Palmer, Alaska
Dorothy M. Bell, Editor •
Published overy reek at Palmer, Alaska, for the Katanuska Valley Farmers' Cooperating
Association for the purpose of giving ners of the Associations ^ork, Problems and »
Accomplishments ..and dissemination of ners of a public character.
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LET US * 'KNOW WHEN PLANS CHANGE
Last reek by request re -published an' announcement of the coining PTA pot Luck ©inner
and meeting rith Mr. Callrell and Dr. Dorsey on the front page. We received tho in
formation from tro sources and the dates coincided. We had'no other reason to be
liovo that the date printed there ras not correct. Horever, sometime that day,or
earlier,a change in plans had been made, but it ras not considered important enough
to lot the Valley Settler knor. It could not have been because the Settler could not
be reached as both the Editor and her assistant rore in tho office most of Thursday
afternoon—one of them ras there at all timos. The phone raS rorking roll as a number
of calls rore made from tho office and several rere received. The deadline might have
feeen past—but re do have correction fluid and ro rould hag?> been glad to have run a
line across the bottom of the front page if nothing else.
Many people do not soom to realizo that the Valley Settlor has a ride circulation in
tho Valley, reaching fully 95% of tho farmers as refcL as having a ride circulation in
torn. The result of misinformation getting out ras realized today a rook later rhen
a caller visited the Valley Settler Office and-said that she had come into tom to
attend PTA,’but found out that it had been set ahoad a day. This roman cano all of
eight miles.
Wo make an effort to keep our information straight and to keep people notified of
meetings. *"o have been glad to do this service for tho community, because ro have
alr^jrs had poor communication throughout the Valley. A nerspaper becomes an important
means of getting infonnation out rhen telephones are'for and far betrecn and people
are scattered over as large an area as they aro hero.
So let us not forget, that regardless of the fact that it may be late or post tho
dead line— it never hurts anything to inquire and find jout if a change can be made
and probably it can.
CONTRIBUTED BY A READER:
TEN REASONS THY I S^AR.
1. It please mother so ©uch.
2, It is a fino mark of manliness.
3« It proves I have self control.
4. It indicates hor clearly my mind operatos.
5. It makes my conversation so pleasing-to everybody.
6. It loaves no doubt in anyone’s mind as to my good breeding#
7. It impresses people that I have more than ordinary education#
8. It is an unmistakable sign of culture and refinement#
9. It makes me a very desirable ncrsonality among romen and children and in respect
able society*
10. It is my ray of honoring God "ho said "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vainc”
The primary purpose of a cooperative is to make-farming operations more'profitable;
to return to the producer as much as possible for the products'hc sells, to provide
him rith the kind and quality.of farm supplies that he desires, at the loroest pos
sible-cost, or to provide farm business services, such as insurance and irrigation,
on a non-profit basis.