VOL. 6
Palmer Alaska
October 8, 1943
No. 39
’Man bitea log'is considered news
and sc when Brill Moose runs man ou1
of field that should be classified
as news too, the Editor thinks.
Francis Henry reports that Frank
Gaenon was riding a horse through
the Berg farm last evening and tha1
a big Bull Moose, a cow, and a
smaller male met him and that the
Bull became belligerent and withoul
any cause of action did maliciously
charge said man and run him out of
the field. Later, when observed
by Mr. Henry who was driving a car
on the road adjoining field, the
Moose became an^ry when the horn
was honked at him and also tried t(
cet the car. It looks ,o» if the
Alaska Game Commission failed to
make previsions for the safety of
a man in this position, although
’.he Moose is carefully protected.
How about giving each local citizei
a a good moose rifle and a hundred
rounds of ammunition to be used fci
self protection?
JOHN REED HOME BURNS
A disastrous fire occured this wee!
when the John Reed home located on
the 'West side of Palmer burned to
the ground with all of the house
hold furnishings. Mrs. Mary Verri]
with her small children, was cccup
int the house at the tine of the
fire. The fire occurred at ni^bt
and was undetected until it had be
come so bad that it was impossible
to save anythin^. Mrs. Verri11 had
to flee with the children and lost
all of the clothes and other poss
essions in the fire. Mrs. Verrill
Gont. on page 8
Due to the willful end malicious
destruction of Government property
in the -.Post Office building it has
become necessary to close the lobby
during, the hours when employees are
not on duty.
Recent depredations have included
the burning of notices from the
walls, tearing up of postal notices
forcin0 open boxes and stealing the
contents, marring the walls with
obscene writing and in ^enoral mak
in the lobby, into a filthy and un
l fit place for business. Adequate
■I police protection not bein'1; avnil
] able, it has been necessary to take
I steps needed to preserve Government
! property and for the protection of
! the mail against fire and theft.
See Section 435 Par, 9 P.L. and R,
Harry B, DeLand.
Postmaster
j EOND DRIVE SHORT
The Palmer District bought $5,193.75
worth of bonds Inst month and foil
short nearly one third in their
quota of $7,500. The reas.n for this
i was largely caused by the fact that
Valley farmers had to pay very high
wa^es for their farm labor during
this month of harvesting, and that
they did not receive payment for
| the crops harvested. The crops must
1 be placed in a pool and the farmer
hwill receive his pay when the
] products are sold. Mr. DeLand, the
1 chairman in charge of local bond
j sales, believes that the quota could
have been met if a few of the more
prosperous citizens had taken the
interest in the matter that it de
serves, but he’ feels that the farm
ers have done all that could have
been expected of them under the
circxamstanccs.