National Farm Safety Week, July 20-26
Farmers' Market Customers Find Fresh
Veaetables, Poultry, Dairy Products
A good variety of produce has
been offered for sale at the Farm
ers’ Market this year in spite of
the lateness of. the season.
The market opened officially on
Saturday. July 5- and will be open
everv Saturday and Sunday until
Labor Day. By that time, sellers
agree, the weather is too disgaree
able for selling outside.
Most of the sellers sell either
on Saturday or Sunday—not on
both days. For this reason there
is quite* a difference in the type
of produce offered on the two
days. It was noticed last week end
that most buyers are shopping
around on both days.
For sale so far have been abun-1
dant supplies of red rhubarb.;
radishes, bunching turnips and
turnip greens, romain lettuce, leaf !
lettuce, beet greens, chard, and
broccoli. A heavy demand for
storage potatoes has been met by
only a limited supply. A few
lucky buyers found fresh eggs for
sale early Sunday morning. For
the past two Sundays there have
been fryers, roasting, and stew
ing chickens in good supply. Many
customers were pleased to find
farm fresh butter, cream, and
buttermilk.
New potatoes. greenhouse
tomatoes and cucumbers, summer
squash and peas are expected on
the market by August 1. There
will also be plenty of carrots,
turnips, cauliflower, and a con
tinuing supply of radishes, rhu
barb, lettuce, and broccoli.
As the supply of these vege
tables increases, the prices will
be reduced accordingly. Custom
ers who wish to freeze or can
rhubarb, or vegetables should
look for signs in the booths in
dicating that the sellers can sup
ply these in quantity at reduced
prices. Orders may be taken for
the following week. Some of the
i stores and restaurants have made
their needs known to Market
Master Moyer, and he passes the
information along to all sellers.
Several new sellers are market
ing their products this year and
more are expected. Anyone who
has Alaska-made or Alaska
KIWANIANS HEAR
ALASKAN MISSIONARY
Rev. John Hurt. Alaskan mis
sionary worker for the past fif
teen years- was guest speaker at
the regular Kiwanis meeting
July 7. Rev. Hurd presented an
outline of his missionary work in
Unalakleet; the former Valdez
childrens’ home and background
history of the Lazy Mountain
Children’s Home in Palmer where
he presently is working.
The workers and children at
the home are planning large scale
produce farming, he said. “Our
ultimate goal is to be self support
ing as far as our food is concern
ed,’’ he added.
Another luncheon guest was
Col. Memory H. Cain, USA, Re
tired. He and Mrs. Cain are tour
ing the Territory.
grown produce is welcome. All a
new seller has to do is see the
market master about paying the
membership fee and have a booth
assigned to him. It is as impor
tant to the growth of the Farm
ers’ Market to have plenty of
sellers as to have customers.
SAFETY RULES
FOR CHILDREN
RIDING BICYCLES
The following rules were re
cently suggested by The Fair
banks Safetv Council for chil
dren riding bicycles.
1. Ride with traffic and keep
to the far right.
2. No weaving or stunting,
either in or out of traffic. Ride
in a straight line.
3. If you are with friends,
ride in single file.
4. No handle-bar riders, nor
passengers of anv kind.
5. In traffic, you must ob
serve the law the same as the
grown-up motorist. Obey all
signs, signals, and traffic laws.
6. No hitching! Never hitch
onto a passing truck, bus, auto
mobile. or any moving vehicle.
7. Don’t ride at night if it
isn’t necessary. If it is, be sure
you have a good light and a
good, clear reflector at the rear
of your bike.
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
Saxton and the Highway Pa
trol suggest that both parents
and children should learn rules
and see that they are practiced
regularly.
The Fairbanks Safety Coun
cil, which emerged last fall
from a national prize winning
Women’s Club project, is en
grossed this summer in a drive
to promote child pedestrian
and bicycle safety. Members
point to the fact that 16,000
children under 15 were injured
in bicycle accidents in the
United States last year, some
of them in Alaska. In the same
age group, 870 lost their lives
in bicycle accidents last year.
New offices on the second floor
of the Neal Wright building ad
dition were occupied Wednesday
by Pippel Insurance Agency and
William Head, certified public ac
countant.
Ciiy Auto Service
• Quality Lube
• Car Washing and
Polishing
• Tire Repairs
• GAS AND OIL
FREE PICK UP AND
DELIVERY SERVICE
Pioneer Peak Ave.—1 block
from Theatre
Phone 105
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LUBRICATE
FULLER’S PURE PREPARED PAINT
White Only—REDUCED for one week
From $7.25 per Gal. to $5.95
FREE PAINT CAPS, while ihey Iasi
PALMER PAINT COMPANY.
