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The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19

ing Experiment Fights for its
Life according to Sigmund
H. Restad, director of the AL
aska Division of Agriculture.
The article uoted DR..
George Rogers, Alaskan econ
omist, as saying, With t h
long hauls to bring feed and
equipment, the terribly high
wages, the unfertlle thin soils
on top of glacial rubble, and
the short season, it is an eco
nomie waste to try farming
here Anyway these aren't real
farmers. They are part t m e
plumbers, fishermen, carpent-
ers, and truckers trying to
make ends meet. Federal sub
sidy for their meager results
is senseless. y
'The fallacy of h i s state
ment can be emphasized in
many ways" said Mr.. Restad.
Commercial producers of agri-
cultural products in Alaska are
primarily good agriculturists
with a better general education
than farmers of most areas. An
example of the efficiency of
local production versus shipped
in agricultural products is the
complete change of retail sup
ply from the lower states to
the utilizing of high quality,
locally-produced lettuce, cab
bage, carrots, etc. while they
are in season.
The value of agricultural
production in Alaska has in
creased threefold in the last
ten years, according to h e
Alaska Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service; with the only
direct federal subsidy applying
to the state being the school
milk program.
Fertilizer use here is approx
imately the same, per unit of
production, as in non-irrigated
areas of the midwest.
Although Alaska has produc-
ton problems unique to t h e
state, it also has some agri-
cultural production advant-
ages, including very few crop
diseases and insects, and long
working and growing days be-
cause of the additional day.
light hours during the growing
season.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19
Speech Therapist
To be In Palmer
Sept. 80, Oct. l.3

Margaret Hamilton, speech
ana hearing therapist for tbs
Matanuska Valley, will be al
the speech and hearing clinic
IN Palmer on Sept. 80 and Oct
|, Z, and 3. Persons wishing in.
formation or appointments
may call Mrs. Lou Oliver
MVCCA secretary at PI 1866.
The clinic is sponsored by
the Matanuska Valley chapter
of ACCA, and is open to per
sons Of all ages who have anv
type of speech or hearing prob
lens. Although local doctors
give referrals to the patient for
treatment, a referral is not
needed to visit the therapist
for an eValuation of the case
The clinic is set up like a
doctors clinic, and fee sched-
ule has been established by the
association. If this fee cannot
be met by the individual, other
means of payment are possible.
The secretary will take infor-
nation on requests for assist
ance on strictly confidential
basis, and is the only person
authorized to receive such in
formation.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19

PARENTS AND FRIENDS gather around the
converted school bus of uncertain vintage
which hauled II Explorer scouts and three
adult leaders to the international Explorer
conference in Provo, Utah, and back to
Palmer The boys and their leaders got
back to town the evening of Sept. 3, just
in time (sob) to start back to school, The
Aug. 1913 conference was sponsored by
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints. Palmer boys making the trip were
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19

Dennis spendlove, Michael Wefherbee,
Terry Lee Beal, Richard Bohman, Bill Bob
man, Dennis Campbell, Neville Downs,
Terry HoIIembaek, Ralph Hubert, and
Gary LaRose. Local leaders were Joe A.
lentz, Jr. (who at the close Of the trip
proudly displayed. three belt notehes Of
lost weight and Clyde oberg Expenses
for the trip were earned by the boys
themselves.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19
The Frontiersman Page 5
Thursday. Sept. l9. 1863

st. George and st. Paul Is
lands in Alaska's Pribilofs are
home of the worlds largest fur
seal herd.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19

In 1866, the first salmon can
merry IN the Northwest and the
second in the nation, was built
at Eagle Cliff on the Columbia.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19
RESTAD SAYS ROGERS Statement
ON ALASKA FARMING IS FALLACY

An extremely unfortunate
quote was printed in the Wash
ington, DC. Daily News on
Aug. 30, 1863 entitled Farm
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-09-19

performed without charge by
any authorized International
Harvester dealer.
, 1963-07-16
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

