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at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of M. rc* 3. 187*
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'^GIMA GALLANT
•\ew5 Editor
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National Advertising Rep.—WEEKLY NEWSPAPER REPRESENTATIVES
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SEA2EB IN RIGHT CIRECT18N
The recent proposal of the City Planning Com
mission to commence a new street naming program is
o welcome sound, and something that is long overdue.
A new and STAPLE system of street naming would
nid not only local residents but tourists as well. Trying
to direct someone at present is well-nigh impossible. It
should make the work of the fire department a much
easier task as well as the-police department.
As to names available, it might be possible to use
mmes of the original colonists of the Valley which we
* ,, wmiicr be a tribute to the people who did the
r*-.->!/n-) 'i/orP for the City,
Anticipated cost or $1,000 for street signs seems
euiiiy within City's means, and would add a great deal
to the area.
We trust that the program will not end up as just
.another good idea that goes the way of the wild goose.
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-#$RE THAN HAM AT STAKE
"Ham is ham, a U. S. Court of Appeals ruled . % .
•nd Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman lacks authority
» > call it by any other name," comments Barron's maga
rire. The ruling has a significance far beyond the specific
Jegal point at issue.
The substance of the story is this. Old-fashioned
dry hams have been running into a diminishing market.
r-Aore and more consumers look for the newer-type moist
i-nams. Naturally enough the packers, whose existence
depends on satisfactorily meeting consumer wants, are
oager to oblige. So they adopted a process which, by
adding up to 10 per cent to the moisture content of a
(ram, makes the meat juicier and more tender. The dry
'asms are still produced. The Secretary, however, issued
rtn orderby which the packers would have to label the
*nofSt hams as "imitation^ bams". A leading packer went
to court, claiming'"irreparable damage". The Court of
Apoeals has now branded the Secretary's order as
--•ri.ri'v sod arbitrary", and observed that it would
tn.'ce packers 'info violating the statue which forbids mis
branding."
Barron's concluded that the Secretary's attempt ”...
to substitute bureaucratic fiat for the law of the land
strould serve as a warning to Congress against further
extension of the Department of Agricultures rule-making
po'wn. i ne < ourt's order should also remind . . . that
the Constitution of the U. S. sttfl stipulates a Government
of law, not of men." This stipulation distinguishes a free,
v ipresentative government from a dictatorship.
fasilng Tea Plans Being Prepared
Member" of the Cheechako
T . uiur.ers Club are making
j * i- fr their second annual
T^fkr.g Tea which will be held
Aj>' ; t at the Palmer Elks
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The program, which is open
... the public, will follow an
•itb to cl last year’s very suc
.'.s. f.event. A variety of dish
.11 be prepared by the wn
v.efrom which ‘‘tastes” will
t .iffered to those interested
• -> —T;r " ■ of the rcc
from which the dish was
pn ted Dishes will include
main dishes, salads, appetizers,
and desserts.
ALASKA LINE NOT
INVOLVED IN
CURRENT DISPUTE
Alaska Steamship Company
sailings are not affected by the
current maritime dispute be
tween the non-iicensed unions
and the Pacific Maritime As
| sociation, the Alaska Line has
| announced. “We negotiate con
i tracts directly with the unions
; involved,” J. F. Zumdieck, as
\ sistant general manager of Al
1 aska Steam pointed out.
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March 20, 1952
Five telephones were put;
back in ser\ ice at the Alaska,
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion this week, returning
telephone service in the office
to normal for the first time in
nearly one and one-half years, j
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Fifteen thousand dollars
was the goal set to be col
lected by members of the St.
Michael's Church basement
fund committee which met
at the home of Chairman !
Ward Harrington for the
first time Tuesday evening.
The drive will begin on ’
March 24. and members of ;
the committee will call upon t
every member of the parish
to solicit donations and pled
ges.
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In V. S. Commissioner's
Court March 19. a corner's
jury found that David S. Nock
alosky who w’as killed March
5 on the Anchorage highway
met death by “severe impact
by a vehicle or vehicles un
known.”
Over hall ot the 42 Co-Op
dairymen gathered in the Co
Op Club room last night to
hear members of the MVFCA
board of directors explain the
new rates of payment for
Grade A milk that will go into
effect April 1. These dairymen
were paid close to $310,000 for
milk produced during the fis
cal year ended last May 31.
Next week when colorful
curtains open on the Palmer
school gymnasium stage and
the spotlights pick up the
handsome. gaudy costumes
worn by the many participants
in this year's Minstrel Show,
few in the audience will ap
preciate the scene behind the
scene. That scene has been go
ing on for the past two weeks
and will continue into next
week right up to the night be
fore the opening performance.
I This week’s action finds the
! cast hard at work on costumes
; —new costumes for the end
i men and the interlocutor, extra
:ostumes for the enlarged chor
is, and five beautiful gowns
:or the queens.
