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Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
Neal Wright Gets Postoffice Lease
FILA SOLICITORS FIND COOP HOUSE IN ORDER

Charles Brodersen and Bruce Downey, representatives of the solicitors department of the Farm Home Administration, completed their work of investi- gation and inspection of the Ma tanuska Valley Farmers Cooper ating Association last week, and returned to their Washington, D. C., office.
 Called here at the request of the board of directors of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Cor poration, the primary objective of the FILA mems visit was to ascertain that the money loaned by their organization was amply secured and to look into the sev- eral instances where a breach of contract had been claimed.
 Before their departure, the pair declared themselves well satisfied" as to the security of
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
Doirymen Meet ' tomorrow

Dairymen, of the Valley meet in special session at Room IT of Palmer School tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, to discuss plans for the purchase of dairy and cream cry facilities belonging to the Matanuska Valley Farmers Co., Operating Association, it was an nounced this week by Jack Cope. All dairymen, whether or not members of existing dairymen's organizations, are urged to be present.
 The proposal under discussion is that tentatively offered by Bruce Downey and Charles Bro- dersen of the Farm Home Ad- ministration during their recent visit here They submitted, at the request of Valley dairymen, a
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Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
Memorial Fund Given Hospital For Equipment

The Hamby memorial fund, established at the request of the late LaMont Hamby who died of cancer, has reached a total of $245.50, it was announced this week by Miss Ethel Dale, man. ager of the Valley Hospital
 She said it was the hope of hospital doctors to use the fund for the purchase of instruments to aid in diagnosis and research in the fight against cancer. It was MT. Hamby's wish, who ask ed that money which might be used for flowers be contributed to a special fund, that the fund be used specifically for some phase of cancer research.
 In addition to the memorial, the Valley Hospital recently has received other contributions from community residents. The Twelve Thirty Homemaker's club gave a toaster and waffle iron for a hos pital chair, and is planning still further purchases for the kitch- en, Miss Dale said.
 Other Homemaker's clubs have contributed services, and many Valley farmers have given fresh vegetables to the hospital kitch vegetables to the hospital kitchen.
 Miss Dale expressed the deep appreciation of herself, the hos pital doctors and staff, for these contributions and services, which have helped so much in main taining an efficiently operating hospital.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
Variety Store Opens Here

Another name was added to Palmer's ever-growing list of merchants recently, when To- berg's Variety Store opened its doors to customers. Doing busi- ness in a QuonSet hut across from the Valley Theatre, the store is managed by Mrs. Lau- ritz Loberg, who waits on GUS toners daily between the hours of 8 a. m. and p. m.
 Although the current strike has greatly curtailed Mrs. Lo- berg's plans for the present, she
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Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
NEW BUILDING TO HOUSE MORE U. 5. OFFICES

On Jan. 1, 1949, Palmer's post office will move to new quarters in the Neal Wright building, it was announced this week. The news was revealed in letter from F. J. Buckley, acting fourth assistant postmaster general. The postoffice lease will run for a 10-year period, the letter stated.
 In addition to the poStoffice the new Wright Building will house offices of the Soil Conser- vation Service, which has leased a tWo-room suite, offices of the U. s. Geological Survey in three-room suite, Alaska Com munication System offices on the ground floor, offices of Dr. R. E. Garrett, and a combined insur- ance and realty office, also on the ground floor.
 The ground floor will house the drug store, which will occu- py space running the length of the building, as it did in the fire destroyed structure. The drug store will include a fountain, pre- scription room and office, as did the former building.
 All quarters in the new build ing have been leased, owner Neal Wright said this week. Some ten ants are expected to take up oc- cupancy in the very near future. The real estate and insurance of flee will be occupied next week, and ACS quarters are expected to be ready in the near future.
 The building is expected to be entirely completed by Jan. 1 at the latest, MT. Wright said. It is possible that most of the offices will be ready before that time.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
Fights Are Postponed

Sudden and strong attacks of cold feet and stomach butterflies combined to force the postpone ment of last Saturdays sports night, it was announced today by Miles Rice, committee head. The event was to have been pre- sented under the sponsorship of the freshman class of Palmer High School. It may be resched- uled at a later date.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-17
TOWN LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED ON DEC. 1

