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Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
o, The Poor Homesteader,'Is Is IurIey's Washington BattIecry

The plight of the Alaskan mesteader was the problem 1t sent James Hurley, manager
 the Alaska Rural Rehabilita- n Corporation, winging to arlington, D. C., recently. MT. trley said the principal object of 7; visit was to ''try to dig up ne government money for the mesteader who has the patent
 his place, but hasn't the cash develop it into a farm" The ARRC manager said there IS no legislative reason why ,ney could not be extended. to l of homesteaders, under ex- ing appropriations to govern ental agencies. MT. Hurley ex- aimed that it was not possible to ARRC to extend more aid, ice it is not a government ency.
 He says tl.are are three possi- lities for extended financial aid, lder existing agencies. The lrmers Home Administration IS a rural. housing program hich can cover the construction
 Grade. A barns, root cellars, Iickenhouses and other produc- ye farm construction. This mon- 7, now allocated on the basis of e. 1940 census, should be dis ibuted on the basis of need, he els. =.
 The, agricultural conservation ogram, administered in Alaska
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
S0PH0M MORES LEAD
 PHS AT STUDIES

The sophomores of Palmer High school were top students during the past six weeks of study, honor roll statistics revealed today They led all high school students in grade point averages.
 Individual students in the jun for high and senior high school levels, who rated laurels for their scholastic achievements, were listed as follows:
 Seventh grade-Barbara Kind gren, Lnrry Bentti, Carl Zaborac;
 Eighth grade-Virginia Boulter, Dorothy Hoffman, Donna Harris, Jack Johnson, Ralph Kircher, Mary Graves, Alma Roark, Ernest Roetman;
 Freshmen - Larry Beck, Leola Gaylord, Robert Hartman, Ger aldine Kindgren;
 Sophomores = Johnny Alex, August Klem, Doyle Ross, Jerry Rupke;
 Juniors-Irwin Bentti, Charles Hoffman, Rose Miller, Lavon Roetman, Stanley Zaborac;
 Seniors-Ramona Davis, Helen Havemeister.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
Free Building Site
 For Territorial Offices To Cost AIaskans $50, 900

Juneau will get new city hall and Alaskan taxpayers will dig up S6O,000 for the site of the pres ent hall, and the vacant lot ad- jolnlng, It a resolution passed by the Territorial Board of Admins tration last week is carried through. The plan is, once the present Juneau city hall is Junked, to erect a new territorial office, building on the vacated site. ~.::.
 Opponents to the plan are out spoken in their criticism of the $6O,O0O payment, since available sites for the territorial building have been offered, without cost at several locations in the terri tory. They say that Juneau-ites ought to look no farther than to Juneau tax money for their new city hall, and that the territorial building ought to go up on one of the free sites offered.
 Stan McCutcheon of Anchorage IS leading opponent to the an nounced plan. He asks that Alas kans write or wire the Board of Administration at Juneau to. ask for reconsideration of the prop osition.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
NEW BOARD MEETS MONDAY TO ELECT, STUDY FINANCES

Four new fair, board members
 were elected at last Tuesday eve, ,Ening;s: annual membership meet. ; lng,$ to replace members whose; ,tterfns had expired, or who prof. ! tered:' their resignations. .. New
 board members are Al Hagen and,
 Clyde King, ST. (three year fterms), Thomas Lepak (two-year Eterrrg:and Clair Stock (one-year itterndG. . F.: Retiring board members are. f:Don" Irwin, Paul Martin Maud. iisHosler. and Jan Koslosky. <. -:.; J . The. new board meets again.. next Monday evening at 8 o'clock: l. 10 organize and elect it's officers. FAt that time Clayton Esslinger will meet with the group, to dis , ctlss with them the present finan- - 'cfal states'of thesNrataruska Val: ley Fair. ..s.. .s, ; As soon as, officers are g elected and the new board organized;
 there, will be a meeting of last years department heads, to make: plans for the coming years event,
 Members discussed the plan to lease the fairs concessions to a. California carnival company at the Tuesday meeting. However action on the matter was reserved for the boards decision
 There was discussion of past fairs, and suggestions were of fered on how to improve the com ing fair, which will be the tenth Matanuska Valley Fair. It. was emphasized that planning must begin immediately, particu- larly if the fairs premium book is to be issued early this year, as is planned.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10

by the Extension Service, is ade- quate, MT. Hurley thinks. There is now about $3O,000 available to carry out the territory's program and Alaska could use another S10O,0O0, he feels. Actually, this program can allow benefits of up to $40 an acre, for 10 acres, under it's land-clearing provisions.
 The third possibility, is to make the Farmers Home Administra- ton fully operative in the terri tory Under legislative provisions, the FILA can allow up to $3,5OO in chattel loans. :.=.."--.
 If all three potentialities are made a working reality, then the Alaskan homesteader will not find it too hard to get the money he needs to develop his land, MT. Hurley asserted.
 Tt would work this way" he explained. He can get the money for his farm and buildings from FILA and for cattle, feed and crops on the chattel mortgage, and he can do his land clearing under the. conservation program, with little extra help from the ARRC.
 Tt is legislatively possible" he concluded. There are. plenty of programs, but there has not been, heretofore, enough money and not enough sumption to put them into operation" - -
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
Local Legionnesires~ ;,
 Plan Memoriuf Supper:

