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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Tripped by q Fence

wy AC8oAa 40A Ab0RCAt GAOot
impes me to ask If the writer
Of the editorial, Good Fences
Make WHAT" would like to
borrow my dog-eared copy Of
"Mending Wall"
Mr.. Sanjuan, Of q recent
fence controversy, so says the
editorial, has reason to doubt
that Robert Frost always
knows what he is talking
about.
Quoting from the editorial:
GOOD fences make good
negihbors,' Mr.. Frost has
written In one Of his most
regionally favored and be-
loved poems. True, perhaps,
in Mr.. Frost's New England,
but how about Chevy Chase,
Md. 2"
Now, let's see what Mr..
Frost's sensibilities really
were as expressed in Mend
ing Wall" Beginning about
the 22nd line. where the au-
thor moves into the purpose
full conclusion Of his poem:
"Oh, Just another outdoor
game,
One on q side. It comes to
little more.
There tDhere It Is tDe do not
need a mall:
He Is all pine and I am apple
orchard.
MY apple trees tDiH never get
across
And eat the cones under his
pines, I ten him.
He only says, Good fences
make good netohbors."
Spring 10 the mischief IN me,
and I tDonder
H. could put a notion In his
head:
skipping q line or two)
Before ! built a ,DdH I'd ask
to knotD
What I tDGs Mailing In or
Mailing out,
And to tohom I iDds like to
OiUe offence.
Something there Is that
doesn't Iove a WaH,
That toGnts 1t dotDn. !"
In concluding. Mr.. Frost
tells us rather plaintively
that his neighbor will not
go behind his fathers say
ing,/And he likes having
thought Of it so welDHe says
again, Good fences make
good neighbors.'"
Sarah Howard.
-t
In The Star Of August 81,
your editorial Good Fences
Make WHAT" uses the line.
Good fences make good
neighbors," from Robert
Frost's poem, "Mending
Wall" You wrongly assume
the sentiment to be Frost's.
Frost, in fact. gives the line
to a man whose unimagina-
tiveness and conformity make
him appear q stone age
savage. mending walls where
none are needed. HE moves
in darkness" Frost says of
his obtuse neighbor, mot of
woods only and the shade of
trees; the darkness Of igno-
ra nee. superstition, IRA
tionality. unthinking adher-
ence to dead formulas, use
less habit. I understand that
Time magazine, years ago,
also missed the point Of the
poem, or ignored it, and
quoted the line on its cover
to support an isolationist for
eign policy.
William Teunis,
Teacher of English,
Northwood High School.
Editors Note: Someone
there is who loves q reader
Who knows his Robert Frost
so well.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get an answer. by
mail, to any question. of fact BY
writing The Star Inflammation Bu-
reau, 6S5 street NV, WASHINGTON
age or self addressed, stamped
envelope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Mistaken Identity

S. B. Human.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Shocked by UdoII

George II. Miller, j
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
EASIER WAY

In stead of trying to mend their ways some men find it easier to order a new supply.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23

materials. Cottonwood Cabin Construction Company h a S been paid $255 for carpenter work, and has contributed $200 in labor; $200 has been paid to Dodge Electric, which has contributed an equal amount in services and materials; J k Taylor has been paid $260 for finishing and painting, and has donated an equal amount of service Qabor was also contrib uted by Ed Ueeck for finish ing and painting); MEA has contributed the fixtures for the museum; and Howard Camp bell of the Frontier Cafe has donated space and heat for a one-year period. Other eX- penditures have included $65 to the MVFCA Building an d Farm Supply store.
 The MVH Society got its start through the efforts of the late Tom Mover, assisted by George Small, also deceased. Other pre-colony pioneers who
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
MISS KENDALL QUALITIES IN
 QUEEN CONTEST

