THE MATA? JUS HA VALLEY ‘PIONEER
Published Thursdays at
73 aimer Alaska
Jack Allman, Editor - Publisher
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^lOHXEEt at tort’s Drugs Anchorage
Saturday in front of the Trading
^ost nine men will draw by lot for
tracts left vacant by returniiu col
onists ,
°cme of these men have lived in
the valley since long before the
hT’cC was ever dreamed of; some have
worked as emoIcyees on the oro ject.
All of them have had a splendid
opportunity to study the set-up
from all angles. They have heaid
the disgruntled rumblings of the
dissatisfied and have heaid the ex
pressions of confidence by those
wno intend giving the deal a fair
trial.
They have seen families return to
the States with the lame excuse
that the majority of the people were
not the class they had been promised
as future neighbors; and they have
heard colonists say that they could
n’t be driven from the country with
Having heard both sides and seen
all angles of the set-uo as It now
stands these men are not only will
ing to assume the debt for the house
and for work clone on the tracts they
will draw, hut each and every one
considers himself luck;/ to be offer
ed the opportunity.
What bettor answer to the howls of
those who felt their return to the
States had to be justified by advors
reportsl
What better argument to meet the
long distance criticism expounded
by those who have never been in the
valley and' know nothing of its po
tentialities .
Gee, but itTs great to meet a
friend from your old home town.
Gomeone once wrote a song on that
theme. vrhoevur it was must have
known the thrill that comes with
meeting a pal after years of separ
ation. It is a thrill, you know,
and we have had many since estab
lishing ourselves here.
All this is brought to mind by
Feinio Snider, effervescent Holland
er, soldier, seaman, studious vaga
bond, and more recently successful
mink farmer of Wasilla who walked
into the office the other day.
The last time we had seen Feinie
was hi years ago. he were prospec
ting on a sunny hillside 8 miles a
oove timberline in the Ohisana dis
trict when Charley Schnell came
along and told us that all Suroue
was at war. This was about a month
or six weeks after the big show
had started. Charley, a German,
figured it would be all over by
that time, but he got an argument
out of reinio who even then was
carrying a couole of bullet scars
from. South African fighting. Hei
nie said it would last four years.
Feinie, by the way, has written
a book on mink raising $ a complete,
thorough and comprehensive treat is».
on the care, feeding, breeding,
ociting and marketing of the lit
tle animals. Anyone here owning
mink will enjoy the cony we have
in the office.
Charley Ruddell had some tough
luck with his trio of mink. They
froze to death.
Tom Snyder of Tract 7f50 now has
the nair left by Hank Rossiter.
Howard Lyng, member of the Ter
ritorial Leg i s 1 ature , has res i gne d.
as Assistant General Manager of
the ARRC.
Mr . Lyng , wilose resignation is
effective February 15, will leave
for his home at Nome where he will
be in closer touch with the local
nolitical situation. Mr. Lyng has
filed his candidacy for the Senate
on the Democratic ticket.
Mr. Ivl. D. Snodgrass has filed
for the Senate and Mr. John Bugge
for the House. Both are from ^ai
mer and both on the Peoublican
ticket.
A letter from "Stew” Campbell
states that he is again associated
with Eugene Carr on the Cherry
Lakes farm project in Madison, Flo
rida. Givens is in New Orleans,
Sullivan is on a MPA job near 'las
ington and Rex Atwood has his old
job back again.
From another source we hear tha
Lt. H* V.. I Art in is stationed dowr
in the Virgin Islands where Panamc
Canal fortifications are being in
stalled.
LOST: A big reddish dog, nart
malamute. Answers to the name of
"Rod” and is wearing a new collar
Renort to Pete Wick, bunkhcuse L-]
LOST: Gus Raschke’s horse, a dar1
chestnut has wandered off. °leas<
notify Gus at Tract 154 or leave
word at the PIONEER office.
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