The world rewards men for
their accomplishments — not
excuses.
Get Behind
People who try to keep pace
with this modern day living are
seldom able to keep up with
the running expense.
SPECIAL
Power Meeting
ALPINE CIVIC CLUB
Friday, April 15, 8 p.m.
LATEST INFORMATION on
STEAM PLANT PROGRESS
Seed-Fertilizer
Shipments Arrive
Spring fertilizer and seed
shipments have been arriving
for the past couple of weeks,
according to Director of Agri
culture Sigmund Restad. He re
ports that prices are slightly
lower for most analyses this
year.
Portland has 120 parks tot
aling 6.203 acres.
Scholarship Fund Set Up At Sheldon Jackson
A memorial scholarship on a
permanent basis has been set
up at Sheldon Jackson Junior
College in memory of the late
George J. Beck. Mr. Beck was
an ordained minister in the Un- j
ited Presbyterian Church and
served for many years on the
staff of The Sitka Training
School, now Sheldon Jackson
Schools of Sitka. During Mr.
Beck’s time at Sheldon Jackson
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le aided the Board of National
Missions as acting Superin
endent of the Institution.
The scholarship has been es
ablished by George H. Beck,
son of the missionary pioneer,
[n arranging for the fund Mr.
3eck stated, “there are many
Tiends of my father who want
:o know how they might honor
iis life and work. I have decid
?d that this is the best way to
keep his memory alive.”
This fund will be used to aid
young people from any section
af Alaska irrespective of race
ar creed. Mr. Beck died on Feb
ruary 4, 1903 in Ketchikan.
Top Position
A fool and his money may
have built up a poor reputa
tion over the years, but he gets
preferred position on sucker
lists.
Pioneer King and Queen Te Be
Chosen For Wasilla Pioneer Days
The Pioneers who made the
colorful history of Alaska will
be honored during the three
day Wasilla Pioneer Days cele
bration scheduled for May 24
26.
All Alaska pioneers are in
vited to write the Wasilla Busi
nessmen’s Assn., Wasilla, giv
ing their personal history in
Alaska and the length of their
residence. From these letters
and applications, the King and
Queen of the Pioneer Days
celebration will be chosen.
Governor and Mrs. William
Egan have ben invited to of
ficiate in the coronation of the
Pioneeer King and Queen at
a kick-off dinner to be held at
Williwaw Lodge, Friday, May
24 at 8 p.rn. The governor and
his lady also will be honored as
pioneers.
The King and Queen will be
the guests of the Wasilla Busi
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nessmen during the entire
Pioneer Day celebration. They
will be escorted to the various
events and will attend the fol
lowing activities: Saturday
morning a chuck wagon break -
fast at Wasilla Airstrip which
will precede an Air Treasure
Hunt. This hunt will be a con
test for small planes and will
have a $500 purse. Lunch will
be a baked bean feed at the ba.ll
park. Childrens contests will be
held at this time—later, free
movies for children, games of
chance with merchandise and
cash prizes.
The Pioneer king and queen
will if they choose, enter a
two-day fish derby at Hallea
Lodge, Lake Lucille. In the
evening they have a choice of
a clam bake, street dance,
square dance festival or teen
twist contest.
Sunday morning they will
watch a thrilling air-water res
cue on Wasilla Lake which will
be staged by Elmendorf Air
Force Base. An all day “Boat
and Trailer Show” will be held
at Williwaw Lodge, Sunday.
Also, a water ski demonstra
tion and a boat race demonstra
tion by members of the Anch
orage Outboard Motorboat
Club. A horseshoe pitching
contest will be held for the
pioneers.
The Pioneer Queen will draw
the ticket for the Dorsett Runa
about with the 110 hp inboard
outboard engine that is to be
raffled Sunday at 6 p.m.
A special excursion train will
travel to and from Wasilla
Saturday and Sunday. The
KEN I Camper will broadcast
the various events and will en
ter a plane in the treasure
hunt. Many other activities are
now in the planning stage.
Wasilla invites all of Alaska to
join in this celebration.
LOCAL EXTENSION
WORKERS ATTEND
4-H CONFERENCE
Myrtle Bang and Lew Hanks
and other agents and specialists
of the Cooperative Extension
Service of the University of Al
aska are attending a conference
on the University campus at
College this week to evaluate
4-H programs.
State 4-H Club leaders Wil
liam Cheney will chairman the
sessions, which will feature Mr.
Edgar A. Reeves, Jr., program
leader with the Federal Exten
sion Service, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Cheney said one of the
major goals of the conference
will be the evaluation of pro
ject materials. The Extension
staff will form committees to
go over all the 4-H project ma
terials now in use, and decide
on changes needed to improve
educational materials.
“By bringing our 4-H project
more closely into line with
everyday life in Alaska, we can
help Alaska’s youth prepare
themselves for the future. We
plan to develop new projects
which can be practically ap
plied to the normal activities of
Alaska's youth, whether in re
mote villages, in urban com
munities, on homesteads, or in
fishing communities,” Cheney
said.
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