THE FRONTIERSMAN
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National Adv Representative — Weekly Newspaper Representative
404 Fifth Ave. — New York 18, N.Y.
Uiiitor
'The Frontiersman
3tanner, Alaska
Dear Editor:
As a foreign born, naturalized
s itizen of the United States, I was
shocked at encountering the in
difference and the opposition to
Alaskan statehood, I may not
.know much of politics, but to my
jtMrtaon, this is a matter of free
<jnm, of democracy, of the right
self-government. Evidently
2 know a little. I have experienc
id what it means to a free and
'freedom loving people to be sup
pressed by an overwhelming
power and a totalitarian system. ^
liberty took on a new meaning**
if us during those years of phy
saisal and mental blackout. Many
wire those who gave their lives
fur the idea of freedom. This new
vxdrn of freedom and self-gov
o:ament in our hearts and minds
...never changed. We realize that
cf-government involves respon
.-d-itHies, but that it is worth any
*a< r if ice which may be required.
Ytet’s why many of us are here,
an America.
According to the wishes of a
arnaafe many of us who have
i Wtsen Alaska as our home, and
«sucarding to what we think is
we have finally achieved
statehood. Alaska has been made
to the rest of the Union.
.An d to this some people ai*e op
id? Why? Their arguments
if•*!( down to fear of or unwiliing
!» to accept the responsibilities
t, self-government. EviederUly
'4 me people believe they can pay
lei: 'high a price. It’s sad when
Z*ffdc who hail from Patrick
Jffieivrv don’t want self-govern
n. cut because it necessitates a
-fifttk' responsibility, the amount
toff which is immensely exaggerate
«wi by the opposition’s propagan
dist. We hope tliat all Alaskans |
» value self-governmnt will;
v* t» on August 26, because our j
si* fe on that day will travel j
abound the world.
f Sincerely yours,
Raynar Haalarwi
V,
la XiompMs ASC \
¥afing August 23 '■
*„ Jtaners this week are receiving
i *. mail ’’ballots upon which they
n-K\ vote for five persons to be
the Agricultural Stafe
Vi^ation -and Conservation Com
JfcSftee.
-Area farmers nominated Tor;
tjjjit committee include the follow- •
Victor Falk, Jr., (incumbent), ]
Ira - and Snodgrass (incumbent),
A R. Carson (incumbent», Earl
3R. flay. Robert Nichols, Kenneth
■JTsMlace, R. J. Meddles. Tom Mof
f Clyde Oberg. and Ray De
PV -rst. Blank lines are left on
“/■c ballot on which may be writ
.» , in the names of others. From
"?***!* total, farmers are to vote for
i»ve The individual receiving the
V-Latest number of votes will be
r: Tied chairman of ASC commit
v., ; followed by the next high
totals which will determine
■~ZM: vice-chairman, third mem
e:.t-r of the committee, the first
» ternate, and the second alter
Ballots must either be deliver
er or post marked by August 28
~ be counted. They are to be
fnetumed to the Lxtensi on *Sei ■
vice office. Palmer, or mailed tc
Eh-x 1736, Palmer.
Excursion Tram
Planned by ARR
Tne Alaska Railroad this week
announced they will run a spec
ie*! excursion train to Palmer on
Sunday. August 31, the third day
ci the 1958 Mata musk a Valley
S’air.
The train will leave Anchorage
.ni noon, with patrons allowed the
ptire afternoon in Palmer. The
return trip will be made at 6-3®
p-m.
The special round-tnp fare will j
be $3.40 plus 34 cents tax, with
children 12 years of age to ride
at half-fare rate.
This Valley Fair excursion
, ram has always been popular j
wlth Anchorage-area residents!
Two PKS Teachers
Return From Stales
Betty Jo Riddle, Palmer 'High
School teacher, returned home
this week after having complet
ed a six-week summer institute
for biology teachers at Marquette
University in Milwaukee, Wis
consin. Making the return trip
with Miss Riddle was Mildred
Sidell, high scho ,1 guidance di
rector who was vacationing in the
States.
Miss Riddle was one of 40 high
school biology teachers in the
country selected to attend the in
stitute at Marquette under the
sponsorship of the National Sc
ience Foundation. The science in
stitute program represents a co
operative effort by the federal
government and leading univer
sities of the nation to raise the
level of science training in Un
ited States.
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital this week include Mrs.
Robert Lincoln, Ernest Heald,
and Baby Boy Hamann.
