VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Mdltii i il as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. _
A1 J. DeJulio .,.Publisher, Manager
Editor. Virginia Gallant
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Mailed to all points in Alarfca and the United States
Famous Hereford
Herd Is Moved
Moseley Moves 350
To California Ranch
One of the nation’s outstanding
Hereford herds, owned by C. C.
Moseley, has been moved from the
Moseley ranch in Wyoming to Cali
fornia.
The new home of the million
dollar purebreds is the former
3-G Stock Farm, three miles north
of McClellan Air Force Base in the
Sacramento area.
The herd consists of 350 bulls,
cows and calves.
Included in the herd now at the
California ranch are such distin
guished sires as TT Proud Prince,
jointly owned by Moseley and by
r"
TT Proud Prince, valued at
$36,500. is patriarch of the
Moseley Hereford herd.
Flat Top Ranch. Walnut Springs,
Texas. The bull was acquired for
$36,500 at Colorado's Governor
Thornton Sale in 1947.
The move to California was
made to bring the herd closer to
the owner who lives in Beverly
Hills and to facilitate cooperation
with the University of California in
the study of scientific propagation.
Turkeys Prophesy
Turkeys can be real weather
prophets, especially just before
stormy weather. Usually 24 to 48
hours before a storm occurs, tur
keys will get panicky, nervous,
and uneasy.
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Grow Good Calves
When calves develop crooked or
arched backs, they are not getting
the right feed. A fast-growing calf
needs plenty of food containing es
sential vitamins and minerals.
Brook Sows Need
The Best Forage
L.. E. Hanson, professor of ani
mal husbandry at the University
of Minnesota, «ays that good for
age is the most important single
item in the rations for brood sows
or gilts.
A good ration can be built on
grain, high protein feeds, minerals
and vitamin B-12, he says, but for
age must be added and is the most
important.
Corn alone is inadequate because
it is deficient in protein, calcium
and several vitamins. The addi
tion of protein feed, which is high
in calcium, results in stronger,
larger pigs at farrowing time, anti
the further addition of high quality
alfalfa brings additional improve
ment.
Brood sows will do better on a
ration of only alfalfa hay than on
a ration of only corn, he says. But
only 5 per cent of alfalfa in the
ration is not enough for production
of strong, vigorous pigs. Research
shows that, in terms of birth
weight and percentage of pigs
weaned, a ration containing 15 per
cent alfalfa is improved by addi
tion of vitamin B-12.
JUNEAU NEWSLETTER
A crisis in the financial situa
tion of the office of Territorial
Highway Engineer, under which
no funds are available from the
gas tax for constructon of new
road or harbor facility projects
this year, was revealed this week
by Highway Engineer Irving M.
Reed.
Chiiefly responsible for the low
ebb in the roads, harbor and
water facilities is the Legisla
ture's tapping the fund for $750,
000 to support the new Territori
al Police Commission, Reed said.
Also a factor, he explained,
was the fact that the previous ad
ministration had made a number
of commitments for construction
which had to be met before any
new projects could be under
taken.
Reed estimated that pending re
quests for new Territorial road
projects total about $2,500,000,
with all divisons represented.
Under a new policy adopted at
the initial meeting in Juneau last
week of the revised Board of
Road Commissioners, the mem
ber from each division will de
termine where and how monies
in his section of Alaska will be
spent. But for the present, Reed
said, there will be nothing to
spend.
In fact, he explained, the office
would already be operating in
the red if this had not happened
' to be the year that motor vehicle
i operators’ licenses had to be re
newed. Some $180,000 which
came in from this source in the
first six months of 1953 made it
possible for the fund to meet its
obligations.
Keea saia it is virtually certain
that unless there is a special ses
sion of the Legislature to relieve
t the road and harbor fund of the
i burden of supporting the Police
Department the fund will be
completely exhausted before the
end of the biennium.
Besides having to contribute
$750,000 to the police department,
as required by the Legislature in
a bill passed the last night of
the session, the office of Highway
Engineer has also had to spend
an additional $250,000 to keep the
old Alaska Highway Patrol go
ing while the new Commission
was getting organized, Reed said.
Gas Tax Little Help
The Highway Engineer esti
mates that collections from the
two cent per gallon gas tax will
total this year about what they
did in 1952, namely $1,500,000.
Of this approximately $25,000
per month must by statute be
paid over directly to the Alaska
aeronautical revolving fund. This
represents amounts collected on
aviation gas and oil and is used
' by the territorial department of
| aviation.
About $126,000 per year is al
located from the gas tax collec
tions for harbor and water facil
ities, this being based on collec
tions of the tax on marine motor
fuels sold in the territory.
Reed said he was keeping up
with a $250,000 per year mainten
ance agreement the territory has
with the Alaska Road Commis
sion. To drop that, he said, would
jeopardize congressional appro
priations for roads in Alaska. The
Road Commission puts up a much
larger sum to match the terri
torial contribution.
