VALLEY FRONTIERSHAjM
Cntered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the po(st office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 187S
A1 J. DeJulio
editor.
Published, Manager
.Virginia Gallant
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LETTERS TO THE I
EDITOR
Editor's note:
The following letter was sent
by a German youth seeking a
foster home in Alaska. The let
ter was received by U. S. Com
missioner Dorothy B. Saxton
and is published below. Any
one interested in assisting Mr.
Naske is asked to contact Mrs.
Saxton.
Claus Naske
3, Nonnenberg
Goslar/Harz
Germany-Western Zone
March 30th, 1953
To
Town Authority
Matanuska ■>
Alaska
Sir!—
Very interested in all agricul
tural methods in the whole world
1 like to find out a place in your
country where I am in the posi
tion to study the manner of work
at your farms by own work may
it be a hard one or not.
I am 18 years of age, appr. 6
feet high, blond hair, brown eyes,
strong and solid and in best
health. A picture of myself you
will find hereby. And that’s my
request to you:
Can you do me the favor to de
nominate any addresses in your
district either to turn for by my
self or by an arrangement from
yourself hoping to get a sort of
foster-parents in your country in
the family of which I can live re
sembling a member of it.
I intend to obtain the money
for the passage in mining in a
German pit during two or three
months being sure to get enough
cash as I was informed.
Hoping to get good news from
you in a short time.
Yours sincerely
Claus Naske
Att. 1 photo
NEW BABIES
Sexton
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sexton are
parents of their second child, a
boy, born at Valley Hospital
April 3. He has been named Allen
Wallace and weighed six pounds
and_ eight ounces. Mr. Sexton is
a logger.
Herman
Their third child and boy was
born to Mr. and Mrs. James Her
man April 3 and has been named
Leslie Bruce. He weighed eight
pounds and was born at Valley
Hospital. His father is employed
by the Buffalo Coal Mine Co.
Lazenby
Randy Jay is the name chosen
by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lazenby
for their new son who was born (
at Valley Hospital April 5. He
weighed five pounds, fourteen
ounces at birth and is the couple’s
sixth child. Mr. Lazenby is a log
ger.
Grover
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Grover
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of their third child, a
daughter born at Valley Hospital
April 6. Mr. Grover is a dairy
farmer in the Valley.
THE FRONTIERSMAN
CLASSIFIED'S GET RESULTS
To be Sure . .. . Insure!
Protect your home sweet home
with ample insurance cover
age. Remember it is too late
to insure after the loss occurs.
Make certain that your insur
ance is adequate to cover prop
erty at today's higher valua
tion.
Kay Pippel Insurance
Box 121
Mow WHghl BulMfav
SIX-MONTH-OLD
MAIL DELIVERED
Mail was being distributed
this week with post-marks dat
ing back to September, 1952.
Glued to the delayed pack
ages were notices* from Geor
ge E. Starr, postmaster in
Seattle, stating that “This arti
cle was inadvertently delayed
during transit by commercial
carrier and has just been re
turned to postal service.” No
other explanation for the de
lay was given.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
TO HOLD AUCTION
Members of the Altar and Ros
ary Society of St. Michael’s will
hold a regular meeting Tuesday,
April 14 at the home of Mrs.
Frank Bi-uckbauer. A silent auc
tion will be held and all mem
bers are asked to take a gift to
the meeting.
Mrs. Joseph Hemmer left Pal
mer this week for Everett,
Washingon where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. Walter Par
cell and family.
SUNDAY MATINEE
AT VALLEY THEATER
MA & PA KETTLE
ON THE FARM
DELAYED UNTIL
3 P. M.
In Co-ooeraiion with
Civil Defense
I
TOURS REASONABLE RATES
CHARTERS
Valley Taxi Service
Located in Matanuska Hotel
Telephone 4 Palmer, Alaska
Alaskan Wildlife |
Game Pictures
TAKEN BY FAMOUS BIG GAME GUIDES
Al Clayton & Frank Towle
Valley Theatre Tuesday, April 14 i
Two Showings - 7:00 p.m. S 9:00 p.m j|:
ADMISSION — TAX INCLUDED
ADULTS $1.25 CHILDREN 75c
There’s an old saying that a thing is worth
what someone is willing to pay for it. Well, if
you could tour the wholesale and retail used car
auctions around the country, if you could survey
hundreds of used car lots you would discover that used
Fords bring higher prices than any competitive
make—and by substantial amounts.
