The VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuska Val-1
ley Farmers1 Cooperating Associa- !
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
Ting- Editor: Mrs. Marie Wilson {
Reporter: Mrs. Carl Erickson
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Subscription rates: ^1.00 year i
by mail: 1.50 year
mailed anywhere: 100 a copy j
This paper is issued for the pur-'
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley Farm
ers’ Cooperating Association’s
work, problems, accomplishments |
and also news of local and general
interest; and to help foster the
cooperative spirit of the farmers !
of the Matanuska Valley.
■EGG-A-TOR-IAL
Considerable concern seems to Sur
round the production and consump
tion of the ordinary egg. Concern
as to whether it be a good egg-o
a baa egg. Some good-looking eg
appear to bl bad eggs after oil.
\'e hear about cock-eyed laws. Fur
instance; if congress should., pass
a lew prohibiting the length of a
hen's laying period, how about Law
enforcement? Yet we hear consider
able discussion concerning the-. len
gth of trains.
Then there is the Chinese etog al
arm which arouses only the inai0
nation of poultryn~n.
7e also hav^ a peculiar kind of
soft-shc-llod egg which the poult
tymen ray causes blow-outs, I roc-'
on* in our language it naans blow
ups.
And all this reminds rie cf'the BIG
ATTRACTION at the Fair in Septen
bar. Honest its the drawing card
if not tho ’./hole show. ■
Hr. Vic Chahnan and Roland Snod
grass have consented to help solve,
the over-production of eggs by pl
acing their heads through a holo
in a blanket and let the general
public throw thair exce-ss • supply •
of eggs at.then. The creamery nay
limauuiQi-bc barred +»rcn this
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GET VGUR SUTES ON AND JE' LL
ALL TAKE A RIDE.
A. number of young people of Pal
mer have been enjoying the new
roller skating rink of nncnora^e
u.irin0 the past weens. This sport
in becoming very popular, and to
encourage palmerites to come to
town for it, the nana0enent of the
rink has set aside each Saturday
nite as Palmer nite. • This week
end a group v.’ill leave here early
in the evening, and it is hoped
that all interested will find it
possible to go. Those planning
to go should see Nick at the Trad
ing Post or Leonard Caop at the
Post Office, so that transport
ation may be arranged for all.
"COLONY COBBLER SHOP
V' NO'7. OPEN
r
TUE£
pniR. , AND SAT. AS LONG AS
BUSINESS PERMITS .
General Carpentering-Cabinet Y/orkj
COMBINATION SCREEN & STORM DOORs'j
Modern Equipped Shop I
j'A’m. Bennett
I
Palmer {
FOUND: One fountain'pen in good
v/or Icing or dor. Anyone able to de
scribe it any clain it by calling
at the Post Office.
sport.
Nornint tions' are in oraer to elect
substitutes just in case Mr. Vic
Chapman or Roland Snodgrass are
un^cossurily detainee at the last
riinut o.
All this goes to prov„ that some'
eggs bre not so bad after all. Ana
all eggs vure once good. Every
body is invited to attend the Fair
and take c good crock at their fa
vorite past time. And don’t croud
gents, 'stand back, ladies first.
MEMORIAL DAY observed in co-op
stores. ..