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Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
|CONGRESSMEN DROP IN ON VALLEY HOUSEWIFE

we first came" Mrs. Eckert said. And they were all very much surprised to find that it was just raw land here when we came. They said, too, that they were glad to be able to find an example of how the territory'S wildness can be tanned. All of the other land they'd seen on their trip had just been wilder ness, they said"
 And there is much on the Eckert farm that would surprise a veteran Alaskan as well as group of visiting Senatorial cheechakos, for 12 years of work have made the Eckert hillside over into farm that looks like pictures of the Pennsylvania countryside.
 Modern Home
 A thick green lawn slopes toward the road in front of the snug home of logs. Beech trees in gold and colorful annuals brighten the dooryard. Electri- city and the labor-saving house. hold devices it brings all help to make the Eckert farm an out standing example of what can be done to carve a home out of the wilderness.
 One of the original group of colonists, the Eckerts have 90 acres of farmland in all; an esti- mated 60 of those acres are now under cultivation.
 There are three children in the Eckert home, two of school age and one younger boy.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Spuds, Strikes
 Hamper Studies

WASILLA-Potato harvest ab- sentees, as well as strikebound school supplies, prevented much activity in the Wassilla school during the past week, Superin- tendent James Pendleton said last Monday.
 However students who came to school last week were busy on two activities-preparation for the first issue of Hi-Lite, student publication expected to go to press about Oct. 1, and the paint ing of basketball court lines on the gymnasium floor.
 MT. Pendleton said he expect ed the community to begin organ izing PTA work in Wasilla early in October. Although no actual PTA chapter exists, Wasilla resi- dents do elect a chairman each year and conduct a limited pro gram of PTA work.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Hospital Needs More Nurses

Miss Ethel Dale, hospital man. ager for the Matanuska Valley Hospital, this week issued an ur- gent plea for more nurses to augment the present hospital staff.
 Miss Dale said that while per manent nurses were the most urgent need, the hospital would welcome the help of any trained nurse on either a part-time or temporary basis until the staff is increased.
 The hospital manager also ex- pressed her appreciation to Val. ley residents who have brought vegetables to the hospital kitch. en and to the women of Palmer who have helped with cleaning chores and with hospital sewing
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
TweIye-Thirty .HOmemakers Club
 Elects Officers

Members of the Twelve-Thir- ty Homemakers Club met at the home of Mrs. Esther Brock re- gently to name club officers for the coming year and to elect three new club members.
 Admitted to the Twelve-Thir- ty Club at that meeting were Mrs. Ralph Dye, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. R. Webb.
 Officers elected at the meet ing included:
 Mrs. Nina Stock, president; Mrs. Gilman Lindsey, vice-presi- dent; Mrs. Jack Moebius, secre- tary.
 The club met again last We'd nesday evening at the home of Mrs. H. s. Bower, to plan the work for the winter months.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Lee Mason Tells Of Engagement

WASILLA - The engagement of Miss Lee Mason of Wasilla to James A. McGrath of Olympia, Wash, was recently announced at the Benton, Wash, home of Miss Mason'S mother.
 Miss Mason is at present teach CT of the intermediate grades at Wasilla school. She previously taught one year in the territory at a school near Juneau. She took her teacher-training work at the Oregon College of Educa- ton and at the University of Oregon.
 MT. McGrath is an architect with the engineering division of Rayonier, Inc, a position he has held for the past two and half years.
 Although Miss Mason has set no definite date for her we'd ding, she plans to leave Alaska immediately, and probably will be married late in October or early in November. The Me Graths will make their home in Olympia, Wash, for the present Miss Mason will be replaced in the Wasilla school by Miss Margaret E. Cronk of Syracuse, N. Y., a graduate of Syracuse University. Miss Cronk is al ready en route to Alaska, and is expected to arrive here about Oct. l..
 Miss Mason expressed regret at SO soon leaving Wasilla, l where she has many friends. She 1 said that already she is making plans for a return visit to Alas ka with her husband. MT. Nc. l Grath has never visited the ter. I ritory.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Mrs. Zeile Named
 Temporary Nurse

