THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter oi. Oct. 21. 1947. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March S. 1*7#
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AN UNENVIABLE NEW RECORD
We live in an era in which records are being brok
en on every hand. This goes for just about every area
of human activity — sports, business production, wage
rates, and so on and so on.
And last fiscal year, an AP dispatch from Wash
ington points out, another kind of record was broken—
and it is one in which every American save a forgotten
hermit in the hills must share. The federal government
collected close to $106 billion in taxes. The dispatch
quotes an Internal Revenue Service spokesman as saying,
“This is the greatest amount ever collected by any country
in history. No country before ever had so many people
with so much money."
Well, that is no doubt true. And it is also true that
the American people realize that they must pay heavy
taxes, particularly for the national defense. But there are
plenty of signs that these same American people are get
ting mighty weary of waste in government, and in non
essential spending for Welfare Statism and to support a
bureaucracy of almost limitless dimensions.
How much longer will we stand for the setting of
new fax records? That's quite a question, in view of a
virtual taxpayer revolt that has been revealed in polls,
and also local elections around the nation, where the
people can vote on tax questions.
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By Dan Halligan
You're just another kid at school, not particularly smart
but not dumb. You have no money, no prestige, no influence
and no power. At home you're not as much appreciated as you
think you should be. At times all you believe you’re good for
is to help with the dishes or take out the garbage. A blemish
on your face is a major catastrophe and you don't understand
why your father laughs at your hair style or the way you wear
your shirt collar when either is the "latest thing" in your
"crowd.”
Yet, as insignificant as you believe you are, you lost as
much a part of your lifeline as anyone when our nation’s heart
was struck a mortal blow November 22.
You showed you did. You girls, even if you cried openly
at the horrible news, you also did some private sobbing too in
the sanctuary of your rooms.
You boys perhaps didn't cry (as I did) but when you
heard the news, you heard a howl of anguish from within.
Outwardly, perhaps you only bit your lip. Perhaps you looked
at a distant object and murmured. “Well, gee." Maybe you ev
en laughed a little, self-consciously, because you had to show
something. But from that split instant you knew President
Kennedy had been taken from us, your life changed, never
again to be the same.
You were lonely those first few days and you were be
wildered. Perhaps no one knew it, perhaps not even you. but
you were. Now that time has begun to lessen that loneliness
and bewilderment, now that you’ve settled back again into the
routine of your lives, you find yourselves a little lost. You feei i
even less significant than before because you are but a teen
ager or younger. You want to do something in President Ken
nedy’s memory, to give something, but what0 Even you Cana
dian teen-agers want to remember your great friend in a special
way. But how? You don't have the money to put up a statue.
You have no authority to rename a street in your city.
What can you do? What can you give as a memorial? You
can dedicate your growing up years, your thoughts, words and
deeds, to President Kennedy’s memory. Grow up to be the type
of citizen he wanted you to be. Grow up to be the citizen he
would have been proud of. Do this and you’ll need never apolo
give for not giving a memorial of something material. What bet
ter memorial can there be than a living one—a dedicated, law
abiding and God-fearing youth?
President Kennedy loved you young people. He was young
himself even though at 46 he might have been called "middle
aged." He reflected youth in his smile, in the way he talked
and moved. He reflected youth in his thinking and in his actions.
Most important, he reflected youth in the efforts he made as
president in your behalf. His legacy is you.
Myself, I’m dedicating my efforts to youth in memory of
the President. Hereafter, I’ll be trying a little harder, working
a little longer and explaining a little more clearly in my eff
orts to help you to grow into responsible adults.
You can do the same—trying a little harder, working a
little longer and listening a little more. Make these efforts at i
home and in class. Think a little kinder of others. Pray a little
more. Respect your elders mor e than you've been doing. Obey
the laws—of God, of your parents and of your school. Respect
another’s principles and his rights. Respect your morals. Help
someone who needs help — your mother with the dishes, a
classmate with a work problem.
Be a little bit better in all ways—through thought, word j
and deed—than you’ve beer. Do these things and more and
your tribute to President Kennedy will be unequalled on the
face of the earth.
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FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELFER:
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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Angels—Santas—Choir Boys—Wreaths
Shellac on Plywood and Saw Out
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Hi-School
Hi-Litas
By LINDA SHELTON
Palmer plays its first game
away from home at East An
chorage. Friday, Dec. 6. We
hope that there will be a crowd
of people cheering for us in
the East high gymnasium. East
plans to bring approximately
350 students Saturday night
when the two teams will bat
tle on the home court.
