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Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18
YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS, KILLS SELF

WASILLA-Bobby Ford, 19- year-old high school boy and a homesteader, was found dead along the road about eight miles from here Thursday morning, the victim of an accidentally discharged .22 revolver.
 The youth, a student here and a former serviceman, had evil dently discharged the gun, which he often carried in a shoulder holster, while chopping wood
 A coroner's jury which met here yesterday before United States Commissioner Thomas Carter, returned a verdict of death by accidental shooting.
 Bobby, we'll known and liked by the entire community, had gone to his homestead about 6:3O pm. Wednesday. As reconstruct ed by Marshal Bill Bouwens, the youth had apparently gone out side about 8 pm. to chop wood. The revolver was faulty one, but the boy carried two shells in the gun, one under the hammer. The gun apparently fell from the holster, dropped to the ground and was accidentally discharged. The bullet struck the boy in the region of the heart.
 Incredibly, it did not kill him instantly, and according to Marshal Bouwens, the boy was able to get 75 feet from the road before he collapsed.
 When the school bus driven by Harold Dinkel came by yester- day, he spotted the boy.
 A search of the area revealed that the spent shell was lying under a block on which the ax was lying.
 The boy is survived by his mother in Oakland, Calif.
 Bobby enlisted in the army when he was IA years old, his discharge papers showed. He served about a year.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18
Rus1nan's Holiday Gives Farmer 18-TOn Yield

A farmer for 13 summers in the Valley, Clarence Quarn- strom this season decided in fa- vor of a rest, so he leased his farm to tenants. But the habit of l3 years is hard to break, so Mir. Quarnstrom reserved a small corner of ground for himself, so that he could engage in his fa- Vorite outdoor sport of pushing potatoes into good Valley dirt.
 Since he had just an acre and a half of ground for recreation, NIT. Quarnstrom bought only 700 pounds of seed potatoes last spring. Last week he finished off his seasons fun with a potato harvest.
 And when Mir. Quarnstrom took to counting his return from the summer, he found that he'd unearthed 51 new potatoes for every seed spud that went into the ground last spring. The 700 pounds purchased this spring yielded total crop of 18 tons this fall.
 The farmer says the crop was not much better than average, as far as grade and size go, though. He weighed few of the larger ones, but none of them scaled more than two and a quar- ter pounds.
 With his cellarful of fun" slowed away to await the best in market prices, MT. Quarn- strom is now considering going in for potato raising in a serious way next spring.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18

Incorporation Needed Soon, COf fCHears

The urgent need for an inves- tigation of types of incorpora- ton. possible to Palmer and the Valley was the principal topic of discussion at Wednesdays meeting of the Valley Chamber of Commerce. Although discus sed in some detail at a former meeting, the matter was revived on Wednesday, when Harry Wimmer, representing N ort h Palmer water users, reported that residents of the area were planning to organize.
 MT: Winner said if it was planned to organize all of Palm CT in. some type of incorpation in the near future, North Palm CT residents would go no farther with a separate plan.
 Chamber members discussed the lack of planning in construc- ton of city Waterlines, sewers, streets and lights. Some type of incorporation could best make for an orderly growth in the city, it was felt.
 Central Plan Needed
 Jack Maze reported new plans of the 'Matanuska Valley Volun- teer Fire Association in respect to obtaining fire hall and needed equipment. However, he told Chamber members, the proper fire equipment in Palmer can make no substantial saving in in- surahce rates, unless fire hy- drants are installed. He pointed out that this could be done only by central planning.
 w. C. Mau. president of the Chamber. had earlier an-
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Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18
|PurchaseOf Station
 Is First Step
BULLETIN

Col. John P. Johnson gen. eral manager of The Alaska Railroad. today promised Palmer a S9.ooo fire truck and fire house in which 10 put ii. Tn return. the town must offer a full-time worker 10 maintain the building and an effective volunteer fire, department 10 use the equipment. The colonel told Jan KosloskY and Jack Maze that the railroad intends 10 build an addition 10 the freight depot in the spring and the building would be turned over after completion. provid- ed Palmer fills its share of the bargain.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18

