THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879
T. O. SC H M I DTK E VIRGINIA GALLANT
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Heinie Snider
Reports From
Seattle World's Fair
Gerritt (Heinie) Snider of
Wasilla, one of Alaska’s most
important information aides
working at Seattle’s Century
21. has written his first im
'tfiessions of the fair. Below are
eJterpts from a letter received
his week, in which he seeks
publicity literature for promot
ing the Matanuska Valley.
““For the information of the
Chamber of Commerce and the
*p?jternal organizations, not to
mention the many friends in
fh< valley, I hope to be able to
'write to your valuable paper
at least twice a month of do
ings at the World’s Fair.
“ . . the $4 hotel room was
raised to ’$7 a day . . . others are
from $10 to $20 per day and
much higher if you travel de
luxe ... a couple of days be
fore the opening of the Fair I
found men working like beav
»ers to have the Fair ready on
? ime. only a few buildings are
ready. One of them is the Alas
kan Exhibition . . . the great
est state in the union, with one
*of the smallest exhibits, but
what there is, is prima good.
Some of the largest polar and
brown bears and the bass relief
«af the great state of Alaska,
with all important places lit
by tiny electric lights. While
the narrator tells the story', the
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ights slowly dim and out;'
lomes the aurora borealis, in !;
all her splendor—very realis
tic. Many pictures of Alaska
adorn the walls. Information
aides hand out pamphlets ad- '
vertising the large cities and
spots to visit. So far have not
found any of the fertile Matan
uska Valley . . . the only ones
are those I brought with me. I
don’t think it is too late for
the Chamber of Palmer, in con
junction with Wasilla, to let
the world know there is such
a place.
‘’You don’t have to bring
your lunch bucket. Everyone
seems to be in the restaurant
business. Prices are not high.
French fried spuds and fish
chips. $1; one doughnut costs
10 cents.
“Here is the cost to get in
the fair: $1.65, est. price; .06
Fed. tax, .04 city tax, .25 mon
orail. Children 12 and under
make the total for $1, and ser
vicement for $1.75.”
As further news comes back
to Palmer from Heinie, his re
ports will be printed in The
Frontiersman. Meanwhile, to
those planning to visit Century
21—don't forget to drop in and
see Heinie. His welcome smile
will be right at home in the
Alaska exhibit.
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fjf A CALENDAR OF
I Fact and
'Opinion/
David Lawrence writes, in
U. S. News and World Report:
"Could the spiritual emotion
that swept the world as Colonel
Glenn was descending to the
earth be extended to reach the
hearts and minds of the mil
lions of persons behind the
Iron Curtain? For by their con
certed will they can transform
a world beset with fear of self
destruction into a brotherhood
of peace. Miracles do happen
when the world shows its
humility in prayer. The voices
that besought Almight God to
save the life of Colonel Glenn
can speak again, as even more
of us petition Him to save hu
manity from nuclear war. For
those prolonged minutes of
prayer on Tuesday, February
20, constituted man’s ‘finest
hour'.”
Henry Hazlitt writes, in
Newsweek: "It is no accident
ious unemployment is in the
coal and steel industries, in
which hourly wages have i
been $3.10 and $3.26 an hour
respectively, compared with
an average of $2.34 an hour
in all manufacturing. And
these job-destroying wage
rates are the result, in turn,
of the special legal powers
and immunities that govern- }
ment has conferred on the
unions."
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According to the March, 1962
issue of U. S. Naval Inst.tute
Proceedings, “A revolutionary,
deep-diving aluminum research
submarine, designed to explore
the ocean depths almost three
miles down, is under construc
tion . . . with launching sched
uled for 1963 . . . With only
about 2 per cent of the ocean's
bottom topography adequately
recorded, there is a pressing
need for a research submarine
that will provide operational
familiarity with the undersea
environment at great depths
•Ainminant’ as the undersea
-essel is called, should be able
o do this, for the craft is de
igned to operate at a depth of
.5.000 feet . . . (and) is expec.
;d to provide valuable mfor
nation for combat submarines
iesigned to operate at great
iepths.”
The man who has a friend
vho is not in need has a friend
ndeed.
May 1. 1952
One of the ijirst well water
systems for an Alaskan com
munity is scheduled to be un
der construction in Palmer
this summer, with competitive
bids to be opened June 4 at the
district office of Alaska Pub
lic Works in Juneau.
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The Palmer Precinct chalked
up a record Primary election
Tuesday when a total of 538
electors went to the polls to
nominate candidates for 17
Territorial offices. A Republi
can trend in the voting was ap
parent in the Palmer Precinct
long before the last votes were
tabulated by election judges at
Recreation Hall.
