THE FRONTIERSMAN
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The Frontiersman
The Anchorage City Planning
Department has suggested that
the Territory should take over
the work and cost of annual ec
onomic surveys for major Alas
kan cities. According to news
paper report, the legislature will
be asked to appropriate funds
to enlarge the Resources Devel
opment Board to do this job.
At present the city of Anchor
age, (and other presumably),
are paying for this service them
selves, but it is contemplated to
transfer this expense to the Ter
ritory at large.
Since this proposal was made
public last week, I have discussed
it with many people, both inside
the city of Anchorage and out
side, and find that others unani
mously share my own objections
to the idea.
The objection is based on two
mam premises: First, this service
is not of general enough usage to
justify general assessment. Sec
ond, taxpayers are demanding a
cut in government and govern
ment expense, not expansion, ex
cept for bedrock essentials such
as education, health and welfare.
Some groups and individuals
do make use of economic sur
veys. Also, the Alaska Resources
Development Board is the agen
cy best able to coordinate the
It is therefore suggested that
expansion of the Development
Board for this purpose be financ
ed on a voluntary basis by those
who consider the surveys impor
tant enough to pay for them,
either by subscription or by con
tract.
I do not depreciate the value
of research and survey, but do
not see this particular survey as
a proper function of Territorial
Government. The request is un
timely from a financial view
point.
This one item in itself is not
a big thing, but it is part of a big
Board Objects—
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resolution before its final pas
sage, it was brought out fre
quently by Board member Mrs.
Justine Parks that if the suit
pending in District Court was
withdrawn, the special meeting
could be called by the Directors
“I’m not in favor of the special
meeting while this suit is pend
ing’,, she said.
Director Phil O’Neill, in pres
enting the resolution, said that
a petition from the membership
to hold a special meeting cannot
be ignored as did the Association
attorney, John Shaw, O’Neill
pointed out that if the judge
rules in favor of the plaintiffs
then the April 14 election would
stand if the court favored the
seating of those elected on that
date. If ruled in favor of the de
fendants then a special election
could be ordered. “I can not see
how the election of directors can
be included in business for the
special meeting unless the suit
is withdrawn or worded in re
gards to the outcome of the
suit,” O’Neill said.
Attorney Shaw pointed out
that there can be many ramifi
cations. He said that the petition
of the membership for a special
meeting can not be ignored. He
pointed out that if the memb
ers elect more directors at the
special meeting the present board
will have to seat them, and that
theoretically the same thing
could happen as happened fol
lowing the last membership
meeting. “This has got to stop
somewhere,,’ he stated. “ It may
require a Court decision for fi
nal analysis.”
The special membership meet
ing being sought by petition of
! the membership has been slated
for June 1 •
thing. Figuratively, if we keep
squeezing taxes out of the ec
onomy to pay for surveys, in
time the surveys exceed the ec
onomy.
BEN HITCHCOCK. Box 641
Caribou Creek, Palmer
4-H News
New 4-H Round-Up Dates
Dates of the 4-H Round-Up on
the University of Alaska camp
as have been changed to June
12-17, Mrs. Fohn-Hansen has an
nounced. New summer schedule
of the Alaska Railroad with day
time trains is one reason for the
change, she said. With the train
leaving Anchorage at 10 a. m.,
4-H members from Seward will
have easier connections.
Majority of 4-H’ers attending
the annual event live in railbelt
towns, Mrs. Fohn-Hansen said.
Advance registration includes
4-H members from Fairbanks,
H boys and girls may register
Anchorage and Ketchikan. Four
with their local home demonstra
tion agent who has information
about the program.
Officers Named
Officers of the 4-H Council
were elected during a meeting
held last week and Marie James
of Sutton was named president.
Serving with her will be Larry !
Trowbridge, vice-president;
Frances Dinkel, secretary; and
VCarjorie Hoskins, reporter.
There are active 4-H clubs lo
cated throughout the Valley, the
Council pointed out, and any
youngster desiring to become a
4-H’er is invited to contact the
Extension Service office for the
name of a club in his or her
neighborhood. For families where
transportation would be a prob
lem, the 4-H’er may carry indi
vidual projects, they added.
Vegetable Growers
Our club met May 25 under the
leadership of Larry and Mrs.
Pearl Trowbridge.
The following officers were el
ected: Craig Trowbridge, presi
dent; Pholia Liebing, vice-pres
ident; Phoebe Martin, secretary
treasurer; David Martin, report
er; James Anderson, song lead
er. Also present were Carmel
Lee and Kathaleen Mohan, Du
ane Anderson, Philip Doherty,
Blaine Hamann and Robert
Boyd.
Our next meeting will be held
in the Extension Craft room
June 8. —David Martin Reporter
Mixing Bowl Beaters
We had our first meeting May
29 at Mrs. Hoskins home and el
ected officers. Lila Hoskins was
elected president; Clare Hartley,
vice president; Carmel Lee Mo
han, secretary, Loralee Bouw
ens, reporter and Ginger Law
ton and Cathy Jacobson, song
Quality, Meat at
Budget Prices
590
BARS
BACON
lb.
MIXED
LUNCHEON MEATS
sliced-lb
590
PURE
GROUND BEEF
2 lbs.
