Dairymen In
Co-Op Suit Have
Few Days To Appeal
Farmers who are rebelling
against the Co-Op court decision
whereby they must repay Co-Op
bank funds, have until May 26 to
file appeal, Carl Rasmussen, act
ing general manager for the Co
pO, said today.
Attorneys for both the Co-Op
and the farmers are consulting
with Judge Dimond as to pro
cedure.
One problem is, if the dairy
men fail to make return answer,
are they liable for contempt? Or
will just the spokesman who rep
resented them be liable?
The court of appeals in San
Francisco recently reversed the
judgment of the district court in
Anhcorage on the dairymen’s
suit brought in 1945.
In that suit, the dairymen won
a judgent for approximately
$30,000 for which they seized a
portion of the bank funds of the
Matanuska Valley Farmers’ Co
operative association. Under the
court decision, these funds must
be repaid.
4-H COUNCIL MEETS
First meeting of the 4-H coun
cil had 17 4-H leaders present. Of- (
ficers elected for the year are: |
Mrs. Henning Blunck, president; j
Mrs. Harold Dinkel, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Ben Hudgins, secre
tary, and Mrs. John McDonald, 1
reporter.
Leaders expressed the need for ■
training meetings and the first 1
one was held in the former ex
tension office May 22, at 7:30 p.m. ^
conducted by the district agricul
tural agent, Parker Lester, with
discussions on gardening, poultry
and livestock. 4-H council meet
ings will be held the 4th Wednes
day each month.
HOT BOOTH COLONY DAY
“They’re all ready and they’re
all red hot,” is the ballyhoo heard
from the Beta Sigma Phi booth
on Colony Day.
The girls will serve chili, hot
dogs, coffee and ice cream. Pro
ceeds go to a local charitable use,
Mrs. Blanche Ryan announced, i
Sorority members will man the ;
booth from dawn to dusk.
Dry Cleaning, Too,
Has Gone Modern!
Dry cleaning methods have
changed greatly in the past
few years ... today results
prove that clothes which
are cleaned regularly in a
cleaned the old-time way.
modern plant like ours ac
tually outlast garments
BROWN'S SHOP
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NOTES
By LEW E. HANKS
I am going to give you a bit
of history this week on the soil
conservation development of Al
aska.
H. H. Bennett, now chief of the
U. S. Soil Conservation Service,
made the first soils survey in Al
aska. This was in the summer of
1915 and 1916. During these
summers he covered the Kenai
Peninsula, Matanuska, Susitna,
Copper and Tanana valleys.
He really must have gotten
around. His report was the first
made on the soils, vegetation and
climate of these areas and is still
the only authentic soils report on
portions of Alaska.
The next step in soil conserva
tion was the Soil Survey of The
Matanuska Valley. This was made
in 1940, mostly under the direc
tion of W. A. Rockie. His maps
and reports are still used in basic
conservation planning in the Val
ley.
Soil Conservation History
The Alaska Soil Conservation
District Law was passed by the
rerritorial Legislature in 1947.
Don Irwin was instrumental in
getting this law introduced. The
law made it possible for the Soil
Conservation Service to operate
n the Territory. The Service can
mly operate in and at the re
quest of Soil Conservation Dis
ricts.
Frank Linn, Max Sherrod and
_<yndon Funk wrere appointed by
he Governor to the Territorial
3oard of the Alaska Soil Conserv
ition District. Max Sherrod and
-.yndon Funk were replaced by
New arrivals at the Valley hos
pital:
Norman Joseph, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur C. Braeutigan, star
route, Anchorage, born May 17th.
Hilda Lopes, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Swoboda, Pal
mer. Bom May 12th.
Douglas John, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Nutter of Anchor
age. Born May 9th.
Virgil Eckert and Bert Stlmple in
later years.
Charles W. Wilson arrived in
February of 1948 to organize the
Soil Conservation Service pro
gram. He later was joined by
Jim Hurley, Tom Day, Cliff Mar
cus, and Emmett Ellington. Jim
resigned to work for the A.R.R.C.
and was replaced by me, (Lew
Hanks.) John Gustafson was em
ployed by the Service in the ;
Fairbanks District. Pat Murphy
works on the Wasilla sub-district. ,
Area Covered
At present there are soil con
servation sub-districts organized ,
at Palmer, Wasilla, Fairbanks, ]
Chugiak, Anchorage, Big Delta, .
Homer and Kenai. These sub
districts are organized by the
farmers under Territorial law. •
They elect their own supervisors
and administer the conservation
program.
; Supervisors on the Palmer sub
district are Harvey Jensen, Clar
ence Hoffman, Leonard Kyger,
Bob Webb and Clair Patton.
Supervisors on the Wasilla sub
district are Mel Bjorne, Jay Le
van, Earl Combs, Harold Dinkle
and Martin Olsen. They are a
good bunch of fellows doing a '
good job. Get acquainted with ^
them and the conservation pro- >
gram. }
Housework Can Be Easy
With electricity, household chores can be made easy. Time
and effort saved through use of modern day appliances makes
up for the cost of the small amount of power used. Enjoy
life with electricity.
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc.
Your REA Electric Co-Op in Palmer
"Serving the Valley Since 1942"
PALMER, ALASKA
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Streets, Project of
Good Road Assn.
To grade and oil Palmer streets
and have the job finished before
Colony day was first project of
the Matanuska valley chapter of
the Alaska Good Roads Assn.,
passed unanimously at their
meeting last Friday.
The chapter also went on rec
ard following up the recommend
ation passed by the chamber of
commerce for grading and sur
facing Wasilla road, obtaining
access roads to Willow, and to
assist the road commission in ob
taining necessary funds.
Membership of $1 in the good
'oads association may be paid to
any member.
Palmer chapter officers newly
alected are Jan Koslosky, presi
ient; Clair Stock, vice-president;
Jack Maze, secretary-treasurer;
Carl Meier and Mrs. Betty Mears,
aoard members.
Coffey Insures Every Thing
Remember?
The Alaska Steamship company
will have four sailings for the
Bering sea and arctic areas of Al
aska this year, H. N. Peterson,
company general traffic manager,
announced today.
The first sailing, scheduled for
June 6, will call at Nome, St. *■
Michael, Unalakleet, Golovin,
Solomon, Savoonga, Gambell and
Teller. Carge for this vessel will
be received at pier 42, Seattle,
May 21 through June 1.
July 11 is the date of the second
sailing. Ports include Nome, Tel
ler, Wales, Shismaref, Deering,
Keewalik and Kotzebue.
Third sailing is set for August
22 for Nome, St. Michael, Unala
kleet, Golovin and Solomon.
The last sailing of the year is
due to leave Seattle, September
26 for St. Michael, Nome and Tel
ler.
SHOE REPAIRING
All heavy sewing of leather
and canvas now done at
LOBERG'S VARIETY
Ren Luse & Co.
PAINTING CONTRACTORS
741 'C' St., Anchorage, Box 2276— Dial 35601
Palmer, Alaska, Phone 4
DISTRIBUTORS
MILLER CHURCHILL'S
Points—Enamels
Varnishes—Stains
Floor Maintenance
Janitorial Supplies
LINOLEUM
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CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at S:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leavt Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
Leaves Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Post Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-Doy Service — No Stop-Overs
Moore's Garage
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789 Telephone 28Y1
Palmer, Alaska