"e 1AA Anchorage.
 WASILLA-Joseph C. Brassel, for more than 30 years resi-. dent of the Wasilla area, sue cumbed to a heart ailment last Friday. He was "A years of age at the time of his death.
 MT. Brassel was alone in his Wasilla cabin when he died. He was last seen by a neighbor early Friday evening, wearing hat and coat, and splitting wood in his dooryard.
 About 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Sharon Flackenstein. a friend. called ali the cabin and found MT. Brassel stretch ed on the floor. He still wore his hat and coat. and seeming lY had become ill upon. enter ing the cabin. He reached a chair near the door and then collapsed.
 Dr. R. E. Garret of Palmer was called early Saturday morn ing, and his examination placed the time of death the evening before.
 MT. Brassel came to the ter ritory with his brother Fred at about the time of the first World War. He had spent most of his 30 years here as a prospector, and at the time of his death own ed mining property in the Will
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Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18

The Matanuska Valley Volun- teer Fire Association has begun to rouse from it's long sleep of the past 18 months. Artificial respiration" planned at the Tues- day board of directors meeting is expected to have the associa- ton up on it's feet again soon.
 Directors at the Tuesday meet ing diagnosing the ills of the or- ganization, decided that the lack of a building to house equip- ment and materials was it's great est fault. Members were told that at least $1,0OO worth of equip. ment, including hoses and ex. pensive fog-nozzles, now are scattered throughout Palmer.
 Since a fire station appears absolutely essential, the direc- tors voted to take steps immed- lately to secure such building.
 How 10 Buy
 Al Hagen, who spent Tuesday in Anchorage, attempting to dis cover how available buildings along the Alaska Highway might be purchased, outlined the plan of procedure, as explained to him by Lowell Puckett, regional di- rector of the Bureau of Land Management.
 Non-profit organizations are included in the list of priority bidders, MT. Puckett said. The Valley fire association must file a letter with the land office, no. tifying the agency of it's wish to purchase a selected unit of buildings along the highway. Bids must be on units and not on individual buildings).
 Once the Anchorage office re. ceives that letter the Valley fire association will be quoted price on the selected buildings. This price cannot be revealed until the notice of intent to buy has been filed.
 Once the price is made known, the board of directors will have 10 days to accept the offer and to make payment on the buildings. Final approval from Washington must then be made before build- ings can be removed.
 A non-p oft organization which submits a bid and makes purchase in this manner is i'm. mediately free to resell unwant. ed buildings.
 Is Buildings
 MT. Hagen spoke of a unit of 16 buildings now located at Ca- thedral Bluffs, which appears to meet the purpose of the fire as. sociation. The lot includes five barracks, 20x50, a messhall, 20x100, several warehouses, a fire station, 32x52, and other structures.
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Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18

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Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-18
Death Takes Joe Brassel

Funeral services for Joe Brassel will be held ali 3 p.m. today (FridaY) at the Phillips Mapleton funeral home in Anchorage.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
|Madsen Urges Speed
lin Committee Studies
|0n Fire Safety Rules

A hurry-up call to members oi
the Commissioners COMMITTEES
studying proposed changes in the
Districts fire safety regulations was
sounded today by the groups chair
man, Col. Kenneth e. Madsen, AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner.
His call for haste followed meet
ing of the committee in his Office
yesterday. It developed the fact tina,
three of five subcommittee working
up recommended changes have yet
to complete their work.
Were going OF have to speed
things up if we want to beat the en-
forcement deadline," Col Madsen
declared.
Col. Madsen said the subcommit-
tees covering rooming houses, hos
pitals and schools were about so pei
cent finished, while those concerned
with hotels, apartments, restaurants
stores, theaters, garages and other
public meeting places had handed ir
their recommendations.
He said he hoped all subcommit-
tees would finish in time to turn
over their work to the full commit
tee at another meeting set for May
IA In his Office.
The committee was formed fol-
lowing postponement to July l OF
enforcement Of the regulations, EN-.
bodied in the so-called Egress Act
amendment to the building code
The act gave the District a strict
set Of fire safety regulations. They
were adopted year ago in March
but were never enforced.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Driver Is Fined $500,
| jailed 80 Days in
Pedestrian nlnjuYCas

