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Evening star., 1948-01-05
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HAsKN SERVICE.
@. Who made the frst flight over the North
Pole?-A. w. M. -.
A. The first conquest of the North Pole BY
mir was made by Rear Admiral then neuten.
ant commander Richard e. Byrd ana Floyo
G. Bennett. On May ., 1870, tney new w.
the Pole from Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, In .
monoplane, the Josephine Ford.
@ What Is the present estimated cost oa
rearing q child In the United States?-J. l.. r.
A. For a family Of moderate income Lns
cost is estimated at more than $lS,OO0. ms
family income upon which estimates are paseo
is 500 year and calcuiacon are maoe :"
the age OF 18 years.
@ What are some Of the important food
discoveries developed in time OF war?-R N r.
A. Food canning originated during the Ma
poleonic Wars and condensed mhk IN Inc
American Civil War. Notable discoveries H
the two World Wars are evaporated milk ana
the dehydration Of foods.
@, When and where were carillons hrst
used?-K. E. M.
A. The great carillons of today are the out
growth of rivalry between the cities OF the
low countries during the Middle Ages. Inc
townspeople depended upon bells for their time
since they had no clocks, and each town sought
to outdo the others by adding more and bet
ter bells until, eventually, melodies could %
played by them There are now almost zoo
carillons in the world of which over $50 are
In the Netherlands and Belgium.
O. How is the Australian ballot conductedr
B B. G.
A. Australian ballot is the term generally
used for a secret ballot provided and having
its genuineness guaranteed by the State. II
was first used in this country in q municipal
election in Louisville, KY, in 1888. Many kinds
of booths are used for balloting. Generally
they are simply stalls made by wooden para-
tions and may have q curtain.
@. Why is Princess Elizabeth Of England
known as the heir presumptive instead of heir
apparent?-D. NJ B..
A. BY tradition, it is never assumed that
the King and Queen will not have son.
Princess Elizabeth is, therefore, ofncially des-
ignated "hsiress presumptive."
@. Are Esau and Jacob the only twins mem
toned in the Bible?
A. Another pair OF twins Is Pharez and
Zarah, the former being the first born (Gen.
80: %, 30).
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Palestine as a Small Nation

Palestine as a Small Nation
To the Editor Of The Star:
In answer to the letter published in The
Star December IL under the headline, Self
Determination and Palestine" would like to
say: The writer claims that when the U. N.
voted to partition Palestine with the aid Of
the United States, it then threw overheard
one of the ideals Of the First World War,
namely the self-determination of small nations.
think the writer of that letter misunder-
stood the great part the United States played
in helping to partition Palestine, thereby put
ting new blood into the ideal of self-determina-
tion.
Despite the fact that the Jewish people were
driven from their homeland and lost their
sovereignty 1900 years ago, they never gave up
their ties with their country. Lord Balfours
declaration in regard to Palestine and now the
help of the United States and other countries
acknowledge this in line with the principle OF
self determination of small nations.
I. ROsSNER.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Senator Taft "Belittled"?

For reasons that are obvious I dislike the
way your cartoons and occasional editorials be-
little the influence and importance OF Senator
Taft In his candidacy for the presidency. l
will be surprised and disappointed If he is not
elected to this important Office next year.
Ell. KROGUE.
Evening star., 1948-01-05

Never is the lawlessness of ones fellow
townsmen so depressing as when one
cruises vainly along the no-parking
stretch, for spot to park
Evening star., 1948-01-05

Marshall frowns on further Big Four
meets" and well he might. For rancor,
noise and inconclusiveness, these affairs
have become so many barroom discussions,
on the international level.
Evening star., 1948-01-05

In Grady County, Oklahoma, drillers
have brought oil up from record depth
of 1928 feet. Either that or the boys are
tapping the lamps of China.
Evening star., 1948-01-05

