Airman Reed Gets
Japan Assignment
Airman 3/C Michael J. Reed,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert C.
Reed of Williwaw Lodge. Was
illa, is being assigned to Yokota
AB, Japan, following his gra
duation from the U. S. Air
Force technical training course
for accounting and finance spe
cialists at Sheppard Air Force
Base in Texas.
Airman Reed received train
ing in Air Force financial anc
accounting procedures.
A graduate of South Tahoe
High School, Tahoe Valley
California, the airman enterec
the Service in November 1961
from Wasilla.
ASC Committee Learn More About
New Farm Act During Washington Visit
Darrell L Baird, chairman of
the Agricultural Stabilization
Conservation Service, recently
returned from Washington,
D. C. where he was advised the
Senate Committee on Agricul
ture and Forestry was consid
ering the Alaska Farm and De
velopment Act of 1962, recently
introduced by Senators E L
Bartlett and Ernest Gruening.
Baird reported there has
been confusion regarding the
meaning and purpose of the
bill and emphasized the need
j for the public to understand it.
Baird, a Fairbanks poultry
farmer, said, “The program
would assist farmers in com
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pleting development on patent
ed homesteads and in enlarg
ing farms to a size that is econ
omically feasible.”
The chairman and two State
ASC members, Donald Hanson
of Palmer and Larry Lancas
hire of Soldotna, attended a na
tional meeting of all State ASC
j Committees. They heard talks
! by Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman and ASC Ad
ministrator Horace Godfrey, as
well as other Department of
Agriculture leaders, in discus
sions about farm programs and
problems.
Baird said the bill, S. 2805, un
der consideration by the Agri
cultuu and Forestry Commit
tee would enable the local ASC
committees to make contracts
with individuals so a farm plan
could be worked out for cost
I sharing over several years, and
i would provide the necessary
I additional funds.
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propriation of $1,250,000 to Al
aska for a 10-year period with
payments not to exceed $125,
000 in any one year. The pro
gram would be the same as the
existing ACS program, but on
a larger scale. Baird said. The
State ASC Committee would
have the responsibility for ad
ministering the funds allocated
by Congress.
The program would actually
be handled by local County
committees.
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And how she’ll love the privacy, the steps-saving conven
ience of an extra phone.
Those beautiful colors will delight her, too. Ten in all—that
add a touch of beauty to every decor.
So this year—why not surprise Mother with the gift that’s
so different, so useful, the gift she’s sure to appreciate — a
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easier —call and order or drop in at
our Business Office and pick up one
of these Telephone Gift Certificates!
Then, after Mother’s Day — Mother
can come by, pick out the color and
phone she prefers, and we’ll install
the new extension in her home.
Hurry though — for Mother’s Day is
almost here. Call us or stop in—today!
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Over 100 Attend
Dedication At
Willow Sunday
Over 100 persons were in
Willow on Sunday. May 6, to
participate in the dedication
ceremonies of the Willow
School and the Willow Com
munity building.
Governor William A. Egan,
who made the official presenta
tion of plaques, stated he was
especially pleased with the
community building. “ ... to
see the results of dedicated in
dividuals, working in close par
tnership with State agencies to
build a lasting asset to a com
munity and the State.”
Ray White, chairman of the
Governor's work committee
that supervised construction of
the community building, intro
duced the Governor and thank
ed the many individuals who
contributed time, materials and
ideas to the project.
Following the ceremony a
luncheon was served by women
of the Willow community.
Governor Egan was accom
panied by Mrs. Egan and two
aides, John Alcantra and
Joseph Rothstien.
The building was made pos
sible by the Governor’s appro
val in 1960 of $8,000 of State
Depressed Area funds. The
money was used for payment
of wages to qualified Willow
area residents.
HOMEMAKERC ANNUAL COURSE PLANNED
AT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA JUNE 3 - 8
The 13th Annual Homemak
ers Short Course at the Univer
sity of Alaska is set for June
3-8 according to Agnes Sun
nell, state home economics
leader with the Cooperative
Extension Service.
Homemakers attending the
Short Course will arrive on
campus Sunday and register for
classes in such topics as Ap
plied Art for Homemakers,
taught by Ronald Senungatuk,
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mother were published in 1912,
two years before the official
holiday was declared. These
early issues were not titled
“Mother’s Day,” however, so
that if not sold before the little
known day, they might be us
ed at any time as general greet
ings for mother, says the Rust
Craft Greeting Card Company.
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visiting Carniegie professor;
The Preschool Child, taught by
Mrs. Patricia Soil, nursery
school supervisor with the de
partment of Home Economics;
and Kitchens and Kitchen Stor
age, taught by Mrs. Gladys
Musgrove, home economics
agent for the Extension Service
in Homer, and Mrs. Janet
Pierce, Fairbanks district
agent.
Other classes will cover geo
logy, communications, citizen
ship, family finance, physical
education, clothing, and hats.
Miss Sunnell urged home
makers throughout the State to
contact their district Home Ec
onomics Agent if they plan to
attend the Short Course.