Chester A. Blazewicz, %, who
pleaded guilty to two traffic charges
placed against him as result of
an accident in which his car pinned
a pedestrian against q tree, was
sentenced 80 days, plus a $500 fine
or an additional 80 days, yesterday
in Municipal Court.
Blazewicz, who lives at 3 Wind
lass Green S.W., was the operator
|of a taxicab which jumped curb
at Nichols avenue and Atlantic
street Sc. on January IS. Police
reported the cab struck Mrs.
Florence Allen, ~, of 1868 Nichols
avenue Sc, as she was waiting
for a bus.
It was charged that Blazewicz
drove off after the car had pinned
Mrs Allen against a tree. He was
later held for reckless driving and
leaving after colliding, the charges
on which he was sentenced by
Judge Almond w. Scott.
Although the defendant asked
Evening star., 1947-05-01

leniency since the woman's injuries
would be amply taken care Of il
civil court" Judge Scott declared be
had q vital duty to the public
to impose heavy punishment.
This is one Of the worst cases
Of its kind ever to come to my
attention" the jurist declared. "The
public certainly has an interest al
stake In . case where the victim
may have to spend . year in the
hospital and possibly lose a leg ir
the bargain"
Evening star., 1947-05-01
Fot Racket Uncovered

BERLIN GA new racket to
obtain fats which are scarce and
strictly rationed has beer uncovered
by Berlin police. Stores have been
warned against men posing as con-
trollers for the municipal food de-
partment who have been demand
ing samples Of butter and marga-
rine for Inspection" and then
walking off with the samples" al
legedly for laboratory tests.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
so kind TO your hands!
-. because they're

For dishes you must have busy soap
that makes plates and glassware spar
kle and shine. But the important ques-
tion-the mtal question-is show do
yourhands look afteryou'rethrou
That's why Chiffon Flakes are f,st
choice with so very many women who
wash dishes three times every day!
Evening star., 1947-05-01

Chiffon's rich, creamy suds are
mild as a on''-gentle even with
sensitive skins. Use Chiffon Flakes
ai,vays and keep your hands softer,
smoother yo~nger-looking.
The mildness and purity of Chiffon
is positively unsurpassed. And
Chiffon dissolves in hurry makes
quick, long-lasting suds that get you
out of the kitchen faster.
Evening star., 1947-05-01
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Wash out your lingerie, stockings
and woolens in pure, mild Chiffon
suds. You'll find them safer for every
thing that's washable. Both colors
and fabrics simply wake up and sing.
Evening star., 1947-02-28

MA, f0:05-lshi Heavyweight Boxing
Champion Gus lssaWIeh defends his iitIe sqainsf
Billy Fox h. i51Ssnd M,ith. .
w. to:os-ssaato' hsspA Mccarthy Is
Interviewed.
MNe, to:i5-Ihs Washingtsa loasAsw
York Roysn leo hockey game described.
Mc. io:30-SIil shm's guest Is Rssiau.
rsisur 1ost Shore.
WR fi:30-A panel d journalists dixuS
the i947 Wendell Wllkie Awards. o.
Evening star., 1947-02-28

VOL, S:30-A new time fef "Lsavs h b
The Girls" tho program On whIth Z lone male
Ssisads he masculine point Of view On problems
Of tho day against 4 panel Of tarssr women.
Tonight Us Meisf Bssss against Paula Stsas.
Madgs EWas, Elsiss MeE!hons and FIorssee
Prikhsff.
M0p, s:3o-Irens 1ouehboiiom Is now
featured member d ihs Duraais-Moors e,d,
ALL STATIONS, 1000 - President Truman
speaks Ia behalf II the American Red cpE
19H tsmplign.
Evening star., 1947-02-28
on the An IoNiaH.

