THE FROHTIERSMAN
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Independence Day
On the Fourth of July of every year, the people
of this country take note of the anniversary of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independence.
The adoption of a resolution authored by five
members of the Continental Congress, July 4th, 1776, is
one of the great days of democratic civilization and his
tory.
The resolution was authored by Thomas Jefferson,
chairman, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sher
man and Roger Livingston Adaption of the resolution
dissolving ties between England and the American col
onies, required courage and faith.
General Washington, in general orders to his
troops, reminded them: "The general hopes that this
important event will serve as fresh incentive to every
officer and soldier . . . the peace and safety of his coun
try depends, under God, solely on the success of our
arms ..."
Most Americans know of the long bitter struggle
which ensued Independence and freedom were not eas
ily won. Many paid with their lives. Ever since, this
freedom, our independence, has been jealously guarded
and defended.
This year, with the challenge of space and nation
al and international unrest, America must rise to the |
challenge and meet the issue. It is a sobering thought
as we look back on July 4th, 1776.
We cannot afford to fail.
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By Dan Halligan
DEAR DAN: I've been tentatively accepted by a large uni
versity about 1.500 miles from home and have definitely been
accepted by our local college and I can’t make up my mind
about them. My father says I should go to the local school
but I believe I can get a much better perspective on life by
getting as far away as possible and not being under my par
ents’ feet.
Dad also complains that the local school is considerably
cheaper, which it is. but I plan on getting a job on the campus
and helping out.
We’ve decided to seek your advice, although Dad says
he probably won’t change his mind in any event.—Arlene J.
DEAR ARLENE: Your father won’t gel any argu
ment from me because I happen to know how much
a year's college tuition costs. If you can get the identical
education on the local level, then you have no choice
but to go to the local school. If you can live at home,
you would be surprised at how much money can be
saved. I vote with Dad.
DEAR DAN: Around here the girls who get jobs in the
drive-ins during the summer have to take a lot of filthy lan
guage from some of the customers—especially the guys who
have ben out of school a year or two. My girl is only a junior
and says she can take care of herself but I know she can’t.
I can t pick her up after work each night and I’m afraid some
of these offers of rides home will wind up on a dead end street.
I ve got to know what you think right away because this
job opens up July 10.—Best Steady.
DEAR BEST STEADY: Don't label all young men
of 19, 20 and 21 as bums because of the actions of a few.
There are wise guys in any walk of life. I'm sure if any
thing is ever said to your girl or any other girl, the
owner will know what to do.
DEAR DAN: My boy friend lost his mother when he
was eight and he’s never actually had a woman to tell him
certain things. His father is too busy making a living and
having a good time. What I'm getting at are" the very poor
manners J. has. When we're going into a building, if I don’t
hurry and keep up with him, he'll practically close the door
in my face. That s just one point I’m mentioning. Do you
think he would get mad if I talked to him about his manners?
My parents have noticed him and are always making remarks
when he's not around.—M.G.
DEAR M. G.: Better for your boy friend to get
mad than to go into adulthood and not know some of
the basic fundamentals. I think he will be more embar
rassed than mad but in the long run, he will be grateful
too.
DEAR READERS: Next week we’ll devote the column to
college scholarships, loans and the two “Under 21“ college
scholarships which will be available for two 1963 high school
graduates.
DEAR DAN: My best friend and I are just lost now that
school is out. We don’t live near any of our friends and there’s
nothing at all to do. Can you give us some suggestions?—Two
Little Girls of 12.
DEAR LITTLE GIRLS: There's a park nearby, isn't
there? Take walks, go to the library, go swimming,
help Mom with the housework, and stop complaining.
There are any number of things to do if you'll open
your eyes.
(Dan Hailigan will answer all questions sub
mitted by teenagers and children. Address him
care of this paper. For personal replies enclose
a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
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Strange Things
By HEINIE SNIDER
Some years ago, we read the
following in the Louisville
Courier, and we feel that now
is a good time to reprint it:
In a few years I hope some
thing like this will happen to
me. I'll be in the club car of
a train heading for Florida. A
long, tall, bowlegged fellow
will come in and sit down by
me.
“Pardner,” he'll say, “where
you from?”
“Kentucky,” I’ll say.
"Well. I'm from Texas.” he’ll
say. “Greatest state in the Un
ion. You can put Kentucky
and all the New England in
iust a little old corner of Tex
as, you know it. Land area of
263.644 square miles. Greatest
state in the Union!”
Then a man sitting on the
other side of me will pipe up.
“Pardon me. Pardner,” he’ll
say to the Texan. “I'm from lit
tle old Alaska. Biggest state
in the Union. 588.400 square
miles. One-fifth the size of
the whole United States, twice
the size of Texas. Greatest
state in the Union.”
The Texan will blink at him
and turn back to me. “As I was
saying,” he’ll say, “you can’t
mention a thing that Texas
ain’t got. We got 400 miles of
sea coast, you know it, and . . .”
“Pardon me, Pardner,” Al
aska will say. “we got 4.750
miles of coast line. Our shores
are washed by two oceans, one
sea, straits, gulfs, and God
k^ows how many bays. We
got . . . ”
“Now you take our moun
tains,” Tex will say. “There’s
Caoitan in the Guadalunes
9.020 feet high. That makes
her about 5,000 feet higher
than anything you got in Ken
tucky, and ...”
“Why, son,” Alaska will
say. “that’s just a little old hill.
If you want a he-mountain.
why don’t you take old Mc
Kinley. 20.300 feet high. That
makes her about 11,280 feet
higher than anything you got
in— what’s the name of that
state again?”
