THE FRONTIERSMAN
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at Pdlmcr. Ala ka. under the Act of M trch 3 ir?r«
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HACK TO MODEL T DAYS
A bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature re
cently wants the State to go into private business.
The bill proposes to set up a workmen's com
pensation insurance fund to be administered by the
State of Alaska. It would entail, naturally, the setting
up of another department, hiring of untold number
of emp oyees and most important, add additional
den to the taxpayer of Alaska.
binder the proposal now before our esteemed
legislators all workmen's insurance protection would
be available only through a government department.
Free competition throughout a few hundreds
of years has proved in every instance to be of great
benetit to all concerned. There is no sane reason why
Alaska employees and employers should not have
the right to choose a company of their liking.
Only seven states have monopolistic state
funds, whereas 30 favor free enterprise. The others
permit private companies to compete with state
funds side by side. In these states where the em
pioyees and employers have a choice—75' I choose
private compares over public.
The welfare of employees should come first—
and first they do in states that have no public in
surance fund. In prompt payments to workers the
private companies scored a first by a wide margin;
in medical care provided, the private carriers again
have shown their efficiency; and finally in the cate
gory of safety programs, there is no doubt that pri
vate capital has set the pattern and consistently pro
vided the finest of safety programs.
Since the year 1919 no state of the union has
enacted legislation of the type now before the State
of Alaska Legislature. The constitution of the 49th
State was proclaimed to be a modern work of dedi
cated delegates to our Constitutional Convention.
Why try to go back to 1919?
If the people of Alaska want another addition
*o the bureaucracy of our State, additional taxes that
could be necessary to keep the fund solvent, another
roadblock to private enterprise, they should write
their elected legis'afors in furtherance of the cause
of Socialism.
We trust they will write and reaffirm our con
victions that less government in private business—is
GOOD government to the taxpayer.
IATANUSHA VALLEY GOLD MEDAL
iiASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED
An invitation is extended to
sponsors (schools, business
jacorns, churches or individ
v. :-s) to participate in a junior
division basketball tournament
vu be held during the week of
"larch 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and
f7th in Central gymnasium in
Palmer,
The junior division is open to
'M boys who have not reached
’'apir 17th birthday by cornple
an o: the tournament. Boys
..ho are 16 years old now and
call not be 17 until after the
lurr.ament are eligible to par
fcapate. The birthdate of each
t i rticipant must be certified by j
"heir school official. False in- j
*' rmation will disqualify the:
•'itiro team and cause forfeit i
■f all games and trophies.
i mb. team may have a maxi
i 10 players, one manng
,-ivi one coach listed on the
*■ / form. No substitution
V be made after the original
fihy is submitted. Entry fee
• e * :h team is $10 payable at
i! time of entry deadline
V: arch 5.
The will bo a
. v,' - elimination tournament
with games spaced so each wiri
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ner will not have to travel back
and forth each day in order to
compete.
Officials for all games will be
certified officials of the West
ern Alaska Officials Associa
tion.
This is the first Jnuinr Divi
sion Tournament staged
VITAL STATISTICS
Births at Valley Presbyteria
Hospital during month of Jan
uary. 1961.
McKECHNIE. Cyntha Dawn
to Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Mc
j Kechnie of Palmer, on January
] 4. Weight, six pounds, 14
ounces.
GROFF. Vena Alberta to Mr.
and Mrs. George C. Groff of
Wasilla, on January 5. Weight,
[seven pounds, 12 ounces.
| JONES. Sherman Mark to
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest R Jones
! of Anchorage, on January 18.
Weight, eight pounds, three
j ounces.
GRAY. Kriste Lynn to Mr.
and Mrs. Irving W. Gray of
Wasilla. on January 19. Weight
| seven pounds, one ounce.
SMITH. Judy Jo to Mr. and
Mrs. Jackie D. Smith of Pal
mer. on January 19. Weight
five pounds, two ounces.
LUCAS, Duane Alan to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L Lucas of
Wasilla on January 20. Weight
nine pounds, 12 ounces.
CARTER. Paul James to Mr.
and Mrs. Paul J. Carter of Pal
mer. on January 27. Weight, 8
! pounds.
HEATH, a son (not yet nam
ed) to Mr. and Mrs. Donald J.
Heath of Wasilla, on January
30. Weight eight pounds, five
ounces.
DE PRIEST, Georgia Alys to
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. De
Priest. Sr. of Palmer on Janu
ary 31. Weight, seven pounds,
eight ounces.
Jeanette Perez
To Wed on March 24
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmev Perez
of Knik Arms Lodge, have an
nounced the engagement and
coming marriage of their
daughter Jeannette Colleen to
S4/C Edward Jerome Head, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Christian O.
Head of Lubbock. Texas.
The wedding will be held on
March 24. with a wedding re
ception to follow at Knik Arms
Lodge.
