TtTS FATANUSFA VALLEY PIONEER
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Painer Alaska
Jack Allman. Editor - "Publisher
David Ferkham, Assistant Editor
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RIDING TO A FALL
It is quite possible that those
few who are continuously kicking on
the food budget are riding to a fall
which will carry the whole colony
groub with them.
Washington, with plenty of living
cost statistics from which to judge,
says that the local food budget is
too liberal, and there are those
here in the colony who argue that it
isn't enough.
Inquiry among the families here
have convinced us that the differ- ■
ence of oninion is sirnuly a matter
of economy and management in the
home. There are families here who
are laying by a reserve on their
budget, and there are others who
use un their entire bingle allow- -
ance before the month is half over,
then come in and demand additional
credit at the commissary.
Few as they are, this is the
bunch who will bring about legisla
tion that will work a hnrdshin on
those who are managing their kitch
ens pronerly.
It is foolish to think that an
increase will be sanctioned by
Washington because of the howls of
a few. What will be the result?
That shouldn't be hard to answer
in view of what they ere doing else
where, Instead of being permitted
to choose from the commissary .
shelves the families will receive
a box of weekly rationsi. The day
of the $6.00 boned hams, canned
sliced peaches and candy bars by
the dozen will be past.
"God forbid," said one colonist
with whom we discussed this possi
bility, "I hone they never have to •
shove a box at me. I lived that
way once,"
The greenhouse bade of the man-'
nger’s house, which will be used
in class work by Mr. Flakne, is al
most completed, except for the in
stallation, of the glass.
A note from Frank Ring, Forest
Fire Warden, sounds a warning to
all who are planning on burning
slashings. Frank writes:
"The first forest fires of the
year have already occurred, and
Vf; M. Sherman, District Ranger,
warns that a season of high hazard
lies ahead'. TTe points out that the
favorable growing conditions of
last summer /produced an abundance
of vegetation that will remain dry
as tinder until covered with the -*-+
new growth this year,
"Extreme care will be necessary
if forest fires are to be Kent at
a minimum,"
(Editor’s note: The following
should hove anneared with’the
regular school notes, but we
lacked the space.)
Mr. Don Irwin gave a very in**’
teresting talk during Assembly
period last Friday when he told of
his trip to Washington, D.C. Fe
recommended several nieces of in
terest to bo visited when there.
During his talk he made sev
eral references to ^residents
Washington and Lincoln, telling
about their homes, the old furni
ture to be seen in them, and of in
cidents in their lives.
In telling of the mule stalls
at Lit, Vernon he made the remark:
"I thought at the time how pit
iful it was that there were not any
such stalls today in which to nut
neoole who make so much noise over
the radios"
A ’lost mr.rrir.ge ■ shower for Betty
Morloy, nee Meier, was given by the
I esdarn.es Ising, Lepak and Re it an at
the latter’s hone on Tract 75.
Many attractive and useful pres
ents were iven to the recent bride
and after g delightful luncheon a
number of tables of Five-Fundred
were filled in the tastily decora
ted living room with its motif of
pink and white.
The guests were: Mrs. Runar Mat*
son, Mrs, FA.lter Huntley, Mrs. V/in. —
Fynek, Mrs, Wv.ldo Fox, Mrs, Leonard
Ferried, Mrs. Farry Campbell, Dena
Reitan, Betty Morley, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Meier and Reverend and Mrs.
Frieling.
All had a grand time in spite of
the difficulties of travel. Bettyfe
mother and dad didn’t attend their
daughter’s shower in a car. No sir,
"I wanted to be sure of getting
there," said Carl, ’’So we hooked
old Dobbin up to the spring wagon
and then prayed that it wouldn’t
fall apart.’’
Paul Harthorn, Steve Alward and
James Zook came in on the last boat
to look the valley over. Steve and
Paul are from Atwood, Michigan.
James, who is from Central Lake,
• ill make his home here with the
Zooks on Tract £05.
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