VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
-■red as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
PRINTED AT PALMER, ALASKA, EACH FRIDAY
By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
J. DeJulio.Manager and Advertising
I Lu Smith .Editor
Idez High School .►.Valdez Correspondent
bara Carter .Wasilla Correspondent
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Atomic Survival
i
Editor’s note: The recent an
incement here that the sale
the booklet “Survival Under
:>mic Attack” would be spon
ed in the Valley by the Pal
Qr P-TA as its part in the
ilian Defense plan here,
kes the printing of the fol
ding editorial very timely.)
om the Daily Alaska Empire)
ne of the most down-to-earth
phlets ever to come out oi
hington, D. C., has just
-■hed our hands. It is entitled
rvival Under Atomic Attack’
deals frankly with that prob
lealistically, it describes nu
ll’ fission as just another way
causing an explosion. Al
'.gh it does not attempt to
nnize the destruction power
ne A bomb, it does point out
atomic weapons, like all oth
have definite limitations—
rat, once those limitations
nown, equally definite pre
ons can be taken,
mediately following the at
j on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
ave of horror swept over the
d. Reports of the havoc
ight by the A Bomb and its
aakable after-effects were
1 every lip.
v good many of these reports
e been proven to be either en
y or grossly exaggerated and
facts and figures presented in
pamphlet show the atom
■ to be exactly what it is—
Jficient, modern instrument
he destruction of property
personnel.
e are some of the facts
the A bomb and your
es of survival against it.
are not wild guesses; they
ne result of intensive studies
ie weapon and its effective
by the Atomic Energy Corn
ion and the National Secur
lesources Board,
ould you chance to be within
lalf mile of the center of ex
in of the bomb, your chances
?aping would be about 1 and
owever, from one-half to 1
tway. the odds in your favor
to 50-50. From a mile to a
, AAA TO TRY
. VICTORY HERE
\IN FRIDAY NIGHT
defeated by Air Force or
teams so far this season.
Jalmer High School will
fry for victory on the local
The game will be at 8:30
the gym.
reliminary game will be
q at 7:30 p.m. and will prob
oe between Wasilla and Pal
two rivals whose games are
/s fast and hotly-contested.
• the Palmer Moose the game
ay with the 68th AAA will
heir last one before they play
r next Railbelt Conference
^s, scheduled for January 4
at Fairbanks.
YEAR'S MASS
FOR 10 A.M.
orship services on New Year’s
will include Mass at 10 a.m.
Michael’s Catholic church,
ev. Father James Snead an
ted this week. It is a Holy
of obligation for all Catho
Father Snead added.
j mile and a half away, deaths drop
to 15 out of a hundred. Two or
three will die at points from 1V2
to 2 miles and beyond 2 miles,
the explosion will cause practic
ally no loss of life whatever.
Naturally, the chance of injury
far exceeds the chance of being
killed. But your chances of re
covering from injury by radio
activity are about the same as for
everyday accidents.
Atomic explosions do not ren
der areas and buildings perma
I nently uninhabitable. Nor is the
sterility reported by survivors of
the Japanese bombings more than
a temporary condition. Highly
colored stories of cancer induced j
by radioactivity have been ex
ploded as myths.
Chain reactions will not destroy
the earth—nor will they kill us
all by radioactivity. Nor will
doubling the power of atomic
bombs double their effectiveness.
To stretch the damage range of the
A bomb from 2 to 4 miles would
require a weapon more than 8
times the rated power of the pres
ent model.
Summing up, it is pointed out
that the greatest dangers we have
to face from atomic weapons are
blast and heat. To insure maxi
mum protection the following
precautions are cited:
First: Seek shelter in a base
ment, ditch or gutter, second:
drop flat on floor or ground, third:
1 bury your face in the arms, hid
i ing the eyes in the crook of the
j elbow against flash burns, fourth:
J don’t rush outside right after a
j bombing, fifth: don’t take chances
with food that may have been
contaminated by radioactivity,
and last: DON’T START OR CIR
CULATE RUMORS.
The foregoing excerpts repre
sent what we believe to be the
soundest and most practical com
ment ever offered on the subject
of atomic weapons. Civil Defense
authorities have these facts and
are prepared to implement them
for your protection.
We seriously doubt that Juneau
will ever be an A bomb target,
but Should that occur—we can be
ready to protect ourselves.
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MOOSE LODGE HOLDS ]
ANNUAL XMAS PARTY
More than 40 members of the
Palmer Moose Lodge and the
Women of the Moose gathered at
Moose hut following regular
metings Tuesday evening for the
lodge’s annual Christmas party.
There was square dancing, a
program of entertainment and re
freshments. Christmas letters
from old folks written in answer
to greeting cards sent to Moose
haven in Florida were also read
at the party. Each member of the
Women of the Moose had sent
personally-addressed cards to the
old folks at Moosehaven.
Music for the party was fur
nished by L. Loberg and Frank
Cornelius playing accordions and
Tom Moffitt acting as duo-accom
panist at the piano and playing a
bass fiddle.
The committee in charge of ar
rangemnts for the annual party
was comprised of Mrs. Tom Mof
fitt, Mrs. Leo Lucas, Bill Roark
and Merle Anderson.
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MARTINS ENTERTAIN
:atholic choir
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin en
ertained members of the St.
Michael's choir and their friends
ollowing Midnight Mass at the
;hurch Christmas Eve. The
Christmas gathering was held at
he Martin home.
ARE CHRISTMAS EVE
DINNER GUESTS
Christmas Eve dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Hurley were Charles Erce
govich and William Elliott. Mr.
Ercegovich and Mr. Elliott are
teachers on the Palmer school
faculty.
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for Your Convenience
Dry Your Washings Cheaply and Quickly
25c per 9-lb. load, if we hang if for you
25c per line, if you hang if
Although this is a special service for our Maytag customers, any
one may take advantage of it. We are now wrapping our laundry
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AND WE REALLY MEAN IT
When Sve hand you your check with our "Thank You" on it,
we really mean what it says. We appreciate your patronage
and do our best to show it by serving you food that is always
fresh . . . always delicious. Be sure to drop in and dine with
us again soon.
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