In accordance with the provisions Of Act No. 953, Fifth
Legislature, approved March Z 1868, notice is hereby given
that Public Hearings will be held as follows
/. at the Legislative Chambers, Capitol Building, Char
lotte Amalie, 200 o'clock PM, Thursday, July Is
1868,
2. at the Government House, Christiansted, ST. Croix,
ZOO o'clock PM, Friday. July 26, 1868,
fortthe purpose Of soliciting the views Of all interested parties
on the operation of the Tax Laws of the Virgin Islands.
Committee will concentrated the following tax areas:
a. Gross Receipts Taxes
b. Trade and Excise Taxes
C. Business License Fees r
3figad. Corporation Franchise Taxes
e. Stamp Taxes
f Harbor Fees
Any interested parties shall be afforded an opportunity at
such hearings to present comments and information bearing
on the above n%ntters, but they will not be precluded from pre-
senting comments and information on any other tax areas
including new sources Of revenues.
Persons DESTROYS of presenting such comments and infor-
nation shall submit the same in writing at least "a hours
prior to the time of hearing to the undersigned Chairman of
the Temporary Tax Revision Committee, Office of the Legisla-
ure, Charlotte Amale, st. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Such
comments may be expanded at the hearings to include respon-
ses to questioning, provided fair notice is given in the written
comments Of the basic position of each partyinvolved.
: JOHN u MADURo
Chairman Temporary Tax
Revision Committee
Dated July /. 1868.
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, 1963-07-16

al tho most Reasonable Pric.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Wagner Plan

Mayor Wagner, who played a
large role in the final settlement,
has indicated that he will recon-
mend q Joint labor-management
board that would be empowered
TO look into problems in the news
paper industry on q continuing
basis.
II both sides--labor and the
publishers retain their resolve 10
solve their problems before they
become strike-size. perhaps New
Workers will be able TO look back
on the recent unpleasantness as
the strike TO end all strikes" in
the newspaper industry. 1+'
Meanwhile. along other labor
fronts, President Kennedy on
wednesday appointed an emer-
gency board in the railway
"featherbedding" dispute. thereby
easing for go days. at least, the
threat OF a strike.
And the Labor Department re-
ported on Thursday that the un-
employment rate had dropped IN
March TO Sc per cent. down from
the 81 per cent rate Of February.
The actual number OF workers
without Jobs was as million In
March; 80 million In February.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
The Tact of Cary

II was a tribute TO his tact that
a crowded list Of proposed reforms
In securities markets. sent TO Con-
gress In a l,600-page document
last week. not only failed to send
prices skidding but seemed TO en-
courage a rise on Wall Street.
Among the study's recommended
tions to Congress:
o Oblige most companies whoee
stock is traded over-the- counter
lie, not on any exchange) 10
meet reporting requirements that
listed stocks now observe.
. Set up capital requirements for
new companies seeking 10 enter
the securities business, establish
character standards for their
statesmen and bar convicted felons.
. Grant the SEC new powers TO
discipline securities statesmen.
Q Force all securities concerns 10
join self-policing industry organ
izations. New organizations may
be created TO police investment
advisers and dealers in real estate
and mutual funds.)
o Tougher SEC rules 10 clamp
down on fanciful puffs by market
letters OF a companys prospects.
Make companies distribute a pro-
spectus on new stock TO purchasers
within 30 days Of the stocks sale.
. Improve accuracy OF price
quotations on over the counter
stock by making quotation firms
Evening star., 1963-04-07
The Streets Mood

AS II to reassure readers, Chair
man Cary declared the report
should not impair public conf
dence in the securities markets
but should strengthen 1t as sug-
gestions for raising standards are
put into practice"
The mood OF the Street was in
marked contrast TO last year when
two other reports critical Of the
American Stock EXCHANGE ami the
mutual fund industry stirred Bit
ter comment.
Behind the SECS low-key ap-
proach TO the study. first to be
made Of the securities industry
In 10 years. is a natural admin
istration anxiety not 10 appear
anti-business. President Kennedy
side-stepped any comment on II
at his news conference Wednesday.
saying he had not read the re-
port. But the fact remains that
four Of the five commissioners are
Democratic appointees, and the
hazards OF the investigation be-
came apparent last year when OBJ
servers blamed at least part Of
the May 28 market plunge on
fears aroused by the SEC probe.
Evening star., 1963-04-07

