MATANUSKA ELECTRIC SPARKS.
A large cat, probably urged1 by
curiosity, put on a pair of hooks
anc’ climbed1 the power transformer
pole at Earls Keekers' Place.
He chose a bad1 place to park,
except for sucid'ial purposes,
becruse he‘was founr5 very d’eac' on
the transformer.
Earl's li&hts v/ere out, also
inci '-■’ently.
Electrical Co-op, Message.
If you belong to a co-op you have
a double interest in it for the
good it. can do you. First you are
interested in it for the double
service it gives you. '
Then if you are a co-op member,
andparticularly if you are a
director, you must also be inter-'|
ested in the business welfare of
your Association. Being interested
in the business means keeping it
’’cut of the red" and, helping it *
to earn a little extra pay for r k
upkeep and replacements, to render
better service and pcssinbly lower
rates.
As a user you v/ant all of the
convienence and pleasure you can
get from electrical service at the
lowest possiable cost. Perhaps you
keep an eye on the meter so you
will net use more than your monthl
minimum.
As a utility user nn^ owner you
are faced with the necessity of
building business So you. can keep
the business going-make ends meet,
pay your bills and maintain service
There is no magic wand that will !
keep your personal bill down and
ycur Association’s income up.
It is just a case of shouldering
the load and going down the road j
that is available to you.
That roar* is Increased service, yoi
and your neighbors are not going t<
use more.electricity just to help
the Association. It should not be
a Philanthropic cnterprize. -But
there are ways that you can help
your self end the Association also
by useing electricity to make your
farm more profitable.
Study methods that will enable you
to produce more by the use of your
electrical service, it will take
time and study but In the long run
it will serve the double purpose.
Some things to think about, are
water supply systems, refrigerf tior
chicken and pig brooders, feed
grinders and sewing machinery.
Watch for new electrical uses that
ere being studied out by people
who want to use the best methods
available.
OWI, RELEASE, from”colliers"
A lot of people have been wondering
for some time, why the Germans didnt
finish the job, when they subjected
England to such intense bombing, .
Well it seems like the secret may be
out at the present time, and its name
is RADAR- or so it seems.
Radar is a system of short waves
that ^bounces" back to the sender
when it comes in contact with a ship
or plane and enables the sender %;o
locate the intruder and get a sight
j on him with Ack-Acks, The British
shot down so many German planes in
the last few ^ays of the Blitz that
it discouraged the Nazi's.
OWI, Relase SNOW JEEPS
A jeep known es the "Penquin" for
use in regions of sub-zero temper
tures, has been developed for the
U.3. Army.Both a land and and an
amphibious jeep, it has detachable
skisthat fit over the front wheels,
and a half trucknttached to the rear
axles give it a caterpillar tread.
•A'small gasoline stove and an engine
blanket of heavy canvas, keep the
jthe four cylinder motor warm and
permit almost instanoues starting in
even when the vechicle has been stand
ing in tempatures a3 cold as 40 deg
ress below zero. It will make forty
miles an hour.
Oh Boy; what help one of these jeeps
/would be on a Matnnuska Valley Farm
next winter®
KATANUSKA CANNING PEAS.
The watanuska. Valley has had some
explerence in raising Canning Peas,
;the Co-cp. has a complete cannery
stored,that was used throe seasons,
and while the explerence gained was
[not very profitable financialy, yet
it was demonstrated that canning
peas can be raised here and that the
quality is good when produced under
iproper conditions, and properly
^processed. The little Alaska peas
were raised and the tonnage per acre
was satisfactory, indicating that
when and if there is sufficient
demand for canned peas in this trade
district,that it would be profitable
to the farmer to raise them.
Canning peas would serve three
purposes if they can be raised profit
ably. First; Peas would be a cash
crop that v/ould enable the farmer to
recieve financial return earl;/- in the
crop season. Second, The vines are
good silage and a heavy tonnage can
ibc raised on a small aceragc. Third,
Peas build up land, imparting nitroger
to the soil v/hich is needed in the
soil on our Valley farms. Sometime in
the future canning peas should be
considered and the cannery placed in
operation if the prospects look good.