VALLEY SETTLER
Published every Friday by the Matanuskf
Valiev Farmers Cooperating Aseociation.
By L. H. Allen
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Devoted to the interests of the members
and personnel of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association,
MINE ASSESSMENTS SUSPENDED
Delegate Dimond sent the Settler the
following*
AN ACT providing for the suspension of
annual assessment work on mining claims
held by location in the United States,
including the Territory of Alaska.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES 01
AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That the
provision of section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, which re
quires on each mining claim located, and
until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor to be
performed or improvements aggregating
such amount to be made each year, be,and
the same is hereby, suspended as to all
mining claims in tho United States includ
ing the Territory of Alaska, during the
years beginning at 12 o'clock meridian
July 1, 1941, and ending at 12 o'clock
meridian July 1, 1943* PROVIDED, That
every claimant of any such mining claim,
in order to obtain the benefits of this
Act, shall file, or cause rto be filed, in
the office where the location notice or
certificate is recorded, on or before 12
o'clock meridian July 1, 1942, and July 1,
1943, a nit ice of his desire to hold said
mining claim under this Act* PROVIDED
FURTHER, That such suspension of assess
ment work shall not apply to more than six
lode-mining claims held by the same person
nor to more than 12 lode-mining claims
held by the same partnership, association,
or corporation.
Approved, May 7, 1942.
Charles M. Ross, official representative
of the Farm Security Administration, haft
^opened offices for Alaska, at Anchorage.
He sends the Settler Ahe following for
publication*
"All-out food production is one of the
most important contributions every Alaska
farmer and part-time farmer can make to
the war effort. Food for freedom is Just
as important in Alaska as it is in the
States in carrying out Secretary Vickard's
request for food arsenals to defeat the
Axis. Every pound of poultry, pork,
dairy products, potatoes, vegetables, and
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CLUB ACTIVITIES
The Wasilla 4-H club will meet June 12
at 2 o'clock.
The Riverbend Girls 4-H club will hold
it8 June meeting at the Rorrison home on
June 7.
The Spruce Grove Girls 4-H club will
meet in the Ladies Lounge on Wednesday,
June 10. All 4-H members in that commun
ity are invited to attend.
On Sunday, June 14, there will be held
in all the Palmer churches, the regular
4-H Sunday program. All 4-H members and
their parents and friends are cordially
invited to attend services in their res
pective churches on that day.
The Golden Rule Baking 11 and Garden
club met at the Larsh home for a business
meeting June 3, after which Mrs. H. C.
Scott took them in the truck to the Mat
anuska river for a picnic.
The Busy Bee 4-H Baking club met at the
Loyer home Wednesday, May 27. Kathleen
Patten and Norma Loyer demonstrated making
muffins. The next meeting will be held 1
at the home of their leader, Mrs. Bouwcns,
June 12, when Dolores and Alice Bouwens
will demonstrate the making of cup cakes.
The regular meeting of the Midnight Sun
4-H club was held at the home of Dale Don
on Monday evening, June 1, at which time
Jalmar Kerttula demonstrated section cut
ting of seed potatoes and Dale Don demon
strated transplanting. Initiation was
held for Max and Dick Hodson, Lawrence
Lamp, Donald LaRose, and Lave me Hammond.
The next meeting will be held on June 15
at the home of Laverne Hammond.
According to a recent memorandum received
by the Extension Agent from Grover B. Hill*
acting Secretary of Agriculture, he urges
tho use of local fuel rather than the min
eral fuels and their derivatives* ?/ith
the wood supply available in the Valley,
ii is very advantageous. It should be
cut and thoroly air-dried to give maximum
heuting results. Even then it will con
tain 15 to 20 per cent moisture by total
weight. In heating value, one to two
cords of wood is equitalent to a ton of
anthracite coal, and a cord of the heaviest
wood weighs about two tons. However, the
weight per cord will vary.
A meeting wes held in the Extension of
fice Wednesday ovening, May 27, to discuss
the possibilities of holding some special
events on the Fourth of July. Mrs. Harold
Thuma presided. The Rev. Mr. Kurth,Frank
Pokorney, Harold Thuma, Walter Huntley and
Dick Engle were appointed as a committee
to investigate possibilities.