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LIBERTY. AND THE PURbWlTOf HAPPINES5.
VOL. 6.
VALLEY SETTLER
JULY 2" 1943.
NO. 26.
NO SPECIAL CELEBRATION IN PALMER.
THERE WILL BE NO FIRECRACKERS.
Palmer will not put oh any noisy
f lebrction on the Fourtwcf July tbi
chip year, while it may be somewhat
dissapointing to some of our smaller
male citizens, stray cats and dogs
will probably consider it an improve
mont over some former years, when _
lighten llrocrackors wore
thrown at them, much in
the same manner that the
Jrps attacked Pearl Harbor.
Any way who wants to stay
at home or in town when so
many fine places' are .
available for a restful L
outing, so near our jl\
peaceful little town. If,
Undeubtably more of * <&/\
~ur peaceful citizens
in the United States
will be killed or
Injured or crippled by >
accidents during .the
Holiday's celebration, than
will be lost on the War
fronts during the whole
week. And this -pill include
innocent women and children, /
just trying to have a good J
t ' me. /A
There will be a lively /fi
Lance at the Comunity (It
Auditoriumn, Saturday \J
' vening, given by the
American Legion. All Vetrans
of former wars,should be,
thereofight the old campaign,
ver again. *
Anchorage will have a
Celebration, sponsored by
the American Region.
reen nnr groceries
should be purchaser!
tomorrow, Saturday,
because the Co-Op. will be closer5
Monday, s~ that the employeees can
crlcbrnte in a fitting manner.
Mr. Td. Coffee,•Insurance man and
member of the Alaska Territorial
Senate, was a visitor in the Valley
this week. Mr. Coffee has a large
insurance business In anchorage and
the surrounding country. Ills visit
vns for the purpose of'inspecting
claims for damage done in e recent
fire. Mr* Ccffeec was located in the
/alley during the early days in’the
velcpment of the Colony/ -
POTATO STORaGL PLANT BUILDING.
The roar,end dust boiling over
the Civic Center sounds like & battle
in Tunisia, but dent be al- rmod,
because it is just bulldozers and
fcherry pickers" digging and' oushing
dirt out of the hole, being made to
house the new potato storage plant.
Crews of men are building cement
blocks tc make the sit1'- 'walls
c.f the building end f: ir
progress Is being me^o.
The new building will
entire length cf
warehouse end will
additional exten
the east •'■nd,thirt
run the
the old
have an
sion on
will make
it 226 feet 1-ng
and 40 feet wide, trucks
can run into the storage
space through a central
runway, enableing loading
from any part of the place.
This space will be connected
with the basement under the
?lder warehouse, by tight
doors. From the progress
made so far it «■ sms that
it can be completed in plent;
to house
Crop.
this years
So far spuds are doinb
fine and many fid's
have already b-.on
cultivated and weeded.
There is sufficient
moisture in the gr und
in spite of the dry
wet\ther and wind.
/-b-ut the only thing
that might hurt the
crop yet, is to much
■asuaMwiuffiaaiiBB
rain during picking
tine. Howevc. r hi 11 inc
hes been practiced by most grev/ers
and it largely overcomes wet c-'nditi
that might injure the crop.
Cut Worms have done a I t of
damage, justhow much no one knows as
yet. The Alaska Rural Rehibilit' ticn
Corporation has arranged for Mr. A.II.
Curtis, their field man to get in
touch with the farmers of the Valley
and find out how much damage has beer
done, let him knew how much land you
have had to replant and how much you
have saved. This information will
be used to secure the services of an
L etomoligist, to investigate the loss.