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The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
BOWLING CENTER FUNDS REACH
 HALFWAY MARK

Representatives of the Palmer Bowling Center have announced that John Polls of Wasilla is ac- cepting subscriptions for the Bowling Center in the Wasilla area.
 Norm Hartung, one of the re presentatives, said this week that the group has to date raised a little over one half the amount of money needed to purchase the bowling alley equipment. About 30 more shares should do it., be added. AS soon as the required amount of money is realized, an order will be placed for the mod ern bowling alley equipment De- livery and installation of the equipment has been speculated to require about three months. 'aThe sooner we get the order in the sooner we'll all be bowling, 1, Hartung said.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
WISCONSIN MAN NAMED COOP GENERAL MANAGER

K. H. Schomburg of Durand, Wisconsin has been retained as general manager of the Matanus- ka Valley Farmers Cooperating Association, it was announced to- day by Don Parks, president of the associations board of direc- tors. Schomburg will assume his duties January l, 1858, replacing Stewart Durrant who resigned as general manager of the associa- tion effective December Is.
 MT. Schomburg has a 30-year background in cooperative work, having served with a number of large cooperatives in both Wis consin and Minnesota. Today he is in Fairbanks, getting acquaint- ed with the MVF.C.A, establish ment in that city and tomorrow plans a visit at the Anchorage plant, following which he will leave for the States. He is mar ried and his children are now at tending college. Mrs. Schomburg plans to return to Palmer with her husband January !.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
PALMER NOW WORTH
 OVER Sl MILLION

According to the recently com pleted annual audit report, the City of Palmer has total assets of $1,O84,7 4,724.59. of this total S112,95l .92 is in general fixed as- sets; $20O,008.33 is in the bond fund; $1O5,821.41 in the general fund; $664, ,942.93 in the water utility fund; and $1,0O0 in the general bonded debt.
 An expected major expendi- ture was in salaries: Police, $16,- 463.96; streets, $12,24474; water, S8,806.98; clerk, $7,560.00; attor- ney, $3,600.00; secretary, $3,O46.- 50 fire, $1,11125; and health of- ficer, $550.00. Total: $53,383.53.
 The city sales tax revenue reached a total of $72,526.O1, over 5000 more than estimated. The auditing firm reported better en- forcement of sales tax ordinance than in prior periods Last years collections were $62,973.75.
 Other income items included: Territorial license refunds, $13,- 053-l0; local business licenses, $l,897.00; real and personal pro- perty taxes $l7,578.26 and magis- trate fines, $1,58450. Other rev- enue items were in smaller amounts.
 The water department showed a total operating revenue of $33,- 829.99 with a net income of $8,- 718.97.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
Women Voters 10 Organize Al
 December ' Meeting

The Palmer League of Women Voters will be organized at a meeting to be held at l pm. in the Matanuska Electric Associa- ton meeting room Saturday, De- cember '.
 Mrs. Bertren Curry of Palmer, serving as temporary chairman, has extended cordial invitation to all interested women of vot- ing age to attend the meeting.
 The Palmer League is being sponsored by the Anchorage League of Women Voters and of ficers of that League will con- duct the organization meeting Saturday. In addition to present ing the purposes of the League the women will show film strips to further illustrate activities of leagues throughout the States. f Following registration of members, a discussion and adop- ton of bylaws will be held. Members of a pre-organizing committee consisting of Mrs. Ragnar Haaland, V. Louise Kel- logg, and Mrs. Sam Boyd, have prepared the bylaws which will be presented.
 Officers for the new organiza- ton will be named at the Decem- Der ' meeting. A nominating committee will present a slate and nominations may be made from the floor providing the per son being nominated has been approached and has agreed to ac- cept an office if elected. Serving on the nominating committee have been Mrs. Lee Mckinley, Mrs. Don Irwin, and Mrs. Clar- ence Krause.
 These special committees, as well as the membership and pulp hclty committee, were named to serve only until after the organ lzing meeting.
 Mrs. Curry points out that the League of Women Voters is strictly non-partisan and it is the hope of the Anchorage League that Palmer will have a good re- presentation of interests, regard less of party utilization or non utilization.
 Refreshments will be served during the meeting.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05

