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Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
Palmer and Anchorage Student CouniiIs 10 Have Joint Session

All Palmer High School Stu dent Council representatives will travel to Anchorage Friday for a joint session of the two councils.
 Representative will be assign. ed to different discussion groups, and each individual group will discuss a certain topic or problem of one of the schools. Some of the topics which are to be discussed are football. student handbook, student activity card, ideas for making money, and the problem of parties after school game.
 The Anchorage Student Coun- cil has planned an evening pro- gram which includes a banquet and a "get-together" dance. Pal mer students will leave for An chorage early Friday morning and return after the evening pro gram.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
PALMER SCHOOL
 PRESENTS SPRING CONCERT SATURDAY

Headlining weekend activities in the Valley this week is the Palmer Schools annual Spring Concert, Saturday night at 8 pm. in the school gymnasium.
 Featured on the program will be the school band, under the direction of John ZaWalnicki, and the chorus, directed by Miss Lois Thompson.
 For Bandleader Zawalnicki this concert will possibly be his first and last in Palmer, since it
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
CONSERVATION
 NOTES
LEW E. HANKS

It's finally spring time in Alas ka. The grass isn't green the trees aren't in leaf, the birds "ain't" singing and the cold wind ] still keeps blowing; but it's 1 spring anyway. I know it's spring because farmers have started to plant crops.
 Speaking of farmers-there' one thing that bothers me. Too many people in this old world. especially in Alaska, and even some if the Matanuska Valley dons know this is a farming country. Maybe it's the effect of spring fever, but I want to tell you-don't ever sell farming in Alaska short. Long after the Sal mon fisheries are a thing of the past and gold mining is only a memory this will be a prosperous area because we're producing crops from the soil. We have a lot of things to contend with, sure. We have a lot of land to clear. We might think we will never get the job done but I'll bet the cornfields of Illinois and the bluegrass pastures of Kentucky looked pretty rough a couple of lifetimeS ago.
 Speaking of lifetimes, my hat is off to the Alaska homesteader. He only ties up one lifetime when he starts to carve a home for himself and family out of the brush. There are a lot of farmers here doing just that, and they're making a go of it too.
 No one is giving them anything they don't work for either. You work your land, plant your crops and pray for rain just like farm CTS do anywhere else. Then if you are lucky you make and market your crop, pay back the money you borrowed at 8% and put the rest into improvements for the farm. If you didn't have good luck no one is going to bail you out just to prove that farm ing can be done in Alaska. It's just tough in that case. We raise the best tasting crops in the world. According to the Experi- ment Station, we also raise some of the most nutritious.
 Let's get to planting and pray ing.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
NURSES ASSOCIATION
 TO HOLD CONVENTION

The first annual convention Q. the Alaska Nurses Association will be held in Seward. Alaska Thursday and Friday May o. and g, it was announced this week by F. H. Blue. publicity chairman.
 Registered nurses wishing G. attend the convention can get full details by writing Miss Edna Le-
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24

Palmer residents cannot expect much improvement in their water until the new city water system is in operation, it was revealed last week Thursday at the Health Council round table discussion on the possibility of chlorination and fluoridation of the water supply.
 James A. Westbrook, assistant director of the Division of Sani- tation and Engineering, Alaska Department of Health, said that it was not feasible economically for the Coop to try to chlorinatc the present water supply because of the varying rates of water in- take. With the several methods of water qualification available to the individual householder, he indicated that people could easily get by until the new water sys- tenn is completed.
 Questioned about the need for turning off water in the Palmer School, Westbrook said there was little to be gained by such action since the water is usually good particularly in comparison with Anchorage's water. However, he did think that the occasional presence of bacteria in the water was serious enough to warrant remedial action at the school.
 Technical possibilities for puri- flying the school water without having to resort to paper cups were discussed by City Council man Allan Mick, Ivan Branton, and Westbrook. It was decided that the three men would con- tact the School Board and try to work out something for the next school year.
 In his discussion of the city's new water system, Councilman Mick stated that it would probab- ly be in use by the fall of 1853. He said that chlorination system has been included in the plans and all other phases of water sup ply and distribution have been approved by the Alaska Depart ment of Health. He gave credit to the Coop for cooperating with the city by extending it's lines to a new source of supply. Whereas this time last year we were lucky to have any water, he said, local residents this year have no lack of water even though there are bits of organic matter present occasionally. Because of this suf- ficient supply of water, only one case of frozen pipes was reported this spring. he added.
 Fluoridation
 The possibility of adding fluo- ridation treatment in the new water supply was discussed by 1 Westbrook and Dr. George Whet- stone of the quaity of water branch of U. S. Geological Sur vey. After Milestone stated that there was almost no natural dourine present in water in this area, Westbrook added that fluo-
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
LITTLE LEACUERS, TURN IN THOSE TICKETS STUBS

