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The frontiersman., 1956-10-11

Frontiersman subscription de- partment this week Mir and Mrs. Earl J. Smith, former Palmer residents, reported their inter- est in noting the growth and changes that are taking place in Palmer. The Smiths now make their home in Kearney. Nebraska.
 All valley organizations are re- minded that an advance social calendar is kept in the office of The Frontiersman. Any group planning a special event is wei come to check the calendar to avoid conflicting with some other event. Organizations are also in vited to list their events in ad- vance so that other groups will know what is planned on specific dates.
 The Alaska Department of Health communicable disease re- port for the week ending Septem- Der 28 showed one case of polio in the Palmer area and two cases of trench mouth, the only com munity reporting either disease during that week. Measles were high in oecuranee in the Kodiak, Homer, Kenai and Bethel areas. None were reported in Palmer.
 Fred Rungee of the Bureau of Land Management Forestry Di- vision has been spending few days with Forester Bill Adams at the Palmer Fire Guard Sta ton. He has been working with John Bowers on camp ground work in the area.
 Patients and personnel at the Valley Presbyterian Hospital have expressed their gratitude to the Palmer Garden Club who re- gently planted two Colorado Blue Spruce at the corner of the hos pital. The trees were given by the club in memory of Mrs. Edith Small.
 Dr. Robert E. Garrett, former ly of Palmer, visited in the val ley area for a few days last week
 Carl C. Blain, REA auditor from Washington, D. c. is spend ing three weeks in Palmer mak- ing a pre- cut-over audit for the Matanuska Telephone Associa- ton.
 Four Alaska Army Reservists left Anchorage by air last week for Fort Ord, California to take six months active duty training. Three of the four, Robert Gersh- mel, 18, Ronald Aklestad, 18, and Jeremy Gallagher. IS, were from Palmer. The fourth youth was Jim Moody, A, of Bethel. All but Moody are members of the 180th Engineer Battalion in Palmer. ERONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
 ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
The frontiersman., 1956-10-11

cafeteria. Although they have not announced the theme of the dance, they are planning some type of entertainment. it was an- nounced.
The frontiersman., 1956-10-11
To Meet Next Week

dition to Chairman Greuel are Senators James Nolan, Wrangell. Earl Cooper, Anchorage, Charles Jones, Nome: and Represents lives Burke Riley, Haines; Wen dell Kay, Anchorage: and Edith Bullock, Kotzebue At present there is one vacancy on the Council. Senator Ralph Rivers of Fairbanks has resigned from the Legislature and Council to run for the office of Representative under the Alaska-Tennessee plan
The frontiersman., 1956-10-11
SCHOOL DANCE PLANNED FOX FRIDAY EVENING

The junior class at Palmer Hlgh School will sponsor school aance this Friday evening from 5 to Il pm. at the high school
The frontiersman., 1956-10-11

High school students who would normally be taking PIE classes at this time of the year are taking American Red Cross first aid training as we'll as class es in physiology and health. When renovation work on the Central school gymnasium is completed 1t is expected that regular PIE classes will be resumed The bas- ketball season is expected to get under way sometime next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Let Him Alone

John Maragon, whose tiny star
flickered briefly some six years ago on
the outer fringe of WaShingtonS Ave
percenter galaxy, is trying to make an
honest living.
Of all the big wigs and little wigs OF
that dizzy period, Maragon was the only
one who wound up in jail. He was con-
victed of perjury-of which he undoubt-
edly was guilty-and retired from circu-
lation for two years. But he has paid for
that offenSe, and now he is trying to
support himself as laborer in the House
folding room at $1.6l an hour.
Unfortunately a Republican Con-
gresham from Ohio is crying that Mara
gon is a patronage appointee who has
replaced one of the Ohioan's constituents.
This is denied by Representative Walter
of Pennsylvania, who says the appoint
ment was purely routine matter. Be
that as it may, it seems to us that they
ought to let Maragon alone, if he wants
to work, and give him a chance to
rehabilitate himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03

operations and anti-submarine defense.
Although the nature of war undoubtedly
has undergone profound changes in the
past decade, the Gudmundsson view is a
mixture of optimism and sheer wish
fulneSS. But the Icelandic Parliament
with its Communists, left-wingerS and
lSolationiSts banding together-has none
theleSs voted in favor of having our forces
pull out.
From a purely military standpoint,
this may not be very consequential. But
it is politically and psychologically dis
turbing because it suggests that Iceland
whose population of 100000 has never
been completely happy with the presence
of foreign troops-is too ready to hope
for the best without doing anything to be
prepared for the worst. If this were the
general attitude in the NATO alliance,
the alliance itself would be pretty useless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Iceland Waivers

