THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter On Oct 21. 1947. at the post office
at Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879
T. O. SCHMIDTKE
Publisher
MILDRED JOHNSON
Newt Editor
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NEWSPAPER ■ PEOPLE AFFINITY
More Americans are reading newspapers more
thoroughly than ever before.
There must be a reason.
Despite the decline in the total number of news
papers, total newspaper circulation in the United States
today is at an all-time high.
There must be a reason.
The reason must have something to do with news
papers—and people.
There is a special affinity between them, between
newspapers and people People must feel a great identity
of interest with their newspapers. One of the reasons
may well be that the printed word requires more of its
readers than any other media. Readers get more out of
newspaper because they put more of themselves—more
of their own thinking into their newspapers.
I do not speak disparagingly of other news media;
quite the opposite. I think that radio and television re
porting is a tremendous boon to our democracy.
Radio and television reporting greatly expands the
surface of public knowledge.
In my judgment most newspapers greatly expand
the depth of public knowledge.
The fullest, the most dramatic, the most conclusive
evidence that newspapers are really crucial to the lives
of most Americans—and, indeed, to their very way of
life—is what happened in New York, Minneapolis and
Cleveland when newspaper strikes left these cities
newspaper-less for months.
Something very meaningful, something taken for
granted when it was present but greatly prized when,
abruptly, it was absent, went out of the lives of millions
of people in these communities when there were no
newspapers.
I believe the reason is that while the printed word
can be supplemented by other media, it cannot be re
placed as the most reliable, the most accessible, the most
meaty and the most satisfying source of information and
insight in this very anxious world.
During the long strikes the newspaper was grievous
ly missed—and nothing was able to take its place.
That is what I mean when I say there is a special
affinity between newspapers—between the printed word
—and people.
Nothing could take their place and it is our duty to
make newspapers continuously better so that nothing
can take their place.
— Roscoe Drummond
WASHINGTON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
B yJ.C. WILSON HARDER
Fairly recently that part of
the nation which takes an ac
tive interest in the mainten
ance of the American democ
racy was quite shocked when
Senators J. W. Fulbright and
Joseph Clark made a bitter
attack on the American legis
lative processes. It was their
published
viewpoint
that the au
thority of the
legislative
bodies of the
government
should becur
tailed, and
more power
given the ad
ministrative
branch. This, c. W. Harder
of course, would eventually
lead to dictatorship.
* * *
Shocking as this proposal la,
it is possible to see why men
of the utmost goodwill would be
inclined toward such a radical
viewpoint out of sheer sense of
frustration.
* * *
A case in point is the cur
re:it handling in the U.S. Senate
of the measure known as Sen
ate Resolution No. 30, which
would upgrade the present Sen
ate Small Business Committee
by giving it the authority to in
| troduce legislation directly to
the floor of the Congress. In
i dependent business would thus
j be on a par with labor.
* * *
Early in the session Senator
Winston Prouty introduced this
measure, along with 33 sena
torial co-sponsors. Since that
time 22 additional senators
have gone on record as favor
ing the measure. The total
stood at 55 until the death of
Senator Kefauver, bat even
now there is a total of 54 of the
100 senators committed, or
more than enough to pass the
measure.
_j£)_N»tlonal_Fe(ler»tlon of Independent Bu»lne«i
However, under traditional
procedures, the measure is
now with the rules committee,
and cannot be voted upon until
the chairman of the rules com
mittee reports the measure out.
• * *
Congressional procedures
were adopted to prevent a vo
ciferous minority from stam
peding through the Congress
unwise legislation before it
could be studied.
• oo
But this wise safeguard is
often used to defeat the will
of the majority, which negates
the basic principles of a dem
ocratic form of government,
ooo
In the case of Senate Resolu
tion No. 30, there is majority
agreement that independent
business, as nation’s largest
employer, needs the benefits
that will accrue from the Sen
ate Small Business Committee
having legislative authority.
* * *
There is no government re
organizational matter involved
here. The Senate Small Busi
ness Committee is a permanent
committee, and an actively
functioning one insofar as the
investigative and hearing work
is concerned. All that is re
quired is to permit this com
mittee, after it has made its
study of an issue, to send a
bill to the floor of Congress for
a vote, rather than refer it to
another committee where it
can be buried as is being done
to Senate Resolution No. 30.
