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_Owner-Manager
Editor___Virginia Gallant
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Letters to
the Editor
Los Angeles, Calif.
July 26, 1855
The Valley Frontiersman
J*aimer, Alaska
Dear Editor:
I saw an advertisement in a re
cent issue of the “Frontiersman”
offering to trade a Pile Driver
for a Jeep with a “Wench” this
was very interesting, if there was
no typographical error. So am
assuming that the adv. was cor
rect.
Now while I haven’t any Bro
ker’s License as required by
California Law for the purpose
•of negotiating a trade for profit,
so I would be willing to offer my
services gratis if the party with
the Pile Driver would be inter
ested in exchanging the said Pile
Driver for a Boat which includ
ed a “Wench”, which was carried
in the advertising column of a
local paper recently.
Thanking you for any interest
you may care to use to success
fully consumate a deal for the
above “goods” and hoping that it
will make the advertisers happy
I remain,
Very truly yours,
Carl R. Rasmussen
7849 Denker Ave.
Los Angeles, 47, Calif.
Editor's note: Because the "Fron
tiersman” was not being publish
ed back in 1855 we believe that
Mr. Rasmussen has himself made
ssi typographical error — however,
we will offer our assistance in
contacting the mentioned “Wen
ch" owners and desirers. Typo
graphical error or not—its pays
to advertise!
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“Horn Flies on Cattle—'How to
Control Thom’ ’is available with
out charge from the Alaska Ex
tension Service district office.
I It’s better than
1 MIND-READING!
| WE KEEP 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
i tough, pro
, tective RPM
lubricants at
ithe right
I points.
j WE CHECK all
! danger
points,
,gct rid
i of an
noying
squeaks.
Come in and see us for
EXPERT
iUBRICATION SERVICE
MOTOR-IN SERVICE
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CAS STATION
EXTENSION NOTES
By Lew E. Hanks
It has been some time since I
have written a column for the
Frontiersman. I hope to resume
this activity on a fairly regular
basis—passing on such notes of
interest to farmers as comes to
my attention.
The Agricultural Conservation
Program has been reopened in
the Palmer area for a limited
time. If you are not in the pro
gram this year you may still ap
ply and receive payments for
land clearing, pasture seeding,
well or pond construction, etc.
Rates of payment approved are
$20.00 per acre for land clearing,
$5.00 per acre for pasture im
provement and $100.00 per farm
for well construction. Applica
tions will be accepted at the Ex
tension Service Office until
available funds are allotted.
A tour is planned at the Ex
periment Station on Augus 17,
1955, at 7:00 P. M. Dr’s. Babb,
Dearborn and Foley will explain
their work on potato and vege
table varieties and breeding,
weed control, their work on small
fruits and berries and also on
ornamental tree and shrubs. It
will be worth your while to see
it. Be there, you will never get
a better chance to* find out the
score.
NEW ARMY QUOTAS
ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
New quotas for enlistment in
various branches of the Army
were announced this week by Lt.
John E. Witsch, Army Territorial
Recruiting Officer.
Monthly quotas for enlistment
into the Infantry, Artillery and
Armored fields have been stipu
lated, but may be exceeded for
applicants who meet the mental
and physical standards.
Lt. Wisch commented that
young men interested should
contact SFC Frank Castenda,
Room 6, Post Office Building,
Anchorage, or call Anchorage
67513. Appointments are limited
and only early requests each
month will be considered for ac
ceptance.
The new leaflet gives the life
stages of the horn fly and sug
gests control measures.
When sorrow casts
its shadow, turn to
our experienced
staff for competent,
sympathetic handl
ing of your im
mediate problems.
PALMER FUNERAL
CHAPEL
William Bouwens, Mgr.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
SAILINGS
GA$%WEIK
Serving Alaska Via
Seward or Vaidei
..SBBTmcompaht
FLYIN' AROUND
AT THE
PALMER AIRPORT i
Roy Knapp of Palmer has
completed his student pilot re
quirements and soloed out on
his Chief last week. He has been
taking instructions from Rene
Neilsen, as has Millard Cowdell
who also soloed out last week on
the Flying Club Cub ship. •
A new member of the Flying,
Club and taking instructions
from Miss Neilsen on the Club
Cub is Harold Monahan of Pal
mer.
Audrey Sweeny made another
solo cross country flight last
week. Her trip took her to
Kenai and Soldoltna.
Larry Carson made a dual
cross-country flight this week
with Miss Neilsen. They went to
the Squentna-Talkeetna area.
Walt Cooper and Merle Ander
son are owners of new ships.
They both have J-3’s which are
being stationed at the Palmer
Airport.
Dr. F. R. Sims, Jan Koslosky
and Ralph Farnsworth had a
successful fishing trip this week
end. They flew in to a creek near
Curry and brought back some
beautiful trout which were on
display at Koslosky’s Depart
ment store.
The SeeBee ship seen at the
Palmer Airport this past week is
one in which the Reverends
Frederick P. Mahaffer, Andrew
N. Mahar and Walter Chase are
making visits to various towns
and cities in Alaska, for the
Church of God of Prophecy, with
headquarters in Cleveland, Ten
nessee. From Palmer the men
flew to Bethel and have now re
turned.
