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The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1957-11-14
HYPNOTIST Big hit
AT KIWANlS Benefit /;
final SHOW TONIGHT

The great DIR. Kit, Blackboard
ed hypnotist, will present his
second and final show in Palmer
tonight at the Central School
gym. DR.. Kit is being sponsored
locally by the Palmer Kiwanis
Club which will use proceeds for
their many community activities.
In his opening show last eve
ming the capable hypnotist lived
up to his advance publicity by
not only demonstrating the mass
hypnosis of group Of volunteers,
but providing entertainment for
the participants and audience. He
took his youthful volunteers on
picnic complete with fishing,
boating, mosquitoes, ants, very
hot weather, below zero weather
and many additional antics all
while the youths were under hyp-
nosis. Many Of his subjects re-.
sponded completely and contrib
uted much amusement to the very
entertaining program presented
by DR.. Kit during his two-hour
show
Tickets are still available for
tonight's show and may be pur-
chased from any Kiwanian or
those unable to contact a Kiwani-
an before the pm. curtain time
may pay as they enter. A full
house is anticipated for tonight's
show.
From Palmer DR.. Kit goes to
Anchorage where the Anchorage
Elks lodge will sponsor him in a
three-night show. He plans ap-
pearances at Fairbanks and Ko-
diak before leaving for the States
later this year.
Anyone interested in partici-
pating in the show is invited to
go on stage tonight. DR.. Kit re-
minds participants that this is a
clean, wholesome show for the
entire family.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1957-11-14

The Community College Com
mittee last night presented a r.
port To the Palmer Board Of Edu-
cation which would indicate suf-
ficient interest to warrant the es-
tabIishment of a Community Col
lege in this area.
In July Of this year the com
mittee mailed to all persons On
the Extension Service mailing list
QUESTIONABLE to determine the
local interest IN 2 community
college program. Questionnaires
were also placed at key locations
in town and the proposal was
given considerable publicity. The
committee estimates that at least
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1957-11-14
COUNCIL
NOTES

mayor hGIlIlStIt Lynn P1Co1I1S'
at the November IL meeting OF
the Palmer City Council. Council
members present were William
Zahradnicek, Jan Koslosky, Char
les Logsdon, Sam Gotten, and
Ray Lancaster.
Visitors included Mrs. Lucy
Mick, DR.. c. c. Bailey and Rob-
ert Pippel of the Planning Com
mission, and Steve Ward, Dan
Sullivan, Mrs. Gene Kirsch, Po-
lice Chief Bernard Bouwens, and
William Wakeland, tax assessor.
Motions passed in the early
part Of the evening included the
following: That John OMalley be
retained to work out the boun-
diaries of the Moose Creek water
shed. That assistants in the City
Clerks office be bonded for the
same amount as the clerk. That
the fire chief start a training
program for flremen.
Members of the Planning Com
mission presented written rec
ommendation that the City Coun-i
ell decline the purchase of the
Bugge property at $4,000 and
that the Council defer decision
regarding lower figures pending
further study and expression Of
opinion by the people. A recent
proposal was presented to the
City of Palmer from the estate
of the late John Bugge offering
to sell the property for the sum
$4,000 down payment and simil-
ar payments, without interest,
over a 10 year period.
Mayor Lynn announced the ap
pointment of Police Chief Bou-
wens to the combined position of
police and fire chief. Council
man Lancaster proposed that q
citizens committee be named to
study the fire department and
make recommendations. Chief
Bouwens outlined plans to con-
tact local business houses seeking
volunteer firemen among en-
ployees.
Tax Assessor Wakeland asked
adjustments on two tax accounts,
J. H. Davis and Toys N Seams,
which were approved by the
Council. Mayor Lynn appointed
a Tax Committee. which will
work with the assessor on city
tax business.
"A new ordinance, prohibiting
the location, operation, installa-
ton and maintenance Of gasoline
pumps in any street or sidewalk
space was read for the first time.
The ordinance is reprinted in its
entirety elsewhere in the city
news.
A recommendation from Coun-
Gilman Lancaster that survey
be made Of Palmer and that per
manent markers be established
was discussed. It was suggested
that the City Planning Commits
Zion make a study Of the recon-
mendation.
Mayor Lynn made the follow
ing appointments: l.. Q. Stock,
city clerk; John Shaw, city at
torney, DIR. Arthur J. Colberg,
city health officer; Russ Felzien,
streets: Ted Buzby, water; and
Bernard Bouwens, police fire
chief.
Committee appointments were
Continued on page 81
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NAME TWO ON
SPECIAL COMMITTEE

