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The frontiersman., 1954-09-16
GIVE TO THE ZEIlER6E7CY7MARCH OF DIMES. NOW!

such as the band offers to them.
 For the first time in the Pal mer schools there will be a drum corp this year. Students have al ready signed up for the corp and although they have no drums, are learning the use of their drum sticks. A group of majorettes is being trained and band memb- CTS are practicing marching, with an entirely new type step being studied.
 The next planned meeting for parents and all interested adults will be held in the school cafe teria Monday night, September 27 at 7:30 pm. The public is in- vited to attend and participate in the discussion of forming the Booster club.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-16
CARD OF THANKS

To all our Friends and Neighbors:
 We wish to express our thanks and gratitude to every one that donated to the Polio Foundation.
 And to our neighbors, sin cere thanks for taking care of our 4 daughters while Terry was in the hospital with polio. We had to be with him so much and they made it possible by caring for our children.
 Terry is home and doing fine. He will walk again in months to 2 years. We pray he does. He has abdoman and spine, left leg paralysis, but improving more every day. Thanks again to every ore who helped.
 Sincerely
 Mir. and Mrs. Wilbert Trudell
 Star Route
 Palmer, Alaska
The frontiersman., 1954-09-16
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Clover Club

On August 31 the Wasilla Glow CT All club met at the Nelson home and worked on the houses for our booth. We played games and had refreshments. On Sept. 3 we went to Palmer to set up our booth. We had it all ready, when we went, but even so, 1t took us two hours to get it done. On September 8 we met at the Carter home to get the clothes we entered at the Fair We play ed games and then had refresh ments.
 TERRIE GRANGER, reporter
The frontiersman., 1954-09-16

Wesley Eckert, son of MT. and Mrs. Virgil Eckert; and Gary and Lowell Krise, sons of MT. and Mrs. G. A. Krise, all of Palmer left by car Wednesday this week, heading for Washington State College. They plan a brief visit at College before heading out.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-16

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is trustee for about 56,0OO,OOO acres of Indian land.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-16

Many women suffer discom- forts because they buy shoes to fit the occasion, rather than the feet.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
TuIent at Junior VILLAGE

was one of those invited to attend
the Sunday Variety Show at Junior
Village on Loughboro Road. The
show was well done, and portions of it
seemed to move into the professional
ranks. AS listened to the singers and
watched the dancers. my thoughts were
projected into the future. Here singing
a duet were future Todd Duncan and
Dorothy Maynor::" solo. the future
Roberta Peters," a Tied Lewis" dane
ing to "On the Sunny Side of the
Street, and a master of ceremonies
who would do credit to Dave Garroway
or Bob McEwen any time. All this
talent housed in one group of buildings
Junior Village, where an overworked
staff is trying to encourage these boys
and. girls in their talents, yet work in
accordance with the rules and regula-
tionS of the institution.
AS sat there. longed to be one of
those qualified to give special training.
either in music or dancing or both, to
these children, whose innate ability for
such was being demonstrated at this
time. I thought of the lad who played
the bones" in the "Shoe Shine Boy"
skit. of his natural perception Of
rhythm which makes him eligible to
start learning the drums now With a
good instructor and good set of drums,
who knows what his potentialities
may be?
You say these are dreams or wishful
thinking? Perhaps, but dreams Oft
times become realities.
Thelma v. Rutherford.
Evening star., 1954-05-26

mound opponent on that memorable day early
in the 1908 season. It was four-hit shutout
victory for the calm Chippewa braye-the first
of many shutouts and victories that were to
win him place beside the baseball greats
in the Cooperstown, New York, memorial
building.
Chief Bender, like another great Indian
athlete, Jim Thorpe, was a graduate Of the
Carlisle Indian School. brilliant career in
amateur and semipro baseball brought the Chief
to the attention of big league scouts and
the Athletics landed him when he was just out
of his teens. During his II years under Connie
Mack he played major role in winning five
pennants and three world championships.
Chief Bender was an outstanding pitcher even
in the heyday of such all-time great pitchers
as Christy Mathewson, Eddie Plank, Jack
Coombs and Abe Waddell Walter Johnsons
heyday came little later. It is somewhat sur
prising that the Chiefs inclusion in the Hall
OF Fame did not come until last year That he
was entitled to niche there is beyond ques7
tion, and it is good that the honor came before
his death last week at the age of II.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
BY Charles E. TroceweN

