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The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
U of \ Receives Geology Grant

Dr. C. T. Elvey, vice presi- dent for research and advanced study, anonunced last week that the University of Alaska Geology Department has been selected to participate in the US. National Defense Educa- tion Act program beginning in fall, 1863.
 Two federally supported fel- lowships for study leading to doctorate in geology will be available under the program. Each fellowhsip is worth minimum of $7,800 to the recip- tent over a three year period. In addition, t h e geology de- partment will receive a de partmental supplem n t of $2500 per fellowship student for each year the program is in effect.
 Fellowships are available in most fields of study but these are the first such fellowships to be awarded in Alaska. Only nine out of the more than 25O geology departments in the entire country were selected to participate in the fellowship program last year.
 Significantly, the selection of the U-A geology department to participate in the fellowship program comes only one year after the department was au- thorized to begin a doctoral program by the University board of regents.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Use Tax In5ta||menf Due

CT should check to see if the use tax has already been paid by the previous owner for the current year, If it has, the new owner incurs no liability for tax on his use of such vehicle for that year,
 MT. Conrad reminded truck or bus owners who first be- came liable for the Federal Highway Use Tax in November or who put additional vehicles into operation in November, that returns should be filed for such vehicles by the end of December. The tax may be paid in full by December 31 or in three equal payments by December 3l, March 31 and June 30.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Plans For Dairy Clinic Take Shane

Plans for the Dairy Clinic which will be held the last week in January are shaping un well, according to James Wilson, chairman of the ARA Dairy Committee.
 The local committee has contacted a team of dairy tech nicians from Ellensburg, Wash ington, who will conduct t h e clinic here. These men have held similar clinics in the Washington state area. A mem Der of the group is Wesley Ec- kert, son of MT. and Mrs. Vir- gil Eckert of Palmer, who is now employed in the Ellens- burg dairy industry.
 The purpose of the clinic will be to clarify some of the problems of production and marketing of milk in the Mat anuska Valley, Wilson said.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

Oil film of Alaska, where she was shown working on the fur parka which she modelled in the 1861 dress revue.
 Jamie plans to attend tn e University of Alaska, w h ere she will major in home econ omics.
 David, who was state All winner in gardening in 1860 and won a trip to the All Club Congress in Chicago, was also awarded a trip to the national All Club Conference in Wash ington, DC. in 1862. David also attended t h e 1862 Fairbanks conference.
 In high school, David h a S taken part in band, choir,
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Seniors Banquet,
 Dance Tonight

Highlight of t h e Christmas season for Palmer high school students will be the senior din- ner and ball tonight.
 Festivities begin with the senior dinner, open only to seniors and their dates, which will be served in the recrea- ton hall of the LIDS Church. The young people have been asked to arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 pm, since serving is to begin at 8 pm.
 The Senior Ball, open by in- vitation to all Palmer high school students, will begin at g pm. at the Elks hall, where music will be furnished by a five-piece Anchorage band, The Jokers.
 Following the ball, the mer- rymakers will go on to the Gen. ter Theatre for a special mid night movie, which will begin at 12::30 am.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
.State To Enforce
 Lease Requirements

payment to the state of the costs of removal plus storage charges of $1 per day in t h e case of each aircraft of n 0 t more than 5000 pounds gross weight or $5 per day in tn e case of each building, each air craft in excess of 5000 pounds gross weight, or in the case of any other kind of property an amount as deter mined by the state to be reas- onable."
 Not specifically mentioned in the proposal but brought out in the discussion on Dec. 18 is the fact that owners of im- proved property adjacent to the airport who use the air. port facilities will also be char ged the lease fee, based on square footage of improved property.
 Owners of business property at the airport have pointed out that air taxi operators already pay a $25 fee per plane per year to the state; that insur- ance coverage for air taxi op- orators costs $500 per year per plane; and that they are al- ready paying personal proper ty and real estate taxes, as well as carrying additional insur, ance on their hangars ane homes.
 They have als 0 questione' fthe Division of Aviation bud get allowance for the next ifs year of $500 to the Palme airport. They estimate that un der the new lease arrangement the state would collect S7,00 in fees from the Palmer air port for the year.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

sembly. She was a member of the Grand Choir when tn e Alaskan Rainbow group was still affiliated with Washington and Idaho.
 Jamie, an enthusiastic All member for some years, w a s state dress revue winner in 1861, winning a trip to tn e All Club Congress in Chicago. She attended the 1862 All and student body officers leader ship training conference in Fairbanks as a junior leader. She has been vice-president of the Community All Club n d has served on camp and con- ference committees.
 She appeared in Standard
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

