TT*E VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valloy Farmer's Cooperating Acsoej
ation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Mrs* Marie WiIon
Subscription rates: $1:00 year
by mail 1:50 year
mailed anywhere: 10^ copy
This paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of t he Matanuska Valley
Farmers Coopcrting Association’s
work, problems, accomplishment’s,
and also news of local and gener
al interest; and to help foster
the cooperative spirit of the
farmers of the Matanuska Valloy.
ANOTHER THING WE DO
NOT LIKE
Our attention has been called to
the unsightly defacing of walls
in the public rest rooms of Palmer
This is -especially so on show
nites. It has been observed that
boys go in the rest rooms, ro!l
up paper, smoko and throw this
paper down the drains. This
causes an unnecessary amount of
trouble and expense connected
with the operation of the build
ing now occupied by the Trading
Post. Any expense thus caused
will bo deducted from the profits
of the store which directly affect
the profits otherwise- received
by the farmers, ‘
Also, beer bottles have been found
there. If you are- interested in
the welfare of your boys and girls
and the financial gain of the
Trading Post, it might be a good
idea to make it your business to
investigate the conduct of your
children. If you don't do It now,
some one else will before many
years, much to your embarrassment
and shame.
Do you know if the conduct of
your beys and giris meet the ap
-proval of your friends? Do you
care? Do you send*them to the
show on Fridays to get rid of
them? Do you know your children
arc learning to smoke, thus caus
ing a most dangerous fire, hazard?
AND AGAIN DO YOU CARE?
If this annoyance and distribance
continues about public buildings
in Palmer, it will be. ne cess Ary
to lock up the rest rooms on show
nites.
WHY NOT
Why not manage somehow to enlist
your childs ambition toward pro
fitable employment' and traningV
Thu splendid opportunity now offer
ed by the School Band provides this
outlet for youthful ambition and
provides constructive trailing that
will have lasting effects upon the
development of the child's char
acter.
Practically every boy and girl
admires and idolizes the Band
Leader and enviously watches mem
bers of a band play their attract
ive instruments or march about
In uniform. And many an older
boy or girl of 40 have been hoard
to remark, " Oh I if I had only
had a chance, " -• .
Our boys and girls have that chanco
and lack only your support to fur
ish the necessary means to procure
the instrument, A child of the
soventli grade will be entering
upon a six yea;r plan of musical
training and with the proper sup
port may become - a member of the
Community Pride, "The Local Band'1.
In later years these same boys and
girls will be more secure in any
position they may hold wijth the
added ability to play in the band.
This training will help to ward
off unemployment, help to procure
jobs above musically untrained
persons and help to develop a
musical disposition which is the
hardest thing on earth to down
in the face of despondency.
PROVIDE FOR TODAY, TOMORROW WILL
PROVIDE FCR YOU,