Hospitalized but now out: Pat
Hemmer, Mrs. Waldo Erickson
and infant daughter, Mrs. Wayne
Huston, Mrs. Douglas Bixby and
infant daughter, Mrs. John Hem
mer and infant daughter, Ver
non Haik, Mrs. Richard Schnerer
of Taikeetna, Mrs. Thomas Carter
of Wasilla, Mrs. Donald Caulkins
and infant son, Mrs. Bennie Rule
and infant daughter, Mrs. Leslie
Klebesadel and infant daughter,
James Hyland, Anchorage, Stan
ley Cloudman, 13, Christie Lynn
Anderson, 5, Richard Lee Ander
son, 7, Mrs. Keith Blalock of
Wasilla, Mrs. Ray McCartney, Mi
chael Pineo, 9, Jeffrey Moffitt, 3,
Ethan Peay, Keith Bentti, 19
months, Laron P. Martin, Anch
orage, Mary Lou Johnson, Ed
ward A. Bissett, 7, Mrs. Robert
Howell of Chugiak, Kerry Wil
liams, B, and Patrick Osborne,
10, of Wasilla.
who do not want to drive to the
Pair, or who have no other way
of visiting the valley.
The Bureau of Public Roads
has extended an invitation to bid
on grading and drainage of 15.3
miles of the Sterling Highway lo
cated between Homer and Anchor
Point.
_WASILLA NEWS_
By Jane Brown®
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson
will return to Laramie, Wyoming
this week after visiting with Rose,
Oscar and Bob Johnson. Rose
kept them busy with berry pick
I ing, fishing and sightseeing.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Olson en
tertained guests from their for
mer ‘home town’, Ocean Park,
Washington last Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. David Andrews spent the
summer in Bristol Bay and were
’on their way home by air.
* * *
Linda Bergman celebrated her
14th birthday Wednesday even
ing by inviting girl-friends in for
a slumber party. All the girls ar
rived for dinner and then spent
the night nibbling and no doubt
made some plans for school
pranks.
Members and volunteer work
ers of the Wasilla Grange and
Wasilla Library are already mak
ing plans for their dinners to be
served during this years Fair in
Palmer. Menus will include home
made chili, roast beef, turkey and
ham dinners.
Ilah Senski has had house
guests this summer from Puyal
lup, Washington, her two sis
ters, Minnie Harstad and Hazel
Rickett. They both plan to return
home sometime this month. An
other sister Mrs. Thelma Grau
and her family spent the week
end visiting the sisters. 111 ah will
be cooking at the Wasilla school
cafeteria again this winter.
# * *
Wasilla residents hospitalized
tat Valley hospital this week were
Patsy Osborne and Mrs. Bob Lin
-coln. Patsy came home Tuesday
evening and Mrs. Lincoln was re
leased on Wednesday.
See you on election day, polls
will open at 8:00 A.M. at the
Wasilla Public Library and close
at 8:00 P.M.
RODEO ENTRY
DEADLINE AUG. 29
All Alaskan “cowboys” are no
j tified that entries in the rodeo to
| be held during the Matanuska
Valley Fair August 30, 31 and
; September 1 should be mailed to
jthe Interior Alaska Rodeo, 102
! 12th Ave., Anchorage, to be re
j ceived not later than August 29
j at 6 p.m. The rodeo will abide
| by R.C.A. rules.
The purse is valued at $500,
! plus entries. Entry fees are as
follows Saddle bronc, $20; bare
back riding, $20; steer decorating,
$20; bull riding, $23; calf roping,
$25; pole bending, jackpot; and
racing quarter-mile Western rig,
jackpot.
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HEALTH THEATRE
PLANNED AT FAIR
The Matanuska Valley Health
Council will sponsor a free
I health theatre during the Fair
this y#ar. A series of free movies
will be shown on health and
safety education programs. The
public is invited to visit this booth
at the Fair.
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GET OUT THE VOTE
The strength of our country stems from the right
of its citizens to vote. Our democracy rests on the
freedom of the individual to choose, for any elective
position, the candidate who he thinks will best repre
sent his interests.
Our form of government has brought untold bene
fits and advantages to us, its citizens. In return, it
is our duty to help keep that form of government
strong, by assuming our responsibilities in voting—
to be sure that we are all governed by those who
represent the choice of the majority. It is when we
shirk this duty that individuals who have only their
own interests at heart find it easier to creep in—to
take over governments, where their private ambi
tions can work to the detriment of the American
people.
We urge every qualified voter to exercise his privi
lege and obligation of voting—not only in the forth
coming election, but in all elections for which he is
eligible. It's every voter’s duty to “get out the vote"
—talk it up with neighbors—volunteer to transport
them to the polls. This is but a small investment,
with a large return, in security, in happiness, in
freedom.
Vole on All Three Propesilions
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
Vote For
BUI Egan
For Governor
DEMOCRAT
Born in Valdez, Alaska
• SERVED AS COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR OF VALDEZ
• PRESIDENT OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• 10 YEARS TERRITORIAL HOUSE LEGISLATURE
! • 2 SESSIONS TERRITORIAL SENATE
• ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
• ELECTED SENATOR ON ALASKA-TENNESSEE PLAN
ELECT WILLIAM A. EGAN YOUR GOVERNOR
Pd. Adv.