SCIENTISTS SNOOP FOR BIRTHRATE
OF ALASKA'S ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
The age of the Aleutian Islands
is going to be common knowledge
* within the next few months.
That’s a fact about which the
Aleutians have been as skittish
as any woman, but scientists
have found a foolproof way to
tell.
This is the way it’s done, Ted
Bank of the University of Michi
gan explained at Kodiak recent
ly. Explorers simply measure the
radioactivity of dead matter and
then by a process of mathematics
iigure how long the material’s
been dead. The age level they
arrive at goes for any material
that’s found buried in the same
stratus as the once-living matter.
While worrying about the age
of the Aleutians, Mr. Banins
party also is going to delve into
the matter of where the Aleuts
originated. He expects to have
the answer to that by the end of
the summer. To determine the
birthday of the Aleutians will
take another year’s research.
Storekeepers, Look
To Your Stock of Berets
A budding art colony is devel
oping in the Matanuska Valley, a
survey of new residents of the
past summer reveals. Last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Oliver an
nounced plans to construct a
home here. Earlier Frederick and
Sara Machetanz, authors and art
ists, purchased a home site in the
Valley and are already at work on
a cabin studio.
Then there is the Valley’s own
Rusty Dow, who is a pioneer resi
dent of the area. Representing
tlie field of commercial art, there
is a long-time resident, Irwin
Plitt of Palmer Studios.
Rumor reports a sculptress ar
rived last winter and is planning
to utilize native Alaskan materi
als in her work. Undoubtedly,
there are several more who were
overlooked in the sketchy survey.
Valley residents look forward to
the day when the area will be
known as the “Carmel of Alaska.”
« SHOP AT
TEELAND'S
They have milk and cheese
And butter, and peas.
And powder for fleas.
And a very nice
"May I help you, please?"
You can buy jam or jell.
Or a tinkling bell.
Or eggs in the shell.
And you'll always hear
"Hope you've been well!"
There are caps from pelts
And salve for welts.
And there're leather belts.
And a courteous
"Is there anything else?"
I've found corn in a can
And socks for a man.
As well as a new pie pan
And a smiling
"Nice to see you again."
^ You'll find a clothes rack.
Or some flour in a sack.
Or maybe a kid's gimcrack,
And in parting, a
"Please come back."
TEELAND'S
SHOPPING
CENTER
Wasilla
• —--:
WATERS OF UNDERSTANDING
Let time pause for the lovers,
Time winging through the heart
of silence,
Ticking off rhythms of moon and
stars, #
Ticking off cycles
Of life and death.
Let time pause,
Time spanning the flow of
centuries .
With bridges of joy,
Tolls of grief.
Let time pause for the lovers
Who with hands clasped
Lie on the banks
Watching the clouds roll over
Pathway of sun.
Let time pause for the lovers
Who with hands cupped
Lie on the banks
Drinking from the edge of life’s
pool,
Waters of understanding.
Weston McDaniel
r.
Field Day Planned
For August 11
A field day is planned for farm
ers of the Matanuska Valley on
Aug. 11, Parker Lestet of the
local Extension Service office an
nounced today. The day-long
series of lectures and demonstra
tions will begin at 10 a.m. at the
Matanuska Station.
Mr. Lester said the morning’s
session would be taken up with
the study of plot work and with
the varieties tests now in progress
for potatoes.
At noon, all farmers attending
the field day will meet together
for a potluck luncheon at the
station. At that time, station
heads who do not have demon
strable subjects will report. The
noon reports will include topics
presented by the departments of
economics? engineering and re
search.
The field day demonstrations
will continue after lunch. Sub
jects to be covered include the
fields of agronomy, soils, animal
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husbandry, horticulture and en
tomology.
Mr. Lester explained that the
field day date had been advanced
this year because test plots at
the station will be ready for har
vest within the next 10 days or
two weeks.
All Valley farmers are invited
to attend the field day lectures
and demonstrations.
Is Hospitalised Briefly
WASILLA—Harold Harris, lo
cal contractor, was in and out of
the Valley Hospital earlier in the
week. Mr. Harris’ stay in the
hospital was very brief.
There is so much confusion in
Washington that even the spies
don’t know what is going on.
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