Clover Club
By Ethel Smith
At our second meeting, we had
a demonstration by Allayne Nel
son on gingerbread. (It was good.)
At our third meeting, we had a
demonstration by Charmaine
Sawby on muffins. We talked
about our bake sale, which was
a success.
At our fourth meeting, we had
a demonstration by Annetta Saw
by and Rita Nickles. The demon
stration was on cupcakes.
Spoons and Spool Club
The Club met at the home of
Mrs. Duane Mohan for their
fourth meeting. Some of the
girls sewed on their pajamas. Two
of the club members are learning
to use the sewing machine, and
to hem dish towels.
Neola Sandvik is going to start
making a formal at the next
meeting.
Joyce Shreve, Emmagene Reid
and Marilyn Dragseth were ap
pointed to the committee which
will arrange the club’s fair
booth.
The club will hold a bake sale
in the Trading Post on July 1, at
10 a.m. The proceeds will be used
to send more club members to
4-H Club camp at King’s Lake.
Butte 4-H Club
(June 13 Meeting)
Eleven Butte boys held their
first 4-H Club meeting at the I.
M. Sandvik home on June 13. The
members elected the following of
ficers:
Kent Sandvik, president; John
Earnhardt, vice-president; Stan
ley Zaborac, secretary-treasurer.
The garden club has five mem
bers—Larry Gulick, Mike Ba
logh, Carl Zaborac, Kent and
Mark Sandvik. John Barnhardt,
Carl and Stanley Zaborac and
Blake McKinley are livestock
members. They are specializing
in calves and poultry. Joe Lentz,
Jr., and David Wolf are taking
handicraft.
The club meets each Tuesday
at the Sandvik home. After the
meeting they play baseball with
equipment purchased for them by
the Butte Homemakers’ Club.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sullivan
of the Matanuska Hotel furnished
ice cream for the first meeting.
At the next meeting, Joe Lentz,
Jr., will give a demonstration in
preparing material for weaving.
The boys named their club the
Butte 4-H Club. All of the meet
ings will be held at the Sandvik
home, because of the space there
for playing baseball.
Parents are invited to attend
the meetings.
Bulle 4-H Club
(June 20 Meeting)
The Butte 4-H Club met with
Kent Sandvik last Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30, with the following
members present:
Stanley and Carl Zaborac, Lar
ry Gulick, Mike Balogh, Joe
Lentz, Jr., Johnny Barnhardt,
Danny Wolf and Kent.
The meeting was opened with
the 4-H Club pledge. In the busi
ness meeting, the boys voted to
pay 5 cents in dues at each meet
ing, to build a small fund for their
AHA CALLS FOR BIDS
ON 25 PALMER HOUSES
The call for bids for 25 houses
to be constructed in Palmer, by
the Alaska Housing Authority,
was issued in Anchorage last
Wednesday. E. Glen Wilder,
AHA’s executive director, said
plans and specifications would be
available at his Anchorage office
next Monday morning. Bids must
be returned to that office no later
than 10 a.m. on July 17.
Contractors who wish to receive
a set of the plans and specifica
tions should call at Mr. Wilder’s
office at Eleventh and I Streets,
or should write him at Anchorage,
postbox 179. A deposit of $10 is
required for each set of plans re
quested.
Mr. Wilder said house specifi
cations had not yet received FHA
approval, but in order to take
full advantage of the short con
struction season, the call for bids
was issued while awaiting that
approval. He expects the contract
to be let in late July, and that
the successful bidder will have
his “go to work order by Aug. 1.
Teelands Go to Anchorage
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Teeland went to Anchorage
last Tuesday. Although it was a
business trip, they did enjoy a
visit with some of their friends
there.
4-H Club fair booth.
During a discussion of better
living, the members talked about
swearing. Then Mrs. Sandvik,
club leader, read a paragraph en
titled “Ten Reasons Why I
Swear.”
Joe Lentz, Jr., then gave a very
good demonstration on preparing
rags for rugs.
Danny Wolfe provided the re
freshments, which were enjoyed
by all. (Thanks, Danny.) After
the meeting, the boys played base
ball and then ended the evening
with a dip in Falk’s Lake.
