Marjorie Hoskins—
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and Old Age and Coleus; Dorothy
Sherrod for her African Violet;
Frances Plack for the best col
lection of Cactii; Vera Rorrison
for her Rubber Plant; Izola Sims
for her Pansies and Sweet Peas;
Emma King for her novelty;
Thelma Cope for her Snapdrag
ons, Strawflowers, and Lychnis;
Nina Stock for her Asters; Billy
Combs for her Bachelor Buttons,
mixed and one color; Lulabelle
Bouwens for her Gladiola; and
Frances Dinkle for her Dahlias.
The following members of the
Anchorage Garden Club did the
judging: Mrs. W. W. Wells, Mrs.
Dan Setchfield, Mrs. Charles J.
Davis, Mrs. Louis Strutz, Mrs.
A1 Crockett, and Mrs. Gerald
Kempton.
Members of the Grange tea and
bazaar committees pronounced
those Flower Show innovations a
gratifying success. Mrs. Clyde
King, Sr., chairman of the Flow
er Show, expressed her thanks to
everyone who participated in
making the 1952 display an out
standing event.
G!cr. Carrington of the Seattle
company which bears his name,
and A. H. Mason, head of the In
ternational Harvester Sales Div
ision located in Portland, Ore.,
were Palmer visitors Tuesday .
Richard G. Ray and his assist
ant, Jack Reed, both geologists
with the Alaskan Section of the
U. S. Geological Survey were in
Palmer this week at the local
Survey headquarters.
Giiy Council—
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reached after a discussion of or
dinances and methods of adopt
ing them. Publication of the
three ordinances will begin in
next week’s Frontiersman.
Sands Asked to Appear
Maynard Sands, who made ap
plication for a telephone fran
chise at the June 17 council meet
ing and then asked postponement
of a hearing scheduled for July
31, was invited to appear before
the Council August 29 to present
his plans for a better telephone
service.
Councilman Brown and Sev
erns were appointed to a com
mittee to investigate costs and
derive recommendations concern
ing a Valley-wide telephone sys
tem, including detailed plans and
method of financing.
Progress On Water System
In a communication from Tho
mas Bourne, Inc., construction
engineers preparing preliminary
plans for Palmer’s new water
system ,it was learned that two
surveyors are now at work on the
proposed water line, drawing pro
files in preparation for construc
tion next year. Recent reports
from Washington indicate early
action on the application for con
struction funds.
Clearing of Alley
A petition was received from
Delbert Anderson asking the
Council to take action to clear
an alley adjoining his property.
According to his complaint, the
alley has been blocked for nine
years by a shed which constitutes
a nuisance and a fire hazard.
Civilian and Military
Field Days Staged by
Extension Service
Over 150 persons attended the
Extension Service’s annual Field
Day at the Matanuska Experi
i ment Station Monday.
Richard Blue, new Agricultural
Agent for the Extension Service,
and Experiment Station Direct
or Don Irwin expressed them
selves as highly gratified with
the big attendance and the inter
est displayed. Elmer Rasmusson,
member of the University of Al
aska Board of Regents was one
of the interested spectators.
A second showing of Field Day
exhibits was arranged Tuesday
for 17 visiting members of the
CINCAL staff. Leading the group
were Col. Norman T. Klaproth
of Air Force Comunications, Col.
J. B. Bonham of the Army, Lieut.
Commander M. P. Bauersfeld of
the Navy, and Mr. Tex Noey “an
old Alaska hand” of Anchorage.
After viewing the exhibits, the
Alaska Command contingent was
taken on a tour of several farms
and dairy barns in the valley.
Both groups viewed the exhib
its of wall construction using na
tive materials used in the distinc
tive looking little buildings east
of the Palmer headquarters build
ing. At the rear of Frank Linn’s
farm, evidence of v,hat differ
ent rates of fertilizer will do to
brome grass stands was clearly
displayed.
At the Matanuska Station bull
barn, the latest thing for bull ex
ercising—a sort of merry-go
round contraption designed by
agricultural engineer Branton
and ably executed by farm mech
Co-Op Members—
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mussen said, but they have not j
been completed.
New Board Members
Elected for a two-year term on
the Board of Directors to finish
the unexpired term of Roland
Snodgrass was Harold Winegar
ner. Roy Newell was elected to
a three-year term. Retiring as a
member of the Board after sev
eral years of continous service
as secretary was Carl Rasmussen.
The new board will organize at
their first meeting.
Guest speaker was E. V. Davis
of Davis and Renfrew, Anchorage
attorneys. As legal counsel for
the Co-Op. he suggested raising
the bonding authority under the
association charter and by-l^ws
in line with business expansion
of the past few years.
Other guests were I. M. C. An
derson of FHA and Arnold Link,
a former Co-Op employee recent
ly inducted into the Army.
Wins Prize
Johan Johnson won the door
prize given at the meeting. This
time there was a choice between
an outboard motor and a vacuum
cleaner. Johnson was having a
hard time deciding between the
two.
anic Hurlee Stineberg—aroused
considerable interest. Visitors al
so saw the forage drier in the
barn; the display of insect pests
and controls; exhibits of flax,
grain, and buckwheat; the let
tuce, cabbage, and potatoes of
the horticulture plots; and Brome j
grass varieties grown in the field I
above the Experiment Station. ‘
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