|: RANDOM RAMBL8NQS OUT WASiLLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
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A barn dance was held Satur
day evening at Vicharus’s which
was attended by the teen-agers of
this area. Music was furnished
by juke box and the accordian
played by Ray Jensen. Refresh
ments topped off an evening of
dancing.
Harold Byers, Jr. has left for
Detroit where he will spend some
time visiting with friends and
relatives after which he plans to
enlist in the Navy.
Clara Slumberger has return
ed from a summer spent in the
states to resume her teaching
position at the Wasilla School.
The T. G. Betts and daughters
are glad to have ‘'Grandma”
back home again.
Paul LePors and Bill Kotila are
among those who bagged their
caribou. They will now join the
moose hunters to try and get
their quota.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Teeland
have returned from a four day
trip which took them to Nenana
by train, thence by bush pilot to
Fairbanks, return to Anchorage
by Alaska Airlines and home by
bus.
The Polio Drive in this area
has been successfully carried out
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and Auxiliary. They have can
vassed the entire area personal
ly. Next week we will be able
to give you a complete report of
funds collected.
Frank Clyde had a fire in his
I truck while he was shopping the
other day. Fortunately, two men,
one of them Clyde Dimmock,
spotted the smoke and grabbing
a fire extinguisher promptly put
out the fire. Loss, one battery
cable.
David Henry, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Henry, has the
credit of being the youngest
moose hunter in this area to get
a moose. Not only the youngest
but he took only one shot to ac
complish it.
Vaughn Wilson and his mother,
Mrs. Wilma Wilson have moved
their trailer again to Anchorage
where Vaughn is stationed with
the Armed Forces. Vaughn has
just returned from a tour of duty
at Gambol (close to Siberia).
Floyd (Butch) Morrison, so of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morrison has
returned from a summer spent in
the states visiting with his grand
parents.
“Death is a five letter word—
so is Speed.
ENGAGEMENT TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Hoff
man of Palmer have announced
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Dorothy Louise to B. L. Sisco
of Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. R. Sisco of Oseola, Arkansas.
A fall wedding is planned.
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14th Annual
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR
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RECORD DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS
SLATED FOR THIS YEAR’S FAIR
One of the largest and most
varied collection of exhibits will
be or display at the 1954 Matan
uska Valley Fair, which will be
held in Palmer this week on
September 4. 5, and 6. The Alaska
Railroad is again this year co
operating to make this tremen
dous display possible.
Following its regular custom,
fhe ARR will offer special service
for patrons of the Matanuska
Valley Fair, and for exhibitors at
the fair. During the three days
of the 1954 fair round-trip trans
portation to Palmer will be pro
vided from any point along the
railbelt, for the price of a one
way ticket. Free transportation
will be furnished for exhibits by
the ARR. The railroad will also
give free transportation to care
takers of livestock exhibits.
Added transportation to the
fair has been assured by the Ma
tanuska Valley Bus Lire who
have announced that schedules
will be maintained sufficient to
handle all passengers both coming
and going. In addition there will
be plenty of parking space pro
vided for the many thousands
who are expected to drive their
own vehicles to the fair. Round
trip from Anchorage *to Palmer
will be only $3.00 on any of the
three dates of the Fair.
Season tickets to the three day
affair are now available at $2.50
for adults, and $1.00 for children
under 12 years of age. Single ad
missions, day or night ,are $1.00
for adults, 50 cents for children
! under 12 years of age, and chil
dren of pre-school age will be
admitted tree ot cnrrge, u accom
panied by their parents. Saturday,
September 4, is Family Day. All
| members of a family unit admit
ted for the cost of two adult
tickets ($2.00).
Displays
For those interested in seeing
for themselves the prize-winning
j vegetables the Matanuska Valley
j has become famous for, there
will be a special class for the
largest vegetables with cash priz
es offered for the largest vege
table in each class. Fair-goers
will see cabbages running around
30 pounds each—huge beets, car
rots, potatoes and turnips, along
with local-grown and wild rasp
berries and strawberries, currants, j
lueberries, cranberries and goose- <
terries.
Always a favorite with photo- j
graphers, the individual farm dis
plays will again this year be pre
sented, with the first prize of S100
spurring families on to bigger
and better displays each year. The
products displayed in the individ
ual farm display division must
have been grown in the Valley, or
have been made by the exhibitor
and his immediate family. Dis
plays will be arranged in sections
(Six feet deep and six feet wide. I
Backgrounds will be decorated by j
i he exhibitor.
