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The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
ELECTION MEETING EMPHASIZES
 RESIDENCE TIME

That voter must have been a resident of his present elee- tion district at least 30 days prior to the election was a point brought out at the meeting of election judges with Ruth Dodds, district election super visor, and the assistant district attorney on Tuesday, August '.
 It was emphasized, however, that a move into different precinct in his election district does not preclude his right to vote in the new precinct.
 A voter who has made a move to a new election district less than 30 days before the election may cast an absentee ballot in the office of the near est district magistrate or dep- uty magistrate, it was pointed out
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
INVEST WISELY IN GOVERNMENT

discover and publish informa- tion on Alaskan mineral wealth to attract investors; a program of cruising forests before they rot-which have also been funded.
 T remember some of the past in Alaska, and l don't seek a reoccurrence of those times, " he said. 'In fact, I doubt that any potential legislator or ad- ministrator will try to cut us back to a budget equal only to the present cost of education. It is time to find out what the programs will be in order to get an estimate of the cost of fund.- ing.
 'sThe past legislature worked hard and we'll" he concluded. q was proud to be a member. I learned much and feel was an effective junior legislator"
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Absentee Ballots May Be Cast Aug. 13

Absentee balloting for the August IA primary election may be made in person in the offices of district and deputy district magistrates until clos ing hours on Monday, August 13, according to an announce ment from the office of Mrs. Dorothy Saxton, deputy dis trict magistrate for the Matan- uska Valley area.
 Prior instructions and some press releases have stated that such voting would be allowed up to but not including the day before the election. Since this would place the last day for absentee balloting in person on Sunday, causing some confusion and inconvenience, the original ruling was amend ed. Mrs. Saxton stated.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Primary Election Race
TRACTOR CONTEST SET FOR SEPT. 3

The fifth all-Alaska tractor driving contest will be held the last day of the Alaska State Fair, Monday, September 3, at the fairgrounds in Palmer, at 10 am, according to Bill Mill Ter, fair manager.
 As in previous years, the contest will be divided into two divisions, one for juniors l9 years of age and under, and under, and another for adults over 19 years of age. Entrants will drive an Oliver utility type tractor, pulling a sun- shine spreader over a standard tractor driving contest course. First place trophies will be awarded winners in both divi- sions, and prizes will go to sec ond place winners.
 Those planning on entering the contest should sign up at the fair office or Brooks Equip ment on or before September 1, Miller said. Brooks Equipment will donate use of equipment as well as trophies and prizes for the contest, for which Al Brooks is chairman.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
MVCC TO HONOR
 QUEEN CANDIDATES AT BANQUET AUG. 16

The Matanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor the candidates in the Alaska State Fair queen con- test with a banquet on Thurs day, August 16, at 7:30 in the Elks hall.
 The affair is being held in conjunction with National Vegetable Week. Stewart A. Durrant, general manager of MVFCA, will speak on the inn portance of the vegetable busi- ness to the valley, and pioneer vegetable growers of the val ley will be invited, with special recognition being given to them.
 Those who plan to attend are requested to notify Mrs. Eva Campbell of the Frontier Cafe, to give her an opportunity to make advance plans. Tickets for the banquet will be pur- chased at the door.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, agriculture is one of inc industrial mainstays of Alaska; and
 WHEREAS, if occupies corresponding i'm portan position in the growth and development of this State; and
 WHEREAS, the promotion of our agricultural pro- ducts is both needed and desired, in order that the availability quality, and diversity of Alaskas farm pro- dUce may be emphasized; and
 WHEREAS. August and September the harvest months in Alaska, when the crops gathered and the bounful and lavish gifts of generous Nature are everywhere evident:
 NOW. THEREFORE, |, WILLIAM A. EGAN Governor of the State of Alaska, do hereby proclaim August through September 9 to be
 ALASKA FARM MONTH. 19o2 and urge all Alaskans 10 join in promoting the use ot States vegetables, dairy products and livestock and erain produced through the efforts of hard working and pioneering farmers.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereUnto set my hand and caused the Seal of Alaska be affixed this first day of August in the year of Our lord nineteen hundred and sixty two.
 Is/ WILLIAM A. ECAN
 Governor
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
WASILLA FIRM MAY GET BID

