Army Reserve Corps
Service Evaluations
Now In Process
A service evaluation program
for the Organized Reserve Corps
is under way, Maj. Gen. Julian
W. Cunningham, Commanding
General, U. S. Army, Alaska, an
nounced.
The program is designed to ob
tain up-to-date information on the
reservist’s occupational, physical,
personal affairs, and dependency
status. All such information will
be made current, allowing for the
.removal from ORC rolls of. per
sons who are no longer qualified
for active military service.
All active reservists, both offi
cer and enlisted, must participate
in the program and are subject
to a physical examination. Inac
tive reservists near a military
post or other government agency
with medical facilities will be re
quired to report for an examina
tion.
Physical Exams
In this area physical examina
tions will be under direction of
the Surgeon, 1st General, Dispen- i
sary, Fort Richardson. The Ad- j
jutant General’s Section, Head
quarters, U. S. Army, Alaska, is
in charge of classification of re
servists. The names of reservists
"who fail to comply with instruc
tions are to be referred to the
Department of the Army for ac
tion.
In recent calling of ORC per
sonnel to active military service
to meet scheduled quotas it was
found that records of the qualifi
cations of reservists did not in
clude all pertinent current infor
mation.
Status Changes
Changes which may affect the
status of a reservist include: mari
tal status, number of dependents,
physical condition, present civil
ian employment, length of over
seas service, and similar factors.
Copies of the ORC Evaluation
Program announcement are being
sent to all members of the active
and inactive reserve by Lieut.
Col. J. E. Mahoney, Senior Army
Instructor, Organized Reserve
Corps, Headquarters, U. S. Army,
Alaska. Included in the announce
ment is a detailed questionnaire
to be completed, instructions for
personnel who do not live near a
military post, and an explanation
of procedures to be followed by
the reservist.
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By LEW E. HANKS
I have been informed that ar
Agricultural Mobilization Com
mittee has been set up for Alas
ka. Don Irwin, director of th<
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration, is chairman.
Committees are being formec
in each state and county to assisi
farmers in producing crops thal
will best aid national defense.
I am glad to see a committee
set up in Alaska. Farming up here
could be plenty vital if shipping
really got tough.
How can this program affed
our farming here?
There is a growing shortage ir
feed crops in the States. Corn is
in short supply. Winter wheal
and barley crops are also short. 11
I were in the dairy business, 1
would do my best to make sure
I had an ample feed grain supply
growing this year. Mill feed might
be hard to get or else a lot high
er in price.
You can increase your acres a
lot by doing a good job of fertil
izing. Get that manure out on the
land. For the latest word on com
mercial fertilizer look over Dr.
Allan B. Mick’s pamphlet. It is
available at the Extension Ser
vice office.
Plan that crop rotation to make
the best use of every available
acre. I know it will pay out and
if the present international situ
ation gets worse, the Matanuska
Valley may have to supply food
to a lot more people than it does
now.
New Homes In Eska
Moving from Palmer to Eska,
Mr. and Mrs. George Kezak are
settled in their new home. Mrs.
George Smith plans to move by
the first of next month.
Services Held For
Charles Marino,
Valley Pioneer
Requiem mass for Charles Ma
rino, Matanuska Valley pioneer,
i was held Thursday by the Rev.
. Father James Snead at St. Mi
. chael’s Church, in Palmer.
■ Of French-Canadian stock, Mr.
■ Marino was born in Chippewa
Falls, Wis., in 1874. With his fa
ther he worked in Northern Wis
; consin woods in search of new
: timber stands for the Weyerhaue
ser Timber Co.
With Weyerhaueser Timber in
terests he moved west to Couer
d’ Alene, Idaho, then with the
spirit of a frontiersman came
North in 1916 to Knik, Alaska,
and with his brother Ben, freight
ed into the mining area. In 1917
he was teamster at the Matanuska
Experiment Station, staying until
the station was transferred to
Fairbanks in 1932.
Then he purchased land in the
Valley and operated a model
farm.
“He never turned away a neigh
bor nor spoke ill of a friend,”
was the tribute paid him.
He is survived by his brother,
Ben, of Palmer; Joseph of Cali
fornia; and a sister, Dorothy Just
of Alberta, Canada.
Internment was in Palmer
cemetery.
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BUSINESS AND CITIZENS URGED
CLEAN SWEEP FOR CLEANUP WEEK
Palmer plans to make a clean
sweep during national clean-up
week, May 15-25, Eugene Kirsch,
chairman, announced today.
In an organization meeting
Thursday night, April 19, the fol
lowing swift-action campaign
was set up:
High school and grade school
pupils and their teachers, will
make clean-up posters, to be
judged by a committee soon to be
named.
The Health Council will ask
the newly elected city council to
inspect the town for clean-up.
Individual residents will be
asked to police their properties,
clean up their yards and prem
ises, if possible to help make pre
sentable the areas and street sec
tions adjoining, so the city may
be spic-and-span for the follow
ing Colony Day celebration.
Merchants of the town are be
ing asked to stress clean-up,
paint-up, dress-up messages in
their advertising and displays and
for pricing specials. A committee
for this program is being ap
pointed.
r
Takes Lead
Jumping the gun on clean-up'
week, the Palmer Automotive
Service and Storage Co. installed
a new automatic rolling door and
is applying aluminum paint, plus
a new sign.
“Might as well get rolling early
on a good move for a good town,”
said A1 King.
Around the Matanuska Co-Op
Lodge, ground was being freshly
raked, winter debris cleared off
and spring planting plans made,
in early preparation for clean-up
week.
Civic efforts were being con
centrated to have the city in fit
form for the Colony Day celebra
tion. Big question was: will the
sun or the citizens fill the mud
puddles?
Masonic Meeting Night Set
The Matanuska Masonic Lodge
has received authorization from
the Grand Master to change its
slated meeting night to the first
Tuesday of each month. Next
meeting will be held May 1 at
Carpenters Hall.
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