I The VALLEY SETTLER is published
! every Thursday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers’ Cooperating Asso
ciation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor, Mrs. Verna Eastham
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Mailed anywhere: 10^ a copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers' Cooperating Association's
work, problems and accomplishments
and also news of local and general
interest; and to help fester the
cooperative spirit of the farmers
of the Matanuska Valley.
Wc solicit the frank and honest
expressions of opinion and ideas
from members and employees of the
Cooperating Association and the
people of the Community at large.
SOCIABLE SAL, Saysj
Well, folks, this is a funny sort of
world. I've been in it a mighty lon^
time--goin’ on seventy years now—anc
I'm thinkin' all the time of how I'd
a acted if I knew what I know now whc
I was a young gal.
You know, seems like ever place I've
ever been there's always been a heap
of folks that sed it couldn't be done
Oh, nothin' in perticular—just thin^
in gineral. Can't is an awful easy
word to use but, you know, it does
somopin to you. It takes all the
spunk out of you. Everything good
that's ever been done was cause some
buddy said it was likely. When I sec
all these fast motor busses goin' by
lickitysplit and folks not having to
hitch up the old horse and buggy’ to
git to town, I just recall how folks
in my time said it couldn't be done
even when they saw the first one
-a-rollin' down the road. Couldn't
IT WAS A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR -
The question mark that appeared
after the word "congratulations"
the article about the Civic Coun
oil’s iaove to join other local
groups in the work of a Public
in
even believe their own cycs--cause
it just warn't possible.
Puts me in mind of this Cooperatin'
Sassiety. Somobuddy is ^oin'to make
it work 3ome day and the sooner us
Valley folks starts nullin for it-, end
Library which apncared in the VALLEYquit kickin' the Taster that old
SiViTL.iiK ±ast week, was a typograph
ical error hue to a change in type
writers .
There’s no question about it in our
mine’s for we think it's a great
idea. With the prospect, there al
ready have been several people tell
us that they will have books to
donate to a library that will be
open full-time--Saturdavs and a
couple nights a week. We hope the
committees meet soon.
Miss Prances Wheeler, librarian of
wason is coin' to go. It's somcpin
lil:e a team Pa had. Old Jim always
seemed to know what it was all about
and jest kept a-pullin' on the bit
and tryin' to pull the whole dem
load and King a-prancin' along at the
side of him, not doin' a dern thing
'cept make a rumpus. 7/ell, you know,
Pa kept on havin' a lot of patience
v/icb tnat colt but somehow or other
King always missod out on the cats
when Jim got his. I used to say,
that fool horse can't figure cut why
you ain't givin' him amr oats. And
Pa would say, "Oh, he'll figure it
tne present bcnooi Horary, tells usout If you ^Ive hir- t-. imp "
r. nrl n>
that at the present time there are
782 books in the library, not in
cluding reference books. About 200
more books, chiefly supplementary
textbooks are being cataloged for
if he didn’t, or somepin, cause King
started in workin’ a little harder
and Pa started feedin’ him a little
oats--and first thing you know we
had the finest tftnm a * ^-p 4-v,~
addition to the accession list. Thdilg hills.
Jest goes to show.
xu.nu u o px-usum, Li JLUZ
purchase and repair of books is
limited. In addition to the charge
pf :“>1.00 a year for adults, 50/ for
high school children and 25/ for
those in the grade school, the
school student body contributes 10$
of their funds toward the support
of the library.
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