Hells Canyon of the Snake
Hiver averages 5510 ft. deep for
over 40 miles and at one point
is 7900 ft. deep which is deeper
than the Grand Canyon At one
point it is 10 miles rim to rim.
CAPITAL ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Rules have been announced
for an essay contest for stud
ents on the subject For or
Against Initiative No 1. Du
plicate awards will be present
ed for and against: Grades 10 -
12, 1st, $50 savings bond; 2nd,
Inaida or Outsida
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$25 savings bond; Grade 9 and
below, 1st, $25 savings bond;
2nd, $10 cash.
Essays may be typed or
handwritten, 1,000 words or
less. Entries must be postmark
ed before midnight Oct. 25,
1962, and will be judged on
truth, thought, and theme con
struction. Contestants are not
limited to one entry, but must
state title, For Initiative No. 1,
or Against Initiative No. 1;
name of student, school, grade,
and age, mailing address, and
telephone, if available. Entries
become the property of the con
test committee. None will be
returned. Judges' decision is
final. Address entries to Box
57, Anchorage, Alaska. Further
information is available at 133
5th Ave., Anchorage.
Face the difficulties and
trials of life in the proper way
—turn your back on them.
knaft* Sawby,
Jirry Gtadt
T§ Marry
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Sawby
of Palmer have announced the
coming marriage of their dau
ghter, Annetta Florence, to Mr.
Jerry Goode, son of Mr. and
and Mrs. Harold Goode of Am
erican Fork, Utah.
A Sunday afternoon cere
mony is planned for Oct. 21 in
the United Protestant Church
in Palmer at two o’clock. A
reception will follow at the
Elks hall.
All friends of the young
couple are cordially invited to
attend both ceremony and re
ception.
Juan de Fuca, self-alleged
discovered of Washington, was
actually a Greek navigator,
named Apostolos Valerianos.
Farm Workers Declined By
41 Percent From 1950-1960
The number of workers em
ployed in farm occupations
dropped 41 percent during the
1950-60 decade—the largest de
cline ever recorded for a 10
year period in the Nation’s his
tory—according to a report is
sued by Secretary of Labor W.
Willard Wirtz.
The report was prepared by
the Labor Department’s Office
of Manpower, Automation, ana
Training.
The Manpower Development
and Training Act of 1962 con
tains provisions which will en
able adults and youths in rural
areas to secure training to bet
ter adapt themselves to chang
MY PROGRAM
TO BUILD A
BETTER ALASKA
MIKE" STEPOVICH
Alaska cannot prosper while citizens in many of her
communities are, in a sense, "taking in each other's wash
and passing around the same money." We must obtain
new payrolls, Here is my program for bringing Alaska
the prosperous conditions we all desire.
We must reduce state spending to a point
where our outgo is within reach of our in
come from taxes and other normal sources.
Then we can pse oil lease income to build
for the future — to promote development
of our resources and new industrial enter
prises.
Let's make an inventory of all of our
state's natural resources, including
Ind, fishery, timber and mineral
wealth. This list should be as
comprehensive as possible, giving
location, quantity, quality and esti
mated development costs. No such
inventory exists, and one is essen
tial to selling our natural resources.
A portion of our oil lease income should be
invested in the Alaska Development Bank
each year. We must make money available
to finance new business. There is a short
age of capital in Alaska today, and we must
find a way to provide investment money.
After thorough inventory of our
natural resources, we should deter*
mine what is most promising. Mod
ern technology has made great
changes in marketing. For instance,
it might be possible to establish fish
powder or fertilizer industries based
on bottom fish which foreign na
tions are now taking from us; we
may be able to make use of our birch
resources in the Interior; our cotton
wood along the Railbelt, our wast
ing timber in the Yukon watershed,
or our mineral and waterpower re
sources in Southeastern Alaska.
When we have determined what
can be marketed at a profit, we
should make intensive efforts to
find developers.
