NEW FERTILIZER
EXPERIMENTS REINC
CONDUCTED HERE
A^kan son scientists are test
ing anhydrous ammonia, a new
cora-ateh (82 percent)
^J^t‘hzer'111 the States where
“ operators apply the am
morna to fields on a contract bas
is it is cheaper than other forms
of nitrogen applied with farm
ers own equipment and labor.
Alaskan farmers, long plagued
by high rales for fertilizer ship
ments, are interested in reports
of anhydrous ammonia and urea,
another nitrogen compound pop
ular in the States. In past tests
Alaskan soils have shown less re
sponse to spring applications of
urea than to ammonium nitrate.
Dr. Winston Laughlin, soil
scientist, and C. Ivan Branton,
agricultural engineer, <at the Al
aska Agricultural Experiment
Station, are conducting experi
ments with anhydrous ammonia,
urea, ammonium sulfate, and am
monium nitrate to test their rela
t:ve effectiveness in both spring
and fall applications. Dr. Laugh
lin applied the four nitrogen fer
tilizers to test plots of brome
grass at the Matanuska Experi
mental Farm in mid-October, will
repeat the operation on duplicate,
plots in the spring. Yield mea
surements next summer will
compare the value of the four
nitrogen carriers and of spring
or fall applications under Alaskan
soil and weather conditions.
This is the first time anhydrous
ammonia has been used in the
Territory and there are problems
which may make it less useful
here than in the Slates. Dr. Lau
ghlin said. Alaska's cold soils may
not favor .the bacterial action
needed ..to .make its nitrogen
applicator equipment is expensive
available to plants. The special
—over $1,000 per unit, and the
product is not yet available for
agircullural use in the Territory.
Ammonium nitrate is still the
best source of nitrogen fertilizer,
said LaughMn, but his time-of
applieation tests and reported
price outs of other fertilizer may
change the picture in the future.
National Guardsmen
Take Annual Training
At Camp Denali
Numerous sections of Alaska
were represented as approximate
ly 550 National Guardsmen from
the Territory began their annual
two-week training program at
Fort Richardson’s Camp Denali,
October 31.
Primarily from the 1st Scout
Battalion located in the Seward
Peninsula, National Guardsmen
also are in attendance from Com
pany D, Kodiak; Company C at
Seward and Homer; and Head
quarters, Headquarters and Ser
vice Company, Anchorage, all
members of the 207th Infantry
Battalion. Also represented are
Company C of the 208th Infan
try Battalion in southeast Alaska
and Hq. and Hq. and Service
^ Company from Juneau’s 208th
Inf. Bn.
Those attending are receiving
intensive training in weapons, in
telligence, communications and
tactics. Intelligence training will
be particularly emphasized since
the scout’s primary mission is
that of intelligence.
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
ACQUIRES HUGE BISON
FOR DISPLAY
Gon^peting for top attention
with a stuffed 1,500-pound Alas
kan -brown bear in the University
of Alaska museum is a bison
which arrived from the Denver
taxidermist this week.
The bison is an old animal
which Frank Glaser, well-known
Alaskan hunter and trapper ,and
Ray Tremblay of the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service harvested a
year ago from the Big Delta herd.
They did so at the request of Dr.
Ivar Sfcarland, head of the uni
versity’s anthropology depart
ment and director of the museum..
The beast is the offspring of the
six male and 17 female bison
from the National Bison Range in
Montana which were shipped via
rail, boat, and truck to Fairbanks
in 1928 and later released on the
river bars near Big Delta. The
specimen measures about five and
one half feet at the shoulder. Dr.
Skarland said the museum plans
to add stuffed caribou, moose,
muskoxen and other animals
when more room is available. On
display already are the fossil
skulls and horns of about five
types of ancient , bison which
roamed Alaska during the Pleis
tocene period from 20,000 to 30,
000 years ago.
A total of 28,600 persons view
ed the displays at the museum
last year.
Tack a New Room Onto Your House
Only three hours time and
S11.50 built this extra winter room
Hundreds of home owners
are discovering an easy,
low cost way of turning
cold windswept porches
and breeze ways into warm
extra rooms that can be
used all winter long.
