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The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
MARCH OF DIMES

The 1858 March of Dimes is
getting under way in the Valley
area it was announced this week
by Ed Smith of Palmer, who
again this year will serve as gen
eral chairman in this area. Smith
announced that Mrs. Dorothy
Trudell will act as his assistant
in the program this year.
A number of projects are be-
ing discussed, including a new
program which is being used in
schools throughout the States;
the neighborhood H'coffees" which
have proven themselves in many
sections; and other programs
through which funds may be
raised.
March of Dimes collection bot
ties have not yet arrived in Pal
mer, the general chairman said.
However, they will be distribut-
ed throughout the valley as soon
as they do arrive, he added.
Funds from these bottles and
from those raised by various or
CARNATIONS through their projects
will be used in the continued re-
search and help in recovery for
those who are afflicted with the
Gripping disease.
The March of Dimes launched
its 1858 polio fund campaign here
and throughout the country this
month on the dramatic note that
for thousands of polio blighted
victims Survival Is Not
Enough" Most of the money
sought in the drive is needed to
help disabled polio patients stage
"come-backs" from helplessness
to usefulness.
The Salk vaccine developed by
the March Of Dimes, and made
available locally by the National
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis, scored dramatically in pre-
venting new paralytic polio cases,
but during the past year it has
been necessary to spend a total
of SCI, 100000 in March Of Dimes
funds on the care and rehabilita-
ton of patients. These patients
numbered $1,000, Of whom $4,000
were victims Of old attacks.
Since most Of this cost is IN
the form of continuing care for
patients stricken in proceeding
years, the obligation will con-
tinue next year with very little
letup, it was pointed out.
The campaign will be held
through the month Of January. a
feature Of the campaign this year
will be the observance Of the
goth anniversary Of the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile Par
alysis, the polio-fighting organ
ization which the March of Dimes
supports.
This will be an occasion for
both recalling our victories of
the past, including the creation
Of the Salk vaccine" said Basil
O'Connor, president of the Ma
tional Foundation, land for look
ing ahead to new challenges. Most
important of all, it will be the
occasion for pledging ourselves
to assist, insofar as we are able,
those who were stricken and now
still need help"
Chairman Smith has requested
that organizations or individuals
planning Embarrassing projects
report their plans to him or Mrs.
Trudell so they may offer any
possible assistance in the plans,
and to avoid duplication, or over
tapping plans.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
LOCAL AcP PROGRAM
NOW OPEN FOR 1858

The Palmer County 1883 AgrI-
cultural Conservation Program is
now open, it was announced this
week by Lew Hanks, district
agent and secretary to the ASC
Committee.
The county area includes farm
ing land in the Southeastern, An
c.horage, Matanuska Railbelt and
Copper Valley areas.
Any land occupant of five or
more acres who engages in farm
ing is eligible to apply for cost
sharing assistance on certain con-
servation practices. Handbooks
giving full information on all
cost-sharing conservation prac-
tices are available at the Extern
sion Service office in Palmer.
The Palmer County Committee,
consisting of A. r. Carson, Vic
tor Falk, Jr., and Howard Estelle,
have announced the following
procedure as followed by the
Committee: Each application for
cost sharing will be reviewed by
the committee Immediately after
receiving it. If approved, the APP
plicant will be given 80 days only
10 complete the practice. If the
work is not done within 30 days,
the application is cancelled and
the applicant must reapply. The
purpose of this procedure is to
prevent funds from being tied up
for long periods of time
Questions regarding the local
ACP may be directed to members
Of the County committee or the
Extension Service office in Pal
E1er.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
Palmer Tax Rate
Below I Other Cities

