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Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
New Company 10 Give Water 10 North Palmer

Pipes for laying water lines to North Palmer and water to run through those pipes-that's the obligation that has been assumed by seven members of the Smith Addition Water Company. And they're so sure they're equipped to cope with the problem, that they're promising water to their membership in another month.
 The seven, Ken Foster, Parker Lester, Bud Lacher, Merle Puddi- combe, James Kercherry, Everett Yohn and Seth Cook, have pur- chased 3O,O0O feet of four inch and two-inch wood slave pipe. They plan to lay 2,000 feet of the pipe to take care of their own immediate water needs, and will sell the additional 28,000 feet at reduced cost, according to MT. Lester, who is secretary-treasurer of the association.
 Their plans include the exten- sion of the present water line with a four inch main and 2,00O feet of new line. They expect to lay line enough only to service members homes and businesses at present. However, they say they'll be in a position to sell water to other users, who wish to buy pipe and hook on to their main. .-,....
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
VIRGINIA COULTER WINS TOP AWARD FOR AMERICANISM ESSAY

Virginia Boulter of Palmer, who won the unit prize offered by the American Legion Auxiliary for her essay on Americanism, also has won the department prize. Mrs. Vicky Swidelsky, American ism chairman, announced this week. This is the first time a Palmer winner has ever taken de- partment honors as well.
 Virginia's essay now will be forwarded for judging in com petition with other department winners.
 The announcement of the de- partment award was made at the last meeting of the Legion Aux Hilary, which was attended by a number of guests from the An chorage chapter. Mrs. Charles Davis of Anchorage, chairman of the departments Americanism committee, made the announce
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
Wash- Your Own Laundry Will Open In Valley Grocery Annex July l

The Valleys first wash-your- own laundry, the Valley Wash eteria, is expected to open in the Valley Grocery Annex by July l, owner Ava Saxton announced this week. MT. Saxton was com pleting the floor and preparing to install washers, at press-time this week.
 The laundry will be equipped with six fully automatic Bendix washers, an automatic Bendix drier and mangles.
 The Washeteria will offer three types of service to it's customers, MT. Saxton said. The housewife may take her laundry home as wet wash, rough dry, or as fin
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
Fair Board Picks
 10 Gift Prizes For Fair Week

Prizes to be given away at the coming Matanuska Valley Fair were the chief subject of discus sion at two fair board gatherings this week. It was the boards de- cision to give away 10 prizes, rather than one major one, this year. Total cost of the items to be given away reaches S1,35O, board president Clair Stock an- nounced.
 Items named on the boards prize list include:
 1. A suite of living room furnl- ture, valued at S450, which will include a daveno, chair, two end tables, two lamps, and a hassock. The furniture, upholstered in foam rubber, will be purchased
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09

ished laundry.
 The Washeteria will accommo- date six workers at once. It is estimated that the average wash ing will take about an hour to finish. There will be no appoint ments or space reservations, Mir. Saxton said-"We'll operate on a policy of first come, first served" Y" he promised.
 The Washeteria will run on a self-service plan. In the begin ming of it's operation, it will op- crate as a wash-your-own laun- dry only. Later, MT. Saxton said he planned to include some regu- lar laundry service for customers who do not wish to do their own washing.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
CHAMBER HAS NO QUORUM

Since only six members at tended last Wednesdays meeting of the Valley Chamber of Com merce, no business was conduct ed. The next regular meeting of the Chamber is scheduled for June 21. All members are urged to be present, for there is much important business to settle.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
'3 NEW CLASSROOMS
 TO BE BUILT IN SOUTH WING

A three-classroom addition to Palmer School is planned for con- struction this summer, it was an-, nounced this week by school superintendent William T. Zah- radnicek. The addition will cost $40,000. It will go up at the south end of the present plant and will be attached to it by a covered entryway, similar to that between the school and the gymnasium on the north side of the building.
 MT. Zahradnicek said the con- sulting architects, Taylor and Fitzpatrick of Anchorage, have promised plans within 10 days. As soon as plans and specified tions are completed, the district will issue a call for bids for the construction.
 It is the hope of MT. Zahrad- nicek and the school board that the addition will be finished in time for use during the fall term of school.
 The structure will be an above ground addition. It will house two lavatories and a janitor's supply closet, in addition to three 24x32 classrooms.
 Preliminary plans have been drawn in such way, that fu- ture expansion of two additional classrooms will be possible, the superintendent said.
 The $40,000 construction cost will be covered by $28,000 building appropriation passed by the recent legislature, and by $14,000 in tobacco funds. No bond issue will be necessary to erect the addition.
 The increased classroom space will necessitate the addition of two extra teachers to the Palmer School staff, MT. ZahradniceF said. One teacher will be adde at the high school level, to taE, care of the jumbo-size freshman class that will enter Palmer High School in the fall.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
NEW GARAGE OPENS IN NORTH PALMER

