Sheldon Jackson Dean
To Visit Palmer High
The Rev. Fred B. Koschmann,
dean of Sheldon Jackson Junior
College, Sitka, is on a promotion
trip which will give Sheldon
Jackson the widest publicity it
**as had in educational circles.
Besides visiting Fairbanks and
Anchorage areas, there will be
meetings with the juniors and
seniors of high school age in
Cordova, Valdez, Kodiak, Homer,
Kenai, Seward, Palmer, and
Wasilla. Later this fall addition
al trips will be made in the Jun
eau, Haines, and Skagway areas.
Rev. Koschmann will be dis
cussing entrance requirements,
tuition, and other methods of
enrolling at Sheldon Jackson. He
wil also discuss the new building
program including dormitories
and science facilities.
butte fire group
PLAN BOX SOCIAL
A box social, followed by danc
ing to live music, is planned by
the Butte Fire Association for
Saturday evening, November 23..
The social * will be held in the
Denny Jim Bouwens
Wins Church Contest
A Firestone “Super-Chief’ bi
cycle was awarded by the Hiway
Church of God on Sunday morn
ing, November 10, to Denny Jim
Bouwens, ending a two-month
youth contest.
The bicycle was presented to
Denny Jim by the church pastor,
Rev. Joan Ashby. Two other lead
ing contestants, Mike Bragg afhd
Cathleen Cotten, dropped behind
the winner when he earned over
500 points the final Sunday of
the contest. Points were accum
ulated on the basis of regular at
tendance at Sunday School and
morning worship services and
the presence of non-regular at
tendants, especially the contes
tant’s parents.
Money for the bicycle was do
nated by a friend of the church
in the name of a grandchild of
the donor.
Community Hall in the Butte
area starting at 6:30 p.m. Tom
i Moffitt will be in charge of music
arrangements.
GAP CADETS
LEARHING BASIC
MILITARY DRILL
Polmer CAP Cadets started
their basic military drill at their
regular meeting held November
12, according to Lt. Margaret
Betts. Instructing the cadets was
Major Katherine Steele, USAR.
Five new cadets attended the
Tuesday evening meeting and Lt.
Betts urged all boys and girls, 14
years of age or older, who are
planning to enroll in the CAP
cadet program to attend the next
meeting which will be held No
vember 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the
high school cafeteria. Advance
ment in the CAP cadet program
is in phases. Phase one has start
ed and Lt. Betts urged youths
who wish to keep up with the
original group to enroll at once
so they may complete the first
phase with the present group.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
DON’T MISS THESE SPECIALS
NOVEMBER 15 - 16 - 18
WHITE STAR—Solid Pack
Tuna
2 " 179c
OCEAN SPRAY
CRANBERRY
SAUCE
No.
2 £ 55c
HUNTS — YELLOW CLING — NO. 2>/2
Peach Halves 36c
SWIFT'S
Prem .2n.49c
LIBBY'S — NO. 2/t lin
Pumpkin 2,0,55 c
LIBBY'S
Apple Sauce
Brown Sugar
No. 303
AMAZO
Pudding
4i oi.
SWEL
Frosting Mix
N. b* c.
Nut Delights
Stride Wax
Delsey Tissue
2 hr 49c
a. 17c
2 29c
% lb.
5 3A oz.
39c
-?
27c
2 gal.
*219
4 roll pack
59c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
MINUTE MAID
ORANCE
JUICE
6 OZ.
4 ,„,95c
BAR^S OR CARSTENS — UNFROZEN
Slab Bacon .65c
matanuska maid
Ice (ream i 98c
RATH'S — FULLY COOKED
Pik-Elfe ib. 59c
DARIGOLD
CHEESE 1 lb. AO*
SPREAD L pkg. 701
PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY
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"BUILD ALASKA — BUY THE BEST — BUY MATANUSKA MAID—
ALASKA'S BEST"
...ABOUT YOUR
SOCIAL SECURITY
Question: I am getting social
security benefits and have tem
porarily returned to work for
$300 a month. I intend to work
for only four months.
