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Evening star., 1963-09-17
MASON ON EDUCATION
EorIy Action Needed
To Kill Failure Habit

In the primary grades he
giggles and squirms when
called upon to recite. Often
he says he forgets what he
intended to say. He is imma-
ture and afraid that others
are laughing at him. Out of
timidity, he avoids drawing
and writing.
On reaching the intermediate
grades, he avoids thinking
about school except when ac-
tually attending. Repeatedly
he tells the teacher 81 can't"
or 81 don't know" Without
pressure, he does little of any,
thing. Pressed too hard, he
becomes upset. His 81 can't"
may develop into violent op-
position.
About the only thing that
accounts for his presence in
high school is some law COM
pelling attendance.
A mother who detects signs
of future failure in a little one
must be patient. Let the child
do things for himself. Let him
tie his own shoelaces and
draw his own pictures. 1t
takes more time and energy
that way, but it helps put the
child on his own.
Take Positive Steps
Parents and teachers both
must carry patience over into
the primary grades. If David
hesitates too long before an.
Swering, the teacher must
still say, "We'l wait for
David to answer" If a third
grader says 81 can't draw u
the issue must be forced,
kindly but firmly. His atten'
tion must be turned from his
own failure to the task in
hand, and from perfection tC
progress. It may take two
days or it may take a week to
y. get him to try, but once he
does it is worth all the effort
and upset.
In intermediate grades there
must be strict discipline as
to study hours and insiStence
upon effort by the pupil. Be
sure he knows how to do the
work. Good approaches are
"What does the book say?"
'Look it up in the diction-
ary," ''Work the problem as
far as you can," "Jot down
all you know about the theme
topic"
Make positive suggestions
and insist on effort and action
by the pupil.
At the junior high and high
school level, getting the stu
dent back on the road to sue.
cess is not easy. So far, / have
Evening star., 1963-09-17
Stop Killing
Yourself
BY Dr.. Peter J. Steincrohn

Mrs. D., like thousands of
other sufferers, wants to know
what to do for her back pain
and the misery in her knees:
Question: Can you do some
thing for my arthritis?
Answer: You say you
haven't been to a doctor be-
fore. How do you know it's
arthritis?
Question: Then what else
can it be?
Answer: The important
thing to remember is that
proper diagnosis Is important.
For example, many people
like yourself who have come
in thinking they have arthri-
tbs, have had nothing Of the
sort. They may have had
myositis, an inflammation Of
muscle. They may have had
burSitis. Or even neuritiS;
nothing connected with their
joints.
Question: But suppose It
isn't any of these. Suppose it's
really arthritis. What can you
do for it?
Answer: There's still a way
to 60 In making the correct
diagnosis. Is your back pain
due to a ruptured disc or
prOlapsed disc? Is 1t a sacro-
lilac, where the ligaments
around the lower back have
been sprained? Is it osteo-
arthritiS, so common to people
after 40? Is it gouty arthritis
in your knees? Many people
still think that gout can attack
only the big toe. Is it rheu-
matoid arthritis, which is
really an infection that attacks
other parts Of the body, too?
Are the pains aggravated by
the menopause? Is there a
chronic infection causing the
pains? Do you see how COM
plicated it can get? And how
important correct diagnosis
is?
Send for my ledtlet, "HotO
to Manage Your ArthTttts."
Write to me In care OF The
Star and tnclose IS cents and
a stamped, self : addressed
envelope.
-
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Three
months ago my husband had
a heart attack from which he
recovered and is getting along
fine. The doctor called it a
myocardial infarct. What's
that? Isn't the usual name
for it coronary thrombosis?-
Mrs. r.
IN HEART ATTACK caused
by coronary artery throm-
bosis, here is what happens:
There are two coronary ar
teries which supply blood and
nourishment to the heart. Due
to atherosclerosis "a gradual
laying down Of lime and chol-
esterol In the walls Of the ar
teries), there is formation Of
sludge and a closing off by
clots. When this is complete,
Evening star., 1963-09-17
Dieting Girl Gets
The Lost Laugh
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,


