VALLEY LEADS IN
AGRICULTURE LOANS
The first annual report of the
Alaska Agricultural Loan Board,
as prepared by James W. Wilson,
administrator, shows that a total
amount of $74,600 was loaned in
the Matanuska Valley. Chattel
loans led the list with a total
of $28,023.90 currently on loan.
Farm development loans ran a
close second with $25,900 disburs
ed in loans and short-term loans
amounted to a total of $17,020.
The year since the organiza
tional meeting last August has
seen the loan program in full op
eration for only about eight
months because until the latter
part of last November the Board
was equipped to make only short
term loans, Wilson’s report indi
cated.
Total disbursements in the ter
ritory during the past year were:
Farm development, $81,500; chat
tel, $64,625, and short-term, $56,
800. Although only $200,000 was
appropriated for the program,
loans already made and paid back
have slightly increased the total.
Loans in the Tanana Valley,
the only other single area where
a large amount of loans were
made, currently totals $65,784.13.
Other areas total less than either
the Matanuska or Tanana Valleys
with $33,380 currently on loan.
During the organizational
meeting last year $10,000 of the
fund was reserved for adminis
trative use, $50,000 for short term
loans and arbitrarily the remain
ing $140,000 was apportioned as
follows: $50,000 for chattel and
development loans in the Tanana
Valley; $50,000 for chattel and
development loans in the Matan
uska-Anchorage area, and $40,000
for other areas.
As of July 31 of this year, the
Matanuska Valley loans had gone
over the allotted $50,000 by $3,
923. The Tanana Valley used all
but $175 of their allottment and
the other areas used but $30,380
of their allotted $40,000.
“With the money out working,
the interest income should ap
proximate $7,500 a year,” Wilson
said. He reported he felt this
amount should cover anticipated
costs for the next year or so but
would still not carry its own
weight as a separate agency.
LAND GRANT COLLEGE
PRESIDENTS HOLDING
ANNUAL MEETING
President and Mrs. Ernest N.
Patty left the University of Alas
ka last week for a three-week
trip to New York and Washing
ton, D. C- on university business.
They will stop in Seattle, where
Dr. Patty will be principal speak
er at the public meeting of the
American Association of Univer
sity Women scheduled at the
University Women’s Club.
In New York Dr. Patty has
scheduled talks with Rockefeller
Foundation and the Ford Founda
tion, and with Dr. Fairfield Os
born, president of the New York
Zoological Society.
Dr. Patty will attend the an
nual meeting of the Association
of Land Grant College Presidents
in Washington. He also will meet
with officials of the U. S. Depart
ment of the Interior and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Alaska University
Gets Title of
"Hontingest University"
Do you want some caribou or
moose steaks, a brace of nicely
fried grouse or perhaps some
broiled rabbit? Maybe your game
tastes run to bear steaks, seal or
ptarmigan.
Name it, and beyond a doubt
a student at the University of
Alaska can fill the menu, for
campus newcomers swear this is
“the huntingest university” they
ever have seen.
Probably few married couples
at other universities get to eat
steak seven times a week while
going to school- Students at the
“Farthest-North” university can
eat as much steak as they please
—but they have to earn it. For
many, getting the winter’s meat
supply in fall is just as important
as earning funds for school dur
ing the summer. It takes a lot of
eating to dispose of a moose and
caribou while varying the diet
with a profusion of smaller game.
The greatest display of their
hunting and fishing ability will
occur next month when the uni
versity’s Wildlife Club holds its
annual banquet. The menu will
include just about every kind of
game, except broiled humming
bird tongues.
Withdrawal Asked In
Chugiak Forest
The Forest Service has made
application for the withdrawal of
an area in the Chugiak National
Forest, it was announced by the
Bureau of Land Management to
day.
The area is a strip 25 chains
in width paralleling the south
west side of Kenai Lake. The
strip begins at the bridge near
the outlet of Kenai Lake and fol
lows the shore line for approxi
mately 9.5 miles.
The area is considered highly
suitable for public recreation. The
withdrawal is needed for plan
ning purposes. The land use plan
of this area will include location
of roads, picnic areas, camp
grounds, summer home groups,
and related developments.
After gaining experience on the
ground as to the areas actually
needed for these developments,
it is planned to change the boun
daries accordingly.
Pre-Natal Classes
Begin November 9
Pre-natal classes will begin
again on November 9 when the
first in a series of four meetings
will be held at the Health Center
in the new hospital. Classes will
begin at 7 p-m. and all expect
ant mothers are invited to attend.
During the course films will be
shown and a conducted tour of
the hospital will be offered to
those attending. Miss Dolores
Mattila, public health nurse, will
be the instructor for the classes.
Poor Turnout at
P. A. R. G. Meeting
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Out of a membership of some
200 persons, only 11 were pres
ent at the quarterly meeting of
the Palmer Area Recreation Coun
cil held Sunday afternoon, Octo
ber 31. The majority of those pres
ent were members of the board
of directors.
Business to be conducted at the
meeting was previously announc
ed with plans for the winter sport
activities to be formulated. Be
cause of the small attendance
ideas and suggestions were rath
er limited. President Norman
Rousey appointed Roger Larson,
chairman, and Joseph and Vir
ginia Gallant, as a committee to
complete the program for the
skating rink.
The rink has been prepared by
the Palmer school board, follow
ing grading work donated by Leo
Lucas, and depending upon the
weather, flooding will begin as
soon as possible. Various means
for the most efficient type flood
ing were discussed at the meeting.
Members of the Palmer Demo
cratic Club have offered the free
use of their booth as a warm-up
hut. The three-sided hut is locat
ed on the Fairgrounds and will
probably be moved to the skating
rink area as soon as arrangements
are made. Board members are
still looking for a larger booth or
hut that will serve the skaters.
The problem of supervision was
extensively discussed, as was a
program for the use of the rink.
Roger Larson volunteered his
services as skating instructor
which was greatfully accepted
by members.
An agreement between the Pal
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and the Palmer Area Recreation
Council was presented by Presi
dent Rousey. With one exception,
the agreement was acceptable to
members.
The recreation program for
next summer was discussed only
briefly. It was annouced that 200
pounds of grass seed has been se
cured and will be used next
spring on the recreation lot.
All points of the recreation pro
gram brought out the fact that
P.A.R.C. is definitely in need of
funds to promote and continue
the varied recreation programs
in the valley. Betty Jo Riddle,
playground instructor this past
summer has not yet been fully
paid for her services, with a bal
ance of $250 remaining to be paid.
Money will be needed for lights
for the ice rink if there is to be
any evening skating. Members of
the ways and means committee
have been studying various ways
in which money can be raised to
continue the recreation program.
Several organizations in the val
ley have contributed sums to the
program and membership dues
have been collected. All but $80
of these amounts have been
spent, most of it on the very suc
cessful summer playground pro
gram this past season.
Any group or individual who
can lend assistance to the P.A.R.C.
recreation programs is asked to
contact Rousey or other board
members.
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