M.V.B.A. NEWS
The next regular meeting will
be held June 5th, 8 p.m., at the
Matanuska Experiment Station.
A review of the livestock and
equipment at the station will be
made. Mr. Morley will be un
able to attend, but Mr. Westbrook
will be on hand to give us a talk
on construction considerations in
compliance with the sanitation re
strictions for “Grade A” milk pro
duction.
Many dairymen pride them
selves on being good feeders, and
their cattle indicate that they are.
Other dairymen are pedigree
minded. Still other dairymen
talk most about their herds being
free of disease — tuberculosis,
brucellosis and mastitis. In other
words, most folks have specialties,
fads or hobbies. These they some
times ride too hard.
This is not in the way of criti
cism. Hobbies are all right. Ev
erybody should have one. What
we need to look out for is that
these realms of greatest interest
are not completely engulfing.
In the past we have known
dairymen who have had very lit
tle mastitis. Yet these herds did
not produce as much as they
should or could. Other dairymen
had cattle carrying the best of
breeding but these cattle, too,
were disappointing. Some other
dairymen fed liberally but the
cows that ate the feed lacked the
ability to turn it into milk and
profit. These are examples of
what we might term one track
dairying.
What we are arriving at is this:
Profitable dairy farm production
means a well-rounded business.
One’s efforts must be directed at
all the factors affecting income
and profits if the greatest returns
are to be expected. Of course,
good cattle are basic. Cows must
be able to handle lots of feed and |
convert it into milk efficiently.j
This calls for the right kind of I
dairy inheritance. The bull is 50
Water Crisis—
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committee of the council, and
backed by the council as a whole,
are fighting for even a temporary
line which will ease the water
crisis.
Under a plan approved by Mr.
Westbrook, temporary construc
tion could supply a pure water
supply, partly by pipeline, partly
by open flume.
Water, critically needed on non
Co-Op owner properties, may be
even scarcer if the hot, dry wea
ther continues. Co-Op properties
have plenty. Carl Rasmussen,
acting general manager, holds to
his stand that the Co-Op must
handle its own needs first and
in its contract to other water
users agreed to furnish only sur
plus water—and there’s little or
no surplus.
Insurance
Another matter to come before
the city council tonight is the
deeding of papers with copy of
the court order certifying Palmer
as an incorporated city, and a
map of the city, which will qual
ify Palmer to a class seven fire
insurance rating. Normally—if
cleared by the insurance compa
nies—this will place North Pal
mer in the same rating as the
downtown section.
DAUGHTER FOR
BURKHOLDERS
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burkholder,
Palmer, are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of a daughter,
Bobbie Lee. She was born at the
Valley hospital May 22. Mr. Burk
holder is with the Fish and Wild
life service, arriving in Palmer
this week from a wildlife study
conducted at Kodiak.
percent of each animal in your
herd. So use nothing but good
bulls. You have the opportunity
to use, by artificial insemination,
some of the best bulls in the
country.
Then, good cows must be prop
erly fed. Lacking proper feed
ing, the best bred cows in the
world will be but mediocre pro
ducers.
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Legve Portland . June 1
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Operating Manager
ANCHORAGE
223 Central Bldg.
P. O. Box 592
Phone 34401
George Hutton
Dist. Manager
FAIRBANKS
P. O. Box 1201
Jameson Engineer
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Phone—Bast 988
LOS ANGELES
LONG BEACH
Pier A, L. Beach
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150 Sansome St.
Pier 40
Yukon 6-4114
PORTLAND 5 SEATTLE 6
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Modern Coastwise Steamship Transportation
COMMUNITY
CALENDER
SUNDAY. JUNE 3
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN confir
mation service. 3 p.m.
MATANUSKA OUTING CLUB,
Little Susitna Lodge . . leave
Palmer 9 a.m.
MONDAY. JUNE 4
KIWANIS CLUB, regular meet
ing. Co-Op club room 12:05.
VETERANS TRAINING CLASS,
Co-Op club room. 8 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, reg meeting.
Blanche Ryan home 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JUNE 5
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS outdoor
training meeting. Charles Wil
son home, 10 a.m.
MAT. LODGE UD F&AM, Carp.
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant church, 7 p.m.
| WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6
GIRL SCOUT and Brownie camp
ing registration. Mrs. Seth Cook
home.
Fire Hazard—
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plowed or bulldozed around any
acreage where fires are built to
clear land, and stressed that fish
ermen and hunters take every
precaution to be sure camp fires
are safely out.
Obligation of his department,
Carson said, is first to fight fires
on public land. Fires on private
property, even if out of control,
cannot be battled by his small
force unless the fires menace pub
lic holdings.
Area under the Palmer Fire
Guard Station of the division of
forestry extends from the Knik
bridge to Eureka, to about mile
post 120, covering the districts
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, reg
ular meeting. Co-Op club room,
12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMENS
club, Co-Op recr. basement,,
8 p.m.
THURSDAY. JUNE 7
AMERICAN LEGION & Auxilia
ry, regular meeting. Carp, hall,
8 p.m.
Trading Post
-IT PAYS TO SAVE THE CO-OP WAY
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New Dan River Dresses j
Blouses - Shirts
Men's Swim Trunks
_Men's Dry Skin Hats
Men's Filson Rainclothes ! i
Boys' Slickers j
Krinkle Krepe House Coats |
★ HARDWARE DEPT. *
Revere Ware Teakettles
Funiture -- Stoves 1
Linoleum j
Electrical Appliances
Guns - Ammunition j
★ MEAT DEPARTMENT * j
SLICED BACON, Wild Rose....85c lb.
WEINERS .75c lb. ’
PORK SHOULDER (Picnics) .759c lb.
FISH and CHIPS.69c lb.
TRUE COD FILLETS....65clb.
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RECKLESS DRIVER FINED
Donald Schumaker was fined
$50 and his driver’s license re
voked for 30 days by U. S. Com
missioner Dorothy Saxton, Pal
ner. He was charged with reck
less driving on the Glenn high
way near milepost 4.
around Wasilla, Willow and the
Valley roads.
Valley
Theatre
Friday & Saturday, June 1-2
7:15-9:00 — Sat. Mat. 2:00
'Thunder In
The Pines'
With George Reeves, Ralph
Byrd. Greg McClure
Sunday & Monday, June 3-4
7:15-9:00 — Sun. Mat. 2:00
'ADAM'S RIB'
With Spencer Tracy. Katherine
Hepburn, Judy Holliday
Wed.. Thuxs.. June 6-7
7:15-9:00
'Adventure In
Baltimore'
Wilh Shirley Temple. John
Agar and Robert Young
Palmer Drug
PALMER. ALASKA