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al I’.imcr, Alaska, uucl.-i tl.c Act ol March .!, 18.9
T. O. SCHM.DTKE MILJRED JOHNSON
Publisher News Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. S6 0 a year in Ma’.aru-.ks Valley Area
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50iT0.’i3 IN THE HOME
The American Medical Association reports that ac*
.ictenfai poisonings, mostly in me Home, nave become
y>ne *ne ni^;or causes ot accidents in America, part cu
‘Y,v to small children. And, it adds, no wonder a quart- r
a million products used in me home and in industry
potential y Hazardous.
tie products aren t to blame they serve wanted.
■e‘ui and essential purposes. The fault lies in the
way they are handled.
The AMA offers a set of simple rules to prevent
noisoning in the home. Here they are: Keep all drugs,
ot 'sonous substances and household chemicals out of
each of children. Do not transfer poisonous substances
o unlabeled containers. Never re-use containers of
hemicai substances. Do not leave discarded medicines
where children or pets might get at them. Never tell
children you are giving them candy when you actually
art- g ving them medicine. Read the labels before using
hemicat products. Never give or take medicines in the
dark.
Another important stricture is that speed is essentiaT
o stop absorption or a poison. If possible, one person
should begin first aid while another calls a physician.
And the poison container with its label and remaining
ontents should be saved and given to the physician or
•’he hospital.
The final point is that prevention is much easier than
"'eatment. Take a look around your home for potential
hazards and correct them—today.
ALASKA STATE FAIR WINS GRAND
PRIZE AT MEA ANNUAL MEETING
Nineteen lucky persons car
sen home door prizes from the
VIEA annual meeting on April
12. with the grand prize of a
21-cubic foot freezer going to
the Alaska State Fair. Inc. The
'■inning ticket for the freezer
held by Dr. Curtis Dear
born, fair board president.
DISPUTED CLAIMS
TO BE HEARD IN MAY
JS/NEAU — Labor Commis
sioner Gil Johnson announced
April 17 that hearings on dis
puted claims will be heard by
the Alaska Workmen’s Com
IPemation Board in Fairbanks
and Anchorage next month.
The hearings are scheduled
tor Fairbanks in Carpenters’
Hall on May 16-18. The Anch
orage hearings are set for the
iLoussac Library on May 20-25.
Commissioner Johnson said
interested parties have until
vflty .1 ra file for hearings be
tor* the board in Fairbanks
and until May 6 for cases to be
heard in .Anchorage.
Hearings in Southeastern Al
•sxfett will be held at a later
date.
William Hermann, winner of
$25 credit on his MEA account
(donated by the Oeser Cedar
Co., Bellingham. Washington),
asked that the money be con
tributed to the Matanuska Val
ley Crippled Children’s Asso
ciation.
Other winners were Mrs.
Glenn Briggs, electric heater;
Neil Hermon, percolator; Mrs.
Tony Vickaryous. fry pan; Art
Johnson, clock-radio; R. W.
Wade, fry pan; Roy Alex, per
colator; Douglas Hunt, hair
dryer; Jack Hale, fry pan; Earl
Ray, blender; Peter Gallagher,
fry pan; Mrs. Jalmar Kerttula,
vacuum cleaner; Ernie Utt.
floor washer and dryer; Leon
Walling, rotisserie broiler; Mrs.
Pearl Trowbridge, iron; Mrs.
Bernard Swoboda, hair dryer;
Stewart Dun-ant, toaster-oven:
Otto Kockritz, Jr., percolator.
Door prizes were contributed
by Northern Supply Co., of An
chorage; Line Material Indus
tries, Anchorage; Robblee Util
ities Equipment Co., Seattle:
John Bagoy and Associates, An
chorage; General Electric Sup
ply Co., Anchorage; Oeser Ce
dar; and MEA.
t disclosure has been made that
{ West Germany has budgeted
^nr.,000 to a slush fund to sell
' 'Vest Germany to the American
r- * * opie, and primarily to the
i XJ S government. This fiind is
’ subscribed to by German in
| rhiStrialists and the German
P j;« vernment. A New York pub
5 he relations
t firm is hand
l ting the cam
f ipaign.
?- * * *
But perhaps
above all,this
•hslosure, al
lied with oth
er Informa
tion, shows
most plainly
the dangers C. W. Harder
of monopoly business.
* * *
Of course, around Washing
ton. there are many interests
working to discredit and break
down U.S. anti-trust laws.
* * *
And in this connection, it Is
significant that Krupp, the vast
.. German metal and arms mon
[ vpoly is on the march again.
