TELEVISION
FOR THE WEEK
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
3:00—KTVA presents
3:15 Bob Crosby-CBS
3:30—Hostess House
4:30—Sherlock Holmes
5:00—The Buckaroo’s
6:00—lnt’1. Date Line
6:15—Sparky’s Fire Dept.
6:30—I Married Joan
7:00—CBS & Anch. News
7:30-Lucky Lager Sport Time
8:00—Ozzie and Harriet
8:30-Soldier’s of Fortune
9:00—Patti Page
9:15—Frank Leahy Football
Forecast
9:30—The Hunter
10:00—Weather
10:05—News *
10:10—KTVA Feature Theatre
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
4:30—Sat. Western Matinee
5:80—(CBS) Wild Bill Hickok
6:00—Thru the Magic Window
6:30—CBS and ANC News Reel
7:00—Hi Jinks
8:00—Jackie Gleason
9:00"—Gail Storm
9:30—Eisenhower Birthday
Speech
10:00—NTA Spectacular
16:05—KTVA Feature Theatre
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
2:00—Mission at Mid Century
2:30—Faith for Today
3:00—Frankie Laine
3:30—Liberace
4:00—Popcorn Theatre
5:00 Championship Bowling
6:00—Ten Pin Chatter
6:15—The Christophers
6:30—Jet Jackson
7:00—Janet Dean
7:30—Hank McCune
8:00—(CBS) Ed Sullivan Show
9:00—$64,000 Challenge
9:30—Sherlock Holmes
10:00—The Hunter
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
3:00—New Orleans Police Dept
3:30—Hostess House
4:30—Hank McCune
5:00—The Buckaroo’s
6:00—Int’l Date Line
6:10— Your K-9 Friends
6:30—Flash Gordon
7:00—CBS and Anchorage News*
reel
7:30—Burns and Allen
8:00—Robin Hood
8:30—The Great Gildersleeve
9:00—Famous Fights
9:15—Air Force Digest
9:30- Confidential file
10:00—Weather
10:05—News
10:10—KTVA Feature Theatre
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
3:00—K.T.V.A. Presents
3:15—Gary Moore Show—C.B.S.
3:30—Hostess House
4:30—Flash Gordon
5:00—The Buckaroos
6:00—International Date Line
6M5—Building & Serving Aneh.
6:30—Wiul Bill Hickok
7:00—CBS & Anch. Newsreel
7:30—(CBS) Phil Silver Show
—CBS
8:00—(CBS) The Lineup
9:00—Red Skeiton
10:00—Weather
10:05—News
10:10—You are there
10:40—New Orleans Police Dept.
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2:30—TBA
3:00—Our Miss Brooks
3:30—Hostess House
4:15—Homemakers Highlights
4:30—I Married Joan
5:00—The Buckaroo’s
6:00—Int’l Date Line
6:15—City Council Session
6:30—Jungle Jim
7:00—CBS & Anch. News
7:30—My Friend Flicka
8:00 I’ve Got a Secret—CBS
8:30 Playhouse 90
10:00—Weather
10:05—News and Sports Final
10:10—NTA Feature Theatre
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
3:30—Hostess House
4:30—Duffy’s Tavern
5:00—The Buckaroo’s
6:00—International Date Line
6:15—Poetry Time
6:30—Jalopy Derby
7:00—CBS & Anch. Newsreel
7:30—Main Event Wrestling
8:30—Susie
9:00—Know’ Alaska
9:30—(CBS) You Are There
10:09—Weather
10:05—News
10:10—KTVA Feature Theatre
Insured to $10,000
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223 Eort 5th Avenge • Anchorage, Alavlto
Carpenter*. Re member 1
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd end 4th Wednesday
Each Month
CURRENT
DIVIDEND
RATE
THIS IS MY LIFE
By a Spud
Haven’t you ever wondered
about me? I didn’t just “happen”
to grow up -a lot of time and
care have gone into making me
a good potato for you. I have
been an expensive child and the
farmer has worked long and hard
to protect his investment in me
So here we are—my brothers*?
and I in a 10-pound bag—for
which you might have paid only
69 cents, let us say. On that bas
is, your merchant probably paid
60 cents for us, all cleaned up
spic and span, delivered to his
store, ready for you to take
home.
Where does your 69 cents go9
Well, I’ll tell you:
Preparation of ground (for my
home): 2c.
Seed and planting (that’s how
come I didn’t just happen): 6c.
Fertilizer (must have a good
balanced diet): 5c.
Cultivation and weeding (mak
es me hardy): 3c.
Harvesting (at last! Old enough
to leave home): 6c.
Bag (We sort of ganged to
gether): 5c.
Freight to market (I’d rot be
fore I’d take second-class accom
modations!): 6c.
Marketing expenses (all this
to bring me and you together):
3c.
Farmer’s profit (he was a good
man): 15c.
lviercnant s profit (I didn't stay
with him long enough to really
get acquainted): 9c.
Total (we didn’t waste a cent):
69c.
When you invest 69 cents in
Alaskan potatoes, all but 16 cents
(which goes for fertilizer, bag,
and other supplies) remains in
Alaska, and goes to your friends,
neighbors, and back to you!
When you buy “outside” pota
toes, all the money goes outside
with the exception of the mer
chant’s 9 cent profit and the
freight costs from Seward!
1 may be roasted or fried for
bringing you this message, but
this is what I came to say:
“LET’S BUY ALASKA AND
BUILD ALASKA”.
Ed. Note: The above was writ
ten by Leola Durrant and is
printed this week by The Fron
tiersitian for itys clever message.
