VALLEY SETTLER
Published every Friday at Palmer, Alaska
by the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association in the interests of its members
and of the Matanuska Valiev in general.
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The New York Tribune saysi
"In the services' thinking about Alaska,
raids are not a question so much of 'wheth
er' as of 'when.' An attack on Alaska,
and possibly the Pacific mainland, was
more or less expected in April. The logic
now(July 5), based both on the magnitude
and speed of the American production pro
gram and on Japan's need to finish her job
in the southwest Pacific before starting
anything else, is that the attack certainly
will come this summer, if at all.
"By late fall, if production figures in
planes and pilots and war equipment of every
kind means anything, it should be too late
for the enemy to think of ANYTHING BUT THE
DEFENSIVE."
Life Expectancy has increased 12 years
since World War 1. The average porson in
the United States can expect to live to be
62.9 years old where from 1912 to 1920 the
average length of life was 51.1 years.
This increasing life span, with an ac
companying diminishing birthrate for many
decades past, is increasing the average age
of the population and is causing scientists
to take a greater interest in the problem
of advanced age. They have concluded that
there is nothing in the mechanism of the
body that requires it to break down and die
at a certain time after birth or maturity.
It contains devices for self-repair to have
possibilities for operating interminably.
Professor Carlson, physiologist of the
University of Chicago, says that it is prac
tically impossible to separate the factors
of aging from the accidents of living. The
"accidents of living" include far more items
than broken bones and injuries to tissues.
Professor Carlson includes under that head
ing "stresses and strains induced by the
fears, the vanities, the greed and the ig
norance of earlier years" and "faulty diets,
infections, overwork, lasiness, gluttony
and what have you."
No more pie tins will be made for the
duration unless of gold or silver, Whee-eet
Too much 1914 type of warfare is being
waged in 1942,
Mrs. Arvid Johnson, Mrs. H.A.Benson,
Mrs. John Pfeiff, Mrs. Osoar Beylund,
Mrs. Lester Monroe, Mrs. William Lentz,
Mrs. William Ising went to Anchorage
5unday and helped serve home-made calces
with coffee at the U.S.O.
The fifth annual Young People's Con
ference of southwestern Alaska, under
the auspices of the Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian churches, will be held at
Kings Lake Camp August 13 to 24.
The Rev, G. Edward Knight of Seward,
will act as dean assisted by the R6V. 0.
Wilber Randall of Palmer.
Evening programs will be conducted
by the Rev. B. J. Bingle of Fairbanks
and the Rev. Mr. Randall and a course
on "The Christian Home" will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Mr. Knight. There will
be an advanced Bible class. On Sunday
there will be a sing and an open forum.
The Homemr.kers Council met at the
Lounge last Monday. Miss Mae Stephen
son, Extension agent, urged the impor
tance of preserving fruits, vegetables
and fish this year. Plans were made
for a berry-picking tour. Those who are
interested will please leave their names
at the Extension office and transporta
tion will be arranged.
Plans were made for Station Day at
the Experiment Farm. Mrs.I.M.Sandvik,
Mrs. Larry Snodgrass and C. 0. Huntley
volunteered to assist with the noon
lunch. Everyone who attends is expect
ed to contribute to the potluck lunch.
Mrs. Harold Thuma was elected to at
tend the Health Council meetings for the
remainder of the year. Miss Johnson,
Public Health nurse, explained the sched
ule for pro-school health examinations,
A report on the Fourth of July activ
ities was given by Mrs. Thuma.
Mrs. Irving Newville presided at> the
meeting with Mrs. C. V7. Isaacs acting f
secretary.
The Mountain View 4-H club held its
regular meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Dick Jensen. Plans were made
for their summer picnic and fish day*
which will be held August 2, A demon
stration on thinning turnips and rutaba
gas was given by Dick Jensen and Sonny
Loberg, Donald and Flo Alice Dinkel
demonstrated the treating and transplant
ing of celery.
The 4-H Rally Day has been postponed
to 'Wednesday, August 19, and the 4-H
Fair may be held September 2,
Eklutna Rally Day will be held August
12.
Mrs, Herman Beyer has returned from
several days visit in Anchorage.