VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March-3, 1879.
A1 J. DeJuKo .Publisher, Manager
Editor .Lucille Kennedy Mick
Associate Editor..Virginia Gallant
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A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATENS
Our children are in danger. /
They are in danger of being poisoned. Not bv the poison that
corrodes internal organs or shuts off the flow of blood through the
arteries. They are being poisoned by the highly communicable
disease of misguided attitudes and goals—a disease that warps the
iidividual mind and undermines the roots of organized society.
Both political parties advocated a new juvenile code for tht
Territory. Certainly our present system dates back to the gas light
era. We need also a juvenile hospital where trained and patient
technicians can remove the mental blocks that divert misguided
youths from goals by which men live together in harmony.
Law enforcement officials on several occasions during the past
year have issued warnings regarding the unhealthy climate in
Anchorage and Fairbanks schools. Only a few weeks ago a C. I. D.
officer of broad experience all over the States and particularly in
the recent juvenile investigations in the Los Angeles area was in
Palmer on a case of youthful crime. Nothing in all his experience
he remarked, approached the serious youth problem existant in An
chorage. He warned than that the infection could spread to the
Valley, that a few isolated carriers already had made their appear
ance.
This past week there were new incidents of youthful lawlessness
in the Palmer area. With one possible exception, these were not ne
glected children in the accepted sense. Their parents are respected
hardworking people. Their home* are not breeding places of crime and
vice. The only blame for which the parents could be held responsible
is a failing that could be charged against most of us parents. Child
Welfare Worker Marilyn Olson said last week at a meeting of the
Palmer P-TA that parents should watch their children closely and
keep tab on their natural developments—to make sure that they are
developing in the right way. This week a few sad and disillusioned
parents were made aware of this need when they stood behind
their children as they faced the probation officer of the Third
District Court.
Under the present system prevailing in the" Territory the
court has two alternatives: to treat the children as adults and let
them pay the full penalty for their crimes or let them go. after a
warning in the hope that the slight scare involved will prove a shock
therapy. Of course, they are placed under probation in the latter
case, but in whose care? Who is going to see that they obey the
provisions of the probabation? Who’s going to see that the mental
block is removed so that busy minds can rechannelize attitudes
and actions toward healthy goals, away from the detours that end
in crime and social chaos? Who's going to keep the youthful culprit
from capitalizing on his error, from strutting around like a hero (
because he was smart enough to lock arms with the law, the whole !
established authority of (adult) society, and emerge unscathed? ,
Who’s going to keep this poisonous attitude from spreading among
children who want to be accepted, who want to be admired within 1
their own social age group? Even if it were not true that children :
of teen age are more influenced by associates of their own age i
level than by their parents of another generation, the usual time
element of association makes any competition more difficult for ■
parents. Children are associated with members of their own age
group for eight hours on school days and for still more hours during :
the hours of planned or unplanned recreation. There’s all too much _
time for the poison to spread. . 1
Churches and organizations like the Elks have initiated splendid 1
programs for providing healthful recreation during leisure hours. J
If more of these opportunities could be provided, an antidote to
younthful crime and vice might be effected. In the case of com- j
municable disease, however we isolate the sick both »o protect the ,
well and to give the patient treatment that will heal him. .
In the case of juvenile delinquency, both educational and medi- .
cal (pschiatric) therapy are indicated. Alaska has a health depart
ment of the highest caliber, and our legislators have given educa
tion the highest priority on the budget. Only two weeks ag# [
the people voted overwhelmingly to give the Territory $12,500,000
in bonding authority to erect new schools and provide educational
facilities. With the' necessary enabling legislation, some of this I
money could be earmarked for a special kind of school—or hospital .
—for youthful delinquents.
If this were done law enforcement agents would have a means
of checking a communicable disease that threatens to spread to
children still uninfected. Parents would have an even chance of (
guarding their children against a mental poison that could change
their children into enemies of society instead of the good citizens
they had hoped for. _
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
ACQUIRES OLD MAGAZINES
FOR LIBRARY FILES
Ranking as one of the most val
uable acquisitions ever receiv
ed by the Alaska Department of
Fisheries is over 200 issues of
the “Pacific Fisherman” dating
back as far as 1904. The maga
zines were donated to the depart
ment by Pete H. McCue, a for
mer cannery man who is now re
tired and lives in Seattle. Mr. Mc
Cue spent many years in Alaska
as general manager of the North
western Fisheries.
