VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PRINTED AT PALMER. ALASKA. EACH THURSDAY
Bv the Matanuska Picks. Inc.
Entered as second class matter on Oct 21. 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Ac< of March 3. 1879.
Publisher. Business Manager
Editor
A) J. DeJulie
Lucille Kennedy Mick
Associate Editor
Virginia Gallant
Barbara Carter
Wasilla Correspondent
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OUR HERITAGE
Editor's Note. Today, in recognition of the birthday of George
Washington who led the forces that gave our country its
freedom, we have turned over our editorial column to an
organization whose main interest is the protection of that
freedom.
In these trying days when the ideology of Democracy is being
assailed from all sides by evil forces which would deprive us of
our heritage of Liberty, it behooves each and every one of us
who cherish freedom to look to and support the American Legion
in its great fight to preserve that heritage, for "Our greatest
duty is to guard those institutions upon which Democracy rests.'
The membership of the American Legion is composed of men
and women who have given in the past, and today are giving,
their all for the causes of Liberty and Peace.
Today two ways of life—Democracy and Communism—are
engaged in a titanic struggle for world preference. There should
be no doubt in the mind of any normal person as to choice.
What would we get if we chose Communism? We wouldn’t
know until after we had made our choice, because it must be
taken sight unseen. It is kept hidden behind an iron curtain, guarded
by iron fists; its masses of people are not permitted to gaze upon
Democracy in open and fair competition That spells tyranny,
despotism^ slavery—everything that is obnoxious to freedom-loving
P POri the other hand. Democracy rests in full view on the World’s
bargain counter to be judged according to its merits and demerits.
Nothing is hidden—the bad points are on display with the good
points. Democracy gives us individual and collective freedom; it
gives us freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the freedom
to w'orship God as we see fit. Too, it gives us the privilege to do
something about those bad points. That spells LIBERTY. This
we should remember, “Government cannot make good men, but
men can make good government.”
Abraham Lincoln said this of Democracy: It is a struggle for
maintaining in the world that form and substance of government
whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men—to lilt
artificial weights from all shoulders; to clear the paths of laudable
pursuits for all; to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance
in the race of life.” _ , ... ,
No ideology can stand of itself. To remain healthy it must
have the abiding faith of its propagators and proclarmers. Democracy
has no ills which cannot be cured by faith and practice. In the
words of Franklin D. Roosevelt. “Man finds freedom when he shares
it with others.” . A ... ,, .
Haste, passion, prejudice and self-interest will sway us all at
times Now and then we make errors. Sometimes we follow bad
leaders. Sometimes we descend to the animal level and are no
better than the lowest of beasts. But when you average everything
out—one time upon another, one act upon another, one motive upon
another—we live according to our lights, and lights are basically
honest and kind and colored with Christian mercy.
—Submitted by the publicity committee,
; Matanuska Valley Post No. 15. American Legion
Cub Seoul Awards
To be Made at
Blue and Gold Parly
Cub Pack 354 will hold its an
nual Blue & Gold party Monday
evening in the basement of the
Lutheran Church.
The Pack meeting will begin at
7:30 with initiation of Bobcats
and presentation of awards.
Scoutmaster Fridley will be
guest of honor, and will present
shoulder cord awards to Den
Chiefs Laddie Huntley, Tim
Miller and Elden Sandvik.
One of the fine features of the
Cubbing program is that it stress
es the importance of parent—cub
relationships. It is therefore most
strongly urged that all parents
attend this pack meeting to stand
ap with their boys for the presen
tation of awards.
Parents of new cubs joining the
Pack are especially reminded that
they are expected to stand up
■with their boys for the initiation
;eremony.
A display of cub activities may
be seen in the window' of the
Trading Post
i-irst Financial Statement
Continued from page 1
Excess of receipts over expendi
tures: $14,041 96.
Last night the Council approv
ed bills totaling over $900 before
the reading of the financial state
ment. During the reading of the
individual bills, it was learned
that one month’s interest on the
new city grader amounted to $75.
Payments had been spread over
an"l8-montn period. Some coun
cilmen were in favor of paying
off the entire balance of over
$11,000 to save the interest. It was
felt that this would leave the city
treasury too low, so a compromise
payment of one-third the balance
was agreed upon. This payment
of six months’ installments the
first month will save approxi
PALMER SCHOOL—
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primary school in the fast grow
ing North Palmer district. Tiny
tots from that area, which is nol
! served by school buses, have tc
| walk a distance to the presem
I school which is considered toe
. far. Early last fall the board dis
i cussed the advisability of acquir
i ing a suitable parcel of land ir
, that area against the future time
; when building would be practic
able. Now the decision becomes
imperative immediately.
In order to decide where the
new school construction should be
located, Zahradnicek suggested i
census of the children in the area
[ not served by buses to determine
j where the concentration of school
1 population lay- In the school pop
ulation he included potential
school children as well, so all
children from birth to 18 years oi
age would be counted. A motior
that the P-TA sponsor such a
census, dividing the area into five
' sections which would be canvass
1 ed within the next week, was pas
'sed: volunteers accepted the sec
tion assignments
j Although the location of the
l new school in the North Palmei
area received favorable mentior
j and attention. Zahradnicek poin
, «d out a second possibility’: add
: ing a second story to the new
1 south wing of the present schoo
! as well as another wing to con
Icentrate all elementary classroorr
I space in one building.
