HICK!
Drinking champagne from a
lady’s slipper may be romantic,
nut eating the whole shoe is
another matter. World Book
Encyclopedia relates that the
Chinese were forced to use
boiled leather shoes as food
during a famine in the 1500’s.
Fair Display Space Sold Out for ’62
Display space in the build
ings and concession space on
the Midway have all been sold
for the 11)62 version of the Al
aska State Fair. Inc.
Extensive work has been
done on the grounds and the
Midway has been given a fresh
coat of paint in bright colors.
Considerable improving has
also been done on booths.
Repair work on the quarter
mile horse racing track has
been completed. Chairman of
the racing events this year is
Lee Caudill. Robert Webb is
chairman of the horse show
events.
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visers.
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Corporations, Individuals Have
Space For Industrial Displays
Industrial displays are ex
I ceptional well-done this year,
according to Bill Miller, Alas
i ka State Fair, Inc. manager.
| Noted particularly are several
! joint displays, including those
of MTA, MEA, and Evan Jones
and Mrak Coal Companies.
Ketchikan Lumber and Pulp
Company and the Alaska Log
gers Association have also set
up a joint exhibit.
The MEA-MTA-Coal Com
panies booth will feature mod
els of a substation, a coal-fired
steam plant, and MEA-MTA
power and telephone lines,
with all tied together by an
operating model of the Alaska
Railroad, model trains depict
ing the run between Alaska
Hardwoods and the mines at
Sutton.
The Matanuska Maid, Inc.
booth will feature dairy and
other agricultural products of
the Matanuska Valley.
Other businesses and organ
izations which have reserved
space include the Baha’i As
sembly, the Americana Corpor
ation, Brady’s Floor Coverings,
the Division of Lands, the De
PRIZES INCREASED
FOR INDIVIDUAL
FARM DISPLAYS
Prize money has been in
creased for individual farm
display for the 1962 fair. Bill
Miller, fair manager has stated.
First prize will be $50, sec
ond prize $40, third prize $35,
with $10 going to the remain
ing entries that qualify.
In keeping with agricultural
and mechanical fairs through
out America these displays
have proven to be of great
interest to fair visitors, and en
tries in past years have been
of high quality and very com
petitive.
Rules and regulations for en
ries as well as points for judg
ing may be found in the fair
premium book.
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partment of Fish and Game
(their display will include ex
hibits of live fish, as well as
mounted skins and heads),
Spencer International Press,
Alaska Refrigeration (exhibit
ing furnaces), Alaska Metho
dist University, the depart
ment of Agriculture, and To
tem Land Realty.
Organizations and individu
als who have reserved space
on the midway for food con
cessions include the University
of Alaska Alumni Association,
the Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Roy Weston, Beta
Sigma Phi (cotton candy),
Kitty Johnson (tacos), Greek
Orthodox Church, Palmer
Rainbow Girls (ice cream pro
ducts), Joyce Leppanen, VFW
Auxiliary (cotton Candy), Paul
Carlson, MVCCA. V. Nelson, E.
Briggs, and Alpha Zeta soror
ity.
Sponsoring games are the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
(shooting gallery), The Matan
uska Valley Chamber of Com
merce. the Izaac Walton Lea
gue, the LDS Church, the Band
Boosters, the Grange, Job’s
Daughters’ Ladies’ Oriental
Shrine, Moose Lodge (bingo),
St. Michael’s Men’s Club, Elks
Lodge, and Captain Pawelek.
Other midway displays in
clude those of the Republican
and Democratic political par
ties, True Alaskan Jewelry,
Home Frozen Foods (freezer
display), and Dick Rand (novel
ties).
Ground space has been re
served by B and H Supply,
James Garrigeus, Matanuska
Maid, Inc., Brooks Equipment
and Craig Taylor Equipment
for farm equipment exhibits. E.
Sullivan and Import Auto Cen
ter will have car displays on
the grounds.
tOher ground space has been
reserved for Bill Sherrley’s live
lion, Ralph Harbour’s pony
rides Dick Rand's ferris wheel,
merry-go-round, and helicopter
ride.
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mic, textile painting, wood in
lay, wood and bone carving,
lapidary exhibits, as well as
doll, numismatic, and minia
tures collections. Model en
thusiasts will show model
planes, cars, boats and trains.
There is also a junior depart
ment which will show the work
of hobbiests 15 years of age or
younger.
Rusty Dow’s art department
will this year feature some
thing new—black light paint
ing. The art exhibit will be
shown at the rear of the Skat
land building, a dust-free loca
tion with good lighting.
Homemakers’ booths will be
judged this year in four cate
gories, best educational, most
original, most artistic, and best
all-around. First and second
prizes will be awarded in the
first three classifications, and
a first, second, and third in the
all-around classification. Fran
ces Hulbert is superintendent.
TICKET PRICES
FOR 4-DAY FAIR
Alaska State Fair, Inc., ad
mission prices for the 1962 fair
are: Adults, $1.50; for military
personnel in uniform, $1.25;
children, 75c; pre-school chil
dren are free when accompan
ied by parents.
Season tickets are $3.50 for
adults, $3 for military in uni
form and $2 for children. These
may be purchased at any time
and are good throughout the
four days of the fair.
HOMEMAKERS CLUBS
HAVE VARIED THEMES
The booth exhibits of Home
makers clubs at the Alaska
State Fair will carry varied
themes this year. Each club
will select its theme based on
a program or programs pre
sented through the University
of Alaska Cooperative Exten
sion Service. This will add nev
interest for viewers of these
exhibits and provide more
creative work for exhibitors.
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