Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Viola Daniels . .Editor
Evon DcLand.Advt. Manager, Palmer
Marilyn Rhodes .advertising manager Anchorage area.
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Daniels — In the Lion’s Den
A united front and co-operative effort of residents of the
Matanuska Valley will be the most important factor in the Valley’s
future development. That point was clearly demonstrated in the
remarks addressed to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce by
manager of the Alaska Rural eRhabilitation Corp. this week.
Admitted, it has been true in the past tnat co-operation be
tween Anchorage merchants and Valley farmers has left much to be
desired. Valley farmers have suffered by their inability to sell
in Anchorage. However the speaker was quick to point out that
there was error on both parts.
Anchorage demands, and now is getting through Outside sup
ply sources, an assured supply of produce. They must have as
definite an assurance of constant supply from the Valley. That
assurance can be guaranteed only by a unified group of farmers
who wholeheartedly are striving to market produce in competition
with shipped-in products.
It was further pointed out that there must be effort on the
part of farmers in the Valley to produce farm products of the
highest quality. There must be rigid qualifications established for
grading of market produce, and farmers must make every effort
to comply with those standards.
But Valley effort must go even farther than the effort to pro
duce a good product that will be steadily available to Anchorage
markets.
Valley farmers must unite in agreement on methods of market
ing that will sell Matanuska Valley produce to the Anchorage
markets. With the best in farm products assured to Anchorage,
Valley farmers must devise schemes for selling that high-quality
product 1 o ihe ultimate consumer. Matanuska Valley must become
the catchword for high-quality produce in the mind of the house
wife purchaser.
Whether that sales campaign can best be conducted through
the facilities of the Valley Chamber of Commerce, the farmers’
own co-operative association, or through some new organization
instituted for that purpose, is a question which farmers themselves
must answer.
However the problem is squarely in the hands of the farmers
now. Anchorage has given a promise of closer co-operation with the
Valley, in its suggestion of an organization of a joint Chamber of
Commerce committee to foster better relationships. How far that
good will extends is now a matter of Valley acceptance of Anchor
age peace overtures.
But before those peace offerings can be accepted, the Valley
must bury its own hatchets and smoke the pipe of peace. A good
ftght is always fun, when we keep it in our own backyard. It
enlivened an otherwise dull month. But it’s time to stop fighting
now, and to line up shoulder to shoulder in support of a common
cause.
,It's a real test of a man’s thinking ability, if he can look be
yond the small differences of yesterday to tomorrow’s agreement.
A feud between neighbors or groups of neighbors stacks up pretty
small when it’s balanced in the scales against the Valley’s whole
future.
VALLEY CLEANERS
For Pick-Up and Delivery Service
Call 6Y3
Open Monday to Friday nights ONLY
PALMER BODY AND PAINT
Welding. Radiator Repair
Roy Knapp
Phone TY.I1
JACK CARR SERVICE, INC.
New and Used Aircraft
Paris and Supplies
Taylorcraft Distributors for Alaska
I* MERRILL FIELD
ANCHORAGE
Hospital
Ins and Outs
Patients admitted to the Val
ley hospital during the first
three days of the current week
included:
Donny Kuoppala. Charles Hod
sdon, Mrs. Grant France, Mrs.
Roy Brock, Bob Sieber, Ray
Smith, Mrs. I. M. Sandvik, Mrs.
Louis Ungaro, Dicky Horton,
Mrs. Fabian Blum, Mrs. Harry
Ryan and Mrs. Louis Todd.
Mr. Hodsdon, Mrs. France,
Mrs. Brock, Mrs. Sandvik, Mrs.
Blum and Mrs. Ryan all were
surgery patients.
Patients dismissed by mid
week were:
Mrs. Gavin Young, Mrs. Jack
Leik, Mrs. Louis Ungaro, Dicky
Horton, Mrs. Claude Carroll and
Mrs. Karla Duff.
Still hospitalized late Wednes
day evening were:
Mrs. Verlie Nelson, Mrs. James
Wilson of Wasilla, Mrs. Alvin
Weill, Homer Olts and Mrs. John
Larrick of Anchorage.
Valley Visitors
At the Lodge:
Wayne Latch, Mrs. Henry Ku
oppala, Jonesville; Vic Anderson,
Palmer; John Brostasky, John
Sadusky, Mt. Carmel, Pennsyl
vania; Dorothy Dryden, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Young, Ray Lundin,
Anchorage; David Vietti, Valdez;
K. G. Beatty, W. H. LaReer, Fort
Richardson; Lloyd Morley, An
chorage; S. J. McRae, Jonesville.
Musicale Next Thursday
The next musicale of the Music
Appreciation Club will be held
at the rectory of St. Michael’s
church at 8 o’clock next Thurs
day evening. Miss Mary Jones
and Jennie Skule will be host
esses for the musicale.
The evening’s program will
be published in next Wednes
day’s edition of the Frontiers
man.
COMING SOON
James Jordan of the Anchor
age office of the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue will spend the
first week of February in Pal
mer, it was learned this week.
Mr. Jordan will be available to
any Valley resident who seeks
help with an income tax prob
lem.
Owen Jones
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TAX CONSULTANTS
Anchoraga
UNION BANK
of ANCHORAGE
NEW BANKING HOURS
2 p.m. to 8 pjn.
SATURDAY
10 a.m. to 12 noon
"ALASKA'S FASTEST
GROWING BANK"
4S8 Fourth Amu
Finger Is Amputated
Charles Hodsdon, who has
been hospitalized recently for
treatment of an infected finger,
had the member amputated last
week. Hospital attendants say
Mr. Hodsdon is recovering nicely
from the operation.
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NOTICE
Since the partnership of
Bryant and Hartley has been
dissolved, I will not be re
sponsible for any debts incur
red, either by that organiza
tion or by Bryant & Co., after
Jan. 13. 1948.
JIM HARTLEY
Palmer
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Dinette and Kitchen Sets
Davenos and Occasional Chairs
Norge Washing Machines
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