Although the apparent low bid for the new Wasilla post office is that of Alaska Mineral ConSultants. (G. F. Kalmbach) of Wasilla, the bids are still under review and an official announcement will not be made for about 10 days, the office of Real Estate Manager Clark Cottrell of the Post Office Department in Seattle said yesterday. Bids were open ed August 2.
 The Kalmbach bid was s. 900 for a 1,125 square feet, 10 year lease, with an alternate bid of $4,000 for 1,725 square feet, 10 year lease.
 Other bids were as follows, all on ten-year lease basis; Knik Construction Company, Maynard R. Smith), Anchor age, 4,800 for l 500 square feet; Dr. Foster R. Sims, Palmer, $4,- 800 for 1,6l2 square feet; c. and R. Builders, Seattle, 5,400 for l,600 square feet; Barney Locke, Wasilla, 37 cents per square foot per month for l. 600 square feet; and Roy Nor rison, Wasilla, 4,680 for 1908 square feet.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
VALLEY RIDERS
 PLAN FOR FAIR

Always a colorful part of AL aska State Fair activities is the horse show, and this year will be no exception, according to Bob Webb, chairman of the riding event.
 Spectators can look forward to fast-growing cowboy polo game, which will pit Anchorage riders against the Palmer eque- strians.
 Four days of gymkhana (tim- ed events) are planned, and there will be equitation riding both English and western every day. Trail horse anc western stock events are alsc scheduled, Webb said.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09

beck Construction Company of Logan, Utah. A lower bid, that of Ted Zontelli Construction Company of Minnesota, was re- jected because of failure to comply with Alaska state law for contract communications construction.
 Bids were as follows; Dodge Electric, $538,579.l4; Ted Zon- telH, 507,91965; Connolly Con struction Company, Anchorage, $690, l83.91; Cable Construction Company, Tacoma, Washing ton, $579,o39.60; City Electric, Inc, Anchorage, S792, ,830.80; Gustav Hirsch Organization, Anchorage, $815,36916.
 Bids were opened July 10 for
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The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Nears Close
Straight Party Voting Mandatory

Thirteen Democratic and six teen Republican candidates names appear on the August IA primary election ballot for Election District ', Senate Dis trict E. True in the primary election only, straight party voting is mandatory, and voters are warned by light type in a black column running down the center of the ballot that if they vote for candidates on more than one party ticket, their ballots will be rejected The ballot also warns against voting for more than the indi- cated number of names for each office.
 Running on the Republican ticket for governor are John B. Coghill, Milo H. Fritz, Verne o. Martin. Howard w. Pollock, and Mike Stephovich. Demo cratic opposition includes David Newton Boyer. George H. Eyer, William A. Egan, and Warren A. Taylor.
 Hugh J Wade is unopposed on the Democratic ticket for the nomination for secretary ot state, while two Republicans Jack T. Gilliland and Robert A Ross, will fight 1t out for theil party nomination.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09

The wisdom of funding an adequate fish protection and study program is already pay ing off, Jalmar Kerttula, demo- cratic candidate for the state house of representatives from District ', said this week, pointing out that the entire Cook Inlet area is enjoying a bumper fishing season, the first obvious sign of a reversal in the fish decline of the past few years.
 This willingness to invest wisely is as important in state government as it is in busi- ness, he said, citing the exam pie of the fish production pro- gram as only one of a count less diversity of projects-fil- ing on key oil potential areas in sedimentary basins; a pro- gram of economic geologists to
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Former Resident Killed in Crash

Word was received at the Frontiersman this morning of the death of Mrs. Treva Hard age, killed in an automobile ac- cident yesterday on Ventura FreeWay, Santa Monica, Cali fOrnia.
 Mrs. Hardage, mother of Rex Hardage and sister of Mrs. Lloyd LaWton of Palmer. has been a part-time resident here for some years. She has lived in California for the past few months. Further details were not available at press time.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Ellis, 0'Hara, Egan
 Address Delegates

Clyde Sherwood, Anchorage CPA tomorrow. Ed Greene, of Oreogn Agriculture Chemicals, will discuss weed and brush control.
 Saturday morning plans in clude a tour of the Matanuska Valley mine fields, followed by a luncheon at the Sutton com munity hall.
 Wives of delegates were en- tertained with a cruise and luncheon at Big Lake today, and will picnic at Little Susitna Lodge tomorrow.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09

