Palmer, Alaska
Dear Editor:
The discussion of the school
bond issue at the November 21
Chamber 01 Commerce meeting
seemed to completely disre
gard the cause ol the defeat of
the school bond issue at the re
cent election. This issue has
been discussed throughout the
area. From listening to these
discussions I’m positive the
failure of passage resulted from
the inclusion of the auditorium,
gymnasium, and swimming
pool.
The need for classrooms can
be easily verified. I also feel
practically all registered voters
favor and would back addition
al classroom construction. How
ever, I feel the majority of vot
ers feel the other three items,
particularly auditorium and
swimming pool, are not abso
lutely necessary and cannot be
backed just to secure addition
al classroom space.
Therefore I feel that the fu
ture bond proposal must be
modified to allow construction
of classrooms and gymnasium.
The auditorium and swimming
pool could either be left out or
put on a separate bond issue.
Their inclusion as in the pre
vious election will probably re
sult in another defeat denying
the needed classroom space.
Sincerely,
Winston M. Laughlin
Anchorage, Alaska
Dear Editor:
I noticed a news item on the
front page of your paper last
week regarding pickets on the
Palmer restaurants.
Since someone has informed
you the dispute is over a fringe
benefit, I feel your readers
would be interested in know
ing just what this fringe bene
fit consists of.
It is a clause in the contract
which provides for one week
paid vacation after one year’s
employment. The restaurant
workers in Palmer have had
this vacation clause for a num
ber of years and this year the
operators have refused to sign
a contract containing it.
In order to secure a settle
ment, the members of Local 878
in Palmer voted to accept the
owners’ offer, omitting the va
cation clause. This action war
taken on Monday, November
19th.
In fairness to all concerned
we would appreciate very much
to have the employees’ side
of this dispute stated in your
paper.
Sincerely yours,
Lorena Shcwers
Secretary, Local 878
No Quotas On
Horse Boarding
Seen Necessary
How’d you like to try a hand
at a farm enterprise that has
no foreseeable surpluses, no
quotas, no allotments and ap
parently plenty of room for ex
pansion?
The project is boarding hors
es for owners who either have
no land of their own, or who
are remote from the breeding
centers and want to keep their
mares close to the more popu
lar studs.
Boarding projects of this
kind are right in line with the
government’s pleas to divert
land from the production of
surplus food and fiber crops,
says an article in Farm Quar
terly magazine.
As to how much money you
will make out of this enterprise,
one man says a fellow is al
ways more apt to complain
about the condition of his
horse than about what you
charge him. If you keep t ie
horses in good shape you’ll get
along all right.
The more common rate on
Standardbred establishments is
$60 to $75 per month; for Thor
oughbreds $100 to $125 per
month. These rates include
stall, pasture and feed, nothing
more.
Horses are no harder to
handle than any other kind of
livestock but they must have
more individual attention. Any
one thinking of going into the
boarding business should have
a definite inclination toward
horses and should spend some
time learning everything he
can about them.
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Homamakers’ News
Butte
The Butte Homemnkers’ No
vember meeting was held at
the home of Peggy McKechnie.
with 11 members and two
guests, Mrs. Elizabeth Gil
christ and Miss Myrtle Bang,
present.
Atfer a short business meet
ing, Lu Sandvik, Agnes Sand
vik and Ethelyn Martin gave
a report on the inheritance laws
of Alaska. Miss Bang discussed
the program plans for the com
ing year.
Joyce Luther, Katie Vasilie,
and Evelyn Partin were taken
into the club as new members.
New officers for the coming
year are Lu Sankvik, president:
Edith Corbin, Vice-president;
Esther Gallagher, secretary;
and Dianna McKechnie, trea
surer.
The next meeting will be the
Christmas party Dec. 20 at Lu
Sandvik's home. Each member
is to bring a gift for exchang
ing.
Central School Teachers Hold Series
Off In-Service Training Meetings
Teachers at Central school
held the first of a series of
eight in-service training meet
ings on Nov. 12, with Mrs.
F’earl Moyer. Mrs. Raymona
C; minger, and Mrs. Barbara
Smart giving reports on meth
ods of reading, evaluation of
the reading program, and te.t
ing in reading.
Discussing the various meth
ods of reading, the group
brought out that the one most
stressed is the word attack
method, but that the phonic
approach, widely taught sever
al years ago, has never been
abandoned and that the use of
phonics is important in learn
ing reading skills.
Oral and silent reading skills
and comprehension of material
were discussed with the aid of
a questionnaire given each tea
cher by Mrs. Cloninger to help
them take inventory of their
methods and problems. Mrs.
Smart showed samples of tests
used to determine the degree
of reading .skills.
Future topics will be “Readi
ness for Beginning Reading,-’
“Teaching Reading in the In
termediate Grades,” “The Re
tarded Reader and the Gifted
Reader,” "Building Specific i
Reading Skills,” “Books and
Materials,' and last, “Evalua- j
tion unci Appraisal.”
The Frontiersman
State Investment
Opportunities
Listed for Alaska
“Industrial Opportunities in
Alaska,” a summary of state
wide investment possibilities
in the fields of Alaska mineral
resources, forest resource:
agriculture, and energy resour
ces vas released in book.' t
form by the state Department
of Economic Development and
Planning.
The 12-page booklet, said
Commissioner Henry Roloif.
was prepared by Hugh Gellert.
Director of the Division of In
dustrial Development. It cap
sules the reports made to the
state by the consulting firm of
Arthur D. Little, Inc., of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Included in the summaries
are identification of seve-al
specific areas of investment,
estimates of investment capital
needed, working capital, and
probable rates of return.
The Frontiersman — Page 3
Thursday, November 29, 18S2
Violet Kneff,
ftarnan Roberts
To Marry Dec. I
Mr. „nd Mrs. Marvin Kneff of
W;.• i’a Invc announced the
engagement and coming mar
riage of their daughter, Violet
Fay, to Norman R. Roberts,
s< n of Mr. and Mrs. ft. R. Rob
ets of Farmington, New Mexico.
The ceremony is to be at the
United Protestant Church in
Pairner on Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
All friends of the couple are
invited to attend the ceremony
and the reception which will
follow at Williwaw Lodge at
9:30 p.m.
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