The Alaska City Officials Di-
rectory, published by the League
of Alaskan Cities, has been print
ed and contains current infor-
nation on cities in Alaska.
BY comparison, the tax rates
in Palmer are lower than all but
five cities. Cities whose tax rates
are higher include Anchorage.
where there is no sales tax, 20
mills; Cordova, IL mills; Fair
banks, 20 mills; Kodiak, 20 mills.
Sitka, 10 mills; Valdez, 20 mills.
and Seward, is mills, real pro
perty and rs mills, personal pro-
perty. Palmer's rate of Is mills
is higher than Juneau, II mills
Ketchikan, II mills; Nome, is
mills; Petersburg, IA mills; and
Wrangell, Is mills. All cities
have the two percent sales tax.
except Sitka, where the sales tax
totals three percent, and Arch.
orage, where there is none J
Cordova and Petersburg are
the only cities showing a drop
in population since 1880 Cor
dova's present population is list
ed at 1000, drop Of s. persons
in the past seven years. Peters
burg dropped from 1905 to 1850
Palmer shows an increase of 622
persons, bringing the present
population to 1900. Valdez counts
341 as compared to 554 in 1850.
Wrangell shows a gain Of only II
persons for a total of 1,275. Sitka
has gone from 1885 to 1900
Seward increased from 2,114 to
5000 persons.
Monies population has gone
from 1885 to 1000; Kodiak shows
a jump from 5,305 to $500; 7,1O0
persons were counted in Juneau.
compared to 5,8l8 in 1850; Fair
banks nearly doubled the 1850
figure of 5,77I to its present TO-
$50. Anchorage shows the great
est change in population figures,
going from 1924 seven years
ago to $1,000 at the present time.
Anyone interested in seeing the
report is invited to stop in at The
FrontierSman office.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
Ben Hitchcock,
New Party Founder
Taken by Death

Private funeral services for
Benson (Ben) Frank Hitchcock,
"A, were held at the Palmer Fun
eral Chapel on Sunday, Deem
Der 20, and interment followed
in the Palmer Cemetery. Mr..
Hitchcock died at Valley Presby-
terian Hospital in Palmer Deem
Der %. following a brief illness.
Mr.. Hitchcock VINO was born in
Missouri May %, 1913, came to
Alaska some % years ago and had
worked as a miner and in more
recent years built pre-cut log
cabins. He and his family home
steaded at Caribou Creek, Mile
l07, Glenn Highway. On Deem
Der s he filed his candidacy for
the Territorial House Of Repre-
sentatjves on the Alaska Party
ticket. He was the founder of the
newly organized Alaska Party.
Survivors include his wife
Kathryn Hitchcock, two sons,
James and Nels, all of Pal
mer; His mother, Mrs. Bertha
Benson Hitchcock of California;
sister, Mrs. Vivian Spur
gin Of Gakona, sister Mrs,
Helen Womack Of California, and
two brothers, Don Hitchcock OF
California and Francis Hitchcock
of Pennsylvania
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
Fire Alarm System
Set Up through
Mia Phone Circuits

Through the modern dial tele-
phone system Of the Matanuska
Telephone Association, three sec
tons of the valley are able to
now have a form of fire alarm
system. The system has been in
stalled and is in operation in the
Chugiak and Palmer areas; and
will be installed in the Butte area
as soon as details are worked out,
stated Max Clements, MIA man
ager.
The system operates On a con
ference circuit, whereby firemen
are notified by the fire chief by
dialing one number. This call sets
up the circuit ring in the home
Of 10 firemen. Each telephone
rings until it is answered-the
firemen listens to the fire notice
and instructions and then hangs
up, without interupting any Of the
other connections on the circuit.
He may then use his own tele-
phone for making any other nee
essary call. The circuit call pro-
vides multiple-way converse
ton if needed, whereby the fire
men may talk to the person max
ing the original call.
Clements pointed out that if a
telephone line is busy when one
of these fire alarm calls are in
stigated a continued ring will be
heard on the line This continu-
ed ring means that fire call is
coming through and persons us
ing the line should Immediately
hang up their telephones 50 the
call may 60 through to the fire
men,, he pointed out.
Clements reported that the en-
tire MIA system IS holding up
well, with no major outages re-
ported anywhere in the system
due to snow, frost, or wind. AL
though the new subscription list
las slowed down, the manager
said a number of persons have
indicated their intentions Of sub
scribing for telephone service in
the spring.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02

E. H. Schomburg, newly ap-
pointed general manager at the
Coop, and Mrs. Schomburg, are
expected IN Palmer this week.
They are driving up. over the
Highway from Durand. Wisconsin.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
CITY COURT DECISION
UPHELD BY
JUDGE McCARRY