With one young woman all ready qualified and the others working to meet the Aug. 25 deadline, the Alaska State Fair queen contestants are prepar- ing for a final week of activi- ties before the pageant and the coronation ball on Sept. 1.
 Colleen Kendall is the first of the girls to qualify by sell ing $50 raffle tickets. The girls will continue to sell after qual- ification date, however, an d will be given a percentage of the income from the extra sales. A very worthwhile prize awaits the girl who sells h e greatest number, queen con- mittee spokesman said.
 Tomorrow at 2::45 pm. { h e contestants will apppar on Nor ma Goodman's. Hostess House, KTVA. On Aug. 28 the girls will be guests on the Marsha Hiber Show, at 3:45 over KENI TV. On the same day they will appear with Evan White, KTVA, at 5:30 pm.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Jones, official host and hostess for the fair, will be guests on the Nor ma Goodman show on Aug. 30 at 2:45 pm.
 Both pageant and ball will be held in Central School audi torium this year, with reserved seat tickets for the pageant available at Betty's dress shop at $1.50 apiece. General admis- sion is $l and may be obtained at the door.
 Lew Hanks will be master o, ceremonies for the pageant which will begin at ' pm. Int auditorium will then be clear ed, and the ball will open a 9::30 pm, with admission SC at $1 per person. Coronation o. Miss Alaska State Fair will take place at midnight.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Enroll Tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday

Registration for Palmer sch ools begins tomorrow for new students who have never be- fore attended schools in this district, according to w. T. Zahradnlck, superintendent. Grades one through eight reg ister at Central school, and grades g through II at the high schoo. Time is 9 am. to 12 noon, and l pm. to 4 pm. Par ents of first graders should bring birth certificates showing that their youngster will have reached the age of six on or before November l, 1862.
 Registration for those who have already attended Palmer schools is scheduled for Mon day and Tuesday, Aug. 27 and 26, at the same hours. Grade school students register at Cen tral, high school students at the high school.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Mafanu5ka Maid Is New (o-0p Tif|e

The name, "Matanuska Val ley Farmers Cooperating As soeiation," cut to "MVFCA" for conveniene, passed into history on Saturday. August 18, when members of the farm coop vot- ed to officially change the name of the organization to "Matan- uska Maid, Inc" Other busi- ness at the annual meeting in- cluded several bylaw changes and the election of six direc- tors to the nine-man board.
 The title for which "MVFCA" stood has been used since the cooperative was organized on October 28, 1886, Stewart A. Durrant, general manager poined out. The trade name, 'Matanuska Maid" has also been used since that time.
 Tt was the decision of the board of directors and the members that we should, for many reasons, capitalize on our trade name" Ddrrant said.
 Elected to three-year terms
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Route To Follow Bailey Hill Street

Plans for re-routing the DOT tion of the Glenn Highway which connects Eklutna Flats with Palmer were disclosed at a public hearing held in Pal mer on Friday, Aug. 2. The hearing, conducted by several officials of the state Depart ment of Highways, was attend ed by nearly 100 local residents who expressed considerable ne- thusiasm for the proposed pro- ject.
 The new stretch of highway will take off from the old route at Bailey Hill Street, and will follow this street directly thro- ugh town, connecting with the Matanuska Road and continu- ing to the old town of Matan- uska, where it will cross the railroad tracks and require a bridge across the Matanuska River. Project plans also in- clude new bridge across the Knik River, the new road con-
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23

Matching funds totalling $885 from the state department of tourism were received by h Matanuska Valley Historical Society early this month, en- abling the organization to go ahead with plans to complete the museum located in the basement of the Frontier Cafe building.
 However, members have had to abandon their goal of open ing the museum to the public by fair time, a spokesman said this week. Fire-and- -theft-proof show cases are still to be pur- chased or built, and much tab ulating and labelling work re- mains to be done. Volunteers for this type of work are need ed, and persons who would like to contribute time are asked to call Mrs. Laura Barnes, secre- tary of the society.
 Funds paid out to ready the museum for the public h a V e been matched, in most cases, by contributions in labor and
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23

Take Alaska Farm Month, narrow it down to National Vegetable Week, condense the time to August l6, and the six beautiful young women who are the most enthusiastic boost CTS of the Alaska State Fair and the general manager of the To- cal farmers producing and marketing cooperative, and you have the recipe for an enjoy able evening served by the Ma tanuska Valley Chamber of Commerce.
 The purpose of the banquet held last Thursday at the Elks hall was to honor the Alaska State Fair queen contestants and the pioneer vegetable growers of the valley.
 Stewart A. Durrant, general manager Of Matanuska Maid, Inc. was guest speaker at the fair attended by about 50 peo- pie
 He emphasized that fewer and fewer farmers are growing more and more agricultural products, pointing out that in 1862 one farmer could support four people, and today one farmer can produce enough food for 26 people; also that the farmers years of produc- tivity are now longer, since his life expectany has increased from AT years in 1900 to 7G years at the present time.
 Alaska produces the fines vegetables of any state, the manager said. Total gross in come from the production 0 vegetables in the Matanusk; Valley in 1861 was $628,000, h ! added, describing the Palme area as the garden spot of Al
 aSkan farmlands.
 The potato crop accounts fo nearly a half million of thi figure (S448,000), with lettuc the neXt-highest money maker crossing S76,000. Carrots fol low with S48,30O, and cabbag with $25, TOO. Radishes accoun for S11,000 of income, and eel cry for $6,5O0. Other vegetable total $7.000.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
MokeBo Plans Rodeo Events

