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The visitors gallery was not so
well filled Tuesday as has been
the case in other times. However,
we noticed some new faces to add
to the list, namely: Leo Brown,
Eddie Thomas (brother of Inez
Clark and "skippy" schuck. Our
little Shepard sisters Linda and
Cissie, Marguerite Ellis, Art
Moore and Howie Barrett. Donna
Sayles came in for the first visit
of the New Year.
As the leagues are entering the
home stretch" the race has be-
come more close. With the Lad
les" not more than four games
separate the first four teams, Keep
'em rolling gals and lets have a
real close finish
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BOSTON BRUINS CALL UP
FIRST NEGRO TO
PLAY IN MIL
BY SAMUEL p. PERRY, JR.

BY SAMUEL p. PERRY, JR.
Boston, Mass. CANPJ-Boston
sports fans were treated TO a new
experience this week: the sight
OF the first Negro to play in the
National Hockey League.
The player was While O'Rhee,
p, a native Of Fredericton, New
Brunswick.
O'Rhee was called up from the
Quebec City farm team by the
Boston Bruins. currently in fifth
place in the MIL
ORhee slated a wing position
Bruins Coach Anlt Schmidt COM
mented, Il don't care II O'Rhes
scores any goals or not An ]
want him TO do Is skate his wing
and keep his man from scoring
That's one thing I know h
can DO. He can really skate with
anybody in the league and nlAyet
better than a lot OF guys
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both
heir
ming
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TWIN CITY LADIES

siderably before the end of the
current season.
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makes the doub-
les in the Twi-
light Nike
Doubles lie que
with the Jean &
Ray Grocer les
team. Sammy has
been b Wins
only one season
and hopes to up
-. -
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THE PAPER PEOPLE RESPECT
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Outstanding Farmers
Named by Jaycees

Thirty-four year old Henry
Gettinger, Observation-Disclosures Of
the Fairbanks area, was named
the Outstanding Young Farmer
Of the Year in the territory Of AL
aska. The winner of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce contest
was named during the Saturday
evening Farm Forum dinner held
in Palmer. Mike Gravel Of the
Anchorage Junior Chamber an
nounced the winner and a pla-
que was presented to him by Or
vile Hansen, Outstanding Farm
er committee chairman.
Billy Sisco, 26-year-old valley
farmer, was named as the Out
standing Young Farmer Of the
local area.
AS territorial winner Gettinger
will attend and participate in the
national contest in Indianapolis
April is when the Outstanding
Young Farmer Of America is
named. ...
Starting in 1854 with 16O-acre
homestead located seven miles
from Fairbanks on the Cinema Hot
Springs road, Gettinger worked
his property into farm land and
last year had "a acres of pota-
toes. approximately 30 acres Of
the farm have been cleared and
continued development Of the
property is planned.
Gettinger is married and he
and his wife Pat have five chill
dren,, two Of which are foster
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Gettinger
were married in Fairbanks in
1949, following which he attend
ed the University of Alaska for
three years where he majored in
agriculture. Before entering full
time farming a year ago Getting
er was employed as vegetable
inspector by the Department OF
Agriculture.
He is a producing member Of
the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association.
Sisco was selected as local win
Continued On page 81
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Al King Appeals
City Court Finding

a $40 suspended fine was i'm
posed by the City Magistrate up
on AL King of Palmer, when
found guilty of violating the city
ordinance pertaining to the dis
pensing, location and mainten-
ace of gasoline pumps on streets
or sidewalks in the city.
A plea of not guilty was enter
ed on behalf of Mr.. King by one
ot his attorneys, Stanley McCut-
cheon of Anchorage. City police
officer, Joseph Loyer, was the
only witness called by the prose
cutting attorney, John Shaw.
Following the testimony the
magistrate stated that he felt the
ordinance had been violated and
he found the defendant guilty.
Attorney McCutcheon asked that
She very minimum sentence be
imposed to prevent any smirch
On Kings record. It was brought
out by the attorney that both the
prosecuting and defense attorneys
were aware of the violation and
that it was known that this par
ticular case would be a test case.
Then continued a banty of sug-
gestions and agreements between
she defense and prosecuting at
torneys during which the sum of
$40 was agreed upon as a salts
factory fine. Attorney McCut-
cheon stated his client would APP
peal the finding and the magis-
trate ordered the posting of $40
bond.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Chamber Hears Plans
For Brewery in Alaska