* * *
Yet despite the fact 54 sen
ators have gone on record say
ing this reform is badly needed
to aid the economy, a single
senator is able to prevent them
from voting for it. This illus
trates lucidly a serious sickness
of the American democracy.
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Housfon-Willow News
By ROSE PALMQUIST
Stop by on your way north
west just past the Big Lake
Houston - Willow' Y. The club
building is now under construc
tion by the Homesteaders’ com
munity club, with the assist
ance of a labor grant from the
Governor's office through the
Rural Area Development pro
gram, and is a heart-warming
sight to see.
All members of the immedi
ate community and also the en
tire economic area can be
proud of this local-state cooper
ative achievement.
* • •
The next meeting of the
Homesteaders’ community club
will be held in the club build
ing on Nov. 11. J
* * *
The Big Lake Businessmen’s
Association is reported to be
sponsoring the move to become
a second-class city. The bene
fits and liabilities of such in
corporation should be well
studied.
A year ago the Houston area
briefly considered such a move
but insufficient steam was gen
erated for any concrete re
sults.
Various improvements be
sides the Homesteaders’ com
munity club project are under
way.
The Rainbow Lakes Lounge
is adding an entry porch at
this time, and soon will add
to the building to accommodate
a food service.
The Jasper Heath family is
adding to and stuccoing their
home. | «|||
Calvin and Jimmy Hartman
are improving the Bales home
stead house to make it livable
for their own residence.
The Webbers are adding a
well and plumbing to their
homestead.
Chris Beckles poured concrete
last weekend for a basement
for a large house. The carpen
ter work required for forms,
etc., looked very professional.
Rex Gjertson re - landscaped
his grounds to correct a drain
age problem (water in base
c/'^vw*^vws/vws/vse^wvws/www
ment during run-offs or heavy
rains).
The Houston retail liquor
store owned by Basil and Mil
dred Bryant has an addition
underway in order to extend
the business.
* * *
The Baptist church at the
Big Lake Y has a minister in
full attendance this fall. The
churches which have services
in this region are the Commu
nity Church at Big Lake, the
Baptist Church at the Y, the
Church of Christ at Houston,
and two churches at Willow.
* * *
The Willow advisory school
board held a special meeting on
Oct. 11 to consider the transfer
of one teacher to Glennallen.
The Willow school attendance
declined this year, and failed
to qualify for all four teachers.
• * *
Mrs. Margaret Bryant drove
to Anchorage last week to be
with her mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Lenz, for a weekend prior
to Mrs. Lenz’ leaving for Ger
many on Oct. 16.
* * *
Frank Moss returned home
when his job at Paxton closed
down. The Moss family is visit
ing Rose’s parents in Anchor
age, Mr. and Mrs. Sisk.
* * *
The Democratic caucus for
the Willow voting precinct will
be held Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30
p.m. in the Willow community
building.
* * *
Bill and Betty Jones left for
their home in San Bernardino.
* * *
A Halloween costume dance
will be held at the Willow
Community building Saturday,
Oct. 26.'Everyone is invited to
attend. Prizes will be given for
the best costumes.
* * *
The Public Health Nursing
Service well child conference
and adult immunization is held
the first and third Wednesday
of each month from 1 to 3 p.m.
at Willow school.
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ALASKA TRACK, FIE1
By DEE WOODS a
Winning with a score of 40.
the Palmer track team swept
the third annual Western Alas
ka track and field meet last
Saturday. Palmer played host
to ten participating teams.
West Anchorage, Kenai, Fair
banks. Kodiak, Wasilla, Homer,
Seward, Valdez and Ft. Greely.
Other team scores were West
Anchorage, 54; Kenai, 74; Fair
banks, 82; Kodiak, 101; Wasilla,
165; Homer, 191; Seward, 217;
Valdez, 274. Fort Greely, with
only four runners, placed last.
There were seven runners on
each team. Out of the top ten,
four were from Palmer—Andy
DeVries, Mick Pettit, Harry
Hartung, and Pete Evans. The
leading ten runners were Ko
zak, Kodiak; DeVries, Palmer;
Croul, West, Anchorage; Scan
lin. Fairbanks; Pettit. Palmer;
Klouda, Anchorage; Hartung,
Palmer; Dolchik, Kenai; Evans,
Palmer: and Drawley, Kenai.