think that's fair? What can l
do about it?
WANT A PHONE.
There is more than a tele-
phone involved here. Tell your
boy friend you appreciate his
generosity, but you aren't
allowed to accept such costly
gifts.
DEAR ABBY: What is the
right thing to do in this situa-
ton? We had planned for over
a month to put supper to-
gether at a friends house on
a certain evening. That eve
ming arrives, you are ready
to go-the food you are taking
is ready, and the friends ex-
pect you in half an hour. Then
your husbands mother and
father walk in Unexpectedly
with an aunt and uncle. They
stay and stay. Finally you
sneak away from them for a
minute and phone your friend
and say, 1--WE can't come and
I'll tell you why later;
goodby."
The next day l phoned my
friend and explained why we
couldn't come. She said that
was no excuse and she was
peeved like I've never known
her to be. Did she have a
right to be peeved?
STUCK.
Yes! You should have
greeted your unexpected call
ers with the regret that they
had not telephOned first as
you were on your way out to
a planned get-tOgether, then
taken your food (the hostess
was no doubt counting on it)
and departed!
(McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1963-09-17
DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: l know what
Thinner and Madder is going
through. l lost As pounds in
the last six months and / feel
better and look younger and
prettier for it. Everyone /
know tells me how great l
look-except one person. She
insists that | don't look like
myself, and that she preferred
the old fat me! Incidentally
her husband is one Of those
who cOmplimented me. Well,
this woman who preferred the
old fat me recently got con-
tact lenses, so when l saw
her / told her she didn't look
like herself and that l pre-
ferred the "Old beSpectacled
her!" She got the message
and now she isn't speaking to
me any more. l don't feel that
I've lost a friend - l Just
showed her up for the jealous
cat she was.
HAPPY.
II you wanted the last laugh,
you got it, but people who
fight fire with fire eventually
make ashes Of themselves.
= y &%
DEAR ABBY: l am almost
16 years old and have been
wanting a private telephone
in my bedroom ever since /
was IL. My mother keeps
using the excuse that she
doesn't have the money. Well,
my boy friend told me that
he would put the telephone in
my room as a gift, and that
he would also pay my tele-
phone bill every month. Now
my mother says that l still
can't have it, but she won't
give me a reason. Do YOU
Evening star., 1963-09-17
BY LESLIE J. MASON

Professor OF Education,
University Of Southern California
Has your son accepted
classroom failure?
A student who can stuff into
his pocket a test paper that's
been marked "F" and dis
miss it from his mind has in
deed accepted failure. And the
Seventh Of a series on learning
foults and what to do obout them.
~-~-~---~-----~----
acceptance of failure in
schoOlwork, when firmly in
grained, is a major problem
to educators and parents
alike.
| have seen many student
failures in junior high and in
high school.
They have ceased to try. In
school they just sit. Out of
school they fill their lives
with automobiles, surfing,
reading, television or fun with
the gang. They are potential
dropoutS.
Naturally this is one Of the
most serious faults a student
can be subject to. Yet its
early recognition is often diff
ficult because the factors con-
tributing to a sense Of failure
are many and varied. But a
little intelligent action at an
early stage in the game can
save much grief later.
How to Spot Them
What then are the symp-
toms?
You can even see indica-
tons before a child has ever
gone to school. Such a child
is often sensitive and easily
upset. He is timid and some
times cries at home, thinking
that members Of the family
are laughing at him when
they are not.
Evening star., 1963-09-17

found no magic formula for
it. So. start early!
II you haze a question,
tDrite to DR.. Mason in care OF
The Star. He Dil discuss in
his column those OF most
general interest.
Thursday: Write Il down.
Evening star., 1963-09-17
. Misses Sizes S-l8
o Jrs. AIS; JF. Petites 3-l3

See the famous label in every dress. Fine
cottons, DocronS poIyester blends, home
spuns. Look at the So price and you'll under
stand why we soy: Stroke Of Luck! Sove
on dark transitions of solids, prints, stripes
and pIoids that will toke you right through
Fall. Misses sizes 8-l8, juniors SIS, junior
petite BIB, in group.
The Hseh cO-TOwn County oud Young WO,SgtOnon Shop
All Stores
Evening star., 1963-01-06
PUNeMSowL-C Continued from page IL
Eve would make bI0Ckm0iE"
Continued from page IL

