THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Liatanuska Val
ley I*’ar:nerTs Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng, Editor: Irving Newville
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also news of local and general
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operative spirit of the Farmers
of the Liatanuska Valley,
In the Alaska Meekly Dec. 26,
1941 and other papers through-out
the Spates appears the following
news item, much of which will
certainly be "news'1 to people liv
ing in the liatanuska Valley.
"Colonists in Liatanuska short on
Necessities. Cold snap- catches
Colonists short on coal, wood,
oil, stock feed and milk.
Palmer,- The coldest autumn in
several years tightened its grip
on the Matanuska farmers as free
zing temperatures damaged crops
and high winds demolished a ware
house in the Colony during a se
vere 11 How" recently.
Colonists reported a serious
shortage in coal, wood, oil,
stock feed and milk, all of which
have been unavailable for the
past three weeks, 'Shortage of e
oil and other fuel, it was said,
have made the coloney's fuel-op
erated electric power plant vir
tually useless.
Construction work on the
rail line also was reported ex
tremely slow and unsatisfactory
because of the frozen ground.
The batanuska River has boon fro
zen solid'for more than two
weeks now, and travel to Anchor
age has boon nearly suspended.1
Very little if any unusual
damage from freezing temp nature
was reported locally last au
tumn, during the harvest of pro
bably the big.est crop cv>.r
grown in the hatanuska Valley.
The warehouse referred to
may be the one at the hay dryer
that developed a list to star
board because of it's heavy
load. The shortage of coal,
wood and oil has been felt less
in Palmor than in other nearby
communities, and has in no way
affected the operation of the
electric power plant.
There probably need be less
feed shipped in this year than
usual, although tho number of
head of live stock has increased.
If the liatanuska had frozen
solid, instead of overflowing a
cross the fain.r highway, much
of tho grief of getting t 'c 400
gallons of mil’: daily to nchor
age could have been avoided,
"tho milk mentioned in this news
item as unavailable during a
three week period."
The "rail 1 .no" could poss
ibly be tho R. h. A. line con
struction of which has be..n held
up at times on account o? mater
ial and labor shortage.
HOSPITAL NOT IS
Annie Sunrise and Jennie
Yakashoff of Iklutna v/oro tonsil
patients this week.
-’rank Sckinoff was admitted
for surgery.
Ida Hoskins admitted for
medical tr atment, has t. on dis
charged.
■ rs. Ray Herrin was dis
charged today after receiving
medical treatment.
Mrs. Jack Corey of Chicka
loon who has been receiving
nodical care may be able to go
home tomorrow.
David Olson ha.s been ad
mitted for medical treatment.
Take forethought. Look ahead.
Bo prepared when need arises.