THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matarm ska
Valley Farrier fs Cooperating Asso
ciation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Irvin-' ^ewvillc
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This paper is issued for the
purpose of giving infornation
and news of the . atanuska Valley
Farmer's Cooperating Assocint
i ons wo rlc, p rob 1 ems, a c c omp -
lishments, also nows of Local
and general interest; and to
foster the cooperative spirit of
the Farmers of the Latanuska
Valley.
ELECTRIC 'Em GY CGTT ’ T
recently made by the administra
tion for the erection of seventy
five -mile# of ; ower lane in the
I.iatanuska Valley.
Engineers are being arranged
for, for the construction of the
lines. It is entirely possible
that we will be able to light our
homes, pump water, nil1: the cows,
run the washing machine and do
many of those things that we have
dreamed about doing with elect
ricity, by the end of the summer.
Seventy-five miles of line
will be installed by the Rural
Electrification Administration and
will be operated and maintained
by the Matanuska Electric Assoc
iation Inc, and when the line has
paid for itself i.t will become the
pronerty of the Association in
the Valley.
The Butte Homemakc-rs Club
met at the home of hrs. Irving
^ewville. The topic for the day
was to have been Pitting Patterns
led by Mrs* Ray Mchecknie. Due
to other business connected with
the club this discussion wa3 post
poned to a later date. The next
meeting will bo at Mrs. Lloyd Bell,
JH2ETING CP HSALTII COUNCIL
The Health Council no ting
last night was well attended.
The Territorial Health Bill
defeated in the Legislature was
discussed, as wore also t’ o recent
Hilk Soninar in Palmer and the
Institute for Public health Purses
held in Anchorage and reports were
given.
A special treat to t' ose at
tending the meeting was given by
I r. Jackson who showed his colored
movies of the Valley. The same
pictures that Hollywood raved about.
4-H COUI'ICIL BUSTING AP?TL 14
Off icors elected for the en
siling year were: President, i-rs.
Beil hi Her; Vico-Prcsider , *"rs,
H, C, Hanson; Secretary, Lloyd
Olson; Treasurer, Francis Henry;
Reporter, Irving Hewvillc; bong
Loader, Lirs. Dorothy Boll.
A committee, appoint"! at
a previous mooting for that . ur
poso, submitted a constitution for
the Hatanuska 4-H Council, which
was adopted.
It was decided by vote that
any child in the Valley w’ o would
attain the age of ten years dur
ing the calendar year would bo
eligible to 4-H mombershi .
A health- program will bo a
regular part of 4-H work. Hiss
hao Stephenson reported that Hr.
Albrecht would co-opcratc in put
ting over any health program, adopted.
Juno 15 was selected ns 4-H
Sunday.
4—II Rally will bu held July
29.
The council will meet the sccon
honday of each month.
PGR SAL3
barly rod scod potato o
Y/arba © 4p per lb.
Lauritz Lober^.