Palmer's library will close it's doors on Dec. 1 of this year, it was announced this week by Mrs. E. F. Graves, president of the Li- brary Association. Books are now being called in and no others will be loaned at this time.
 The closing has been necessi- tated by a change of policy on the part of the Matanuska Val ley Farmers Cooperating Asso- ciation, the library's landlord. Heretofore the library has been occupying rent-free quarters in the Rec Hall, but effective Dec. 1, a rental of $40 a month will be charged.
 The information was conveyed to Mrs. Graves in a letter dated Nov. 12. The letter, signed by James Wilson, Coop manager, said 1t was necessary to take steps to reduce overhead costs" and that a monthly rental of $40 would become necessary on De- cember 1.
 Similarly, rental of $25 a month was asked on Health Center quarters, located upstairs in the Rec Hall.
 Mrs. Graves said the library was absolutely unable to pay rent, and therefore must be closed. The library board is seek ing rent-free storage space for it's 4,000 volumes. Mrs. Graves asks that anyone who has such space available, communicate with her at once.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
Squirt Glue in Place
By w. F. ~SCHAPHORST

MY EYES opened wide not long
ago when ! saw a workman doing a
gluing job in a different way. He
was applying glue without the usual
brush. He squirted the glue out of
an ordinary oil can.
My interest was aroused, of course,
and I began asking questions. I
learned that with an oil can it is
possible to place the glue exactly
where wanted, in small or large
doses, in grooves, in deep holes, and
in spots that are not get-at-able with
an ordinary brush.
] was informed that it is easier
and better to do a job in this way,
particularly where you want to place
the glue on the bottom of a groove
or hole without touching the sides on
the way down. The can of glue
should be kept warm at all times.
This may be done by placing the
can in warm water while it is not
being used.
To be sure there is nothing better
than a brush for applying glue to
large surfaces and to areas that are
easily reached.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
Heavy Gumbo Soils Can Produce
Good Yields of Forage Crops

quent drouths, they may under ir-
rigation assist materially in the
sterilization of agriculture by pro-
ducing local feed reserves. If better
soils exist in an area, they should
be developed first.
The responsibility and financial
costs of developing such land should
be assumed by governments, accord
ing to the authors, and released to
settlers only after it has been salts
factorily established to suitable
crops. Continued supervision and as
sistance would be needed also to
insure proper management.
Spring Flooding
Another paper by the same au-
thors, 1.-THE Effect of Early Spring
Flooding on Certain Forage Crops"
was based on experiments also car
ried on at Val Marie and contrib
utes to the first by giving additional
advice as to forage crops to be grown
on such gumbo lands. Timothy and
reed canary grass stood the most
flooding of all crops tested in these
spring flood irrigation tests. Bronze,
slender wheatgrass and meadow fes-
cue were able to stand fairly long
periods, while sweet clover, alfalfa
and crested wheatgrass were able to
Withstand oulv short DeriO0s of
flooding.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
nfw hols.

this writer doesn't know of a better
"knife" for cutting rod packings,
V-belts, and for cutting through
metal, wool, ETC., in places that are
not get-at-able with an ordinary
hacksaw-and SO on endlessly.
There is a hole in the end of every
hacksaw blade which hole can be
utilized nicely for fastening the
handle with a rivet as indicated by
the words, "Old Blade Hole" A
new hole may be made by heating
red hot locally and punching, for
the second rivet.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
USEFUL TOOL FROM OLD
K BLADES
By w. F. ~SCHAPHORST

THIS SKETCH SHOWS how to
make good use of old hacksaw
blades. Provide the end with a
wooden handle, as indicated, and
you are all set for a wide variety of
cutting jobs that are otherwise ham
died with difficulty. For instance,
~oLo HACK saw slApe oo 81 AVE nQir
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

