V alley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Viola Daniels ......Editor
Evon DeLand.Advt. Manager, Palmer
Marilyn Rhodes...advertising manager Anchorage area.
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Daniels — In the Lion’s Den
To most of us the ability to read is so important a part of our
daily lives, that we can’t imagine an adult living a normal life
without that ability. If we do- meet someone who has never enjoyed
the privilege of learning to read, we sympathize with his empty
life, and are quick to offer every suggestion we can to help the
unfortunate better his position.
Certainly there is no one of us who would criticize or point a
finger of scorn, because this human being has not been given equal
opportunity with ourseivesi.
Yet it seems to me, there exists a parallel situation here in
the Valley, which is not met by a parallel tolerance on ihe part of
long-time Valley residents.
Some of us have been fortunate enough to live in the Mata
nuska Valiey since “before the colonists came.” Many of us date
o.7!r lives in the Valley back to the period of the colonists. And
there are still a few of us who came five years, three years, a year
or even six months ago.
Now most of us Johnny-come-latelies feel that we’ve missed
a lot by not being a part of the life of the Matanuska Valley for
the past 10, 15 or 20 years. We realize that those years have been
years of great achievement and development for all. They’ve been
the formative years of the Valley, when what we feel was a firm,
and deep foundation was laid for future building.
We know all that. We know we had no part in it. We’re sorry
about it. But we feel that you of the earlier era ought to be sorry
about it, too, rather than critical of us because we didn’t get here
sooner. We don’t feel w7*; ought to be blamed for our lateness.
Some of us were too young: before; some of us had chores imposed
by Uncle Sam that had to be finished before we came; some of us
just didn't know about the Valley and what it could offer us, until
just recently.
Anyway we’re here now, and the important point is “How
long are you going to stay?” and not “When did you get here?”
We’ve come with some ideas that we think may help. Maybe they
won’t; maybe we’re being presumptious in thinking we know some
thing that can improve the Valley, but our intentions are of the
best. We ask that you accept us, even if you think our ideas are
pretty sad.
We can be trained into the way we should go, if you’ll only
take us in and show us the way. It may be, that in talking things
over, our ideas and your ideas, trimmed and shaped and whittled
down at the corners, may dovetail together into a pretty good
plan of action for our mutual future.
We want to be a part of the Valley. We want to help. Pity
us. if you must, for being poor ignorant newcomers who have
missed half a lifetime of living in the Matanuska Valley, but don’t
criticize us for it, and then shut us out because we’re here so late.
When it comes right down to it, Pioneer Peak has been sitting
through winter snowstorms and spring thaws for years enough to
make Johnny-come-latelies out of all of us.
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Community Club
Backs Drive Here
For Health Fund
WASILLA — The Community
Club has undertaken to subscribe
the $150 fund requested of Wasil
la for the community’s share of
the money due the Department
of Public Health, it was an
nounced this week.
It has been decided that family
subscription is the most prac
tical method of raising the
money. Therefore each family in
the Wasilla area has been asked
to give $2 to the fund.
A health committee made up
of Mrs. Gene King, Mrs. J. M.
Bryant and James Pendleton has
been named to take charge of the
fund drive. They have designat
ed Teeland's store and the Wasil
la cafe as spots where money
may be left for the fund.
An over-ail Valley quota of
$60u is assigned to Palmer and
vVasiiia, as the community share
in the health program here. Pal
mer is responsible for the remain
ing $450.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
IN THE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
JUDICIAL DIVISION, WASILLA
PRECINCT, BEFORE THE UNIT
ED STATES COMMISSIONER
AND EX-OFFICIO PROBATE
JUDGE THEREOF.
In the Matter of the Estate of )
JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER )
BRASSEL, Deceased. )
notice to creditors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Thomas L. Carter has been duly ap
pointed by the United States Com
missioner and ex-Officio ProGate
Judge for Wasilla Precinct, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
as Administrator of the estate of
Joseph Christopher Brassel, deceased.
All persons having- claims against
said estate shall present them, with
Proper vouchers attached, to said Ad
ministrator at the office of the Unit
ed States Commissioner, at Wasilla,
Alaska, which has been selected by
such Administrator as the place for
the transaction of the business of
said estate, within six months from
the date of this notice.
Dated at Wasilla, Alaska, this 22nd
day of December, 1947.
THOMAS L. CARTER,
_ „ Administrator.
Date first publication, Jan. 6, 1948
Date last publication, Jan. 27, 1948
Published Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, 1948.
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PHS Students
Named Members
Of Honor Group
Upper classmen of Palmer
high school, who have been out
standing in the fields of scholar
ship, leadership, service and
character, were named to mem
bership in the National Honor
Socity at an assembly held in
the gymnasium last Tuesday
morning.
A charter membership of 12
students was elected from Palm
er, although only 11 were ac
claimed at the assembly. Robert
Graham was overlooked at the
ceremonial, but he was given
his pin later that day in the
superintendent’s office.
Students who won member
ship in the Honor Society in
cluded:
Seniors Evelyn Foster, Don
ald Church, Evon DeLand and
Stanley Hoffman; juniors,
Lewis Geiwitz, Marianne Bry
ani, George Hermon, Esther
Keritula, Norma Loyer and
Gayle Eckert.
An impressive initiation serv
ice was planned for the institu
tion of the Honor Society chap
ter here. Mrs. J. T. Dunlap
opened the assembly with a vio
lin solo. Then faculty members
Harry Wimmer, Mrs. Lois Wine
garner, Mrs. Louise Cope and L.
K. Gibson gave short addresses
on the four-fold standards of the
society.
Initiates then recited the
pledge of membership and lis
tened to a congratulatory mes
sage from Carl Snelling, school
superintendent.
Call 8 fo get meefing noiices
printed in the Frontiersman.
Valley Visitors
At the Lodge:
Sgt. William Donaldson, Fort
Richardson; Robert Clordier,
Mrs. Florence Barnes, George
Livingstone, Forrest Triber, Mr.
and Mrs. D. P. Joiner, Anchor
age; Willard Dunham, Terry Fil
lingham, Stanley Anderson, Bob
Keefe, Don Steele, Richard
Deigh, Antril Suydam, Jack
Hoagiand, Bob Morgan, Keith
Gray, William Knapp, Robert
Dardin, A. E. Wickman, H. Me
Mahon, all of Seward.
Johnsons Have Guests
Mrs. Katherine Cavanaugh and
her daughter Dorothy, who live
on a homestead in the Fox river
section of the Kenai peninsula,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Johnson of Palmer last
week. They were accompanied
to Palmer by Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Kessler.
Mrs. Cavanaugh has spent the
past winter in Anchorage, where
she has recently completed a
book on Alaska. The book has
been accepted for publication,
but is not yet in print.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? Adv.
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Machine Work, Rep ir.
Welding
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Open daily 12 to 8 p. m.
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BULLDOZING CARRYALL WORK
GENERAL LAND CLEARING
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Palmer
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What’s New at Wolfe’s?
Coil, Box and Innerspring Mattresses
Dinette and Kitchen Sets
Davenos and Occasional Chairs
Norge Washing Machines
Norge Refrigerators
(Apartment size and 7-foot)
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