To the Mothers of Palmer and
the Matanuska Valley:
Everyone who comes in con
tact with your child teaches
him something. Whether it be
good or bad, each of us tends
to have an effect on, and to be
affected by, others. Life is a
constant state of radiation and
absorption. To exist is to rad
iate; to exist is to be the recip
ient of radiation. How your
children react to the teachings
of others depends on one thing.
What does the home teach?
Clearly, the home teaches
mainly what the parents teach,
whether you realize it or not.
Therefore, the child's behavior
patterns are attributable to
parental influence.
Good parents teach right
eousness. An outstanding ex
ample of this is the tribute
paid to his mother by one of
the greatest men of our coun
try, Abraham Lincoln. Though
his mother died before he was
ten, her teachings made a deep
and indelible mark on his
character.
Children follow the example
of bad parents, too. Unfort
unately there are far too many
examples of parents who teach
their children wrong ideas and
practices. Total behavior
teaches, and there are many
instances in which less spec
tacular but more subtle learn
ing is inculcated by parental
teaching. For instance, a parent
tells his child to be honest . . .
one day, the phone rings, and
the child answers it and tells
the father that someone is ask
ing for him. Father does not
want to be disturbed, so he'
says, "Tell him I’m not in.”
Your child is to conclude from
this that a lie is acceptable un
der certain circumstances.
But what happens later on,
when that same child uses
those same tactics? That “little
white lie” over the telephone
taught your child's first lesson
in crime, insignificant as it
may have seemed at the time.
Do you give your child an
allowance, and do you know
how it is spent? It is not the
writer's intent that you should
arrange an allowance for your
child, and then demand that it
be spent in a certain way. On
the contrary, I would prefer
that the child develop a sense
of appreciation commensurate
with whatever his economic
situation may allow.
But if you know that your
child spent an allowance of $1
today, do you know what was
actually purchased for that
dollar? Do you love your child
enough to take the time and
effort to balance the purchases
with the amount spent? Or do
you take it for granted that all
that was brought home was
paid for?
If you cannot rightly answer,
you are not only neglecting
your duties as a parent, but
neither do you love your child
enough to take a few moments
each day to assure them of a
happy normal life in their la
ter years.
Remember this: your child’s
life is patterned during the
first ten or 12 years. Statistics
show that they follow 90 per
cent of the ^patterns set for
them during* this period thru
out their lives.
Also, statistics show that just
15 minutes spent at the end
of the day, sharing your prob
lems with your children, and
theirs with you, would develop
the basic family ties of pa
tience, love, and understand
ing to withstand all family
problems. For a period of 12
years, this amounts to a mere
six weeks of your time, and
the difference of whether you
basically love your children or
merely tolerate them.
In one day last week, 11
items were stolen from the
“Barbie Doll” display in the
Thrifty Variety store, with a
total value of $36.
Are you allowing your child
to grow up in the “University
of Hards Knocks!’” Could your
child bring home all, or any
part of, $36 in stolen toys
without your knowing it?
Last year, our toy losses ex
ceeded $1,000 through pilfer
ing. This figure is approximate
ly ten per cent above that of
the national average, accord
ing to volume sales. Needless to
say, we are greatly concerned
about this loss. But, moreover,
we are concerned with the
possible future of these chil
dren. We urge you to ask your
self as a parent: What does my
home teach?
Sincerely yours,
E. V. Fish
Thrifty Variety Store
Houston-Willow News
By Kelly Palmquist
It is reported that Bob Hard
castle, a young man from Pitt
man, and a friend believed to
be Bob Bunker of Willow, left
Friday in a boat for a trip
down the Little Susitna River.
They had arranged for a small
plane to meet them at the bay
on Sunday. However, the boys
failed to reach the mouth of
the river at that time, and, it is
said, they still have not ar
rived home.
* * *
A dance has been planned
for this Friday night at 8 p.m.
at the Willow Community Hall.