District Director of Internal Revenue L. J. Conrad today reminded truck and bus own CTS who have elected to pay their highway use tax in in- stallments that December 31 is the due date for the next pay ment. A notice of payment due is being sent to these taxpay- CTS.
 A form 2290 should be filed on all taxable vehicles by the end of the month following the month they were first used on public highways. However, lia- bility for highway use tax arises only once each year on each taxable vehicle. There fore, on second hand trucks or buses acquired, the new own
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

pep club, cheer leading, sci ence club, yearbook, and jun for class play activities. He is a member of the National Hon. or Society.
 This musically minded young man is also active in his church, where he leads the choir.
 Planning a career in music, he intends to enter the Uni versity of Washington next fall.
 Local committee members and judges in the contest in cluded Stanley Zaborac, Jr., Keith Smith, Ralph Burnett, Ted Schmidtke, George Ed Smith and w. T. Zahradnicek.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Winners In E|ks Contest Named

forwarded to the state organi- zation for judging. Winners in the state contest will receive $250 and will enter national competition.
 Both Jamie and David are very active in school and con- munity affairs. Janie's school activities include band, cheer leading, pep club, majorettes, and National Honor Society. She has held numerous organ izational offices.
 At present she holds tn e office of Grand Outer Observ- CT in the Grand Assembly of Alaska, Order of Rainbow for Girls, and is a past Worthy Ad- visor of the local Rainbow as-
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
BLISSARD RITES HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services were held for Charles Frederick Blissard, ten-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. John Blissard of Palmer, on Sunday, Dec. 23, in h e Wasilla Church of Christ. The boy died Friday, Dec. 21, of injuries received when his bi- cycle collided with an automo- bile on Bailey Hill, short dis tance inside the Palmer city limits.
 The fatal accident occurred shortly after 5 pm. Friday, as Charles was returning to Pal mer from the home of a friend, Curtis Fuchs. The driver of the car, Stewart Dreghorn, was al so travelling south and did not see the boy on the unlighted bicycle until the moment of impact.
 Although the youngster was still alive when brought to Valley Presbyterian Hospital, he never regained conscious ness. Since he was not recog- nized by police and hospital authorities, some time elapsed before the parents were noti- fled, the mother first learning of the accident when she drove up Bailey Hill to look for her son, overdue from his play mates home, and was stopped by police officers Investigating the collision.
 Charles, who was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on May 30,. 1952s came to Alaska with his parents in 1857. He attended school in Wasilla un- til this year, when he was en- rolled in Central School in Palmer.
 Besides his parents, he is sur vived by two sisters, Cynthia and Colleen, and a brother Morton, all at home; also a grandmother, Mrs. Grace M. Blissard of LaJara. Colorado.
 Funeral services were con- ducted by the Rev. Wenter Harvey. Interment followed in the Wasilla Cemetery.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

All plane owners, Palmer airport property owners, a n d any other interested persons are urged by local airmen to at tend a meeting tomorrow, Dec. 28, at Buddy Woods hangar at 8 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the new regulations governing use of state airports which went into effect on Nov. II.
 According to a notice from the office of Eugene Roguszka, director of the Division of Avi- ation, those using state airport lands or facilities without be- ing covered by a written lease or permit from the Division of Aviation are now in trespass, and regulations will be enfor- ced and penalties applied be- ginning Jan. 2.
 Persons operating commer- cial enterprises at the Palmer airport or using tiedown space for their planes will be charg- ed a basic "a e of between three and four cents per square foot per year, under the n e w regulations. When Roguszka and other Division of Aviation officials attended a Palmer city council meeting on Dec. 18, the director stated tn a various factors will influence the setting of rates in individ- ual cases-that basic rates may vary according to location, de mand, availability. local econ, omy, services provided, invest. ment, etc.
 The notice sent to airport users urged that applications be made immediately for a lease or permit to avoid { h e penalties to be imposed. Each application must be accompan- jed by a $10 application a n d service fee.
 Excerpts from the regula- tions were included in the mo- tice, emphasizing severa points:
 Except as provided any regular use of lands or facili- ties without the written con- sent of the state is prohibited This prohibition shall not ap- ply to use of areas designated by the state for specific public use such as passenger ter minals, automobile parking areas, roads and streets"
 =. operation of any part or kind of business or commer- cial enterprise upon, in or above airport lands without the written consent of the state is prohibited"
 Any or all personal proper ty placed or used upon lands or in facilities in violation of the preceding prohibitions may be removed and/or impounded by the state, and when so re- moved and or impounded, such property may be redeemed by the owner only upon h e
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