miniStration to the last Congress.
1t is expected to run into trouble
in the House. Chairman Mcmillan
Of the District Committee opposes
home rule.
Meanwhile. the administration
won its first significant victory
on the Hill this year with Senate
approval last Thursday, by a 52-4l
vote, Of q Federal transit aid
program.
The bill, still facing House ac-
ton, would authorize $3.50 million
through Federal loan guarantees
and grants to encourage construc-
ton Of mass transit in large
cities.
The program seeks to switch
commuters from their beloved au-
tos to trains and buses, thereby
relieving the strain on access
highways into cities. Thanks to
support from Southern Senators,
who have relatively minor direct
interest In the urban problem, the
bill seems likely to clear Congress
this year.
Evening star., 1963-04-07

turned out TO be an expert, II
an unhappy, forecaster. But last
Sunday, ia days after the walk
out began, the photoengravers, the
final union the publishers had to
please, accepted a contract pro-
posal. New Yorkers had their IA
vorite newspapers on Tuesday.
Cleveland, which has had to
endure an even longer blackout,
will get its newspapers back again
tomorrow. the final labor-man-
agement agreement having been
reached early Friday between the
printers and the publishers. The
strike lasted a record 1875 days;
the blackout two days longer.
The New York strike, which Is
estimated by some observers to
have cost the workers, publishers
and others affected by 1t a total
OF $3.50 million. has provoked
declarations that no such event
must be allowed to happen again.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Labor:
Papers Again

Long news blackOuts ended
last week in New York and
Cleveland as labor and man
agement finally reached agree
ment.
When the New York newspaper
strike was l2-days old, way back
last December. Labor Secretary
Wirts went up 10 iIanhattan TO
confer with Mayor Wagner. Later
he told the Associated Press:
THE possibility should be taken
seriously-it's that serious. It is
possible for 1t (the strikej 10 60
six or eight weeks or into March" :"
The general reaction outside
the circle Of the top negotiators
for the contending parties was
one Of incredulity. New York City
TO 90 through an entire winter
without q local newspaper Not
likely.
Unfortunately, that Is exactly
what happened and Mr.. wirtz
Evening star., 1963-04-07

ton, but believes that the defense
buildup can be accomplished un-
der the existing statutes. The cl-
mate of opinion is such, however,
that Mr.. Shiga is unlikely to ac-
complish one Of his chief aims
the elevation of the defense
agency to ministerial status.
Must Spend More Yen
So far, Japan has been able to
get away with a net annual de-
fense outlay Of some $570 million,
thanks largely to American mill
tary aid and the existence Of the
Japanese American mutual secur-
ity pact, under which the United
States leases large military bases
in Japan. But the Americans have
steadily urged Japan to increase
it spending. In the meantime,
they are starting to cut down the
number Of their military advisers
and the amount of their military
aid.
One day, perhaps, Japan will
have nuclear weapons, but that
day seems far off. China's nuclear
policies will doubtless be the major
factor in deciding what Japan
does-and when. The non-leftist
majority Of the population has
probably more or less come round
to the view that If and when
Peking gets nuclear weapons,
Japan will be justified in having
them, too.
1t is relevant that the United
States has recently asked for per-
mission for American nuclear-
powered submarines to berth in
Japanese ports. Although the jap
anese government has delayed its
answer (chiefly in order to dis
cuSs compensation in case of nu-
clear accidents), 1t is virtually
certain to give its approval. The
Socialists, however, are prepared
to fight. In a statement on March
10, the party said it was ready
to stage an "all-out struggle" in
Parliament and outside on the
issue. Such calls by these Amer
ican submarines" said the state
ment, taking a long leap into
prophecy. will eventually lead to
the nuclear armament of Japan"
@ 1868 London The Economist
Evening star., 1963-04-07
(From The EconomistJ