Miss Perez is a graduate of
Palmer High School and has
worked at the Knik Drive-In
the past two years.
CUB SCOUT LEADERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Palmer Cub Scout committee
members will meet at eight
o’clock this evening at the
home of Clarisse Isaacson in
Palmer, at which time the
i theme for the month of Febru
ary, which is U. S. Presidents,
will be discussed
PNA SETS EXCURSION
RATES FOR ANNUAL
CORDOVA FESTIVAL
Special reduced rate round
trip excursion fares will be in
effect between Pacific North
ern Airlines’ points in Alaska
for the Cordova Ice Worm Fes
tival. the Anchorage Fur Ren
dezvous and the Homer Winter
Carnival, it was announced to
day by Harold A. Olsen, PNA
Vice President of Traffic &
Sales.
The special fares will be in
effect from the cities of Anch
orage. Big Mountain, Cordova,
Dillingham, Homer. Iliamna,
Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan,
King Salmon, Kodiak and Yak
utat.
Dates for the Cordova Ice
Worm Festival fares are Feb
ruary 7 through 14; Anchorage
Fur Rendezvous, February 17
through 28; and Homer Winter
Carnival, February 27 through
March 7.
Pheasants
i Chinese pheasant were intro
duced as game bids in Wash
ington in 1880.
HIWAY
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. M. L. Cowdell. Pastor
Sunday School_10 a.m.
Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:45 p.m.
Bible Study, Wed. 8:00 p.m.
Y. P. E. Friday_8:00 p.m.
Phone PI 5-3824
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Palmer Couple
Will Wed On
February 10
At 7 p.m. Saturday, Febru
ary 10, Roberta Uzelac, daugh
I ter of Mrs. Aleer. Uzelac, and j
Jerry J. Nelson, son of Mrs.
Keith Nelson, will exchange
wedding vows in a ceremony
to be performed in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints in Palmer. A wedding
| reception will be held at 8 p.m.
| in Moose hall. All friends of
j both families are invited to at
1 tend both the ceremony and re
l ception.
NAVAL ACADEMY
NOMINATIONS
Congresman Ralph J. Riv
ers (D-A!aska) has announced
the nominations of two young
Alaskans to the United States
Naval Academy, Principal ap
pointments were given to
David W. Freer of Juneau and
D. Patrick James of Anchor
| age.
WasiHa
Assembly of God
Rev Paul E. Riley,
Pastor
Sun. School_10 ajn.
, Morn. Church Serv. 11 aan.
Even. Serv. _7:30 p.m.
Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Phone FR-6-3161
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Oyster Menu Feature
For Elks Birthday
Ocean-fresh oysters, flown
here from the bay in Ketchi
wan. will be featured on the
menu next Saturday night,
February 17, when members of
the Palmer B.P.O. Eiks observe
the 94th national birthday of
their organization.
All Elks and their ladies are
invited to attend. Serving will
begin about 6:30 p.m. at Elks
home in Palmer. Several oyster
dishes will be featured includ
ing oyster stew, oysters on the
half shell, fried oysters, scal
loped oysters, and oyster cock
Largest Salmon
The chinock or king is the
largest specie of Pacific sal
mon.
tails. “Don’t miss these Ketchi
kan jewels,” say the committee,
“they are delicious and as
tasty as better-known Alaska
seafood we have served be
fore.”
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rev. R. H. Fritz,
Palmer, Alamo
Divine Services
; , Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
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Palmer
NEVER TOO LATE...
E CHURCH FOR ALL . .
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
hr Church is the greatest factor
earth for the building of char
:r and good citizenship, it u
storehouse of spiritual values,
bout a strong Church, neither
locracy nor civilization ran sur
Thcre are four sound reasons
' every person should attend
ices regularly and support the
rich. They are: (1) For his
(2) For hi* children's
For the sake of his corn
nation. (4) For the
Church itself, which
Is his moral and material sup
I’lan to go to church regu
and read your Bible daily.
y Book
ulay Matthew
ntlay Matthew
;sday Romans
dnesday Colossians
jrsday Colossians
II Corinthians
urday Hebrews
Chapter Verses
24 36-44
25
8
1
1
4
10
1-13
31-39
3-8
9-14
1-6
19-25
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-Ho\V I used to hate to practice the piano
when I was a child! Yet, today, how I wish I
could play well — and that I had the time
to practice!
So often, we turn our back on opportunity,
only to find, when we want it, that it’s too late.
Not so with the Church. The Church gives
you no reason for regrets. If, long ago, you gave
up going to church, there is no reason why you
can’t start again now. Even if you’ve never gone
to church, you’ll find a warm welcome awaiting
you this and every Sunday. For Cod’s love is
constant and everlasting.
In the Church it is, literally, never too late.
Cnfryrtght 1962, Keisttr Adv. Setvict, Inc., StrOiburg, Vn.
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