Palmar, Alaska - August 28. 1942No, 34
Vol. 5
NATION’S IMMEDIATE MAN
POWER NEEDS TO GOVERN
INDUCTIONS IN FUTURE
From nov/ on local boards
for Selective Service are
authorized to consider reg
istrants for solection* witl
consideration to both their
dependency status and activ
ity in war v/ork in the fol
lov/ing order*
(1) Single men with no de
pendents; (2) single men
who DO NOT contribute to
the war effort but who have
dependents; (3) single men
with dependents and who con
tribute to the war effort;
(4) married men who ARE NOT
engaged in the war effort
but v/ho maintain a bona fid<
family relationship with a
wife only; (5) married men
who are engaged in the war
effort and v/ho maintain a
bona fido family relation
ship rath a wife only; (6)
married men v/ho ARE NOT en
gaged in the war effort and
who maintain a bona fide
family relationship with
wife and children or child
ren only; and (7) married
men who are engaged in the
Y/ar effort and v/ho maintain
a bona fide family relation
ship with wife and children
or children only.
In all cases the depend
ency status must have been
acquired prior to December
8, 1941, AND AT A THE THEN
SELECTION rUS NOT IIXilNENT.
Preparing to carry out
its stated policy with re
gard to induction of men,
National Headquarters said
that all local boards are
to make every possible of
fort to insure that the
calls made upon them are
met on schedule during the
poriod in which the amended
dependency policy is being
placed in effect. Local
boards, therefore, are auth'
orizod to vary from the gen*
oral order of selection of
registrants v/ith dependents
when it is necessary te fill
a call, provided the regis*]
trants who are selected wenj
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GENERAL
COMMITTEE OF DRIVE TO
BUY CAR FOR NURSE
The general committee
wishes to thank the people
for the fine response thus
far in our drive for oonoy
for the car for the health
nurse. Up to date we have
collected $475.00 and have
more promised. Somo of the
districts haven't handed in
full reports. We have di
vided the Valley into dis
tricts and have appointed a
chairman-collector for each
district. We feel that you
all should havo the privilogc
and opportunity of giving to
this cause. The following
people have been appointed
las collectors. If they do
not see you, will you please
see them and give them your
donation? They are* Mrs,
Hoskins, Mrs. Whiter Huntley,
Mrs. Dioss, Mrs. Victor John
son, Mrs. Kling for civic
center; Hr. Engle,West Palraor
Mrs. King and Mrs. Wimraor,
North Palmer; Mrs. Irwin,Lirs.
Dinkle, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. Meier, Mrs. Duff,
Mrs. Quamstrom, Mrs. Lossing
Wo should raise about
"$1,000. So come on folks,
let's got over the hump.
Hiss Joan Anderson has To
signed from the staff of the
Palmer High school. Harry
Wimmor will bo moved as in
structor of tho sixth grade
to the High school and Mrs.
Mildred Kling will toach tho
sixth grade.
There was excellent atten
dance at Monday night's meet
ing of the Palmer unit of the
Alaska Territorial Guard. A
number of recruits v/ore sv:orn
in. Plans wero discussed
for local caches.
The Rot. Mr. Beyer of Val
Ley Chapel delivered the ser
aon at Rklutna school last
Sunday nlgh-t*__
classified as available for
military servico under form
er regulations.
PIONEER FAMILY
Frank Lynn* who lives
south of the Agricultural
Experiment station* came in
I to the Valley Settler of*
fice last Wednesday to re
new the subscription he
sends to his mother* Mrs.
Genio Lynn at Manhattan*
Kansas.
From him wo learned that
the Lynn family came to tjse
Matanuska Valley from Ad
ams County* Kansas in 1927*
Mr, Lynn bought a 160 acre
homestead from George Ny
lon, In 1935 he sold half
of it to the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation
and in 1938 he bought it
back,
Ur. Lynn's main interest
is his herd of dairy cows.
Ho is now milking 12 cows.
He has good acreage of hay
and raises his silage - im
ports most of his grain.
He believes in cows and
dairy products for monthly
’ income. The Lynns have a
flourishing home garden
and a half acre in potatoes.
Frank Lynn's brother,
James W. Lynn is at the
head of the Dairy Extension
Department of Kansas State
College at Manhattan.
One visit back in the
States a few years ago con
vinced Mr. Lynn that he was
exactly where ho wanted to
be when he is at home in
Alaska,
Are Guernseys good pro*
ducers? The U.S.Depart
ment of Agriculture figures
show the three major breeds
in this country consistently
above the average production
of othor dairy breeds# The
average production of daugh
ters of proved bulls show
Guernseys with an average
production in the herd im
provement herds of 7,672
pounds of milk and 376 lbs.
of fat,
Liilking machine equip
ment! s on the next list of
rubber conservation items.