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Evening star., 1948-01-06
CHAIRS FROM BARRELS?

From Mrs. T. w. D.. Washington. J
Would you please tell me where
I can get directions for making
chairs from barrels and also direc-
tions for use of scrap materials?
X X X
ELECTRIC STOVE.
(From Mrs. F. r. F., Arlington.)
For Mrs. C. M. c., Silver Spring
We recently moved into an apart
ment with an electric stove, and, as
I had never used one before, I was
somewhat at a loss. I went to the
Virginia Electric & Power Co. and
they gave me several books on how
to use my stove, including many
recipes and menus for oven meals.
I feel sure your own electric COM
pany offers the same service which
I have found invaluable. If not,
shall be glad to give you the name
of the books and where to get them
if you will contact me through the
RICH.
SAND TARTS?
From Mrs. E. C. B., Washington.)
VIII some kind subscriber kindly
publish In The Star recipe for
sand tarts, as I wish to entertain
and wish something very fancy
We have had a sand tart recipe and
used it for many years, but 1t seems
misplaced and I wish another one
If I can get it.
CAKES.
from Mrs. C. o., Washington)
Cakes which crack open in the
center are the result of too hot an
oven. Oven thermostats frequently
get out of adjustment, so have yours
checked or use an oven thermometer
If the cake is full of tunnel-like
holes and has a dull crust, it Is also
overmixed. The sides of a cake pan
should not be creased so that the
batter may cling to the sides while
rising.
From Mrs. I. +. D., Washington.)
For Mrs. w. H. A., Arlington
The trouble you are having with
your cakes can be due to two differ
ent reasons:
/. Your oven may be too hot. Z
It is possible you have your batter
too thick. Be sure to sift your flour
before measuring and have all meas
urements level. If your batter still
seems thick add a little extra milk
or less -four. I hope you have better
luck next time. There is a recipe
on a certain red and white cake
flour box called happy day cake. y
It is a very delicious cake. I used
an electric mixer and added little
extra milk to thin the batter and
had a very wonderful cake.
1 have this recipe for date and
nut bars: Three eggs, separated. ]
cup of sugar, II teaspoon Of vanilla,
/ cup cake flour, II teaspoon baking
powder, Il teaspoon salt, ! cup nuts,
chopped, l cup dates, chopped.
Beat yolks and whites OF eggs sep
arately. Beat half of the sugar into
the yolks and the other half fold
into the whites, add the vanilla.
Combine mixtures and fold in the
flour, salt and baking powder which
have been sifted together. Fold In
dates and nuts. Line shallow pan
about 7x11 inches in size with waxed
paper and pour in the batter. Bake
In q moderately slow oven 1925 de-
grees F. until firm and slightly
shrunk from the sides Of the pan.
Remove from pan and cut. in bars
when cold.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
CROCHETED BERET?

From Mrs. A. F. L., Arlington.)
I would like some one to give me
instructions on how to crochet a
little girls beret from angora yarn
or tell me in what crochet book
could find these instructions.
Evening star., 1948-01-06

nave only Lne elSCCflC DlaQkeC on
our bed. It has q temperature reg
ulator and thermostatic control. It
is feather light and has thus
far kept us perfectly comfortable
throughout the night in all temper
atures. The instructions with our
blanket advise washing it in mild
soap suds, but we have had ours so
short time that I cannot report
on the success Of this operation.
The second inquiry is submitted
by F. H., Alexandra, concerning
proper care for genuine alligator
items. A matching handbag and
shoes last Christmas inspired me to
investigate this problem very thor
oughly. The best and most reliable
advise I received was to clean the
item with a soft dry cloth to re-
move dust and then treat it several
times year with simonize. This
is The same simonize that is used
on automobiles. II you use your
alligator bag only for special occa-
sions, don't store it in q closed box
or drawer where the air does not
circulate. 1t can vouch for the fact
that this treatment keeps the arti-
Gle looking very nice even after
hard wear.
WESTWARD HOl"
From G. W. r., HyattspiLe.)
Some folks in Arlington asked for
some advice concerning settling in
the West for the purpose of enabling
their daughter to secure some relief
from asthma.
I have just returned from 4 trip
to the West and stopped In the Pa
cific Northwest as well as Cali
fornia and Arizona. From persons
I talked with out there, should say
that this child probably will get re-
lief from the climate of many COM
munities In Southern Arizona and
California. would suggest that this
party write to the Chamber Of
Commerce of both Phoenix and
Tucson, Ariz., for information con-
corning the climate of the areas
those cities serve.
There are many places in South
ern California where one probably
would get relief from asthma.
have been told that Banning, Calf :,
has a splendid climate for asmatha-
tics. 1t is on the edge Of the desert
in Riverside County. Doubtless there
are many other small towns In that
general locality which would be
equally as good. I have been told
that the climate in Southern Cali
fornia near the seashore Is not so
good for this trouble. I suggest that
the party write to the Chamber OF
Commerce at Riverside, Calf, the
county seat Of Riverside County, for
information as that county runs all
the way to the Arizona line and In
cludes a lot of desert country.
would not advise going out there
as a group before some one has
gone ahead and picked out place
to live and secured living accommo-
dations because housing Is possibly
more overcrowded out there both in
Southern California and Southern
Arizona than 1t is In Metropolitan
Washington.
I would not recommend West
Washington or West Oregon as =
place to secure relief from asthma.
Though you might write the Cham
ber of Commerce at Spokane, Wash,
to see If the country in that area is
good for asthma. I am not in
formed on it one way or the other
as did not stop Off there on my re-
cent trip to the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
STORING TABLE?

