THE r liONTIERSMAN
Entered a« wc-ond clan matter on Oct *1. 1*47, at the poet office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March J. 1*7#
T. O. SCHM lDTKt MILDRED JOHNSON
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WYOMING MAKES 20
Last February 6 Wyoming passed a Right-to-Work
bill. The margin was substantial—33 to 23 in the House
and 16 to 11 in the Senate. And this was accomplished in
*he face of the most aggressive sort of opposition.
Wyoming's act makes it the 20th state to forbid
compulsory unionism. The principle of Right-to-Work,
aside from differences of detail in the various state laws,
»s plain. Neither union nor employer can demand that
a worker either join or not join a union. The decision
is entirely up to him.
Righf-to-Work is thus a force—and a highly impor
tant force—on the side of individual freedom. Then,
beyond that, it is a force in favor of better, more respon
sible, labor organizations. A union which must sell itself
on the basis of worth and service is a very different
sort of union than one which can compel people to join
and pay dues, whether they want to or not, or go
^>bless.
Wyoming's action—like that of the 19 other states
which preceded it in passing Right-to-Work laws—is in
perfect consonance with the needs and the public senti
ment of these times.
Alaska's legislature might well start looking into
possible future passage of an Alaskan right-to-work law.
Strange Things
By Heinie Snider
While working at the Jun
eau Alaska Mine near Juneau,
• an old-time Scotch shift boss,
-John McDonald, was sent down
to direct some work in a heavy
drift
He was told that it was nec
'-essary to learn a little Spanish,
as all labor at that time was
Mexican.
He hooted at the idea, say
ing. “Well, now. they have to
learn my ‘lingo’ if they wa-a-rk
for me.”
The first day. he noted where
he thought an extra set of
SURVIVING SPOUSE
INCOME TAX NEWS
There are certain provisions
of interest to widows and wid
owers. which may entitle them
to t; special tax benefit, Direc- ,
tor^of Internal Revenue Lewis
■J. Conrad advised today.
You may file a joint return J
■with a husband or wife who ■
died during the tax year, pro
vided you have not remarried
bv December 31st.
■For the next two years, if
you 'have not remarried, Mr.
Conrad stated, you may com
pute your tax at the rates ap
plicable to joint returns if you
rnaintain your home which is
the principal abode of your
-dependent child. Although in
these two succeeding years you
rn«y use the joint return rates,
you cannot claim the exemp
tion of your deceased spouse.
This special computation al
lowed to surviving spouse may
be claimed only if you file your
return on Form 1040.
Taxpayers who have any
questions on this subject may
set Document No. 5107, “Filing
"Your Tax Return”, by calling
BR 72151 or writing 540 Fifth
Avenue, Anchorage, Mr. Con
rad said.
Man is a resourceful creature
—he may be short on reasons,
but always long on excuses.
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! timbers should be placed, and
i told two Mexicans to put in a
! false set there.
The answer was, "No savvy.”
“Don't you savvy ‘timber’,
you,- greasers?"
“No savvy.”
“Well, then, do you savvy
‘lu-u-mber’?” he asked, with a
broad Scotch accent on the
“u."
They smilingly said. "Si. si,
senor, savvy ‘lumbre.’ "
When Mac was gone, they 1
put in a round of holes, filling j
them with dynamite, and run
ning to the cross-cut. hollered,1
“Lumbre! Lumbre!”
They blew out two sets of■
good timbers, and MacDonald j
decided to take a course at;
night school.
“Lumbre” is Spanish for
“Fire!”
'Undesi 21
By Dm HalllgM
DEAR READERS: If you’ve got an extra 35 cents, invest
t i" the March issue of the “Ladies' Home Journal.” Turn to
Page 66 and read "The Teen-Age Marriage Craze.” It’s a good
'ducation.
♦ * * •
DEAR DAN: What would you do if you were still madly
n love with your ex-boy friend? The trouble is he’s now in
love with the girl he was going with before he met me. I like
the girl and I don’t want to steal him from her but I do want
him. Please don’t give me that “give up” stuff.—Madly in Love.
DEAR MADLY IN LOVE: You have nothing to give up,
not if the boy’s attention is now directed at the other girl.
Secondly, you have too high an opinion of yourself if you
think you can take the boy away from her. Maybe you
can and maybe you can't but remember, you'll only get
one chance and if you fall flat on your face, there may not
be anyone around to help you out. It's spring. Why not
fall madly in love with someone else?
• • • •
DEAR DAN: I’m going steady with this girl and everytime
I go to see her, her parents act as if they don’t like me. I
j wouldn’t dare say anything to her about it but how can I find
! lut their true feelings?—L.W.
DEAR L. W.: If the parents disliked you. chances are
you wouldn't be dating their daughter. You expect more
attention than they believe necessary and don't confuse
everything by asking too many questions.
• * # *
DEAR DAN: I’ve been invited to spend the summer on my
uncle's farm in Colorado but the thing is my Dad wants me to
play ball on the Pee Wee team he will be managing. I played
with the team last summer and I hated every minute of it
because I don't care for baseball.
My father can't see this and I'm suppose to play whether
I want to or not. Do you know a way I can convince him I'd
: rather visit on the farm?—Terry.
DEAR TERRY: Maybe if you can't convince him.
your mother can. For you parents reading this, don't make
your pre-teen girls and boys machines just to satisfy your
own ego.
