Announce Appointment
of New Veterinarian
To Assist Dr. Graves
The appointment of Fred S
Honsinger, D V.S., as Territorial
veterinarian to assist Dr. Earl F.
Graves, was announced by the
Alaska department of agriculture
in Juneau last week.
Dr. Honsinger was bom in Cah
fornia in 1921 and is a graduate
of the school of veterinary medi
r re, Washington State college.
, also holds a degree of wild life
management from Oregon State
college.
With the expansion of the live- ;
stock and dairy industry in the
interior, it became impossible for :
Dr. Graves to handle the work
for the entire Territory. The posi- \
tion of assistant Territorial vet
erinarian has been vacant for (
three or four years because of a
lack of funds.
Dr. Honsinger will make his,
headquarters in Juneau and will
bd*responsible for periodic inspec
tion and testing of livestock for |
tuberculosis and Bang’s disease
in the southeastern Alaska area
as well as in outlying districts of
the Territory. Dr. Graves will
concentrate on the Matanuska
and Tanana valleys.
Dr. Honsinger will render as
sistance to livestock, poultry, and
fur farmers in his area during
epidemics and with production
management problems.
A new duty of the veterinarian,
according to the agriculture de
partment, will be to advise and
enforce meat handling regulations j
which are being prepared at the
present time. These regulations 1
will assure the general public of
receiving meat products from
healthy animals, slaughtered un
der sanitary conditions. It is be
lieved that requiring all slaugh
tering to be supervised by a vet
erinarian and stamping of car- i
4-H CLUB NEWS
MIXING BOWL CLUB
LeAnn Hoffman, reporter.
June 22 saw 13 members, with
leader. Mrs. Henning Blunck. and
Mary Callison. climb the Butte.
Leona Lucas claimed the honor
of being first to the summit.
Following lunch the club drove
to Eklutna flats to see and pick
wild flowers.
Mrs. James Hurley served fruit
juice to the group at her home.
The next meeting will be held
July 6 at the home of Mrs. Hen
ning Blunck. Demonstrations will
lx* given by Darlene Brager. Car
la Driggers, Jean Onkka and
Judy Hurley.
NEW FOLDER FOR ALASKAN
MINERS AND PROSPECTORS
The principal markets for stra-'
tegie and critical minerals re
quired in the national defense
production program are listed in
a folder just published by the Al
aska development board.
Prepared as a guide for the Al
aska prospector and small mining
operator, the folder lists names
and addresses of numerous firms
which have contacted the devel
opment board regarding the avail- i
ability of certain minerals in Al
aska.
The folder also contains infor
mation about government stock
piling and defense minerals ad
ministration programs, as well as
addresses of other agencies pre
pared to give technical informa
tion and assistance to persons en
gaged in the mining industry.
Copies of the folder, entitled,
“Possible Markets for Strategic
and Critical Minerals from Alas
ka”, may be obtained by writing
the Alaska Development Board,
Box 50, Juneau.
easses for identification will meet
with public acceptance and in
crease the demand for local butch
ered meats.
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new roof is needed or just repairs on your present one,
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BETA SIGMA PHI PLANS
FAMILY DINNER AT
BARRY'S LAKE THE 17th
’ rv's lake July IT at 6 p m. It will
j bo a family dinner. Esther Brock.
tee in charge, announced. During
1 the evening members’ secret sis
ters of the past year will reveal
themselves through an open ex
change of gifts. Other committee
members include Hazel Litzen
berger. Flora New com be and
Mary Lou Lashbrook.
Announced also were plans for
formal initiation and the ritual
1 of jewels for members who did
not participate in the May cere
mony. Dorothy Saxton will be in
charge of the formal dinner pre
ceding the rites. August 20 is the
date set for this event.
The next regular meeting takes
place at the home of Bonnie Bet
tine on August 2.
Tost s
Service Station
Summer Service Time Is Here!
Give your car the attention it
deserves.
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FAIRBANKS GETS 75 AHA
LOW RENT HOUSING UNITS
The Alaska Housing Authority
has signed a contract with As«i*
ciated Builders of Seattle for th<
construction of 75 low-rent hou
mg units at Fairbanks, it was an
nounced t<»day by E. Glen Wild
er. executive director.
An order to start work was .*>
su« d effective Monday. June 2r>
and it 15 CXj.HT.o-d that w 'it k i v
the contractor will immediately
get under way.
This project consists, besides
the construction of the 75 luw
1
Valley Frontiersman
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r«nt family unit*, of the construc
tion of a management and main
tenance building the construction
of street* and utilito s within the
v;1r area and landscaping of the
project, The project has been
named ‘Birch Paik" by the au
thonty.
The total c ost is one and one
half million dollars The authon
?v. Wilder explained, is liuiiding
this project under the provisions
of the housing act of 1949 Simi
lar projects soon will be started
1 Juneau. Ketchikan and An
chorage. he said.
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