GIANT CABBAGE
MAY GET
NATIONAL PUBLICITY
The winner of the MatarTuska
Valley Fair giant cabbage con
test may get nation-wide public
ity in mid-September.
The challenge that giant cab
bage growers in Alaska put out
a month or so ago is getting re
sults. According to work receiv
ed this week by fair manager, A1
"V. Hagen, stateside competition
is in the planning stages at For
reston, 111. where an annual
Sauerkraut Day will be celebrat
ed September 15. Perry S. Mc
Lain of Anchorage, and a former
Fon-eston resident, made the sug
gestion to the American Legion
post in that city that a prize be
offered for the largest head of
cabbage presented for competi
tion. The far-reaching competi
tion would draw entries from
eveiy state in the Union. When
the winner of the Matanuska
Valley Fair cabbage contest is
announced, that entry would be
sent to Forreston to compete
against the largest cabbage
grown in the States. Alaskans
have been producing the world’s
largest cabbages the past several
years and this year are being of
fered $50 for a 50 pound cab
bage, plus a dollar a pound for
every pound above the 50 pound
mark.
So Alaskans . . . baby that
cabbage—shoot it with your sec
ret vitamin compounds and sur
Giant cabbage entries in the 1955 Matanuska Valley Fair are expected to top. in
weight at least, the cabbage being displayed by Annie (Havemeister) Meehan, 1954
Matanuska Valley Fair Queen and B. J. Carr of Carr's Food Center. The above
cabbage was grown in the Matanuska Valley and purchased by Mr. Carr last fall.
prise the Stateside gardeners
with what can be grown in the
“frozen North”.
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Wasilla Girl
To Wed Sept. 10
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith of
Wasilla have announced the
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, L. Ethel, to Daniel V.
Carney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Carney of Jefferson,
Ohio.
A nuptial mass will be offered
by the Rev. James P. Snead at
8:30 a.m. September 10 at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church in Pal
mer. The wedding ceremony will
take place at St. Michael’s at 8
o’clock that evening. All friends
of the families are invited to at
tend the morning mass, the wed
ding ceremony, and a reception
which will be held at Wasilla
Community Hall, following the
ceremony.
To keep fresh milk at its best,
keep it clean, cold, covered, and
dark. Milk standing in a clear
glass container on a sunny win
dow sill or doorstep loses ribo
flavin and may develop a “sun
light” off-flavor—in as brief a
time as half an hour. An insu
lated wood or metal box should
be provided for milk that cannot
be refrigerated immediately up
on delivery.
now fcr Olympia!
There’s a pack o’ pleasure in every handy carton of
refreshing Olympia Beer. Be sure to bring home enoughl
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Sez Willie Wiredhand:
GOOD LIGHT
HELPS
GOOD SIGHT
Study time is here again and it is important
that the students in you home have proper
lighting in which to do their home work.
Safeguard your children's eye sight by pro
viding a pleasant, comfortable well-lighted
place for them to study. Electric light is
cheap . . . you can't afford inadeuate light
ing.
GOOD LUCK TO THE M. V. FAIR
"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP!
Hatannska Electric Assn, i
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BIKE RELAY RAGE
SET FOR SEPT. 3;
WASILLA TO PALMER
• Broken spokes and pedals are
not expected to hamper the juni- ‘
or bicycle racers who will be
competing in the 12 mile relay
race to be staged on opening day
of the Matanuska Valley Fair.
Two teams will be made up of
boys from Wasilla and Palmer,
with each boy expected to take
at least one mile of the relay.*
The race will begin at Wasilla
at noon and end at the Fair
grounds in Palmer where prizes'
will await the winning team.
A record time should be estab
lished this year, Fair Manager AI
Hagen stated. “Last year the boys
had several miles of gravel road
to buck—this year it’s paved all
the way and we are looking for
much faster time”. The racers
will be dropped off along the re
lay points and during the race
will be picked up as the race
progresses. All junior bike rid
ers, under 16 years of age, are
invited to enter the race.
WELCOME FRIENDS!
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAIR
Come in for your favorite mixed drink
and some good food
• COCKTAIL LOUNGE
• FINE FOODS
• GAS AND OIL
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lyiile 39V2 — Glenn Hiway
FOR GOOD FOOD - - -
AND A CHEERY ATMOSPHERE
DROP IN AT THE
WHITE SPOT
DURING THE FAIR
WE EXTEND OUR HEARTIEST WISHES
TO THE 1955 FAIR BOARD
White Spot Cafe
John VanRyn
Best Wishes
for a
Successful
FAIR
STOP, THINK, TAKE STOCK
OF YOUR FUTURE!
The future won't take care of itsef. You
must DO something about it! First set
your sights on your goal in life. Then
chart the course that will surely take
you there.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
PALMER, ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 P.M.
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.