VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a'
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio .. Owner-Manager
Editor .......Virginia Gallant
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE - “OTHERS!”
National Salvation Arrhy Week is being observed all
over the world. . •/
Special public notice b£' The Salvation Army will be
taken this week for the rebord of this organization as a
force for good, and as a vehicle for devoted, selfless gen
erosity to those in need. American servicemen .from World
War 1 recall with gratitude the work of the “lassies” and
the men officers of The Salvation Army. In all theatres of
military activity they brought refreshment, kindness, cheer
and comfort to the fighting men.
As in the civilian work, The Salvation Army gives
to those in need . . . without reference to creed or color.
No set of statistics can encompass this story of service to
deserted families, to underprivileged mothers and children,
to alcoholics, to men in prison, to the sick and the aged,
to unwed mothers, to all of those who, in the credo of The
Salvation Army worker, “may be down, but may never be
out.”
Many years ago when He was nearing his life’s end,
General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army,
was asked for a statement in which he would re-emphasize
the primary objectives of the organization. He gave his
response in a cable to Salvation Army leaders all around
the world. His message consisted of one word, “Others!”
rree nooms ai
McKinley Hotel
There are FREE rooms at Mc
Kinley Park’s palacial hotel from
December 1 until December 10.
It’s all part of a new “get
acquainted program” set in mo
tion by E. W. ‘Bud’ Lauesen,
manager of the hotel.
“The season is slack right .now,
the hotel is fully staffed and
ready to offer a fine time,” Laue
sen declares, “so we just decided
to throw a get acquainted pro
gram on the house.”
Lauesen cited the move as a
wonderful opportunity for the
people who “have always want
ed to visit McKinley Park, but
just never quite got around to
it.”
Visitors will be afforded the ;
regular privileges, he said and
they need pay only for their •
meals. While there is still not
adequate snow for skiing at the i
park, the hotel has a large ice
skating pond in operation. A dog <
team is also being maintained to i
give visitors a sled ride over the -
nearby trails.
Dancing, parlor games, a free
excursion to park headquarters, ,
hiking, out-of-door sports and
other activities are on tap for
the program.
Those attending the “get acqua- ,
inted program” should make their ’
reservations through local travel ;
agents.
The Alaska Railroad is offer
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ALASKA LINE SEES
BIG TOURIST SEASON
“The Alaska Steamship Com
pany expects an excellent tourist
season in 1954”, H. N. Peterson,
company general traffic manag
er said last week in response to
the question of whether or not
the company would be offering
passenger service next summer.
For some time the company has
been negotiating with the Mil
itary Sea Transportation Service
in an effort to obtain a long-term
agreement for handling passeng
ers to assure the continuation of
this service throughout the win
;er season.
“If passenger service is to be
continued uninterrupted,” Peter
son pointed out, “we must have
a continuation of the MSTS agree
nent. However, for the tourist
season from May through Sep
ember, we will have at least
hree passenger vessels offering
12-day Alaskan vacationland
sruises. Schedules will be an
nounced in the near future.”
ng special excursion rates to
VIcKinley Park from both An
shorage and Fairbanks.
Beryllium, often called a meta
llurgical headache, is really a
valuable additive in copper-base
illoys used in the electrical and
lircraft industries, according to
he Bureau of Mines.
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All Democrats
ARE INVITED
I TO ATTEND A JOINT CAUCUS OF THE
• ESKA PRECINCT
• PALMER PRECINCT NO. I
• PALMER PRECINCT NO. 2
Wednesday, Dec. 9
7:30 p.m.
Co-Op Club Room
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTION OF
OFFICERS AND DELEGATES TO THE
DEMOCRATIC DIVISIONAL
CONVENTION
Father Kreuzer
A Catholic Mission will be con
ducted at St. Michael’s Parish
from Sunday December 13 until
Friday December 18 by Father
Luke L. Kruezer, S. J. well
known members of the Jesuit
Mission Band of the Oregon
Province. Father Kreuzer is cur
rently on tour of Alaska con
ducting Missions for the Catholic
Parishes and Military Installa
tions of the territory.
Fr. Kreuzer was rormerly as
sociated with Gonzaga University
and during the past few years
has conducted Novenas, Retreats
and Missions in the Northwest.