A new garage has opened in North Palmer for the summer months, it was announced this week. To be known as the Chris jensen Garage, the business will be located in the school bus ga- rage there. Claude Want is the mechanic on duty.
 MT. Want says he is prepared to handle general repair work on any make of automobile.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09

to begin the first steps of a voyage Outside that will end at
 Valley Forge. Harry is Pal mer's Jamboree Boy Scout, and he will join an
 all A la S k a t r o o p, which will be escorted to the national
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
Hospital Board,
 Presbyterians Sign Contract on June 6


 A contract was signed this week between the National Board o1 of the Presbyterian Church and the Valley Hospital Association, board president Jack Newcomb announced today. The contract was dated June 6.
 Provisions of the instrument drawn up by the legal department of the Presbyterian Church, were asefollows:
 l. The name of the hospital shall be Valley Hospital, oper- ated by the Valley Hospital Association and the Presbyteri- an Church in the United States of America. (All concerned will settle for Valley Hospital, except in the case of legal in- struments and official business papers.)
 2. The present board is to re- main as representatives of the community, and new board members shall be elected, in the manner provided for by the Associations bylaws.
 3. The national mission board is to have the power to appoint at least two members to the local hospital board. These rep resentatives are to be the Pres byterian field representative for Alaska (Rev. R. R. Armstrong of JuneaW and the Presbyteri- an minister of the Valley (Rev. Victor Alfsen).
 4. The hospital is to be open to all, regardless of race, creed or color, and it shall be open to all ministers of all faiths. The position of chaplain is to be filled by the local Presbyterian minister.
 5. The hospital is to be open staffed Chat is, any licensed physician is to be allowed to use it's facilities).
 6. Regular staff meetings are to be held, in accordance with existing requirements for an accredited hospital.
 7. During the year of 1850 the national board of missions will contribute $3,000 toward the operating costs of the hos pital. It is understood, however, that if there is any surplus from the years operation, the excess funds will be used to purchase capital equipment. The nature Aof this equipment is to be es- tablished in a written agree ment, signed by both parties to the contract.
 with reference to the money appropriated, MT. NeWcomb pointed out that the S3,OOO IS for 1850 operation alone, and is not necessarily the amount of money the national board will allot to the Valley Hospital in future years).
 8. A monthly statement of accounts must be presented to the local board, and then for warded to the department of education and medical work of the national board.
 9. Both the national Pres
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
$40,000 School Addition Planned This Summer
Harry Campbell. Jr..
 Starts for vaIley Forge Scout Jumboree on Tues.

Harry Campbell, Jr., who was born in the Matanuska Valley, will board a train next Tuesday
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
Palmer Drug Handles New Line of Dow Cards

Rusty Dow's new line of postal cards now are on display on the card racks of Palmer Drug Store. Autographed on pastel vellum- like paper, the cards feature four typical Alaskan subjects. They include etchings of Alaskan na- lives as well as typical Alaskan cache and trapline scenes. The cards are true postal cards on the reverse side, offering a greeting space besides the address blank.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09
Hospitalized For Observation

Mrs. Aaron Combs entered Val ley Hospital for observation and medical treatment this week. She is now at home again.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-09

Fire Association dance
 al Palmer Gymnasium on Saturday. July l.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07
Willard Townsend Stricken With
Gastric Disorder; Cancels Paris Trip

CHICAGO CAMP Willard
S. Townsed, president Of the CLIO
United Transport Service En-
ployees, was stricken with a vio-
lent gastric disorder and confin-
ed to Chicago's Provident hospital
last week on the Eve of his de-
parture to attend a meeting of the
labor Advisors Of the Economic
cooperation administration in
Paris.
Townsend was invited to serve
as consultant tothe labor advisors
of ECA at the Paris meeting by
Paul Hoffman, ECA Administered
or. While abroad he was scheduled
to attend one ofthe meetings Of
the newly organized international
Confederation Of Free Trade
Unions.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07

worship, with the aim of moving
to a better. church structure.
Twelve years later, they were
ready. They took out a $4,000
mortgage and built a beautiful
$4,000 church.
Their joy was shortlived, how
ever, when less than a month la
ter fire had completely destroyed
the new structure because of the
horrors of the race riots that &C.
Cured in Tulsa at that time.
AT that time, members faced
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07

with the task of declaring the
church bankrupt and giving it up
or assuming the $4,000 mortgage
on a heap of ashes,' chose to pay
off their debts.
As might be expected, this left
a rugged road for the members to
tired. Their minister, the Rev. r.
A. Whitaker, became i'll and dis
couraged, so he gave up, then fol-
lowed a parade of pastors as well
as Sundays without any minister.
concluded in next issuel
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07
CHURCH NEWS
concluded from page ~

