aQifCl'S VflfilETH ■
A Nice Selection Of..:#
A L A S. K A N SOUVENIRS
Men’s Beaded Belts .. Tie Racks
Ladies Aprons .. Alaskan China Plates
52” Tablecloths
Many more items - Priced Just Right
STORE HOURS 9AM to 7:30PM
f~ Q K
o
VERH AUt IMG
RE PAIRIN6
WEL DING J,
ti
\
M A C H IN E W O R K
c
T I RES
CAS
t A ! E S
L BATTERIES
0 I L
HEARINGS
PUBLISHED
The Valley; Settler Office is in receipt
cf a recent publication from Delegate
Bartlett cn the Hearings which were held
last' October and November in Anchorage in
reference to the Elimination of Salmon
Traps in the Waters of Alaska. These
hearings were conducted by a sub-committee
cn' Merchant Marine and Fisheries from the
House cf Representatives. It contains the
testimonies of Carl Rasmussen, Clayton
Esslinger and M.D. Snodgrass cf Palmer.
An- interview ' with Mrs. Edwl
man contained some interesting statements::
Mrs. Edelnan said, It is no longer to us 1
a question cf traps. The issue is demccracj
Our pecple votedjtfst a year ago 8| to 1
for the abolition of fish traps in Alaskan!
waters.You have the figures, yet j
every time Congress meets, the issue, is
sidetracked. Then Congress changes and
soon we have another committee because
Congress has changed.
"Lifeguard" ’submarines in the last war
saved 504 tl.S. airmen.
PUBLIC HEATH . ' DQCT DR
IN VALLEY
Arriving in Palmer with the ^la ska Depart
ment of uealth,Railroad unit, Dr.T.C*
Hodgkins, dentist, and his assistant, Mrs*
Hodgkins, have been giving remedial dental
service to the residents cf children1 s
homes in and about Palmer since Hay 1.
Sodium flouride applications which are
effective in preventing dental decay has
been standard, procedure for tjie children
this year. Lr. Hodgkins expects to finish
his w: rk vi th the children^ home resi
dents about May 22. iif.ter th t, individ
ual wards of the Territory, including
children who are residents in private homes,
will receive treatment. The unit \oi 11 re
main in Primer, until all of those have
been taken care of.
Almost 1000 persons in the Valley have new
received, typhoid immunization shots, Miss
Marjorie Myron, public health nurse, an
nounced. I:imunizaticn clinics have been
set up in the Palmer an-'4 Wesilla Schools,
the Health Center in Palmer, Independence
Mine, and Eklutna. Dr. Clarence C.Bailey
• and Dr. Vernon Cates have been cooperating
in the program.
Miss Myren will report on health activities
in the Valley a nee January 1 at the regu
l?r meeting of the health Council at the
Rec« Hall Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m.
CREDIT ' UNION MEETS
The untanuska Valley Credit Union net
in the Co-cp Club rooci cn Wednesday eve
ning of this week.
i The Credit Union is shewing considerable
; progress since the beginning of the year.
; As of.April 30, the Credit Union had made
j 21 leans. The total of all leans was
over .§4200.00. Seven of these leans have
been repaid in full. Money has been bor
| rower for the following purposes: Christ
| mas, to fix cars, to buy refrigerators,
to buy seed an1 fertilizer, to pay Doctor
and Hospital bills, to buy tractors, tc
clear land ant' to paint and finish hones.
The average size of loans has been between
§200 and §300 dollars.
Up until recently the largest loan that
could be made was $300. but due to an in
crease in the Capital stock which consists
of shares purchased by the □embers, the
Association has been able to raise the
/■size of loans to $400.
At the last meeting Jack Newcomb showed
his movies which he took of his trip down
the Yukon River four years age. Dlair
Patten brought his 16mm movie projector
for the pictures. Those who attended
found them very interesting. Perhaps the
most interesting of the pictures was the
one in which an Eskimo skinned a seal In
such a way that she had a seal skin bag
.whon she ...had—f.Loi .shed._