Alaska Can Count More
Than 100,000 Partisans
Development Board Says
The Alaska Development Board
is guessing that Alaska’s popula
tion will have exceeded the 100,
<000 mark when the approaching
census figures are completed, ihe
Board’s last estimate, made in
October of 1&43, placed the terri
tory’s population at 94,000 and
board officials say every commu
nity in Alaska has made substan
tial gains since then.
The '49 traffic report shows
that 46,900 persons came north by
highway, while only 12,000 left.
Development Board officials ate?
sure .that the 4,000 margin reprev
sents that many people who de
cided they’d like to live in AlasKa*
LEIK HURTS FOOT
Jack Leik suffered a foot injury
last week, when a piece of heavy
equipment, at the Alaska Rural
Rehabilitation Corporation shop
fell on the member.
Unemployment Benefit s
Payments Are Way Up
For Alaska in 1949
The calendar year of 1949 was
the biggest, in point of benefits
paid out, for Alaska’s Employ
ment Security Commission, it was
announced this week by Robert
E. Sheldon, executive director,
'•lore than two and a half million
dollars went out to Alaska’s un
employed during the year which
ended on Dec. 31, 1949. That fig
■ e represents more than 40 per;
cent of all the 'benefits paid in |
Alaska, since the Commission’s;
beginning in 1939.
Mr. Sheldon pointed out that j
the increased amount of benefits I
paid reflects the territorial and
national trend upward in unem
ployment. He said he did not ex
>ect a decrease in unemployment
figures for Alaska before the first
of next month.
NEW WASILLA STUDENT
WASILLA—Vera Lee enrolled
as ai new student in Wasilla
SchoolTast week. She is a fourth 1
grader. _ / .
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A Fm Words
To Hm Who
- With this issue, the column for
merly sponsored by the Valley
Ministerial Association, “A Few
Words to the Wise , . is re
sumed. Ministers of the Associa
tion’s membership will, in turn,
prepare a weekly “sermonette”
for publication in the Frontiers
man’s columns.
The first contribution, submit
ted by Rev. Victo.r Alfse'n of the
United Protestant Church, ap
pears below:
During a severe dry spell in a
farming community in one of the
central states, the minister of a
small country church announced
that his congregation would gath
er the following Sunday to pray i
for rain.
The day arrived, a large crowd!
gathered, but alas, conspicuous by j
their absence w'ere the umbrellas, j
No one in the crowd had come ex
pecting to see rain fall. .
When we pray do we expect
answers or are we engaged in
wishful thinking and hoping?
One of the simplest, statements
in the Word’ of God is Matthew
7:7, “Ask, and" ye shall receive;
seek; and' ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened upto you.”
If God had intended for us to
believe that verse with reserva
tions or exceptions He' would
have said s'o-Maut *He -didn’t! Out
! of His heart of love God has put
His limitless resources ait the dis
posal of us all—and they are ours
for the asking.
Health for our bodies, protec
tion for our loved ones, comfort
for our sorrows, love for our fel
low men, strength for our weak
nesses, wisdom for important de
cisions, light for the hour of dark
ness, happiness in our hearts and
songs for our lips—all are ours
but for the asking.
Ask, seek, knock, our verse
tells us, and as if God wanted to
make it easy for us to remember
that, notice the first letter of
those words ask, seek, knock,
a-s-k—Why they spell “ask-” Yes,
that is the secret!
“Ye have not, because ye ask
not.”
A daughter, Linda Roberta, w-as
born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nie
man at Valley Hospital on Feb. 6.
The little girl weighed seven
pounds, 12 ounces at birth.
MIL. MRS. ROETMAN
RETURN FROM STATES
By EVON MEIER
Mr. and Mrs. Dale • Roetman,
who have been honeymooning in
the states, returned home Tues
day. The couple flew to Seattle
where they bought a 1949 Ford
and proceeded to see as much of
the states as they could. It was
Mrs. Roetman’s first trip out.
The honeymooners traveled 18,
000 miles and visited 17 states.