concluded from page ~
in a non-segregated society"
The second resolution called on
congress "to end discrimination in
employment, housing, schooling,
exercise of the franchise and in
the protection afforded by courts
Courage of Members, New
Pastor Brings New Church
Building to Mt. Zion in Tulsa
By Ben Crane
TULSA, Okla. CAMP Three
weeks ago members of the Mt
Zion Baptist church here official
ly laid the cornerstone to a new
building at the corner Of Easton
street and Elgin avenue.
|, To most people, this appeared
to be a commonplace incident in
dicating that the church had out
| grown it's old plant. To the mem
bers of this church, however, this
was a great achievement, an act
that eliminated Al years of work
ing and struggling.
In 1909 a group of Is Baptists
| built a tabernacle" in which to
with him. Mr.. Bryant was hel
Especial football in their stage ap
pearances.
Continued In Next Issue
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07
Nitelife In
New York
By Alvin Moses

Ethel Water. and Todd Duncan,
Greats of the American Stage
NEW YORK CAMP Despite
humidity that bathes one to the
s~aturation point in fenced-in-New
York these doggy days, top news
men seem never too warm or tired
tothumb thru for new superlatives
in praising Ethel Waters and Todd
Duncan.
New Workers and visitors have
viewed FOG performances of
Member of the Wedding, the
play Ethel Waters is now starring
in.
The musical offering, "Lost In
The Stars" in which scholarly
Todd Duncan has carved another
slice of professional theatre fame
for himself, had had a consecutive
run of 272 showings to packed
and jammed houses.
Such popularity and acclaim be-
fore such "Doubting Toms, as
Broadway patrons are noted for,
most certainly stems from true
genius and exceptional acting
ability.
Just A Dream Girl
W. were a student at old De-
Witt Clinton high school, then 10
Gated on 59th Street near 18th
Avenue, when we heard of Ethel
Waters for the first time. My late
daddy had dropped into a Harlem
Bathskeller (cabaret) operated by
a lusty character known as rug
Edmunds, ex-London Prize ring
rules brawler, where Miss Waters
was singing. Shapely as even the
most discerning artist might de-
mand of his priced model, this
Philadelphia lassie must have wor
dads heart even as she was des
tined to capture the admiration o:
millions of her countrymen in latel
years.
Something about Ethel Water
public appeal both as singer ant
actress may not be general!
known. Some II seasons ag'
"Mambas' Daughters" was tn
toast Of Broadway. It was houses
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-07

in the Empire theatre. Backstage
one night we talked with DuBose
and Dorothy Hayward, creators
of the memorable role of "Hagar"
played by Ethel. Prominent citi-
zens did the unpredictable that
season the completely improbable.
Out of their purses they under
wrote dislay advertisement in
every New York daily newspaper
and tabloid in order to tell the
world how they personally felt
about this brownskinned darling
of the American theatre.
Like fabulous d legendary
Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters
was a 1938-39 version of the first
lady of the theatre. She is every
inch that in the year 1850
A. D. Fredi Washington was
b~reathlessly chic and pretty play.
ing along with La Waters in this
opus, and buxom Georgette Har-
vey starred as she always has. One
might correctly wrap up the pack
| age that is Miss Waters in such
terse phrases:
"a perfectionist who magically
| changed simple assignments int
monumental proportions"
"Her caressing velvety voice
rolling eyes and expressive hands
hands-bear the HALLMARK of al
that makes for a top singer AM
an unmatched actress"
We recall what Brooks Atkin
son Of the N. Y. Times ono
wrote:
"When she sings, she ought t
receive a Congressional medal b
way of award" The Herald-Tr
Dunes Richard Watts got off thes
lines after witnessing Miss Waters
unforgetable portrayal of 'Hagal
as follows:
Zone of the great women O
the American Stage"
Born into a large family i
Chester, Pa, Ethel has a storm
life we'll fitting her to triumph i
"Stormy Weather."
She went from work in a secon
class Philly hotel to national a,
claim warbling such songs a.
"Dinah," Gala Aila," (Hebre
song Of Lament) Supper Time
"Having A Heat Wave" "Cabi
| In The Sky" "Here l Go Aagair
"Taking A Chance On Love-" IN
Old Virginia Home On The Nile
7 Exchanges Made" and many MOI
, Ask emcee Willie Bryant of tt
: sort of physical strength Eth
s Waters is blessed with and he
make you break your sides laug
ling, but later you will sympathi,
Evening star., 1950-11-25
This and That

