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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-07
OF LOVE and
LAUGHTER
A Delightful Saga
Of Daughters and Hats
By MARJORIE HOLMES
OF daughters and hats i.

OF daughters and hats .
AS babies they be bonneted in the most exquis-
lite rufled hoods Creations that 1t would be an outrage
to inflict upon even the most innocent helpless un-
suspecting baby boys. Their small blue-eyed coun-
tenances stare back at you like the living center of
great foppy flowers
Then as toddlers what DEAR delightful frothy little
toppngs you can find for those sken heads More stiff
little ruffes crisp and pinky pretty the icing on cake
Or hats and bonnets fancy and bossom-e you think
OF old fashioned May baskets.
AS school girls they the nostalgia tmeles sailors
with streaers down the back Or snug of velvet
daintiy trimmed Or comcal little knits with saucy faces
and sometimes yarn pgtas Or for Sunday School, pert
small of flowers
AS teen-ages hats suddenly abandoned in favor of
peasantke Or they around bare-headed
and wndbown like 1.-the young goddesses sprung suddenly
out Of the earth.
1t is all you do to get them into hat even for
church, Whipping retfuy through their own scany COL
lection they stamp out Of closet and raid yours
choosing usually your most inconsequential nothing
neaopece with perhaps a scrap Of VEIL
But whatever they don. you notice with thrill and
perhaps pang that they glorfy it, the freshness
verve OF sheer youth the Oldest chapeau on your
shelves sparkle and newness achieved elsewhere
Off to college. they grudgngly tote along a couple
OF hats for teas borrowing back and forth until by the
seesterS end nobody knows whose hat is whose any more
Not until they about to be married do daughters
really begin to be serious about hats Then selecting that
amportant hat for going away the absolutely perfect
headpiece for the wedding VEIL hats new drnen-
sion for a daughter U.s. s@. ..os ~.
She is going to be woman in her own right now She
must learn to carry her head Highland her head the
right, the perfect hat!
Your Pets and Ours
Eleven-year-old Nck May, out Alexandria way,
had longing for some baby hamsters Consequently it
was male and female pair that she requested when she
went shopping at the pet store.
They had only one hamster left they told her. and
male at that Thinking to find partner for it,
Mck1 brought it home. Before mate could be produced
however the furry little friend did producing of its
own-16 offspring, in fact
HOW such an infantcipating hamser could have been
mistaken for mere male mystery US Nckis mother
laughs But that makes it all the exciting Espe-
cially when she as if we really
hit the hamster jackpot"
From Young Wife
MY husband and have decided that aunts are the
perfect relatives They ask nothing expect nothing give
everything, all are characters. and full Of tales"
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Robert Vroman, chairman of the local borough committee, announces an important meet ing will be held in the cafeteria of the Wasilla School at eight o'clock tonight.
 Tt is important that as many persons possible from the Ma tanuska and Susitna Valleys attend this meeting" Vroman said. Reports will be made on recent borough meetings held in Anchorage during which formation of boroughs in this section of Alaska have been discussed. At the meeting to- night special committees will be formed representing the valley area.
 Vroman reported that in An chorage area there is a strong tendency toward a large bor- ough which would embrace not only greater Anchorage areas, but the Matanuska and Susit- na Valleys and the Kenai Pen insula as well. He pointed out that it is very important that
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Expect Crowd at
 Benefit Basketball Game This Saturday

Ticket sales indicate much local interest in the basketball benefit game to be played here on Saturday, February 10 be- tween the high school varsity team and a faculty team.
 A preliminary game, at ' pm, will be played between the Palmer junior varsity and a team from Elmendorf Air Force Base. The main game will start at about 8:30 pm. and both teams are ready and willin' " for a very interesting game.
 Proceeds from the game will be used to help defray costs of the annual basketball tourna- ment in which the Palmer team will be participating.
 Those who have not yet pur- chased tickets may do so at the door at $1 for adults, or those holding season tickets may use them for admission.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Career Day Program Planned for High School Students

