PALMER, ALASKAEdited bv General Office
Published every week for the Matanuska Valley Farmers' Cooperat1ng Assn,
for the purpose of giving news of the Valley and Association.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.75 per year BOX $1.00 SINGLE COPY 10^
Distributed free to Co-op Members through the Settler Boxes.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received by the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association p to 2:00P.M. Saturday
April 6th, 1946, for the following:
1 only Scott Pea Viner with
Hercules Motor, as Is
1. All offers must be accompanied
by 10$ of the bid which will be
applied on the purchase price of
the successful bidder or returned
to the unsuccessful bidder.
2. Terms are cash or one-third down
with balance in not more than six
equal payments with interest.
3. The Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association'reserves
the right to reject any or ell bids
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASS0CIATT0N
Order of Board of Directors
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
PUBLIC SALES OF SURPLUS
OPENS 22nd AT FT. RICHARDSON
Recently released war surplus prop
erty will be available to the pub
lic of the Anchorage area on and
after Friday March 22nd.
The Surplus Property Office, in the
D. C. Area of Ft. Richardson, is on
the Palmer Highway. Customers v/ho
enter the Post to inspect or pur
chase surplus property will be giver
a visitor's pass at the MP gate.
New releases include heavy equip
ment such as cranes, drills, con
crete mixers, rollers, spreaders,
sweepers, tractors, tools, hardware
electrical equipment, generators,
plumbing and heating equipment,
dental chairs, engines, and air
compressors.
FOR PALMER RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN
ASKING: If your name Is not on the
Surplus Property Office mailing list,
•/.■rite to the Surplus Property Office
Dept, of the Interior, Anchorage,
Alaska, for the complete sales
list.
FIRST COME P r R s T
SERVE Come and get 'it. "
ROSES HELP EDITOR
Roses seem to be bringing the bloom
beck to our Editor's cheeks. Dorothy
M. Bell, Editor of the VA.LLEY SETTLER,
Is reported to be making excellent
progress from her operation of Inst
week. We note with interest her very
lovely bouquet of red, red roses.
Good as per Improvement Is, it is not
to good for us. Dorothy Is still un
able to edit the Vi.LLEY SETTLER, much
to our sorrow, and probably will not
be able to do so for several issues.
With roses came a big Improvement.
Next week we hope Dorothy get orch"
SELECT7-VE SERVICE NOTICE
During the absence of Mrs. Dorothy M.
Bell, who is also Selective Serv’ce
Clerk, ell persons desiring infor
mation concerning the Selective Ser
vice are asked to contact Mr. V/alt
Mau or Mr. Clyde King.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
The Board of Directors met Monday
evening, March 25th, for the purpose
of survey1ng the needs of the school
for the year 1946-1947.
The Board of Directors discussed the
following projects:
1. Careful 1nspection of the heat
ing plant, and new lnstallat1ons were
necessary to make the heet1ng plant
more efficient.
2. Composit’on floor coverings in
the entrance ways and 'n the class
rooms.
3. Parting of the smoke stack.
4. Purchasing steel lockers for t
high school.
5. Providing for better drainage
front of the building.
6. Providing new locks for the out
side doors.
7. Providing athletic and physical
culture equ’.pment to carry out the
Intent of the Territorial law on com
pulsory physical training.
8. The teaching staff for the school
year 1946-47 was surveyed and recomf
imendetions were made relative to fill
ing the vacancies for 1946-47.