Vol. 4
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F aIncr, Alaska
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LAUD USE iLAVBIUG, AIV.TL 30
Sen. L, nCoffee who rerre
sen ted the people from the third
district In the recent legisla
ture met with the Land Use plan
ning Committee and ’iscnrsed bills
that were passed, in the' recent
session that have particular in
terest for the people in the Vol
ley. One of the hulls which or
iginated in the Valley and was
later enacted is the Veterinarian
Act:
’’Chapter 64, an Act (S.u .m?)
• Delating to veterinarians amend
ing Chapter 73 of the Cession
Laws of Alaska, 1931, and making
an appropriation; and declaring
an emergenct.
Be i_t enacted by the legis
lature of the" territory of A las?-: a;
Section 1 of chapter 73 of
the Session Laws of Alaska, 1931
(Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1953,
Section 622) is hereby amended to
read as follows:- "Section 1. ’xhe
Governor of Alaska is hereby auth
orized either independently on in
cooperation with the U. s. bureau
of Biological Survey or any college
or any University or like institu
tion to employ one or more veter
inarians at such salaries and for
such periods as he may find to the
best advantage for the purpose
of aid and service to the fur
raising industry, and for the
purpose of aid and service to
those engaged in raising livestock
and other domestic animals.11
Section 2 of Chapter 73 of
the.Ses sion of Laws of Alaska,
1931 (Complid Laws of Alaska,
1933, Section 623) is hereby
amende by addxn_ thereto a new
subsection '(f) to read as follows!
"(f) To study problems in
cidental to the raising of live
stock and other domestic animals,
to advise those engaged therein
upon matters pertaining to the
breeding, care and the prevention
and cure of diseases thereof."
(Con’t on page 3) •
CO-OP- NOTES
We are having considerable
difficulty in obtaining r la
ments of certain types of mer
chandise, due to the defense
activities. .rices are u. and
from the best information vail
able there will be ai r’iti: al ad
vances. Flour, sugar, cc. oe and
other staples as well as ef.othing
are showing the upward trend.
Farm prices are stro: er with
indications that pork and . ther
meat will advance in price. xhe
Oovernment is particularly in
terested in pork and it is os
sicle that.live.pork vi11 pegged
at nine cents in the yards.
Was in Anchorage this week
and -the boys told me 'they. ■ .ere
putting milk in practical very
store in town. This is pa tly due
to the lack of supply down there
and we also know that our ;ilk
is in demand by the publ:' • be
cause of it's high qualit; . .ith
out a doubt, if the f atanus .a
dairymen had not gone into .trade
A milk production Anchors would
now be facing a very serious r.iilk
shortage.
Don’t forget the Potr o 3-row
ers meeting Tuesday night if you
intend to raise potatoes >r sale
this year. >ie a: e taking definite
steps towards maintaining high
quality, also in better hr dling
methods which we want to.to Ik
over with the growers before es
tablishing definite procedure,
L, C «o,
C.C.BRIX RoT'.TRr;;.
hr. C.C. Brix after visiting
several weeks in Omaha, Gao Fran
cisco and various other places in
the states returned to his homo in
Palmer on the last boat train,
He made much of his trie by
auto Which ho purchased outside,
and says he had some•interesting
and exciting experiences. T'o in
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