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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-31
The Posing Show
Pit of Loneliness Handles
Daring Theme With Toct
BY joy cormody

difficult theme-the girls school
handled dramatically and tactfuy in Pit Of Loneliness
French film feature at the Colony Theater
For this audiences chiefly indebted JacQuene Audy
of the few who has chosen excel in film direction
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
FlREMEN ANSWER TWO CALLS; NO DAMAGE ON EITHER

Members of the City volunteer fire department were called out twice in one day on January 6 with neither call a "wet" one. The first alarm was sounded shortly after 5:30 am. when a cloth tied around a light bulb caught fire in a house trailer To- cated behind the Steve Ward building. No damage was report ed, The second call was in the afternoon but proved to be a false alarm when two trucks ar rived at the Coop Dorm where fire had been reported. It was believed that steam escaping near the Dorm had prompted someone into believing there was a fire.
 Members of the telephone main tenance crew have installed a telephone with a direct line in the fire house to enable firemen answering an alarm to quickly ascertain the whereabouts of fire.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
ALIENS REMINDED TO REPORT ADDRESS

Every alien must report his ad- dress during January, 1854.
 Federal law requires that every alien who is within the United States on the first day of January of each year shall with in 30 days following such date, report his address to the Com missioner, Immigration and Ma turalization Service and shall furnish such address information as may be required by regula- tions. Any alien who is tempor- arily absent from the United States during the report period should report his address within 10 days after his return to the U. s.
 Deportation is the penalty for failure to report. Any alien who willfully or inexcusably fails to report as required is liable to be taken into custody and deported. In addition, Imprisonment or fin es may be levied before deporta- ton.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
Freight Increase
 Prompts Action From Chamber of Commerce

Following an announcement that freight rates will be in creased 10 per cent across the board", members of the Matan- uska Valley Chamber of Com- merce at the January 6 meeting voted to send letters of protest to Governor B. Frank Heintzle- man, Delegate Bob Bartlett, the Alaska Steamship O., Coastwise, and the Maritime Commission in Seattle.
 Although no apparent public announcement had been made of the proposed increase, Chamber President Fred Zieke told mem bers that officials of both steam ship lines had assured him that the increase is coming up and that the effective date would be February 10, 1854. No public hearing is planned in advance of the increase, officials told Zieke.
 Chamber members pointed out that 1t is imperative to the de- velopment of the Valley and Ter ritory that freight rates be kept down as much as possible. Heavy shipment of feeds, seeds and fer iEzer have already been ordered by many local farmers. An in- 2rease in freight rates at this time would mean that these shipments WiH go up in price, disrupting planned expansions. Grocery items by necessity would probab- ly increase approximately two percent, it was stated.
 Members of the Fairbanks and Anchorage Chamber of Conner ce have also been notified of the proposed increase and similar ac- ion is expected from those groups,
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
EXPERIMENT STATION TO BEGIN FARM
 MANAGEMENT STUDY

On January l the Agricultural Economies department of the Ex- pertinent Station will begin inter- viewing farmers for farm man. agement study, 1t was announced this week. Dick Andrews and Prent GazaWay of the Station are to conduct the interviews. This is the fifth year for current study.
 The purpose of the interviews is to obtain Information on farm operation during 1853 This will include total production. Crop land and livestock information on all farms will be used for deter mining the total agricultural pro- ducts in Alaska.
 The study is being made to get an accurate total agricultural production for Alaska and is be- ing done jointly with the Terri torial Department of Agriculture.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR EDWIN {. LACHER

