THE FR0 N TIE RS MAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879
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AN APPEAL TO YOUTH
By ML D. Snodgrass
Alaska is calling today for
'.youth to come to her colons. Al
aska offer’s you full citizenship in
the affairs of state. Few people
realize the opportunities that lie
5 r ead for our young men and
wfemen of nineteen years of age.
"m*u are invited to take your
: ace in building the 49th state
t* the United States of America
• how will you meet this chal
t* age9 Will you enlist? Will you
repare yourself to take part m
the full development of this great'
ad and make it the greatest
vtiite as well as the largest?
Will you study the constitution
< Alaska and be prepared to vote
< - A lllgently on August 26. The j
regress of the U.S.A. has given ;
•\ ca vote of confidence. It has i
* the machinery in motion. The:
. re at the primary will accept i
. : reject this offer. How will your
:4. rents react to this proposition? !
'WH1 they vote “yes” to the three ;
’ ,*st ions? Will your conduct
justify their affirmative vote? Do
: on want to accept full citizen-,
rhlp? How do you feel about it?
A ’U are offered full partnership
. r America. We can offer you
With Alaska statehood in the
? * a nee I urge all voters to ac
c*pt full citizenship now. With
affirmative vote in the pri
? ary election, you young people
: i vote along-side Dad and Mo
itvT in the November election—'
• •» you ready? I vote yes!
Tnere is lots of hard work
bead, We need you. We dare
fail you. Full citizenship —
TU.S.A. 1958- yours!
FOB FAST RESULTS TRY A j
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Letters,!®,
the Editor
The Frontiersman
Palmer, Alaska
Dear Editor:
Now that the battle on pros
and cons of statehood is over
because ft is passed by congress,
no true Alaskan will fight against
statehood any longer but will
help to close ranks and make Al
aska the best state in the union.
No doubt there will be great
changes made, one of them —
where to put the capitol of Alas
ka.
When the late John Bugge of
fered several acres of land in
Palmer to have the capitol there
trie majority of the legislators
were in favor of moving the
capitol from Juneau to Palmer,
Is that land still set aside for
that purpose?
There is no doubt in my mind
that the change will be made and
the logical place is the Matanus
ka Valley for being centrally lo
cated and plenty of room. It
seems to me that all the people
of this great valley should help,
arid put their shoulders to the
wheel; boost and boost hard to
have the Alaska state capitol in
the Matanuska Valley.
Gerrit Heine Snider
BOY SCOUTS HAVE
SPECIAL MEETING
All boys of Troop 654 are re- ,
minded that there will be a very
important meeting tonight at 7
p.m. The meeting is to be held at
Legion Hall.
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ODE TO E. L (BOB) BARTLETT
(Reprinted from Kodiak Mirror)
(Shades of Hamlet. Apologies to Shakespeare without whose
help this could not have been written.—and more’s the pity).
To be or not to be: that is the question:
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of the Senate Chamber
Or as Governor of the biggest State
And by this seating end all tranquility.
Impossible it is to end by death or sleep
The heartaches and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to—what say you, my friends?
To sleep, perchance to dream
Of great oratorical vote-getting powers
To shake the Senators from their seats.
Or should I seat myself on Capitol hill,
Bark my commands and have my will
In shaping this great northern hinterland
In a future proud and great.
Or do I crave the plaudits of this nations senators
For which I’d bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressors wrong, the proud South’s contumely
The pangs of unpassed resolutions, laws delayed
The insolence of office and the spurns
Of men who answer to their constituents?
Proud I wmuld be in Juneau’s mansion
Eagerly working for Alaska’s expansion.
Or doth my Star in Washington burn bright?
Can it there shed its ray of light?
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sickbed o’er with the pale cast of thought.
Enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn away
And lose the name of action.
4-H DEMONSTRATION
TRAINING SCHOOL SET
FOR JULY 25
4-H members will learn the fine
techniques of demonstrations at
a training school to be held Fri
day July 25 at the Extension of
fice. The training school is open
to all members and leaders and
will be held in two sessions to
accommodate working members.
One session will be in the after
noon at 1:30 p.m. and the other
in the evening at 8 p.m. Model j
demonstrations will be given fol- j
lowed by special helps to each
team and individual.
Before coming to the training
school, members are asked to
choose their topics and make a
brief outline of what they think
should be included.
Mrs. Frances Hulbert and Mr.
Lew Hanks will conduct the
meeting assisted by Betty Jo Wil
son, Champion demonstrator
from last year.
Notice to Members
Matanuska Telephone
Association, Inc.
Annual Meeting
Saturday, Aug. 2,1958
CENTRAL SCHOOL GYM
Registration; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Opens: 8:00 p.m.
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