Clyde T. Ellis, general man. ager of the National Rural FL ectric Cooperative Association, addressed the annual meeting of the Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association, this afternoon at the Palmer Elks hall.
 The delegates, who convened this morning, will also hear Hugh O'Hara, Development and Loans specialist with the Rural Areas Development staff in Washington, D. C., who will speak to the group at 10 am. tomorrow.
 Governor William Egan will be honor guest at banquet at Williwaw Lodge on Wasilla Lake tomorrow at 7:30 pm. The affair will be preceded by a no-host cocktail hour at 6:30.
 The visitors were welcomed this morning by Billy R. Mil Ter, mayor of Palmer, and by Phil O'Neill, president of the MEA board of directors. Rev. Clifford Mcconnell of the Bap- tist Church gave the invoca- ton. The balance of the morn ing was dedicated to reports from officers, committees, and managers.
 A panel discussion on long range planning, scheduled for 2 o'clock this afternoon, fea- tured Herb Purcell, GVEA manager, Ralph Mills, REA field representative for Alaska, and Robert Retherford, Anch- orage consulting engineer Moderator was Leon Johnson, manager of Kodiak Electric.
 Besides the O'Hara address, delegates will hear Harold Meats of the U. s. Army En- gineer district in Alaska, and
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09

Democrat Ralph J. Rivers IS also unopposed in the race for United States Representa- tive on his party ticket. Henry s. Pratt and Lowell Thomas, Jr. are candidates for the Re- publican nomination.
 Frank Cook and Ted Stevens aspire to the Republican nom ination for U. s. Senator, while Ernest Gruening and R. L. (Bob) Veach oppose each other on the Democratic ticket.
 Two Democrats, Nick Begich and Alex Shadura, and two Republicans. Ward I. Gay and Robert W. Station, Jr., are run ming for the nomination to the office of senator from District E.
 Three Democrats, Thomas L. Carter, A. Earl Combs, and Jal- mar Martin Kerttula, are wing for nomination to the race for state representative. Three Re- publicans, James D. Frey, AL fred V. Hagen, and Eugene Reid, seek the same nomina- tion.
 An incomplete list of polling places for the election precincts in District ! are as follows: Pal mer precinct 1, Ehrhart Build ing, in space formerly occupied by the LookWell barber shop; Matanuska precinct, B and H Supply, just south of Ketchi- kan Spruce (note change of To- cation from Sherrod's vege- table stand, as previously pub hshed); Wasilla precinct, Was fila library; Butte precinct, Butte fire hall; Eska-Sutton Sutton community hall; anC Big Lake, Ingram $ service sta
 tion at the Big Lake Y No in
 formation was available a press time on polling places fol the Willow or Talkeetna pre- cincts. All polling places vii be open from 8 am. to 8 pm
 Boundaries of each precinct in District ' are listed on page six of this issue of the From tierSman.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
Reporfers--
 No1Aook

Martin Olson, who has been hospitalized at Elmendorf Air Force Hospital for the past two and half months, will be flown to Vancouver, Washing ton, on Tuesday, August IA, by military jet. MT. Olson, who has suffered two strokes this summer, will enter a Veterans Administration hospital there, where he will be given more extensive therapy.
 Mrs. Olson and daughter Ed jane began the drive over the highway today, and will be at Vancouver to meet him when he arrives.
 The Olsons are longtime residents of Wasilla, having bought the Charlie Johnson homestead on Lake Wasilla in 1910, and having lived in that 1OCdIlOH ever Slnce.
 
 Carla Duff is getting around on crutches after breaking her ankle in a fall down a flight of steps at a friends home. She expects to discard cast and crutches in about three weeks.
 
 Mrs. Donald s. Dodds, dau- ghter of Mrs. John Cope of Palmer, is visiting here with her three children. She plans to extend her stay until after the marriage of her sister, Jill, to Brian Winsor on August 26. Other visitors are MT. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson of Clear water, Florida, who will be at the Allan Mick home for sev- eral weeks. The Wilersons are Mrs. Mick's parents.
 
 Harry Rice, who underwent surgery at Virginia Mason Hos pital in Seattle recently, is now an out-patient at the hospital. His wife Norma, who accom- panied him to Seattle, returned to Palmer a few days ago.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-09
PALMER POLICE HAVE OWN NUMBER

The Palmer police depart ment now have their own number. PI 5-2222. The po- lice department had formerly shared the Palmer city hall telephone.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23
Cumberland Group
Studying Ceramics

