VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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* PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH^FRIDAY
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, ld79.
Viola Daniels .Editor
Barbara Carter .Wasilla Correspondent
Mrs. Jack Thatcher .Valdez Correspondent
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DANIELS—In the Lion’s Den
Next Tuesday is Election Day. It is a day of prime
importance to Alaskans and to all Americans alike.
Yet we wonder how much it will mean to those of us
who live in the Matanuska Valley.
When we achieve a record of less than ten per cent
of us voting in an election that is of vital local import
ance, as the recent school board election was; then
there doesn't seem to be much chance of a territorial
election stirring us at all.
There are 32 names for territorial representative
alone, and a total of 43 names in all on next Tuesday's
ballot. Many of those 43 candidates are indifferent to
the qualifications of a good legislator and are indif
ferent to their responsibilities to the people who may
put them in office. Yet a good proportion of those in
different ones will be placed in office, simply by the
indifference of those of us who fail to vote.
Failure to cast a vote in any election is equivalent
to casting a vote for a corrupt and evil government.
Political machines, and the shady government they
bring, are built on the indifference of the votinq
public.
A thinking majority of the qualified electorate,
casting their ballots in any election, will sweep into
office the candidates who are fitted to participate in
the government of their state and nation. Thinking
legislators, aware of the needs of the people they rep
resent, cannot become the tools of those who would;
wield government into an instrument of private power.!
We who live in the Matanuska Val.ley have an ob
ligation to fulfill at the polls next Tuesday. We must
do our share to bring to office those legislators who are
aware of our needs. It is our job, as Valley residents,
to inform ourselves of the background and platform
of these candidates for office and then to cast a vote
for those who will best serve the Valley and Alaska.
To vote is our privilege. Because so many others
in the world today live without that privilege, it ought
to be doubly dear to us. It's the crowning bit of evi
dence that proves the American way of life is the better
way of living in today's world.
Tuesday's election gives us one more opportunity
to say, in effect, that we're mighty proud to be Ameri
cans.
Whether It's Kitchen Gadgets or Garden Hose
PLASTIC’S the Thing to Use
These Are Just a Few of the New Plastic Articles
We've Been Unpacking This Week:
- GARDEN HOSE, guaranteed for five years
SWIMMING POOLS for children, 4V2- and 5V2
foot size
REFRIGERATOR DISHES PLIABLE TUMBLERS
CAKE STORAGE TRAYS PLACE MATS
GRASSER'S
Hardware & Sporting Goods
I
TOT INJURED
IN FALL FROM GAR
Benjamin Moffitt, three-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Moffitt of Palmer, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
early this week. The child was
riding in the rear seat of an auto
mobile, driven by his grandfather,
A. R. Moffitt, when the rear door
opened and the child fell out.
The vehicle was travelling
along the Anhcorage - Palmer
highway near the Knik Bridge.
The child was unconscious for al
most an hour after the accident.
When hospitalized at Valley Hos
pital, he was found to be suffer
ing from superficial bruises on
his hands and bruises at the back
of his head. A later x-ray exami
nation revealed a fractured skull.
The attending physician said j
today that the child is making a
good recovery.
LEOLA DELAND TO WED
DAVID RUSH TONIGHT
Miss Leola DeLand will be
united in marriage to David Rush
at a wedding in Wasilla this eve
ning. The service will be held in
the Fermin Strickland home, with
only immediate friends and rela
tives in attendance.
U. S. Commissioner May Carter
of Wasilla will read the wedding
ceremony. Miss Gloria Lepak and
Ted DeLand will be the couple’s
only attendants.
A reception in the Strickland
home will follow the ceremony.
The bride and groom plan to
make their home in Palmer.
Moose Officers to Be
Installed Next Tuesday
Newly elected officers will be
installed at next Tuesday’s regu
lar meeting of the Loyal Order
of Moose, it was announced today
by Don Ingalls. Those taking of
fice Tuesday evening include:
Don Ingalls, governor; Merle
Anderson, junior governor; Miles
France, prelate; Martin Sherman,
secretary; Eino Wirtanen, treas
urer; Tom Moffitt, trustee; Claud
Carroll, past governor.
