P»ge 2 — The Frontiersman Thursday. May 16, 1963
THE FRONTIERSMAN'
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947 at the post office
at Palmer. Ala-ka. under the Act of March 3. 187®
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Publisher
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Tire Borough Question
Empire builders who are proponents of the Captain
Cook Borough, including the Matanuska and Susitna
Valley areas, have arguments that are indeed, unconvin
cing.
We have repeatedly heard that the cost of govern
•ment would be cheaper in a large borough such as
rhe Captain Cook. However, one need only look at the
figure needed to run the City of Anchorage,- $ 1312 million
which required a mill ievy of 11 or 12 mills against the
6 mills presently needed to run the City of Palmer
The per capita cost is $370 against a per capita cost to
Dalmer residents of $209. Does that prove bigness in it
self is economical?
Rate of growth of the Anchorage area is creating
burdens upon school facilities, public utilities, transpor
tation routes and other phases of public services.
Using the school program as an example, since it
’S the one mandatory service required in all boroughs
on an area-wide basis, some enlightening comparisons in
the 1960-61 financial report are found. By law, bonded
indebtedness is limited to 10 per cent of the total evaiu
tion of a district. At that time the Anchorage school district
was in hock to the tune of 29 million dollars or 80 per
cent of its limit. The anticipated payments of interest
ALONE until the year 1981 would amount to over 6
million dollars and would be enough money to run the
AAatanuska-Susitna Borough and the City of Palmer 7Vi
years, on FULLY EXPANDED FACILITIES. Under the bor
ough law this obligation may be distributed through
out the ENTIRE borough. Can this be construed to be a ,
BARGAIN to the Matanuska-Susitna residents?
A report of the Borough Subcommittee on health j
made last year delves into another aspect of the "alleged"
economy in a large borough: "The work of a health offi
cer is largely that of a public relations man, and for a
Health officer to make the contacts and do the public
-elations for a large borough would be a tremendous
'ask, and in the end people would not feel that they had
a health program. In order to keep in touch with the
oroblems of the area, the health officer needs to travel
about. This would be a very expensive activity within a
targe borough, requiring the health officer to travel ex
cessively, would be more expensive healthwise and
ess satisfactory than breaking the area down into
smaller boroughs and meeting the needs of the people
locally."
We certainly have no quarrel with the Anchorage
area, but do feel that the Mataunska- Susitna area is not
economically integrated w.fh the Anchorage area. Anch
orage is not the supplier of the Valley's commodities,
as if is not engaged in the manufacturing of commodities
which the residents of the Valleys consume. It is a geo
graphical employment center and distribution center of
imported commodities from all parts of the U S. and the
world. Through its wholesale distributors the commodit
ves are in turn transported throughout the entire State of
Alaska. If one argues that because of this distribution
this area constitutes an integrated economy, then we
.-must also project that thinking to each point which re
vives goods through Anchorage. Thus every community
Torth and west to the Arctic and Bering Seas must neces
sarily be considered integrated with Anchorage.
A distribution point does not make surrounding
3reas dependent on that center, since we may obtain the
same goods via Valdez, the Alaska Highway, etc. If is
because individual businesses which have located in
Anchorage have become competitive, and offer local re
tailers the lowest cost.
The only essential commodity of any economy is
food. Without it no one can exist. Thus dependency of any
society is on land and what it produces.
from this, a society may be self sufficient, guid
mg its destiny according to its ability. The economy of an
agricultural area continues to be more self-sufficient
through development of additional varieties of food,
and increasing the population and thus the demands for
more food. A city is a place without food production
and is dependent on surrounding farming communities
or far-flung food producers. If nearby areas are competi
tive they will always purchase available surpluses, be
cause like all Americans, they want the most for the
least. The more competitive the local products become
the nearer to exclusive local markets the city will tend.
The majority of people in Alaska voted for Statehood
•and the right to govern themselves. The majority of
people in the Matanuska and Susitna Vaileys feel they
can govern themselves better with a smaller borough
a-- they have the ability, fortitude and wherewithal to
.do it
Bigness is not a criterion of economy.
FLYING CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Officers elected at the May
8 meeting of the Matanuska
"Valley Flying Club are Floyd
Ehmann. president; John Weis
<enberger, vice-president; Jac
kie Vanek, secretary-treasur
er; Jim King, maintenance of
ficer; and Floyd Spickerman,
operations manager.
Plans were made for a fly
in breakfast, which will be
held June 2.
A drinker has a problem
when he tries to make week
ends meet.
SUNRISE BAKERY i
OVER 36 VARIETIES
OF BREAD
DELIVERS) FRESH DAILY TO YOUR FAVORITE GROCER
"IF ITS FRESHER THAN SUNRISE
IT HASN'T BEEN BAKED"
fynAe* U.1
By Dan Halligan
DEAR DAN: My steady boy friend wants to give me his
;lass ring but his parents won’t allow' him unless I give him
mine. That’s the problem. My parents won’t let me give up
my ring under any circumstances.