Jamie Hanks, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Lew Hanks, and David Martin, son of MT. an d Mrs. Paul Martin, have been named the 1863 winners of the Elks Lodge Youth Lead ership Award, given each year to a senior boy and girl in the Palmer high school in recogni- ton of outstanding leadership qualities.
 The prize is a $25 savings bond, which will be presented to the winners formally on Youth Day, held annually early in May.
 The brochures which the young people turned in to the local Elks committee have been
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Reporfers-
 No1eAook

The Max Sherrods report from Redlands, Calf. that they will not return to Palmer as soon as they had planned, since Max will have some surgery done on Jan. 2 and again on Jan. 2 in the Redlands Hospi- tai. Mrs. Sherrod says she is sure that her husband would appreciate having note from friends while he is in the hos pital, where he will be about 12 days. We spent last week. end at Death Valley, and found it most interesting" Mrs. Sherrod says. "We went swim ming in the natural warm pool" The Sherrod address is All Cameo Drive, Redlands.
 Missileman second class Joe Lawton, son of MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Lawton, was home on leave during the early part of December.
 Having completed a six months cruise aboard the US. $. Towers, a nuclear-powered destroyer, which took him to Hawaii, Japan, Australia, n d Thailand, he is now in San Die go with his tour of duty all most completed.
 While in Australia, the Tow CTS took part in an annual cele- bration of the Battle of the Cor al Sea. The ship was the first of it's class to visit Australia. During it's stay there, the ship demonstrated its missile stren- gth by firing its Tartar weapon for the Australian Navy minis ter of state, the chief of naval construction, and members of the Australian Parliament.
 Albert J. Silk, seaman, USN, son of MT. and Mrs. K. G. Tag gart of Wasilla, is serving aboard the fleet stores ship USS Ajax. which spent Christ mas in Sasebo, Japan.
 The ship is operating with the Seventh Fleet in the Vest .ern Pacific. The Seventh Fleet is a major element of Ameri- can seapower aboard.
 A traditional Christmas din- ner was held aboard the ship, which was decorated with Christmas trees and lights. White Christmases" in Sasebo are few, since the temperature seldom falls below freezing. When it does snow, it melts as soon as it hits the ground. Sas- ebo is located on t h e north western side of Kyushu, t h e southernmost island of Japan.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
LUCKY WINNERS

Harold Monahan of the Four Aces received a Christmas bon us by winning not only th e Hundred Dollar Baby" doll rallied by Women of the Moose, but also the life-size walking doll for which a draw ing was held Dec. 24 at the Wa silla Bar.
 Betty Demming, who made the Hundred Dollar Baby" al- so won the watch for selling the winning ticket, and Pat Wells received a $25 savings bond for selling the greatest number of tickets for the Wo- men of the Moose raffle.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

Production of oats in Alaska showed an increase of 46 per cent above last years crop, ac- cording to Paul Pownall, state statistician, and Hal I've, agri- cultural economist, in their annual Alaska crop summary published Dec. 20.
 The sharp increase over last years small yield of oats was compared to the very good crop of 1860, which was Is per cent
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27

