PALMER, ALA3CA
Dorothy M, Bell, Editor
Published every Thursday at Palmer, Alaska, for the Mhtanuska Valley Farmers'
Cooperating Association for the purpose of giving news of the Associations VJork,
Problems, and Accomplishments.
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DOES PALMER NEED A HOSPITAL?
During the past week end.eleven persons were injured as a result of car accidents on
the Highway near Palmer, Eleven persons received First Aid treatment at the local
Hospital now located in the Palmer School Building. ‘Four of the above were from Fort
Richardson and were sent there for further treatment. One would have been better off
had he"been kept here, but due to the recent fire we were not equipped to take care
of him. Two of the remaining seven,who were injured Sunday evening, had to be sen t
to the Providence Hospital because we did not have proper facilities here.
Do we need a Hospital? Immediate attention following an accident can mean the dif
ference between Life and Death, Moments are'precious at times like these. At present
the nearest modern Hospital is 50 miles away. There are times when those fifty miles
may be blocked by water or by snow slides. Ice interferes with fast winter travel.
Palmer is also the closest medical center to the Mines. The Gold Mines'arc getting
under operation again. There are also several coal mines up the Valley. We know
from past experience that accidents can happen in any of these mines in spite of all
precaution that is taken, A Hospital at'Falmer properly equipped to handle any emer
gency is as essential as the town itself.
Let's all get our shoulders to the wheel and see what can be done about it. It is a
bigger job than any one, two or threo persons can engineer. It will toko a united
effort on the part of tho whole community.
SETTLER OFFICE HAS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION The Valley Settler has finally been moved
entirely to the Basement of the former Hatchery Building. It now occup^os the room
in which Ted Carter tested Soil for the farmers last summer. It isn't so very far
from the Civic Center, but the Editor rill be'over town to pick up nows and ads,Some
arrangements may be made later where nows otc, can be left to be picked up. Howcvor,
take time to walk over and sco the new offico and tho new mimeograph.
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