V tt was Krupp which built two
J German world war machines.
1 * * *
S And while the Krupp empire
./ was supposed to have been
t fcroken up it is now stronger,
1 employing more people than
j- ever with possible exception of
■j war years when Krupp operat
} «d with hordes of slave labor.
} * * *
J, Now Krupp is doing a $.'<0
J? million a year business with
(■ < ountr.es behind the Iron Cur
1' tain, despite the Berlin Wall.
It Is being done with the en
couragement of the West Ger
man government. It is also a
matter of record that Alfred
Krapp and Nikita Khrushchev
have in the recent past met and
exchanged cordial amenities,
even though at one time the
< Vfci WiP»l Federation Aflnd*pemi«nt Bualnem
“a Fascist murderer.”
* * *
Perhaps Khrushchev is one of
the smartest "con" men ever
born. In America he takes off
a shoe and pounds the table,
setting up an image as some
thing of a buiToon. Yet, lot ob
viously knows the score.
* * *
He knows, for example,, that
Hitler had an easy time oi
controlling all Germany when,
he commandeered Kntpp.
* * *
Now Krushchev has not or
dered the Berlin Wall torn '
down and turned his hack on.
the German problem. His blue- i
print calls for the eventual
communizing of ail Germany., i
Thus, he has no compunction
against letting the coi lmunist
nations under his control add
to Krupp's economic power.
* * *
Because he knows, 11a matter
how many demonstrations peo
ple make at the Berlin Wall
against his regime, human j
flesh and spirit cannot prevail ,
against monopolized power.
* * *
Thus, the Krupp monopoly
is his ace in the hole. He
knows, then whenever the time
is right seizure of Krupp will
deliver him Germany lock,
stock and barrel, plus all the
improvements made through
millions of dollars of American |
foreign give away.
* * *
For 150 years, through Ger
man triumphs and defeats, the
Krupp monopoly has grown
greater and greater while
slaughter has also grown great
er. Krushchev knows, also, that
once lax enforcement of the
U.S. anti trust laws permits
further concentration of U.S.
economic power into monopoly
complexes, time will then be
ripe to “bury American capi
talism.”
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By Dan Halligan j
i'i- \.: ''AN: ? nore a this g rl I j.-> to junior high with who
iU.,;"ofl She s in 8-8 arc! I gave her my ring but I
•i > ier with it on her finger. I ii.-ce her very much but
, e i titv. out it rite likes me? I won’t give you her name.
u *v T „
Ut-AR G. K.t Y=u have Jo assume this girl likes
yra because she tools the ring and the reason she
doesn't display it is because it's either on a chain around
her neck cr hidden in her bureau drawer. She would
be embarrassed to shew it.
; . \R DAN: I v.oulu • a pen pal from the 'vest an:! a
>oy : mm- or 10 Cram Whitacre, 20 Ciestwood Drive. RI D 1,
.4., Edge\>ocd. Md.
1 .. , . * . ,
Dr.AU DAN: 1 here s not'.vrg more tiring for a girl than
* a;'.in:- : r a boy to call back. Tonight isn't the first time a
toy tailed when I w n 't hom y '••ft no name but only a mes
1 age he would call back which ho didn't do. Girls sometimes
...vo up their evening.- waiting for these second calls because j
* hoy don't know whether the caller could be that special boy I
i jr not.
Gt sh, haven't boys any consideration? I think nidst of
them are just piain obscure to the fact that a little thing like
i phone call can ruin a perfect evening.—Phone Worrier.
DEAR PHONE WORRIER: Educate your family,
even your kid brother, to tell the caller you'll be home
between such and such a time. More important, educate
them to ask "Who's calling?" If the boy doesn't want to
leave his name, then you shouldn't ruin your evening
waiting for his call back. If he does leave a name, you
■ can go from there.
DEAR PARENTS: This year approximately 100,000 teen
I me girls will become unwed mothers in the United States,
i There is also Canada to be considered. Approximately half
of the total number will be high school students and more
ihan 5.000 will be girls younger than 15.
Let’s hope this serious problem doesn't occur in your family i
but if it does, don’t blame your daughter and her boy friend 1
antirely. You'll have to shoulder stonre of the responsibility
because you allowed your daughter much dating too soon,
you allowed her to go steady whefi she wasn’t prepared or, at
the very beginning, you weren/r fair and let her plunge into 1
the girl-boy world wiit.-'i.'Ur knowing anything about life.
