THE KENAI PENINSULA
CHEECHAKO NEWS
Phone 262-4624 Kenai Drawer O
I-OREN STEWART . Editor
MABLE SMITH . Local News Editor
DOROTHY STEWART . Foreign Correspondent
(Temporarily stationed in Washington state visiting relatives.)
MAURINE JONES ..Traveling Medical Editor
(Currently in Bakersfield to assist in birth and care of
new granddaughter.)
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Letters io the Editor
Sterling. Alaska
August 22, 1061
Bear editor:
Here it is another Farm Month.
Another year is past. What prog
ress has been made toward the
development of agriculture on
the Kenai?
From the way it looks to me,
it is very little. That feeling not
only rests with me but many
many others who are really in
terested in agriculture.
What seems to be the trouble?
Some people seem to think that
there is not enough market. Oth
ers feel that there is too much
investment for what you can
get out of it. Some have even
heard that there is a su; plus.
Any time that the trucks, boats
and planes come up here loaded,
trip after trip, with foodstuffs
there is no surplus. Not only food
for human consumption but food
for cattle, pigs and pets. A good
big share of that should he pro
duced right here and sold here.
One of the big troubles lies
with the departments of agricul
ture. The State and Federal de
partments do not seem to coor
dinate their efforts in such a
way that the most can be ob
tained from their knowledge of
Alaska agriculture which they
have gained at our expense.
Another reason for slow prog
ress is the lack of interest among
our state legislators. Many fee!
eVmt af(r!calttur« is “just some
thing one has to put up with.'’
They do not realize that agri
culture is the larges industry in
the United States.
The last reason for the slow
progress of agriculture is the
shoitage of money. I feel that
that is the greatest reason.
An Agriculture Loan Fund has
been established in the state of
Alaska. It is in use and it is
SPECIAL!!
For Sale
4-Bedroom Modern House
Price is right. Terms.
Kenai Realty
J. W. Thompson, Broker
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good for the state. However,
the fund is much too small for
such a large state. The fund at
the present time is a million dol
lars. It should be at least 3 mil
lion. Nevertheless there is a fund
and we here on the Kenai should
be getting a good share of its
benefits. Many of us do not feel
that we are. In fact the belief is
so strong that the Democratic
Club has Invited Mr. Phil Holds
worth, who is Commissioner of
Natural Resources, to meet with
us and give a full account of the
matter. The date has not been
set for his arrival, but we hope
within the month.
Many of us feel that too strong
an opposition has caused our of
ficials to steer clear of the Kenai
Peninsula. Others are eating the
chicken while we eat the feathers.
We feel that the pressure should
be overpowered so that we can
move on.
At the present time many are
hoping to get into the dairy busi
ness. That would be a wonderful
opportunity for a great many. It
would mean the real starter in
the right direction. These people
need financial help and a lot of
it. The only way they are going
to get it is for we people here
on the Kenai Peninsula to stand
up and demand that we receive
our share of not only financial
aid, but also the real interest of
our State and Federal officials
that it takes to develop a new
country.
It is high time that our offi
cials do take an interest in the
Kenai besides roming around to
cut a ribbon or turn a valve. That
goes for both elected and ap
pointed.
The oil companies have taken
enough interest in the Kenai to
spend close to $35 million The
first real money spent in Alaska
outside of government money
for the 22 years that I have been
around.
It is my personal opinion that
when agriculture does get into
gear that we here on the Kenai
will surpass all other agriculture
areas in Alaska. We are blessed
with being in the choicest spot
of the choicest state. Let’s get
together and prove it to all the
rest.
Lew Fields
Sterling
Back to School Bargains
in
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First prize cabbage was this
one entered by Betty Ames of
Kenai. Here it is displayed by
Ruth Grueninger.
Home, Garden
Winners Listed
Winners in the home and gar
<!er exhibits, one of the attrac
tions in the weekend Kenai Days
celebration, have been announced
by Mrs. Juanita Coleman, chair
man.