* * *
PHS students are very proud
of the new 60 passenger bus
that Mr. Cook brought up over
the Alcan. This bus will make
possible transportation to ath
letic events as well as educa
tional trips in which we have
not been able to participate in
the past because of lack of
transportation.
Anyone interested in signing
up for the Kodiak trip in Jan
uary should see Mr. Ward. The
round trip fare for each person
is $25.
Wrestling started this week
at the high school. The first
wrestling match will be Dec.
13 at East.
* * *
Students participating in the
Elks Youth Leadership contest
should have their material in
to Mr. Okeson by Dec. 10.
The Scholastip Aptitude Test
of the College Entrance Exam
ination Board will be given
Saturday. Dec. 7, at 8:15 a m.
The verbal and mathematical
part of the exam will be over
at about 12 o’clock. Those stu
dents who are taking achieve
ment tests will take them in
the afternoon. This test is re
quired by many colleges and
universities for scholarship
purposes and also as an aid in
admission selection.
Houslon-Willow News
By ROSE PALMQUIST
There will be a turkey shoot
Saturday, Dec. 7, at Willow
Trading Post, sponsored by the
Willow Dog Mushers' Associa
tion. Try your luck. Only shot
guns taking No. 8 shells will
be used.
* * *
Last Saturday evening, an
open house was held at the
Willow Trading Post in hono’
of the 22nd wedding anniver
sary of Bob and Betty Douglas,
host and hostess. Betty stated
that Bob was still her first
choice and that “he was among
the best” as a husband. Friends
and neighbors turned out from
miles around to help celebrate
this happy occasion.
* * *
The drawing by the dog sled
mushers on Sunday, Dec. 1,
was lucky for three Anchorage
ticket holders. Two of the
prizes, the dog sled and the
special camera, went to neigh
bors on 45th Ave. in Spenard,
J. P. McCloud and a Mr. Cox.
The name of the winner of the
.338 rifle with scope was not
available.
* * *
Vincent Rhea, who had sur
gery at the 5040th Air Force
Hospital recently, is recovering
nicely, his wife reported, and
may be allowed to return home
this week.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berato
were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Shelly of Moose
Creek above Talkeetna. Mr.
Shelly operates a weather bur
eau station for this area.
The Basil Bryants have com
pleted an expansion to their
business property at Houston,
resulting in improved and sep
arate quarters for their retail
liquor sales. The old room will
be devoted to such dry goods
as are in demand locally.
Margaret and Ira Bryant,
parents of Mrs. Joe (Ingrid)
Annibale, received word that
Ingrid and Joe are leaving
Bremerton soon for New York
City, where Joe will work in \
the main office of the ship de
signing firm with which he is
associated.
Mrs. Terry Bunker spent
some time at the Valley Pres
byterian Hospital last week
"ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN
DIGNITY AND RIGHTS. THEY ARE ENDOWED WITH
REASON AND CONSCIENCE AND SHOULD ACT TOW
ARDS ONE ANOTHER IN A SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD."
This is Article I of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948
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ISE FOR OVER A CENTURY-WE ARE INVITING YOU TO
OUR OBSERVANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AT: 8:00
P.M., Dec. 10, 1963 at the Van Brunt residence V* mile
Plumley Rd., Phone 745-3038.
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when she suddenly ran a high
temperature three weeks fol
lowing the birth of her baby.
* • *
Joe and Judy (Carl) Schoe
ner from Anchorage visited ov
er the Thanksgiving weekend
with the Carl family.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Becker
suffered serious head injuries
in an altercation at Montana
Creek a number of days ago
and had to be rushed to the
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
for emergency treatment. They
were driven in by Mr. Cutler,
who stopped at the Houston
Market in order that the hospi
tal could be alerted. Mrs. Bry
ant called the hospital and also
the State Patrol, requesting
that the police provide escort
for the speeding car. This was
an act of providence, as Mr.
Cutler’s car ran out of gas in
Wasilla. Moments later, the
police arrived, transferred Mr.
Becker, who had collapsed, and
Mrs. Becker to the patrol car
and got them safely to the hos
pital. Mrs. Becker’s wound re
quired eleven stitches. Both re
sponded well to treatment and
were released shortly.
