ARA Experts
Arriving Ahead
Of Offices
Although walls and floors of
the new Agricultural Research
Administration’s laboratory will
rapidly take shape in the next
three weeks, workmen must hur
ry if they’re to keep apace with
the ever-increasing number of
specialists soon to occupy ARA
desks. In fact, at the rate those
specialists are coming, it appears
there may be desks and files in
place in the building, before
there’s a wall or a roof.
Expected by Sept. 18. is Clar
ence I. Branton. at present on
the agricultural engineering staff
of Oregon State College at Cor
vallis. Mr. Branton is the agri
cultural engineer that ARA has
been seeking for the past year.
Also due by mid-September is
Dr. S. C. Litzenberger, who is
coming to take over the duties
of plant breeder at Matanuska
Experiment Station, under Har
low Hodgson. Dr. Litzenberger’s
specialty is to be cereals and for
age crops.
H. S. Boyd, a horticulturist, is
arriving next month also, but his
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Chamber Talks
Of Airport,
Mental Hospital
Little immediate business, oth
er than the plans for entertain
ment and reception of a visiting
team of doctors and Department
of the Interior officials, was con
ducted at last week's Chamber of
Commerce meeting. Chamber
members did lay plans for the
itinerary of their visitors, a group
who are studying mental prob
lems in the territory.
Jack Maze, Mrs. Betty Mears
and Miss Louise Kellogg were
named by President Clayton Es
slinger as the committee in
charge of activities. At the sug
gestion of Mr. Maze it was de
cided to fly the guests to Pal
mer from Anchorage, at Cham
ber expense.
M. D. Snodgrass showed pho
tographs of proposed sites for
hospital locations. He suggested
locating the institution either on
the Bert Snider homestead be
side Echo Lake, or on top of
Cobb Hill near Matanuska.
stay in the Valley will be brief.
Mr. Boyd is assigned to duties at
the Fairbanks Experiment Sta
tion.
Then on Oct. 1. Dr. J. L. Laugh
lin is expected in Palmer. He is
to be soil chemist with the Agri
cultural Research Administra
tion.
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L. C. Stock reported that Pal
mer has the “best opportunity
we have ever had to get a first
class airport, if we can do a few
small things here.” Mr. Stock
said the most immediate objec
tive before the Palmer Airport
Association was the raising of
about $500 to complete necessary
land purchases, and getting the
membership approval of a plan
to transfer the airport to the
territory of Alaska during its
period of construction.
Mr. Snodgrass, who heads a
committee to collect the needed
funds for the airport, said he
felt the money needed for land
purchases would be collected
within the next few days.
Man Jailed For
Disorderly Conduct
John F. Goff was tried and
found guilty on a disorderly con
duct charge last week in the
court of U. S. Commissioner Dor
othy Saxton. He was fined $100
and given a 90-day jail sentence.
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Sears Agent Talks
Of Scholarship Plans
E. R. Cameron, public relations
agent for the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation, visited the Valley
last week to discuss with Exten
sion Service agent Parker Lester
the Foundation’s proposed schol
arship plan for 4-H Club mem
bers. Little of the actual details
of the scholarship proposal are
known at this time. Mr. Lester
said he expected to receive a
written outline of the plan this
fall. It is his belief that the
scholarship offered under the
plan will not be effective until
next year.
NO BABIES
No new citizens arrived to add
new figures to the statistical re
ports of the Valley Hospital dur
ing the past week, hospital at
tendants reported on Monday.
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