Career Day" will be observ- ed in the Palmer high school on Wednesday. February 21, it was announced this week.
 Sponsored by the Palmer
 Parent Teacher Association.
 the daY-long survey of vari-
 ous career fields will be open
 10 all Palmer high school
 students and Wasilla high
 school juniors and seniors.
 The program will begin with an assembly at which Dr. Her bert Heller, dean of Alaska Methodist University, will in troduce the subject of selection of careers. Students will then diSperse to classroomS to hear discussions presented by lead CTS in various career fields. Each student may choose to at tend five different sessions where they will arm of opportunities, qualifications and training necessary for par ticular fields. There will be
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The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Exploding Healer Causes 10000 Fire

terior of the barn The milking parlor and cooler room were saved and there was no damage to the stock or other buildings, Woods reported.
 Approximately l4,000 gallons of water were used on the fire The Butte trucks and fire fighters were released at about II p.m., and the Palmer equip ment about midnight.
 Woods said that during the first stages of the fire unauth- orized traffic caused consider able delay in shutting the fire trucks back and forth. It was necessary for the trucks to re- turn to Palmer for water and during the early stages of the fire the trucks were from 10 to Is minutes longer in making the round trips than later in the evening when there was no heavy traffic moving or park ed indiscriminately in the truck route. If we continue to have this type of trouble with motor ists, it will be necessary for me to take men off fire fighting detail and put them on traffic control. Citations will be is sued to violators," he added.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Attendance Urged Al Borough Meeting

persons of the valley areas make their own desires known at once.
 A special television program will be presented from 10 to II pm. on Channel 2 on Friday, February 9, when Vroman, ad- vocating the smaller borough will come up against Colonel M. R. (Muktuk) Marsten, who favors the large, all-encompas- sing borough.
 Time is getting shorter all the time" Vroman said, land we of the valley areas must de- eide what we prefer-not wait until someone else has made a decision and perhaps at a time when it will be too late for us to take effective action," he ad- ded.
 A number of borough meet ings have been held in the Wasilla and Palmer areas, but interest has been tagging, Vro- man said. He urged strongly that all persons possible attend the meeting tonight.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Seek Local Support
 State Fair Site

and a number of other Repre- sentatives on January 9. At that time the Bill was read the first time and referred to the Committee on State Affairs, with further referral to the Committee on Finance.
 pr. Curtis Dearborn. presi- dent of Alaska State Fair. Inc. said today that letters and telesrams 10 the House and Senate are needed now from all interested persons organ izations and businesses. In addition. the directors have voted 10 send Mayor Bill Mil Ter to Juneau with addition al facts and materials in sup port of the proposed State Fair site location here in the valley.
 President Fish. on behalf ot the Chamber of Commerce. has sent copies of an improvement plan which has been drawn and letters urging both the House and Senate take favor able action in designating the Matanuska Valley as the site of the official Alaska State Fair.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Local Merchants Give Project Support

are not contacted immediately may contact either Evans or Fish to make contributions. Fish stated at the February 2 meeting of the Chamber of Commerce that 1t is hoped that all other merchants will follow the generous gesture made by the Campbells in supporting the museum projects.
 Campbell has also offered the use of a pickup truck to collect merchandise and Bill Hoskins has volunteered time in helping collect the merchan- disc. All merchandise will be new and come from the stores of the participating merchants.
 Plans for interior work in the museum would be to line the walls with birch slabs and the lumber eff obtainable) from the old post office building which has been abandoned for many years.
 In addition to the museum, the Chamber is planning other tourist attractions for the val ley area which will be an- nounced as soon as formulated.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

A fire, believed to have been caused by an exploding heater, caused some $10,000 damage to the main barn on the Harlan Hamilton dairy farm south of town on February 6. Bremen were called at 4:45 pm. and re- sponded with two of the city'S fire trucks. The Butte Volun- tee Fire Department was called for an assist and sent two trucks from their department.
 Noel Woods, Palmer fire chief, said this week the use of the city's big tank truck and new fog nozzle actually saved the barn. Within minutes after we hit the fire with the fog we were able to get the hand lines close to the fire, /" he said. This was the first time the department had used this new equipment since it's pur- chase.
 The fire damage is covered by insurance, Chief Woods said.
 Part of the barn was saved by fire fighters. Woods report ed the hay now, roof and four to five tons of hay were deS- troyed, plus damage to the in
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Annual Reports Prepared for Hospital Meeting

Neill whose terms expire in 1864, have resigned from | h e board and will be replaced at the annual meeting.
 Other members of th e board include Merritt Long. president: Robert Vroman. vice-president: Robert Tuck CT. Ethan PeaY. Frank Smith. and Albert Tanner. directors.
 Annual statistics show that the average patient load dur ing the past year was Ill, an increase over 1860, when a 10. 1 patient load was noted.
 The total number of patients treated, newborn, and surgical operations dropped s i 2 h l y from the previous year. A slight increase was noted in days stay per patient {from Az in 1860 to AS in l96D, the oc- cupancy rate, and outpatients treated.
 Actual cash costs of oper- ation for the past year total led Sl57.l4l. an increase of of S4.456. Patient charges to- tailed Sle2.272 for inpatients and Ss.74l for outpatients. an increase over h previous year.
 Other income and donations, including City of Palmer water bill and MatanuSka Electric Association power bill which were donated by the two ent- tiles, totalled $19,9l6. Total earned income and donations totalled $186,633. The differ ence in figures is accounted for in $1,745 free" services rend- cred and $22,55l in uncollect- ibIe accounts. Actually the hos pital ended the fiscal year with $9,395 under actual expenses, nor do the figures take into account any depreciation.
 The major items of indebted ness on the hospital books are
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The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Annual meeting notices of the Valley Hospital Association were this week m a 1 e d throughout the Valley are a. The meeting will be held at 7;30 p.m., February Is in | h e high school cafeteria.
 Members are advised that dues are payable after Jan uarY l of each year and that paid-up membership is re- quired for voting al the an nual meeting. Memberships (S2.s0) may be purchased ali the hospital, from members of the Kiwanis Club of Pal mer. from hospital b ard members. and other interest ed persons. Membership not only allows participation al the annual meeting. but pro- vides participation in group 
 hospital insurance if desired.
 Following annual eport S from the president, finance committee, medical staff, Aux Hilary, and administrator, O d and new business will be dis cussed followed by election of officers.
 Five members are to be nam- ed to the board of directors. The nominating committee has submitted the following are a residents as candidates:
 Mrs. Norman France, Mrs. Robert Mielke, and Paul Moy- CT, Palmer; Dorothy Kuhn, Sut- ton and Neil Browne, Wasil- la. Only Browne is an incum- bent.
 Terms expiring are Dexter Bacon, secretary; Marie Gohr, treasurer and Browne. Mrs. Ada Boyd and Mrs. Jean o.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

The first concerted effort to raise funds with which to es- tablish the Matanuska Valley Museum has been taken on by the Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Matnus- ka Valley Historical Society A public auction will be held in Palmer on Saturday, February 24 at Moose hall.
 This will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone in the valley merchants and housewives-to help us es- tablish this tourist attrac- tion." said Barney Fish. Chamber president.
 It has been estimated that approximately $3.000 will be needed for the project. Howard and Eva Campbell, owners of the Frontier Cafe building, have donated free space for the museum in the Frontier build ing, which is equivalent to $1,- 000 Another $1,000 will be sought from the State Tourism Department special fund for tourist attraction projects. and the final S1.000, itis hoped will be raised through the day-long auction.
 This museum. located in
 the center of inc city. will
 mean a tremendous increase
 in our tourist traffic" Fish
 pointed out. We will have
 something authentic and con
 venient for our tourists 10 see
 while they are visiting in the
 area. This increase in tourist
 traffic viii be reflected thro- ] ughout the valley area by in ] creased business" he added.
 Merchants from the valley area are responding to the anc ton idea very well, it was re ported Harry Evans, manager of the Palmer Piggly- Wiggly store, is serving as co-chairman along with Fish. Merchants wht
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
SENIORS TO PRESENT "GIDCET" ON FRIDAY

An entertaining trip to sunny Californias famous Malibu beach is in the offering for those attending the Senior class play "Gidget'' which will be presented at 8 pm. Friday. February 9 in Central gymnas- ium.
 Seniors have been busy the past two weeks selling tickets to the three-act comedy. Those who have not yet purchased tickets may get them at the door, but curtain time is 8 pm, so be there d little earlier, the Seniors ask.
 The play is being directed by Elizabeth Gaines, high school English instructor. Student di- rector is Linda Cope and Lila Hoskins is in charge of proper ties. Ed Hanks and James Barry are on the lights and sound effects, the latter includ- es noises of the surf. Ed Wilkin- son is responsible for the de- signing and creation of inter esting props which include everything for the beach scene such as rocks, bamboo hut, and palm trees. The costuming and sets are quite different this time, the directors said, and the plot is quite unexpected.
 The cast, which was reported last week, is composed of l6 members of the Senior class. all who have been deep in re- hearSalS the past few weeks.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Charity Ball
 Proceeds Benefit New Loan Fund

