OALEN DAR__LO.R [MRUARY
TEE KATANUSKA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
rill moot in the. br.somont of tho Lutheran
Church on February 5, for noon luncheon.
Tho Indios of the Lutheran' Church rill
serve tho luncheon.
QRCTESSTRA PRACTICE in tho 111 sic room of
tho school'ovory Tuesday ovouing except on
PTA nights.
ALSO: INDOOR BASEBALL is played by young
and old every Tuesday evening in tho
Palmer Community Hall—oxccpt rhon tho
Hall is reservod for othor occasions.
The Public Health Nurso will bo in Wasilla
every Thursday.
CHILD 1LHJE CONFERENCES rill be held in
the Health Center on tho first and last
THE SHOTS of each month by appointment
only. Registration rill bo from 1:00 to
2:15 ">.n.' Mako appointments rith Miss
Clenctson.
noose Lodge rill moot on Tuesday February
11, in tho Moose Hall.
The NORTHLAND PIONEER GRANGE rill moot in
the Grange Hr.ll on Thursday February 13,
at 8 p.m.
THE KATANUSKA VALLEY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
rill meet in"the Library on Monday Feb.
17, at 8 p.m. All members and others in
terested in tho Library arc urged to
attend.
PTL ’.rill moot on Tuosday February 18, in
tho Music Boon of the School.
THE AMERICAN- LEGION POST NO. 15 rill moot
on February 20, in tho Palnor Community
Hull.
THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXTLL’.RY rill moot
in the.Extension Offico on February 20,at
8 p.n.
The WASILLA COMl-UNITY CLUB rill nect in
the Nasilla School on February 20, at
8*15 p.n.
Moose Lodge"meets on the 25th in tho T'ooso
Hall at 8 p.n,
Northland Pioneer Grange meets on the 27th.
READERS' NOTICE
’’The Territorial Highvray Patrol announces
that March 15,1947 has beer, set a.s tho
doadlino date to secure 1947 automobile
license plates.
Territorial driver's license are duo Jan
uary 1, 1947. This license is for tro
years or until December 31,1948,
Receipts for driccr's liconso are turned
over to tho Territorial Board of Road Con-«
nissionor's by the Bureau of Taxation for
use in road construction and operation of
the Higher ay Patrol."
17, Leonard Smith
"TE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION 'AS ADOPTED BY THE L7.TAMJSKA VAI.TJ5Y CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Tho f-llowing Agricultural Devclopnent Program for Alaska was endorsed by the Palner
Chamber of Comerce meeting January 8, and the Secretary was instructed to transmit
a copy to all Chambers in Alaska and ask for their support in the natter.
Realizing that the Homestead Laws are'inadequate for the rapid development of farm
lands of Ain ska, acting as a handicap, rather than fit help in settling the tillable
areas of the Territory, we recommend the following outlined program bo set up within
tho Denr.rtr.ient of the Interior,
I. A Reclamation Project similar to that of the arid areas of the States be set up
for Alaska on a modified scale. That nil't inbar products bo salvaged from'the land
as cleared bo utilized for form buildings, logs for lumber, mining timbers, firo rood
crates for vegetables & etc., as needed by the farming communities and other markets,
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II. That a-long tine credit fund be made available for clearing land and farm devel
opment. This should be in tho nature of a revolving fund, for the uso' of Veterans of
Torld "rr II and bonafido settlers. To be known as a Twonty-fivo Year Agricultural
Plan. ■ ■
III. That 160 acres tillablo ,la,nd for farms, and 640 acres grazing homestead in re
gions of large grazing areas for grazing lcasos, bo made available by direct snlo, in
lieu of homesteading, with'propor safe guards to inguro against monoply. Prico bo
set by appraisement. Board.
IV. That additional grazing land of 160 to 640 acres bo made available to bona fido
farm oarer3 by direct sale at ■$1.25 per aero,
V. That land clearing machinery now in Surplus Property of tho War Department he se
cured by the Territory for continued uso of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corpora
tion in tho land clearing pregram.
VI. That applications for the purchase if homesteads be handled thru the srmo agencies
as those for regular homostcad cntcries, in tho soveral Judicial Divisions of Alaska,