Everyone is invited to attend.
if * *
Mrs. Margaret Bryant has
returned from Seattle, where
she attended the wedding of
her daughter, Ingrid, and Jos
eph Annibale, a designing en
gineer for a company which de
signs water craft for the Navy.
The couple are now living in
Bremerton, Washington.
Mrs. Bryant reported a very
pleasant trip and wedding
ceremony, in which she parti
cipated.
* *
Saturday, June 29, at 8 p.m.
is the date scheduled for the
regular Willow community
club meeting.
*> * *
Mrs. Mamie MacPherson
broke a rib last week while
showing her husband how easy
it was to open the hood of an
old car. Mrs. MacPherson has
been treated and we hear that
she is feeling much better now.
• • •
Miss Shirley Neal, Mrs. Lin
da Overstreet, and Mrs. Linda
Thomas were the hostesses at
a miscellaneous shower given
for Florene Neal at the Neal
home last Saturday. Florene
will be married to Douglas
Carney on June 29 at 8 p.m. at
St. Michael’s Church in Pal
mer. A member of the Carney
family who is a priest on the
east coast made the trip west
with Mrs. Carney and her son
Nick, and will perform the
marriage services.
• • «
The High Ridge 4-H Club
met at 7:30 p.m. Monday. This
club covers the area along the
upper Willow Mine road and
is under the leadership of Mrs.
Lee Fowler. The other 4-H
Club in Willow is led by Mrs.
Louise Friday and Mrs. Marie
Hilhurn, and meets on Thurs
days.
The Homesteaders 4-H Club
gathered at the home of K a y
and Margie Yates on June 17.
The next meeting will be at 1
p.m. on July 1 at the Nichols
home.
* * *
Mrs. Natalie Vroman re
turned from her several weeks’
visit to relatives in California.
She cared for her father, who
underwent a serious leg amp
utation operation. While there,
she also visited her two older
children and her three sisters.
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Your Rural Electric Cooperative devotes a
preat deal of time and effort to keep the lines in.
A-l condition. Constant planning is required to
keep abreast of ever-increasing demands for elec
tric power . . . And we must make every dollar
we borrow go a long long way—for it must be
paid back, with interest.
Good service comes as the result of carefully
planned maintenance programs—it is the result
of loyal devotion to duty by skilled and experi
enced employees. And continued progress, with
adequate electric power to meet Members’ needs
requires foresight . . . and cooperation ... all
along the line.
To bring to our Members the best possible
electric service at the lowest possible cost—this
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Takes Training
BERT VERRALL. son of
Mrs. Mary Hale of Palmer,
is now faking U. S. Army
basic training at Fort Ord,
near Monterey, Calif.
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Bobby Dobbs Arrested More After
Saturday Holdup at Palmer Paint
Bobby Eugene Dobbs, 27,
who came to Palmer from Wis
consin about three weeks ago,
had only 20 minutes to enjoy
the ill-gotten gains of a hold
up he allegedly staged last Sat
urday afternoon at the Palmer
Paint Co.
Mrs. Helen Curry, on duty
at the store, was surprised at
about 3:30 p.m. by a masked
man, with a hand thrust into
the front pocket of his sweat
shirt in the attitude of a con
cealed but pointed gun. who
announced the traditional
“This is a stickup.”
Mrs. Curry handed him $40
from the till. As he dashed to
the street ar,d into the alley be
hind the building, pulling h i s
mask off as he ran, he was seen
by Bertren Curry, who had
just parked his vehicle in front
of his shop.
Police were furnished a des
cription of the man, and im
mediately began a search of
downtown business places.
Dobbs was picked up at 3:50
p.m. in the Palmer Bar, still
p.m. by Police Chie f Louis
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j still carrying $40 in the pockel
I of his sweatshirt.
Dobbs W’as arraigned in local
! deputy district magistrate',
court on Sunday. He was trans
ferred to the Anchorage jail on
Monday, where he is being held
on a robbery charge with bail
set at $10,000. Trial date has
not been set.
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