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SLASHINGS
by
A. STUMPLONGER.
We herr n great c'eal about the so
called Mbig Producers'1, here in the
Valley, an"1, from the information
that we have, one w ulc' be inclined
to believe that they are the only
segment of our population that real
ly amount to much. Wo are told
that the little follows are all
right maybe, but that they should
not receive toe much attention be
cause they are doing small things
in a small way, and, that the big
oroducers will eventually get
verything anyway, and, while it
nay not be quite just to squeeze
the little fellow out by catering
to the ]oig producer and making
everything available to them, even
at the expense of the little fellow
yet, wo must not block progress.
In defence of the little fellow,
we would, like to recall a certain
contest that was held at a Fourth
of July celebration in the Valley
a few years ago. It was a wood
chopping contest, and there were
two characters in the contest who
attracted the attention f the
writer. One, was r. large, powerful
noisy individual, end the other a
rather small, quiet person. When
the contest starter the big man
3wung his axe with all of his might
and main, evidently, with the in
tention of cutting the leg through
in a few powerful blows, but, he
drove the axe so far into the tough
wood, that it was hard to extricate
and it would require some time to
do so and begin another blow.
Eventually he did cut the log in
two and, in fairly good time also.
The smaller man started his axe
without un^ue exertion, and it
seemed like the less powerful blows
would not suffice to enable him to
win, but, the axe cut clean, and
there was always a chip flying with
each blow and there were so many
more blows delivered in the same
( space of time that the smaller man
| won handily.
It is often the case with the so
called "big producer", that he toe,
buries his axe so deep in the log
that he has to have help to get it
out for the next blow. It probably
is justifiable to encourage the bi^.
producer while the war requirements
must be met, but, under normal con
ditions the little man will conduct
a much surer and more economical
production on our farms, than the
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COOPERATIVE NOTES.
Word has just been received that
the limitation crdor on Farm Mach
inery does n^t apply to Alaska.
This means that Farmers can pur
chase machinery without preference
ratings. The only catch is, will
the machinery be available under
the restricted manufacturing sched
ule?
Machinery bids will be opened by
the board of Directors, Saturday,
January 1c, 1943, and the results
will be published In this paper
next week.
Latest information is, the army
may want another car of potatoes
sometime in February. If y u have
potatoes left please arrange with
Harold Stephan to bring then in and
grade them so they will be avail
able for loading as s .ion as word is
received.
L.C.Stock.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Mary Ponchen, and Margaret Long
carp of Eklutna, were both admitted
for appendectomies some time ago
and have been dismissed.
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Leon Albert, Independence Mine,
w.as operate^' ur>on, on the evening
of Jan. 6th., and is achedxiled to
leave Saturday.
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Bill Smith has returned h'me af
ter an operation.
Mr. R. Johnson of Eska, wi has
been treated for injuries t a knee
and ribs, received when he stepped
into a hole in a concrete fl r,
left Thursday.
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Flora Newconb has been dismissed
from the Hospital after an illness.
•if
E.T. Carlow received medical
treatment, and was dismissed today,
■if
Marie Bennett, aged 5, was admit
ted for T. B. treatment.
■if
Emil Nordlund of Anchorage, a
tubercular patient, died , after
having been admitted only a few
hours earlier.