RATH _ _
PORK SAUSAGE lk.
890
490
COFFEE BEAN GUESSING CONTEST WHINERS
JOE LAWTON.52 lbs. Coffee, Year’s Supply
PETE LAMPARD ..Coffee Wanner
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PRICES GOOD FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Homesteader Club
Our May 16th meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Ray
mond Andersen. We have a new
member, Mrs. Mary Bannon,
Progress on bazaar was given
and Fair ideas planned; also a
motion was made to help send
the president of 4-H girls to
“Round-Up”.
The record “On Sex”, put out
by the Christophers was played
and much discussion followed
on how beautifully and with
ease, we parents may answer our
children’s questions on sex, both
for small children and teen-ag
ers.
If any church or club is inter
ested we will lend this record.
A deposit of $3.35 and a refund
of $3.10 on its return will be
made.
Our next meetsing will be June
20 at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Walter Callison.
The Butte Homemakers club
held its May 17th meeting at the
Butte club hall. Patty DeLand
was hostess. Ten members and
two visitors were present. The
Topic of home freezing and
making your freezer pay was
discussed. A committee was nam
ed to plan a dinner which will
be announced soon. The next
meeting will be held at the hall
June 21. Mrs. Esther Gallagher
will be hostess.
Young Mothers' Club
Ten members of the Young
Mothers’ Glub met May 28 at the
home of Gwen Lowe. One visit
or. Katherine Stewart, joined.
Roll call was answered by giving
tips for freezing, and a discus
sion followed. Project leaders
named for June were Hazel Ger
witz and Gwen Lowe.
After the business meeting re
freshments were served and the
door prize was awarded to Ha
zel Geiwitz. The next meeting
June 25, will be held at Pat Gei
witz’ home.
Q. How can I best rinse blonde
hair?
A. An excellent rinse can be
effected by adding a level teas
spoonful of borax to a gallon of
water. It brings out all the lights
in blonde hair.
leaders. Susie Black and Lila de
monstrate! hnv to make hoi
cakes. Loralee Bouwens, re
porter.
Mi!k Study—
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one half pint serving but in the
study they consumed 1,09 one
half pint servings. Children in
the states are consuming 1.125
of a half pint serving per day,
according to the survey.
Considering the findings of the
study, estimates were calculated
for the Territory as a whole.
There are in 1955-56 approxi
mately 130 public schools in Al
aska having an enrollment of
about 28,100 students. At the
present time only 17 schools are
serving milk to about 7200 stu
dents. If the consumption in the
schools presently serving milk
was assumed to equal that of the
Palmer schools, they use about
598,264 one half pints of milk
per vear. The Special School
Milk Program could increase
consumption 821,716 half pints
to a total of 1,419,980 pier year.
The Special School Milk Pro
gram, if limited to the accessible
areas where milk could be pro
vided, could enable 60 schools to
offer milk under the program to
25,440 students. These students
would consume approximately
5,011,660 half pints of milk. This
represents an increase in Alaska
of 4,413,416 half pints, or 738
percent. At three cents per serv
ing it would amount to $125,00
to $150,000 annually for addition
, al milk for the school children of
i Alaska.
Teachers in the Palmer schools
I were reported to believe that if
! milk was made available during
; mid-morning and mid-afternoon,
; even if it was three to five cents
! higher than the survey price of
| five cents, that about the same
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Thursday, May 31, 1956
number of children would buy
milk. Very few didn’t buy milk
during the survey. Those that
didn’t have various reasons, one
of which was that some of them
brought their own milk from
home.
The survey presented several
interesting aspects. The survey
was conducted in an area that
already has the highest consum
ption of milk. The program di
rectors feel that it would be
even more suceesful where milk
is not yet available. The study
was made following conferences
with Washington officials who
recommended the survey. In
Seward, where milk has not been
available in the schools before,
better than 90 percent of the
students bought milk the first
day.
Survey reports will eventually
be sent to Washington, D. C. in
the first step to attempt to get
the S|peeial School Milk Pro
gram extended to Alaska.
Stewart Durrant, Co-Op gen
eral manager, returned to Palm
er last night, following a business
trip to the States. He was ac
companied on his return by his
son Steven. The rest of the Dur
rant family plans to return to
Palmer the latter part of June.
Durrant reproted the farm areas
in the States as being very dry.
He said it rained only once dur
ing the month of April and once
in May in the Seattle area.
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THE ALASKA RAIROAD
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the Alaska Railbelt. The “AuRo
Ra,” daylight train, runs three
times weekly Ancnorage and Fair
banks. Hie departure will be at
10 A. (M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays from Anchorage;
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays ,
from Fairbanks.
The comfortable sleeper train, :
“The Midnight Sun” will continue ■
its convenient overnight schedule I
between Anchorage and Fairbanks, J
leaving at 8:30 P. M. on Sundays, J
Tuesdays and Thursdays for the ;
northbound trip; on Mondays, Wed- ;
nesdays, and Fridays for the south- '
bound journey. !
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Alaska is to go by train!.
Benefits Sportsmen
The summer schedule will aid
sportsmen all along the Railbelt,
providing frequent service for them
to go in for a day—or a week—at
their favorite angling streams. The
schedule is especially arranged for
weekend excursions.
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