Plans for brewery III Alaska
were discussed at the March 5
meeting of the Matanuska Val
ley Chamber of Commerce by
Paul Nichols and Milton "A. Lewis
of Old Knik Brewery Co. Of An
chorage who were at the lunch.
con meeting as guests of James
Hurley Of Palmer. Also attending
from the company was Carl Rid
dels of Wasilla.
With illustration Lewis ex-
planned the process of making
beer. outlining the basic layout
of a modern brewhouse. Nichols
pointed out that approximately
~ million gallons Of malt bev-
erages was sold in Alaska last
year (this figure includes milit-
ary). He added that sales have
been increasing each year and
that the market is here we're
not creating a new market, he
added. He said that there is some
question whether or not it would
actually pay a farmer to raise
barley for mailing purposes. He
speculated that the by-products
of the brewery would be an in
teresting factor to the farmer as
it could be used as feed-contain-
ing higher food value than regu-
lar feed.
He said that only the brewing
plant will be built right away,
the mailing plant will follow. He
estimated employment Of - per
sons and that the plant, when
completed, would show an in
0estment Of 100000. He pointed
out good breWmeister is very
important.
Stock in the new company is
being sold to Alaskans only
Nichols said. There will be nc
Continued on page 81
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
kiWanis Minstrel Show
Tickets Go On Sale

Tickets for the long-awaited
Minstrel Show will 60 on sale
next week by Kiwanis members
and business establishments, ac-
cording to Jim Wilson, produc-
er.
This years show will feature
a band, a chorus, numerous spec
ialty acts, and a novel plot in
volving the endmen, interlocutor
and mysterious sixth person
whose identity must be guarded,
according to Weilson.
The production has been bud
geted at a cost Of $500 and show
proceeds will be used to continue
youth services and community
improvement projects.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
March OF Dimes
Passes $500 Mark
In Valley Area

The March of Dimes fund has
reached a total of $553.17, ac-
cording to Ed Smith, local chair
man. Helping increase the total
this past week was a collection
jar containing the sum Of $32.O6
in small change which was turn
ed over to the March Of Dimes
BY the owners Of Knik Arms. The
jar had been left in the establish
ment several years ago and slow
ly, little by year, it was filled.
Smith remarked that this was a
good year to get It,
Other contributions were re
ceived this past week from Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Moffitt, ".
Louise Kellogg, Palmer Kiwanis
Club, Palmer Beta Sigma Phi
and the Butte Homemakers Club.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Local Residents
Named 10 Easter
Seal Committee

Four citizens of Palmer have
been named to serve on the 1858
Easter Seal committee of the AL
aska Crippled Children Associa-
ton. --
These leaders will spearhead
the month-long drive, beginning
today and continuing through
Easter Sunday, April 6, in plan
ming and carrying out the appeal
which will benefit crippled chill
dren in Alaska.
Mrs Aleen Uzelac announced
the names of the following per-
sons who will serve on her COM
nittee: Mrs. James Cottrell, Jr.,
co-chairman; Mrs. Marty Sher-
man and Mrs. Harry Campbell,
ST., in charge of Easter lily sales.
The 1858 Easter Seal campaign
will be conducted BY the
A.C.C.A., one of 1855 Easter Seal
affiliates of the National Socie-
ty for Crippled Children and
Adults, sponsor of the nationwide
appeal. The Easter Seal drive is
being held simultaneously in 48
states, District of Columbia, and
the territories of Alaska, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico by chapters of
the National Society.
Approximately 80 percent OF
the money will remain in the
state where it is raised to finance
rehabilitation of the crippled. The
remainder helps support a nation
al program of service, education
and research for the handicapped.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Jayeees Oppose Big
Withdrawals for
Wildlife Reserves

The Alaska Junior Chamber of
Commerce last week Saturday
adopted a resolution opposing the
proposed withdrawal by the fed
eral government of millions Of
acres" for wildlife reserve areas.
The resolution calls for public
hearings prior to any additional
Withdrawals for wildlife reser-
YES, and further calls for any
federal wildlife reserve with
draWals to be placed in trust for
the future state of Alaska.
State President Ed Merdes of
Fairbanks presided at the meet
ing. Attending the meeting
were Del Edwards, Carol Porter,
president Fairbanks Jaycees;
state director, Fairbanks; Duane
Oliphant, Fairbanks delegate;
Romer Derr and Ev Cummins,
delegates from Juneau; John
Gore, president of the Matanuska
Valley Jaycees and Ken Young
rem, state director from Palmer.
" During the meeting favorable
action was taken on charter APP
pications Of the newly organized
Matanuska Valley Junior Cham
Der of Commerce, as well as the
Sitka Junior Chamber Of Com
merce.
The local Jaycees will observe
the formal acceptance Of the new
chapter at an inaugural ball to
be held at the Palmer Elks Satur-
day evening, March 8.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
SO FARM FORUM
TERMED Big SUCCESS

