VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Bntered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a'
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A1 J DeJufio .\..Publisher, Manage:
Bilitor. .Virginia Gallan
Subscription Rates .50c a month, $5 a yea:
Mailed to all points in Alaska and the United States_
A NEW EDITOR
The publisher of the little Frontiersman regrets an
nouncing the loss last week of the weekly’s very capable
and diligent editor in the person of Lucille Kennedy Mick,
Who has so efficiently edited the sheet for the past year
and a half. Mrs. Mick assumed her duties with the Frontiers
man in June of 1951. From that date until last week, she
has carefully and earnestly chronicled event#, of interest,
locally and in the Valley.
Lucille Kennedy Mick’s eruditeness and her persistent
method of reporting the news have aided the Frontiersman
in attaining higher journalistic standards despite the publi
cation’s small size. For this we shall always feel grateful!
Until such time when we can assume the editorial
duties ourselves, the editor’s job will be taken over by
Mrs. Virginia Gallant, an extremely friendly and capable
girl, who has been the former editor’s assistant and who
has also acted as general all around office girl. We are
certain Mrs. Gallant will do a creditable job of presenting
local happenings and her friendliness toward all who come
in contact with her should do much to create more goodwill
between the Frontiersman and its readers.
We ask our readers to help Mrs. Gallant by phoning or
writing her any little note that might be of interest to the
community. Palmer has been blessed with more than its
share of organizations and to attend all functions is almost
an impossibility. Rembember, phone write or drop a hint on
anvthing newsworthy. Subscribers have our assurance that
all" news reporting shall be kept on a common plane as all
good newspapers should be. We are definitely not complex
dimensional plane writers.
Lucille Kennedy Mick’s farewell message appears on
this page in a letter to the editor, our subscribers should
find it interesting.
ARMISTICE DAY — NOVEMBER II, 1918
By LEWIS K. GOUGH
National Commander, The American Legion
This Armistice Day anniversary, sacred to the memory
of the gallant American fighting men and women whose
bravery and sacrifices brought victory in World War I,
comes at a time when we are adding new names to our
Roll of Honor in Korea.
There are some who say that observance of annual
Armistice Day has become meaningless. They point out we
are now two wars away from the original Armistice Day.
These critics overlook the enduring significance of Armistice
Day.
November 11. 1918, did mark the stilling of guns in a
big war. But it marked something far more significant than
a mere cessation of hostilities. It marked the invincible spirit
of Liberty. It wrote into the pages of history the stirring fact
that human Freedom will never perish from this Earth as
long as there are men and women who prize their Freedom
above life itself.
So on this Armistice Day we must more than ever
blend our tribute to the glorious dead with a firm resolve
that we ourselves will be prepared to follow in their foot
steps rather than let Freedom be snatched from us.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Covering Valley news during
the past 17 months of growth and
early organization of Palmer, In
corporated, has been a fascinat
ing assignment and an exhausting
one.
Only in a thoroughly alive
frontier community where every
effort is bent toward the building
up of that community on its social,
economic, political, or spiritual
levels could so much essential
news arise from activity of such
a few thousand people. Observ
ing and reporting this growth has
been a real challenge, but the ef
fort to meet it in the swift pas
sage of events has of necessity
kept the reporter in an ever-nar
rowing grove of present tense
news-worthy.
However, these individual
events and activities have mean
ing not only in themselves and
for the present. Interaction of in
dividuals and groups within a
community weaves a complex
pattern on a two-dimensional
plane. Adding the third dimension
of time measures the depth and
effectiveness of what appear to be
isolated activities on that cumula
tive totality of human experience,
which is a community. Here we
are on the track of a truth more
vital than that of the atom.
In this sense our reporting ol
the news has been a means to an
end. It has been an absorbing
means and a fruitful one, full of
satisfactions—and, of course, frus
trations. It could go on and on but
for the end.
In taking time out from the in
evitable pressure of the Thursday
deadline, we wish to thank all the
people who have made our “beat”
an interesting and a pleasant one.
Lucille Kennedy Mick
DON'T FORGET FREE SKI
RALLY NOVEMBER 15
1106 Las Olas Avenue
Santa Barbara, CaliforniE
The Frontiersman
Palmer, Alaska
Greetings to you and to all oui
friends in the Matanuska Valley
We arrived in Santa Barban
j about October first, after having
had a good trip down over the
j nighway and through severa
states. We came by way of the
j Hart Highway and found part o:
the road very rough. However
all the way south from Kam
oops, Canada, the road was gooc
! and we enjoyed driving through
the beautiful fruit country. The
ripe fruit hanging on the tree;
looked particularly beautiful to u:
as we had seen nothing like i
for so many years.
We are now getting settled ir
our home here and both are wel
and enjoying the delightful
weather. Just had a letter frorr
i Nan Curtis. She and Bill are ir
! New Mexico and are having e
I fine trip. They are headed this
| vay and we expect to see then
j here in about three weeks.