Although a charter member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Ice
land has now indicated that it would like
to lessen its cooperation with allied
Western defenSeS. At any rate, its coali-
ton government has resigned because Of
a split on the issue, and its Parliament,
by vote of 81 to 49, has adopted reso-
luton asking for the withdrawal of NATO
forces from its soil
These forces, which are all from the
United States, have been stationed in
Iceland in keeping with an agreement
signed in 1851. They are not large. They
consist only of battalion-size Army
group, an Air Force squadron Of Is fighter
planes, and some small naval units. Pre-
mier Thorsh and his Conservative Party
have strongly advocated that this rela-
lively modest strength continue to stay
where it is. But Foreign Minister Gud-
mundSSon and his Progressive Party have
argued for withdrawal. Their idea is that
international tension has eased enough
to warrant such action and that tech
biological military developments have
greatly reduced Iceland's Importance as
a base lying about midway between Mos
COW and New York--a base which at
present includes key airfeld and three
radar posts and which 4 the past has
had major significance in terms Of aerial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Commentator

I wish to express my appre-
citation to your newspaper,
and in particular to Edgar
Prina of your staff, for the ex-
cellent report by The Star of
my recent struggles with the
Treasury Department on the
security front. No one knows
better than / the complexities
Of the situation. but l found
the reporting by The Star to
be uniformly accurate and. so
far as l can judge. eminently
fair.
Unfortunately for the law,
which is my profession, these
-roblemS Of personnel security
nave resisted efforts at defini-
ton and analysis which are
the beginning of resolution of
any problem. The task of
citizen who has been
caught in the security net is
not made any the easier by
the lack OF suitable forum of
the requisite fairness and dig
nifty, Under these circum-
stances an alert. intelligent
and persevering press is. in my
opinion. of inestimable value,
alike to persons who are di-
rect!y aggrieved and to those
who are less directly involved
but who are concerned with
the doing of justice.
Clifford ]. Hynning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Stating in Virginia

There is every reason to believe that
State Senator Charles Fenwick is right
in urging that special session of the
Legislature be called for this spring or
summer to put the Gray Plan recon-
mendationS into effect.
Undoubtedly there is strong, and
perhaps rising, sentiment in Virginia
to stall for time. But this is both risky
business and one which tends to leave
supporters of the Gray Plan in the posi-
ton Of breaking faith with the voters
who were urged to support the program
last year on the ground that prompt
action was essential.
In Prince Edward County, where
school indignation suit is pending, the
Federal court may call up the case at any
time. NAACP attorneys also have indi-
Gated that they plan to bring suit in
several other counties. In either or both
events, on the basis of what Virginia has
done to date, the local authorities prob
ably would be unable to make showing
of satisfactory progress toward compli-
ance with the Supreme Courts decision.
Even with the Gray Plan in effect, it
might be difficult to satisfy the courts.
Without it, there would be almost no
chance.
Furthermore, the time factor remains
critical. Even If a special session should
be called for May it probably would be
September before the several provisions
of the plan could become operative And
that, while it might be accepted as evil
dence of progress, would be too late for
such things as the pupil assignment plan
and the proposed tuition payments to be
used in the 1861 school year
In this light, it is difficult to under
stand the let's-Sit-tight attitude which
seems to be building up. We think Gov
ernor Stanley should call the Gray Com
mission together for a review of the sit
uation as a preliminary to a special
session Of the Legislature at the earliest
feasible time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Schools Shortchonoed

The news blackout on D. c.
schools, which seems to have
been in effect for some time. is
no doubt responsible in large
measure for the present de-
plorable condition. How can
parents and the public do any
thing to remedy a situation
about which they are con-
Stantly kept in the dark?
To parents Of Junior and
senior high school pupils it is
distressing and inconceivable
that DR.. Corning will not dis
cusS and permit newspaper
coverage Of the effects of a So
teacher cut in secondary
schools. Parents have been
feeling for some time that their
senior high school children
were not being properly pre-
pared for college work, and the
possibility of this cut in
teachers is disastrous indeed in
view Of the long waiting lists
that most private schools seem
to have.
Since Congress seems to
look upon all Federal pay
mentS TO the District as
so much charity, let's re-
mind our lawmakers that
charity begins at home" as
they begin to consider legisla-
ton providing for billions in
foreign aid.
The terribly shortsighted.
nlggardly attitude of those IN
authority toward one of the
most important institutions in
our country our public
schools - is indeed hard to
understand. ID. A. Curran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Office Seeks the Man

The Star did the people of
Washington a favor with the
editorial, THE Office Seeks the
Man"
However, I think you should
have gone further and sug-
gested that the President ask
that David B. Karrick be
named president of the Board
OF Commissioners.
Mr.. Karrick is trained
business man with unusual
ability and he will. if named
president of the board, call on
District agencies for action,
stating that he wants no ex-
cuses, and that District insti-
tutions must be brought out
Of the ruts they have been
running In.
EllicOtt Z. budding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Circus

