VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A1 J. DeJulio
Editor.
Subscription Rates .. 50c a month, $5 a yea
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States
Publisher, Manage)
Virginia Gallan
Ancient Car Aids Education
3
A nationwide survey by the Chevrolet Motor Division of oid cars on
college campuses credks this 1926, four-cylinder coupe with being “most
useful.” The ancient vehicle is almost literally putting (1. to r.) Keith, Wayne
and Norman Browm through school. It is their link between their farm home
near Ames, la. and the educational facilities of Iowa State University.
Week-ends the 26-year-old Chevrolet is employed on farm chores.
New Recipe: Whiter Clothes from an
Automatic Washer with Half the Soap
-B
Homemakers find that automatic
washers will get clothes whiter
with one-half the soap where
clothes and the water are properly
conditioned. A new discovery is
that clothes should be “condi
tioned”before the homemaker puts
her new automatic machine into
service. The efficiency of soaps and
detergents is sometimes questioned
where clothes do not come out
white and fluffy, but frequently
the fault is with the water. This
can be corrected, according to a
report made at a recent national
home laundry conference.
Hotpoint home
economists said
that where local
water has a high
calcium and iron
content, it does
not completely
dissolve soap or
detergents in any washer. Clothes
become loaded with undissolved
soap curds and do not come out
white and fluffy. As a remedy, they
reported a recipe which includes
an arrangement by which a pack
aged water softener is supplied
with its new machines, with a sug
gestion that it be used to condition
the clothes before laundering is
done. This “clothes conditioning”
recipe is to be used before the new
machine goes into service: Just
place the clothes in the washer,
add the required hot water for
washing, then the water softener
(this amount based on chart be
low) : no soap or detergent. Then
the machine should be dialed to go
through its regular cycles.
Following “conditioning," the
clothes are again washed; this time
with soap and softener added.
Further tests showed that the dull
and grey condi
tion did not re
turn where water
softener was used
each time clothes
were washed.
Clothes colors
were lightened or
brightened, and their fluffiness in
creased.
The recipe distributed by Hot
point with each new washer sug
gests these steps:
199 SCREENED IN SEATTLE
UNDER NEW
IMMIGRATION LAW
The first ship arriving in Seat
tle from Alaska to be screened
under the new McCarran-Waters
Immigration act was the SS Bar
anof.
While some complained of the
delay and grumbled at the in
spection, most agreed it was not
as rough as they had expected.
The 96 passengers and 103 crew
men had their papers cleared and
were free to go ashore 45 minutes
after the Baranof tied up at Pier
42.
1. Learn from your local water
company the degree of “water
hardness.” This comes by grain
per gallon and may range from l
to 25.
Water
Hordnejs .... 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25
(groins per gallon)
Softener per full tood
Heaping
teaspoons ...,2 4 6 8 10 — — — —
Heaping
tablespoons — 2 — 3 6 10 13 16
Cups .... — — — — Vi Vi 1 IV3 l^j
2. After you have completed the
“clothes conditioning” process de
scribed, for each batch of clothes,
reduce the amount of soap you
used to one-half the usual amount
for future washings.
3. Keep a record during the
early periods of this process for
future reference.
4. If too much or not enough
suds develop from one-half the
usual amount of soap, reduce or
increase the dosage.
\\'[// For Heavy Soil or
Extra Hard Water
water enters the washer for the
deep rinse, raise the lid and add
softener directly to the tub. Use
the dosage specified in the table for
a full load or half the dosage for
half load.
The Hotpoint findings urge that
care should be taken that too much
soap is not used. In addition to the
soap saving, this reduces both the
washing and rinsing action. Clothes
should be placed in the tub while it
is filling. Do not overload the ma
chine: this dislocates the efficiency
of the soap or detergent as well as
the machine itself.
These studies have shown that a
water softener is especially bene
ficial to fleecy blankets, and other
woolens, as th^v are usually sus
ceptible to soap or particles of
unused soap • flulfiness in
blankets is r -’ •••! even after re
peated washing* ;• hard water
where a water g'., tener is used.
CHUGIAK ORGANIZES
CIVIL DEFENSE UNIT
Vernon Haik was recently ap
pointed director of Civil Defense
for Chugiak and the surrunding j
area, bringing up to 66 the total
civil defense organizations in the
Territory.
The Chugiak area comprises
about 800 persons and extends
from Eage River bridge to the
south end of Knik River bridge.
The district covers about 30 odd
miles along the Glenn Highway
between Anchorage and Palmer.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
BRING RESULTS
5. Follow the
procedure used
above up to the
start of the deep
rinse. As the
"Auld Lang Syne”
Is Integral Part
i Of New Year’s Fete
“Auld Lang Syne” has becomi
such an integral part of our moden
New Year’s eve that no celebra
; tion, however gay, would be com
plete without it.
The music sheets for those nos
talgic strains simply say “Rober
1 Bums—Scotch Air”, and Rober
Burns generally is supposed t<
have written it after he had settlec
down on a farm and taken himsel:
a wife, following the sweeping sue
cess in 1778 of the second edition oi
his “Poems.” Well and good, bui
, Auld Lang Syne was not exclu
sively a Bums’ product, nor did he
claim it to be.
In a letter to George Thomson, a
publisher, Burns explained:
“It is an old song of olden times,
which has never been in print. 1
took it down from an old man’s
singing.”
