CONSERVATION
NOTES
A week and a half ago when
we had our first fair rain of the
season, I thought we had it made
as far as soil moisture was con
cerned. I might have been mis
taken. Actually we had about
half an inch of rain which
moistened the soil to a depth
of about four inches. There was
still a dry layer between that
and the lower soil moisture
which is down around twenty
inches.
Mr. Dell Shockley, irrigation
specialist, from the Soil Conser
vation Service at Portland, has
been here the past two weeks.
He and I have checked soil
moisture conditions on a large
number of fields. Potatoes do not
seem to be sufferng from drought
except in a few cases. Grain
fields are definitely more dry.
Brome felds have been showing
almost no regrowth because of
moisture deficiencies. We have
been applying about the equiva
lent of about two nches of rain
with our sprinkler system. This
is replacing soil moisture to
about a foot in depth.
Mr. Shockley believes that ir
rigation can be an important fac
tor in our farm economy here.
He recommends that we intensify
our gathering of information on
irrigation. He also tells me that
n the eastern part of the U. S.
irrigation is playing an increas
ingly important part in farm man
agement. It’s payng off big. If
you are interested, the Alaska
Soil Conservation District will
be glad to provide irrigaton in
formation through the Soil Con
servation Service office in Pal
mer.
SCANDINAVIAN DISHES
FEATURED AT SMORGASBORD
A surprising array of Scandin
avian, American and Creole dish
es were offered at the Palmer
Fountain last Sunday evening,
when the owners presented their
first smorgasbord.
Jolma Kurtulla said this week
that it will become a Sunday eve
ning special, with many addition
al Scandinavian dishes added
whenever possible. Some of the
Swedish meats served were
Flesk-Karo, Spekepolse, Rulle
pole and potato sausages. These
meats were brought to the Ter
ritory from an importing house
in Seattle and will be featured
whenever possible, he said. Dave
Algarin prepared the Bayou
CANCER CRUSADE
COVERS VALLEY
An appeal for help, from Val
ley residents, reached nearly
every family this week in the
form of a letter from Katheryn
Wilson, local Cancer Crusade
chairman.
Thirty residents of Alaska have
received direct aid, as the result
of previous successful crusades.
The money was actually spent
for radium and x-ray treatment,
for medicines and dressings, and
for transportation to cancer clinis
for diagnosis or treatment. Some
of them, the letter pointed out,
may have been known personally.
Not all of them were saved.
In addition to this help, nine
Alaska doctors, including Dr. A.
J. Colberg of Palmer, were given
srholarships to a refresher course
in cancer diagnosis and treat
ment, given by the University of
Oregon last fall. Dentists had the
advantage of having a specialist
in oral cancer at their Territorial
meeting.
Members of the Cheechako
Homemakers’ club, Mrs. Wilson
and her assistants, Mrs. Stanley
Laird and Mrs. Howard Estelle
are making the local crusade pos
sible by giving their time and
work to raise the necessary funds
with which the American Can
cer Society hopes to find the
cause and cure of cancer.
The most tragic of all cancer
stories, but one that must be
told to point up the need for more
research, is that most of the
young victims of cancer can be
saved only through discoveries of
the labratory.
Mrs. Wilson urged this week
that residents offer their help to
the society by returning the
stamped and addressed envelope
to the local organization as soon
as possible with a contribution to
help carry the fight further, ad
vance science and provide help,
when possible, for victims of the
disease.
dishes, which included shrimp
creole.
The weekly smorgasbords will
be held each Sunday evening
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Kurtulla
announced that no regular meals
or short orders will be taken on
that evening. Prices have been
! adjusted for children.
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To Build Judging
Ring for H>3 Fair
Livestock Exhibits
Livestock exhibitors at the
1953 Fair will be interested to
learn that the Fair board has
authorized the construction of a
judging ring for the purpose of
judging livestock, as is customary
in the states.
Livestock exhibitors were urg
ed by Alba Brooks, board presi
dent, to either attend the judg
ing themselves or. supply a re
liable attendant so that livestock
may be properly exhibited for
judging.
It is felt, Brooks said, that
this added feature will make live
stock exhibits more interesting
to spectators, especially those ac
customed to judging ring type
exhibits in the States. The judg
ing will be conducted the first
day of the fair, September 5.
It is also hoped, he said, that
all livestock exhibitors will be
able to have appropriately train
ed animals for a livestock parade
this year. The parade will depend
entirely upon the exhibitors,
Brooks said. “We do want a barn
full of livestock,” he added, “and
it appears as though we will have,
judging from word coming in.”
At many past fairs, spectators
have expressed their disappoint
ment at not seeing more live
stock exhibits and owners are
urged by the fair board to plan
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HOMEMAKERS CLUB
NOTES ;
Bulle Club
The Butte Homemakers’ club
met at the Butte Hall July 16
with an attendance of 10 regu
lar members.
An interesting booth was plan
ned for the coming fair. A quilt
has been in the making and will
be finished this week Thursday,
July 23, at the home of Mrs. I.
M. Sandvik. Members are asked
to take their own nose bags, cof
fee will be served.
Those in attendance were Ina
McKenzie, Rose Nelson, Lila
Newville, Eva Plumley, Peggy
Lozenby, Peggy McKechnie,
Agnes Cabell, Lou Sandvik, Dian
na McKechnie and Agnes Sand
vik.
The club was honored with two
guests, Mrs. Goldie Sandvik of
Flint, Michigan and Mrs. Beda
Anderson of Big Lake.
Reminder—Don’t forget the
quilting party and grab bag sale
as large an exhibit as possible
this year.
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Cheechako Club
Members of the Cheechako
Homemakers’ club and their chil
dren enjoyed a weiner roast at
the club’s annual picnic held
Monday, July 13 at the Moose
Creek picnic grounds.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Lew
Hanks on August 10.
DORCUS CLUB
TO PLAN PICNIC
The Dorcus club of Sutton will
hold a regular meeting Monday
evening, July 27 at the home of
Mrs. Lorraine Johnson, at 7 p.m.
Plans for the club’s annual pic
nic will be made. All members
are urged to attend.
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