SPORTSMEN GROSS $500
AT VALLEY FAIR
The Matanuska Valley Sports
men grossed approximately $500
during the three days of the Ma
tanuska Valley Fair, club mem
bers were told at the last regu
lar meeting. Final tabulation of
all accounts was not yet com
plete, but it was estimated that
the club would net at least $300
from sale of binocular tickets,
movies, and the three-day fair
shoot.
Club coffers also benefited by
by the $50 prize offered by Fred
Wallace to the organization win
ning the Anchorage-Valley com
petitive shoot. In previous meets,
each organization had been vic
tor once, but the local club
proved 12 points better in the
rubber meet, winning from An
chorage by a score of 412 to 400.
Although attendance was small
at last Wednesday’s meeting,
final plans for the Oct. 2 game
dinner were discussed. It was de
cided that invitations must be
limited to individual members
and one guest for each member.
IT
I here will be a $1 cover charge
assessed to meet incidental costs
of the dinner.
The dinner will be held in the
school gymnasium at 7 o’clock
on the evening of the second.
Walter Cooper was named a com
mittee of one to engage the gym.
No after-dinner entertainment
was planned, since the club is
co-operating with the Wasilla
Rod and Gun Club which has
scheduled a dance for that eve
ning.
The membership discussed the
work to be completed at the ski
tow. It was decided that a work
party would be organized at the
Oct. 2 dinner, to go to the tow
location on Oct. 9 and complete
installation work. It was empha
sized that there cannot be too
much more delay if construction
is to be finished before freeze-up.
The subject of a building in
which to construct an indoor
range again was taken up. It
was suggested that one of the
fair buildings might be leased
for a nominal sum. A temporary
TEACHERS HONORED
AT TWO FUNCTIONS
Palmer school teachers were
being feted with a right good
will last week. Their social activi
ties began on Wednesday, when
the returning faculty of Palmer
school was host to newcomers at
a picnic held at the Sherrod
cabin. On Sunday evening, the
United Protestant Church held
its annual reception for teachers
of Palmer and Wasilla schools.
Next Tuesday evening, the
P-TA has planned another in
formal reception for the teachers.
bulkhead could be built into one
end for construction of the
range and the building also
could be used as a meeting place
during the winter, members
pointed out.
It was voted that any club
member who shoots 25 straight
in future competition is to be
given a $5 prize.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness meeting, colored movies of
Alaskan stream and lake fishing
were shown. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Roark served a lunch of
hamburgers and coffee to con
clude the club’s social hour.
But it is only fair to tell you that we now get 50% of all the
salmon we process from trap fishermen. Abolish traps and you
surely deal our raw supply sources a heavy blow. While other
sources of supply might be found, the immediate effect would be
a shortage of fish for canneries. '
Our analysis today indicates that
approximately 25 large canneries
would have to shut down if traps
are abolished
To cannery workers, fishermen, Alaska in general and our in
dv~ ry, this could create an economic crisis. We of the industry
surely do not want that. We doubt if anybody who works in the
industry wants it. But, we repeat, today we know of no way to
avoid closing canneries if traps are abolished.
It’s your vote. Vote as you think best, of course! But let
there be no guess work about the effect of abolishing traps. Such
action would close canneries and cripple the entire salmon industry
of Alaska!
MILTON G. BROWN
Presider. 1.
No’tlv€St Salmon Cannsrs
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ARTHUR W. WITTIG
President
Assn, of Pacific Fisheries
r^ssn.
Dairymen Refuse
Co-Op Milk Offer
Discussion of revenues due
from the 1946 milk pool occupied
most of the time of the Mata
nuska Valley Dairyman’s Asso
ciation meeting last week. Wil
liam Ising, one of a committee
appointed to meet with the board
of directors of the Matanuska
Valley Co-operating Association,
reported that the Co-op had of
fered to settle with dairymen for
the ’46 returns.
After consideration of the of
fer, the diraymen felt the figure
set by the Co-op was too low.
Actual production records are
available, they were told, and it
was felt the settlement offered
was far below production figures.
Mr. Ising was instructed to re
port to the Co-op that their set
tlement offer had been rejected
at the present figure.
The group took steps to change
the name of the Association from
Matanuska Valley Dairymen’s
Association to Matanuska Valley
Breeder’s Association. The initial
motion was unanimously ap
proved by the group present, but
it must be read again before the
action is final.
William Sweetman, in charge
of the Valley’s dairy breeding
program, reported that the arti
ficial insemination project inau
gurated this spring was showing
an improved record of concep
tions.
Upon the motion of Arvid
Johnson, it was decided to lower
the breeding fee. Retroactive to
May of this year, and extending
over a one-year period, the fee
will be $10 for four services. The
cost is now $10 for three services.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
The "Go-Anywhere" truck and
passenger car tire with sure
footed traction forward and
reverse.
CO-OP GARAGE
Palmer — Phone 17Y111