The VALLEY SETTLOR is published e- !
very iriday by the 1 atanuska Val- 1
ley farmers' Cooperating Associa- :
tion at Palmer, Alaska. ’
I.'ng. Editor - Irving Vewville
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This paper is issued Tor the
purpose of giving information and
news of the Uatanuska /alley i ar
ners1 Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
also news of local and Ooneral in
terest: and to foster the coopera
tive spirit of the rarmers of the
■ atanuska Valley.
The Alaska hire Control Ser
vice is completing plans for an
educational exhibit at the ''at
anuslca Valley Pair. The exhibit
will be constructed around the
Fire equipment used by the organ
ization.
The importance of protecting
tjmb'r and growing it for the
greatest economic and social val
ue possible in conjunction with
other crops will be explained.
Timber, as a cash crop, to bo
grown, protected, harvested and
re-planted under a sustained iold
management plan will be stressed.
Activities along this line
arc cserried on in many areas thr
ough out the world whore exper
ience has taught the peonlc liv
ing in those areas th cost of
wasting Haturcs covering.
The cost in loss of soil moisture,
of erosion by wind and water.
The loss of game cover, of beauty
and the timber products <f the
forest.
Pain and melting snow in the
foot hills and mountains north of
Palm r caused tho Aatanuska
overflow to cross tho Palmer -
Anchorage Highway yesterday and
today.
JOIN TIIA NAjj cncsc
Keith AcCoy, I Iso 1 r and
* iso Braves drove up free Anchorage
to attend the Ned Cross mm .tins in
Palmer ’ .o dries day evening.
,anong the other activities
conducted at the meeting *-r o.iiing,
Chairman of the local or .aization
ane unced the appointments of
chairman of various cor nittees:
i .rs • ’• , Fokorny, Jr.Ned Cross -
r.A,A. Johnson, disaster and No
li ef - rs.N.vh.odrich, Cj 'thing, -
. rs. Q. vuarnstron, Knitting - rs.
flora, first Aid.
Among; those returning; from the
fishing grounds, I. .Sandvik re
ported a rathe’ poor run of sal
mon in the Bristol Bay t roa this.
season as compared to that of o
thcr years.
The Singles arc lv pr.* to bo
back In Alaska after a rr.tlicfc cx
tended sojournin the htatos.
'.'ana Leruc war married to
Bernard ITionan at ?. o’cl'ck Tues
day afternoon at tbc Lutheran
Chur eh.
The bride was atten.cd by
hies i .yrtis Grill and ..,ci • eth Llir
hart acted as Aost man. . ftor the
ceremony a wcdc'in;_ dinner ’/as
served at the homo of the bride’s
parents hr.and rs. Jliru r J. Lo
duc.
The bride was a gre duatc of
Palmer high dchool and G lutator
ian of her class.
Lr.IIicman is employed in An
chorage. The young couple will
reside at their home in Palmer.
J hn Iveiscr, of the Anchorage
Leather h’urcau, present at the Fie]
Day program gave a brief summary of
weather data reported by two of the
Cooperating heather stations locat
ed in the Valley. The reports cov
ering tine elapsed since their in
stallation July lo.