THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1*79
T. O. SCHMIDTKE
Publisher
MILDRED JOHNSON
News Editor
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Summer Is Water Safely Time
From toddler to four score and ten, people have
more fun with water than almost anything else. Summer
(at least for a few days) is upon us and as hot weather
settles on the land millions of Americans will be redis
covering the pleasures of water. It is the time for swim
ming, boating, water skiing, and all the rest. But tragedy
can strike with appalling swiftness when basic safety
rules which should be observed on or around the water
are forgotten in the excitement and confusion that often
accompanies having a good time.
If you are a swimmer for example, don't swim at
unfamiliar or untended beaches where tides and currents
may cause dangerous undertow, don't swim alone, don't
try spur-of-the moment swimming stunts and endurance
trials that are beyond your skills. If you're a water skier
don t forget to wear some approved flotation equipment.
Every member of a group of people around the water will
not be a swimmer, but every swimmer should know the
basic techniques of rescue and artificial respiration.
With millions of pleasure boats now on the nation's
waterways, and more coming every year, there are essen
tial requirements which their "captains" must meet. Un
less every operator of a pleasure boat assumes the re
sponsibility that is his for the safety of his passengers and
proper handling of his boat, it is inevitable that there will
be severe restrictions and regulations which will take
much of the fun and relaxation out of a most rewarding
sport. Proper equipment, including fire extinguishers, life
preserver for each passenger, lights, horn or whistle, an
chor and line, bilge pump and so forth, are the begin
ning of safety afloat.
Just a reminder—water safety boils down to com
mon sense. Let's use it and be around for another sum
mer of fun in and on the water.
Idtutesi 21
By Dan Haltigan
DEAR DAN: I only have two children of my own but my
sister who is a widow has several and they take turns staying
with me during the summer. Her oldest boy is 17 and has failed
school several times. He does a lot of dating and dates younger
girls. Right now his girl is 14 and they say they’re in love. My
sister sees nothing wrong with this and the girl’s mother must
be crazy as they date three times a week.
I want to help my sister but I don’t know how to go about
it. Can you give me some hints?—MRS. S.
Dear Mrs. S.: Refuse to take your nephew as a
summer boarder as one step. I don't imagine you'll get
any help from the girl's mother and I know you won't
from your sister so before two lives are ruined, see a
clergyman or a juvenile officer of your county.
What needs to be done here is some responsible
person to talk to the adults and put an end to this
"I love you" business.
* * » •
DEAR DAN: This boy who has been going with my best
friend for over a year has been calling me quite often the past
month and telling me he’s soon going to break up with Grace.
He keeps asking me if I’ll go steady with him when they break
up. Dan. I want to go with him because I’ve liked him since
long before my friend began going with him—only he doesn't
know it.
The only thing is that I don't want my friend to think I
encouraged the break-up or I wouldn't want her getting mad at
me if I started dating the boy after the break up. Do you think
she’ll get the wrong idea?—A GOOD FRIEND.
Dear Friend: The way it looks to me, the dam
age has already been done and what eventually takes
place will be frosting on the cake. There's nothing in
the rules that says a going-steady boy can't call up an
other girl once in a while and talk but when he phones
the "best friend" and they plan her eventual elimina
tion, it isn't very nice. I don't know how your friend
will feel but I've got cold chills.
DEAR DAN: How does a boy discourage a girl from both
ering him when he s lost interest in her? I never went steady
with this girl but all spring we walked around school together
and we dated quite often on week ends but that was all. I’ve
tried to be polite but a guy can just take it so long, you know.
The girl has phoned me. waited for me after work and practical
ly shadowed the house. What happens now?—M.M.
Dear M.M.: Your best bet may be a girl whom the
shadow and you call a "good friend." If you can explain
to her the spot you're in, perhaps she can talk to this
girl without her knowing you're behind it. That way,
you solve your problem and the girl is saved embarrass
ment.
Otherwise, perhaps your mother can answer the
phone one of these evenings and do the same type of
explaining.
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Strange Things
By HEINIE SNIDER
I recently received a very
nice letter from an old friend
and pioneer, Arthur Eide, He
is the same age as this writer,
76 years old, and is something
of a counterpart of me.
Like me, he was born on the
old sod. Eide sailed before the
mast, meaning that he was a
sailor on a sailing ship when
we had wooden ships and iron
men instead of the present time
iron ships and wooden men!
I know of one more sailor,
Jack Fabyan of Wasilla, who
sailed the seven seas. Most oi
these old salts, according to
sailors’ beliefs, are now sea
gulls.
Arthur Eide, like Jack, sail
ed around stormy Cape Horn in
1910. However, he gave up
sailing and became an interior
decorator. Then for a short
time he studied English at
Berkeley Theological College
and became a teacher. He was
sent to Diomede Island, where
he found himself to be the only
white man among primitive
people. It was there that he
married his first wife, an Es
kimo girl.
In 1920, the sailor man was
in charge of building a hospital
at Point Barrow for the Pres
byterian Mission. Because there
was not much known about the
Eskimos, he wrote stories bas
ed on Eskimo land.
In 1930 he wrote his first
book for the Eskimos’ elemen
tary schools. Later he ran and
owned his own radio program.
Among other books he wrote
on life with the Eskimos are
“Drums of Diomede,” and “Life
Among the Wire Traders"
(written in Norwegian).
It was around 1950 or 1955
that we met in Anchorage, in
the first library and museum,
where some of the very valu
able artifacts donated by him
are still on display.
Arthur is also a lecturer and
story-teller. However, it is hard
for him to stay in one place.
