VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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Palmer. Alaska under the Art of March J 1879,
Bu'iK -s Manafiii
A1 J, IVJulio
Sditor
Ai' ‘, rt( Editor
LunUe Kennedy Mick
Virginia Gallant
Bar bur a Carter
Wasdla Correspondent
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Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
Letters to the Editor
Kenton. Ohio
March 'JO
I have surely been remiss in
Retting that letter to you telling
of our life “outside." If I chose
one single word to describe it.
the word would be- "hectic.” We
have been on the road most of
the time but between lecture
dates have tried to accomplish
some illustrating, painting and
writing. My neglect of writing is
in no way an indication that our
thoughts have been traunt for wc
think of the Valley and our
neighbors manv times a day. We
pour over the FRONTIERSMAN
and discuss the news therein as
if we were right in Palmer in
stead of 4300 miles away..
We have not been without
other Alaskan contacts this past
winter. We have been lucky in
seeing quite a few friends direct
ly or indirectly connected with
Alaska. Cecil and Helen Rhode
have visited us here in Ohio. You
know they have the very fine
animal pictures taken down on
the Kenai where they make their
home. George Sundborg dropped
in for overnight and the Col.
Levi Brownings who were for
merelv stationed at Elmendorl'
spent a weekend with us. On our
lecture travels we ran into Mrs.
Tom Day’s mother and Mrs. Lee
McKinley's mother came up and
introduced herself to us at De
troit.
The new lecture movie of the
Alcan, building of our home and
the expedition to Lake George
' People just can't seem to believe
has fionc over wonderfully,
there is a miracle in existence
like the “Disappearing Lake."
Fred expects the best season ot
his lecturing career next year.
We seem to meet with a growing
interest in Alaska everywhere.
And Segoo is a great attraction.
He is an old veteran of television
| now and makes an appearance j
1 before most of the lectures. He
is becoming quite a ham—struts. I
flirts and shows off for the audi
ences. But such a life is making
him soft. The other day 1 packed
some groceries into his saddle
bags and he was puffing like any
Chcechako sled dog by the time
v.e had walked a few blocks.
Fred is busy finishing up the
illustrations for the next book. It
is due out in September. The
name will be "Rick of High
; Ridge" and it will be another
j juvenile with a background of
| homesteading in the Matanuska
i Valley. One of the illustrations
; in the book he is composing es
; pecially for a bookplate for the
Palmer library. It is a montage
of Matanuska Valley. In it he has
shown a typical home, the Butte
with Pioneer looming large in the
background.
Another week or two and we
start packing to head to home in
Alaska over the Alcan—our 9th
trip. We are looking forward to
seeing everyone again. Both of
us send best regards.
Sincerely.
Sara Machetanz
METHODIST VISITORS
ENTERTAINED AT
McKinley home
Four members of ,the delega
tion of Methodist ministers an 1
; ay men who are visiting through
out the Territory this month
were entertained at the informed
get-acquainted dinner last Sun
day afternoon at the Butte farm
home of Dr. and Mrs. Lee Mc
Kinley.
The Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce board of directors
planned the affair, and most of
the board members and their
wives attended the dinner. John
Croul. Anchorage C of C manager
assisted in the preparation of the
dinner and the McKinley children
did the serving. Guests from Pal
mer included C of C President
O. K. Kincaid and Mrs. Kincaid
and Reverend Harry Gayley. Al
together there were over 30 per
sons present.
Kincaid stated that the Metho-:
dists were very much interested
in the Valley, asking about farm
practices and crops.
The Methodists have consider
ed locating a small college some
where in the Anchorage area. Al
though the main purpose of the
delegation visit has been to get a
true picture of Alaska and its
people in estimating an extension
of spiritual needs, it has been sug
gested that a site for’ the college
is being considered also.
FILM TO BE SHOWN
AT CHAMBER MEETING
The Chamber of Commerce
will show a film, “The Story of
Baylaun.” at the next meeting
scheduled for April 2.
The colored, sound-film, spon
sored by the Elliott Bay Lumber
Company wholesale building ma
terials distributors of Seattle
Washington tells the story of
Philippine mahogany from the
growing tree in its natural habit
at, through the logging and saw
mill operations in the Philippines
—and includes the final manufac
ture of the plywood, lumber,
doors and mouldings in the
United States.
The fifty-five minute film will
be shown following the luncheon
and business meeting.