National honors have come to one of Alaska's All members. Le- Roi Heaven, IT, Star Route, Pal mer, was awarded a $400 scholar ship in the National All garden contest. LeRoi is the first All member from Alaska ever to re- ceive national recognition for his All club work. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Foster c. Heaven.
 Eight college scholarships of $400 each were presented to a blue award group selected from the State trip winners, consisting of one from each of the four Ex- tension sections and four at large.
 LeRoi is one of three All club members who attended the 36th National All Club Congress in Chicago, December 1-5. They were accompanied by Marian Larson, territorial All club lead CT. Other winners who attend Club Congress are Betty Jo Will son, Palmer, winner of the bread demonstration contest and Kath- crime Kyle, Ketchikan, winner in the All clothing contest.
 In his garden work, LeRoi has
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
Back 10 School Program Makes Hit Wiih Parents

Back-to-school for high school parents proved to be a very big success and was enjoyed by the l24 parents who participated in the P-TA sponsored program this past Tuesday night.
 The program was opened by Mrs. Lee Mckinley, P-TA presi- dent, who introduced Keith Smith, high school principal Smith welcomed the group and pointed out school officials are seeking a mears to get the par ents back to school WI. in closer contact with the teaching staff, school officials and the students.
 Briefly, prior to the parents at tendance to study classes attend ed by their children, Smith spoke on an article which appeared in a recent issue of Cosmopolitan, Are You Afraid of Your Teen ager? citing cases by questions of how some parents allow their children to run" the family. These young people not only need, but want, good code to live by'', he pointed out.
 Ten minutes were spent by the visiting parents ia each of their children's five periods that make up a school day During the ten minutes the teacher of the rel spective classes outlined briefly the courses being taught and why.
 The program was planned to give parents an opportunity to sit in the class room, get acquain- ted with the teacher, and become better acquainted with what is actually going on in his and her sons or daughters school pro- gram. For many parents it had been 20 years more or less since they last sat at a desk in high school class. Changes in these past years were in evidence, not only in the physical structure of the school building and class rooms but in the modern approaches being used to teach the various subjects.
 Parents learned for instance that during the past few weeks students in first year English have been memorizing poems. Lee Plumbley, instructor, pointed out the importance of building the background for the students culture. Some are finding it fun many finding it not as difficult
 Continued on page 8
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05

Palmer 'P-TA, MatanuSka Valley Chafnber of Commerce, KoslOs- kyis Department Store, Bettys', Palmer Library Association, Beta Sigma Phi, and the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating As sociation
 The program will illustrate the meaning of Christmas as told by drama, story and song.
 The program will open with a Thornton Wilder play, The Long Christmas Dinner" which will be directed by Frank Brink Brink; director of the workshop, will be seen on Channel 2, De cernber 10 on the ''This Is Your Life" program in which he ap- pears during program on the life of Boris Karloff.
 The second presentation will be a platform reading, IA Child is Born, written by Stephen Vincent Benet. The traditional story of the Nativity will be di- rected by Don Gretzer and will De supported by a chorus back ground under the direction of Mary Hale.
 The third part of the program will be a Christmas concert with traditional carols and anthems and five choruses from Messiah" presented by the chorus with Mary Hale as director.
 The group, which will include 95 members of the Community Chorus and IS Theatre Workshop members, hope to charter a train for their trip to and from Pal mer and will be served a dinner at the high school cafeteria before the presentations at 8:30 pm.
 Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained from various members of the sponsoring groups at $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Proceeds will go to- ward the costs of the dinner, tickets, and other incidental ex- penses. The group IS coming to Palmer at their own expense and will make no charge for their presentations
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
STATEHOOD INSERTS AVAILABLE HERE

