THE FRONTIERSMAN
RnUrrd as so.ond class mutter on Oct 21. 1947. at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3 1879
T. O schmidtke
Publisher
MICOREO JOHNSON
Newt Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 66 a year tn Matanoska Valley Area
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States (7.00 per /ear
►•tfonal Advertisma Rep— WEEKLV NEWSPAPER REPRESENTATIVES
404 fifth Avenue, New York 16. New York
WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING
ABOUT JFK’S SPENDING
Portland Oregonian: "What he (Kennedy)
seems to be saying this year is that deliberate de
ficit financing can bring about what he said last
year a surplus would bring."
los Angeles Times: "He (Uncle Sam) is throw
ing his money around dike a drunken sailor and
inviting everybody to have drinks on him."
Washington (D.C.) Star: "Kennedy offers a
budget $10 billion in the red. The idea is to get
this country moving again — one step ahead of the
sheriff."
Richmond (Va.) News-leader: "Mr Ken
nedy's budget is crammed with proposals that are
not 'essential' at all.
Christian Science Monitor: President Ken
nedy's $98 billion budget has received a chilly
'eception in Congress. Criticism from Republicans
. . . has been witheringly sharp, and sentiment
among many Democrats has ranged from lack of
enthusiasm to direct opposition."
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Added to the
deficits in his first two years, we find that by July
J964, the Kennedy Administration will have sad
dled the United States with more than $27 billion
»n debts."
Knoxville News-Sentinel: "The vast Federal
deficits which are planned for next year, and the
next, directly invite another cycle of boom and
bust such as the one which reached a climax in the
’30's."
Omaha World-Herald: "The American peo
iple are asked to believe that the trouble which past
deficits caused was due to the fact that they were
not planned and were not big enough to do the job
*hat planned deficits supposedly can do."
Chicago Tribune: "President Kennedy's bud
get message announces the dreary news that his
administration will spend more money in the fiscal
year starting next July 1 than has ever been spent
in any year in the history of the United States. Yet,
from his raft in a sea of red ink, JFK talks about
the strength of the dollar' and says there need be
5 no fear of inflation.”
2i
By Dan Halligan
$
i
DEAR DAN: All the girls in my class who are going steady
llave th<'ir friends' class rings—all except me I suppose it's
selfish of me but I feel absolutely undressed without something
>n my finger. My boy friend didn't get a class ring because he
v'ouldn t afford it but he's working after school now and don't
you think he could get me something. We're seniors.—Janice R.
DEAR JANICE: A ring of some sort would be nice
out under the circumstances, don't make an issue of it.
Hi- couldn't afford a class ring and he's working after
school so the money he's earning is probably helping
out at home or being put away for college.
There’s too much emphasis on rings, sweaters,
ietters and I.D. bracelets where steadies are concerned.
You've got the boy, haven't you?
DEAR DAN: My roommate at college is always having me
Ifr for her and I don’t know what to do. The lying is had
' •rxnjgh but she often stays out later than she should and she
me up by throwing something against the window. Then
- have to sneak out to the front door and unlock it for her.
rh?r- has been going on since September and she’s doing a lot
>t onnking and I m scared. I've told her I won't do anything*
slse for her but she knows I will. How can I stop being used
• ts a sap?—Sap.
Dear Sap: Apparently the only way you can stop is
to move into another room. If this isn't possible, tell
yourself when your girl friend gets caught, you'll pro
bably wind up getting expelled too. You admit you’re
a sap and I second the motion so why not do something
about it
DEAR DAN: Mom means well, I guess, but she’s driving
ne crazy with her questions. Anytime I date a different boy,
•:ht corners me when I come home and asks where we went,
"what we did, if the boy kissed me, how many times, if he tried
1;o W1 fresh, if I did anything that I'd be ashamed of and other
questions like that.
1 guess the reason she checks me so closely is because my
oltter sister got in trouble with a boy and they had to get
married. Honestly. Mom takes all the fun out of dating and I
ion * know what to do. Can you help?—Little Sister.
Dear Little Sister: Endure the questions until your
mother reaches the emotional state of mind that satis
fies her. You're lucky. I know of many little sisters
whose dating life is absolutely zero because of older
sisters getting into trouble. The older sisters wind up
getting married and these younger sisters pay the
penally and are kept in. So. you see, things could be
worse.
DEAR DAN: When a girl is brought straight home from
f-esool by a boy in his car, they like to talk but of course, he
■an f be invited in the house. How long should they be allowed
n sit out in front of the girl’s house?—Sara.
Dear Sara: Ten minutes should be the limit in
most cases. Otherwise mothers start getting shook up
and sometimes they stick their heads out the door and
yell you know what.
DEAR DAN: When I take my girl friend and her girl friend
borne after school, should my girl sit on the outside because
siie gets out first? Her best friend only lives around the comer
from me and we live three miles from my girl.—
Dear A.BJ.: I'd say your girl should sit in the
middle.
«Dan Halligan will answer all questions submitted by teen
agers and children. Address him oare of The Frontiersman.