“And,” Texas will say,
“there’s the old Rio Grande.
What a river!”
“And Alaska will say,
“there’s the old Yukon, 2.000
miles long, and you’ll never
see the day you can jump
across it like you can some
rivers I can mention but
won’t ...”
By this time Texas will be
foaming at the mouth and he’ll
turn his back on Alaska and
say, “And we got oil and gas,
and gold, and silver, and mer
cury, . . . and lead, and . .
“And,” Alaska wil Isay, “we
got oil, gold, silver, copper,
lead, tin. plantinum, pellacium,
antimony, tungsten, coal, mar
ble, glosum, sulphur, pitch
blende, timber and fish and
“And,” Texas will say,
“there ain't anything we can’t
grow. You ever see a Texas
watermelon? Biggest thing
you ever saw."
“Yeah,” Alaska will say,
“Bout half the size of a Ma
tanuska Valley cabbage. Rich
est land in the world, that Ma
tanuska Valley land. It’s . . .”
‘But what we're really not
ed for,” Texas will say, “is our
men. Takes real men to live in
Texas. You ever heard of them
‘blue northers' that whip thro
ugh the Panhandle?”
“Yeah,” Alaska will butt in
again. “They’re just baby wil
liwaws we send down for sea
soning. When they got where
they can break 100 miles an
hour, they come back to Al
aska to work out on some real
men.”
After that. Alaska Will
leave. Then Texas will turn
to me and say: “Them Alask
ans If they ain't the biggest
mouthed, loudest bunch of
braggarts I ever heard. Why
we ever let 'em in Union I
don't know!”
THOUGHTS
OF A
LAYMAN
“By The Seat of Your Pants."
It has been claimed that a
good pilot can manage his
plane by an intuition of con
fidence and direction which is
called “flying by the eat of his
pants.” This is only one of the
facilities which aids the pilot
If we understand that the en
tire body is engaged in the
matter of aviation, it makes a
clearer picture. Keenness of
vision is essential for depth
'perception and quick recogni
tion of landmarks, as well as
the ability of observing othei
navigational aids. Color vision
s a must. Contact lenses keep
one out of the cockpit. A nor
mal acting heart and a heaithy
body, free from the use of al
cohol or drugs, together with
adequate training, give us safe
pilots.
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"There is no exclusive sal
vation for the Baha'i, the
Christian or the Jew, God
is not incompetition with
Himself. His revelation is
orderly and Progressive,
and He sends His Messeng
ers whenever mankind is
in need of a fresh outpour
ing of His Word." From Wm. Sears booklet, The Baha'i
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IN THE
yjuuy
Thursday. July 6. 1948
Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce will be invited to
be the guests of the Valley
Chamber of Commerce on Aug.
4, it was decided at last Wed
nesday's luncheon meeting. An
Anchorage representative will
be asked to address the group.
Following the luncheon, the
visitors will be taken on a tour
of the Valley, to be shown ex
unples of the several types of
farming practiced here.
• • •
First work on the recon
struction of the Neal Wright
building began late last
Wednesday afternoon, when
a shovel and dozer reduced
the pile of debris and ashes
in the excavation under the
front of the former store, in
preparation for laying new
foundations. The cement
basement under the new
wing was cleared of the ac
cumulation of fire and wat
er-ruined merchandise that
same afternoon. Mr. Wright's
plans for reconstruction are
still unknown in detail.
Members of the board of di
rectors of the Valley Hospital
Association are most anxious
to receive bids immediately on
the installation of plumbing
and heating units at the tem
porary hospital and its adjac
ent Quonset wing. Heat must
be installed in these quarters
without further delay.
A pleasant evening's fishing
almost ended disastrously for
Jan Koslosky and Frank
Brown of Palmer last week.
The pair made a forced land
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
Morning Prayer 10 A.M.
Church School_11 A.M.
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THE BOOK
AND
THE FLAG
THE CHURCH FOR ALL
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church is the greatest fac
tor on earth for the building of
character and good citizenship.
It is a storehouse of spiritual val
ues. Without a strong Church,
neither democracy nor civiliza
tion can survive. There are four
sound reasons why every person
should attend services regularly
and support the Church. They
are: fl) For his 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 needa hie
moral and material support.
Plan to go to church regularly
and read your Bible daily.
Behind the open Book, we see the Star Span
gled Banner of the United States and the cross
borne flag of Christianity.
Does this seem like a strange combination to
you—the flag of a nation beside the flag of a
religion?
Not at all! Look into the Bible and see these
great truths: MAN IS THE CHILD OF A LOV
ING GOD; WE ARE MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE.
Here is explained the DIGNITY OF THE IN
DIVIDUAL.
Now we begin to realise how close is the
relation between democracy and the Church.
Our national flag, our church flag would not
be here today were it not for the open Book.
Come learn of this Book. Come worship and
study in the church of your choice this Sunday.
ItSS. KdcUr AJcartlrtag Bmritm. lac.. Stncburg. Va.
Sunday
Deuteronomy
4:1-8
Monday
Deuteronomy
28:1-6
Tuesday
Joshua
24 :14-25
Wednesday
Psalms
8:1-9
Thursday
Isaiah
1:2-9
Friday
Galatians
4:1-7
Saturday
Colossians
8:12-17
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ng in the Koslosky plane on
the surface of Yentna river,
and then spent a day and night
waiting for help to come and
fly them home. The men had
been fishing at Lake Creek
and had taken off to return
home, when trouble develop
ed. The motor began overheat
ing. according to Mr. Koslosky.
who began searching for the
nearest patch of water on
which to put his floatship
down.
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