• • *
Delbert Smith's snare for
moose hunters (MEA electric
power line) caught a plane last
week. Coleman Hutchinson of
Eagle River was trying to spot
a moose. He landed on Railroad
Lake near the Smith home
stead. As he took off. the
plane clipped the electric wires
and bounced down on the hard
surfaced highway. Coleman got
by with a shaking up and sev
eral slight cuts, but the twm
seater plane fared worse. Land
ing gear and windshield were
badly broken and the right
wing and right door were dam
aged.
The rest of the hunting par
ty, Mr. Hutchinson's father in
a second plane and three
friends in a pickup, all from
Eagle River, picked up the
pieces, so to speak. The fol
lowing day the plane was
hauled off the road right-of
way.
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MOOSE WIN OVER WASH.LA; DROP
TWO GAMES TO KENAI CARDINALS
By DEE WOODS
On Nov. 22 and 23, the Palm
er Moose played host to the
Kenai Cardinals. This was Pal
mer's second game of the
season. The first game was
with the faculty.
The score for Friday’s game,
Nov. 22, was Kenai, 75, and
Palmer, 65. Both teams moved
the ball quickly in this fast
moving game. In the third
quarter, two of Palmer’s first
five men fouled out and one
fouled out in the last quarter.
Even with the lack of these
men, however, Palmer held its
own until the final minutes.
Toward the end of the game,
Kenai made a number of quick
baskets to win the first game.
High point men from Palmer
were Mick Pettit with 18 points
and Andy DeVries with 22
points.
Saturday, Nov. 23, Palmer
was again defeated in the final
minutes of overtime. The score
was Kenai 64 and Palmer 63.
In this game the two teams
slowed the ball down and scor
ed more off each play.
The Junior Varsity lost by
one point in the Saturday
game, and went on to win the
Friday game.
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, the
Moose defeated Wasilla with a
score of 87 to 63. This was a
fast and high scoring game for
both sides.
High-scorers for P a 1 m e 1
were again Mick Pettit with
30 points and Andy DeVries
with 22 points. Dick Carl of
Wasilla was their high scorer
with 33 points.
The Palmer freshmen, play
ing Wasilla freshmen, were de
feated by one point in the
last 15 seconds of the game.
The final score was Wasilla 47
and Palmer 46.
Palmer has a point average
of 72 points a game.
Those who make up the Var
sity team are: Andy DeVries.
Harry Hartung, Mick Pettit,
Bill Bohman, Hal Ingalls, Jim
Estelle, Joe Puddicombe, P a t
Patterson, Richard Bolen, and
Dee Woods. Two boys remov
ed from play because of injur
ies are Stan Smith and Dave
Konikson.
MEN'S CLUB TO
MEET TOMORROW
St. Michael’s Men’s Club
will meet tomorrow, Dec. 6, at
8 p.m. in the rectory.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayor —10 A.M.
Church School-11 A.M.
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THE CHURCH FOR AL1__
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church it the greatest factor
on earth for the building of char*
acter and good citizenship. It it a
storehouse of spiritual values. With
out a strong Church, neither de
mocracy nor civilization can sur
vive. There are four sound reasons
why every person should attend
services regularly and support the
Church. They are: (I) For his
own sake. (2) For his children's
sake. (3) For the sake of his com
munity and nation. (4) For the
sake of the Church itself, which
needs his moral and material sup
port. Plan to go la church regu
larly and read your Bible daily.
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How Important is an Inch
Not long ago Genevieve was thirty-seven inches tall.
Soon she’ll be thirty-eight. Just how important is that
next inch?
It’s all-important! Without that inch her growth
will cease.
Folks sometimes underestimate the importance of a
Sunday in Church or Sunday School. What difference,
they think, can just one Sunday make?
But every day of worship or religious instruction
adds its inch to our spiritual growth. And whenever we
neglect the soul’s needs, then, temporarily at least,
growth ceases.
Children, and adults, too, need to keep on growing
spiritually. How different our world could be if all of
us reached the spiritual maturity God wants men to
attain.
A Sunday, like an inch, is important. Next Sunday is
all-important for all of us I
Sunday
Proverb*
1:2-7
Monday
Luke
2:41-52
Tuesday
Philippian*
3:12-16
Wednesday
IIThessalonians
1:2-10
Thursday
1 Timothy
4:9-16
Friday
Hebrews
6:1-12
Saturday :
II Peter
3:14-18 I
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