= OUR SOIL * OUR STRENGTH =
By Cliff Marcus
aJ! ?ays are Progressively
getting longer, the snow depth
will disappear and soon it will
once again be time for many to
start the land clearing opera
tions.
Thought should be given
now as to where the next clear
ing will be. Soil depth, slope,
and erosion hazards should all
be considered before clearing a
piece of land. Soil depth is very
important and should be the
first item to check before clear
ing any piece of land for'agri
cultural use.
Due to the ever increasing
hazard of wind erosion, though
should be given to leaving
windbreaks where needed. A
windbreak is not going to b<
umy soiuuon to controlling
the wind, but it certainly can
be a big help to prevent loss of
topsoil and moisture. As more
and more of our timber is re
moved and the land is opened
up for cultivation the threat of
erosion will increase. Proper
steps should be taken to pre
vent the loss of our most valu
able resource—the soil.
Before land clearing begins
it might be best to study your
proposed area for clearing and
check to see that necessary tim
ber will be left to act as a
windbreak for soil protection.
Your Soil Conservation Ser
vice technician has information
on the soil, slope, and can give
you information where the
windbreaks should be left in
regard to your own particular
place. Information tan be se
cured by contacting the Soil
Conservation Service office in
Palmer.
Remember: Don't depend on
your neighbor for windbreaks.
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Career Day Program Offered
Varied Helpful Information
Students, teachers, and par
ticipating guests declared Car
eer Day, held at Palmer High
School February 21, a profit
able day. At the all-day event,
sponsored by the Palmer P-TA.
students of Palmer high school,
plus a few Wasilla high school
students, received first-hand
information in leading career
fields.
Dr. Herbert Heller, dean of
the Alaska Methodist Univer
sity, was speaker at the as
sembly which opened the
program. He stressed the im
portance of good background
education for all types of em
ployment. In the course of a
lifetime, he pointed out, a
person today is apt to change
work several times and per
haps even change fields. The
j better educated a person is,
! the better he will meet com
I petition and progress of the
times. Dr. Heller added.
Speakers, representing some
1C various career fields, discus
sed the professional, vocational
and clerical opportunities in
each field. Inclement weather;
prevented some speakers from !
the University of Alaska from j
arriving, and much credit goes
to local representatives who;
were recruited at the last min- i
ute. Allan Linn of the Bureau :
of Public Roads covered the en-'
gineering fields: Charles Well
ing, of the Experiment Station
discussed economics, marketing
and business administration
because he may decide to re
move the timber and you will
be left without protection to
your fields.
NOW’S THE TIME TO BRING
YOUR KITCHEN UP TO DATE!
Don’t put off that modernization job any longer,
if all that’s holding you back is a lack of cash. Bor
row what you need from us to do the job right.
Kates are low; terms arranged to suit your budget!
MATAM'SKA
PALMER. ALASKA
Daily 10 AM - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenings S • 8 P.M.
;
HAVE YOU HEARD?
SOMETHING NEW AT
LIQUOR STORE
MARTINI MATINEE
5 - 6 P.M. EVERY FRIDAY
HORS D'OUVERS - MARTINIS
LADY SHOPPER'S SPECIAL
COCKTAIL HOUR 3 - 5 P.M.
EVERY SATURDAY
BUSINESSMEN'S WEEPER
3 . 7 P.M. EVERY SUNDAY
RAY HOLTZ, Organ & Piano
| 'V’d Mrs. Emile St. Pierre, city
I clerk, presented clerical voca
| tions.
The largest session, in
terms of students participat
ing, was the Armed Forces.
| The field was covered by a
! team composed of Captain
Lorraine Rossi, W.A.C.; M/
1 Sgf. J. T. Prtrnler, Army; Ma
i jor Robert Waters, Army;
1 S/Sgt. Giese, Marines; and
Chief Cater, Navy.
Elmer' SetHn of Northwest
Airlines informed another large
group, of the many jobs in the
aviation field required to keep
commercial airlines in opera
tion.
Other speakers and their
fields included: Dr. Heller and
AMU students, of Anchorage,
education; Attorney John
Shaw, Palmer, law: Myrtle
Bang. Mrs. James Hulbert. Pal
mer, home economics; Dr. Al
Ian Mick, Dr. Arthur Brundage,
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, agriculture; Mrs. John De
Vries. RN, Palmer, nursing; Dr.
Vincent Hume, M D„ Dr. C. C.
Bailey, M. D., Palmer, medi
cine; Dr. Lee McKinley, D. D.,
dentistry; David Key, Texaco
Company, automotive services;
W. S. Hibbard, Ernest Kisee,
Joseph Firia. United General
Contractors, trades; and Max
ine Bray, Maxine’s Beauty Col
lege. beauticians.
Student committee assist
ing was composed of William
Pippel. Mary Johnson, Ron
Sullivan, Judy Jacobson, Ann
Fowler, Cheri Draze, Harry
Hartung. Linda Cope, Sandra
Profit! and Mike Steeger.
An evaluation of the program
will be made by the students
and teachers and results will
be used in planning future car
eer days.
Therapy Workshop
Being Held Here
A speech ana hearing work
shop is being conducted at the
Matanuska Valley Health Cen
ter today and tomorrow. Mrs
Henrietta Grantz of Juneau,
speech and hearing therapist
with the Alaska Department of
Health and Welfare, is con
ducting the two-day workshop
for the benefit of nurses work
ing in small communities and
outlying areas.
Guests attending include
Eunice Berglund. itinerent
public heal Ji nuiM. m toe Hom
er area; Mary LeKevre, public
health nurse. Seward; Ruth
Tewes, itinerent public health
nurse, Kenai, and Mrs. Anne
N. Wenzel, public health re-;
gional nursing administrator
from Anchorage.
Attending from the valley
area are Priscilla Bacon, pub-!
lie health nurse; Margaret
Clark, itinerent public health
nurse; and Helen Maze, school
nurse. Ann W. Corcoran, A.C.
C.A. speech and hearing thera-1
pist from Anchorage, will be
attending part of the workshop. 1
Houston News
By iviudred Bryant
The Willow Civic Organiza
tion held a meeting February
24 and elected officers for the
coming year. Floyd Heimbuch
was named chairman; Frank
Kos, co-chairman; Rosalie
White, secretary-treasurer; and
Frank Moss, Robert Tuer, l<ois
Fowler and A. M. Hazel, area
representatives. A reception
was held after the meeting in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Chris:
Terry.
Ray Johnson was recently in
vited to attend a meeting in
Montana regarding area rede
velopment. He explained func
tions of such an organization to
about 40 persons who attended
the meeting. The group Intends
to attempt a survey of their
area.
* * *
The Homesteaders Club will
meet at Mrs. Robert Vroman’s
home March 14.
Civil Defense meeting will be!
held on March 18 at the Baptist
Church at the Big Lake Junc
tion. All residents of the area
are urged to attend.
Give happiness with Hn?h
hands! Share your blessings
with those in need! Support
The Salvation Army hi its
many -ervices to the less fo*
lunate.
WHAT'S THE WORD?
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