THE FRONTIERSMAH
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office
_ at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879
T. O. SCHMIDTKE MILDRED JOHNSON.
Publisher News Editor
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THE
Capital Move Issue
— QUESTIONS and ANSWERS —
Q. Why does Alaska need a new capital?
A. The facilities left over in transition
from a territory are not adequate.
Q. Why should the new capital be built in
Western Alaska ?
A. To promote development of the en
tire state by reason of proximity to the vast
•and rich interior of the state.
Q. How many persons signed the petition
of initiative?
A. 7,000 residents signed who believe
in the long-term benefits arising from
movement of the capital, closer to the
majority of people and problems.
Q. Is any other state in the union building
a new capital at the present time?
A. Yes. Hawaii is building a new capi
tal immediately adjacent to 77% of its popu
lation.
Q. Why is Hawaii building a new capital?
A. They consider it vital that the new
capital be readily accessible to the bulk of
the population.
Q. Why aren'1 the politicians as vocal this
year in trying to beat the capital move initiative?
A. It probably would be best to ask
each individual office-seeker that question
when you happen to visit with him; it could
be a slight possibilty that as this is on the
general election ballot rather than primary
ballot a few of them would lose votes on
Jhe matter.
LET'S BUILD IT!
A New Capital
SUPPORT THE AUCTION
Saturday, October 13-2 P.M.
DOWNTOWN PALMER
PROCEEDS GO TOWARD
CAPITAL MOVE CAMPAIGN
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Thursday, October 11, 1947
Edward Aikins, district man
ager of the Allis-Chalmers
Manufacturing Co., this week
announced that his organiza
tion would sponsor the entire
trip of Lynn Sandvik of Pal
mer, when the local youth tra
vels to Chicago next month.
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Plumbers and flooring car
penters are rushing work at
Steve Ward building, newest
structure to be added to Pal
mer's list of office and living
quarters. Present plans call
for the first tenant to move
in by Nov. 1, Mr. Ward said
yesterday.
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An indoor country fair is
planned for the gymnasium at
Palmer School on Oct. 18, when
parish members of St. Mich
ael’s Catholic Church hold their
annual bazaar.
• * *
Nine and three-quarters tons
of potatoes harvested from the
Lord’s Acre, agricultural pro
ject of the United Protestant
Church here, already have been
marked. Total proceeds from
the church-planted, cultivated
and harvested acre amounted
to $760, acording to Rev. Vic
tor Alfsen, pastor of the church.
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Still another concrete
building in the heart of Pal- 1
mer s business section is
scheduled for completion
soon, it was announced today
by A1 King. Mr. King set the
date at Not. 1.
• * •
William Head of Anchorage,
member of the board of direc
tors of the Matanuska Hotel,
was a Valley visitor last wek.
While here, Mr. Head conferred
with board members and in-1
spected the work on the build
ing.
* * *
The first work on a plan that
will take five years to com
plete was being accomplished
at the Palmer high school li
brary last week. Recataloguing
of all books in the library was
commenced early in the week.
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With the admission of the
three Alexander daughters this
week the total enrollment of
Wasilla school now has reach
ed 81, Superintendent James
Pendleton announced this
week.
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A new service was given to
Valley telephone owners this
week, when Dorothy and "San
dy” Sands of the Valley Tele
phone Exchange announced the
inauguration of 24-hour service,
beginning immediately.
HIGHWAY
CHURCH OF GOD
Gosp»l
Singing
Phone
PI 5-3824
Old Tims
Preaching
Pastor
Norman Jones
Sunday School—10 un.
Sunday Worship—11 a.m.
Sunday Evangelistic
Service — 8 p.m.
Wed. Prayer. Praise
Bible Study — 8 p
Sunday 8 — 8:30 a.
Listen to KFQD
“MARCH OF FAITH"
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Sutton Community
Church of God
Sunday School and Worship Service
each Sunday morning at 10:30
EVERYONE WELCOME
John Marshall, Pastor
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Paid Political Ad. By Al««kans Unitad
BIIMTM ATTEM3 SPOKANE MEFTHI
C. Ivan Branton will leave
Palmer on Oct. 14 to attend the
three-day annual meeting of
the Pacific Northwest section
of the American Society of Ag
ricultural Engineers to be held
in Spokane, Washington, Oct.
17-20. The theme of the meet
ing, “Engineering for America's
Largest Industry—Agriculture”
is descriptive of its purpose,
Branton said.
Branton, an employe of the
Alaska Experiment Station, has
ben a member of ASAE for 27
years. He will meet with agri
cultural engineers from Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana, British Columbia, Saskat
chewan, Alberta, and Alaska.
Pacif:c Northwest member
ship currently comprises some
330 agricultural engineers who
You’ll never hear of a self
made woman — it’s probably
because they change their plans
so often.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Hev. R. H. Fritz, pastor
Palmer, Alaska
Divine Services 1100 A.M.
Sunday School 9:45 A M.
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Wasilla
Assembly of Gad
Rer Paul E. Riley,
Pastor
tcSun. School-10 aon.*
| Morn. Church Serv. 11 aon.f
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{Even. Serv._7:30
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¥ Prayer and Bible *
j; Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.*
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Phone FR-6-3161
are banded together in a pro
fessional society dealing with
the application of engineering
to agriculture in the major
fields of buildings, machinery,
rural electrification, soil and
water management and crop
processing.
PALMER DEMOCRATS
MEET FRIDAY
Democrats of Palmer Pre
cinct No. 1 will hold a caucus
on Friday, Oct. 12, at 8 pm.
in the Bertren Curry home on
Matanuska Street, it was an
nounced this week.
Curry, Democratic party pre
cinct chairman, said plans for
the Nov. 6 election campaign
will be discussed.
THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
The oldest Christian church
in the world is the Coptic in
Ethiopia. It is neither Pro
testant nor Catholic. Musso
lini joined the Moslems in an
effort to exterminate the
Coptic Christians, but was
unsuccessful in this attempt.
It was Philip who found the
Ethopian officer reading the
53rd chapter of Isaiah, and
was used to bring about his
conversion. Another ole
church is the Syriac in India
This was founded by the dis
ciples of Thomas.
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Larry is a fullback. You ought to see him find
ing those holes in the line . .. driving off tackle . . .
slashing through the secondary. Oh, Larry has
scored a dozen touchdowns!
But he can’t kick an extra-point! The cross-bar
is too high, the goal posts are too far away.
Just give Larry a year or two—with lots of prac
tice. Then we’ll win those close ones . . . 7-6 . . .
14-13 . . . 21-20!
Never worry about failure when its cause is be
ing overcome. Don’t lower the goal... keep trying.
Grow stronger. You’ll reach itl
That’s one of the lessons of life that Larry has
learned on Sundays when he goes to church with his
family... one of many lessons that help us achieve
our best every day of the week.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building c^aI*
acter nod good citizenship. It i* 1
•torehouse of spiritual values. With
out a stroug Church. Neither *'
• mocracy not civilization can NR*
vive. There are four souod reaseas
why every person should attend
services regularly and support h*
Church. They are: (I) For hh
own sake. (2) For his children*
sake. (3) For he sake of has era
■Msuaty and Nation. (4) For *•
sake of to Church itself. which
needs has Mosul and Material sup*
port. Plan la go to church rege*
larly and rood your Bible daily.
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