Page 2 — The Frontiersman Thursday. April 12, 1962
THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct 21, 1947. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Art of March 3. 1879
T O. SCHMIDTKE VIRGINIA GALLANT
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TWO LITTLE WORDS
Two current and stubbornly-held misconceptions
concerning federal spending need to be scotched, once
and for all. One is that defense spending is almost
"ota11y responsible for soaring budgets. The other is
"hat inflation has been a major factor in increased
spending.
The facts:
National security expenditures budgeted for the
1963 fiscal year- $52.7 billton-are only 15 per cent
above 1960 and 29 per cent above 1955 expenditures.
On the other hand, domestic nondefense spending of
$28. 1 billion in 1963 is 37 per cent more than in 1960
and 84 per cent above 1955.
According to the government's own consumer price
ndex, prices have increased 1 1.4 per cent between fiscal
1955 and now That much of the increase in government
costs can be reasonably charged to inflation. But-federal
domestic nondefense programs are expected to be 84
oer cent higher in 1963 than in 1955, an increase of
more than seven times the inflation factor.
Why, then, the zooming budgets? A large part of |
the answer can be given in just two little words—
Welfare State".
April 17, 1952
Bids for construction of
Eklutna power plant. 14 miles
south of Palmer were invited
this week by the Bureau
of Reclamation. Specifications
were scheduled for issuance
Friday, April 11.
The city should be ready
to call for bids for the new
water system in about 10
days William Head told the
Chamber of Commerce yes
terday after introducing two
Alaska Public Works engin
eers who were in town for
final conference regarding
attention to details that must
precede the advertisement.
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Matt and Genevieve Perkins
.'eft Palmer and Alaska yester
day for an indefinite stay in
the States. They plan to settle
in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.
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Construction of the new
elementary school to be briilt
in North Palmer from funds
given the Palmer Indepen
dent School under Public Act
8*5 awaits the okay of pre
liminary sketches furnished
to the Office of Education by
Architect Edwin Crittenden
almost a month ago. Supt.
William T. Zahradnicek said
this week.
Mrs. Max Sherrod is leaving
by plane this week for a three
week visit in the States. She
wiil visit her mother in War
saw. Indiana and other rela
tives in Battle Creek. Michi
gan.
The Dorcas Club food sale
netted $92.25 in their sale held
at Koslosky’s April 12 it was
announced this week. Proceeds
will go toward the building
fund of the Sutton Community
Church.
On Tuesday, April 22,
Father James P. Snead of
St. Michael's Catholic Church
will leave via Stratocruiser
for a vacation trip Outside, !
his first in three years.
Mr. and Mrs George Plumley i
will he celebrating their 30th 1
wedding anniversary with a
dance to be held at Moose Hall
Saturday night.
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Gov. Gruening this week an
nounced the appointment of
Phil R. Holdsworth of Anch- |
orage to be commissioner of
mines for the Territory of Al
aska.
Wasilla residents turned
out in full force last Friday
evening to help quench a fire
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Orlando Byers. Damage was
estimated at S3.000 with the j
majority of damage confined
to clothing and furniture.
Palmer School’s annual ;
spring concert will be held at j
the school gymnasium on May j
16. The band and chorus will 1
both display their talents.
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Maynard Sands, of the Mat- |
anuska Valley Telephone Co.
today requested that local peo
ple limit their telephone con
versations to the minimum be
cause cord circuits are so lim
ited that service will be poor
unless everyone cooperates.
SCS Engineer Assumes Duties in Fairbanks
Ancirew iann, 41, agricultur
al engineer with the Soil Con
servation Service, arrived in
Fairbanks last week, according
to William B. Oliver, S.C.S.
State Conservationist, Palmer.
Linn has been transferred from
Snohomish, Washington, and
rook over the S.C.S. engineer
ing duties in the Tanana Valley
-on April 2.
Linn’s duties will include
working with members of both
> he Fairbanks and Salclia-Big
Delta Soil Conservation Sub
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districts, as well as other land
owners and homesteaders. He
will be working in other sec
tions of Alaska at times and
will also be servicing Agricul
tural Conservation Program
cost-sharing applications.
“With a rapidly developing
area such as the Tanana Val
ley, and the many engineering
problems that arise, Linn’s ser
vices will be a valuable asset
to the many land-owners and
homesteaders,” Oliver said.
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THE AMERICAN WAY
Hasn’t Worked Yet
Palmer Students
Named to National
"Who's Who" List
Four Palmer High School
students have been named to
the national list of "Who's Who
Among Student Leaders in
High Schools of America”.
They are Grace Hurt, Mary
Johnson, Michael Steiger, and
Cheri Ann Draze.
The students were selected
on the basis of scholastic lead
ership in academic and extra
:urricular services to their
school and community and
promise for future usefulness.
Established in 1954, “Who's
Who Among Student Leaders
In High Schools of America”,
s a nation-wide, non-profit or
ganization formed to honor and
■ecognize deserving high school
;tudents and to encourage the
ievelopment of their talents in
urthering their education. Stu
ients selected for inclusion in
he book will receive a certifi
:ate of identification.