Will this have any effect on
the number of Social Security
checks that I will receive?
Answer: No. As long as your
earnings are not over $1200 a
year, it does not matter how much
you earn in any one month.
Question: Is it true that if I die,
my funeral expenses will be paid
by the Social Security Adminis
tration.
Answer: Not, quite, If you
have worked a sufficient length
of time under the law, a lump
sum is payable in the event of
your death ranging in amount
from $90 to $255 and is paid to
the widow, if surviving; if no
widow, then whoever pays your
funeral expenses is eligible to ap
piy.
Question: I am employed for
$120 a month throughout the
year. The social security repre
sentative told me that I would be
entitled to receive checks for
nine months during the year.
How did he arrive at the number
of checks which I can be paid?
Answer: When your earnings
are more than $1200 a year, one
month’s check is withheld for
each $80 or any portion of $80
over the $1200. Since you work
throughout the year and your
earnings annually are $1400, you
would not be entitled to checks
for three months.
As a reminder to a widow that
her social security benefits on
her deceased husband’s account
must be stopped if she remarries,
her social security check is made
out to “Mary Smith, unmarried
widow.” The fact a woman’s en
titlement to social security wid
ow’s beneftis ends with the
month before the month in
which she remarries was pointed
out by E. C. Cummins, manager
of the Juneau social security of
fice.
“A widow’s remarriage how
ever, does not affect her right
to receive benefits payable on
behalf of her children,” Cum-,
mins said. As long as she has the
children in her care, she can con
tinue to receive benefits on their
behalf until they reach age 18 or
until some other event occurs to
end their entitlement.
For more information about
your social security account write
the Social Security Office, Room
519 Federal Building, Juneau.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
SHINING THRU THE
SHADOWS
The light of the spirit is eter
nal, shining through the shad
ows of earthly loss to soften
sorrow and lift the heart with
its inspiring promise of crown
ing glory.
PALMER
FUNERAL CHAPEL
WM. BOUWENS, Mgr.
UNITIZED .
CARGO SERVICE
via the Ala ski .Line £
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
MS TANANA scheduled
from Seattle Friday, No
i | vember 22. calling at South
eastern ports and Seward.
SS ILIAMNA scheduled
| from Seattle Tuesday, No
, vember 26, calling at Sew
ard and Valdez.
T. J. Maloney ''
agent
Phone
Anchorage
22001 t
A,L A. KA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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FREIGHT INCREASE
MAY INCREASE COST
OF FOOD ITEMS
Housewives in Alaska may find
after the firt of December that
their grocery bills have increas
ed. This was speculated on the
proposed 15 percent increase in
freight which has been announc
ed as going into effect on De
cember 2, 1957. How this will ef
fect the food prices is explained
in the recent quarterly report
from the Experiment Station.
The cost of the housewife’s
market basket of 40 items pric
ed in the past quarterly survey
made by the economics depart
ment of the Alaska Agriculture
Experiment Station and Exten
sion Service, did not change
significantly from the last report
ing period, according to FOOD
PRICES, a quarterly report pre
pared by the Station economists.
.Price increases for meat were
largely offset by lower prices for
the 15 items of fruits and vege
tables reported. Of the nine Alas
kan cities reporting Juneau, Ko
diak, Seward, Anchorage, Pal
mer, and Fairbanks showed an
average increase of 26 cents for
the 40 items with a range of four
to 44 cents. Ketchikan, Sitka
and Nome showed an average de
crease in the same market bas
ket of 57 cents with a range from
eight cents to $1.40.
The report shows that although
the over-all cost of the market
basket was down slightly, red
meat prices were generally up—
they were up nine percent in
Palmer and seven percent in
Seward and Anchorage. All other
cities showed a rise in meat pric
es to a lesser degree except
Nome which reported a one per
cent decrease. The rise in bacon
prices during the third quarter
had the greatest influence on edg
ing up the prices of meats.
