THE FRONTIERSMAN
S\'.ter*Ki a? second rlas*. ..utttcr on Oct. 21. 1347. at the |K>st office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 18?y
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HIGHER TAX LOWER REVENUE
It has long been feared that soaring gasoline taxes
would result in lower gas consumption and a reduced
tax return to government. Now the evidence is piling up—
and it indicates that this is precisely what is happening.
Pennsylvania provides an outstanding example. The
state s gasoline tax rate was recently boosted by a whop
ping 40 per cent. And gasoline sales during the first
nine months of this year were down 41.2 million gallons
as compared with the same period of 1960.
There is no real doubt that an excessive tax is the
cause. The four neighboring states of Ne\v York, Mary
land, Delaware and New Jersey, all showed increased
gas consumption, and all have Tax rates lower than
Pennsylvania's. Conversely, the two adjacent states of
Ohio and West Virginia, which have the same gas tax
rate as Pennsylvania's, also showed gallonage losses.
What it all amounts to is that the individual has some
measure of control over any sales or excise tax. In the
case ot gasoline he can drive less, or he can trade a big
car for an economy compact—and great numbers of mo
torists have been doing just that. It's an example of the
principle of diminishing return. Up goes the tax, down
goes consumption and revenue, and all concerned lose.
One can only hope that legislators, state and federal, will
heed this obvious lesson and act accordingly.
MEDICINE AND WORLD PEACE
A program to spread America's medical knowledge
abroad is proposed as a contribution to world peace by
Brigadier General James H. Forsee of the Army's Medi
cal Research and Development Command.
Writing in the Journal of the American Medcial As
sociation, he suggests that medical schools of this country
sponsor medical schools, hospitals and medical research
in such areas as Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin
and Central America. He envisions a medical foundation,
endorsed by our government but supported by private
funds, which would be established for this purpose.
In his words, "This could, aside from food, be the
means of obtaining the highest respect and friendship
from developing nations and concurrently be a major
weapon in combating Communism . . . Medicine is very
much a 'person-to-person' program, often saving and
prolonging life. Such expericene is not soon forgotten."
Progr3rr.s cf this nature, he added, should be initiat
ed only at the invitation of the foreign community and
government concerned. He estimated the cost at one bil
lion dollars for a 10-year period.
There are bound to be differences of opinion over
the details of so ambitious an enterprise. But the think
ing that lies behind General Forsee's proposal deserves
v.'de understanding and consideration. The healers and
help'"'1- '' ‘u~ sick hold a special and high place in the
hearts of peoples the world over. This kind of "private
•oreign aid' could produce enormous dividends for all.
GOVERNOR TO BE GUEST OF HONOR
/AT SEATTLE’S WORLD’S FAIR
Governor William A. Egan 11
has received an outline of a j <
- aylong schedule of activities;;
which will feature observance j
of Alaska Day at the Seattle '
World’s Fair next July 7.
The special day is in addi
tion to Alaska’s official partici
pation in the 1962 Exposition
with displays and other exhib
its portraying the State’s past,
present and future.
John F. Gordon, coordinator
f the Fair’s Plaza of the
States, said Governor and Mrs.
Ggan and son, Dennis, would
be guests of the State of Wash
ington World’s Fair Commis
sion for the special Alaska Day
ceremonies.
aiT%rv"*T*t v/eV^mc, motor
cade through the city center
.-nd a dedication program in
he Plaza of the States will be
i part of the observance as will
in afternoon entertainment
irogram saluting Alaska in the
rairgrounds’ stadium, and a
our of the fair grounds includ
ng a trip up the Space Needle
md on the monorail from
downtown Seattle.
Gordon said Governor Egan
would be guest of honor at a
luncheon and again that night
would be guest of honor at a
State Dinner hosted by Gover
nor Albert D. Roosellini and
the World's Fair Commission.
NEARLY 103 YEARS AGO
Washington separated from
the Oregon Territory March 2,
1859.
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A news release from the ■
American Medical Association
observes that Americans are
always getting hurt. Our 185
million people suffer about 30
million accidents a year that
require medical attention. No
one knows how many more ac
cidents are treated at home,
but the number must be huge.
Care and foresight, the AMA
says, would prevent the vast
majority of all accidents. It’s a
question of knowing, remem
bering, and following simple
and basic safety practices.
—o—
Writing in U. S. News and
World Report, David Law
rence said: "We should . . .
, put our scientists and engin
i eers to work to perfect a
| means of sending radio mes
sages to the Russian people
by devices that cannot be
i 'jammed' by the Moscow
i Government. We must reach
: the Russian people. For they
and other peoples behind the
Iron Curtain must be told of
the dangerous game Khrush
| chev is playing. The strategy
] of terror which the Soviet
; Premier has undertaken can
• and must be met with resolu
I teness and by appeals to all
mankind to unite in a cru
sade to preserve our civilisa
tion."
The tireless electronic eye of
an underwater television cam
era is being used in the active
search for oil off the Califor
nit coast. The camera is car
ried aboard a barge anchored
offshore on deepwater acreage
leased from the state by Stan
dard Oil Company of California
—Western Operations, Inc. It is
heavily armored against the
100 - pounds - per - square-inch
pressures at current working
depths, to guide installation of
essential drilling equipment
resting on the ocean floor, 235
feet below.
