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who has been so well-advised poll
tically, seek out a conference with
the Vice President, who has been
in the political doldrums since
Election Day?
To many politicians it looked
like a bonehead play. When things
are going well, they reason, you
Just don't rock the boat
with few facts 10 so on, some
political analysts then began to
look for all sorts Of hidden mo-
tives in Rockefeller's action Was
he pressured into the session?
Implication: He is really weak,
like Ike Was ne trying to make
deal with Dick? Implication:
He is just like the Rockefellers
OF old; slick businessman
/ don't claim to have any inside
information on the meeting or
what was said during the Rookie
Teller Nixon talk. But to me its
significance lies not in the search
for sinister motives but in some
thing entirely different.
First, II demonstrates that Rock
efeller is a warm, sensitive human
being Just as New York voters
suspected he was. It's no secret
here that Rockefeller has been
troubled since the New York cam
paign at press reports that he
cold-shouldered the Vice President
His failure to turn up at a political
rally at which Nixon spoke was a
pointed rebuff. But from his ami
able, easy-going personality 1t
seems clear that to be so insulting
is out OF character for the new
New York governor.
Second. the meeting shows that
Rockefeller apparently does not
think Nixon is quite so sinister as
some Of the Vice Presidents crit
les regard him. Rockefeller EVIL
IDENTIFY regards Nixon as more Of a
political operator than a man with
deep-seated right-wing political
convictions
whether Rockefeller is naive
about this remains to be seen.
HOW THE MEETING CANE
ABOUT - The meeting between
the two men came about on Rookie
fener's initiative, II was clearly a
Z goodwill gesture on RockefeIler's
part and probably meant to erase
some o. the in-feeling resulting
from the New York campaign,
While he was vacationing in
I Venezuela. Rockefeller wired his
assistants In New York asking that
they arrange a meeting with the
Vice President, He also asked for
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a meeting with President Essen
hover, but this could not be ar
ranged because the President had
already left for a vacation in
Augusta,
When Rockefeller returned from
South America, about $40 am.
Saturday morning, Nov %, a
newspaperman whispered to him
that the meeting with Nixon had
been arranged. This took Rookie
Teller a little by surprise, just as
his request for a conference sur
prised Nixon. Since Rockefeller
had not known that a definite
meeting had been agreed upon, It
seems clear the news about his
request must have been leaked
by Nixon's office.
The press knew about II 1.-THE
meetingl before / did" Rockefeller
told a friend.
After their talk Nixon would
not meet with repoI ters, although
he posed at his desk in the Capt.
toll for a photo with Rockefeller.
The governor-elect, however. did
meet with reporters, kidded with
them a bit, and even found a
lucky penny" on the floor which
he FASTENED to pick up to add to
the Rockefeller millions.
He continued to disavow any
desire to run for President in 1860
and told newsmen il was "ob-
yious" that Nixon is far out front
in the race for the Republican
nomination. However, Rockefeller
added that he would at least" be
the leader Of the New York Re
| publican delegation. He was care
full TO avoid committing the delega,
ton to Nixon or anyone else. The
two men agreed that as many men
OF national stature as possible
should be developed for 1860,
The general view here is that
Rockefeller gave Nixon an un,
necessary break. which viii prob.
ably never be reciprooated In
politics a goodwill gesture rarely
PAYS off for its donor.
on the other hand. Rockefeller
has been 50 unorthodoN a cam
paigner that his weIl-intended ef,
fort 20 make amends might jus,
convince a lot Of people that h
does not so in for kicking. scratch,
ing and gougiRg Maybe that's
what people find 80 attractive
about him.
/ Copyright. 1855, Robert c
I Spivackl
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WATCH
on the
POTOMAC
BY ROBERT @. sPTVAcK

Washington AND NIXON-One of the
mystfyng political stories since the Nov election was
the meeting here between GOveec Nelson Rockefeller of
New York and Vice President Nixon.
There points about that difficult for seasoned
politicians understand For example, Why did Rockefeller
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"supreme covrt RefIeets Lvetlnal rrend.