ADV. “Vote once, for Hillstrand®
CONSERVATION
NOTES
Lew Hanks
One conservation activity
which doesn't get the attention it
deserves is woodland manage
ment. Here we think of woodland
as a hinderance to farming. Two
hundred years ago people felt
the same way in the Eastern
States. Woodland was something
to be cleared to get farmland.
At the present time almost ail
the hardwood and better than one
third of the pine lumber produc
tion of the U.S. is coming from
the remnants of farm wpodlots.
These woodlots were left be
cause the land was perhaps too
rough or too inaccessible to farm.
Most of them suffered from a
hundred years of fire and mis
management. They were con
sidered almost as wasteland. Now
they are being renovated and are
often among the most productive
parts of a farm.
Woodland management can be
easy. If we practice it here on our
farm woodlots it will mean a lot
to the economy of the Valley in
years to come. Our timber won’t
last forever—even here.
Woodland management or farm
forestry is just what it says. It
is growing trees for profit. You
grow them on your shallow,
rough or in nacessible land for
farming. Management is simple.
First protect from grazing and
fire. Then cut out and use for
fence posts, lumber and firewood
the old, diseased, mature and poor
shaped trees. Leave the young
well shaped trees to grow. Thin
out young growth if necessary.
By this method you can have
your woodlot on a sustained yield
basis. You can grow the lumber
you will need. You need plenty
on a farm. Farm forestry is the
answer. Start developing your
tree farm and there’s nothing to
it.
BOUQUET FOR
WALT STEVENS
Palmer’s Walt Stevens was
cited recently as one of the
most dependable performers on
Coach Leonard Braumm’s Uni
versity of Alaska basketball team
in the season just closed.
"His disarming smile, the re
sult of his obvious enjoyment of
UNITED PROTESTANT
PULPIT OFFERED
TO YOUNG PASTOR
•\t a C'lisn'titiotuil meeting
following the mornins H-rvict
lust Sunday Mr. Brian Clewortu
iw ivrd a rail to the pastorate of
th« United Protestant Church
Mi. Cleworth will graduate
! from Princeton Theological Scrr,
j ini ary, Primtion. N. J.. in May
j He conies highly recommended
' by the seminary the pastor who
I has obn ivrd his two years of
work as the student pastor of the*
| Presbyterian Church of Stockton,
N J ; and by Dr J Earl Jackman,
secretary' for Sunday School Mis
sions and Alaska, of the Board jf
National Missions of the Presby
terian Church. US A. Mr. Cle
worth had indicated he would
accept the call to the local pas
torate if extende*d to him.
Dr. Winston Laughlin. Mrs.
Charles Nelson and Mrs. Ned
Miller were elected by the con
gregation as a committee to pre
sent. the call at the meeting of
Yukon Presbytery in Fairbanks
April lt>-20. Dr. Laughlin was
elected the elder commissioner to
represent the church at the meet
ing of Presbytery.
After the meeting was opened
with prayer by Elder Harry Wim
mer the interim pastor, the Rev.
Harry Gayley, stated that the
meeting was called to act upon
the recommendation of the Rev.
J. Earl Jackman, acting as the
Pulpit Committee, the Church
Council and the Elders, that the
Congregation proceed to call Mr.
Cleworth as permanent pastor of
the United Protestant Church.
Then taking note of the fact
that many of the congregation
had expressed a desire that he
become a candidate for the pul
pit, the Rev. Mr. Gayley stated
that because of personal consider
ations he could not accept the i
invitation. Thanking his friends \
for the confidence reposed in him. !
he stated that he was confident I
that the best interests of the con- j
gregation would be served in act- j
ing favorably upon the recom- j
mendations for the calling of Mr. j
Cleworth. Mr. Gayley then read
a letter from Dr. Jackman setting
forth the personal particulars in !
regard to the candidate.
Mr. Brian Cleworth was a l
member of the Highland Park
Presbyterian Church' in Minnea
polis, Minnesota and graduated ;
from McAllister College in St.
Paul. After some newspaper work
in Minneapolis he enlisted in the
Air force ana wnue siauoneu
near Denver, Colorado, felt called
to the full time ministry. While
a ball turret gunner on a B-24,
his plane was shot down in the
Alps and he became a prisoner
of war. He has been a camp direc
tor. a youth director, and for two
years a student pastor under the
counseling of the Department of
Student Work of Princeton Sem
inary. Mr. Cleworth is older in !
years than most men graduating j
from Seminary.