Christmas card inserts, being distributed by the Statehood Committee, are available in Pal rner from Betty Mears. All per sons interested in obtaining in serts to include in their Christ mas cards which are going to the States are welcome to stop at Bettys' and pick up as many as needed Gas long as the supply lasts).
 Operation Statehood is asking that Alaskans inclose these in serts in their Christmas cards which urge Stateside residents to support Statehood for Alaska and 10 write their Congressmen en- listing their support.
The frontiersman., 1957-12-05
ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY CHORUS, WORKSHOP TO PRESENT CHRISTMAS PROGRAM HERE

Valley residents will be afford ga Christmas treat on Friday, December 13, when over 100 members of the Anchorage Com munity Chorus and Anchorage Community College Workshop present 'tThe Tales of Christmas in the Central school gymnasium at 8:3O pm.
 This outstanding Christmas program is being brought to Pal mer under the sponsorship of many local groups including the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

1912 concerning proper use OF
the flag.
The present code sets forth In
considerable detail the correct
way to display the flag from
stats and masts or on platforms
and in buildings. 1t also deals
with the display of red. white
and blue bunting. 1t does not
sanction the draping Of flags
over motor vehicles or even on
floats in parades.
Mrs. st. George views with
distaste. however. the prospect
oil flags hanging Imply from
lampposts or mounted in other
ways which, to say the least
seem to prevent the Star Span
gled Banner from waving IN
triumph.
AS for the musical Star Span
gled Banner, Mrs. st. George
said she was thoroughly In tune
with a recent protest from pupils
studying civics in a Middletowr
IN. " school. They wrote Il
her that " was unpatriotic Il
use the National Anthem Just
a a gimInick 10 get order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Anthem No TronquiIizer.
Congresswomon Says

A woman member Of Congress
wants to save "The Star Span
gled Banner" from the perilous
plight of being played to per-
suade noisy people to shut up
rather than to cause patriotic
persons to stand up.
Representative Katharine st
George, Republican Of New York,
has introduced a bill in the
House to prevent the National
Anthem from being used "for the
purpose Of stopping a public dis
turbance." Even II bombs are
bursting in air, she believes, that
the words and music which were
combined in 1914 and officially
adopted as the National Anthem
in 1888 should not be employed
for discordant II not disrespect-
full purposes.
And when she sees the way the
Stars and Stripes often are dis
played, Mrs. st, George believes
that something more might be
done. she is looking into the
possibility Of introducing another
bill TO strengthen the Joint reso.
iutNn enacted by Congress ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Truman, Injured
In Fall on Ice,
Stuys at Work

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-. Feb. G
R.-Former President Harry S,
Truman has a six-stitch cut on
the back Of his head as the re-
suit of a fall yesterday morning
He slipped on some ice at his
home.
MIR. Truman went on to his
once in Kansas City and was
treated there by DR.. Wallace
Graham, who also was his physi-
clan at the White House. DR.,
Graham said the cut was SUPER
fetal and Mr.. Truman stayed
in the Office for full days
work.
Mrs. Truman slipped and fell
January 3 and broke a small
bone in her left foot. 1t still
lis in a cast.
Mi. Truman said Monday that
Inc and Mrs. Truman planned tc
leave Friday night for q vaca.
tioR in Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Senators Ready to Force
Beck estimony.in Probe
BY CECIL HOLLAND

Senate investigators Of alleged
racketeering in labor and indus
try were reported ready today
to take whatever steps are nee
essary to force the appearance
before them of President Dave
Beck of the huge Teamsters
Union.
Mr.. Beck, who has been in Mi
ami where the AFL-CIO Execu-
tive Council has been meeting,
turned up yesterday in Nassau.
in the Bahamas, with airline
reservations to continue to Eu-
rope.
However, the labor leader said
he might not go to Europe after
all. He returned only last
month from a trip abroad.
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat
of Arkansas, who heads the Sc
lect investigating committee, de-
clared:
Before these Investigations
are through, Mr.. Beck will APP
pear before us-unless he stays
out Of the jurisdiction Of the
United States"
Senator Mcclellan said he be-
lieves Mr.. Beck could give per
tinent" testimony to the inves-
tigation. The Transfers Union
has been under investigation by
the. Senate Investigating Sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
200 Refugees
Threaten to
Lynch Reds