bird will injure itself. but this seldom
happens.
The bird knows what he is doing. at
least to a certain extent, and never
hurts himself
In time, with the lure of the nest,
and the chore of finding enough food.
the male will give over the effort, and
return to worm and insect hunting.
So any human who resents this
activity should know that in most cases
it is given up after q few days.
Strips Of paper may be hung from
above the pane.
Sometimes the proffer Of q platter
Of ground meat viii sidetrack the Of
fender. For each male bird. no matter
what he thinks his duties as defender
Of his nest and his territory, Is also Q
living, warm creature dependent upon
q constant food supply for survival.
II plate Of ground beef is put out
for such q bird, he will sample it. and.
finding 1t good. eat some for himself.
and then take q beakful to his mate
on the nest.
Then, at the proper time, he will look
for food at that place. and II there Is
again q saucer Of meat, he will take
most of it back to the fiedglings. Since
worms and insects are the baby food
Of all species. ground meat Is good
protein substitute.
In this way, the annoyance Of win
dowpecking may be mitigated, and Q
good deed done In what seems an in.
creasing1y wicked world.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
This and That

Here is one of the perennial spring
and summer questions:
What makes bird peck at window?
This is asked hundreds of times every
year. The latest questioner is c. I. c.
Of Harper's Ferry. w. Va. who writes:
II am asking you to explain why
robin comes to window of my up
stairs sleeping porch as early as $3.50
o'clock every morning, pecks on the
window, and then flies to large tree.
and in minute OF two comes back to
the window and pecks again. and keeps
this up all day long. goes away at
rQoSting time and returns the next
morning for the same performance. I
don't understand, please explain. and
oblige."
Robins and blue jays are the greatest,
performers, but other species sometime
fight their reflection.
It is believed that such birds see
themselves reflected in the pane, and
think it rival for the food of theil
territory.
This goes back to the territorial
theory. so called.
1t is believed that each pair Of birds
stakes out its own nesting site, in order
to insure the offspring of plenty Of food.
just how large this territory" is no
body seems to know. except the bird
concerned.
The male tries to chase away all In
truders. and II he does not find enough
Of these. In the feather, he looks around.
and what does he seer
Evening star., 1954-05-26

the May, 1854, issue written by Fred
ric Wertham. M. d. estimating the
circulation of comic books at 80 million
copies per month (of which approx
nately one-fifth were not of the So
called sex. murder, crime variety)..
1t has become multi-million dollar
industry. Copies Of these books can, be
found in the possession of children
from nursery school through high
school. Children too young to read can
see the lurid picture of a marijuana-
smoking fiend ripping the dress from
beautiful girl or blood squirting from
cop shot down.
It seems inadequate to conclude--as
others have concluded-that nothing
can be done because Of the obstacles
and vast complexities Of this prob
lem. and to end with the hope that
public opinion will likely be aroused.
It takes too long and too many hor-
rible examples to arouse public opinion.
We have already had hundreds of
serious examples. In one Of these
some children murdered a playmate
and it was proved they were acting
out the plot Of q crime comic book.
1t has been said that nothing can
be done in the line OF. censorship with
Evening star., 1954-05-26
First Date

She reasoned things Mould never be
the same
After this night iDGs oper, and she
stood
Before the mirror longer than Das
need.
AwGre of something frightening, yet
good
Pinnin0 lilac In her sun-briCht hair
Her slender hands iDere sure. netD-
skilled In lDGys
OF the tGStidious Eve's daughters learn
At tender ages. Turning to 90 her
gaze
Wandered to the open closet where
An old. beloved doll lay on the floor:
She longed to clutch 1t close, young
nights rushed back.
Then laughing In selt-repronch she
closed the door
On childhood. tripping 0Gily DOM TIE
stair ~
TO the bov., and ute In sarnsst. Daiftno
there.
Winifrsd Lswh .
Evening star., 1954-05-26