Ten years ago this March the
then Japanese Prime Minister,
Mr.. Yoshida, surprised everyone
by announcing that Japan would
probably comply with all Ameri-
can request to rearm if and when
such a request came. Since 1t was
Mr.. Yoshida again-now an elder
statesman but still a pillar Of the
ruling Liberal-Democratic party
who recently said that Japan
ought to be prepared to arm itself
with nuclear weapons, 1t is plain
that postwar military thinking in
Japan has now, In some sense,
come Of age.
No doubt it will be some time
before the country's pacifist pub
lie favors the possession of nu-
clear arms by the Self Defense
Forces. But with constant prod
ding and considerable material
help from the United States, these
9-year-old forces have already
developed into an efficient if
pocket size military establish
ment. American military advisers
in Formosa and South Korea
tboth of which have bigger armed
forces than Japan admit that
Japan's equivalent Of an army, a
navy and an air force are in
some respects superior; for one
thing, they have by far the more
formidable traditions Of eff
cheney and fighting power.
SeIf-Suffieieney Coin
Perhaps the most distinctive
feature Of the Self Defense Forces
so called because a famous ar
ticle of the Japanese constitution
forbids the establishment of any
military forces that might be
used for offensive" purposes is
their growing self-sufficiency in
equipment. Japan Is now produc-
ing not only tanks, small arms,
trucks and jeeps. but also its
own destroyers and submarines.
Work has already begun on the
first homemade helicopter car
rier, and plans have been pro-
duced to build Japanese version
Of the American Navy's anti-sub-
marine P2V Neptune aircraft.
Today, the navy has vessels
Evening star., 1963-04-07

a spiritual leader but a mission
ary. He enjoys confidence and
support and is highly respected
In his area. The Negro minister
has done much to alert his fol-
lowers to their need for full cit
izenship, and stimulating their
desire for various. aspects Of civil
rights. The Negro minister could
impress upon his followers the
necessity for exercising continu-
GUS control and discipline over
their children.
He could stress that as impor-
tant as church and school are
to the daily lives of children, the
home is the real training ground.
He could accept the absolute ne
cessity for providing their children
with the best educational train
ing and preparation available, for
without such preparation, they
will never take their rightful
place in competitive and integrat-
ed society. He could emphasize
that with citizenship goes a keen
sense of individual conduct and
responsibility, He could hammer
home the ageless truth, that to
demand respect from others one
must first respect himself, and
that the dignity Of the individual
starts with the individual.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Recent Shooting

Recently an alleged purse
snatcher was shot by a policeman.
Within hours after the incident
and without complete facts, a
telegram was dispatched to the
Commissioners, the Police Depart
ment, civil rights agency and
the press, protesting murder"
The telegram accused the wrong
policeman for the action. How
ever, there is no record to indi-
cate that a corrected copy Of the
telegram was forwarded to the
original receivers.
1t seems in this instance no
thought or serious consideration
was given to the record of the
alleged offender, the offense, or
the helplessness of the victim. a
pregnant woman. This action
clearly reflected an interest In the
offender, and little or no SYM
pathy with the victim. II the
community at large interpreted
this action as the attitude Of the
Negro community toward this
matter, 1t is both unfortunate
and erroneous.
Perhaps the greatest disservice
self-proclaimed Negro spokesmen
have inflicted upon the Negro
community is the utterly false
impression that Negroes are in
different to crime here. The fact
is the Negro community is greatly
concerned with crime here. and 1t
has to be when statistics show
that 70 or 80 per cent of the
Evening star., 1963-04-07
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Continued From Page B-l
taxpayer shack" one former COM
missioner called 1.-THE SEC rules
over a huge kingdom. BY its own
estimate, 1t plays watchdog to
more than half a trillion dollars
worth Of securities. An SEC
frown at any stock can send 1t
tumbling.
No one has been more aware of
the serious implications OF the
SEC market probe than its chair
man. a quiet. scholarly former
professor named william Lucius
Cary. He deliberately called 1t
study, not an investigation. Were
not looking for something under
a rug" he remarked in an inter-
view a few months ago.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
In Japan: The Noble Art

with a total tonnage Of $4,000,
including some 20 destroyers and
four submarines; at least four
more submarines are building.
The air force has about 1900 air.
craft. mainly Jets, with the F104
"Starfighter" as its mainstay.
The army contains at least IL
divisions (small ones. by Western
standards, with a modest admin
istrative "tail'D equipped with
anti-tank missiles and Nike-Ajax
anti-aircraft missiles. The six
year defense program which be-
gan In 1860 is intended to build
the ground force up to 10000
men-as big as Britain's. 1t will
also add several helicopter-car-
riers and three anti-submarine
hunter-killer air groups. The air
force is expected to remain about
the present size.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Soviet Speeds Merchant Fleet