Wop, $50" "shssId ias Presidency y
Limited 10 Two TERMS" Is considered By
Representatives chsunesy Reed sad Abst eers.
WRc, 7:0o-Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey all
on Marion nuissa.
W0p, 7:3o-N Nsfsdlih Wilson prsmots
Norma thinner from singing commercials 70
festursd vocalist for thk bfssdesa.
VOL, s:00-BurI Ives alISsqussi program
includes The Foeqy FossY Dsx."
Evening star., 1947-08-01

sums of public money must be spent in
order to obtain the results desired, expert
ence has convinced the. average citizen
that the appropriations are justified
abundantly. Mr.. Krug says:
Prudent investment Of this nature pays
enormous dividends. Not only is the irrigation
and power construction cost repaid under our
laws but the profit to the Nation continues
on an expanding basis, indefinitely. More than
five billion dollars worth of crops have been
grown on Federal-serviced reclamation lands
since 1906-more than five times the cost of
construction.
America, increasing in population con-
stantly, demands food for her children,
hydroelectric power for the industries by
which largely they are supported, preven-
tion of seasonal floods which otherwise
would damage their inheritance, develop
ment of forest reserves, parks and play
grounds. All of these imperative assets
are embraced in the philosophy of con-
servation included in the word irrigation. -
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Just Too Curnivorous

Several factor account for zooming
meat prices in the District area and else
where, but the chief factor is the old
familiar one of supply and demand. Amer
leans are consuming beef lamb, pork, ETC.,
at the per capita rate of about 155 pounds
a year-the most in four decades Simul-
taneously this is the season of relatively
low production, and supplies are not likely
to increase until the fall, after the grass
fed cattle begin moving from the range
to market. The current price trend-in
some claSSifcations more than 100 per
cent above the ceilings fixed in the days
of the OPA-probably will not turn down.
ward until then.
In preliminary report on this situation,
a subcommittee of the House Agricultural
Committee has described the problem as
being further complicated by these factors:
(D Higher feed prices resulting from un-
certainty over the corn crop and from
heavy exports of grains abroad; (2) our
exports of meat products; (3) increased
farm wages and increased distribution
costs; and a. drop in the number OF
sheep and lambs from 1859 average
of 81 100000 to current total estimated
at SO, 900, ,000 Most of these points, how
ever, are considered to be of minor i'm
portance in other authoritative quarters.
This is especially true as regards our meat
exports, which are expected to total only
about 500, 100000 pounds this year-a mere
trifle when compared to our own domestic
civilian consumption of close to q billion
pounds.
The experts seem generally agreed that
it is this record consumption-far more
than anything else-that accounts for
today's high meat prices. In relation to
past years, the supply is still plentiful and
the lower seasonal production is wholly
normal. But what Is not normal is the
demand. The evidence strongly indicates
that the American people have changed
their eating habits. In prewar summers
and Of course during the war summers
when there was a real shortage-we
tapered off markedly on meat Now. how
ever, instead Of tapering off, the butchers
sales show us to be exceptionally car
nivorous for the season. This may be
attributable to our full employment, or to
a desire to make up for wartime rationing,
or to some obscure change in our mass
psychology. But whatever the reason be-
hind 1t, it is primarily responsible for the
higher prices at this time. If we were more
vegetarian in the hot weather, the story
would be quite different.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Crisis in Brituin?