Like panther, through long
nights
The circus train creepS north
iDard; soon,
With journeys end. begin
delights.
NoD music scars TO the cdnpdS
heights,
Fingers clutch the tug OF a
bright balloon,
And Keen eyes dart toDdrd
each bu6oon.
THIS is the time for the rising
SWell
OF long drum rolls and breath
held pose.
When the Show spins round
like q carouSel
IN the animdi-SdWduSt- popcorn
smell.
And eren performers forget old
noes
IN thrills that onlv the young
heart knoiUS.
icon Mcroord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Satisfied With Clubs

II Albert Mindlin of the
American Veterans Commit
tee, D. c. Chapter, demands
indignation Of private clubs,
especially Boys Clubs, why
does he not solicit funds and
organize such clubs and con-
duct them as he likes them?
I have been a contributor TO
the Boys Clubs from the be-
ginning and they are doing a
good job. W. A. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
So Little Time

Three months ago today the Com
mlSSionerS and the Public Utilities Com
mission urged the returning Congress. in
letters to the Chairmen of the House
and Senate District Committees, to "act
promptly on legislation establishing
Transit Authority.
Three months from today Congress
will be getting ready to quit for the politi-
cal campaign and the conventions in Au-
gust Time is of the essence" Mr.. Spen-
Ger wrote to Congress on January 3.
Time continues to be of the essence,
and there is not much of it left If Con-
greSS is to provide for transit service in
Washington and nearby Maryland after
August IA next.
The Commissioners are now engaged
in discussions concerning terms on which
the Capital Transit Company might &C
cept new franchise from Congress and
continue to operate. Their hearts are
not in it. They still prefer the sort of
Transit Authority they recommended last
January. But can they get it? The House
Commerce Committee is cold to it. The
Senate District Committee, through Sen
atorS Mcnamara, Morse and Case of New
Jersey, has proposed an entirely new idea
of Transit Authority.
This new idea has not been spelled
out in legislation. But it departs radi-
cally from the plan eSpoused by the Com
missioners. In effect, it seems to discard
the proposed independent agency which
would sell it's own bonds to the public,
guaranteed by its revenues, and operate
public transit without interference. 1t
is based on some vague scheme for an
interim authority" financed by the tax
payers at an unknown cost and inviting
all the evils Of straight public ownership
and operation, with divided control. Once
we got it, we would never get rid of it.
A worse Setup it would be hard to imagine.
We hope the Commissioners, regard
less of their personal preferences, will
deal realistically with the proposition Of
reviving the Capital Transit Company
franchise, weighing carefully its cost in
relation to other devices. That, of course,
is the sensible thing to do, regardless OF
face-saving We remind the Commits
sioners of their own admonition to Con-
gress three months ago: Time is of the
essence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Soviet Power and the Sea

AS emphasized IN their recent teSt1-
mony before a House subcommittee on
defense appropriations, our highest mill
tary authorities are united in the view
that our country has never before faced
a worse threat than the one now con-
fronting 1t in the form Of Soviet armed
power, actual and potential
This power, backed by steadily
expanding heavy industrial base, has
within the past decade been built up
on truly massive scale. AS a result,
equipped as it is with a growing arsenal
of atomic hydrogen weapons, the Soviet
Union today is second only to the United
States in terms Of military might In
fact, in some f1eldS-Such as the develop
ment Of guided and ballistic miSsileS-it
may be ahead of us in certain respects.
Moreover, as everybody already knows,
its combat-ready army is the biggest in
the world, and its air force is rapidly
becoming as formidable as our own.
Similarly, its navy, which was a puny
and inconsequential thing 10 years ago,
now is very strong-particularly in its
submarine branch.
Indeed, in the opinion Of at least
some OF our military leaders, the build-up
Of Russia's Maya navy still far behind
ours in many categories, but apparently
bigger than Britain'S-conStituteS the
most significant development of Soviet
grand strategy since the end of the
Second World War. And an especially
SOLDERING aspect Of that development has
been the emphasis placed on submarines.
Last year, for example, the Kremlin built
more of these lethal undersea raiders
than the rest of the world combined, and
quite few Of them presumably are
capable Of launching not merely tor
pedoeS against ships but missiles against
land targets. Now totaling about 400 in
combat-ready status, they do not yet
include any that are atomic-powered like
our Nautilus, but large numbers of them
are advanced snorkel types whose poten-
tialities are unquestionably deadly
The fact that the Russians have gone
all out in building such craft has elected
another warning from General Gruen-
ther, commander of NATO forces in
Europe. Thus as he declared in Paris
the other day, II can explain in terms Of
the cold war why they have ITS divisions
in Russia, 10000 planes, and go divisions
in the satellites. But can't explain 400
submarines. There is no cold war value
to a submarine. 1t is hot war weapon.
They have Ave times more submarines
than Germany had in 1882" And no one
who remembers the battle Of the Atlantic,
and how Hitler's U-boatS came close to
severing the allied lifeline between Amer
lea and Britain, needs to be instructed
in the significance OF such a military
statistic.
Clearly, coupled with its land and air
strength, the Soviet Unions seapower-
meaning primarily submarines-adds up
to a potential menace OF the first magni-
tude Small wonder that Admiral Burke,
Chief of Naval Operations, has stressed
to the House group that ut is essential
that the United States recognize this
growing threat in time. We cannot be
sure today that we are moving fast
enough to keep ahead" We ought to
make sure. There should be no douh,
about 1t whatever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How many cities in the
United States are now suffer-
ing from gaseous smog of the
kind that has been affecting
Los Angeles?-R. c.
A. Nearly $4,000 commu-
mites have suffered to date.
and the smog is still spreading
as result of fumes from
automobiles, industrial sources.
trash burning and the like.
Estimates show that some
$4,000 tons of irritants escape
into the air over the United
States daily from automobile
exhauSts alone.
@. Where is a model of an
earth satellite on exhibition?
III. l.
A. AT the Hayden Plane
tarium in New York City. 1t is
the first device Of this kind to
be shown publicly Eighteen
inches in diameter and weigh
ing rs pounds, the satellite is
equipped with standard NINA
ture electronic parts. The
United States Committee for
the International Geophsical
year has announced that at
temps TO launch an earth satel-
lite will be made in 1857 Or
1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

