Ruth Hodgson Resigns
School Secretary Job;
Successor Takes Over
Come this September Mrs. Ruth
Hodgson will be missed as school
secretary and one of the key per
sonnel in the Palmer Public
School, Superintendent William
T. Zahradnicek announced this
week.
The announcement followed the
arrival of Miss Alice McCann who
will take over Mrs. Hodgson's
duties.
“All of us will miss Ruth,” Mr.
Zahradnicek said. “Her duties
have been those of registrar,
school secretary, and bookkeeper.
During the past three years, she
has turned out a tremendous
amount of work accurately and
efficiently.
“If any of us had a question or
a problem, we asked Ruth, ’ he
added. “The Board of Education
and I take this opportunity to
thank Mrs. Hodgson for a job
well done. We really appreciate
her sincerity and loyalty to those
of us with whom she has worked.
We’re going to miss her.
“When Mrs. Hodgson decided to
resign her position, she gave suf
ficient notice so that another
capable person could be found
to take her place.”
Miss Alice McCann is already
on the job getting acquainted
with her duties. Mrs. Hodgson is
staying on for a few days to fin
ish some of the work for the year
and to assist Miss McCann in get
ting oriented.
Miss McCann arrived in the
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NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
By RICHARD BLUE
Breed Association for Red
Danish Caille Organized
Dairymen in the Valley will be
interested to know that the Red
Danes have their own breed asso
ciation which is accepting animals
for registration as purebreds.
Using a purebred Red Danish bull
for all crosses, the third cross fe
male is considered purebred and
the fourth cross male. Lactation
records are also necessary to
qualify a cow for registration.
The Experiment Station has had
purebred Red Danish bulls on
loan from the USDA for four
years and have sired many calves
for Valley dairymen. The com
plete details on registration of
Red Dane cattle can be had by
writing to Clifford Shantz. Sec
retary, American Red Danish Cat
tle Association, Fairview, Michi
gan, or stopping by the Extension
Service office at the Co-op Rec
hall.
Flax as Possible Crop
For Valley Farmers
According to Dr. Sam Litzen
berger, Experiment Station agro
nomist who has test plots of sev
eral varieties of flax under ob
servation at the Station, and from
Valley last week after driving up
the highway with her father and
sister who will return to their
home in Minneapolis in a few
days.
She graduated last June from
the University of Minnesota, earn
ing a B.S. degree in education.
HIGH BROW CHURCH MICE *
BECOME PHILATELISTS
While tuning a piano in a |
church last week, Juan Miller h
found a mouse nest in the “pay J
dirt” under the keys. 1
The nest was built almost en
tirely of old pre-war postage
stamps, some from nations that
no longer exist. Among the col
lection were stamps from Czech
oslovakia, Finland. South Amer
ica, Canada, Mexico and the j
United States. \
There was also a five-cent piece
of the aluminum “scrip” used by
the Co-Op in former (ARRC)
years. i
The mice used good judgment
and exercised self-restraint. None
of the stamps was torn or mutil- .
ated, although the mucilage would (
have tasted good—to a church
mouse . '
the analysis of previous plant- ,
ings, flax should be considered ;
as a crop in the Valley.
The yield and quality of oil. >
meal, fiber are all equal or better >
than Stateside flax. The big ob- ;
stacle would seem to be the pro- >
cessing of the crop. Perhaps, in '
time, some enterprising concern ;
or individual will look into this ,
possibility. '
World Collection of Oats About
Ready for Harvest
Due to the early planting of the
World Collection of Oats at the
Experiment Station most of the
varieties will be ready for harvest
in the next week or so. To all
Valley farmers interested in gram
production, this collection of all
the varieties of oats that the
USDA can lay its hands on—and
all growing at the Station—pre
sents an interesting picture. Well
worth the time taken to see it.
trd District Senator
lies In Seattle;
luntley Pays Tribute
All Alaskans mourned this wee!<
he untimely death of Gunnard
A. Engebreth, 42, president ol
Alaska’s Senate and prominenl
Anchorage civic leader, who died
yhile undergoing an operation ai
Seattle’s Swedish Hospital Iasi
Saturday.
Funeral services were held yes
erday in Minneapolis.
Mr. Engebreth is survived bj
iis wife, Violet, and their six chil
Iren.
Twice he has been elected pres
dent of the Alaska Senate, aftei
laving been elected senator frorr
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the Third District. Mr. Engebreth
was a Republican. ^
As tributes to Engebreth poured j
in from admirers all over the
Territory, Walter Huntley, who
has served with Engebreth for
two sessions of the Territorial
Senate, added: “The sudden and
untimely death of Senator Gun
nard M. Engebreth came as a
shock. His death was a staggering
blow’ to the whole Territory.
“I always admired the way he
met the opposition of his own
party members on some issues.
He was a great progressive lib
eral, fearless and writh the best
interests of the Territory his only
concern.”
Coffey Insures Everything—
i Remember?
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(New complete deluxe model - horn, light, carrier, and accessories)
Made by Schimm
WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BOY OR GIRL SELLING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF >J
YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN. |
ALL HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVING IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ARE |
ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE EXCEPTING FRONTIERSMAN EMPLOYEES OR THEIR RELATIVES. >1
Contest Starts Holiday, duly 23
Ends Saturday, September 8
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