For personal replies enclose a stamped, self-addressed en
velope.)
flJi)£]J am
IN THE
!/}]!!£ Y
Thursday. February 18. 1948
Flames destroyed a log cab
in, used as a storehouse, at the
farm of Mrs. Margaret Ryan
last Saturday morning. The
blaze was discovered by Miss
Delores Zeis, new public health
nurse just returning from her
first visit to Wasilla.
* * *
Palmer's Northland Pioneer
Grange last week voted to en
ter a nationwide contest in the
community service phase of
Grange work. The contest,
which is sponsored by the Sears
Roebuck Foundation, offers a
number of projects for Grange
participation. The local Grange
has chosen roadside clean-up
and home and yard beautifica
tion as its project for contest
competition.
» a *
A regular granddaddy of a
snowslide, which swept the
flanks of a neighboring
mountain clear of snow as
though it were September,
buried bunkhouses and
equipment at Lonesome Mine
under 20 feet of snow recent
ly. it was reported last week.
The mine, formerly known as
the Gold Mint mine, was be
ing readied for spring work
ing by Lloyd Hill and Glenn
and Chuck Cope. They esti
mate that actual work at the
mine, which was scheduled
to begin on June 1, has been
set back a year as a result of
the slide.
Mrs. Betty Mears and her
mother. Mrs. Minnie B. Clark,
became co-owners of Variety
Vogues, Palmer dress shop, last
week. The shop was closed for
inventory and renovating dur
i ing the later half of last week,
! but opened again Monday
! morning for a clear-the shelves
I merchandise sale.
| Charles Wilson, recently ap
i pointed soil conservationist for
. the territory of Alaska, arrived
i in Palmer last weekend. Mr.
I Wilson will establish territor
! ial headquarters for the soil
conservation service in Pal
j mer.
Leo Lucas and Vern Don
aldson. local trappers, plan
to leave next week by plane
for their beaver trapping lo
cation. They expect to be
gone for the next several
weeks.
Work began this week in the
Koslosky building on construc
tion which will greately enlarge
the quarters of the Matanuska
Valley Bank. Present plans
call for the removal of the li
quor store, now located next
door to the bank, to the oppo
site corner of Koslosky's store,
where a new entrance will be
cut on the side street. The bank
will be expanded to occupy all
space left vacant by the liquor
store.
Strange Things
By Heinie Snider
uunng the construction oi
the Alaska Railroad, the work
ers lived in tents. Occasionally,
a log house was built, or some
substantial houses erected.
Near Pittman station were a
few, including one with win
dows and doors, situated about
a quarter of a mile away from
the station and fairly close to
the tracks. Some fly-by-night
promoters squatted on the land
and took possession of the
houses.
Such a man was Long-hand
led Shovel Pete, better known
as Posthole Pete.
When we arrived at Pitt
man, where I was placed as
section foreman, we found
much evidence of Posthole
Pete. There were many signs
posted, telling the new chee
chakos that the homestead was
filed by Pete.
We also found, on a side
hill, holes dug with a shovel a
foot apart, about a foot deep,
the width of the shovel. They
were dug in solid moss. An old
trapper, “Ten Days” Wilson,
informed us that Pete was go
ing to raise potatoes, planting
the spuds in unplowed ground.
Expecting a bumper crop, he
didn’t even get his seed back.
I had been under the impres
sion that he got his nickname
because of his experiences and
failure as a farmer, but that
was not the case. “Ten Days" j
told me that Pete came to Al
aska during the building of the
Alaska Railroad around 1915. j
No one seemed to know’ his!
<
| real name; he was known only
| as Posthole Pete.
The story is that Pete, who
never stayed on one job, was
hired by a farmer in the state
of Montana near the Canadian
border. This farmer was rich
and had thousands of cattle.
i When barbed wire was invent
i ed, the farmer wanted a great
i deal of his land fenced, and
! gave Pete the contract to dig
the holes for the posts for a
! small sum of money.
The farmer gave him the di
1 rections, and told him to hold
I a straight line. Upon the ques
I tion by Pete, “How far shall I
go?" the farmer said. “Never
mind. I own this land as far
as the eye can see. I am going
to town and will be back in a
few days. Then I’ll tell you
where to stop.”
The next day. Pete got the
long-handled shovel and start
ed digging. For days, he dug
holes and held the line. Weeks
later, the farmer, who had
been delayed for some reason,
and two Northwest Mounted
Police found Pete still digging
holes. He had crossed the de
marcation line and was half
way across Canada.
Pete got a new contract from
the irate farmer to fill the hol
es at two cents a hole. Hence
the name, “Posthole Pete.”
In later years, this old-timer
attempted to cross the treach
erous Cook Inlet in a small
boat and was never heard of
again.
ONE STOP
THAT KEEPS
YOU GOINO
Next time,
g*»t our
py- -
lube job
And not only lube jobs . . . any job of
auto servicing is done here with preci
sion. You'll appreciate the difference
as well as our modest prices!
KIRK’S SALES A SERVICE
PI 5-2200
Palmer
THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
Delinquency
There are two preventives
for delinquency among our
youth. One is the Christian
aome. the other is the church.