Modern scholarship has discov
ered that Bums was wrong when
he told Thomson “Auld Lang Syne”
never had been in print. Its re
' frain, at least, was printed obscure
ly long before Burns heard his
‘‘old man singing.”
Further, the original song often
has been credited to Sir Robert Ay
toun (1570-1638). Aytoun was one
of the earliest Scots to use the low
land dialect as a literary medium.
Multitudes of Americans descended
from non-British stock are perpet
ually mystified by this dialect, nor
does it seem to make much sense
in the standard English transla
tion.
Regardless of its original author
and origin, it was Burns who gave
‘‘Auld Lang Syne” its immortality.
New Year's Gifts
Were Once Sacred
The Druids distributed branches
of the sacred mistletoe, cut with
peculiar ceremonies, as new year's
gifts to the people and the Saxons
observed the day with gifts and fes
tivals.
The Roman custom of making
gifts to the emperor was intro
duced into England as early as the
time of Henry III and Queen Eliza
beth is supposed to have supplied
herself with her jewels and ward
robe almost entirely from these
gifts.
As late as 1692 the English nobil
ity were accustomed every year to
send to the Xing a purse with gold
in it.
Under the Tudors and the Stuarts
it was the habit of all classes to
give presents to friends with the
wish that the New Year might be
happy.
Ladies received presents of
gloves or pins, which were then ex
pensive. Sometimes the gifts were
compounded in money and from
this practice we have the term
‘‘pin money.”
'Jour de L'An' Is
Gayest Day of Year
For French-Canadians
The gayest day in the calendar
lor French-Canadians is “Jour de
L’An” — Now Year’s Day — the
occasion for family re-unions and
exchanging gifts.
The most important event of the
day is the “blessing of the partri
arch.” It is the custom for a
French-Car.adian when he gets up
on the morning of January 1 to
speak to no one until he has been
to the father of the house and asked
for his blessing.
Each one goes down on his knees
and says: “Father give me your
blessing.” The father in reply holds
out his hand and says: “May God
bless you my child; I bless you
with all my heart."
HELLO 1953 . . . This young
man, decked out in a paper hat
and streamers, is ready for a
little private celebrating as he
welcomes the New Year. He
doesn’t look exactly happy at
the moment, but he is looking
forward to a year of peace and
prosperity for himself and the
nation
SHIP SAILINGS
PASSENGER SHIPS
FROM SEWARD
S.S. DENALI
Thurs., Jan. 8
Cordova
Juneau
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
•S. BARANOF
Thurs., Jan. 15
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
From Seattle
S. S. NADINA
Sailing from Seattle January
13, calling at Seward and
Valdez.
S. S. CHENA
Sailing from Seattle January
20, coiling at Seward, Val
dez and Cordova.
FOR INFORMATION
************************
Homemakers' News
»*** XXX X X X **************
Gold Dusters
The Gold Dusters Homemakers’
club held their Christmas party
December 2 at the home of Row
ena Bresee. During the business
meeting, meeting places and hos
tesses for the coming year were
scheduled and it was decided that
if a demonstrator on huck towel
embroidery can be found, the
club will start this work at the
January meeting.
Following the meeting, games
were played, gifts were exchang
ed and a bountiful potluck lunch
was enjoyed by all.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ACCOUNTING FORMS
; OFFICE SUPPLIES
!; Everything
for the Office
—
Expert Office
Machine Repairs
COMMERCIAL
STATIONERS
\ Reed Bldg., Opp. Federal Bldg.
; Dial 30515—Anchorage. Alaska
The next meeting will be held
January 6 in the Extension Craft
room.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
ALWAYS GET RESULTS
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
NO MEETING DEC. 24
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
A dripping faucet not only is
annoying, but it is expensive
too. The amount of water that
is wasted in this way is amaz
ing. Also it is one of those
things that costs little to re
pair if repaired in time, but if
neglected may bo expensive.
Don't put it off . . . Call Mac's
now.
MACS PLUMBING
and HEATING
I ?SHHH(-*^********^*^HHH(^1HHHt^********##*^#<HHH,
I *
: *
*
*
ijc
* 523 Fourth Av«., Anchorage Phono 22051
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
"The Alaskan Jewelers"
<<<<<<■
WATCHES DIAMONDS
SILVER NUGGET AND JADE JEWELRY
«*«■* *-4<.<4,+
Prompt Attention to Mail Orders
| Serving Alaskans for 35 years—ask any old-timer |
* *
Banish Cold Weather Engine
Troubles for the Life of
Car, Truck or Tractor . .
ECONOMICALLY
EFFICIENTLY
EASILY
- proven
FREEMAN
Headbolt Engine Heater
It's impossible for cold weather to stall FREEMAN
equipped engines . . . your car starts easily and
smoothly in coldest weather with an engine that
is properly lubricated to prevent ^old weather
friction wear. The FREEMAN heats the water
inside the engine and thereby heats the film of
oil between pistons and cylinders. You do away
with tow bills . . . you save time, temper,
money . . . you drive away without delay—
regardless of how cold it is. Guaranteed.
SIMPLE TO OPERATE
Just plug in to any 110-120 volt
AC-DC outlet to operate; only 2/3 KWH
needed for each starting operation; re
quires no servicing; easily and quickly
installed; more than a half-million now
in use, economically priced.
Cor Dealer, Garage or^
Service Station
PUTS THE HEAT WHERE IT NEEDS TO RE
_*50 WATTS INSIDE THE ENGINE