Fam Fire
Loss Totals
$133 Million
Farm fires are a matter of
grave concern to the nation. Each
year, they cost 3,000 lives and
destroy over $100 million in pro
perty _ in 1952, $133 million —
much of it important food sup
plies.
Commenting on these statistics,
the National Board of Fire Un-1
derwriters is urging farmers to
devote Fire Prevention Week to
eliminating fire hazards on their
farms.
The Board pointed out several
factors which increase the threat
of fire on the farm. First, the
farm may be in an isolated area
where the fire department can
not reach it quickly. Second, the
modern farm uses quantities of
machinery, for which gasoline
must be stored on the premises,
creating a double hazard. Third,
there are frequently frame build
ings holding tons of hay and
straw — two extremely combus
tible substances.
In addition to building fire
safety into the farm, every phase
of the farm’s operation must be
carried out with the danger of
fire in mind. Cardinal safety rule
is that heat, sparks or flames
(actual or potential) and combus
tibles like hay, straw or gasoline
do not mix. Keep plenty of space
between them.
FIRE ALARM FIRM
ASKS USE OF CITY
TELEPHONE LINES
Representatives of the Alaska
General Alarm company were
present at the regular city coun
cil meeting held September 22
to request permission from the
Citv of Palmer to install their
fire alarm system within the city.
Mr. Joe Morse, president of the
firm told council members his
company desired to rent tele
phone lines, probably in quarter
mile circuits, for which they
would pay to the city a fixed
rate plus installation costs and
50 c nts pm' month for each cus
ton1?’" hooked up. Their proposi
tion he said, is essentially the
san - as an agreement now m
effect between their company
and the City of Anchorage. Mr.
Rov who accompanied Morse to
Palmer, pointed out that Palmei
is at present in class seven and
that the installation of this type
fire alarm system would reduce
user’s insurance approximately
20 per cent. ,
Subscribers of the Genera
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SPORTSMEN TO SERVE
TURKEY TONIGHT
Saving will start at 5:00 p.m.
at Grange Hall tonight for the
second Matanuska Sportsmen
turkey dinner. The public is in
vited to attend and partake of
turkey and all the fixin’s. Ice
cream and home made cake will
be served desert. Tickets may
be purchased at the door by any
who have not been contacted by
the organization.
Alarm company would be ser
viced through a panel set up
in the telephone office upon
which coded numbers would ap
pear in case of fire. The operator
would then notify the city fire
department. If the fire depart
ment had a full time man. the
calls would go directly to the
fire station, they reported
Mayor Alfred Hagen referred
the matter to the Fire Committee
for further study and recommen
dation. __
VALLEY YOUHGSTERS CELEBRATE KIDS DAY
Hundreds of Valley youngsters
turned out for the Kiwanis
sponsored Kids Day held last
Saturday. ' . .
Members of the Palmer School
band headed the parade that set
the afternoon-long program in
motion. Costumes, representing
various foreign countries, clowns
and childrens’ imaginations, pas
sed before the reviewing stanc
and presented the difficult task
of selecting the winners. Fin a.
selection found Ann Jones anc
Andrea Monahan, dressed as nui
ses, taking first prize. Seconc
went to Phoebe Martin, repre
senting an Indian: third to Jim
my and Jerry Wilson, twii
clowns: fourth to Susan Black
Asiatic Indian and fifth to Ron
nie Smith, a bundle of straw.
! Other parade winners wer
Allan Wilson, first in decorate
bicycles, Gary Johnson, secom
ana rnyins jreeiv m ««
tion with her kitten. In the mis
cellaneous entries, Billy Kucera
and his friends took first place
with a fully equipped chuck
wagon.
Adjourning to the school gym
youngsters were treated with ice
! cream and a Donald Duck car
I toon, followed b>y the talent show
i which was conducted by Edwarc
j imme as master-of-ceremonies
Awards went to the following
and Judy Mrak. first, Susai
• ! participants: Duets: Judy Everet
11 Haight and Susan Harrington
■ ; second. Trios and Quartets. Nor
- ma, Patsy and Barbara Rice
i first: Lorinda, Leanne and Sam
, i Westgate. second; Polly Moffitl
- | Connie Thompson and France
Montalban; third and Ruth An
j' Moore. Roberta, Kristie an
1' David Verall, fourth.
1 | In the solo group Darlene Co
trill second and Bonnie Bemath, i
third. Instrumental awards went |
to Michael Kleinbach, piano
selection, first; Faye Persinger,
piano ^election, second and Larry
McNary, accordion selection,
1 third.
Patty Schaefer with a poem
took first place in the variety
section. Mike Davis was second
and Dan Stith with a story, was
[ third.