VIENNA. Feb. 6 (P.-Angry
Hungarian refugees threatened
to lynch Communist repatria-
ton commission from theii
homeland today when it begar
conducting interviews in Vien-
mas refugee camps.
Austrian police were called out
to hold back the enraged group
of 200 refugees.
Two commission members
we're greeted at Moedling camp
by jeering refugees bearing
posters showing Hungarian
Premier Janos Kadar hanging
from a gallows. Police cleared
the way for the officials to Q
barracks where they were to
Interview Hungarians about re-
turning home.
When the commission officials
left the building to return tc
their car. they were set upon by
the refugee group. The Com.
munists ran to their automobile
An eyewitness said a stone wal
thrown, breaking one Of the car
windows.
Austrian authorities have per-
mitted two repatriation commits
sions to operate in this country
The action followed claims BY
the Soviet-supported Hungarian
government that refugees were
being forcibly prevented from
returning to Hungary
Police said the commission in
terviewed two Hungarians will.
ing to return 10 Hungary al
Needing Camp. The interviews
were in the presence Of Austrian
ofkcials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Teacher Faces
.ScuffIe Probe
Woman Suspended
At CrummelI School

A 6i-year-old second grade
teacher at Crummell Elementary
School has been suspended by
District school officials after q
Iscufiie with the principal Of the
school in front Of several chill
Idren, The Star learned today
The school is at Gallaudet anc
Kendall streets NE.
School officials would only
confirm that Mrs. Eugenera j
Reese, the teacher, had been sus-
pended. They would not COM
ment on the incident.
Principal Of the school. Mrs
Julia B. Craft. so. who was un-
available TO the press, was sale
to have been hit with a chair
during the squabble. which ap.
parently started over q changt
! in the schools curriculum. Botf
are Negroes.
Incident Described
According to Capt. Levi:
Peters of the ninth precinct
Mrs. Craft came into the sta
ton Tuesday and reported the
incident.
Capt. Peters said Mrs. Graf
had a bandage around one hanc
which was obviously swollen. He
said it was his understanding
several stitches had been taker
in the injured hand. He added
that several children had seer
the incident and would possibly
See TEACHER, Page A.;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Business Tax
Extension Voted
By House Unit
Group Approves Bill
After Hearing PIeo
From Humphrey

The House Ways and Means
Committee today voted to ex-
tend business taxes for another
year at their present $30-billion-
a-year level.
The group acted only minutes
after hearing Secretary of the
Treasury Humphrey say it would
be "inexcusable" to let the Gov
eminent slip back into red-ink
financing by not extending the
present levies.
At the same time. he said to-
days tax levies are too high"
and twill in the long run serious
ly hamper our economic growth. ="
However, he did not hold out the
prospect Of any immediate tax
reduction.
The Treasury chief set out his
views in testimony before the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee. He presented the admin
istration's formal request for a
years extension Of corporate in
come and excise tax rates.
The levies are due to drop
April l unless Congress acts. No
serious opposition to an extension
was in sight.
$50 Billion q Year
The excise and corporation in
come taxes now bring in about
$50 billion a year. at rates APP
piled during the Korean war.
Mr.. Humphrey figured that ex-
tending of the high rates for an
other year would mean So bill
lion for the Treasury.
He noted the estimated Gov
eminent surplus of $l.8 billion
for the fiscal year beginning
next July is less than the
So billion and therefore the Gov
eminent would have a deficit If
the rates aren't continued.
After two years of balanced
budgets as a result of the COM
bined hard work Of the Congress
and the administration" Mr.
Humphrey said, 1T would be in
excusable to slip back into deficit
financing for next year."
Discussing his belief that pres
ent tax rates are too high for.
the long pull. the Treasury chief
said:
Il believe that the most inn
portant tax change that could
be made to promote steady eco.
nomic development would be to
reduce the rates for all taxpayers
when our fiscal situation per-
initS
MY chief concern now is tO|
avoid any new special relief
provisions for particular groups
OF taxpayers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