Monday
upheld constonanty Aahamas pupil placement
despite arguments designed thwart the
school Interrogation order
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The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
FHA Makes Plans
 For Siate Program

'Teens with a purpose was the theme of the State executive council meeting of the Future Homemakers of America when their high school representatives met last week on the University of Alaska campus. Twenty-two students, advisors, and guests planned a state program of work, developed ways local chapters could help members toward bet ter citizenship, improve human relationships and recoanize the value of education
 The teachers remained two days to organize the Child De velopment guide for high school teachers m homemaking and to gain some of the newer methods and techniques of teaching fam : ly life education.
 Attending from the Palmer High School were Audrey Dinkel, acting state FILA secretary, and Mrs Marylou Rideout, advisor
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
RUSSIA SENDS APPLE TREES TO
 EXPERIMENT STATION

A shipment of 27 crab apple trees (Armenica manshurica) has been sent to the Alaska Agri- cultural Experiment Station from Leningrad, U. 5. S. RI, 1t was an Mick, station director. The trees nounced this week by Dr. Allan were shipped by IN. N. Jakovlev, Industry in Leningrad, the ar rangement of which was made Hast year by Jule Kilcher of Homer while visiting in Europe.
 The arrival of the plants in AL aska mas been interrupted by plant quarantine, in New York, Mick director 0f the Institute of Plant stated, and pointed out that the plants will have to be grown un- der plant quarantin, before be- ing moved to the Experiment Station This is done when plants are brought into the coun- try from a foreign country, Mick explained Plants are watched carefully for any virus as a pro- fective measure
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
GHOSTS AND COLLINS TO BE TREATED" BY LOCAL MOOSE LODGE

Treats" Will he available at Moose hall for .'trick-or-treaters1 off all ages tomorrow night, 1t was announced by members of the Palmer Moose Lodge Youngsters who Win be seeking treats to- morrow night are asked not to call at Moose hall until after 7 pm. . after that time, all youngsters are welcome. from the little tots on Up to the older ones. Treats will be served from 4 p,m until they are gone, it was an- nounced and there will be something good" the committee stated
 Moose lodges throughout the States observe Halloween for the young people and members ok the local lodge have planned the treats in place of a party orig- inally planned. The latter was changed when it was found that 1t would conflict with high school Halloween celebration
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
C-D HANDROOKS
 TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO VALLEY HOMES

Five home preparedness steps essential to the safety of the Am .erican home in peace or war time disasters will be brought to the attention of Matanuska Valley householders on November l by Boy Scouts when they distribute a civil defense handbook to every home.
 The Office of Civil and De- fense Mobilization's Handbook for Emergencies" will become a part of every American homes preparedness planning this week end when the mass delivery of the free handbook is completed.
 The civil defense pamphlet lists five steps to safety in the event of a disaster, natural or man-made. They are:
 Family preparedness; know ledge of warning signals in the event of an enemy attack; conel- rad instructions GAO and l24O on your radio dial; fallout pro- tection home defensive prepara- tions against radioactive dang CTS; suggestions for community planning and emergency action
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
; CONS TRUCTlON BIDS
 TO BE CALLED ON JANUARY g

Architectural plan changes for Swanson School were reviewed by members of the Palmer Board of Education during a special meeting held on Monday night of this week. The changes were dis cussed with Ed Crittenden, and Lou Casseta, architects, who are doing the architectural work for the addition planned for the school
 Invitations to bid oh the con- struction will be issued on Janu- ary 5, 1859, it was announced by the Board The bids will be open- ed on February and the con- tract awarded on February IS. Completion date of the project has Been Set for August 31, 1859.
 Jack Daum of Anchorage has been retained by the school board MS investment consultant and Twill handle the sale of the school bonds.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
Palmer Officials 10 Attend City League Convention

Leaving for Juneau next We'd nesday will be City Councillor Ray Lancaster and City Clerk Emile St. Pierre who will re- present Palmer at the annual con- vention of the League of Alaska Cities to be held in that city Mo- vember 5 8. Also attending from Palmer will De Mrs. Lucille Mick, executive secretary of the Lea que.
 During the absence of the city clerk, the city business office will be open the same as usual, with Mrs. Jo Puddicombe, secretary, on the job.
 The Palmer delegates will par ticipate in session on Highways and City TrafficWays in the 4oth representing the smaller cities of Alaska. Also participating in the panel discussion VIII De K. II. SWick, division engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads, a re- presentative of the Alaska High way and Public Works Depart ment and representatives from the cities of Fairbanks and Jun can
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
HOSPITAL TERMED
 BEST OF KIND" ALASKA