Very sincerely yours,
Clyde and Emma King
COURT NEWS
Pleading guilty to a Highwaj
Patrol complaint of driving un
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor on October 26, John D
Walton was found guilty and fin
ed 125; received a six month sus
pended sentence and had hi:
driver’s license revoked for si>
months in U. S. Commissioner’:
Court.
Earl Mario Johnson was finec
$20 in Commissioner’s Court, fol
lowing a plea of guilty to the
charge of speeding October 31
The complaint was brought bj
the Highway Patrol.
Fred Sinyon received a 30-daj
suspended sentence when he ap
peared before City Magistrate
John Shaw November 4 on e
charge of being under the in
fluenece of intoxicating liquor, e
violation of city ordinance 12.
j Reporters—
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Foster lef1
Saturday for a two-month va
; vation in the states. They pan tc
, visit relatives in Twin Lakes, Ba\
City, Grand Rapids, Cadillac anc
Steveson, Michigan. Flying ou1
to Michigan, the Fosters plan tc
return via the Hart and Alaskc
Highways, stopping first at Mrs
Foster’s mother’s home in Seattle
for a short visit.
Jerry Verall, dressed as Rob
in Hood and Janice Berry as an
Indian maid won the prizes for
the best costumes at the Teen
age Roundup party last week.
Miss Marjorie Myren, left for a
two month vacation outside Wed
nesday morning. From Seattle she
plans to go to Sacramento, Calif
ornia where she will visit friends
for several days, planning to be
home in Ontonagan, Michigan for
Thanksgiving. She will return tc
Alaska the first of January and
take up her new duties as Public
Health Nurse along the Alaska
Highway. Her office will be at
Tok Junction but her duties wifi
require trips from Fairbanks tc
Anchorage, including branch trips
as far as the Canadian border.
The Octoner issue oi "The
Alaska Farmer," published by
the Department of Agriculture
carries two pictures of interest
to Palmer residents. One shows
mechanized potato harvesting
at Glen Woods' farm. The story
accompanying the picture tells
of Mr. Wood's versitility in
building his own mechanical
potato harvester. The second
picture is of the potato bin load
er at the Co-Op root cellar.
Entertaining friends at a din
ner party Saturday evening, No
vember 1 were Miss Marjori*
Myren and Miss Alice McCann
Following dinner, a social eveninf
was enjoyed. Among those pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Merri
Long, Mr. and Mrs. George Whet
stone, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Tess
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gallant, Mis:
Rene Neilsen, Miss Betty Jo Rid
die, Roscoe Taylor, Robert Bron
son and the hostesses.
Miss Alice McCann, Palmer
school secretary announced
i her engagement to Roscoe Tay
lor. assistant agronomist with
the Experiment Station, by
] passing candy to her fellow em
ployees this past Friday. No
date has been set for the wed
ding.
New faces at Koslosky’s De
partment store this week include
Art Grooms in the hardware de
partment and Ralph Koslosky ir
the clothing department. Koslos
I ky recently returned to the Val
j ley after spending the past twc
| years in the States.
Mrs. Elva Martindale of Pur
ly, Idaho arrived in Palmer this
week via Northwest. On her
! first visit to the Territory, Mrs.
Martindale plans an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Thelma Ross.
Mrs. Jane Slaughter will en
: I plane Friday for a trip to Knox
;! ville, Tennnesse where she plan:
! a vacation with her family.
Mrs. Richard L. Babineau anc
two children of Montesamo, Wash
ington arrived in the Valley this
week for a visit with Mrs. Bab
ineau’s parents, Mr. and Mrs
Bernard McClafferty and her sis
1 ter, Rita McClafferty. This is hei
first visit home since leaving the
Valley six years ago.
Emil Ganschow was called tc
Wisconsin this week by the ill
ness of his father.
William Sweetman, in charge
of animal hunsbandry at the Ex
periment Farm, is in Kenai thi:
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New Wright Building
jweek looking over several pro
jects in that area.
Dr. Allan Mick leaves by plane
November 8 for Washington
D. C. where he will attend the
Land Grant Conference.
Kay Pippel is spending a fev.
days in Seattle on business.
Lem Wiley, engineer in
charge of the Eklulna project,
plans to leave Palmer next
week on a flying trip to Ar
marillo, Texas where he will
complete arrangements to move
his family to the Territory. Mrs.
Wyl-,y and their thirteen year
old son, Peter will travel from
Seattle to Alaska by boat while
Mr. Wyley returns by plane.
The family will make their
home at the Eklutna project in
the Engineer's home.
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dalism in the entire city. A few
! soaped-up windows were seer
i here and there but no serious
| damage was done to private oi
! public property.
