Ring Ro! Caused Over
SIOO.OOO Loss In
Alaska Past Year
Clean seed helps defeat bac
terial ring rot which ruined more
than a thousand tons of Alaskan
potatoes and caused a loss of
more than $100,000 the past year,
Charles Logsdon, extension plant
pathologist, recently announced.
Commissioner of Agriculture
Jim Wilson and Logsdon agree
that the only practical way to
get rid of ring rot is first to get
rid of all potatoes on the farm.
Then disinfect storage cellars,
machinery, baskets and every
thing used in planting, harvest
ing and storing potatoes. Start
a new season with clean seed.
Certified seed is clean seed,
Lcgsdon said. Any sign of bac
terial ring rot automatically dis
qualifies the potatoes for certifi
cation. There is a low tolerance
for signs of other diseases. Close
inspection in the field and bin
means certified seed is as free of
disease as potatoes can be.
Farmers or home gardeners in
fcr list of the available seed in
the Extension Service office.
Questions about disinfecting root
cellars and machinery may be
sent to Logsdon.
OUTDOOR COOKING
CLASS PLANNED FOR
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS
A training class in outdoor
cooking is planned for all area
Girl Scout leaders and other in
terested adults on Tuesday, June
1. Marjorie Bailey of the Susitna
Council will direct the program
which will be held at the summer
cabin occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Hhdreth Steelman, just off the
Glenn highway.
To get to the cabin those at
tending are directed to turn off
a: the Dr. Foster R. Sims’ pro
perty, drive past the garages, to
the cabin. Each person is asked
to take a cup, plate, eating utin
sels, pocket knife, small hatchet,
and a sack lunch. It is expected
the program ^111 be completed
around 2:30 or 3:00 p.m.
.All Scout leaders will be con
tacted. Other interested adults
who would like to attend the
training meeting are asked to
contact Mrs. Charles Wilson.,
FIRES BURNING
MANY ACRES IN TERRITORY ;
Although there have been no j j
reported fires in the immediate j |
.area, the Bureau of Land Man- j;
agement, Division of Forestry em: ;
pioyes are being kept busy in j
•other regions of the territory. A
130-acre fire at Chitina was put
out Tuesday. Other fires report
ed burning, some of which are
now out, were at Fairbanks, Tok
Read, Nelchina River, Cobolt
.River, Black River and a tho”- !
sand-acre fire at McGrath now in i
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MEMORIAL
DAY
FLOWERS
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
Phone 32J11
ANYONE DESIRING
GOOD
TOP SOIL
Contact
FRANK BROWN
at
BROWN’S SHOP
GARDENERS WARNED
OF APHID DAMAGES
The last week of May and
early June signals the beginning
of the usual struggle with in
sects to determine whether in
sects or people benefit from the
efforts expended on vegetables
or flower gardens.
Be prepared with recommend
ed insecticides before maggot
eggs, wormy radishes, chewed-off
plants or hor.ey dew and twisted
leaves produced by aphid feed
ing are first observed, Dr. Rich
ard Washburn, extension entom
ologist. said. Many white birches
have been killed the past two
years due to aphids. Be ready
with malathion before it happens
to a prize specimen in your yard,
Washburn said. The amount of
recommended insecticides to use
is listed in extension circular 23,
Bad News for Bugs”, available
in the district extension service
i office.
REV. RICHEY, FAMILY
PLANNING TWO-MONTH
OI M I SOI UC V IVjn
Rev. Edmund Lacy of Port
Arthur, Texas, third year student
at Southwestern Baptist Theolo
gical Seminary, Ft. Worth where
he is working on his Doctor of
Theology degree, will pastor the
^irst Baptist Church, Palmer
I this summer in the absence of
Rev. A. V. Richey and family
vho plan a two-month vacation
in the States. Rev. Lacy is a
graduate of Baylor University.
Before returning to Palmer the
Richeys will attend the Southern
Baptist convention at St. Louis
Missouri and the Alaska Baptist
convention at Juneau. Besides a
vacation, Rev. Richey will con
duct five r evival meetings in
South Carolina and Texas. They
will fly outside June 1 and re
turn to Juneau August 17 by
Canadian Pacific Steamship. Rev.
