Page 8 — The Frontiersman
Thursday, May 9, 1963
Pioneer Dinner to
Honor Old-Timers
A king and queen will be
crowned at a dinner honoring
pioneer and old-timers of Alas
ka at Williwaw Lodge on May
24 at 8 p.m.. Mrs. Miles France
chairman of arrangements,
said this week. The king and
queen who will reign through
out the Wasilla Pioneer Days
festivities on May 25 and 26
will be crowned by John Al
cantra. aide to Gov. Egan.
ST. MICHAELS GROUP
TO SERVE BREAKFAST
!Icrt cakes, ham and eggs,
juice and coffee will be served
by the St. Michael’s Men's Club
on Sunday, May 19. at a break
fast in the Palmer Moose hall.
Serving will begin at 9 a.m..
with the public invited to at
tend. The charge will be $1.50
for adults and 75c for children.
Mrs. France said that ar
rangements have already been
made for a number of pioneers
and old-timers to attend the
dinner, and asked that any
who have net yet been contact
ed call her at PI 5-3875 after
6 p.m., or write to Box 752.
Palmer.
Residents of the area are urg
ed to attend the dinner and
to bring a pioneer as a guest.
Mrs. France said.
“You are promised an even
ing to remember as we pay
our respects to these people
who pioneered Alaska, and laid
the groundwork for us to con
tinue to build our great state.”
the chairman added.
Jack Anderson, president of
the Greater Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce, and Ralph
Moore, mayor of Palmer, will
pay homage to the honor
guests.
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THAT'S A FAIT
Hi HAD A KICK COMING!
m&, SOUTH AFRICA STUMBLED
ON A ROCK CONTAINING GOLD.
it marked a gold yielding AREA
WHICH EVENTUALLY YIELDED TEN
BIUJON DOLLARS. BUT WALKER
HIMSELF DIED A PAUPER,/
something's missingm
GOLF CLUB BOASTS A HEAD, SOLE,
teel, hose, neck and a face -but
HO HEART{
BE ONE OF THE MANY...
... AMERICANS WHO WILL TAKE
THEIR INCOME TAX REFUNDS
in as. SAVINGS BONDS/
Wasilla
News Notes
By Jane Browne
1 he Matanuska \ alley Chap
ter of A.C.C.A. will place a
hamper at the Wonder Shop in
Wasilla for the purpose of don
ations for this linen hamper to
be auctioned off at the Chap
ter's Auction May 18 in Pal
mer. Anyone wishing to donate
to this worthy cause please
stop in at the Wonder Shop
with your donations soon.
The final meeting for the
1962-63 school term of the Was
illa P.T.A. wiil be.held on Mon
day, May 13 at 8 p.m. in the
High School gym. The Home
economics class is using this
opportunity to have a style
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For the gardener we think we have the
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ing. Ask for a demonstration.
WASILLA AND PALMER BUILDING & FARM SUPPLY STORES
MATANUSKA MAID, INC.
; show for the program.
The business meeting will be
an important one to the new of
ficers and committee chairmen,
1 as they would like all reports
brought in so the term pro
grams can be brought up to
| date. Please plan to attend this
| important meeting. Refresh
ments will be sold by the home
1 economics class.
* «fc *
Miss Joan Gowan and Rich
ard Warsing will be married
j Tuesday evening. May 14, at 8
p.m. in St. Michael's Church in
Palmer. A reception will follow
at the V.F.W. Home in Wasil
la. Their friends are invited to
| attend the wedding and recep
tion.
* $ *
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cadwal
lader of Wamic. Oregon arriv
1 ed by air Tuesday evening to
; spend the summer in Wasilla.
Mrs. Cad missed the trip last
year and is anxious to renew1
all old friendships.
See you at Erickson’s recep
i lion. Green Acres tomorrow
night.
* * *
Bowling scores. Late Tues
day Niters
Wasilla Bar _83 53
Totem Egg_74 *i 61 Vi
Johnson Fuel _74 62
Youth Camp_67*i 68’i
Cottles Corner _56'2 79 li
Wasilla Businessmen 52Vi 83Vi
1st high team, three games,
Wasilla Businessmen with 2600
1st high individual, three gam
es. Ed Fitzgibbon with a 559
scratch.
Studies by The Travelers In
surance Companies show driver
error and lack of judgment
were responsible for 32,300
deaths and more than 2,900,000
injuries on U.S. highways in
1962.