Judges were Mr. Pillstury, hor
ticulturist with the Extension
Service, Fairbanks; Ed Liebenlhal
of the Extension Seivice, Hornet;
and Mrs. Forrest For i, Xu-State
Nursery, Kenai. Judging was on
merit and quality and in some
instances there was no blue rib
bon given.
Awards were as follows:
Cauliflower: 1st, Betty Ames;
2nd, Rita Goff.
White potatoes: 2nd, Louis
Nissen; 3rd, Mrs. Henry Knaek
stedt. Mrs. Knaekstedt also won
first on red potatoes and - on yel
low potatoes as well as second
on pink potatoes. There were no
other awards in those groups.
Peas: 1st, Ruby Coyle; 2nd,
Mrs. Knaekstedt. Cabbage: 1st,
Betty Ames; 2nd, Rita Goff; 3rd,
Jess Nicholas. Carrots: 1st, Bet
ty Ames. Beets: 1st, Rita Goff.
Broccoli: 1st, Jess Nicholas. Brus
sel sprouts: 1st, Rita Goff.
Strawberries: 1st, Ruby Coy!?.
Celery: 1st, Mis. Knaekstedt.
Lettuce: 1st, Mrs. Knaekstedt,
who also placed first in ruta
bagas and onions.
Planter of flowers: 1st, Mae
Knudson. Potted plant: 1st, Mrs.
Knudson. Cut flowers: 1st, Ruth
Grueniger; 2nd, Louis Nissen.
Chocolate cake: 1st, Mareen
Hart. White bread: 1st, Mrs.
Dwayne Johnson. Cranberry-ap
ple butter: 1st, Warren Johnson.
Cucumber pickle: 1st, Rita Goff.
Many of the exhibits had only
one entry, Mrs. Coleman said
and expressed a wish that there
would be more entries in each
class next year.
Read the classifieds for profit;
use them for results.
New Signs Mark
Moose Range
1 he Kenai National Moose
Range is presently being posted
with the standard National Wild
life Refuge signs which mark the
boundaries of over 270 National
Wildlife Refuges throughout the
Unied States.
The signs, which depict a Blue
Goose, include the wording “Na
tional Wildlife Refuge” and
Unauthorized Entry Prohibited.”
The Kenai National Moose Range
is one of the National W’ild'.ife
Refuges although as with several
Alaska Refuges it is termed a
Range because of size and wild
life present.
Entry is authorized without
permit on the entire Moose Rarge
for various purposes including
hunting and fishing, camping,
hiking, photography and other
recreational uses; means of tra
vel may be by boat or aircraft,
afoot and horseback.
Hunting and fishing on Nation
al Wildlife Refuges is in accord
ance with Federal Refuge Regu
ations which currently parallel
Alaska Game Regulations. A val
id State hunting and fishing
license is required.
Unauthorized entry includes op
eration of motorized vehicles off
established highways or roads,
the construction of airstrips,
erection of permanent structures,
prospecting and mining, and
commercial enterprises.
Certain economic uses including
trapping, timber cutting and
guide camps, may be authorized
under permit. For further infor
mation contact Refuge Manager,
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and
Wildlife, Box 500, Kenai, Alaska.
KEN'S
Watch Repair
across from
Fish and Wildlife
in Kenai
Box 536
To Navy and AMU
Donald W. Madden, Jr., son of
Don and Marge Madden of Ka
silof, left Thursday for San Di
egc, Calif., where he will begin
his enlistment in the U. S. Navy.
His sister, Carroll, leaves Aug.
31 for Anchorage to enroll as a
freshman at Alaska Methodist
University. She is a 1&61 gradu
ate of Kenai high school.
CORRECTION
FWS Lists Roads
Open to Hunters
(Last week in a news item
concerning roads open to hunters
a line of type was inadvertently
omitted that changed the entire
meaning of the paragraph on
Swanson River area. The passage
as it should have read is below.)
ROADS CLOSED to general
public vehicular travel include
Swan Lake, Soldotna and Swan
son River Units access roads
which branch off the main Swan
sun River oil access road and
others as posted.
Gunsmithing
and
Machine Work
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* Reloaders
* Stocking
* Rebarreling
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Cooper’s Landing
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