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The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
THANKSGIVING
By Rev. R. H. Fritz. pastor St. Johns Lutheran Church
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Two men looked out from be-
 hind prison bars; the one to the mud, the other to the stars says i the poet. Both men had exactly the same choice: one looked at that which inspired him, the
 other at that which depressed him. 1t is typical of humanity. Two men received from God the same blessing. One looks at what Ehe has received and IS deeply grateful; the other thinks of what
 he is still lacking and is dissatis fled One says, Thank God.' The other says, What for?" .If we think carefully it will not be long before we recognize that there are many things for which we can be thankful. And I.if we will let God speak to US. Iit will not he long before we
 realize that our blessings come from Him. That is the whole idea
 behind the Thanksgiving Day lcelebration-it's not the feasts,
 the holiday, the get-togethers, but the humble and thankful realiza- ton that all we have comes from the throne of God. SD let this
 Thanksgiving De q reminder to you to thank God. Thank God for the little things for the smile of child for the moon light on snow-capped mountains
 for the twinkling star flor the
 brilliant flowers for the fresh bread for the cool glass of water for the relief from pain-for rthe forgetfulness of sleep.
 Thank God for ordinary things
 for our limbs, senses under standing, daily meals, nightly rest, water, and sunshine. | Thank God for the greatest blessing. Gods best gift was in
 and through His Son, Jesus
 Christ who died for Us so that through faith in Him we might
 have the eternal gift Of life in
 Heaven.
 Thank God this Thanksgiving Day- and every day of your life.
The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
 YOU AND YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY

Some dependent parents in Alaska are unaware that they are now entitled to monthly pay ments under the 1858 Social Se- urity Amendments, according to E. c. Cummins, district manager of the Juneau Social Security Office.
 Beginning with 1940, a parent of a deceased worker who was dependent on his son or daugh- ter for at least half of his sup port has been able to qualify for payments on the earnings rec ord of his son or daughter. How ever, if his son or daughter was survived by widow, widower or dependent child, the parent was barred from entitlement. Beginning in September, 1858, such dependent parent can Iqualify for payments even though one of the other depend ents survives the worker. This change, according to Cummins, is in line with the philosophy of the old-age, survivors and dis ability insurance program of re- placing in part income which is lost when an individual dies, retires or becomes entirely dis abled.
 Information may be obtained from the Social Security admin lstration office, Juneau.
The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
344, 900 FISH PLANTED IN AREA LAKES DURING THE PAST YEAR

1000 rainbow and 2,O0O steel head. Keppler lake got 27,0OG rainbow and 4,000 steelhead in four different plantings. Another large amount went into Knik in four plantings this summer that included 19,000 rainbow and 5000 steelhead.
 Long lake received 39,0OO rain bow and 5000 steelheads in four plantings and Lucille Lake got 94,000 rainbow and 48,000 silver salmon. Matanuska Lake was planted with 32,00O rainbow and 5000 steelhead this summer and Meier Lake got 5000 rainbow and 5000 silver salmon.
 Rocky Lake, in three plantings got 10000 rainbow and 5000 steelhead
 In addition to the named lakes thousands more were planted in lakes further removed from the. valley area. A total of 78,000 sill yer salmon were planted from the Fire Lake Hatchery, along with 245,O00 rainbow trout from Lot No. 2 and 100000 rainbow from Lot No. 3 and 83,O00 steel head trout. A total of PVT, 600 rainbow were transferred to the Fairbanks hatchery and 10000 steelheads were transferred ten the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 The silver salmon reared at tift@ Fire Lake hatcher were obtained from Ward Cove Creek in Ket- -chikan; rainbow trout were ob- tained from Trout Lodge at Soap Lake, Washington and Rainbow Ranch at Spokane. The steelhead trout came from the Karluk l River, Afognak Island.
 These figures were recently re : leased by the Department Ot ! Fish and Game and show the sportsmen of Alaska where af least part of their license feei are going. These plantings,. and subsequent plantings, will assure the fishermen of Alaska of good fishing to come
The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
Valley Oranges Planning Joint Installation

IA joint installation of officers ceremony will be held by the Pioneer Grange No. and the Wasilla Grange No 2 on Thurs day, December n, in the Wasilla Community hall, beginning at 8 pm. The Wasilla Grange will be hosts and women of the local Grange will take sandwiches.
 Among Wasilla Grange off cers to be installed are: Ernest IT. Line, master; Carl Paulson, |overseer; Howard McAllister, lecturer; Ted Mommsen, stew ard; Renee Barnes, secretary; and Francis Dinkle, treasurer.
 Pioneer Grange officers for the coming year who will also be in- stalled in office are. Johan John- son, master; Bruce Graham, over seer; Wanda Wilson, lecturer; Hugo Rasmussen, stewart; l.. P. Rorrison, assistant steward; Vera Rorrison, chaplain; Lila Newville, treasurer; Nina Stock, secretary; Claude Want, gate keeper; Myr- tle Graham, Ceres; Bodil Ras- mussen, Pomona; Irene Johnson Flora Karla Duff, lady assistant steward; William Hoskins, exc cutive committee; Vivian Good rich, home ec chairman; and Terry Want, pianist.
The frontiersman., 1958-11-26