year and IA per cent over the 1860 total, when the number of dairy cows in the state w a s substantially in CT e e d. As usual, some hay was damaged by wet weather, but in gen eral the quality of the hay crop this year was good. Quality was lowered by the heavy growth of weeds resulting from h e severe winter killing of brome grass in some fields.
 Silage production in Alaska in 1862 totalled 31,300 tons, up 16 per cent from 1861 and 38 per cent more than in 1860, which just preceded the inship- ment of additional dairy cows. Ideal growing conditions pro- duced a heavy yield.
 Barley
 Production of 2,112 tons of barley in Alaska exceeded last years small crop by 21 per cent and 1960's large crop by one per cent. Harvesting start ed around Palmer Sept. 1. and after few days of rainy wea- ther proceeded without much interruption. The average yield of 40 bushels per acre wa s three and a half bushels above last years and two above 1860.
 Potatoes
 The 1862 potato crop in AL aska totalled 6,935 tons from 730 acres, five per cent le S than last year but six per cent more than in 1860. The average yield for the state, nine and a half tons per acre, is the same as last year. Much lower yields on the Kenai Peninsula were offset by slightly higher aver age yield in the Matanuska- Valley Anchorage and Panama Valley areas.
 Vegetables
 An estimated 180 tons of cabbage was harvested this year from 30 acres, up six per cent from last year and t h e same amount harvested as in 1860 from 35 acres. Nearly all of the late crop matured this year under favorable growing conditions. The carrot crop, es- timated at 270 tons, was four per cent larger than last year but 29 per cent smaller than in 1860. Growing conditions favorable for the crop, but a few were too small to harvest, due to late planting. A head lettuce crop of 400 tons was Is per cent more than last year, while the 40 acres harvested was the same as last year. Yield of 160 hundredweight per acre was 25 hundredweight higher than last year. Quality w a s generally good, and a larger proportion of the crop was har- vested than last year.
The frontiersman., 1962-12-27
Alaska 0at Production Is Up Over Last Year; Less Than '60

above this years crop.
 Harvest conditions were gen. erally favorable from Sept. 15 when combining started until all the grain was either con- bined or in the shock, the crop reporters said. Yield in the Railbelt area (where all th e grain harvested in the state is produced) averaged 61 bushels per acre, 10 bushels per acre above last years low yield and four bushels above 1960s good crop.
 1862 Crop Season
 All 1862 crops faced a very slow start last spring, the sta tisticians said, with heavy run off from above average snow cover plus much above normal rainfall during May delaying preparation of seed beds a n d planting of all crops in tn e Railbelt, where temperatures ranged from one to II degrees below normal. The cold, we t month of May greatly retarded germination and growth of crops.
 However, it was pointed out, favorable conditions developed about the middle of June and continued throughout the rest of the season. Practically h e entire acreage of crops Wa S harvested this year, in sharp contrast to several hundred acres of the 1861 grain a n d forage caught by early snows. Although some of tn e grain was harvested in the spring of 1862, most of it was destroyed during the winter months by moose and buffalo.
 About 1900 acres of brome grass winter-killed and was re- seeded under the ASCS disas- ter assistance program.
 Hay and Silage
 Alaskan silage production in 1862 totalled 5000 tons, 1900 tons of which was grain hay and the balance brome, timo- thy and wild grasses. Wild hay production amounted to 450 tons. Total hay production was up seven per cent over t
The Adak sun., 1962-10-22
COMPANY "An

ROTATION ORDERS
 January rotation orders are in and their arrival undoubtedly has brought happiness to all. concerned. Cpl E. J. BARANOSAI. Jr., Cpl c. R. PR0FFITT. Cpl D. ". NATlINS, LCpl D. D. zLABIK, LCpl R. J. BRoNN, and LCpl R. T. MONETARY are all going to Marine Barracks, Bremerton, #ashi ng- ton, for, release: from active duty. JQzM1gGs
 Company IA" wishes to welcome aboard Lcpl's R. J. CLANCY, J. F. HUNDLIY. R. V. JONES and PFC D. c. KELLOGG from the End Composite Radio Company, FiF, Camp Lejeune,. North Carolina. From Pensacola we have received LCp1 v. k. EILENBURG and PFC'sE E. P. MULDoHzZY, L. R. WILGosE, D. g. ZUBRIS, and J. HAIKSINS. Vel- come to Company "A". EDUCATION
 cpl's E. W. LUrz, J. sAUnDzzRs and B. WILLIAMS have Successfully con- pleted their MCI course Marine Corps Nonconni ssi onsd 0ff1cer'.
 LCp1 R. BROWN has takon his High School GED test and is currently aWai ting. results.
 LCp1 E.. G. PETERSON has enrolled in the U S Armed Services Ins ti tute Course in English Composition. M!aM EDITOR
 Company "A" wishos to express warm "welcozr,a to the new Globe IN Anchor ed;:;2re Cpl FANNIE succeeds Warrant cf5i:e:. REFER and Staff Ser geant McE13i~ ::.. i;ais position, and we are sire :'ss will carry on in the same traal ti oAo Best of luck to Cpl KANNE.
 "Equa1ity of opportunity is an equal opportuni ty to prove unequal talents."
The Adak sun., 1962-10-22
MARINE BARRACKS