Crop Association
$am3s Officers,
Certified Growers
New officers of the Matanus
ka Valley District of the Alas
ka Crop Improvement Associa
tion were announced in the as
sociation’s March news letter.
Harold Dinkel was named
president, and B. J. Hollem
baek was named vice president.
The news letter announced
the Alaska Division of Agricul
ture has completed bin inspec
tions. Among local certified po
tato seed growers whose seed
have passed two field inspec
tions and one bin inspection
and are eligible to carry the |
i blue certification tag are: Geo
rge Crowther, Ralph DeVilbiss, ;
Dearborn Brothers, Harold
Dinkel, and Patrick Carney.
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Area Unemployed
Receive $32,151
During February
Labor Commissioner Gil
Johnson has announced that
$1,018,803 in unemployment in
surance benefits were paid to
claimants in Alaska during
February. Johnsons said labor
department figures showed
$917,210 of the total was paid
out under the State-financed
unemployment insurance pro
gram. Unemployed former fed
eral government workers drew
$83,337 in jobless benefits from
a wholly federal program and
unemployed ex - servicemen
drew $18,256 from a special
federal program.
During February a total of
$32,151 was paid out to unem
ployed in the Palmer area. This
figure includes $27,212 under
the state program.
FISHING LICENSE
DEADLINE NEARS
About one half of the expect
ed 1962 salmon gear and ves
sel licenses had been issued for
Cook Inlet early last week, ac
cording to area biologist, Jim
Rearden, at Homer. Licenses
have been on sale for three
months. The deadline is April
15. so a last minute rush is ex
pected.
Commercial fishing regula
tions require that commercial
salmon fishermen who use nets
must purcnase tneir vessel and
net licenses not later than
April 15 throughout most fish
ing areas of Alaska, including
Cook Inlet.
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Wasilla
Assembly of God
Rev Paul E. Riley,
Pastor
*Sun. School_10 a.m.*
*Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.J
*Even. Serv.
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;i; Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.*
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Rummage and Bake Sale to Benefit
Crippled Children’s Easter Seal Campaign
All proceeds from the rum
mage sale and baked goods sale
to be sponsored by the Gold
Star Rebekah lodge Saturday.
April 14, will go to the Matan
uska Valley Crippled Childrens
Association Easter Seal cam
paign.
The rummage sale will be
held in the space formerly oc
cupied by the Snow White
Laundry and the baked goods
will be sold in the Palmer
Launder Center, both in the
Center Theatre building. Both
sales will start at 10 a.m. and
TAX DEADLINE EXTENDED
The district director of In
ternal Revenue for Alaska,
Lewis J. Conrad, states that the
date for filing individual Fed
eral incom tax returns has been
extended to April 16, since'
April 15 falls on a Sunday.
continue until items are sold.
Members of theRebekah lod
ge will welcome all donations
to either sale and invite the
public to drop in at both sales
anytime during the day. Mem
bers report there will be many
very good rummage items, as
well as good, home-made bak
ed items.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Pev. R. H. Frit*, pastor,
Palmer, Alaska
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Sunday
Matthew
21:1-11
Monday
Psalms
24:1-10
Tuesday
Psalms
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Wednesday
Psalms
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Thursday
Luke
19:1-10
Friday
Luke
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Saturday
Luke
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Copyright 19U2, Keister Advertising Service, Inc., Strasburg, Va
rhe Following Business Establishments Are Contributing This Seri« j .
the Churches of Mat.nuska Valley °f Advert,**m*n»*
There were hundreds of trees along the Bethany
Road. But no one noticed them. People were hastening
over those last few miles, bound for Jerusalem to
celebrate the feast.
Then the King passed by. A gentle Galilean with
kind, sorrowful eyes — riding to His coronation.
People cheered and shouted Hosanna. Some laid
cloaks on the dusty roadway. And then, someone dis
covered the trees . . . beautiful palms that had stood
unnoticed. Their graceful branches became the carpet
of the King!
And when men sought a name for that triumphal
Sunday, they named it for the palms. It is a day for
discovering the spiritual beauty God has planted along
the road of life — a day to worship Our King.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
TKe Church it the greatest factor
on earth for the building of char
acter and good citizenship. It is a
storehouse of spiritual values. With
out a strong Church, neither de
mocracy nor civilization can sur
yive. There are four sound reasons
why every person should attend
•ervices regularly and support the
Church. They .re: (I) For hi.
own like. (2) For hi. children'.
■*te. (3) For ihe ,.ke of hi. com
munily «nd nation. (4) For the
••he of the Church itaelf. which
need. hi. moral and material .up*
port. Plan to go to church regu
l*t!y and read your Bible daily.
rHE FRONTIERSMAN UATAM1I,
EVAN JONES COAL CO. MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSN.
A LOCAL CITIZEN MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK