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The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
Work Caravan Leaves Visible Record
 Of Accomplishment

When the Work Caravan of Whitworth College students leave the United Protestant Man. SC next Monday, visible evidence of their three-week work achieve ment here will remain for years to come.
 Carefully the four students, Helen Greiner, Genece Oshanyk, Douglas Black, and Douglas Gates-have sanded each log, ap- pied a coat of sealer and two coats of varnish. The result is a transformation of the United Protestant Church.
 By the time the four leave Monday, they expect to have completed the front, the east side, and part of the west side. They have been joined in their face lifting task by several of the parishioners, who have put in an hour or two of labor as they had time. With we'll over half of the work done, the remainder can be completed at a more leisurely pace by the church members.
 From Palmer the group goes to Tok for a few days of camping. They will be back at Kings Lake for the Yukon Presbytery camp session there. The remainder of their two-month assignment will be spent in Anchorage where they will help with Bible School and work on the Presbyterian Church in that City.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
Loc0I Boys Leave on Fifth Explorer Scout Encumpmenf Sunday

Eight Matanuska Valley boys leave Sunday at 1 pm. from Elmendorf AFB to attend the Fifth Alaskan Explorer Encamp- ment at Eielson Air Force Base.
 Leaving from Palmer are Harry Campbell, Eldon Sandvik, and Douglas Bixby. From Wasilla go Ed Wilkes, Gerald Sorenson, Gerritt Hjellen, John Rich, and Jimmie Hillburn.
 The Scouts will spend six days in and around Eielson, where lectures and demonstrations are scheduled for mornings and the afternoons will be devoted to tours around the area and a swim in Lost Lake. The last four days of the encampment will be spent at Mckinley Park. About 125 Ex- plorer Scouts from all over Alas ka are expected to attend the en- campment.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

war. The issuance of the order was based upon dubious if not inconsistent authority. The order failed completely to make any substantial contribution to the war effort and inflicted ruinous costs on the gold mining industry. No similar order was issued against any other industry in the Nation during the war years"
 School Lunch Program
 Legislation to increase the ap- portionment of funds for the school. lunch program in Alaska has ben reported favorably to the Senate, having passed the House last October.
 School-lunch funds are appor- toned to the States and Alaska and Hawaii on a basis of for mula which takes into account the number of school-age chil- dren and the per-capita income of the political division. However, under present law the total amount made available to Alaska and Hawaii is limited to 3 per- cent of the funds appropriated annually for the school-lunch program. Under the bill now be- fore the upper house, Hawaii and Alaska would participate in the apportionment on the same basis as the States.
 If the bill now under consider ation had been in effect last year, Alaska would have received $28,- 098 instead of $10,551 actually re- ceived in the 1851 apportionment.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
Draft Status of I052 Hi-School Grads,
 CoIIeqions Clarified

In order to clarify the draft status of graduating high school seniors, the University of Alaska recently mailed to all Territorial high schools bulletin present. ing the latest information, helpful to men students who are trying to decide whether or not they should enter college in the fall.
 The bulletin was prepared by It. Col. C. J. VanSickle, com handing officer of the ROTC division at the University. It is based on the March l, 1852 direc- tiveS of the Selective Service Board.
 It is pointed out that, after reg istering with his local board as is prescribed by law, student who desires to be considered for de- ferment in order to attend college must make written request to his local board, secure from the registrar statement certifying his student status, and take the Sel Ative Service College Quail fication Test. Deferment will largely depend on his scholastic ability as revealed by the test and by his academic work.
 Students who are enrolled in an ROTC program and have sign ed valid agreement can con- fidently expect to be deferred. The University of Alaska offers such a program.
 High school graduates who are thinking of entering college in the fall and are undecided be- cause of uncertainty about their
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
BOAT OWNERS TAKE WARNING

Boat owners who harbor their vessels on streams or lakes should take warning from the tale of "Scuffy," a 20-foot fishing boat owned by Henning Johnson of Chugiak.
 The boat, which was plainly identifiable by 1949 fishing lic- ense plate, had been tied up on Knik Arm near the mouth of Peters Creek.
 Last Sunday Simon Media was watching traffic go by Chugiak when suddenly he saw a familiar boat going by on top of a car filled with a number of service men. Recognizing the boat im- mediately as "Scuffy", Media hurried to tell the owner. Media and Johnson set off in pursuit. They passed the car with it's ''borrowed" or stolen cargo just before it reached the entrance gate at the fort.
 Questioned by authorities at the gate, "the scavenger hunters, |" who included a commissioned and non-commissioned officer in their group, claimed they thought the boat had been abandoned. They had planned to repaint the vessel and use it for outings. According to Johnson, the authorities passed off the theft as a ''boyish prank" and suggested that charges be dropped with the return of the property.
 Johnson wanted to sign lar ceny complaint in the district at torney's office Monday morning, but it was indicated there that the matter would probably be turned over to the military for ac- ton. Later that day large group
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

The Agriculture Department appropriation bill for the 1853 fiscal year, which has gone to conference to iron out differences between House and Senate al- lowances, contains the full bud get request of $27O,OOO for agri- culture research in Alaska as agreed upon by both houses.
 Certain payments for Experi- ment Station and Extension Ser vice work in Alaska will be con- sldered in conference. The Sen ate allowed the full budget re- quest of $75,000 for Experiment Station payment to Alaska under the Adams and Purnel Acts, SIP 500 above the House allowance of $62,500, and in addition approved $17300 for Extension Service work in the Territory under the So-called Smith-Lever Act, $3,350 more than granted by the House.
 Transfer of Fisheries
 Chairman Murdock of the House Interior and Insular Af- fairs Committee has announced his belief that hearings should be held in Alaska before any fur ther action is taken on Delegate Bartlett's bill to transfer the control of Alaska's fisheries from the federal to the territorial government.
 The views of the chairman were made known this week when a number of the members of the subcommittee which reported the bill favorably to the full commit tee last week made an effort to have similar action by the full committee. Delegate Bartlett, who pointed out that the matter had been widely investigated both in Alaska and Washington over a period of many years, pro- tested such delay stating that all necessary information was at hand and the bill had strong and vigorous support from Alaskans.
 Gold Mining Claims
 The House Judiciary Commit tee has received a Senate ap- proved bill which would permit any owner or operator of gold mine or gold placer operation to seek reimbursement for losses brought about. by involuntary closure during World War II. Un- der the terms of the bill, recovery could be sought through suits in the Court of Claims.
 The mine closing order, L-208, was effective October 8, 1942, and was rescinded on July l, l945. "The records of the War Produc- tion Board" the Senate report on the measure stated, show that the gold mining industry was sell ected as a guinea pig to test the policy of shutting down so-called nonessential industries during the
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
NEW uses ENGINEER
 ARRIVES WITH FAMILY

New hydraulic engineer with the US. Geological Survey head quarters in Palmer is George Shoot, who arrived Saturday in Palmer with his wife and their
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

two children, George, age seven, and Sharon, age 5.
 The family came to Alaska from Wetrnpka, Alabama, and are making their Valley home on Wasilla Road in the Murphy house.
 MT. Shoot will be working on surface water investigations dur ing his permanent assignment in Alaska.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

draft status are urged to consult with their local high school prin- cipal who, with the assistance of this bulletin, should be able to answer their questions.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
SUTTON CHURCH CLUB PLANS FAMILY PICNIC

There will be no additional June meetings of the Dorcas Club of the Sutton Community Church it was announced this week.
 The next regular meeting will be held Friday, July II at the Wallace Moffit farm and will be in the form of a family pot-luck picnic and weiner roast.
 Starting at ten o'clock the morning of the -11th, the picnic will last all day with entertain ment and games being planned by Mrs. Hazel Harris of Eska. of servicemen returned the boat to Johnson at his home.
 Johnson stated that another boat had been taken from him not long ago and that other items had been missing as we'll.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

Insure today. see Ray. Better still. SEE BILL!I
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19

Insure today. see Ray. Better still, SEE BILL!!
The frontiersman., 1952-06-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.LETTER
BY MARY LEE CouNcTI