Public Act 815 was passed by
I the last Congress to provide mon
ey for communities whose facili
ties have become inadequate be
cause of a sudden population in
crease due to the defense effort.
mately $300 in interest. If the city
is able to pay the remaining two
thirds in the two months follow
ing, a total saving of more thar
$700 will be realized. City Clerl
William Head announced.
FOR SALE
$735 full price, a good buy. 194(
Ford club coupe, see Ray at Kirk';
Sales.
COMMUNITY CHEST
TO HOLD AHHUAL
MEETING TUESDAY
Members of the local Com
munity Chest—all those who con
tributed to the 1951 Chest cam
paign—are asked to attend the an
nual meeting of the Commuifltv
Chest next Tuesday evening,
February 26, at eight o'clock in
the school cafeteria.
They are asked to come and
bring their families, for after the
business meeting there will be
* sound movies of Boulder Dam
provided bv the Bureau of Re
clamation through the courtesy of
Byron G. Felkner.
The business meeting will con
■ sist of annual reports by the vari
ous Community Chest agencies
and the election of three directors
to the Chest board, the slate of
candidates proposed by the nom
inating committee consists of Mrs.
Virgil Eckert, Mrs. Neil Miller,
and Harold Thuma. Mrs. Jam.*s
Hurley and Mrs. Marylou Ride
out. There may be other nomina
tions from the floor. Elected also
will be three new members of
the Welfare Disaster Council.
MOOSE INVASION—
chased her right up to her very
door. Mrs. Charles Shaver and
i baby daughter were imprisoned
j for an hour at the Carl Meier
i home a couple of weeks ago when
a loitering bull barred the way to
their home just a few yards dist
ant. And in Wasilla a creature
named "Mr. President”—a mean,
mean moose if there ever was one
—has scared the wits out of the
townsfolk since he has taken up
residence there. Probably the
most photographed moose in the
Valley, he is unpredictable. Pat
Carter said the moose was posing
prettily for him a couple of days
ago when suddenly he felt hot
breath at the back of his neck as
the moose charged with forefeet
lifted. Car roofs are handy things
to have around at moments like
that, Carter observed.
Probably the only real human
casualty resulting from the moose
invasion is six-year-old Donald
Chilligan of Huston, who has
been in Valley Hospital for the
past month w'ith a broken leg
Staying with a sister out near
Knik so that he could attend
school this year- he had been hav
ing fun being pulled in his dog
sled. Everything was all right un
til the dog saw a moose. Donald's
leg was caught in the sled run
ner at the crucial moment when
the dog rushed off pell-mell in
pursuit, dragging sled and help
i less Donald behind him.
i !k!utna Project Has
Display at Rendezvous
Parade of Industry
The United States Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Recla
Imation, will be on^ of the Gov
iernment Agencies participating
in the Parade of Industry at the
Fur Rendezvous
The Palmer Office- headquart
ers of the Eklutna Hydro-electric
Project, now under construction,
will present a display of special
drawings, construction photo
graphs and other related informa
tion explaining the project.
LOOK'.!
Might take trade-in plus cash.
1946 Ford, see Ray at Kirk’s Sales.
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You have read and heard
about Orion, one of the several
new spnthetic fabrics now on th
market. We have a new jersey
blouse of 84% orlon and 16 7c
wool that is beautifully casual,
luxurious feeling and washable,
Do come in and try one on.
Marjone's new rayon flannel
suits are just the ticket for that
jaunt to Cordova you may be
planning. It has a softly tailored
boxy jacket that may be worn
belted or straight. And the price
is less than $20.00.
Ricemor spring suits and shorty
coats are beginning to come in
1 now. If you still want a spring
suit and coat, do come in and pick
yours out before the assortment
is gone The texture and colors
; are in great variety this year.
—BETTY
Paid Adv.
STAN LA'RO APPOINTED
Continued ft mi pag< I
cndUjth t«> tnVrpn i it ” Who i
going to know though itb >ut mn
Ktruction ti* enforce if
It dtvHnped. however. that all
Eldon wanted was a permit tr
build a little greenhouse. whirl
would involve only the simple- is
nuance of a building pc unit The
councilmen realised however
that the coming spring would
bring many permit requests foi
public buildings and that a solu
tion to the problem of enforcing
the code is urgently needed. They
bad found no solution when the
meeting broke up after a heated
discussion.
Primary Election April 29
In a resolution the city accept
ed the responsibility of supervis
ing the Territorial primary elec
tion April 29. 1952. Candidates foi
nomination in the Territorial
legislature and other Territorial
offices will be voted on at thal
time The city must post notices
select judges, and designate the
polls for the election. The city
will be reimbursed for the ex
penses involved.
