THE FRONTIERSMAN
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VETERANS DAY - 1956
By Dan Daniel, National Commander, The American Legion
On November 11 the Nation observes its third annual Veterans
Day, This is both a memorial to our honored dead and a tribute
to the living veterans of all wars.
The crowding of three major wars into half a normal life
span has raised the veteran population to some 22 million. But,
even though the number were doubled or tripled, the United States
would ho d a special place of honor for those who came to its
defense in time of war. Something very precious would go out
of American life if the word veteran should ever cease to be a
term of respect.
Individually, the men and women who wore our Nation’s
uniform in time of war do not ask or want to be treated as heroes.
Yet they know that a few short years ago the fate of the Nation
■and of the world was in their hands.
They also remember the esteem for the veterans of former
’conflicts which they themselves learned as children. In this esteem
there was born a firm patriotism and a conviction of the worth
■of this land of freedom. These were the qualities which sustained
them when they were called to the defense of America.
The children and youth of today are no less sensitive to the
attitude of adults. Should the veteran ever be downgraded in
public esteem, should our observance of this one day of the year
intended to honor war-time military service become" lackadaisical
of cynically perfunctory, we will have stolen from our young
people the priceless opportunity of developing their own sense
of patriotism and pride in America.
With reverence for the dead, with modest but sincere pride
in the past accomplishments of the living, let us dedicate this
Veterans Day to the future security and freedom of America.
DON IRWIN WRITES
OF §S. DAKOTA FARMS
Ed. note: More writings from
Dr n I.. Irwin, former Alaska
Agriculture Experiment Station
director, who with Mrs. Irwin,
is on a Stateside trip and at the
pr sent time visiting at the home
cf *hcir son Don, Jr., and his
fa’ Jly in Winter Haven, Florida.
‘ On the license plates of Ne
br :*ka automobiles are the words
*T s F > f S! wrote Mr.
Irvin. His letter goes on as fol
lows:
'The So. Dakota plates carry
r«c motto but at the lop, above
the number, are the faces of
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt
arid Lincoln as they appear on
Mount Rushmore national monu
ment.
“Almost all states in the north
ern half of the Great Plains area
produce a considerable amount
of beef, mutton and pork. Most
of the farms have cattle, sheep
or hogs; many have both cattle
and sheep and occasionally all
three are to be found on one
farm. This is not surprising since
the acreages in alfalfa, corn,
wheat and oafs are quite exten
sive. Seed flax is grown on a
number of So. Dakota farms.
“Living costs, 1 was informed,
are not high. Prices on most
food items were considerably
lower than anywhere in Alaska.
Fresh fruits and meats were
abundant. Prices on potatoes ran
from two cents in 100 pound
hags to four cents per pound in
the 10 pound bags. On the other
hand, meats were only about 15
percent below market prices in
Palmer,
“October 2: North of Aber*
«*een, So. Dakota, a dairy farm
er sold his entire herd of cows at
-auction. Prices received ranged
from $150 for a good Jersey cow
to $250 each for four of the top
producing young Holstein cows.
Farmers who were there said
they felt that the prices were
very good.
“It has been dry here in So.
Dakota and corn is not so good
an some sections. Alfalfa hay
seems to be good on most farms
in the area around Aberdeen
-md north and east for at least
SO miles. Corn picking is begin
ning and we saw shelters at work
*n two fields. Corn shelled now!
contains about 22 percent
moisture and must be dehydrated j
down to a maximum of 14 per
cent moisture for safe storage.
“After arriving in So. Dakota
the first thing I heard about the1
people of the farming districts
I liked. What I heard was that
neighbors helped each other.
North of Aberdeen I saw this
neighborliness demonstrated at
first hand. We drove into a farm
yard where buildings, fences and
equipment had that well-main
tained appearance so good to see.
In the pastures sheep and beef
caitle were grazing. From the
chicken house came the lusty
cackling of hens. Near the barn
was a new grain combine which
had evidently only recently been
brought out from town.
“While we were talking with
the owner a neighbor drove into
the yard. He jumped out and
came over where we were talk
ing and was introduced. Without
preliminaries he said, ‘Jim, I’m
having trouble. My combine
broke down and I want to finish
harvesting my flax today. Can I
borrow your combine.?’. Without
a moment’s hesitation the owner
answered, ‘Sure Bill, and there’s
my tractor too if you need it’.
The owner must have seen the
question in our eyes for he said,
‘Bill’s my neighbor and I’d loan
him anything I’ve got, he does
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CORNER VALLEY ST. AND GLENN HI-WAY
Police Chief Reports
Quiet Halloween Here
Police Chief Bernard Bouwens
said this week that outside of the
usual up turned garbage p f Is,
there was no damage reported
in the city area on Halloween
and expressed his thanks to the
youngsters, the organizations,
churches and home owners. He
said he thought that parties and
treats provided by the various
groups and homeowners had pro
vided ample entertainment for
the youths.
Girl Scouts of the area made
house-to-house contacts as the
weather would permit and had
“fairly good results" in their
“trick or treat” collection of
canned goods which they will use
in baskets for needy families at
holiday time. However, the col
lection barrels placed in the Pig
gly Wiggly store and at Koslos
ky's Department store were not
successful, according to Mrs.
Keith Lovejoy, Girl Scout lead
er. “We will wait until it is closer
to the holidays before making
another appeal for canned food",
she added.
the same for me’, and then he
added ‘all around here we are
neighbors and it's a good com
i munity, I like it’. Who wouldn't0
Non-members wives, prospec
tive members of The American
Legion and non-member hus
bands of Unit members are cor
dially invited to attend. There
will be professional entertain
ment and live music for dancing
after dinner.
“Everywhere we went we heard
of the thoughtful kindness and
helpfulness among neighbors, (t
reminds me so much of the good
people I know in Alaska where
kindly neighborliness is real and
where little guys like me can
walk the humble way of life and
call each one his friend.’’
IN AND OUT AT THE
VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Patients hospitalized at Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital this
week include Ronnie Seldahl,
Mrs. Sam Boyd. Ole Johnson,
Nick Uzelac, Mrs. Bernard Bou
wens, Susan Mastrude, 7, Bill
Diana, 15, Michael Combs of
Wasilla, 2, Mrs. Dietrich Remple
end infant son and Harley Toom
ey.
Hospitalized but now out were:
Mrs. Michael Vaselli, Serrin Berg
Olson, George McClure, Ivan
Cook, Gurnic Trowbridge, Mrs.
Alvin Sexton and infant daugh
ter, Alva Saxton, Keith Rupp, 8,
Janet Rupp, 13, James Rogers of
Wasilla, 15, James T. Wilson,
lames J. Hurley, Mrs. Richard
Washburn, Mrs. Edward Carney
of Wasilla, Ronald Sisley, , Rus
sell Huffman, 10, and James E.
Wilson.
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W.C.T.U. MEETING
NOVEMBER 12
The Womens Christian Tem
perance Union will hold a regu
lar meeting Monday evening,
November 12 at eight o’clock at
the Church of God on Matanuska
street. Frank Owen of Anchor
age will be guest speaker and alP
FINED FOR KILLING
COW MOOSE
Oscar W. Anderson was fined
$150 in Wasilla Commissioner’s
Court on November 2 when
found guilty on a Fish and Wild
life complaint of killing a cow
moose.
members are urged to attend.
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