Mrs. Walter Zeile, former pub lie health nurse in thiis area, has resumed her duties in that office until new nurse is appointed as replacement for the one who recently resigned.
 Mrs. Zeile moved back to hel old desk last Tuesday morning She has worked out an office schedule which she announce: as follows:
 Office - Monday 10 Friday
 from l to 2 p. m. School-DailY except Thurs
 day from II to l2 a. m. Wasilla - Each Thursday of the week.
 Butte area First and third Wednesdays of each month. Jonesville. Eska and High way points - Second Friday
 of each month. , Those who wish 10 see Mrs. Zeille on Saturdays may do so
 by appointment. Regular office
 hours are not scheduled on Sat
 urdaY. however. Mrs. Zeile said this week tha the first Public Health Counci meeting of the fall season vii be held sometime in October Exact date for that meeting vii be announced in the near future
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Students to Test
 Self Government
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with established school policy.
 4 student court of law is set ID. complete with prosecution and defense attorneys, before which students are brought to be tried when rules are violated. The ronitoring system of the school is placed solely in the hands of the students.
 Mr. Smelling repeatedly en- phasiZed that any lime the Sfuden. Council government fails ia effective control. the system will be taken again into the hands of the school office.
 The principal advantage of the plan. as MT. Smelling sees it, is that children are taught the value of court procedure, law and order. Student Coun- cii government is practical ap. plication of theories taught in history and civics courses.
 Chief disadvantage of the plan, according to heads oi school systems where it has been tried, is that not enough real authority can be centralized in the hands of the students.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Former Residents Move To Anchorage

MT. and Mrs. Jesse Wingfleld, former Valley residents, have re- gently returned to Anchorage from Dutch Harbor, it was learn- ed here this week. The Wing fields plan to make their home in Anchorage at present, but said they will return to the Valley to live some day.
 MT. Wingfield is tentatively planning to go Outside for furth- CT study. He was formerly con- nected with the Experimental Station here, and later taught in the Aleutian islands just prior to the war. He and Mrs. Wing field were at Dutch Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack there.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Party HonOrs Trio

ESKA - MT. and Mrs. Chester White, of Eska were honored at a farewell party given at the home of MT. and Mrs. Ed Altman of Eska last Saturday evening. Elmer Ubert of Jonesville and John Putila, formerly of Kalama, Wash, also were honor guests at the party.
 The Whites left for Kalama, early this week, and MT. Ubert also is to leave soon for the Out side.
 The evening was spent in danc- ing, singing, games and card playing. MT. and Mrs. Harvey Hiber of Jonesville were judged winners in an old-style waltz contest. The evening closed with the serving of refreshments.
 The guests who gathered to bid the honor guests farewell in- cluded:
 MT. and Mrs. Harvey Hiber, MT. and Mrs. Bob Tucker, MT. and Mrs. Eino Kuoppola, MT. and Mrs. Gunnard Kuoppola, MT. ald TIr;. Hank Kuoppola, and M. ar d Yrs. Swannee Kuop. pola, all of I5ka, Les Shaver, John Cartaron, John Putilla and Elmer Ube1t, and the honor guests, MT. and Mrs. Chester White, all of Jonesville. The mary Jonesville and Eska friends of the departing trio ex' pressed tl:eir regret that the three are leaving Alaska.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
LADDIE ENTERTAINS

Laddie -Huntley entertained several small friends at a party and luncheon at the Huntley home last Friday afternoon. Fri day was Laddie's ninth birthday. His sister Margie acted as hostess for him.
 Guests who shared Laddie's birthday cake and ice cream with him included:
 Dennis and Erroll Hamman, Joe and Jim Balloun and Cookie Taylor.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
BACK TO WORK

Cpl. Robert Rust of Palmer, who has been visiting here on a two weeks furlough, returned to his post at Cold Bay last Tues day. Corporal Rust, who now has seen 16 months of Army service, is member of the 120th AACS squadron at Cold Bay.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Paper Planned

