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CO’TITTSE
LAND USE PLANNING
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At the Land Use Planning Commit
tee meeting, ’ ednesday Oct. 9,
the Sug-Committee on Dire Control
submitted a report reccomendin.5
that a permit system for con
trolled burning is desireable
because:
(A) It rill prevent indiscrimin
ate starting of fires during un
safe Nurniny periods.
(B) ON the large amount of burn
ing to be .done.
(C) It will allow proper coordina
tion of burning with control equip
ment and persone1.
(D) host of the burning constitutes
a menace to buildings,"windbrahes,
and public domains and timber land.
Also included was a recommendation
that a telephone system be in
stalled to various points in the
Valley. Ur. \7. J. McDonald,
Senior Forester in charge of the
A.laska Fire Control Service may
Dc quoted as stating that if mat
erials sr~ furnished, a great deal
of the construction ror1; can be
done with CCC tbors. Also that
if and when CCC rr.cn arc available
the A.P.C.S* will cooperate as
much as •ossicle in the preven
tion and suppression of fires
within the colony ar i and
approved by '. .’ashin "ton are' i•'* the
yf- available/ non would be
detailed to assist in removal of
f ero nesarcs in t re I'atanuskji
Valley.
The matter of narking cattle for
idc.io ,t icl. cion when on ~ra.ain~~
area m brought up and the sug
gestion made that burned brands
be used, and that necessary lnr
islation oe enacted similar to the
branding laws of eon- of i.be west
ern states.
A committee was appointed to in
vestigate too pooling system and
make specific recommendations on
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OF"’1! COGS "IV'
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The wives of officers of Hl;-:~nckr f
Field wore entertained rt an all
Fatanuska Valley dinner at the
I.latanuska Valley Lodge, 1 ednosday
by the '.Vomon's Cooporativo Guild.
Pen officers wives, 3 Anchorage
visitors and about 40 local women
were or- sent. Interest in the
■ b "" - own ; y >3 b:; ; a sh
od by our visitors and t1 . .. for
!:ir: 1-ity ; :• v iliny n thi: .-1 or
was enjoyed by all.
■The Guild wishes to thr.nl: all who
assisted In making this di . or
possible. I'any donations f food
were received and several • men
gave freely of their sorv. •: s.
Especially do we wish to thank the
Cooperative As'sn for the supplies
■y 3y contributed, and 7 v . £ ;ock
for conducting our guests on a
tour of the Co-op units, and the
Lodge manager and staff fr -,E 7
of the facilities and rooms offered
for our uso.
appreciate the fine turnout of
local women an' the interest ami
spirit shown.
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J 1 i t— . LUii
r,wA ^ •»o 1 n 3 clt.. j Inc. be o n s o is c% s
fi a prevention day for this com
munity. At that time, school will
be dismissed one hour early and
the- children sent homo to eliminate
flru; hazards in so far as possible.
If the- parents will cooper a tp with
us, by discussing the matter ; t
.'■emo, and■ pointin' cut to .ho child
ren, i/iicrc t:aps hazards are, ov;
to renove then and avoid fc* !r
reoccurrcnc •, nert \\ ed.ncsd. y"will
become a cia of unusual go ...