1t may be an exaggeration to say tnat
the news reports coming out OF London IN
recent days herald an impending crisis IN
the British economy. But it seems eVldent
enough that Britain, If not at the crisis
stage, is in a very tight spot
One of the early symptoms was the
speech fortnight ago by Arthur Deakln'
general secretary of the powerful Trans
mort and General Workers Union, in which
he called for a peacetime draft OF non
productive" workers. This was regarded
at the time as sort of trial balloon, ana
nothing has come of it. Even so, 1t was
significant thing for the tradition OF the
free workman is veW strong in Britain,
and it was extraordinary, to say the least,
to hear a responsible trade union ofnclal
sounding the first call for forced LABOR
Another development has been the
report, seemingly authentic, that the Brit
ish government is thinking OF dipping into
its scanty gold and dollar reserve to tide
the country over between the time When IL
will have used up it's credit under tine
American loan and the hoped-for effective
date of the Marshall plan. Still another
DEVELOPMENT is the unofficial disclosure OF
a proiect to curtail the British military
establishment, both to relieve the strain on
the country's revenues and to gain new
manpower for its productive plant.
Reports such as these should be treated
with caution until the official announce
mentS have been made. Then it Will be
possible to appraise with some accuracy
the program which the British seem to
have in mind and its probable impact
on this country Meanwhile, however, any
one can see the main outlines of the
British dilemma.
Faced with the war-imposed loss OF most
of it's overseas sources Of income, Britain
now has to live very largely on its own
production. And the British people simply
have not been producing enough, Many
reasons can be adduced in explanation of
this Fatigue inadequate diet, shortage
of all consumer goods upon which to spend
money and the consequent lack OF incen-
tive to earn money-these are some OF
them How valid they are is hard to say.
But the central fact remains that Britain
is not producing enough to meet expenses,
and has been keeping its head above water
by drawing upon the American loan at
greater rate than had been anticipated and
by applying a greater proportion of it to
purchase food and other consumer items
than had been expected.
Coal production lies at the heart of the
problem The government has tried ex-
horting the miners and is now said to be
preparing to ask for an extra hour day
of work at overtime rates. There is no
suggestion, however. of revoking the five
day week granted last May and. according
to London reports, the prospect is that
the goal of 2Oo,OOO,0oo tons this calendar
year will not be reached.
On the other hand, the publication Labor
and Industry in Britain, published by the
British Information Services takes more
Evening star., 1947-08-01
By John ". THOMPSON, jr.

for the change over have run as high as $780,
0000O0
Since sanitary sewers have not kept pace
with population growth in Washington, the
committee suggests about so miles of mains
will be needed. The members also call for IA
miles of storm-water sewers in newly built up
sections of the community and provision for
rs additional miles for the future needs
On top Of these improvements 16 relief
projects are required to help out on old mains
where high concentration of buildings has in
creased the runoff into the system
Five public convenience stations to supple
ment the two existing stations are thought
necessary.
More Frequent Collections Asked.
In the case of trash and garbage collection,
Washington Is still operating on a wartime ra-
tion Of two collections week. Formerly the
refuse was picked up twice week in winter and
three times week in summer. Restoration OF
the thrice weekly summer pickup is asked by
the committee as health measure.
Garbage, except for that picked up at the
hotels by licensed pig feeders, Is hauled to a
transfer station at New Jersey avenue and K
street Sc, whence part of it is shipped to a
disposal plant at Cherry Hill, Va. The re-
mainder is turned over to pig feeders
The garbage sent to Cherry Hill is turned
into grease and sold. Residue, known as
press cake" is used as fuel.
Washington burns its trash Many other
cities are using the system Of sanitary fill" in
which the trash and garbage are buried to-
gether Part of La Guardia Airport is said to
rest upon the trash and garbage of New York.
Sanitary fill system is cheaper than incinera-
tion and does not demand separation How
ever, 1t Goes require dumping space, and where
long hauls are involved expense increases.
Ashes here are used for fill. Collections used
to be twice week but have been reduced to
once. Because dumps are becoming harder to
find, the committee predicts cost OF ash disposal
will increase within the next decade.
Other work of the refuse department. includes
street cleaning snow removal and hauling dead
animals.
Expansion of the department which the COM
mittee suggests is mostly the provision of added
equipment and facilities for housing existing
equipment Two new garages are asked-one
on Mount Olivet road N E. and one near Ninth
and o streets NV.
Replacement of some rolling equipment over
the next seven years is called for. Affected are
IL 1ushers over 10 years old. 81 street cleaning
trucks, "a refuse trucks, l wrecker and 10
half-ton pickups.
New equipment needed includes % units for
street and refuse disposal and $150000 worth of
snow removal equipment, according to the
report. Eight permanent houses for white
wings" to work from are asked also.