Clarence Anderson, director of
the Alaska Fisheries, said that the
magazines will be added to the
Department’s Juneau library,
which now comprises over 3,800
publications. The library is open
to fishermen or any others inter
ested in browsing and reading.
History as it happened is re
corded in the early issues of the
“Pacific Fisherman.” In a 1906
issue the biggest news was the
invention of the Smith Fish
Cleaning Machine made by E. A.
Smith of Seatte. The machine had
been tested in several Alaskan
canneries and was so successful
that in 1906 the small Seattle fac
tory could not expand fast enough
to fill the orders which were re
ceived from all parts of the
world. The Smith machine soon
came to be called the “Iron
Chink” as it eliminated the need
for Chinese crews to hand clean
the salmon thereby revolutionized
the salmon industry by increasing
the amount of fish handled dur
ing the season.
Local Club Charters
Plane for Elks Ball
In Cordova, Nov. 8
Members of the Elks Lodge are
scheduling a DC-3 from the '
Reeve Aleutian Airways to take
a group of Palmerites to Cordova [
next week Saturday, when the
meeting of the Territorial Elks
Association will conclude with a
huge ball that night.
There will be room for 24 pas
sengers and the round trip is es- !
timated at about $25 apiece. Har- :
old Dunn, steward of the Elks
Club is taking reservations. There
are still a number of places left. I
The plane will leave Palmer about
9 a.m. Saturday, November 8, and !
will return the following Sunday :
afternoon.
Local delegates to the Elks con- ,
vention in Cordova are Leonard
Kyger, Pat Carter, and Harold j
Dunn.
OPEN HOUSE HELD
AT WASILLA LIBRARY
About 125 people in the Wasilla
area turned out for the open
house reception at the Wasilla
Library last Friday evening.
The reception was planned to
acquaint newcomers with the li
brary, which was built entirely
by money and labor donated by
the community. At a program
preceding the reception in Wasil
la Community Hall, Evelyn Weir
of Anchorage Station KENI fas
cinated both kiddies and adults
with her telling of two juvenile
stories.
Palmer School Offers
2 Nights of Carnival
Gaiety This Week-End
Youthful tricksters won’t have
much of a chance this Halloween.
So much planned fun has been
crammed into the annual Palmer
School Carnival that it has divid
ed itself like an amoeba into a
two-night stand. All the excite
ment of the midway will prevail
at the Friday-night stand October
31. when barkers will announce
15 different games of chance and
skill from 7:30—11 p.m. On Satur
day. November 1, will come the
?rand finale with a dance sched
uled from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to
Schaefer’s orchestra.
The annual Halloween Carnival
is an all-school affair in Palmer,
and the proceeds help to finance
school activities. Student planners
are offered help and encourage
ment by memberstof the faculty:
the show itself is a joint produc
tion. In charge of the carnival this
year is Joe Lentz of the Junior
Class. Early this week he an
nounced the full offering of at
tractions and the operators who
will be in charge of each as fol
lows: Rifle Shoot, Don Ingalls:
Magic Clock, Bob Thomas;
(Big) Alaska’s Favorite Game,
Margaret Cope: Milwaukee Rail
way, Ronald Shook: Big Fish
Pond, Ruth Lane: Spinning
Wheel, Ed Janes: Bottle Throw,
Jerry Hemmer; Dart Throw at
Balloon, Johnny Brown; Alaska’s
Favorite Game for Kiddies, Janice
Barry: Little Fish Pond, Alma
Roark; Penny Pitch, Barbara
Hudgins; Chuck-a-Luck, Ralph
fCircher; Cane Toss, Dick Gei
witz: Ball Roll, David Ingalls.
Lorene Uzelac will have charge
of the novelty stand, where horns
ind other symbols of carnival
gaiety can be purchased. Pert
Jean McMahon will be on duty at
;he hat stand and Vern Adams
vill dole out the pop. Hot dogs,
)ie, ice cream, and coffee will be
;erved in the lunch room under
lupervision of Jerry Kindgren.
