4-H Butte Girls
E:ght members of the 4-H Butte
Girls club were present at the
last meeting. Rita Nelson .called
the meeting to order with the
pledge, then the secretary read
the minutes of the last meeting,
following which we collected our
10 cents dues.
We then discussed going to An
chorage to appear on radio and
television on August 19. We also
discussed the fair, and had re
freshments.
JOYCE RIPPY. reporter
Happy Wacky Gardeners
The fifth meeting was held at
the home of our leader, Dr. Rich
ard Washburn on August 2. Ad
leard Beylund called the meeting
to order. The minutes were read
and then we had a discussion on
4-H camp, following which Dr.
Washburn showed us his garden.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments were served.
VADNEY BLEDSOE, reporter
The signs of the times are all
about! Yes, 4-H in the Valley
is progressing in many ways, but
the newest is the 4-H Leaders’
signs posted on many gateposts
and doorways. These signs read
“A 4-H Leader Lives Here”. The
Valiev has 26 4-H leaders and as
sistants. And there are gate signs
for 4-H'ers too. These were re
ceived recently, your leader pos
sibly has one for you, or you may
stop in at the Extension office.
Forty fi%-e cents is the cost of
the metal signs which should
withstand Matanuska winds and
rain, and throughout the year
the sign will mark your place as
“4-H Member Lives Here”. Get
your sign now.
EMPLOYERS OVERPAY
UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
Numerous employers inadver
tently overpaid Territorial unem
ployment tax for 1953, according
to a statement made this week by
A. B. Phillips, executive director
of the Employment Security Com
mission.
Employers are apparently con
fused over the taxable limit of
wages paid to an individual work
er during any calendar year. Un
der the Alaska Law S3,000 is the
taxable limit, but some employers
are reporting and paying tax on
wages up to S3,600. taxable limit
under the Federal Insurance Con
tributions (Social Security) Act.
Phillips stated that most over
payments have been detected by
routine audit and employers are
being notified to make adjust
ments on their records. Any over
payment credits established by
the Commission may be used to
offset contributions due in future
periods.
RENDEZVOUS BUTTON SALE
Beardless Beaver buttons are
scheduled to go on sale in An
chorage this week. A shipment
of 11,000 buttons have arrived
and will go on sale along with
decals for luggage and windows
to raise funds for the 1955 Fur
Rendezvous.
NEW POLICE REQUIREMENT
No new officer will be appoint
ed to the Department of Territori
al Police hereafter until he has
at least three months residence
in Alaska, the Territorial Board
of Police Commissioners announc
ed at Juneau this week.
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calendar
OF EVENTS
THURSDAY. AUGUST 12
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE. Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MAT. AIRMENS' ASSOC.. Co
Op club room, 7 p.m.
RECA Meeting opens in Fair
banks
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
HORTICULTURE FIELD DAY,
Experiment Station, 6 p.m.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Marylou
Rideout’s home, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer li
brary, 8 p.m.
CITY BOARD OF HEALTH, Dr.
Bailey’s office, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS. Fair
grounds area, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk's office,
7:30 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Fairground area,
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. STAR
(Spec. meeting) Carpenters’
Hall. 8'p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
ALASKA CLIMATE
AGREES WITH SOLDIERS
Soldiers evidently like Alask^.
During the past year 996 have
voluntarily extended their tours
of duty here. A check of person
nel records at USARAL Head
quarters discloses.
Most of the extensions were
for a one-year period, it was said.
A percentage-wise reading on
the proportion who chose to “stay
a while longer” was not available,
but the number is felt to indicate
that Alaska rates high with an
army man. A new regulation now
permits officers to extend their
two year tour for an additional
year. Formerly they could extend
for only six months. Applications
are required to be submitted from
seven to nine months beforehand,
and are subject to approval of
the commanding general.
Under present policies, enlist
ed men may extend their normal
two-year tour for periods up to
one year for a total length of
service in Alaska not to exceed
six years.
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Notes
By Marylou Rideout
Grandmamas used to say to
pretty misses to help curb their
j vanity, “Handsome is as hand
some does”. But our Valley grown
vegetables need no such advice
I —because handsome they are.
j they always do handsomely by
us—if given half a chance. Just
take a good look at your own
vegetable garden, green aisles of
a greenhouse, the display at the
Farmers Market or on the green
grocer’s counters. Your eyes will
tell you that fresh vegetables are
a handsome lot. Colors remind
you of a palette of a painter. As
just one example—all the ver
dure of the perky, crisp cucum
bers served now, is quite a con
trast to the limp, tough slice once
served. Grandmama once cut off
and threw away the peeling, cut
wafer-thin slices and heavily
salted them. After several hours,
the slices were literally wrung
out of the brine, then dressed
with sour cream. But now-wash
cucumber and slice. For added
fanciers, run sharp tines of fork
| up and down the skin surface of
the cucumber. When sliced, the
dark green skins have the appear
i ance of cogs on a pale green
r wheel. Sometimes the unpeeled
j cucumber is cut into long narrow
wedges that make a nice appear
ance with carrot sticks.