Word was received today by
the City of Palmer that in a de-
cision rendered December 81,
Judge ]. C. McCarry, Jr. upheld
the City of Palmer Court finding
in the Alfred v. Hagen case. Ha-
gen had appealed the Palmer
court finding on a charge of fail
ure to file sales tax returns. He
is to appear January s in Fed
eral court for disposition of the
case.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
SANTA'S PILOT
OVERLOOKED IN RUSH

The most important pilot
among those who made the Elks'
trip to Talkeetna week ago was,
through an oversight, not men
toned among those participating.
He was Ben Hermon of Palmer
and his Importance on the trip
is borne out by the fact that it
was with Ben that SANTA
CLAUS rode as a passenger.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
HEALTH NURSE
KIWANIS SPEAKER

Mary Rowley, public health
nurse, was guest speaker at the
December 80 meeting of the Pail
mer Kiwanis Club. Miss Rowley
spoke on her various duties in
the public health field and touch
ed on help received from the To-
cal Kiwanis Club in the past and
on how they may continue to
help in the future.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
DR.. ALBRIGHT GOES
TO PENN. HEALTH DEPT.

DR.. c. Earl AIbrecht, former
Territorial commissioner Of
health, and a physician in the
valley during the early Colony
days, has accepted the position
of deputy director Of the Pennsyl-
vania Department Of Health, ef-
fective January Is, according to
word received in Palmer this
week The position pays $4,000.
DR.. Albrecht eft Alaska in 1856
and has beer. with the Columbus
State School III Ohio.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-01-02
CITY BUSINESS
LICENSES NOW DUE

City Of Palmer business IL
censes for the year 1858 were
due on January l, 1858, L. G.
Stock, city clerk, reminded
business owners today. New
licenses, as well as dog licen-
ses, also due, may be obtained
at the office of the City Clerk.
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
Mistakes In The Mid-Eost

The events of today tragicaly spell out the mis-
takes of yesterday.
Today the United Arab Republic, led by sell
important Egyptian Dictator Nasser, threatens to
split the Middle East The UAR is getting lnsldlouS
aid from Russia
Yesterday Nasser sat on a teetering throne Is
rae Britain and French troops had seized the Suez
Canal from the imperious Egyptian powers Inc
sudden military coup threatened to topple Nasser
from favoritism with his people
But the United States, unable to find a consistent
foreign policy in regards to the Middle East, forced
it's allies to pull out of the Suez
Almost Immediately NaSser gained prestge IN
his country in other Arab countries and also with
west-hating Communists.
If our foreign policy had been different yester-
day. would we be trying to decide today how to keep
Lebanon from falling to the UAR and the Commu-
nists?
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
A PIeo To The Community

If you viewed the front page picture showing
Henry Kaufman at the UJA convention IN Jeru-
salem you viewed it with pride as we did ana as ola
the other Tucson contributors to the Combined Jew
ish Appeal.
Because the picture was taken just after MIR.
Kaufman had presented to the UJA check tor
100000 from the Jewish community of Tucson. 1t
was pridefu moment for the leaders and the donors
of the CJA
But unfortunately the work of the 1893 GA
is not complete There are still many thousands OF
dollars outstanding in unpaid pledges to the 1893
CJA
If yours is among the outstanding pledges won't
YOU make an immediate payment before you go on
vacation?
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11

minority in the South and their stand on the So
called segregation issue" could hardly influence the
situation.
Sufficient to point out that, while the Jews in
the nation comprise percent of the entire popua
ton they constitute only O.6 percent of the South
OUT OF A population of 43 800 900 in the South
the Jews number approximately 225,OO0. Thus,
while throughout the entire country there is about
one Jew among 80 Americans, in the South there is
about one Jew in 166 residents 1t is also important
to note that only four cities in the South have
than 10000 Jews These are: Miami, Atlanta, Dallas
and Houston The remainder are scattered in smaller
Jewish communities many of which do not count
even 100 Jews
In Alabama, there are less than 10000 Jews in
the entire state The largest number of Jews there
about 4OOO-can be found in Birmingham. The
two other Jewish communities of Importance are
those in Montgomery and Mobile, and each of them
counts no more than 1900 Jews In Mississippi where
there is total population of about 100000 there
are less than 1000 Jews in the entire state. The Jews
do not comprise there even o. percent of the entire
population.
THE LARGEST Jewish community in Missis-
sipp is in Greenville and it is composed of about 500
Jews In Tennessee there are about 49, 900 Jews and
they constitute less than onehalf of percent of
the entire population. About half of all Jews in
Tennessee reside in Memphis about 5000 live in
Nashville, where synagogue was bombed recently,
and the third large Jewish community is in Chatta
nooga, with $500 Jews.
In Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky and other
Southern states the Jews similarly do not comprise
even one-half of percent of the entire population
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
Learn To Swim Now!