Well, sometimes he happens to see
himself. reflected in window and that
sets him into fury.
Peck he does time after time. but
somehow the obstinate bird there will
not go away.
So, depending upon his own hostility
of nature. he keeps everlastingly at 1t.
trying to chase the obdurate intruder.
That, at least, is the theory.
We have seen blue jays fighting their
reflection in chromium hub caps.
One returned to the same car all
day long.
It is usually observed that such odd
birds perform this trick just at nest
ing time. when the female Is busy with
incubation.
The male has nothing to do. no babies
to hunt up food for yet, and is very
restless. Being by nature filled with
great energy. he has to do something,
so there he goes. pecking away at the
glass.
A good way to deter him is to take
any one of the household cleaners, or
soap. and smear it over the glass on
the outside.
This breaks up the reflection, and
maybe the window pecker viii 60 away
Maybe he win simply transfer his
activities to another window. Some
times 1t becomes Q duel between the
bird and the irate householder.
Many kind hearted persons fear the
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Retirement for a Witch

Offhand, a story about honorable retire.
ment for the witch of the China Trade"
might be considered a fit subject for contro-
versy on Capitol Hill where blood pressures
already have been raised over the issue OF
carrying on commerce with Communist
enemy
The witch involved in this particular tale,
however, is a proud lady of the seattle famed
sailing ship, Guilty Sark, named after the in
elegant garb of lovely Mamie of Robert Burns
whimsical Tam O'Shanter. It was late in the
10th century that the Guilty Sark with fig-
urehead Of Mamie at her bow, was outracing
even her steam driven rivals in the wealth.
making China trade. 1t couldn't last, of course
and the Guilty Sark dropped into less romantic
service in later years. The good lines that
helped so much in her fine performance were
partly responsible for the Thames Naval College
buying the Guilty Sark for training ship.
society of friends, headed by the Duke of
Edinburgh, is collecting funds now for the hon
orable retirement.
Those who have lived among ships know
they have character and personalities, as surely
as and sometimes more truly than do people
And it is sad sometimes for grand old ship to
die alone and friendless. The Guilty Sark may
have been something of vixen in her day But
she made friends and 1t is good to hear that
they are not willing for her to rot at some for
gotten dockside.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Letters to The Star.

Lord Tennyson. However, the review
further states:
'"This extraordinary pair met fatally
on the battlefield of the Crimean War.
Lord Cardigan refused to accept the
orders Of Lord Lucan. who was his SEN
ior officer. The resultant blunder was
epic. and eventually led to the terrible
slaughter that ended the charge Of the
Light Brigade"
AS to the circumstances Of that
charge, quote from John Clark Rid
paths History Of the World, which was
standard so years ago, when the facts
were fresher in mems minds:
ut was at this juncture that the
famous incident occurred of the charge
of the Light Brigade under the
command of the Earl Of Cardigan. It
happened that this officer had become
an object of jealousy to Lord Lucan.
who commanded the division. While
certain Russian batteries on the heights
at q distance were pounding away at
the English position, an order, borne
by Captain Nolan, came to Cardigan to
charge the Russian guns! The order
bore the signature of Lord Lucan, but
this was afterward declared to be
forgery.
"It has been said by military critic
that it was the charge of a brigade
against the Russian army in position
It was so understood at the moment.
Boys, here goes the last of the Cardi-
gans,' said the earl, as, with compressed
lips and bloodless face, he rode along
the line and took his place at the head.
They went to their death like heroes.
One hundred and ninety-eight Of the
men survived the charge. Strangely
enough the Earl Of Cardigan was not
killed or injured. Captain Nolan fell at
the beginning Of the charge. and 30 the
authenticity Of Lord Lucan's order
could never be ascertained."
AS wrote in the Miami Daily News
Of December &c.. 1946. in reply to an
other critic Of Lord Cardigan, after
quoting from Ridpath, as above:
"Was the order authentic? Nolan
thought so; for he himself rode to death
under it. Stupid? If stupid, it was not
Cardigan's stupidity. To him it was
an order: and as an order he obeyed it,
though he appreciated its fatal sig
niflcance. History furnishes no more
sublime example of unquestioning mill
tary obedience The glory of the charge
Of the Light Brigade centers around
its leader. the noble Cardigan"
lie Roy Reeves.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Star Stan Photo.