GOOD ylelQS Oh perennial forage crops
when properly managed, according
to R. E. Mckenzie and j. L. Bolton,
of the dominion experimental sta
ton, Swift Current, Sask.
Their report in a paper entitled,
Crop Production on Irrigated Heavy
Textured Saline Soils with Particu-
lar Reference to the Val Marie Irri-
CATION Project" was released last
year and concerns experiments con-
Quoted from 1888 to 1943 on the Val
Marie irrigation project in south
western Saskatchewan.
The soils on which the expert
ments took place we're overrun by
crossword, were low in fertility, in
poor physical condition and con-
tanned moderate to heavy amounts
of saline salts. Moisture from rain
fall or irrigation caused swelling
and shaking of the soil, resulting in
poor moisture penetration and a lack
of air.
On drying, a thin, hard surface
crust formed, which later cracked,
with probable damage to plant root
systems. Similar soils can also be
found in northern Montana.
Adapted Crops
Broadcast seeding on a ruffled
soil surface was found to be the most
successful method of obtaining
stands of small seeded crops. Of the
wide range of crops tested, those
found best adapted to the soil and
climatic conditions were alfalfa,
sweet clover, slender wheatgrass,
bronze grass, crested wheatgrass,
meadow fescue and Reed canary.
It was concluded that perennial
forage crops were most suitable and
economical for crop production on
these soils and that g~rass-alfalfa
mixtures were generally preferable
to grasses alone. Commercial fer
ti1izers generally failed to increase
crop yields. Fall blowing increased
the yield of annual crops as COM
pared to spring blowing.
Alfalfa Seed in Rows
During the period Of tests it was
noticed that alfalfa seed set freely
except for one year which suggests
that seed production might also be
profitable on these soils. Higher
seed yields were obtained by grow
ing the seed crop in one or two-foot
row spacings. The best seed yield
was 225 pounds per acre obtained by
three irrigations. Water was applied
in the spring, at Towering time and
after Towering.
Since the land was very flat, level
ing and drainage were particularly
important. Large heads of water
were needed for irrigating, and three
to four i~rrigations were needed an
nually for perennial crop produc'
ton. Both the border ditch and Dor
der dixie methods of irrigating were
found to be satisfactory.
The poor penetration of water OBJ
tanned at early irrigations was i'm
proved when oats, grass and grass
legume mixtures were grown TO
three or four years. Penetration wa
still poor following several years o
growing alfalfa. A downward move
ment of the soluble salts resulted
from continued irrigation.
Liability or Asset
1 The authors nnint out HAT de
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

100 HACK saw LAW
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
~ Make Church Roll

Inc names of 20 students amman,
on the list for 100 per cent at
tendance for November at On,
naVlor's Lutheran Sunday school
lucy are Sally Ator, Doroth,
6ruce' Donald Buentemeier, james
Ganiere, Richard, Naoma, Delbert
ernest, Frieda and Gloria Iow;tz
wallace Donaldson, Edwin Don.
aioson, Carol and Barbara Baker
frank Diss, Joyce STANLEY. Leroy
ana Margaret Ryan, Patrick RYAN,
'uolth kamrud, Patricia and Lou
Use Peterson, Stanley, Clinton and
Daryi l1chenor, Karen, Annah and
enor. I'LL
Elghteen others missed onlv one
sunday during the month.
Ihose on the 100 per cent list
WIN receive their certificates Sum-
day. ''''
"A Christmas program has been
STATED by the Sunday school in
winch the junior choir will have
d special part. Junior choir re.
hearsals are held at the parson-
age each Wednesday afternoon at
CLOCK. Moving pictures of the
sunday school and junior choir &C
tiVltles will be shown following
Tue presentation of the Christ
mas program.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

Monday for San Francisco - =.
tend the Workers of Wake ;s,ane
convention in that city. They plar
10 visit Mr.. Dickey's brother in
Portland en- route and will he
back in about ten days. Mr. Dick.
ey working on Wake island in 1e41
became a japanese prisoner
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7 Nelson 49,,
family, Anaconda, visited over tho
weekend with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. w. P. Nelson.
Charles Tennancour, Jr is spend
ing a 3O-day leave at the home of
his parents at Olney. The Tennan-
cours are former residents of Col
Falls. oi
thanksgiving dinner guests at
the w. P. Nelson home were NJ
and Mrs. c. J. Tennancour and
family, Olney; Mr.. and Mrs G. R
Cheever and daughters, Leona
Tennancour, and Earl Stidboro
Whitefish; and Idamae Nelson
Kalispell. '
Charles Ebert is on business
"Trip 10 Minneapolis. He is expect-
ed back next week when he will
open his new Photographic shon
in Columbia Falls IN or oho,,t
December 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Cobb left
Wednesday morning for California
where they will spend the winter
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Everin
and daughters, Mary Ann and
Barbara, Helena, spent Thanks
giving at the home of their par-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Everin
Corporal Lawrence Burke. hon.
orably discharged from the U. s
alrforce, arrived here to visit his
folks, Sunday. He was stationed
at Wiesbaden in Germany.
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Donald w. Caster
line, %, and Wilma Jean Logan
FL.
Corlnne Brayson, a sophomore
maJoring in applied art and an &C.
i've member of the Alpha Gamma
Delta sorority at Montana State
college, has been chosen as a can
iidate for moonlight girl of the
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Miss
3rayson is the daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. Tom Brayson, Half ;
Noon. i
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Hungry Horse News
Lewis Expecting Stork

