VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Vol• II
April 7
, 1949. .
No. 18
ME A FINDS ECONOMY IS NECESSARY
MtSStON OFFICER
SEES HOSPITAL
TALKS TO BOARD'
:Div J. Earl Jack
man, secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of
Missions, visited the
Valley recently to
discuss the . local
hospital situation
with the directors of
the: Valley Hospital.
Dr. Jackman listened
to ran account of need
here, inspected the
facilities in the
temporary building,
and oromised to carry
a. full report back to
his superiors.
It was emphasized
that, should the Pre
sbyterian organiza
tion find it possible
to assist in the lo
cal hospital situa
tion, it can help
with operation only,
Presbyterian funds
are not available for
a capital investment.
Dr. Jackman prom
ised. that a proposal
would be submitted by
letter to the board
of the Valley Hospi
tal. The board now
awaits such word be
fore taking further
hospital action.
ORANO6 8/A/GO
ADDS DOLLARS
TO&UlLDtNC FUND
Although bills
aren't all p^id yet,
last Saturday's far
mer Bingo game at
Northland Pioneer
Grange promises to
net the Grange nearly
£175, according to
best estimates.
Mnuc Hosier, com
mittee chairman for
♦ the evening, said it
was one of the most
successful Bingo par
ties held in some
tine. Party - goers
came in farmer cos
tume and played for
prizes of farm foods
and staples.
VtTtRANS Farm
Program Starts
Eugene Eirsh, who
recently resigned his
position ns animal
husbandman at the
Fairbanks experiment
station, arrived in
the Valley this week
to take charge of the
veterans’ On-The-Farm
training program here
Mr. Kirsh has
scheduled his first
meeting for Valley
farrier veterans for
Monday evening. All
veterans interested
in the , program are
invited to attend the
meeting, to be held
in Room 17 of the
Palmer school at 8 pm
On Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock, Mr.
Kirsh will fyold a si
milar meeting at .Wa
silln High School for
veterans in that area
These first meet
ings are for the .pur
pose of enrollment,
orientation . and org
anization. Further
information concern
ing details of the
program may bo ob
tained from Mr. Kirsh
at either meeting.
6ANUUET
rs POSTPONED
The gward banquet
for athletes of Pal
mer High School, or
iginally scheduled
for April 19, has
been postponed be
cause of a conflict
with P - TA meeting
dates. The banouet
is now planned for
Tuesday, April 26.
committee meets
The Valley's agri
cultural committee
will meet in the Ex
tension Office on
Wednesday, April 14,
at 8 o'clock.
fcOAKD AYb LUb
must ©e Cut
OR RATCS UPPcD
Economy was the
keynote sounder! from
the platform by the
board of directors
and personnel of the
Ma earnska Electric
AssocLrtion, Inc*, at
las t Tuesdey * s annua 1
meeting. The meeting
h a 3.1 wa s j a mm e d w" t h
electrical co-op mem
bers and spectators
who came to hear facts
and figures.
Members were told
thfi'i payments on the
principal ef the lorn
from “he Rur^i Llcct
ri.fi option Administ
rocion amounted to
little more then $10
000 „ The total loan
now stands at $458,
000. Although MEA
ended its year with a
margin of nearly $4,
200, consumers were
warned that operating
overhead must be cut,
or they could, expect
a; rate increase of
from 15 to 20 percent
Among the mea
sures to be ccnsic er*
ed and put into prac
tice were listed a
self - billing plan,
already in effect in
IVa s i 11 a, a nd v o 1 un
teer clearing of line
right-of-way on the
cart of consumers re
questing new service.
It was pointed out
that the hiah costs
of land clearing are
delaying electrical
tie-ups now requested
on 138 applications.
Following reports
and routine business,
the following direc
tors were de ctcd for
the new term: Bruce
Graham, Tom Lcpak,
\ialter Tee la nd, E o b
Johns and Miss Louise
Kellogg, All but
Miss Kellogg are
holdovers in office.
While ballots were
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