T1:'E MATAMJSKA VALLEY PIOITEEP
Published Thursdays at
Palmer ■ Alaska
Lack Allman, Editor - Publisher
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From a colonist we learn that
^aul Jahr (who recently ’nulled the
oinT and has gone scurrying back to
his former home in faint Louis Co..
Minnesota) made a canvass of the
colony in an attempt to get a num
ber of families to return in one
group, his argument being: "If a
bunch of us go back together it
will be easier to get reinstated on
the relief rolls."
The fear that there might be
some difficulty in obtaining county
aid was no doubt engendered by the
October wire from Cel. Westbrook to
Col, Hunt, whicii ws pub 1 ished, and
whi c h. read:
"Arm/ additional colonists desir
ing return should understand that
under the rules of V/FA they are not
eligible for employment under Y.orks
urogram and that Federal relief
their status will be discontinued
in November "
The interesting part of this
whole thing is not that Jahr feels
it will be necessary to justify
his return in order to bring pres
sure on county and state agencies,
but that he INTENDS GOING 3ACN ON
RELIEF„
We have no idea just what kind
of treatment eaint Louis County re
lief clients get, but it must be
oretty good if one will rthrow over
his shoulder’ the chance he has had
here and return tc it. It must he
much better then that experienced
by other colonists here. One woman,
with tears in her eyes, said not
long ago: "Are we ever glad for the
chance tc work for what we are get
ting. VThy, this is the first win
ter cur kids have gone to school
with warm enough clothing, and come
home to enough good food to eat."
personally, we feel that little
harm has been done through Tahrrs
attempt to influence others.
Those who refuse to do their
own thinking; who v/ill let the dis
gruntled suggestions of another de
cide such important issues as the
matter of sticking or quitting, can
be of little good to the community.
N e i t h e r of t h c sc el erne itt s is
desirable. The first is trouble
some, the other too weak to make
much of a go of it up here.
Do your own thinking. Often
times your future happiness de
pends upon whether you do or not.
DATE STILL UNCERTAIN FOR
PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY BALL
Palmer, like every other city
throughout Alaska and the States,
is to aid in that most worthy
charity, the sunnort of President
Roosevelt’s hobby, the prouer treat
ment and care of those striken with
infantile naralysis.
Proceeds from our dance here wiJ
go in to swell the fund collected
by dances all over the country on
the President’s birthday.
Due to the fact that there is a
possibility of there being a delay
in laying the floor in the new Com
munity Rail it is not certain that
the President’s Ball can be held or.
the scheduled date, January 30.
However, Mr. Leo Jacobs, ARRC
architect, has promised to let the
committee chairman know on Monday
next definitely whether the floor
will be ready or not.
If the floor is to be down in
time announcement will be made•by
telephone to the various camps, by
posted notices, by Station KF0,D
and the committee composed of colo
nists and members of the ^almer
Democratic Club will begin to func
tion.
If, on the other hand, Ur. Jac
obs says definitely that the floor
will not be ready another date will
be set and details given in the
next issue of the PIONEER.
Howard Lyng
General Chairman
FOREIGN MONEY READS NORTH
That the eyes of the world are
turning to the northland is becom
ing an increasingly anoarent fact.
Tonight’s radio brings us the
news that African Geld Fields, Inc
one of the world's largest mining
concerns dealing in frontier hold
ings, is invading the Carmack area
in the Dawson country.
The reoort states that the com
pany has fifty miles of nlacer
creek gravels under cation. Even
to nrosuect such a quantity of
ground means the spending of large
amounts of money. If dredging on
orations are undertaken it will
mean the spending of much more.
From all indications the entire
northland is attracting cutside
caoitnl in such quantities that it
will be nothing short of a miracle
If Alaska doesn’t star over the
threshold into a decade of greatei
nrosoority than she has ever know
Money will oner. Alaska as frc>sJ.
opens a chestnut burr, and the goi
den kornal of her mining resource?,
are sufficient to cure a number of
the ills from which Uncle Gam is
now suffering. Alaska hasn’t boc:
-orosnectod, Not even scratched.^