THE MATANUSKA VALLEY PIONEER
pubIIshod each Thursday by ARRC
at
P alraer, Alaska. J ack Al lman, Ed’r.
It is a sad fact that some per
sons are always ready to boliovo
the worst about any man.
#e regret to learn, through a
letter just received by Doctor C.
Earl Albrecht from Claus Schut of
Lucas, Michigan, that all return
ing Colonists are accused of hav
ing developed casos of cold feet.
The Schut family came to Palmer
with the Michigan contingent, but
because of the illness of Mrs.
Schut was returned upon the doc- .1
tor’s advice. Mr. Schut would like
to have stayed, but-■ naturally .could
not under the circumstances. Now,
back in his former homo, he is ac
cused by the County Relief Office -
of having quit the project cold be
cause c-f the lack of proper spirit.
He asks for a letter sotting forth
the untruth of this accusation.
It seems that the Country Re
,lief people back there might do
woll to keep their opinions, espec
ially wrong opinions, to themselves,
for the responsibility of sending
the Schut family up here in the
first place is theirs, and was a
flagrant error.
Mrs. Schut knew she was sick,
and told Doctor Albrecht that she
had no idea she would be able to
pass the necessary physical exami
nation to which all proposed Colo
nists were subjected. However, she
did pass the doctors of the County
Relief organization and it wasn’t
until she was re-examined hero that
the seriousness of her condition
became known. The Scut family, nat
urally was returned, now they face
the accusation that they were of
the nCream Puff pioneer” variety.
It isn’t at all fair.
Another returned Colonist has
written to Mr. Irwin, and emphat
ically states that ho is coming d
back to Alaska, only this tine it
will bo on his own hook.
Mr. Claire D. La Flam, of Shell
Lake, Wisconsin, came up hero under
the misapprehension that he would
not have to farm and was, of course,
returned. Ho writes;
,rI don't mind admitting the lump
that came into my throat as the
Brill pulled out of Palmer.I
surely grow to like Alaska and you
can be sure I am coming back not
later than next spring and will
find employment I am certain. I
would come at once if fall was not
setting in, which would make It
harder to got located.I would
gladly start at once, otherwise,
and ’/hen I do come will, of course,
leaVw the family here until such
.futre date as found practical to
bring turn in,1’
THE TRADING POST
The boys in Tent #12 at Camp
Palmer have a couple of mos
quito nets they would, like to
swap for old phonograph records
and a couple of needles.
SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR
VALLEY IS OUTLINED
At a meeting held at palmer
Wednesday it was decided that
whore facilities permit school
for the valley children will
open on September third. Those
in the neighborhood of Camps 2,
4 and 7 will be transported by
bus- to Wasilla, whore Neil Mil
ler, Dorothy Hill and Ernestine
Brass will act as teachers un
der the direction of John Bix
ler as principal.
Children in the Camp 8 area
will bo taken by bus to Matan
uska where Mrs. Grace pisher, as
pricipal, will have Mary Johnson
Lind Maria Lyon as teachers.
Children of palmer and other
camps will be given Home Study
Courses under the direction of
traveling teachers as soon as
living quarters for them can be
provided. These teachers will
be Kenneth Me Clarty, Gladys
Ferguson, Zolda King, Janet Bor
ges, Margaret pimperton, Margy
potter, Lorinda Ward, Elizabeth
Gault and Harold L. Thuma.
It is intended that later on
the Territory will operate the
busses, but until the building
program is more nearly completed
they will remain under the jur
isdiction of Lieutenant H. V.
Martin, in charge of transporta
tion for the ARRC.
TWO MORE BABES ARRIVE
August 25 was a busy day at
the palmar Camp Hospital. At 8:5i
A* M. a little daughter was born
to Mrs. Robert Usher, Colonist^
from copomish, Michigan, now liv
ing on tract 162 at Camp 9. Her
little girl weighed pounds at
birth.
Another young lady who will be
known through life as Mary Jane
Clark' arrived at 11*15 on the
evening of the same day. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clarl
live on an acre of land that thee,
own in palmer, and have a home*"
stead out where the bridge cros
ses the Matanuska River. Mr•
Clark was formerly a die and too.'
maker outside, but came to Alask:
in search of better health. He
found it and decided to make the
country his homo. A year-and-a
half ago ho returned to the
States, married, and brought his
bride back with him.