The Georgia moppet who slugged Santa
Claus was appropriately dealt WITH which
is as 1t should be. We can't have our pos
terity going around acting like Europe.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to- any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star 1nformsticn
Bureau. 31o / street NE. Wasnington X - ~
Please inclOse s cents for return postage.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Premium List Proofs Sent To AU Farmers

ments for that program this week, and will announce further details in the near future.
 Following the formal meeting in the Extension Office, the board adjourned to the fair grounds, where buildings and grounds were inspected.
 It was announced that the board has arranged to secure at least two large Pacific huts for use as exhibition halls, on an ex- change basis with the Valley Hospital Association. The hos pital has still other buildings available for fair use, should they be needed.
 "Au exhibits will be located on the fair grounds this year" {" MT. Lester promised. Board members concurred in the state ment that this centralization of exhibits should provide for a much better display.
 "This is the year when we should have the best fair we've ever had," MT. Snodgrass said. "We have done everything pos sible to make it the best-it's all up to the exhibitors now. We can have a real fair this year if the farmers just do their part" Construction work on the fairs buildings, as well as need ed grounds work, is to begin in the ear future. Marshall
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16

Men and money are still the two prime needs-in the order listed-of the Valley Volunteer Fire Association, it was disclosed at Tuesdays quarterly meeting. More men are needed to ade- quately man the equipment now owned by the Association, and more money is needed to buy still better equipment, board chairman Al Hagen told the sev- en Association members who were in attendance at the meet ing.
 Present equipment needs in- clude pump for the tanker truck, and either hats or badges for use by volunteer firemen, it was said. MT. Hagen reported that the Associations bank bal ance was a little more than S450, with outstanding bills for radio and newspaper advertising and for materials purchases still to be paid. A new pump for the
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16

tanker would cost about $500, he estimated.
 Members agreed that it would seem wiser not to spend a great deal of money in outfitting the tanker truck, which was recently purchased from surplus property.
 It was decided to attempt to buy a small pump locally, or to check surplus property lists for a suitable model.
 o. R. Mitchell, fire chief, agreed to contact the Coop with regard to firemen's hats. It was reported that the garage owns number, which are not now in use.
 MT Mitchell said the depart ment equipment is more than adequate for local need at this time. We have good equip ment," he stated. ''As it stands now, the equipment is much bet ter than the water supply with which we must use it.'
 Assistant fire chief Vic Mel
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Director Davis Expected Today

James P. Davis, director of the division of insular possessions and territories and chairman of the board of directors of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp, is due to arrive in the Valley today.
 MT. Davis, at first expected early this month, arrived in An chorage last Tuesday. He made a flying trip to Seward, Seldovia aPd Homer on Wednesday. He is expected to spend the entire day in the Valley today, when he will inspect the units of the Mata- nuska Valley Farmers Cooper ating Association, and will study the several farmer organizations set up in the Valley.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
|MEAPlans
 |ThreeNew |WorkProjjects

Tentative approval of three new projects of the Matanuska Electric Association, Inc, was ex- tended at the recent Rural Elec- trification Administration con- ference at Butte, Mont, H. G. Bryan, REA representative here, announced upon his return. MT. Bryan emphasized that only pre- liminary approval had been given the projects, but he said he expected all three to be author ized in the near future.
 Of first importance to MEA at the present time, was the authori- zation given architect Victor Rivers to draw up plans and specifications for a $4O,OOO build ing. MT. Bryan said he expected processing of this project to be speeded, since REA is cognizant of MEAS vital need for a build ing to replace its burned quarters in the former Wright Building. An MEA application for a
 S5o.000 loan with which to
 supply power within inc pres
 ent area served by inc organi-
 zation is under consideration.
 Under this application. the
 funds will be expended to
 build fill-in and extension lines
 in areas already electrified. A third application for loan funds with which to build addi- tional lines to Sutton and to Eagle River also is under REA consideration. AS soon as the ten tative approval is confirmed on these projects, and as soon as materials become available, the new work will start. It is ex- pected that some of the work on extension of service may begin this year.
 In order to assist MEA in the ! setting up of new records, REA has assigned an auditor, Russell E. Wade, to duty here. He is ex- pected to arrive next week.
 In reference 10 the further
 development of Eklutna. MT.
 Bryan said REA is attempt
 ing 10 organize a program
 Continued on back page)
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Even Bremen Gotta Pay