Little League baseball players and others were reminded this week by Jack Leek to be sure and turn in all their ticket stubs at Grasser's Hardware by 4 o. clock Saturday afternoon. The Winchester rifle will be award ed at Moose Hall Saturday night.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24

was learned this week that he has resigned his position and will not return next year.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-04-24
RETURNS FROM FAIRBANKS

Miss Edna Wehk.ur of REA returned ia raIae THps3., rt.- ming following lN week trip ie Fairbanks where hr was MorE. ng with the G-.aea Na'lr, EIt.- 'r.C AssgN.
 Due R. N. Seward Sana'owuw Bartlett. Aiaska
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
/. G.. Burton Co., Starts
NeU Safety Program
Viii Be Carried On Through
Their Modern Service
Department

l. G. Burton and Company Of
Milford is instituting an entirely
new safety program through their
service department. Attention has
been aroused throughout the State
by the increase in automobile acci-
dents, and to aid in reducing acci-
dents, they are installing a program
called the Safe-T-Way Service.
Many accidents are caused by de-
fects unknown to the car owner.
The Safe-T-Way Service is design
ed bring defects at any vital point
to the attention of the owner.
Mr.. Burton feels there has long
been a need for regular MAINTAIN
ence program to insure the long
life of a car and to prevent acci-
dents and expensive breakdOwns.
He explains the operation of the
Safe-T-Way Service as follows:
Every time an automobile is
brought to the service department
of I. G. Burton Company, it will be
given a 10-pOint Safe-T-Way in
spectiOn. The brakes, rear lights
front lights, steering, horn, tires
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Garden Contest Open
To State Youths
State Adult Leader OF NJVGA
Announces Prizes

The 18th annual $4,000 scholar
ship competition of the National
Junior Vegetable Growers AssOcia-
tion was declared oficially open for
Delaware farm youth today by Rob-
ert f.. Stevens, Extension Hortieul-
turist, University Of Delaware, and
state adult leader of NJVGA.
Stevens announced that boys and
girls age 12 through 21, with at
least one year of garden project
work, are eligible to compete in
this vegetable production and mar
keting contest.
He described NJVGA as a ma
tion-wide. self-governed, rural
youth organization which supple
ments An and FLA programs by
offering specialized training in eff.
ficient commercial methods of veg
etable production and merchandis
ing.
Last year, Stevens said, boys anC
girls in "A states competed for the
scholarship grants, denonated b!
A. & P. Food Stores under a plar
that provides number of awards
in each state as well as on section
al, regional and national levels.
Continued on page ID
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Coolies Natl. Head
Visits Milford Nest
Local Vets Entertained High Offi-
ciaI Tuesday Night