Palmer's hospital is the best of its kind i'm Alaska, stated Board President Allan MI Mick Vt an open meeting of the hos pital staff last week,
 Each day an average of l2 ot the hospitals 25 beds are occn- pied. use of the surgery has more than doubled in the past year most patients now stay only five days IN the hospital, ~ year ago they stayed SIX days The shorter Stay is attributed to better medications now available, stated Mick
 So far this year 76 babies have been born in the local hospital, compared to 66 at this time last year. One third of all patients Are not covered by any kind of insurance . about seven per cent are covered by service con- tracts such as Public Welfare
 The annual hospital payroll now exceeds $l00,O0O "a year, divided among 23 permanent em- ployees, Mick reported. Total an- nual expenses are Sl48,O00 cash receipts were also $l48,000 but this included about $8,5O0 ot donated income . bad debt re- coveries amounted to $3,885. So liar this year free services" have amounted to only $3,00O, compar ed to $7,763 two years ago, As of September 30 the hospital owed about $2OOOO worth of bills . patients owed the hospital S24,- 000 The largest debt the hospital owes IN to the Employment Se- curity Commission, which now claims $6,40O in back taxes
 Bonded indebtedness is down to S4,000 Two years ago it was S8,900 Membership fees are re- ducing this indebtedness.
 The typical patient spends S33 for a one day stay ih the hospital, About S5 goes for record keep- lng nursing takes SIS meals cost $4t85 - room, $4-62 laundry sl.22. and laboratory and Nray charges average about S2 a day.
 Credit for efficient service
 tContinued on page 5l
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
Pick Palmer Student As International
 Convention Delegate

The Palmer High School stu dent council was named tO send the Alaska delegate to Williams burg, Virginia to attend the Stu- den Council Convention at the House of Burgesses February l5- 18, 1859 The Palmer student will Alaska alt the interna- tIonal meeting which is sponsor ed each year by the New York Tribune and the Williamsburg Foundation
 This will be the first interna- tional convention at which Alas ka has been represented.
 The selection of ~ local student was decided during the Student Council Convention held in SeW- ara October 24 and 25 at which time 15 P. H. S. student council were in attendance, along with Keith Smith, high school principal, Mildred Sidall, guidance director, and Mrs Ar- lene Uzelac, mother of one of the Palmer delegates
 Palmer was selected as the host city for the 1859 Student Coun- eil Convention in Alaska and following a policy established at the October 24 meeting. the dele- gate tO attend tAe international convention, wllI ba one from the host city of that Year
 Financial arrangements for the delegates attendance have not yet been fully worked out However, the Williamsburg Foundation pays for one half of the trans- poftation costs of each delegate from the 49 States. II is antict pated that each Student Council in Alaska will help sponsor to some degree, the balance of the financial needs for the Alaska delegate
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
Local Bremen
 10 Repair Toys

Palmer volunteer firemen have enlisted themselves as "Santa's helpers and will conduct a toy repair shop at the fire hall.
 Anyone having toys they wish 1o donate to the repair shop arc asked to drop them at the office of TOT. S. Commissioner Dorothy B Saxton, or the fire hall. One more drop IS being sought and will be announced when arrangements ere completed
 The toys will be distributed to inc less fortunate children just M time for Merry Christmas,
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
City Council Notes

will be approve at the second regular meeting.
 A letter was read from the Bureau of Land Management Which included an application for the City of Palmer to file to ob- tain Colony lands in the Matan- uska valley to be used for sani- tary fill. purposes. The council Voted to make the application.
 A letter from the Pippel Insur- ance Company was read, compli menting the present city fire de- partment and urging they seek a change from Glass s rating to Class 5 rating, which would rel suit in a savings of over IS per cent on both dwelling and their contents
 City Council committees for the new fiscal year have not vet been named. Councilmen suggest ed that the Mayor name three man committees this year instead of the tWo-man committees used in the past
 Council members discussed snoW removal and street main tenance work on the new pave ment. It was pointed out that all work done by the City on the BPR roads win be paid for by the BPR. A representative Of the Anchorage BPR office expects to ibe in Palmer this week to discuss policy and rate charges with city officials
 A request that the curernt li- cense charge of $50 for liquor es- tablishments be lowered was turned down by the Council.
 Because the next regular meet ing will fall on Veterans Day, the meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, November 18.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
hIDDLESTON TO SPEAK AT CHAMBER MEETING

