VALLEY SETTLER
Published every Friday by the Matanuske
Valley Farmers Cooperating Association.
Bv L. H. Allen
By subscription $1.00
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Single copy mailed anywhere ,10
Wayne Coy, Liaison officer for the
President's Office of Emergency Manage
ment, says of our War effort«"Overall im
provement is needed or we shall have the
most energetic industry, the most co-op
erative trade unions, the most alert
press, the best bankers and lav/yers and
doctors and public generally that ever
lost a war."
Glamor in the movies is definitely
threatened. On top of President Roose
velt's $25,000 salary ceiling recommenda
tion comes a War Production Board order
limiting expenditures for set construct
ion to $5,000 a picture.
As much as $150,000 has been spent on
a single set in the past. Lovie-goere
are destined to become as familiar with
certain sets as they used to be in the
old Vitagraph days. Better enjoy all
these pictures that have been made before
the price ceiling on cost of sets wqe
made.
When anyone spoke of privilege in the
heretofore, he usually meant selfish per
sonal advantage. President Roosevelt
used the term in a very different sense
in concluding his message to Congress on
the control of inflation.
"Free men and women," he declured,"deen
it a privilege rather than a sacrifice to
work and to fight for the perpetuation of
the democratic ideal." He urged Ameri
cans to seek "equality of privilege" rath
er than "equality of sacrifice."
COLLIER'S says: "The United States al
ways has indulged in a season of belly
flops and pratfalls at the outbreak of a
war, regaining her equilibrium in due
time and proceeding thereafter to kick
out the teeth of her enemy."
(Not that v/e know what "pratfalls" aro)
Milk, cream, butter and other dairy
products brought more money to Amorican
farmers in 1941 than any other products is
the report of the U.S.Department of Agri
culture. Dairy products made up 17 per
cent of the cash farm income from the
sale of all crops and livestock combined.
EXTENSION CLUBS ACTIVITIES
Sixteen 4-H club girls in the Glacier
View anc Riverbend communities met at the
Rorrison home June 11« Reports on the
project work v/ere given as follows.
The girls chose the name "Defenders
for Alaska 4-H Club" for their general
club.
A demonstration on how to make a col
lar was given by asther Xerttnlr and
G\vendolyn i creese.
Pe^gy Hansen v/as appointee flag bear
er.
The former members, assisted by rs.
Rorrison and lire. Eckert, had chare of
the 4-‘< admission ceresiony initiating
nine nev members to their club. 4-H
buttons "ere given to all the ne ibers.
Viraini Hutte led the -.roup sinking.
Barbara ;.c^llistor is President and
Caroline Jo'-nson is becret^ r .
The next meetin v/iii be he^d at the
Eckert home Jul> 3.
Canning
Baking
Garden
Clothing
Jean Hammond
Betty Lou Rorrison
Caroline Johnson
Barbee Lossin
The Homemakers Picnic will be held at
King's La*ce .ednesda , June 2-*-» The
committee has arranged vith .:?♦ Stock
for transportation, anc the truck will
leave the Extension office at 10 ... .,
going by the vcy of Casler's and Kirsh
er's. anyone desiring to rides please
leave your name at the Extension office
by Monday night so that arrangements can
be made.
Since it is difficult to find anyone
to stay with small children* mothers are
invited to bring them; the entire family
is invited for a picnic supper at 8 P.. i.
Please bring food and your own dishes -
(menu in last week's Valley Settler).In
the evening the Homemakers club will put
on stunts and there will be community
singing. The committee appointed at
the last Homemakers Council meeting for
making general arrangements are: llrs.
C. V. King, Mrs. H. L. Thuma, and Mrs.
Li. C. St o c k.
The Eklutna 4-F Camp Cookery dlub will
meet with Mrs. Anderson on Tuesday after
> noon, June 23, The general meeting of
the 4-H clothing, home improvement, and
gardening clubs under the leadership of
Miss Davis will be in the evening in the
Assembly room.
Buy Victory Stamps at the Trading Post
and at the general office. Some stamps
today, some stamps tomorrow add up to a
bond.