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G. Stanley Hall writes:
"Education has now become
the chief problem of the
world, it's one holy cause.
The nations that see this will
survive, and those that fail
to do so will slowly perish.
There must be re-education
of the will and of the heart
as well as of the intellect;
and the ideals of service
must supplant those of sel
fishness and greed."
Bill Davison, of the Toppen
ish, Washington, Review, says:
“American enterprise is the
art of making toeless shoes a
fashion rather than a calam
ity.”
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THE AMERICAN WAY
' An Impossible Task
New Forms Ready for Labor Group Filings
A vast majority of the ap-1
pt-oximately 2700 labor organ
izations in the Northwest which
must file financial reports to
the U. S. Department of Labor 1
may now use a simplified one
page form, William C. Pfeiffer,
area director for the Depart
ment’s Bureau of Labor-Man
agement Reports announced
this week.
Annual financial reports are j
required by Labor-Manage
ment Reporting and Disclos
use Act of 1959.
The new form may be used
by labor organizations whose
total receipts, regardless of
source and without any excep
tions were less than $30,000 in
the 12-month period covered by
the report and were not under
trusteeship at the end of their
fiscal year. Formerly, unions
could use a short form report
only if their receipts were un
der $20,000.
TWO FOR ONE
Idaho Territory separated
from the Washington Territory
in 1863.
Wasilla
Assembly of God
!
Rev Paul E. Riley,
Pastor
Sun. School_10 a.m.
Morn. Church Sere. 11 a.m.
Even. Serv._7:30 p.m.
Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday 7:30 pan.
Phone FR-6-3161
i . .. . .
Pfieffer, whose area covers
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Ore
gon and Washington, said that
to help union officials fill out
the new form his office and the
BLMR office in San Francisco
will hold numerous financial
reporting clinics during the
next three months.
HIWAY
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. M. L. CowdelL Pastor
Sunday School_10 a.m.
Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:45 p.m.
Bible Study. Wed. 8:00 p.m.
Y. P. E. Friday—8:00 p.m.
Phone PI 5-3824
How many times have we walked to
church in the snow together... and in
the rain ... and in all kinds of weather?
I don’t think we’ve ever stayed home on a
Sunday because we were afraid we might get our
feet wet. To me. this would be like answering a
dinner imitation by saying you couldn’t make it
unless the sun were shining.
The Church, after all is God’s House, and m
it I’ve always felt that I was both a member of the
household, and an invited guest.
In this House, you and I have found not onlv
a deeper understanding of each other, but the
ability to be tolerant of faults, to forgive and for
get smaller angers, and — most important of all
— to resolve to try again tomorrow. And this is
but a small part of all the Church has given us.
and of all that it stands ready to give everyone,
everywhere.
THI CHUftCH FOR All. . .
ALL FOR THI CHURCH
The Church is the greatest factor
on f<trth for the building of charac*
ter and good citizenship. It is a
storehouse of spiritual values. With
out a Strom; Church, neither de
tyottracY nor civilization can sur
vive. There are four sound reasons
why every person should attend
services regularly and support the
Church. They are: (1) For his own
12) F°r hu children's sake,
ror. the sake of hit community
and nation. (4) For the sake of the
Church itself, which needs his moral
•nd material support. Flan to *o to
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Isaiah
Romans
Romans
Galatians
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Kpltrsiana
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Richard Horton Wins
Match Game Tourney
Richard Horton of Palmer is
the new city bowling champion
following the finals rolled at
the Palmer Bowling Center De
cember 30 in the annual Mat
anuska Valley Match Game
Tournament.
Horton picked up 54. plus 10
Peterson points to take the
tournament which opened sev
eral weeks ago. Bowled on an
elimination basis, the six fin
ilists competed last Saturday
for the city title. Horton’s total
oinfall for the 12 final games
was 2210 pins, averaging 184.2
pins.
MURIEL WATTUM
MOSTESS FOR
JANUARY 8 MEETING
Members of Theta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 8
p.m. January 8 at the home of
Muriel Wattum. This meeting
will replace the January 1
meeting not held because ol
the holiday. Mrs. Wattum will
present the cultural prograrr
during the meeting.
Use your conscience as you]
’ j guide—not the other fellows.
Loyd Watts of Palmer placed
second, with 51 plus 34 Peter
son points; total pmfall, 2239,
average 186 per game.
Placing third was Bob Bech
tol of Wasilla, with 50 plus 39
Peterson points. Bechtol had
the highest pinfall in the roll
off, 2239, with an average of
186.7 per game.
Gerald McNally, last year’s
winner, placed fourth with 48
plus 26 Peterson points; 2126
total pinfall and 177.2 average.
Gary LaRose picked up 44 plus
29 points, rolled a total of 2079
pins for an average of 173.3
pins. Cliff Marcus rolled a to
tal pinfall of 2025, averaging
168.9 and picked up 42 plus 25
Peterson points. _
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Sunday School 1000 A. M.
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