PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
ADMINISTRATION ESTADUSHED
Establishment for the first time
of a three-man Production and
Marketing Administration Com
mittee to administer the Agricul
tural Conservation Program in
Alaska has been announced by
Secretary of Agriculture, Charles
F. Brennan.
Ralph B. Stimple, a farmer
from Fairbanks .Alaska, has been
appointed chairman. Other mem
bers of the committee will be
selected in the near future. The
new committee will have head
quarters at the office of the Ex
tension Director at College, Alas
ka.
In announcing the establish
ment of a committee, Secretary
Brannan paid tribute to the fine
working relationship existing be
tween the Extension Service and
PMA in Alaska. He explained
that while the farmer-committee
system is a new method of PMA
program administration in Alas
ka, ACP will continue to be de
veloped and operated in coopera
tion with Extension and other
Territorial and Federal agencies,
such as the Soil Conservation Ser
vice and the Forest Service.
While the Agricultural Conser
vation Program is the only PMA !
program operating in Alaska at
the present time, responsibility i
of the new committee will include
administration of other PMA
programs when and if they be
come applicable.
One of the first duties of the
Alaska PMA Committee will be
set up three so-called “counties”
and to provide for the election of
county PMA committees to ad
minister the program locally. Ac
cording to present plans, one
county will include the farming
area in the neighborhood of Fair
banks, one will be the area
around Palmer, and the third will
include Homer and the farms on i
the Kenai Peninsula.
As in the States, each county
committee in Alaska will be elect- |
ed by local farmers who are par
ticipating in ACP. The elections
will be held sometime before the
first of the year. The county PMA
committee will share offices with
the Extension agent.
“One of the most important ad- j
vantages to be gained through
farmer administration of the \
Agricultural Conservation Pro
grame,” the Secretary said in his
announcement, “is that farmer
thinking and experience can be
brought to bear effectively on all
phases of the program, from its
formulation stage to the actual
conservation accomplishments of
each individual farm.
“Local committeemen not only
will keep farmers informed about
the opportunities and obligations
of the program, but they also wil
bring back to those responsibl
for formulating the program th
farmers’ suggestions and recom
mendations for improvements
rhis is good assurance that th
program shall be flexible am
practical, adapted to the reflect
ing the conservation needs of botl
the industrial farm and the Na
tion.
“I feel sure that the farmer
committee system will render in
valuable assistance to the farm
ers in Alaska.”
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE. Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
PALMER HIGH vs 54th TROOI
CARRIER SQD. Palmer Gym.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
CHRISTMAS CAROLERS, mee
Co-Op Club Room, 1 p m.
MONDAY. DECEMBER 15
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op Clul
Room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Christma:
Party, Carpenters’ Hall, 7 p.m
LIBRARY BOARD, Library, !
p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1G
P-TA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
PARTY, School Gym, 6 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestan
Church, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17
MAT. VALLEY O.E.S., Carpen
ters’ Hall 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
I ARY, Carpenters’ Hall, Christ'
mas party, 7:30 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Co-Op Clul
Room, 7 p.m.
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NEW FABRICS NEED CAREFUL CLEANING
By BETTY HUDSON
Forget the “good old cleaning tricks” that mother taught you.
. Most of them are outdated. Today we’re in the magic era of
, synthetics, and that old cleanser guaranteed to dissolve dirt might
' end up dissolving your new synthetic dress or shirt.
A general rule is to treat synthetics like wool or silk, according
to Alma Chesnut Moore, a leading authority on cleaning. Wash
them in lukewarm suds, without pre-soak
ing, rinse them carefully, and hang them to
dry indoors, away from heat or sunlight.
Iron them on the reverse side, but some,
like vinyon and glass, should not be ironed
at all.
In her new "book, “How to Clean Every
thing” (Simon & Schuster), Mrs. Moore
warns that household bleach should be
avoided on stained nylon and orlon. They
can generally be dry-cleaned at home with
any standard fluid. If ironing becomes neces
sary, especially in the case of dacron, avoid
| excessive heat. Set the iron at “rayon,” and never more than 275
degrees Fahrenheit. Hot cigarette ashes will melt dacron, for
I instance.
The era of magic cleaners and magic materials has brought a
lot of comforts, but plenty of new headaches also. Mrs. Moore,
who spent ten years in research for her new book, concludes that
• the only magic in cleaning is knowing what to use and how to use it.
If you know how, you can get that indelible ink off your tile floor.
You can know whether to use hot or cold water when baby spills
> his egg on the new rug. There is an answer for practically every
cleaning problem, from dust behind the radiator to iodine stains on
milk fabrics. Mrs. Moore’s new book, which has just been published,
t has all the problems and all the answers.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
, HEAR TWO SPEAKERS
At a joint meeting of the Am
> erican Legion and Auxiliary De
• cember 4, Civil Defense Director
S i Edward Imme spoke to the group
i about the local CD organization.
| Full support from the Legion and
1 Auxiliary was offered Imme, with
the members to be called upon
; as needed for cooperation work
with policing, engineering, first
aid or other committees.
Deputy U. S. Marshal William
Bouwens spoke to the group on
the origin and formation of the
. Palmer Cemetery Association.
. The Legion recently erected a
permanent steel flag pole at the
, cemetary to be used by the public.
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OPS WARNS AGAINST
PRICE RAISING
DURING STRIKE
JUNEAU—Cooperation of Alas
ka business men in holding the
line on prices during the current
shipping strike was asked by the
Territorial Office of Price Stabil
ization.
Edward J. Stanton, OPS en
forcement director for Alaska,
cautioned sellers of merchandise
against taking higher than legal
margins on goods on hand or
brought in by air freight..
“Isolated cases of possible price
‘gouging’ have been reported to
our office,” Stanton said. “Such
reports, if true, unfortunately re
flect upon all reputable business
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MESSIAH CHORUS
HOLDS FIRST PRACTICE
Twenty-four enthusiastic sing
ers showed up for the first Mes
siah Chorus practice held at the
Church of God December 8. Bill
Remple, director, reported a well
balanced choir is in the making
with some of the finest Valley
voices either now participating
or planning to do so.
Scheduled practices will be
held at 8 p.m. on the second and
fourth Mondays of each month,
starting January 12. Miss Mary
Colberg is accompanist for the
group.
Anyone interested in singing in
che chorus is urged to register so
parts may be assigned before the
next rehearsal. Remple added
that the Oratorio will be present
concerns in the Territory, and,
of course, unauthorized increases
unduly raise the cost of living to
the consuming public.”
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proaches.
Carpenters. Remember!
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Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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