VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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Ifeitered an second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office at
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Barbara Carter Wasilla Correspondent
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A CODE OF LIVING
In these days when the evidence points to a widespread weaken
ing of the American moral fibre, with major crimes climbing faster
even than the* increase in population, it is encouraging to note that j
a great moral force in America is growing even stronger.
The Boy Scouts of America celebrates its 42nd birthday during !
Boy Scout Week. February 6 through 12. It is an occasion when we j
can pause and consider its mark on the youth of the nation. Since i
1910, more than nineteen million American boys and men have been
influenced by this Scout Oath:
“On my honor I will do my best—
To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law !
To help other'people at all times.
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally l
straght."
For its young men members, known as Explorers, the Boy Scouts
of America has this dedication pledge, which could well be adopted j
by all Americans:
Lucille Kennedy Mick
Virginia Gallant
“I will live the Scout Oath and Law. 1 will be laminar with the \
Declaration of Independence, the Constition, and the Bill of Rights
of the United States of America. I will respect and obey the law in
order to have security and freedom.
"I will share the responsibility of my home, school, church, neigh
borhood, and community; and when legally of age, I will register and
vote in all elections. I will deal fairly and kindly with my fellow
citizens of whatever race or creed, in the spirit of the Scout Law and
America’s tradition of equality of opportunity.
"I will work to preserve our American heritage of liberty and re
sponsibility. I acknowledge that the privileges we enjoy were won by
the hard work, and sacrifices, faith and clear thinking of our fore
fathers. I will do all in my power to pass on a better America to the
next generation.”
This week over 25 Cubs, 25 Scouts, 12 Explorers, and their 15
Scouter leaders and sponsors from the Valley join with more than
2,900,000 boys and men in Scout units all over the nation in the ob
servation and celebration of American Scouting's 42nd birthday.
Scouting is indeed a great asset to our community and our nation.
May it continue to succc-ed in influencing the lives of countless more
boys as they go "Forward on Liberty’s Team”.
NURSES ASSOCIATON
ASKS NEW STANDARDS
IN ANCHORAGE
Modest minimum wage and j
working standards are being ask
ed by the Anchorage Graduate
Nurses Association from the
Providence Hospital in Anchor
age.
The nurses are demanding a
basic wage increase from the
present $IH) and $240 per month
to $350. A 15-point program of
minimum work standards, in
cluding hours, leaves, conditions,
vacation-, training and promo
tions are also included. The Cen
tral Labor Council has adopted a
resolution supporting the nurses
in their efforts.
Victor Guns, hospital attorney
said a meeting will be held and
expressed as his belief, that an
agreement will be made with the
nurses.
MOVE TO CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wallis
and children left the Valley Janu
ary 31 enroute to Sonora Califor
nia 'where Mr. Wallis will enter
the lumber businc >s with his
father.
The Wallises have made their
home at the Butte during the past
year and said in leaving that they
would probably be back some
time in the future.
CUB SCOUT NEWS
j In preparation for their obser
! vance of the 42nd birthday of Boy
I Scouts of America, Palmer Cub
| Scouts have started preparations
for their Blue and Gold party to
be held February 25.
| Cubs are workng on handcraft
! and plan a window display of
their work, previous to the party.
During their meetings the indi
vidual dens are preparing pen
nants paper hats and other fes
itive decorations for the party.
| Orginal skits and Cub Scout
songs will be presented during
the party.
February 10 will be observed
as Scout Sunday with all Cubs
Scouts invited to attend the
church of their choice, in uni
form.
LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shepherd
of Wasilla are leaving this week
for Lake Bluff, Illinois, where he
has accepted a position in an or
phanage.
FAIRBANKS HORT MAN HERE
Arvo Kallio. horticulturist and
acting superintendent at the Fair
banks Experiment Station, ha?
been in Palmer this week to con
fer with local experiment station
scientists on research plans for
the coming season.
World Around Us—
Continued from page I
Branch of the Flint National
Hank of Anchorage.
IN ARTIC CIRCLE HOT
SPRINGS a n< w DC-3 airfield
will be constructed thin summer
and will be equipped with lights
that are* bring purchased for it.
! Construction involves changing
I the direction of the present field.
IN CORDOVA* one Axe! S< v
I erinson app< anti before the City
i Council to ask that snow removal
crews be instructed to slow down
I a bit “so that when they plow,
they will not fill in the sidewalk;
which have been shoveled." He
suggested that a man should go
along with the snow plow to clear
out entrances through the snow
banks if they are filled in by
sno'A
Residents of Cordova were ask
ed to boil all drinking water re
cently when the water level in
the reservoir approached the cri
tical stage, necessitating the
pumping of water from a lake.
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IN HOMER, a volunteer or
chestra practiced for several
weeks in order to play for tho
January 2fi March of Dimes
Dance sponsored by the Horner
Chapter, ACCA.
IN ANCHORAGE, last Friday,
hailing a cruising cab passed into
the realm of past history as the
new city ordinance abolishing
cab stands and cruising went into
effect. All cabs must now park
in private lots to await calls from
would be patrons by telephone.
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IN SEATTLE. Glen Carrington,
new Alaskan Division chairman
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. reported recently that
Seattle businessmen are consider
ing the building of permanent in
dustries in Alaska to absorb the
working population when the de
fense construction is over. Car
rington stated that the Alaska
Division will represent Alaska!
in Seattle rather than Seattle in j
Alaska. . . He said that many di- j
vision members are former resi- i
dents of Alaska and still main- |
tain business and financial inter
ests there.
