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YiEIILER
VALLEY NEWS
VOL. 9
PALMER, ALASKA
SEPTLTIBLR 5,1946
NO. SO
PRODUCE AND POTATOES
MOVING TO MARKET.
Mr. Hnrriss reports thr.t the Navy at Hod in]
sent a boat to Anchorage to get produco
from the Valley. He reports 50 tons of
potatoes and several thousand pounds of
celery, lettuce, cauliflorcr, beets, rut
abagas, radishes and other produco ucro
sold to them.
Mr. Hnrriss also reports that the. Co-op is
sending 60 tons of potatoes to the Army in
September as roll'as several thousand
pounds of lettuce, celery, cabbage, beets,
rutabagas and other produce.
The army at Adak has mr.do a request* for
several ca.ses of lettuce and celery.
All in all, Mr. Harriss reports that ho
feels confident they can sell all of the
produce raised in the Valley, Ho especial
ly states that there rill be very*little
trouble in marketing the potatoes. The '
produce members should cooperate rith Mr.
Stacy in filling the orders.
With the cooperation of the producing
members and the Department Heads, the
Mntnnuskn Valley Farmers’ Cooperating As
sociation can be the outstanding marketing
organization of Alaska.
The strength of the Matanuakn Valley Farm
ers’ Cooperating Association depends upon
the loyalty and patronage of'its members.
If every member is a booster, then tho em
ployees arc pepped up to go out and do bus
iness for the Co-op.
Talk Co-op, rorl: Co-op, trado Co-op, and
make the I.iitanucka Valley F.nners’ Cooper
ating Association tho best in Alaska.
IT o T I C S TO ALL CAR DRIVERS,
Car Drivers arc again warned that School
busses cannot bo passed while thoy arc
stepped for tho purpose of loading and un- 1
loading passengers. This is a Territorial
1st; and it is the duty of the Bus Driver
to report such offenders to the Highway
Patrolman. Every precaution rill be taken
to protect school children rhile bc^trans
ported to and from school. ing
SCHOOL OPENED WITH
338 PUPILS
The Palmer Territorial School opened Tues
day morning of this week with on enroll
ment .of 338 pupils in all. There arc 94
Eigh School students this year and 244 in
the grades. In number of pupils per grade
the third grado is the largest with 40
pupils and the'fifth grade runs a close
second with 39. Thoro are two .toachors in
the Fifth grado and thoro will be two in
the Third as soon as another teacher can
be obtained.
Not all the teachers have arrived, but
substitutes have been omployod until tho
regular teachers arrivo. Tho present line
up is as follows:
First Grado Miss Marian J.Thomas
Second Grade Mrs. Vernon Fridley
(substituting for Miss Edna Garborg)
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
(substituting for Miss Mary Marsh)
Miss Barbara Crumplor
Mrs, J.L, Dickson
Mrsi Ethel Lyons
Mrs, J.L, Prescott
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grado
(substituting for Miss Jean Wall)
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Mrsi Virginia Pine
Pev,Walter Zeile
(substituting for Miss Bergie Alexander)
Eighth Grade
Mr.Joseph L.Dickson
HIGH SCHOOL
Principal
History
English
(substituting
Commercial
Shop
Horne Economics
Music
Harry Hiinmer
D.Mi Tompkins
Mrs.Z.M. Finonan
for Miss Jean Dickson)
Mrsi Margaret Cope
Rev. Victor Alfsen
Miss Rose Potter
Mrs. Tim Hennessy
EXTENSION AGENT DUE HERE TEIS WEEK END
Mr. Parker Lester from Wyoming is due here
this coning Saturday to take over the
duties of Agricultural Agent for Palmer
and Anchorage areas. Mr. Lester has had
several years of experience in this work
and has aJ-so been with the Ehrm Security
Administration as District Supervisor of
the Water and Irrigation Section, Mr.
Parker v/ill relieve Mr, Harold Rico who
has boon taking care of this work until a
replacement could be found.