Fire Safety Code
Prohibits Fireworks
Dangerous fireworxs that are
purchased or ordered after July
1, 1957 will be prohibted, it was
announced this week by F.~C.
Roberts territorial fire marshal.
Dangerous fireworks are prohib
teid from being sold and explod
in Alaska as of December 5,
1956 by the adoption of a Fire
Safety Code. Provisions for adop
tion of the Fire Safety Code were’
provided by a bill passed by the1
1955 Territorial Legislature Meet
ing. The office of the Territorial
Fire Marshal will enforce the pro
visions of prohibiting the sale
and use of dangerous fireworks.
Stocks and supplies of fire
works in the Territory before
July 4, 1957 will not be a controll
ed. This will permit dealers in
fireworks to dispose of stocks and
not suffer a monetary loss.
This ruling has become neces
sary, it was pointed out, due to
the delay in publicizing the new
regulations on dangerous fire
works. Copies of the new Fire
Safety Code are now printed and
will be distributed as soon as pos
sible.
Ordinances prohibiting the sale
or use of dangerous fireworks
within cities or towns are not af
fected by this ruling and where
such regulations are in effect, the
sale or use of dangerous fire
works is prohibited.
“Home fer Wildlife”
Theme of Wildlife Week
“Homes for Wildlife.”
That’s the theme for 1957 Na
tional Wildlife Week, to be ob
served hereabouts and elsewhere
March 17 to 23.
The three words printed above
in quotation marks bespeak a
conservation problem, according
to Isabelle Woolcock, who has"
been named National Wildlife
Week chairman for the Matanus
ka Valley Sportsmen. The prob
lem centers in the fact that our
feathered and four-footed friends
of the world need homes to sur
vive, and what people have done
to wildlife habitat shouldn’t hap
pen to a dog. And as a matter of
fact, it hasn’t, because dogs can
live in the back yards, garages,
basements or living rooms of hu
man houses, but wildlife can’t.
Wild creatures require homes
in the woods and fields and mar
shes in order to survive and rear
their families. Even the fishes
that are so dear to the heart of
the angler need more than water
to find a home If the homes are
cut, burned, drained, silted or
polluted, the result is obvious: No
wildlife! It is, in fact all too ob
vious in too much of America.
That is the reason for having
National Wildlife Week, accord
ing to Mrs. Woolcock. The pur
pose is to get more people think
ing about conservation problems
and fired up to do something
about them. The Week has been
sponsored annually since 1938 by
the National Wildlife Federation
of Washington, D. C., and its af
filiated State federations and lo
cal conservation clubs.
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PROOF OF BIRTH DATE
NEEDED WHEN FILING
SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM
Farmers who are giving up the
operation of their farms and in
tend to apply for old-age insur
ance benefits should bring the
necessary proofs to support their
■claims with them when they visit
the Social Security Administr
ation district office. This advice
was offered today by James G.
Browne manager of the Juneau
social security office.
“If you have proof of age and
earnings with you when you come
to the office it will speed up the
processing of your claim and
make a return visit unnecessary,”
Browne pointed out. A farmer
when he retires and applies for
old-age benefits will need extra
copies of his 1955 and 1956 Fed
ero1 income tax returns, proof of
his age, his social security tax
receipts for 1955 and 1956, and
his social security account num
ber card.
For a self-employed farmer
making a claim for old-age in
surance benefits, proof of earn
ings is a must. He should bring
a cancelled check, money-order
stub, or some other evidence to
show that his income tax returns
for 1955 and 1956 were filed with
the District Director of Internal
Revenue.
If his wife has passed her 62nd
birthday and is making a claim
for old-age benefits at the same
time, it is important that she, too,
bring along proof of age. How
ever, if you do not have one, and
cannot obtain one within a rea
sonable period of time, don’t put
off filing your claim for that rea
son, Browne says. Usually people
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FAIR OR FOUL. Playing fair is
not only important in sports. It
is also the beginning in teaching
young people to be good citizens.
The Girl Scouts, who on Sunday
will celebrate Out-of-Doors-Day
on the Girl Scout Week calendar,
prove that good citizens don’t just
“happen”, they grow, learning to
respect the other fellow’s point of
view, his rights and property.
have other papers around the
house that will serve as adequate
proof of age. Such documents, in
order of acceptability, are: bap
tismal certificate, census registra
tion, hospital record; foreign
church of government record;
signed statement by attending
physician or midwife; family
Bible; naturalization, immigra
tion, military, or vaccination rec
ord; insurance polices, or a mar
riage record. “The older the docu
ment, the better the proof,” Brow
ne declared.