AT the Board meeting held No
vember IS, Lew Hanks and Rich
ard Jones, members of the Pal
mer Board of Education, were
named to help resolve procedure
to be used against delinquent
property.
Evening star., 1957-11-22
|CeciIe Dionne
To Wed Tomorrow

NORTH BAY, Ontario, Nov.
% R.-Cecile Dionne becomes
the bride of Philippe Langlois.
a Montreal Candian Broadcast
ing Co. audio-technician, at
Sacred Heart Church in Corbeil
tomorrow.
This viii be the second quint
marriage in six weeks. On Oc-
tober IL, Annette wed Germain
Allard at Montreal.
. Cecile, %, and Philippe, rs,
have been preparing the seven-
room house in Lachine on the
outskirts Of Montreal. where
they will live after q honey
moon in California.
Pauline Dionne. one year
older than the quintS. who is
studying art in New Brunswick.
is not expected to attend.
Yvonne, a quint sister, also may
not make it. She was confined
to q hospital in Montreal for
more than q month following a
flu attack and it was felt the
trip might be too much for her.
Quints Marie and Annette will
be here. The fifth quint,
Emile, died in 1854.
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Polar Veteran Critical
OfU. S. Antarctic Base

McMURDo SOUND. Antarc-
tica. Nov 20 (R.-The armed
services have much to learn
about building and operating
stations in the Antarctic. says
Sir Hubert wilkins. the veteran
explorer. after a months in
spection of the United States
naval air facility here.
Sir Hubert, who spent con-
siderable time talking to the
300 men at the main American
operating base $40 miles from
the South Pole, found it lacked
the neatness of a military
camp. was below average in
morale and needed changes to
increase comfort and efficiency.
The explorer. who at SO still
keeps pace with younger men,
is a consultant of the United
States Army on cold weather
operations and survival. He
came here seeking ways to i'm
prove living conditions and ef-
flciency in both Arctic and
Antarctic operations.
Although a native and citi-
zen of Australia, Sir Hubert
has lived in the United States
more than 20 years. He makes
Evening star., 1957-11-22

than interstate and national" "
The association disclosed that
in recent weeks Mayor West
went direct to President Eisen-
hover with the associations
plea to continue support Of the
$50 million per year aid pro-
gram.
He wrote Of AMA's consider
able concern over mounting
pressures" within the Eisen-
hover administration to aban-
don the program for budget
economy. He. also aimed his
protest against a recent recon-
mendation to that effect by a
special Presidential task force. -
The program has been in ef-
feet only 18 months. Even so
nearly 700 aid grants have been
approved for $50 million Fed
eral share of $274 million worth
OF construction.
Cites Effect
Wrote Mayor West:
Termination of the program
will seriously jeopardize the
possibility of ever developing
an adequate water conserva-
ton program for the Nation."
He added that while Federal
grants account for only IL per
cent or less of total waste dis
posal construction works in
1857, the effect of the program
has been to generate the
greatest sewage plant construc-
ton in the history of the
Nation"
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Iriculums in high schools once
provided a minimum Of GER
tam essential subjects. Mr..
Hoover asserted there should
be a return to such practice.
I'VE are told," Mr.. Hoover
added, ''that there are not suf-
ficient numbers of teachers for
even minimum institution in
science in our high schools. We
are told that teachers are un-
derpaid. We are told there are
insufficient elementary labora-
tories. This is all true. But If
this Nation is not to degenerate
intellectually and to lose its
strength for daily life and de-
fense against our enemies, the
taxpayers. the school boards.
the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tions had better wake up"
Bearing down particularly on
the parents, Mr.. Hoover said
they are allowing talented
youngsters to be educated as
desk workers. career already
oyercrowded-at less future pay
than they can earn as a bus
driver. And this at a time when
the scientific professions yieti
great rewards and great dig
nity."
Evening star., 1957-11-22

wegian who discovered the
South Pole in 1911, and Of Rob-
ert p. Scott. British explorer
who reached the Pole just be-
hind Amundsen but perished
on the return trip.
Sir Hubert said he found cold
floors and hot ceilings in the
huts used for living quarters
at McMurdo. In one hut the
temperature four inches above
the floor was 42 degrees above
zero. The floor itself was at or
below freezing. The tempera-
ture at the height Of a double
bunk neared 80 degrees, he
reported.
McMurdo also is wanting in
group recreational facilities. the
sence of a recreation hall where
men could participate in ac-
tive games. The camp also
needs a library with a quiet
reading room. he added. The
present library is in the main
room Of the busy administra-
ton building.
One of his findings was that
the food, although plentiful. is
on the starchy side and too wet
with excessive water in some
vegetables and meat. He said
this probably was unavoidable
because most food is the frozen
type which can be left outdoors
in packages.
Evening star., 1957-11-22

