THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
ever- Friday by the I'atanuska
Valley Fanner’s Cooperating Asso
ciation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Irving Nowville
Subscription rates: ,1.00 year
By mail: 1.75 year
Mailed Anywhere: .10 copy
This paper is issued for the
purpose of giving information
and news of the Fatanuskn Valley
Farmer’s Cooperating Associa
tions work, problems, accomp
lishments, also nows of local
and general interest; and to
foster the cooperative spirit of
the Farmers of the Matanuska
Valley.
CONTROL PIPES
The season of the year has
arrived when the danger of runaway
fires is at its greatest. By the
same token, this is a good time to
dispose of stump heaps, brush piles
and other fire hazards, and in
most instances it is necessary to
use fire for this pur oso. In
using the expression. "Control Fire"
there is no intent on the part of
any one to suw0cst that "Thou
shalt not build fires". Every
Alaskan should be interested in
preserving standing timber on all
land except the acres to be clear
ed for agricultural purposes and
to that end every precaution pos
sible should bo taken when start
ing fires to confine the fire to
the area intended for burning.
Ernest E. ,/cschenfolder has
been employed by the Alaska Fire
Control Service for patrol duty
in the Palmer area. Ernie was
born on a homestead in Alaska
and being an Alaskan understands
the need and advantage of co
operation. He .says there probably
will bo no C. u. C. neIp available
this season and hopes to secure
the cooperation of Valley residents
in controlling the firo problem.
A fire truck with equipment
for a crow of fifteen non will
be stationed here, inclined in tile
equipment is a power pump and 2/500
ft. of hose.
This equipment is intended
primarily for preventing the
spread of fire on the public do
main, however, it can and will be
used in fighting fires on nrivatc
property, IP property owners
cooperate with the Service in the
control of fires.
There i s no law, cr.ccpt the
lav; of Common Sense, that requires
a person to'secure a permit to
start fires, in this part of the
country. Designate some person
in your district to issue burning
permits and get a permit from
him before starting your fire,
in this v/ay fires can bo confined
to small areas with some assurance
of enough help for their oontrol.
If too many fires are started at
the same time, when so many farm
ers are vorking away from home it
will be impossible to prevent a
useless, senseless, waste of pro
perty. Oh Hell, a person becomes
fatigued from pleading with co
operators to cooperate -- Indicate
your burning desires and get a
permit.
Tho Sourdough Hone?akers net
at tho C_.R. Monaghan hone -ay 13.
.irs. \l„ Ebert gave a very interest
ing discussion on the use of frozen
foods.
REV. HAROLD GIBSON AND LR. SIDES
LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE.
Rev. Harold Gibson and Ilr.
Sines who have been conducting
services in the Valley the last
few months loft Seward Hay 15th
on the Bnronof to Visit among frionc
outside.
Mrs. Adam Werner tailed on
flowers in Alaska at tho Civic
Center hone makers mooting held
at the D'ilson hone Lay 14th.