THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Mntanuska
Valley Fanner’s Cooperative
Association at Palmer, Alaska,
Mng, Editor: Marie Wilson
Subscription rates; $1,00 year
By mail; 1,75 year
Mailed anywhere; 10 copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the katanuska Valley
Farmer's Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
and also, news of local and gen
eral interest and to foster the
cooperative spirit of the farmers
of the Matnnuska Valley,
1600 VISITED THE FAIR
The fourth annual Matanuska Val
ley fair opened with a down pour
of rain. Everybody arrived in
raincoats except the exhibits in
barn no,2 and they were squealing
about something. Additional
space was made this year for ex
hibits and every pen for livestock
was crowded to capacity. With
out a doubt the matanuska Valley
fair Association needs more
building space to show the ex
hibits to advantage. Many per
sons remarked that the arrange
ment and quality of this years 1
exhibits was the best ever shown
in the Valley.
Much credit goes to the Superin
tendents of dopartmenst for their
services in arranging exhibits
for display. As usuall exhibiters
this year carefully selected their
best for cntcry.
The gate receipts were satisfact
ory and quite surprising consid
ering the bad weather during the
first two days of the fair,
John Adams and C.C.Brix sold
tickets and were able to have
regular meals each day, which
should prov 6 something.
Nobody ever appreciates the ex
tremely difficult task of a
judge. No matter what his de
cision is only one person is
satisfied, ( the one winning first
prize ) the remainder believe he
is wrong or crazy.
The best concession at the ffxir
was one where snowballs were thrown
at the "fair " Manager for a
throw. It didn't do much business
but was very good while It lasted.
The baby show a3 always is a
spweial feature of the fair which
draws a great deal of interest and
patronage. This years Grand
Sweepstakes prize *rbBt to Miss
Lee Ann Hoffman, three and a
half months old.
President Roscvolt kept talking
during the baby show and it was
rather dificult to hear all that
was said *• especially when Dr,
Albrecht announcing the winners
said, " Good by and thanks folks,
1*11 be seeing you again next year,11
Then somebody turned off President
Roscvclt's speech and tuned in on
the latest war news. The radio
3ot over in the "Matanuska Maid"
exhibit was a popular place at all
times during the three days of the
fair.
Out on the street, whon you met any
one you knew you either said,
"Its good weather for ducks," or
1 I wish the sun would shine."
Always orginal remarks liko that.
After making the rounds to aoe
the exhibits the seventh tine to
get our moneys worth, we discovered
the shoe soles were getting thin
and stopped to buy a "hot Dog"
so we could teat on the counter
and rest.
Airplanes arriving with passengers
to see the fair made the valley
look like a throe-ring circus with
one ring in the air. On Monday
six airplanes appeared, circlad
the valley, and then left. Its
alright we didn’t know them any
way.
The pie eating contest was a per
fect flop, I missed it.
■2H '• -JKC