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local riflemen
WIN FOURTH MATCH
Out of the six matches shot be
tween the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen rifle team and shoot
ers from the Tanana Valley
Sportsmen group, the local rifle
men have taken four of the win
ning totals. In their most recent
match the MVS shooters tallied
1553, out-shooting their oppon
ents’ total of 1552 by one point.
Noel Woods of Palmer was high
man with a total of 398 out of a
possible 400. In Match No. 5 the
local team took the Tanana shoot
ers by the score of 1560-1547.
The second team in the local
?roup isn’t faring as well, hav
ing dropped five of the matches
to the Tanana second team.
However, they are shooting very
close games, having lost their
last match by only one point.
Gold Nugget Shoot
Shooters in the valley are re
minded by Marie Westenbarger,
rifle club secretary, that Fair
banks is holding their Gold Nug
get Championship Shoot on Mar
ch 15 and 16 in that city. A team
from the local Sportsmen group
will journey to Fairbanks for the
shoot, Mi's. Westenbarger said.
Additional shooters can be used,
she added, and requested anyone
interested in shooting is asked
to contact Berniece Buitar, 316
Northward Building, Fairbanks.
All-Alaska Sectionals
The All-Alaska Rifle and Pis
tol Sectionals will be held in
Palmer this year.
Pistol shooters will be vieing
for top honors on April 5, 6, and
7 and the riflemen will be shoot
ing on April 11, 12, 13, and 14.
4-H News
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Four-H members and prospec
tive members are signing up for
the 1957 program this week and
next, according to Lew Hanks,
district agent.
All youths of 4-H age will be
contacted through the schools
and application blanks will be
made available to them at that
time. These applications are to be
filled out and returned to the
prospective member’s teacher, at
the Extension Service office, or
they may be taken to the com
munity 4-H party being planned
for Friday, March 22. The party
will be held in the school gym at
8 p.m. and an interesting program
lis being planned.
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THE WEEKLY FROHTIERSMAH
l VALLEY REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7 p.m.
M.T.A. BOARD, MTA Office, 8
p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange
hall, 8 p.m. v
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
SENIOR CLASS PLAY, School
gym, 8 p.m.
HOSPITAL BOARD, Hosp. din
ing room, v p.m.
CORDOVA TRIP, Basketball
players
WASILLA GRANGE FOLLIES,
Wasilla School
ARCTIC RIEflNG CLUB, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
MOOSE DINNER-DANCE, March
of Dimes benefit
WASILLA GRANGE FOLLIES,
. Wasilla School
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
BASKETBALL PLAYERS return
from Cordova
FATHER, SON BANQUET, UJ\
Church
MONDAY, MARCH 18
UPHOLSTERY WORKSHOP OP
ENS, Shamrock Bldg.
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange hall,
12:05 p.m.
THETA CHAPTER, BSP
XI ETA CHAPTER, BSP
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
PALMER P-TA, High school cafe
teria, 8 p.m.
PALMER MOOSE, Moose hall,
8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
VALLEY CHAMBER, Co-Op
club room, 12:05 p.m.
EASTERN STAR, Carpenters
hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall ,7 p.m.
LEGION & AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
PRESBYTERY, Anchorage
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CONCERT CAPERS
SCORES RIG HIT
“The best concert the school
has ever presented”, said a great
number of those who attended
the high school Pioneer Band’s
Concert Capers last Friday eve
ning. ,
In the first part of the program
concert music was presented by
the entire band under the direc
tion of Lee Plumbley, band mas
ter and included two stirring
marches, and “Night Beat” which
proved to be a great favorite with
the audience.
A number of selections were
given by the Schnicklefritzers,
the German band.
A parade cadence was present
ed by members of the drum
corps. Their precision drumming
was very well received by those
attending and especially by those
who had not had a previous op
portunity to see and hear the
corps.
The Capers were something
that few concert-goers expected
and were well presented as a
variety show, with solo, duet
and group presentations that re
presented hit tunes for the past
50 years. A total of 20 numbers
were given in this part of the
concert, with the finale a group
of tunes of the “Roarin’ 20’s”.
Comments heard after the con
cert were all in praise of the
the band students and their band
master for the marked improve
ment in their more serious num
bers and the very entertaining
capers.
' Following the concert over 100
students attended a party held
at the Lew Hanks residence
where dancing and refreshments
were enjoyed.
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