SOIL CONSERVATION FORMS
MUST BE FILED BY AUG. 20
The deadline for filing the
1949 soil conservation forms has
been set back to Aug. 20, Parker
Lester of the Extension Office
announced this week. Any farmer
who does not make his return
to the Extension Office by that
date, will be considered as not
interested in participating in
this year’s program, Mr. Lester
said.
Disagreement on two points of
this year’s program have caused
a material delay in issuing the
worksheets, the Extension agent
pointed out. The new practice
dealing with the clearing of land
requires that a farmer’s cost of
clearing must be at least $80 an
acre in order to qualify for the
$40 an acre payment.
In order to qualify for pay
ment on the land-clearing pro
gram, Mr. Lester said all farmers
would be required to file a signed
statement with him, stating the
cost to the farmer, of the land
clearing.
It also has been ruled this
year that no payment can be
made for partially cleared land.
Land dozed this year will qualify
under the program, but no cer
tificate can be paid for land cov
ered by stump rows.
On the second point of discus
sion, it has been ruled that oats
planted with peas and vetch and
harvested for a hay or silage
crop, cannot qualify for benefit
payments. Such crops either
must be left standing as a cover
ci’op or must be plowed under as
green manure.
Mr. Lester said that any farmer
who did not wish to undertake
the filling out of his worksheet
could bring the form to the Ex
tension Office, where it will be
filled out for him. However,' he
again reminded that Aug. 20 is
the absolute deadline for the re
turn of these forms.
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Palmer, Alaska
School Board Ups
'49 Budget, Seeks
New Classrooms
Dr. James Ryan, Territorial
commissioner of education, and
members of the Palmer school
board wrestled mightily with the
school budget at the board’s most
■ recent meeting. After several
gruelling hours of work, board
members and commissioner alike
found themselves in agreement
upon a substantially-increased
school budget.
Because of the new situation
now existing in Palmer school, it
was further agreed that board
members later may submit a
supplementary budget for ap
proval of the commissioner.
Palmer school’s housing prob
lem for elementary students also
received its share of considera
tion at the last board meeting.
At least one added grade class
room will be needed this term,
and possibly two more are neces
sary. it was estimated.
The school board and mem
bers of the board of directors of
the Matanuska Valley Farmer’s
Co-Operating Association a rNe
discussing terms of a contract
for space in the Chicken Coop
apartments. However, that con
tract was still unsigned at press
time, as was a second setting
forth the terms of agreement
for use of the gymnasium.
Even as they worked with im
mediate housing needs, the board
was casting a reflective eye to
ward the future needs of the
Palmer school. Conditions at the
school are yearly becoming more
crowded. Board member Harold
Thuma stated this week that
‘In my opinion, we will need a
new school two years from now.”
Mr. Thuma believes high
schooi classes should be removed
from the present school plant to
a new building, thus allowing the
utilization of all classroom space
in the present building for ele
mentary classes.
COFFEY INSURES EVERY
THING — REMEMBER?
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Office Hours of Dr. Ham
Announced At Clinic
Dr. Kenneth Ham, who will di
vide his time between the Doc
tors' Clinic in the Valley and the
town of Valdez, this week an
nounced his office hours at the
Clinic would be on Wednesday
afternoon and evening and on
Thursday morning.
Dr. Ham will see his patients
between the hours of 1 and 5
p. m. and 7 and 9 p. m. on Wed
nesday and from 9 a. m. until
noon on Thursday.
The Clinic is open six days a
week, however, with Dr. Howard
Cates in attendance at all other
times.
Both Dr. Cates and Dr. Ham
assure Valley residents that con
trary to current rumor, they plan
to make all possible use of the
Valley Hospital. “No patients will
be sent to Anchorage unless it is
impossible to take care of them
locally,” Dr. Cates stated.
Lower Insurance Rates
Possible For The Valley
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Hoass recommended “the adop
tion of a building code for your
own fire protection. You are a
big enough village for that. Vil
lages in the States of only 600
population are able to do it.”
The Underwriter’s representa
tive offered all help possible to
Palmer in its fire problems. Mr.
McPherson will be in town for
several days, undertaking the
first actual on-the-spot inspec
tion ever made here. He has
promised to answer all ques
tions, and further promised to
make a series of recommenda
tions for improvement in rate
classification before he leaves.
He may be reached at the
Matanuska Hotel during his stay
here.
TEACHER LEAVES
Miss Vernice Sellman, first and
second grade instructor in Pal
mer school last year, left the
Valley last week. Miss Sellman
will not return to her Palmer
classroom this year. She has ac
cepted a teaching contract in
Oklahoma City, her home, where
she already has completed sev
eral years of teaching. Miss Sell
man planned a final sight-seeing
expedition to Nome before turn
ing south aagin.
STATION REPORT AVAILABLE
Copies of the latest progress
report of Alaska’s agricultural
experiment stations are now
available at the Extension Of
fice, Parker Lester, agent, an
nounced this week. Anyone in
terested in this report in invited
to stop and pick up a copy.
VALLEY REAL ESTATE —
THEATRE BUILDING
LOBERG'S VARIETY
ARMY SURPLUS
NOTIONS — ROOKS
VALLEY
THEATRE
Friday and Saturday
Aug. 12 and 13
Sunday and Monday
Aug. 14 and 15
Wednesday and Thursday
August 17 and 18
'Seven Keys to Baldpate'
Friday and Saturday
August 19 and 20
"Under the Tonto Rim"
Sunday and Monday
August 21 and 22
"Bachelor and the
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PALMER GYMNASIUM
9 P. M. -- Saturday Evening
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