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THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct *: 1947. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3 MTS
T. 0 SCHMIOTKE MILDRED JOHNSON
Pub'isher News Editor
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TOO MUCH UNION POWER
"There is too much unrestra.ned and uncontrolled
power vested in transportabon unions in the country."
The words are those o* Senator John L McClellan,
who has spent much o‘ his Senatorial time in looking
<rvte corruption and abuses within unions. He added:
’'In the last session of the Congress I introduced a bill
^ place unions in the transportation industry under the
provisions of the law comparable to the antitrust laws
governing business. I shall re-introduce the bill."
There is every reason why the Senator should be
particularly concerned with transportation—for as he also
pointed out, a combination o* teamsters and longshore
men on both coasts could "produce an economic paraly
sis across the nation.” Beyond this, there is every like
lihood that, ultimately it will be found absolutely neces
sary to apply antitrust laws, or laws of a similar type,
to organized labor in general. In industry after industry,
it has achieved monopohes equal to those wh,ch, long
ago, led to the antitrust laws concerning business. It has
attained, one way or another, powers which cannot in
definitely be countenanced in a free country—and not
the least of those powers is that which, in effect tells
armies of workers that they must join and pay dues to
a omon or starve.
Senator McClellan plans a vital first step. Let us
hope he will be successful—and that, then, the other
needed steps will follow.
DU)£j) DAYS
IN THE
Thursday, February 4, 1948
John Danielson. Jonesviile
min«»r. was hospitalized thus
■week by injuries sustained in
-a rock slide at the mine. Dr.
R. E. Garrett, physician at the
Valley hospital, said the miner
was not critically injured, but
•suffered multiple bruises and
in addition to several
btroken ribs.
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A total of 400 vehicle li
censes of all types had been
purchased by Valley motor
ists prior to Saturday's Li
<bense deadline. However, li
cense latecomers were giving
Lou Hanks his busiest day in
the business on Monday, so
final tabulations are expect
■ et: to boost the 400 figure
somewhat.
Uoyd Severns. who recent- j
ly announced his intention of j
opening a cabinet shop and
-sash -and door factory in the
'Valley, has purchased the cab
inet shop of Charles Elton, it
'was learned this week.
Master masons who met at
' he C. L. Nelson home last
Thursday voted to take steps
1o organize a regular lodge
nere, Mr. Nelson reported Fri
day A letter was written to the
Grand Lodge requesting that a
charter be granted. Mr. Nelson
-laid An answer to that letter I
is expected before the next1
Mason and Eastern Star club
meeting, which will be held in
the Grange hall on Feb. 16.
• • •
Upon the recommendation
of the parks and playground
| committee, the Chamber of
Commerce last Wednesday
voted to attempt to secure
the reservation of six plots
of land within the Valley for
use as public picnicking
j grounds and parks.
Charles W, Wilson has been
appointed territorial soil con
servationist for Alaska, it was
| announced this week by J. H.
, Christ, regional conservator of
1 the Northwest division. Mr.
i Wilson is expected to leave
' Seattle on Feb. 9
♦ * *
j James Leekley of the Peters
! burg Fur Farm was in Palmer
i this week to confer with Don ,
i L Irwin, head of Alaskan ex
; periment stations.
.
The semi-annual report of
operations in Palmer school j
I will be presented to the board ■
[ of education at its next meet
ing. superintendent Carl Snel- j
ling reported today. That board ;
j meeting has been set for next
Monday evening, at 7:30, in:
Mr. Snellings office.
Strange Things
Bj Heinie Snider
There were three of us, Wit-,
*ir. van Ringh. Wouter Com
mlisen. and yours truly. Luke
ms ay other Dutch boys, we
played on the dikes. Each of us
That! a deg. Max. Spitz, and
*TV)Trrrr,y, pedigree of the canin
es unknown. They may have
oeen a cross between a keg of
nails and a slab of bacon Toe
lie? of friendship among us,
ike the Three Musketeers,
were strong.