those dropped in World War IL
At the same time, the Presi-
dent said the likelihood of any
nation starting an H-bomb wal
grows less every year as under
standing grows that such an
Operation would be just another
way of committing suicide.
Oil Speedup Urged
On other questions in the in
ternational field at his news
conference, the President:
/. Warned that the Federal
Government would have to take
action to speed up oil deliveries
to Western Europe unless the oil
industry and State regulatory
authorities move voluntarily to
step up shipments to equal the
transportation facilities avail
able.
2. Agreed with Secretary OF
State Dulles in predicting that
Israel will withdraw her armed
forces from Egypt in accordance
with a United Nations resolu-
ton out of what he called de-
cent respect for the opinion OF
mankind.
3. Said he firmly believes that
talks here with King Saud OF
Saudi Arabia have brought a bet
ter understanding between the
two governments and advanced
progress toward the goal Of keep
ing the Middle East peaceful.
4. Asserted he would deplorC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Army to Ask Druft
Of $4,000 in April

The Army announced today
that 1t would ask Selective Serv-
ice to supply $4,000 men in April
1000 less than in February and
in March.
The draft call for January was
1900.
The Navy. Marines and Ali
Force do not intend TO place
calls with Selective Service in
April.
The April draft will bring to
I2,l93. 430 the number of men
drafted since the start Of the
Korean War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

any delay just for the sake Of
delay in Senate passage of q
resolution indorsing the so-callec
Eisenhower doctrine for pre-
venting Communist aggression
in the Middle East although he
had no quarrel with the right oil
Congress to examine the pro-
posal seriously and dig to the
bottom Of it.
Views in Report Asked
The Presidents discussion oil
relative United es-Russiar
military strength came in re-
sponse to a question asking hi:
views about a january rs re.
port by the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committees Air Force sub.
committee that vulnerability Of
the United States to sudden at.
tack has increased greatly during
the past decade and would con.
tinue to increase in the fore.
seeable future.
Mr.. Eisenhower said he coulc
not quarrel too much with the
statement about increased vul-
|nerability because development
of the H-bomb made any ma
tons vulnerability probably
greater than it ever was before
He emphasized, however. that
In all fields of military activity
including development Of new
weapons. plans and equipment
See DEFENSE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

occurred at 1908 pm. minute:
after Charles Paterson, an en-
ploye in the Paterson Men:
Clothing Store. reported smell
ing gas in the basement He no
tilted his brother Bill. manager
of the store.
A crew Of trouble-shooter;
from the Sierra Pacific Power
Co. and a fire department res.
cue squad under Capt. Andrew
Anderson were rushed TO the
scene. They evacuated nearly
every one from the five building:
before the fires started.
People Are Warned
Major credit was given to Or.
vile Owen, power company
trouble-shooter who sensed the
danger. He warned all in the
Paterson store. then rushed
along the street warning people
to get out"
The firemen arrived as the
first blast went off. They evacu-
ated those in the Gray-Reid
department store, Reno's largest
and the Elks' Club, both on the
east side Of Sierra street.
Capt. Anderson was one OF
those injured. He was caught
in the third Of the series OF
blasts-in the Elks' Club dining
room, as he was evacuating per-
sons there.
People Caught in Flight
Neither of those killed wa:
inside the buildings. Mrs
John Du Prat. about so. socially
prominent wife Of a retired gro.
Ger. was struck by falling debris
Frank Spina, 48. owner Of a shoe
repair shop, was crushed to death
beneath an automobile which
was blown over on him ano
crushed by a falling wall.
The explosions followed each
other so swiftly that persons
Continued on Page A-6, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Stocks Drop Again
After Brief RuIIy

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 P).-The
stock market made an effort to
stem its decline today, but failed
and suffered losses ranging from
a few cents to around So a share.
Steels were among issues that
posted small gains in the short
lived attempt to rally, but their
gains were soon changed to
losses.
The market opened with de-
Ginning prices. It then recov-
cred some of the losses and
picked up a few gamers. The
decline resumed, however, after
q statement by President Eisen-
hover that the Government will
have to take action if business
and labor fail to deal voluntarily
with imitation problems.