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CONSERVATION
f; NOTES
Ray Chapin, state soil scientis
for the Soil Conservation Servic<
in Washington, is in Palmer thi:
week. His visit is for the purpose
of inspecting soil capability sur
veys being made in the Territory
He will also assist in correlating
survey information with soil:
work being done by the Alaskc
Research Administration undei
Dr. Allan Mick.
At the present moment George
Woodruff, Duke Womack and
Harold Allen of the Soil Conser
vation Service, and Neil Micheal
son of the Alaska Research Ad
ministration, are making a soil
survey down the Little Susitna
River,
Aerial reconnaissance show
strips of possibly good farmland,
soil from one to three miles wide,
lving on either bank of the river.
These strips extend from Huston
to the mouth of the river. The
surveyors are mapping slopes,
depth and texture of soil, cover,
and degree of wetness. This in
formation is placed on aerial
photographs^nd will be available
to the public through the Soil
Conservation Service office ir
Palmer. Plans are to cover the
entire area between Knik and the
Susitna River with soil surveys
as soon as the area can be made
accessable for survey parties.
Soil capability surveys are ar
important phase of the services
provided through the Alaska Soil
Conservation District. The Ter
ritorial Soil Conservation Board
has felt since the beginning of the
conservation program that these
surveys were the basis of good
agricultural development of the
Territory. As of the persent time
the west side of the Kenai Pen
insula, the Matanuska Valley,
Fairbanks area and the land ad
jacent the highway between Fair
banks and Big Delta, is mappec
RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR FRITZ HERMONS
Palmer Elks lodge will be the
scene of a reception July 21 for
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fritz Her
mon who were recently married.
The Hermons were married in
the Presbyterian Church in An
chorage. Rev. Bruce Groseclose
performed the single ring cere
mony July 2 before a gathering
of friends and relatives of the
bride and bridegroom. Guests
were present from Palmer, Anch
orage and Wasilla.
Fo- her wedding the bride wore
an attractive rose-beige colored
Orion suite. Diagonal buttons
trimmed the suit top from should
er to hem with matching buttons
on the cuffs. The coat hem fell
in a slight flare. Her accessories
were light lavender and her
| flowers an orchid corsage.
Mrs. Harold Anderson of An
chorage was her sister’s brides
maid and wore a tailored pink
suit with navy blue accessories.
Her corsage was of white carna
tions.
The bride’s brother-in-law,
Harold Andersen was best man
for the bridegroom. Mrs. Hermon
came to the Territory two years
ago from Seattle. The bridegroom
'has lived in the Valley since
1935, having come here from
Lawrence, Indiana. He conducts
a local bulldozing business. They
1 are making their home at Beaver
Lake.
Friends of the couple have been
i invited to attend the reception.
| scheduled for nine o’clock.
Members of St. Michael’s Altar
and Rosary Society will hold
their regular bake sale Saturday,
August 1 at Bert’s Drug store
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An assort
ment of home-baked goods will
be offered for sale.
This information has been se
| cured through the Alaska Soil
i Conservation District. It’s yours
i.to use.
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Stop in tomorrow morning . . . have breakfast
at the Alpine.
You'll find a wonderful selection of fruits
and juices, cereals, bacon, sausage, ham, eggs
fixed the way you like them pancakes, waf
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Our cocktail lounge is always open for
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4-H NEWS
Butte Boys
Our June 27 meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. I. M. Sand
vik. Vice-president Richard Free
man called the meeting to order
as President Dean Parks was ab
sent.
We gave the pledge and heard
the treasurer’s report. Dean was
the only person absent. Next we
discussed what we would do with
our money. We couldn’t decide
between a set of boxing gloves or
a basketball. I gave a demonstra
tion on hoe sharpening. Richard
Freeman volunteered to give next
week’s demonstration. Richard
also brought refreshments. Roddy
Yohn promised to bring refresh
ments next week. We sang songs
and after the meeting we played
basketball.
Jerry Gallagher, reporter
Thimbleites
The meeting- of the Thimblettes
4-H club was called to order on
July 23 in the Extension Craft
room. Our dicussion was chiefly
Flowers. •..
Made to Order Bouquets
Tastefully Arranged
For Pleasure and
All Occasions
WILL BE CLOSED ON
TUESDAYS
MATANUSKA VALLEY
GARDENS
MAUD HOSLER
'on camp which is to be held Aug
ust 9 to August 12 at Kings Lake
Then we copied the 4-H pledge
to memorize. Refreshments were
served following a gab session.
Bureau Beavers
The 4-H meeting of the Bureau
Beavers was held at the home of
Betty Jo Wendt July 27. The girls
in sewing brought their skirts to
be graded. There was no demon
stration in baking. In our busi
ness meeting we again discussed
our fair booth.
After the meeting was adjourn
ed refreshments of chocolate chip
oatmeal cookies and Kool-Aid
were served. After the meeting
a committee of five, three boys
and two girls, and our leader
Mrs. Roscoe went into town to
the Extension office to look at
some 4-H magazines to get ideas
for our fair booth. The committee
was Teddy Braze, Brad and Judy
Inman, Betty Jo Wendt and
Romney Burke. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of
Romney Burke August 3.
Romney Burke, reporter
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