THE V.J.LM SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Mat arm ska
Valley 1 amors' Coop -rating as
sociation at Palnor, Alaska.
Ling. Editor: Irving a or/dll e
Subscription rates: $1.00 year
By Mail: $1.75 y.ar
Mailed anywhere: .10 copy
This paper is is issued for the
purpose of giving Infomation
and news of the Mutuiiuska Valle
Farmers Cooperating Association
work, pe bleras, accomplishments,
also news of local and general
interest and to foster the coop
-rative spirit of the famors
of the I.rat ana ska Valley.
CO '■<
rho operation of a fam in
the ' 'atanusha Valley is a full tine
proposition. The editing of a pa
per is also a full tine joe.' The
Valley Settler, though snail, de
serves more consideration than we
have been able to give. It can
be r.adc a bigger and better paper
and in more capable hands will
better serve the needs of the Con
muni ty.
.0 are happy to announce that
rrs. Allen, editor of the l oose
lass ' iner will become editor of
the Valley Settler, an1 we hope
you will give Ars. -'.lien the sane
cooperation that has been accorded
the s itor during the past two
years.
Avery family in the Territory
is my cd 'ey the Dept, of Agricul
ture to have a suesistance garden.
If you have not already planted
your garden, plans should be im
mediately made to plant enough
gar:’on to tahe care of your in
no d i a t e f ami ly.
.ccording'to a recent re
lease of the TJ.G, ■'-opt. of -gr. the
office of Irico a ministration has
established a price coiling on
used egg cases. 3very farmer soil
ing c^.gs should handle with care
his supply of egg cases so as to
prevent difficulty in marl:cting
his eggs.
PRICE' E’lXIHG TO STABILIZE 7 d/IHG
COSTS. Regarding Price mixing
Leon Henderson states:
’’The infla
tionary rise in the cost of living
has Loon gathering momentum, A
staggering excess of money over the
supplies of goods available threat
ens disaster to the civilian econ
omy and to the war effort, Loft
unchecked, the cost of living, fast
would become prohibitive fee per
sons of fixed inc mos, while un- .
warranted suffering would be In
flicted on growing thousan's of fam- fc
ilios whose principal supi :rc comes
from men serving with the armed
forces. "Left to themselves, ris*»
ing prices, wages, and costs would
chase each other upward, in an end
loss spiral. The inevitable result
would bo inflation — a Gcfeat on
the homo front th~t could et fail
to be reflected, on the bat lefiolds
abroad, "To achieve over-all price
control and prevent further incrca
sos in the cost ox living, OrA is
issuing the General maximu' Price
Regulation. The regulation places
an absolu.tc coiling over sues tan- i
tially all of the commodities and
services sol'1 at retail. The ceil
ing also extends over the prices
charged by wholesalers, naivixactim
ers , and producers, Maximum price s
prescribed by the regulation arc
the highest prices charged by each
individua 1 seller for each conmod
ity or service sold 'during . arch 1942.
•’'The general I'.amimur.i Price Regula
tion is strictly a wartine measure.
It will apply for the ’duration’
an" bo abandoned as soon as possi
ble after peace cones. ’‘C-m ral
price control means a guar, ntoo to
the American people that th.oir costs
of living will remain stable. “It
means that the buying nova r of wages
and salaries will not bo impaired,
“It means that the produc i’s of
goods can bo assured of st: el co sts
-costs which are in turn id e prices
of other producers. "It means that
your government can plan i~s war
program without tho confusion and
difficulties that attend constantly
increasing prices and costs for the
vital machines and products neede d
(Continued on Pago ,h)