Of his place and the police said no,
Grandfather would tell me: Now,
listen carefully to this case, my
little Prime Minister, because you
will learn about peoples problems,
which are much more important
than school problems
Lets get back to those school
problems" ! said. "Just why did
you get thrown away so often?"
@Oh, many reasons. For instance,
| would make strikes. | would
give a speech that the teachers
gave us too much work, and the
other girls would agree. So we would
make a strike. We would march
through the streets and sing. And
once IUhen policeman tried to stop
US, i hit him Wih my shoe. Oh, /
'UOs dreadful"
what did the policeman do?"
"Well, he scOlded me. But what
else could he do? He was friend Of
my grandfather"
'Melina," ! said, 'in spite Of
all your difficulties, | take it that
you were always promoted. How did
that happen?"
"Oh, each June the headmistress
Evening star., 1963-01-06

and /, we would make blackmail." 4"
''Blackmail?"
"Yes. She sUOu1 say, 'MelinG,
my dear, zoe sCiH give you passing
marks if you 'UiH promise on your
IOOrd Of honor not to come back to
this school next year But on the
last year | had a very hard time
trying to graduate. / took the
examination many times, and about
the fifth time ] just barely passed.
And do you know what Grandfather
did?"
HePut upa monument tOyOu."
"NO-you are always teasing!
But he did order the city band to
come and play in front Of our house,
and he took me out on the balcony
and unrOlled my diploma for the
crowd to see. And everyone sang
and threw flowers. ! think they all
felt very much relieved"
MeIina's mood changed suddenly.
Poor Grandfather, he died soon
afterwards. Oh, he was so big and
handsome! My only consolation was
that now | did not have to be Prime
Minister any more. Now could be
an actress, the way ! always wanted
Evening star., 1963-01-06

THIS WEEK MoSOrIns/ /JonUory q. 1913
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24
News From
Sutton -Eska Alpine

Birthday Club was held on
Oct. 8 at the home of Ellie
Mrak. High prize was won by
Mary Estep, low prize went to
Rivera Hiber, and pinochle
prize went to Mary Estep and
Cookie Balm. A delicious lunch
was served afterward.
Alaska's favorite game was
played at the Sutton commun-
ity hall Oct. IL. Dorothy Briggs
of Palmer won the 500 jack
pot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smu-
lick and family of Eska spent
Oct. Is in Anchorage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len WEIGH
spent last Thursday in Anchor
age.
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Willow Lots
Sold al Auction

Sold at auction on Sept. 18
were 81 of 76 recreational lots
at Willow, according to Alaska
Land Lines. monthly publica-
ton of the Division of Lands.
The lots were sold for $22, 500,
an increase of $1,675 over the
appraised value. Most of the re-
naming lots have been sold
over the counter, Land Lines
reported.
In the Talkeetna recreational
lot auction held at Talkeetna
on Sept. 20, II of the SO lots
were sold for $13,115. The ap-
praised value was $4,000. Ten
of the remaining lots have been
sold over the counter at the
appraised value.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24
Future Nurses 10
Promote Gift Cache

The Palmer chapter of the
Future Nurses of America have
made promotion of the ACCA
Gift Cache and clinic their
project for the coming year,
Mrs. Lowell Simpson, MVCCA
president, said this week.
The Gift Cache, now open on
Saturdays from 10 am. to 4
pm, is stocked with a variety
of gift items including china
ware, figurines, linens, jeWelry,
and children's toys.
The local chapter OF ACCA
welcomes donations which are
suitable for sale in the shop
Members suggest that the "dus
catchers" in your home may
have considerable value for re
sale in the Gift Cache.
The shop is under the super
vision of Mrs. Lee Plumbley
Persons interested in donating
time for work in the Gift Cache
are asked to call her at 745
3739.
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noMEMIAkERS
NEWS
Butte Homemakers

The members of the Butte
homemakers' club could not
help but notice what a special
hostess Ethelwynn Martin was
as she entertained our club for
the month of October.
1t was a miserable day, but
we were coy, happy group
and noticed it but little. The
table was spread with wonder
full food and as we bowed our
heads Agnes Sandvik said a
prayer of thanks.
We sold quite a few items
from our white elephant sale.
Myrtle Bang gave US a good
lesson on gift appreciation.
We had such fun. and do in
vite any lady that lives at the
Butte to join US for potluck at
IL am, Nov. q, in the home
of Lu Sandvik.
Lu Sandvik, Reporter
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Local Raha'is TO
Observe UN Week

