SCIENTISTS TELL OF VASTNESS OF
ARCTIC RESEARCH AT CONFERENCE
“The vastness and the tremen
dous amount of research that is i
being done in Alaska and how i
little information we actually do j
have on Alaska,” Don L. Irwin j
returning to his office this week ;
from the Alaskan Science Con- j
ference at Washington, D. C., said j
was what struck him as the most j
portentous outcome of the meet-'
tng which was attended by sci-1
entists working on every con-;
ceivable phase of Arctic research'
for both the white man and the*
native. '
Mr. Irwin, who has been con-1
ducting agricultural experiments
here since 1935, presented a pa
per at the conference which was
held in Washington, D. C., Nov.
9 through 11. He is director of
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
stations with headquarters at Pal
mer. Presentation of papers and
attendance also at the conference
was by invitation. Scientists do
ing work all over Alaska from
Point Barrow, where experiments
are conducted at a laboratory on
foods and clothing for the far
north, to research on the control
of the mosquito were in atten
dance at the conference.
Next Meeting May Be Here
“There is every possibility that
the next meeting of the confer
ence may be held in Alaska. And
with the similarity of the problems
nfronting Alaska and Canada,
ere is also a possibility that it
might become a joint conference,”
Mr. Irwin said. The November
meeting at Washington was the
first of the Alaskan Science Con
ferences which is scheduled to
become an annual affair. It was
attended by scientists from all
over the states, Canada and many
foreign countries.
The only difficulty at the con
ference was trying to attend all
of the sections where the many
interesting papers were being
presented, Mr. Irwin said. One of
the recommendations made was
that in the future the conference
be held an extra day with ses
sions staggered so that all of them
could be attended.
Attends Land Grant Meet
On Sunday, November 12, fol
lowing the conclusion of the sci
entists’ conference, Mr. Irwin at
tended the annual conference of
the Association of Land Grant
Colleges, which was in progress
through November 14. Directors
in
it
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and presidents of land grant col
leges and directors of experiment
stations from the 48 states, and
the territories were in attendance.
Mr. Irwin reported a smooth
trip to the states from Anchorage
where 26 Alaskan scientists at
tending the conference met to
make the trip by plane. The re
turn trip was more eventful, with
a two davs’ delay in Seattle be
cause of the weather. After being
held up from early morning until
4 30 p.m. on Thanksgiving, pas
sengers boarded the plane bound
for Alaska, only to be told 20 j
minutes later that there was an- \
other delav. The stewardess told 1
them to go on to the dining room
at the airport and have Thanks
giving dinner. They had no more j
than ordered when the departure j
of the plane was announced. One
and one-half hours out, as they
were dining on turkey dinners
aboard the plane, they were told
the plane had turned back for
Seattle. Next morning they start
ed all over again to finally get
out by Stratocruiser for the five
and one-half hour trip to Anchor
age, arriving at 7:30 p.m.
The paper presented by Mr.
Irwin is a very readable and in- j
teresting account of agricultural
research in Alaska. Extra copies j
may be obtained at his office in
the laboratory building.
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Cub Scouts Plan Hike
Along River Tomorrow
Cub Scouts of Den No. 3 are j
looking forward to a hike tomor- |
row, Roger Brager, keeper of the j
buckskin reported today. The j
Cubs plan to hike to a trapper’s:
cabin along the Matanuska river j
and will take their lunch for the!
day-long outing. Cubs going on;
the hike are to gather at the home j
of Den Mother Mrs. Henry Gal- i
lant in Smith subdivision at 10:
a.m.
At the meeting of the Cubs
last week there were nine pres- j
ent. At the meeting, November i
27, the Cubs acted out a skit as a
part of November’s theme for
the month, which was ‘’Radio.”
Manners may make the man,
but it’s the parents who mold
their children’s manners.
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MRS. MORGAN BUYS
LOCAL BEAUTY SHOP
FROM MRS. KEZAK
Mrs. Adelaine Kezak, owner
and operator of the Kut ’n Kurl
Beauty Shop here for more than
three years announced last week
that she has sold her shop to Mrs.
Dorothy Morgan. The change in
ownership became effective Mon
day, November 20, Mrs. Kezak
said.
Mrs. Morgan and her husband,
James Morgan, first came to the
Valley from Dallas, Texas, last
June. He is employed by the
Matanuska Electric Association.
Mrs. Morgan has been in beauty
work for many years, Mrs. Kezak
said, adding that she and Mrs. j
Morgan first met when they
worked together 12 years ago in ;
a shop at Tacoma,~ Wn. Mrs. j
Kezak stated that she plans to '
remain in Palmer.
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ANWILER-SHAW MARRIAGE
SET FOR SATURDAY EVENING
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Anwiler and Clifford B. Shaw
will be solemnized in a ceremony
at the United Protestant church at
7:30 o’clock tomorrow evening.
The Rev. Victor Alfsen will read
the vows in the presence of
guests. The young couple will be
hosts at a wedding reception fol
lowing the ceremony.
NEW TEACHER JOINS
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ESKIMO WRITES BOOK
TO WISE UP STATESIDERS ,
NOME—Because he found the
public in the States “amazingly
ignorant" about how Alaskan Es
kimos live, Robert Mayokok de
cided to do something about en
lightening Outsiders.
The Eskimo author wrote and
illustrated a book of short stories
titled "Eskimo Life.” Printed in
Nome, first copies of Mapokok’s
book went on sale here this week.
week is Fred Stassel. Mr. Stassel
is a graduate of Stevens Point
Teachers College at Stevens Point,
Wisconsin.
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