They started in Washington,
drove down through Oregon, Cal
ifornia, and across all the south
ern states and Mexico to Louisi
ana. They then traveled north to
Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois
where they visited both Babe’s
and Dale’s relatives and old
friends. From there their journey
ieu mem to Montana and home
over the highway. Just 130 miles
from home they met their first
and only misfortune when they
met with a mishbp near Gulkana.
The Roetman car was crowded
from the road and the left front
wheel was damaged. They were
forced .to leave the-car there and
j rode home with some -other'
people. ... -t
Babe Roetman- gives some of
, the -highlights of their trip- as
seeing her-firstskunk, ■ circus,
’skyscrapers,, fruit trees, and Bev
erly Hills. Both-of the Roe-tman^s
were amazed at the sight that
met their eyes- inrChicago. After
the recent bad sleet storm all
electricity and telephone services
were out of order. They said the
city was dark and gas lanterns
were being used in the hospital
It took them 30 hours to travel
300 miles because of the sleet and
rain. Babe says she would like
to spend all her winters Outside
but her summers in Alaska.
New Daughter for Bert Stewarts
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stewart be
came the parents of a baby girl
born Feb. 12. The baby was nam
ed Memory Czrena. Mrs. Stewart
and baby are on their way home
from the states over the highway
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Small of Palmer.
Mr. Stewart is to follow them
as soon as he finishes school and
plans to attend his final year at
the University of Alaska.
PERKINS ARE BACK
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Perkins re
turned last week from a short
business trip Outside.
MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Hardware Headquarters
Valdez, Alaska
Plumbing « Household
Heating Supplies and Appliances
Building Supplies Pontiac and Chevrolet
UaldezJDock Company
Valdes, Alaska
Operating a Public Wharf
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Agents for:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
Bill Egan—Joe Dieringer
Quality Foods Goneral Merchandise
Dealer for NORGE Home Appliances
Valdes. Alaska
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PUPPY, 4 mos. brown Labrador
letriever; answers to name of
“Whiskey.” Finder please no
tify Richard Demming.
HELP WANTED
SEC’TY-bookkeeper, exp.; also
general saleslady, exp. Apply
office. Koslosky’s Department
Store.
WANTED TO RENT
HOUSES, two small, pref. furn.
Should be available by March
1 and April 1. Inquire Palmer
Photo Art.
WANTED TO RENT
SM. HOUSE, not too far. out, %vith
bath. Need by April L See
Glenn Burnett at Rpn-Da-rVoo.
FOR SALE
*48—1 ‘/2-ton Chev. truck; stain
less steel yan-type body;- used
. very little. See* or write*- C. W.
McKerr, Northland Trailer Ct-,
Alt. View, Anchorage.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember? . , *
ABC washed,,.$60,' feed oatS> $&50
per bu., without sacks. William
Hecktr,'Box 658, Pajmer.
*47 CHEV. Fleetline Arrow sedan,
2-dr.; A-l cond.; looks like new:
radio, spotlight and all extras;
two heaters; low mileage; can
be seen at Co-Op Garage or
contract John L. Wisenberger.
PREMIER coal; also haul Jones
ville coal. See Robert Mielke,
North Palmer.
NOTICE
FOR POWER OFF after office
nours, Sundays and holidays,
call either Vernon Fridley or
Ralph Moore. Remember, of
fice closes at noon on Satur
days. Matanuska Electric As
sociation. Inc.
NOTICE
IN VALDEZ, visit BELLE
STREETER'S DRESS SHOP
for women's and children's
wear at Outside prices.
PERSONALS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
P. O. Box 886 Palmer
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SPECIAL SERVICES
BUTTO N H O L E S, Alteration^
Mrs. Hanks (near North Palmer
Store).
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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vDip thawed scallops in cream, ^
^seasoned with Worcestershire
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'' dry about 1S minutes. Saule, ,
'rover moderate heal for about^
'"'10 minutes, or until thoroughly,,
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