THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matenuska
Valley Farmers Cooperative
Association at Palmer, Alaska,
Ling. Editor: llarie Wilson
Subscription rates: *1.00 year
by mail 1,00 year
Mailed anywhere: .10 copy
This, paper is issued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the IJatanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association's
work, problems, accomplishments,
and also, news of local and gen
eral interest; and to help foster
the cooperative spirit of the
fanners of the Matanuska Valley.
WILL YOU BE THERE?
Don't forget the Co-op meeting on
January 25. If you stay away, you
will have no right to object when things
don't go the way to suit you. Take an
active part in your Co-op. It means
money in your pocket to have able
directors on your Board, to know what
those Directors arc doing and trying
to do to further the interests of the
Marketing Association. Elect the
men you ’enow are builders, men with
vision who will never lose sight of
the'ultimate Cooperative goal, business
men, men with the Cooperative spirit.
Do you know that your present Board is
responsible for the purchase of the
Trading Post from the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation?
that they have kept the natter of a
Co-op Manager alive in the minds of
the proper officials until immediate
action on their part will no longer be
postponed?
that through the efforts of members
of the Board you have been promised
electricity in your home'by next fall?
that through their efforts, the busi
ness men of Anchorage consider the
Co-cp as they would any other friendly
competitive business.
The knowledge that you are really
interested in what is going on, in'
what they are trying to accomplish,
spurs the men you elect to represent
you, on to greater efforts.
Bring as many constructive ideas and
criticisms as you can, with you when
you come to your annual Co-op meeting
on January 25,
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YOUNG FOLKS ENJOY PARTY
The Lambeth Walk, Spanish Waltz,
Rye Waltz, Schottishce, were featured
at a lively"party given by Mr. and
Mrs. Ross L. Sheely for their son,
Jack on the evening of December 29
at the Matanuska Valley Lodge,
About 50 of -the young peop.lo of the
Valley were there and all enjoyed
themselves thoroughly doing the old
dances as well as the new.
Light refreshment? were served by
Mrs. Sheely during the evening.
LEGISLATORS STOP OVER
Six legislators made a brief sto-over
in Palmer today. They were met-.in
Wasilla and taken for a brief tour of
the Valley after which luncheon was
served by Miss Myrtle Ivlovstad, Mrs.
Ross L, Sheelv and Mrs. II.L. Thuma in
the school lunch room. The Legislators
were then rushed to Anchorage to catch
the boat train for Sewr.rd where they
will embark for Juneau for 'the 1930
session of the legislature.
Messrs. V. Rivers, C.T. Spencer and
Leo Rogge are from the Fourth Division
and Messrs. LcRoy Sullivan, Dowd and
porter are from the Second Division.
Others attending the'luncheon werb:
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, II. L. Thuma,
A. A. Johnson, Ross L. Sheely, and
Don L. Irwin.
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