The local Baha'i Community
will observe United Nations
week with a public meeting on
Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 pm. at
the home of Dick and Marziah
Miller, on Wolverine Street di-
rectly behind the new D & A
Grocery.
An interesting feature of the
meeting will be the recorded
voices of the late United Ma
tons secretary, Dag Hammar-
skiold; Ambassador Stevens;
and member of the U. S.
Baha'i National Assembly,
Borrah Kavelin.
Verne Stout, representing the
local community, will act as
chairman of the meeting. All
interested persons are cordially
invited to attend.
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be the secretaries of the two
boards, Byron A. Anderson of
Palmer and R. w Bradley of
Wasilla.
The election will be in De-
cember, with the deadline for
the return of ballots set at S
pm, Dec. 90
Ballots will be mailed to all
persons having cooperative
agreements with the two sub
districts. Other bona-fide land
holders may get ballots from
Anderson or Bradley, from the
local Soil Conservation office,
or the Extension Service dis
trict agent in Palmer.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

Hi-5choo| Hi-Lifes
By LINDA SHELTON

Friday, Oct. 25, the P H S
Band will present the first con-
cert of the year in the Central
School gym at 8 pm. The band
will play "Amporito," "Roco,"
"Zocatecas," and Light Cal
vary" All of these numbers are
marches. Impressions of
Scottish Air" and "Beguine
Festival will also be played.
Several soloists will perform
at the concert. The dance band
and the junior high band will
play a few selections.
Thursday afternoon, Oct. "a,
the Letterman's club sponsored
boxing smoker, held in the
Central School gym. There was
good lineup and plenty of
action.
The carnival held Friday,
Oct. 18, and sponsored by the
GAA was very successful. The
GAA would like to thank the
large number of people that
attended. They plan to sponsor
another carnival next year.
Twenty nine students took
the PSAT test Saturday, Oct.
10. The test will be useful to
the student in helping him plan
his post-high school training.
One senior at PHS has been |
honored by her high perform
ance on the National Merit |
Scholarship Qualifying TIE st
(NMSQT) given last spring. |
Each student who is endorsed
by his school receives a for
NAL letter of commentator |
signed by his (her) principal |
and the president of the Ma
tional Merit Scholarship Cor
poration
Mr.. Okeson, high school |
counselor, has announced that |
the commended student is Ruth |
Phillips.
The semi-finalists and COM
mended students together con-
stitute about two per cent of
all high school seniors. Letters
of commentator provide tan
gible recognition of their high
ability. These students are
urged to attend college and to
develop to the fullest their pro-
mise of achievement.
To increase their opportuni-
ties to obtain financial assist
anee if they need it, the Merit
Corporation sends the names,
home addresses and test scores
of all commended students to
the two colleges indicated as
their preferred choices at the
time they took the qualifying
test.
Other special services are
also performed by the MNSC
in an effort to increase the
scholarship opportunities of
commended students and semi
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

finalists. Scholarship awards
are made from resources of the
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation and through spon-
soring business corporations,
foundations, colleges, unions,
trusts, professional associates,
and individuals.
Tryouts for the junior class
play, The Thread That Runs
So True" were held Oct. II,
after school. Mrs. Dickerson,
with the help of Mr. Ward.
chose the east.
Members of the cast are Jim
Estelle, Jesse Stuart; Pat Pat
terson, John Conway; Colleen
Petit, Bertha Conway; Vic
Barnes, Don Conway; Nancy
Wood, Vaida Conway; Barry
Rehus, Burt Eastharn; Claude
Harter, Bill Coffee; Cynthia
Blissard, Naomi; Linda Eppler,
Robin Baylor; Sherry Roberts,
Zenia Potters; Sally Norris,
Leonora Maddox; Sally Tira-
pelh, Jenny Jaruis; Kathy Mo
han, Minnie Frome; Paulette
James, Aunt Effie Batson, and
Angela Hecker, Mrs. Woods.
The play will be held in the
early part of November.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

The carnival held Friday,
Oct. 18, and sponsored by the
GAA was very successful. The
GAA would like to thank the
large number of people that
attended. They plan to sponsor
another carnival next year.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24
Golddusters

The Oct. 9 meeting of the
Golddusters homemakers' club
was called in the home of Mary
Ellen Meyer, with Is members
and six visitors present.
The program was a sharing
of demonstration ideas for the
Holiday Fair to be held on
Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The next meeting will be
held on Nov. 13 at the home of
Mary Jane Klebesadel. Joy
Ward will present the program
on children's books and rec
ords.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