SISTER OF PALMER
RESIDENT KILLED
IN ACCIDENT OCT. 19
Word was received in Palmer
on October 20 of the death of
Mrs. Verna Sawyer, sister of Mrs.
William Hecker of Palmer. Mrs.
Sawyer, her husband and two
children were enroute to Fresno,
California, following a four
month stay in the valley when
they were involved in an acci
dent.
Few details of the accident
were available except that a
truck was involved. Mrs. Saw
yer was reported instantly killed.
Her husband Arthur, suffering
from shock, her daughter Shelly
and son Dutch are confined to
a hospital in Whitehorse, Y. T.
The children were reported to
have received fractures. In ad
dition to her sister Mrs. Sawyer
is survived by her mother who
makes her home with the Heck
ers. The Rev. Albert Compton
left Palmer today by plane for
Whitehorse to assist Mr. Sawyer
with arrangements. He is flying
with Les Green.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Co-Op Observes-—
(Continued from page 1)
much better returns to the farm
er than the use of the milk in
the manufacture of butter.
On July 3, 1940 equipment for
Making ice cream was installed
in the creamery in Palmer and
that night the freezers hummed
to manufacture ice cream for
the Fourth of July celebration.
Ice cream production was accept
ed very well in the area and its
output increased phenomenally j
as time went on.
Nineteen-forty also saw the i
purchase of the community
buildings from the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation. This
purchase was the breaking of the
fami?y ties and the Co-Op was ;
on its own to sink or swim—to
grow or die.
The association grew. Problems
appeared and were dissipated.
The war stimulated production
from the valley. The military
market came into being and with
a good market for farm produce,
sales increased tremendously.
This did not come about without
a lot of hard work. The govern
ment had to be convinced the
Matanuska farmer should receive
more for his produce than the
military had to pay for produce
in the States. They had to be
convinced that transportation
and spoilage costs of outside pro
duce shipped here should be con
sidered in the price paid the lo
cal producer.
Post-war days, with the result
ing probelms of over-production
for a dwindling market, almost
ended the life of the adolescent
Co-Op. The will among members
for the Co-Op to survive over
came the seemingly insurmount
able problems.
In 1948 the future brightened
The post-war lull with its pro
blems was over. The Co-Op suc
cessfully bid for military con-i
tracts for vegetables and the'
produce department was reopen I
ed. Markets for all farm products i
improved.
Growth has been rapid in the
years since 1948. The Co-Op has
greatly expanded its facilities for
handling and marketing farm
products.
In December, 1950, the Co-Op
was successful in obtaining a j
contract for the manufacture of i
recombined milk for the milit- j
ary bases in Anchorage. Obtain
ing this contract enabled the Co- j
Op to greatly expand facilities j
in the Palmer plant to handle
the new business.
The Co-Op board of directors
decided to submit a bid for re
combined milk to the military
bases at Fairbanks on October
23, 1953. This bid was successful
and the CoOp constructed a plant
to manufacture the product ip
Fairbanks. The Fairbanks plant
has also proven a very good busi
ness venture.
In November of 1955, a new
distributing plant for the MVF
,CA was completed in Spenard.
The plant was a much-needed ex
pansion measure.
In 1956 the Tanana Valley Co
Op in Fairbanks expressed a de
sire to affiliate with the MVFCA.
On July 24, 1956, the Co-Op dir
ectors voted to consumate the1
i
merger of the associations. This i
union of groups with the same
goals should result in good things
for the future.
The Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperating Association, hav
ing weathered the storms and
taken advantage of the possibil
ities for growth, stands as one of
the big factors in the economy of
the Territory.
Since 1936, 66 valley farmers
have served as directors in the
Co-Op, some of them serving
more than one term. From the
first year's small gross, the
MVFCA’s business has grown in
leaps and bounds and it is ex
pected that the 1956 gross will
go over $6,000,000.
The Matanuska Maid will soon
be in Seward as effective Novem
ber 1 Herman Lear of Seward is
going out of busines and the
M.V.F.C.A. will take over all
business formerly taken care of
by the Seward Dairy. Glen Tres
sler who has been distributing
ice cream and other Matanuska
Maid products will now distri
bute Matanuska Maid milk. The
Seward Dairy had been in op
eration for over 30 years.
The present board of directors
consists of Don Parks, Sr., presi
dent; Clair Patton, vice-presi
dent; William Hecker, secretary
treasurer; and Hugh Adams, Joe
Kirscher and George McNeese,
directors. Stewart Durrant is
general manager and Clayton
Esslinger is controller.
FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
TO STAND FOREVER
IN LOVING TRIBUTE
Choose here a monument to
beautifully, permanently sym
bolize an enduring bohd of
love.
PALMER FUNERAL
HOME
WM. BOUWENS, Mgr.
Malloween Zreats
FORD’S 1/2 GALLON
CIDER jug 69c
Tang Salad Dressing fr55c
Fancy Delicious Apples 19c
CHIC PARTS
Thighs - Breasts - lb.QQ£
Drumsticks pkg. * f ▼
13 LB. HEN
Turkeys lb. 49c
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Slop in and see us on Friday and Saturday. We will have MANY ITEMS on sale at 10%
OFF OUR REGULAR PRICES lo celebrate our 20TH RIRTHDAY. Also FREE coffee
and something lo go with it... See our new warehouse building that should be
completed by then.
LOOK FOR THE
9 Linoleums &
* All Tools
* Electric
* Windows
Special Friday &
SPECIALS
Fixtures
• Paint
Supplies
* Doers
Saturday only
Co-Op Warehouse
MATANUSKA* VALLEY FARMERS COOP. ASSN.