We have kids today, some as young as fifth graders,
who go from a summer of organized baseball into flag
football in the fall, then basketball and finally track. Then
the baseball season begins again.
These children are nothing more than machines who
are missing the happiness of their years. Sure, they may
like athletics and good for them, but don't expect miracles.
I've been through this rat race and I know.
* # <« *
DEAR DAN: Several of the juniors and seniors in school
have made the 50-mile hike. What is your opinion of it?—Just
Wondering.
Dear Just Wondering: I think the whole fad is stupid.
There probably hasn't been one individual, even a blue
haired grandmother, making these hikes without having a
"motive." Usually that motive has been publicity.
If Joe Blow wants to walk from here to there, fine.
But would he do the same thing if he knew there would
be no publicity? I doubt it. Health-wise, the hikes aren't
good. Hoofing it two miles a day for 25 days is a lot more
beneficial than making 50 miles in ore time period of less
than 20 hours.
But, of course, the fellow who walks the two miles
or more a day, doesn’t get his name in the paper. Asy your
mailman.
Zhank you Matanuska Valley
for helping make Chevrolet
America's favorite Zruck!
Once again, in 1962, as for
the past 25 years, Chevrolet
trucks have outsold all others.
(In fact, over the last quarter
century Chevrolet has sold over
a million trucks more than any
other make!)
And on this Silver Anniver
sary of Chevrolet truck lead
ership, we at KIRK’S SALES
8c SERVICE would like to ex
tend our heartfelt thanks to all
of the loyal Chevrolet owners
in the Palmer area for help
ing make this unprecedented
record possible. This demon
stration of your faith in the
Chevrolet truck products we
sell and service is a source of
real satisfaction to us all. And
we hope that through the years
ahead you will continue to
come to us for your truck needs
. . . will continue to buy Am
erica’s number one truck at
KIRK'S SALES It SER
VICE. Again, thanks for being
such good customers.
IN THE
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Thursday. April 3, 1948
A spring concert. Palmer’s
first of its kind, will be held in
the Valley by the Anchorage
Little Symphony on April 25, it
was announced this week. The
25-instrument orchestra will
present a complete concert
program with several featured
solo numbers.
Dr. James F. Ryan, territori
al commissioner of education,
expressed deep concern for the
future of education in Alaska
during the coming school year,
on his visit here last Wednes
day. School funds, at the low
est level ever known during
the past year, are due to go
lower in the year ahead, he
said.
Funeral services for Geor
ge Raganovich. Jonesville
miner who was crushed in a
coal slide last Sunday morn
ing, will be held in Fair
banks.
First returns in the current
hospital bond drive which op
ened with the beginning of a
door-to-door canvas on Hospit
al day last Monday, reveal that
a total of 25 bonds have been
sold or pledged since Monday, j
Drive chairman W. C. Mau re
ported Wednesday evening that!
he had received a total $875 in ]
cash and pledges in the amount j
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of $1,625 up to that time. He
said that many drive captains
had not yet reported to him.
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Marshall Seloser of Anch
orage will manage the Mat
anuska Valley Fair of 1948,
the fair board of directors
announced this week. Mr.
Selorer has had a wide back
ground in publicity, organ
isation of premium books and
management of fairs, a
spokesman for the board of
directors announced.
• * •
Management of Vic’s Barber
Shop, located in the Rec Hall,
last week was transferred from
Victor Anderson to Bert Mc
Cool. Mr. McCool, who has
been barbering in Albany, Ore
gon, has named the shop Mc
Cool’s Barber Shop.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayer
Church School _
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THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
Christ's Grave
"They made His grave
with the wicked, and with a
rich man in His death.”
Three graves had been pre
pared for the three, hanging
on the crosses on Golgotha.
One of the graves remained
empty. Instead, Jesus was
butfed in the freshly hewn
tomb belonging to Joseph of
Arimathea. Sixteen Roman
soldiers were delegated to
guard that tomb. The large
stone which covered the op
ening was sealed by order
of Pontius Pilate. Surely now
Christ was securely buried
and would remain dead. So
they thought.
The fellow who tries to play
both sides ends up on the out
side.
ST. JOHN
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THE CHURCH FOR ALl...
All FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest (actor
on earth for the building of charac
ter and good citizenship. It is a store
house 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
larly 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 Man to go to church regu
larly and rNB your Bible daily.
■ imte
•y.
Pam can’t keep a secret. She’ll probably tell us
what she wished before the cake is half eaten.
Whatever her wish, it will be for a little girl
type of thing. 6
j Buft—ov5at of me? What do 1 wish for
daughter’ Success in a career . . . happy marriage
- . . children . a beautiful home ... a fair share
of worldly goods . . . health . . . happiness?
I suppose I wish all of these things for Pam,
in some measure But if I had to limit myself to
a single wish-1 would ask for her a deep and
?uitWg .H°~ wonderful it is to have an un
shaken belief in God’s ways and His works, plus
the conviction of His love for us.
ft1„S?*of us mfy .be limited in our ability to give
thin«s- but we need never
il^fchlnf thim spiritual values. Start taking
Sunday*1 dren 40 ChUrCh and church 801,001 this
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Monday
I King*
8:5-14
Tuesday
Psalms
81:6-12
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Wednesday
Prorarba
24:1-7
Thursday
Matthew
21:18-22
Friday
Romans
10:1*4
Saturday
Romani
11:29-36
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