1 remember Tommy as a dog i
with a long memory. On my
rmmecomtng after ar. absence
of three years, he jumped into
ray arms and washed my face
During this writer's short
•••pan of life, he has hac many
i .pi in German Southwest Af
vico. there was the mongrel, j
Titan.” killed by a snake it \
• >ur tent; "Queeme tne w sta j
tpar.ie: whom I saved when the
' .id* •■.■ok her out at Ship Creek.
'Curly.' the one-man dog who
-a"»d my life, a large wooty
lot a*ho tried to eat caribide.
T? htsie." a shepherd dog who,
when the family was away
from home, gave birth to rune
pure, using our bed for a ma
ternity ward, (she was decent
•enough to remove the woolen
blanket and deposit her off
spring tenderly on the sheetsi;
She German police dog. "Tsif,'
who never barked; and ’‘Nif
ty. the Boston bull terrier who
fought a freight train and came
>ut secoind best and who L»
•est remembered by the Inde
pendence miners as the dog!
who rode on my snowshoes,:
and got pifiicated at a birth-1
day party.
At present we have a dach
shund. who is one dog high
and two dogs long She is the
most friendly creature in the1
world. She loves everybody. If j
a burglar entered the house via j
the window, she would meet
him. wagging er util, as if to:
say, "Come on :r. and help >
I yourself." She eats most any
thing. including lettuce with
mayonnaise
Her basket is in the bath
\ room where she sleeps. How
ever when she loses her cover
blanket and gets cold, she
knows one place where it is
nice and warm—that’s our bed
So1 as a thief m the r.ight.
she sneaks toward cur bed One
Jut.d and she makes a per
fect landing on. top of me S'ow
the Fra - and I are wide awake.
I want to throw her out. The
Frau feels sorry for her ...
the women win. >Eton' they
always'*; She crawls between
us. She starts shoving . . a lit-j
tie farther and I fall out
of bed
My alarm clock says four
a.m T put on my robe, go to my
den. place myself in front of
! my desk take pen and paper,
and write to the editor of the j
ft'owtjersma n
"WHO IS IN THE DOG
HOUSE NOW? |
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'UtuJUn. 21
By Dan Halligan
DEAR DA.V: I’\e been asked to a boy's party by Jim. He j
said I could talk it over with my parents because it's my first
boy and girl party. My parents said I could go but what do I do
What am I supposed to do when I'm with him at this party?
We get along fine but I don't know how we’ll get along at the
) party.—First Time.
Dear First Time: Jim and you won’t be alone at the
party, you know. There will be oiher couples, adult chaper
i ones and games and dancing. Everything will go along
quite smoothly so quit worrying and enjoy yourself.
DEAR DAN: I suppose you’ll say I'm feeling sorry for my
i self but I'm not. It’s just that I’m so lonely. I ran around with
a wild bunch all summer and just about ruined my reputation.
Well, I live in a small town and it wasn’t long untU none of the
better kids would nave anything to do with me. I learned my >
lesson and have been on my best behavior since October but
I haven't made any friends back.
The other girls are nice enough, they speak, but they
never ask me to go out with them after school or things like
that. The boys are all right except that the really nice ones
don't ask me for dates.
The only boys who want to date me are part of the wild
bunch I ran with. Please help me. I'm so lonely and blue.—E R.
Dear E. R.: Your former friends are aware of the change
for the better in you but sometimes after people haven't
been overly friendly for weeks and months, it's difficult
to say, "C-mon. let's be good friends again." You're lonely
and I'll bet some oi your friends are embarrassed. They
want to welcome you back in the fold but don't know how
to go about it. You may feel like you're humbling your
self a little but one of these fine afternoon, why not walk
up to a group of your friends and say. "Look. I'm sorry
for what happened last summer and I've been doing my
best to make up for it all school year but I need friends
to help me. How about it?"
If I know teen-agers, especially girls, they'll look at
each other in embarrassed silence fcr a moment, one will
laugh nervously and finally, that one brave soul will speak
up for you. That will be all it will take and you'll be back
with the crowd.
DEAR DAN: Girls will sometimes write and tell you how
ore boy will monopolize their time at a dance, keeping other
boys away, but the boys have a complaint too. There are some
girls who go to our dances who believe that just because a guy
a?ks them to dance at 3 o'clock, they're supposed to be with
them all night. It's tough to break away from one of these girls.
