Vol» 5
Palmer, Alaska - - July 10, 1942
No. 27
GOVERNOR GRUENING VISITS
PALMER
Governor Ernest Gruening
visited Palmer yesterday
for the purpose of estab
lishing a Territorial Guar<
unit in the Matanuska Val
ley. Accompanying the
Governor were Major Marstoi
and Michael J. Haas, Com
missioner of Labor.
The Governor appointed
Seth Cook as Captain of th<
Guard with Arthur Marsh an<
Harry DeLand as Lieuten
ants. These men will be
regularly commissioned as
officers in the Territori
al Guard.
Governor Gruening will
return to the Valley in th<
near future when he will
meet with the people here
and explain the nature of
the Guard.
As explained by the gov
ernor the action of this
body will be of a guerilla
nature. Rifles and ammun
ition will be furnished
members and rationed out.
There will be little close
order drill for the duties
of the Guard will consist
more in providing shelters
for supplies, evacuation of
civilians, making trails
and mapping them, target
practice, and so forth.
Every able-bodied maw
will be expected to support
their local unit. Espec
ially those of deferred
classifications will be
called on for home defense
duties.
A notice will be given
the people of the Valley
of the time and place where
Governor Gruening will ad
dress them upom his return
trip.
According to Associated
Press the War Department
has mapped in detail some
400 miles of a projected
1300-mile route of a pro
posed railway linking Princ
George, B. C. with the Alas
ka Railroad in the vicinity
of Fairbanks. This rail
road is to supplement the
International Highway, on
BASEBALL GAME IS OUT
STANDING FEATURE OF THE
FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAM
The baseball game was
the best-attended event of
the Fourth of July..program,
Winners of the first prize,
$5,00 were a team composed
1 of Dale Don, Ralph Horton,
Allen Linn, Hjalmar Kertul
la, J. McGrath, Gus Scheibl
Jim Klem, George McNeese,
> Corporal Gerheart and Glen
[ McNeese.•
Members of the team win
ning the $2.50 prize money
were Charles Monoghan, Geo.
Bouwens, Duane Huntley, Don
Pfeiff, Glen Marshall, Don
ald Hoag, Jim Monoghan,Jim
Bouwens, Keith and Floyd
Bechtel.
The contests for the
children from six to fifteei
were very interesting and
much enjoyed by the contest
ants as well as the onlook
ers. No one kept a list
of the winners and the Val
ley Settler is sorry not to
be able to print their
names.
Rain during the early
morning discouraged picnick
ing on the green as planned(
The dance in the evening wa«
enjoyed by a large crowd,
Harold Thuma and Dick
Engle, who collected for the
event, raised $70.50 by sub*
scription. All but $1.50
of this 7/as used for prizes
and other expense. Mr. Brix,
acting as treasurer, will
have the balance plus the
money placed in the cans on
various store counters by
contributors, on his con
science until July 4, 1943.
v/hich U.S.engineers have
been working since early
spring.
The War Department says
plans call for an extension
of existing rail lines by
the shortest possible route.
»The survey follows in gener
al the 'B' route proposed
by the International Highway
Commission, in almost direct
line up the Rocky Mountain
trench."
CO-OP NOTES
Due to the dry weather
and the damage done by the
cutworms, the feed situation
for this winter looks seri
ous. Long-time residents
predict there will not be
enough hay or grain to...cdrry
ovor the number of livestock
now in the Valley.
We. mre continuing the farm
'survey - trying to determine
as nearly as possible - what
shortage there will be. We
have also made arrangements
so that dry stock or young
stock can be pastured and
taken care of for $1.00 per
head per month. If you are
interested please see me at
once.
Farm machinery and parts
for repairs are getting hard
er to obtain right along and
lots of time is needed on
orders. Check your machin
ery for the parts you will
need and notify the Garage
or Warehouse immediately and
we will make every effort to
have them here in time for
harvest.
John J. Keyset*, assistant
[meteorologist at the Weather
Bureau at Anchorage, will
spend a few days in the Val
ley establishing wind equip
ment at several locations.
While in Palmer he is a guest
at the Lodge.
The Defends for Alaska
4-H club members entertained
their mothers at their regu
lar meeting at the Albrecht
home. They exhibited cloth
ing they had made and canning
they had done.
Uiss Agnes Seiber, who
has been employed at the Rec
reation Hall Lunchroom for
some time, plans to go to
Anchorage Saturday for a stay
of indefinite length.
There was excellent attend
ance at the dance Saturday
night at the school building,
sponsored by the Homemakerp
Council.