Iron, Mrs. w. F. E., Arlington.)
Cramped quarters necessitates
storing mahogany table in a damp
basement. Would this spoil it? Is
there any way to protect it?
Evening star., 1948-01-06
SWEATER PATTERNS?
AFRICAN VIOLET.

(Front Mrs. F. J. S., Ptney Point.)
Could any one suggest where ]
may purchase a French nursery
rhyme book? I have tried Bren-
tanos, Lowdermarks and several
department stores, to no avail.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Palmer, Alaska, June 15, 194S
Show Valleys Past

Modern Valley settlers, who may think they've had it rough on the way to Matanuska, when spring floods washed out high way bridges this year, should talk to M. D. Snodgrass. MT. Snodgrass, formerly coloniza- tion agent for The Alaska Rail road and now a local realtor, would tell them a bit about how the first settlers came.
 The occasion of the Valleys recently celebrated thirteenth anniversary of Colony Day set MT. Snodgrass to thinking of the faces that have come and gone through the years he's known this Valley. He decided it might be interesting to find out just how many of the present-day settlers could be traced back to the days of the real pioneers.
 So MT. Snodgrass set to work with notes, maps and farm own ership records of the Alaska Rur- al Rehabilitation Corporation He found the first group of what he terms the ori g i n l settlers, who came here be- tween 1912 and 1917, were pio- neers in the truest sense of the word. Of that original group which settled here in a five year span more than 30 years ago, MT. Snodgrass catalogued IT still living in the Valley.
 The first two of the IF to reach the Valley came by row. boat from Knik. They were E. J. Tomlinson and A. A. Cobb, who
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15

arrived in 1917. They were fol- lowed, within the next five years, by these folks:
 Gust Haller. J. J. Bugge. J. E. Edlund. G. Gustafson. Carl Engstrom. s. Fleckinstein and wife. C. Thorpe and wife. Ash ley Egtvet. Roy Cornelius and wife. Ben Marine. Charles Ma rino. P. N. Johnson (R. Ander- son). lens Hansen. Gus Swan son and MT. and Mrs. Adam Werner and family.
 In the years between 1917 and 1929, when no active coloniza- ton plans had yet stirred nation al interest in the Matanuska Val ley, MT. Snodgrass records II more early residents who are still living in the Valley; some of them came to live at the old town of Matanuska and others went on to Wasilla. Since there were neither roads nor planes yet, the going still was tough for the homesteader who chose the Matanuska Valley. These are the II who glimpsed bright future in this untried agricultural cen ter of the north:
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar TrYk
 and family of Wasilla. Fred
 Nelson of Wasilla. Pete Nell son of Wasilla. MT. and Mrs. Charles Cadwalader and fam fly of Wasilla. MT. and Mrs.
 Gerritt SYnder and family.
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse Kepler. Ed Ueeck. Jacob Berg. Glen
 Cope. MT. and Mrs. Emil La
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15