If this problem does occur in your family, remember, it’s
not the end of the world. Remember your clergyman and the 1
.spiritual and moral help he can give. Remember, also, where .
you have Community Chest's and other similar organizations, ’
you probably have family service agencies. It's here you >
will get more help .than you knew existed. The help will be j’
confidential too. ! >
I 3j
DEAR DAN: My girl and f have been steady datttrs for A
more than a year and tfr* only thing we disagree about is my I ji
lack of jealousy. I only see her on week, ends and she thinks >
I should be jealous when she tells me she went skating or danc- J
ing during the week and met some boys. *
I'm an easy going guy and I base our nelationsbvp on trust. >
Is this wrong?—Just a Boy Friend. *
DEAR B.F.: Your gtrl friends' feelings are hart be
cause you dm trust her and have faith in tier. She doesn't j
know it but you're a living gem and should be located j
as such.
(Dan Halligan will answer all questions sub
mitted by teenagers and children. Address him
care of The Frontiersman. For persomarl replies
enclose a stamped, self-addressed enASlopeJ
Strange Things
By HEINIE SNIDER
Bfefoze- the station an Mile
248 on she Alaska Railroad was
named "(&crry~ after a U. S.
Senator Cltrry.. old-timers knew
the plats as “Dead Horse.”
Thertf stood on. the ba*JSs of
the SusiCna River, surrounded
by the tree-covered hills, a
roadhouse Tire owner w. a
real pioneer, who was high
priestess, queen, and one of the
best co*ks in She North.
As the land abounded in
game, many times the strang
ers might be served a juicy
moose steak. Fish, in the river
was abundant, and the loca
tion of the madhouse was so
near the river that if you: want
ed fish for your meal, you
were asked To wait a few min
utes. She would put some bait'
on a line dangling from the
windbw sill, and in no time a
couple of nice fat trout were
frying in tiie part.
Years before coming; to Dead
Horse Roadhouse, she ran one
at Mile 71 out of Seward. She
freighted by pack horse and
hauled logs on Crow Creek for
the Gold Jewel Mine. She was
also a great hunter.
In later years we find her
at Lawning, where, all by her
self. she built a large log house.
The place became a museum
There hung on the wall the
hide of an 11-foot brown berir,
beside trophies of moose,
mountain sheep, wolverine,
lynx, and other wild animals
brought down by this woman,
who was a crack shot with rifle
or pistol.
Besides her horse and dog,
another pet was a black bear
who was her companion. It was
said that where she went the
bear went. She had caught the
cub, Charlie, as she named him,
when he was very young and
raised him. Dog and bear used
to play for hours, tumbling,
fighting, until she told them to
stop.
One cold night when she was
freighting, she and her animal
family were caught in one of
the worst blizzards in the ter
ritory of Alaska. They were
miles away from camp on a
lonely trail when the snow
storm hit. With horse, dog, and
bear, she burrowed under the
protecting snow, all tteepiig
each other from frcnzing
death. She hurrself wib rolf-ed
in a rabbit rob*. while the bear
and the dog ctuggled oio.se ct>
Hen.
Luckily she- was currying, a
shovel, and was able r.D punnh
holes through! the siaow over
them, which *£ept them fr»m
smothering. The sh *vel also
came in handy, to dkg hertelf
and animal family our of the
sncrjr.
This pioneer woman-was also
a wonderful -aory tiUer. When
the* Alaska I iulroad stopped at
Laming, hundreds of tourists
visited her museum* and listen- t
ed to her tales white admiring *>
hex collection of trophies. t
To the very lastc sHe cooked. I
thtt best rreal in Alaska. Her £
door was never ‘locked. Pros- I
pesrtors, hunters; fishermen F
u*.ed to make it a point to eat J
aa her place.
Once i party of hungry
hunters, not- finding ter home,
helped iftern.selives t*j a l.irge
portion .#f muligan that was
cooking on the stove . When she
came iiome, they apologized
for helping themselves, and!
paid her on uhe spot
Aftxr they left, she Laughed
loud and loztg. Turning to me,
she said, "That’s a good one—
they ate all the ctog food!” Tak
ing a large fork, she pulled
from the stew pot tbe bead of
a lynx!
She has crossed the big di
vide, but the experiences W ’
this remarkable woman will al
ways be remembered when Al
askans meet. Her name?
NELLIE NEIL OF LAWNING.
SINGSPIRATION
TO BE SUNDAY
The monthly singspiration
sponsored by the Ministers and
Christian Laymens’ Association
will be held at the Church of
God in Palmer at 3 p.m. Sun
day, April 28. Claude Klaver, }
who serves the Wasilla Presby
terian Church, will speak brief
Jy* I
These singspirations give
Christians of all denominations I
the privilege of singing togeth- i
er and getting to know each
other, it was pointed out.