It we ate our meals blindfolded,
it would not matter how they
| looked on the plate, so long as
they tasted good. But actually,
we eat with our eyes. Color mak
es for best utilization of food we
eat. Don’t destroy color by un
necessary peeling or overcooking.
Perhaps you have excess lettuce
leaves right now. Take few out
side leaves and line heavy sauce
pan with three or four leaves.
Place shelled peas on lettuce. For
two pounds of peas, (serves four)
add 2 tablespoons water. 1 tea
. spoon sugar. 1s teaspoon salt, cook
only until tender (about 20 minu
tes) in covered pan. Discard let
tuce leaves—Delicious green peas.
You possible know that a few
young pods cooked with peas add
flavor.
Our new garden vegetables are
delicious cooked in small amount
of water, just until tender—but
for variety, you might like a
punchy glaze for new carrots.
Cook 18 small carrots in just
enough water to cook, yet none to
thrown down the drain! On top of
cooked carrots, add : 4- cup butter.
2 tablespoons horse radish, 2
tablespoons sugar, salt and pepper
to taste. Heat slowly, about 5
minutes, until carrots are glazed
Six servings. (Dehydrated horse
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Questions have been coming in
j to the Extension office concern- i
; ing the freezing of fruits and j
vegetables. We are glad to advise
you. Here are a few questions and
i answers we have had.
Do vegetables need to be scald- ;
I ed previous to freezing, if I am '
! going to use them right away?
The scalding step can never be
; omitted. Experiments have been
1 shown that vegetables lose color
and good flavor, an off flavor
develops. ALWAYS scald vege
tables cool immediately and drain
! quickly.
May some fruits be frozen with- |
: out sugar or syrup? Most fruits
keep best and quality of fruit is
best, if frozen with dry sugar or
• syrup. Cranberries and rhubarb
may be frozen without either
sugar or syrup. Can one freeze
currants successfully? The Exten
sion Service has these directions,
although the Home Agent has had
r.o experience at present. Later a
i report of frozen currants can be
made, but here are the directions:
Wash and drain currants before
i removing from, stems. Place fruit
in bowl. Mix with sugar in pro
portion of 1 part sugar to 3 parts
currants. Package, seal and freeze.
Or place currants in carton, cover
with medium syrup. (1 cup sugar
to 2 cups boiling water. Cool)
j Seal. Freeze.
Can frozen fruits be used for
; pies? Yes, but frozen fruit de
| velop more juice than fresh fruit
so a little more thickening is nec
|essary.
People who try to keep up with
the Joneses should first find out
i which direction they &re going.
ALWAYS UNIFORM!
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GUNS - KNIVES
AMMUNITION - TARPS
PACK BOARDS-ROPE
Gas and Wood Burning
CAMP STOVES
SLEEPING BAGS
Co-Op Warehouse
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
DEAN POINTS OUT
ADVANTAGES OF
U OF A ENROLLMENT
Students from the States who
are earning tuition money this
summer in Alaska could use these
funds to the best advantage by
remaining in the territory and at
tending the University of .Alaska,
according to Dr. Neil W. Hosley,
University of Alaska dean.
Dr. Hosley stated tuition and
other costs are lower in many
cases at the Alaska university
than at institutions in the States.
Because the University of Alaska
is a smaller university with a
comparatively large staff on high
ly qualified professors, students
receive individual attention they
cannot get in larger schools.
Dr. Hosley said another reason
many non-Alaskans are coming
to the “Farthest North” univer
sity is that the board of regents
authorized the registration of stu
dents from Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia and Yukon Ter
ritory on the same tuition-free
basis as for Alaska students. He
added that enrollment of students
from stateside high schools as fall
semester freshmen already has
broken all records.
“Short vacations during the
school year and the resultant
early closing of the university
gave University of Alaska stu
For What It’s Worth
By Grayson E. Murphy
Roguing Potatoes
Would you put rotten potatoes
in your stoi'age cellar? You will
all agree that it isn't a good prac
tice to follow. You can cut down
on storage losses by roguing all
Blackleg infected plants from
your fields now. Be sure to re
move all tubers from an infected
plant. Blackleg is more prevalent
this year. The infected plants are
easily spotted by the yellowing
of the foliage and the blackening
of the stem at ground level. Also
infected plants are generally
stunted. Save some storage loss
by removing these infected plants
now.
Horticultural Tour
Don’t forget the Horticulture
Tour at the Matanuska Experi
ment Station tomorrow night,
August 13. starting at 6 p.m. Re
sults of important work will be
shown and discussed. Come on
out and bring some friends with
you.
dents a real advantage in obtain
ing Alaskan jobs for the summer,”
Dean Hosley concluded.
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under ordinary driving conditions.
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Northbound Each Thursday Southbound
Read Down Read Up
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12:01 pun. At. Anchorage Lv. 3:30 pun.
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12:50 p.m.
4:36 pun.
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