A total of 38 trout and salmon plantings were made in area lakes his past summer, using stock from the Fire Lake Hatchery, 1t was announced by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
 Beach Lake in the Chugiak area received 5000 rainbow; Bradley lake, stocked four times, received 14,000 rainbow and 2,000 steelhead. Falk Lake was stocked with 2,000 rainbow. Un- named Lake on the Matanuska Road received one stocking ot
The frontiersman., 1958-11-26
Alpine Club Plans Public Card Party

The first in a series of six card parties being planned by the AL pine Civic Club will be held on Saturday, November 29 at the Alt pine Civic Club. Pincohle will be played, beginning at 7:30 pm. and admission will be S1 per person. A free lunch will De served and prizes will be awarded, with a grand prize slated for the final night.
 The public is invited to attend. The parties will be held once each month for six months, with Mr and Mrs Harve Estep as chairmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
East Front fantasies

In furry of House debate on the
East front extension the other day, Rep
resentative Brownson stepped into one of
the emotional gopher holes that have
distorted and beclouded the real issues
In the Capitol controversy. Mr. Brown
son referred to his love for the historic,
tradition-laden qualities of the old East
front steps, and said:
The thing that bothers me. frankly, is
that like to think that when you walk
up those front steps you walk up the same
steps that jefferson and Presidents since
that time have walked.
Now, that's a sentiment anyone can
understand. The only thing wrong with
1t Is that the steps Mr.. Brownson treads
never were trod-or even seen-by Mr..
Jefferson, or any other President before
woodrow Wilson. For the old, original
sandstone steps Mr.. Brownson is so fond
of were torn up in 1915, and replaced
with enduring slabs of granite.
Nor are even these steps the "tra-
ditional scene" of our presidential in
augurations. as the champions of "pres-
ervation" allege with passionate mac
curacy. In fact, the steps and good
part Of the East front itself are obscured
completely at inaugural time by huge
platforms and columns of wood and steel
which extend, ironically, 50 feet beyond
the East front portico-nearly twice the
distance Of the permanent East front
extension approved by Congress.
We cite these things as examples Of
the confusion and misunderstanding
which have gained widespread accept
ance In the well-organized campaign Of
emotion and sentiment against the
project. AS Speaker Rayburn has pointed
out, the real intent and effect Of the ex-
tension are to preserve the Capitol in
manner which will retain in every sense
all the qualities Americans have come
to love. We hope. as he does, that this
improvement will be finished in time for
the 1861 Inauguration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Father Of the Blues

william Christopher Handy, son OF
emancipated slaves, "heard the rousta-
bouts singing on the steamboats, and 1t
hung in my ears"
Happily for American folklore and
It's music, the songs that w. c. Handy
heard on the Mississippi levees did not
stay chung" in his ears. He gave them,
instead, by way Of his trumpet and his
composing pad to the musical literature
of his country. Devotees Of popular
music" today are inclined understand
ably to consider the blues" of Trum-
peter Handy dated to Jazz age that is
gone, or at least to one of different
tempo. Their verdict is correct only in
a most limited sense. For the music
that Mr.. Handy made and played will
be living as long as music itself Is q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Fovorinq "a Thow'

The essence of President Eisenhow-
er's veto message on the bill freezing
farm price supports was that what the
farm economy needs is a thaw rather
than freeze" He supported his thesis
adequately in reciting the consequences
that would result from even temporary
return to the infiexible support formula.
These consequences would be the piling
up of more surpluses in Government
warehouses, restricting the growth Of
markets, doing little or nothing for the
small operators and merely postponing
the time when agriculture can be re-
leased from the straitjacket Of controls.
At the same time, the President Of
fered some rather impressive evidence
that administration efforts to gradually
relax controls and whittle down the
structure of jerry-built subsidies have
been more beneficial than otherwise.
Under the flexible support program, for
example, the farm price index Is per
cent higher than when last under rigidly
high supports, and the brightest picture
Is found in the segments OF agriculture
without production controls and price
supports. In aou1tlon, Mr. EISENHOWER
pointed out that extending 1857 sup
ports to 1858 despite changes in de-
mand, in supply and in surplus stocks
=. would completely disregard economic
fact"
In place of this ill-advised and at
least partly politically motiyated legisla-
tion, the President has proposed an al
tentative program-administrative and
legislative. 1t tends, in brief, toward a
further removal of Government restric-
tions and with increased authority to
move burdensome surplus stocks abroad.
1t is not formula for going backward"
as was the vetoed legislation. Both the
farm economy and the Nation as
whole could expect to benefit If these
recommendations were translated into
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Parade of Chompions2