CUMBERLAND, FEB. 22-Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Broughton and
family had as their guests at
Burleigh Hall last Sunday Mr..
ana Mrs. H. D. Clemm0ns and
son. Mike, of Lynnhaven. Mrs.
Broughton, together with a group
OF the village ladies. is STUDYING
ceramic techniques at her home
on Wednesday from | to 3 pm.
Others interested may telephone
HY 2-2751.
Friends of L. H. Schalo were
distressed to learn that he was
severely injured last Saturday
when he fell from the roof of a
building at Haymarket having
both legs broken below the knees.
His limbs are in traction where
he is a patient in the Fairfax
County Hospital.
Miss Airline Crockett. faculty
member of the j. G. Henning ele-
mentary school in Chesterfield.
spent the past week end here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Crockett and family.
Miss 10 Blanton, of Charlottes-
vile, was the week end guest of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

her sister. Mrs. H. c. Gillian.
j. c. Hayes spent the past week
in Daytona Beach, Fla, visiting
his sister. Mrs. Verona Gragg,
who has been in declining health
for some time.
Mrs. E. Alan Carter spent sew
eral days in Waverly last week as
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. John
. Howard Settle and her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Davis
attended the Open House cele-
brating the 91st birthday anniver-
sary of his aunt. Mrs. Hetty
Painter Davis with her daughter
Mrs. Winnie Hooe as hostess at
her home in Gainesville Sunday.
February 49, Mrs. Davis, al
though confined to her room most
of the time, is alert and spend
much of the time reading. She,
like her Sc year young sister-in-
law. Mrs. R. T. Davis, of Lake
side Village. is a great lover of
flowers and both are locally fam
Gus for their culture and interest
in their home flower gardens.
Mrs. Davis received flowers and
calls from a distance on her
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

and Mrs. R. p. Via.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dunn ane
son, Linwood Baker, of Southern
Pines, N. c.. spent the week enc
with his mother, Mrs. A. H. Dunn
Mrs. R.. L. Alter spent several
days in Bon Air visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Robert Maynard
and her family.
The Rev. c. E. Dixon, now pas.
tor of the Calvary Presbyterian
Church in Richmond, spent Satur-
day here visiting friends in the
community.
! Week end guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Hodges Boswell were Mr..
and Mrs. H. Y. Hawthorne of
Newport News.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Moon spent
Sunday at their home in Carriers
vile and visited friends while
there.
Captain and Mrs. Carl Bait and
family, who have been stationed
at Pensacola. Fla, visited her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Owen
several days en- route to his new
assignment at Quantico.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunn, of
Wake Forest, N. c., spent the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Dunn.
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birthday. as well as visits from
neighbors and relatives.
Guests Of Mrs. Margaret p
Boggs at "Woodlawn" Thursday
OF last week were her brother-in.
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Goodwin. of Dupdas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcintosh
of Newport News, were dinner
guests Wednesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon L. Garrett and Mrs
J. D. CARPENTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dandy and
daughter. Linda Lyle. spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Petersburg
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Slate.
Six birthdays were celebrated
jointly last Sunday, February Is,
on the Stony Point Road at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M.
George. The youngest, Barry
Wayne, four year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Topper George, of Bon
Air, was the center of attraction.
Other birthdays combined were
the Misses Margaret Lee Lawson,
of Amelia. and Joyce Ransom, of
Richmond. Also, Mrs. N. R. Hus-
key, of Midlothian, Mrs. R. S.
Speas, of Richmond and the host
ess, Mrs. M. M. George. A boun-
teouS repast was enjoyed supple
mented with gifts and good wish
eS galore.
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Godsey
and daughters. Page and Janet,
visited Mrs. Godsey's mother,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

Miss Brenda Schutt, Of Rich
mond, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schutt.
Mrs. Archie Tyler and children
spent the week end in Roanoke
visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Gary and
son. Wayne. Of Richmond, spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
R. B. Orange and Mrs. Maude
Orange.
Fred Boykins. of wport
News, spent the week end at his
home here.
Mrs. William Dix and Mrs,
James Dix entertained on We'd
nesday evening in the home of
Mrs. James Dix with a birthday.
party for William Dix. Those.
present included Mr.. and Mrs.
aeTOeTt Han, Mr. and Mrs. Will
lard Pace, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Robertson and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Vaughan.
Mrs. c. E. Lush was hostess to
her bridge club on Monday eve
ming. High score went to Mrs. H.
E. Boswell, Jr.. and second high
to Mrs. j. S. Clingenpeel.
Susan Cary entertained few
of her friends on Saturday morn
ing with a cookie decorating party
at her home. A prize was given
to Carolyn Moring and June
Glasscock for the prettiest cook
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