NEXT DOOR TO THE FRONTIERSMAN
Box 123 palmer Phone 58J2
Moore's Garage
General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
Rebore Service
Post Office Box 789
Palmer, Alaska
Accident Toils
Hurt Farm Coals
Encouraging all farm residents
to adopt right attitudes toward
farm safety is the goal set by
President Truman in proclaiming
the ninth annual observance of
National Farm Safety Week, July
20-26. The President’s proclama
tion said, in part, "The number
of unnecessary casualties from ac
cidents can be greatly reduced
bv the exercise of caution and in
telligent effort on the part of
each farm family. ... I urgently
request every farm resident to
cooperate in carrying out effective
safety measures. ... I also request
all organizations and persons in
terested in farm life to join in a
campaign to emphasize the impor
tance of developing attitude to
ward safety which will help pre
vent accidents on the farm.”
Nine Rules for Safety
Since even one serious accident
in a family can be expensive in
money, time and loss of labor,
farm families as well as others
may well give special attention to
nine safety rules.
1. Keep passage ways and stairs
in good repair, unobstructed, and
well lighted.
2. Keep ladders in good repair
and easy to get at in emergencies.
3. Don’t wear loose or floppy
clothes around machinery, or
! when doing cooking or house
. work.
4. Keep your back straight and
lift heavy loads with leg muscles.
Don’t try to lift anything that is
too heavy for you.
5. Use the right tools for the
job, keep them in good condition,
and in a safe place.
6. Don’t use kerosene to start
fires.
7. Always stop a machine be
fore starting to repair it. Discon
nect electrical appliances or
equipment before working on
them.
8. Give prompt attention to
even small injuries.
9. Never swim alone. Never
dive into water without first de
termining the depth. Be careful
around any boat and never stand
in small boats.
Obvious as these rules may
seem, studies of accidents each
year show how often they are
overlooked, forgotten, or never
thought of until after the acci
dent happened.
"LIFE WAS SHORT
FOR SUSIE SADDER;
SHE USED A CHAIR
AND NOT A LADDER"
Bv MARYLOU RIDEOUT
Extension Service Home
Demonstration Agent
To save falls in doing home jobs
that call for a climb, we offer
some ladder “lore” especially to
women. For up-high work in
doors . . . washing windows,
cleaning upper cupboards, or
painting for example, the use of
a step-stool or step-ladder instead
of taking a chance on a chair,
box or other makeshift. Here are
tips toward a safe climb.
Wear clothes that give freedom
for work and won’t get caught in
climbings. Generally well-fitted
blue jeans or slacks are safer than
skirts. To avoid slipping, be sure
any mud or grease has been clean
ed’from shoes before starting up.
Also be sure the ladder is in
good repair—no cracked, loose or
rotted rungs or supports, no loose
or rusty nuts.
Set the ladder firmly on the
ground, never on any slippery
surface. Have the base one-fourth
of the ladder’s height away from
the wall to prevent tipping or
sliding back. The ladder should be
long enough to extend above the
level of the work so tha,t the
upper two or three rungs can be
used for a hand grasp, never for
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the feet. If a ladder is to be used
long in one place, it may be tied
at the top for security.
■ Never carry heavy or bulky .
loads or sharp tools when climb
ing a ladder. Instead have a rope
hoist to bring them up and hold
them in position for convenient
use. A metal hook is handy for!
holding a pail or paint can.
When climbing, depend more on
the hands than the feet, and use j
both hands. It is safer to grasp |
the sides of the ladder than the 1
rungs because there is less danger
of falling if a round should break.
Anyone who heard Charley j
Hodson’s bear story last fall can
see the undisputable evidence
mounted on the wall of Grasser’s
hardware. Jerry Brunner said it
tvas the biggest brownie he’d ever
nounted.
CORSAGES
and
POTTED PLANTS
AFRICAN VIOLETS AND
VIOLET PLANTING POTS
Matanuska Valley
Gardens
Maud Hosier
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REMIND ME TO BRING HOME
A Jelly
Roll
From
Palmer Baking Co.
Won't the family be surprised?—and
pleased! A fresh JELLY ROLL from our
bakery is sure to make a hit with the whole
family.
Try some with ice cream, for a special treat!
Palmer Baking Co.
SHAMROCK BUILDING
LEONARD SOLEY. Manager
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Stop in today and see the new full line of
TRIANGLE Dairy and Poulty feeds with the new
low prices. If you really want to save DOLLARS
you will want to take advantage of ’'OFF-CAR"
prices.
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YOUR LOCAL FORD DEALER
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BE CAREFUL.... EVERY WEEK
JULY 20-26 is National Farm Safety Week
II is a week sel aside each year in an attempt to make farmers
conscious of fhe fact that many accidents can be caused due
to carelessness. Do any of your buildings need repairs?
We have::
LUMBER—-Sizes 2x4 —2x6—2x10
SHIPLAP—F.BER GLASS INSULATION
SHEETROCK — Sizes Va" and 3/s"
ROOFING MATERIALS—NAILS—CEMENT
ASBESTOS SHINGLES IN Granite Grey, Green or
Tan
CABINET HARDWARE, including Hinges—
Drawpulls—Handles
Co-Op Warehouse
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