UiJjiJJ flfl’/S
IN THE
mm
Thursday, April 28, 1948
't :u’t:ne on a
v.jiiL’y resiuems
;urprise and delight upon their
nst glimpse of the nearly-fin
sned Matanuska Hotel at Sun
lay's open house. Complete ex
tent. for the installation of fur
liture. finishing cf the lobby
ind installation of kitchen
tquipment, the hotel surprised
nost open house guests with its
Dig-city air. All 42 of the rooms,
inted in eye-warming hues ot
Jaifodil, apricot and green, oi
er a magnificent panorama of
he mountain peaks which hem
n the Valley.
* * *
Fire completely destroyed
the Palmer home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Balogh last Mon
day morning. The Balogh
cabin located in the Butte
district about half a mile
from the Knik bridge, burn
ed to the ground while fire
trucks were enroute to the
home. The cabin was report
ed to be a total loss.
A marketing agent, the firm
if L. V. Castner, Inc., has been
iclected by the Valley Produc
es, Inc., it was announced by
Dresident Glen Woods at last
Saturday’s membership meet
ng. Mr. Woods said the grow
:rs’ lawyers were now engaged
n drawing up an agreement
with the Castner firm. Under
crrns ol the agreement, the
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Wasilla f
Assembly of God |
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Rev Paul E. Riley, |
Pastor *
*
Sun. School 10 a.m.*
Mom. Church Serv. 11 a.m.*
Even. Serv. 7:30 p.m.«
Prayer and Bible *
Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.*
Phone FR-0-3161 %
3-*****-K-**t5-**%v*********
commission basis wiii negotiate
produce contracts directly with
the grower.
* * *
A spokesman for the Anch
orage carpenter's union last
week reported that the or
ganization had voted to pur
chase five bonds from the
Valley Hospital Association.
* * *
Even though net proceeds
from the recent basket social
and bingo evening sponsored
by the Valley Health Council
totalled $191.91. the Council
I this year found itself unable to
meet the annual quota of SCOO
: assessed by the Territorial De
partment of Public Health, it
was reported at last week's
; council meeting.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayer —10 A.M.
Church School -11 A.M.
PI 5-4341
thoughts
OF A
layman
Eternity
There are only two eter
nities. One is eternal damna
tion, the other is eternal life
The common names are
heaven and hell. There is no
middle ground. The devil and
all his hosts will be commit
ted to hell, with all those who
have denied the Saviour
Jesus Christ. Only faith in
the risen Lord, and ,i know
ledge and assurance that His
blood cleanses from all si:.,
will alter the situation and
open the gates of heaven.
Some try to crash the gate.
They are met with the ques
tion: “Friend, where is thy
wedding garment?" We must
he washed clean from ail sin
in the blood of the Lamb. We
must be clothed with the
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
*ev. It H. Frill,
Folmer, Alo»*o
Divine Service!
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
HXFPy
Happiness isn't formed with facial muscles. It is deeper than
a smile. Its brightness is merely mirrored in shining eyes.
Happiness is the warm fertile climate with which God has
endowed each human soul. It will flourish as long as our hearts
and minds are exposed to the radiance of God. And, for those
who discover early the spiritual center of happiness, no storm of
life can ever penetrate so deeply as to chill the joy of the soul.
Are you less conscious of that inner happiness than once’
Perhaps you’re living in the shadows . . . groping in dark forests
. . . only a glimmer of God’s truth filtering through.
r “flVnu T* °Ut int° the SUnlight' Seek i°y where it is
found. The Church points the Way.
/
* nt UMUNCH
The Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building of charac
ter and good citizenship. It is a store
house of spiritual values. Without a
strong Church, neither democracy
nor civilisation can aurvive. There
are four sound reasons why every
person should attend services regu
- —— r-wn me.
larly and support the Church. They
»re; For his own sake. (2) For
hn children, sake. (3) For the sake
of his community and nation. (4)
For the sake of the Church itself,
which needs his moral and material
•opport. Plan to go to church regu
“riy and read your Bible daily.
he Following Business Establishments Are Contributing. Tki. c- • I
To The Churches of Tho Matanuska Valley "** * Adv*rtk*niont
AATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSN.
AATANUSKA VALLEY BANK ™E ^ONTIERSMAN
-AIMER BOWUN6 CENTER A LOCAL CITIZEN