Mrs. v. c. Tate last Sunday al
SAKE.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin A. Flipper
and Mrs. Charles S. Miner had
as their dinner guests Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey L. Flipper
and daughter, Barbara, Of Rich.
mond.
Rev. T. P. Reynolds was pres
ent for the class agents alumni
meeting at the University of Rich.
mond last Saturday. His family
including Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Pierce Reynolds, Of near Farm
vile, joined him for the VPI-U
of R., basketball game later.
Mrs. B. A. Peters and Carroll
Peters had as dinner guests Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Peters
and daughter. Kathy, Of Farm
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. B..
Peters, the Misses Carolyn, Judy
and Becky, Cumberland.
Mrs. ]. ]. Pembelton and
granddaughter, Sandra Lewis, ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs. j. A.
Talley, of Richmond to Farmville
Saturday nj G hit February II.
where they were among the
guests for the surprise birthday
party combining four birthdays
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen LeSueur on Longwood Ave
nue. in Farmville. The birthday
participants were Terry, four
year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen LeSueur. Mrs. Darlington
Jamerson, of DillWyn, Henry Lee
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23
Oak Forest

Feb. 22-Mr., and Mrs. w. G..
Garrison, Dr.. and daughter, Lin
da, of Silver Spring, Md, and
Miss Della Garrison Of Wash
ington. D. c.. were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Garrison.
Sunday afternoon visitors Of
Mrs. E. B. Anderson and Hayne
were Mr.. and Mrs. Conway An
derSon of Richmond.
Mrs. A. F. Pipjunge accom-
panied her niece, Mrs. w. c.
Wood and Mr.. Wood to, Jackson
vile, and Orlando. Fla, for a
visit with relatives. and a tour
of the Sunshine State, including
Miami. She expects to return
home this week end.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23

Sueur, of Buckingham, C. H., anG
Cavedo Smith, of Richmond. Re
freshments, greetings, gifts and
games predominated.
Mrs. Lille Joyce and Lee Joyce
OF PoWhatan, were guests Sat
urday of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Ransom and Miss Joyce Ransom.
Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist
Woman's Missionary Society will
meet Thursday, March /, at 8
pm. in the church with Mrs.
Hubert Gillian in charge of the
program.
G. W. and H. r. Bryant mo-
tored to the Sand Hills of North
Carolina for a visit with relatives
last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Key. who have been guests of G.
w. Bryant and family for the past
two weeks, returned to their
home with them.
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les. Mrs. I. B. Cary judged the
cookies.
Birth Announcement
Mr.. and Mrs, Barton P. Easter
announce the birth Of a daughter,
Christine Elizabeth. born on Feb
ruary Is, at John Randolph Hos
pltal in Hopewell. The baby
weighed seven pounds. nine and
one-half ounces. Mrs. Easter is
the former Jean Hickman of
Burkeville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-02-23
Al BurkeviIIe
George Washington Party Is Held

BURKEVILLE, FEB. % M The
WINS Of the Baptist Church
entertained the young people of
the church on Sunday evening
with a George Washington Party,
in the Social Hall.
Mrs. David Wood and son, of
Richmond. are spending some
time here with her parents, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-23
PRECEDENT HELPS RIBICOFF
SOLVE A POLITICAL CRISIS

NEW HAVEN, Conn, (AP).-A potential political
crisis of the 1905 been solved the moment any,
by Abraham Rbicoff former Secretary of Health
Education and Welfare.
Mr.. Ribcoff Democratic candidate for the Senate,
tells this story:
Dramatizing the future of America in recent speech
he called three teenage boys up to the stage Johnny
here may well be President day." he said. He
said the second might find the for cancer and the
third could be the first human being to set foot Mars
After the speech, Mr. Ribicoff met Johnnys mother.
much younger holding her hand-and crying
bitter tears Mr.. Ribcoff asked why.
Hes crying" said the mother because you said his
older brother be President and that's what
to be-"
DRY your tears, Sonny" said Mr. Rbicoff. "You can
can be Attorney General"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-23
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

The colds which fetched Kennedy and johnson back
to Washington medicines newest diplomatic discovery
the uncommon cold.
Actually this national emergency should have been
handled by the Agriculture Departmensince it's primarily
a question of pest control.
Russia finally has some evidence of its old germ
fare charges against uswhen Kennedy and Johnson
rushing back to Washington with colds"
Mother: Our young man has quite head on his
shoulders Father: Eyes, he carries staggering burden
One trouble with system is that Washington seldom
knows what's going in the country Another is that the
country knows what's going on in Washington.