Relatively unnoticed yes
terday was the first birthday
of Palmer, incorporated city
of the first class, it was on
April 30, 1951 that Judge
George Folta signed the or
der creating the municipality
of Palmer, Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Bauer,
who have made their home in \
the Valley since 1943, plan to
leave for California and the
West Coast area about the first
of May. where they will visit!
their two daughters and Mrs
Bauer’s sister.
St. Michael's Catholic
Church will be honored by
the presenece on Sunday of
the Most Reverend Dermot
O'Flanagan, Bishop of Jun
eau who will say the 10 a.m.
Mass and celebrate Benedic
tion of the Most Blessed Sac
rament afterwards.
C. L. Cadwallader, operator
of Wasilla Service, returned to
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Daily 10 A M. • 3 P.M.
Open Thursday Evenings 6*8 P.M.
Wasilla recently following a
several-month visit Outside.
The elite of Palmer-aera
dogdom brought dozens of rib
bons and a few trophies home
from the Alaska Kennel Club
fourth annual all-breed dog
show last Sunday. Showing
their dogs in Anchorage were
Dr. and Mrs. Earl F. Graves.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lacher, and
Mrs. Josephine Wood.
Mrs. Margaret Blom. chair
man of the Trustees of the
United Protestant Church,
reported today that $1,500 in
cash and pledges has been re
ceived for the church build
ing and improvement pro
gram.
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Formal installation was held
at the regular meeting ui
Northland Pioneer Grange last
Thursday evening, when 37
local residents were initiated
into the Grange.
Mrs. Richard Demming and
Mrs. Jack Sisley were co-hos
tesses at a stork shower given
in the Demming home in honor
of Mrs. Glenn Shank, April 25.
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ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rev. R. H. Fritz, pastor
Palmer, Alaska
Divine Services lliOO A.M.
Sunday School 9i45 A.M.
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Valley Delegation Attends Assembly Of
Jehovah's Witnesses Held in Anchorage
Over 80 delegates and ob
servers attended the Sixth An
nual National Baha’i Conven
tion held in Anchorage April 28
and 29. Thirteen Alaska Baha’i
centers were repersented.
In summarization talks mem
bers were told that the major
Baha’i victories during the 10
year spiritual crusade, started
in 1953, were in Africa and
among the indigenous peoples
in North, Central and South
America, with Africa leading
all other continents in the es
tablishment of Baha i Centers,
with a total of 1.850; United
States is second with 1.600; and
Iran third, with 1,100 centers.
In Southeast Asian the num
PIONEERS TO MEET
ON MONDAY, MAY 7
Pioneers of Igloo 31 are re
minded of their final meeting
May 7, before summer recess
which will extend through the
months of June, July, and Aug
ust. Among items of business to
be discussed will be the Pion
eers' annual picnic. The meet
ing will be held at 8 p.m. at
Legion hall.
oer of believers has more than
doubled in the past two years
and-since April. 1961. well over
13,000 new believers have come
into the faith in India.
Many other areas of the
world have shown similar in
creases in membership.
Delegates and observers at
tending the convention from
the local area included Richard
and Marzieh Miller. Jr., and
daughter Kimberly; John and
Mary Jane Fowlie; Douglas
Hunt; Verne and Janet Stout
and children Richard and Doro
thy; Don Van Brunt. Ray Guf
fey and Marie Guffey.
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the church for all . . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church i» the greatest fac
tor on earth for the huilding of
character and good citizenship. It
is a storehouse of spiritual values.
Without a strong Church, neither
democracy nor civilization can
survive. There are four sound
reasons why every person should
attend services regularly and sup
port the Church. They are: (1)
For his own sake. (2) For his
children’s sake. (3) For the sake
of his community and nation. (4)
For the sake of the Church itself,
which needs his moral and mate
rial support. Plan to go to
church regularly and read your
Bible daily.
The lion that can roar the loudest and bite
the hardest usually gets what he wants.
That’s the way it is in the animal kingdom,
and sometimes the system creeps into man’s
world too!
Most of us have too much RELIGIOUS
AWARENESS to believe that such a system is
the best one. We would rather live in a world
in which kindness and peace and unselfishness
were the rule.
Our Churches can help us build such a world.
Thev can turn our religious awareness into
SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
On Sunday morning, the man in the arm
chair knows just as well as the man in the pew
what is wrong with the world. But the man in
the pew will be busy doing something about it!
Sunday
Matthew
6:19-25
Wednesday
Psalms
103:1-13
Monday
Isaiah
11:6-9
Tuesday
Matthew
7:1-5
Thursday
Corinthians
13:1-13
Friday
Ephesians
3:14-19
Saturday
Romans
12:1-8
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the Churches of Matanuska Valley
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MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSN.
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