GOVERNOR'S x'ROCLAMATION con'td.
Board has assigned to the Red Cress the
task cf training millions cf our Citizens
In First Aid, training a million core In
Home Nursing and recruiting and training a
quarter million nurses' aides; and
WHEREAS, the armed forces have asked the
Red Cross to use Its resources to collect
blood to save the lives of battle-wounded
servicemen In addition to Its normal pro
gram, of providing the life-giving fluid to
hospitals and clinics, and
WHEREAS, to this ls’ndded the problem Of
planning for reserves .f blood plasm for
Civil Defense, a major undertaking on the
home front; and
WHEREAS, these emergency tasks are In '
addition to the normal peacetime functions
cf giving assistance to needy disaster vic
tims as the Red Cross has done at various
tines to assist us hore In Alaska;
NOW, THEREFORE, In view of the great need
to carry forward with vigor our Civil De
fense program ,ln Alaska as well as through
out the nation, and to lend every assist
ance to the Red Cross, I, Ernest Gruenlng,
Governor cf Alaska, call upon every Alask
an to contribute generously to the 1951
Red Cross fund which will be raised during
the month cf March, 1951.
(Signed.) Ernest Gruenlng
Governor of Alaska
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'BUY AT HOME'
SATURDAY •
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!/£ PT DUTCH BOY
PAINT
WITH EACH
$1.00
PURCHASE
FOR' ALL YOUR LIVESTOCK
FEEDS.EITHER MIXED OR
CONCENTRATES TO MIX WITH
HOME GROWN GRAINS.
DAIRY SUPPLIES.
FERlILIZER CIRCULAR READS
The Agricultural Extension Service Is
announcing the release of Circular #13,
'*1951 General Fertilizer Recommendations
f-r Alaska," prepared by the Alaska Ex
periment Station. This circular contains
fertilizer recommendations for home gard
ens, greenhouse crops, and lawns, In add
ition to recommendations for field crops.
The Extension Service also plans to re
lease circular on vegetable gardening very
scon. Both of these publications will be
available for distribution.
FOR SALE: One, two row Iren Age potato
planter, fertilizer and tractor attach
ments. Good condition. See Co-op. Ware
house.
MUDSLINGING con’td.
election cones cut, we will take It with
good grace. If the majority of the people
decide tc Incorporate, we will work with
then. In the meantime, we reserve the
right to think and act for what we believe
to be the best Interests of the coanunlty,
the Co-op °nr ourselves. We hope that
there will be no crooked work or mudsllng
lng from new on. Let’s face Issues with
fairness and "out cut the rough stuff."
Note: It Is the policy of the "Settler"
tc encourage all persons who view these
matters differently from us, tc send In
their letters, sc that cur readers may
have both sides. Remember though, li
belous or malicious statements will net be
published, and we prefer to omit personal
ities. Keep It clean!
C.R.Rasmussen
HERE on euSMESS TRIP
George Stewart, father of Sort Stewart
one1 tfrs. Carl Onkka of Pr.lcer, returned
Tuesday on a business trip. The Stewarts
left Pricer last year for Arizona, because
of Mr. Stewart's poor health, ilr. Stewart
says that they did not care for Arizona,
and have since purchased a snail place at
Yakima, Washington, where they are now
making their hone.
RESOLUTION OF WASILLA G .PNGS #2
Applications for loans should be accompan
ied by a certification fren the ASC that
the land .Is suitable for the type of farc
ing Intended, and that client will prac- .
tice conservation measures recommended.
12. The maximum loan to be made for-a
particular enterprise should be worked up
in the Initial plan, and the'client re
ceive definite assurance that the funds
will be available as needed; however,‘max
imum amounts should not be so inflexibly
fixed as to preclude changes being made to
take care of unforeseen emergencies or
changing conditions.
The absentee ballot was first used during
the Civil We.r. 11 Union States permitted
men on army duty to vote.