The president of the Anchor age Chamber of Commerce. Kip Hiddleston, will be guest speaker at the November 5 meeting of the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce. me meeting Will be held at noon at the Marada Cafe and all interested persons are invited to attend. Hiddleston recently returned to Anchorage from Atlanta, ca. where ne par tieipated in a special program which welcomed Alaska as the .forty-ninth State.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
SHORT COURSES IN AGRICULTURE TO BE OFFERED

Persons of the valley area, in- aerested in agricultural courses, will have an opportunity to avail themselves of a number of Short Course subjects this fall and Ninter, 1t was announced this week BY Lew Hanks, district ag- e7t.
 The courses will, in most cases, ever one subject an evening. They will be given as A coopera-
 Ye project of the University of Alaska Extension Service, the vocational Education Depart
 ent of the Palmer High School, tle Wasilla High School, and the Palmer Community College.
 The courses will start late in November or early December, Hanks reported. They will be off tered weekly in Palmer and re- Peated in EVasilla, Chugiak, and also m the Big Lake or other areas if sufficient persons are Interested, he added
 Lists of the proposed courses were mailed this week through out the valley Persons not re- eeiving a list who are interested a any of the following courses, a who wish to suggest additional courses, may stop IN at the Exten- Sion Service office and sign tip.
 The following Short Course subjects have been suggested. Per- 4ans interested are asked to indi- late preferred course subjects and tae preferred community in which frey would attend the classes:
 Farm Building Arrangement tar Efficient Operations, Fam Building and Barn Constructions Grain in Storage and Drying; Types of Silo Construction; Feed and Materials Storage and Hand IHg Methods Farm Electrical Wiring and Safety; Electrical APE aliance and Motor Care and Use; Harm Water Systems and SeW- aEe Disposal. Insulation and Va- rar Sealing of Farm Buildings Heating Systems and Fire Safe-
 Farm Shop Planning ahd Uses Ia.ry Management Feed and Forage Pr0duetion Poultry Pro- auctioh and Mafketingi Weed Control and Crop Gertifieation. Garden Crops New Development n Fertilizina5 Land Capability and Soil Conservation, and Ir-
 gation and Drainage Planning
 The following subjects and athers may be presented as a part ot tho Community College curri- rulum A Study of Alaska Soils M Relation 10 Plant Nutrition and Fertili1ing Principles of Farm Accounting; Farm Management and Marketing; and Basic Princi- ples of Animal Husbandry.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
OVER 5000, ,00O SET FOR VALLEY ROADS
LOCAL CABBAGE MAKES PAGE ONE

The October 4 issue of tn SATURDAY STAR-BULLET- IN of Honolulu, n. H., features on the cover of it's magazine section a large colored photo of king-sized cabbage which weighed 4l pounds. The cab bage was this years award winner at the Matanuska Val ly Fair and was purchased from its grower, Max Sherrod, by the Northwest Orient Air lines and flown to Hawaii. MT. Sherrod recently cut beau tiful cabbage that weighed g pounds.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
3RD DIVISION TO GET OVER $3Is MILLION