Each summer the list of fatalities in swimming
pools at lakes and oceansde is appalling.
Youngsters and adults alike are drowned IN ac-
cidents that perhaps could have been aVoloeo SWIM
ming instruction had been taken.
Tucsons Jewish Community Center recently
won an award for it's safety program. The Center
nrdes itself on having a staff of water safety in
structors-the most highly qualified of lfeguards
and swimming teachers.
It is family responsibility to learn to SWIM ana
our Center offers remarkable earn-to-sWlm pro-
gram.
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11

ing desegregatiOn produce elements
which indulge in bombing of syna-
gogues in retaliation for Jewish sup
port of the desegregation decision of
the U. S. Supreme Court. On the
other hand, some of the Negro peo-
pie in the South consider their boy
cotting of Jewish stores as a more or
less acceptable form of aggression
against the one vulnerable element
within the white community
Actually the Jews are but small
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
ABRAHAM BRIAN
Consul General
Los Angeles.

EDITORS NOTE DR.. Brian distinguished himself
in this country consular agent for Israel His visits to
Tucson won him new friends each time His talks here
were most warmly received and he aided the Combined
Jewish Appeal campaigns with vgor that stirred
interest in Tucson workers. We, too hope to meet the
distinguished DR.. Brian again soon and preferably in
Jerusalem-a peaceful JerusaemD
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
Boris SmoIur:
Caught In A Squeeze

DOMESTIC PROBLEMS: Jewish communities
in the South are caught in the present squeeze be-
tween the White Citizens Council and the potential
of Negro anti-Semitism expressed economically.
On the one hand, the forces in the South oppOS-
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11

THE ARIZONA POST
Arizono's Pioneer Anglo Jewish Newspaper
Recorder of the Tvcson Jewish Community
Editor and Publisher. .......... Abe Chon'n
r.. p,hI;.h., ....... Mildred p. chonin
Advertising Manager. .hefo Lon'
Telephone EAST 5-5381
Office at 2Sl2 {. First Street
P. O. Box 4567
Summer Hours: Mondoy Through Friday, 10 pm.
Closed oil doy Saturday and svndoy-
Published at Tucson, Az. every other Friday except
for one issue in July and one issue in August
Subscripiion roie. ..... 50 per yea,
Entered as second class mofer under the oct Of
March 3, 1879
POST soasS%sSsDS PRINTERS
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
The Letter Box
Our readers are invited 10
contribute TO this column. Let-
ters must be free of IibeloUs
Note From The Consul General

Note From The Consul General
EDITOR:
Before leaving for home want to tell you how
much 1 appreciate your personal and official help
during the past three trying years Working on the
west coast was most rewarding experience made
more so because of people such as yourself.
Here is hoping we meet again soon, preferably
in Jerusalem
With kindest regards
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
Robbi Fox:
Robbi Fox:
Jewish Quiz Box

QUESTION: Is it Jewish tradition to have flowers
on the table for the Sabbath?
ANSWER: There is statement in the Mdrash
(Song of Songs Rabbah 2:6) which states that
lilies were meant for the Sabbaths and festivals
In the Talmud an account is given of an old man
gathering myrtle leaves for the Sabbath (Babh'
Shabbos 33b) 1t becomes obvious then that IN
those days it was customary to have flowers ana
spices in the home especially on the Sabbath.
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11

THE PROJECTED Danciger Gym-Auditorium
if plans work out will be constructed through sound
financing program.
The building is community project and thus
calls for community financing.
If plans go through, there will be no separate
capital funds campaign. Instead the 100000 in
matching funds offered by the Danciger Foundation
will be supplemented by united Embarrassing
drive, the Combined Jewish Appeal
The CJA-a potent example of the unified
strength of our Jewish community-has been grant
ing $21 900 year for the last three years towards
paying off the mortgage on the present Center build
ing.
Now the proposed plan is to refinance the Cen
ter mortgage to include the new structure and con-
tinue the same CJA mortgage payment plan.
Thus there will be separate capital funds cam
paign-no extra drain on the community.
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11
4be Chanin.S
POST OFFICE

