. ( Bertan Curry was- dis
charged from Valley Hospital
\yednesday of this week and is
convalescing at home. Mrs. Curry
was reecntly injured in a fall
while ice skating.
TIME TO CALL MAC
If if sounds like an air raid
every lime you shut the
faucets suddenly it means
the air cushions in your
water pipes are full of
water. It's a simple job for
us to "bleed" them or in
stall new ones for you, and
it will end that annoying
"Thump." Just pick up
your phone and Call 46
MACS PLUMBING
SUNDAY MARCH 7TH
10:00 Sunday School Hour
Rev. Roy Ahmaogak will be speaking io
the Departments.
11:00 Morning Worship
Rev. William Waries of Point Barrow
will be the guest speaker
A CORDIAL WELCOME AWAITS YOU
Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
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