Vol. 4
September 19,1941 Palmer, Alaska
No. 38
THIRTY SIX POUND CABBAGE BY
SHERROD
'A special prize of ^25.00,
offered by Col. O.P. Ohlson, for
tho largest head of cabbage grown
in tho I'atanuska Valley this year
and exhibited at the Pair v;as won
by Uax Sherrod.
T1 o cabbage that was exhibited
weighed 25 pounds. Mr. Sherrod
stated that he had a still larger
cabbage growing in his garden, and
by rrutual agreement of all parties
concerned it was loft In tho ground
to grow.
Vfn on the cabbage was claimed
last Monday by the Colonel it
weighed 36 lb. and a hand saw was
required to remove the head from
it’s stem. *t will be taken to the
States for exhibition purposes.
4-h club bahuuht
One hundred and twenty 4-H
Club members completing tholr
projects, lenders and friends-' en
joyed a banquet in the Lounge,Sept.
13. hr3. Hell Miller, Vresident
of the 4-11 Council, presided and
the following program was given:
Grace • . , Rev. Woodrow hurth
4-H Club Pledge.All
“Dreaming". . . . Song by All
''caning of the 4-H Pledge,
head - - Darrell McKoohnic
Heart- - Lorraine Church
hands- - Jalmar Kcrtulla
Health - Peggy Poster
“Flowing .... Song by All
High Lights on Rational 4-H" Camp
Mrs. B.J. Bingle
High Lights of 4-H work in the
Valley using colored slides
• Mrs.Dee Ogdon,Ski etna Loader
Mae Stephenso:i,Dist .Home Agent
Harold V/.Ricc, Dis t-Farm Agent
Song. , . , Bkiutnn 4-H Girls
Story of Alaska's Flag,Bonnie Mocr
Tomorrow's 4-K in Alaska and
■Awarding of Fins , J. Hase 1 Zimmer
man,Territorial 4-H Loader
“Folio;; the Gleam'" . . . .All
CO-OP NOTT23
I have had several inquiries
from people wanting to sell grain
or hay. If any one is interested
in purchasing hay or grain, wo
will help them yet together with
those having it for sale.
How many of you arc inter
ested in a demonstration of meat
cutting for home use? Do you
know how to make salt‘pork and
corned beef, smoke hams and bacons?
Leave your name with Miss Stephen
I son, Harold Rice or Dorothy Buck
nan, ar.d when enough have signed
I up to justify it, a date will be
i set.
Commodities are becoming in
creasingly harder to obtain an"’
prices are still reflecting a
stronger tone. We arc attempting
to hold our stocks at normal, 'but
it is evident that substituti ns
will have to be made in some lines
of merchandise, 1t is still good
business to keep a good sun; ly of
staples on hand in your basement.
Local egg nriccs tc .reducers
advanced Friday morning 5q per
dozen. •*o are now paying Hretra
Large, 56^;Large, 51p; Medium,46^,
_;_L._C. S.
FIRST AID CLASS MEETING
..A fine response to the call
for i'lr3t Aid Class mooting was
made Tuesday evening in the Lounge
at 8:00 o'elo ck. Thirty porsons
attended. Twenty two hours of
class room work are required to
complete the course. Two,two hour
clashes will be hold each week.
All those who have signed up
at the Extension office for Iirst
Aid course arc asked to meet on
Fonda;/- evening at' 8:00 o ' clock
in the Lounge. Kiss --olen Johnson,
Tublie Health Nurse, is instruct
.mg thcclass and urges that every
one bo present at 8:00 o'clock
sharp. More books arc available
at 60^ each.