TTTE MATAIJUS KA VALLEY ONE EH
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AN AWAKENING
Reactions have started coning in
on our ’^et Reeve’ editorial of last
week. A very sensible colonist wo
man, one with whom one can discuss a
subject writhout it becoming an argu
ment, took us to task.
T’It hurt me, Jack,” she said, ”To
read your meaning into that niece.
You as good as said that the govern
ment don’t particularly care whether
we, the original colony group, stay
here or leave. It was my first a
wakening to the fact that this might
be the case,”
vie reoeated what we had said ed
itorially: That whether they stayed
or not wouldn’t effect the ultimate
sucoess or failure of the nroject;
that someone would be living in all
these fine homes, would farm this
rich soil, thereby establishing an
agricultural community here in the
valley which, after all, is the crux
of the whole oroocsition.
The government cannot be concern
ed with the individual. It is a
matter of small consequence to Wash
ington just who lives and develops a
tract up here. They wrant a farming
district in this section, and they
will have it.
With the water rising in the
Tanana about all one can hear nowa
days is: ’’Has she busted yet?” And
they don’t mean banks or boils. It
is the ice at Nenana they’re worry
ing about. She’s due to go any time
now and every fresh renort on condi
tions utd there carries a notential
threat of heart-failure for someone.
Well, after all, winning a sixty
thousand dollar oool would be quite
an event in a person’s li(fe.
It’s a strain on the alphabet,
but it certainly is a suace saver
the way Washington hands out let
ter grouns to bureaux and emnloyees,
L.T. Oldroyd, DED of U of A,
I.T. Flakne, DAA, Miss Ruth ^eck,
FDL and Miss Ruth DeArmand, DT DA,
have all arrived here during the
nast week and are establishing their
various offices from which they will
direct school activities dealing
with home economic oroblems and agri
cultural science.
NOVAY-BOUWENS NUPTIALS
FILL DAY TILL MIDNIGFT
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Guests to the wedding of Marty
Novak and Dorothy Bouwens started
out "for the bride's home by car,
truck and bus at nine-thirty...and
from then on there was something
doing every minute, with "Barrel
Chested Bill1* Bouwens nlaying the
role of perfect host.
Reverend Merrill Sulzman united
the young couole in marriage at
eleven o' clock and shortly after
the hundred guests did things to
the banquet board. Did things is 4
right. We even saw Bill out by
the barn whetting a butcher knife
on his boot top and sizing un an
other of his fat shoats in case
they started,, calling for more.
Looking tired but haony the nop
ular bride and groom were hosts at *
the big dance at the community hal'
that evening. Marty invited the
whole valley, and about everyone
who had a way of getting to town
was there.
• All in all, she was one big day,
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A not-luck noon luncheon will be
held at the Manse by the Ladies
Aid of the Community Church on
Wednesday May 6th.
A Mother's Day nrogram will be
carried out and a large attendance
is honed for.
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No paint will be issued to colo
nists unless square feet to be
covered are turned in with the rea
uisiticn, according to an announce
ment by Mr# Biggs.
Have you seen what looks like
new rolling stock on the roads?
•Hell, that is what George Black
is accomplishing at the big Com
munity Center garage.
Transportation has always been
a big problem here and an effic- ■
ient repair department is an im
portant unit. That’s the reason
for so many changes in the shop
set-up, but as George says, he is
now in shape to make all ordinary
repairs# TTe has the bulk of the
tractor fleet in Al condition, anc
that is an item with all this land
clearing staring the corporation
in the face. Trucks, pick-ups
and busses are continually getting
their innards overhauled....a big
job, but because George is at ther
all the time; because he fires in
efficient drivers and seeks for
only top-nothchers behind the
wheels and on the levers, they
continue to roll over roads that
wrill tear the very heart out of
any machine not properly handled
and cared for.