W i u1 OA1Ck 1ldblOAldl OCACllSCg bllC
pollution abatement program
should not be made to suffer.
Water pollution control is a
vital element in the solution of
the national program of water
use and conservation" Mayor
West declared.
I'VE in the ANA are keenly
aware of the Federal Govern
ment's responsibility for the
national security and defense. I"
he continued. But if the arms
race and missile development
requires additional Federal
spending, then the Government
should find ways and means to
get the necessary money for
that purpose without sacrif1c-
ing existing domestic programs
that are also essential to the
Nations welfare"
Grows More Acute
Speaking for an organization
that represents 1900 munich
palities with a total population
of 100 million, Mayor West
pointed out that the stream
pollution problem has grown
more acute with the population
explosion" in urban areas.
Continued Federal funds are
needed, Mr.. West said, for the
simple reason that strictly
limited tax resources and debt
capacity will not permit financ-
ing the REQUIRED sewage dis
posal facilities even if it were
strictly a local problem rather
Evening star., 1957-11-22

Inistsare turning out twice on
possibly three times as many
as we do.
"Our institutions Of learning
have the capacity to train the
recruits we need. The harsh
fact Is that the high schools are
not preparing youngsters for
the entrance requirements
which must be maintained by
our institutions training scien-
lists and engineers.
Urges Former Practice
"In my view, there is a fun
damental weakness from the
too-prevalent high school sys-
tenn of allowing a Is or 14-year-
old kid to choose most of his
studies. Academic freedom
seems now to begin at IA. A
youngsters first reaction in
school is to seek soft classes.
not the hard work Of science
and mathematics. Also. he has
a multitude of extracurricular
activities which he considers
more beguiling than hard work.
You simply cannot expect kids
of those ages to determine the
sort of education they need.
either for daily living or for the
professions. unless they have
some guidance"
Pointing out that the cur
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High Schools Too Lex
Herbert Hoover Warns

for our Great National Short
age Of Engineers and Scien-
lists"
Parents Party to Blame
He laid the blame for the
situation on the schools. the
parents and the pupils. For
years, he said, the engineers OF
America have been urging re-
forms which would bring about
the training of an adequate
number of scientists and engi-
neers.
1T seems it required a Sput-
mix to awaken the country tc
certain facts Of life," he con.
tinued. "The answer, however
is not more Sputniks, but some-
thing right down to earth"
The trouble is, Mr.. Hoover
said. I'VE are turning out an.
nually from our institutions oi
higher education perhaps fewer
than half as many scientist:
and engineers as we did sever
years ago. The greatest enemie,
OF all mankind-the Commu.
Evening star., 1957-11-22

Former President Herbert
Hoover yesterday laid the
alarming lag in numbers Of
trained engineers and scientists
in this country to a "wretched
record" in the high schools Of
America.
High school students in the
United States, Mr.. Hoover said,
are being taught elementary
algebra. chemistry and physics
in a shockingly low percentage
of the total number Of stu
dents. A careful sampling,
taken not too long ago, Mr.
Hoover explained, showed that
under IL per cent of these stu
dents of algebra and geome.
try; something under 9 per
cent were taught elementary
chemistry, and under pei
cent, elementary physics.
The former President, him
self an eminent engineer, ad-
dressed the United Engineer
ing Societies meeting in New
York on "The Reason and Cure
Evening star., 1957-11-22
Cities PIon Fightto Save
u. S. Anti i-PoIIution Aid
By JOHN w. STEPP

the Municipal Association asserted
today the organization intends to do battle in Congress
the threatened Federal aid abae river
pollution.
Association President West Mayor Nashville Tenn
asserted that if the the budget
Evening star., 1957-11-22

his home in New York City.
So far as human comfort is
concerned, he said, McMurdo is
no improvement over the camps
of Roald Amundsen, the Nor
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Miss Sybil Weiss
To Be Married

DR.. and Mrs. Frederick A..
Weiss of New York announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Sybil Anne to Mr.. Fritz r.
Weber, son of Col. and Mrs.
Frederick r. Weber of Fort
Bragg. N. c., and Lumber
Bridge. N. c. Mr.. Weber is
the grandson of Mrs. Ralph
Wilcox Kingman of Homestead,
Fla, and the late Col. King
man.
Miss Weiss, who was born in
Czechoslavokia, attended Bos-
ton University and studied at
the High School of Performing
Arts and Frank Corsaro's act
ing classes in New York. She
is now appearing on Broadway
IN "A Clearing in the Woods"
Mr.. Weber. a native of Wash
ington. attended the American
School in Manila and the Uni
versity Of Santo Tomas. also in
the Philippine Islands. and also
studied in Frank Corsaro's
acting classes. He is an Army
veteran. The wedding will
take place February "a.
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FIFTY YEARS
IN POLITICS
FOR RAYBURN


