Vol* 6
VALLEY
SETTLER MAY
7 1943
N o. 10.
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MATANUoA ELECTRIC ASSO. NEWS.
Mr, Walter Mau the Manager of the
M.E.A. Mrs made the following info
mation available for the benifit o
farmers who desire electrical
service from the Association.
An esti”'ted ten farms will likely
be conm oted service from the
rower 1*nes of the system in the
near fu'.nrs, as a result of the
War Ft ' 'ction Boards order makin
wirein •,t< rials available to tho
farmers ho have sufficient needs
of electricity as indicated by the
amount livestock or poultry the
they ir v in production.
Farmer0 ".ho want electric service
in ord- r to increase rroduction
should ^ t in contact with the
local U. ’ . Dejt. of Agriculture
War Bos r and qualify for an;roval
from tl "i. A lett r written to the
Board t ’vin_ information in r ard
to ycur farming activities, should
state wh f you have for considcrat
.ion, that is, numbt.r of cows,pi0s
or shot also poultry, acres of'
0rain, p tatoes and ect.
Farmers who want electric service
as a means of increasing food prod
uction, should now be able to -et
wireinw material without difficult;
Mr. Mau said, provided they can moi
the animal units required. Many
farmers hesitated before now becau
-sc they did not knew that wirein^
material? can be purchased. To
establish the rijat to obtain wire
in0 mat rials, a farmer need only
show that he will make effective
the use of the electricity to help
overeat the shortages of vital
foods, h< also stated.
Continued on pa0e 5,
RALr! FORTON PASSES AWAY.
The bereaved friends and relatives
of Ral;h Horton attended the funer?
services, held at the Catholic
Church in Palmer, last Thursday.
Ralrh h- s been very ill for some
time an the end was not expected
when it came. The parents moved to
Anchors^ sev- ral months nwo after
operatin, a business in Palmer for
several years. Ralph attended the
Palmer hi^h School and his former
school mates acted as pall bearers.
He was well known and liked by the
people of Palmer and was related
tc a lrrte number of old time
residents of Alaska. The parents
have the symphnty of the people
who were their friends and neighbor
in Palmer and Anchorage.
PALMER UGH SCHOOL COMMENCMENT.
The Commencement Exorcises of the
r Palmer "i«_h School will be hold
f nt the Comunity Auditoriumn, next
Wednesday ev.nin^ at 8.00 P.M.
The following program has been
arranged for that time;
Liehestraum -- Liszt.
Hl^h School Orchestra.
Processional - March* Aida
Mrs. L.A. Philips.
Invocation--rRev. K.E,Beyer
Salutatory - June Francs
t I love a little Cottage--O'Hara.
Valedictory -- Jnnoll Miller
Address - Major Applegate
Gr.,en Cathedral- Hahn,
Mrs. Klinof Mrs. Payne, Phillips.
Presentation of Diplomas— L.Arndt
Benidiction-Rev. H.E. Beyer.
BACCALAUREATE.
The Baccalaureate services will he
heir1 at the United iret:stent
Church, next Sunday ev-^nin^ at
8.00 oclock May. 9. 1943.
An address will be Oivon by Rev.
R.Roland Armstrong, of the Presby
terian Church of Anchorage.
Mrs. Max Sherrod will play the -
. Recessional and Processional
^Jeanne will render a solo, and
Harry Winner will also play.
One boy and five ^irls will be
in the oraduntin0 class this year,
three other boys would probably
have been in this class if they had
not joined the Armed Forces.
The following are on the Honor Roll,
Loyd■Puhl Lucille Ungaro.
Barbara Falk.
June France Janell Filler
Mary Kallender.
jClass Motto, We fly with cur Win0s.
Class Colors, Red and Silver
Class Symbol, " AIRPLANE”
The "JEEP” that the Palmer School
pupils agreed to buy for Uncle Sam
was paid for durin0 the month of
April and when last seen was cross
ing the ”Brid0e to Tckio” on hi_h.
The school bought 4 I.I 7,oo or
over a hundred dollars more than
was needed to purchase it and send
it on its way;a spare tire was also
purchased for it. The boys and Lirls
deserve a lot of credit for the
effort that they made in the campnl
s-^n to sell the necessary bonds.
BUY BONDS AND HELP WIN THE WAR.