(c nt.inueA fr m pr.tc 1)
sh Tt n.' 'ress, ri0ht t the p int;
bout the '■■esirrbillty f 0 r1 c p
ration between the Krtrnuska Val*
ley Farmers anh the Army this -rear |
in the pr ^ucti n 'f n&riculturr1
r'r’ucts f r the Army, Satisfac
1 ,'n was expresscr’ by the speaker,
n the relati ns between the ;.rmy
nr1 the Farmers, anr1 assurance was
.iven of c mplotc c perntian as
prr as p 'ssible in need’s to our
griculturr1 ©ff rts. Manager
'tock In rt ply f C 1 nel Knur’s on's
rVress, c/ve assurance that the
■armors were in full reerc* with
:he sentiments expressed by the
jpeoker, r t lr1 ab^ut the riM
iven by the Army officials t : the
1 -perativ , in securing machinery
n^ suppli s t pr 'viAe the Farmers
ith the t Is t a-' the j b that
s ahenr3 of us, I/ir j r Bcis^ier, in
'harge -f Quartermaster's supply
inr^cr C -1 nel Knur’s n, was next in
r.r’uced, : nr1 6c.ve a resume' of the
inc3 tr/ quantity of vegetables
net will 1? expected rf the Frrm
rs this year, The c ntract was
enti'-ne^, hut it was stated that
'uch rre w ulr5 be b u0ht a.t the
ane prices, 11 available. Captain
Sn r'&rrss, was next r.sko ’ t - i
ay a few v re’s, and was very laud
t"ry ab ut the quality f the
rade- "A" Mlk that has been re
■iivcd by the Any lately. The
ests sh w a better grade f milk
han is available at places that
icve hah n’-ch r re tire and enc ur
u.orient in nreducti n.
Dr. Hansen was next speaker, and
p ‘ke in re ;;rr’ t- the desirability
f Gd-ptin_ a p tatc pr fcra*n that
• uld pr vi'^e a higher ^rcr’e f>. r
mrketlng. Cr. Hansen gave credit
- the fm-'ra that have boon cutt
.ng rr.ino pr ps and stated that the
'■ 'al nines uld pr< bably have hah
^ suspend pornti-ns if these nine
■'r ps hah a t been available. Als
.hat ron vi-ig these tinbers fr m
he fornlr' ’s hah nrv’e nr re land
vailable r r cr pping, that it al
pr rvihe ' funds for the c st ef
•learing. hr. Hansen c,. nn.onheh the
atriatisn wn by the ‘Eairy men
he have continued pr ductien In
pite f thr fact that feed- suppl
es were insufficient In the Valley
ecouse ef the ravages f cut w rn.s
•st spring, the dry seas n and the
riny fall that made harvesting sc
ifficult. These men have had t
uy hay, c sting fr:n $60-$80 a ten
’■lppcd in fr'm the States. This
ill entail indebtedness that will
equire the profits fr m their ' p
rati 'ns f r s-me tine, and that
his, in turn, w uld cause additi n
al indebtedness which is n t de
sired by the Farmers. Lieutenant
' Patters n wr.s intr ducod and re
; ceived r. £ . d hand but did n< t edd
1 ress the ^atherin^. Den. Irwin
spr ke f r a sb rt time rn the pr -
tate pr fcrna an'0 was f 11 wed by
R land Sn- r'brass, whn read rnd ex
plained the pr t-rnm pr visi ns and
the pr £,rnm was rd pted unanimous -
lu by the members present.
SERVICE COUNCIL FOR THE U.S.O.
Next Wednesday evening at 8:00,
a. meeting will bo held f r the pur
p se of f rmin0 a Service Council
f r the 1 cal U.S.O, A men’s c'un
ci 1 f Service lien fr m 1 cal f'r
ccs, and sv;me Civilians will be
f. rmed, as will c w men’s c uncil.
The tw-' will c - rdinate functi ns
and it is desired that all be pres
ent tc meet Mr, Sc.-tt and Mr. Draz
la, who will 'utline the pr tram
t be devel ped.
Oscar Kindgren has received a rc’
f r. m Mrs. Kindgren. She wa.s per
ated up n successfully at Mayo's
and n~w is c nvrlcscin^ at Fir d
w rt*t Minnesota. Mrs . Kindgren
will undergo an^ ther perati ns n
after which, she will return h'ne.
AMF.R I LEGI ON MF FT ING
V vv
The regular m nthly meeting f
the Mctanuska Valley Pest f the
Legi -n, will be held n April 14,
next Wednesday evening. All mem
bers are invited t ■ attend. Visit
ing members are welc'me,
Neil Killer, Adj.
AMERICAN LEGION WANTS ,.LLRESGES.
The Ivlatanuskn Valley ?. st f the
/mericr.n Legion, wants t - learn the
names and addresses ~f all men wh'
have g ne t the Armed F rces fr m
the Valley, as they wish t bo rf
service t the men ;n the Fighting
Fronts when p ssible. Will parents
wives r friends please give these
addresses tc> Neil I/Iillcr r Carl
Rasmussen, s that rec rds can be
mr.de f them.
The fell wing blank may be cut
out and user.
NAME.
SERIAL NO.
OUTFIT, SHIP OR POST.OFFICE NO