Under Glass Studies
Start This Week at
New AES Greenhouse
The first intensive under glaw
investif atoms attempted in the
Territory are expected to pet un
der way this week as the heat
w turned on in one wing of the
new Alaska Agricultural Experi
ment laboratory building.
First to get started will be in
vestigations in entomology, plant
pathology, agronomy, and soili.
Horticultural work probably w'll
not be started until summer, after
suitable beds and drainage have
been installed. This preparatory
work is expected to take some
two or three months.
Greenhouse experimentation
for the Entomology Department
will be concerned primarily with
a study of plant insect cy cles. The
Plant Pathology Department in
tert-st will, of course, be on plant
diseases .and an early part of the
attack on diseases will be investi
gations cm “damping off" of
seedlings in greenhouses. Green
house research for The Agronomy
Department will be focused on
plant breeding. A greenhouse is
essential to plant and forage crop
breeding because it permits raid
ing of more than one generation
of a single crop in one year. Sods
work will be started on determ.n
ing minor element levels of soils
and the fertility require ments of
soils of Alaska. In this work, also,
a greenhouse is essential because
it permits a means of controlling
all factors other than fertility
seasonal variations can thus h
eliminated.
In addition to experimental
work of the above type, valuable
information will aiso be obtained
concerning the economics of us
ing conventional greenhouses in
Alaska. The agricultural engine.,
will be concerned with measuring
heating losses and costs.
NEW DIRECTORY BEING
DESTRIBUTED LOCALLY
Palmer destribution oi the all
Alaska telephone directory was
started la-t week by the Matan
uska Valley Telephone Company.
Copies may be picked up at oi
fice.
Published by tr.e Alaska Tele
ohone Corporation, the book was
made possible through the co
operation of city owned and in
dependent telephone companies
throughout the Territory.
NORTHERN
NEON
~ CORP.
SIGNS
Trucks, Cc-s Lettered
Manufocturers of
Neon Signs LAarouees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
540 Barrow - Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd end 4th Wednesday
Eacb Month
INSURANCE
of Ail Kinds
FIRE — THEFT
LIFE — ACCIDENT
ETC.
MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTIONS
KAY PIPPEL
Insurance
Wright Building—Palmer
Follies Success Demands
Repeat Performance of
Wasilla Community Hall
The huge surer** cf the first
annual WasiIU Clrangerett* Fol*
i lies proven shortly after the
jJnor* opened last Friday night,
when would-be attend*** were
turned away before the eight o'
; dock curtain rose.
For those v, ho stre turned
I away Friday night and for the
j many more who wished they had
been able to attend, the Wasilla
Grange has scheduled two rep* at
p* rformances; scheouled for Fri
day and Saturday nights, Mareii
21 and 22 Curtain timt w .
b1 eight o'clock with admission
prices at $1.00 for adults and 5<V
for children All tick* ts purchased
i (or the March 34 presentation
that were not used will *be^c*nor
i*d at the p« rformance*.
Although rated as an amateur
lperformar.ee, the varied and de
lightful act- had a professional
touch.
| Leo N’unli y as master of cere
monies did a fine lob. Heim
Snvder. scheduled in this capacity
was unable to attend because oi
illno-v Highlights ol the presen
tation included the all-male style
show, featuring son * oi the mor
[popular numbers in women -
wear. Participating were. Shortv
Gustafson- Herb Boucher. Tei1 |
Knutson, Jimmy Hillburn. Ever- •
: tt Lemon. Jimmy Vickaryous. j
Jim Baldwin, Tony Vicaryous, j
| Carl Poison. Harold Dinkle. Glen
i Barnes. Earl Comb? anci Rex Kib
i oc who stoh the act and was I
i presented the "loving cup"
■ award by Pat Carter.
; A startling change :n the tem
| per of Earl Conus voice was ob
| served in his rendition of an
! Irish ballad. Mr. Corr.bs was at
! Inactively gowned in brown crept
j iccented by a large white bow
i at the neckline, with which he
! wore brown accessories.
With many clever and enter
jaining acts presented between
j he opening and elo-ing number,
j 'he all male chorus line brought
j town the house in their finale.
Mrs. John Dunlap will again
j erect the performances this week
: ith Nunelv as ma.-ter-of cere
Talent Show
Presented by
Palmer High Students
The Student Council uf Palmer
Huh School sponored a taUnt
•how last week Wednesday after*
noon under the management of
St« wart Dreghora.
Prize* ranging from <1 to 55
mre c)vi n for the best talent in
the high school. Approx:mate!v
2$ student* participated in the
<how\ *
First p*izi winners were the
"Feeble Three" with Lowell Kt.nc
•»t the piano, licit Cathcr at the
bass, and Stewart <AI Jolsoni
Dreghorn furnished the vocal
part. Sicond. prize was won by
Jimmy Joy. who played the guitar
and sangr tiw -number?. Tt*ra •
prize was given to Annie Have
meistcr. who sang a beautiful
Irish song.