Funeral services for Edwin L.. Lacher, 45, of Palmer were held this afternoon from the Church of God, with members of the Ma tanuska Lodge No. 293, F. and A. M. conducting the services. Abraham Bailey, Jr., master of the Anchorage Masonic Lodge of ficiated, assisted by officers of the local lodge.
 MT. Lacher died early on the morning of January of a gun shot wound believed to have been self-inflicted. Mrs. Lacher told in- vestigating officials that her hus- band had been Respondent for quite some time and had stated he didn't feel the world was worth living in any longer.
 In addition to his widow, Mary Lacher, he is survived by three sons, Keith, of Anchorage and Louis and Wayne of Palmer. AL so his father and step-mother, MT. and Mrs. L. R. Lacher of Montrose County, Colorado, and four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Peterson of Spokane, Washington; Mrs. Nellie Foster and Mrs. Nettie Smith of Grand Junction, Colo, and Mrs. Billie Ray of Salt Lake City, Utah.
 Lacher was born February Is, 1908 in Nucla, Montrose County, Colorado and with his family came to the Valley in 1941 from Idaho. He was heavy equipment operator and had worked the past few summers in Valdez area and at various times in the Palmer Cold Storage. At the time of his death he was not employed. In addition to being a member of the Palmer Masonic lodge he was also a member of the local B.P.O. Elks lodge.
 1nterment took place in the Palmer Cemetery where Masonic officials conducted graveside ser vices. Bearers were Harry Ryan, Emil Larsh, Bill Curtis, Arthur Madison, Dale Roetman, Lloyd Severn, and Oliver Onkka.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
LOG SHIPMENTS TO JAPAN TO BE
 DISCUSSED JAN. IS

All saWmill owners and any one else interested in selling cottonwood logs to Japan are invited to attend a meeting Friday afternoon, January 15 in the Coop club room at 300 pm.
 George Hutton of the Coast wise steamship line will be present and William C. Bitt- ner, manager of Alasia Com pany of Anchorage is also eX- pected to be present.
 The meeting is being called by the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce in con- tinuance of their work in se- curing cottonwood log ship ments to Japan and is being held to give loggers and other persons interested in logging an opportunity to work out de- tails on requirements and availability.
 MT. Bittner is planning a trip to Japan in the very near future and announced he would like to have commit ments firmed up before he leaves so that he can make a definite proposal to the Jap anese companies when he ar rives in that country. Discus sions have centered around F
 million board feet a year which
 would greatly increase the log
 ging industry in this region.
 All persons interested are
 urged to attend the meeting.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
Marshal Plans City
 visii on Re-0pening Of MaFskai's Office

U. s. Marshal Fred Williamson of Anchorage will be in Palmer next Thursday evening, January l4 to meet with organizations and individuals interested in re- establishing a deputy marshal of flee in the Valley. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 500 pm. in the Moose Hall.
 All persons interested in law enforcement in this region and in the re-establishment of a deputy marshal office in Palmer are in- vited to attend. Members of the Matanuska Valley Republican Club will serve a buffet lunch during the evening.
 Several requests that the office be reopened in this area were sent to Marshal Williamson by To- cal organizations. Among reasons pointed out at that time were that the Valley has little police protection with but one Terri torial Police officer on duty, GOV ering an extended area of 150 miles. Also that the City of Pal mer has but one full time police officer working on a "round-the- clock basis and limited to work within city limits.
 Representatives of all organiza- tions and others interested, are invited to attend the meeting and present their request for the re-establishment.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
OVER 50l PERSONS REGISTER AREALAND

Over 500 individuals registered their land holdings in this pre- cinct before the dead line Decem- Der 31, according to U. s. Com missioner Dorothy Saxton. Of these persons, many registered several tracts of land, so that the total pieces registered will go far above the 800 figure when final computation is made.
 Alaska's attorney general, J. Gerald Williams declared he would enforce the controversial statute, and said his warning was given to clarify contradictory statements on the law, one which was created during the past 'egis- Iature.
 The law requires that the right ful owner file adequate descrip- ton of the property owned by December 31 and that the land commissioner, w. A. Chipperfield, file a list of delinquents by July 1, 1854. Any who file between those two dates will be classified as delinquents and are subject to a $500 penalty According to word from J. Gerald Williams, at torney general of the Territory, the collection of the penalty is the responsibility of the Territory and need not be paid at the Com missioner's office when filing late,
 According to the law, any lands declared delinquent may be sold after the July 1 date.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
KIWANlANS PLAN DINNER; OFFICERS INSTALLATION JAN. 9