Don't you agree'?—Johnny.
Dear Johnny: After a dance is finished and
you escort the girl back to her table or chair, even if she’s
alone, you're under no obligation to stay with her. Thank
her for the dance, do an aboutface and take off.
DEAR DAN: My parents found out I parked with my date
' riday night and practically accused me of everything under
he sun. Why do so many people believe the worst when a girl
, ind boy park? Honestly, we just talked, he kissed me twice
»nd then he took me home. What was wrong in that0—L.L.
Dear LX.: Parents who accuse their teen-agers of wrong
, doing when they park shouldn't have allowed their sons or
daughters to date in the first place if that's all the farther
they trust them.
(Dan Halligan will answer all questions sub
mitted by teen-agers and children. Address
him care of The Frontiersman. For personal
replies enclose a stamped, self-addressed en
velope.)
COMPUTER WILL PREDICT WEATHER
Do you want to know what
the odds for good weather will
be for your wedding day. birth
day. funeral, the week of the
circus, or the Matanuska Val
iev Fair? Consult the computer
department at the University
of Alaska.
Ivan Branton, agricultural
engineer, has announced a new
weather data project, partially
financed with NC-26 Regional
Research funds. Clarence Wat
son with the U. S. Weather
Bureau has edited the complied
weather record for Anchorage.
Matanuska, Coilege, Fort Yu
kon. Koly Cross, Talkeetna.
Homer and Big Delta from the
original observer sheets. The
data will be entered on cards
and processed through the IBM
computer at the University i
computing center. The process
ed data will give the maxi
mum-minimum temperature,
precipitation and evaporation
for the past 30 years from 1931-1
1960 for College and Matanus
ka. These cards can be proces
sed for any particular weather
feature noted on the cards.
There may be a small charge.
Don’t consult your fortune
teller about the weather. Ask
the computer instead.
Hitch-Hiker
The fellow who falls too of
ten for the something for noth
ing line is apt to wind up a
hitch-hiker. !
SUTTON COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF GOO
Sunday School and Worship Service
each Sunday Morning at 10:30
EVERYONE WELCOME
JOHN MARSHALL, Pastor
The beauties of Venice and
ail the world await you! Let
us arrange your trip . . . en
joy every minute!
There's no extra charge for our services . . . but
lots of extra pleasure in store for you! We han
dle reservations and all other details . . . give
you helpful advice, too. You'll have a better
time wherever you go!
WRIGHT
TRAVEL AGENCY
Wright Building ,
The most enjoyable trips of all start right here
PI 5-4500 - PI 5-4515 Palmer
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Depend on us for
the best way to
BIDS ASKED FOR $4,500,000 FAMILY
HOUSING PROJECT AT EIELSON AFB
Bids are asked for an esti
mated $4,300,0C0 project to con
struct family housing at Eielson
Air Force Base, Alaska. This
is one of the larger projects
scheduled for Fairbanks area
construction this year.
Competitive sealed bids for
the project will be opened pub
licly on March 5 by the U. S
Army Engineer District, Alas
ka The work will include the
construction of 102 four-bed
room family units and 48 three
bedroom family units, includ
ing outside utilities, clearing,
earthwork, crushed gravel base
course, concrete curb and gut
ter, concrete sidewalks, dram
RYAN’S
LYNES
By Jack Ryan
I have trouble with my
' checking account. It's all the
bank's fault. They give me too
i many blank checks for the
money I make.
When I cash a check, I
keep track of the balance in
my head. But sometimes I
! write checks late at night,
, when my head is out of or
der.
Cashing a check when you
j aren't sure of your balance is
' dangerous. You are playing
! Russian Roulette with a foun
I tain pen.
The grocer says he loves my
checks. His children play
handball with them.
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Wasilla
Assembly of God
Rot Paul E. Riley,
Pastor
4= Sun. School _ID
J Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.*
*Even. Serv. 7:30 pan.*
* Prayer and Bible *
£ Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.*
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Phone FR-S-3101
age structiures. topsoiling and
seeding. Addititive items will
include bituminous paving,
rubber treads on stairs, storm
doors, sliding doors to kitchens,
and storm windows.
