THE FRONTIERSMAN
festered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office i*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio __- -_Publisher-Manager
gditor___Virginia Gallant
Subscription Rates 50c s month, $5 a year In Valley Area
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
$6 per year
National Adv. Representative — Weekly Newspaper Representative
404 Fifth Ave — New York 18, N. Y.
MANY QUALIFY FDR
ABSENTEE VOTING
U. S. Commissioner Dorothy
B. Saxton reported this week that
she has received many inquiries
pertaining to absentee voting. To
help clarify the requirements for
obtaining and using absentee bal
lots, the following information is
.furnished. Further information.,
may be obtained from Mr3. Sax
ton or at any U. S. Post Office.
Any elector of the Territory
who believes that he will be un
avoidably absent from his home
on election day, whether within
the Territory or not, and more
than two miles distantvfrom the
voting place in which he is qual
ified to vote, may vote at dny
primary, special or general elec
'tion in the manner provided for
in this Article.
Any elector desiring to vote
under the provisions of this Ar
ticle (Sections 38-9-1 to 38-9-16
herein may, not more than 40
■days nor less than one day be
ifor such election, apply in per
son, or by mail to any Commis
sioner of the recording district
of which he is a resident for an
official ballot; provided, that
such an elector abiding in any
locality which is a distance of
■five miles or more from the of
fice of a Commissioner and who
will upon election day be more
than two miles distant from the
polling place at which he is re
quired to vote, may call in person 1
upon the Postmaster of such lo
cality for an official blank ballot
and envelopes as specified in Sec
tion 38-9-3, ACLA, 1949, as am
ended, and such Postmasters are
;here-hy authorized to issue the
ballots and envelopes to qualified
persons and administer the oath
and execute the certificate as re
quired.
When application for an absen
tee ballot is made by mail, the
letter of application must be post
marked not more than 90 days
nor Jess than four days before
such election.
When any officer authorized to
issue absentee ballots receives
ai .'^plication by mail, except
as provided by Sec. 3, the absen
tee ballot shall be immediately
sent to the applicant by register
ed mail, who, upon receipt of the
ballot, shall go before any Post
master, Notary Public, Officer of
the‘ Armed Services, or other of
ficer qualified to administer
oaths, and cast his ballots as pro
vided.
Any office authorized to issue
absentee ballots may issue such
ballots not later than the day of
akiction either by mail, messeng
er or personally to an applicant
who may be less than two miles
from the polls on election day, if
such application is accompanied
by a letter from a licensed physi
cian stating that the applicant
will be unable to go to the polls
because of physical disability;
provided, that ballots cast at the
the elector’s place of confine
ment must be notarized as pro
vided.
Upon receiving such blank bal
lot and envelopes, the voter shall
proceed, in the presence of the
Commissioner, Postmaster, or
other officer qualified to admin
ister oaths, to mark the ballot
.in such a manner that no one
«can see his vote; fold, enclose and
seal the ballot in the smaller en
velope. The voter shall, with his
own hand, subscribe his name,
sex and address to the oath print
ed on the outside of the larger
«nvelope, swear to the same and
■deliver it to the officer who shall,
■not later than the day of such
election, deliver the same per
sonally to the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of the Judicial Divi
sion in which the elector’s record
ing: district is located: or deposit
same in any U. S. or foreign post
office in which case the date of
mailing shall be evidenced by
postmark.
OPEN HOUSE SLATED
AT KING MT. LODGE
Jack and Agnes Betts, who at
one time operated the Alpine
inn, recently leased king .Moun
tain Lodge from Ray Grasser and
are now operating the lodge
which is located at Mile 77. Betts
said this week the lodge offers
•(overnight accommodations for
travelers, meals ,and a bar. Open
house is being planned by the
Betts for Saturday night, April 7.
All friends, old and new, are in
vited to attend.
NATIONAL MAGAZINE
CARRIES STORY ON
ALASKA HOMEMAKERS
Projects of Alaska home dem
onstration clubs and the Alaska
Homemakers Council are outlin
ed in a stony printed in “Nation
al Notes”, the quarterly paper of
the National Home Demonstra
tion Council.
The story was taken from the
January newsletter written by
Mrs. C. E. Krause of Palmer, pub
licity chairman of the Alaska
council. It included a picture of
Alaska council president, Mrs.
C. A. Brewer, also of Palmer.
“It is a deep satisfaction to
feel that Alaska is now a member
of the National Home Demonstra
tion Council,” Mrs. Brewer was
quoted. “We can now unite our
efforts with the homemakers all
over the United States, Hawaii,
and Puerto Rico to develop and
protect the American home.”
