1963 Fair Spectators Will See
20 Different Dept. Displays
Spectators at the 1963 Alas
ka State Fair will view dis
plays in 20 departments this
year. Entries for the exhibits
come from all over the state
and from Alaskans of all apes
Youth organization displays
the newest department, is un
der the supervision of Mrs
Cloycine Driggers. Each youth
group wil create a display tell
ing the organization's story on
youth development.
Excitement in the crops de
partment centers around the
cabbage entries, according to
Doris Dearborn, superintend
ent. If the winning cabbage in
the largest vegetables or fruit
division is over 50 pounds the
grower wins a $50 premium.
Also seen in this department
are potatoes, outdoor grown
and greenhouse grown vege
tables. wild and cultivated ber- j
ries, tree fruits, grains, and
forage crops.
Mrs. Lillian Eckert is in,
charge of department B—Bee- j
keeping and Bee Products—
which has been set up to en
courage Alaskan production of
honey. Prize awards are made ,
possible by "Gleanings in Bee
Culture".
Dairy cattle, beef cattle,
sheep, goats, and swine will be
exhibited in the livestock de- i
WINNERS TO GET
SCHOLARSHIP
College scholarships will be j
awarded to the queen and first j
and second runners up of the I
1963 Alaska State Fair. Inc.
queen contest. Miss Alaska
State Fair of 1963 will win a
$500 scholarship to the college
of her choice, the first princess
a $300 scholarship, the second
princess a $100 scholarship, and
Miss Congenality $25.
To be eligible for the final
phases of the contest, each girl
must sell 350 tickets. The con
testant selling the most tickets
will receive a special prize.
Ticket sales, however, accord
ing to Mrs. Libby Martin,
queen contest chairman, will
not be considered in the pag
eant judging.
Miss Alaska State Fair will
be selected during the queen's
pageant prior to the Corona
tion Ball, Aug. 31. The girls
will chose Miss Congenality
themselves. The contest and
pageant rules are patterned
after those of the Miss Ameri
ca contest. Thus t ie winner of
the State fair contest will be
able to compete in the Miss
Alaska Pageant held in Ancho
orage in February.
The Emblem Club is in j
charge of the 1963 Alaska State 1
Fair, Inc. queen contest.
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which Frances Halbert is su
perintendent. The former will
be arranged :r. booths six t'eet
across and four feet deep, and
will include between 25 and
40 specimens either grow r. in
Alaska or made by the exhib
itor or his immediate family.
The handwork and needle
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so care wearing apparel, fur.
i and a division for the
yoking sewers 10 to 15 years
old who do not belong to 4-H.
Also found in this department
s a cooking division for ex
hibitors 10 years of age and
under Marian Loomis is in
charge
Margaret LaWalters heads
the flower exhibit, one of the
largest and most eye catching
displays on the grounds. There
are divisions for annuals, per
ennials and biennials, begon
ias. dahlias, gladioli, roses,
cacti and succulents, garden
club exhibits, and one emphas
ing artistic arrangement.
The aim of the Fair Associa
tion in the Art division is to
ECONOMIST ADVISES ALASKA FARMERS
TO APPLY FOR GASOLINE TAX REFUND
A number of Alaska farmers s
are losing money by failing to
apply for tax refunds on gaso
line used for non-highway |
purposes, according to Charles j
Marsh, agricultural economist
with the Cooperative Exten
sion Service of the University
of Alaska.
Marsh estimates that less
than half of Alaska's farmers
take advantage of the law
which permits them to claim
refunds for motor fuel taxes.
Farmers are entitled to refunds
of six cents from the State, and
four cents from the federal
government for each gallon of |
gasoline they use in their trac-1
tors and other equipment on |
the farm.
To receive this refund, how
ever, a farmer must file an ap
plication with the United Stat
es Department of Internal Re
venue between July 1 and Sep
tember 30 of each year and
with the Alaska Department of
Internal Revenue within one
year from the date of purchase.
The federal refund that should
be applied for now is for gaso
line used between July 1. 1962. j
a: d June 30, 1963.
Marsh believes most Alaska
farmers do not ask for a re
fund because they have not
kept the proper records on
their gasoline purchases and
usages. Marsh explained that
while it is not necessary to
ubmit copies of vouchers or
checks showing the purchase
and payment for gasoline for
which a refund is requested,
farmers are expected to keep j
such records as will enable the
Internal Revenue Service to
verify the accuracy of the
amount claimed.
These records should estab-1
lish (a) the total gallons of
gasoline purchased during the j
period for which a claim is fil
ed, (b) the dates of the pur-1
chases, and (c) the number of j
gallons used for a purpose
which will qualify for a re- |
I fund.
Farmers who have not ask
ed for a refund in the past can
get the necessary forms from
their District Extension Ser
vice office, or by writing to the
Alaska Department of Inter
nal Revenue. Juneau, and the
United States Department of
Internal Revenue, Anchorage.
Farmers who filed for a re
fund Last year will automatic
ally be mailed a form for fil
ing again this year.
Marsh emphasized that the
amount of refund, though small
for some homesteaders and
farmers, may amount to a sub
stantial amount of money for
dairy farmers and others who
operate several tractors, self
propelled combines or heavy
equipment for clearing land.
present a selection of the most
distinguished recent work in
painting that is being produced
in Alaska. Rusty Dow is super
intendent.
A special Best-of-Show bak
ing award for bread, rolls, and
sweet breads, judged best
from entries in all classes of
the first division of the baked
goods and confections depart
ment, will be presented to an
Alaskan homemaker by the
Alaska State Fair, Inc. Other
divisions are. according to
Marjorie Hoskins, superintend
ent, quick breads, cakes, pies
and candies.
The education department,
headed by Ada I. Boyd, exhib
its work done in classrooms by
individuals or collectively, or
as a project under supervision.
Grades one through eight are
represented.
Lillian Eckert heads the
canning department, assisted
by Priscilla Stine. Kerr Glass
Manufacturing Corporation will
award a special prize of two
dozen and one dozen quart
Kerr Mason jars as first and
| second prizes in each of the
i fruit, vegetables, and meat di
visions. To be eligible, pro
1 ducts must be canned in Kerr
i jars and capped with Kerr
i lids. Regular entries will be I
accepted in any type of jar.
Displays in Department P—■
Booth Exhibits of Homemak
ers Clubs—will receive awards
in the following divisions; best
educational, most artistic, most
original, and best all around.
Frances Hulbert is in charge of
this department.
The purpose of the crafts
and hobbies department, ac
cording to Guy Woodings, su
perintendent, is to demonstrate
the value of crafts and hobbies
as an aid to education and art;
as a means of preserving his
torical background; and for the
development of craftsmanship.
In addition to the senior and
junior hobby divisions, a
photographic salon and a phil
ately division are included in
this department.
Alaskan furs, mounted ani
mals, fish either alive or moun
ted. game birds and their food
can be seen in the sportsman
display supervised by Bruce
Graham.
The largest display depart
ment is 4-H club work headed
by Mrs. Harold Dinkel. There I
are over 30 junior hobby divi-'
sions, as well as a 4-H Club
booth division, the 4-H demon
strations and 4-H livestock
showmanship and fittings class.
Failure to pay as you go
makes the return trip more
. difficult.
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Fun For Everyone at Fair
LOTS OF lovely flowers, big
vegetables, hobby shows,
and pie-eating contests — all
put together, they make a
fair that's fun for everyone.
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ALASKA
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PALMER
AUG. 30-31
SEPT. 1-2
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