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VALLEY SETTLER
MAY 2ff
1943
No 21
DONT FORGET”VICTORY'GARDEN”.
Boys and girls who have the land
fin'-'! ere willing to work cnn still
prepare a Victory Garden an^ will
be elgible for the $ 25.00 prize
that has been donated for the
contest, by one of our Citizens
in the Matnnuskn Valley.
Not only would the prize be very
nice but the vegetables that you
can raise will be useful and mnbe
a few dollars can be relized by th<
sale of your excess products.
Use a small amount of land and
cultivate it very good, vegetables
raised by intense cultivation are
better than the ordinary garden
handled, in a slipshoh manner.
CHECKS DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR FOOD.
Mr Ray H. Wrede a representive of
the Dept, of the Interior, hasbecn
inspecting the caches of food that
was shipped to Alaska last winter
for emergency purposes. He reports
that he is well satisfied with the
manner in which it has bee handled
and that it is in good shape.
Mr. Wrede stated that the report!
rhat were circulated last spring ii
regard to the butter supply at Nome
and other articles shipped there
were grossly exeragated and that 11
is not true that carelessness was
use'5 in the selection of the amounl
and kinds of food needed in the
Seward Penisula district, it was
intended that Nome should be the
distributing center for all of the
country up there in the event that
it is found necessary t o use it.
f.HUNTER COLLEGE GIRLS HELP OUT.
According to the OWI news release
the girls who are students at '
Hunter College located in New York
City, will offer their services to
Farmers who need help this year.
Judging by our expierenco with one
Hunter Graduate who visiter1 in the
Valley in 1939 and who helper* us
pick potatoes from under snow
covered fields that fall, it seems
that these girls might be very good
farm hands. b
Hunter College is noted for its
ability to train girls for useful
•reers in public life after grad
uation, it is not n"finishing"schoc
but a place to train for begaining
the study of lifes problems, art an
culture also can be assimilated by
the training recievd there.
FAIRBANKS MILK PRICES INCREASED.
According to Jessons Weekly from
Fairbanks, the price of milk has
been reiser? to 30^ a quart, a raise
of per quart. Tho raise was
Allowed by the OPA at the request
cf Creamers Dairy.
This raise will not affect the
price of milk served in a glass by
the local r^asturants.
THE TRADSING POST WILL BE CLOSED ALL
DAY TOMORROW AND MONDaY. INVENTORY
TOMORROW AND MEMORIAL DaY, MONDAY.
COVERED WAGON WIDOW STARTS FOR ALASKA.
The Alaska 'Weekly reports that a Mrs
Miriam Mathers, middle age'3 widow of
Wcpato, Wash, left there on Mur. 16
headed for Alaska in a covered Wagon.
She was delayed on the way by tho
^kidding cf one of her two goats an^
having t« get her wagon fixed and
the horses shod.
Border officials arc reported to be
doubtful whet;her the Army eficci;Is
will let her pass.
I USO. SHOWS HELD IN NEW LOCATIONS.
iThc weekly show that has boon h^ld in
ithe Comunity Auditcriumn under the
jauspecious of tho USO and the Special
;§crvicc Division of tho Army, will V•
be discontinued for the present, due
■to the small number cf men who will
be stationed near here for the next
few months. These shows were very
greatly appreciated by the people who
saw them as guests of tho Service Men.
But the fact mu3t be consider 1 that
these shows arc for the Armed Forces
anr' that it Is necessary to have them
in places most convicnent f r tho men.
Pi .RISERS UKION DEPLORE LOSS OF FUNDS
• TO THE FARM SECURITY i.DMINSTRATION.
The U.S. Congress failed to include
any now fund’s for tho F.S.A. in the
lost session and while former approp
ir.tions arc still available for uses
designated, no new funds wore provider1
for any new projects. Undoubatly tho
main reason for this action is because
farm production aided by F.S.A. funds
made u-n astounding showing last year
end the largo Corporation Farms and
wealthier farm owners do not want any
competition. A combination of reactio
nary Congressmen from both political
1 parties succeeded in romoveing any
oppropiation for funds of this nature
d from the bills passed. Just what
the present Congress will do about
progressive measures can bo seen.