alley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Palmer, Alaska
ered as second class matter on Oct 21, 1947 at the post office
’aimer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
ascription rates.75c month, $8 a year
ia Daniels .Editor
n DeLand.Advertising Manager, Palmer
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aniels — In the Lion’s Den
We come to another man-made holiday this weekend, when
country’s merchants and the calendar direct us to celebrate
hef*s Day. Not so highly publicized as Mother’s Day yet, soon
s? June holiday, too, will take its place among the other red
er moneymakers in the storekeeper’s books.
For the past several days press and radio advertising have
n directing our attention to suggested gifts “for Dad.” Cards
h stickily sentimental verses are displayed on every notions
nter. All in all, the high-pressure scheme to wring profits
m us gullible humans is well under way.
An£ as yet the plan is still in its infancy. Think of all the
vs that are yet to be added to our calendar. We’ll soon need
iay for little sister, big brother, Uncle Joe or great-aunt Susie
ndeed, we foresee a day in the not too-distant future which
1 be set aside for kind thoughts and gaudy postcards dedicated
3x-husbands and ex-wives.
Those days will be just about as reasonable in their phil
phy as those we have on our calendar now.
In the first place, we maintain it’s perfectly silly to go spout
reams of maudlin sentiment about a man just because he
>p4ns to be somebody’s dad. We’ve known some thoroughly
reputable characters who were fathers, and on the other hand,
've met some pretty fine men who are childless. When the
e comes to hand out a silver-plated moustache cup, we’d just
soon give it to the latter.
We believe, and we’re sure any self-respecting father will
ee, that most men who take this job of being a father seriously,
1 find the idea of a Dad’s Day pretty silly. Being a dad is a
-time job that takes a lot of working at, if a person is going to
even moderately successful in it. And it’s one job where an
cient performance isn’t expected to be rewarded with a bonus
he year’s end.
A good job of dad-ing is its own reward. It doesn’t take a
sel-decorated notion on a Sunday in June to tell you your
ciency rating in that job. It’s dad’s day 365 days of every
r, if you’re doing the job you’re supposed to do.
If the job you’ve been doing isn’t so good, the verses and
sentiment and the applause are going to leave a bitter taste
way. They’d be better forgotten, unless they serve to remind
that there’s another year ahead, in which you have another
nc§, at an improved job. That’s the extra-specially nice thing
ut this job of being a dad — there’s plenty of chances for a
r start, and in this case the boss won’t hold last year’s errors
inst you.
VALLEY CLEANERS
For Pick-Up and Delivery Service
Call 6Y3
Open Monday to Friday nights ONLY
We’ve Got New Equipment
and
We’ve Got Experienced Help
Therefore we can assure you of the best
possible cleaning service
at
BROWN'S SHOP
WRTH PALMER COFFEE SHOP
for
’OUNTAIN SERVICE - - LIGHT LUNCHES
NORTH PALMER STORE
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A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
of
it Groceries ★ Meats
★ Fresh Vegetables ★ Case Goods
★ Fresh Fruit ★ Ice Cream
Open Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
•Anchorage Times Now on Sale at Our Counter
i
Ckaafied Aik
FOR SALE
LOT w/2-rm. cabin, finished in
terior, partly furn. for house
keeping; also 2-rm. house on
skids, fully furn. for house
keeping. Both wired for elec
tricity. Terms. See Sue Hill,
Palmer.
TRAILER, 2-wheel, steel body;
good condition. Hartley Broth
ers Motors.
’38 GMC 1-ton pickup; A-l con
dition. Palmer Automotive
Service.
’38 DODGE panel; A-l condition.
Palmer Automotive Service.
COMFORTABLE HOME, by
owner; city water, electricity;
complete except siding; terms.
Also some furniture. Mrs. Sten
son, first st. north on Anchor
age Highway, third house.
PORTABLE HANDIHOT elec
tric washer. Koslosky’s De
partment Store.
TRACTOR TIRES, two, size
10:28; will fit Ford-Ferguson;
bargain. Hartley Bros. Motors.
5-RM. house; semi-modern; can
be moved. $1,250. Write Box
709, Palmer, or inq. at Valley
Frontiersman.
HOT WATER tank, galvanized;
30-gal.; w/stand. See A. W.
Pierson.
PAINT SPRAYER OUTFIT, port
able; new; $235. Hartley
Brothers Motors.
TAME STRAWBERRY plants.
See Mrs. L. Z. Scott or Evon
DeLand at Frontiersman of
fice.
150 - FOOT ROLLS 17 - gauge
chicken wire; limited quantity.
Hartley Bros. Motors.
’37 FORD pickup with ’41 100
h.p. Mercury motor; A-l condi
tion. Tost’s Service.
’42 PONTIAC, rebored engine,
excellent paint. Hartley Bros.
Motors.
FLAMO gas water heaters. Hart
ley Bros. Motors.
'33 PLYMOUTH 4-door sedan;
new tires and battery, new
paint job and upholstery. Hart- j
ley Bros. Motors.
ROTO-TILLERS, the power tool
of a thousand uses. Hartley
Bros. Motors.
TAPP AN gas stoves and regu
lators. Hartley Bros. Motors.
NOTICE
FOR BREAKER PLOWING, disc
ing or general field plowing,
..write or see Wallace Moffitt,
Box 741, Palmer.
NOTICE
NEW BEDROOM furniture is
now on display at Koslosky’s
Department Store.
IT IS BENEATH our dignity to
pay attention to petty gossip
about us.
FRANK and FRANCES.
LOST OR STOLEN, 16 mm. Key
stone movie camera, serial
130444. Reward. Palmer Photo
graphic Center.
KOSLOSKY’S DEPARTMENT
STORE has just received a
new shipment of linoleum;
both print and inlaid patterns.
HAVE YOU SEEN the Culligan
water softeners at Koslosky’s?
HELP WANTED
WOMAN to do light housework.
See Mrs. Brown at Brown’s
Cleaners.
Two Plan A Vacation
Father James Snead of St.
Michael’s Catholic Church and
Harry Rust are planning a Fair
banks vacation soon. They will
leave after the morning church
service on June 13, returning to
Palmer the following Saturday.
They plan to spend time both in
Fairbanks and at Circle Hot
Springs.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember? ■—Adv.
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BRYANT & CO.
BULLDOZING CARRYALL WORK
GENERAL LAND CLEARING
Write Bex IMS
McCOOL’S BARBER SHOP
(la Rec Hall)
SPECIALIZING IN
HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SHAMPOOS AND MASSAGE
Weekday business hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
1Saturday business hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p—»
W. B. BARNHARDT
Dimension Lumber House Loft
Write Box 882. Palmer
(Mill located on Lower Butte rood)
You’ll Find BRUNSWICK’S Finest Pool Tables
as well as good drinks
at the
SOURDOUGH CLUB
It’s the place where you meet ALL your friends.
For Your Summer Relaxing—
WHITE STAG SLACKS
Green, Black, Brown, Blue
WHITE STAG SHIRTS
Blue and Fuschia
Bright New T-SHIRTS
Tan, Yellow and Blue
VARIETY VOGUES
When Yoo Repair or Build Use WOODLIFE
Water Repellent Rot Proof
Keeps wood from swotting, shrinking,
checking, warping
Now On Display
CHAMPION Outboard Moton
RELIANCE Conversion Cookstove Burners
GRAHAM* SERVICE
Work
on
Rolls for breakfast start the day off right
Butterhorns Pineapple Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls
DOUGHNUTS
CAKE GLAZED POWDERED SUGAR
at the
SHAMROCK BAKERY