The pay for election judges v.a
raised to $15 upon the passing ol
a motion to that effect. Judges
are also allowed an extra $1 2c
allowance for one meal.
License Delinquency
After making the first financial
report to the City Council, City
Clerk William Head reported that
the majority of persons affected
in Palmer had obtained their bus
iness licenses. He added, how
ever. that there are many busi
nessmen who are delinquent in
obtaining these licenses. He said
that up to the present time he
had been lenient and had not im
posed penalties after the Febru
ary 1 deadline. Following this
warning, he said, penalties will >e
imposed if licenses are not pur
chased immediately.
Regarding licenses on amuse
ment devices—pinball machines
mechanical musical devices anc
the like—Head said that only one
operator had paid. Neal Wrighl
and Bob Peterson paid a total •>:
$542 for 19 machines. Chief of Po
lice Bernie Bouwcns was instruct
ed to warn the other operator:
and if they do not comply withii
■ 48 hours, steps will be taken t<
| eize the equipment. Saturday
will mark the end of the 48-hou
{period.
Asks for Water Pipe
• A request from Rev. Kennetl
Hughes of the Lazy Mountai!
Children’s Home to salvage thi
I City’s water pipe left up at thi
Co-Op line from Carnegie Creel
■ was granted. The city agreed r<
let the children’s home have th<
pipe—about one-third of whicl
is good—if it is removed at th<
home’s own risk and expense.
i.
Good buy, Ray’s Ford at Kirk's
the Alaska line
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calling at Seward and Valdez
From Seaille
FOR INFORMATION
T. J MALONEY. Agent
, Phone 22001
S Office: Westward Hotel
i Anchorage. Alaska
REPUBLICANS FIGHT—
('■•ntm.n (1 !i »m pan * 1
"'tistitutHin ami by Abiah.a n
Lincoln and the Hi publican p.<;
ty." Gorsueh said 'That system
has biought more pood thing* lo
more people than any other
trm in the world
Several of Uoisurlu ri marks
were direct I’d toward the youth
of today as represented at the
dinner by Palmer High School'*
basketball team and Coach Bob
Cntes- all guest.- of Al Mapen.
"Wi have failed in our obliga
: bon to instill in our children the
love of our country," he said. Be
cause of this failure our young
| people have been easy targets for
the fellow travelers and "tumble
weed" thinkers who take digs at
I America.
However. Gorsueh v. as "not
proud of” the present leadership
‘ —the piling up of debts and the
! three world wars in one genera
| tion.
"Youth does not have security
| now," he said, “even in the United
States.”
The present administration, he
; said, has condoned corruption,
j Gorsueh also deplored the steady
drift toward socialism.
Near the close of his 35-minuie
j speech Gorsueh concluded, "We
’ ire launching a real Republican
| rally .... a call to arms to regain
I state, territorial, and community
! autonomy."
Other Republicans who rose to
1 speak at the dinner were candi
dates for nomination to the Ter
| ritorial legislature. Those intro
duced by master of ceremonies
Senator Gerrit “Heinie” Snider.
! were Mrs. Barbara Dimock, Miss
, Dorothy Prior. Marshall Hoppin,
Fred S. Williams. Lloyd Olson,
Herald Stringer and Howard Pol
lock—all of Anchorage and th?
J Matanuska Valley’s three favorite
' sons and hosts for the dinner: Dr.
Lee McKinley M. D. Snodgrass,
j and Clair Stock. Mrs. Paul Robi
i son represented her husband, who
t<i l* t n tu« k do* n in Mu K' n n
*« rvcd the day w ith ippriipiuh
introduction* *»f thru v. iv» - to the
iM'inbli'd gucrt*
Al Ha*«'n, president ..i th. local
lub drluvrcd the welcoming ad
dress and the invocation was de
livered by Rev. Ldward Imme ol
the St John's Lutheran Church
Mr> Gertrude Felzien had charge
>f the decorations although the
nuch admired Lincoln Ix>g cabin..
A’ere the handicraft of Jackie
■ Snodgrass and Russell Onkka. *
The Ladies Aid of the United
Protestant Church cooked and
served the dinner
Good buy. Ray’s Foid .it Kirk's
In our cartoon strip ad in this
paper on Feb. 14. we pointed
out some of the increased costs
which the Alaska Line has ex
perienced since 1947 in operat
ing one type of ship. Stevedor
ng we said, is UP 699,-; crew's
wages . . . UP 7l%j general
vessel expenses for mainle
nee stores, etc.UP 40%;
subsistence for ship's crew . . ,
JP 66%.
TOTAL cost of operating the
ship has actually jumped
S6 5% (instead of 18.4% which
vas shown in the advertise
men in error.)
Steamship Company
nd couldn't t>, t ha. k
the dimu i The oth'r
An« t
c« male candidah * ob
ALASKA
Plumbing
INSTALLATIONS AND
SUPPLIES
HEATING UNITS
Mac’s Plumbing and
Heating
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Everv Homan Knows
r
Good Appearance Comes
From Good Grooming
Send your Clothes to
BROWN'S Cleaners for
Fast and Efficient work
BROWN’S SHOP
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