TNE FRONTIERSMAN
Catered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post Q&ice a*
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio_Owner-Manager
Editor__Virginia Gallant
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Editor's Note:
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NEWS COMMENTS
By M. D. Snodgrass
The Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce $25,000,000 deep water
harbor project sounds big. Iffen
you expectin’ Federal funds to
finance the project, it will cer
tainly affect all tax payers in the
XJ. S. A. Tourists would surely be
attracted. The great tonnage of
our natural resources developed
north of Anchorage. We are
seeking more light on the sub
ject.
Why not bore through the
mountain and tap Lake George
below the Knik Glacier, and add
this hydroelectric power to pres
ent system—avoiding the annual
overflow of lower Knik river. Im
port Holland farmers and utilize
both shores of Knik Arm for
food production—thereby reduc
ing the cost of living, and make
possible construction cost of your
plan. Control the Knik floods,
first. Dredge Ship Creek basin for
harbor facilities, and hasten the
Port of Anchorage.
Anchorage Housing problem is
pretty well solved. Creative in
dustry seems to need attention
next.
Make more funds available at
It s better than
: MIND-READING!
m KIEF A RECORD - this card
: shows lubrication services
performed on your car, when
more are due.
WE USE A
CHART for
your model
and make of
car to apply
tough, pro
tective RPM
lubricants at
the right
points.
WE CHECK all
danger
points,
get rid
of an
noying
squeaks.
Come in and see ns for
EXPERT
LUBRICATION SERVICE
MOTBR-IN SERVICE
We fate better care efyeitr ear J
low interest rates for clearing i
land to produce more dairy pro-!
ducts, beef, mutton, pork and
poultry products are needed to
feed our growing population.
Proper cold storage. Deep
freeze processing, canning, and
packaging food for all Alaska.
All Alaska is our trade territory.
Air transportation ties the remote
villages to the few small areas
of production of food stuff.
Alaska produces the sweetest
carrots grown—the tenderest and
sweetest cabbage. Proper stor
age, packaging and marketing
these products alone has proven
the above statement. Alaska pro
duces broccoli of the finest qual
ity and excellent yields. Deep
freeze and packaging makes these
products available to stateside
markets at good prices.
Lettuce and celery producion
lend to this type marketing for
several weeks each season at
periods when southern crops need
reinforcement of northern-grown
products. If we fill the space in
all the planes carrying stateside
fruits and vegetables to Alaska,
it will soon give us a balance of
trade that would surprise all.
Alaska wild fruits will find a
place in teh markets of the states.
The Anchorage area is well suit
ed to small fruits.
Now, with labor situtation
more attractive to teenagers,
lighter work involved in picking
and packing small fruits during
summer vacations, we can expect
strawberry, raspberry, currant,
blueberry production to pick up
with each succeeding season.
Many school vacation jobs help
our boys and girls through school
and college.
Vocational agriculture is now
becoming a crying need of our
youngsters. This should be of
concern for all our farmers. This
year there are over 450,000 boys
enrolled in vocational agricultur
al training in rural schools where
a favorite course is farm work
shop. The modern farm shop is
no' small tool shed; it is often
equipped with power tools for
working metal; also welding ma
chines. They build farm machin
ery. Our Matanuska farm boys
are entitled to such a school. Vo
cational training on the farms is
possible only where we find the
farms. We have such a situation
here in the Matanuska Valley.
POPPY DAY
The brief flowering of the red
poppy of Memorial Day is now
a things of the past. Let us hope
the memory lingers through the
year.
The American Legion Auxil
iary, Matanuska Unit 15 takes
this opportunity to thank all
those who helped make the pop
py the symbol of aid to our dis
abled veterans and their famil
ies. The citizens of the valley
have given generously and we,
in turn, are ready to aid the val
ley’s veterans when the need
arises.
Special thanks go to the mem
bers of Girl Scout Troop 71. They
Alaska Constitution
By Ben Hitchcock
ivww'
The chill of Congressional
“No!” has frozen the statehood
dream for this year. One Con
gressman predicts it “may post
pone for many years, if not for
ever, entrance” as a state.
This does not mean that Alas
kans must give up hopes for self
government. If statehood really
has been dropped, Congress may
be willing to consider other pos
sibilities. Now is the time for us
to do some new thinking for Al
aska, to study the alternatives
and work out plans acceptable
to us and Congress too.