Representative and Mrs.
Clark Thompson entertained
in honor of their fellow
Texan last evening-Speak-
er of the House Sam Ray
burn.
The party, a 5-to-7-p.m.
reception. took place at the
Sulgrave Club.
In the receiving line with
the hosts and the guest of
honor was Mrs. Edward Bart
ley. sister of the Speaker and
his official hostess.
Mrs. Thompson chose an
iris blue and gold brocade
cocktail dress for the oc-
caSion.
A gold theme for decor was
used at the reception cele-
brating the 50th year the
Speaker has been in political
life. He entered the Texas
State Legislature so years
ago January 8.
Carrying out the theme
were yellow roses placed
throughout the club, and a
huge gold punch bowl was
used TO serve champagne.
A buffet table was set up
in the ballroom and smaller
ones were in the dining room
and drawing rooms.
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The Young dnd Old
Stedl Embassy Show

nOStS. AS one guest put IL,
feel I am in my best friends
house."
AS usual the buffet was
lavish with all kinds of native
foods. The Washington cock
tail party" types got a bit of
a shock. because there was
only a fruit punch served. The
reason for this, reported by
one guest. was that the Bud
dhists countries, of which
Ceylon is one. would not serve
any strong drinks on their
holidays.
The Ambassador and Mrs.
Gunewardene have long been
favorites in Washington for
their friendship and gay I'M
derstanding of the American
people. A look at their party
yesterday showed this.
Native Dress
The hosts received, in their
native dress. at the head of the
stairs on the second floor Of
the embassy just of Massa-
chusetts avenue on Thirtieth
street. The Ambassador wore
a somber black costume with
jodphur-like pants and a long
black, single breasted coat.
The only break in the black
dress was a dead white hand
kerchief in his breast pocket
that seemed to blaze forth like
a beacon. Mrs. Gunewardene
was in a bright yellow sari.
Mrs. Dulles, wife of the Sec
rotary of State, came by early
alone and left in a few mo-
ments. They were among the
honored guests at the dinner
at the White House last eve
ming given by the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower in honor
of the Vice President and the
cabinet.
Others there were Austrian
Ambassador Gruber, who said
that his wife was down With
loss of her voice." Russian
Counselor Sergei Striganov,
the Ambassador Of Uruguay
and his pretty wife, Sonora de
Larcarte: the Ambassador of
Peru and Sonora de Bercke-
meyer. both in dinner clothes;
and the Ambassador of Liberia
and Mrs. Padmore.
Counselor of the Israeli
Embassy, Mr.. Yohanan Meroz.
came through the line and
said, Mr.. Eban (the Israeli
Ambassador. presents his
apologies but he is out of town;
and also there were the AM
basSador of Luxembourg and
Nine. LeGallais, Cuban AM
bassador Campo and Ambassa-
dor Ali of PakiStan.
Quiet Please!
Deputy Chief Of Protocol
Victor Purse was at the party
and as he left the host called
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zanne Mcclure to Mr.. Thomas
Malcolm Driscoll, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene j. Driscoll Of
Washington and Buffalo. N. Y.
The bride-elect was pre-
sented to society last December
at a reception given by her
parents at their residence. She
attended Stone Ridge Coun-
try Day School, Convent Of the
Sacred Heart and Georgetown
Visitation Junior College.
Mr.. Driscoll is a graduate OF
Gonzaga College and is a SEN
ior at Georgetown University.
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Mrs. Graham A. Barden, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Edward
H. Rees, Representative and
Mrs. John L. Mcmillan, and
Representative and Mrs. j.
Harry McGregor.
Also. Representative and
Mrs. Oren Harris, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Thomas S. Cor
don. Representative and Mrs.
Bernard w. Kearney, Rep
resentative and Mrs. A. l..
Miller, and Representative and
Mrs. Samuel K. Mcconnell. jr.
The next official White
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to him, "How's the king king
Saud of Saudi Arabia) ?" The
quick retort was, Hes asleep"
The Ambassador of Vene-
zuela ana Sonora de Gonzalez,
she looking very glamorouS in
black, were there as we're Dean
of the Diplomatic Corps. Nor
wegian Ambassador Munthe de
Morgenstierne; In d on a n
Ambassador and Nine. Noto-
widigdo. and Senator and Mrs.
John Sparkman.
Others from Capitol Hill
were Senator Alexander Smith
and Representative and Mrs.
Walter Judd, and also there
were Mrs. William Pope An
Continued on Page B-7, Col.
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Dinner.