Lacy will assume full leadership
as pastor of the First Baptist
Church during the absence of
the Richeys.
mop-up stages.
Land owners, picnicers, -camp
ers and fishermen are urged to
exercise extreme caution while
burning stump rows, fields, and
in camp fire use.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MAY 27
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
WASILLA V. F. W. ‘ Buddy Pop
py” sale
FRIDAY. MAY 28
SPORTSMEN SALMON DIN
NER, Moose Hall — Opens 5:00
p.m.
MAT. CERAMICS CLUB, Craft
room, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. MAY 29
AMERICAN LEGION POPPY
DAY
CHUGIAK SPRING CARNIVAL
OPENS
SUNDAY. MAY 30
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES, j
Palmer Cemetery, 12:15 p.m.
CHUGIAK SPRING CARNIVAL
MONDAY. MAY 31
CHUGIAK SPRING CARNIVAL
TUESDAY. JUNE 1
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS. United Protes
tant Church. 7 p.m.
LUTHERAN LADIES’ AID
CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Clerk's nffire 7-3fl n m
VALLEY FAIR BD. Meeting.
Brook’s Equipment, 8 p.m. ■*
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room. 12:05 p.m.
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN
CLUB. Co-Op rec. basement, 8
p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg.. 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA VALLEY HEAL
TH COUNCIL, Health Center,
7 p m.
I
Auxiliary to Make
Poppy Wreaths Tonight
All members of the American
Legion Auxiliary are reminded
they are to meet at the home of
May Brunner tonight at 8 p.m.
to work on poppy wreathes and
crosses to be used during Memor
ial Day services May 30.
All volunteers and members of
the Auxiliary are to meet Satur
day morning at 9 o’clock at
Bettys’, to begin the annual Pop
py Day sales. Bettys’ will be used
as headquarters for the day, Ann
Demming, Poppy Day chairman
announced today.
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CAMP TIME
*12”
for Ihe week
Includes: Transportation from Anchorage- ;■
All meals—full insurance on each camper i
and Lodging
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VICTORY BIBLE CAMP
MILE 95 — GLENN HIGHWAY
! 1954 SCHEDULE
| 1—Primary — Grades 2 - 3 June 7-12 jj
2—Jr. Girls — Grades 4, 5, 6 June 14-19
; 3—Jr. Boys — Grades 4, 5, 6 June 21 - 26 ;
4— Sky Pilots — Grades 4, 5, 6 June 28 - July 3 i|
5— Jr. High — Grades 7 - 8 July 12 - 17 ij
6— Family Conference July 19-24 j;
7— High School August 2-7 !;
: Pre-Registration $1.00 — Send Applications to I;
| VICTORY BIBLE CAMP — Box 756—Anchorage i
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound
Read Down
7:30 aun.
12:01 pun.
Each Thursday
Lv. Seward Ar.
Ar. Anchorage Lt.
Southbound
Read Up
8:05 pun.
3:30 pun.
ANCHORAGE, MeKINLEY ft FAIRBANKS
Mom, WecL FrL, Northbound — Tues., ThursH SatM Southbound
Ar.
8:30 aun. Lt. Anchorage
12:50 p.m. Lt. Curry Lt.
4:36 pun. Lt. McKinley Lt.
8:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks Lt.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Saturday
8:15 pun.
4:10 pun.
12:26 pun.
8:30
3:00 pun.
5:05 pun.
Lt. Whittier Ar.
Ar. Anchorage Lt.
11:45
9:30
Gall Year ALASKA RAILROAD Agent for
Infomalhm
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
TO VISIT EUROPE
Sailing on the French line,
S. S. Liberte on June 17 from
New York, William W. Elliott,
principal of Palmer Central
School. will tour 12 countries of
Europe. He will visit the princi
aal cities, historical sites, and
cer.tures of culture in England,
Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, Hol
land, Germany, Austria, Switzer
land, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and
France.
While in Rome a private per
sonal audience with His Holiness
Pope Pius XII has been arrang
ed at which Elliott will present
oictures of St. Michael’s Catholic
Church of Palmer.
As president of the Alaska So
ciety Sons of the American Revo
lution, he will be entertained in
Paris by General Comte De
Chambord, head of the society in
France.
