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The frontiersman., 1956-08-30
i&,0o0 PEOPLE VISITED ALASKA DURING 1855

More than a quarter Of a mil lion people were travelling to and from Alaska during the calendar year of 1855. This fact is reveal ed by statistics On Alaska passen- ger traffic released last week by the Alaska Resource Develop. ment Board.
 These figures show that 124.. 496 civilians entered Alaska in 1855 and that 130,094 left the Territory during that year.
 tion was carried by Alaska's air
 The lions share of this migra- lines which flew 73,854 persons to Alaska and 84,748 from the Territory with total States-Al- aska business of 158,6O2. These figures do not include travel within Alaska.
 Second in importance were AIaska's highways over which 39,560 persons entered Alaska by car, truck, and bus and B. .437 persons departed.
 With cessation of American passenger steamer service to All aska, ocean travel was in last place with 1,136 persons enter ing Alaska and 9,909 persons leaving None of the above fig ures include movement of mil itary personnel entering and leaving Alaska.
 Al Anderson, ARDB executive director, said that while these figures show an excess of out bound traffic, statistically this excess is not too significant The civilian population deficit indi- cated was just about offset by the gain in births over deaths in 1855 which amounted to 6,42O
 These facts and figures releas- ed last week are contained in a pamphlet prepared by Ed Huizer of the Alaska Resource Develop ment Board staff. The pamphlet is available to interested persons through the ARDB.
The frontiersman., 1956-08-30

first Fair held in the school building in 1886. At that time she was superintendent. This year Mrs McKechnie is assistant superintendent of hand work, Department E.
 MRS. AL KIRSCH, superin- tendent of the booth exhibits of Homemakers' clubs at the Valley Fair, has served in that capacity for the past five years. She has been active in homemakers' club work since coming to the Val ley in 1850 and has served a term as president of the Home makers Council.
 AL KIRSCH, who was born and raised on a livestock farm in Pennsylvania, has been super intendent of the livestock depart ment at the Fair for five years. He moved to the valley in 1850 from Fairbanks where he lived for 16 years prior to moving to the valley. He was a livestock snowman through the New Eng land states in 1928 and 1929.
 MRS. MARY FREY is a new comer in Fair activities, as this is her first year as a superin- tendent for the Fair. The Freys have been in the Valley for sev- eral years and Mrs. Frey is presi- dent of the Palmer Garden club. She will serve as superintend- ent of hand work, Department E this year.
 MRS. MARGARET HARRT- SON is also newcomer on the Fair staff. She will serve as superintendent of home canning, Department R. Mrs. Harrison was very active in her commun- ity i'll the States and has taken on where she left off since com ing to Alaska.
 These women, and many more. are what help make each Ma
The frontiersman., 1956-08-30
VALLEY FAIR SUFFERS OLD HANDS AT WORK


 A large percentage of fair goers see only the finished pro- duct. That is, they attend the three-day Matanuska Valley Fairs and exclaim over the won derful displays, the skillful ar engagements, the courtesy of at tendants and their willingness to repeat information again and again in regards to Valley pro duce, products and general in- formation about the valley. Few realize the hundreds of hours that go into preparing for the Fair-the majority of which is donated by volunteer workers. Among these "unsung" heroines and heroes are the superintend- ents of the various Fair depart ments, many of whom have de- voted free time over period of many years. The following briefs were released by the Fair Asso- citation this week about some of the "old hands. Some of them have been with the Fair since it began in 1886.
 MRS. VERA MORRISON has 20 years of service with the Ma tanuska Valley Fair and this year will be assistant superintendent of baked goods in Department H. In past years Mrs. Rorrison has helped with Homemakers' booths, in the culinary depart ment, and has also worked with the Northland Pioneer Grange No. 1, which was instrumental in starting the Matanuska Valley Fair.
 MRS. KARLA DUFF also has a 20-year service record with the Fair. She has assisted in the cut flowers and plants departments from 1886 to 1851; has been sup erintendent of handicraft and needleWork for the past six years and has helped in the Homemak- CTS booth and has worked with the Grange. Mrs. Duff will serve as superintendent of needleWork, Department F, this year.
 MRS. LILA MELVILLE, an other worker for the Fair since 1886, has served in the culinary department since 1944, and has helped in the Homemakers' booth and with judging of All baking exhibits. During the 1856 Fair Mrs. NeWville will serve as superintendent of baked goods and confections, Department H.
 MRS. NINA STOCK has serv- ed the Valley Fair since I940. The past four years she has been an assistant in the needlework and handicraft department. She has also helped with the Home makers booth and the Grange. Mrs. Stock will be assistant sup erintendent of needlework, De partment F, during the 1856 Fair.
 MRS. LOREN McKECHNIE who also has a 20-year service record with the Fair has helped in various departments since the
The frontiersman., 1956-08-30