Mrs. Edward Lewis was guest Of
honor at stork shower Monday
evening. Mrs. Joe Crosswhite was
the hostess.
During the evening games were
played with prizes awarded to
Mrs. Ray Monaghan, Mrs. Ever
EFT Baker, Mrs. Dan Sullivan, and
Mrs. AL Shay. Refreshments were
served and gifts opened.
Guests invited included Mes
DANES Ray Monaghan, Chester
West, Everett Baker, Howard
Buck, John Eckelberry, James Eek
CHERRY, Henry Eckelberry, Erwin
kloock, Jesse Sparks, Henry Cas-
terline, Charles Logan, Dan Sui
Ivan, Tim Sullivan, B. Stallings,
Jack Hoyle, Al Shay and Miss
Velma Lewis.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

birthday was November 26, is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mug.
ent, Jon, a year old Monday, is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Vestre.
The dinner was given for the
boys at the Nugent home. Attend
ing were the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Mathwig, Creston;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Schultz, Es-
sex; and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Vestre,
Kalispell
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Hold Basket Social

VFW Auxiliary will sponsor a
public card party and basket So
cial Saturday at 8 o'clock in the
VFW hall. No admission will be
charged. Ladies please bring a
basket to be ratified. Whist and
pinochle will be played and prizes
given. Everyone welcome.
The next meeting of the VFW
auxiliary will be held Friday, Dec
ember 10. Initiation. Ladies, please
remember to bring your recipes.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Mattheisens Entertain

Guests of the George Matthei-
sens, Bad Rock, Sunday, were Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Young and daugh-
ter, Hazel. Kalispell; Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Mattheisen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin Mattheise,,
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Gladys Byerly
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee, Whitefisn
Don Mattheisen left for a Tex
as army post Monday. He is enter
ing the service.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

roward McCully and sor
.,.nt thanksgiving with the
.rast family in Kalispell.
o o,S.' Raaen, son of Chris
'' entered school Monday
~ absence of two months
~ being i'll with rheumatic
Enestine Ards left Sun
a., wisconsin and New York
~ sbe will make her future
: Duane Lind entered the
[nsl1 General hospital Sunday
n emergency appendectomy.
lind is an employee of the
! drug.
| and Mrs. William Maran-
and Robert Marantette, Boze-
spent Thanksgiving with
narents, E. J. Marantette.
rs present were Jim Mar
he. Louis Marantette and Joe
j and families.
|. and Mrs. Ralph Barnaty
thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Cecil McElwain, Half Moon.
ward Beebe, Missoula, has
visitor at the home Of his
,ts, Mr.. and Mrs. C.. e. Beebe.
E Sportsman cafe opened
lay under the management
)oyle Goodlow, chef. Hours
be from 6 a. m. until mid
They will specialize in short
), steaks, and chicken when
Ible.
and Mrs. Lee Dickey left |
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Ladies Aid to Elect

Ladies Aid of Our Savior's LII
Ineran church will hold their
christmas meeting next Thursday
at the parsonage. Mrs. Alfred
Hoye' vice president, will preside
at the meeting. Officers for the
coming year will be elected. There
Will be a Christmas program in
charge of Mrs. Elma Donaldson
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
To Hear Health Officer

DR.. V. D. Ferree, county health
officer, will address Monday 6
meeting of the Columbia Falls
PTA at 8 p. m. in the high school.
Election of officers will be held.
Mrs. Norman Stringfellow will
have charge of refreshments.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Friday, December 3, 1913
To Fix Christmas Baskets

Interested in obtaining toys,
food and other articles for pre-
senting less fortunate families at
Christmas time is Box 521, Col
umbia Falls. The ladies also want
lilies that would appreciate help
ing hand.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

An uncut Christmas tree may
be obtained at no charge by de-
serving people. Pastor Harry Bak-
er of Our SaviOr's Lutheran church
announces that a member of his
church is making available a linn
tied quantity of trees.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Prepare for Bazaar

Members of the Royal Neigh
bors sewing circle will meet at the
home of Mrs. John Stone Wednes
day to work on items for the clubs
bake sale and bazaar Saturday.
December II.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
H. Sends Clothes Overseas
= shay and El"'0 6rses