We must expand state promotion. A great
effort must be made to tell the world about
the wealth that lies dormant in Alaska. We
desperately need an influx of money and
settlers. Promotional work should not be
relegated to small and ineffective offices
of state government. Promotion of Alaska's
resources and scenic attractions should be
a major operation of the state. Every multi
million dollar industry in the world bases
its growth on intensive advertising and pro
motion.
*»•«. of my
a,./ 5,0
^poatcA.
ing occupational needs in both
urban and rural jobs. Workers
in farm families who earn less
than $1,200 net income a year
are considered unemployed
under the act, and thus are eli
gible for priority referral for
training.
The decline in the number of
workers employed in agricul
ture is attributed mainly to the
tremendous rise in productiv
ity on the farm. Of all the sec
tors of the American economy,
agriculture has shown the
greatest increase in productiv
ity. “The technological revolu
tion in agriculture,” the report
states, “which led to decreased
NolMaf Wirkshqi
Sat tar Oat. 26
Always a popular event, the
annual Holiday Workshop
sponsored by the Matanuska
Valley Homemakers Council
will be held this year on Fri
day, Oct. 26, in the basement of
the United Protestant Church
at 10:30 a.m., Myrtle Bang,
home demonstration agent, said
this week.
Traditionally, the workshop
is scheduled early enough to
allow time for gift ideas to be
utilized before the Christmas
mailing deadline.
A baby-sitting service will be
supplied, at a charge of 50c per
child or a $1 minimum.
Holiday foods will be dem
onstrated during the morning
session, followed by a lunch
break. Those attending are ask
ed to bring sack lunches. Coffee
will be served and the foods
which were demonstrated will
be available for tasting.
Afternoon hours will be de
voted to gift, wrapping and
decorating ideas.
In charge of plans for the
workshop are members of the
executive committee of the
Homemakers Council. They are
Bernice Linn, Marjorie LaRose,
Marge Heddles, and Diana Mc
Kechnie.
Homemakers’ clubs who .will
take part are the Cheechakos,
the Golddusters, Chugiak, Was
illa, the Sourdoughs, Happy
Valley, and River Bend.
requirements for labor, contri
buted to about a two-thirds in
crease in farm output per man
hour during the last decade.”
In manufacturing the output
per man-hour increased by
one-third.
The change is most apparent
in the South, where for the first
time in its history the number
of people living in urban areas
exceeded those in rural areas.
In addition, approximately 1.5
million nonwhite workers and
their families have migrated
from the South 10 the large
manufacturing States of the
northeast and nofthcentral re
gions.
The shift of large numbers of
workers from rural to urban
areas—especially workers in
the 20-29 age group—emphas
ized the need for training pro
grams which will prepare these
persons for expanding occupa
tions in the Nation’s urban ec
onomy. There has been a de
cline of about one-third in the
number of workers in the 20-29
age groujS living in rural areas.
The decline in job opportun
ities in agriculture is^expected
to continue during the 1960’s.
The rate of decrease will pro
bably depend on the availabil
ity of job opportunities exist
ing in the nonfarm sector of the
economy. The demand for mar
keting and processing services
is expected to increase during
lie decade and provide employ
ment for some of the labor re
leased from farming.
TURKEY
DINNER
Tfcirafay, Oct. 28
5:00-7:00 P.M.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN CHURCH
ADULTS: $2.00
Children under 12—75c
SALE
WE GGTT’A NAVE SPACE
Fur-like Jacket, size 8_$10.00
Ladies Slacks _$3.00 to 5.95
Lined Boxer Longies 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 1.50
Unlined Cords, 2 - 14_ 1.75
Men's Western Shirts _$4.50 - 6.95
MANY MORE ITEMS
SPECIAL GRAI BAGS SATURDAY
29e - 69c - Me A $2.00
TRIBE SHOP
Wasilla
Four Corners
Tajlee - Freeze
CLOSED FDR ,
TIE SEASDR
THE MANAGEMENT THANKS EVERY
ONE FOR THEIR KIND PATRONAGE
during the pest season.
see you in
TIE SMIII