Wearing 0' the Green Stretches into 4-Day Celebration
VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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Virginia Gallant
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TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
This week as most Alaskans
sweat feverishly over their 1951
income tax return the full irony
of the recent Senate brush-off ol
the Territory’s bid for statehood
blossoms forth in grim recogni- |
tion of a factor inherent in this !
continued denial.
Taxation without representa
tion is an issue that gnaws into :
the very vitals of a people whose j
history stems largely from active
protests against this uniust prin
ciple.
Alaskan’s loyalty to the United
States and their special reeogni
tio». of the emergency necessitat
ing the huge increase in the tax
load they must bear this year—
and seemingly ad infinitum—pre
cludes their blowing off steam in
the fashion of their revolutionary
forebears. All the more galling,
therefore, are remarks like those
of Senator Stennis of Mississippi,
who said during the statehood
debates:
“When we unciertaKe a pro
gram (statehood for Alaska) of
allowing disconnected areas in
other parts of the world to help us
pass upon our own military pol
icy or upon the far-reaching ques
tion of taxation, we are changing
the very form of our government.
Today. Mr. President, through
federal taxation, we are gradu
ally changing our form of govern
; ment. Do we need outsiders to
participate in that, to help us with
! our agricultural policies, on ques
tions of education, on the far
reaching question of monopolies
| and anti-trust legislation, the
question of tariffs, the extension
, of the interstate commerce clause ,
the extension of the so-called wel- j
fare clause, and the extension of
taxation—" and so on. As if Alas- j
kans weren’t being affected every !
day by these very policies.
It appears that Mr. Stennis is
unaware of the fact that we are
being taxed, that w<? do engage in
agriculture, educate our children,
and participate in interstate com
merce- Perhaps he doesn’t know
that we are holding down the
front line of one of our country’s
most vital defense outposts. If
such ignorance were the rule in
our Senate, we could understand
the recent reluctance to grant
statehood. We should know that
the job ahead of us would be one
of education.
Since such ignorance is not
general in the Senate, we can
onlyr wait, continuing to be taxed
— without representation — an
amount that is recognized as pro
portionately larger than that oj
Dur represented mainland broth
ers in view of the 22-60 percent
differential in living costs that
are not considered.
Rockhounds Club May Develop From
Mining Short Course Completed Friday
Rockhounds Club may develop
Twenty-four adult students
were awarded certificates show
ing satisfactory completion of the i
mining an j prospecting short
course which has been held at
Grange Hail for the past few
weeks at the final meeting last
Friday night.
Even though the course of
study is over, the class may con
tinue its interest in geology and
minerologv through a club, which
has been enthusiastically discus
sed during class meetings. Rock
hounds Club has been suggested
as a name for the new organiza
tion. and it is believed that the
‘•graduating-’ class would merely
be a nucleus for a larger poten
tian group. About 90 persons at
tended a similar course given by
Mr. Erickson in Palmer two years
ago. and there are many former
geology students in this area who
might also swell the membership
of such a club Lack of a meeting
place was originally the main
drawback to the club's organiza
tion. but Walter Doming gener
ously offered to put up a build
ing on his property on the far side i
of Knik River for that Durpose.
Said Instructor Eugene Erick
son. “There is a lot of interest in
geology, minerologv, prospecting
and lapidary work in the Palmer
area, and such a club would have
a good chance of u success.'”
Eugene m'ickson. instructor in
Mining Extension from the Uni
versity of Alaska, was in charge
of the course which included 20
two-hour periods. About half of
the lectures were on basic geo
logy as it affects ore deposits,
topography, and other factors re
lating to prospecting Prospecting
and mining methods were discus
sed as well as Territorial facilities
aiding in prospecting such as the
assay offices maintained at Fair
banks. Nome, Anchorage, Juneau,
and Ketchikan.
The other half of the class time
was devoted to minerology, the
study and identification of miner
als and rocks. Students were also ,
given instruction in the use of the ;
Geiger counter, ultra violet light,
and blow pipe methods. Motion ;
pictures on mining and associat- -
led subjects, together with a vari- ]
| ety of slides, illustrated the points -
brought out in the lectures. '
Starting the class this year;;
were about 65 students, but only >
the 24 who received certificates ^
I were in attendance for a satis- ;
factory percentage of the time de-j,
J voted to the course. Receiving J
certificates were Murray J. Ath- >
earn. John William Curtis, Bert- J
ram Curry, Walter Doming, Al- >
bert Johansen. Clarence Kaliher, ■
Charles MacMahan, Don Medaris. ;
Norbert Nowacki, Wesley Norbo
Ralph Nick, Agnes Rich, Fred ;
Stassel, Ruth Saulsbury, Jean
Saulsbury. Albert Soliss, Joyce '
Smith, Francis Thompson, Logan
and Pearl Trowbridge, Josephine '
Wood, Mathew Wooten. Lyle •
Jones, and Tom Phillips.
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NEW BABIES
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Norris
Thomas Andrew is the name, ’
chosen for the baby boy born to1
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Norris of | ]
Jonesville March 7. The baby was ^
uorn at Valley Hospital and i,
weighed seven pounds, three oun- '
ces. J'
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we expect concrete develop- [;
ments within the next few days. '! -
The police chief volunteered !
the information that “we definite- ’
ly have a set of fingerprints '
taken off the cash register and ’
the door jams.”
In and out of the Valley Hospit- ■
al this week was Bill Hoskins of ]
the Matanuska Experiment Sta
tion.