Members and guests of the Palmer Kiwanis Club will attend installation of officers to be held at a Ladies night banquet in the High School cafeteria Saturday evening, January g at 7:15. Din- her will be served cafeteria style.
 Present to participate in install lation ceremonies will be James Gentleman, Lieutenant-G Governor of Alaska Yukon Division of Xii wanis International. MT. Gentle man is from the KiWanis Club of Whitehorse, Y. T. and is expected to address the group during the evening.
 An attendance of approximate ly 70 people is expected and will be composed of Kiwanians and their guests, representatives of several other local clubs, and members of the Anchorage Xii wanis club and their wives.
 New officers to be installed are: Emil Ganschow, president; George Crowther, vice-president; Marvin s aughter (who was re- elected), and Robert Pippel, trea- surer. New members to be initiat- ed that evening are Al J. DeJulio and John Shaw, both of Palmer. Perfect attendance pins will be awarded to several members.
 Outgoing officers are H. J. Hod- gson, president; Emil Ganschow, vice-president; and Richard Jones, treasurer. They, with Marvin are members of the banquet committee.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
PALMER CD WORKER SEEN IN TV SHOW

Richard DemmIng, chief en- gineer with Palmer Civil De- fense organization and Vernon Haik, CD director at Chugiak ap- peared in the second of series of three TV films on Civil De- fense being shown over Station KTVA in Anchorage. The 10 min ute film was entitled Disaster on Main Street" and the two men spoke briefly during the show Others were from the Anchorage area and were: Bill Bordwell, Jack Gilliland, Mrs. Lars Nelson, and William Stookey.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
Income Tax Rates Drop: s. s. Goes l)p

Individual income tax rates dropped about 10 per cent for all except the highest brackets. Ex- cess profits tax on corporations expired.
 Along with the decrease comes an increase in the social security payroll tax levied on both en- ployes and employers. From 1 F percent, the tax will go up to 2 percent and will be collected on the first $3,600 paid annually to a worker.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
MARCH OF DIMES
 DANCE PLAMNED

Local activities for the annual March of Dimes will include the popular March of Dimes dance, it was announced this week.
 Members of the Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi have offered their assistance in the campaign and have announced they will spon- sor the dance to be held in the Palmer School gymnasium Sat urday evening, January 30
 To date no chairman has been named for the local campaign.
 After five years of the worst polio outbreaks in history, more polio patients are receiving March of Dimes aid than ever be- fore. The total cost of patient care has broken all records. By the end of 1853, March of Dimes funds totalling $174,000,000 had been spent on patient care alone, according to figures released by the National Foundation.
 Since 1948 over 5000 nurses, 750 physical therapists, 5000 iron lungs, 450 rocking beds and D. 900 hot pack machines for em- ergency service to stricken areas have been provided by the March of Dimes. Communities in Alas ka are assured immediate help when needed.
 Alaska has been described as a target area for polio The past four years have been the worst years in the Territory's history. In Ketchikan, Fairbanks and An chorage there have been numer- ous cases. Palmer has been more fortunate, with fewer cases than the larger cities, Alaska was once almost polio free, officials point out. x -ecert years, seven iron lungs and nine hot pack machin- es have been sent to Alaska hos pitals, and 31 nurses have been recruited for emergency service.
 Children of Alaska profited from March of Dimes research when 2,147 youngsters were in oculated with gamma globulin during the severe outbl eaks in Juneau and Douglas this past July.
 Because of the generous re- sponse by Alaskans during past campaigns, the March of Dimes in cooperation with the Terri toriai Department of Health, has assisted in financing follow-up and diagnostic clinics and physi cal therapy services for polio pa tients.
 Research has proven the value of gamma globulin as tempor-
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The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
COUNCIL NOTES