In addition to the $750,000
which the police department will
get from the road, harbor and
boat facilities fund by order of
the Legislature, the new office
also was given a $200,000 appro
Faltering Tractor
Spells Lost Money
Improper liquid - weighting ol
tractor tires can cause more
trouble than if it had not been
done at all, warn farm service
engineers.
Tests reveal that to obtain maxi
mum pulling power against mini
mum tire wear, tractor tires
should be filled with liquid not
more than 75 per cent.
The reason for this limit is that
an air chamber must remain if the
tire is to retain the basic prin
ciples of a pneumatic tire—that is,
give cushioning and longer life
through flexibility and resistance
to bruising.
Tractor tires 75 per cent liquid
filled still retain a brusie-resisting
air chamber that absorbs shock
and they retain 95.5 per cent of
their wear resistance, 4.5 per cent
less than a completely air-filled
tire.
Proper liquid weighting of trac
tor tires results in:
1. Better traction.
2. Less slippage and power loss.
3. Greater drawbar pull.
4. Slower tread wear and longer
tire life.
5. A money saving because cost
ly wheel weights are eliminated.
Arriving in Palmer August
20 were Betty Jo Riddle. Lois
Thompson, Stephanie Sobczak
and Eileen Donnan, Palmer
school teachers who have re
turned from Stateside vaca
tions. The girls drove back via
the Alaska Highway.
Rita McClafferty has been ad
ded to the Valley Bank staff in
the bookkeeping department.
priation out of the general fund.
Reed said he had convinced the
police commission it should use
up the $200,000 first in hopes a
special session may save some of
the gas tax money for road and
harbor facility construction.
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PASSENGER SERVICE
From Seattle
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Scheduled from Seattle, Tues.,
September 8, calling at Sew
ard, Valdez and Cordova
M. V. FLEMISH KNOT
Scheduled from Seattle, Tues.,
September 15, calling at Val
dez, Seward, Homer, Seldo
via and Kodiak
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Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Krise
and daughter left for Plainview,
Texas this week where Krise will
enter his third year at Wayland
College. He is studying for the
ministry.
Mrs. William Smith, city tele
phone operator, is confined to
Valley Hospital where she has
been a patient for several days.
Senators Earle Clements, Clin
ton Anderson and Frank Barrett
were visitors in the valley this
week during their attendance at
Statehood hearings being held in
Anchorage.
Among those appearing at the
statehood hearings this past
week was M. D. Snodgrass,
valley representative.
Also arriving recently were
Mrs. Gladys Dietrich, new Palmer
school office assistant and Miss
Carol Clark, new teacher.
Mrs. Irene Benson, daughter
Eileen and Jean McMahon ar
rived in Palmer Monday even
ing following several weeks in
the States, during which time
they visited Yellowstone Park
and other historical points.
VALLEY
PPilMcn, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY —THURSDAY
AUGUST 26—27
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
CLEOPATRA
The Screen's Mightiest
Spectacle!
Cecil B. DeMille's
Claudette Colbert
Warren William
Henry Wilcoxon
See the Exotic Dance of the
Maiden and the Bull!
FRIDAY SATURDAY
AUGUST 28 — 29
Shows: 7:15 and 9=00 p.m.
(No Sat. Mat. until Sept 1
All New Tarzan Thriller!
TARZAN’S SAVAGE
FURY
Lex Barker
Dorothy Hart
Patric Knowles
Charles Korvin
SUNDAY — MONDAY
AUGUST 30 — 31
Show 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Sun. Mat. 2:00 p.m..
Beware My Lovely
Ida Lupino—Robert Ryan
with
Taylor Holmes
Barbara Whiting
Like a shriek in the night . . .
is this story of woman trapped
by a man beyond control!
Ed Lacy. Marshal Rowe and
Dick Bumpass left Palmer this
past week after spending the
summer here assisting in the
construction of the new Baptist
church. While in Palmer, Lacy
conducted the youth revival
and also preached four Sundays
service in the Anchorage Bap
tist Church.
Leach Bettine of Stanwood,
Washington, father of Mrs. Doro
thy Saxton and Robert Bettine,
arrived in Palmer this week-end
for a vacation.
Hugh Johnson. economist
with the Agriculture Experi
ment Station, returned to Pal
mer Saturday following two
and one half weeks spent in
Oregon and California. In Ber
kely he attended the Regional
Marketing work shop and at
Corvallis, Oregon was in at
tendance at the American and
Western farm economic meet
ings.
TREASURE CHEST
Fine China
Jewalry Art Goods
Alaskan Curios Souvenirs
Gifts
An interesting shop
in which to browse
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Attention
ALL YOU CAN EAT FOR $1.00
Children 50c
Fridays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wasilla Roadhouse
Wasilla
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Jack and Peggy Matey
Attention A.R.R.C.
Water Users
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE A.R.R.C.
water lines by the City of Palmer,
City water will be available to users
of these lines when inspection has
been made of the plumbing in each
house to safeguard the City system
against contamination. Applications
for inspection must be made prior to
September 10, 1953 at the office of
the City Clerk.
Signed ALFRED V. HAGEN
Mayor, City of Palmer
Attest: E. Barry
City Clerk
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