Although attendance at some
of the Fourth Annual Farm For
UNI sessions was not as great as
in past years, the forum itself was
determined very successful, both
by the participants and sponsors.
The meeting was opened by
Eugene Reid, president of the
Matanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce. Brad Phillips spoke
to the group on tourism in this
section of Alaska, outlining the
expected visitations this coming
season and urging valley resi-
dents to plan a welcome for the
thousands of tourists who will be
visiting the area this summer.
He pointed out the economic val
ue of these tourists to every resi-
dent Of the valley-all who will
profit in one way or another.
Dr.. Robert Weigman, vice
president of the University of
Alaska spoke to the group the
first afternoon and presented an
interesting program on the Uni
versity and its services as they
relate to the community.
Dale Hull, Extension agricul-
tural engineer from Arnes, Iowa
proved to be a popular partici-
pant in the Forum in an illustrat-
ed talk on tractors, labor saving
methods in storing and feeding
forages, and efficient methods of
dairy management.
The hair styling and beauty
care program drew a good audi
ence Of interested women and
teenagers. Members of the Anch-
orage Hairdressers Unit demon
started hair styling and showed
film on good grooming and
hair styling. Participating from
the Unit were Esther Harvey,
president of the hair styling pan
Ell; Bea Tabbytale, association
vice president; and Paul Mats,
Anchorage hairdresser and an in
structor in a beauty college in
Anchorage.
G. Ivan Branton of the Expert
ment Station showed films on
potato harvesting equipment.
One Of the most popular SEES
Continued on page 81
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
Former paImerites
Aboard Downed Plane

a twin-engine Aero Command
er plane, carrying among its pas
sengers former Palmer residents,
is believed to have crashed in the
ocean some $50 miles north of
Kodiak yesterday morning.
The plane is believed to have
been pi1oted by Sig Staveland,
veteran Alaska pilot, and hus-
band Of the former LaVonne
Roetman, former Palmer resident
Listed aboard the ship were her
brother, Dale Roetman, husband
of the former Beverly Larsh, also
former Palmerite; James
'Swede" Sandvik, son of MIR. and
Mrs. +. NJ. Sandvik Of Palmer;
Henry G.. Herman, George Stiles.
and Bert Polling of the Anchorage
area,
: No word has been received
from the plane since CAA was
notified by Staveland that first
one engine had failed and then
later, the second. Search planes
were sent out Immediately but
to date the plane has not been
sighted.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
FINANCE FORUM
SLATED FOR PALMER
STARTING MARCH III

Four meetings, each one week
apart, are planned for the Wo-
mems Finance Forum which will
be- held in Palmer March II, "a,
81; and April 7. The forum is be-
ing co-Sponsored by the Matan-
uska Valley Bank and the Palmer
chapters Of Beta Sigma Phi.
Sessions viii begin at 8 pm. in
the high school cafeteria and
will run from As minutes to one
hour, following which there will
be a 30-minute question and an
sWer period. A number Of out
standing speakers will partici-
pate III the forum and present a
Weu-rounded finance program.
Richard G. Benjamin, assistant
cashier at the First National
Bank of Anchorage will present
the Function of Banking dur
ing the March II session. Kyle
Turner of the iMatanuska Valley
Bank will moderate this session
Of the Forum
All area women are urged by
the sponsoring groups to plan
their activities to include at
tendance of these sessions which
will offer important information
on various phases of finance
from how to write a check
thrugh insurance and social Sc
.curity. &
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
NAME CANDIDATES
FOR M.E.A. ELECTION

Six members Of the Matanus-
ka Electric Association have been
named as candidates for two va
cancies on the board of directors.
The men were named by NOM
mating committee which met
February %,
Selected by the committee were
Raymond Tedrow (incumbent(
and Russell Oberg of the Chugiak
area; HarlI. Hamilton of Palmer,
Harvey Hiber Of Sutton; and
Earl Combs Former board meme
ber) and Eloy Garcia Of Wasilla.
Further nominations may be
made from the floor. Persons
planning to make nominations
are requested to be sure their
candidates will accept office if
elected.
The terms of James Hurley,
current secretary treasurer, and
Tedrow, who was appointed by
the board to fill the unexpired
term Of Harold Thuma, will ex-
pire this year. Hurley declined
nomination because Of other re-
sponsibilities and Tedrow's term
automatically expires at the an
nual meeting.
The annual meeting will be
held on Saturday, April ~, il
the school gym.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
CAA INSPECTION TOUR
BEING CONDUCTED