William Roark, past governor,
will be installing officer. _
VALLEY
REAL ESTATE
(Thealre Bldg.)
5-rm. house in town;
$2,000 cash down;
terms on balance.
3-bedroom stucco, mod
ern, basement, terms.
100-acre farm, 35 acres
cleared, $4,650 down,
balance on easy
terms.
140-acre farm, 40 acres
cleared, terms.
2 cabins, close in, 2 lots.
LOTS OF LOTS
ACREAGE
Listings Wanted
Airport Construction—
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planes by the Fourth of July."
Mr. Schwamm promised. "You'd
better start planning right now
for a real celebration, because
Palmer will have something to
celebrate this year."
The Palmer airport is the first
in the Territory to be started un
der the Federal airport aid pro
gram. Under this plan, the Unit
ed States supplies 75 per cent of
the money needed and the terri
tory supplies the remaining 25
per cent. Money used for the air
port fund comes only from the
aviation fuel tax.
Bid awards are expected to be
made for six additional fields, in
the near future, Mr. Schwamm
reported. Plans also are being
formulated for the construction of
15 seaplane bases throughout the
Territory.
Present plans for Palmer do
not call for the construction of
any buildings at the airport.
However future planning calls
for the construction of a to#er
and administration building,
probably next year.
To complete improvement plans
at the local airport, it will be nec
essary to start condemnation pro
ceedings against the Sue Hill
property, Mr. Schwamm said.
Papers for this action will be filed
this week.
the runway ready to land
Reviewing the history of the
Palmer airport today. Clair
Stock, a member of the Palmer
Airport Association, recalled
that the first step toward an
airport was initiated in North
13 uttons 'n Bows
Needles and Thread
All Sewing Needs and Notions
Loberg’s Variety
BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED
AT SHOWER
Miss Gloria Lepak and Miss
Genevieve DeLand were co-host
esses at a bridal shower held at
the Thomas Lepak home last Fri
day evening. The shower honored
Miss Leola DeLand. v. ho becomes
the bride of David Rush tonight.
Shower guests included:
Rusty Dow, Mrs. Clair Stock,
Mrs. L. Z. Scott, Mrs. Thomas
Lepak, Mrs. James Hermon, Miss
Betty Harris, Miss Punkie Reed,
Mrs. Vernon France, Mrs. “Bud”
Meier, Mrs. Kenneth Meier, Miss
Pat Benson and Miss Barbara
Hecker.
MARY VERRALL WED
IN WASILLA RITES
Mrs. Mary Verrall and Harold
Hale, both of Palmer, were mar
ried at Wasilla last Saturday eve
ning. U. S. Commissioner May
Carter performed the ceremony.
Present at the wedding were M.
D. Snodgrass, the bride’s father,
Vernon Hale, and Mr. and Mrs. A1
Hjellan.
land Pioneer Grange almost 10
years ago. At that time, it was
hoped the airstrip could be con
structed on the site now occu
pied by the new Agricultural
Research Administration build
ing.
When the Grange committee
found that site could not be re
leased by the Alaska Rural Re
habilitation Corporation, a public
meeting was called, out of which
arose the present Palmer Airport
Association.
M. D. SNODGRASS
Real Estate
DAIRY & VEGETABLE FARMS
. CI1 i LOTS — ACREAGE
But why not give her a
break and take her out
to dinner occasionally?
You'll both enjoy our
tasty, well - seasoned
meals.
Home-Made Pies
and Cakes
Short Orders
Steaks Chops
R0N-DA-V00 CAFE
Tires - Tires - Tires
U. S. Army Surplus Tires for Sale
9.00x16, 7.50x20, 9.00x20 — Also Larger Sizes
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General Automotive Repair
Crankshaft Grinding
MOORE'S GARAGE
1 Mile South of Palmer on Maianuska Road Phone 81-Y-l