Helping Carnival Master Lentz
vith the over-all planning are
3enny Ross and Gary Davies.
Word has got around that this
rear’s Carnival planners have
>urchased a huge variety of prizes
or Alaska’s Favorite Game.
No costume parade is planned
or the dance Saturday, but it is
•xpected that most Friday night
matrons will dress up in tradition
il carnival fashion.
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lomemaKers News
Palmasilla Club
The Palmasilla Homemakes’
Elub met at the home of Mrs. Carl
Vlielke Tuesday evening, October
14. Members heard the Council
•eport and plans for Achievement
Day were discussed. Futher dis
;ussion centered around the club
>roject for the year, the Save-a
Baby Foundation, for which, un
ier the direction of Mrs. Marge
3ouwens, members have prepar
;d ten layettes. The Palmasilla
Dlub takes pride in the fact that
)f the three Valley Homemakers
vho are attending the Short
bourse in Fairbanks, two Mrs.
Eleanor Brooks and Mrs. Edith
Dlson, are members of their club
There were ten members pres
int at the meeting, including the
hostess Mrs. Mielke, Mrs. Marge
3ouwens, Mrs. Edith Olson, Mrs.
Florence Dunlap, Mrs. Zola Sand
ers, Mrs. Eleanor Brooks, Mrs.
Doris Dearborn, Mrs. Beverly
Drover, Mrs. Evelyn Mielke, and
Vfrs. Ruth Schaefer. One visitor
VIrs. Oberg, was also present.
The next meeting will be held
ruesdary evening, November 11,
it the home of Mrs. Doris Dear
jorn, at which time Christmas
linner trimmings and the making
if Christmas* candles will be joint
>rojects for the evening.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
KEN'S ELECTRIC SUPPLY
Corner Valley St. and Glenn Highway
Workers Needed lo
Complete Ski Tow
Members of the Matanuska Ski
Club are planning another at
tempt at completing the ski tow
at Little Susitna this Sunday. Ad
verse weather conditions have
prevented the erection of the tow
recently purchased by the club
from A1 and Virginia Johnson
owners of Sheep Mountain Lodge.
A new site for the tow was
selected this year .affording skiing
in one localized area for all
classes—beginners, intermediate
and advance. Professional in
structions will be offered to the
membership this year through
Andy Brachli and Dick Mekkel
sen, both professional skiers
from Sun Valley, Idaho, who are
making their home in the Valley.
All members, friends and any
one interested in helping the club
erect the tow are urged to go
to Susitna this Sunday. Short and
long handle shovels and picks will
be needed. Any desiring trans
portation are asked to contact
Joe or Virginia Gallant.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that, in accordance with the Act
of Congress of May 28, 1936 (49
Stat. 1388), and an Act of Con
gress of August 24, 1949 (63 Stat.
627) authorizing the City of Pal
mer, Alaska, to enter into an
agreement to purchase from the
United States a sewerage system
provided pursuant to said Act of
Congress of August 24, 1949, to
pay therefor a purchase price of
$250,000-00 incur indebtedness, is
sue general obligation bonds, and
in accordance with Ordinance No.
25 of said City of Palmer, passed
and approved the 21 day of Octo
ber, 1952, for the submission of
the hereinafter stated proposition
to the qualified electors of said
City of Palmer whose names ap
pear on the last tax assessment
roll of said municipality for mu
nicipal tax purposes that being the
roll prepared for the calendar year
1952. A special election will be
held in the City of Palmer, Alas
ka, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
November, 1952, between the
hours of 8 o’clock A.M. and 7
o’clock P.M. on said day, the poll
ing place for which shall be at the
Co-Op Club Room.
At said election will be submit
ted to the qualified registered
electors of said municipality,
whose names appear on the last
tax assessment roll for said mu
nicipality for the calendar year
1952, the following proposition:
Shall the City of Palmer, Alas
ka, incur indebtedness in the
sum of $250,000.00 for the pur
pose of acquiring the following
work of a permanent nature:
Extension to the sewerage col
lection system; to be construct
ed by the United States of Am
erica and sold to the City of
Palmer at a price not in excess
of $250,000.00, said indebtedness
to bear interest at 2% per an
num, to be evidenced by a Pro
ject Construction and Sales
Agreement between the City of
Palmer and the United States
and by general obligation bonds
to mature in not to exceed
twenty years, secured by a
pledge of the full faith and
credit of the City of Palmer, Al
aska, and to levy a tax or taxes
sufficient to pay the interest
and principal of said bonds
when due, ali as provided by
Ordinance No. 25 of the City of
Palmer, passed and approved
the 21 day of October, 1952, and
assume the obligation to oper
ate and maintain said public
work in perpetuity.
