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VALLEY SETTLER
JUNE II
1943.
No. 23
JOHN EUBANK RETURNS FROM ISLANDS
Johnny Eubank,who was formerly n
visitor in Palmer,quite frequently,
and who married Leona Bruckbauer
last fall, was a visitor Inst Sat.
He returned from the scene of the
occupation of Attu, on his return
from the front, he recioved amednl,
-ue Purple Heart for a wound rccie
ved while in action.
The Purple Heart was first given
over a hundred years ago, it bears
a profile of The Father of our
Country, George Washington, on a
background which is a Purple Heart.
This is an Army award and is given
to Officers and Enlisted men who
arc wounded in honourable action.
CUT WORMS AT LARGE.
Reports rccieved today indicate
that the cutworms have done a ^reatj
^eal of damage to growing crops.
Nearly all farm crops have suffered!
but cabbage, pens and garden stuff i
have been damaged the worst. Many
farmers and gardeners arc replant
ing at the present timJust how
much longer the scourge will last
is something that isnt known.
The dictionary says that Cut
worms are caterpillars who cat at
night, usunly eating the stock or !
stem in to at the ground. And that I
■uring the.day they conceal them* ' 1
■Ives in the earth. According to j
.leory there should bo no damage •
now ns we dont have any ni0ht, but !
the ltttle rascals sneak out rnyway,
and do the damage in twilight hoursj
Cutworms are the offspring of
moths and in turn become a cocoon j
which hatches out into another moth
just one thing after another.
There are methods of poisoning
that are effective, wh re the a.ora. j
is not too large ttiat must bo
covered. The Extension Office can
give information for this.
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Shots in the dark;;;;
Since cloth rationing has been ini
effect, Sourdough Sam, says, that
he notices that not all of the Fat
Calves are confined to pastures.
Speaking of calves, we are wonder
ing, if the demands of our great
international leaders for the right
to worship in freedom, includes the
right to worship the”Golden Calf”
Bill Nye, says," The Puritans
knocked all of the fun out of the
Indians, none of them have smile'1
POTATO STORAGE PLANS
Co-Op. Manager, Claire Shock says
that the plans have been worked out
for the new Potato Storage Cellars,
the Comlttee appointed by the Foard
of Directors considered different
ideas and finaly decided in f vor
of storey pits, two in milker end
40 feet wide and 140 fec-t long.
If cement can be secured it will
be used for walla, however the use
of concrete will depend on the
ability of the builders to 0et the
cement, which is hard to g'. t nowdays.
Otherwise it may be necessarr to U3e
timber. The entire Board considered
all of the angles connected with the
propisition and finely agre d ’iron
the plan ♦dopted.
Manager Stock says that the prob
lem of securing help to get the work
I done on the above project is very
jdifficult(and with the induction of
| all or most of the men who might be
usod,inothc Army, soon, it will be
very difficult to do this work.Ed.)
however it is hoped that some way
can.be used to complete this storage
before the potatoes must be housed.
It will be necessary to close the
j feed mill, soon, as it must bc5 mo/ed
! to a new location. Farmers n,eding
jgrinding done should have it done ,
j as soon as possiablc.
1 ENOAGRMRNT iiNNCUNC—oNT.
Mr. an^ Mrg. Lawrence Arn^t announce
the engagement anr3 approaching
Carriage of their daughter, Miss
|F( len Arndt to Pvt. J.Leslie P.ay of
fthe Air Corps.
Miss ArnRt has liv-od in.Alf s.lcn since
1935 when she come to the Matrnuska
Valley from ’Wisconson with h< r parents
one of the original Colinists families.
Rhe ws graduated from the Palmer
jFigh School in 1939, and att v1 1 the
jUniversity*cf Aalsaka for the follow
jing three years.
Pvt. Ray is the son of Mrs. !,i.F.
Ray of Oloimpia , Washington, an'1 has
been stationed at Elmenforf Field for
the past year.
Report by Hospital Corridor
Communications System. Special'
Rumors have been circulated that
Lr. Hoohn and Andrews have c a-Sight some
I cf the largest trout ever found in
the X-Ray Mountains, despite a bad
attack cf"Euck Fever” the Di 'arc still
scouting on all fronts and as soon as
information is available, it will be
relayed to our waiting Public.