THE VALLEY SETTLER is,'published
every Friday by the Matanuska Val
ley Earner's Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
L.ng, Editor: Irving Nowvillc
Subscription rates: El.00 year
By Mail: 'Jl.75 year
Railed Anywhere: .10 copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
nev/s of the Liatanuska Valley Far
mers 'Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
also news of local and general
interest and to foster the Co
operative spirit of the Farmers
of tho Latnnuska Valley.
. . NOTICE
The Public is warned that
roaning about the MILITARY
RESERVATION is prohibited.
All Civilians having busi
ness on the Post will enter
through the regular gates.
Travelers between Palmer and
Anchorage will stay on the High
way when near the Reservation.
The use of. side roads and trails
on the Military Reservation
arc specifically prohibited.
Persons found trespassing will be
arrested and arc subject to heavy
fine and a tern in Federal Prison.
The attention of the Public
Is directed to naps posted in the
Federal Building and City Hall
in Anchorage and in the Post Of
fice in Palmer.
On Saturday evening Feb,28 the
Annual Extension Party was held in -
the Palner .Community Hall, an agri
cultural film,"The River" was shown
illustrating soil losses which an
nually occur along the Mississippi .
River and it's tributaries, and
the importance of protective meas
ures as crop rotation and other
methods of soil conservation.
Community singing was led by
Harry 'dimmer, accompanied by Sar
geant Dunn, pianist with the Air
Corps Choru3. Doroctor ol Exten
sion Lorin T.Oldroyd and I M.C,
Anderson gave short talks oncer
ning tho importance of coo; orating
in agriculture and every f; rmer
doing his part in this ware emer
gency. The Air Corps, under the,
direction of Lieut. Paul B, Han
son, sang three numbers,: jallowed
by a.n encore of animal im: ations
by one of its members. TV. s was
followed by old time danc: g and
modern swing, with music furnish
ed by an orchestra from I\ "•t Rich
ardson.
The program was plain )d by
the recreation committee of the
Homemakers Clubs, Mrs, Don Irwin
and Mrs. Irving Howville, and the
local Extension Agents,
The Dairymen of the I ••.tarn
ska Valley met in the Lounge on
Tuesday evening Mar, 3 and dis
cussed -the organization of a CO-'
operative Dairy Bull Association,
The possibilities of initia
ting an artificial insemination
program by the dairymen was dis
cussed by Dr,Graves, Veterinarian,
It is'the desire of the Board of
the M,V, F.C,A, to assist the pro
ducers in the purchasing of a herd
sire frm a high producing dam, al
so the purchasing of two-year-old
heifers from the Outside in the
hope of' increasing local milk pro-*
duction. The following committees
wore appointed by the chairman to
investigate the possibilities of
putting into operation the above
program; Finance and transporta
tion, Frank McAllister, hrrl Mock
er, Harold VJ,-Ricc; Members nip and
By-Laws, Roland Snodgrass, Oscar
Kindgron, Virgil Eckert; Labora
tory and Bull, Henry LaRoac, Dr,
Earl Graves, and Archie Moffitt,
Director Lorin T.Olcroyd has
prepared a pamphlet ‘'Grow a Garden
in Alaska'1 which he discussed at
the Farm & Home Week program held
last week. These pamphlets will bo
available at the Extension Office
in the very near future.