Swiss Generators—
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additional savings are explained
by the fact that the 25 percent
differential of $82,778.25, which:
was added to the foreign bid for!
comparison purposes, will not ac- |
tually have to be paid: and the j
import duty of $49 672.85 will be j
returned to the federal treasury. |
The Newport News Shipbuild-1
ing and Dry Dock Company of •
Virginia was awarder! the con-,
tract for furnishing two 25,000!
norsepower hydraulic turbines j
for the Eklutna piant at $347,238.- ,
68.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Thursday Febru&x y 7
AMERICAN L EG I O N AND)
AUXILIARY. Carpenters' Halt.
8 p.m.
Friday. February •
PALMER SEWARD BASKET J
BALL GAME School gym.
Saturday, February 9
VALENTINE BALL. March if
Dimes benefit. School gym.
9:30 p.m.
ELKS CRAB FEED. Elks Hail.
8:30 p.m
Monday. February 11
MINSTREL SHOW CHORUS
rehearsal School Music Room.
?:3d p.m.
KIWANIS CLUB. Co-op cluh
room, 12:05 p.m.
VETERANS' TRAINING CLASS.
Co-Op club room 8 p.m.
EVENING CRAFT CLUB. Mrs.!
Eluise Hudgins, 8 p.m.
Tuesday. February 12
MINSTREL SHOW CHORUSj
rehearsal School Music Room, |
7:30 p.m.
BOY SCOUT RALLY. Anchorage
7:00 p.m.
WELL-BABY CLINIC. Health
Center 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE A- WOMEN OF THE
! MOOSE. Moose Hall. 8 p.m.
; M.V.B.A.. Chet Leibing home. 8!
1 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL. Carpen
! ters’ Hall. 8 p.m.
i B.P.O. Elks Elks Hall, 8 p.m.
Thursday. February 14
INORTHLAND PIONEER
GRANGE. Grange Hall. 8 p.m.
REPUBLICAN LINCOLN DAY
DINNER. Moose Hall.
MASON & EASTERN STAR
Club dinner. Carpenters’ Hall.
Dearborn Reports on
Recent Horticultural
Research at AAAS Meet
! Dr. Curtis Dearborn addressed j
| members of the Cook Inlet Chap
j ter of the American Association
i for the Advancement of Science
! last Friday evening in Anchorage.
Using slides to illustrate his
talk- he pointed out recent results
in horticultural research at the
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
i Station.
Other local men who attended ;
the meeting were Hugh Johnson,
Charles Wilson. Ray Bicknell, and
George Crowther.
U. P. CHURCH COUNCIL
ELECTS OFFICERS
The United Protestant Church j :
Council met at the church Mon- i
day evening. February 4. for the j 1
fir 4 meeting of the c-huren year, j
Vernon Fridley v. as elected |
chairman of the councd and Mrs. I
Margaret Miller was re-elected |
church secretary.
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Margaret Anne Reed Repeats Vows
In Impressive Candlelight Ceremony
In a beautiful and iitipimivv
ceremony. Margaret Anne Reed,
daughter and granddaughter of
Valley pioneers. became thi bride
•»I Dwight Pullen at the United
Pruti ‘tan! Church Friday even- ,
inr February 1
Nearly 150 guests crowded into1
th« church auditorium to witness
the candlelight ceremony at
v. hich Reverend Harry Gaylt'y
officiated.
Precceding t h e traditional
strains of the Lohengrin Wedding
March were two solos by Art
Stacey who sang "Bc-cause" and
"I Love You Truly." Mrs. Max
Sherrod accompanied him at the
organ and executed an unusual
solo arrangement of "Oh Promise
Me"
The bride, dressed in a tur
quoise suit with white assessories
and a corsage of white carnations,
approached the altar on the arrr.
of her father. They were preceded
by the bridesmaid, Karen Bryant,
who wore pink carnations on her
hunter's green suit.
The groom was attended by
James Foster.
The- bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Reed and the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. D. Snodgrass, who came to
Alaska early in the century fol
lowing their marriage and have'
lived in the Valley for the past
25 years. Margaret Anne was the
first of the Snodgrass grandchil
dren to marry. Born in Kansas. ;
she came to the Valley with her j
parents 14 years ago. She at- j
tended the Palmer School and
was a queen candidate for the ;
lS*3o Matanusk* Valiev Fair. She
j »► rmpIoyi>d at th» Frontier Cafe
The groom is the son of Mr and
■ Mr? Oscar Pullen of Ik Mtemei,
, Alabama fit has been in Alaska
• for the pa^t seven months as a
[corporal in the United States Air
Force. He is attached to the 498th
i Vehicle Repair Squadron at El
[mendorf Air Force Base
Following the ceremony, the
1 newly-wed couple emerged from
the church through a military
, honor guard composed of fnenck
* of the groom who arc members
1 of the Air Police drill team.
At the reception held at Moose
Hall immediately after the cere
; mony. Mrs. M D. Snodgrass fin
ished cutting the many-tiered
wedding cake, and the bride’s
sister. Sally Jean Reed, presided
: over the guest book.
Following a wedding trip to
I the Kenai Peninsula, the young
couple will make their temporary
j home at Elsie Lowe's home while
’he latter is visiting in the States.
LUTHERAN LADIES
TO SERVE DINNER
THURSDAY, FEB. 21
Celebrating Washington’s
birthday just one day early, the
: Lutheran Ladies Aid is serving a
harr. and cherry pie dinner Thurs
1 day, February 21, in the church
basement.
; Serving will begin at 5 p.m.
: and continue until 8:30 p.m. Tick
! ets will be $2 for adults, $1 for
| elementary school children, and
150 cents for pre-school children. »
Al and Peggy Huffman
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