The Lew Hanks family j
moved Saturday out to their i
farm home on Farm Road. ;
Their town house was quick- |
ly tenanted when Sam Cot- j
ten who is employed on the
Eklutna project, moved in
with his family Sunday.
Power Managers
Visit Washington
Among recent visitors the
Washington, D. C. offices of
members of the Alaskan dele
gation were Mason LaZelle,
MEA manager; Burton Car
ver, Soldatna. vice-president
of the Homer Electric As- j
sociation; and H. C. Purcell,
Fairbanks, manager of Golden
Valley Electric Association.
The men had attended the
conference in Atlantic City of
the National Rural Electric Co
operative Association and were
accompanied by M. S. Umben
auer, manager of the power di
vision of the Ralph M. Par
sons Co. of Los Angeles, and E.
A. Gutierrez, also of the Par
sons company. The firm is con
ducting power studies in Alas
ka concerning power needs of
the railbelt area. The group dis
cussed power needs in the state
with the Alaskan officials.
Hope is an asset only when
it is backed by plenty of hurtle.
| Wasilia *
i Assembly of God |
* Rev Paul E. Riley.
“ J Pastor
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fSun. School -10 a-m.J
*Morn. Church Serv. 11 ajn.*
jj!Even. Serv. 7:30 p.m.*
* Prayer and Bible *
J Study, Wednesday 7:30 p-m.*
Phone FR-6-3161 *
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roll ’62
You can't stop a trend! More and more
pilots are buying ar.d flying Mooney as
evidenced by a sales record which soared
to the No. 1 spot tor retractables. See and
fly the Mark 21 for '62.
ALASKA MOONEY SALES, Inc.
State Distributer Mooney Aircraft
Box L, Palmer, PI 5-2750 or PI 5-2260
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Stokers
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5 SCUSSED MAuCH 23
A meeting for members of
ho Matam:sk:i Valley Fish
,ri Go A...soiv Commit -
ee was announced this week
jy George Crowther. The
neeting will be held at 8 p.m..
Friday March 23 in the Divi
sion of Agriculture office.
Preliminary discussions will
be held regarding recommen
dations and changes in game
and guiding laws which will
be discussed more fully at a
meeting to be held in Fair
banks next month.
U Of A Enrollment
Up Over Past Years
A total of 1,180 persons have
registered for classes on the
main campus during the 1961
62 fall and spring semesters,
according to figures released
by officials of the University
of Alaska. During the previous
two similar periods of time,
the cumulative enrollments
were: for 1959-60, 978, and for
1960-61, 1,073. The total enroll
ment on campus for the cur
rent semester is 951.
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fi aika WaJasfowl Resources
Should Bj Known bj Citizens
All citizens of Alaska shm
know and understand tn<
s f waterfowl resourc
es of their local areas, declares
Preev McGinnis, as chairmat
of this year’s National Wildlife
Week observance.
National Wildlife Week, first
proclaimed by President tranr.
lin D. Roosevelt in 1938. is be
ing observed March
throughout the nation. The
theme this year is: “Waterfowl
for the Future, by Conservation
of Wetlands Which Benefit
Man and Wildlife.
Working through more than
two million individuals who are
interested in the welfare of
ducks and geese, chairmen in
all states are organizing local
educational campaigns to alert
the public to complex and di
verse problems relating to
waterfowl.
Mrs. McGinnis urges every
one to join her in an attempt
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to develop long-ranre planning
for water fowl management by
reviewing conditions of water
fowl areas such as marshes,
swamps, etc., calling upon ser
vices of wildlife professionals
in the region to help coordin
ate plans to protect waterfowl
areas, cooperate with officials
to stamp out illegal kills, ahd
to assist news medias in obtain
ing factual information
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
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Palmer, Aloizo
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Sunday School 9:45 A-B4.
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Wednesday Thursday
Luke Luke
15:11-18 15:19-24
Friday
James
1:1-8
Sunday
Genesis
12:1-8
Monday
Psalms
107:23-33
Tuesday
Jonah
1:1-10
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You see a giant ship at dockside and
suddenly, you yearn to board her and journey
to far-olf, exotic ports.
Why? For the sake of excitement —
adventure — or because, like most people,
you feel the need to escape, at times, even
from yourself?
This desire to escape is human. Hut it
is also impossible. No matter where you go,
the self you’d like to fling away, travels with
you.
Sail the seven seas, if you can. But first
find personal peace. Go to church. God shows,
you, through His Church, the only way that
you and that self of yours, truly can travel
together.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL
I he Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building of char
acter and good citizenship. It ia a
storehouse of apiritual values. With
out a strong Church, neither de
mocracy nor civilization can sur
vive. I here are four sound reaeon*
why every person should attend
services regularly and support the
ALL FOR THE CHLH-H
Church. They are: (l) h or his
own sake. (2) For his rhildren’s
•ake. (3) For the sake of his com
munity and nation. (4) For the
sake of the Church it**lf. which
neeils his moral and material sup
port. Plan to go to church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
Saturday
I Peter
5:6-11
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