HEAT RETENTION, MOISTURE AND ROT RESISTANCE
OF NATIVE ALASKAN LUMBER PROBED BY ARA ENGINEER
FREE RIDES OFFERED
TO VALLEY TOTS FROM
CHILDREN'S HOMES
All children from the Valley’s
children’s homes, if accompanied
by a supervising adult, will be
given free rides this afternoon
on the equipment of the B and B
Alaska Shows at the Matanuska
Valley Fair grounds, it was an
nounced today by manager A1
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TOURISTS VISIT HERE
Mrs. Mary McLean of Billing
Montana, and Miss S. Smith <
Portland, Oregon, were Valle
visitors this week.
Stein. Children must be on th
grounds between one and thre
p.m. to take advantage of the o
fered rides.
Mr. Stein said the carniv
guests might ride as long and ;
often as they pleased, on any <
the ride equipment.
Axtell Heal tli S
ervice
Spinal Correction X-Ray, Physical Therapy
Steam Cabinet Colonic Irrigation
Nutritional Counselling
DR. GEORGE H. AXTELL
Chiropractic Physician
Phone 47493 Hours 9 to 6 Daily
526 Fifth Avenue
Evenings'by Appointment
Anchorage, Alaska
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1951
fall Rambler Convertible
On Display at the Fair Grounds
All-Steel Nash Station Wagon
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stand in two straight rows be
hind the Agricultural Research
Administration building — well,
they’re just what they seem, and
that is little wooden houses.
They have nothing whatever to
do with ARA plumbing, which is
of the best, as befits the Valley’s
most modern office building.
To get back to the little wooden
buildings—they’re actually min
iature houses, constructed to test
the relative values of native
Alaskan lumbers as building ma
terials. The object of the experi
ment is, of course, to uncover a
native-grown building material
that will topple the high costs of
home building.
Constructed under the supervi
sion of agricultural engineer Ivan
Branton, the 14 little houses are
all of identical measurements and
all have the same 2x6 floor con
struction, sawdust-filled.
One building, to be used as the
control unit against which the
performance of the other 13 will
be measured, was made of stand
ard building materials. It is fin
ished .with siding on the exterior
and is celotex-lined. The other
structures in the test are vapor
sealed on the interior with roof
ing paper. Mr. Branton has a
theory about the winter vapor
and moisture that escapes be
tween the walls of houses, that
he’s anxious to test. He’s hoping
he may find a good reason for
the rotting that is common in
Alaskan log homes, particularly
in those logs near the ground.
All of the buildings are to be
electrically heated with the same
type of unit, and a careful record
kept of the electricity necessary
to keep them warm in winter
weather.
All of the test houses feature
varying types of materials. Two
kinds of logs are used in the
buildings—spruce logs and cot
tonwood. There are buildings con
structed of both green and dry
logs of each variety.
Various types of insulation also
are being checked in the test
houses. Four houses are insulated
with inexpensive materials avail
able locally—three have sawdust
insulation and one has moss.
Later the houses will be fanned
with blasts from a large wind ma
chine, so that Mr. Branton may
study the effects of air pressure
on the several types of buildings.
When the experiment is ended, he
hopes to be able to say, with car
tainty, which of the native lum
bers shows greatest airtightness,
which demonstrated most resist
ance to damp, and which was
most efficiently heated.
However there’s one question
^ that doesn’t require his further
" attention, even though the engi
^ neer’s study has just begun. When
" 14 little houses, so tiny that the
, casual passerby mistakes them
- for privies, cost $4,500 to build,
' Mr. Branton knows that building
k costs are high in the Matanuska
k Valley.
: TEN BOOTH EXHIBITS
S PLANNED FOR FAIR
^ BY 4-H CLUBS
k There will be 10 4-H Club
" booths from the Valley, one of
, them an exhibit by a lone 4-H’er,
" and two booth* from Anchorage
" on display at the 4-H building at
k the Matanuska Valley Fair this
k year.
" Valley clubs which plan exhib
it its at the Fair include:
^ Butte 4-H Club, Genevieve De
v Land (the solo exhibitor), Clover
k Club. Mixing Bowl Club, 4-H
" Mountaineers, Farming Bakers,
, Happy Snappy Snippers. E.I.E.I.O.
k Club, Jolly 4-H, and Little Beav
^ ers.
k Names of the two Anchorage
k clubs were not known, at press
£ time.
k Booths will be judged on a
k point basis, and each booth re
£ ceiving a score of 75 or more will
k be judged a prize winner. Booth
k winners will receive a $3 award.
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The new Nash Rambler custom station wagon -
combines the comfort and luxury of a sedan and -
the utility of a station wagon. Including about -
$300 worth of extras, it is the lowest priced custom :
station wagon on the market at $1808 factory ;
delivered. The new station wagon is the first to ;
utilize "Airflyte" construction, saving needless ;
weight, adding strength, eliminating squeaks and ;
rattles, and reducing fuel consumption.
Commercial Automotive Service ;
Nash Sales and Service
Fifth and East H Street Anchorage, Alaska '
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Welcome to Our Valley,
Fair Visitors
Stop Downstairs in the
Neal Wright Building
and See Us
Before You Leave Palmer
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YOU'LL LIKE OUR DRINKS
Palmer Bar
Valley Grocery
Cash and Carry
Open Daily from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
Welcome, Fair Visitors
When you're hungry, and you can't find a
seat in a restaurant, we'll be glad to sell you
the makings of an excellent picnic lunch.
SMOKED MEATS
Lunch Meats fZl°V 80c
All Kinds of Tasty Cheese Spreads
Sliced Bacon m. 89°
Slab Bacon & 75‘
U%n«f Large, 10to 14ibs.each
nfllllj By Whole or Half .lb. ?t*
llamr Small Picnic £Cc
ndlni 4 to 8 lbs. each.lb. 0 J
Perry’s Boat
Doz.