VALLEY
SETTLER
Published every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating Association in
the interests of its members and of the
Matanuska Valiev at large .
By L. H. Allen
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VICTORY LIMERICK
Said a dairyman named Mr. Wood*
"If we'd work just as hard as we
could*
And all of us bought
The Bonds that we ought
We'd dispose of Herr Hitler for good.",
- U.S.Treasury Dept.
TWO LETTERS *- BOTH GOOD -
The one which follows was written by a
Greekj
"I wish those people who are constant
ly condemning "capitalistic America" might
have a few years experience in some of our
countries of the old world. . .
"When we come to this country we are
offered hospitality and opportunity to
better ourselves. Conditions are far
better than in our home lands and now is
the time to show our appreciation by being
loyal to the land where we earn our living
regardless of color, race, or nationality.
I am one of those who took the obligations
and became an American citizen.
"Necessity compels different peoples
to emigrate to America where they have the
opportunity to v/ork and earn a living. The
American government makes no distinction
as to religion, and everyone is equal be
fore the law, and when accused of crime
has certain rights guaranteed by the con
stitution and tho Bill of Rights, By
aiding Uncle Sam we are helping ourselves
to maintain these guaranteed rights. I
certainly appreciate being an American
citizen . "
The letter which follows wag written,
believe it or not, by a "city slicker,"
"Nov/ the federal transportation special
ists want the farmer to comply v/ith the
truck regulations, i:e: he must carry a
full load to town and not less than 75 per
cent of a load home. How is he going to
do that? In the first place, that would
be giving the farmer a more fair exchange,
at least in weight, for his produce than
he has received in the memory of man. Now
with priorities as they are, he cannot ex
change a load of any commodities he has
for 75 per cent of a load of metal, wood,
wool, rubber or any other staple that I
can think of. The only commodity which
VALLEY 4-H PEOPLE FORI I 'DEFENDERS
OF ALASKA'CLUB
Palmer, July 11 - The "Defenders of
Alaska" 4-H club met Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs.C. Earl ^lbrecht.Fif
teen girls are enrolled in this club and
the leaders are Mrs. L.P.Rorrison, Mrs.
Virgil Eckert, and Mrs. 0. Kertulla.
as project work, the members are taking
clothing, gardening, and canning. The
required articles, including a dish towel,
pot holder, apron and dress have been fin
ished by the sewing group, and thoy were
exhibited, at the meeting*
Canned products such as rhubarb and
greens, were displayed by the food preser
vation group, and the members in baking
and gardening gave a report of their work
‘'•‘Talks were given by J. Hazel Zimmerman,
4-H club leader, and Miss Mae Stephenson,
home demonstration agent. After the bus
iness and patriotic meeting, a social hour
was enjoyed by the group.
Attending the meet were Marion Barry,
Leola DeLand, Gayle Eckert, Mrs. LeAoy
Hamann, Rose Hansen, Helen Havemeister,
Barbara Hecker, Virginia Hutte, Caroline
Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Esther Kertulla,
Virginia LaRose, Barbee Lossing, Barbara
McAllister, Gwendolyn McNeese.
Mrs. Helen Scott, Mrs. Virgil Eckert,
Mrs, LeRoy Mamann, Mrs. Max Sherrod, Mrs,
Earl Hecker, Mrs. C.E.Albrecht, Mrs. Ar
vid Johnson, Mrs. Oscar Kertulla, Mrs, B.
J. Lossing, Mrs. George McNeese, Mr. Arvid
Johnson, Miss J. Hazel Zimmerman and Miss
Stephenson,
- From the Anchorage Times.
ho could take home without restraint and
have a 125 per cent load would be the by
product of politics kno\/n as "balloon
juice," and no doubt he is overstocked
with that already.
Years ago we used to think that the
funniest sight was a farmer trying to act
citified. The bureaucrats* however, are
showing us something much funnier - a
bunch of city "hicks" trying to tell the
farmer how to conduct his business.
In this trucking flatter the farmers,
with their cooperation in cream hauling,
threshing, and many other lines, are far
■ahead of the alphabetical mixup at Washing
ton, . , . . "
The biggoBt thorn in Hitler's side dur
ing his attempts to crush the Russian army
has been the constant activity of guerril
las far behind the German lines. Altho
the punishment is swift and certain death
for any guerrilla caught, Russian women
by the thousands share the risks of blow
ing up tanks and gasoline supplies and
disrupting lines of communication and sup
plies. American women will be just as
'brave if needs must.