tanuska Valley Fair bigger and f
 better. Il
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06
MOOSE LODGE PLANS .1OPERATI0N SANTA CLAUS"

Officers and members of the Palmer lodge have adopted res 0lution to support the Moose Operation Santa Claus cam paign by sponsoring toy coilec- siosi and distribution drive for needy children, according to Jim Wilson, chairman of the lodges civic affairs committee.
 The Moose fraternity is spofl- SOring this program internation- ally in an effort to assure Toy fui' Christmas for every needy boy and girl in the United States, Canada and Alaska.
 The Moose locally, said Chair man Wilson, have started all or ganized plan whereby the people 1f the community may contribute either new or undamaged used says which will be distributed to Ihe children on Christmas Eve.
 \ number of collection depots have been set up throughout the city and colorful posters and ban ners clearly mark these depots, ke said. They are located at the Coop Trading Post, Kirk's Sales and Service, and Grasser's Hard ware in Palmer and Teeland's S
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06
WasiIIa G.ange Plans Public
 Turkey Dinner

The public has been invited to attend a turkey dinner, and all the trimmings, which will be held in the Wasilla School cafeteria Saturday evening from to 8 pm. Members of the Wasilla Grange No. 2 are sponsoring the event and all proceeds will go toward the Community Hall building fund.
 Members of the dinner commit tee announced this week that the turkey and all it's accompani- ments will be prepared by the men of the Grange (and what ever help they can talk their spouses into giving. Committee members are Carl Poulson, Ted Mommsen, Harold Dinkle, Wayne Hunter and Shorty Gustafson. Le. roy Heaven and Jim Vickaryous will be the smiling walters.
 Admission to the dinner, which will be served family style, will be S150 for adults and 75 cents for children up to 10 years of age. All proceeds from the event will go toward the Community Hall building fund.
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06
PLUMLEY-HALE
 NUPTlALS HELD DECEMBER !

In a candlelight ceremony per formed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Palmer December Lillian Loberg Hale, daughter of Mrs. Pearl Loberg, became the bride of Lloyd Plumley, son of MT. and Mrs. George Plumley. all of Palmer The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. ]. Einar Bach. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle Frank Gagnon of Palmer. Mrs. Walter Covich, organist. played traditional wedding music and accompanied the Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Lancaster who sang Because" and ITO My Bride.
 For her wedding the bride chose lace and net gown of light blue, fashioned in the popu- lar ballerina length, with match. ing balero of net, with which she wore headband of baby pink rose buds. She carried an old fashioned bouquet of carnations and small pink rose buds.
 Her only attendant was her sis ter, Louise Loberg who wore balierina length gown Of net and lace i'll shrimp pink. She carried huff fashioned of white earna- tions.
 The bridegroom's attendant was Don Parks, Jr. and ushers were Don DeLand and Larry Vasanoja.
 For her daughters wedding Mrs. Loberg wore a two piece dress suit of black faille with white gloves and black hat and a shoulder corsage of white car nations. The bridegroom's moth CT chose dress that combined black and grey and wore a sim liar eorsage.
 Following the ceremony a re. ception was held for the couple at Moose hall. Dorothy Newby presided over the guest book, Irene Vasanoia at the punch bowl, and Patty DeLand served the wedding cake They are sis ters of the bridegroom.
 The bride was born in Alaska and graduated from Palmer High School in 1851. The bridegroom, graduate of Palmer High Sch ool in 1948, came to Alaska with
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06
PARENTS INVITED
 TO CUB SCOUT MEET

All parents with boys of Cub Scout age are invited to take their sons to the Cub Scout Pack Meet which will be held Tn the high school cafeteria tomorrow night it pm.
 A special program will be pre- sented and the Cub Scout pro- gram explained to those not now active in the program.
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06
NEW BABIES
Payne

