HORTICULTURAL
FIELD DAY SET
FOR AUGUST 17
Home gardeners and truck
farmers will see an eye-filling
horticultural display at the Ma
tanuska Experiment Farm Wed
nesday, August 17.
The annual horticultural field
day at which scientists of the Al
aska Agricultural Experiment
Station explain their research
projects and results to date will
begin at 7 p.m.
Traditionally one of the most in
teresting parts of the tour is the
vegetable variety trials which
reveal those vegetable varieties
best suited to Alaskan gardens.
This year’s cabbage spacing and
fertilizing experiment is expected
to receive close attention from
commercial growers. A potato
variety test for early and late
planting and potato fertilization
and nutrition experiments will
draw similar interest.
The search for superior rhu
barb and raspberry varieties has
netted some promising specimens
and visitors will also be shown
the horticulturalists’ progress on
breeding a winter-hardy, red
fruited strawberry for Alaska.
Tree fruits, long a scarce item in
Alaska, will be shown as will
ornamental shrubs adaptable to
far North gardens.
The tour will be conducted by'
District Agricultural Agent Lew
Hanks and will begin at the farm
buildings of the Experimental
Farm near Matanuska.
Fair Program—
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the opening hours of the ball, the
1955 Matanuska Valley Fair
Queen will be crowned and will
reign over subsequent events of
the Fair. Music for dancing will
be furnished by a modem dance
band yet to be named and enter
tainment is being tentatively
scheduled for the event.
On Sunday the Military ip Al
aska will be honored for its part
in agriculture. The day has been
designated Military and Agricul
ture day and will honor visiting
military dignataries and person
nel. The program will be opened
by a giant parade, in which all
organizations, business firms, and
individuals are invited to enter.
Dog lovers who seldom have
an opportunity to see a real dog
ahow will be pleased to learn that
on Sunday afternoon the Dog
Obedience Club of Anchorage
will stage a program in front on
the grandstand. Beautifully
groomed and finely trained dogs
will go through their paces at
commands from their handlers.
The daily junior rodeo will fol
low.
Sunday evening, weather per
mitting, the largest display of
fireworks ever set off in the Val
ley will be presented shortly af
ter dark. In the event of rain, the
program will be re-scheduled for
the following evening.
Monday, September 5, will
honor Labor and its part in agri
culture. Labor officials will be
invited to participate in the af
ternoon program. Other features
for the final day of the Fair will
be announced as soon as deter
mined.
FIGURE IT OUT
Figure it out for yourself my
lad,
You’ve all that the greatest men
have had;
Two arms, two hands, two legs,
two eyes;
And a brain to use if you would
be wise,
With this equipment they all
began.
So start for the top and say, I can.
Look them over, the wise and
the great,
They take their food from a com
mon plate,
And similar knives and forks
they use,
With similar laces they tie their
shoes,
The world considers them brave
and smart,
But you’ve all they had when
they made their start.
YOU are the handicap you
must face.
You are the one who must choose
your place.
You must say where you want
to go.
How much you will study the
truth to know;
God has equipped you for life,
but He
Lets you decide what you want
to be.
Courage must come from the
soul within
The man must furnish the will
to win.
So figure it out for yourself, my
lad,
You were born with all that the
great have had,
With your equipment they all
Get hold of’yourself and say, “I
can.”
— From Mutual Moments
i
MATANUSKA VALE
I came, today, to Matanuska Vale,
Where milk and honey freely flow
An Eden, fair, begot through long travail,
Amidst the mountains, capped by snow!
’Mid verdant forest—home of bear and moose—
Trout streams, replete, and lakes of duck—
With virgin soil, all loamy rich and loose—
Brave pilgrims, here, have proved their pluck!
I’ve heard of souls who made some desert bloom—
There made a home for questing man;
But, here, despite the cold sub-Arctic gloom,
Was laid, indeed, more daring plan!
’Tis place, where pride in self—and work—paid off,
In hopes and fondest dreams, come true;
Where strong-heart folks of “grit”, at hardships, scoff
From land itself, their strength, they drew!
On lands, untouched by man, rich gardens, made—
For Northern Empire, stakes put down;
Thru faith, their brawn and will, they dared to trade
For things more dear than Kingly crown:
The chance to build a home—to truly live;
To all their future girls and boys,
Full faith in self, in God, and country, give—
Their hardships, all, now turned to joys!
Our Nation’s star will ne’er be dim—nor fall—
So long as hearts, like these, endure;
Where men shall meet each test—pay heed to call
When Duty bids—lies hope, secure!
All this, and more, I saw, this happy day,
Bestread in Matanuska Vale!
The key to Nation’s greatness, ’fore me lay;
God’s bounties, here, my soul regale!
JIM NAIL, Eclectic, Alabama
M. E. A. Still Seeking—
(Continued from page 1)
area, Boch said he may make a
recommendation that this creek
be added to the exploration work
now in progress. The Stetson
Creek analysis would cost ap
proximately $15,000 for a report.
By adding division dam and
ditch to bring the Stetson Creek
area to the Crescent Lake water
shed area would increase the vol
ume by 25 percent in tons of wat
er, with consti t tion costs to run
about $300,000 addtiional. Art
Johnson of the U. S. G. S., Wash
ington, D. C., has made a report
on this area which Boch recent
y saw for the first time. Accord
ing to Boch, the report makes a
good case for Stetson Creek ad
dition.
Mrs. Justine Parks, board
member, said that as soon as the
present job is completed an audit
will be made ana a full report
will be available. Boch stated
that by September his firm ex
pected a fair answer on the qual
ity and cost of KWH.
Also present at the meeting
were Marlin Stewart, acting
manager of CAPA and manager
of the Chugach Electric Associa
tion ,and Russell Wade, former
REA auditor and now chief ac- j
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Two Forest Fires—
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and eight from Glen Allen.
The second fire was at Copper
Center. August 3 Forester Adams
Leo Lucas and Herb Kopperud
went out on the fire, taking Lu
cas’ cat on Kopperud’s lowbouy.
Approximately 40 acres were
burned and although the fire is
out, a fire patrol is being kept
in the area as watchers. Lack of
rain and extremely dry condi
tions required the services of 30
fire fighters. The Palmer men re
turned on August 4.
With the hunting season com
ing up Forester Adams this week
enlisted the aid of all sportsmen
in using caution in the woods.
Extinguish all camp fires before
leaving and care in the use of
firearms, smoking and matches
were also urged.
countant for CEA. His work on
CAPA books is being done at no
charge, he said.
Regular meetings of the Mat
anuska Electric Association
board of directors are held each
fourth Monday of the month at
MEA building. Association mem
bers may attend these meetings
if they so desire, it. was pointed
out this week.
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