VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Thursday
Palmer, Alaska
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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DANIELS — In The Lion's Den
Sunday is Mother’s Day. It is a holiday that has come into
prominence only in recent years, pushed into the foreground by
enterprising merchants who saw an opportunity to unload gilt
items, flowers and slushy verse on an unwary public that had
finally emerged from the results of their Christmas buying spree.
The day has developed into something far different than that
visualized by its founder, who saw it as a day that should be set
aside to acknowledge the mother as the central figure in every'
home.
And yet it seems to me that even the founder’s idea of the
holiday falls far short of the true meaning there should be in
Mother’s Day. There seems to be no real need for one day out of
365 to be set aside as a day in which to pay honor to mothers. In
every truly happy family group, the respect and admiration for the
mother needs no artificial stimulus to bring it into bloom.
Every home that lives up to the definition of a home celebrates
Mother’s Day each day of the year, in a dozen countless small but
thoughtful remembrances. The consideration, care, thoughtful
ness and affection that are the mother’s natural portion in that
home make a day of show and fuss unnecessary and more than a
little cheap.
Rather than tins clay ot public adulation, when the bright tan
fare of publicity singles out the mother, should not Mother’s Day
be a clay of inward measurement on her part? Should this nor be
the day when she should humbly, and privately, within herself, be
grateful that she has been granted the privilege of motherhood,
which is denied so many women.
It should be a day when the mother gives some thought to the
heavy responsibilities that came to her with motherhood. She
should give some thought to the new demands her children will
make of her in another year of life and growth.
Ought not Mother’s Day to be a sort of resolution time for
mother—a summing up of the year past, a measurement of successes
and failures in the goals she has set for hersell in her guidance of
her children, and finally the framing of new goals and objectives
for the new year ahead.
To the mother, this day ought to mean another tomorrow,
her special day, in which she can resolve to try again to do a better
job than she did yesterday. A summing up, or evaluation, at peri
odic intervals is an important part of any business or professional
man’s year — even so, it is much more important in the life of one
about whom centers the life of every home.
There can be no better time for that summation than on this
annual holiday, Mother’s Day.
Eskimos Again Being
Organized By Marston
Alaska's Arctic coast dwellers
are to be again organized into a
human net to serve as the first
line of defense against possible
invaders, it was learned last
week. Marvin R. Marston, who
organized the Eskimoes into the
Alaska Territorial Guard during
the last war, is in charge of the
present organization, which will
form units of the Alaska Na
tional Guard.
The former Major Marston,
now holding the rank of lieuten
ant colonel, left last week on his
first organizational tour. He ex
pects to form about 50 isolated
Guard units. He will travel by
plane and dog team to remote
villages on Norton Sound, where
units will be established and
commanding officers named.
The Army is setting up small
armories to equip the new
Guardsmen.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received
until 2 p. m. Monday, May 16,
1949, by the United Protestant
Church at Palmer for:
Excavation and construction
of concrete basement under the
present church.
Information regarding re
quirements and specifications
may be obtained from Rev. Vic
tor Alfsen, Box 235, Palmer.
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE
PRE-FAB house on skids; ready
to move; for information see
or call C. H. Meiers.
Used records. Your choice popu
lar numbers, polkas, Westerns.
B & C Supply.
INDIANAPOLIS kitchen range,
good condition; coal or wood,
with Silent Breeze oil burner;
burner nearly new. $90. Phone
or see Mrs. Robert Walker.
K-10 INTERNATIONAL truck,
5-ton; good tires, good cond.
throughout; 10,000 actual
mileage. $3,000. Terms or
trade-in accepted. See Ernest
Harrington.
FOR RENT
OFFICE space, Koslosky Bldg.
REA Men Come and Go
There were comings and go
ings in the Rural Electrification
Administration office early this
week. Donald T. Lowery, field
engineer, arrived at the Palmer
headquarters office after a
month-long stay in Kodiak,
where he has been supervising
construction work getting under
way for the Kodiak Electric As
sociation, Inc. Mr. Lowery’s stay
will be brief however, for he ex
pects to make a trip to Wash
ington, D. C., within the next
two weeks.
H. G. Bryan. Alaska represent
ative of the REA, shook hands
with his co-worker and then
packed a bag for a flight to Cor
dova, where he will confer with
city officials. Mr. Bryan expects
to be gone for only a few days,
but has plans scheduled that
will take him to Fairbanks and
then to southeastern Alaska dur
ing the coming weeks.
WE STAND CORRECTED
It is Congressman Harold
Cooley of the House Agricultural
Committee who is interested in
pictures of the Matanuska Val
ley, L. C. Stock corrected this
week. Last week’s Frontiersman
reported that it was sub-com
mittee head Edward Orr who felt
the Matanuska Valley’s photo
genic qualities ought to be re
produced on his office walls.
Community
Calendar
Thursday
HEALTH EDUCATION film in
Gym at 8 p. m.
BINGO party at Moose Hut at
8 p. m.
Friday
HOMEMAKER’S Council Tea at
United Protestant Church at
2 p. m.
Saturday
AMERICAN Legion and Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary joint
meeting with Anchorage chap
ter at 8 p. m.
Sunday
MOTHER’S DAY dinner at school
cafeteria at 12:30 p. m.
Monday
MATANUSKA .Valley Breeder’s
Association at Extension Of
fice at 8 p. m.
VETERANS’ farm class at Pal
mer school at 8 p. m.
Tuesday
SCHOOL board at school office
at 7:30 p. m.
SOURDOUGH Club at Mrs. Har
old Thuma’s.
WELL BABY conference at the
Health Center from 2 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday
12:30 HOMEMAKERS at Mrs.
Lucius Ross.
Thursday
BUTTE Homemakers at Mrs. Joe
Lentz.
HOSPITAL Day at Valley Hos
pital from 2 to 4 p. m.
BABE LEAVES GUIDE
Miss Beverly Larsh last week
resigned her position in the local
office of the Anchorage Shop
ping Guide. She has been tem
porarily replaced by Mrs. E. O.
Ezzell, wife of the Guide’s pub
lisher.
M. D. SNODGRASS
Real Estate
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