"A Basement Before
'53" is St. Michael's
Committee Slogan
With a quotation from St. Paul
1(1 ThrssaJonians 4) “Brethr*n
; oven as you have learned from us
i how you ought to walk and to
: please G<»d—as indeed you are
'Walking—we beseech and exhoit
; you in the Lord Jesus to make
even greater progress’* Father
James Snead initiated in his Sun
i day sermon the drive for funds to
build a basement for St. Michael’s
Church.
In the sermon Father Snead
pointed out the great need for i
; basement because of the rapid cx
: pansion of the parish in the past
{few years. A new basement
| would provide room for Sunday
• School classes, choir practice,
• church dinners and socials as well
! as make for greater personal com
fort for parishioners during Sun
day and daily services
Farmers of the parish ever?
: asked to set aside funds from the
I sale of one or more acres of prn
j duce for the basement fund. ■
Office workers and business
men of the parish were asked to
pledge individual sums to the
fund. •
Following the Mass a number
of farmers replied to the God’s
Acre Plan, and two thousand dol
lars in pledges were accepted
from parishioners to start the
campaign.
A committee of men will soon
canvas all members of the par- j
ish to solicit pledges.
Attention was called to the
Bake Sale on Saturday, March
15 at Bert’s Drug Store sponsor
ed by the Altar and Rosary So
ciety. proceeds of which will go
to the basement fund.
“A Basement before "53” is the
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ILKS AND THilR
LADieS TO tNJOY
CHINiSi DINNER
A specially prepared Chinese
ciinnv; w ill be the feature of the
March entertainment planned foi
; IfH'al Flks and their ladies. The
dinner will take place at the
temporary Elks' quartern at the
Fair Grounds on Saturday night
Clair Stock is chairman of th •
committee charged v.ith prepar
ing tlie Chop Suey and Chow
Mt in that will be the mainstay
>f the Chinese dinner.
Piece-ding the dinner will be
I the Elks’ fu st cocktail hour from
eight to nine o’clock. Celtbral
: ing the arrival of the new club
| license-, refreshments will be “on
; the house.’’ Leonard Kyger i.
chairman of the house committee.
Bingo, dancing and other en
tertainment planned by Clarence
Bell and other members of the
entertainment committee will fol
low the dinner.
TWO GAME EVENT
SET FOR MARCH 20
Thursday night. March 20 will
see a double header basketball
game when the local Rockets j
girls team take on the Wasilla
girls’ team at the school gym at
8:00 p.m.
Set to follow will be a fad
game by the Moose club men's
slogan adopted by the committee.
Contributions by parishioners i
and friends of the parish may be i
sent to Father Snead at the rec
tory.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bryant of
Palmer returned last week after
a several-week vacation spent ;n
ihe States
St. Patrick's Day Week-end Offers
Variety of Fun and Entertanment
From the looks of the long list,
>f social and entertainment j
events planned for this St. Pat
rick's Day week-end. Valley peo- i
pie v ill have a wide variety of
opportunities to celebrate th> '
Irish Saint's holiday from early
Friday evening until late Mon- ;
day night, March 17.
MOOSE PAJtTY FOR
GOVERNMENT WORKERS
All government employees are
invited to Moose Hall Friday eve
ning for a convivial get-acquaint
ed party. They will be guests of
the Moose Lodge and Women of
the Moose Activities are slater! to
begin around 8 p.m. and will last
until evtryone wants to go home.
GRANGERETTE FOLLIES
AT WASILLA
Also on Friday night is a spec- j
tacular treat at the Wasilla Com- j
munity Hall, where the Wasilla j
Grange presents its first annual
"Grangerette Follies." ,
Promptly at 8 o’clock will begin j
a series of special attractions in- !
eluding a fashion show with all
male models, dancing numbers by
all male chorus line, a strip tease,
a Hawaiian dance duet—all real
art—as well as a one-act skit
entitled “Fresh Fish" and as- j
sorted musical numbers.
SENIOR CLASS
ST PATRICK'S DANCE
The Seniors of Palmer High
School are giving the annual St. ,1
Patrick's Day dance at the school
gym Saturday, March 15. j
The dance will be semi-formal ;
and there will be dancing con
tests.
Schaefer’s orchestra will fur- ;
rush the music. Tickets can be j
bought in advance from any •
member of the Senior Class or
they may bo obtained at the door
Saturday night.
MOOSE ST. PATRICK S
DANCE SATURDAY
The St. Patrick’s Dance at
Moose Mail Saturday night is
dated to begin at 9 p.m.
The dance is for the benefit
of the Moose basketball team. Ad
mission w ill be gained by a dollar
donation. Music v.ill be furnished
by the Moose orchestra of three
to five pieces, depending on the
work schedules of a couple of the
musicians. Everyone is invited,
and a good time is promised for
all.
SHAMROCK LOUNGE
“PATTY'S DAY'' PARTY
The Shamrock Lounge will fea
ture a special “Patty's Day”
party Monday mght, March 17 in
honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Free
refreshments will be served rath
er late in the evening.
BETA SIGMA PHIS
POT LUCK DINNER
Another Monday night event is
the pot luck dinner planned by
members of Beta Sigma Phi.
Scheduled to start at seven
o’clock at Carpenter’s Hall, sor
ority members will have their es
corts and twelve Spring rushees
and escorts as guests for the eve
ning of fun. St. Patrick’s motifs
will be featured.
Undergoing treatment at the
Base Hospital at Elmendorf AFB
this week is Everett Yohn of the
Valley Grocery.
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