Walter and MT. and Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass and family. all of Matanuska.
 From 1929, The Alaska Rail, road became interested in de- veloping the Matanuska Valley and made some effort toward bringing farm families from the states to settle here. MT. Snod. grass recalls that there were 55 of these families, of whom there remain 46 still in the Valley However some of the 46 settlers have forsaken their farms in favor of Palmer businesses. Their names include:
 MT. and Mrs. s. B. Cook. Mrs. Lamp (Johansen). MT. and Mrs. J. R. Monaghan and family. MT. and Mrs. B. J. Losing and family. MT. and Mrs. Harold Thuma and fam fly. MT. and Mrs. Harold w. Moore and family. MT. and Mrs. C. V. King and family of Wasilla. Mir. and Mrs. F. N. Hurd of Wasilla. MT. and Mrs. TY Wilson and family of Wa silla. Earl McHenrY. Bill Ed lund. MT. and Mrs. Frank Gag non. H. L. Grantram and daughter. MT. and Mrs. Jack Cope. Mir. and Mrs. William Hoskins. C. C. Erik. MT. and Mrs. Frank Clark. Horace Du- Four MT. and Mrs. L. o. Hayes.
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. Childers. MT. and Mrs. V. J. Falk. ST.. |" Continued on back page)
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Don't Shoot BE
 Not In Palmer, Nor Anywhere

Firecrackers are just as it. legal in rural areas as they are in cities w h c h impose ordi- nances against them, it was an- nounced by Fore st Service spokesman in Anchorage last week. There is territorial law against fireworks, he said.
 This law states specifically that During the fire season no person shall throw away
 any lighted tobacco. cigars. cigarettes. matches. firecrack- CTS or any other inflammable materials in any area of inc
 Territory containing timber. brush. grass or greenland"
 The Forest Service representa- tive said that violation of this law brings both heavy fines and Imprisonment.
 Some firecrackers have made their appearance in Palmer re- gently. Purchasers are reminded that in this, an unincorporated city, they, rather than the sell CT, are punishable by the law above quoted.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Valdez Plane Flies Weekly ToLocal Port
BULLETIN

The five-place Stinson air plane of the Valdez Air Serv- ice. referred 10 in the follow ing story. crashed and burned at Mineral Creek near Valdez last Saturday. Pilot Lucky Francis escaped with injuries, but three passengers. one of them Mrs. Francis. died in the crack-up. Roy Dieringer. Val dez cannerYman. a nc Mrs. May Steel. also were killed. Another passenger. John Kel- seY. escaped with minor in- juries. It was not known at press-time whether inc Val dez Air Service has another ship 10 put into operation on the Palmer run.
 The first air service to regular ly use the facilities of Palmer airport is the Valdez Air Service, it was announced this week. Flights leave Valdez for Palmer once or twice each week, carry ing both freight and passengers.
 The Valdez Air Service, which has been in existence for about year, uses five-place Stinson for these Palmer trips. Al King of Palmer Automotive Service and Storage is the local agent for the plane company.
 2s~ In addition to his connection with the Valdez firm, MT. King has announced plans of his own for inauguration of a flying taxicab" service from the Palm CT port. Pilot Bob Totten takes care of the aerial end of the taxi cab service.
 At present, it is possible to charter a plane from the airport only, but MT. King said he ex- pected to have second ship, operating with floats, in the air in the very near future.
 MT. King will take care of any type of charter hops, and will arrange trips for hunting and fishing parties as well. The planes will carry both freight and passengers.
 Alaska Airlines of Anchorage has advertised flights to Palmer, but to date the company has not made any regular trips to the local field.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Bert's Hustles
 Stopgap Store

The temporary building which will house Bert's Drug Store, un- til the new concrete structure is ready, is nearing completion. A small building, a former dwell ing house, has been moved to the lot at the rear of the stores former location and is being con- verted to store quarters.
 Delbert Anderson and A. w. Pierson are rushing the remod- elling with all possible speed. By late Saturday afternoon parti- tions had been torn away, part of the flooring had been laid and most of the buildings inner Cellotex walls were in place.
 The store will contain one large room with small inner section partially partitioned off to form prescription counter.
 It is expected that the store will be doing business in it's tenn porary quarters by mid-week at the latest, MT. Anderson said. The only major job remaining is the installation of shelves.
 It is planned to reopen with a selection of stock very similar to that destroyed in the former building. All drugs, cosmetics, gift items and daily necessities will be restocked.
 The liquor store will not be re- opened in the temporary build ing.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
7 Valley Scouts Get Diplomas At Encampment

