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P.-.lmcr» Alaska - - June 12. 1942
NO. 23 |
VICTORY BOND NEWS
By Harry B. DeLand, Chair
man Defense Savings Com
mittee .
During the month of May,
Palmer purchased $3187.50
worth of bonds. Our quota
was $7500.00, This quota
seemed exceptionally high
and this was pointed out to
the Territorial Administra
tor of the Defense Savings
sta'f f.
We realize here that at
this time of the year, it
is difficult to spare any
money when it is so neces
sary to put in all the crop
that is humanly possible.
It is my opinion that
Palmer is to be highly com
mended for the wonderful
showing made since the out
break of the war. The to
tal sales for the first
five months from this of
fice is $22,462.50. Broken
'down this figures as fol
lows:
January.$3637,50
1 February.... 6225,00
March. 6112.50
' " April. 3300.00
May. 3187,00
The sales for the first
week of June are $3525,00.
All of theso figures are
based on purchase value of
bonds and not maturity val
ue. \
These sales represent
sacrifice on the part of
you people.of the Valley
and we can be proud that we
are making such a splendid
showing. Keep up the good
work.
’VAR SAVINGS STAMP sales
for the first five months
were $999.35.
, firs at Marshalls
The well house at the
Lee Marshall farm, two
miles south of Palmer,burn
ed to the ground this morn
ing. The home caught fire
but by that time the fire
company had arrivod and the
house fire was extinguished
SELECTIVE SERVICE
OCCUPATIONAL
QUESTIONNAIRE
Occupational question
naires to obtain informa
tion on civilian skills
will be mailed by the Lo
cal Board to registrants
of the First and Second
Registrations. These oc
cupational questionnaires
have already been mailed
to men who registered on
February 16th in the Third
Registration.
When the Occupational
Questionnaires are return
ed to the Local Board they
will be checked for com
pleteness and accuracy and
divided into the various
sections of which they are
composed. One section
will be sent to the Bureau
of the Census, Washington,
D. C.,for the attention of
the Population Division.
Another section will b6 re'
layed to the proper United
States Employment office
in the area in 'which the
Local Board has jurisdic
tion.
Peter Swenson, with the
Alaska Road Commission,
was seriously injured while
at work on Caribou Creek
last Monday. He suffered
a compound fracture of his
left leg, several fractured
ribs and severe scalp lac
erations, \7o do not have
details of the accident.
The damage incurred thru
the burning of the well
house is considerable as
in addition to the separa
tor and other dairy equip
ment a new bathtub, a Plamc
range, lawnmower and other
valuable articles were
stored in it.It is thought
the fire started from an
over-heated laundry stove.
MisB Robin Jones went to
Anchorage today, her first
trip to the metropolis
since she came to Palmer.
CO-OP NOTES
The Jesse Lee Home at Sew
ard is offering 12 head of
milk cows for sale, Prices
and full information are
being mailed to us and any
one interested please con
tact the office.
Mr. Harry Cheek has arrived
in Palmer and is now on the
job as sales representative
for the Association.
Considerable information
will have to be gathered and
any assistance the producers
can give Mr. Cheek in furn
ishing the information on
this year's production will
be appreciated.
I understand that pigweed,
which is one of the farm pests,
has become a favorite item of
diet , being rich in Vitamin
something. NOW, will some
one please concoct a recipe
■which uses cutworms as its
main ingredient?
L. C. S
While tipping the dump on
a truck loaded with gravel,
Henry Reese was killed yester
day afternoon when he fell
under the truck while it was
in motion. Ho has been res
ident of this section for
some time. His body was
taken to Anchorage.
Irving Newville brought a
ton of grand looking potatoes
to the storage bins Thursday
afternoon. They were Arctic
Seedling variety and Mr. New
ville says they tast6 and keep
as good as they look. He
has three acres planted with
the same varioty again this
year. Otherwise ho is devo- -
ting his time to a home garden
and hay and grain.
A son was born to Mr, and
Dick Engle on June 8 at the
Matanuska Valley hospital.
They have named the baby Ray
Edward.
BUY VICTORY STAMPS AT THE
TRADING POST.