VALLEY SETTLER
Published every Friday at Palmer, Al
aska, by the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association for the purpose
of giving news of the Association's work,
problems, accomplishment, and news of lo
cal interest.
By L. H. Allen
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It is devoutly to be hoped that that
story to the mress in the States about
the family quarrel in the Matanuska Colo
ny (hos-ital) emanated from Anchorage,
not from Palmer. It would, be shamefully
lacking in that fine thing known as pride
for a Palmer correspondent to holr his
neighbors urn to ridicule.
It wont be long now until the news
services v.dll "get hep" to their own
smallness in accepting those malicious
stories from the Colony. They usually
avoid like nobody's business, grinding
one person's axe.
DID IE DREAM THIS?
Scene: Office of Secretary of the Interior
Secretary Ickes seated at his mahogany
desk. Enter Assistant Secretary.
Asst. Sec: "hr. Secretary, Senator Doggone'
it’s nephew, and/or niece, -wants a job."
Sec. Ickes: (ironptly) "Send him to Alaska!
Asst. Sec: "But, Lir. Secretary, what will
he do up there?"
Sec. Ickes ( /ith an oh, don’t bother me in
flection) "Oh,-investigate something."
Asst. Sec: "But, !’r. Secretary, everything
possible has already been investigated up
there several times over."
Sec. Ickes: "'Veil, that doesn't do any
ham,- or does it?"
Asst. Sec:(thinkin- of the thousands of
dollars of good U.S. money thrown to the
winds) "I wouldn't know. I do know that
you have never yet read one of the volumi
nous reports they've turned in."
Sec. Ickes,(with tone of that settles it):
"'.Veil, then, they haven't done any harm."
Asst. Sec:-persisting- "’.That do you sug
gest that Senator Doggoneit’s nephew shall
investigate in Alaska?"
Sec. Ickes - testily - "Oh, anything, -
the tiatanuskr. Colony, I guess. It's at
least two v/eeks since we sent an investi
gator there."
Asst. Sec:(distractedly running his hands
thru his hair - if he has any)-"But, Mr.
Secretary, whet shall he investigate in
the Kat&nuska Colony?"
Sec. Ickes:(closing one eye)- "Oh, what
difference does it make?"
And what Alaskans can't for the life of
of then understand Is why some congressmen
RIBBONS AWARDED IN CLOTHING PROJECT
Continuing the list of ribbons awarded
for excellence of exhibits at the Uata
nuska Valley 4-H Fair held in Falser,
September 2, the following awards were
made in the Clothing project:
CLOTHING I
- DISH TOWELS: blue, Joan McNeese, Katie
Murphy; red, Jean Hamann, Helen Havemei
ster; blue, Jacquiline Hollman; white,
Janet Sherrod, Leola DeLnnd, Gayle Eckert,
Barbara Hecker.
POT HOLDERS: blue, Katie Murphy; red,Le
ola DeLand, Jean Hanann, Barbara Hecker,
Joan McNeese, Jacquiline Hollnan; white,
Janet Sherrod, Gayle Eckert, Helen Have
aeister, Hazel V/erner*
Aprons: blue, Jean Hanann, Katie Murohy,
Bertha Newman, Pauline Anderson, Alice
Tooyak, Olivia Painter; roc, Leola DeLand,
Helen Havcmeister, Barbara Hecker, Joan
McNeese, Jacquiline Hollsan; white, Janet
Sherrod, Gayle Eckert,
COTTON DRESS: blue, Gayle Eckert, Helen
Hcivemeister, Katie Murphy; red, Leola
DeLand, jonn McNeese, Jacquiline Hollman;
white, Janet Sherrod, Jean Ha.aann, Bar
bara Hecker.
CLOTHING II
COLLARS: blue, Esther Kertula, Jennie
Churchill, Alice TooycGc; reu, Gwendolyn
1 KcNeese.
t SLIPS: blue, Jennie Churchill, Alice Too
' yak; red, Gwendolyn IcNease; white, Esther
i Kertulla.
DRESS: red, Gwendolyn I'cMeese; white,
Esther iCertullu.
, BLOUSE & SKIRT OR JUiiPERi blue, Jennie
Churchill, Alice Tooyak.
DARNING & PATCHING EXHIBIT: white, Esther
Kertullt, Gwendolyn LcNeese.
CLOTHING IV
FOR;AL DRESS & SLIP: red, Jospphine Natti.
The Homemakers Council will meet Monday,
September 14, at 10 a, m. in the Lounge.
It is important that all members attend
in order to make plans for Achievement
Day and to discuss programs for this fall
and winter. A potluck lunch will be
served at noon.
The 4-H Leaders Council will meet Mon
day night, September 14, in the Extension
office.
Hiss Mae Stephenson, District Home Dem
onstration agent, will attend the Anchor
age Homemakers moeting next Wednesday to
plan a clothing school.
Never tell a woman that a thing is as
plain as the nose on her face,
needed to come to Alaska to investigate
something when Dr. Ruth Gruber was already
ju? here.