The public is invited to at tend the Valentine Charity Bali being sponsored Saturday night by the Palmer chapters of Beta Sigma Phi. The ball will be held at Elks hall and The Over tones will furnish dance music.
 Proceeds from the ball will
 start a Medical Aid Loan
 Fund which the sorority is
 setting up for the use of val
 ley residents. Administration
 of the fund will be carried
 out under the supervision of
 Priscilla Bacon. public health
 nurse. Recognizing a local
 need for such fund. sorority
 members have adopted the
 idea as project and ii is
 hoped that the ball will real
 ize sufficient funds with
 which 10 start the program.
 No interest rate will be charged on loans made, how ever, it is hoped that in all cases it will be possible for the bor- rover to repay the amount so that funds will be available for te next person needing a medi- cal aid assistance loan. The fund will be made available on an emergency basis, as deter mined by the public health nurse. it was announced this week by sorority members.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Museum Benefit Auction PIunned Here
CHAMBER SPEAKER URGES AMERICANS
 TO STAND OH OWN

Our changing world was the theme of a talk given by Tex Noey of Anchorage at the Feb ruary : meeting of the Matan- uska Valley Chamber of Com merce.
 In his opening remarks. the interesting speaker noted that he IS impressed with changes made in the valley since the days of '35 when he lived in a bunkhouse in Palmer. How ever" he said, there is not only physical change. but a change in people-not only here in the Valley, but all over the United States.
 For instance" he said, I've no longer call a drunk drunk he is a man who has a drink ing problem; a criminal is no longer a crook-he is sick man we are becoming na- tion of evasion" Noey said. We no longer like to call our selves d Capitalistic Country, for the Communists have prey ed upon the Words-now We have free enterprise = how ever, sometimes we don't even like being called Amricans-we want to depend on the United Nations. We should take pride in being Amerieans,' the speaker emphasized.
 We sometimes get so em- broiled in our own affairs thai We fail to look up and see wha' is going on around Us. We have subsidies, where people thinl
 they are getting something fo
 nothing. We have butter stock
 piles that the government give. ] q " dy u IOI C1Sll NOllii u ICS " illit we at home eat oleo today you cant fire a man-you have to reduce forces. A few years ago when you picked up a pro- duct in store marked Made in LISA. it meant something good quality. Today the manu- facturer can't produce the quality because of high labor costs and as a result the foreign market is producing finer pro- ducts, at less money.
 I'm not a prophet of doom I don't feel we have gone down the drain, but with country after country going Communis- tic today, we have got to stop waiting for the other fellow to take the first action, we've got to get up a move on our own, he concluded.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Women Voters Plan Foreign Economic Policy Discussion

The Palmer League of Wo- men Voters will meet at 8 pm February l2 at the home of Myrtle Bang. Mrs. Max Gle ments will lead the program on Foreign Economic Policy, us- ing as a guide the League pub lication, Politics of Trade" h. cluded in the discussion will be review of U. s. trade polio ies. peril point clause, escape clause and President Kernedy's proposed legislation for a mod flied trade program.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
GRANGE MEN PLAN PUBLIC BREAKFAST

Men of the Northland Pion- ger Grange will hold a public breakfast at Grange hall on Sunday, February IS, it has been announced Jim Hurley will be chairman of the event. Other committee members are Johan Johnson and Bill Hos kins. The men will prepare and serve the breakfast and the public is invited to attend.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
MARCH OF DIMES
 BAKE SALE PLANNED

The Wasilla Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary will hold a public bake sale at Tee lands Country Store on Satur- day, February 10, as benefit for the March of Dimes cam paign. All residents of the Su- sitna and Matanuska Valley areas are invited to donate baked goods, and participate in the sale.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

rectors of Aliaska State Fair. Inc. and Barney Fish. president of inc Matanuska Valley Chamber of Conn merce. was held today 10 plan immediate action.
 The Bill (HB 32) was first introduced in the House by Re preventative Jalmar kerttula
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

