THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Vatanuska Val
ley Earners' Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor--Irving Rewville
Subscription rates:
By mail:
hailed anyvrhere:
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1.75 year
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This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving Information and
news of the i'atanuska Valley Far
mers Cooperating Associations
work, •• •rebloms, aceomolish:nents,
also ne ,vs of local and general
interest and to foster the co
operative spirit of the Farmers
of the I'atanuska Valley.
hhw potato i:a?.v :sttr
Potato Orov/orn will be wlnd
to lam cf a now machlno .’or
harvesting the potato crop. The
sou ' harvester in; nted by three
■".on of Shaft or, California, Harry
Leedom, A.B. McKinley and Mon so
V. Hrrris will mean to the potato
grower what the combine is to
the grain rower. It digs the
tubers from the ground and lays
then on a movable belt where
they can to sorted and sacked
in the field, saving considerable
handling, and light is provided
so that harvesting can be done
24 hours a day.
If there arc any farmers in
the Vrlloy who have rot had
their fields checked by the In
tension Agent for the A.x..A.
payments for 1941, please notify
Harold V/, Rice, Extension Agent,
immediately, before the crops
arc removed from the area.
The Sourdough Hon error3
rp 4- o 4
•dub
huff horn
oept. 9. A committee was ap oint
rrengc
Tuosday,
cd to taku charge of the
meats for the 4-II Banquet. The
October mooting will be held at
the Tbert hone.
A meeting of the First Aid
Claes sponsored by the American Red
Cross is Scheduled for Sept, 16
at 7:30 r.U. in the Lounge.
All those who have enrolled
Please attend.
Tlio time at which classes are
to he hold will bo discussed and
decided upon.
Books to bo used by those
taking the course will cost 60
cents.
Those who have enrolled in'
the first class arc: Ur. and irs.
Clyde King Sr., - r. and Mrs. C.
Qua ms tr on, hr. and I rs . Roger
Halstead, r. and ~ rs. B.J. Leasing,
’ ’*p f"--'1 T ’r»c» T C1 4- r r* V -» A
J. • o • • O U o Cu ^ X • ■ vl x Cl
"rs. R. Goodrich, -'rs. LcRoy Flora,
'. rs. U. A. La ./alter, "rs. L, Ychn,
rs. J. Hartley, Urs. Victor .
Johnson, Urs. Stella hackle, Mrs.
Frank Pokorny, Urs. L.L. Gregory,
Urs. II. Moore, Ellen Sherwood,
' iss Schrock, Latherir.o Spenser,
hiss Dorothy Bucknan, Miss Lae
Stephenson, Miss Terry Hiller,
i.r. Harold 77, li co, and Mrs. Curtis.
The I "at anus Ire. Valley Chapter
of the national Paunch?.tion for
Infantile Faralysia, Inc. will
noot Sept. 17 at the Lounge at
8• OP.', flection of officers
will bo hold. I-leas a Attend.’JJ
I
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The Denali 4- weavin club
hot August 20 at the home of rs.
Ivan hiIson, loader, .-ill club
ncr.bers had attended the Round
Jp at LeKenloy Park and a report
r/as given of the trip. Every
body stated they had onjo; ,1 it.
Definite plans were ra.de for the
hair. xt was discovered that no
provision was made in the '’air
dook for our weaving booth. 1t
7as decided to exhibit a weaving
Dooth anyway since our project
/as recognised by the 'bitension
>ffico. Club record boolcp, were
shocked for completion, x’ho meet
ing v/as adjourned and the loon
was rethreaded for Betty Jane
FTuntloy. Club reporter,
Evelyn Poster