The Board of the Alaska High way and Public Works Depart ment met with officials of the Bureau of Public Roads earlier this month to discuss details of the 1860 fiscal year Federal-Aid Highway program
 The following is description of projects selected and estimat- ed value of each for the Third Judicial Division. Sums set up for individual projects are based on preliminary estimates. Tn some cases final costs may diff fer from those estimated.
 Third Division
 PRIMARY: I. King River bridge and approaches, replace existing single lane high truss structure, S30O,O0O 2. Bridge painting. Tazlina, Moose, Kenal, Kasilof, Anchor, Gulkana at Pax son, Delta area Gas far as funds will permit), $50,000. 3. Matan- uska River bridge approach line O.3 mile, $210,000. 4. Glenn High way Mile 92 line change. Grade and pave 35 miles including Packsaddle bridge Supplement -$l90,000 previously programmed, $l85, ,000. 5 Glenn Highway. Ches- ter Creek Freeway from intersec- ton with 5th Avenue extended. Grade and pave l.3 miles east ward, $25O00O. 6. Richardson Highway Simpson Hill, Mile IA Line change OPS mile, to avoid slide area. Grade and bituminous surface treatment, $25O,000. '. De mali Highway. Grade and crushed gravel surfacing from Paxson to Tangle Lakes, IS miles, $500, GOO. |8- Heavy maintenance of pave ment to correct deformation m permafrost sections, $236, ,5O8 Total primary, $2,28l. .508.
 SECONDARY l Willow Tal- keetna. Clearing grubbing 43 miles from Willow to TaIkeetna. S175,O00 2. Palmer Matanuska. Surface treatment to Echo Lake, 38 miles, $lO0,O00 3. Jonesville- Eska branches. Grading and sur face treatment, 3 miles, Sl25,00O. 4 Naknek Airbase. Replace trest- le bridges with clear spans at King Salmon Pauls Creek and Leader Creek and culyerts at Eskimo and No Name, $500 00O. 5- Homer local roads. Grade and gravel from top Of East Hill road to Ohlson Mt, road, 4.5 miles, $50,00O S Copper River Highway. Bridges, culverts and grading, Mile 5-7 and 1915, $250,000. 7. Copper River Highway. Rock rip rap from Mile l6 to Al. Protection of overflow areas and erosion by Copper River (funds to be in- creased, $46,884. Total second ary, $l,O46,844-
 { Secondary Item 4 This project < 7is necessary to protect the invest ment in the Copper River High way which was threatened and damaged by the river in several places during the past summer Surveys have not been complet- ed, but il appears probable at this time that the amount allotted tto the project will be insufficient Since this is an essential piece of work, it may result 10 adjust ment of one or more Of the other
 Continued on page 5)
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30
WILL TEST FIRE
 EXTENGUESHERS NOV. s

A representatlVe 0f The An-
 chorage Oxygen Company will be in Palmer on Saturday, Mo- yember 6, from 9:30 am. to 5 pm. and will test fire extin- guishers for all persons inter ested. Fire Chief Bernard Bou- wens asks that the public co- operate by taking their fire eNtinguishers to the city fire hall between the mentioned hours for testing. No charge will be made for the service.
The frontiersman., 1958-10-30

In the absence of Mayor Ken- meth Lynn Councillor William Zahradnicek presided at the Oc- tober 28 meeting of the Palmer City Council. Councilmen in at- tendance included Bertram Duff, Sam Gotten, Ray Lancaster, and Ralph Koslosky- Councillor Char les Logsdon, now on leave, is eN- pected back in Palmer this Week.
 
 Two representative of the Al- askan Plumbing and Heating Co of Anchorage presented literature and specifications on a 300- gallon submergible pump. Discussions brought out the more economical aspects Of ~ submergible type pump over the turbo type. A committee of Zahradnicek, Duff, and Gotten was named to study specs on a 500-gallon pump. The pump is No be used in the clty's new water we'll.
 
 Jack VanOs, member of the Matanuska Valley Junior Cham ber of Commerce. requested on behalf of the organization, that the Jayoees be permitted per- manent use of the plot of land provided for Colony Park. The organization plans to install a concrete Slab upon Which they VIII place the historically-valued railroad engine now located in the park The council authorized the JC's to use the land for such purpose, providing no restrictions 'are found Which Would prevent IVY,
 George Hedla, CPA, presented the annual audit report to the Council which Was accepted by motion It was announced that starting next month the city will approve bills for payment at only one meeting the first Tuesday of each month Only special bills
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HrGH rInEs roR WASHING roN ANp roroMAc RNER rorNrs

other fishermen only took q
couple of fish each.
Virginia anglers reported
similar conditions.
-
In other fresh waters blue
gills and crappie are biting
freely. Herman NJ. Levine and
Ray Lewis of Washington spin
fished the Pocomoke River near
Snow Hill on the Eastern
Shore. In an hour and a half
they took IS crappie and two
yellow neds. Most Of the fish
were caught on the new Nun
gesser 5000 spoon and shad
dart combination.
"a
Rockfishing is late, too. A
few are reported being taken at
Sandy Point State Park by surf
casters and the fish should be-
gin biting soon for trollers In
shallow waters. A 9-pound rock
is reported to have been caught
by a surf-caster using blood
worms at Cove Point-the big
gest so far this season.
-
A new fishing club has been
formed by the Washington
Chapter of the Elks. There are
80 to 40 members and excur-
sions are planned during the
summer. One of these is set
for May "a. The anglers will
go out from Ocean City, Md.
on the head boat Pisces. P. C.
Klein Of Chevy Chase is chair
man, Paul K. Jones of Silver
Spring. secretary, and AL Cou-
ture Of Arlington, treasurer.
-COVELL