CO-OP TIOTES
FIRST PRODUCE IN
Harold Stephan reports that the- first pro
duce of the season began coning, in to nar
ket on Thursday of this week. Radishes
are the first this year.
TAKES A FEW DAYS Qf F
Manager Janes W. Wilson took his fanily
and left for a few days vacation this week.
They enjoyed an outing in c cabin on one
of the Valley's many lakes.
SHOE REPAIR SERVE'£
Art Stacy, Manager of the Trading Post,
announced this week that a shoe repair ser
vice has been established with on anchorage
Coblilcr whereby shoes nay be left at the
Trading Post tc be sent to Anchorage. They
will be sent in each week on Monday, but ir
case of energency they can be sent on other
days. Shoes sent in for repair on Mondays
should be back by the end cf the week, Mr.
Stacy said. For further particulars see
Mr. Stacy at the Trading Post.
GET YOUR COPY
The Valley Settler is in receipt of a nun
ber cf copies cf the Forty-Ninth Star, May
28th Edition, which carries articles on
the Colony settlenent of 1935. If you are
interested, see the Editor of the Valley
Settler for your copy.
ALASKAN AUTHOR IN
VALLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Machetanz arrived In the
Valley recently and have been looking a
round for a location here on which to bullc
a hone. Mrs. Machetanz will be remembered
as Sara Dunn who worked here In Palmer dur
ing the fall of 1946. Mr. Machetanz is a
well kn^wn author, artist and lecturer.
Among his well known works are: Panuck,An
Eskimo Sled Deg, and On arctic Ice. He al
so provided pictures for 'Here Is Alaska"
by Evrlyn Stefansson.
Last year Mr. and Mrs. Machetanz were In
Alaska taking pictures for the Alaska De
velopment Scard.
Mrs. Machetanz ^s else..a writer and at
‘present Is writing for Scribners.
OFF TO VniLEH FOITGE
The Boy Scouts of Alhska will start on
their trek to Valley Forge on Tuesday,
June 13th, Rev. Vlfctcr Alfsen announced
this week. The Bey Scout Jnnboree will
last for six days. Harry Campbell Jr. of
Palmer will be aaong the Alaskan group
attending. Six were selected from Anch
orage, and four from Fairbanks. There
will be a few core from other parts of
the Territory Rev. Alfsen stated.
Rev. Victor Alfsen of Palmer will be in
charge'of the beys 3nd will have three
Assistants, 2 from Juneau and one from
Fairbanks. Maurice Powers, Scout Execu
tive of the r.l-askan Council from Juneau
will also accompany the group.
another water
COMPANY ORGANIZED
a new Water Conpany has been organized In
the Snlth Addition according tc Porker
Lester, Secretary for the association.
This company will connect their water line
with that of the i.RRC Daln line which Is
across the road. This Assocl; tlon will
serve the property holders In the Snlth
addition and Includes the following mem
bers: Everett Yohn, H.L.Lacher, Seth Cock,
Janes Kercherry, Parker Lester, Kenneth
Foster, Merle Puddlconbe and n.D.Saxton.
Ken Fester Is president of th^ company.
They company has acquired -3,000 feet cf
4” pipe since Its organization in May.
READY FOR DOG SHOW
Several Valley dogs-are being greened
this week for the dog shew In anchorage
on Sunday June 11th. They lndlude: Bud
Lecher's Dachshunds, Clayton Essllnger's
two Scotties, and Dr. Earl Graves' Prize
Winning Golden Cocker Spaniel. Toby,Dr.
Graves' Spaniel, now boasts of five rib
bons. . -. • .
RAIN AT / LAST
Rain, min-—and what a happy sound to
the farmers'cf the Mntnnuska Valley. Ac
cording to Irene Beylund, who collects
weather data for the Weather Bureau, 0.10
of an Inch fell on Thursday and 0.27 on
Friday morning —tatalllng 0.37 Inches.—