The thing is that I paid for the ring out of my own money,
earned by baby-sitting, and I think if I want to trade it.
especially with my steady, I should have that right. Your opin
ion will be valued.—M.
DEAR M.: I think you're more right than wrong
but why make an issue of it? Your parents shouldn't
feel trading rings is wrong, if that's their attitude, be
cause they let the door open for this problem when
they told you to start going steady.
* * *
DEAR DAN: My father “has” to read every letter my boy
friends writes and I don’t know if he doesn’t really trust Gary
or if he’s just nosey. I’m about ready to tell him I’ve broken
up with Gary and then have the mail start going to my girl
friend’s house.
Gary is in the Army about 1,000 miles away and we write
three times a week. Nothing much is ever said in the letters
but a girl does like a little privacy.
Would I he justified in giving my boy friend a new address?
My mother knows about this and approves.—S.J.
DEAR S. J.: As long as your mother is on your
team you'vce got a good argument. However, this is
something your mother and father should work out
with her convincing him he's wrong. If your Dad
did find out you were deceiving him and the letters
were going to a new address, he might really lower
the boom. I think your mother should tell him what
Gary writes to you is none of his business and make
it slick.
DEAR DAN: We had a big discussion in our youth club
the other night about parking and the way the information was
given out by our leaders, it made those of us who park feel
about two inches high. I park every so often with a date and
I’ve never done anything to be ashamed of. What’s your
opinion about parking?—One Voice.
DEAR CNE VOICE: Chances are that among those
who told you parking was "bad" was a two-pack-a-day
smoker. Smoking may not bring on lung cancer, as
the dreamer* tell us, but it stains the fingers, discolors
the teeth, shortens the wind, smarts the eyes, ruins the
drapes and rugs, plays havoc with the budget and lakes
lives in fire and traffic accidents. And parking is bad?
I doubt if 10 per cent of the adult married popu
lation of 50 and younger of Canada and the United
States didn't park at sometime or other in their youth.
That means parents and yrobably your youth leaders.
Teen-agers can park without the Marines or Mounties
being called out. Parking needn't necessarily be "dirty"
as some believe.
• • •
DEAR DAN: My father and I often argue (in fun) about
today’s dances. He says the dancers during his teen-age days
were a lot more fun. What do you think about the dances
today?—Pam.
DEAR PAM: Each generation has its own dances
and that's that. If there’s one thing that impresses
me about today's dances, it’s the way so many of you
kids manage to look so bored and disinterested.
OiU£iJ Dm
IN THE
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Thursday. May 19, 1948
The prospect of possible
Army contracts for Valley pro
duce is making life brighter for
members of the board of direc
tors of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers’ Cooperating Associa
tion this week. Carl Rasmus
sen, board secretary, announc
ed Monday that the Co-Op was
low bidder on a produce order
which will return $150,000 to
the successful bidder. However
the contract cannot be consid
ered assured, since bidding was
on an informal basis only. The
definite contract award will
not be anniounced before July
1, Mr. Rasmussen said.
• • •
A new board of directors
was elected at the last week's
annual meeting of stock
holders of the Matanuska
Hotel. Those who now guide
the destiny of the Valley's
hotel are I. M. Sandvik. Mr.
and Mrs. William Head, An
drew Hassman, Thomas Man
ley, Forest Hysom and Jack
Mase.
* • *
Graduates of the eighth grade
of Palmer school, 31 in all, re
ceived their diplomas at com
mencement exercises held in
the Palmer gymnasium at 1
o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
Harold Hhuma, former super
intendent here, gave the com.
mencement address.
* •
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Quarn- !
strom left the Valley this week !
to make their home in Ketchi
kan. Their farm has been leas
ed by the Winegarner family.
* * *
Francis M. Malcolm, high
school instructor at Seldovia
for the past year, has been
appointed Palmer's next sup
erintendent of schools, it was
announced this week. Mr.
Malcolm's Seldovia assign
ment was his first in the ter
ritory.
• * *
Because census information
regarding Palmer’s population
is unavailable, the Chamber of
Commerce board of directors
decided last Tuesday evening,
to undertake an informal count
of Palmerites. A census is nec
essary to supply information
requested by Joseph Flakne,
chief of the Alaska Branch of
the Department of the Interior.
MOOSE
GAME NIGHT |
EVERY WEDNESDAY MTE
PUBLIC WELCOME j
WORSE NALL - PALMER - 8 P.M.
local vfw commander tells how
BUDDY POPPY FUNDS ARE USED
Commander Henry Katkus of
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 9365 today spelled out the
jxact channels into which all
funds collected in the V.F.W’s
annual Buddy Poppy drive
would be diverted. He said he
was making the statement so
that all the citizens in the Pal
mer-Wasilla area would know
just where their money was
going. •
“The manner in which Bud
dy Poppy funds may be spent,”
the Commander said, “is regu
lated by the National By-Laws.