There are few exceptions to the payment of school tax, ac- cording to Walter E. Huntley, U. s. Commissioner. As defined by Section III, Chapter 38 of the 1943 Session laws, only these per sons are exempt:
 Those who are in the Army or Navy; who are paupers or cared for by the territory, and persons who are permanently disabled and unable to work to support themselves.
 The belief, expressed at a Tuesday meeting of the Valley Volunteer Fire Association that volunteer firemen are exempt, is erroneous, Commissioner Hunt ley said.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Soil Survey Group Goes To Kenai

Several of the soil scientists and agricultural experts head quartered in Palmer left for Kenai this week, to begin their initial work on the soil survey of Alaska. Among the men who flew to the peninsula were Dr. Walter U. Fuhriman, O. L. Mimms, J. L. Paschol, Kirk Stone, Henry Fox, R. A. Mick and James Hurley.
 This first trip will be primari- ly an inspection of the country to be surveyed, in order that plans for coordination of the work may be made. The men ex- pected to go as far as Homer be- fore they returned to the Valley.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16

All hands answered here when roll was called at last Tuesdays meeting of the directors of the Matanuska Valley Fair, so busi- ness matters which have been awaiting the attendance of the full board were handled with dispatch. Principal job of the board that evening was the okaying of page proofs of the premium list, which are just off the press.
 Copies of those proofs already have been mailed to all stock holders of the Fair Association, and to all farmers who are pos sible exhibitors for the coming event.
 An additional supply of the premium lists is available at the Extension Office, if there are potential exhibitors who have been overlooked in the mail. Other copies are to be mailed to Anchorage, Seldovia, Homer and Fairbanks, according to board president Parker Lester. This years premium book is to include a short history of the Matanuska Valley, now in pre- paration by M. D. Snodgrass. Several pictures of Valley scenes also are to be a part of the final book.
 It was agreed that the fairs board will sponsor radio pro
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Palmer, Alaska, July 16, 194S
Fire Department Short 7wo Items

sen agreed that equipment was not a particular problem with the department at this time. What we need is men," he said. ''The way it is now there's no body to drill and nobody to man the truck. That's what we've got to work on first"
 Members puzzled over the problem of additional manpower for a time. The solution, they de cided, is to ask each merchant in Palmer to name one of his en- ployes to duty with the depart ment, with attendance at drill an obligation. Lodges and civic clubs also will be asked to assist the department by naming one of their membership as a volun- teer fireman.
 A committee of three, Jack Maze, Ray Lancaster and Steve Ward, will canvass the business district today to discuss this mat ter with Palmer's merchants.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
klnjuredln Farm Mishap

Jack Cody of Palmer suffered a serious back injury last Tues day evening when he fell back wards into the cultivator while working on the potatoes of his neighbor, Lauritz Loberg. The pins which held the seat of the cultivator sheared away, drop ping MT. Cody into the machine.
 The injured man was taken immediately to the Valley Hos pital where he was reported to aave fractured a vertabrae. He will be forced to wear cast for the next 6 or 8 weeks.
 The accident occurred about g Tuesday evening. MT Cody had finished cultivating his own po- .atoes earlier that day, and had volunteered to help his neigh Dor, since MT. Loberg has been ill.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Farmers Buy
 Record Amount Of Electricity

Rural areas are springing from darkness into light at an unprece- dented rate, according to figures released by the U. s. Department of Agriculture last week. In the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1947, users purchased from Rural Electrification Administration cooperatives total of 3,082, ,267,- 051 kilowatt hours.
 This electrical energy cost its users an average of 8.7 mills per kilowatt hour, a reduction of one-tenth of a mill over the pre- vious year.
 As of June 1, 1948, there were 1,037 REA-financed cooperatives, the announcement reported. Of that number, 917 were actually in operation. Their facilities in- cluded 645,000 miles of line serv- ing 2,19O,000 consumers. New consumers were being connected at the rate of more than 1,500 a day.
 REA-approved loans amount ing to $1,SO0,O0o,000 finance
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
.GroupPlans
 Farm Program