The Matanuska Airman’s As
sociation and the Anchorage Air
man’s Association are sponsoring
a beach party at Homer Spit
Saturday night, August 6 and an
Alaska Food Prices
Decline Sines 1954
Retail Survey Shows
Alaskan retail food prices have
declined since June, 1954, say
economists at the Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station—
and they are more likely to de
cline than to increase during the
next few months.
Sample prices for the quarter
ly Alaskan retail food price sur
vey were obtained from three
to six stores in each of six cities
—Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, An
chorage, Palmer, and Fairbanks
and comparisons with Seattle
retail prices were made for 25
food items.
These items could have been
purchased in Seattle for $9.84
but would have cost $12.75 in
Ketchikan, $13.46 in Sitka, $13.10
in Juneau, $14.10 in Anchorage,
$13.58 in Palmer and $16.01 in
Fairbanks. Seattle food prices
are normally somewhat higher
than those of other major U. S.
cities surveyed by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Information for the quarterly
retail food price survey is gath
ered by volunteers from Terri
torial and Federal agency staffs
in the six cities and local stores
participate on a voluntary basis.
The figures are analyzed and
reported by economists at the Al
aska Agricultural Experiment
annual crab bake, also at Homer
Spit on August 7. All plane own
ers and members of both associa
tions are invited to attend the
week-end outing. The beach par
ty is scheduled to get under way
at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Mary King soloed out on
her ship on Wednesday of this
week. She has been taking flight
instructions from Rene Neilsen
and successfully passed her flight
requirements this week.
SNAGK OR
DINNER
YOU’RE THE
WINNER!
ENJOY
Your Favorite Cocktail or
Mixed Drink!
AT
Alpine Inn
Milo 61 — Gtann Highway Phona 1441
SECURITY - “Build 9 Yourself”
There's no such thing as "store-bought" secur
ity . when it comes to your future. You've
got to "build-it-yourself"! The dollars you save
lay the cornerstone of financial security. So
make a habit of saving regularly here. Your
deposits plus our interest add up quicker than
you think.
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
PALMER, ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings 6-8 PJM.
Daily 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Station. It is the only cost of
living study made in Alaska on
a systematic year-to-year basis,
and is also the only continuous
basic research on the consump
tion of agricultural products in
Alaska.
The study was initiated in 1949
by Hugh A. Johnson of the Ex
periment Station staff in Palmer.
Johnson will leave Alaska Sep
tember 1 for advanced study at
Harvard University with the sur
vey being continued by H. P.
Gazaway, marketing specialist at
the Station.
Friends Invited to
Woods-Higgins Nuptials
All friends of Miss Anita Jean
Higgins and Noel William Woods
have been invited to attend their
wedding, and reception which
will follow, on August 6. The
ceremony wdll be performed at
the United Protestant Church at
8 p.m., with the reception to im
mediately follow in the church
basement.
Rev. Einar Bach
Accepts Call to
St. John’s Church
The Rev. Einar Bach has sent
word to St. John’s Lutheran
Church board that he has accept
ed the church’s call and with his
family will be leaving Idaho,
August 10, enroute to Palmer.
Rev. Bach hopes to arrive in Pal
mer by the 14th of August and
will then become the pastor of
St. John’s Church.
The Rev. David Lind'berg, re
cent graduate of the Augustana
Lutheran Seminary at Rock Is
land, 111., will be guest preacher
at Sunday services at St. John’s
Lutheran Church on August 7.
Rev. Lindberg, who is enroute to
Japan where he will serve as a
missionary, has been a frequent
Palmer visitor during past sum
mer vacations and will be
preaching his first sermon in
Palmer on Sunday.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
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AUGUST 7 — 11 A.M.
The Beggars
10:00 Sunday School Classes for all ages
7:00 Westminister Fellowship Group
Rev. Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL
Moore's Garage
GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
REBORE SERVICE
Phone 13Y2I
Palmer, Alaska
Brooks Equipment Co,
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, -ANNOUNCES
The GEHL Line
Yes Sir ... . Brooks Equipment Company has
just received the exclusive dealer Franchise on
GEHL Forage Harvesters
GEHL Forage Blowers
GEHL Wagon Unloaders
GEHL Silo Fillers
GEHL Hammer Mills
Did you know that MORE FARMERS OWN GEHL
CHOPPERS THAN ANY OTHER MAKE? ? ?
Brooks Equipment chose GEHL because it is BEST
Who is going to be the first one to buy a GEHL CHOPPER
with PICK-UP attachment for only $1425.00 delivered to
you. Compare prices and buy GEHL.
The GEHL Auger feed Blower, in a recent test under strict
Supervision, out performed all other makes including those
with larger pipe, and using less power to do it. The GEHL
blower is available with PTO drive, which means no lining
up of belt or loss of power from slippage.
See Al Brooks for further detail and prices
Your Exclusive Franchised dealer for the
following also:
KELLY RYAN (front mounted) wheel Side Del. Rake
ROLO RAKES (rear attached) wheel Side Del. Rake
LUNDELL — Choppers, Wagons, Mowers, and Hoists
FARMHAND —- Loaders, Quick dump rakes. Wagons, arid
other haying Equipment
HOWARD ROTAVATORS—For all make tractors
CHAMPION POTATO DIGGERS — One and Two Row.
ARPS HALF TRACKS — For all make tractors.