The Mission is for all Catholics
and Non-Catholics as well are
most welcome. ^The instructions
and sermons are concerned with
the fundamental issues and pro
blems of everyday living.
The Missions services begin
each evening at 7:30 p.m. Masses
in the morning at 8:00 a.m. will
be followed by a brief instruction.
Pd. adv.
The rugged, glacier-covered ter
rain of Alaska, long a deterrent
to any but the most hardy of the
Geological Survey map makers,
is finally yielding to science and
invention. Improvements in heli
copters have made it possible to
reach in a few minutes, isolated
peaks that formerly required sev
eral days of foot travel.
Wasilla Grange members are
sponsoring a pinochle party at
Grange Hall on Thursday, De
cember 3. Playing begins at 81
p.m.
SCIENTISTS TO SEE
SEA LIFE FILM
“The Voice of the Deep,” an
exceptional sound-color movie
concerned with fish sounds and
underwater sea life will be shown
at the December 4 meeting of
the Cook Inlet Branch, AAAS.
The meeting will be held at the
Arctic Health Research Center in
Anchorage and will begin at 8
p.m.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
FROM SEWARD
S.S. DENALI S.S. BARANOF
Thurs., Dec. 10 Thurs., Dec. 17
Cordova Sitka
Juneau Juneau
Petersburg Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
Ketchikan
Seattle
„ FREIGHT SERVICE
S. S. NADINA
Scheduled from Seattle Fri
day, Dec. 11, calling at
Seward and Valdez.
M. V. SQUARE KNOT
Scheduled from Seattle Tues
day, Dec. 22, calling at Ya
katat, Cordova, Valdez, Sew
ard and Kodiak
FOR INFORMATION
Reporters—
1 Notebook,
The Alaska Railroad locomo
tive, on loan to the Matanusk:
icy Farmers Cooperating As
sociation since fire destroyed the
power house in August was re
turned to Anchorage last week
Steam is now being supplied fron
a boiler in the new powerhouse
Fred Zieke, general manager, saic
this week that a new whistle ii
on order and shipment is ex
pected this week.
Clayton Esslinger returned tc
Palmer last Friday following £
business trip to Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomp
son moved into their new home
on Matanuska Street this pasl
Sunday. Their first callers were
a mother moose and her twin cal
ves. The wildlife family made
their first call a brief one—wher
neighboring dogs sent them scur
rying for the hills.
Mrs. Alfred Hagen is recuperat
ing at the Providence Hospita]
following an operation last week
Mrs. A1 V. DeJulio is expected
home today from a three-week
trip to Seattle.
Mrs. Billie Lacey was guest ol
honor at a lingerie shower held
at the home of Mrs. Bernard Nie
mann November 25. Twenty
friends were present and enjoyed
an evening of games and refresh
ments. In addition to Mrs. Nie
mann, co-hostesses were Mrs.
James Stewart and Mrs. Keith
Stanton. Mrs. Lacey, who was the
recipient of many lovely gifts,
will be married December 6 to
Hal E. Eckard of Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. George Macek of
Palmer entertained five boys
from the Base for Thanksgiving
dinner.
Ernest Harrington and Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Homme are driving over
the Alcan Highway late this
week to visit relatives in Wiscon
sin.
Word has been received that
Neola Sandvik who is attending
the 32nd National 4-H Club Con
gress in Chicago was scheduled
to participate in the style high
light of the Congress, the “Care
erscope” dress revue. Miss Sand
vik will model a dress she made
and won a territorial prize with.
Fred Zieke and Jack Newcombe
were guests at the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce and Fair
banks City Council while on a re
cent business trip to that city in
conjunction with the new plant
to be constructed this Spring.
CHEVROLET SHOWS ’54 TRUCKS
Distinctive front-end styling is keyed to added power and greater
ruggedness of the completely re-engineered Chevrolet trucks. Features
include new engines, optional automatic transmission, increased cab
comfort and safety and easier load convenience.
The annual VFW-Auxiliary
Christmas Party will be held at
the next regular meeting De
cember 7 in the Wasilla Com
munity Hall. After the business
meeting a buffet turkey supper
will be served to all members
and their families. Gifts will be
exchanged and a program of
games is planned.
The doctor treating cancer pa
tients with radium can thank the
Bureau of Mines for helping to
develop a domestic process for
treating carnotite and other ra
dium-bearing ores which former
ly were shipped to Europe for
treatment.
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