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THAT’S WHY we feel our ’53 cars should
not be compared with cars in the same price
range. Not because our competitors don’t do
a good job—obviously they do—but because we
feel Ford Cars have more in common with the
highest priced automobiles. The similarities are
far greater than the differences.
For example. Today, the most expensive cars in
this country have V-type, 8-cylinder engines. Ford
Cars have had this exact same type of engine for
over 20 years.
What’s more astounding, the current Strato-Star
V-8 sells for hundreds of dollars less than several
other makers charge for a six-cylinder car. Now
there’s nothing wrong with a Six but they do cost
less to make. Ford makes a Six—the most modern
overhead valve Six in the industry. And if it’s a
six-cylinder car you want, Ford has it and for less
money than the V-8, which is as it should be.
What about ride? Here’s another Ford similarity
with high-priced cars . . . Riding Comfort. One of
the misconceptions for many years has been that
weight—sheer weight—is what it takes to make a
car ride well. Ford has found that you can make a
3000-pound car ride softer and hold the road
better by far than many cars that weigh a full 1000
pounds more. In the ’53 Ford, for example, front
end road shock has been reduced up to 80%. We
say it compares most favorably with the heaviest
cars sold today.
What about automatic transmissions? It
would take the fingers of both hands to count the
various kinds of automatic and semi-automatic
transmissions on the market today. The one we
offer is called Fordomatic. It is the most versatile
on the market, it represents the most profound
consideration of engine-to-wheel power transfer—
and that it does the best job for our engines isn’t
even open to question. It "shifts” better than you
could shift by hand.
What you can see is also important. Here
again Ford Cars lead not only in their price field
but in the medium and upper brackets as well.
Ford visibility is Full-Circle Visibility. This means
huge, curved unobstructed glass area, front and
rear, plus side windows that allow all passengers
what the hotels call "room with a view.”
Appearance? A higher price, of course, does not
make a car more beautiful. Conversely, beauty in a
Ford comes "for free.” Ford has found that it
costs no more to develop a beautiful car than one
that is less pleasing in appearance. You can drive
up to the most exclusive doorways in the world
and feel perfectly at home in your Ford. Fords
"belong” ... in exactly the same social category
as the finest, one-of-kind creations. After all, a
Ford is a custom creation multiplied.
What about running costs? Here’s one place
that Ford’s advantages are obvious. For oil and gas
economy Ford has the big cars whipped. Ford
parts cost less. Ford service charges are less. Ford
tire mileage is thousands of miles greater. And,
Ford depreciation is the lowest of any car on the
market—bar none.
What are Fords made of? Some people have
the idea that the costliest cars are made of "better
stuff.” It’s true that some high-priced cars have
costlier upholstery and fittings. What Ford has is
G. G. STITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
so good, both in durability and appearance, that
you probably could not tell the difference. You
might even prefer it, because of its better design
and more pleasing appearance.
Then there’s the question of sheet metal. If you
were to measure and analyze the sheet metal
structure in the most expensive car, you most
likely would find it identical in thickness to the
corresponding panels in Ford.
After all, then, what is the difference
between a Ford and the costliest cars?
In our opinion, the difference is largely a matter
of dimensions, weight (and the power required
to move it) plus the distinction of owning a car
that not so many other people own. The desire
for these things is understandable . . . and probably
justified for people who are willing to pay the
price to satisfy it.
As to comparing Ford with other cars in its
price range, by all means do so if you wish. But,
as we said before, you’ll get a better picture of
Ford value by comparing with cars that are most
like Fords—those that are priced up to twice as
much. In fact, we think you’ll quickly begin com
paring the other cars with Ford—because the 1953
Ford has really established the New Standard of the
American Road.
’53 FORD
Worth more when you buy it. . .
Worth more when you sell k . • •
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