In celebration of the Arneri- an Legion's national anniyer; ary on March Is. members of he local chapter of the Ameri- an Legion Auxiliary are plan ing a potluck supper. All Le- ion members and their wives Till be guests of the Auxiliary nat evening.
 The supper will be held in he Matanuska Hotel at ? clock on the evening of the ixteenth. @: ...
 Ann Demming of the Aux, iarY is chairman of the com littee planning the anniver- ary event.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
Palmer Scouts Stand Ninth in RoIly

Palmer Boy Scouts placed ninth ln the. recent territorial rally, 1t was announced this week by. Scoutmaster Victor Alfsen. The winning troop was the Cath olic Church Troop 615 of Anchor age, led by Norman Lowenstein. Troop 615 had a total time of l285.7 seconds for the 10 events of the rally. - The winners will receive an en- graved plaque as their trophy, which they; keep until a new, win ner tops them in the annual ter ritorial rally.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
Hagen, King, Lepak, Stock Elected To Fair Board
Nc ;e Anderson Is
 famed Grew Leader '0r Census Work Here

Merle Anderson of Palmer has cen selected as crew leader in le Palmer area for. the 195O. cen IS taking, it was announced, this eek by Jim. Brown. of the, divi- onal headquarters, office at An. forage. MT. .Anderson is,to leave day for a week sttraining at An. aorage., and upon. his return to e Valley "; will begin .interYyie.w; g applicants f99y: ths position ::9t g f The Palmer. area Extends as far
 Talkesetna and sCorrdotva, MT: rown saids To cover Mewofk, r. .Anderson Will be looking .f6r least a dozen assistants,> Work ay De, paid. for ,ofi either a piece
 an hourly basis
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
INDEPENDENCE MINER HURT

Patrlck Carney, mineraat In- dependence, was hospitalized by an accident this week. At first believed to have suffered a brok- en leg, MT. Carney's injuries have been found to be less serious, and he will be discharged within the next day or two. The injured man -is a meinber ~'of the Shamrock basketball squad.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
MRS. oNKKA Hosp1TAL1zED

Mrs: Oliver Onkka was a pa- tient at the Valley Hospital this week, where she underwent den- tai care. She had been released to her home at press-time.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
CHILD BREAKS LEG IN FALL

Hal Ingalls,, five-year-old son of MT, and Mrs. Don Ingalls, of North Palmer suffered a broken left leg in an accident Thursday morn ing. The little boy was playing on machinery in the neighbor- hood, when he slipped and fell.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-03-10
Lavon Roetman Is Ill. Aaa;n

Lavon Roetman, senior student at Palmer High School, entered the Valley Hospital for observ- ation this week.
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American CTS Are Rocing To
Rescue Trapped Regiment TodoY

TOKYO Oct 27.-tAPl South Korean frontline
lEE# continue insist today that they fighting
aEs|nSl Chinese Reds as well as Korean Communists
But al official sources at Us. Eighth Army head
CHARTERS refuse believe that units of the Chinese
Cammunist army are in action in North Korea.
"A Eighth Army spokesman announced that South
Korean troops have beaten off al enemy attack about
50 rifles south Of the Manehurian frontier
The spokesrnen acknowledged that the enemy force
contained as he put it. Chinese and North Korean ee-
enlk But he said he doubts the truth Of South Ko-
rcan reports that large forces Of organized Chinese Reds
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16

Here is a darling little three
piece outfit that your young daugh-
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and s years. Size 4, requires 27s
yards of 35 or 39-inch fabric; 3
yards ric-rac.
For this pattern, send 25 cents,
in coins, your name, address, pat
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Barbara Bell, Labor Press Associa-
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The Spring and Summer STYL-
IST is filled with smart new ideas
for a wearable spring midsummer
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
Congressman Want
Permanent Agency

