THE 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 +__ Publisher-Manager
Editor_;_Virginia Gallant
Subscription Rates 50c a month, $5 a year In Valley Area
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
$8 per year
Stateside Campaign
Underway in States
For Methodist College
One of the greatest promotion
al and educational campaigns in
Alaska's history is starting n-ow
throughout the United States.
Colored illustrated brochures
will reach close to 10,000,000 peo
ple across the nation with the
story of Alaska and the need for
the Alaska Methodist College.
The figures on distribution
came from Dr. P. Gordon Gould
of the National Board of Missions
of the Methodist Church on his
recent visit to Anchorage. Dr.
Gould, born in Alaska, dreamed
and brought into action the ideal
of a liberal arts, four-year, fully
accredited nondemoninational col
lege located in the population
center of the Territory.
Bifty thousand copies of a 34
page magazine type brochure are
being distributed to all bishops,
district superintendents and pas
tors of Stateside Methodist Chur
ches. The blue and gold cover has
the map and flag of Alaska super
imposed on the Western hemis
phere. The cover carries the slo
gan: '‘The Methodist Church
Builds Today for Tomorrow in
Alaska”, with a sketch of ardent
young students looking toward
Alaska's promise.
Inside * pages have scenic
photos and charts. There are
briefs on agriculture, fishing, hy
droelectric power, forests, furs,
minerals, oil, transportation, and
the ineraesing need for institu
tions of higher education for the
pupils crowding the schools to-*
day.
By Cliff Marcus
A conservation farm plan is a
plan which assists a farmer in
his farming operations. The con
servation farm plan is worked
out between the farmer and the
soil conservationist.
The basis for conservation
farming is the land capability
map. This map shows the depth
and type of soil, slope, permabil
ity, erosion, and other influencing
capability of a piece of land. The
•factors which go to make up the
capability of the land shows what
each type of land is best suited
for—whether for crops, hay, pas
ture, woods ,or wildlife. The map
also tells how much protection
from erosion each piece of land
needs. Best land for clearing can
be determined from the land cap
ability map.
Along with the map the con
servation farm plan includes a
write-up in plain, clear language
as to how the land should best .
be used and the necessary con
servation practices needed on the
land to keep production up and
to protect the land from erosion.
Conservation practices such as
crop rotations, strip cropping,
crop residue utilization, seeding
of permanent grasses and legu
mes, pasture management, irriga
tion, windbreaks, seedbed prepar
ation, stock ponds, etc. are includ
ed and explained in the plan for
the farmer when applicable.
The conservation farm plan is
your plan and should serve as a
guide for fanning operations for
many years; however, it is always
ready to be corrected as changes
in farming operations are made.
When you make plans about
how to conserve your land for
the future while increasing its
production now, you are doing
conservation farm planning.
Your local soil conservation sub
district has the assistance of the
Soil Conservation Service to help
you develop a conservation farm
plan. Contact your local Soil Con
servation Service office anytime
you feel you need assistance in
developing your farm on a con
servation basis.
The aircraft carrier USS For
restal’s keel was laid at Newport
News, Virginia, July 14, 1952.
The ship on October 1, 1955.
SNOBBISHNESS IN REVIEW
The children of a wealthy heir
ess have never seen a member of
their family engaged in any
household task. Recently, the
(youngsters returned from a vaca
tion in their Virginia home,
where they visited a great deal
with a farm family living near
by.
“Well, Cookie,” the father ask
ed one of the children, “How did
you like playing on a farm?”
“Oh, father, it was thrilling,”
the youngster replied, “but I hate
to tell you. They do a terrible
thing there—they use their own
grandmother for a cook!”
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
FREEMAN HEADBOLT HEATERS
EXIDE BATTERIES
DU PONT GAS GUARD
Distributed by
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & EQUIPMENT GO.
Your NAPA JOBBERS
Open until 8 P. M. Thursday Evenings
Sheet Metal Work
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
Box 1797 John Weisenberger Palmer
l 1 Phone: 62J3 f
i
Only in the
5rADH
HJRD..
THUNDERBIRD POWER/
THUNDERBIRD STYLING
and LIFEGUARD DESIGN
hi the low-price field
Ifou caift buy safer!
. i*
And here’s why. Ford alonebrings you Lifeguard Design, a whole
new family of safety features to give you extra protection in case of
accident. There’s a new Lifeguard deep-center steering wheel to
help cushion the driver from the steering post; ★ new Lifeguard
double-grip door latches to reduce the danger of doors springing
open under impact; ★ new double-swivel Lifeguard mirror that
“‘gives/’ for greater safety; ★ new optional Lifeguard padding
material to cushion control panel and sun visors and lessen shock of
impact; ★ optional floor-anchored seat belts to help hold passengers
securely in their seats.
In any class .
Yon cant buy better!
The '56 Ford inherited its beauty from the Thunderbird. It’s long
and low—a fine car in every graceful line. And you can have the
Thunderbird’s “lightning,” too, at no extra cost for the new Thunder
bird Y-8 engine is the standard eight in allFairlane and Station Wagon
models! Here’s power that gives you split-second passing ability
and hill-climbing "Go.” Come in for your Test Drive . . . today!
You’re sure to find many more reasons why you can’t buy better than
when vou buy Ford. New luxury interiors . . . fine exterior finishes
... a quality “feel” throughout... all add up to make this >95®
Ford the fine car at half the fine-car price.
$
It's the fine car at
half the fine-car price!
Hartley Motors, Inc.
9
FAIRY TALE BY
ALMA ROARK TO
BE PUBLISHED
Alma Roark, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Roark of Palmer,
and a sophomore at the Univer
sity of Alaska, has written a fairy
tale in German which will soon
be published in the German mon
thly publication “paedagogishe
Rundschau”.
Miss Roark wrote the fairy tale
in German as an assignment for
her German 201 class. She titled
it “Die Led erne Blume”, or The
Leather Flower”. Dr. Robert Rie,
assistant professor of German
and French, thought the tale re
sembled those of Hans Christian
Andersen and should be publish
ed.
The German editor readily
agreed, and added that Miss
Roark’s mastery of the language
contributed greatly toward his ac
ceptance of the tale. _ _
Prepare for Winter!
Goodyear Tire Chains
Goodyear Suburbanite Tires
Goodyear Permanent Anti-Freeze
Freeman Headbolt Heaters
Standard Gil Products
Jim's Service
CO-OP SHOPPING AREA
TV PICTURES "SHRINK"?
Look to Your Wiring!
Don’t blame your TV set if its
pictures “wince” or shrink in
size when your other appliances
are turned on. Chances are the
real trouble is in your electric
wiring system!
TV sets can’t run the way they
should unless they get all the
current they need. And weak,
inadequate wiring just can’t
carry a full load of electric
power to your set...nor to your
other electrical appliances!
Call us for FREE information f
Matanaska Electric Assn.
ARE YOU READY FOR
Winter Driving!
? Parts for Fairbamks-Morse Magnetos
• JOBBERS for HEIET - Prevents erosion
Removes Gum
NEW SAWDUST TIRES-These are not recaps
NEW
1955 INTERNATIONAL
Pickup Truck
GSOD PRICE
good/year
SUBURBANITE TIRES
TRUCK AND CAR CHAINS
ANTI-FREEZE
Co-Op Garage
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
- -i-inArLnj-juv>r>o^»mjnjnj^