Wild west color and excite ment will be provided next weekend by h e MoKeBo Rodeo Association. recently organized by three Palmer area residents, Monte Brey, Keith Hooks, and Bob Swift.
 The association has import ed 25 head of rodeo stock from Montana, the animals purchas- ed from a firm that furnishes bucking stock for Cheyenne and Denver rodeos. Rodeo events are scheduled for Sept. l, ?, and 3, at 1:30 pm. at Mile 48 l2, Glenn Highway.
 A rodeo office will be set up in the lobby of the Matanuska Hotel for those who wish to enter the events. Hours will be 12 noon to g pm. on Aug. 31 and 8 am. to 10 am. on Sept. 1. Entry time closes at 10 am. Sept. l. Further information may be obtained by calling PI 5-4126 or PI 5-4122.
 The rodeo events will follow the rules of the Rodeo Cowboys Association. The local group, however, has no affiliation with RIGA.
 Prizes have been donated by local merchants and will be on display at Kirk's Sales and Ser vice. A jackpot purse will also i be offered.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
MVH Society Gets Matching Funds

have carried on the project in- clude Edward Ueeck, M. D. Snodgrass, and Don Irwin.
 Many of the early-day arti- facts, as yet unassembled and uncatalogued, are being stored in the museum. Reminiscent of the days before electric power outlets and the supermarket are the double-ender freight sleds C''designed to let the back of the sled down over the log easy so the eggs wouldn't break"0, the hand-operated washing machine wringer, MT. Bodenburgs flaming mill (''The homegrown W h e t ground in the coffee mill made darn good breadD, and the dog sled that John Bugge used in the 1914 Nilchina Stampede, cover 100 dogs have worked on that sled'0.
 The Matanuska V l e y Chamber of Commerce spon- sored an auction held last spring which earned the $855 matched by state funds.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23

meeting with the present Pal mer highway at Eklutna Flats.
 The road improvement will cut the present mileage of 18 miles of about II, the officials said. The old route will be maintained as secondary road.
 Robert Grey, district pre-con- struction engineer, said the act ualroad bd wod be aboutu ual road bed would be about 40 feet in width, located within a corridor approximately LOGO feet in width. It will be sur faced with bituminous con- crete. About one and a half miles of the project will be within the Palmer city limits Although an Anchorage paper reported the federal govern ment would provide 95 percent of the cost of this section, and the city of Palmer the other 5 percent, it is believed that the state would provide the other 5 percent. Local highway off cials were not available for comment this morning.
 The new road would be a straight, wide highway, and is expected to cut travel time be- tween here and Eklutna in half It will also cut travel time tc the Big Lake recreational area
 It will tie in with the Anch. e-Fairbanks highway, now under construction, in the vic inity of Matanuska.
 Officials estimate that, right-of-way problems can b solved in a reasonable lengh c time, the new portion of tn highway can be complete, within three years.
 An average daily traffic loat of 1850 cars is estimated fo the new road by 1881
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23

on the board of directors were Earl Ray, William Hecker, and Harlan Hamilton. John Nash eletced to two-year term, and Ralph Gadbury of Fairbanks was chosen to complete the term of Marvin Bushey, a three-year tenure with two years left to serve. James Cott- rell will serve one-year term. Other members of the board are Ray Bebarchek, with two years remaining, and Bob Me Combs and Ray DePriest, both of whose terms will expire next year.
 49 voting members of the coop were present at the day long meeting, broken at noon with a cold barbeque lunch.
 Door prize winners were Jean Seeman, five gallons of Matan- uska Maid ice cream; Bob Nichols, automatic coffee mak- CT; Len Melton, a Lazy Susan sewer; Mrs. Clyde Oberg, Don Parks, Bob McCombs, Leonard Moffitt, Irving Huston, Bill Campbell, and Joe Kircher, food packages.
 At special meeting of the board of directors, officers for the coming year were elected They are Earl Ray, president; John Nash, vice president; and William Hecker, secretary treasurer.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Hunters Asked
 To Report
 Tagged Animals

