Vol. -5_
Palmer. Alaska - October 9t 1942
No.
PA Tina GUARD SOON TO
RECEIVE UNIFORMS*, RIFLES
Captain C. F. Sheibner,
attache of the Governor of
Alaska and supervisor of
the Alaska Territorial
Guard in this area* was a
visitor at the home of Harry
B. DeLand last Monday, The
captain attended the weekly
meeting of the local guard
unit and gave an interesting
talk about guard activities
in the Territory.
Palmer Unit has been as
sured of early receipt of
uniforms* rifles and other
equipment.
x w is nouosatiry until a
larger turn-out of the Guard
be made in the future or
many names will have to be
dropped from the roll* The
Commander has announced that
those members who do not at
tend at least every other
meeting, will be discharged*
It is to be hoped that
the authorised strength of
the unit will not be lowered
and therefore, every member
is urged to attend the week
ly meetings.
The Palmer Guard was com
plimented by Captain Sheib
ner as the farthest pro
gressed unit in this part of
the Territory. Less than
half of the enrolled members
were present on the occasion
of the Captain's visit.
Rubber from now on will
be in charge of William U.
Jeffers, president of the
Union Pacific Railroad. As
Rubber Administrator he will
be in complete charge over
this vital war scarcity, per'
forming the functions former'
ly reserved to Donald M. Nel'
son, chief of the War Pro
duction Board.
Manpower conscription in
fields other than military
is foretold by Paul V. HcNuti
chairman of the War Manpower
Commission. He says that
some type of legislation to
attain full utilisation of
the nation's manpower is "in'
evitable."
KO-ed IN HOSPITAL
Believe it or not, Dempsey
and Sharkey are both of them
down and out right now at
U&tanuska Valley hospital*
John(probably called Jack
Dempsey was injured in an
accident at Independence
mines and is being cared for
because of broken ribs and
broken pelvis.
Roger Sharkey, time-keep
er for the Alaska Road Com
mission, received a broken
collarbone and bruises when
a car in which he was riding
turned over on the now Glen
Highway.
!
A daughter was born to
Ur. and Urs. Barnard Nieraan
at Uatanuska Valley hospital
last Wednesday morning. She
has been named Robin Renee.
Ur. Nieman is employed at
Fort Richardson. Urs.Nieman
is a daughter of Ur. and Urs
£. J« LeDuc.
James Seero of Eklutna,
while descending a mountain
side* was struck on one of
his knees by a rolling bowl
der. He spent Uonday night
at the hospital.
George Venne, Jr.* knows
that his number isn't up
I just yet* Returning from a
trip to Wasilla Saturday
night* the big car he was
driving* suddenly dashed off
the road this side of Uata
nuska and turned over three
times in its fall down the
side of a gulch. Thp car
had a soft front tire it was
, later discovered. Five were
, riding in the car and not one
, of them received a scratch*
The next meeting of the
Civic Center Homemakers will
be held with Urs. Wilbur Ran
dall on October 28. Demon
strations on table setting
and decorations will feature
the program. A meeting on
November 11 will be held with
Urs. Margaret Cope.Mrs.Winner
and Miss Skuster will demon
strate the making of slip
covers.
CUTTING DJdfN THE HERD
EXPERIMENTAL STATION
Don L. Irwin, superin
tendent of the Matanuska
Experimental Station, says
that they have too many
cows out there and that
they are going to sell a
number of them, keeping
only pure-bred registered
animals.
The nine year old cow
Mr. Irwin advertises for
sale in this issue of the
Settler, produced more than
400 pounds of butterfat
last year.
The four year old cow
he advertises for sale,pro
duced more than 300 pounds
of butterfat last year.
All of the cows advertised
for sale are priced on their
production records.
As an agricultural ex
periment station superin
tendent would be - and
should be - Mr. Irwin is a
fan for high class live
stock. Said het "Since
it costs approximately $175
a year for feed and over
head for o&ch cow, it is
my contention that one cow
producing 400 pounds of
butterfat in a year equals
three cows producing 200
pounds of butterfat yearly.
In fact we netted $2.61 on
a 200 pound producer and
$148 last year on a cow
that produced 336 pounds of
butterfat."
Rivalry is at high pitch
in games of table tennis
as played these evenings at
Matanuska Lodge. Lira.
Jack Newcomb and Jake Fried
man are champions so far
with Stuart Bjorkllund next
in the championship field.
Basket and mat ranking
v/ill be taught by Mrs. Peck
and Mrs. P^ter Nelson at
the Whsilla Homemakers
meeting next Wednesday.
Gordon Dreghorn is sub
bing in the Warehouse while
Mr. Benson harvests.