Mr. Cleworth is married and |
he and Mrs. Cleworth have a son :
two years of age and are expecl
ng another child in April. The
Presbytery of Yukon will be ask
ed to permit the ordination of Mr.
Cleworth by the Presbytery of
Minneapolis in his home church
early in June. If the call is favor
ably received by Yukon Presby
tery the Cleworths wall come here
immediately after ordination.
Last Sunday the Rev. Harry
Gayley. interim pastor of the Un
ited Protestant Church, announ
ced that Dr. J. Earl Jackman, I
Secretary for Alaska for the
Board of National Missions of j
the Presbyterian Church, will |
visit this area April 5 to 9. Dr. j
George Sweazey, Department of j
Evangelism of the Board of Na- i
tional Missions, will be here at
the same time and will speak at j
the evening Service Sunday, April
6th.
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MARCH OF DIMES GROUP
TO HOLD VICTORY RALLY
The Third Division March of
Dimes committee, headed by Roy
Nve of Anchorage, will hold a j
Victory Rally at the Anchorage
YMCA building tonight at 8 o'
clock. All committee members of i
the division have been invited to
attend.
The forming of a permanent or
ganization will be attempted this ;
year in order that materials and
information will be in the Terri
tory in ample time for a good
coverage and well balanced pro
gram in the 1953 March of Dimes
drive.
Bettv Mears served as local
chairman this year with Nina
Stock and Karla Duff assisting.
They have been extended an in
vitation to attend the rally.
the game, allowed him to slip by
many an unsuspecting opponent
with a tricky dribble into the
basket for a" lay-up shot,” said
one enthusiastic sports writer.
PASSION SUNDAY
TO BE OBSERVED
AT ST. MICHAEL'S
Passion Sunday v ill t>e no
s« t vtd at St Mihitt-I’s Church it
10 a m Mnvii,
Purple. the official sign of
mourning u«ed by the church,
will be draped over all the statu**
and cruel fixe* throughout th"
edifice.
Tlus will usher in Passion
W«-«k. the name given t.» the
fifth week in Lent
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
E G. Riiiley, Democratic ranch*
I date for nomination to the Tci
rial House of Representatives was
in Palmer this week, introducin';
himself to people of the Valiev
and enlisting their support. Ht
Baka Sale Nets $90
For Hospital Fund
The Valley Pir^tn u i i^n llu
pital benefit fund wa" aided to
th< amount of 19*1 fw the amount
raised and donated by th* Chuff ,
of .1 cviis Christ of Latter Ibv
•saints (Mormons), through a re
cent bake sale
Members of the ehureh i xpn .><
d thru thanks and appreciation
to the genera) public for their <• »
►printIon at thr salr.
< xpericnce on the Chugarh Eler
tric Association board has inter
ested him in the acute need for
good government. He lists him*
vi If as a Navy veteran, a Boy
Scout leader, a commercial fish
•nnan farmer, salesman, and
sourdough.
Local Artist Starts
Morals for Theatre
Next week RusH [>m Ales
ka's '‘Shtiep* arti'-t. starts work
on two. four by right foot mural*
that when completed, will adorn
the st.icr sih ti<>n of the Valley
Theatre
Orw tnural will d* pict a Valiev
fartm i the other an Ala'kan
miner cold that is' When <om
pletod. the murals v. ill include 64
squat) feet of oil painting
Th<*M familiar with Rusty'?
work are looking forward to see
ing the finished product. those
who an not. will have a treat in
store. A! Hagen has tarn doing
extensive remodeling in thi **age
seetion of the theatre
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING! REMEMBER?
KOSLOSKY'S
SPECIALS!
SALE PRICES EFFECTIVE
Friday - Saturday - Sunday
MARCH 28, 29, 30
ROYAL FIRST GRADE
Brooms $1.89
HUNT'S SMALL RED No. 21/2 IW
Beans 29c
Swiftening ».h„ $1.23
9c
Orange & Grapefruit
Wesco No. 2 tin
"FUlL-RLLiNG"
Pumpkin Pie Filling
Powdered Milk
I lb. Tit*
DARIGOLD
I lb. pkg.
LiBBY'S SOLID PACK
Tomatoes
Pineapple Chunks
a | WESCO
Applesauce
No. 21/2 Tin
DOLE
No. 2 tin
No. 2 tin
26c
45c
37c
39c
21c
- tf-laAJi! -
"Cackle Bird"
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