Russia tried for a while to get
along without the home and
the church. The result was an
argy of venereal disease, beast
liness, and what were called
‘wolf children". The daily
reading of God’s word and
family prayers are essential to
the building of character.
Faithful teaching at Sunday
school completes the picture.
Edgar Hoover is all for it.
Willow PTA Meets
The regular meeting of the
Willow PTA will be held to
night at 8 p.m. in the Willow
school. A Founders’ Day pro
gram is scheduled, according to
Mrs. H. K. Brasseur, publicity
chairman.
Mrs. Brasseur added that the
PTA will sponsor an excellent
movie, "Rachel and the Strang
er,” at the Willow school on
Saturday, Feb. 16.
; ***-WHHHfr**"#****#-*#*
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
l«*. R. H. Frilc, pallor
Falmtr, Alamo
Dmno Sorvicoi 11 rOO A.M.
Sunday School 9:45 AJL
Wasilla
Assembly of God \
Rot Paul E. Riloy,
Pastor
Sun. School _10
Morn. Church Sere. 11 am.’l
Even. Sere. 7s30 pjn.*;
Prayer and Bible jj
Study, Wednesday 7:30 pjn.4
Phone FR-6-3161 $
/r********************’
EXTENSION SERVICE PLANS HGB3Y
WORKSHOPS THIS MONTH AND NEXT
A series of workshops on a
variety of subjects will be
available through the Exten
sion Service home demonstra
tion program during February
and March, Miss Myrtle Bang,
home demonstration agent,
said this week.
A planning meeting for a
tailoring workshop will be held
on Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 12
noon. Material, pattern, and
equipment selection will be the
* theme.
A series of hobby workshops
will replace Hobby Days held
last year, Miss Bang said. The
photography group will meet
the afternoon of Feb. 19 begin
ning at 1:30 p.m. in the Exten
sion Office. Those interested in
sewing leather gloves and mit
tens will meet on Feb. 20 from
10 a.m. to 12 noon, also in the
Extension Office.
Beginning knitting only will
be available, and this group
i will meet on Feb. 22 from 10
j a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone inter
ested in any of these work
<^A«VVY)0(VwVVVVW'yVU«V
shops may still register by call
ing the Extension Office
PI 5-3340.
The hobby workshops on
cake decorating, rug making
and flower arrangement will be
held later in the year. Tenta
tive plans are underway for
weaving on a small loom and
oil painting.
The workshop on clothing
I construction began today and
will meet again on Feb. 15 and
18. The upholstery workshop
will be held the week of Feb
25. Registration for this work
shop is closed.
Plans are being made for
family life workshops in Apr;!,
according to Miss Bang.
BOWLING CENTER HOLDS
ANNUAL MEET TONIGHT
The annual meeting of the
Palmer Bowling Center. Inc.,
will be held tonight at 8 p.m.
in the Moose hall.
There will be an election o!
officers and annual reports will
be heard.
58
You drive safer with
insurance!
You're safer behind the wheel when you're
adequately insured.' Liability coverage costs
just a little, can save you plenty. Don't
wait 'til it's too late ... see us today for
full information about our plan.
PIPPEL
INSURANCE AGENCY
PI 5-3260
PI 5-4800
For Mr. and Mrs. Anybody
Allover, U.S.A.
1 million pounds
sleeping tablets
signed: Dr. A. Somebody
THE CHURCH FOR AU...
All FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest fac
tor on earth for the building of
character and good citizenship.
It is a storehouse of spiritual val
ues. Without a strong Church,
neither democracy nor civiliza
tion can survive. There are four
sound reasons why every person
should attend services regularly
and support the Church. They
are: (1) For his own sake. (2)
For his children’s sake. (3) For
the sake of his community and
nation. (4) For the sake of the
Church itself, which needs his
moral and material support.
Plan to go to church regularly
and read your Bible daily.
Fantastic?... Listen!
Last year in the United States one million pounds
of sleeping tablets were manufactured.
Each night American people swallowed 12 mil
lion doses.
Each night the nervous tensions of millions of ,
people were relaxed artificially and temporarily. No
worry was banished; no fear disappeared. No prob
lem came nearer to solution because of a pill . . .
and sleep. Troubles were merely postponed.
, /^®ace °.f m*n(* and rest come, not through pills,
but through power found in trusting God.
Then develop that power by going to church
regularly. Find there a faith that grows and gives
courage. And pray for “Whatsoever you shall ask
m My name, believing, you shall receive.”
Tuesday
John
14:23-31
Wednesday
Ephesians
2:13-22
Thursday
Philippians
4:8-13
Friday
Psalms
37:5-11
Saturday
Proverbs
16:1-7
Copyright 1963, Keister Advertising Service, Inc., Strasburg, Vs.
h. mu™™* Butiness i-JJ-jKJ,J-je-efcfc, TUi. S.H., .1 Adv^«*
"»• Churches of Matanuska Valley
HE FRONTIERSMAN
A LOCAL CITIZEN
MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSN
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
PALMER BOWLING CENTER