DEAR EDITOR:
It is my feeling and that o:
many others that we are pleas
ed that the outlying areas anc
the city of Palmer have ach
ieved a spirit of cooperation
and that if this spirit will pre
vail in the future, (there an
great opportunities awaitinf
the communities within thi:
proposed borough.
Sincerely.
BOB VROMAN
Dear Editor:
The most vital problem fac
ing Alaskans today is that o
our becoming self-supportin|
as a state.
In time of war or other dis
aster we could survive but i
few weeks in our present con
dition. We would become a lia
bility rather than an aid be
cause of our helplessness t<
support ourselves. Alaska mus
develop farms, and bring inti
cultivation and productioi
more than 360,000 acres to feec
the Railbelt alone.
This program should begii
now, and be rushed to comple
tion while the defense worker:
and equipment are available
If necessary, make it a publii
work program—or reclamatioi
project.
Changes in land laws an
needed to facilitate such a pro
ject and should receive con
gressional action this cominj
session. A land clearing pro
gram will set in motion ;
greater force of men than ou
greatest gold stampede.
Twenty years will do the job
Grazing herds will supply ou
beef and mutton requirements
Dairy farms will soon suppl;
all Alaska. Vegetable farms un
der intensive farming methods
cold storages and deep freezin;
plants are close at hand. Pack
ing plants can be had for beef
pork, mutton, poultry, eggs
butter and cheese. Grain farm;
in the Tanana and Yukon Val
leys will supply much of ou
concentrate feed requirements
Our native grasses and for
age will be utilized. Wool anc
leather to clothe us, our moose
caribou hides and fur will hel]
complete our wardrobes. Alas
ka’s wild fruits and all natur
al food products will find mar
kets in the states, for all sur
plus we have.
In the 47 years of my life
spent in Alaska in connectior
with the agricultural experi
ment stations and farming or
my own, I have seen very greai
changes in our mode of living
—From the very primitive diel
of the native fishing village tc
that of the modern home of the
U.S.A. — Transportation frorr
water and trails to highways
and airways—from the log
school room to the frame, tc
the modern concrete grade and
tiigh schools—and the univer
sity from a barn like structure
to the modern university:—
from tent towns to modern cit
es—and to statehood, God will
ing ! ! ! Let us fulfill our des
tiny.
To those whom you choose to
serve you, may we remember
:hat we are one people, not
divided by party factions. We
:hoose to serve.
Cordially Yours
M. D. SNODGRASS
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Palmer
Wasilla, Alaska
Dear Editor:
Only when one finally needs
the help offered by the Palmer
Volunteer Ambulance does he
appreciate in the fullest sense
the importance of it. Words are
always a futile means of ex
, pression when the heart is full:
! but I would like to say how
very much we appreciated
what Mr. Chance and Mr. Had
denham did for our son when
he was injured by a falling
tree.
Anyone who has to be con
vinced of the need for a new
' ambulance should ride in the
' present one with a loved one
! who has been hurt. With the
condition of our roads at this
time of the year, every jolt and
1 bump will be felt with a keen
• ness not easily forgotten.
It is not my intention to mor
alize or lecture others into sup
’ porting the current drive for a
^ new ambulance. I only want to
’ say that I, personally, wish I
[ had offered to help before I
needed help. It doesn’t always
happen to the other fellow; and
1 I would not want another to
| feet the heavy sense of obli
’ gation I now have. No matter
what I might do to help now,
it would never begin to match
1 what others have given freely
without being conscience
! stricken, or morally obligated.
If this letter can in any way
, make someone aware of the
’ vital need for a new ambul
( ance, I would be humbly
. grateful for the opportunity of
paying off a small part of the
debt I owe the Palmer Volun
' teer Fire Association.
Sincerely,
; MRS. GENE COGHLAN
• BUTTE HOMEMAKERS
: PLAN BAKE SALE
Butte Homemakers are plan
ning a bake sale and small
Mother’s Day gift items bazaar
for Saturday. May 11, in the
B & B Market. The sale will
begin at 10 a.m.
i
HOMEMAKERS
NEWS
Butte Homemakers
The April meeting of the
Butte Homemakers was he id
at the home of Edythe Corbin.
A bake sale will be held
May 11 at the B & B Market.
The funds raised by the sa.e
will help send a delegate to
Short Course.
The next meeting will be
May 16 at the home of Jure
Withey._
Excessive speed continued to
be the Number One Killer on
the nation’s highways in 1962.
Nearly 13,000 traffic deaths
were directly attributable to
speeding. _
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