Among the Alaskan activities
noted was that one club which
potted 400 foliage plants for their
hospital. Other clubs made dozens
of hot pack blankets and pillows
for polio treatments. The nation
al paper also listed some of the
homemaking skills the Alaskan
women have studied.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
FIRST AID GROUP, City hall
basement, 8 p.m.
BAND AND CHORUS BENEFIT
DINNER, New high school, 5-8
p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
MINSTREL SHOW, School gym,
8 p.m.
FREE WELDING SHOW, Auto
motive Parts and Equipment.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
MINSTREL SHOW, School gym,
8 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
SCOUT EXPOSITION, Anchor
age
MONDAY. APRIL 9
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS’N,
Moose hall, 8 p.m
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
8 p.m.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE, Moose
hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange hall,
8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY AIRMEN, Co-Op
club room, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
BENEFIT BAND CONCERT
School gym, 8 p.m.
Al's Taxi
IS BACK IN SERVICE
SAME DEPENDABLE SERVICE
Tom Dickerson and Ethel King
Phone 2222
FREE WELDING SHOW
APRIL 6-8 P.M.
Public invited, especially garage and farm
personnel.
New Marquette Welders —- Welding Rods
will be shown.
Free Refreshments
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & EQUIPMENT 00.
Your NAPA JOBBERS
Open until 8 P. M. Thursday Evenings
Save Honey on Your
Automobile Insurance
Through the "SAFE DRIVER REWARD PLAN"
we are pleased to offer reduced rates on
bodily injury liability, property damage liabil
ity and collision insurance coverage.
★ 10%
★ 15%
★ 20%
reduction for drivers with
no accidents for one year.
reduction for drivers with
no accidents for two years.
reduction for drivers with no
Q accidents on renewal policies.
WRITE OR PHONE FOR A QUOTATION
Pippel Insurance Agency
i!
Phone
3811
Palmer
Box 221
Fanners Most File
Social Security
Reports by April 15
Alaskan farmers with profits
of $400 or more a year have un
til April 15 to file their social
security report, associate director
Arthur S. Buswell of the Exten
sion bervice said today.
Self-employed farmers pav j
three percent of net earnings up
to $4200 a year while they work.
This monye is paid to the district
director of internal revenue with
the federal income tax.
When the farmer retires at age
65 or over, he then receives
monthly payments based upon
his average yearly earnings. If
he should die, his widow and de
pendent children receive month
ly payments plus a lump-sum
payment at the time of the farm
er’s death.
After 10 years of work under
social security, the farmer is in
sured for life for both old-age and
family benefits. However, farm
ers may receive old-age benefits
after a year and a half of work
under social security. Buswell
suggests farmers contact their
district social security represen
tative for more information. Free
booklets explaining social secur
ity for farmers are available in
all University of Alaska Exten
sion Service offices. These are lo
cated in Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Palmer, Juneau, and Homer.
COTTEN
SHEERS
for
SPRING FORMALS
GOAT and
BONNET SETS
for
Lillie Girls
Togs ii Seams
HAGEN BLDG.—Phone 3721
PRODUCERS OBSERVING NEW EGG REGULATIONS
Local producers and Stateside
suppliers are conforming pretty
well with the new Territorial egg
regulations, James Wilson, Terri
torial Commissioner of Agricul
ture
“We have been making spot
checks at the retail and whole
sale levels and have not found
any flagrant violations”, Wilson
said. “A few warning notices
have ben sent as the result of
some minor violations that have
been noted”, he added.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
United Protestant Church
APRIL 8
9:45 Sunday School for all ages
11:00 Morning Worship — Guest
Minister,
The Rev. J. Earl Jackman, DD.
7:00 Westminster Fellowship Groups meet
“A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL
Rev- Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
I
FAITH FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES
SALE PRICED
518 I STREET
The Picture
Has Changed
■^or\ ~ he.ViflL'; 'PULbofi
tb k£L. Ouoi
That’s a picture of me when I was a boy. It’s a lot different than the
snapshot of my son, isn’t it?
I guess our farm life was typical of the drudgery experienced by many
families before the miracle of rural electrification. In those days all the chores
had to be done by hand. Our days were taken up with the problems of
getting enough to eat and making sure we had a place to sleep. I didn’t
know what play time was.^
‘ J Rural electrification has created an entirely new existence for my boy^
We have a lot of electric helpers on our farm and we can always look forward
to the next day, knowing that we have a rich farm where there’s food aplenty
and a fair amount of relaxation.^ •>
■"J5B?tbe'way it is throughout our community thanks’ to ouF locally
owned, democratically controlled rural electric cooperative. And our co-op
will continue to expand, bringing the best electric service,at _the lowest;
possible cost to the members.
There’s a bright future ahead for farm folks.
"Electricity is Your Best Buy"
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP!
Matanoska Electric km.