THT VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperative Associ
ation at Palmer, Alaska.
Ling.Editor: Mrs, Ivan Wilson
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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 Matanuska Valloy,
THE POWER SIGN
Human ingenuity has established
a great many written signs and
symbols which represent a quantity
or quality of measure and power
as well as innumerable signs which
indecatc some other thing. One
of the most important and power
ful signs which designate power
the world over if the dollar sign.
'When we read a long list of numbers
preceded by this sign, we immed
iately, maybe unconsciously, recog
nize the units of power behind
that person or instution. This \«,r
kind of power is extremely danger
ous, The influontini,power of
this 3ign cause people to steal
and conmitt murder. It causes
nations to go to war for supremacy.
After attaining supreme power of
authority, there still remains the
same unsatisfied desire for POWER
AND MORE POWER. This is the most
dangerous faze connected with the
power sign, it continuously creates
the urge to grasp and assert author
ity over those with less power.
We all agree it is necessary for
exsistance to maintain this modlum
for trade and commerce; most.of
us agree it i3 dangerous, but few
can adequately handle the controlls
when they arc placed at our com
mand.
Since critism is always in order,
Why..not suggest the.4-, v/hcr■ ho
dollar 3ign was created, r.hoy
failed to create an equal symbol
to designate the'ability of hunan
beings to properly handle this
immense force. If this had been
done, and those receiving the con
trolling bulk of the worlds dollars
be qualified accordingly, what a
happy strife-free Utopia we should
have,
It' has been called to our attent
ion many .times recently, about the
carelessness of pedostrians upon
the highway. If two or mere per
sons arc walking upon the highway
and a car passcss, please consider
it your duty to the driver,to all
step off the road on the same side.
Not, one to the left and the rest
to the right. Remember, this
necessitates iiery careful driving
and especially at a time of the
year when the roads are becoming
icy. If the pedestrians' wish
consideration remember, the driver
also does.
Do your part, two or more persons
should step out. on tho same side
of the road. Taach your children
this simple courtesy, thus, help
ing to prevent unnecessary accidents
upon the highway.
NEXT SPRING'S CHICK FLOCK
It is none too early to start
thinking about next springes chicle
flock. With all birds housed for
the wintfer now, the flock ovrner
knows just whet houses he has avail
able for chicks next year or whe
ther he will be in a position to'
buy or build new houses for them,
and he can start figuring how
many chicks he will need for the
spring. It is a good thing to
begin figuring this problem not
only for your own information
but in order to notify the hatchery
of your next years demand for chicks.
Our hatchery needs to know these
fccts in order to make plans for
sending out for better hatching
eggs this spring to improve our
local flocks.