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Vol. l)|_Palmer. Alaska__September 21. 1051_No. 57
Dr, Earl Graves
Soc. 3I4..66 P.L. and R.
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PALMER, ALASKA
PERMIT NO.3
OUR mOGSE HERO
LOSES POPULflTIOn
This month guns are cracking alorg
the rim of the Valley. The moose
herd is definately on the decrease,
but the hunters and heads of fami
lies are bringing home the bulls.
The moose range the mountainsides
during the summer, raise their fami
lies , but when the snow gets deep
they invade the Valley. During the
September hunting season the bulls
are found high on the mountains, even
above,the timberline, making the
sport interesting and difficult,and
the packing of the meat down to the
Valley a testing andt rying task.
Sometimes the moose wander to the
Takes and streams and the kill can
be made in reach of the bulldozer.
Thestory is told of the Matanuska
Valley farmer who shot his moose
high on the mountain, packing it out
on his back. When he had reached
h:s none on the sixth and last triR
there stood a big bull moose only a
few rods from the house.
It's a different story when win
ter comes, and the moose driven by
heavy snows that cover up their food
supply wander down into the Valley,
eating the farmers' crops and get
ting in the way of cars and trains.
The problem became very Acute in the
winter of 19^4-9 when there was a
heavy snowfall and the snow becamo
very deep. Herds of from thirty to
sixty moose were seen in the Valley,
and the Alaska Railroad reports
killing over 200 moose in that year.
Moose do run the streets of Palmer
during the winter and feed in the
barnyards of many farms with the
farmer's cows. They get themselves
in all kinds of trouble--a few years
ago a young bull wandered into the
Palmer cemetary and fell into an
open grave that had been left open
over night. People going to work
the next morning noticed the’ animal
in the grave and notified the Fish
and wildlife Service, vho summoned
a wrecking car and hoisted him out
of his trap. The moose was very un
co-operative and it took several
men better than a half day to gpt
him out.(con't. on page 3)
MTERESTlflG TALK H€XT WEEK
Dr. Milo Fritz will talk on new
eye operations boforo an open meet
ing of tho Health Council Wednesday
evening, September 26th, at 7
in the Co-op Club Room.
Dr. Fritz will bring his own pro
jector and pictures and have a peri
od for questions after his talk.
This eye operation, sometimes
known as Corneal Transplant, has re
ceived wide attention lately and his
talk should provide an interesting
evening. The public is cordially in
vited.
TERR. 00PRO OF PCCQUlUPflCy IT1ET
The Territorial Board of Accoun
tancy including Marshall Crutcher
of Kodiak; Elmer Johnson and Charles
Marler of• Ketchikan; Jack Boulet of
Fairbanks and Clayton Ess linger of
Palmer met in Palmer this week, for
a review of the past biennium and
to discuss imporvements of rules and
regulations for the future.
O.K.Kinkaid and Van Seventer of
Beaver entertained at the Butte Thuiu
day. Bill Head sat in on the meeting,
on Friday.
Mrs. Esslinger had sheep dinner
for the visitors on Friday evening,
and took the wives for a tour of
the Valley on Thursday and Friday.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on September 17, 1787,the
Constitution of the United States
was adopted by the Constitutional
Convention and ultimately bocdra'6 the
fundamental lav; of the land; and
1 : WHEREAS, as our nation grow and bc
Icame great, and us new problems came?
I into being, certain-additions were'
made to our Constitution, notwith
standing which thb basic document
has remained unchanged and unshaken
and there has thereunder been main
tained A government ”of the'-pcoplo,
by the people, and f or the people,”
(continued on pago 3)
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