I should like to make a
suggestion to the manage
ment Of our splendid Cherry
Blossom parade. which now
seems to be the only big
event OF it's kind which is
national in scope. and which
is not put on by any one
membership organization.
Why not include the high
est rated or champion col.
leke teams In football, basket
ball. baseball. track. SWIM
ming, boxing and wrestling2
They could either march or
ride. And also include the
winners Of the national high
school science contest.
This would preserve those
desirable elements of nation
wide representation. amateur
standing, and youth and
beauty. which go into this
only big parade which ! can
think Of that is being held
to display our young people
and their talents. Where can
there be a more appropriate
place than here In our Ma
tional Capital? Including the
above suggested teams would
also serve to improve the
Cherry Blossom parade by
adding some needed variety.
Paul J. Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
Conodion Avalanche

The political analysts who had pre-
dicted a Conservative Party victory In
Canada's national elections this week
were only partly correct. 1t was Con-
sentative victory, sure enough but by
such massive proportions that the whole
political complexion of the Dominion
has been changed. Never before in
Canadian history has one party SO DOM
mated Parliament, winning 209 seats
in the 265-member body. One splinter
group, the right wing Social Credit
Party, was eliminated entirely and an
other, the Socialist Cooperative Com
monwealth Federation, was cut from IS
to 8 seats. The Liberal Party, which had
governed Canada for ~ years until last
June. was trimmed from 106 to Al seats
leaving it automatically powerless,
at least, to mount any effective opposi-
ton.
An assessment of these results must
be based, first of all, on an understand
ing that the party designations are mis-
leading in themselves. Through its long
rule, the Liberal Party In Canada be-
came increasingly conservative under
Kenzie-King and Louis st. Laurent, par
ticularly in domestic fiscal and eco
nomic affairs. Lester Pearson, the able
"internationalist" who succeeded to the
party leadership only few months ago,
was not able to persuade the voters that
his was the party of reform" BY con-
traSt, the Conservative Party won last
summer on the time for a change"
theme and has won even more impress
sively now as something Of new deal"
party. In his campaigning, Conservative
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker has
been likened to Franklin d. Roosevelt
and Harry Truman-an evangelist who
described himself as Progressive Con-
sentative" available to lead Canada to
its manifest destiny" of material we'll
being through program of great public
works and a tougher" policy on eco
nomic nationalism vis-a-vis the United
States.
When the Conservative Party won
enough seats last June to form coali-
ton government 1t was considered some
thing Of an upset, probably by the party
itself. The margin of the victory this
week again was much greater upset.
But victory Of this kind is "heady
wine," easily interpreted as mandate"
to 60 faster and further than originally
planned. The new Parliament probably
will be summoned into session next
month. The performance OF Mr.. Diefen-
baker and his party at that time will be
Of great interest and Importance TO more
than Canada alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY
About Some Relatively New Stars

space which they occupy. has
led to the conclusion that the
associations must be distin-
tegrating and the individual
stars must soon be dispersed
into the general population.
1t can be shown that the
gaiactic tidal effect would
dispense the members in a
relatively short time, say
about 10 million years. The
associations are expanding
and the members separating
from each other at an aver
age rate of about i've kilo-
meters q second. =
These conclusions have
given weight to the theory
that stars are being born
even now out Of the material
of interstellar space. In some
way not yet understood the
dust and gas clouds condense
into stars and these stars,
because of the relative mo-
lions Of the original clouds
or because of some explosive
mechanism not specified.
move away from each other
and are seen by us as an
expanding association. More
enthusiastic proponents OF
this theory even describe
older and younger parts. the
more dispersed parts contain
ing the older members. Thus.
for example. an association
in the Orion group. the
Trapezium stars, represents
very young stars born just
yesterday. astronomically
speaking. A further applica-
ton of the theory allows US
to estimate the ages of the
stars upon the assumption
that the expansion has con-
tinued at its present rate
from the beginning.
Best Known Case
Perhaps the best known
case is a collection of about
II B stars occupying a region
roughly 40 by 20 parsecs-
100 by so lights years and
about 1000 light years distant
from us. From a detailed
study of this association the
Dutch astronomer Blaauw
has deduced a velocity Of
expansion of some IL kilo-
meters a second and finds q
very low age of Is million
years for the group. Another
group long known to astrono-
mers was studied in detail by
Blaauw. He finds an expan-
sion Of about one kilometer .
second and concludes from
the present shape Of the
group that it originated as q
compact. expanding asSocia-
ton some 20 million years
ago !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02
ExpIoins FIoot

