Lake George
Swells Knik
* To Flood Stage
Lake George began to stage
v its annual show last week. The
self-dumping lake, which breaks
through the ice barrier at its
outlet each summer about this
time, channelled through the
ice dam on Thursday. The first
small chunks of ice were visible
from the Knik bridge on the
Anchorage-Palmer highway late
Saturday evening, and by Sun
day morning Knik river, which
is fed by the lake water, had
risen three and a half feet.
i The glacier-swollen lake still
was so enlarged on Sunday that
it dwarfed the high ice pinnacles
of Knik glacier. By Sunday
afternoon giant bergs were dot
ting the surface of the lake. Ice
floes were jamming along the
* rapids of the river at the outlet,
but the dammed waters were
escaping at an estimated rate of
40 miles an hour.
Pilots Les Green and Maynard
Enfield made a number of trips
over the area on Saturday and
Sunday, while passengers re
cprded the annual phenomenon!
on movie and still film.
Late Sunday afternoon Clare
Stock and Grant Kenser motor
boated up the flooded river to
the mouth of Jim Creek. Mr.
Stock said trees and debris were*
flashing downriver at the nor
mal highway speed of an auto
mobile. The pair took over an
hour to make thir up-river jour
ney, but were back at their
- destination 15 minutes after they
turned the boat downstream.
Local folk say it will take
about a week for the lake to
empty. Knik River will not re
turn to its normal streamflow
for another following that.
Geologists watching this
year’s flow, say the dumping has
been gradual this season. At
times, waters break through the
ice with such terrific pressure
that the Knik river overflows
its banks in all directions. This
year’s highest point was report
ed to be just a little more than
12 feet above the normal flow.
Again this year, as in years
past, the river’s surface is film
ed with a black oily substance.
Geologists have identified the
material as graphite.
Homemakers Make
Fair Plans
Discussion of fair plans, both
for the Anchorage fair on August
13, 14, and 15, and the Valley
fair in September, were the chief
topics considered at this week’s
Homemaker’s Council meeting.
Ladies decided to enter individ
ual displays in the Anchorage
fair; exhibits are to be mailed
in care of Miss Marilyn John
son.
Booth displays for the Valley
fair were discussed. Prizes of
S15, $10 and $5 have been of
fered for the three top-ranking
booths.
A schedule of serving dinners
for the three fair days was ar
ranged. Palmer’s Ladies’ Aids
will serve on Saturday, the l
Homemakers will be in charge
on Sunday, and Wasilla ladies
v ill be in charge of Monday’s
food.
In addition, the Homemaker's
Council is sponsoring a food
booth at the fair. Ladies of the
Sourdough and 12:30 clubs will
be in charge of the booth Sunday
afternoon, and Butte, Riverbend
end Glacierview members will
tike over in the evening. Mrs.
Harold Thuma was named gen
eral chairman in charge of food
purchases.
SWITCH STENOS
A last-minute change in plans
finds Miss Laura France occupy
ing the stenographer’s desk at
the Extension Office during Mrs.
Eernice Johnson’s August-long
vacation.. Mrs. June Granger,
originally scheduled to take the
position, has taken employment
in the Co-op office.
Extension Work
Can’t Be Increased
At Present Time
Congress at this time is not in
terested in attempting to im
prove the Extension Service work
in Alaska, Delegate E. L. Bartlett
wrote Don Irwin recently. Mr. Ir
win had written the delegate, as
the result of a Chamber of Com
merce move to get a full-time
Four-H club representative sta
tioned in the Valley.
Mr. Bartlett introduced a bill
in January of this year, which he
said would have helped the situa
tion. However he said there was
“singular disinterest’’ in the bill
which was referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture and al
lowed to die.
Mr. Bartlett promised to try
r
ARA Work Slowed
By Housing Shortage
The lack of homes and addi
tional office space is holding up
the appointment of an agricul
tural engineer and an agricultur
al economist, Don Irwin of the
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration said this week. Mr. Irwin
said several men were being con
sidered for both positions, but
that no appointment could be
made until more housing and
added office quarters can be
secured.
The office still does not have
official approval on the appoint
ment of an architect for the
planned new ARA building.
However, an announcement on
this matter is expected to be
forthcoming in the very near fu
ture.
again at the next session of Con
gress, if he is again in Washing
ton.
Argentine Youths
Plan Bike Trip
Of 45,000 Miles
Two Argentinians, Pedro and
Carlos Rocasalvo of Buenos Aires,
arrived in Seattle recently to
complete the first half of a pro
posed 45.000-mile bike jaunt over
most of South and North Amer
ica. The men expected to rest
briefly in Seattle and then to
continue their trip with a pedal
pushing jaunt up the Alaska
Highway to Fairbanks.
They're not particularly wor
ried about the rigors of Alaskan
travel either. After dodging bul
lets in a Bolivian revolution and
hacking their way through jun
gles with machetes, they don’t
think the territory will offer too
many new thrills.
WORKS FOR ARA
Mrs. Flora Newcomb, siste
of Mrs. Roland Snodgrass, ha
accepted the position of clerk
stenographer in the Agricultura
Research Administration office
VISITS IN ANCHORAGE
WASILLA — Don Carter ha
been visiting with Keith Lesc
Anchorage recently. Mr. Lesc
flew to Wasilla to -get Don. The*
first flew to Big Lake for a fe^s
days’ outting and then went o
to Anchorage, where Don he
spent the past two weeks.
ARE SURVEYING
WASILLA — James Baldwi
and C. F. Wicker have been su
veying in the Wasilla area r
cently.
CARTERS ARE ILL
WASILLA — Mrs. Pat Cart'
and her daughter, Barbara, bo
were confined to their home l
illness for several days last wee
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