'yMatan itslajPalfey Pioneer
^61° 30* N. Latitude
149" 15* W. Longitude
Vol. I
Palmer, Alaska. October 3, 1935
No. 7
GOVERNOR TROY IS PLEASED
WITH PROGRESS OE PROJECT
Governor John. W, Troy, who was
here Wednesday and made a tour of
the valley, expressed himself as be
ing well pleased with the progress
made in the construction end of the
project,
’•This development is a much big
ger proposition than most people
realize,” the governor said. "One
has to see it to appreciate the
tremendous amount of work that has
been accomplished in the few short
months you have been here."
The governor said he would like
to have met every colonist individ
ually. That being impossible, due
to the shortage of time, he extends
to them his best wishes for success
and happiness.
Harry Watson, secretary to Gov
ernor Troy, said that the long auto
mobile ride over the project with
Colonel Hunt and Don Irwin was a
little tiring after a recent illness
but that his chief wouldn’t have mis
sed it for anything.
M. D. Williams, chief of the Bur
eau of Federal Roads, was one of the
governor’s party, and he praised
highly the work done by the Alaska
Road Commission in the valley this
summer.
The party caught the afternoon
Brill back to Anchorage, but just
before he left the governor received
and had his picture taken with, six
of our school teachers who formed a
delegation to apologize for a rainy
day and invite him back for another
visit.
NEW UNITS STARTED NOW THAT
HOME BUILDING PROGRAM LICKED
With every house under construct
tion and families moving daily into
new homes, it is quite apparent no
one is going to suffer from lack of
proper shelter and the construction
division has again turned its atten
tion to scheduled buildings for the
Community Center.
Excavation for the teachers* dor
mitory basement is well along and
the foundation for the manager’s
house is going in.
Inside finishing is occupying
the time of the carpenters left on
the trading post, the hospital, the
bakery and the cobbler’s shop, while
rough work mechanics are throwing up
the big machinery and material shed.
The big Diesel generating unit is
qo the job steadily and lights are
being supplied to the main office.
COL. WE3TBR00K INSISTS UPON
BUDGETS BEING ADHERED TO
The following telegram under
the date of October 1st will be
of interest to all colonists.
LT COL HUNT
PALMER, ALS
FAMILIES OF MATANUSKA PROJECT
ARE REHABILITATION CLIENTS AND
MUST ADHERE STRICTLY TO BUD
GETS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED.
POSITIVELY NO FURTHER PUR
CHASES ’/ILL BE ALLOWED EXCEPT
FOR ITEMS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY. EACH CLIENT IS RE
QUIRED TO REPAY ALASKA RURAL
REHABILITATION CORPORATION
FULL AMOUNT OF ALL ADVANCES
MADE TO HIM. THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE PROJECT IS CHARGED WITH
THE SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY OF
SEEING TO IT THAT NO CLIENT IS
PERMITTED TO CONTRACT OBLIGA
TIONS BEYOND HIS BUDGETARY
• LIMIT.
LAWRENCE WESTBROOK
MUSSOLINI DEFIANT --
MOVES OVER BORDER
According to Paris reports
Mussolini has hurled his defi
ance into the faces of all
League-member nations by throw
ing Italian troops over Ethiop
ia’s borders.
From Addis Abbaba comes wore
that Emporor Haile Selassie
would answer this move with an
order for general mobilization
of all troops and supporting
organizations at his command.
Mussolini said: "Mar will
be met with war. The solemn
hour is about to break in his
tory, Me will not pretend. Not
only our army marches toward
its goal, but 44,000,000 Ital
ians are marching with the
army. The League instead of
recognizing Italy’s right talke
sanctions.
"I refuse to believe genuine
Britons will associate them
selves with sanctions to pro
tect a barbarous people."
BULGARIA ALSO STE’VING
The Bulgarian government h?s
placed the country under mar
tjal law. A plot to overthrow
the throne was discovered*