Washington (LPA) = Two OF
Congress- leading liberals, Sen
James Murray ID, Mont.) and Rep.
Helen Gahagan Douglas Cd, Calif-)
introduced a bill to establish a
Civilian Conservation Corps. They
were joined by Rep. Reva Beck
Bosone Cd, Utah).
This would be a permanent
agency, civilian-run, to rehabilit'
ate the nations physical resource:
and provide useful job training fol
young men not in school and look
ing for jobs. The sponsors point
out that more than a million young
men, between the ages of l6 and
"a were hunting work in January
and that the highest proportion OF
unemployment is in this age group
This recreates one of the original
New Deal agencies.
"The new program is based,
Sen. Murray said, "on the recogni-
tion that our existing conservation
efforts must be substantially aug
mented if we are to overcome the
serious depletion of our soil, water
forests. We have the technical
methods available to reverse the
trend of century of neglect. What
we need now is the manpower to
put these techniques into effect"
Coupled with the need for en-
ployment of our young citizens
Mrs. Douglas said, sis the need
for further education which many
of them cannot afford and the need
for continuing medical care which
the recent war revealed as still in
adequate for a large part of our
population. All of these are pro-
vided for in the bill"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
Oil Workers
Discuss Pension
Plan Bargaining

Denver, Colo. NPA) - Despite
court rulings that employers must
bargain on pensions, many oil COM
panies continue to show reluctance
TO talk on a realistic basis, o. A.
Knight, president of the Oil Work
,rs Int'l Union, told the OWlU's
National Policy Committee here.
Knight said some companies
sought to stall by quibbling over
the appropriate unit, while many
companies resist bargaining on
national basis. "But when we at
tempt to talk pensions with local
plant managers, they tell US that
pension policies have to come from
the top offices"
Still other companies, knight
pointed out, draw up pension plans
without consulting the union, then
ask the union to approve them.
"We must make it clear to the COM
panies that we want to be there
when the plans are drawn up,
said Knight. "We do not intend to
rubber-stamp pension plans devils
ed solely by the employers"
Sinclair Oil and OWIU recently
reached pension agreement after
two months of bargaining on ma
tional basis. Also now under way
are national pension negotiations
with Cities Service Oil.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
Hiring HALL Issue
First On Agenda

Washington (LPA)-The mari
time unions hiring hall will be the
first subject tackled by the sub
committee on labor management
relations of the Senate Labor Com
mittee. That decision was made at
the subcommittee first meeting
since it received its $108,O00 appro-
priati0n.
The group will open hearings as
soon as possible on the question of
the effect on labor peace on the
water front, of the recent Supreme
Court ruling holding the hiring hall
illegal under the Taft Hartley act.
at may be necessary to proceed
quickly to legalize the hiring hall
in order to prevent chaotic condi-
tions in the industry" explained
Sen. James Murray ID, Mont.). He
said he believed the hiring hall was
the only way to handle hiring on
the water front, and said he ex-
pected employers would agree.
Second subject will be an inquiry
into collective bargaining in the
South, with the focus on textiles,
largest southern industry. The
group will spend week in the
south, holding hearings.
AS soon as possible thereafter,
the group will investigate the re-
lation of American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. to industry-wide
bargaining. Sen. Hubert H. Hum
phrey Cd, Minn.) said it was the
unanimous judgment of the sub
committee that it had no intention
of involving the group in the cur
rent dispute in the telephone in
dustry, but that AT&T seemed to
offer the prime example of the pro-
blems involved in industry-wide
bargaining.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16

"A new phase of the strug-
gle opens. This is no time for
pessimism or relaxation after
the election campaign. 1t can
and must be the greatest per-
iod of British working-class
history. The warning is clear
into battle now"
These are just words which few
British workers in view of the
crushing Communist defeat in the
election will take seriously. Never
theless, the situation is grave anC
not made any better by the lack OF
indications to bring new wage
levels into line with the continued
precarious condition of the nation
al economy.
1t is in the light of these con
flicting trends that the union tor
brass will soon meet for the pur
pose of reviewing the whole fielC
of government-management-labol
relations and laying down a yard
stick for the guidance of the 181
national unions affiliated with the
TUG. The problem is further un-
derscored by the plight of unions
whose wage agreements are tiet
to sliding scale provisions similar
to the contract of the ClO UniteC
Auto Workers with General Motors
now bitterly denounced by the
union. Evidently, a sliding wage
scale contract is a good thing while
prices go up, but something to bt
quickly got rid of as soon as the
price index points in the other dir.
ection.
The majority OF the British
unions, however, are pressing fol
straight wage increases independ
ent of the cost of living. Among
them are the powerful engineering
and shipbuilding trades, the miners
and the railway mems union. The
latter have repeatedly and so fal
unsuccessfully clamored for wage
adjustments and above all, fol
establishment of a minimum week
ly wage of pounds for some 20O,'
600 union members who draw less
Incidentally, it will be hard to fine
a more convincing illustration OF
the plight of the British worker
than a railroad workers. weekly
pay envelope of less than $15
Granted that food and other public
subsidies tend to keep prices down
it is understandable that the Bri-
tish workers should want to assert
themselves, rather than play meek
ly along with starry-eyed bureau
Gratis whose main interest and, de-
votion is rigidly planned an ex'
ecuted economy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
Labor Leaders Hit
Bills Weakening
JobIess Insurance

