THE VALLEY f ETTLL'R is published
• very I rid ay by the ' atanuska Val
ihy j j.xr: or’ s Coop* rating associa
tion -t Palmer, Alaska.
mg. Editor: Irving Mwville
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This p a per i.s issues for the pur
nosi of giving information and
nov;s of the K '.taausku Valley lap
aars Cooperating associations
'ork, problems, ...ccomp 11 shn ;nts .
-Iso n.. s ji local and general
interest -ud to foster the Co
op r-tiv spirit oi the lYrmurs
of the atarmsk- V-1.L jy.
One of the topic-3 of discuss
' vi l ‘ 0- f on3 0 rteet
1 . la.-t Saturday evening was
'■ r ■' n o 1 :' e n i n 3 i t i 3,
■ hile t’ is disease deserves
s rlous consideration it 3s felt
b. Public It:a 1th nuthcritios, •
that a serious epidemic in this
area 3.3 improba’1 . Those or< -
sent at the mooting were caut
ion-:' to lock for three 3efinj.no
syntema - EHAPAC - 7" VAR -
VC. T'TT'TG - 1 ■' secure bia rliate
medical attention. A patient re
ceiving trsatm nfc soon after the
appearanc of tl so sprat oms has
an ' excellent ct.ar.ce of complete
rocov ry, witt.out any after
effects .
Tho gore: ■ using this dis
ease is an oft. n carried bp adults
an bp children, and it was pointed
out that then a. mod to bo no
particular danger in carrying on
th ■ r0guln.r s cho 1 activities as
children in school were under
surv'-:iliar.co of nurse and school
teachers.
owov r the mining of chil
dren and agults in crowds should
bo avoided.
hr* - lore today stated that,
'* J’b r: is no cause for panic '
Although tho presence of flu in •
tho Community is causing some con
fusion in diagnosis by the layman.
Kce.dn.cho cion ; ’or cither of the
other symtoms o.lcne do not nec
essarily me on meningitis. hut
wh • t h c three: c ar d i n r. 1 s - m it; oms -
. )ACHB - P3V-2R - VOJ'ITIHG -
occur In combination, one should
bw suspicious of meningitis and
the patient should tm taken to
the hospital as soon as possible.1'
::r.jcr Albr-cht, repressed
his mb bus i vciio atmrov. .1 of the
cooperation of the p oplo of the
Valley In Civilian Defense and
other organized acti^it s. Ho
stressed the need for every one
to realize hia individual respon
sibilities in the conduct of the
. j '.vail
abi- foot of ground planted
to food pro.-SJhr- -rops, that
- each farmer cultivate all the land
.
liajor .loath described vari
ous bombs and gas s us d in chem
ical warfare, told of th.c advan
tages and disadvantage3 of each,
explained the construction and
us of the ga mask. He said,'
Do not try to extinguish incendi
ary bombs, but with the use of a
r 1<
ft. long and a bucket of sand re
move th bomb to a rlacs whore it
will do no her-, then fight the
fire the bomb had started."
Captain L rsyom spoke on first
Aid. treatment for those injured
by gas,
Lt. Snodgra; s carried mes
sage from Captain hiffilin of
the 'guar to maoter'r Corps, asking
for local food production and ex
press od’ the Ar ly ’ prefer nee in
buying it’s supplies through one
orgmizati on v th r than from
peddlers,
All dairymen are urged to at
tend the dairy' pro praxis planned
Tor Farm & Home v ek» I,L#C.Ander
son who has b en livestock qrcci
alist in the Valley and the Terri
tory, and 1:> hov; .0.1 rial Husbandman
In charge of t' o Collogc Ik;., Sta
tion will d3.scv.sa.':' oddng/ costs of
production, of whole milk, and
of calves.