THE FRONTIERSMAN
**'*■'■■■'* ' ’ 5 n-Httrr on Oct 2t. li*47. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 2. 1879
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VIRGINIA GALLANT
New* Editor
“S8M3W JOB”
From the St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press:
High time it is for the Federal Government to
take measures to regulate the shoveling of snow. Just
las* week, when snow blanketed the city, there were
hundreds of young boys going from home to home seek
ing to remove snow from sidewalks. These youngsters
ore the last vestiges of free enterprise in the United States
ond steps should be taken to remove this blot from the
American scene. These boys, ranging from little fellows
of and seven to teen agers, apparently do not know
that they are the victims of exploitation.
• n the first place, during that recent snow, it was
easily scan there was art overabundance of youths willing
to shovel the downfall from walks. Proceedures should be
establ.shed to eliminate such situations. A benevolent
Federal Government should take steps to see that there is
sufficient snow for all boys to shovel. More than that, the
'Government, if it really wants to woo tomorrow's voters,
should provide free shovels for these snow shovelers
in case there was a general heavy snowfall through
out t"_ entire nation, the Federal Government (this would
pro nab !y be a Cabinet post with some benevolent soul
irt cb - ge of snow job) could provide for the storage of
suip?snow at strafegrx^oints. During years when snow
fall was at a minimum, this vast surplus of snow could
be shipped to various areas of the country, where snow
was not available, so it could be shoveled by young boys.
A system of penalties would be devised which would re
quire youths shoveling snow in excess of their allotment
to forfait part of the pay they received for their work. , . .
m this day and age it is not fair to permit boys who
oic ambitious to shovel snow and be paid for it while
’Other ,ouths remain home and watch television and are
'not |t;.d for it. It is strange that in this field the New Fron
tier has not yet taken steps to set up at least a snow corps.
'Unless this free enterprise idea demonstrated by unregu
Hated.snow shovelers is stamped out, the United States is
JiatVa to wake up one day and find that someone will be
advocating the encouragement of free enterprise by our
national Government.
H5S I3EO ADULT EDUCATION
One of the most revealing analyses of Britains
" rvice which is her system of socialized
— !,u: made by Professor John Jewkes, who
ixxup.es the Choir of Economics Organization at Oxford,
an ! h'S wife.
fcarly in this work they write: "It seems easier to
fall into gross error, to perpetrate elementary howlers,
<0*‘* lh.j subject of medicine and health than on any other.
■t\\ the :ncep?>on of the National Health Service if was
Vthfc'y believed in Britain that if only sufficient were
sp-aut on medical services, then sickness would be swept
away and the need for medical expenditure would ulfti
ef'j'.y disappear; although the obvious truth is that every
•Vtedic.jl success in prolonging life tends to increase the
• wrtount of sickness there will be in the community. There
• arc? v ■.ici o wi.u Huofe scarifying figures of the total cost
• cf .ickness as proof that more should be spent on medi
• czt ;a ..ces although to spend more on these must auto
•re.-fica'.'y increase the total cost of sickness. There are
• f**jtnor:ties who plead the case for new, special medical
icmues for older people by quoting statistics of how
1 r loch more frequently they go to the doctor than do
■■ V' ■ *»;ger people: the very evidence that older people are
TOCutving more than normal treatment somehow gets
C y;"ted into the suggestion that they need exceptional
I. ent and are not getting it."
This has a familiar ring. Similar arguments have
.1 .vi made in this country in the campaign to socialize
»r 1 -3, or to bring it under bureaucratic domination.
f < ‘ ‘w'o danger is that great numbers of people will be
lli i\»e H'lem, emply as they are. Here's one of the many
rro * where we need more adult education.
v
A
Palmer Woman
Receives
College Honor
Rose A. Goodman of Palmer
;s one of 42 juniors at Oregon i
State University selected for
Junior Honors on the basis ofi
outstanding scholastic achieve-1
ments.
Mrs. Goodman is majoring in!
home economics. Her parents
are Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Bran
ton of Palmer.
Junior Honors is the highest
scholastic recognition for stu
dents in their third year of
work. To qualify, students
must make a B plus average or
better during their sophomore!
year. This is comparable to j
honor roll listing.
The Junior Honors program
is sponsored by the OSU chap- j
ter of Phi Kappa Phi. national
honor society, to encourage j
high scholarship.
GLASS BAR PRESENTS
ORGAN-PIANO COMBO
Ray Holtz, well-known or- ,
• ganist, who is currently ap- (
I nearing at the Glass Bar, has; ,
j this week added a piano to his'
j repertory and will be playing ! !
| both the piano and organ each j
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. .
Special programs are being;
planned by the management, j
and in addition to his late eve- j ,
ning appearances. Holtz will
also play during the special: j
programs.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED to .
urge favorable action from <
State Legislators, locating site j
of Alaska State Fair in Palmer. <
TIME IS SHORT. WRITE '
NOW. pd. adv. I
Strange Things - - -
By Heinie Slider
The rock rabbit, or Coney,
is not larger than a woman’s
hand and lives high up in the
rocks of the Willow Creek
mountains. Their camoflage is
perfect, seeming to blend with
the blue-gray rocks. They
make a squeeky noise like pun
ning a rubber ball. The late
Sherron Fleckenstein. who ran
the old roadhouse at Fishook
~reek. had one of these tiny
animals as a pet, which he
named Patsy. When winter
:ame Patsy disappeared. Later
in January Mrs. Fleckenstein
tvent upstairs to get a pair of
roveralls which was in need of
-epair. Lo and behold, they
found in one pocket, none other
than Patsy, apparently dead.
