Matannska Valley
Breeder's Assn. News
(This column is devoted to all;
news pertaining to the promotion j
of the dairy industry o fthe Val-)
ley.)
By. ERNEST H. HARRINGTON
President
IT HAS BEEN amazing to me
that the most important industry
to the Valley should have so lit
tle publicity, and, therefore, I am
.tiyipg to put in this column all
news which will be of benefit to
the industry as a whole.
The responsibility for the col
umn, which will appear in every
issue, I take upon myself. How
ever, I hope for the cooperation
of all dairymen and all people
who are interested in the welfare
of the dairy industry here.
WE WILL soon begin the third
ye^p of a very successful artific
ial insemination cattle breeding
program in the Valley. Most of
us have heifers near to breeding
age from which we can justly ex
pect amazingly high production. I
Pilots In The Sky
Soon Will See Palmer's
Airport In The Dark
Although there's still a small
matter of a $2,500 payment fori
land purchase standing in the;
way of an appropriation of Fed-]
eral funds, in order to complete
and improve Palmer’s two air
strips, some small improvements
have been effected there recently,
Roland Snodgrass of Palmer Air
port Association, announced this
week. A set of runway lights has
been received, although not yet'
installed.
A request for additional equip-!
ment, in the way of voice radio
communication equipment, will
be forwarded soon, Mr. Snodgrass
said. He pointed out that needj
for installation of this equipment l
is becoming increasingly appar- i
ent, since the Palmer port is so!
often fog free when nearby fields!
ar^ closed. Without radio equip-)
ment pilots cannot check field1
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Some farmers who recently im
ported new blood of good lineage
from Outside may expect some
even better results from our
breeding program, I believe.
AT THIS TIME I believe I
should make it clear, through a
direct quotation from our insemi
nator, Mr. Sweetman, why the
young bulls which were brought
in with these cows were not ac
cepted in, the program:
“The reason for not keeping the
bull calves is because there is not
enough production behind them:
to warrant their use with so
many cows in the Valley. Only
40 per cent of the bulls in the
states prove out, in the increase
of their daughters’ production,
while 80 per cent of the bulls
coming from the Bureau of Dairy
Industry’s herd increase, or hold,
the production of their daughters.
“There just seems to be no use
in taking a chance on unproven
stuff when we can get proven
stuff from the Bureau of Dairy
Industry.”
conditions here. The matter be
comes increasingly important, Mr.
Snogdrass said, when the flight is
an emergency, as was last week’s
flight from Talkeetna with a
desperately sick man.
Cashen Heads Summer School
William R. Cashen, assistant
professor of mathematics, has
been named director of the Uni
versity of Alaska Summer Ses
sion of 1950, it was announced
this week by Terris Moore, Uni.
versity president. Mr. Cashen is
a native-born Alaskan, and a
1937 graduate of the University
of Alaska- Following his gradu
ation, he taught in the Anchorage
High School until 1942.
YOHN RETURNS
Everett Yohn, who suffered a
serious eye injury in a Bailey Hill
motor accident on New Year’s j
Day, returned to the Valley last
Saturday. He had been undergo
ing surgical treatment in a Seat
tle hospital.
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H. C. Little floor furnaces and heaters
MACHINE WORK —WELDING
GAS REPAIRS OIL
Labor Head Tells
Of Changes Made
In Wage-Hour Law
The new wage-hour labor law,
which became effective on Wed
nesday, Jan. 25, makes several
changes which will be of interest
to Alaskans, it was pointed out
recently by Leonard Evans, ter
ritorial representative of the U. S.
Department of Labor. Specifi
cally the new law calls for:
(1) A minimum hourly wage
of 75 cents;
(2) A minimum employment
j age of 16 (or 18 for hazardous
employment);
(3) Exemption from the min
imum wage and overtime pro-'
visions of the law for employees
‘-•ih executive, administrative or
professional work, agricultural
workers, workers in service
trades such as laundering,
cleaning or clothing repair, am
ployes in seafood and fishing
industries (other than canning)
forestry and logging operations
with no more than 12 employee
employes of bus and taxi com
panies, employes of telephono
exchanges and newspaper car
riers.
Employers wishing more infor
mation about the new wage and
hour law may write to Mr. Evans
at P. O. Box 1030, Juneau.
ONKKAS HAVE GIRL
A daughter was bern to Mr
and Mrs. Carl Onkka of Palmei
at Valley Hospital on Sunday
Jan. 21. The little girl weighed
seven pounds, three ounces at
birth
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'38 CHEVROLET. 4-door se
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'40 PLYMOUTH 4-door sedan;
new motor; A-l tires; win
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$575.
CHEVROLET 1 Vi-ion Dump
Truck, 4x4; 4-wheel drive
—$750.
Hartley Brothers
Motor Co.
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Two Drivers Err,
5IOOO Damage Results
Careless driving on the part of
j two drivers resulted in an esti
I mated $1,000 worth of damage to
i two cars last Sunday. Vehicles
; driven by Sgt. Thomas Hicks of
i Fort Richardson, and Lowell H.
i Crabb of Spenard, collided at the
North Palmer crossing in Palmer.
Highway Patrolman A1 Lue-'
bcke, who investigation the acci
dent, said the automobile out
bound from Palmer apparently
failed to give proper right of way
and the vehicle entering Palmer
appeared to have been driving
too fast for prevailing conditions.
Visibility was good, and there
should have been no clause for an
accident, the patrolman stated.
There was no one injured in
'either automobile.
Hope Resident Dies
Mrs. Ann Mathison, a native
born Alaskan and last a resident
of Hope, died in Seward recently.
She was 59 years of age and had
been an invalid for the last eight
years of her life. Mrs. Mathison
was bom in Kenai, and had lived
at Valdez before coming with her
husband to Hope to take up a
homestead.
Christmas Son Arrives
For Walter Zeiles
A nine-pound son was bom to
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Zeile at Da
vison, Mich., last Dec. 24, it was
learned here last week. Young
Zeile passed up his mother's
birthday on Dec. 23 in favor of
a plan for an early Chrismas gift
arrival on Christmas Eve.
The child is the second for the
Zeiles. Their daughter, Mary,
was born while Reverend Zeile
was still pastor Qf st. John’s
Lutheran Church here in Palmer.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
M. D. SNODGRASS
Rea/ Estate
DAIRY A VEGETABLE FARMS
CI1F LOTS — ACREAGE
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>, A land ownership map of the?!
'Valley is being drawn.
> your name and a description
! !land you own on a post
> if you want four name on
! map. George Black. Wasilla.
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