Included In The Stars fine
coverage Of the Cherry Bios
som Parade was a picture of
the Tennessee float which
won the grand prize. The
Star indicated there was a
question as to the connec-
ton between the Viking ship
float and the Volunteer State
Of Tennessee.
There was q three-way
connection: Cd Our lovely
Tennessee princess was voy-
aging from our beautiful
iva lakes up the Potomac to
the festival. and in view of
the wintry weather you all
were having. she sailed in q
Viking ship. az The ship
had as her crew 10 pretty
girls. which in Tennessee
needs no explanation. CD We
won first prize and in Ten
nessee that Is q pretty good
connection.
John N. WheelOck.
President. Tennessee State
Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

There are kindergartens Of
baby stars.
These are clusters of rela-
lively new stars, none more
than about 10 million years
old compared to an average
of 2 or 3 billion years. The
clusters are roughly spherical
in form, containing from 80 to
$50 members. The members
themselves are mostly So
called o and B stars-very
big. very hot. and apparently
newly formed from concen-
trations Of cosmic dust. The
clusters constitute a newly
recognized type of celestial
society, recently described by
DIR. r. M. Petrie of the Do
minion Observatory at Vic
toria, British Columbia, in
the Journal Of the Royal
Astronomical Society Of Cam
ada. Recognition Of the So
called stellar associations"
is based on observations at
obServatories all over the
world - especially at the
Mount Wilson and Palomar
Observatories of the Carnegie
Institution and at observa-
tories In Russia.
Comparatively Short Lived
Present evidence. DIR. Petrie
explained to the Canadian
astronomers, indicates for
nation of one of these groups
of infant stars as often as
once in every 100, 900 years.
They are short-lived, In terms
of astronomical time. They
hardly can exist as societies"
more than 10 million years.
Like all sorts of organisms,
these newborn stars must
eventually disperse into the
cosmos. become mixed with
the general stellar popula-
ton. grow old and die.
Some Of the best descrip-
tons. DR.. Petrie points out,
have come recently from So
Wet astronomers. The asso-
Citations have diameters of
about 800 light years. A light
year Is the distance covered
in a year by light moving at
a velocity Of about 1876, 900
miles q second. Diffuse CASE
GUS clouds usually lie within
the confines Of the aSsocia-
ton. From this presumably
new stars will be born to add
to the group. The space
density is high for the kind
of star observed but it is
lower than the general dem
sity of the great Milky Way
galaxy of which the new
stars form q part.
THE small number Of
stars in an association" DIR.
Petrie reports, together
with the great volume Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

Q. How many racing sea-
sons are there in a year?
w. w.
A. In general. American
racing is divided into four
seasons: The winter season
(January to March,. devoted
chiefly to big handicaps; the
spring season april to
June). devoted to the
3-year-olds: the summer sea-
son July to September). for
2-year-olds; and the fall sea-
son October to December),
for weight-for-age clashes
between 3-year-olds and old
er. and 2-year-old events
over distances Of ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

@. Why is 1t sometimes i'm
possible to make a SNOWFALL
in extremely cold weather?
B. Y.
A. That is usually because
the snow crystals will not
melt enough to make them
stick together. Ordinarily, in
making q SNOWFALL. the pres
sure Of the hands melts a few
snowfiakes at points where
they touch in shaping the
ball. and the water refreezes
when the pressure is released.
In very cold weather pressure
by the hands cannot cause
such melting, with the result
that the snow will not pack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-02

ed that 1t was q planted"
rumor. But Mr.. Halls de-
menti came after my column
was written. which is al
ways two or three days in
advance of publication.
My report on the position
of the Arab Communists to-
ward Israel was carefully
documented from the Israel
and New York Jewish Com
munist Press and from what
/ had learned last year from
Syrian and Lebanese sources.
They confirmed each other.
But ! carefully qualified my
report. noting the difficulties
Of research.
Gen. Dayan, in Lon
don. publicly stated that Is
rael would like nuclear
weapons.
Nasser is not pro-Soviet
and certainly not pro-Com-
munist. He Is neutral. So are
India, Austria. Sweden. Fin
land and many other coun-
tries. The continual barrage
against him in the West is
likely. however. to make him
anti-Western. Is that q good
idea?
American policies are COM
polling him to turn else
where. even for trade. Egyp-
tan funds here are frozen
ian unprecedented step) and
Egypt cannot buy even med
ical supplies.
My sole interest is to see
an American policy likely to
succeed rather than fail. and
one based on q correct APP
praisal OF forces and realities.
n0Fothv Thnrmnann