E. L. (BobD Bartlett. Aaskas Delegate to Congress
Evening star., 1952-03-14
to Hold.
/ OnnorrOW

Representative Dolliver, Re-
publican, Of Iowa. viii be guest
speaker at the State conference
|of the District Society. Children Of
the American Revolution. tomor-
row afternoon ID All Souls
Memorial Episcopal Chruch.
Junior State officers will be
elected and q feature of the after
noon program viii be q minuet
performed by members Of the
Wakefield Society. The retiring
Junior State president, Bentley
Clark. will preside.
/ Honor guests will include Mrs
Charles Carroll Haig, senior ma
Itional president of the CAR,
Miss Carolyn Brown. junior ma.
Itional president; Mrs. Ellsworth
Clark, senior president Of the
District society and Mrs. Jane.
ID. Skinner. State regent Of the
District Daughters Of the Ameri.
Ican Revolution.
I Registration win begin ut II
am. and win be followed by /
service at noon in honor Of tht
memory Of George Washington
The program viii be held aftel
q 1880 pm. luncheon.
Candidates for election INCLUDE
Patricia Kemp, president; Jeann'
Roy. vice president: Ann Porter
chaplain: Medora Graves. re
cording secretary; Imogene Creech
corresponding. secretary: Rolant
Charles, jr.. treasurer: Frederic,
Everitt, registrar, and Anni
Laurie Martin, historian.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
Problems I odoy
College Boys Serious About Studies
Have Little Time for Social Life

for you, or the furniture not
grand enough. OF course he
shouldn't have an inferiority
complex about his surroundings.
but most young people do. You
could express curiosity about his
family and mention that you'd
love to know them, but further
than that you can't press the
subject.
DEAR MISS NISSEN: I am
very annoyed over an underweight
problem. I'm nearly 16. and
weigh IS pounds. I'm nice look
ing otherwise, but am so dread
fully skinny. What can do to
gain weight?
HELEN.
ANSWER: The best thing to do
lis talk the problem over with your
mother and have her take you to
the family doctor for q thorough
check-up and treatment. He will
ascertain the cause Of your un-
Overweight and prescribe the cure.
In matters pertaining to health,
even in so commonplace q prob
lem as weight control. q physician
should always be consulted.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
By EIeni
Foshlon Editer Of The Sior

Paris Is q city Of vivacity. charm,
elegance and amusement. The
same is true Of the French cou-
ture. In fact, Paris and fashion
have gone hand -hand for CEN
turies, and the life Of the city
would be minus one Of its most
important ingredients were some
thing critical to happen to the
couture.
And something is happening.
Rising costs. taxes and private
clientele that is "evaporating" pe-
cause there just "ain't no dough"
to buy some Of the creations, are
forcing many couture members to
take something Of q stand and
attempt to find a solution to the
whole problem.
According to Jacques Helm. who
faced the problem sQuarely in
front of a press conference COM
posed Of nom professional fashion
writersst70 per cent Of whom were
men) interested in the state Of
the couture. the crisis Of the French
couture today is nothing more
than the transition before and
after a war. The couture reflects
the times as does any other seq
ment of French life.
He says that if designers want to
pull themselves out of their finan-
cial doldrums they will have to
find a niche where perfection Of
workmanship" is sacrificed a little
and build up a clientele numer-
GUS enough to support them. Right
now the couture is working largely
for Two interested parties. One.
the professional buyers who may
buy one, two or three models out
Of d collection which has cost
and cost and cost. The second
group is the previously mem
toned ''haut monde" high So
ciety" group which Is quickly
going out of the picture.
Boutiques have been the answer
for many French couturiers.
These little first-floor establish
ments feature dresses and acces-
sories not made by the house it
self but bought from manufac-
turers. Or, in some instances, the
same workrooms are used for
'boutique" dresses but because Of
the fact that they may be "re-
productions" Of previous successes
made In volume, the cost Is re-
Evening star., 1952-03-14
|'FoniIy Life
Program Topic

Mrs. Robert Oleson will speak
lat the monthly meeting Of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Branch
American Association Of Univer-
|sity Women. at 8 pm. Monday ir
the auditorium Of the Woodward
and Lothrop store at Wisconsin
and Western avenues NV.
Mrs. Oleson, who is consultant
with the Adult Education De-
Ipartment Of the District Board ol
Education. will speak on the sub.
Iject, Living Together in Tho
Family" She Is also affiliateC
with the Philadelphia Marriage
Council.
Mrs. T. c. q. Wagner. chair.
man Of the social studies group
will introduce the speaker.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
Catholic Daughters