AS a result of the official visit
of the Nj. 0. c. National COmman-
der, w. J. (Pappy) Cow, to this
area, on Tuesday, Coolies and
many nOn-COOties are today better
informed as to the achievements
and detectives of the M. o. C., an
organization whose activities, of a
serious nature, are often overlook
ed by those who only think of this
V. +. w. affiliate as somewhat OF
fun-prOvOking group. Commander
Cow. at a banquet that climaxed
his overnight visit to Delaware,
called attention to the splendid
hospital pro gram carried on
throughout the year by Coolies
and their female cOunterparts, the
COOtiettes.
The M. o. G. Commander, in his
address, offered an impressive ar
ray of facts and figures to sUbstan-
tiate his claim that the M. o. c.
leads the nation among OrganiZa-
tions that regularly entertain and
assist hOspitalized veterans, and
urged his listeners to continue to
enlargen the M. o. c. hospital pro
gram. Commander Cow also told OF
the splendid work being done by
the M. o. c., at the V. f. w. Nat
CONTINUED on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Seven Ministers Will Pre-
sent The MeditatiOns
On Christ's Last Words
From The Cross.

The annual Service of Seven
Words will be held Good Friday
afternoon from twelve to three o.
clock in Avenue Methodist Church.
Seven ministers will present the
meditations on "Christ's Last
Words from the Cross. The con-
gregation will sing the hymns Of
Calvary. Worshippers may come
and go at the half hour periods. It
is hoped that many will remain for
the full three hours. The general
public is invited.
The Rev. William E. Tull, of the
Church of God; the Rev. Kenneth
M. Kepler, of the First Presbyter-
ian Church; the Rev. F. Charles
LOuhOff, Jr., of Houston Methodist
Church; the Rev. Robert E. Van
Cleaf, of Asbury Methodist Church,
Harrington; the Rev. Ralph G.
Jones, of Calvary Methodist
Church; the Rev. Sidney ]. Row
land of the First Baptist Church,
and the Rev. Roy L. Tawes of
Avenue Methodist Church, will be
the participating ministers. Mrs
Harry Clarke will be at the organ.
On Palm Sunday afternoon at
four o'clock the Avenue Choir will
present a cantata based on The
Seven Last Words of Christ. This
musical service could well be pre-
paratOry for the Good Friday wOr-
shin.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Milford CT Killed
In Korean Fighting

Pfc. William A. Lockwood, Jr.,
21, of Milford. previously reported
missing and then a prisoner Of war,
was killed in action in Korea, ac-
cOrding to word received from the
Department of Defense by his mo-
ther, Mrs. Annabelle Lockwood, 423
Church avenue, Milford.
Private Lockwood was first re-
ported missing since February IL,
1851, four months after arriving
in Korea. A graduate Of Benjamin
Banneker School, Milford, he work
ed as an orderly at the Milford
Memorial Hospital before enlisting
in July, 1850. He was assigned to
field artillery unit at Fort Knox,
Ky.
The young Milford CTS name was
among the first on a prisoner OF
war list released earlier this year,
but was based on statements made
by former prisoners Of the Com
munists.
The Defense Department also re-
ports that Corporal Carroll Elzey.
%, son Of Mrs. Burly Ellingsworth
of Glendale, has been wounded in
the Korean fighting.
Icontinued on page Sd
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
497 Succurnbed To
Cancer Last Year
Great Destroyer Is Being COmbated
Through Cancer Crusade

A total of 497 persons died in
Delaware of cancer in 1851. it was
reported this week by the Della
ware Division, American Cancer
Society, as the 1862 Delaware
Cancer Crusade got under way
throughout the state.
The statistics on cancer mOrtali-
ty. provided by the State Board of
Health, show the 1851 deaths are
IL less than the 1850 total of sos
cancer deaths. The difference is re-
garded as insignificant. Cancer
deaths in 1850 and 81 show an in
crease Of about 10 per cent over
the 451 deaths in 1949 and the 466
in 1948. 1t is not clear whether thsi
is partly due to better reporting
or to an increase in deaths from
this cause.
OF the 497 deaths for last year
24S were male and 249 female. Nine
of the cancer victims were under
10 years of age. A total Of 1876 out
of the 497 died of cancer Of the
digestive system or peritoneum
while 56-including as males-had
the disease in the respiratory sys-
tenn. Thirty-five women died oi
cancer of the breast and 81 of can
Ger of the genital organs.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
$50 Lose Jobs At Delmar-
va Poultry Company
Branch; Local Plant
Continues Operations.