City Police Chief, Bernie Bou
iwens had the highest praises for
the Valley youngsters. “Thej
should be complimented for their
fine Halloween spirit,” he said
NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
New Practices in 1953 Agricultural
Conservation Program
The Extension office has jusi
received a supply of the 195J
ACP Handbooks. Five new prac
tices have been added to th(
eleven in last year’s program mak
ing a total of 16. The addition:
are; Management of pastures
Field stripcropping to protect soi
from wind or water erosion; In
' j stallation of facilities for sprink
ler irrigation for permanent pas
! ture or rolling land; Constructinj
■ wells for livestock water; Plant
’ ing or interplanting forest tree:
‘ or shrubs on farm land for fores
• try purposes, windbreaks, shelte:
belts, or erosion control.
’ Farmers who are interested ir
1 a preview of these new practice:
before the program opens foi
applications can pick up a copj
of the handbook at the Extensior
office or a copy will be mailec
on request. Farmers who are in
terested in the irrigation setup
should drop around and have £
chat with Lew Hanks of the Soi'
Conservation Service who wili
help on the survey and cost es
timates.
King's Lake Camp to Sponsor
Winter Camping
! King’s Lake Camp will be avail
able for winter camping. The ex
pansion of the Camp’s availabilitj
was announced following the cto
ber board of trustees for the
King’s Lake Association. Several
of the log cabins will be winter
ized and provided with cookinp
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Thurs., Nov. 13 Thurs., Nov. 20
Cordova
Juneau
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Wrangell
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Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
From Saaill*
M. V. Susiina
Sailing November 18, calling at
Sitka, Yakatat, Valdez, Sew
ard, Kodiak, Homer and
Seldovia.
S. S. Iliamna
Sailing November 25, calling at
Seward, Valdez and Cordova.
FOR INFORMATION
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
ANNUAL LUTHERAN DINNER,
Serving 5-8.
AMERICAN LEGION AND AUX
ILIARY, Carpenters’ Hall, 8
p.m.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 7
SUQARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
ARMISTICE DAY DANCE,
School Gym, 9:30 p.m.
SPAGEHETTI FEED & BASKET
BALL GAME, Wasilla
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 9
WORK PARTY, MATANUSKA
SKI CLUB,-Susitna Mt. All day.
GREAT BOOKS GROUP. Meet
ing Chas. Wilson home, 7:30
p.m.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Marylou
Rideout home, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 11
MOOSE AND WOMEN OF THE!
| MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
GRANGE HOME EC, Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
; SCHOOL ATHLETIC DINNER,
j Moose Hall.
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
WASILLA GRANGE PINOCHLE
PARTY, Wasilla Grange Hall,
7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
1 and heating facilities. Since this
• is the first year the camp will
• be open in winter, the programs
•j and sporting facilities will be on
!! an experimental basis. Pat LaCoss,
■ j camp manager, has plans for a
>; ski run and ice skating rink and
■! will keep roads in camp free of
• j snow. Due to school conflicts,
{most youth groups will probably
i' camp on week ends. The camp is
open for applications to any or
ganized group, Scouts, church
groups, 4-H and so forth. Inquir
ies should be addressed to Lloyd
Moreley, President of King’s Lake
Camp Association, Anchorage,
' | Alaska.
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WASILLA CLUB TO HOLD
HARD-TIMES DANCE
A Hard-Times dance will be
held in Wasilla on November 15,
it was announced this week.
The Wasilla Community Club
is planning an evening of fun at
balloons, prizes for the best cos
Community Hall, complete with
tumes, and a dance contest. The
public is invited to attend. Danc
ing has been scheduled to start at
9 o’clock and continue until two
in the morning. Admission will
be one dollar per person and sand
wiches and coffee will be on sale
during the evening.
Spaghetti Feed at Wasilla
The Wasilla P-TA has extend
ed an invitation to the entire
Valley to attend a benefit basket
ball game and spaghetti feed to
be held at the Wasilla School
Saturday night, November 8.
Spaghetti will be served at 6 p.m.,
with the game scheduled to fol
low soon after dinner. Proceeds
will go toward the purchase of
audio-visual aids for the school.
SORORITY TO MEET
Theta chapter, Beta Sigma Phi
will hold a regular meeting Mon
day night, November 10 at the
home of Marylou Rideout at 8
p.m. A planned cultural program
will be presented following the
business meeting.
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT, LAND OFFICE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
October 13, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that Al
bert V. Pearce has made applica
tion for a homesite under the Act
of May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 809) An
chorage Serai No. 016302 for Lot
24, Sec. 25, and Lot 1, Sec. 36, T.
17 N., R. 4 W., S.M., containing
1.86 acres, as shown on plat of
survey officially filed 9-5-52, and
it is now in the files of the Land
Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely any of the above-men
tioned land should file their ad
verse claim in the Land Office
within the period of publication
or thirty days thereafter, or they
will be barred by the provisions
of the Statutes.
VIRGIL O. SEISER, Manager
Published: October 23, 30 and No
vember 6, 13, 20, 1952
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