MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN COMMERCIAL
AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AT ’52 FAIR
The Matanuska Valley Fair of
1952 marked the high point of
commercial and educational ex
hibits in the Valley. It was hailed
by many visitors.
Interest in the exhibits was in
satiable. Scores of questions were
asked of the attendants, several
of whom observed that the local
Chamber of Commerce was miss
ing a golden opportunity to boost
the Valley through publicity. Al
though the agricultural exhibits
were poor as compared with for
mer years, there were many other
exhibits to fill the vacuum. In
dicative of the growing influence
of the Matanuska Valley Fair
were the splendid exhibits and
demonstrations of farm imple
ments, by the Yukon Equipment
Company, Butte Supply, Agricat
Sales and Service, the Co-Op,
, This healthy trend was re
peated i n non-agricultural
lines with exhibits and
demonstrations of H & F vacuum
cleaners, Pfaff sewing machines,
and Withey’s furnace and hot
water equipment. The generous
and attractive display of Co-Op
products was a vigorous come-on
for Valley enterprise.
Warm and friendly was the
Republican Woman's Club booth
where Fairgoers had at> unusual
opportunity to talk with their
Rg«yb]ican candidates for Terri'
oiotm trffjpes. On Saturday Bob
Reeve, candidate fdr Delegate tb
Congress, was there even moiC
full of .enthygiaim than ever after
dlis ^t^teside talks with Eisen
hower and Senator Hugh Butler.
Eagerly he described provisions
of a projected new statehood bill
that would give Alaska control of
all her territory and resources.
Many candidates for Senate and
House seats were in faithful at
tendance, including Dr. Lee Mc
Kinley, Barbara Dimock, Dorothy
Prior, John Gorsuch, and Lloyd
Olson.
The Sportsmen’s exhibit of
trophies, furs, and a few wild ani
mals was one of the most popular
on the Fair Grounds. The Depart
ment of Agriculture’s exhibit of
“This, Not This” in marketing of
vegetables was timely as long as
it lasted; unfortunately the con
sumer appeal of both the thises
and not thises was so strong that
they ail disappeared the first day.
Interest in the Eklutr.a Project
photographic exhibit of progress
was displayed by visitors fiom
near and far. Basil Benson proved
the value of showmanship in his
personal!'-* demonstrated exhibit
of hot weather vegetables grown
in Alaska by means of his cold
frames and solar reflectors. The
crowds flocked around him. The
neat and scientifically precise ex
hibits of the Experiment Station
and the Extension Service in the
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 10—11
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
FRIDAY SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 12—13
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sat. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
SUNDAY MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 14—15
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sun. Mat: 2:00 p.m.
same building paled in competi
tion with this florid, personal ap
proach. Woodsy appeal plus per
sonal approach plus interesting
and worthwhile exhibits was
composite keystone of the 3,000
visitor success checked in at the
Division of Forestry cabin. As in
past years, it was one of the most
popular spots on the Fair
Grounds.
The best exhibit of the Twelfth
Annual Matanuska Valley Fair,
was the Alaskan people who at
tended. The throngs who plodded
or slithered through mud, rain,
and dampness with reckless
gaiety and determined enthusi
asm deserved a prize and they got
it—a free gate on the final eve
ning to watch the Queen Prize
drawings and the climactic dis
play of fireworks (in the rain).
Spectacular, awe-inspiring and
beauteous were the displays that
followed in quick succession, one
after the other, for more than an
hour and a half. The aerial dis
plays could be seen for miles
around. That the crowds stayed
around in spite of a cold drizzle
was ample proof that Fair Board
President A1 Hagen’s innovation
this year was a good one. Re
sponse of the Fairgoers to this
final treat undoubtedly convinced
the Board that such big* time at
tractions will help the Matanus
ka Valley Fair to attain its right
ful place as one of the biggest am
nual attractions in the Territory.
WASILLA CHURCH
CHANGES TIME 6f
SUNDAY SERVICES
Beginning next Sunday, Sep
tember 14th the Worship Service
at The First Presbyterian Church
of Wasilla will begin at 9 a.m.
The Sunday School hour will fol
low the service at 9:45 a.m. This
is a reversal of the present sched
ule of services.
The change in schedule was
voted by the congregation in or
der to facilitate the work of The
Rev. Brian H. Cleworth whc
serves this church as well as the
United Protestant Church in Pal
mer.
GIVES YOU MORE FUN
ON TRIPS "OUTSIDE”
When you are “outside” this fall
or winter, take full advantage of
•Greyhound’s VPS—Vacation
Planning Service. It’s free! At
no extra cost to you Greyhound's
travel experts will plan all details
of whatever trip you want to take.
They’ll tell you about optional
scenic routes, convenient sched
ules. They’ll arrange hotel reser
vations and special sightseeing,
if you wish.
THERE ARE NO LOWER FARES!
one round
) from Seattle way trip
Chicago. . . $40.55* $66.35*
Los Angeles . 19.45 34.40
Boston . . . 57.50* 98.35*
Denver . . . 28.50 47.10
Fort Worth . 39.20* 64.10*
New York . . 54.95* 94.00*
[Plus U. S. Tax]
♦Same fare applies from Vancouver, B. C.