The shutdown of the Frankford
processing plant of the Delmarva
Poultry COrpOratiOn-the third ma
jOr plant in the DelmarVa area to
close in recent weeks left jObless
on Wednesday of this week approx
mately $50 employees and will re-
suit in thousands of dollars loss
to the FrankfOrd community alone.
Known as the Eagle plant, the
FrankfOrd unit closed on Tuesday
following a week of rumOrs that it
would do so. It is a major employ
eT in the area.
Competition in the New York
poultry market from brOilers grown
in Maine and Georgia was blamed
fOr the shutdown, but leaders of
the poultry industry did not view
the event as a crippling blow to the
industry as a whole.
Frank GOrdy, poultry specialist
for the University of Delaware's s
agriculture extension service, as
serted that 1--WE have had tough
times before and have survived.
I'VE are not alone in this prob
lem, for poultry growers every
where are faced with the same sit
uatiOn-which may seem strange
when you consider the cOnsump-
tiOn of poultry is now at an all
time high"
BrOiler growers and professors
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
F. v. DUPONT
Will Address
Milford COfC G.
Dinner Meet
Distinguished Delaware
an Will Tell Gathering
OF April 23rd How Del
aware Memorial Bridge
Came Into Being.

The Honorable Frank v. Dupont,
one Of Deiaware's most outstanding
and distinguished citizens, will be
the principal speaker at the twelfth
annual membership dinner Of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce,
which will be held Wednesday eve
ming, April 23rd, in Varney Audi
torium, Milford Community Build
ing, beginning promptly at six
thirty o'clock. The memberships of
the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions
clubs will also cooperate.
Mr.. Dupont, for many years
chairman of the State Highway
Commission, will tell the story Of
the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
The committee in charge Of dim
ner arrangements under the chair
manship of the secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, Robert H.
YeFkes, are planning an Outstand-
ing fete.
The elected officers for 1852 will
be installed at the meeting by an
official of the Wilmington Cham
Der of Commerce.
Remarks will be given by the
President, Harold Wall. who will
in all probability outline some of
the Chambers achievements dur
ing the year just past. and state
some goals for the immediate fu-
ture.
The dinner will be served by the
membership of the Carlisle Fire
Company.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Geo. Freeman
Dies After
Short Illness
V e teran Employee Of
Milford Chronicle Was
Taken Ill st. Patrick's
Day; Died Last Friday.

George Nathaniel Freeman, age
so years, died in Milford Memorial
hospital early last Friday morning,
March 29th, following a short ILL
ness; he was stricken st. Patrick's
Day.
Freeman. a native of ireland,
was associated with the Milford
Chronicle Publishing Company,
where he worked as a pressman,
for the past thirty-twO years. Prior
to coming to Milford, Freeman was
employed in some Of the largest
printing shops, in Pittsburgh, Pa,
New York City and Philadelphia.
His speciality was color printing
and he was an expert in his earlier
years in this branch of printing.
At the time of his demise every
effort was made to locate relatives,
but apparently all of his immediate
family had long since died OF, and
none could be located.
Freeman was quite an amateur
elocutionist and often loaned nis
services as such to various church
and fraternaI organizations.
Funeral services were arranged
Iby his friends at the Milford
Chronicle, were held at the Will
liam A. Berry Funeral Home, this
city, on Sunday afternoon, at two
O'Clock, with Rev. Roy Lawson
Tawes, pastor of Avenue Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery
Milford. Active and honorary bear
ers were made up of his formel
associates at the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Alumni Will
VARIETY
Show April lS
Milford Group Will Pre-
sent 1852 Varieties I'm
der Direction Of Mr..
George Messick.

