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by E. Hjellen [
Okay! I won’t try to tell you 1
when we’ll get the newly hard
surfaced road—until we’re driv
ing on it. But you did see a lot
of country while driving the de- j
tour—didn’t you?
Bill Koiila is home on leave
this week from San Diego. Bill
is Marine "Radop" al the base
there. Using "Ham" radio-tele
phono, contact was made with
Bill's uncle in Detroit. Mich.—
another "Ham".
Operating a ground station
"down the chain”—Dick Cottle
is a “dit happy” radop for Reeve
Aleutian Airways. Wha’sa “Rad
op”?—Radio Operator. This lo
cality has about seven men who
were in communications during
WWII and the Korean “Polic
ing Campaign”. C. D. has them
recorded to operate communica
tion circuits if the need arises.
Smart Frances Scorenson's
family, stateside, sent "grand
mother a ticket to fly to Seattle.
That's easier than all of the fam
ily coming up here for a visit
with her.
The Allies went wild ten years
ago — on August 14th,—V. J.
Day. Don’t think it would be pos
sible to do the things we did then
—■when the news of Japanese
surrender came thru. But it
would be fun—in our matured
and sedate way—to get together
with all those who wore "mon
key suits”—and “drink the town
dry” again.
Floyd Smith is expected home
aBout August 25th. Gus Shieble
went up tho RR to Montana Red's
for a fishing vacation. L. D.
Wright was on Sunday's train to
try Willow as a fishing site. Jane
Browne was down with the kids
from Cantwell. Ray and Mary
Bergman and the kids went for
a drive to Seward last Sunday.
Lotsa grub, talk and mosquitos
—when the Homemakers held
their picnic at Peck’s—on Wasil
la Lake. Pat Carter and Thur
Betts gave rids and water ski
tows with their launches. It was
a farewell party for the Orlando
Byars, too.
Ths running of this column
this week is my “finale”. Have
felt that I have been unable to
report and portray happenings
with the verve they deserve. For
that reason—I am stepping aside
to permit someone with a newer
and fresher reporting facility to
tell you about local news.
Annsimc3 Revised
Grades for
Slaughter Hogs
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture’s revised grades for slaught- !
er hogs and pork carcasses be
came effective July 5. The
change involves grade names and
fat back thickness requirements
according to information sent
the Alaska Extension Service.
One of the two major changes
in the standards discontinues the
use of the word “Choice” in
names of Federal grades for slau
ghter barrows and gilts and pork
carcasses, “U. S. No. 1”, “U. S.
No. 2”, and “U. S. No. 3” are the
new names, respectively, for the
grades previously designated
“Choice No. 1”, “Choice No. 2”,
and “Choice No. 3”. The names
of the other two grades, Medium
and Cull, remain unchanged.
In addition to the name chang
es, the minimum back fat thick
ness is reduced by 0.2 inch for
each grade except Medium, for
which the reduction is 0.1 inch.
The description specifications
are also reworded slightly to re
flect the reduced back fat thick- I
ness requirements and to aid in !
uniform interpretation of the |
standards.
The first official Federal grad
es for slaughter hogs and pork
carcasses became effective on
September 12, 1952, after several
years of research, demonstration,
and testing. The grades are de
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Alaska Constitution
_ Ey Ben Hilchcock j
m talk about the Alaska Con
stitution, there has been some de- :
mand for a “strong” governor. ^
1 have written to the Frontiers
man in favor of a “strong legis
lature—unhampered, that is, by
statutory material in the con
stitution.
The question rises as to wheth
er these ideas are in conflict.
Not necessarily. It depends up
on the sense in which the word
‘strong” is intended,—which re
lationships of governor and leg
islature are referred to.
A good working system of
power relations between execu
tive and legislative branches has
become established in federal and
state governments. The legisla
tures make the laws, the excu
tives put them into effect.
A governor may advise, re
commend, or veto legislative acts,
but he is not a law-maker. If a
‘strong” governor means one
who takes the law into his own
hands, Americans reject the con
cept. Our experiences with tyran
nous governors before 1776, and
with dictators of other nations
in modern times, have not been
favorable. In the main, when leg
islatures are functioning proper
ly, we regard them as the pri
mary trustees of the people’s
power, particularly when they
are checked by popular initiative
and referendum.
On the other hand, there is a
different sense in which the
chief executive of a state must
be strong and authoritative. He
is responsible for producing the
results that the people want, as
expressed by their lawmakers.
To do so, he must have authority
over the administrative branches
of government, and reasonable
control over appointment of per
sonnel.
Growth in government in the
last few decades has been mainly
in the executive branches, both
federal and state. A governor
takes on a tremendous job of
management, involving respon
sibility as well as power. To be
successful, he must have genuine
authority.