Vice President and Mrs.
Nixon and members of the
cabinet and their wives were
guests of honor at the fourth
White House dinner Of this
year. given by the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower last
night.
Seventy-seven persons. be-
sides the host and hostess.
dined in the State Dining
Room, as contrasted with the
usual White House dinner list
Of so.
A musical program was pre-
sented after dinner by the
District of Columbia chapter
of the Society for the Preser-
walton and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing
in America, Inc.
Spring Flowers
Yellow carnations, daffodils
and yellow tulips were placed
on the table in the green and
gold formal dining room.
Besides Vice President and
Mrs. Nixon, the guests in
cluded Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Dulles. Ambassador to
the United Nations. and Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr.. Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Humphrey, Attorney General
and Mrs. Brownell, and POST
master General and Mrs.
Summerfleld.
Also Secretary Of the In
terror and Mrs. Seaton. Secre-
tary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
Benson, Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Weeks, Sec
rotary Of Labor and Mrs.
Mitchell, and Secretary Of
Health, Education and Welfare
Marion Folsom.
Others at the dinner in
cluded Director Of the Office
of Defense Mobilization and
Mrs. Arthur S. Flemrning. Spe-
cial Assistant to the President
and Mrs. Harold E. Stassen.
and Director Of the Bureau Of
the Budget and Mrs. Percival
F. Brundage.
From Capitol Hill there were
Senator Richard B. Russell.
Senator Harry Flood Byrd.
Senator and Mrs. Dennis
Chavez, Senator and Mrs.
Styles Bridges, Senator Theo-
dore Francis Green, Senator
and Mrs. Alexander Wiley.
Senator and Mrs. Leverett
Saltonstall. Senator Warren G.
Magnuson. Senator and Mrs.
William F. Knowland. Senator
and Mrs. John w. Bricker,
Senator and Mrs. Edward
Martin, Senator and Mrs.
Lyndon B. johnson, Senator
and Mrs. Everett M. Dirksen.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas C.
Hennings. jr., and Senator and
Mrs. Mike Mansfield.
Legislators Attend
Others invited were Assist
ant to the President and Mrs.
Sherman Adams. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Daniel A. Reed.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Representative Jere
Cooper. Representative and
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By DAISY CLELAND

The little people" stole the
show last evening at the Cey-
lonese Embassy.
This was the national holiday
Of Ceylon, 'the ninth ami
versary Of Ceylon's return to
Independence" and the Am
hassador and Nine. Gunewar-
dene gave a party. but a young
lady of four and an elderly
gentleman and his wife seemed
To have more reason to be at
the party than all the rest Of
the guests put together.
THE YOUNG LADY-only
four-had on her best pink
party frock, liked going to
parties and, the minute she
realized that she was the CEN
ter of attraction for the photo
graphers, clapped her hands
with glee and became an Amer
lean ham"
She is Dilanj Amarasinha.
daughter of the secretary to
the Ambassador. Mr.. Amara-
sinha is the Ambassadors
nephew. But Dilani likes to
have her picture taken. With
Q pretty smile she posed with
House Minority Leader Joseph
Martin jr. when he came
through the line.
Later. a photographer asked
her If she would hand some
fruit punch to Senator and
Mrs. Karl Mundt. Dilani did
so gladly and the biggest grin
came when the picture taking
was through and Mrs. Mundt,
obviously knowing the way to
a little girls hearts, told her
the punch was for her. The
young lass bowed out of the
Scene-but just for a moment.
Without a Country
THE ELDERLY COUPLE
he with an almost white goatee
and shock of hair and she
with a proud manner and a
dated but becoming gray cos
tune. were received by the
Ambassador with the warmest
welcome.
They were the Lithuanian
Minister to this country and
Mrs. Zadeikis. To them, the
host said. Il hope you also
have a day like this before
long" (The reference was
made to the envoy by Ambas-
sador Gunewardene on the
celebration of his own coun-
try's holiday as Lithuania has
been virtually swallowed-up
by Russia and is therefore
without a national holiday of
her own).
The party as q whole was
familiar to diplomatic circles
except there was a most
relaxed atmosphere. due to the
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Miss Hogentogler
Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Albert
Hogentogler of Chevy Chase,
Md. announce the engage
ment of their daughter Su-
House dinner will be held
February % in honor of
Speaker Of the House Rayburn.
Other members of Congress
will be present then.