Work on the Banana Belt Breeze" student publication of the Palmer school, was begun this week, and the first issue of the current year will be off the press soon, it was announced yes terday.
 Mrs. Jean Dickson, high school English instructor, is faculty member in charge of the paper.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Plan Summer Homes

MT. and Mrs. Joe Fleming and MT. and Mrs. Paul Rees, em- ployes of The Alaska Railroad at Anchorage, and MT. and Mrs. Judd Fowler and Royal Peters of CAA, all recently purchased land on Lake Lucille at Wasilla.
 The group expects to build summer cottages at the lake next year.
 NAME OFFICERS
 The Sourdough Homemakers Club was called to order at the home of Mrs. Maude Ware, on Sept. IT, to name new officers. Elected to office were:
 Mrs. Jack Cope, president; Mrs. Nan Curtis, vice-president; Mrs. Louis Ungaro, secretary.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Dolores Has Birthday

Dolores Foster was a recent hostess to a group of small school friends on the occasion of her tenth birthday. Dolores invited 10 guests to her party, which was held between the hours of 4 and 2 o'clock on Sept. 13.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Go Outside

MT. and Mrs. Charles Killeran of Palmer have been called Out side by illness in their family. They plan to leave for Lansing, Mich., within the next few days.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27

Coffee Insures Everything Remember Adv.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27

Call 8 10 get meeting notices printed in inc Frontiersman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
Wouldn't Make
 Good Wife, leaps To Death in NY(

NEW YORK, May 2.-lR-A young woman who doubted her ability to make her fiance a good wife plunged 1000 feet to her death today from the En- pire State building-12eh person to die in a fall from the worlds tall est structure.
 The woman, tentatively identified from papers in her handbag as Miss Evelyn McHale, Baldwin, N. Y, 25 plunged through the mist from the S6th floor observatory. Her body smashed through the steel top of an unoccupied sedan parked on the street south of the building.
 7 Police said she left note in which she told of having been asked by her fiance to fix June date for their marriage. But the note said: T don't think I would make a good wife for anyone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

ricultural production, increase farm income, and establish a stable and profitable farm economy. It is re- cognized that the development of an agriculture research program cannot be conducted successfully without due regard to other pro- grams that may be undertaken for the improvement Of conditions in It is planned therefore to coordinate such agricultural inves- tigations as may be undertaken by the Department of Agriculture with the program of other govern ment agencies for the improvement of transportation, marketing, fish ing and for national defense"
 The recommendation for work to be undertaken in 1943 covers research in soil classification, map ping and management require ments, breeding of improved and adapted varieties of field crops, livestock anG dairy cattle breeding, fur farming, land clearing, feed handling and drying, farm use of insect pests and farm management.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
NEW FIRMS FORMED

Several new corporations have recently filed papers with Territor- ial Auditor Frank Boyle. The new firms are:
 The Kodia,, Telephone Co., Inc, of Kodiak, which is formed by Martha P. Cushing and John G. Cushing of Sitka and Elizabeth B. Cowan of Ketchikan. The firm is capitalized for S50,Oo0, with 500 shares of stock having a par value of S100
 United Airmotive, Inc, of An chorage is formed ty Woodrow o. Epps, Paul C. Krcenung, Stanley R. Hill and Frederick A. Shaw, for the purpose of doing a general business revolving around aviation interests The firm is capitalized fer s100Ooo with 100000 shares Of stock having a par value of Sl.
 Inlet View Development, Inc, of Anchorage, has been formed to en- gage in the real estate and con- stfuction business by Emil Pearl, Richard C. Platt and Thelma Platt. Stock consists of 10000 shares having a par value of SIC for a total of $100,000
 Chugach Flying Club, Inc, a non-profit corporation ,at Anchor age, is formed by Kenneth s. Per ". Edward G. Fisher and J. Leo Connors.
 The Juneau Fishing Vessels Own CTS Association, Inc, a non-profit corporation, is formed by Daniel Twiet, Edmund J. Krause and Daniel Stanworth.
 The Cape Douglas Canning Cor poraticn, of Seattle, is authorized to do business within the Terri tory. It listed it's place of busi- ness, in Alaska, as SWikshak Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
GET U.S.EQUIpMEkT
 30 PERCENT OFF

