Palmer, Alaska
Dorothy M. Boll, Editor—LI, NcCartney
assistant
Published every reek at Palmer, Alaska, for the 1'atailuska Valley Farmer's Cooperating
Association for the purpose of giving news of the Associations’ ’’’ork, Problems and
Accomplishments, and the dissemination of news of a public character.
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IT AIN'T THE WAY WE HE ARP IT I
According to the Valley Frontiersman, the
Co-op Garage ad of March 26, caused no
small amount of merr inent—but according
to what we heard, a number were burned up
over the ad. In fact it was reported to
the Editor that these parties intended to
burn up the Fditor, but she hasn’t seen or
heard from any of them.
The “ditor is not even worried—for no mat
ter how many take offence at the ad, vie
maintain that if it serves to awaken the
town and the Fire Association to the-ser
iousness of adequate fire protection, we
are willing to take a little ill will on
our-part. Me, as well as the Co-op Gar
age, are ’well aware of the fact that the
Co-op Fire truck is not capable of hand
ling a serious fire. Me saw the futile
attempt La the use of this equipment when
our Hospital burned in 1946. Me also re
call that 'there was at that time other
fire equipment in Palmer, but a battery
had to be changed after the fire alarm
sounded.
Someone also stated that the Co-op truck
ras not supposed to go to any fires off
Co-op property since the formation of an
Independent Pire Department. This would
seem to be fair, bui suppose the Co-op
truck had not gone to this particular fire
Therefore, our answer to those who took
offense at the 'last Co-op Garage ad is
1. The Co-op Garage has the right to ad
vertise their equipment in any legitimate •
way they see fit. Any advertiser has this
privilege. And advertisers generally main
tain that they hare the best and most ef
ficient service obtainable.
2. Since no other fire department was
named in the ad, no one need have put on
the shoe "unless it fit."
3. ne sincerely hope that enough people'
"burned up“ over the ad ,to do some good.
v’e hope that the Talley Fire Department
will get their difficulties ironed out and
he able to function more efficiently, "e
are perfectly willing to. take a little c
criticisn and ill will, if need be, for
the good of the cause and
We are.not APRIL FOOLII'G.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Ingalls 'won the grand
prizes at the
. -- —f Grange Card Party. Mrs. In
galls score for o months was 31,000.
He won a magazine rack, and she won a chen
ilc bath sot. Mrs, Ingallg and John Kern
tho prize for the evening.
won
KEEP HENS INSIDE IN WET
/ WEATHER
r'et feathers and vet, dirty feet mean a lot
of dirty eggs. Since you can’t send hens
out with boots and umbrellas, the only thing
to do when the weather is bad is to keep
your birds inside-at least until 2 o’clock
when mdst of the eggs will have been laid.
If hens don’t get mud on their feet, they
won’t get it on the eggs-and you'll have
no re C L E A TT eggs to sell.
CC-GES COVE It STATE
Michigan celebrated the Farm Cooperatives
Month in January. Some 75 per cent of tjje
farm families are members of the 255 coop
eratives operating in Michigan* These co
operatives, embracing some 170,000 families
did more than ^164,000,000 worth of business
last year.
The objectives of these cooperatives are tc* ,
improve economic and social position of the
family-sized farm through efficient produc
tion and marketing. They help communities
by giving improved quality and more stable
outlets for --igriaulture, thus producing a
wholesome effect on the entire economy of
the State.
liss Zeis and Al G-regorson won the Booby
crize for the evening, This is the last
'range Card Party schedul-d.