Greyhound Bus Terminal
8th & Stewart • SEATTLE
GREY
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VANCOUVER, B. C.
BUS TERMINAL
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1 CONSERVATION
I NOTES
By Lew Tfanks
Once again it’s harvest time.
I’ve seen some nice looking hay
crops being cut the last few days.
Hay yields look good.
I hope they are because there’s
a lot of cows to feed this winter.
Remember pastures don’t amount
to anything before June 1st. It’s
a long time until green grass
again. I would like to put out a
word of warning. If you have a
good brome pasture now, pull the
cows off from it. You can lose
seventy-five percent of the stand
by grazing it close now. Grass is
just like any other living thing. It
as to have some reserve left to
survive the cold weather. Did you
ever thing of trying to live out a
winter with no bank roll and
nothing coming in? Don’t starve
out your grass stand either. You’ll
need it worse next spring.
Mr. Harold Tower of the Soil
Conservation Service regional of
fice at Portland is a visitor to the
Valley this week. He tells me that
in the State the feed and grain
goals set up by the US.D.A. were
not met this year. That may mean
a short supply of dairy feed and
high prices this winter. The
drought through the mid-west and
east didn’t do any good either.
•The whole idea for us is to
take care of all the feed we have.
; Put up all the silage you can. It
| makes better feed. Get that hay
in as soon as it gets dry enough
Republicans’ Lady
Candidates Stumping
Outlying Precincts
The Third Division Republican
Party’s two lady candidates for
the House of Representatives,
Barbara Dimock and Dorothy
Prior have teamed up in an arm
to arm campaign to visit the out
lying areas of their division. Miss
Prior announced today a plan to ,
cover as much of the Third Divi
sion as possible. “It is necessary
that the women of Alaska have a
voice in making the laws by i
which we are governed,’’ she said.
Mrs. Dimock is visiting the out
lying precincts along with her
fellow campaigner, in order to re
establish old acquaintances and
friendships made in the years of
her residence in Alaska. Mrs. 1
Dimock is heard each Sunday
evening over radio station KENI
in her interesting stories of the
various villages in the Territory.
Both of the women were on hand
at the recent Valley Fair during
three days.
in the shock. You can’t establish a
high winter milk base on beat
up hay. Incidentally look at those
potato fields you start digging this
week. How about spotting that
brush you are going to windrow
across them for winter protection?
That top soil is worth protecting.
When it goes, you go too. Think
it over. You have already put
years of work in that farm. May
be you would sort of like to keep
it.
PALMER PAINT COMPANY
Licensed Painting Contractor
FIRST IN PALMER t
Proper application of paint depends upon two
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Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
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Box 1797 John Weisenberger
Phone: 62J3
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TOR AIL-SUMMER M0WKC6
If you cut hay all day every day all summer long you
need a fast, dependable mower like the new Case
Heavy-Duty Latch-On Mower. Built heavy and strong
with anti-friction bearings to cut fast and keep going
in heaviest hay on rough corrugated land. Ideal for
both irrigated and wild hay. Takes but a few minutes
to latch it on to Eagle Hitch of Case Tractors.
Come in and see itl
BUTTE SUPPLY
Butte Rd. Box 212 Palmer
Or See Blake McKinley
ST. MICHAEL’S
ANNUAL BAZAAR
SET FOR OCTOBER 18
Saturday, October 18 has been
set as the date for St. Michael’s
Church Annual Bazaar at the Pal
mer School auditorium.
Grand award for the prize tic
kets this year will be aroundtrip
;icket to Honolulu, Hawaii or its
;quivalent in cash. Other prizes
nclude a silver-plated tea service,
i ladies’ 17-jewel wrist watch, and
i Lady Seymour all wool blanket.
Tickets go on sale this week. The
irawing will be at midnight the
light of the Bazaar.
Admission is free to the Bazaar,
vith doors opening at 7:30 p.m.
Patrons will find the usual booths
)f toys, costume jewelry, linens,
ind handicraft—all with an un
jsusally fine selection of items
suitable for holiday giving.
Alaska’s Favorite Game will be
played all evening with the qual
ty of prizes equal to or surpass
ing those of other years.
NORTHERN
NEON
CORP.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
540 Barrow - Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Just Like
Home Cookin’
Home cooking is good because
it’s fixed the way you like it.
You'll find the right foods to
meet your taste anytime.
VIRO CAFE
No. Palmer on Glenn Hwy.
Phone 61Y1
Announcing Opening of Agency
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All Types of Life Insurance Annuities
Thursday, Friday, Saturday — September 11, 12 and 13
MATANUSKA HOTEL
Winter is bad enough with its frosts and freezes, but it's even
worst when your car fails you when you need it most! Visit
us to make sure that your automobile is ready for the cold
day ahead.
We are equipped to do a COMPLETE TUNE UP job on
your car. Let us prepare your car NOW for your winter driving.
Test's Service
Olives Snack-Sandwich liar
.WHERE FOLK GATHER FOR EASY
RELAXING WITH THEIR FAVORITE SNACKS
AND REFRESHMENTS
Get the gang together
for an evening of fun.
CHICKEN—PRAWNS and many others with
Your FAVORITE BEVERAGE from