Growing importance of 4-H
project work in the Valley will be
demonstrated at the Fair this
year in 24 classes of exhibits, 12
demonstrations, and in a poultry
judging event.
Excellence of 4-H Club entries i
will be more apparent this year
through an innovation in exhibit
display. Instead of having all 4
H classes exhibited ttogether in a
separate building, the several
classes will be shown separately j
in display areas side by side with j
adult exhibits. Thus the 4-H sew
ing and clothing exhibits will be i
seen in Quonset 2 along with
adult exhibits Handwork Depart
ment; the food and baking exhib- j
its as well as the 4-H demonstra- j
tions will be found in Quonset 4
along with the exhibits of the >
Culinary Department; 4-H agri
cultural exhibits and canning will;
be shown in Quonset 10 along I
with the Vegetables and Grasses
and Home Canning Departments; j
4-H cattle and swine exhibits j
will be in the barn along with !
the other livestock exhibits.
Twelve of the 18 4-H Clubs in
the Valley will have competitive I
educational exhibits which will
vie for visitors’ attention with the j
Homemakers Clubs’ competitive
exhibits in Quonset 3.
Seven 4-H baking demonstra-'
World Around Us
IN ANCHORAGE there wi|l be
two shifts for high school students
when school opens September 2.
School will begin at 7:45 a-m. for
juniors and seniors, concluding at
12:35 p.m. and from 12:55 p m. to
5:45 p.m. for freshmen and scph
mores.
* * *
IN NOME the Chamber of
Commerce adopted a resolution
calling for re-establishment of a
Coast Guard station there. The
resolution points to the fact that
14 lives have been lost since re
moval of the station during the
war. Loss of life from the naval ■
disaster in Nome Harbor July 31 !
is expected to cost the govern
ment $100,000.
* * *
IN VALDEZ work on the new
sewer project has begun and is
expected to be completed in Octo
ber.
* * i *
IN FAIRBANKS the Tanana
Valley Fair opened last Thurs
day for its four-day run. Located
on its new site on College Road, i
it was hailed the biggest fair
Fairbanks has had. Special fea
ture of the fair was an All-Alas
kan dinner with “unclaimed”
wild meat stew as the main
course. Price $1.00. Along with
Governor Gruening, Delegate
Bob Bartlett, speakers included
Andrew Nerland, president of the
Board of Regents, University of
Alaska, Allan H. Mick, Dean of
Agriculture for the University,
Terris Moore, President of the
tions and one sewing demonstra
tion will make up the Saturday
afternoon program at Quonset 4.
Beginning at 1 p.m. Patty Schafer
and Roseann Branton will demon
strate “Baking Powder Biscuits;
Ruby Hostein, “Gingerbread”;
Betty Jo Wilson and Joan Hur
ey, “Gingerbread”; Sharon Sche
ming. “Yeast Bread;” Roberta
Uzelac and Ruth Henry, “Oatmeal
Cookies”; Judy Inman and
Eugenie Suess. “Cake Making”;
and Sandra Driggers, “How to
Make a Headscarf.” Visitors will
be invited to sample the culinary
results.
Poultry judging will be done
by Eler and Lewis McDonald at
the poultry building at 3 p-m.
Saturday afternoon.
Bread baking demonstrations
will start at 11 a.m. Monday, Sep
tember 1, with Elaine Nelson be
ing followed by Ethel Smith at
12 o’clock. Joyce Dinkel at 1 p.m.
and Neola Sandvik and Dorothy
Hoffman working as a team at 2
p.m.
Superintendent of the 4-H ex
hibits this year is Mrs. Harold
Dinkel, whose 4-H leadership ac
tivity dates back for twenty
years. Scores of 4-H Club leaders
and assistants have been work
Registration Opens
For Nat’i Kids’ Day
Talent Hobby Shows
Saturday September 27th, is
observed by Kiwanis Internation
al as National Kids’ Day.
The local Kiwanis plans to
spotlight attention on the young
sters themselves this year by'let
ting the kids put on their own
talent show and hobby display.
Kids’ Day will begin with a
pet parade through town and to
the school gym. At the gym will
be the displays and the talent
show.
The following men are head
ing the various phases of Kids’
Day activities this year: William
Zahradnicek is chairman of the
pet parade. Jim Hurley is in
charge of the displayed talent,
which will feature things kids do,
such as needlecraft, art, handi- j
crafts, model building, collections,
etc. Ed Imme is in charge of the
active entries, such as singing,
tap-dancing, instrumental num
bers, etc. Ed Smith is head of the
apple and orange sale to raise
funds for kids’ welfare. Bob Johns
is in charge of registration.
Parents are urged to have their
youngsters start registering their
pets or their talents promptly.
Registration is at the North Pal
mer Store.
University, and several others.
* * *
IN CORDOVA construction of
the new Copper River Highway
is slated to begin soon after Sep
tember 1. Contractors Lytle,
Green and Birch are searching
frantically for office space and
living quarters for the workers
on the project.
The first quarter of sales tax
collections in the port city
amounted to $13,000 it was an
nounced recently.
* * *
IN JUNEAU 44 persons were
listed as winners of the 1952
Golden North Salmon Derby.
First prize, a 1952 Dodge sedan
went to C. E. Porter. Other high
bracket prizes include a boat and
outboard motor plus one year’s
insurance, a round trip for two
ing diligently with their club
members for the past two weeks
to guide them in making this
year’s exhibits outstanding. Some
of the final activities of the 4-H
season unfortunately will not be
a part of the Fair. Necessarily
judging of the many individual
garden exhibits lias to be done at
the garden sites. The 16 members
of the Mixing Bowl Club had a
special Achievement Day pro
gram Monday night at the Hen
ning Blunck home, where par
ents of the members enjoyed a
style show where sewing projects
were modeled and the end pro
ducts of baking practice sessions
were served as refreshments. Mrs.
