TIB' VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farrier*s Cooperating Associ
ation at Painer, Alaska.
Mng.Editor : Mrs. Marie V/iloon
Subscription rates: $1:00 year
by nail 1:50 year
nailed anywhere: 10^ copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving infornation and
news of the Matanuska Valley Farn
ers Cooperating Association's
work, problcns, acconplishnent's,
and aloo news of local and gener
al interest; and to help foster
the cooperative spirit of the
famors of the Matanuska Valley.
Visitors' in the Valley have been
heard to remark that the respect
ful attitude of the children and
young people in the Auditorum in
Palmer is disgraceful. We are
sincerely sorry to be compelled
to admit this is true.
It is true, •When a man or woman
appears on the platform in the
Palmer Auditorium before shows
or at some public gatherings the
young people and some that are
not so young,continue to talk,
move about the Hall and walk up
and down the isles speaking to
friends they pass. This is truly
a deplorable condition but one
that can be easily and quickly
remedied, if the people of this
Community will take pride enough
to intercede in the behavior of
t heir own children.
Notices have been posted in the
Hall which arc disreguarded com
pletely, The manager of tho Aud
itorium on show nites has request
ed the children time and time
again to be more quiet and has
oven gone so far as to put tho
most unrully ones outside,
■Our attention was drawn to the
dcsided contrast between groups
of children, when the Eklutna
group visited in Palmer at Pair
time. The Eklutna boy3 as d girls
conducted themselves in a way
that would draw pride and attent
ion anywhere* They have been
trained.
Our grandfathers ruled with a
"Hickory polo", today we use "Re
motc control", and sometimes it is
too remote to have any results
The results are a source of con
nunity humiliation and as time
passes fathers and mothers will
spend many a sleepless nite wonder
ing w ho hr3 been a.t fault.
Don't leave all the responsibility
upon the teachers in school. A
government without its judiciary
department is only partly organiz
ed.
It is entirely up to the parents
to enforce the laws that children
should abide by. Every pa.rcnt
knows the overwhelming feeling of
pride when their own boys and girl3
have boon commended for.. conduot. We
need not wa.it for this pride to
come our way. If we have done our
duty we can see our results and
need not be told.
The VALLEY SETTLER plans to organ
ize a campaign among the children
of the Matanuska Valley for better
behavior in public and wishes to
solicit the cooperation of every
parent and interested person.
We have as fine a group of boys
e.nd girls in the Valley as we could
wish to see anywhere. Why not
offer constructive training out
side of school backed by the in
fluence of the homo and develop
community pride in our boys and
girls that would cause visitors
to cxcltim in phrases of praise
instead of disgust.
GAS POISONING
It has been rumored in the Valley
that the Cooperating Association
has been selling a lower grade of
gasoline than its competitors. We
have been reliably informed that
our competitors are selling the
regular grade of gasoline sold as
a standard product by the producer
and it corresponds with the grade
sold by our own station.