 MT. and Mrs. Earl Payne of Palmer are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of their third child, a son whom they have named Richard Alan. He was born at Valley Presbyterian Hos pital December 1 and weighed six pounds, IA ounces at birth. MT. Payne is employed at the Mrak Coal Company.
 Haaiand
 Mir. and Mrs. Sigurd HaaIand of Salem, Oregon, are receiving congratulations on the birth Of their second child and son. Chris ten Maynard. He was born No- vember 28 at Salem and weighed eight pounds, seven ounces. Mrs. Haaland is the former Virginia Carle who taught in the Palmer School system a few years ago. MT. Haaland is employed by the Y.MC.A. in Salem.
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06

his family in 1941. He is employ ed by the creamery department of the Matanuska Valley Farm CTS Cooperating Association.
 For her wedding trip to the Anchorage area, Mrs. Plumbley chose a two-piece black and red checked suit. They are now at home at the Butte.
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06

The Moose are being supported
 in this gigantic civic affairs pro- gram by Dave Garroway, popu- lar emeee of the entertaining television show Today, who is credited by the Moose with re- sponsibility for much of the suc- cess of the Orders nationwide
 Operation Santa Claus" in 1854 and 1855. al@l
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06

Shopping Center in Wasilla The Moose lodge is to supply all the nanpower needed for the collec- ton and distribution of the toys.
 Needy children, in homes, or phanages and hospitals, whose names will be obtained by the Moose lodge from recognized social welfare agencies, will be the recipients of these toys. All of the toys will be distributed in the local area, said Wilson, and none will be sent to outside in stitutions or homes. We want this to be very much local pro- ject, for our own needy kids, he said.
The frontiersman., 1956-12-06

FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A FR0NTTERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
Lukens Grandson
Is HOnOred

Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Lukens and
granddaughter, Loisann LukenS,
were guests Thanksgiving week of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Batty of ST.
Louis, Mo. They were also accom-
panied by their grandson, Jack
Batty, who is a sophomore at Ohio
Wesleyan University.
Just preceding the Thanksgiving
recess at O.W.U. Jack was initial
ed into Phi Society which is Spon-
sored by Phi Beta Kappa to give
recognition to Sophomore Students
who have maintained a high stand
ard of scholarship during their
Freshman and Sophomore years.
FLA REPORT
The Madison South FFA is now
settled at our new school. We have
many new members this year from
Midway and South Solon.
Our membership has jumped
from q to Al. We have been
teaching these members all about
the functions of the FLA. The new
members were initiated at our Oc-
tober meeting.
Timothy Gates
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
DIR. Vogel Addresses London B.P.W.
On Madison Co. Health Problems

until December 10 and after that
at the City Building, where any
that need repair will be made good
as new by the "Boys" at the build
ing, who each year do such won
derful job for the kiddies.
A delicious dinner was served
buffet from a table in the dining
room that was centered with
Christmas centerpiece fashioned of
cedar and balls in an antique white
bowl. The dinner tables were CEN
tered with arrangements of greens
and simulated snowballs with light
ed tapers as part of the decora-
ton.
Guests for the dinner were Mrs.
II. w. Graham of st. Petersburg,
Florida, mother of Mrs. Ross Mills
and Mrs. Howard Henkle, teacher
in the New Moorefield schools.
The Health and Safety Commit
tee which hostesses the meeting is
Mrs. David McCord, Mrs. j. L.
Bopeley, Mrs. Robert Dixon and
Mrs. Ross Mills, and Bulletin, Miss
Ruth Ann Tull, Miss Miriam Le-
Beau, Miss Josephine Catanzaro
and Miss Gloria Brill.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
Facts About
Folks

