VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879..__
A1 J. DeJulio
Editor
Publisher* Manager
Virginia Gallant
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“BROTHER GOOSE”
WELL RECEIVED
Palmer play goers were treated
to a delightful presentation by
the cast of the Senior class play,
“Brother Goose,” Friday and
Saturday nights, March 27 and 28.
The trials and tribulations of
Jeff Adams, played by Ronnie;
McNeese, took place in the living
rom of the Adams’ home. Jeffs
problems seemed to be centered
around keeping a roof over the
heads of his brother and sisters
and trying to conduct his archi
tectural business. .
Amusing situations, ably per
formed by the cast, kept the en
tire play on a high level of en
tertainment. .
Included in the cast were Ron-,
nie McNeese, Barbara Bentti,!
Steward Dreghorn. Gerry Kind-,
gren. Mary Ada Lee, Marilyn Ma- j
cek, Mary Ann Mears, Charlotte
Barn.% Mary Jane Clark. Mar
garet Cope and Lyle Jones. The
play was directed by Miss Bever
le Unwin of the High School staff.
Student director was Mary Col
berg: stage managers were Bob
Hartman and Blake McKinley.
Publicity was handled by Stuart
Dreghorn and Monte Larsh.
NEW BABIES
Johansen
Mr. and Mrs. Deloss Johansen
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of their second child,
a daughter, Annette. The little
girl was bom at Valley Hospital
March 25 and weighed eight
pounds, four ounce. Mr. Johan
sen is employed by the Alaska
Road Commission.
McAroy
A seven pound daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell
McAvoy at Valley Hospital
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Dear Sirs:
I noticed in your last issue of
The Frontiersman ( eighteen
months for five dollars. I think
my subscription is almost due to
expire now so am sending a check
for five dollars to renew my sub
scription and to take advantage
of your special offer.
We are both fine and enjoying
the California sunshine. Though
sure do miss our friends in Alas
ka and often get homesick for
our home there. We send greet
ings to our friends.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Clyde V. King
ST. MICHAEL'S TO
OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY
The doors of St. Michael’s
Catholic Church will stand open
all day Good Friday, as will the
doors of every Catholic church
throughout the world, inviting all
for public veneration of the Cross,
it was announced this week
A crucifix will rest upon a pur
ple cushion on the floor of the
sanctuary at the altar rail from
early morning until the time for
evening services.
Rev. James P. Snead will lead
the Stations of the Cross at 7:3C
p.m. Selections from the “Stabat
Mater” by Palestrina will be sung
by members of the church choir.
Veneration of the Cross by the
congregation will bring the ob
servance of Good Friday to a
close. Lent ends at noon on Holy
Saturday, April 4.
March 26. She has been named
Elizabeth Ann and is the couple’:
second child. Mr. McAvoy is a
chemist with Geological Survey.
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STILL GOING STRONG
up,” and added the trip will prob
ably take four hours each way.
The modern coal miner has a
better chance of living to a ripe
old age because the Bureau of
Mines developed a technique of
rock-dusting a mine with ground
limestone. The limestone dust
neutralizes the explosibility of
coal dust and keeps an under
ground explosion from spreading.
TOURS REASONABLE RATES
CHARTERS
Valley Taxi Service
Located in Matanuska Hotel
Telephone 4 Palmer, Alaska
Above pictured are Bill Roberts
Paul James and Clinton DeWitt
seated in a 1917 Overland chain
drive truck, owned by DeWitt.
The men were in town last
week, making purchases for Al
pine Inn and exploited the virtues
of the truck to all who would
listen. “Only 40 minutes, from
here to Alpine,” they boasted.
When asked what type of busi
ness the “Alpine Excavating
Company” is, the men said they
had been digging things up for
some time but that this was the
best thing they’d found for a
long time. "We have an express
business, also,” they said. “We do
hauling . . . our loads consists of
items as light bulbs, puffed wheat
—popped corn . . . anything like
that.”
The truck actually has an in
teresting history. Built in Seat
tle in 1917, it was shipped to Al
aska and landed at Goose Bay
where the reported original own
er, one Fred Nelson took delivery.
Sometime later Horning’s Trad
ing Post acquired the truck and
later Teeland’s Shopping Center
became owners. DeWitt obtained
it from them and says he would
not part with it now for any
thing. “I’ve been offered a lot
of money but I’m getting too
much enjoyment out of it to sell
it,” DeWitt said.
The truck is in surprisingly
good condition and in spite of the
hard rubber tires, rides quite
comfortably he reported. “We’re
going to take a trip to Anchorage
as soon as the weather warms
| YOU ARE INVITED TO
ALL SERVICES OF
First Baptist
Church
I
S A growing church in a
Growing City
B-l of 100
EASTER SUNDAY
Sunday School ...„.10 A,M.
Morning Worship 11 A.M.
Pot Luck Dinner at the
Church at 12 noon
Training Union 7 P.M.
Evening Service ... 7:45 P.M.
Pastor A. V. Richey
YOU’VE GOT TO FEEL IT ... TO BELIEVE IT
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Here’s new freedom from
bounce, pitch and sway . . .
an entirely new standard
of riding comfort!
If you’ve thought it takes gas-eating weight and
hard-to-park length to give real riding comfort
you ought to try this ’53 Ford. For Ford’s new
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smoothness even over the roughest roads. There’s
no bounce, pitch and sway to bother you, no uncom
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marks a new era of riding comfort and quiet.
It’s another big reason why Ford is worth more
when you buy it . . . worth more when you sell it!
The New Standard of the American Road
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and redesigning the rubber
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end road shock is reduced as
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ness” vary automatically as
road and load conditions
change. You get a smooth,
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vard or roughest back road.
All day comfort! Scientifically
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sag spring construction is
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You’ve got to Value Check this new Ford’s 41
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G, G. STITH
VALDEZ# ALASKA