!, E. Shay ana
! to needy ps ss,2a this in H' yess
col' 1918 pounds of clothes s.
been slae of the drive here is
cha .asw olsen, pastor OF me
An. Anaf' chuch. The shoes . and
0 e,atnjng have been shipped
4 tl' prepaid over the the Great at
r. pit to Seattle where IA IA
1 y denominations cooperate TO
q ~ '' and reship the clothing
('s1 residents with used SHOES
Ching ss are asked to conta 9s
ssnd Olsen. Surplus and ola
, ,s from our closets and attlcs'
|s a will help men, women
u children overseas to keep
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

Eastern Star Will hold their reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening
There will be election of officers.
Lunch will be served.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
Saturday Bazaar ,

A bazaar and bake sale will be
held by the WSCS of the Method
list church Saturday in the Big
store. Lunch will be served from
IL to 4 o'clock. Sale will start at 2.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03

The regular meeting of the city
council will be held Monday.
Hungry Horse news., 1948-12-03
See First Candle

Jon Vestre and Michael Mug
ent celebrated their first birth
Gays together Sunday. Mike, whose
Evening star., 1948-03-14
Broadway Comic Sid Caesar
acts out the stirring drama
ofagum machine that turns
gangster, comes to a bad end

CD CAESAR is Broadway's newest
- comic, star of the hit musical.
Make Mine Manhattan" In ap-
pearance a cross between Danny
Kaye and the late John Barrymore.
he brings to the stage an original
type of satirical sketch, in which
he is all of the actors and also all
of the props. He is the horse and
the rider. the taxicab and the fare.
the eccentric airplane and the DASH
ing aviator. And in his latest sketch.
he is a penny chewing gum machine
that turns racketeer and comes to a
bad end.
This fable may well become a
modern classic. It runs something
like this: Once there was a penny
chewing gum machine, very honest
and very polite machine. satisfied
to make modest profit. You put
Evening star., 1948-03-14

HE HIT ME! How do you
like that? Try to be an
honest guy, give him his
penny hack, try to tell him
1 haven't got any gum, and
what do I get - kicked
around. 1t doesn't pay off
to be am honest guy. Ill
show him. I'll show them
all. What's that? You did
MT get any gum? Sue me.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

in your penny and you got your
stick Of gum, just like that. But one
time a customer put in a penny
when the machine was empty.
Courteously, the machine returned
the penny. but the man put the
penny back. and when he got no
gum started to hit the machine.
This made the machine sore. 1t
doesn't pay, he decided, to be hon
est - you only get slapped around
So the next time a customer put a
penny IN - no gum and no money
back. When the big boys came to fill
the machine, they noticed a lot of
pennies and all the gum still there.
lHIs kid has talent" they said,
and they promoted him to quarter
machine in a gambling palace.
The machine was now big time,
a racketeer, and plenty prosperous.
In the end, however, the cops catch
up with him, and he dies under the
ak Of the law authorities. CRIME
DOES NOT PAYl
Here. in these pictures, Sid
Caesar gives some of the high spots
Of his tragic narrative.
Evening star., 1948-03-14

HEY. I'M EMPTY! And
here comes a customer.
What am l going to do?
l haven't got any gum and
he'gave me a penny. l know
the only honest thing to do.
III have to give him his
penny back. Holy smoke!
He's trying again. No sir,
mister. Please, sir, l don't
want your penny. l don't -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-02-19

Donald Boslaugh, principal Of
Lincoln County High School at Eur
eka, and p V. Klinke, county COM
missioner, were business visitors in
Libby Thursday, and paid The West
ern News a pleasant call.
Valentine dance was held at
the Pine Tree Club in the Fisher
River country Saturday night, Feb.
a. These entertainments are be-
coming more popular constantly in
this wide awake community.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Clark, Jr.,
and son, Rickie, drove to Spokane
today, and later will visit in Wal
lace, Ida, while away on a week s
vacation. Mr.. Clark is EMPLOYED
at the Millers Clothing Store.
James Mahoney, son of County
Commissioner James Mahoney and
Mrs Mahoney, who is studying law
at Gonzaga University at Spokane,
came Saturday to spend a day with
his parents
Friends of Mrs. Randall Teeple,
will regret that she was obliged
to undergo a major operation at the
DeaconesS hospital in Spokane,
Thursday, February 10. Latest re-
ports are that she is doing nicely.
Fred Maurer, Justice of the Peace
reports the following marriage Sat
urday. February IA: Ernie L. Red
llnger to Mary 10 Doramus, both of
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Caminzen of
Spokane, who have spent the past
week visiting at the home of the
Paul Church family, returned to
their home Sunday, Feb is.
Miss Edith Baeth, stenographer in
the County Assessors office, spent
Saturday in Kalisnell.