Eric Knutsen of Palmer, No.
17, took two minutes off his
last year’s time, Coach Kokes
reported. All the runners broke
their last year’s records.
Fairbanks won the junior
varsity meet with a score of
BAPTIST CHURCH
BEGIHS REVIVAL
The annual fall revival of the
First Baptist Church of Pal
mer will begin Sunday, Oct. 20
at the regular morning worship
hour at 11 a.m.
The Rev. Irby D. Bates, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
in Gladewater, Tex., will bring
the messages at the revival
services, which will continue
from Oct. 20 through Nov. 2.
Services will be at 11 a.m. each
Sunday, and 7:30 each evening
throughout the revival period.
The Rev. Bates is the former
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of West Columbia,
South Carolina, the home
church of Mrs. Dickerson, wife
of the Palmer pastor.
The Rev. John T. Dickerson
of the First Baptist Church
here has extended a cordial in
vitation to all area residents to
attend the services.
.D MEET
ind LARRY KLAYUM
j 18. Kenai was next with a
| score of 47, Palmer was third
; was 79, and Wasilla was last
with 89.
Church of God
To Observe
Laymen’s Sunday
In commemoration of Lay
men’s Sunday, Oct. 20, laymen
will be in charge of the ser
vices at the Church of God.
Kenneth Rowland is chairman
of the day's activities in which
laymen will sing and speak at
both the morning and evening
services.
The Rev. Wesley Lancaster
will speak in a series of evan
gelistic services each night at
7:30, from Wednesday, Oct. 23
through Sunday, Oct. 27. Rev.
and Mrs. Lancaster are well
known in the Valley as he was
pastor of the Palmer church
from 1954-57. Since 1959 they
have been with the Community
Church of God, Mile 8, Seward
Highway, in Anchorage.
The public is invited to these
services.
Oil Facts reports that the
cost of transporting a gallon of
oil from Texas to New York is
about half the cost of mailing
a post card.
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OPENS TOMORROW
The new Ernest N. Patty
Building will be open for pub
lic viewing during its formal
dedication ceremonies on Fri
day, Oct. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to
10 p.m. The health, physical
education and recreation facil
ity is being named for Dr. Er
nest N. Patty, one of the orig
inal six faculty members when
•the college first opened in
*1922 and later president of the
•Jniversity from 1953 to 1960.
• During the evening visitors
will be able to see the facility’s
full - size gymnasium, with
bleacher seating capacity of
3,500: the intercollegiate - sized
swimming pool; the ten firing
point rifle range; activities
rooms; the correctional gymna
sium; classrooms, and office fa
cilities for the Department of
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation and Department of
Military Science.
The building was financed by
a $2 billion bond issue ap
proved by the Alaskan voters
in 1960.
Linn A. Forrest Architects of
Juneau designed the building.
C & R Builders of Seattle was
the prime contractor.
St. Bartholomew's
Episcopal Church
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Church School_11 A.M.
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JUNIOR SIZE
How wonderful is enthusiasm. Mom and Dad
will forgive this noise. They catch the spirit and
joy of their young drummer boy.
Enthusiasm'is not limited to small fry. But as
we grow older, these joyous moments when our
spirits ride high, wear thin and are diluted by
everyday cares.
This is true of our religious experience. Often
we are filled with eager enthusiasm when we pray
and worship. Our church can guide this energy in
channels of service and love.
But often our religious enthusiasm fails. In these
moments when our spirits lag, we are sustained and
encouraged by the enthusiasm of our fellow Chris
tians.
How wonderful is enthusiasm. Come to church
to have it renewed — Sunday and always.
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 p?rso*
should attend services r >rly
and support the Chur hey
are: (1) For his own a . (2)
For his children’s sake, . i) For
the sake of his community and
nation. (4) For the sake of the
Church itself, which needs his
moral and material support.
Plan to fo to church regularly
and read your Bible daily*
Copyright IMS, KoioUr ASrartWog Saratov Im, Struburg, Vo.
Sunday
Esra
6:16-22
Monday
Psalma
16:1-11
Tuosday
Isaiah
58:6-14
Wednesday
Matthew
18:18-88
Thursday
Luke
81:84-88
Triday
II Corinthians
1:8-11
Saturday
Colossians
1:3-14
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