THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association at Palmer, Alaska,
Mng, Editor: Mrs,Ivan Wilson
Subscription rates: &1,00 year
by mail lc50 year
mailed anywhere: 10^ copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association's
work, problems, accomplishments,
and also news of local and gen
eral interest; and to help foster
the cooperative, spirit of the
farmers of the ^atanuska Valley,
STAMPEDE IN MATANU3KA
VALLEY
In the last two weeks a great
deal of interest, and excitement
has been created in the now dis
covery, of gold.
Muck-luck Sal says, "Gold is
where you find it, and whore you.
don’t find it you find me diggin’"
But here in the Valley we find
the farmers digging where the
gold really is*
Bill Castler made a discovery of
60 bushels .of 'WHITE GOLD. Pat
Heimr.er found r.few bushels and Mr.
V,Stephan insists his gold is
free milling, Mr.Gere is looking
for.a good dace to stake a claim
and Mrs.Heastan cane hone last
Friday and found Mr,Ware working
the ground. It is believed there
will not be a legal dispute over
Mrs .Heastan*s’ ground. And our
latest report stated that the re
covery would be divided satisfact
ory to both parties.
All'gold found has been "WHITE
GOLD", no yellow gold has been
found to date.
Dr.Albrecht was seen driving
around with as eye on all diggin's
He. ask one 4-H farmer if he was
looking for angle-worms, It was
decided the Dr. was looking for a
claim to jump.
• •
One claim produced nothing but
"fool's gold.’1 And upon delivery
at the mint it was discovered that
the price of gold was 2\ <f, per
pound, the over burden sent home
and tho name changed to Artie
Seedlings.
So what ?
YOU. ASK FOR IT.
So you really want to know what
wo think about the P.T.A.?
Well, you said," tho P.T.A. is
more inp dirt ant than a card party."
Wo hod novcr associated the idea
of a card party for the educa
tional benefit or advantages of
children. Therefore, we fail to
see your point of comparison*.
Dut wo gather that the idea is to
organize a P*T,A, for the adults*
If this is true the numbercus
other organizations wo now have
will more than keep us occupied.
If the P.T.A, is organized for
the adult interest in school
affairs, why not enroll and start
to school again? We might get
some place.
If the P,T,A, is for the interest
the adults have in solving school
problems? You have certainly >
over looked a good bet.
Why did we hold a special election
recently for the purpose of elect
ing a school Board?
Supposedly for the purpose of
riding ourselves of the moasely
job connected. Have you already
lost faith in your selection?
Do you have to follow around to •
see if they do their duty? Time
is really too precious for this
double check-up. Our splendid,
well organized, teaching staff
should not ho tampered with. Our
representatives, the Schhol Board
will certainly work to the ad
vantages of every child in school.
Further more, it is indiscreet
to occupy a teachehs time, that
might otherwise be devoted to the
welfare of OUR children. If we wish
to really cooperate with tEe teach
ing staff, we might well remind
ourselves of our present diity,
supervision at home. These duties
preformed, and there are ho quesT
Tons or problems to solve.