No meeting will be held next
week, because of the Fourth holi
day.
Unidentified Club
By Henry Gallant
The meeting was called to or
der by the vice-president, Larry
Puddicomb. Only five members
were at the meeting. Betty :
Schaefer read the minutes and 1
the meeting went under way.
Discussions were assigned and
are to be talked about in the next
meeting.
At this next meeting, vice
president Larry Puddicombe
called the members to order. The
president was absent. The secre
tary-treasurer read the minutes
of the last meeting.
The members agreed to have
dues, costing 10 cents a meeting,
which must be paid whether you 1
attend or not.
Alaskan Fires Found
To Be Very Damaging
To Natural Resources
Alaska’s forest fires are not to
be shrugged off lightly, admon
ishes Dr. H J. Lutz of the Yale
School of Forestry. Dr. Lutz re
cently returned to the Interior,
where he began studies, last year,
of the effects of fire on vegeta
tion.
Contrary to the opinions some
times expressed concerning Alas
ka’s annual conflagrations, Dr.
Lutz says Alaska does not have
“timber to burn.” The Yale for
estry expert lists these harmful
results of forest fires:
(1) Loss of big game.
(2) Loss of fur-bearing ani
mals.
(3) Increased erosion and
slides along highways and rail
roads.
(4) Diminishing stream flow.
(5) Siltation of streams.
(6) Loss in scenic and recrea
tional values.
(7) Loss in population, whose
need for timber increases, as
that population increases.
Dr. Lutz pointed out that
burned over areas do not furnish
increased browse for moose, as is
sometimes contended. Lightly
burned areas probably will re
turn to spruce stands. Severely
burned areas usually remain
treeless, with fireweed the prin
cipal vegetation. Fireweed makes
poor food for big game.
Dr. Lutz’ stand is quite differ
ent from that taken by Fish and
Wildlife officials who flew out
Erom Chicago to survey the Ke
nai after the big blaze there sev
eral years ago. The men spent a
few hours flying over the area,
and returned to headquarters
with the announcement that far
Erom being damaging, the Kenai
Eire probably could be classed as
beneficial because of the area
it had cleared. They further sug
gested that the ash content added
to the soil by the fire might prove
oeneficial.
The opinion voiced by the FWS
afficials was not well received by
Alaska's nature lovers and con
servationists; nor was it borne
)ut by the support of agricultural
soils scientists.
ZAB OVERTURNS
AT FINGER LAKE
E. J. MacNicholas was hospital
zed here yesterday as the result
if an early morning accident on
;he Finger Lake road. MacNich
clas’ car slid from the road as he
'ounded a curve. He was hospit
alized for treatment of skull in
iuries. Attending physician Dr.
2. C. Bailey said the patient was
‘doing well” yesterday evening.
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Canning Supplies
JARS, wide necked, in pints and quarts
JARS, regular, in pints and quarts
Lids Pressure Cookers Can Sealers
JELLY CLASSES, l-pt. size, tall or squat
New Shipment of Tin Cans Expected Very Soon
HARDWARE &
UllAljdtitl i) SPORTING GOODS
WATER BILL GOES UP
TOMORROW
Effective July 1, water rates
will increase in Palmer, Clay
tion Eslinger of the Matanuska
Valley Farmers' Co-Operating
Association announced this
week. Water rental for private
dwellings will be upped from
$2.50 to $3.00. Business estab
lishments will be assessed a
proportionate increase in rates.
Mr. Esslinger said the higher
rale was necessitated by future
plans for improvement of the
water system. These plans are
only tentative at this time, but
they cannot become more con
crete until a financial backlog
has ..been ..established,., with
which to make improvements.
CUBS ENJOY
MOUNTAIN TREK
The Cub Scout excursion up
Lazy Mountain last Wednesday
was enjoyed by 24 Cub Scouts
and four leaders. James Wilson
was excursion leader. He was
assisted by Hugh Johnson and by
den mothers Mrs. William Fogg
and Mrs. Joseph Gallant.
The Cubs left at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning and spent
the day on the mountain. They‘d
carried a picnic lunch with them.
The boys very much enjoyed
their excursion.
It is planned to schedule one
outing each month for the Cubs,
during the summer months.
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