Disbursements are strictly con
fined to the following purposes:
"For the aid, relief and com
fort of disabled and needy vet
erans, their dependents and
their widows and orphans.
“For maintenance or expan
sion of the V.F.W. National
Home for widows and orphans j
of veterans at Eaton Rapids.
Michigan.
“For hospital or individual
assistance and entertainment
for needy veterans or service
patients, and their dependents.
“For rehabilitation, welfare
and service work, including,
iiasion service with the Veter
ans Administration.
"For necessary expenses for
military funerals of deceased
veterans. J
“For acquisition, improve
ment and maintenance of bur
ial plots, and decoration of
graves of veterans and service
men.” (
"In each V.F.W. community.”
Commander Katkus said,
"more than one-half of the to
tal Buddy Poppy receipts are
used for local veteran welfare
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! Wasilla §
I Assembly of God *
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i Rev Paul E. Riley. *
£ Pastor *
* *1
>:Sun. School -10 a.m.£
% Morn. Church Serr. 11 a.m.* i
*Even. Serv. 7:30 p.m.*
* Prayer and Bible *
^ Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m.*
* Phone FR-6-3161 %\
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work. We are primarily an or
ganization dedicated to serv- I
ng our disabled and needy
tomrades, no matter in what
war they may have fought or
whether or not they be V.F.W.
nembers. The requisites need
ed to receive V.F.W. benefits
are that they must have serv
’d our country honorably arid
that their claims for aid must
be worthy.
“Buddy Poppy Day has been
set in the Palmer-Wasilla-Wil
low area for May 25. It is ex
pected that all patriotic cit
izens of our great community
will help those who helped us
during time of need," the Com
mander concluded.
SERVICE DISMISSED
FOR BACCALAUREATE
Evening services at the
Church of Christ in North Pal
mer will be dismissed this Sun
day (May 19) only, pastor |
Floyd J. Haddenham announc- .
ed this week, to enable mem
bers to attend the Palmer high
school baccalaureate service.
Floyd J Haddenham. minister,
announced this week.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayer 10 A.M.
Church School _11 A.M.
PI 5-4341
THOUGHTS
Of A
LAYMAH
Darwin or Christ
So far no one has succeeded
n artifically producing life,
:ven under the most favorable
;onditions. Here God alone
lolds the only answer. The
iaine holds for the theory of
transmutation of species. If the
svolutionary theory were true,
there would not only be all the
species now present, but there
would be intermediate stages
which would be neither fish
nor fowl. Man has tried to
prove the theory by producing
sports and hybrids. The naval
orange can be propagated only
by grafting. Hybrids either are
sterile, or revert back to their
forebears. God’s answer is that
each species will produce after
its kind. And that word is fin
al.
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Rev. R. H. Fritz,
Palmer, Alaska .
Divine Services
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
ALPINE CIVIC CLUB
Turkey Shoot
Sunday, May 19 Starting I p.m.
Special Games Lunch
Alpine Civic Club
Proceeds to Benefit Palmer Ambulance
Fund
take it
who couldn’t
Once there was a mother who had
a normal, healthy boy. And he liked
to do the things that normal, healthy
boys like to do.
But. for a long while. Mother
couldn’t take it. She kept saying,
“OOX’T Bobby — you’ll hurt your
self!”
Then one day, as she passed the
playground, she marveled at a bold
youngster’s feats on the horizontal
ladder. And, coming closer, she dis
covered it was Bobby!
Now she has more confidence in
her son . . . and better understands
his confidence in himself.
Sound religious training begins
with confidence and understanding.
In churches of our community youth
ful eagerness is directed toward right
motives, high ideals, clean activities.
Moral and spiritual conviction begin
to supersede daring and pride as in
centives for action.
Your child already has faith in
himself. Through the Church’s guid
ance and your example this rudimen
tary faith can be enriched and tem
pered by faith in God.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the urea test factor
on earth for the building of charac
ter and good citizenship ft is a store
house of spiritual values. Without a
strong t hurch, 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 hia own sake. (2) For
his children’s sake. (3i For the sake
of his community snd nation. (4i
For the sake of the Church itself,
which needs his moral and material
support. Plan to go to church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
Sunday
Proverbs
.’5:21-27
Monday
Proverbs
14:24-30
Tuesday
Isaiah
30:12-18
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Wednesday
II Corinthians
Thursday
Ephesians
3:7-19
Friday
Colossians
55:12-17
Saturday
Hebrews
10:32-39
Mkiwin. Bnineu EilablitliiMnls Am CanfribMint TW. Mm
To The Churches el The Matanwska Valley
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