LYNN 0. HOLUST RESIGNS •
EXTENSION SERVICE POST
L.ynn U. Hollist, associate direc
tor of the University of Alaska
Agricultural Extension Service,
resigned his position this week ef
fective March 31. The resignation
ends more than six years of as
sociation with the land grant col
lege.
Hollist first came to Alaska as
animal husbandman at the Ex
periment Station farm near Col
lege. A year later he was appoint
ed head of the University of Al
aska agriculture department and
supervisor of the Veterans on the
Farm Training program. During
this three-year period he taught
classes as w*.ll as handle aminis
trative work of the two jobs. In
1950 he was called back to the
University from the states where
he had started work on. his Mas
ter’s degree to succeed Lorin Old
royd as director of the Extension
Service.
In the reorganization o£ land
grant functions to centralize ad
ministration in the summer of
1952, Hollist was designated as
sociate director with Dr. Allan
H. Mick named director of Exten
sion, dean of agriculture and as
sociate director of the Agricul
tural Experiment Station.
His resignation will not end his '
interest in the University of Al
aska and its help in improving ag
riculture in the Tanana Valley,
Hollist said.
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NOTES
Homesteaders Club
The Homesteaders Homemak
ers ’club met at the home of Edna
Johnson on February 10 with 19
members and four guests present.
Dick Huff of Nobhill Nursery,
Eska, was guest speaker. His in
teresting talk covered a wide
range of Alaskan plants and trees,
and thQir descriptions and how to
recognize them.
Following Mr. Huff’s talk the
regular business meeting was
held. Plans were begun for a fall
bazaar. Refreshments were served
at the close of the meeting. Next
regular meeting will be held at
home of Grace Boulter on March
10.
Nugget Club
Members of the Nugget Home
makers’ club met at the home of
Marylou Rideout for their Feb
ruary meeting and Mrs. Marjorie
Brewer was hostess.
Reports from the Council meet
ing were given and slides of the
Alaska Highway and points of in
terest in southern United States
were shown.
A report from the Lincoln
Reader and the Gettysburg Ad
dress read by Ruth Hodgson.
Six members and four guests
were present in addition to two
new members who were welcom
ed into the Nugget Club. New
members are Harriet Lester and
Elva Eppler.
The next meeting will be held
March 11 at the home of Margaret
Schroeder.
12:30 Club
A reorganization meeting of the
12:30 Homemakers’ club was held
at the home of Mrs. Lulu Belle
Bouwens on February 10.
An election of officers was held
with the following results: Mar
garet Schroeder, president, Mar
nel Woods, vice-presiednt; Lulu
Belle Bouwens, treasurer; and
Marjorie Cook, secretary.
Members plan to show slides
of the Short Course at the next
meeting and also to plan a club
TEENAGERS INVITED
TO RECREATION
PROGRAM SAT. EVE
A recreation night will be spon
sored this Saturday, February 20
by Youth for Christ. The program
is open to all young people from
the seventh grade through High
School. The evening of entertain
ment will consist of indoor sports,
party games, movies, refresh
ments, and foursome games such
as ping-pong, monopoly, carom,
rook, etc.
An invitation has been extend
ed to visitors to attend and see
the enjoyment the youth are hav
ing. A hearty welcome is extend
ed to all teenagers to attend. The
program will begin at 7:30 p.m.
at Grange Hall and continue un
til 10:30 p.m. There will be young
adult supervision.
An offering will be taken to
help pay for a library of games;
those who wish may contribute.
CERAMIC CLUB ELECTS
DICK BLUE PRESIDENT
Richard Blue was elected presi
dent of the recently formed Cer
amic club and Kathy Richards
was named secretary-treasurer.
The elections were held at the
Februax-y 12 meeting and were
followed by the showing of two
films, “Pottery Making’’ and
“Composition in Clay”.
The next regular meeting will
be held February 26 in the Ex
tension Service craft room, begin
ning at 8 p.m. All interested per
sons are invited to attend.
calendar for the coming year.
Each member is asked to think of
a new name for the club, which
will be voted on.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Margaret
Schroeder at 1:30 on March 10.
Palmasilla Club
The Palmasilla Homemakers’
club met at the home of Mrs.
Marge Bouwens on February 9.
Folowing the business meeting
Dr. C. H. Dearborn gave a very
interesting and informative talk
on greenhouse planning.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Mel
vin Sanders March 9.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
HAM DINNER, Lutheran Church,
5-8 p.m. public invited.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Valley Hospital, 8 p.m.
