VALLEY SETTLER
Published every Friday by the Uatanuska
Valley Farmers Cooperating Association in
the interests of its members and of the
Uatanuska Valley at large.
Bv L. H. Allen
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Dr. Dexter l!. Keezer, deputy adminis
trator under Leon Henderson in the Office
of Price Administration at 7ashington gave
the press in Denver the followingt "The
American people will respond to every nec
essity when they are told the truth and
knov/ that the sacrifice is fairly propor
tioned. There is too much confusion now;
too many confusing statements which have
caused,fine, loyal people to question
rules and regulations laid down.
"'Ve can't and shouldn't try to elimin
ate conflict so long as we have n demo
cracy and want to preserve it. In this
conflict the press to a great extent
should rely on its own resources - its
own servicos to reduce conflicts and mis
understandings. I hold the conventional
position of n former newspaper reporter
in love with his job that the people shoulc
know ALL, when knowing ALL doesn't conflict
with national security,"
A news story says that "following by a
few weeks an Interior Department legal
opinion that Alaska Indians have aborigin
al or 'prior possessory' rights to fish
trap sites which assertedly have been de
nied them," the Tlingit tribe of Indians
in southeastern Alaska have filed a peti
tion for $35,000,000 cash damages with the
court of claims of the United States."
Maybe that will "lnrn" Secretary Ickes
not to worry so much more about the rights
of Indians in Alaska than he does about
the rights of Alaska’s whites.
The fall of Sevastopol into the hands
of the Nazis is another of the war's out
standing tragedies. This great port and
naval fortress on the Black Sea with a pop
ulation of 67,000 has beautiful cathedrals
and palaces and the harbor is so large that
all the European battle fleets could anchor
there. A holy "Common Grave" at Sevasto
pol holds the dust of 127,000 Russians who
died while defending Sevastopol during the
Crimean war of 1854-1855, Nine miles
south of Sevastopol is the town of Balakla 1
vu where the historically famous Light Bri
gade of 600 men rode to their deaths."none
knew the reason why, their's but to do and
die" and they did.
L 0 C * L HAPPENINGS
lir. and Mrs. L. C. Stock and Larry,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goodrich and their
children, DuEne and Arletaj Lir. and Mrs,
Torn LePak and Gloria drove from Palmer
Friday night over the new Glenn Highway
some 72 miles or as far as the highway
is passable. They camped along Caribou
Creek over Saturday and Sunday, returning
to Palmer Sunday night. Fishing v/as
"not so good." Fish were caught but
not enough at any one tine to supply a
meal for a large group of people with
outdoor appetites. The oil fields were
inspected - a large flock of mountain
sheep were seen grazing along the hill
side, four black bears were seen at close
range and a porcupine. Little Barbara
Lee was also a member of the camping
party.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Qnkka took advantage
of the two days weekend holiday and with
their little daughter, Anna Lee, drove
to Chickaloon Saturday. No fish - so
they returned to Palmer and drove to
Willow whore the King Salmon were plenti
ful and easily caught. On Lucky Shot
summit they encountered a heavy snowfall
and a raging storm. A unique -experience
for July even in Alaska.
Jan Koslosky and Louie Burcher had
marvelous luck on a three-day fishing
trip to Montana Creek. Rainbow trout
some 26 inches - grayling and King Sal
mon were theifc reward. Dr. Dorsey and
Louie Odsather, proprietor of Lucky’s
Grocery in Anchorage, took a look at the
Kosloeky-Burcher catch and left right now
for Montana Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fitzsimmons of An
chorage sre spending several days in Pal
mer, guests at the Lodge. Mr. Fitzsim
mons, who is Standard Oil representative
in Anchorage, is here to stimulate the
drive for scrap rubber.
The Stock-Goodrich-LePak vacation par
ty net Walter Fox who is panning $2 nug
gets of gold from Caribou Creek together
with some that are smaller than $2, They
net three other gold-panners who had pan
ned $4 nuggets. The next Alaska gold
rush will probably be staged on Caribou
creek. Isn't that the none of the creek
near Daweon where Carmack started a gold
rush and made himself a millionaire or so?
Miss Jeane Christiancy, who has been
employed at the MVFCA general office for
.some tine, will sail Monday for her hone
in Seattle.
Urs. Roland Snodgrass has been ill with
a severe cpld during this week.