TOKYO, May 2.@R-American equipment and supplies originally valued at s30,00o,00O have been sold to the Japanese government at about 30 percent of the original cost, it was announced here to- day.
 George S. Hammonds, Japan and Korea field commissioner for the Foreign Liquidation Commission, said more than 14000 trucks, trail- CTS and semi-trailers which ori- ginally cost more than $25,000,000 had been sold to the Japanese for about $7,5o0,000.
 The Japanese also bought medi- cal supplies, engineering equip ment and clothing.
 The Japanese are supposed to pay for these imports from the proceeds of exports but the Japa- nese have an unfavorable trade balance at present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
pL STUDY OF ALASKA
 FARM NEEDS
Agriculture Depi. Recon. mends Long-range Re-
 searth Program in Ter.
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

WASHINGTON, May 2.-iR- lcng-range agricultural research program for Alaska to cost $150,00O its first year and perhaps as much as $600,000 by it's fifth year is re- commended by the Agriculture De- partment.
 A report on a years Investigation of Alaskan agricultural problems by task group of the Agricultural Research Administration was pre- sented the House Agriculture Ap- propriations Subcommittee his week and also has been sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee
 The report says.
 The task group recommends the inauguration of an agriculture re- search program in Alaska to begin in 1948 at an anticipated cost of $150,000 for the first year, and to be developed over a five year per iod to a program costing several times that amount"
 Rep. Horan R-Wash), a mem her Of the subcommittee said the report laid a fine foundation for experiment station expansion in AL aska to meet the need of the Ter ritory for agriculture expansion '
 The group recommends that eX- perinents be carried on with soil problems, field and horticultural crops, climatic data, livestock, and dairying, fur farming, agricultural engineering, insect pests, rural iiv- ing conditions, and farm manage ment and marketing problems.
 Explaining, the report continued.
 Research is necessary to deter mine the types of farm organiza- tion and farm practices best adapt ed to the various soils in Alaska in order to increase efficiency or ag-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
ANCHORAGE SkIERS
 IN MT. RAINIER RA(E

Juneau Six. Ilun members learn ed today that competitors from the Anchorage Ski Club will race in the world famous Silver Skis event to be held at Mt. Rainier this weekend The Anchorage team is composed of Hugh Bauer Chuck Hightower, Joe Young and Gene Brady.
 Bauer and Hightower placed
 irst and second in Class A races held in Juneau last February, while Young and Brady took honors as second and third winners in Class B.
 % The Juneau Ski Club has sent wire to the Anchorage team wishing them good luck in this i'm portant ski race
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

NO. 5633-A
 Tn the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Division Number
 One, at Juneau.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, Plain
 tiff and Petitioner, vs. JOHN H.
 WALMER, as Clerk of the Dis
 trice Court for the Territory of
 Alaska, Division Number l; All
 other parties in interest or persons
 unknown having or claiming un-
 surrendered bonds issued by the
 Alaska Gastineau Mining Com
 pany, corporation, prior to De-
 cember 24, 1924; All other parties or persons unknown having or
 claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the money de-
 scribed herein. Defendants and Respondents.
 Plaintiffs First Amended Petition and Information has been filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court in the above entitled cause, setting forth the following facts:
 That there is on deposit with the Clerk of tEe District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, the sum of S9949.83, for unknown holders of Alaska Gastineau Mining Company bonds, resulting from foreclosure proceedings and trus- tee transfer of funds, as more par ticularly described in the said First Amended Petition and Information on file in the above entitled cause, and that no pei son whomsoever has interposed a claim for any portion of said money at an time since Janu- ary 31, 1889, and said First Amended Petition and Information alleges that by reason of such facts and cir cumstances, said deposit has escheat- ed to and become the property of the Territory of Alaska, and prays for a Decree adjudging and decreeing such money the property of the Territory of Alaska
 NOW THEREFORE, all persons interesed in said money on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court are hereby required to appear and show cause, if any they have, on or before the 21st day of May, 1947, at ? o'clock P. M. of said day, why the title to said deposit should not vest in the Territory of Alaska.
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause shall be published for six consecutive weeks, beginning March 27, 1947, in the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated this 18th day of March, 1947.
 HARRY E. PRATT,
 United States District Judge. First publication, March 27, 1947. Last publication, May 2. 1917.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
DDLEWEEGHT TITLE BOUT E
 SET FOR JULY 16

