National 4-H Club Week, March 3-11
To Serve as 'Kick-Off' for Year
National 4-H Club Week, to be?,
observed March 3 to 11, will j;
serve in the Valley as a “kick-• ■
off” for the year’s work, Miss ,
Marylou Lashbrook announced ;
this week. Miss Lashbrook is
sponsored by the University Ex
tension Agents.
“Working together for World
Understanding” is the main
theme for National 4-H Club
Week this year, Miss Lashbrook
said. Boys and girls who partici
pate in 4-H projects and are ac- ,
five in building strong 4-H clubs
are working together for a better
home community. Building a bet
ter home community makes for a j
better world and a better world
community, she pointed out.
The National 4-H club achieve- j
ments for 1950 set a new high in j
records but in 1951 leaders hope ;
to “Make the Best even Brighter.”
the home demonstration agent
said.
in Alaska, Gov. Ernest Gruen
ing, in proclaiming National 4-H
Club Week, said that there are
400 4-H club members in the ter
ritory. As in the states the work
in Alaska is entirely voluntary.
Each club must have an adult
leader who works with the Ex-,
tension agents. Much of the suc
cess of 4-H club work depends on
the interest and training of these
uhpaid public-spirited local lead- ,
ers. With more district agents on
the job it will be possible to of
fer more and better club work if
parents and adults are willing to
help. With the backing of the j
parents and an enthusiastic leader j
every club can be a guiding in- j
fluence in the life of the child, it
was pointed out by the University
Extension Service.
Last year there were 49 clubs j
scattered from Mt. Edgecumbe
and Juneau to Faii’banks and the;
Alaska highway. Besides having
if good time in camps, pictnics,
demonstration contests and fairs,
the members carried out useful
projects in many practical sub
jects. One club raised 400 chick
ens; one club raised six calves;
the cooking clubs prepared and
served 878 meals; the sewing
clubs made 406 garments. One
club won a $200 prize for the best
float in a Fourth of July parade
and five of the Alaska members
won contests in the states. All
five of them were from the Mata
nuska Valley and included Betty
Blunck and Kent Sandvik of Pai
m
tier, and Francis Dinkel of Wa
iilla, all of whom received trips
;o the 4-H Club Congress in Chi
cago, November 26 to 30. The re
naming two who each received
?old watches were Genevieve De
Land of Palmer and Donald
Dinkel of Wasilla.
President Truman said in a let
;er to the 4-H Clubs on observ
ance of National 4-H Club week
:hat “it is a source of assurance
and pride that our country can
count on the boys and girls in
the 4-H Clubs to do their full part
as true citizens of this gi'eat na
tion.”
During the National week from
March 3 to 11, all who wish to
sign up for a project or adults
who wish to help in club work
should contact Miss Lashbrook at
the extension office or Box 1736,
Palmer.
4-H CLUB TO BE
SPONSORED HERE BY
EVENING CRAFT GROUP
A 4-H Club will be sponsored
here by the Evening Craft Club,
members of the group announced
this week. Plans to sponsor the
1-H Club were discussed and
agreed upon at the regular meet
ing of the craft club which was
held at the home of Miss Marylou
Lashbrook on Tuesday evening
of this week.
The project lesson for the eve
ning was rug making. Following
the regular business session, the
eight members in attendance en
joyed a social hour of Canasta.
The pleasant evening was con
cluded with delicious refresh
ments served by the hostess and
her mother, Mrs. Lashbrook.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Emma Fogg on March 13, accord
ing to the announcement.
BAR-B-Q RESTAURANT
RE-OPENS WEDNESDAY
The Bar-B-Q Restaurant will
open for business on Wednesday.
March 7, owner A1 Grasser an
nounced this week. The restau
rant will be open daily from 10
a.m. to midnight, except Tuesday,
Mr. Grasser said. The restaurant,
completely remodeled and redec
orated with new booths also add
ed was formerly operated here by
Mr. Grasser as Charlie’s Barbeque.
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3
MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex Glass
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sporting Goods Toys Home Furnishings
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Fogg’s Den 2. Mrs. Robert John’s
Cubs of Den 3 displayed soap
carvings. Mr. Kindler announced
the forthcoming Blue and Gold
banquet is to be held March 26,
in the form of a pot-luck dinner,
with each family being asked to
bring a dish. The meeting was
closed with the living-circle cere
mony. Clark McHuron was in
charge of the games for the eve
ning, assisted by Charles S. Erce
govich of the school faculty.
There will be a general meet
ing for all Cub Scout parents
and leaders at the home - of Mr.
and Mrs. James Kindler, March 7,
at 8 p.m. Everyone interested in
cubbing is invited to attend. The
Blue and Gold banquet, to be
held March 26. will be the main
discussion.
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BUYERS TO EXHIBIT
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Buyers from every corner of
the territory and stateside exhib
itors who will show their wares
in booths at the American Legion
log cabin will jam Anchorage
March 4, 5 and 6, at ^lask' Mar
ket week, Ernie Garcia, secre
tary, announced this week.
“Every potential buyer in Alas
ka was contacted by mail and in
vited to attend Alaska Market
Week,” states Ernie Garcia, Ex
ecutive Secretary of the event.
“As a result we received scores
of replies from buyers telling us
they would attend. We are ex
pecting lots of action.”
' A broad variety of products
will be shown to Alaskan buyers,
including office equipment and ;
supplies, wearing apparel, hard !
lines, builders hardware and
plumbing, dry goods and food
specialties. The show, according
to Garcia, is tailored to meet
Alaskan buying conditions.
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SHOE REPAIRING
All heavy sewing of leather
and canvas now done at
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Gateway to the Interior
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