Most of us are concerned, not
with strengthening any official or
bureau, but with increasing the
power of the people over all
branches of government. It is not
inconsistent to grant the execu
tive authority to do his job, but
it must remain with the people
themselves to decide what jobs
we want done, and to judge
whether they are being done to
our satisfaction.
Our problem is to reconcile the
principle of popular control of
government with freedom of the
executive to administer his of
fice within the limitations of
that control.
Though this may sound like a
contradiction, it is not. It’s a
problem of working out the me
chanics. and this can be done.
signed to aid in reflecting con
sumer demand for pork back to
producers by identifying differ
ences in yields of lean cuts and
of fat cuts as well as differences
in quality of cuts.
Comments received since the
proposed revision of the stand
ards was announced April 23,
1955, indicate general agreement
that the changes will make Fed
eral grades a more effective mar
keting tool._
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Ca: nival Planned
For Children on
Saturday, July 23
Youngsters in the valley will
be interested to learn that a car
nival is being planned by the
primary class of the Church of
Latter Day Saints. The afternoon
of fun will be held Saturday,
July 23 in the Co-Op park area
just north of Farmers’ Market
and will begin with a parade at
1:30 p.m.
All youngsters are invited to
enter the parade. There will be
prizes in various groups, includ
ing costumes, decorated bicycles,
pets, and other type entries. No
age limit, the committee an
nounced. The parade and after
noon of activities is open to the
public and a large participation
of valley youngsters is urged.
On the “Carnival grounds”
will be found a pet show, real
pony rides and the most popular
fish pond. Although no prizes
are planned in the pet show,
youngsters are urged to enter
their pet for display. Food con
cessions will provide the tasty
snacks that go with carnivals. A
talent show with all youngsters
invited to enter, is planned. Priz
es will be awarded.
All prices will be set as low as
possible, with proceeds to go to
the chapel building fund.
SUTTON SALLIES
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Mrs. Hart, of Fresno, Calif., is
visiting her son, Wesley Edwards,
the coal mine developer in char
ge of the strip mine devlopment
for a new area in our commun
ity. He is also building a repair
garage near the old railroad con
struction camp site which can be
seen from the Glenn Highway.
This project is giving much na
tive employment. The garage will
house Mr. Edward’s heavy equip
ment. We all wish him well in
his new undertaking.
Some harvesting is being done
in this locality now. Darrel Calli
son has been harvesting radish
es for two weeks and A1 Bannon
for one.
Mrs. Rose Dolfi and children
spent the day in Anchorage shop
ping and enjoying city life.
The salmon have been runnig
for a couple of weeks now. All
i fishermen do not catch fish, but
: James V. Dolfi caught his first
f big King salmon for the season
in the crystal clear waters of
Moose creek. His line had pre
viously been broken and reel
i wrecked in a struggle with a
I large salmon which got away.
Alaska is truly a fisherman’s
paradise.
Youngsters Consume
476 Bottles of Pop;
450 Ice Cream Cones
Several hundred persons at
tended the Wasilla Veterans of
Foreign Wars annual Fourth of
July celebration which was post
poned to July 10.
During the afternoon of fun
476 bottles of soda pop and 450
ice cream cones were consumed
by the youngsters in attendance.
In addition, each participant in
the childrens’ races was given
a cash award.
Grand awards during the cele
bration were awarded to the fol
lowing: Jean Polis, $25 merchan
dise award at Teeland’s; A1 Reed
er, table top stove; and Delia Ko
tilla, clock radio.
John Dunlap, VFW command
er, this week extended his and
Post’s thanks to all who helped
make the celebration such a suc
cess, and especially to the Ma
tanuska Valley Farmers Coop
erating Association creamery de
partment for their donation of a
good share of the ice cream
which was given to the children,
also the Anchorage Cold Storage
HOMEMAKER’S
I NEWS
Glacier View Club
The regular meeting of the
Glacier View Homemakers’ club
was held at the home of Mrs.
Jessie Klem, with seven mem
bers and one guest present. Mrs.
Klem reported on Council.
We will not have our July pic- ,
nic. The next meeting will be
held at the Extension Craft room
July 19, when plans for our fair
booth will be made.
Nugget Club
The Nugget Homemakers’ club
held their regular monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Nick
Uzelac on June 27. Four mem
bers were present, as well as one
guest, Mrs. Agnes Foley.
“Getting the most for your
money” was discussed by Mrs.
Marjorie Brewer and Mrs. Ruth
Hodgson, project leaders.
The next meeting will be held
July 26 at the home of Mrs. Doris
Lundin.
and Vaara Beverage Distributor
both of Anchorage, for dona
tions of soda pop.
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