Livestock
During the past year several
farmers of the Matanuska Valley
have purchased new stock for j
their dairy farms. Today there are
more cow's in the Matanuska Val
ley than the combined total of the
rest of the territory. There will be j
guernsey, holstein, crossbred. Red
dane, brown Swiss and others on
disDlav. The best cow in the show i
will receive a special prize of $35
as well as a bronze placque, to
be earned three years before be
•oming the permanent possession
of the winner. There will be cows,
bulls, heifers, and calves on dis
play, along with beef cattle, hors
j es, sheep, goats, 6wine, poultry i
; and rabbits.
Art Show
Rusty Dow, “shoepac artist of
I the Valley,” will supervise the
art display again this year. Rusty i
jwill have some of her own crea- i
tions on display. However, they j
will not be entered for competi
tion.
j Fred Machentanz, famous Alas
kan artist, who also makes his
'home in the Matanuska Valley,
j will have several of his original
'paintings, lithographs and photo-;
graphs in the display. ;
Entries in the fine arts profes- (
sional division must be original
works of art and may not be cop
| ies of other pictures or photo
graphs. All entries are limited to
work not previously shown af ex
positions of the Valley Fair. Ex
i hibitors in this division must be
18 years of age or over. There
will be classes in painting, draw
ng, graphics, schulpture, picture
novelties, pressed and flower |
pictures. |
There will also be a division of
ine arts for amateurs. The same !
requirements apply to entries in
this division as in the profession
al group.
A special prize of $25 will be
offered for the best oil or water
color painting depicting rural life
. in the Matanuska Valley. It may
f be landscape or figure painting
but must show some phase of
rural industry or activity that is
characteristic of life in the Val
ley.
There will also be a division
work in this division must con
firm with regulations in the pro
fessional group. The classes are
the same.
For What It’s Worth
Maianuska Valley Fair
Are you a booster of Alaskan
Agriculture? You have an excel
lent opportuntiy to do your part
by exhibiting at the Fair. The
Fair is the “Show Window” of
agriculture.
The Matanuska Valley Fair was
j founded in 1936. This is the fo~ur
! teenth annual Fair. It has be
come bigger and better each year
and attracts large crowds of vis
itors. Many of the people attend
ing the Fair are from “Outside”.
A good Fair makes them good ad
vertisers for Alaskan Agricul
ture.
It doesn’t take very much time
to prepare an exhibit. Your ex
hibit will make this the best Fair
yet. I will see you at the Fair. \
Tractor Maintenance
Demonstrations
The Knuckle Busters 4-H Trac
tor Maintenance Club will give
demonstrations at the Fair, Sat
urday afternoon, September 4.
These demonstrations will be
about several important items
After October First
Due to increased costs
of operating under cold
weather conditions the
price of READY MIX
CONCRETE will advance
$5 per yard at Valley
Concrete Products Plant
after October 1st.
CLYDE, JIM and AL
INLET
MOTORS, Inc.
Your Studebaker
Dealer
'Over a Century on Wheels"
New and Used Cars
Complete Automotive
Repair
Parts and Service
P. O. Box 1052 Dial 2G501
5th and Barrow Street
which will increase the life and j
operating efficiency of your trac- •
tor.
RIDES. A merry-go-round,
loop-a-plane, ferris wheel, and
k.ddie airplane. Fun for all at the i
Matanuska Valley Fair!
HOMEMAKERS’ BOOTHS.
The national theme of homemak
ers booths is "Today’s home makes
tomorrow’s world.” Each club
will show scenes depicting home
life.
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CONGRATULATIONS
la the
MATANUSKA VALLEY FAIR
Palmer Bar
Ruth and Bob
Plenty of
Hot Water
For All Needs
Electric
Water Heaters
TANK TYPE, 40 gal. capacity
TABLE TOP MODEL, 50 gal. capacity
See the AMANA Deep Freezer
This is the popular upright model, sectionized
for storing packages — has wire section for
easy viewing and is in the roomy 15 cu. ft. size.
WESTINGHOUSE IMPERIAL ELECTRIC
RANGE will please her for many years.
King-size miracle sealed oven — minute timer
— All the features combined in one range.
Co-Op Warehouse
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
'Welcome, fyn.ie*uHl
To the 14th Annual Valley Fair
DROP IN WHILE YOU ARE HERE
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF GROCERIES,
VEGETARLES AND LUNCHEON MEATS
I
North Palmer Store
We Congratulate the Fair Association on a
Bigger and Better Fair