The buildings will be of
frame construction, 8-unit row
type, with forced hot water
heat converted from steam in
the equipment room in each
I building. Utilities will include
' metal utilidors.
1 Prospective bidders may ob
tain additional information
1 from: U. S. Army Engineer Dis
trict. Alaska. P. O. Box 7002,
Anchorage. Alaska. ATTEN
TION: Supply Division.
Palmer Teachers
Hold Workshop
“Conditions of Work for
Quality Teaching" was the top
ic at a recent workshop held at
Swanson School for teachers of
the Palmer school system.
Planing for the workshop
was done by Mrs. Barbara
Wiehr and Mrs. Phyllis Quel
ette. A National Education As
sociation film, “Aim for Excel
lence,” was shown by Dale
Bryant, followed by a panel
i presentation of the topic.
Panel members were Alma
Blunck. James Carter, Wilhem
; ina Pederson, Betty Jo Riddle.
Howard McCallister. Barbara
1 Smart, and Virginia Miller.
A survey sheet regarding
conditions of work in the local
school system was passed out
and will be evaluated at a later
: date.
THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
Casting Bread upon the Waters
“Cast thy bread upon the
waters for thou shalt find it
after many days. 'Altruism is
a Christian attribute. Kind
ness brings great reward.
First of all, there is satisfac
tion in doing good to others.
Hospitals and charitable in
stitutions are a direct fruit of
God-fearing living.
Unemployment Tax
Return One Today
In a special message to em
ployers, district director Lewis
J. Conrad of the Internal Rev
enue Service in Anchorage re
minded those who employ four
or more individuals on at least
one day of each of 20 weeks
in 1962 that they must file a re
turn and pay the federal un
employment tax. Mr. Conrad
explained that this return
should be filed on or before
; January 31, 1963, on Form 940
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Uev. I. H. Frit*.
Palmar, A las to
Divino
Sunday School 9:45 AJL
B A H A' I — A name to remember.
The Baha'i Faith brings laws,
agencies and institutions to
bring lasting peace. It has
already laid the foundation
for peace.
Hear "The Baha'i Viewpoint
— The Meaning of Life", to
night 9:15 over KENI radio.
Phone PI 5-4250 or PI 5-3876
Write: Box 782, Palmer
Mi
CHURCff |N tHE HILLs
.„The,!Lttte.frame church in this snow-blanketed mountain
vi Iage lifts »ts tall spire above its rugged environment like
a sentinel guarding a sacred trust or a lighthouse on a rock
bound coast.
Wherever man has pushed his habitations — in the bleak
wastes of the polar regions, under the blazing tropical sun.
or in the milder climates of the world — he has built his
churches dedicated to the worship of God.
>,0.,^!*/^ conu?lunity complete without its
house of worship bears eloquent testimony to the universal
recognition of man’s need of religion.
The village church plays a vital part in the life of the
community. The spiritual standards of the people are fash
loned there; marriage vows are spoken at its alter, and the
honored dead sleep in its sacred soil.
lt Stfnd\|n ever>' community _ the little frame
church - pointing the people to God, teaching them the way
of life, giving them strength and faith for every need.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL • ALL. FOR THE CHURCH
i ne Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building of charac
ter and good citizenship. It is a store
Iicx>e of spiritual values Without a
strong Church, neither democracy
nor civilization can survive. There
are four sound reasons why every
person should attend services regu
larty and support the C hurch They
are: ill For his own sake. (2) For
his childrens sake 3 For the sake
of his community and nation <4>
For the sake of the Church itself,
which needs his moral and material
aupport. Plan to go to church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
Sunday
Jeremiah
33:14-33:18
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Monday
Jeremiah
40:1-42:6
Tuesday
Jeremiah
42:7-44:14
Wednesday
Jeremiah
44:15-46:28
Thursday
Jeremiah
47 :48
Th. Following Bu.inou Eajbli.K™,* A„ ConWbottn, TW.1^
*"• Churches of Matanuska Valloy
Friday
Jeremiah
49 :50
Saturday
Jeremiah
61:42
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