Residents Of the Little Sisters
Of the Poor home for the aged
viii be entertained by the Court
Prince Georges No. 1910. Catho-
lie Daughters Of America on Sun.
day afternoon In the home.
Entertainment will consist Of
the singing Of songs andra buffet
supper to be served by the Daugh-
ters.
Arrangements for the affair are
under the direction Of Mrs.
Margaret Chambers, who will be
assisted by Mrs. Gabrielle Gar.
diner and Mrs. Bruna Giannetti.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
Hiqh Cost of Paris Gowns
Explained by IA. Helm

lduced by about one-half. So is
the profit. This is not too satis-
factory since it does not allow q
designer to really push" his own
merchandise.
Another ailment Of the couture,
for which d prescription has not
Iyet been forthcoming. is that they
frequently let their inspiration
get the best Of them and produce
magnificent, applause getting cre-
ations costing $500 which mo-
body can afford to buy. Great
for the artistic soul, but what
about bills that have to be met.
Mr.. Helm illustrated by figures
Just why he was charging $500
for a very pretty, simple little
woolen dress, He broke it down
for us something like this:
Appointments Fittings and
coming back again until "just
rightly, $l8 10000 francs).
Models, ETC.. SIS $1,000 francs)
Sale costs involved not only
in publicity but in dressing people
such as actresses and leading
society figures some Of whom ii
is said houses each season give a
suit, an afternoon dress, q day
dress and an evening dress Just
to have them circulate and asay
nice things" this costing about
$18 $4,000 francs).
Then also to be figured in are
the commissions Of salesgirls and
those private persons figuring in
a sale. For example. the maid
who ALWAYS tells her madame
how simply wonderful she always
looks in the dresses from so and
So" Then. also to be figured In
are the taxes which are 5000
times higher than 1914. All total
ing in at 500 (21.000 francs).
II ask myself" went on Mr.
Helm. after noting the $50 left
which could be called profit" "Is
the Maison Helm an enterprise
or a philanthropy"
But whether or not Mr.. Helm
is perplexed as to whether he's
running a charity institution we
can say that he is running a
couture establishment that this
season has turned out a remark
ably exciting wardrobe based on
studied simplicity. Some of the
highlights here include a waist
line on many jackets that Is q
bracket dropped low In the back
Evening star., 1952-03-14
Squore Dance

A benefit square dance will bs
sponsored by the Sisterhood Of
Congregation Beth El Of Mont
gomery County at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow In the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, with Gordon
Lackey as dance caller. Mrs. Sy
Wolf Is in charge Of arrangements.
Other chairmen include Mrs.
Norman Plotka. refreshments. and
Mrs. Harry Brodie, tickets.
Evening star., 1952-03-14
GENERAL NEWS
By Muriel Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: I am q
girl Of 20, working in business
office. Last summer I met q won-
|derful young man. and went out
with him three times during my
vacation. About two weeks later
|he called and invited me to q
football game. In another two
weeks he again asked me to q
game. Now he is away at college,
and ! haven't heard from him in
several weeks. / know he's busy
hut I should think he could spare
Ia few minutes for an occasional
phone call. How can / get him
to keep in touch with me?
FRIEDA.
ANSWER: College boys who
take their work seriously have
little time for social life: even the
small amount Of time taken out
for q short telephone call can III
be spared from grueling pro-
gram Of math. science. Latin and
Greek. AS a working girl you. Of
course. have much more leisure
and more time for recreation
Suppose you just go out on such
other dates as come along, and
wait for your college man to have
lanother vacation. I'm sure you1l
find his interest in you unabated
In the meantime. just to keer
yourself In his thoughts, a greet.
ling card might be sent or yor
could mail him a short, friendly
letter enclosing q joke or cartoon
THAT might amuse him. JUS
don't try to intrude too far int
lhis scholastic life.
| DEAR MISS NI6SEN: For thu
lpast year I have been going witt
la boy who Is 20. He is very con.
!, |siderate in all ways but one. HI
,lhas never taken me to meet hil
,lfamily. He has met my peopl,
Land comes over to our hous,
| quite q bit. Do you think
| should ask him to take me tx
/ meet his folks. or forget about III
CAROLINE.
u ANSWER: Forget about it! I
lis not your place to suggest meet
fling the family: he should hav'
Thought Of it long, ago. The OBJ
eIvious reason for his neglect
that he is ashamed of his folks
} sIor possibly he feels that 70,
won't measure up to their stand
: ards. The former is probabl!
,ltrue. Perhaps his home is no
impressive enough, so he thinks
Evening star., 1952-03-14

