61° 30’ N. Lat.
14^15’ V/. Long.
BUY
"MATAMJSKA MAID"
PRODUCTS
Vol. I
Palmer, Alaska’ May 14, 1936
No. 39
ALL PLANS COMPLETED POP
COLONY DAY CELEBRATION
On Saturday, May 16, the members
of the Hatanuska Colony will cele
brate the conclusion of their first
year in the Valley with a program,
picnic and day of snorts. The Annr
ual School Picnic is being 'combined
with this and the whole Valley is
invited to join in the celebration.
Transnortation will be furnished
and busses .and trucks will bring
the neonle into Palmer by 10:30.
Colonists and others should.be pre
pared to leave their homes early
and should have red flags out to
signify that they wish the driver
to stop.
One bus will get the ueoule of
Camps 5, 6 and 7, while another .
will pick up those of Camps 4 and 2.
Still another will collect ail who
wish to come from Matanuska and
Camps 8 and 9. Trucks will nick
up those from the Butte area.
At 11:00 a.m. a program will be
given in the Community Hall, Don
Irwin will give a brief history of
progress in the Colony. Governor
Troy will give a brief address and
Colonel Ohlson will say a few
words. The principal sneaker is
expected to be Dr. Ernest Gruening-.
Ross Sheely will give a talk on
Future•Plans. .
Immediately following the uro
gram, everyone will picnic. The
Corporation will provide boiled
ham and coffee for all. Families
should bring the balance of their
lunch including cream, sandwiches
and cake, and should be sure to
bring their own cues and utensils.
After the lunch contests will
consist of ball.game, races, catch
ing greased nig, climbing greased
pole, husband calling contest, pie
eating contest, horse racing, etc.
At 4:D0 transportation- will re
turn people to their homes for
chores-. They will pick those who
wish to return for the dance up
again between 6:D0 and 8. The
dance, which is free to all, will
be put on by the Corporation Staff
and will be from 8 to 12, at which
time people will be transported to
their homes*
The Matanuska Valley Post #15
of the American La,-,ion is looking
after the most of the details and
all members are requested to be at
the Community Hall by 9:00 a.m.
Saturday morning to assist.
CREAMERY AND CANNERY UNITS
TO BE STARTED 'VERY SHORTLY
With funds available for the
erection of these two important
units of the co-ooerative set-up
work is expected to start soon on
the creamery and cannery.
Those buildings, which will be
set up over full concrete base
ments, will attached to, and just
east of, the big warehouse.
notice:
Attention.has been called to
the amount of timber and debris
around some of the homes. The
Corporation is immediately going
to clear around unoccupied houses.
After this is done clearing will
have to be made around houses
where this.is necessary, but which
are now occupied. • T’"is will’ be
charged to the house if the Corp
oration has to do this.
The necessity of this should be
evident to everyone because of the
fire hazard. Via have been very
fortunate 'in two or three instan
ces that houses have not* been des
troyed already this spring. The
weather is Very likely to continue
dry most of the time until July.
Let me urge that every colonist
have a space at once of at ’least
one hundred feet clear of timber,
undergrowth or any other inflam
mable material. If this is not
done some of the houses are going
to be lost with the chance of loss
of life at the same time.
Please co-o’perate to save this
property and avoid accidents which
are certain to follow.
(Signed) ROSS L. STEELY
General Manager
BUY.A PROGRAM SATURDAY