DR.. and Mrs. Robert Halterman
and family had with them for
Thanksgiving at their home on
West Center Street, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Halterman of Piqua, Mr..
and Mrs Robert Vosler and chill
dren of Miamisburg, Mrs. Daisy
Woods of Cheno, California and
Carl Meline of Gibbs, Missouri,
Mrs. Vie Brown, Woodruff, Ills.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Berger of
Marysville have been spending the
last three weeks at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph E. Guy. Robrts-
Mill Road. Mrs. Berger had been
a patient in Mt. Carmel Hospital
and came to the Guys home be-
fore returning to her home ir
Marysville.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Ford enter
tanned for Thanksgiving, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Sheldon and son, George
and daughter, Sandra, of Pitts
burgh. Sunday guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Boyd and daugh-
ter, Vivian, of New Rome.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
Tales OF ''Hymns and Roses
Told Delphians BY Mrs. Cluxton

belius, said to be the best modern
composer in the world.
AS a musical interlude Mrs.
Cluxton played 'The Rustic of
Autumn, Sinding Joy-Karg FL
ert.
In her dissertation on "The
Rose" Mrs. Cluxton stated that
history shows it to be older than
any known civilization, with fossil
imprints millions of years old still
preserved; it has played an i'm
portant part in Greek history;
Heroditus wrote that the rose grew
in the garden of King Midas 500
years b. c.; 100000 Of the flowers
were in the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon in the time of Solomon;
as early as 1405 the rose was the
emblem of perfection in England,
Winchester Cathedral maintaining
a rose garden since the ninth CEN
tury; each year the Festival of
Roses" was celebrated in the Vale
of Kashmir in Northern India;
reference is made of the rose
throughout the Bible; after Ma
poleon's escape and defeat, he re-
turned to walk through Josephine S
million dollar rose garden.
The first rose show was in 1910
in Paris, the earliest hybrids being
started by Andre Dupont.
The different varieties are too
numerous to mention with several
research places in California, Bob
Lindquist having a field of 65, ,00O,-
600 rose bushes in Livermore Val
ley, winning many awards with
his varieties. The Finger Lakes
east of Rochester, N. Y, is the
worlds largest rose-growing firm,
Mrs. Cluxton stated
Closer home, DR.. William Pavey
of Xenia, Ohio, she said, has won
both trophies of the American
Rose Society.
Concluding her program Mrs.
Cluxton played Mighty LAX A
Rose" by Ethelbert Nevin and ITO
A Wild Rose" Edward Mcdowell.
Delicious refreshments were SER
we'd after the program, the club ad-
journing to meet Monday, Deem
ber II, at the Coover Club House
Miss Dorothy Fisher will be hos
tess and the program will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Floyd Williams and
Miss Gertrude Won Riesen.
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Every one stamps his own value
on himself. Schiller
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
.Areme Club Guests
In New Farley Home

The Areme Club, a social group
of London Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star, was delightfully."- en-
tertained in the new home of Mrs.
Clyde c. Farley, Garfield Avenue,
for its November session. Assisting
Mrs. Farley were her two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Elmer Potts and Mrs.
Harold Bishop.
At the brief. business session, of
ficers elected for the ensuing year
were, Mrs. Weldon Brown, presi-
dent; Mrs. Russell Walls, vice
president; Mrs. Max Porter, Sec
retary-treasurer.
Enjoying the coffee hour and re-
freshments after the election were
Mrs. Ed Neff, Mrs. Harold Hunter,
Mrs. Harry Dickerson, Mrs. Clin-
ton Stickel, Mrs. Robert McSav-
aney, Mrs. Weldon Brown, Mrs.
Russell Walls, Mrs. Max Porter,
Misses Anne Dickerson, Myrtle
Evans, and the hostesses.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30