out violating freedom Of the press"
A famous Supreme Court decision once
held that freedom Of speech" does not
mean freedom to shout "Fire!" in a
crowded theater. Does freedom of
the press" mean freedom to publish
fantasies Of crime and filth which ap-
peal to every base instinct in child
human nature?
Censorship is naturally repugnant
to all Americans. Yet can it be more
pleasant to see our children grow up
with warped minds? Censorship of
the comics can scarcely be more of
an infringement on American liberty
than the censoring Of school textbooks
which may contain Communist propa-
ganda. In either case freedom of
the press" is not at stake. A great
majority Of publishers and editors
know it is not. Are those others who
raise a hue and cry partners to q
subversive plot against the minds of
American children?
The writer hereby appeals to the
President to ask Congress to again
investigate the crime comics and to
attempt satisfactory solution Of CEN
sorship.
George M. Abbott
Evening star., 1954-05-26
In the Cold and the Rain

An overflow crowd of some 900 BritonS
turned out in the rain and the cold for Billy
Graham's final outdoor revival meeting in
England's Wembley Stadium. Earlier on the
same day-it was last Saturday-he preached
to 10000 at White City Stadium, also in the rain
and the cold.
This amazing turnout of some 100000
Britons capped a 12-week revival campaign
during which the evangelist spoke directly to an
estimated 1,750000 people. Countless others
listened to his talks by direct wire relay all
over the British Isles.
Little wonder that the Archbishop of
Canterbury led distinguished assemblage of
Britain's clergy into Wembley Stadium for the
final rally! For this was something new in
British experience. What was the secret of the
success of the Graham "cruSade"-a crusade
which was launched in the face of skeptical
and often openly hostile press? What did he
have to offer which brought out Britons in such
numbers that less than third Of them would
have packed all of Britain's cathedrals COM
bined?
The evangelist attributed his success to the
spiritual hunger" in the heart of the average
Englishman. "The Spirit of God," he said, "is
moving across Great Britain as perhaps at no
time in the last century" But if this is the
explanation, why is it that the British clergy,
RELATIVELY nave oO 11ttAC SuSSCoS 4A
reaching their own people?
Last month Mr., Graham spoke to 1900
British clergymen, many of whom were seeking
advice as to how they might improve their own
techniques. Too often, Mr.. Graham told them,
preachers prepare their sermons for other
preachers Tell the story simply" he advised.
Don't be afraid to repeat yourself. Say it over
and over, because many have never heard
The Word Preach to the sinners-the Chris
tians know their way. This Is time when
people, assailed by doubts, are saying maybe
and If and suppose The world yearns for
a voice of commanding authority, and you must
say to those who come to listen to you that this
Book is it--that this Is The Way"
There may be those who will detect, or who
will think they detect, certain ominouS under
tones in this counsel. If the masses of people
really are waiting for voice of commanding
authority" which admits of no doubts or un-
certainties, the final result will not necessarily
be one which most of US would knowingly seek.
But for the time being at least the efficacy Of
the Graham technique cannot be disputed.
What other preacher Of "The Word" could draw
100000 people out into the open on . cold,
rainy dayf
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Army-McC Corthy Hearing