Blunck and her daughter, Mrs.
Pat Cullison are leaders of the
Mixing Bowl Club.
Bureau Beavers
At our last meeting, Romeny
Burke gave a demonstration on
seven minute icing. Jean Onkka
from Palmer, was our guest. We !
discussed further plans about our
booth at the fair. Jean Suess ana ;
Judy Inman will give a demon
stration at the fair on the making
of sponge cake. Several of the 4
Her’s are going to enter bakea
goods in the Fair to be judged.
Reporter, Judith Inman
FARMERS’ MARKET
TO REMAIN OPEN
AFTER LABOR DAY
The Farmers' Market will be
open Saturday, Sunday, and Mon
day this Fair week-end.
Contrary to earlier announce- [
ment, the market will be open
after Labor Day on Saturdays,
and, if profitable, on Sundays.
Because the local season has been
late this year, many Valley vege
tables are just neaHng their peak
this week, as September approa
ches. As long as the vegetables ;
last and there’s enough local
trade to warrant it, the market
will remain open on Saturdays.
Next year the Farmers’ Market
Association hopes to move to a
site on the highway, near enough
to Palmer to make it convenient
for the city residents and yet
more readily available to interest
ed tourists who might have dif
ficulty in locating the market at
its present site. Sellers believe the
market would attract more at
tention on the highway and that
sale will be better. Anyone hav
ing suitable land for this project
is asked to contact Howard Es
telle. _
Marketmaster T. A. Moyer re
ports that the assocation member
ship has grown in the past few
weeks. New regular seller is Mrs.
Charles Schaefer. New occasional
sellers are Mrs. I. M. Sandvik and
Mrs. Francis Henry.
Valley vegetables will be at
their peak this week-end. It is
expected that more broccoli, car
rots, turnips, potatoes, lettuce and
cabbage will be offered than can
possibly be sold. Expected in the
near future is a good supply of
tomatoes, something there have
been calls for all summer. Sellers
are taking orders now for carrots,
turnips, and broccoli for storage
and freezing. Many beautiful
flowers are being offered for sale.
to Honolulu, a Coldspot deep
freeze, two one-way air coach
tickets to Seattle, a round-trip
boat ticket to Seattle. Gross re
ceipts from the annual classic
were over $11,000.
9
RAILROADS IN ALASKA HAVE MOOSE
TROUBLE. THE BIO ANIMALS GET ON
THE TRACK AND SOMETIMES RUN TOR
MILES JUST AHEAD Of THE TRAIN. If
THE ENGINEER SOUNDS HIS WHISTLE
OR HORN, TNE MOOSE ARE LIKELY TO
TURN AROUND AND DO BATTLE WITH
THE ENGINE.
A HOR/DA RAILROAD TAKES
SKOAL CARE OT ATS-YEAR
OLD MULBERRY TREE OH
THE STAT/OH GROUNDS AT
MULBERRY, TLA„ AND A
MARYLAND RAILROAD OWNS
AN ACRE OT GROUND ON
WHICH STANDS A TAMOUS
HOLLY TREE 6S TEET NIGH.
AMERICA'S RAILROADS CARRY
AN AVERAGE OT 2,000,000
TONS OT COAL TROM MINES
EVERY WORKING DAY.
ASSOCIATION OG AMSSCAN Rai;J»OaD< 21?
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Valley Men Talk On
Agriculture Panel
At Ml. McKinley Meet
Three Matanuska Valley men
participated in a panel discussion
of problems facing Alaskan agri
culture at the All Alaska Re
sources Planning Meeting at Mt.
McKinley Park last Saturday.
Hugh Johnson led the discus
sion with a prepared presenta
tion of problems of land clearing,
marketing, and farm development
and crop production loans. Dr.
Allan Mick, speaking as Director
of Extension discussed the pro
blem of rural leadership and out
lined the role the University of
Alaska is attempting to play in
developing such leadership.
James Hurley, Manager of ARRC
pointed out that inhabitants of
the Territory should not be over
looked as a resource.
Also speaking on the panel dis
cussion of agiculture was I.M.C.
Anderson of the Farm and Home
Administration and George Gas
ser, former Commissioner of
Agriculture for Alaska. Ander
son’s talk on beef livestock poten
tates in Alaska, particularly in
the range lands of the islands,
was very interesting, as were
Gasser’s comments on the his
torical significance of agriculture
in Alaska. Commissioner of Agri
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culture Clyde Sherman was mod
erator of the panel discussion.
IN KOTZEBUE the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Assn, chapter
netted $377.15 for the association
in a combined rummage and bake
sale held in the Arctic village
July 26 when the Friends Church
was having its quarterly meeting
there.
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AUGUST 30-31 — September 1
BROOK'S FEED & SUPPLY
PALMER, ALASKA
Your Ford Tractor Dealer. Remember?
>MA Official Here
'his Week End to
'aIk ACP to Farmers
Roy Jordre, director of the in
alar area of the Production and
larketing Administration, Unit
d States Department of Agricul
are. will be in the Valley Friday,
aturday, and Sunday—August
9-31 to talk to farmers about the
.gricultural Conservation Pro
ram (ACP). He will be touring
bout the Valley to see farms and
irmers operating them.