A pair of scissors, ham
mer, tacks, molding
strips and a roll of crys
tal-clear Flex-O-Glass,
is all that it takes to make
this extra room of plastic.
If your porch happens to
have screens, leave them
up. Just cut to size and
tack it right over them.
Otherwise, simply tack
the shatterproof plastic
between uprights. When
spring comes, take it
down and store it away to
be used next season. It's
guaranteed two years.
A porch enclosed with this
crystal-clear plastic, at a
fraction of the cost of
common glass, is es
pecially valuable as a
children’s playroom be
cause Flex-O-Glass
unbreakable and lets
.Sunshine Vitamin
v( Ultra-Violet Rays) which
^common glass filters out.
Local dealers here carry
Flex-O-Glass in rolls.
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MRS. IDA WATTS
NEW PRESIDENT
OF BAPTIST UNION
Mrs. Ida Watts was elected
president of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Union of the First Bap
tist Church of Palmer during a
meeting held October 24 at the
home of Mrs. Ruth Hanson. Elec
ted to serve with Mrs. Watts dur
ing the coming year were: Mrs.
Mae Thompson, first vice presi
dent: Mrs. Elva Eppler, second
vie'? president; Mrs. Ruth Han
son, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs.
Ida Wilkinson, community mis
sions. p
A brief history of the Union
was presented by Mrs. Alvilda
Dickerson and Mrs. Cloycine
Driggars reported the duties of
*-—--—
each officer. Following a short
business meeting Mrs. Watts
closed the meeting with a pray
er. Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
On October 23 the local Bap
tist Church was host to the Chu
gach Baptist Association.
The Chippewras and Potawato
mis negotiated a larger number
of treaties with the United States
Government than any other tribe
or groups of tribes. Both entered
into 42 treaties.
Meals served aboard the Navy
aircraft carrier USS FORRES
TAL will number 10,500. The
modem warship was commis
sioned October 1, 1955.
Tri-Square Club
Plans Annual
Dinner at Wasilla
The Tri Square club of Palmer
is having its annual Thanksgiv
ing turkey dinner Saturday, No
vember 5 in the new school cafe
teria at Wasilla. All Masons, East
ern Star and Rainbow girls are
cordially invited. All parents of
the Rainbow girls are extended
this invitation. Good eats and en
tertainment is assured, accord
ing to Rose M. Johnson, club
president.
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ST. MICHAEL'S PLANS
THREE-DAY SALE
NOV. II, 12, AND 13
An opportunity to do early
Christmas shopping is being of
fered by parish members of St.
Michael’s Catholic Church. They
are planning a three-day sale dur
ing which time customers may
pick up bazaar items that were
left over from the church’s an
nual bazaar. Many, many of these
items would make attractive
Christmas gifts. In addition there
will be a rummage sale and a
sale of home-baked pastries, rolls,
breads, etc.
The sale will open at 10 a.m.
Friday morning, November 11 in
the Shamrock building, and will j
continue until 3 p.m. Saturday j
hours will be the same and the
sale will conclude on Sunday,
November 13 with 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. hours. The public is invited
to drop in and browse, pick up a
few items they (or someone they
know) might need. Proceeds will
go toward the church.
Anyone having rummage or
other items they wish to donate
to the sale may leave them with
Kay Pippel prior to the sale
d ites.
Rea! Estate Brokers
And Salesmen Pass
Territorial Exams
Eighteen of 34 applicants suc
ceeded in passing the first real
estate exam nations ever held in
the Territory of Alaska, accord
ing to results of those tests an
nounced this past week bv W. A.
Chipperfield, Territorial real es
tate commissioner.
Successful applicants far real
estate brokers’ licenses v. re: La
ron P. Martin, Marshall C. Hop
pin, Anchorage; George H. Thom
son, A. W. Nilsson, William M.
Stewart, Robert E. Nickels, Fair
banks; and Albert A. White and
John J. Lown, Juneau.
The only successful applicants
for licenses as real estat sales
men came from Anchorage. They
are: Dennis Ballard, Lloyd W.
Hall, Alice Hall, Norman B. Gar
dner, Howard C. Luther, Elmer
A. Esparcia, Doris Tegstrom, Vir
gil D. Stone, Florence Miller and
John A. Otto.
The next examinations will be
conducted April 19, 1956.
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