Annual inspection of the facil-
tiles along Alaska's 1915 miles
of anyways is under way by Al
len D. Hulen, administrator OF
the Fifth Region of the CAA, us,
Department of Commerce.
Within the month, Hulen will
visit all of the SO stations which
serve the anyways, inspecting
the all-important aids which
make flying safe and profitable
in Alaska, and the facilities
which make life livable, and in
most cases enjoyable, for 1900
CAA employees throughout the
territory.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
I alent Show
To Be Presented
/ omorrow Evening

A number OF students from the
three Palmer schools have regis
tered for the talent show which
Is being sponsored by the high
school student council tomorrow
night. The show will be present
ed at 8 pm. in the Central School
gym and anyone who has not yet
purchased a ticket may pay at
the door as they attend. Admis-
sion will be $1.00 for adults and
so cents for high school students.
and Is cents for grade school
students. Proceeds from the show
will be used to help furnish any
necessary funds for the high
school band or chorus for their
trip to Fairbanks to attend the
annual music festival
Many Of the acts will have two
or more participants, and there
will be many solo numbers all
local, young talent, drawn from
the three schools
Cash prizes for winners of the
show will be awarded as follows:
SIS, first; SIG, second, and $40,
third.
A poster contest, sponsored to
help advertise the show, will pro-
vide three cash prizes, So, So,
and 81.
All contestants were addition
ed Wednesday and the top tai
ent chosen to appear in the pres
entation tomorrow night. An
afternoon performance IS planned.
It is slated to begin at 1880 in the
Central School gym.
Among contestants viii be the
following from Swanson School:
Patty Harrington, Kathy Hubert,
and Colleen Petit who will pre-
sent skit entitled THE Angels"
Also, Kathleen Hurt will do a
reading, Johnny O'Toole".
Participants from Central Sch
DOL will include: Susan Black,
piano, solo; Dennis and Marianne
Grover, vocal duet, Down In
the Valley; Jane Linnebur, pan
tomine, Its ia the Book" 7;
David Martin, piano solo, mel
ody"; and 10 Ann Campbell, bal
let, Glow Worm.
High school contestants who
will be appearing include: J. G.
Harder and Allyn Wilson Wilson
who will present 4 trumpet duet,
sail Along Silvery Moon; Dav-
id Sweeney, trumpet solo,
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom
White; Muriel Hanks, song and
guitar; Ida Hoskins, accordian
solo; Jimmy Ord and Mike Cot
trell, will sing a duet; Jimmy
Ord, accordian solo; Ernie Stein
burg, accordion solo; and Macar
Ga1eshof and Bill Olson will sing,
accompanied by guitar.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
COLLEGE MAY OFFER
Parliamentary COURSE

A short course in parliamentary
procedure will be offered at the
Palmer Community College if
sufficient interest is shown, Les
Klebesadel, college director, said
this week. .Klebesadel said there
had been some interest shown
in such a course and that if per
sons interested would register at
the high school it could be deter
mined whether or not such a
course could be offered. It would
probably be started Wednesday,
March 10, he added, and urged
interested persons TO register as
soon as possible so that arrange
ments may be made for instruc-
tons.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
COOP MAY BUY
ALASKA DAIRY

Questioned today on the AUTH
enticity of a story making the
rounds that the Matanuska Val
ley Farmers Cooperating Asso-
citation had purchased the Alaska
Dairy Of Anchorage, Erv Schom-
burg, Coop general manager
stated that we have a memoir
andum Of agreement-we'll have
to wait on going ahead with Il
until it has been ratified by some
Of the Alaska Dairy stockhold-
ers''.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
DANCE CLASSES
TO RESUME MARcH ~

Ballroom dancing classes for
area teenagers will resume Sat-
urday evening, March %, it has
been announced by Betty Lou
Jensen of the 81 School Of Dance.
A beginning class and an advanc-
ed class is planned. More details
will be announced in next weeks
issue of The Frontiersman.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
BREAK lN U.S.G.S.
WAREHOUSE REPORTED

A number of small items, val
ued at about $500, were reported
stolen last week from the U.s.
G.S. warehouse on Matanuska
Road Among the missing was
listed a gas-powered pump, cleo
trio hammer, chain saw and a
generator.
The frontiersman., 1958-03-06
!
HAS SPRING SPRUNG?

