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The Frontiersman
FARM EXCHANGE
YOUTH FROM FINLAND
TO VISIT IN VALLEY
4
3o Larsson, farm youth from
Finland, will arrive in Alaska in
early June to spend three months
as a guest in various farm homes
under the International Farm
Youth Exchange program, Lynn j
O. Hollist, associate director of
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, said.
The 22-year-old youth's home
is in Lovisa which is near Helsin
ki and in about the same latitude
as Anchorage. He is a junior at
the University of Helsinki where
he is majoring in agriculture.
Firm 1943 until 1947 Larsson was
a 4-H club member and carried
out his projects on the home farm.
Cereal grains, cattle and forrestrv
are the principal forms of agricul
ture on the Larsson’s 550-acre;
farm.
After a brief welcome in Wash-!
ington, D. C., Larsson will fly di-;
rectly to Fairbanks where he will
observe and work on farms in the
Tanana Valley. Current plans
also include about a month in the
Matanuska Valley and some time
in Southeastern Alaska.
While part of the IFYE dele
gate’s travel expenses are paid to
this country. Alaskans are asked
to pay travel within the Territory
and provide a certain amount of
spending money. IFYE delegates
from abroad are permitted to take
only a limited amount of money
with them when they leave their
homeland. This sum is inadequate
to cover expenses of six months
in the states. One way the foreign
delegates earn their expenses is
to speak before American organi
zations which pay $5 to $10 for
each talk. _ _
During Larsson’s visit in the
Territory he will do some farm
work in line with the learn-by
doir.g policy of the National 4-H
Club Foundation, the IFYE spon
sor. However, the delegate is
NEW TYPE HEAD
LETTUCE AVAILABLE
TO GROWERS NEXT YEAR
“Alaska” seed, a new head let
tuce variety well adapted to the
Territory’s growing conditions,
will be available next year, ac
cording to the staff of the horti
culture department of the Univer
sity of Alaska Agricultural Ex
periment Station.
Dr. M. F. Babb, chief horticul
turist, described the new variety
as a large, dark green, late ma
turing, slow bolting, tip-burn and
authracnose resistant head let
tuce. The heads are firm and have
good wrapper leaves, but are
somewhat exposed on top.
This strain has been under trial
in Alaska during the past five
years and has given outstanding
results in the Matanuska Valley.
While the “Alaska” seed is not
available from either the Agricul
tural Experiment Station or from
the Extension Service, it should
be in ample supply at commercial
seed houses next vear. *
BANG'S VACCINATION
NOT REQUIRED ON
SUSITNA RANGE CATTLE
At a recent meeting of the
Little Susitna Range committee,
it was decided that because of
the veterinary situation during
the past winter, the regulation re
quiring Bang’s vaccination, will
not take effect until the 1954 sea
son. it was announced this week.
here to learn as much as possible
about all phases of American ru
ral life which he can not do if
he works daily a a hired hand or
is treated strictly as a guest. Hosts
are urged to welcome and treat
the foreign delegate like a mem
ber of the family as much as pos
sible. Hollist said.
When Larsson leaves Alaska
the end of August he is to visit
farm homes in Maryland. He will
return to his home in December
to report what he learned here
to friends and organizations in
Finland. The Foundation sponsors
the two-way exchange of farm
youthhs to help promote inter
national understanding.
4-H NEWS
Our first 4-H leaders’ training
meeting is next Tuesday night,
May 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exten
sion Craft room.
Mary Zughaib, Dean of Wo
men at the University of Alaska,
will be with us. She will discuss
with the leaders some of the tech
niques and problems of getting
along with and guiding young
people. WMiss Zughaib has done
Y.W.C.A. work and was teenage
director in New Bedford, Mass.!
DO COME, a grand opportun-!
ity to hear and discuss leader j
problems and solutions.
The Beaters
The first meeting of our 4-H
club was held Tuesday, May 18
at the home- of our leader Mrs.
Hanks. We selected the name
“Beaters” for our club.
We made plans for the coming
summer and elected officers as
follows—Carol Berry, president.
Barbara Brewster, vice-president:
Sarah Moffitt, secretary: Nancy
Boyd, treasurer; Muriel Hanks
reporter, and Patty Berry, song
leader.
Our assistant leader, Mrs.
Brewster is going to bring an
American flag to our next meet- j
ing.