“It will not all be wrork,” she
added. “There will be a boat
trip, a fun night and a banquet
on the program, as well as a
tour of the University Experi
ment Farm and the Univer
sity’s radar site.”
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As the sum was limited to
wage use only, the sponsoring
group, the Willow Area Civic
Organization, raised funds to
pay for materials through vari
ous fund - raising endeavors,
voluntary contributions of ma
terial or cash; and through a
loan of $2500 for which officers
of the Civic Organization were
personally responsible for re
payment.
A site on Willow Lake was
secured through the Bureau of
Land Management and State
Division of Aviation. Since its
erection in 1961, the 40-foot by
60-foot log structure has serv
ed as a health center, com
munity meeting place, recrea
tion center, and the 1962 Wal
low Winter Carnival. Future
plans include installation of a
ceiling, partitioning for a
clinic, kitchen and rest rooms,
heat, water, and sewer system.
Social Security
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^QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I am a dentist
and have no intention of re
tiring. I will be 72 years old in
May 1962. One of my colleagues
told me recently that I could
receive social security benefits
starting in May. Would this be
true since I have paid social
security taxes only since 1956
when dentists became subject
to the law?
ANSWER: From the facts
you have given you will be en
titled to benefits starting with
May 1962, but you must apply
for them. As your date of birth
was 1890 you need only six
quarters of coverage to be elig
ible. You have already earned
that many if your net profit
from your practice has been at
least $400 yearly two or more
years since 1956.
QUESTION: What facts are
considered in determining
whether ones' condition keeps
him from working?
ANSWER: The medical re
port your doctor submitted will
show the severity of your con
dition—to what degree you are
unable to do such things as
move about, handle things,
hear, speak, understand or rea
son. The medical evidence, to
gether with the other informa
tion about you—the kind of
work you have done in the
nact vmir priuratinn. vour
training, and other abilities—
will show whether your condi
tion prevents you from doing
any substantial gainful work.
Write your local social se
curity office for a free copy of
the pamphlet, “How Disabled
Must You Be?”, which more
fully explains how severe the
disability must be for you to
qualify for this disability insur
ance benef.t.
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LETTERS
-to the—
EDITOR
Dear Editor,
The members of the Matan
uska Valley Crippled Child
ren’s Association wish to ex
press their gratitude and
thanks from the handicapped
children of the valley who can
not speak for themselves, and
too often their parents and
those who work with them can
go unheard in a very busy and
pre-occupied world.
It takes a newspaper with an
interested and sympathetic
staff such as yours to tell their
story and to enlist the interest
and understanding of our fel
low townspeople. This you
have done by reporting so ac
curately and freely the activ
ities of the Easter Seal Cam
paign.
Every parent of a handicap
ped child, every volunteer who
contributes time and effort,
and every member of our local
association wish to express sin
cere thanks to you today. To
morrow the children, when
they can speak for themselves,
will say “thank you” too.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lowell Simpson
Publicity chairman,
M. V. C. C. A.
Editor
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Thought this might be of in
terest to your readers.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS
Do I help elect the school
board
In the district where I live.
When new teachers are among
us
Do I have the time to give,
That it takes to get acquainted
To be friendly and sincere.
Am I interested in children
And their projects through
the year?
When enough of us can answer
All three questions honestly,
And come up with perfect scor
ing
Then responsibility.
Shall be working untold won
ders,
And the schools we criticize
Shall improve with each
semester
To become the schools we
prize.
—Warp Publishing Co.
May 7, 1962
Dear Editor:
The following was submitted
to the AREA REDEVELOP
MENT COMMITTEE, on Janu
ary 25, 1962.
UTILIZATION OF CAR
BODIES STEEL
Conventional equipment for
pressing car bodies into a cube
suitable for convenient handl
ing and shipping is extremely
expensive.
The plan here offered may
not exactly duplicate the pro
duct of more expensive equip
ment, will nevertheless meet
requirements for shipment of
The plan is to smiply drop a
huge steel bound concrete
block on a car body, flattening
it. The second operation would
be to drop a suitable weight on
to th talfenet rre-block
to the flattened body, after it
has been turned up on its edge.
The crumpled body, at this
point, would be approximately
2 ft. x 2 ft. by the original leng
th of the car. The third opera
tion would be to place the car
body into a pit form and pound
it into a cube with a suitable
weight being dropped upon it.
A more detailed plan requir
es drawings, which I cannot
make available at the present
time.
(Signed) Jim Frey
FIRST “First Lady of the
United States” to become a
mother was Frances Folsom
Cleveland, wife of President
Grover Cleveland. Her second
child, Esther Cleveland, was
born in the White House on
September 9, 1893.
I Second Annual
SPRING
MUSICALE
SUNDAY, MAY 13,
2 P.M.
St. Bartholomew's :
Episcopal Church
Presents
Thelma Whitehouse Riley, j
soloist
Ray Holtz, organist
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