1t has only enough brains to
live. but the amount is quite
sufficient for its needs.
It's thinking capacity, as we
think of it. is almost nil, in
comparison with that of the
man who writes a book or
makes a good speech.
But the bird, for his needs,
has enough mind. one that
operates easily and smoothly,
and does not get in its own
way.
Probably no bird suffers
from Illustration, even whel. he
is caught in a trap or piece of
twisted string.
He pulls. he haulS. but the
pulling and the hauling are
wholly physical, without any
of the strain and contortion a
human being would exhibit in
a similar situation.
What We are trying to say is
that the bird thinks enough,
The deduction is that human
beings often think too much.
The bird mind is little, but
enough; mans mind is large,
as such things go, but often
too much.
We would be better off, per-
hapS if we thought less. and
acted more. Modern life has
pitchforked us into thinking,
or its imitation, all the time.
1t is the price we pay for being
alive. Our belief is that the
price is too high: the birds
don't have to pay it.
One Saturday afternoon, at
precisely ITO o'clock, a Jet
plane flew over the house at a
height Of perhaps 200 feet. One
thought. amid the din: This
is it," 1t wasn't, but the effect
on the heart and vascular
system was the same as if it
had been cit" Just as we
thought we were a goner, we
looked at the birds, and dis
covered they weren't in the
least worried. Just some more
OF these crazy humans. an
old jay said; at least that was
what We thought he said. We
were speeches..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democrat Strategy and Farm Bill
BY GOULD LINCOLN

never said that he will veto
the farm bill. He has con-
tended that the return Of the
rigid high price supports would
be detrimental, that they
would result merely in further
building up the farm SURPRISES
which themselves depresS farm
prices. He has supported the
Eisenhower Benson flexible
price support system vigor-
ously. 1t is just possible, Of
course. that the President
might bring himself to sign
the bill, because of the soil
bank provision and some
others which are backed by
the administration. The pro-
vision in the conference bill
will provide the high rigid
supports for just one year.
Presumably, if a compromise
were reached fixing these sup
ports for the year at IS or
BIS per cent. it would be
easier for the President to
accept the measure. Predic-
lions have been made both
that the President will veto
the bill and that he will not
veto.
Farm prices, rather than
price support systems, are the
real issue which has caused
serious resentment among the
farmers. And as long as farm
prices continue to go lower.
or fail to increase, the poiiti-
cal party in power will suffer.
It's as simple as that. and
the Democrats understand and
have laid their plans accord
ingly.
Play Dangerous Game
Experts in the field of ag-
riculture do not see a chance
for material improvement this
year in farm prices. It is true
that farm prices, on the whole.
have gone up a little during
the last two months, as shown
by the reports of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. This
largely has been seasonal, how
ever. The prospect, it is said,
is that farm prices will aver
age a little lower than last
year - unless there is farm
legislation.
Whether the Republicans
will be able to convince the
farmers that the Democrats,
instead of being their friends.
have deliberately stuck a knife
into farm legislation that
could have aided them this
year remains to be seen. The
Democrats. quite naturally,
will deny any such charge and
Will promise anything and
everything if the farmers will
only make it possible for them
to elect a President.
The Democrats may find,
after ali. they have played a
dangerous game if they con-
tinue to make political foot
ball of the farm bill.