Payment of current dues by the City of Palmer in the League of Alaskan Cities was authorized by members of the city council. In the absence of an accurate popu- tation census, members used the figure of 1000 city residents in figuring the amount of the dues, which are based on 10-cent per capita basis.
 A letter received by the Coun- cil from the Territorial Legisla- ture Council informed members that they were preparing for pre- sentation, a bill that would pro vide for the exemption of munic- qualities in licensing city-owned vehicles and that provisions would also be written in to re- bate monies already paid for li- censes by the cities.
 Because of disturbance in the telephone office one evening this week, it was decided that a per manent-type counter and lattice wall will be erected in the tele- phone office, separating the op- orators from the general public. The person causing the disturb ance was later arrested on a drunk and disorderly conduct charge, it was brought out, and will appear in City Court later this week to answer the charge.
 Insurance on the City of Pal mer volunteer firemen was re- newed by unanimous vote.
 A request was approved by council members for the trans fer of the T. & T. Sourdough Bar liquor license from Terri and Ar thur Thompson to Robert and Ruth Peterson.
 The chairman of the health and welfare committee read a copy of letter sent to the Depart ment of Health recently. In the letter a cooperative agreement was proposed that would be for mulated between the City of Palmer, the school board and the Alaska Department of Health al- ong proposed general lines. The letter was addressed to Dr. c. Earl Albrecht, commissioner of health and drawn up by members of the Matanuska Valley Health Council. The matter was tabled for future discussion.
 
 A new ordinance, regarding the City of Palmer water policy was read and passed as an emergency measure. Among policies estab- lished by the ordinance is one
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The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
SKIING REPORTED GOOD AT LITTLE SUSITNA

Skiing at Little Susitna was reported good this past weekend by members of the local Ski Club. Work on the new tow has pro- gressed to the point where the club expects to have it in opera ton by next weekend. The road to the ski area is open to the parking area located just beyond the Road Commission camp. Skiers are invited to "try the slopes"
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
HIGH WINDS DO MINOR DAMAGE

Residents in the valley ex- perienced the first hard wind blow on January 2 but very little material damage was re- ported.
 Winds that were estimated to have reached 60 miles an hour velocity knocked down a few television antennas, bent others and Tipped an airplane owned by the Flying Club, over. The plane was not dam aged extensively. With very little snow on the ground, no roads were blocked by drifts.
The frontiersman., 1954-01-07
NOW POPULAR SUBJECT

The first magazine article for the public on cancer was publish ed in 1913, shortly after the Am erican Cancer Society was found ed. Now, the ACS says, scores of articles are published annually about the disease that killed more than 220,00H- Americans last year.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Thomos [. Stokes 1s
Political Future Of Mr.. Nixon
Ambitious Vice President Compoigned Hard for G O. p.
Loison Role. Could Be Springboord to No Job

Perhaps no political career
offers such intriguing specu-
lation as that of Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon-from
now on.
It is very plain that he
thinks he Is going places
higher places; and that he is
willing to work day and night
for his ambition.
Confidence in ones self and
energy are attributes that have
carried less well-equipped pol
iticians far.
The 41-year-old Californian
has just come from an adyen-
ture in rough-and-ready poll
itics that won him the pub
licly- expressed commendation
OF his chief, President Eisen-
mower. as well as the gratitude
and admiration Of campaign
managers Of his party. What
the President described In D
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Fletcher Knebel-
Potomac Fever

The Senate talks compromise of the Mccarthy
Senator is fellow who walk bndfoded into issue
that has only two sides-and find the connecting oophole
Scientist Albert Einstein. who said be
plumber gets plumbers union plumbers
have lot in sometimes years to discover
where they hid their mistakes.
Democrats to investigate the Eisenhower adminsra-
on next year They intend to the Republicans
amateurs they don't know where the Democrats buried
bodies.
Russia invites "a nations security in Europe
Todays diplomacy all matter Of mng-every
ticking of the H-bomb.
Ike and Treasury Secretary Humphrey prove themselves
good duck hunters In Ohio And their bird dogs didn't
single duck. Obviously kennel-fed Democrats.
Joe Mccarthy he won't apologize for anything he has
said Joe is living miracle without IFS and butts
The new Senate will be quite musical Mchigans Mcnamara
will bring his band Ohos Bender his rich baritone and New
Jerseys Case will provide the heart strings
Evening star., 1954-11-15