They laid her on the kitchen
stove oven door and in less
han 30 minutes, Patsy was
rery much alive and running
iround the floor. Next morning
;he was gone again. This time
:he had found a discarded
Christmas box filled with ex
relcior and slept there until
ipring. When she awoke they
;ave her some dry bread and
nilk, and without saying good
bye, Patsy ran out of the house
ind was never seen again.
* * *
Our good friend, Fred Hand,
vrites from Santa Barbara that
Vlaska will honor two elderly
sourdoughs out at the County
■fospital this month on their
Oth, yes, their 70th wedding
mniversary. They are the Ar
■hie Hawks. Archie was the en
pneer who put the tramway
>ver the Chilkoot Pass in ’98.
rhey will both be 98 years old
his year!
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WELCOME TO THE
KOBUK
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* DINING ROOM
TRAVELERS INN of Anchorage
"Where the best costs no more"
720 Gam bell St.
Anchorage
Bit-5-0201
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GOOD ONLY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28
All Ashley and Warm Morning
HEATING STOVES
and all <
MAJOR APPLIANCES
f A An BUILDING and
VU"Ur FARM SUPPLY
Stop In & See Our Little "TOTE GOAT"
Good for backwoous Homing.
During the last war, U. S.
I Custom officers in Juneau were
: startled to receive a wire from
the U. S. Engineering Depart- \
; ment concerns; < ',f
' women employees somm" to
| Juneau for a vacation from the
Yukon Territory. It read as fol
lows: “Group of USED women
coming down by plane from
Whitehorse.”
• « *
Do you know George Burns?
He is the fire chief in Anchor
age.
• • •
No doubt you ho c "
the hanging gardens of Babe
Ion. On my first trip to Alaska
in 1910 I found many oldUm
ers raising flowers and ege
tables on their cabin roof tops.
The log houses had a roof of
spruce poles, covered with
sheets of birch bark on which
was piled some two feet ox soil
in which lettuce and snuds;
were raised. W— ' ' hours of
sunlight, they surprised the
Cheechakos with fresh vege
tables. No fence was necessary
because moose, bear or dog
could not climb on th roof, it
also helped keep the cabin
warmer in the w; tor.
Wasilla
Assembly of God
Rev Paul E. Riley.
Pastor
|
Sun. School 10 a-m.
Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.
Even. Serv. 7:30 p.m.
Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Phone FR-6-3161
HIWAY
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. M. L. Cowdell. Pastor
Sunday School_10 aun.
Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:45 p.m.
Bible Study, Wed. 8:00 p.m.
Y. P. E. rriday_8:00 p.m.
Phone PI 5-3824
Emergency Rune
Fire Calls
There were no fire calls for
the week ending February 17.
Ambulance Runs
Feb. 19: Mrs Ralph Wc e
home to Valley Hospital.
■'ime really is money—you
mi tell by the way it slips
away.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
*«v. It H. Fr<»*. p«*oj
Palmar, Atasto
■I-$-2!45
Divio* Sarrlta* 11 sOO A. M.
Sunday SthoaJ 9:45 A.M.
INDEPENDENCE SKI AREA
1500-FOOT ROPE TOW SKI LODGE OFFERING
MEALS, SNACKS, BAR. LODGING
CATERING TO FAMILY-TYPE SKIING
KEEP HEATING
COSTS DOWN WITH
FUEL OIL
Call us for fop quality fuel oiL You
can depend on us for service—when
you need it. Call soon.
Service
Contracts
Prompt
Service / ;
Alaska Oil Sales & Service
“Service Is Our Business"
Phone PI 5-2200
the church for all . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
Thr Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building of char
acter and good citizenship. It is
a storehouse of spiritual values.
Without a strong Church, neither
democracy nor civilization can sur
vive. There are four sound reasons
wiry every person should attend
services regularly and support the
Church. Thrv are: (1) For his
own sake. (2) For his children's
sake. (3) For the sake oT his com
munity and nation. (4) For the
sake of the ('hutch itself, which
needs hiv moral and material sup
port. Plan to go to church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
Day
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
Book Chapter Verses
John II 17-27
John 11 38-44
Acts 9 38-41
Romans 10 5-13
Hebrews 11 1-7
Psalms 121 1-8
Psalms 4 1-8
Aik—and it ihall be given you. Seek—ond
ye jhall find. Knock—and it iftatl be opened
unto you.
The promise of Jesus is all the proof a child
asks. But, knowing that wc grownups are often
more inclined to skepticism than faith, Christ
continues:
What man is there of you, whom if his son
ask bread, will give him a stone — or if he ask
a fish, will he give him a serpent?
And while the multitude pondered the im
plication of these challenges, the Lord offered
his conclusion ... so simple as to appear
obvious ... so profound as to convince all
but an atheist:
If ye, then, being evil, know how to ghe
good gifts unto your children — how much more
shall your Father which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask Him!
But His real proof you 11 find in the experi
ence of prayer ... in your church ... in
your home ... in the sacred quiet moments
of every day.
Coftmtkt 1967. XAiv. Struct, /«., Sir*,burg, V*.
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MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSN.
EVAN JONES COAL CO.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Vetter
KETCHIKAN SPRUCE MILLS
tub 2CAL aT,2EN
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