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September 1G , 1958 Palmer, Alaska
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MATANUSKA VALIEY PROJECT NOV/
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
On September 12th. the jurisdie
tion of the Matanuslca colony was
transferrod from the Public Works
Administration, to the Department
of Interior.
The change involved the transfer
of the stock of the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporat ion and
In the future the project will
be adr.inlsered by the Division
of Territories and Island Possess
ions.
thG . Territories division
will have technical charge tne
Alaska Railroad will do the actual
supervising.
This change follows the recent
.visits of Secetary Ickes and Dr.
Ernest Gruening, directors of the
teritorles "ivision, to Alaska.
SCHOOL ELECTION SEPT. 23th
The coning school election is for
the purpose of electing a school
board for the Palmer school and
does not change or affect the
boundaries of the various school
districts.
Thus making Federal funds avail
able, according to the Nelson Act
which would not otherwise be
available if the school boa^rd
were not elective.
Therefore, the coning election
is for the voters of tho Palmer
school district only and does not
affect any other school district
in any way.
MINUTES OF CIVIC COUNCIL
The regular monthly neeting of
the Civic Council was held in the
Dornitnry basement Monday Se£t.l2
1938.
The nee ting was called to order
at 8:00 P.M, by President MCKechnie
The follow! \g responded to roll - ”
.call:
Loren McKechnie
Fred N.Johnson
Virgil Eckert
Janes Barry
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Larence Arndt
France Henry
Minutes of the last neetin<_
read as it had appeared in the
Valley Settler and was approved
as read.
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\'r, Janes Barry, new counci Irion
iron District S was present to re
place Hr,Earl 3nrry,
The price of threshing : grain was
discussed, . The following resclu
tion was passed.
Resolved: ' ’ * • •
That we recommend the price
of threshing grain in the valley
.be sot as follows: ^plO.OO per
setting with a guarantee . of 60
bushels of oats and barley with a
price of 10^ per bushel on and
above the 60 bushels, 40 bushels
per setting of wheat and 15gC per
bushel on and above this amount.
Moved by Henry ,seconded by
Johnson, that the Council request
the Alaska Rehabilitation Corpora
tion to allow the producer to
cash produce checks by any agent
of the Corporation at the various
places of business of said Corpora
tion, Motion- carried,
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