Moose hunters have been asked to cooperate with the state Department of Fish and Game by reporting the taking of any animals bearing an ear tag to the Anchorage office of the department, according to Loren W. Croxton, regional game supervisor.
 In the past three years, near ly 600 moose calves have been captured, tagged, and released with the hope that future re- turns will reward biologists with known-age specimens and information on reproduction, survival, movements, and growth, CroXton said.
 The jaw and ear should be salvaged by hunters and the precise location of the kill not ed. Biologists will pick up any specimens so collected. The An chorage telephone number to call is PA 2-1959. Tagged moose taken by people living outside of Anchorage may be brought to the game departments atten- tion by calling the above num- Der collect.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Oliver Corporation Representative Here For Fair

Jim Ross, territory manager for the Oliver Corp, manu- facturer of farm equipment, ar rived in Palmer today.
 MT. Ross, out of the Portland office of the Oliver firm, is here to help assemble new equip ment for the Brooks company.
 Ross, who is in charge of Washington, British Columbia and Alaska for Oliver plans on being in the Valley area for about ten days.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
COTTRELLS MARK 25TH ANNIVERSARY

The 18th wedding anniVer- sary of MT. and Mrs. James Cottrell will be honored at an open house on Sunday, August 26, at the Cottrell home on the Matanuska Trunk Road be- tween the hours of 1:30 and 6:30 pm.
 All friends of the couple are invited to attend the affair, which is being planned by their daughter and sons, Mrs. LeRoy Eckman, James of Anchorage, David of the home, and Mich ael, who is on duty with the U. s. Navy.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
Highway Dept. Plans Palmer -EkIutna Cutoff
National Vegetable Week Observed Al
 Chamber of Commerce Banquet Aug. l6

The queen candidates were introduced by Barney Fish, president of the local chamber group. The girls are Colleen Kendall, Anchorage, sponsored by Bert's Drug, Inc; Linda Cope, Palmer, Matanuska Maid, Inc; Terry Niemann, Palmer, MEA; Joyce Patterson, Wasilla, Kitty's Koffee Mill and Gus Scheele's Excavating Co.,; Vicki Johnson, Eagle River-Chugiak, MTA; and Martha Linnebur, Willow Houston, MatanuSka Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The frontiersman., 1962-08-23
KIWANIS TO OPERATE
 PARKING LOT FOR FAIR

The Palmer KiwaniS Club will again operate a parking lot for motorists attending the Alaska State Fair this year. The parking area, located on city property adjacent to the fairgrounds, will accommodate several hundred vehicles. A token charge is made.
 This is the Kiwanians' chief money-raising project for the year, and all funds earned are turned back into youth projects for the community, a Spokes- man said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02
Claim Of Spiritual Rebirth
Saves Slayer Crump's Life

three times to hear his appeal
The State of Illinois vlgor-
ously opposed the action taken
by Gov. Kerner. Prosecutors
maintained there is no absolute
proof that the prisoner has
been rehabilitated.
Doubts Not Erased
In his statement the Cover
nor conceded that the consid-
Grafton of executive clemency
given Crump can never be
entirely free of doubt"
Richard B. Austin, who as an
assistant States attorney pros
ecuted Crump declared, The
evidence does not justify a
finding of rehabilitation. You
can feign rehabilitation as you
can feign insanity"
Mr.. Austin now is a judge of
the United States District Court
in Chicago.
Gov. Kerner devoted an en-
tire day to reviewing the Crump
case before reaching a decision.
He secluded himself in his Of
flee Tuesday to study Q tran
script of 6l2 hours of testimony
taken at the hearing on Mon
day.
! Also before him were vol
umeS of documents including
letters from Crump himself.
Influenced by Chaplain
The Governor said he was in
fluenced most in his decision
by information supplied by a
chaplain and a pSychiatrist.
Its easy to say the man is
rehabilitated when he is In
limited confinement" the Gov
ernor observed. mo one at this
point can guarantee how
changed he is. But he ought to
be given an opportunity to
display how much he has
changed"
Crump will be moved from
the Jail to the State Peniten-
tiary near Joliet to serve out
his sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02
S235 Million
Revenue Cut
Seen in Bill

