Grading School to Be Scheduled
Every Day at Matanuska Valley Fair
A grading and marketing dem
©nstration will be conducted al
the Matanuska Valley Fair by thf
Alaska Department of Agricul
ture, it was announced this week
toy Clyde G. Sherman, territorial
commissioner of agriculture
Demonstration schedules had nol
been definitely fixed at the time
of writing, but it is believed the
demonstrations will be held each
day beside Building Seven be
ginning at 11 a.m.
The grading school will be con
ducted by Roy C. McCue, super
visor of Federal inspection for the
southwest district of the state ol
Washington. Mr. McCue is now
an Fairbanks with Mr. Sherman.
The visiting inspector is ex
pected to discuss the quality and
uniformity of pack required by
the consumer, if vegetables are to
meet successfully the competition
of products of other agricultural
areas. Mr. McCue is completely
familiar with the needs and
standards of the Seattle markets,
and will conduct his discussions
with reference to those markets.
Principal subject to be discussed
by the visiting inspector is the
marketing of high quality pota
toes in 10- and 15-pound bags,
bags.
Mr. Sherman and Valley farm
ers alike look forward to the
grading school with interest, for
much past criticism of Matanuska
Valley products has been directed
toward the inconsistency of qual
ity and packing of vegetables and
produce marketed by individual
farmers, and by farmers who mar
ket in groups, as through the
Matanuska Valley Farmer’s Co
Operating Association.
Mr. McCue has been a Federal
inspector in the state of Wash
ington for the past 15 years. His
experience covers all garden pro
duce, all fruits, and even flower
bulbs. He is on loan to Alaska
from the state of Washington, in
order to conduct the grading
schools here and in Fairbanks.
VET'S CLASS IS
POSTPONED A DAY
Valley veterans will meet on
Tuesday of next week for their
on-farm training class, instructor
Eugene Kirsch announced today.
The one-day postponement of
class - sessions is occasioned by
the Monday holiday,
Clyde Sherman, territorial com
missioner of agriculture, will be
present at this next class meet
ing to conduct a session on vege
table grading. Time and place of
the meeting remains at eight p.m.
in the former library.
MAN FINED HERE ON
RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGE
Holiff Burchett was charged
with reckless driving at Mile 47
on the Palmer Highway, in a
complaint signed by Territorial
Highway Patrolman Stanley
Laird last weekend. Burchett was
found guilty in the court of U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton on
Monday. He was fined $100, was
given a six months’ suspended
sentence in jail, and had his driv
er’s license revoked for one year.
RETURN FROM VACATION
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Morrison and son, and Mrs. Flor
ence Smith, have returned from
their northern vacation at Fair
banks and Circle Hot Springs.
They report an enjoyable outing,
despite the fact that Mrs. Mor
rison suffered the misfortune of
a sprained ankle.
FARM DOINGS
IN THE VALLEY
CONSERVATION NOTES
By Lew Hanks
We have a few words to say
this week in praise of the 4-H
garden project. G. E. Murphy of
the Soil Conservation Service was
the judge. From what he tells
me^ there are some beautiful gar
dens in the Valley grown by the
4-H youngsters.
Gardens were judged on their
appearance, freeness from weeds,
and growth. They also had to
meet a minimum variety require
ment.
First place goes to Kent Sand
vik. His garden was really out
standing. Second place goes to
Don Boulter and third place to
Larry Trowbridge. For first-year
projects, these boys did very well.
Elmer McDonald, Mark Sand
vik, Don Carter, Billy Wimmer
and Betty Schaefer all received
honorable mention. These young
people are to be congratulated on
their efforts.
A lot of hard work goes into
making a garden, as your cor
respondent is well aware. Mary
Lou Lashbrook and the 4-K lead
ers have done a fine job on this
project. Gardens are an integral
part of Alaskan life. The agri
cultural principles learned in gar
dening can be carried over into
full-scale farming and contribute
much to the development of our
Territory.
Anchorage Couple Wed Here
Harold Nelson and Edna Pat
rick of Anchorage were married
in Palmer on Aug. 25. The cere
mony was performed by U. S.
Commissioner Dorothy Saxton at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Onkka. Miss Irene Roelns and
W. T. Stewart attended the
couple.
‘WE WANT A MAILMAN ON OUR ROAD, TOO’
VALLEY FARMERS TO NORTH AND SOUTH CRY
Since all the farmers in the
Matanuska Valley can’t move to
the Wasilla and Fairview High
ways, in order to get mail deliv
ery on the newly-created Star
route, the Star route is going to
have to move out to the farmers.
Jealous of all the gleaming mail
boxes sitting at the gates to farm
homes on these two highways,
farmers south of Palmer on the
Matanuska road, and farmers liv
ing north of town on the Farm
Loop road, have petitioned for
mail service, too.
Gilman Lindsey, mailman on
the existing star route, said the
new service probably would be
gin Oct. 1. He asked all farmers
in the new areas to purchase and
install their mailboxes immedi
ately.
The proposed route extension
south of Palmer would loop to
the Matanuska road in a double
circle, passing the Stock, Lepak,
Grover, Hoskins and Glenn farms
in one circular sweep. The sec
ond sweep would bring mail serv
ice to farmers living in the Le
Duc, Merle Anderson area of the
Valley.
The extension asked north of
Palmer would bring mail serv
ice as far as the Harold Stephan
farm.
Mr. Lindsey said the petitioned
service would be a tri-weekly
route, which would be serviced in
the afternoon following the com
pletion of his Wasilla run.
Wasilla and Valley farmer#
alike are looking to the possibility
of daily service on the Star routes.
FOUR-H CLUB DEMONSTRATIONS AT FAIR
RANGE FROM CAKE-BAKING TO CAPONIZING
Four-H Club demonstrations
will be held in the 4-H Quonset
Hut at the Fair between the
hours of one and three p.m. on
Saturday and one to 2:30 p.m. on
Monday, Miss Mary Lou Lash
brook, home demonstration agent,
announced today. Saturday’s
demonstrations all will be of bak
ing projects.
The Monday demonstrations in
clude sewing, gardening and poul
try demonstrations.
Four-H Club members who will
take part in the demonstrations
include:
Judy Hurley and 'Waldene
Lundberg of the Mixing Bowl
Club—cake making; Elaine Nel
son and Annette Sawby of the
Clover Club—gingerbread; Ethel
Smith and Carol Hilburn of the
Clover Club—cornbread: Darlene
Brager and Jean Smith of the
Mixing Bowl Club—icing a cake;
Joanne Niemann and Glennie
Combs of the Little Beavers—
drop cookies; Rita Hubbard and
Norrie Hobson of the Batter and
Dough Club—muffins.
On Monday, Joyce Dinkel and
Lynn Hilburn of the Happy Snip
pers—clothing; Leeann Hoffman
and Leona Lucas of the Mixing
Bowl Club—sewing the 4-H way;
Betty Schaeffer of the Resource
ful Rustlers—Gardening.
Two of Monday’s demonstra
tions will be held at the Fair’s
main poultry building, rather
than in the 4-H Quonset Hut.
These demonstrations will in
clude:
Laddie Dinkel and Don Dinkel
of the E.I.E.I.O. Club—caponiz
ing; Elmer McDonald and Lewis
McDonald of the Junior Farmers
—how to make an egg candler.
Fair guests are invited to at
tend the 4-H Club demonstra
tions, Miss Lashbrook said.
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