The polls will be open during
the hours above stated and the
following persons, to-wit: all per
sons whose names appear on the
tax assessment roll of the City of
Palmer for municipal taxation for
the year 1952, who are otherwise
qualified electors of said City of
Palmer, shall be entitled to vote
at said election.
WITNESS my hand and official
seal of the City of Palmer, Alaska,
this 21 day of October, 1952.
Mayor of the City of Palmer
ALFRED V. HAGEN
Attest: /S/ JOHN D. SHAW
Published: October 23, 30 and No
vember 6, 13, 1952.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31
ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL,
at Palmer School
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
HOLLOWEEN DANCE, Palmer
School Gym.
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 2
MATANUSKA SKI CLUB, Work
Party, Little Susitna.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
ST. MICHAEL’S ALTAR AND
ROSARY SOCIETY
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church 7 p.m.
KIWANIS SPONSORED MOVIE,
Valley Theatre 7:30—9:00 p.m.
MASONIC. MAT. LODGE, Car
penter’s Hall, 8 p.m.
P-TA EXECUTIVE Meeting,
School office, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 5
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
LADIES AID, United Protestant
Church 10:00 a.m. Planned'
luncheon.
MAT. VALLEY SPORTSMEN
CLUB, Co-Op basement, 8 p m.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Carpenters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
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LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT, LAND OFFICE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
October 13, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that Al
bert V. Pearce has made applica
tion for a home^ite under the Act
of May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 809) An
chorage Serai No. 016302 for Lot
24, Sec. 25, and Lot 1, Sec. 36, T.
17 N., R. 4 W., S.M., containing
1.86 acres, as shown on plat of
survey officially filed 9-5-52, and
it is now in the files of the Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any of the above-men
tioned land should file their ad
verse claim in the Land Office
within the period of publication
or thirty days thereafter, or they
will be barred by the provisions
of the Statutes.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager
Published: October 23, 30 and No
vember 6, 13, 20, 1952
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Read about the big fire
Which Will Never Be Put Out.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them
which do iniquity;
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.—Matthew 13:41, 42.
Sin in Your Life Will Cause You to be Cast
Into This Fire
READ GOD'S WORD
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand. Depart
from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels.—Matthew 25:41.
Now God's Word is True and We Read Further:
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire.—Revelation 20:15.
Why not today call on the Lord Jesus Christ
confessing your sins to him, and forsaking
them, and you will escape the fire of hell, be
cause your name will be written in the Book of
Life.
Local Man to Receive
Dept, of Interior
Service Citation
The Department of the Interior
has awarded a Commendable
Service Citation to Jesse Kepler,
long-time resident of the Matan
uska Valley.
Mr. Kepler has served in vari
ous positions under the Depart
ment of the Interior for many
years. He was retired because at
illness in May 1952. Several years
prior to that time he had been
grader man and winter maintain
ance man for the Alaska Road
Commission, serving in the Mat
anuska Valley.
The citation will be presented
to him at 4 p.m., Friday, October
31, at the Anchorage office of
E. J. White, District Engineer,
for the Alaska Road Commission.
CORRECTION
May I correct a statement made
in The Frontiersman October 23,
1952. I was not the leader of the
movement to organize a library
for Palmer. In fact, I had nothing
to do with that movement.
To the best of my knowledge,
the credit for founding the Pal
mer Library Association belongs
to Harold Thuma, Lloyd Olson
(now of Anchorage) and Mrs.
Clyde King, Sr.
Julia G. Graves
Many thanks to modest Julia
Graves for her correction on a
point of early history. However,
her contemporaries in the
movement of pulling the library
on a firm foundation have no
doubts about her ‘'effective"
leadership. Editor.
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