The London Delphian Society
met at the lovely home of Mrs. G.
A. Holton, East First Street, Mon
day evening and in spite of wintry
weather, many of the members en-
joyed the usual hospitality of the
hostess.
Mrs. Rolla D. Webster, the pres
ident, took brief note of business
before introducing Mrs. James
Cluxton, who announced two top
les, first Hymns" and second,
The Rose" which she illustrated
with appropriate music.
For her dissertation on Great
Hymns" the speaker took a con-
densation from the writings of
Tom Driberg, journalist, member
of English parliament & author of
The Best Of Both Worlds" mot
all hymns are great poetry, but the
best of them do extremely well,
one of poetry's jobs of conveying
mems deepest emotions in verse
set to music. When the Royal Ma
rineS of a British Commando unit
from a u. S. warship, were raiding
the North Korean coast in Octo-
ber of 1850, the captain suggested
church service. A Prayer Book
and Hymnal were dug up and Our
God, Our Help in Ages Past" "a
bide with Me-" and Eternal Faith
er Strong to Save" were sung
These same hymns were used when
the Atlantic Charter was signed on
shipboard in 1941. They have also
served individuals and nations es-
pecially the English, in times of
JOY and stress alike.
"Adestes Fideles', the great
Christmas hymn written in both
Latin and English, has SO transla-
tions and is sung by millions every
Christmas; echoes of it are found
in Mozart's great work, Figaro
THE first Christian hymns were
derived from ancient Jewish wor-
ship and the Gregorian tones to
which hymns are still sung in the
Catholic liturgy, recall the rabbin-
ical chants to which their ancestry
may be traced. Hymns remind us
all, Protestant, Catholic, American,
European, Asian and African, of
our essential unity"
Mrs. Cluxton, recognized as one
of the most talented musicians
hereabogts, played, Thanksgiving
Hymn; Hymn from Finlandia"
and Meditation" both by Jean ST.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
Society, Social Events And News OF The Clubs
Margaret Brown In
Home &c. Honorary

Miss Margaret Brown, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Brown,
Glade Run Road, has recently been
initiated into Phi Upsilon Omicron,
an honorary for junior and senior
women enrolled in home econon1-
les.
Miss Brown is a senior at Ohio
State University and is majoring
in hospital dietetics. She is also a
member of Alpha xi Delta frater-
nitY.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30
Health Nurse Speaks
To ST. Patrick's P-TA

Miss Ruth Ann Tull, supervising
nurse for the Madison County De-
partment of Health, spoke at st.
Patrick's Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion meeting in the parish hall
Tuesday evening. She directed her
attention to the Health Program
with emphasis on the benefits for
school children.
Mothers of sixth and seventh
grade pupils served lunch for the
coffee hour.
Another of the P.T.A.'s popular
progressive parties is scheduled for
the London Eagles Home at s
o'clock Friday evening, November
30
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Pope 10
Westmoor Drive have gone to
Clearwater, Florida, to spend the
winter.
DR.. and Mrs. Norman Heath and
family East First Street, had
guests with them for Thursday and
Friday from Portsmouth, Bedford,
Mass. and Converse, Indiana.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowlus and
son, Jeb, spent Thanksgiving holi-
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. M. BowluS in Pemberville.
Mrs. Helen O'Brien of Spring
field spent Thanksgiving with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. j. Pope and family, Whit
aker Drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troxell Laybour-
ne, and their children, Peggy and
Paul, Garfield Avenue, spent
Thanksgiving with the Ted Frank
lin family in Plattsburg.
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Mrs. Edith Mason, Hawthorne
Avenue, Mrs. Emory Brown, Old
Springfield Road. Mrs. Iva Grace,
South Main Street and Mrs. John
Hasking, South Walnut Street,
spent several days last week in
Indianapolis where they attended
several services at the Cadle Tab
ernacle.
DR.. and Mrs. William Hackett
and family spent Thanksgiving in
Columbus guests of Mrs. Hack
ett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.
Kirkwood
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde c. Farley
had with them for dinner Thanks
giving at their new home on Gar
field Avenue, their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Potts and family of South Vienna;
Miss bessie Wolf and Mrs. Anna
Wolf and grandson, Terry of
South Solon.
Mrs. r. L. Rea and her sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Grabill, North
Main Street, were joined by their
sister, Mrs. w. o. Riley of Wash
ington c. H., for a weekend visit
recently with another sister, Mrs.
j. d. Smouse in Park Ridge, Illi-
nois.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker w. Powell,
their daughter. Judith, and son,
John, of Dayton, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Mrs. Powells parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Geer, West High
Street
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Rogers, Old
Springfield Road, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with their son and daughter-in-
law, DR.. and Mrs. Neil o. Rogers,
and family in Piqua
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Thompson,
Logan Avenue, had with them for
Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Sifrit and Mrs. Jay r. Sifrit of
Columbus.
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Miss Mildred Howsmon, West
High Street, has with her for the
winter her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Chrisman of Cedar Edge, Colora-
do. Mrs. Chrisman's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Peddicord, maxine Chrisman)
who accompanied her to Ohio, are
visiting Mr. Peddicord's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peddicord of
Barnesville and elsewhere, before
returning to Cedar Edge.