Seven of the territory's key figures in agricultural work met in conference at the office of Don Irwin, director of the Agri- cultural Research Administra- tion, this week. The men sought to outline a program which will coordinate the agricultural work of Alaska.
 Those who attended the Mon- day meeting in addition to MT. Irwin, included:
 Frank Heintzelman, commis- sioner of agriculture; I. M. c. Anderson of the Farm Home Ad- ministration; Parker Lester of the Extension Service, represent ing Lorin c. Oldroyd; Herbert Bryan of the Rural Electrifica- tion Administration; c. w. Pet CTS of the Alaska Rural Rehabili- tation Corp; Charles Wilson of the Territorial Soil Conservation Service.
 Still further conferences are scheduled for later this month in Fairbanks.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Noted BOtanist Works On Plant Classification

Dr. James P. Anderson of Ames, Iowa, former longtime resident of Alaska and foremost Alaskan botanist, arrived here last week to conduct continued research on Alaskan plants. Dr. Anderson is engaged in the task of classifying the plant life of Alaska and western Canada. He is pioneer in this field of Alas kan and Canadian research.
 Dr. Anderson first came to Alaska to serve as botanist at the Sitka experiment station in 1908. Following extensive work with trees and shrubs there, he moved to Juneau where he op- erated a greenhouse for num- Der of years.
 Since leaving Juneau the bot anist has spent most of his time at Iowa State College where he has a vast collection of Alaskan and western Canadian plants in his herbarium. As he finishes each phase of his work, his classifications are published in pamphlet form by the Iowa Science Journal.
 Dr, Anderson is cooperating with Alaskas Agricultural Re- search Administration this sum- mer. In his travels about the territory to further study Alas kan plants, he will be watching for the seeds or fruits of any na- tive plant, either useful or orna- mental, which may be of com mercial value. These seeds will be sent to the Palmer office of the ARA, where they will be studied to determine their poten- tial use in farm home gardens.
 Don Irwin, local head of the ARA, said his agency was most grateful for the help of Dr. An derson. He is one of the high est men in his field today" the director said. His contribution to the territory has been out standing, and we are fortunate to have him here again"
 The botanist already has spent some time at Chickaloon. After leaving Palmer he will go down the Glenn and Alaska Highways and the Haines cut=off to Haines-
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-16
Anchorage Names Fair Dates

Dates for the Anchorage agri- cultural fair, which is known as the Western Alaska Fair, have been fixed for Aug. IA, IS and 16 of this year, it was announced last week. A portion of fair pro-
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Hadassah Minyuns
Growing: Now Two

The second of what is hoped
will be many Minyans has been
formed, according to Mrs. Arnold
Lieberman, Youth Aliyah chair
man, through the efforts of Mrs.
M. Alexandra, the organizer and
head of the first Minyan.
In charge of the second Minyan
is Mrs. Alexander GerStel. Serv-
ing with her are Mines. Louis Ber-
nell, Sam Bernell, Irving Buch-
man, William Gordon, Albert
Malo, Thomas Paul, Norris Sing
er, Leon Steinberg and S. H. Su-
powit. They held their second
meeting on Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Norris Singer.
The Minyan is an organizational
device to encourage activity in be-
half of Youth Aliyah, Hadassah's s
service to receive and maintain
refugee children and orphans en-
tering Israel.
Any group of 10 women wishing
to enlist in this service are invited
to contact Mrs. Lieberman. A
third group will be formed within
three weeks.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
BIB Women

In response to the initial appeal
at the last meeting of BIB Women,
$50 was raised. Ways and means
are being devised to raise a sub
stantial amount Immediately be-
cause of the critical need. Serving
on Mrs. Schachner's committee in
addition to the BBW chairman
Mrs. Gif Giffords and the vice
chairman, Mrs. Milton Cherry, are
Mines. M. Alexandra, Richard
Bennett, Louis Broder, Sam Ber-
nell, Harry Epstein, Al Gilberg,
Irving Kipnis, Fred Kreisler,
Morris Kleinerman, julius Leaf,
Irving Ostroy, Leon Steinberg,
Sidney Weissberger and Robert
Winger.
Mrs. Schachner says, ''The $52
is a good start but it will not buy
very much food so our goal has
no limit. We will continue to raise
money so long as there is need" :"
Contributions are being sought
because money enables the purch-
ase of food centrally in bulk and
greatly reduces the cost of trans
portation. Mrs. Schachner at 152
N. Church and Mr.. Kipnis at So
w. Alameda are accepting checks
made payable to "BB Aid to the
People of Israel" This is an ideal
way to start off the New Year.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Unitarians Use
Temple Bldg.