ONE OF THE FIRST calls we had after the
Danciger Gym-Auditorium plans were announced in
The Arizona Post came from the general secretary
of the Metropolitan Tucson Young Mems Christian
Association.
II want to congratulate you and the Tucson
Jewish community this wonderful project" said
c. D. Loper over the telephone. II think it is mar
velous thing that the Dancger Foundation made so
large grant to the Jewish Community Center.
"Our community is badly in need of another
gymnasium and I'm really pleased to see that the
Center will have such building"
Lopers views were reflected throughout the
non-Jewish community of Tucson as we'll as in the
Jewish community.
At the University of Arizona we were freely
congratulated by officials who had learned of the
project
"The Tucson Jewish community is making
great contribution to our city with this new GYM"
university official said Il hope will be invited
to the dedication of the building"
The Arizona post., 1958-07-11

ALREADY MANY suggestions on the building
and its attendant facilities have been brought before
the joint Center-Council gym planning committee
But the committee would like to have more Sug-
gestions as to what facilities Tucsonans feel should
be included in the gym. Well be happy to forward
your suggestions you can make them by send
ing a note to the Gym Planning Committee, 102 N.
Plumer.
community project should have community
thinking and planning. This project has both.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-13
Death
Notices

BRIGHAM. CARLENE Y. March Z. in
Washington, ID. c. Resided Gil West
Montgomery Avenue, Rockville. Daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.. brigham and
sister OF Joan Elizabeth Brigham. Buried
last Tuesday In Parklawn Cemetery
CARTER. NEAL. March 3 at his home In
Damascus. Brother Of Mrs. May Meads
and Mrs. Joseph Tramme. Buried last
Wednesday In Arlington National ceme
terry
CHRISTMAS. MICHAEL L. March 4.
Four-year-old son Of Walter f. and Jane
Christmas, Of Watts Branch Drive, Glen
hills, Also survived by sister Nancy and
brother Patrick Christmas and grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter IT, Christ
mas Buried last Friday in Parklawn
Cemetery
CLAGGETT. BERTHA. March at An
napolis. Resided Sandy Spring Sister
Of Lucy Powell. Buried last Saturday
at Sharps Street Church (Sandy SPRING.
cemetery
TAULELLE. HENRY GEORGE. March Z
Mt FairvleHv Park Hospital, Cleveland,
Ohio Formerly of COlesville Md, son
of Peter e. and the late Nora G. Taulelle.
brother Of Mrs. Harry l.. Sager, Paul A.
and Peter G. TauleIle, Jr. Buried last
Tuesday at CoIesville
UNGLESBEE. BEALL w. March g. Re
sided In Germantown. Husband Of Mary
T.. Unglesbec, father OF Mrs. Betty Mar
shall and George ID. W.. Ungiesbee. Bur-
ial tomorrow In Naelsville Presbyterian
Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-13
S { N TIN E L o coSNfG. MD.
Thursday, March 10. i9ss--A7
Wightmans Win
Pork Show Prizes

A brother and sister team from
Gaithersburg showed up well ex-
hibiting last week in the annual
Spring Pork Show held at the
Union Stock Yard in Baltimore.
James and Sandra Wightman,
All club members, won prizes
ranging from first to sixth with
their Hampshire swine and other
breeds.
James emerged State Champi-
on in All and FLA swine carcass
judging and won first for the
top lightweight Hampshire bar
row. Sandra took a second prize
with her medium weight trio
Hampshires, a third with her
lightweight trio and fourth
with medium weight individuals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-13

with those exemptions this year
in order not to raise the rate,
and then turn around and raise
the rate next year.
1t would be better to meet our
obligations the hard way, election
or no election.
OF course, as / pointed out last
week, there will always be people
who will blithely claim that you
could avoid all tax increases by
cutting the budget. AS a matter
of actual fact, the budget has
already been cut to the bone and
beyond.
No, this years deficit Is main
ly the result of running out of
surpluses and the other gimmicks
used TO balance previous budgets
and, most of all, the revenue-re-
ducing recession that has the ma
ton in It's grip this year.