The Senate version of the
administrations tax revision
bill would cost the Government
about $235 million of revenue in
the first year of full operation,
Treasury experts said today.
This compares with a loss of
$3.50 million estimated by the
staff of the Senate Finance
Committee, which cleared the
bill on Tuesday.
Treasury previously eSti-
mated a small revenue gain
from the bill passed by the
House.
All estimates on the Senate
version Of the legislation are
preliminary and tentative.
The revenue impact Of the
legislation is especially impor-
tant to conservative members
of Congress, who oppose any
major sacrifice of Federal in
come at a time of rising def
cts.
The biggest discrepancy in
the revenue estimates on the
Senate bill relates to the in
vestment tax credit, a subsidy
proposed to encourage business
OUTLAWS for machinery and
equipment. The Treasury esti-
mates that this provision would
cost the Government 81 billion
in its first full year, while it is
understood that the Senate
committee staff figures the
cost at STA billion.
Other estimates for major
provisions of the legislation in
clude a gain of 500 million
calculated by the Treasury for
the sections dealing with tax
alton of foreign income, COM
pared with a SOS million esti-
mate by the committee staff;
a gain of sos million estimated
by the Treasury for sections
dealing with taxation of saw
ings and loan associations,
compared with a committee es-
innate Of $170 million, and a
Treasury estimate that sections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02

and won the respect and SYM
pathy of Jail doctors. nurses
chaplains and guards.
Rehabilitation Claimed
Warden johnson described
Crump as "animaliStic and bel
!igerent" when he first met
the slayer. Completely re.
habilitated" was the phrase
he used to tell the parole board
Of the change wrought In
Crump.
Crump was convicted of MUIR
dering Theodore Zukowski, A
a guard in the Libby, Mcneil
& Libby plant, during a $4,000
holdup in the Union Stock
yards in 1858. Four companions
in the crime drew prison
sentences.
In his long fight that ended
yesterday Crump exhausted his
judicial appeals and won ii
stays of execution. The United
States Supreme Court refused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02

Republican of Arizona, he said
is there are some things We
think we should do about it."
Among these things he listed
the standby tax bill, the emer-
gency public works bill. youth
employment opportunities leg
islation and the manpower re-
training measure he has recon-
mended.
One reporter asked the Presi-
dent about a Gallup poll show
ing 70 per cent opposed to a
tax cut if it means the Govern
ment will go further into debt.
Different Answer
you might get a different
answer if you had asked the
question differently" Mr.. Ken
nedy suggested.
He said he felt the answer
would have been different if
the question was: do you
prefer a tax cut as a means
of preventing a recession at
some future date, and unem-
ployment. which will bring
potentially a larger deficit and
a further increase in the debt"
The President reiterated that
he hopes to bring the country's
international balance of pay
ments into balance by the end
Of next year. and said this
can be done if American ex-I
ports maintain their present
rise and this country's wage
price structure remains the
same as it is now relative to-
Europe.
He urged again that the
House pass a measure already
approved by the Senate au-
thorizing purchase of United
Nations bonds. He said he be-
lieves the bond program is es-
Sential for survival of the U. N.
and that U. N. survival sis
essential for the peace of the
world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02
Kennedy Would Close
Gap to Spur Economy

and congressional action on ia,
legislation were cited by thu
President as among the reasons
ne hopes Congress will pass the
bill he has urged to give hin
standby authority to cut take.
under specified limits when.
ever he deems it necessary tt
head off a recession.
If he had such standby au-
thority, he said, he then could
apply a tax reduction if the
economy should begin to drag
in the fall or winter.
He added:
THE problem is now that il
we go by this session without
a tax reduction, then recon-
mend one in January, if you
go through the usual pro-
cedures. the bill will not come
to the floor of the Senate,
possibly, until late summer, and
by then we have gone through
nearly a year more"
The President spoke Of the
gap between what is being done
and what could be done to
spur economic growth when a
asked if he would be
willing to match his ad-
ministration's record in the
economic field with that of the
last administration.
Not Satisfied
IF we want to just compare
statistics we will be glad to
compare them to the recession
which was in effect when I
took office" he said.
But he emphasized that 81
am not satisfied with our
record" and II don't think that
any American ought to be-"
Since he assumed office, he
noted that the gross national
product is up about 10 per
cent, incomes are up about 10
per cent and "in a whole
variety of areas the improve
ment is between 10 and IS
per cent" But he stressed that
still is not sufficient"
Where he disagrees with such
critics as Senator Goldwater,