While abroad Elliott hopes to
visit many schools and colleges j
■II vanuuo tuumi ica au as uu- .
serve and compare their systems j
of education with our own.
Enroute to New York he will j
visit with friends in Seattle, St.
Louis, and Washington, D. C.
where he will also confer with
S. A. R. officials of the National
headquarters. .
His return trip will be made
by transatlantic plane from j
Paris in time for the opening of
school in the fall.
W. C. T. U. TO MEET
FRIDAY, MAY 28
Friday evening, May 28 at
eight'o’clock, the local W. C. T. U.
will meet at the Church of God.
A film strip will be shown after
a brief business session and wor
ship service. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4lh Wednesday
Each Month
Home Demonstration
Notes
By Marylou Rideoui
A furniture repair workshop
under the supervision of Mary
Robinson, will be conducted in
Chugiak at the Community Hall,
beginning June 4 through the
following week. Perhaps Valley
women who missed out on the
workshop here, would like to at
tend. You are welcome to take
your piece there, but it means a
trip each day in order to finish
in a week’s time. If enroute to
or from Anchorage, stop in ar.d
see the Workshop.
Just arrived on the agent’s
desk is information on fiberglas
curtain and drapery fabrics, also
samples, even printed drapery
materials. Stop in and see them.
Or if you would like to know
facts as to care and sewing of
fiberglas, this is given too. The
famous “Wash and Hang’’ cur
tain that never needs ironing,
starching. <>r stretching. Just suds,
rinse, roll in towel and hang
back at your window. Sun won’t
rot them. In bathroom, dampness
won’t effect them. Can be hung
near stove since they cannot
burn. Fiberglas is fine for show
er curtains since they shed water
like a duck.
Spring housecleaning and the
control of insect pests are two
spring jobs that go together. In
secticides are most effective if
applied to clean surfaces. The
easiest and best time to spray li
quid insecticides in cupboard and
closet is when the contents have
been removed for cleaning.
The proposed one gercent city
sales tax, to be used for school
purposes, passed, 88-30, in a City
of Douglas special election re
cently held in that city. The ef
fective date will be set by the
Douglas City Council.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
For Sale
1946 OLDSMOBILE
4 door
1946 INTERNATIONAL
% ton PICKUP — Newly over
hauled — 4 practically new
tires. In top shape.
FRED’S SERVICE
Right Next to Co-Op Garage
v, -
j-~ry-'ir »rnryp
Tosl's Service Station
COMPLETE OVERHAULING
and
MAJOR TUNE-UPS
IVALVE GRINDING-PIN HOLE GRINDING
LUBRICATION
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
t
JLk.
Important Notice
OF CHANGE IN METER READING AND PAYMENT DATES
Date for reading your Electric Meter will now be the LAST
DAY OF THE MONTH rather than the 20th. PAYMENT MUST
BE MADE BY 10TH OF MONTH FOLLOWING. You will skip May
20th for reading your meter/ and READ IT ON MAY 31 ST.
BILL MUST BE PAID BY the 10th of JUNE or you must pay
the $1.50 penalty.
This change was made by vote of the members at the annual
meeting held April 3rd, because many of our members find
it inconvenient to pay the bill by the end of the month, in
as much as most salary checks are issued the 1st. Therefore,
we trust this change will make it more convenient for pay
ment without paying the penalty.
IN THE FUTURE NO FURTHER NOTICE WILL BE SENT YOU FOR
DISCONNECT OF METER OR NON-PAYMENT OF BILL.
OUR DISCONNECT DATE IS THE 15TH. IF BILL IS NOT PAID
BY THE 15th, your service will be discontinued without
further notice.
Regardless of money if you cannot pay the bill, send us your
meter reading so that we do not have to make estimated bills,
they are very unsatisfactoy both for you and office records.
Those accounts who receive meter reading cards will have
them by the last day of the month. Please send or bring them
to the office as soon as possible thereafter.
FARM AND HOME CONSUMERS WHO RECEIVED THE NEW SELF
BILLING BOOKS:
PLEASE NOTE: ALL KWH CONSUMED OVER 200 ARE FIGURED
AT 3c EACH. This was omitted from the chart on the inside
front cover.
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc.,
Palmer, Alaska