Seven boys from Palmer and Wasilla were among the 91 Alas kan Air Scouts who received dip lomas at Elmendorf Field last Saturday morning. The seven, Jack Elmore, Harvey Cooper, Edison Thuma and Edward Cope of Palmer and Dave Smith, James Carson and Verrill Teague Of Wasilla, had attended seven day session of lessons and fun given at the second Alaskan Air Scout encampment.
 Scouts came from Nome, Point Barrow, Fort Yukon, Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, An chorage, Cordova, Palmer and Wasilla for the encampment, which began on June 6. They were guests of the Fifty-Seventh Fighter Group.
 q Scouts were enrolled in one week courses in radio, radar, air craft engines, jets, weather, sheet metal work, instruments, land- sea rescue, navigation, Link training and ground control ap- proacl1.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Chamber Touts Valley As ANS Hospital Site

A total of 28 delegates from the Valley Chamber of Con- merce went to Anchorage yester- day to push the Valleys ad- vantages for the Alaska Native Service hospital before the An chorage Chamber. Pres d ent Jack Maze was the Valley spokesman at the meeting.
 MT. Maze emphasized the fact h a Anchorage businessmen would in no way be injuring themselves by sponsoring the plan to locate the hospital in Palmer. "We know that 75 cents of every dollar of hospital mon- ey spent in Palmer would reach Anchorage within a week." he said. "Of the remaining 25 cents, we believe that only 15 percent would remain in Palmer, with the rest clearing to Anchorage"
 He pointed out that the Val ley depends almost exclusive lY on Anchorage 10 supply its daY-to-daY needs. Repair parts for Valley vehicles and farm equipment. clothing for Val ley residents and most of the necessities of life come to the
 Valley from Anchorage. he
 said.
 The speaker spent time in de- veloping Palmer's scenic and out door advantages for a hospital of this kind. He said the Valleys quieter rural life would be bet ter adapted to meeting the needs of hospital patients than would the buster Anchorage area'
 Twelve specific advantages which Palmer holds over the Anchorage area were outlined as follows:
 (D Palmer already has a
 site with sufficient acreage.
 which will meet the needs of
 the Alaska Native Service. IL
 has been inspected. and has inc tentative approval of ANS of-
 ficials.
 (2) Electric power for the
 hospital will be provided by
 the Matanuska Electric Asso-
 ciation through funds from the (Continued on back page)
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Coop Growers Plan To Make
 Produce Crates

Crates for produce marketed by members of the Coop Vege- table Growers will be manufac- tured here in Palmer, it was decided at last Fridays meeting of the group. Members voted to purchase materials from local sources. The saving and finish ing work will be done with Co., op machinery in the cabinet shop.
 It was decided that a receiv- ing clerk for the produce de-
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15

partment will be hired soon. AL so ticketed for action in the near future is a survey of growers fields, so that the probable pro- duction for the year may be de- termined.
 Farmers reported that cut worms are prevalent in certain sections of the Valley. It is ex- pected that this planned survey will be able to estimate the ex- tent of damage to early crops.
 Other matters relating to the sale and processing of vegetables were discussed at the Friday meeting. About 25 of the farm CTS who have turned in crop es- inmates to the Coop Vegetable Growers were present.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-06-15
Fair Board Meets Tonight

Members of the board of di- rectors of the Matanuska Val ley Fair Association are remind ed of the very important special meeting to be held in the Ex- tension Office tonight. All ma terial to be included in the pre- mium book must be ready to go to the publisher by the end of this meeting.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20

never new when to expect a gale
or a zephyr-like breeze. Neither
did his customers. 1t was murder.
If they used enough of his special
colonge for a windy day-and the
wind stopped people passing No
velli clients staggered noticeably.
Charlie operated a swank gold
coast beauty shop for men. 1t had
a side door for gents who didn't
want to advertise that their bloom
of youth came from a mud pack.
Charles toupees, in other
words wigs for men who wanted
to hide their shiny balds. bought
two and three of these toupee's.
What for | don't know. He had
them in all shapes and sizes and
colors.
Charles betn doing famously
with his wigs and facials for
years. But recently he turned his
head to pioneering the new stuff
in colognes.
Have you ever used or heard
of any of the following colognes?
"Smoke rings" County Fair"
"Horsey," and Thoroughbred"
Well, these are some of Mr.. No
velli's products.
In Chicago, though, it, was just
to dangerous. LeLt's say a man
douses himself with Thorough
bred" on the basis of a high wind.
Then the wind sinks.
It's a caution men. Your friends
bet on your nose and hold theirs.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20
~Prejudieed Dean
Cromwell Again
Under Fire