Mrs. William Mundt of An
chorage spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake knoblock of Sutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doug Huber
spent Tuesday evening in An
chorage.
The Teenage Club met at
the Sutton community hall on
Oct. 10. This was the first
meeting for the club, and the
officers were chosen.
Spending the weekend at
Glennallen hunting were Len
WEIGH, Larry Klayum, Richard
Diedrich, Andy Norris and sons
Rennie, Toni and Jim.
A stork shower was given at
the home of Mrs. Daisy Kudla-
eek in honor of Karen Grover
Huckaby on Oct. IL. Guests in
cluded Mabel Wallace and dau-
ghter Marcia, Karen Eckman,
Mrs. Sonny Cottrell and daugh-
ter, Grace Boulter, Mariane
Johanson, Leora Spendlove,
Rachel Patterson, Mrs. Aliff,
Doris Downs, Janice Downs,
Vera Grover, guest of honor
Karen Huckaby, and hostess
Daisy Kudlacek.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

Thursday afternoon, Oct. "a,
the Letterman's club sponsored
d boxing smoker, held in the
Central School gym. There was
a good lineup and plenty of
action.
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SKI PATROL TO
MEET SATURDAY

The SuSitna Ski Patrol will
meet Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7::30
pm. in the Ben Dansie home,
with anyone interested in join
ing the patrol welcome to at
tend.
Persons with questions about
the meeting or the location of
the Dansie home may call
Larry Leveen, 745-3942, or Hal
Loomis. 745-3073.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24
BAPTIST CHURCH PLANS
BAPTISMAL SERVICES

The First Baptist Church of
Palmer will observe the ordin-
ance of baptism on Sunday,
Oct. q, at 7:30 pm.
The public is invited to at
tend the observance, which
will precede tie regular evening
worship service. The Rev. John
T. Dickerson, pastor of the
Palmer church, will be in
charge of the service.
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Nominations Asked for Palmer, WasiIIa
Subdisiricts Boards Of Supervisors

Nominations to fill two va
cancies on each of the Palmer
and Wasilla Soil Conservation
subdistrict board of supervisors
will be accepted until Nov. %,
it was announced this week.
Accepting the nominations will
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-10-24

It's strange how the ignorant
refuse to study and how the in
telligent never stop.
Evening star., 1963-03-28
Prospective Judge

The report that Charles T. Duncan,
principal assistant United States At
torney, soon will be named to fill a
vacancy on the United States District
Court has attracted attention because,
If the nomination is made and con-
firmed, Mr.. Duncan will be the first
Negro to serve on this bench
This is quite understandable. 1t
would be considerably less than fair
to Mr.. Duncan to assume, however,
that race is the controlling factor. Mr..
Duncan, If named, will be chosen on
the basis Of his professional compe-
tence, which has been amply demon
Strated during his career in private law
practice and in the United States At
torney's office. For our part, we think
he would make an excellent Judge.
Evening star., 1963-03-28
At Arms Length

The governments OF the United
States and of South Korea appear to
have reached an arm's-length posture
of reciprocal GOODNESS on the issue of
military VS.. civilian rule in Seoul. AS of
the latest exchange between the capitals
involved, Washington was viewing con-
tinuance of military rule as threat
to stable and effective government"
while the junta in Seoul, which has been
the South Korean government for nearly
two years, was talking about the "real-
istic inevitability" of remaining in power.
The solution of this unusual inter-
national impasse not only is difficult
to foresee, but the basic question Of
what is best for the South Korean
Republic is not answerable in simple or
easy terms. The military junta is in
power because there were real grounds
for public dissatisfaction with the civil
ian governments of Syngman Rhee and
John M. Chang. When the army clique
headed by General Chung Hee Park took
over, a pledged objective was to eliminate
corruption in public office and in due
time (by the summer Of 1861 to permit
free elections and a return to civilian
government. Actually, opponents of the
junta are now charging continued cor
ruption in government. And when Gen.
eral Park recently revoked his promise
of free elections to announce instead a
referendum clearly designed to indorSe
military rule for an additional four years
rioting and political protests followed.
Even so, there is evidence that the
public reaction is not sufficiently power
full or widespread to upset the military
control-certainly not If the strong ROK
army remains in line. Against this back
ground, the civilian political leaders
repeatedly had been hoping for strong
statement from our Government in
support of free elections and.a return to
civil rule-perhaps with a threat that
our all-important economic and military
aid would be withheld unless the junta
kept its earlier pledge. The statement
issued publicly by our State Department
did not contain such a threat, however,
and the first response by General Park
and his associates did not indicate any
backdown on their part. ut is the Ko-
rean people themselves who know BEST"
Seoul military spokesman said, that
the military government today is
more stable and effective than anything
experienced in the past"
If the. Korean people really think
this, they should have a chance to say
so in free election.