The Eisenhower order. of silence on
the meeting Of January 81 prevents the
committee from determining whether
or not there exist one or more third
party defendants to the Mccarthy
counter charges. Likewise, it is now
impossible to establish whether or not,
regardless of what Secretary Stevens
may say, there are third party accusers
who assisted in the preparation and re-
lease Of the Army charges. The Eisen-
hover order clearly opposes the funda-
mental right Of law to face ones ac-
cusers because it prevents the commit
tee from ascertaining just who the ac-
cusers really are on the Army side, who
should be brought into the courtroom
to be faced by Mccarthy, Cohn and
Carr. The Eisenhower order is on this
count alone. an obstruction of basic
American law.
Peter Lersch.
New York. N. Y.
It has been quite clear from the be-
ginning that the lease of Pvt. Schine"
is by no means the actual root of the
controversy now raging between Sen
dtOI MCOdIGkly dIlO OIklcE ucuDcTS Oh
this Republican administration. It has
been equally clear that this Mccarthy
administration conflict has been brewed,
instigated. manipulated. agitated and
aggravated into q quarrel of almost ir-
reconcilable bitterness, by o shadowy
aggregation Of political agitation ex-
pertS. whose main, II not sole, purpose
has been to bring about the political
ruin Of Senator Mccarthy. and to heap
ridicule upon this Republican admins
tration.
Gentlemen! Senators! Reflect Sure
ly, you must appreciate the utter alb
surdity of the situation into which you
have been maneuvered. You are. now
performing, on behalf Of your Progress
sive," NewFair Deal, ADA. opponents.
a task which they might never accom-
plish without your very effective collab-
grafton. How much longer do you pro-
pose to continue this asinine collabora-
ton in your own political ruin?
Frederick L. Freeman.
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Natter Of Censoring Lurid Comic Books
TO the Editor of The stor:

IN WORLD WAR II it is said the
= japanese planned to degenerate the
Chinese by encouraging more wide
spread use Of opium. Another plot Of
World War II. credited to the Hitler
conspiracy. was to keep France in per-
manent subjugation after conquest by
spreading pornographic pictures and
literature among school children. in
spring licentiouS acts and behavior.
The idea was to weaken the fiber Of
French manhood and womanhood at
an early age. enabling the German
"supermen" to rule with little resistance
or danger Of serious revolt.
Today. it is not too far-fetched to
believe there may be deeply laid en-
enly plot to destroy the manhood Of
American youth. If there is q MASTER
mind at work on this project, he seems
to- be making steady progress. The
figures showing the steady increase in
the ranks Of juvenile delinquents and
!, the number Of violent crimes among
children attest to his success.
How could such an evil MASTER
mind be operating in our midst without
our awareness? Perhaps he reasoned
as follows:
"The spread of narcotics among
American children would not go too
far without exposure. The spread Of
straight pornographic literature could
meet only with limited success.
Therefore I must find something
that will be virtually impossible to de-
tect or prosecute"
Then he may have devised the fol-
lowing subtle plan:
Il will stimulate the sexual impulses
OF the children in their comic books. I
will show them the exciting effects of
marijuana and will tell them how to
make easy money will give them a
thorough education in murder, robbery
extortion and crime. The results should
prove interesting"
Thus may have been born the mod
ern So-called sex, murder, crime comic
books. Whether or not the master mind
at work on this plot may be Commu-
mist agent or simply group of un-
scrupulous men seeking lucrative prof.
its, the writer does not. know. More
important is what to do about it..
These so-called crime comic books
are stories illustrated by cartoons and
published in pulp magazines for chill
dren. Cor grownupS with retarded
minds. They depict Just about every
known form of crime and criminal in
lurid and exciting detail.
Approximately $50 million copies Of
these crime comic books are put into
circulation in the United States each
year. These figures are based on a
Readers Digest article appearing in
Evening star., 1954-05-26
Charge of the Light Brigade

read with surprise, in The Sunday
Star Of May 9. q review by M Meg, :"
Of Mrs. Woodham- Smiths book, "The
Reason Why" discussing the circum-
stances of the famous Charge Of the
Light Brigade" at Balaklava.
According to the review, Lord Cardi-
gan, who led the charge, was "a ter
rible-tempered man. a martinez and
a dandy; and his "brother-in-law and
deadly rival. Lord Lucan, was every bit
as bad-tempered and almost as eccen-
trio, though not SO stupid" While
knew of the rivalry of Lucan and Car
digan. this description of Cardigan does
not seem to conform to the further
statement that "F1is (Cardigan's) troops
:. were the snappiest in the British
army" and the almost fanatical devo-
ton with which these troops followed
him Into the jaws Of death. into the
mouth Of hell" as vividly described by