PALMER-SEWARD BB GAME,
at Seward
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20
PALMER-SEWARD BB GAME,
cifc Seward
PALMER A. C. T. FILM, Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
Clerk’s office, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA GARDEN* CLUB,
Palmer School, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
DON WILSJON RESIGNS
DIRECTORSHIP OF APW
Don C. Wilson, director of the
Alaska Public Works Program in*
Alaska has resigned his position,
effective February 26, according
to an announcement last week.
His resignation was sent to Wil
liam C. Strand, director of the di
vision of territories in the In
terior Department. “I regret that
for several reasons of which a
lack of engineering and architec
tural personnel is foremost, that
RECENT SURVEYS SHOW
POPULATION INCREASE
THROUGHOUT ALASKA
Since the rapid growth of Al
aska presents an urgent need for
population figures more realistic
at the present time than those of
the 1950 census, a recent bulletin
has been released cooperatively
by the Office of the Governor,
Alaska Development Board, and
the Territorial Bureau of Vital
Statistics. This publication, “Esti
mates of Alaska’s Population,
April 1, 1950-July 1, 1952,” charts
population month by month for
this period.
Movement over air, water and
road is tabulated by the various
transportation companies, and
they in turn make this informa
tion available to the ADB. The
net yearly balance of births over
deaths in Alaska has been fur
nished by the Bureau of Vital
Statistics. Annual increases in the
military in Alaska were added to
the population figures.
In taking the 1950 census, the
U. S. Census Bureau used school
enrollment data and birth and
death data only in computing Al
askan population. This their esti
mates tend to show the steady,
more permanent growth and do
not reflect the new immigrants,
tourists, and short-time seasonal
workers as does this current re
port. Both reports, however, show
much the same general conclu
sions. For July 1, 1952, the U. S.
Census Bureau estimates a civili
an population of 132,000, military
50,000; this report indicates civil
ian population as 135,600, military
50,000.
During the period July 1950 to
July 1952, the military population
in Alaska shows a 48 percent in
crease while the civilian popula
tion for the same period indicates
an 11 percent increase.
I must resign,” Wilson stated.
Wilson was city manager in An
chorage, prior to his appointment
to the APW position.
CANADIAN DAIRY
MAY NOW SHIP
MILK TO ALASKA
A 30-day provisional permit to
ship milk into Alaska has been
granted to Jersey Farms dairy of
Vancouver, B. C., according to
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, commission
er of health. The dairy’s applica
tion was for permission to ship
i milk to Ketchikan.
The permit was granted to the
dairy, Dr. Albrecht said, after
receipt of assurance by the Alas
ka Department of Health from
two Canadian authorities that
milk from Jersey Farms dairy
meets standards for cleanliness.
The two authorities are the Can
adian Department of Health and
Welfare and the British Columbia
Department of Agriculture which
are charged with responsibility
for safety of milk products pro
duced in the province.
“Any Canadian milk producer”,
Dr. Albrecht said, “whose milk
meets the cleanliness standards
for grade A pasteurized milk as
given in the U. S. Public Health
Service Milk Code, can request a
permit for sale of such products
in Alaska. The 1953 revision of
the U. S. Public Health Service
Milk Ordinance and Code was
adopted as the Alaskan.standards
for milk cleanliness by the Alas
ka Board of Health at its annual
meeting last October and applies
to both domestic and imported
milk supplies”.
Authorization for shipment of
milk into Alaska has been given
on a temporary basis for 30 days,
he explained, and during this
period every effort is being made
to work with the Canadian health
authorities and U. S. Public
Health Service authorities to de
velop methods for regular and
continuing evaluation of Canad
ian farm and plant cleanliness.
Dr. Albrecht stated that if Alas
ka were included under the pro
visions of the Import Milk Act,
certification of milk for Alaskan
shipments could be simplified.
The Act itself, as it applies to
the states, provides for inspec
tion and certification by the U. S.
Public Health Service. He said
that due to the present exclusion
of Alaska from the provisions of
this Act, provision for shipment
of milk from Canada into Alas
ka can be handled only by special
arrangement.
ACCA FEATURED IN
NAT. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Early history of the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association
in Anchorage and its subsequent
spread throughout Alaska if feat
ured in the current edition, of
Newsweek. A story of tubercu
losis among Eskimo children and
the association’s efforts to com
bat it is included in the article.
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