NEW YORK, July 20. (ANP)
Dean Cromwell, head coach of
the Olympic track team unpopu-
larly named to this post over pro-
tests which claimed the use coach
was not on the liberal side, again
left himself open to criticims last
week, according to the New York
Times sports writer Art Daley.
Cromwell's latest offense fol-
lowed Barney Ewell's win over
Mel Patton. Instead of congratu-
lating Ewell on his victory, Crom-
well is reported to have said:
patton ran like a pillow horse"
Which prompted New York Post
LLeonard Cohen to write, eff Pat
ton ran like a pillow horse, then
farmer"
Cromwell his coach, must be a
Protests over Cromwell's ap-
pointment to the post of head
coach were ignored by the AAU
in maxim the selection, although
Cromwell's attitude was we'll
known and the AAU advised that
the choice was not a popular one.
This latest outburst by the
Southern California track coach
is the type of thing previously at
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20
AS | See 1t
By Julia Gordon

Here's an article men, that you
will get a big kick out of. 1t is
rather a comical piece of material
but it is a fact. Have you ever
heard about Charlie Novelli, IA
nous for wigs, facials, and colo
nges for men? Well, here's a brief
story to tell how he went about
to make men easier on the eye.
When he started in business it
was just a sideline. Now it's big
stuff.
When it comes to loving Chi
cago, Charlie Novelli will bow to
no man. But Charlie has clapped
has hands and said a sad good
bye to the "Windy City"
1t was all right when Charlie
was only making wigs. But when
he graduated to making nice smells
for men, either Chrlie or Chicago
had to go. Things being as they
are, he left for Newark, N. j.
1t was simply a case of Chicago
being unfair competition. Novelli
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20

Minnesota can organize integrated
units, Ohio can also. If the Ne
gro can organize here on an in
tegrated basis, he will take moth
ing, but he will continue to fight
for an integrated Guard.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20
Minneapolis Citizens
Object TO Oysters

MINNEAPOLIS, July 20. GAN
P) - Adistaste for oyesters has
grown in the "Twin Cities" re-
Gently because of a brand of oys-
tiers in the can here. They are
called "Niggerhead>"
Because of the objections of
many citizens, this brand of can
ned oysters, sent out from the
Aughinbaugh canneries in BIZ
loxi, Miss, has been taken off the
shelves of loading grocers in this
area.
Objections to this brand is caus-
ed particularly by the label which
pictures a thick, red-lipped Negro
with woody hair and his big mouth
wide open swallowing a huge oys-
ter. The producing firm has been
in business 60 years.
Only the Food Guild stores are
reported to be still selling the Mig
gerhead brand. J.. T. Wardlaw of
the Minneapolis Urban league has
stopped selling them in two of his
chains. Lincoln and McCallum, dis
tributors o fthe brand, have prom
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20

tributed to him and were the
foundations upon which the pro-
tests were registered.
Colored members ofthe Olym-
pic squad are aware of what they
are probably being called upon to
contend with. Cromwell, before
leaving the U. S., already was
following the Hitler procedure
of ignoring colored winners.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-20
ised to cooperate in stopping the
sale of this brand.

Phone Your News Tips to The
Daily Express, HE 1915.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Wallace to Make Flying Trip
South to Speak in Georgia

urday. There he will address be-
tween 800 and 900 preachers at a
National meeting of the Church OF
God.
Immediately after the talk Mr.
Wallace will fly to Michigan that
night to resume his Midwestern
campaign schedule.
Mr.. Wallace did not visit Georgia
on his recent Southern trip. His
Evening star., 1948-10-13

party has encountered violent op.
position in Georgia, where party
members have been kidnapped and
beaten" according to c. B. Baldwin
Mr.. Wallace's campaign director.
The Progressives are assured a
place on the Georgia ballot, how
ever, MIR. Baldwin said. More than
10000 persons signed petitions for
that purpose, he claimed.
Last night, in a radio talk to
Americans Of italian descent, Mr..
Wallace said "the men of Wall
Street and the military" are "mak-
ing an American colony out of
Italy"
In a continuation of his attacks
on American foreign policy, Mr..
Wallace said the Marshall plan Is
Evening star., 1948-10-13

mot helping italy and the bankers
and generals must stop inter-
fering In Italy-under the false
guise Of helping Italy"
I'VE forced the utalian) govern
ment to drop the Communists-re-
presenting 10 per cent of the Italian
people-so that big business, land
lord government could take power" ="
MI. Wallace said.
Evening star., 1948-10-13

beverages In her tavern at 190(
Fourth street NE. p.
The board pointed out, in q de-
cision today that the tavern is close
to the streetcar barn and that the
location is not appropriate. Mrs.
Petroutsa now has a license to sell