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TT E VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmer's Cooperating
Association at Palmer, Alaska*
Png. Editor: Marie 7/ilson
Subscription rates: 11,00 year
By mail: 1.75 year
Mailed a nywhere: 10^ copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association's
work, probl ms, accomplishments,
also, news of local and general
interest; and to foster the
cooperative spirit of t he
farm rs of the Matanuska Valley.
I take this moans to
announce my resignation as Editor
of the Valley Settlor. This
issue will be my last and my
successor will be Harry Wimmer.
During the past two years, .1,; ^
avo greatly enjoyed your loyal
support at all times and sincerely
hope you will extend this same
friendly fc ling to my successor.
I believe our littl paper
should play an important cart in
the life of t he community and
at all times rise to the higher
ideals of united community life;
fight for the good of the major
ity and completely ignore person
al grievances.
I shall continu to supporl
the policies of this paper and •
do my best as a Co-op member in
the future success of this pro
ject. i still believe the sin
cere people of the Matonuska
Valley have a wonderful oppor
tunity and I-am happy to bo here,
Very sincerely yours,
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G OVER#ORr 3 SECRETARY
WILL VISIT
Miss Estella Draper, Seceratary
to Governor Gruening will arrive
in ^ aimer as the . uest of Mr. and
Mrs.Herbert C.Hansen. Miss
Draper is very much interested
in the progress an'- successful
future of the valley and will
spend some time making a detailed
study of the jr oject. From
Palmer Miss Draper ./ill go to
Fairbanks.
jovenor Gruening has always been
one of our strongest supporters
and is still determined to .see us
succeed. Miss Draper’s visit to
Palmer is proof of the Govenors
desire for first, hand information.
TRAIN SCMEDUL" CHANGED
After this week the train, schedule
will be advanced one cay. The
South bound mail will leave Palmer
- on Thursday nornin^ instead of
Friday morning.
SHEEP KILLED BY DOBS
Noil Miller lost five sheep one
night last wo ok apparently by
dogs. The shcop wore in the
; pc. 3ture and the tracks appeared
to prove that the dogs had run
the sheep and then finally killed
then. One other farrier in the '
valley has reported that he saw
dogs running his she p early in
the morning. However, he was
, able to run out and protect his
sheep and no danage was done.
This is a warning to those who
have big dogs turned loose at
nite. The live stock of the
valley is more valuable than the
do^s and if the owners know their
dogs are doing this danage, it
is believed they will keep then
tied up at nite.