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AR.VILLE' SC HALE SEN
SITS VALLEY again
Manv of the people who came to
the Valley In 1555 will recall a
reporter, by the name of Arville
Sehalcben, wh6 represented the
Milwaukee Journal and the North '■
American Newspaper Alliance. He
came north with the people from
Wisconsin and Michigan and remained
here the first summer. He lived
among the people and gained first
hand knowledge #f the people and •
what was ga^pgning. He has been
credited bv many as having given th<
Valley the most authentic write-ups
of any reporter or writer at that
time.
Ten years later Arville Schaleber
has again returned to the Valley.
This time, he is representing the
Milwaukee Journal as 7/ar Correspon
dent. His regular work is City
Editor for the Journal, but at
presnnt he is In Naval Uniform.
Mr. SchaleUen is spending' about
three days in the Valley. He is
Interested particularly in meeting
^ talking with those who were
:’e ten years ago.
Since 1955 Arville Schaleben has
cqnired a wife and 5 little girls,
the oldest of which Is seven years.
GECKGE MCNEESE TAKES MADS JOHANSEN
PLACE ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS .
Juris Johansen has resigned from
it e Board of Directors of the Co-op
and v/?' 11 be. leaving for the States
about the first port of November*
Thin tine Mac’s says that he plans
to spend a year "outside” and see
bot.i summer and winter in the State
Joorge McNeese was appointed by
the Board to fill th"e vacancy, cre
ated by the resignation of Mads
Johansen. This appointment is in
effect until the next Annual meet
ing at which time the-new member is
els V:od by. the people. George ' -
Mcleosc, we understand is going in
no Dairy;%tout he has been one of
the largest Vegetable Producers in
the VjJlley.
PALMER HAS .A
•LANDING FIELD
We understand^has a one-way Air
3trip for landing 8/4 mile north of
Palmer. This week a plane success
fully landed and took off again four
times. The plane landed and took off
in both directions.
. The land for this strip was do
nated by Max Sherrod and Nate Smith,
rhe work in constructing the field
was.done by the uoad Commission, the
Alaska '‘'ire Control, and the ARRC
Assisting other lqcal donated labor,
i Emil Larsh, ^on McKechnie, Matt
Dnkka, Max Sherr*d, Jack Tyler and
others are to ba/icommended for their
efforts in its • construction.
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CHARLES NELSON & OTHERS BRINGINO
SUIT AGAINST CO-OP
Subpoenas were recently served on
the Cooperating Association in con
nection with a damage suit of $5000.
for losses claimed to have been
Incurred to plaintiff, Charles
Nelson •& Others, through the purchase
of seed' labeled, All-Head Early
Cabbpge costing the plaintiff $5,11
The plaintiff claims .that the
plants produced fr6m this seed were
nustard or a closely related crop.
DOlf L. IRWIN RECEIVED LETTER FROM'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S,
ftpp. Hugh Peterson who was here
with the Committee on Territories,
vis written Mr, Irwin
"We are back in Washington again
^ftur a pleasant and profitable visit
to Alaska." One of the most interest
ing features of our entire trip was
the visit to the Matanuska Valley,
ind T wish to express in behalf of
tur group our appreciation for the
nany courtesies so generously extend
er’ by you and yotjr associates . Please
thank each of them for us.
"You are doing a most interesting
work, and I am wishing for all ef
7QU the very best of luck,"
d . . Sincerely, Hugh Peterson