In the State on Tuesday of this week, bill which would designate the Matanuska Val ley as the site of the official state fair, was tabled by 10-7 vote. The motion to table was made by Senator Al Owen CD of Uganik Bay.
 A special meeting of the di-
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
Reporters
 No1eLook

Communicable diseases re- ported in the Matanuska Val ley area for the week ending February ? included three cases of otitis media; four of upper respiratory infection and 20 cases of rubeola measles.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Palmer volunteer firemen and street department person. nel have been working on the public skating rink located near Central school and the hospital. The firement super vised the flooding phase of the project.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08
FLooRED

FLOORED
 The man who jumps at con clusions is usually easily floor ed under cross examination
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Irene Benson, manager of the Coop Trading Post dry goods department, and Lea Ehrhart, owner of Lea's Dress Shop, re- gently attended the Spring and Summer clothing market held in Seattle.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Homemade baked goods will be offered for sale at Bert's Drug store on Saturday, Febru- ary 10, under the auspices of the Altar Society of St. Mich ael's Catholic Church.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Jim Wilson, director, State Division of Agriculture, return ed this week from Juneau where he reviewed the Divi- sion's budget and attended ses- sions of the legislature when the proposed Marketing Bill was discussed. Also in Juneau last week attending the legis- lature, was Roland Snodgrass, local dairy farmer.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

MT. and Mrs. Jim Smith. for merly of the Hyland Hotel, have returned to Palmer fol- lowing a lengthy trip to Ire land and visits in California before returning home two weeks ago.
 
 Robert D. Winner, son of MT. and Mrs. Harry Winner of Spenard and former Palmer residents, has been elected sec retary of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Kansas State Uni versity. Winner, a sophomore in bacteriology, will serve as secretary for one year.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Mary Estep h as started working in the Coop general office. She will be replacing Faye d'Vere Vuere who plans to leave soon for sunny Califor- nia.
The frontiersman., 1962-02-08

Thought of the Week:
 Small fry 10 father-How come soda pop will spoil my dinner and marfinis give you an appetite
The Arizona post., 1962-06-22
FALAFEL (ISRAELD

2 cups cooked drained dried
chick peas
about 1 Glove garlic, minced and
crushed
egg
salt and pepper to taste
all-purpOSe flour
1 medium-Small onion, minced
fine
oil for deep frying
Use freshly cooked dried chick
peas. Mash thoroughly. Add the
onion, garlic, egg, salt and pep
per. The falafel should be highly
seasoned, and the taste of garlic
definite. Form the mixture into
balls about one inch in diameter,
and roll them in flour. Fry, a
few at time, in deep, hot fat,
until rich brown. Handle
gently, and have plenty of room
in the frying pan between each
Of the balls. Drain on paper
towels. Serve hot as an ap-
petizer, as a main dish with a
salad for lunch, or as part of
a light meat course. This recipe
makes from 20 to % small balls.
They may be prepared in ad-
vance, refrigerated or frozen,
and reheated in a slow oven.
The Arizona post., 1962-06-22
Teenbeot
BY BARRY HIRSCH

YOUR TEENBEAT report
er was invited to a wedding
last week, and what a we'd
ding it was! Diane Koplin be-
came Mrs. Bob Feldman amid
wild shouts of joy and fall
ing rice. Among those enjoy
ing the champagne were Tod
Zelickson, Bert Berlowe,
Dave Goldman, AL Smotkin,
Jeff Segal, and Jed Jurko-
witt. For those of the milder
set there were assorted nuts,
cookies, and cakes galore.
Helping to devour these
delicacies were Gary Olshan-
sky, Linda Abramson, Dave
Nathanson, Paulette Halpern,
Annette Halpern, the Eddie
Eisenstadts, Bob Stern, Ira
Feldman, Dave Franklin,
Gary Freedman, Jay Lipp-
mann, Jack Newsbaum, Bar
ry Levine, Steve Cohen, Jack
ie Weiss, Susan Weiss, Rob-
ert Posner, Sam Oppenheim,
Geri Finkelstein, Louis Brad
field, Barry Barkan, Marilyn
Hulnick, Penny Linke, and
Robert Brook. Afterwards
the Temple Emanuel Patio
was the scene of dancing un-
der the twinkling stars. Our
heartfelt congratulations to
Diane and Bob.