T. A, Meyer, who makes his
home just a bit out on the
Wasilla highway, reported to
the newspaper office on We'd
@nesday Of this week that for
the second day in a row a jolly
fat robin had been visiting in
his front yard. Must be MI.
Robin missed seeing Mr..
Grounding early last month
and isn't quite aware Of what
could Be in store for him.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-25
DEL H0GAR-por Victoria ALeiondra
FL PoEMA De HOY
Tim o AcTo

Colgadme al pecho despues que muera,
mi verde escudo en- un relicario;
cubridme TODD con ell sudario,
con ell sudario de tres dolores de mi bandera.
Sentada y trste habra una quimera
Sobe mi tumulo funerario. 80.
Sera un espriritu soitario
en- larga espera, en- larga espera, en- larga espera -.
Llegara un da tumultuario
y la quimera, en- ell snenciario
sepulcro erguida, lanzara un critic. 49,.
Buscare entonces entire mis- huesos mi relicario.
iMe alzare entonces con la bandera de mi sudario
a despegarla sobre los mundos, desde las cumbres del Infinit
JOSE DE Dill
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-25
Poeta Y Crltico Liferario de
EE. UU Vista a Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN Ell senior Horace
Gregory deStacado poeta y critico
~literario de Estados Unidos vista.
ra Puerto Rico en- compania de SUI
esposa del % a. 80 de los corrien-
ties. Ell senior Gregory forma parte
de un grupo compueSto por 6 miem
bros de la facultad y 80 estudian-
ties universitarios del Colegio de
Sarah Lawrence de Bronxville,
New York, que visitara la Isla con
Ell proposito de yer Sobre ell terre-
no la labor que reaIiza la Division
de Education de la Comunidad del
Departamento de instruction PG-
blica y la Administration de Hoga-
e de Puerto Rico.
Durante Su permanencia aqui,
bajo los auspicioS del Programa de
lntercambio Educativo de nues-
tro DEPARTMENT. de Estado, ell
grupo visitara la U~niversidad de
Puerto Rico y otras agencias e ms
trumentalidades del Estado Libre
Asociado.
FL senior Gregory conoci6 hace
amos al Gobernador, Don Luis
Munoz Marin en- la ciudad de Nue.
va York y desde entonces han sido
amigos. ESta sera su primera visi-
ia a Puerto Rico.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-25
DESILUSION


Querida Amaranta: A los "a
amos me encuentrO cOmpleta'
mente deSalentada. Hace seis me-
ses que vine a este pals con OBJ
jetO de Olvidar a I'm jOven de
quien estuve enamOrada. Y vivO
sofa v triste, sin esperanzaS de
encOntrar al hOmbre que soma
ba.
Ruth
Su problema que a listed, ma.
turalmente, lie parece unico, es
ell mismo problema con que Sc
enfrentan en- ell mundo, y con-
cretamente EN- las grandes ciu-
dades, miles y miles de mucha-
chas. Sin embargo, 81 bien Sc
mira, la soledad es I'm fen6meno
mental. Sc puede una sentir so
la, aun estando entire varioS Ono
ha dido listed hablar de la sole
dad de dos en- compahia?( y Sc
puede sentir una allegro y acom-
panada de 81 misma estando So
la. Aprender a estar solo, a vi
vir solo es una de las grandes
eonquiStas que podemos hacer
en- este mundo. En- consecuencia,
eonSuelese Deseche esa sensa-
ci6n de tedio que lie abruma,
sin dejar por ESQ de buscar al
hombre que ha de acompanarle
definitivamente. La mayoria de
los problemas que pesan sobre
nosotros son question de amino
y temple. Hay quien Sc cree en-
fermo y ACADIA por ponerse en-
fermo Hay quien Sc cree des-
graciado y ACADIA siendo terri
blemente infeliz. Sin embargo
hay enfermos, infelices, pobres...
que saben sonreir a fuerza de con
formarse con SUI suerte. Haga u.s.
ted otro tanto.
LA SOMBRA DE LA DUDA
Querida Amaranta: Hace cua-
tro amos que me case, tengO 10
y mi eSpOsO rs. De nuestr0 ma.
trimoniO naci6 una nina preci0.
ga. CuandO ambOs eramOs fell.
ees, recibf una carta de una pri.
ma mia, que intentaba venir a
Miami y hospedarse en- mi casa.
Mi eSpOs0 aprob6 la idea. AL
eabO del mes de haber venido,
yendo ella y yo pOr la Gale, an
muchachO que result6 ser ell
novi0 de mi prima- nos lIam6,
charl6 un ratio con n0sotras v,
al mismO tempo. nos present6
a SUI cunado que iba pOr casua.
hdad cor Ell. Este dltimO parece
que Sc enamOr6 de mi. Poste-
riormente, alguien debi6 darIe
mi direction, v Sc atrevi6 a en-.
Warme una poesfa amorOsa. La
earta lego a manOs de mi es-
gi6 Su rOpa y abandon6 nuestro
bogar. Puede estar listed segura