WYE LA ROME
 Lance Corporal Jerry L. JORGyMSON, who departed 8 August 1862 from Adak, has written that he has successfully completed his six weeks' State Depart ment Embassy Guard School and is be- ing assi gned to the American Embassy at Rome, Italy.
 Completing school that normally has n attri ition rate of 4O%, JORGEl- SON will now be performing duty at one of the better assi gnments as a Security Guard. Quite likely under contemplate by JoRGzzMSON right now are trips to other cities on the Continent such as. the French Rvierra, Paris, Monte Carlo, and Naples. EDucATIoM
 z Since January 1862, Lance Corporal Mike A. HERRERA has completed the following Marine Corps Institute Coursec: Tactics of The Marine Rifle Squad. Correct; ons, The Marine Non comni ssjoned Officer, Individual Pro- tective Measures. 3s5-1nch Rocket Launcher & Portable Flame Thrower, and has just received his completion on The jCGl1A Recoi1less Rifle. He is nov wsiving to take his final exam u the rOltos" and is also work ing on the Land Mine Warfare course. PHYSICAL ELIIZ3Ss
 Thio xas;. tile Marine Barracks per- sonnal ~i;.1 be taking part in the phys ] c;4l fitness test fer the 4th quarje: of 1862. For soms personnel this will be their last physical fitness test on Adak. and for some others it will be their first.
 The uniform for the physical fit- ness test is utilities with boots and nainet, a light marching pack, cartridge belt and MI rifle. This equipEont is carried thra every phase of testicg.
 MARINE REORTEaR-Lcp1 JerrvH LIDYARD
The Adak sun., 1962-10-22

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Evening star., 1962-12-16
YOUR MONEYS WORTH :
Growth Called
Not Good Enough
BY SYLVIA PORTER

timistic projection for 1868, as
of now, is for another 8 per
cent rise.
1t still wouldn't be good
enough to create the profits
and paychecks to balance the
Federal budget.
1t still wouldn't be good
enough to allow us to carry
comfortably the enormous bur-
dens we have taken on to de-
fend the free world and help
new, underdeveloped nations.
We are running a big deficit
In the balance of payments.
Foreign commitments we'll may
become an intolerable load un-
less our rate of growth Is ac-
celerated.
We are still growing. The ad-
vance which began in February,
1861. is slated for a second
birthday in February, 1868.
Since the showdown over Cuba
in late October, there has been
a marked improvement in psy-
chology. Auto sales are an ex-
ceedingly bright spot. The stock
market has rebounded. New Or
ders received by manufacturers
have advanced.
Pace Is Too Slow
But the fact remains. The ad-
vance is not at a pace suffi-
cient to cut into the unemploy-
ment rate. spur large scale
modernization of plants, bal
ance international accounts
and the domestic budget.
1t is against this background
that support continues to
spread through the administra-
ton, business, labor, finance,
every sphere for significant
across-the-board tax cuts in
1868 and 1864.
Will we get the reductions?
A popular answer is that Con-
gress will balk. Perhaps 1t will.
Some Of the most powerful men
in Congress have stated their
opposition to tax reductions
unless we're actually in a recess
sion or until the budget Is out
of the red.
Aren't our lawmakers as con-
cerned as other leaders about
achieving a prosperous Ameri-
ca, a strong dollar, a competi-
tive industrial plant?
The way I would answer these
questions is implicit in my ask
ing them. OF course, I'm not
counting on tax cuts until they
are law. But, I'm certainly not
counting them out either.
distributed, 1862, by The Hall Syndicate.
Inc. All Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1962-12-16

SILVER SPRL;;S-Fsnton Of
EIlswsrth. Open Mondsy
through Saturday, 10 to $50.