Vol. 1 No. £4
Palmer, Alaska
I Jay £0, 1038
5 cents
contused operatic;: of tvs iiatan
Uska Valley hq~s?i^^l figjrep
Some time ago a four point program
was announced as a neans of maintain
ing the Matanuska Valle." hospital.
These points embodied first;*a deter
mined effort on the .art of the Col
onists to support the hospital and
to make immediate cash payments on
cut-standing accounts.
Second, an effort to interest and in
crease the support of local indivi
duals and enterprises of this vicin
ity other than Colonists.
Third, to make the facilities of the
hospital available to the office of -
Indian Affairs for the care of tub
erculosis patients.'
Fourth, to continue ana expand the
maternal and child health program in
order that funds expended might be
matched by the children’s Eureau.
Point by point this program has been
carried out thus making it possible
to announce that the Matanuska Valley
hospital is assured of continued op
eration. This has been made possible
by contracts which have been closed,
assurance of support* from the child
ren’s Bureau and most imnortant the
financial aid direct from the colon
ists themselves.
The people are convinced of the ab
solute need of the hospital and the
value of the public health nursing
service in the develoorient of this
community and have demonstrated their
conviction through a wholehearted
response thus making their services
available for Palmer, Ilatanuska, has
ilia and the entire Ilatanuska Valley.
PAL. !ER DEMOCRATS URGE ALLO
catiqn of funds to continue
LAUD CLEARIMG PROGRAM
IN VIET'r:_
At last Monday night’s meeting
of’the Palmer Democratic Club,
the members passed a resolution
strongly urging the appropria
tion by W.P.A. officials of ad
ditional funds, sufficient in
quantity, to assist the Colon
ists in continuing their pres
ent land clearing program for
another year.
The present supoly of Develop
ment and Security Funds will be
exhustec Dy the first of Oct.
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M.V.F.C.A. Board LOOICs Ahead
Action at the M.V.F.C.A. board
meeting held on Monday evening
May 9, was principally the send
ing of a letter to the A.R.R.C.
Beard requesting representation
on that board.
The M.V.F.C.A. Board members
feel that such representation is
necessary to a mutual understand
ing of the problems of the two
boards, and that it is also a
necessary step in the education
of the M.V.F.C.A. board for the
task of eventually talcing over
the Producer Consumer business
now bein^; conducted by the A.R.
R.C. as agents for the M.V.F.C.A.
Another step taken in the same
direction v:as directing of the
Manager of the A.R.R.C. to pro
vide the M.V.F.C.A. with a ...
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