Muriel Hanks gave a demon- j
stration on how to m^te a scarf
and how to stitch a skirt.
The meeting closed and refresh
ments were served!
Muriel Hanks, reporter
Vegetable Growers
The first meeting of the Vege
table Growers was held at Mrs.
Trowbridge’s on Friday, May 8.
We elected officers who were:
Don Boulter, president; Larry
Trowbridge, vice-president: Ro
berta Sharp, secretary-treasurer;
Bill Wimmer, reporter and song
leader Larry Sharp.
Ohter members at this meeting
were Mike Berry, Craig Trow
MOOSE LODGE
PLANS STAG PARTY
Members of the Palmer Moose
Lodge are planning a stag party |
for the evening of May 29. Mem- j
bers of the American Legion will
be guests of the lodge at the
party.
Refreshments will be served,
with a cover charge of one dollar;
per person planned.
Awarded Record Player
Eino Wertinnen was awarded
the RCA Victor record player
offered by the Women of the
Moose. The award was made on |
May 9.
bridge and George Sharp.
We had a short business meet-1
ing and decided to have our next |
meeting at one o’clock Friday,
May 22. Our next game leaders |
are George Sharp and Don Boul
ter.
Mixing Bowl
The 4-H Mixing Bowl club elec
ted officers on May 18. The presi
dent is Judy Hurley; Leah Rae
Schroeder, vice president; Iola
Gae Schroeder, secretary, Lee
Ann Hoffman, treasurer and
Jean Onkka, reporter. ' |
Our next 4-H meeting is June
4 at Mrs. Callison’s. Lee Ann Hof- j
fman, Leah Rae Schroeder and j
Enola Scheible will give a demon- i
stration in meal planning.
We are planning to have our
meetings once every two weeks.
June 30 we are going to have a
bake sale at the Rec. Hall.
There are five projects that
is a new project called camp cook
ery that some girls are planning
the girls have taken up. There
to take.
Jean Onkka, reporter.
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
Last week was Farm Safety
Week. Now is a good time to take
a look around. One of the fore
most hazards on a farm is that
of fire. Check your fire hazards
now and eliminate them. Clear
out the dry grass and brush close
to buildings. Check vour wiring
system. Get rid or all me haywire
and drop-cord wiring you’ve done
the past year.
Give the pennies in the fuse
box to the kids and take the
matchsticks out from under the
breakers. It’s easy enough to bum
up a building without asking for
it.
Check your ladder for loose
steps. Then keep it handy for
emergency use if necessary. Look
over your farm machinery. Have
you got it all booby trapped by
tearing off the safety guards? Put
them back on. Farming is hard
enough work without trying to
SHELDON F. BALL
Word was received in the Val
ley this week of the death May
18 of Sheldon F. Ball, father of
Mrs. Charles Wilson of Palmer.
Mr. Ball, who would have been
88 years old in July, had been in
ill health the past few years. He
visited the Valley in 1949 and
will be remembered by the many
friends he made during his visit.
Mrs. Wilson was with her fath
er in Portland at the time of his
passing.
do it while missing a few assorted
fingers .legs, eyes, dtc.
Pick up those boards with nails
in them. They are hard on feet.
Besides that they cause flat tires.
That’s not good either. You can’t
do spring work, with you and the
tractor both crippled.
Speaking of spring work, Ver
aon Williams is using an offs*1*
disk belonging to yours truly, to
do initial tillage. He is working
lots of hayland with it and doing
it fast. He and I think it has a
plow beat by a mile. Take a look
at it.
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound
Read Down
Each Tuesday & Thursday
Southbound
Read Up
Tuesday Thursday
7:30 a.m. Lv. Seward Ar. 10:30 p.m. 8:05 p.m.
12:01 p.m. Ar. Anchorage Lv. 6:00 p.m- 3:30 p.m.
ANCHORAGE. McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Daily Except Tuesday
8:30 a.m. Lv. Anchorage Ar. 8:15 p.m.
12:50 p.m. Lv. Curry Lv. 4:10 pan.
4:36 p.m. Lv. McKinley Lv. 12:26 p.m.
8:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks Lv. 8:30 a-m.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
3:00 p.m. Lv. Whittier Ar. 11:35 a.m.
5:05 p.m. Ar. Anchorage Lv. 9:20 a.m.
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