Frost comes to Washington, in the
following letter from friend:
This past week my Heavenly Blue and
Pearly White morning glories bloomed
more profusely than at any time during
the summer.
II counted 40 white ones and 16 blue
ones in bloom one morning.
Somehow, the plants seemed to put
forth an extra effort to bring out all
the blossoms before the heavy frost
should come to put stop to all their
blooming.
Yesterday morning when looked out
I saw mass of withered vines.
THE sight made me feel sad.
"The heavy frost of the night had done
its work. My maid used to call the first
killing frost black frost because it
turned the plants black. She was ready
to cry as she looked at the garden after
such frost had come.
Sad though we may feel over the
plight of our flowers, we may comfort
ourselves in the thought that nature
has saved part of that life.
''The seeds have been forming all
summer. That little life in the seeds
will develop into new plants which anx
otheSk year will bring color and beautA
to o1r gardens.
Evening star., 1950-11-25
By Charles E. TroceweU

bulbs seem to do about as we'll for them.
The green finger, the growing
thumb.
These ale essential gardening imple-
ments, just as the right sort of touch
Is the possession of the born cook.
A pinch of salt, bit of sugar..
So the true cook performs, and the
results are usually good.
1t is much the same in the garden.
The one thing we can be sure of is that
many things can be planted well long
after the first frost.
Even severe frosts do not make the
good earth anything but good to these,
her normal children.
If bulbs arrive late, or rose bushes, do
not be afraid for them
If the ground can be dug at all, they
can be put in.
It is not commonly known that rose
growers do not like to remove plants for
fall planting until all the leaves are dead.
This makes it rather late, in many
instances, when roses for fall planting
are received It will make no difference,
If care is taken not to expose the roots
to the air too long.
Remove the wrappings at the site and
hustle them underground. This way
the bushes will be rearing to go in early
spring. and the planter gets sort Of
jump on the season.
Evening star., 1950-11-25
Letters to The Star

majority (as shown by the Senate's
formal vote and informal polls of House
members wants the District to run its
own distinctly local affairs. We should
get back our lost home-rule birthright,
especially when accompanied, as in the
pending Kefauver bill, by provisions tas
binding a promise as any Congress can
legally make in such matters for
fairer fiscal partnership than Congress
now imposes on the voteless District.
The fact is that either form of suf-
frage, local or national, could be made
stepping stone for getting the other
as well. We should take first whichever
we can get first. Some Senators and
Representatives who are recorded in
favor of local home rule are known to be
opposed to national representation at
present, and citizens who insist on ma
tional representation first have not
succeeded in getting the necessary
constitutional amendment out of the
limbo of forgotten bills in this Con-
gress. History suggests that we first
get off the locally voteless detour we
have been on since 1874.
George W. Hodgkins.
Evening star., 1950-11-25
The Blood Problem in the Atomic Aoe
By Ted Mcdowell

THE record breaking need for blood.
l. its derivatives and its substitutes
poses one of the knottiest problems now
faced by our civil defense planners.
The task of stockpiling enough plasma
for an atomic attack would be monu-
mental in normal times With military
needs piled on the usual civilian require
ments, it verges on the impossible.
The defense experts admit frankly
that it is wishful thinking to be-
lieve that enough plasma can be stock
piled for emergency treatment of every
person who might be burned or mangled
by an atomic blast.
A search is being pressed, therefore.
for acceptable plasma substitutes. The
United States is short on practical ex-
perience in this field We had plenty of
plasma during World War II. European
countries. meanwhile, faced with short
ages, were forced to use substitutes
which remained only laboratory expert
ments to us.
The need is greater than ever now
Most of the injuries from an atomic
blast would be the type requiring whole
blood and plasma-burns, cuts, broken
bones and hemorrhages.
Plasma-which can be described as
whole blood minus the red oxygen
carrying cells-is ideal for emergency
treatment of burns and other injuries
causing the loss of large amounts of
blood. Several possible substitutes are
being studied including salt water given
by mouth. But more research is required.
There is no known substitute for whole
blood. Plasma and its substitutes are all
right for emergency treatment, but If
bleeding is severe, whole blood is re-
quired. Unlike plasma and its substitutes,
which can be stored for five years or
more, whole blood cannot be stored for
more than three weeks, although re-
search is being pushed on this problem
This is where one of the biggest
civil defense problems comes in. Should
all of us be blood-typed, tagged and
tattooed in preparation for mass blood
donation in disaster?
Most experts feel this is inadvisable
now. The errors involved in such pro-
duction-line type undertaking would
outweigh the advantages, they feel. The
best thing to do now, they say, would
be to obtain the names of thousands Of
potential donors with type 20" blood
which can be given to people with any
of the other three general types
At the same time, equipment for CIV
ing and getting whole blood in dis
aster should be stockpiled. And people
should be trained in emergency treat
ment of burns and other injuries.
No blood tipping is required for ad-
ministefing plasma and its substitutes.
The Red Cross has been designated to