Last Sunday morning the Uni
tartan Church of Tucson held its
first services at Temple Emanuel.
At the invitation of Rabbi Bill
gray and the Temple congrega-
ton they were offered the facili-
ties of the Temple which they
gratefully accepted.
The Unitarian congregation was
organized last May with 88 char
ter members and has added sew
eral since. This liberal church
group is expected to grow appre-
ciably in the next year or two.
Their spiritual leader is Rev.
Robert Henry Holmes, who came
from Laconia, N. H., at the invi-
tation of the church membership.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
PaIestinian To
Talk Forum

The Sunday Evening Forum on
Sept. 26 will present DR.. Zev
Cohen, young native Palestinian,
who is truly "sabra" in all re-
spects. He has spent much of his
life in the service of the Yishuv,
particularly educational and agri-
cultural projects. He participated
in the establishment of several
new colonies in the Negey under
dangerous conditions.
He is a member of the Hagan-
ah. After graduation from the
School of Law at Tel Aviv, he
got an advanced law degree in
France, a graduate degree at Yale
University and is now doing ad-
vanced work on foreign relations
at Columbia.
DR.. Cohen will talk on condi-
tions in Israel. Rabbi Albert T.
Bilgray will introduce him and
preside during the question per-
iod. The public is invited.
The Forum is held at the Uni
versity Methodist Church, E. 3rd
at Euclid, at 8:15 pm. The public
is always invited.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Mindell Opens Office

Robert E. Mindell, formerly of
Boston and New York is now en-
gagged in a bookkeeping and tax
service with offices at $50 N. 9Th.
After graduating New York
University he was associated with
several large accounting firms
there. During the war he was a
special Investigator for the Fed
eral Government, then later con-
Quoted his own office In Boston.
For the past year Mr.. Mindell
has been associated with a local
firm of accountants and will now
offer a complete bookkeeping,
payroll, federal and state taxes
to local business firms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mindell
are living on N. Santa Rita. Mrs.
Mindell is active in B'nai Birth
Women.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
ROTH REALTY MOVES AHEAD

This week Bernie Roth, keen
owner of Roth Realty, 1149 N.
Stone, announced the addition of
two men to his staff-Al Miller
and Henry Weininger.
Roth Realty has been regularly
hitting the headlines in real es-
tate the past few weeks with their
sales of several large properties.
Hyman Bassuk, Harry Bee and Al
Brent, employees of Roth, were
principals in several large deals
involving motels, lots, and resi-
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Temple Staff
CONTINUED from page u

The Hebrew Department will
include Sam Kurn, a professional
teacher, writer; Shelley Cherney,
a major in Education at the Uni
versity; Phyllis Silverman, SEN
ior at the University; Evelyn Nor
ganbesser, a professional Hebrew
teacher in Long Island; Miriam
Baron, attending the University
with teaching experience and a
former resident of Palestine.
Plans are in the making for Of
fering shortly a cultural program
to the students and to the congre-
cation.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
FRANK GETS HIS FENDER FIXED

Max Frank wishes that such things tenders hadn't been in
vented Last motors into right fender
good whack good enough Max off garage
When the mechanic through with it, he Max with
bill for $27 Max glad figuring that everything ought
be okay Well he the garage
to park downtown but that the curb in the way and
when Max the look was the same
fender all banged up again. =
However, this story has happy ending
back to the and the mechanic after blinking his eyes,
to work the fender again and got it all fixed
This time the bill only $685. ST.
show that sometimes garagernan has heart
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
BIB Aid Israel
Continued from page u

pledged $1,000 to be raised for
this program, in response to an
appeal from Theodore Pozil of
Phoenix, regional person in charge
of this drive. Letters are going
out to members, asking for con-
tributions.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17
Arizona Post--sept. II, 1913

dental courts.
Mr.. Roth announces that he
will soon move into expanded
quarters at the same location, aft
er remodeling and enlarging work
has been completed.
The Arizona post., 1948-09-17

Herbert PiOn, E. End, is in New
York associated with his uncle in
business.
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