warm. personal letter as "a
ack-breaking load of hard.
tedious, day-by-day and State
by-State campaigning" breaks
down in cold statistics to 48
days on the road adding up.
to $4,000 miles by airplane to
95 cities In 80 States for q
grand total of .204 speeches.
Democrats take an entirely
different view Of the Vice Pres
ident's campaigning. In fact.
party leaders are bitter over
some Of his rash and reckless
ir1nuendoes. But the Vice PRES
ident reckoned on that before
he set forth, decided to take
the gamble and the risk, and
whatever 1t might mean In his
day-by-day life thereafter at
the Capitol where he IS thrown
constantly In contact with
Democrats In the Senate over
which 1t Is his ofslcial duty To
preside.
Evening star., 1954-11-15
Constantine Brown

Premier Malenkov and his
associates are making such q
success of their discovery that
smiles instead of scowls pay
good political dividends that
Washington expects pressure
from Western Europe to join
the co-existence enthusiasts.
The co-exiStence plan initi-
ated by the late Stain and
brought forcefully to the fore
by his successors has gained
much ground in Western
Europe recently despite the
continuing Red efforts to dis
rupt what is left of the British
and French colonial empire.
Malenkov continues to smile
and, unlike Stain. pat West
ern diplomats on the back
while his conSpirators further
plot the downfall Of the West.
There have been significant
uprisings recently throughout
Africa and particularly in the
northern portions which are
either French or under French
protectorate.
The wave of nationalism
which has been spreading fast
in Morocco, Tunisia and Al
geria over the last three years
is gaining momentum. Arab
nationalism is an understand
able development. It should be
openly supported by us who
champion self determination
OF peoples. But unfortunately
this move for self-rule and
sovereignty in North Africa is
being sponsored by Moscow's
agents not only by propaganda
but also with weapons.
The French supposedly have
control over North African
ports to prevent smuggling of
arms. Yet Soviet and satellite
ships consistently unload ma
chineguns, tommyguns, rifles
and large quantities of am
munition under the guise of
agricultural machinery and
consumer goods.
The French authorities shut
their eyes because: Cd They
do not want to provoke in
Evening star., 1954-11-15

Kinney of Indiana. Presum-
ably, Mr.. Truman, loyal as
always. accepts the Mckinney
version of what goes on in
Indiana politics.
The Truman-McKinney hos
tility will not however carry
much weight in the commit
tee. especially in those States
like New York, Maine, Penn
sylvania and New Mexico
where new Governors with new
brooms have taken over. Mr..
Buffers trouble is that he is
little known and so far has not
accomplished anything very
dramatic in the way of taking
his own State away from Re-
publican control.
He is described as well-in-
tentioned and honest but his
only hope rests in the Mitchell
support. 1t isn't a big enough
gun, especially with Mr.. Stew
enson taking a hands-off atti-
tude.
Mr.. Mitchell Is firm about
his decision to retire. He
wants to fight actively to get
the presidential nomination
for Mr.. Stevenson in 1855.
If he would consent there
might well be a draft for him.
He has settled the party's
debts and run a successful
but economical campaign. His
honesty. and courage. far out
weighed his mistakes of judg-
ment; above all he threw a
mantle of honor and sincerity
over the party which was in
dispensable to its success.
Averell Hartman, Governor
Evening star., 1954-11-15

It could handicap him In
what might naturally be ex-
pected to become one Of his
chief roles. in the 84th Con-
gress that convenes in Janu-
ary--that Is. liaison between
the President and the Demo-
cratic leaders who will man
age the Senate, as they win
the House. However, that
would be 3 business relation
ship and perhaps the Vice
President would be adroit
enough to carry of whatever
chores he might find as go
between for the President and
Democratic Senate leaders.
Only time will tell whether
Democrats will find 1t worth
while to try to trip lp the man
who offended them during the
campai6n.
AS for the vice President,
his future does not lie, Of