CHICAGO May 2. - R = The middleweight title bout between champion Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano scheduled here July Is today had been given green light by the Illinois Senate eXecu- tive committee which tabled a resolution to halt the fight.
 The committee indefinitely post poned consideration Of a resolution by three Chicago state senators calling for a legislative investiga- tion of the plan for Graziano to fight in Illinois. Graziano is un- der suspension in New York for failing to report a $100,000 bribe offer which he did not accept.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
ATTEMPT K MADE TO
 CHECK PRICES FROM SOARING IN CHINA

HAWKING, May 2. = lR - Pre- mier Chang Chun and the National Price Control Committee agreed on measures today to try to check spira1ing prices which are causing the new government grave concern.
 One announced decision was to peg the price of cotton yarn at 4,6C0,000 Chinese dollars (383) a bale, and to continue subsidies for state-operated public utilities in an effort to prevent rate hikes.
 The survey reported that the cost of living on April 2 reached a record high 19,000 times the av- craze in the pre-war frs; six months of 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
New "Air Leiier"
 Mailing Sheet Es
 Issued DO. Depi.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-tR- The Postoffice Department today brought out a new international "air letter" mailing sheet.
 The lair letter" is thin sheet of letter size paper with a gummed flap. You write on the sheet and when it is folded and sealed it forms it's own stamped envelope
 It sells for 10 cents and will be given air mail handling to any country in the world.
 The sheets went on sale at the postoffice here today and will go on sale throughout the country to- morrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
yFW INITIATION

Initiation of all new members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will take place in the Club Rooms at 8 o'clock Friday night, May ?. Can didates and all members are re- uuested to be there.
 ALLAN MARCUM, Adjutant.
 --adv. 568-t2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
CITY JOB OPEN

Position of Dog Catcher for City of Juneau is open. Apply at City Clerks office This job offers some quick ready cash for the right per- son. adv 563t8
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
MURPHY & MURPHY

CONCRETE aparment and business
 building, heart of Juneau Busi-
 ness District Handsome income.
 Excellent investment. ROYAL BLUE Garage priced for
 immediate sale with Kaiser-Fraz- CT Agency. TWO homes on Glacier Highway,
 Aux Lake region, priced for i'm mediate Sale. BEDROOM house four miles from
 town, Channel frontage, fully fur
 nished $3,90O, terms. 4 BEDROOM fully furnished house, 9th St, Terms to suit. GROCERY business, Garage, Taxi,
 bus lines and apartment houses for sale
 31A36 TROLLER ready to go; 32 it ARLENE-36.4 TROLLER. INCOME property, AT Harris. THOMPSON Apts CASEY CABIN Montana Creek. TVETEN house-Auk Bay. LIQUOR Store and grocery. COCKTAIL Bar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

Available for purchase are follow
 ing items. l each Jeep, Willys, 1941 Model S225 and each Jeep Willys 1943 Model $250 These items have not been previously offered. Sale dates are May 5tl and 9th. Present your discharge papers at War Assets office to show eligibility. ,569t2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
LuUGERs

ATTENTION LOGGERS with logs for sale Contact Juneau Lumber
 Mills. Will buy from 100000 ft. to 10,OO0,O00 feet. For further particulars see Juneau Lumber Mills. 433-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

FOR SALE-TnIce houses and lot, houses in good condition and best
 location. Inquire Trevor Davis. Box 576, Juneau. 472-tf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

Read tllo want-aas Tor bargalnsl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

PROTECT your investment and property with FIRETOX. It works 24 hours day. Home and Marine type now in stock. Ju- neau Welding and Machine Shop
 524-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

Cotton was used in Peru cen turies before white men came to the Americas,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

GOOD INCOME property. See Nick
 Rocoyich. 515-tf