From the cold climate of Alas
ka he moved to Lucerne Val
ley, Calif., where the thermo
meter registers 100 degrees or
more. After two years of active
living in the desert-like valley,
he broke camp again and mov
ed to Ymir in British Colum
bia.
He tells me there is no elec
tric light or power, and he is
doing his own plumbing and
building. His only help is his
bride of several months. As
soon as the house is finished,
he is going to write a new
book.
Brother Eide has moved
from salt water to ice to heat
to city, and back to wilder
ness. »
In matrimony, too, Arthur
'ikes a change. You can read
about it in his new book, titled
"My Five Wives.”
THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
Pipe Dreams
An expensive trip to t h e
moon is indeed a pipe dream.
The question might arise.
“What are the benefits?”
Only to be ahead of Russia,
the outlay of thirty billion
isn't worth it. On second
thought, with the minerals of
the moon completely un
touched, there should be a
vast storehouse of wealth,
such as fumaroles or volca
nic chimney deposits, fabu
lously rich in diamonds and
other precious stones. There
might be time for the lunar
nauts to hack out some of
the bigger gems before they
run completely out of oxy
gen. Then there would be
the frantic scramble to get
back in the space ship. The
end result would be three
dead cosmonauts with a bag
of gems, and a b i g hole in
the national treasury.
Former Resident
Marries June 8
Mrs. Helen Vasanoja, form
erly of Palmer and Anchorage,
was married on June 8 in Clo
quet, Minn., to William A.
Williams of that city.
Her son, Larry Vasanoja,
and daughters Mrs. Lee Hart
ley and Mrs. Robert Hartley,
all of Palmer, attended the
wedding.
The two Mrs. Hartleys made
only a brief visit in Cloquet be
fore returning to Palmer, while
Larry spent two weeks visiting
friends and relatives of the
area before returning home.
The new Mrs. Williams was
among the original group of
colonists who came here in
1935. She moved to Cloquet
from Anchorage last fall.
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Thursday, June 30, 1948
The Valley’s Don Irwin was
honored this week, when he
was chosen one of 49 Alaskans
to receive the Jessen’s Weekly
first annual award for dis
tinguished service to Alaska.
Bronze plaques go to the 49
Alaskans, who were picked in
a poll of Jessen’s Weekly read
ers.
Last week's report of a 60
per cent crop loss in the Mat
anuska Valley this season,
published in an Anchorage
newspaper, was grossly exag
gerated, Matanuska farmers
protested today. A poll of a
number of representative
producers in the Valley re
veals that the highest esti
mate of overall crop damage
at this time does not exceed
10 per cent.
Charles Quinton, who form
erly was proprietor of the
Co-Op barber shop for four
years, returned to the Valley
for a short visit here last week.
The Matanuska Electric
Assn. Inc., last week receiv
ed word from the Rural Elec
trification Admin istration
that its building plans had
been approved, it w a s an
nounced this week by W. C.
Mau, MEA manager. It is not
ST. JOHN
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
,*e». It H. Fritz,
Palmer, Alamo
1-5-2545
Divine Services UiOO A.M.
Sunday School 9:45 AJM.
known what the amount of
the loan is to be approved
for construction.
Louis Poluck. Jonesville mi
ner injured in a recent shoot
ing fray at the mines, has
been sent to a veteran’s hospi
tal in the States for surgery.
Chet Sandvik was re-elect
ed head of the Valley's carp
enter's union, at last Tues
day's election. Officers pick
ed to serve with him for an
other year are: Bill Roark,
secretary: Bill Curtis, treas
urer and Joe Loyer. trustee.
A man's strength should
never be judged by the great
number of promises he breaks.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayer_10 A.M.
Church School_11 A.M.
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Singspiralion
Wasilla Assembly of God
Sunday, June 30—3 p,m.
Sponsored by
Ministers and Christian
Laymens Association
OES HOLDS LAST
MEETING OF SUMMER
Matanuska Valley Chapter
No. 14, Order of Eastern Star,
held their regular meeting June
19 at Carpenters Hall.
Visitors from Anchorage
were introduced and welcom
ed.
A letter of acceptance was
read from the Anchorage chap
ter No. 8, agreeing to do the
initiatory work at. the Septem
ber meeting, which will be pre
ceded by a planned potluck
dinner. All w'ho wish to attend
should contact Mrs. Carlos
Driggars by Sept. 1.
The next regular meeting of
OES will be on Wednesday.
Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. in Carpen
ters hall.
Time may be money, but as
a rule the more time a man
has the more money he needs.
i Wasilla . |
I Assembly of God *
$ Her Paul E. Riley. |
* Pastor *
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*Sun. School .10 a.m.|
*Morn. Church Serv. 11 a.m.*
♦Even. Serv. ... 7:30 p.m.*
* Prayer and Bible *
£ Study, Wednesday 7:30 p.m,*
| Phone FR-6-3161 *
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THE CHURCH FOR ALL4 ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest factor
on earth for the building of charac
ter and good citizenship. It is a store
house of spiritual values. Without a
strong Church, neither democracy
nor civilization can survive. There
are four sound reasons why every
person should attend services regu
iarly and support the Church. They
are: (1) For hia own sake. (2) For
his children’s sake. (3) For the sake
of his community and nation (4)
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.
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Sunday
Psalms
27:4-10
Monday
Isaiah
30:12-18
Tuesday
Jeremiah
4:1-4
Wednesday
Amos
9:5-12
Thursday
Romans
3:21-26
Friday
II Timothy
2:11-19
Saturday
Hebrews
3:1-6
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