In order to raise funds with
which to establish a scholarship
for member of the current grad
uating class of the Milford High
School, the Milford High School
Alumni Association will present a
variety show on April Is, in the
high school auditorium.
The show, 1852 Varieties" un-
der the direction of George Mes
sick, supervisor of music, Milford
High School, features a cast COM
posed of talented entertainers from
Milford and neighbOring towns.
Master of Ceremonies James X.
PettyjOhn, class of 1912, will intro
dUce acts featuring vocal and in
strumental solos and group num-
bers, speciality acts such as dane
ing and mOnOlogues. and above all
a magical act to lend a little of the
weird and the systerious to the
evening.
All of it, of course, will be high
ly entertaining. But while there
will be entertainment for the aud
fence, there will be a much more
satisfying feeling in the knowledge
that each person who attends the
variety will have contributed to a
scholarship fund that will enable
some boy or girl to continue an ed
ucatiOn that he or She might have
terminated at graduation. (The
scholarship committee of the as.
sOciatiOn has nearly completed its
plans, and will soon announce
where the application blanks may
be obtained and the deadline fol
them to be submitted)
Ticket sales for the variety will
begin on April A. They may be OBJ
tanned from any sixth or seventh
| grade student (the one selling thu
largest number of tickets will re
ceive a prize), or from the alumni
/ in local stores.
Remember that the variety will
be presented one night only, ant
that the seating capacity is limited
to 700. Help yourself to some fin
entertainment and to some merr,
laughs, and in so doing, help
worthwhile student to earn hi
way.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
Peninsula w. S. c. S.
Lists Important Dates
Conference, Missionary, Summer
Schools Sessions Are Given

The Executive Committee of the
Peninsula Conference WOman'S
Society of Christian Service, an
nounced some important dates at
its regular meeting held recently
in the Wesley Junior College,
Dover. The Annual Conference
Meeting will be held on May 18th,
1852. in the Bethesda Methodist
Church, Salisbury, Md. when the
$50 local societies will send dele
gates. Mrs. Arthur J. Jackson, of
Salisbury, will preside and yearly
reports will be given by various
officers and secretaries
The Conference School of Mis-
sionary Education and Service will
be held i'm Wesley College, from
July Ia to rs, inclusive. Mrs. Harry
3. Hygate. Wilmington. will be
dean and Mrs. J. Paul Slaybaugh,
Dover. acting as registrar will re-
ceive the first 80 registrations from
each district. This year, the three
approved studies will be africa
Home Mission and Human
Rights, and preface to Bible
Study"
The Conference Summer School
for girls will be held June 30th tC
July 5th, at the Camp Site, with
Mrs. J. Mercer Terrell, ElktOn
Dean.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
ID e M Olay
Chapter is
In Milford
Over 100 MasOns And
Visitors Witnessed The
Initiation Of 81 Boys
From This Area Last
Saturday.

Temple Chapter, Order of DeMO-
lay, came into being last Saturday
night with appropriate ceremonies
in the Odd Fellows Hall, Milford.
Over 100 Masons and visitors wit
messed the initiation of 81 boys
from this area into membership.
The members who were inducted
Saturday night are: Randall w.
Christensen, w. Glenn Dill, Rob-
ert Emory, Robert F. Hawkins, Rob-
ert Kitchens, GlenWOOd K. Pase,
Charles o. Reed, Eugene Risler,
Joseph ROsenzweig, Donald H..
Snyder, and Bruce Harrington, Of
Milford; Walter ]. Bryan, c. Rob-
ert Sweetman, and George Edward
Wyatt, of Lewes; Mark A. Dufen-
dach, Maynard Gunstra, Walter H.
Studte, Jr., and Theodore T. Yerkes
of Houston; Jehu P. Evans of Ell
lendale; Harry G. Farrow, Gary
Randall Harrington, William w.
Shaw and Randall T. Smith, of
Harrington; Robert Hough, Grant
o. Lewis and Albert J. Stevens, 3rd,
of Georgetown; John w. Leonard,
James A. Tingle, Jr., and George
Warren, OF Frederick, and Vincent
G. LObO, of Greenwood.
A. Arthur Littman, master coun-
cellor of the Wilmington chapter,
presided at the affair, and con-
Quoted the presentation of the in
itistOry degree. Other degrees were
conferred by the Newport chapter
and a degree team from the Wood
bury, N. j., chapter.
Continued on page i2)