dramatically hhgd
Jeneffs Ge hod
WoIkons
look is a
in Its Of
MOSTLY vtheU fabrics wonderful with tiers peatd BLACK
hayeof tso Of
Evening star., 1952-06-08

red squirrel and a whistling
Australian crested bulbul.
In a short period of time
he has acquired more than
300 animals and birds. He
buys some, relatives bring him
others and friends pitch in.
If some one comes along
with an animal he wants to
get rid of or has too many
pets to keep, I'll always give
them a home" he says.
Friends gave a helping hand
in building the l72 pens about
his house. Some of the
harder creatures live outside.
others are kept in a warm
shelter.
AS you walk into the heated
pet building, you will see a
three ring circus in action.
Jumping mice will be turning
fips, blush black Mynah
birds from Calcutta will be
screeching, Hello, Andy" and
monkeys will be bounding
crazily about their cages. A
flash of color will meet the
eye, radiated by parakeets,
cockateels, canaries. a straw
berry finch, baby chicks and
pigeons.
Local talent includes a rae
coon, a skunk. a pair of opos-
sums, turtles and a black
snake. Mr.. Rath found the
snake under a woodpile in his
back yard. He took off his
brown cap. rammed it in the
reptiles face and then picked
up the 5-footer-as simple as
that.
A favorite is Jack, the
dancing" Beltsville white
turkey. Jack follows his
friend around the yard and
with his beak tries to pick his
Evening star., 1952-06-08

pockets. When not given
enough attention, the gobbler
stomps his feet CASUALLY on
a piece of roofing on the
ground) in a movement re-
sembling a rumba.
Java rice birds, pheasants,
quail. geese, ducks, bantams,
chickens. guinea hens and
pigs, golden hamsterS, dogs
and cats round out this ami
NAL life community. Susie
and Betsy-owl and ringtail
monkeys, respectively-are to
be bred to Pat, the rhesus
simian. All in all. it takes
about $50 pounds of feed a
week, plus nuts and fruits, to
satisfy his menagerie's appe-
tite.
Mr.. Rath was born in
Altoona, Pa, and as a boy
rode his pony through the
Allegheny Mountains in
search of wildlife. For IS
years, he has collected his
pets, numbering in the thou
sands.
He was bitten only once-by
a rattlesnake which struck
his hand. 1T never faxed
me-" he recalls. II put some
linament on my hand and the
swelling went right down"
Even before retirement
from the general contracting
business % years ago. he had
many pets around him. he
says. Once, after a small
circus folded up, he bought
an elephant, seven African
lions, monkeys, horses, dogs,
sheep and a trained billygoat.
He housed them on his farm
in Indian Springs, Pa, later
selling his land and his 200"
with it.
At another time. he went
Evening star., 1952-06-08
By Meredith S. Buel

around him. While recuper-
ating, the 73-year-old animal
fancier had only a dog by his
side.
When September came, he
began to develop his menag-
erie. With the help of a cane,
he can walk slowly around
his 1i2 acre place. His pets
come from round the world,
including a South American
Evening star., 1952-06-08

A NDREW j. RATH has
IA collected 10 species of
animal life since last fall.
when he stirred from his
Beltsville Md, home and
became active for the first
time in nearly six years.
Indeed, Mr.. Rath was hard
to keep down after being seri-
ously injured in a traffic
accident in 1946. After all,
he was used to many pets
Evening star., 1952-06-08

BANTAM ELECTRIC ALARM. This
beautifully-designed little fellow is
small in size and low in price. Only
3H inches high. His clear-toned bell
alarm has a cheerful call. Moulded
plastic case in lustrous ivory finish.
Easy-to-read numerals and hands.
$4.35. With luminous dial, $500.
Evening star., 1952-06-08

A Westclox exclusive, this unusual
clock calls you silently. Yes, Moon
beams first call is blinking light ).
which is later joined by an audible
alarm. White plastic case, gold color
metal base. $9.95. With luminous
dial, one dollar more.
Prizes do not include tar Gnd are snbfcI 10 change