Regardless of statehood’s fate,
a constitutional convention may
still be profitable. Before Alas
kans can work together to get
self-government, we need to be
together. At present we do not
know how much we agree. In
convention, we can find out.
The planned meeting has al
ready taught us something valu
able. We have begun to ask ques
tions and think about the specific
details of an ideal state govern
ment, whereas before, much of
our thinking has been in broad,
vague and sometimes grandiose
generalities.
Inevitably our status is going
to change .either to statehood or
some other form. Alaska will
need a constitution sometime. It
is vital to democratic govern
r ment that the people take part
in creating it. Participation not
only proves, but also improves
the capacity for self-rule.
Though the Fairbanks constitu
tion will be designed for a state,
if the delegates are successful in
formulating the fundamental po
litical will of Alaskans, may it
not be used as the basis for any
other possible Alaskan govern
ment?
One important question will be
| answered:
Are we an accidental collection
of people who happen to be sta
tioned on the same sub-contin
ent, or is there really such a thing
as an “Alaskan?”
Stsckmen Set
All members of the Matanuska
Valley Breeders Association par
ticipating in the range program
are reminded of an important
meeting to be held Monday eve
ning, June 13 at 8 p.m. in the
office of W. J. Sweetman in the
Experiment Station building in
Palmer.
Stockmen are urged to take
with them to' the meeting all nec
essary tag numbers and health
certificates.
used their regular meeting time
to help our poppy sale. Members
of Troop 2 did not let the rain
stop them as they added their
efforts to our own.
It is gratifying to know that
80 percent of the poppy money
collected in any locality is used
right there. The remaining 20
percent helps defray the cost of
aiding veterans when much in
vestigative work must be done.
Sometimes such work must be
carried to the highest levels. The
tiny red poppy is the push be
hind so much of this work. May
this bright little flower ever
bloom as a tribute and an aid.
Q
MY BREAD RATES HIGH
FLAVOR AND FRESHNESS
It’s light and
delicious, yet
wonderfully rich
in nourishment.
Crammed with
an abundance of
milk proteins,
vitamins and
minerals, the
growth promot*
ing food elements
active kids need.
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PALMER BAKING GO.
JOURT NEWS^
Oren A. Peterson was fined $25
in U. S. Commissioner’s Court
on May 31 when found guilty of
a Territorial Police complaint of
excessive speed on May 30. He
entered a plea of guilty.
Rowland D. Doyans, 24, was
fined $20 in U. S. Commissioner’s
Court on June 7 following a plea
and finding of guilty of a charge
of igniting fireworks from a
moving vehicle. The charge was
brought by Territorial Police.
Morgan K. Howes, 18, entered
a plea of not guilty to a charge
of driving while under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor
brought by Territorial Police on
June 5. He was found guilty in
U. S. Commissioner’s Court June
7, was fined $75 and sentenced to
60 days, with both penalties sus
pended. ;
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IT'S AN ADDED ACCES
SORY THEY'RE PUTTING
| ;| ON BIG CARS NOW . . .
!; True, this is one way of mak
11; ing sure you'll get where you
I!’ are going. But we think it's a
;! whole lot smarter to stop here
jl for a check-up before you
11 start. We'll find and fix those
11 little “bugs" that could cause
!; big trouble on the road. You'll
-!; drive smoothly, safely!
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Downtown Palmer
Leona Lucas
To Wed on June 18
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lucas of Pal
mer have announced the coming
marriage of their daughter, Leona
Jean. Miss Lucas will become the
>ride of Samuel A. Koppenberg,
son of Mr. and Mr. Arthur Kop
penberg of Palmer on Saturday,
June 18 at 8 p.m. The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev.
Brian Cleworth in the United
Protestant Church in Palmer.
All friend of both families are
invited to attend the cermony
and the reception which will be
held at Moose Hall following the
ceremony.
When your world
is turned upside
down, turn with
confidence to us
where every mod
em facility is
available—
William Bouwens, Mgr.
PALMER FUNERAL
CHAPEL
A good reputation always prov
es to be good business capital.
Often the fellow with money to
burn lives to rake the ashes.
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21, calling at Valdez and
Seward (ARR Dock).
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Co-Op Warehouse
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS COOPERATING ASSOCIATION