The talent show has be< n an
annual activity within the school
for the past few years.
monies. Tickets for the repeat
performances will be- on sale at
the do >r of Community Hall on
noth night*.
Candidates blossom in the
spring and get frost-bitten along
about November.
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The Butte
*
Announcing
The Return Of
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*BOB & VICKY DeLONG,£
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Feaiuring Their *
FINE FOOD
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$ The Butte *
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*Mile 4112 Anch.-Palmer Hwv.*
* Al Huffman, Manager *
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GENERAL REPAIRS
All Make Cars
Gales tires, tubes and batteries
All size TRUCK TIRES
DOWNTOWN PALMER
r
WITH A
CHECKING
ACCOUNT!
Takes time to write
a check and you're
bound to give that
purchase more con
sideration.
CHECK
EASY
SPENDING
Carry a Matanuska Valley Bank check
book instead of cash and watch your
savings grow. Worth trying.
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MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Friday Evenings — 5 to 7 p. m.
2 PER CENT ON SAVINGS
TELEPHONE SERVICE
AT IXPT. STATION
RETURNED TO NORMAL
Fivr •n'-c put bark
m M-r\ i(t «t the AI - k.» Agncul- ‘
tural Experiment Station thu!
wri-k r* turning telephone nervier
in thin »fhre to normal for the
first time in nearly one and one- ;
half years
On the first floor mx offices
may b<* n ached by calling one i
number—35. By calling this num- j
be;- one will get the executive •
assistant. Kay Pippel. who can *
connect the party with Director |
Don Irwin. Emil Ganchow. the ac- j
counting off.ee. or Hugh Johnson'
of the Agricultural Economics De
partment— ;.ll through a buzzer I
System. j
Calling number 37 will connect,
tme uotn tlhititt-n Sw»*tmr.
the Animal Industry Department I
>n the second floor. Although j
there are no other telephones on
this floor, workers in the Agron
omy, Horticulture, Plant Patho
logy and Entomology depart- ;
ments may be called to this tele
phone.
Mrs. Harriet Bell drove down
to Moose Pass for a visit this
»vetk.
<-.
Jittie to Call...
T MAC’S
i
DRIP! DRIP! DRIP!
ALL NIGHT LONG! How can
a person sleep with that leaky
shower? The remedy is simple
— as it is for other plumbing
ills in your home. Just call—
MACS PLUMBFNG
and HEATING
Prize List Grows for
MIA Annual Meeting
The prize lint for the annual j
Matanunka Electric AiMcitlinn
meetinp to be held Saturday.!
Apr ! 5. is crowing. C A Brewer
announced thi* week
It is hoped that an unusually
large representation of ME A con
‘umen will be present this year
to help decide on several impur
tant issues. One of these is a sun
'I < in Ia l,m whir!
• the number <•! tw».-ui1 meni
l*t» to (Ain Aretudmt; to At
tc»rne> .1 I Mcf»rri \ the ;»>■
'Oimtion will hav* to watt untii
next year to increase the utc of
♦he hoard ‘incr election of of
ne'er* ritchfly precedes a chanc
in the by-law**.
COITEY INSURES
EVERYTHING REMEMBER?
Enjoy pur-r-r-fect
pur-r-r-formance
t 1- *»*■<*
If'» flood horse sense for you to
come in and see us about restor
ing your truck engine to perfect
power performance.
We have precision-engineered
parts just like the originals. We
have Internal lonal - designed
equipment for testing*ndrecondi
tinning. We have factory-trained
mechanics who know engine*
from ian to flywheel ,
You'li purr like one ul the en
gines we vt serviced when you
find out what * power pay-off •
reconditioned engine can give
you. Come in and ?ee os now.
Co-op Garage
PALMER. ALASKA
I NTl RN ATION AL TRUCKS
PARTS ■■SERVICE ACCESSORIES
Keil§ for f'omfort
So ff^ht weight
it floats.
Handsome cider-pm .>
fabric with that lush
thick platform sole
't’s cork and cepe
r i! b b t r scii ntific
Foot-F t t i n g Lasts
p’ea a Dad and Son
W. ••.’if bio. B r o w n
ireen Blue
Children and
Hfsses
lied Oxfords—Kids for
foot comfort and case.
MOUSC "Dresses A new assortment of house dressei
f; *********************- that are going fast at only J3.65
OH hand a very good assortment of knitting and crochet thread
!k-i
\l iN THE Q^ocesui, DEPARTMENT i
I RELIANCE
Grapefruit & Orange
I Sections ..... 3 for $1.00
1 LIBBY'S YELLOW CLING
Peaches.3 for $1.15
STANDBY «
Grapefruit Sections.. 3 for 95c
Loganberries . 3 for $ 1.00
Boysenberres 3 for §1.00
Trading { Post
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