(c 'ntinued from pace 1)
I pr tested this move, as I can
not see how it will be of any bene
fit if cur machinery order is divid
ed, as it is all special orders. In
other w rds, where we have rders
that two --'r three farmers are in
terested in, c nsistin^ f a tract
or, power di^j_er, 'lnntin^ and
cultivating machines, just what
O°or' would it d-. to send the tract
r tr Fairbanks, the di.,L er here,
the planter to Homer, and the culti
vnter to Juneau, when n ne of it
w -uld w rk n another tractor?
This may be an extreme illustra
tion, but I have seen more than
this happen. VVhat is needed is a
definite allotment t<> Alaska, as no
used machinery is available here.
Signed,
L.C. Stock.
(c ntlnued fr m pa^e 3)
half ;■ und baby uirl, bo>rn on the
28th. Mary Louise had her heart
set n a brother, but has decided
t keer. her little sister after all.
L' is /.lex, Marie And-'ia, and •
Peter Tacaronk, all of Hkiutna, had
t'nsillrct "mies n Friday rm rnin .
Herbert Isinc, fourteen year rid
s~n >f Till Isin^, was br iiht int(
the hospital n Thursday m rnin_.
He has pneumonia.
Louis Zcrpi of Janesville Mine
has been h spitalized this week.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE PASSES
PILLS 1FFFCTIEG SCHOOLS
Tw Mils were rrsser* by the Inst
Legislature affectlrv sch’ Ms, that
T.lj_ht be cf Interest t' ur readers,
First on increase -f 2C% in sal
aries was civen t> sch ' 1 teachers.
This was s mowhnt ^verf’ue, but
should enable the sch' Is t- retain
comj etent teachers nn<3 secure hott
er replacements when necessary. F u 1
years a. c a bill rr^vir>inw f' r a re
tirement fun'4 f-r teachers was in
trchuccR but failed t> enss when it
receive^ n- su:e- rt fr m the teach
ers '>r their friends. H wevor, it
seems that this w'uld still be r’e
sirable, t'> the writer. The sec 'nr3
bill pr< vines f r the collection rf
a tax of $5.00 per year fr n each
man and woman in the Territ ry, be
tween the n^es of 21 a nr1 55 years.
.Housewives will be exempt but any
w: man w.rkin^ outside the h. me will
be required to pay the tax. This
bill,especially that part rewardinc
the payment of the tax by erpli yed
women, seems a little bit queer to
us. Suppose f;r example, that a
widow with five or mere children,
was empl >yed r.t small waees -utside
the home to keep body and s. ul to
gether. She w. uld have t. pay the
tax 'ut of her meaner earn!a s
while it would be possible f r her
neighbor to escape the tax, even
though HER funily inc me earned by
the husband was more than ample for
their needs. Hcwever, who i.rc we
t question the wis'a''m of yp h nor
ed servants in the Legislature, in
their decisions?
The OPA announces that the call
in^ price on rec^nditi ned anr1 used
trucks will be set ■. n a base price
established, r.n^ the ceilin will be
determined by multiplying the base
by certain percentages, varying
with the a^e • f the vehicle. In
formation at 1 cal OPA Office.
/.LASKiiN FIRE CONTROL Ox;EKS QirICE
Frnie Westfelter, in charge cf
the Alaskan Fire C-ntr 1 in""this
district caller' at the- Settl r Off
ice today, and announced that the
Fire C ntr 1 Office at Palmer* is
a w open with Mr. Farrell like in
charge. Jim. Pen-’let'n an^ Foil
i-r‘ Her will soon join the f rce and
A-ill alternate in patr 1 and fficc
n rk. It is desired that pers ns
3 ntem: latin,_ d oinL burnin^ : n,
_et in t.uch with the effic < nd
the Fire Fatr 1 will assist them in
anyway possible with their limited
:ersnel, A resume* < f the ri rritnr
Lal low for fire orntr-'l, will be
ublislod next week. The lire (Vn
;rrl Office is located just s uth
f the Catholic Church in Palmer,
so uet y-ur inf rmation there.
THFR-t JILL BL a COOFFRaTIVTL
GUILD MEETING next Monday evening
May 3., at the Settler Office.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Miller are en
Joyin_ the company of their daught
er, MKardiew and son of Fairbanks,
They arrived in Palmer last week.
BUY WAR EONDS AND STAMPS