A market basket of 40 items a
year ago for Alaska cities, not in
’ eluding Nome, Seward and Ko
diak, averaged $21.45. On Sep
tember 15, 1957, these same 40
items cost an average of $21.73,
showing only a nominal rise in
the total cost of major food items.
The report points out that food
prices are due to increase. A 15
percent increase in freight rates
for the Alaskan trade effective
December 2 was * recently an
nounced. Retail food price dif
ferences between cities in Alas
ka and Seattle are largely due to
the variation in transportation
and handling charges. In gen
eral the non-perishable rates
range from $2.00 to $4.00 per hun
dred depending on the commo
dity and location. Rates on peri
shables are about twice this
amount. It does not appear like
ly that local merchants will be
able to absorb this increase
through increased efficiency and/
or lower profit margins.
The September average retail
prices of 40 food items in Alaskan
cities and Seattle show that th;
Wouldn’t You
"If any man” is a phrase used
many times in the Scriptures. It
can be wide in meaning and very
narrow, all inclusive also exclus
ive in meaning. “If any man eat
of this bread, he shall live for
ever” (John 6:51) Eternal life is
a positive blessing of the Gospel.
Itl is dependant upon the phrase
It is dependant upon the phrase
do his will, he shall know of the
doctrine.” (John 7:17) The sec
rets of the Lord are with them
who fear him. “If any man
thirst, let him come unto me and
drink.” (John 7:37) He wants
(lacks) everything, who wants
(lacks) Christ.
“If any man enter in, he shall
be saved.” (John 10:9) Christ is
the entrance, the door, the way
to every blessing. There is no
other way, no other opportunity
of spiritual blessings or eternal
life other than Jesus Christ our
Lord. “If any man hear my
words” (John 12:48) How men
treat Christ and His Word is
the basis of judgment. “He that
rejecteth me, and receiveth not
my words, hath one that judg
eth him: The word that I have
spoken, the same shall judge him
in that last day.” (John 12:48)
“If any man” accept and obey*
he shall know the truth, know
the Will of God, and inherit
eternal life. “If any man” is all
inclusive, no one is left out, we
are given the gracious privilege
of enjoying all the precious prom
ises of Jesus Christ. “If any man"
also carries with it the respon
sibility of rejecting Jesus Christ
Wouldn’t you be among the great
number who have accepted and
obeyed? Wouldn’t you accept and
know the joy offered in whole
heartedly following Jesus Christ?
In my own experience, I have
found no greater joy, no greater
thrill, no greater peace of heart,
soul, mind and conscience, than
is offered by Jesus Christ our
Lord. t
Ariey D. Skinner t
Palmer Church of God
Pd, Adv.
GREAT BOOKS GROUP )
TO MEET ON MONDAY
Members and interested per
sons are reminded of the meet
ing of the local Great Books
group on Monday evening No
vember 18 in the libi'ary at the
Experiment Station. The meeting
will begin at 8 p.m. RegU^Sir
meetings of the discussion group-!
are held the first and third Mon
day of each month. Interested
persons are invited to attend.
Palmer housewife is paying $22.10
for her basket. Anchorage shop
pers pay $22.65 and Fairbanks
$25.44 compared to higher atttii
lower amounts in other Alaskan
cities. Seattle buyers pay $16.65
for their basket of like food items;
Don't let lack of ready cash check-mate your
hopes and aims for the future. Look ahead,
plan ahead and save ahead with purpose and
persistence . . . and you'll have "what it takes"
to make the right move at the right time for
your success and happiness.
Your FIRST move is to open a savings account
here. Then keep adding to it regularly. This
simple strategy wi// WIN for you!
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenings 6-9 FJM.
PALMER. ALASKA