Handcraft winners were as
- follows: China collection: Sharon
[! Smoot, first; James Adams, sec
t ond. Dolls: Diane Haight, first,
Sharon Lee Young, second and
- Susan and Pat Harrington, third
Sewing: Shannon Mick, first
- Carol Wilson, second and Anr
Whetstone, third. Art Work
s Carolyn Wade, first; Carol Wil
i: son, second. Stamps: Walter Phil
i lips, first: Larry Todd, seconc
Barbara Sneddon, third. Rod
Collection: Pat King, first; Rus
sell Cotton, second; Jerry Combs,
third. Miscellaneous: Ronald
Shook, first: George Smoot, sec
ond; Susan Haight, third.
Kiwanians were busy through
out the day selling peanuts to
any and all who would buy.
68.89 was grossed from the sales
and will go toward the expenses
of the annual Kids Day event.
Members of the Homemakers’
Council will hold a meeting Octo
ber 5 at Grange Hall starting at
10:30 a.m. All out-going and new
officers and past presidents of all
Valley homemakers’ clubs will
attend. Pot-luck lunch will be
served.
: FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
-1 ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
E FINE CAR
alf the fine car price
1
Dedicating America’s costliest cars, feature after feature, Ford is worth
more when vou buy it . . . worth more when you sell it!
A FEW MINUTES on the tele
phone calling the dealers who
sell America’s finest cars will
reveal there are at least eleven models
among four makes with price tags
over $4,000!
Now the interesting thing is that
In feature after feature the Ford car
duplicates each of these fine cars, and
for less than half the fine car price!
Look under the hood of the most
expensive cars and what do you find?
A V-8 Engine!
Well, the Ford car has a V-8, too. In
fact, it has had a V-8 since 1932, and
since that time Ford has built more
V-8’s — by millions-than all other
manufacturers combined. And there s
no other builder in Ford’s price range
that’s seen fit to offer one yet!
But the engine, as fine as it is, is
only one of many things that make
a fine car fine.
Automatic shifting, for example.
All the fine cars offer it in one form
or another because its one of the
things that make a fine car fine. Bui
if you’ve never driven a Ford wit!
Fordomatic you’ve missed one of the
finer things of hfe. This amazing
transmission not only does away witl
clutching and shifting forever — i
gives you exactly the amount of
power you want, when you want it
—automatically.
Fine car power steering, too. The
big, heavy costly cars offer it for the
same reason they offer power brakes.
• It’s a man-sized job for a 120 pound
woman to handle a car weighing two
tons or more without it—especially
when parking. Our “Master-Guide"
has two distinct benefits.
First, it gives a hydraulic power
assist right down at the wheels and
just enough to take out the work. You
don’t relinquish one particle of con
trol—rather your control is more com
plete and far easier.
Second, being hydraulic, “Master
Guide” power steering absorbs those
fatiguing steering wheel tremors
caused by ruts and roads in bad
repair. And you don t Pay ® fine car
price for “Master-Guide
But there is another fine car fea
ture—the Ford ride. Books have
been written on the subject of riding
quality in an automobile, but the
payoff comes on the pavement or
lack of it! Many people associate a
comfortable ride with excess weight,
but it’s not weight alone that makes
[ for comfort. If it were, those big five
t ton trucks which you see every day
would be the most comfortable ve
hicles on the road.
Without being technical we can
tell you that what’s been done with
the suspension and springing system
gives the Ford a softer ride, a
smoother ride than many cars which
tip the scales at better than an added
half ton.
What about room? Here’s an inter
esting point. If you’ve felt that only
a costly car offered enough room, you
just ought to sit down in a Ford even
if you’re out-size and six feet four!
The so-called big car is bigger on the
outside, but unless you buy a limou
sine with those little jump seats, its
not one passenger bigger inside.
Visibility is another fine car Ford
feature. We say Ford cars offer “full
circle” visibility because they all have
huge, curved one-piece windshields
and a huge rear window to match...
plus side windows that mean every
passenger gets room with a view!
How beautiful is a Ford? A great
English poet, John Keats, once wrote
-Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty’
well, he could have been writing
about our car for its beauty comes
from honest, clean lines in every
dimension. In fact, we think most
people agree—even our competitors
—that the appearance of a Ford Car
leaves very little to be desired. It is
“at home” wherever it goes and it
goes everywhere.
But tvhat about Ford quality?
Does it too match the fine car? Is the
sheet metal of the body panels as
thick? Is the finish as good? How
about the trim and things like that?
Well, as far as we can determine, the
sheet metal is identical in thickness
in practically all instances. As to
finish —we believe Ford’s baked-on
enamel has no equal in any car. Ford
upholstery fabrics and trim are less
costly, but they’re less delicate, too,
and if anything, more durable.
How then is it possible to give you
this fine car at half the fine car price?
Part of the answer lies in Ford
manufacturing skills and knowledge
as evidenced by the V-8 engine. Part
of it comes from the ever increasing
numbers of cars Ford produces and
the economies they make possible.
And, part of it comes from Ford’s
willingness to give greater values
than might be expected in cars sell
ing in Ford’s price range. And thats
the Ford idea.
FORD
Worth more when you buy it...
Worth more when you eell Ut
HARTLEY MOTORS, Inc.