THE VALLEY SETTLER in publlnhocl
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmer’s Cooperating Asso
ciation at Palmer, Alaska,
Mng. Editor: Mrs. Marie Wilson
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This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association’s
work, problems, accomplishment’s,
and also news of local and gen
eral interestj and to help foster
the cooperative spirit of .the
farmers of the Matanuska Valley,
With the beginning-of another
school year, afew timely comments
might not come amiss.
Cars have been seen driving
across the school grounds. This
is not only poor judgement, and
bad manners but leads to a crim
inal offence. Time is not so
valuable that the minute saved
in cutting across the school-lot
is worth the life of one of our
children. That minute saved will
not heal a broken arm or leg
which may result in permanent
injury.
If a child is playing upon the
school grounds, he is in his
place, happy and unmindful of any
danger from your car which may
invade the grounds and strike
him down while he is running to
catch a ball or just a little
late to answer the call of the
boll; runs pell-mell to make up
for lost time, just as you sneak
around the corner with 40 horse
power.
Use common sense and what brains
you have. Spare the lives and
.mangled bodies of our children
which wo value and love beyond
mention. Just afew thoughtless
seconds, can cause a life time of
pain misery and disparo. DON'T
LET IT HAPPEN,don't- take the risk.
Wo hrwo good roads around. By
traveling across we leave car
•tracks which out-of-town people
mistakt as a right-o-way.
In most school districts, cars
are forbidden to travel and 'the
speed of all cars traveling near
are confined to a very moderate
rate.
School buses with the right to
•drive into the alley ha.vc found
it difficult many tines to avoid
accident. ' Only careful, efficient
drivers are allowed to drive
school buses and via have none
good one3. The general public
should be as careful as the re
gular bus drivers.
If this warning is net hooded
stops will bo taken to "prosecute
offenders. We arc determined
that the lives and well being
of our children shall be protected.
ON THEIR WAX
Tine waits for no nan. The nen
bers of the Palmer High school
who graduated, last year are on
their way in the world. Each one
making his or her way toward
the life they expect ‘to live.
Miss June .-.King, Ruth Ellen
Elliott, and Bon Anderson have
gone to Fairbanks to attend
school this year. Bob Broostrom
and Clayton Deland are working.
Dorothy Vasanoja is working at
the hospital. Miss Ina Bello
Irwin has gone outside to attend
school.
Mr. -and, Mrs. I.M.C.Anderson and
family are leaving for Fairbanks
this week end. Mr. Anderson is
connected with the Agricultural
Extension .Service' at Fairbanks
and expects to assume his duties
at once. Mr.Howard Estelle is
replacing Mr. Anderson in the
Matanuska Valley.. Mr. and Mrs.
Anderoon have made many friends
here in the Valley who will
miss them very much. We can only
w ish then success' in their new
hone.