Albany, N. Y. LPA) = Trade
union leaders, meeting here under
the auspices Of the Liberal party,
denounced the Hatfield-Wadlin and
Ostrander bills, changing the New
York state unemployment insur-
ance laws.
They said the bills are "cruel
hoax upon the small employer,
and would permit big employers to
obtain rebates in advance. The
measures are the "culmination OF
"a long planned drive by employers
to destroy the beneficial effects OF
such social Legislation as the un-
employment insurance law" said
James Lipsig, chairman of the Lib
eral party's committee on labor
legislation.
The meeting approved bill pro-
viding for state Consumer Pro
lection Commission, empowered to
represent the consumer in the
courts or before other bodies Of the
state or it's subdivisions. 1t would
function at the state level some
what as the Federal Trade Com
mission does at the national level
Among those present were David
Siegal, president of the Hotel &
Restaurant Workers-AFL, Loca
he; Sam Eubanks, executive vice
president of the American News
paper Guild; William Bradt, gen
eral lodge representative Of the
Machinists; Joseph Tonelli, vice
president of the Pulp, Sulphite &
Paper Mill Workers-AFL; Moe
Diamond, president of the New
York Cloakmakers Joint Board
AFL; and NJ. Rosenblatt, vice-pres-
ident of the United Hatters-AFL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
III. S. HOnOrs Masaryk,
Man His Own
Country Forgot

Washington (LPA)-The United
States and the Czechoslovak people
on March 7 celebrated the Tooth
anniversary of the birthday OF
Thomas G. Masaryk, founder and
first president of the Czechoslovak
Republic. But in his own country
the Communists banned the con-
templated complete edition of his
writings; took all his books off the
market; destroyed all postage
5 m ps bearing his portrait;
launched a hate campaign to per-
suade the people he was an enemy
of labor.
Memorial meetings were held by
many organizations throughout the
U. S. Many governors and mayors
proclaimed March 7 Masaryk Day,
and a plaque was unveiled in the
lobby of hotel here where he lived
in 1918.
"For Thomas Masaryk," said
CIO President Philip Murray,
democracy was the dominating,
motivating force of his entire life.
His example still serves to keep
alive the forces in Czechoslovakia
which will eventually lead to the
restoration of freedom, democracy
and social justice"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
|Shishkin Testifies ECA
Is Nedr Turning Point

Washington (LPA)-The House
Affairs committee, now conducting
hearings on a bill to extend the
Marshall Plan another year, heard
a searching overall description of
Europe's economy March 2 from
Boris Shishkin, director of the
Economic Cooperation Administra-
tons European Labor Division.
Shishkin, who makes his headquar-
ters in Paris, is on leave from his
post as economist for the American
Federation Of Labor.
He told committee members this
years progress report on the Mar
shall Plans economic and labor
aspects is extremely encouraging"
He reported the l8 beneficiary ma
tions had made tremendous pro-
gress in the basic essentials Of
economic recovery, namely invest
ment in capital goods. But in 1860,
Were coming to turning point,
he declared.
Shishkin pointed out that up TO
now European unions have refrain
ed from asking for much in the
way of postwar wage increases OF
other improvements for their mem
bers. But now, he said, Europe's
workers require evidence that they
IRE going to participate fully in
Iarshall Plan benefits. Conse-
1uently, he added, this is the year
in which the US must help raise
workers standards in number OF
critical areas. He cited housing
notably in France, as an urgent re-
quirement. He corroborated the
views of European trade unionists
who have visited this country by
saying that increased industrial
productivity is the long-term key
to a successful economic future foi
Europe.
Shishkin said he believed the
ECA Labor Division could play q
vital role in this crucial Marshall
Plan year by contributing to major
policy decisions and at the same
t m e introducing to European
unions new methods of industrial
production. He pointed to produc-
tivity programs in a number of ma.
tions by way of illustration. He
also declared that by coordinating
the views and plans of various ma
tional labor bodies and working
through the international Confed-
Grafton of Free Trade Unions the
Labor Division could give Euro
pean labor a real role in Europe's
future.
Earlier, Roscoe Drummond, for
mer correspondent of the Christian
Science Monitor and now director
of information for ECA in Europe
pointed out that western Europeans
have defeated the Communists in
every election since the Marshall
Plan began. He said the Marshall
Plan was understood better abroad
now than it was a year ago.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-03-16
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the safety council, reported that
one third of the funds necessary to
operate the statewide program had
been collected. Industrial contri-
buttons ranged from $4,000 to
$1,000, while small clubs gave what
they could, he said.
Every community over 1000 in
population has been asked to set
up a safety organization. And safe
ty education everywhere was the
keynote of the organization, he
noted.