States placed in all its shipyards
in the past year. Sweden is build
ing 10 refrigerator ships totaling
$4,000 tons for the Russians.
Italy is building six 48,000-ton
tankers for the Soviet, while the
big Burmeister and Vain yards
In Denmark are constructing five
large. ultra-modern freighters for
the same customer. Finnish ship
yards. which were especially Gre
ated with Swedish help after
World War II to enable Finland
to pay off her reparations debt
to the U. S. S. r. with ships,
trawlers and all kinds of smaller
craft, arc currently building II
freighters and Is tankers which
are to be paid with Soviet Oil.
In order to accommodate all this
new shipping, the Russians are
building a new harbor-due to be
the largest In Russia at Ilyi-
chevsk, some 20 miles southeast
OF Odessa. There appears to be
several reasons for this expansion
OF the Soviet merchant marine.
One is the swelling flow Of the
newly discovered oil fields around
and under the Caspian Sea which
cannot at present be absorbed by
the Russian economy and which
is being exported to bring In
precious foreign currency.
The many new obligations as
sumed by the Kremlin to pro-
mote its global policies in Asia
and Africa also require consid-
cradle shipping tonnage as an in
dispensable economic underpin-
ming. So, too, does the new Soviet
pnmhit In Cuha
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Alarming Crime Rote

Every D. c. resident who can
read a newspaper, listen to radio
and view television, knows that
crime here has reached alarming
proportions, and every segment
Of the population, including the
executive branch Of the Federal
Government, has expressed con-
Germ. The crime picture has been
effectively presented to Congress
and to the public. 1t has been
supported by hard facts and in
formation, and with cold statis-
tics from the Police Department,
the courts, and from institutions
intimately concerned with the
problem.
Instead Of facing this unpleas-
ant fact and offering practical
recommendations for its solution,
some seem to think the statistics
are rigged and that crime here Is
normal, whatever that means.
But the Negro community is not
saying the statistics are rugged
and I do not believe the Negro
community regards crime in the
District as normal. But the i'm
plications can be clearly drawn
from the performances and state
ments by some alleged spokesmen
for the Negro community.
Recently this writer attended q
public meeting in Northwest
Washington, at which crime in
the District was discussed. When
some one asked how it could be
curbed, one speaker replied that
crime In Washington is not as
bad as 1t might seem. He said
New York, Chicago. Cleveland,
Detroit and st. Louis had more
crime than Washington. This
may be true. But what does crime
in those cities have to do with
crime here?
Evening star., 1963-04-07
The National Scene

register with the SEC and regu-
lating them.
Initial reaction to the report
was non-committal or mildly ap-
proving in the financial COM
munity. Although other INSTALL
ments are yet to come by the end
OF May on such topics as the New
York Exchange and last years
Blue Monday" market break,
Wall Street seemed to reflect
opinion that the study was con-
structiYe.
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Rediseoverins the Sea

This frantic maritime activity
on the part Of the Soviet does
not, however, represent a dis
covery by the Russians OF a sea-
faring avocation. II is rather a
rediscovery OF the Russian mis-
sion on the sea.
For the historical fact is that
the Rusdian State the ancient
Ruths, or Rus was founded by
Seafarers: first the Goths. whose
proved ships raided Cap
padocia and Byzance In the early
centuries Of the Christian Era,
then their kinsmen. the Sueves,
or Swedes. under Rurik and Oleg
In the 9th and 10th centuries.
on the Baltic side OF this early
Russian Empire Novgorod-the-
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Home Rule Bill

In other White House develop
ments last week. the President
sent 10 Congress a bill that would
create an elected Mayor and sew
en-member council for the Ma
tion's Capital.
Largely a re-tread OF q home
rule bill recommended by the ad-
Evening star., 1963-04-07
Complex Problems

To those persons whose meth
ods seem to reflect an emotional
impulse rather than well-panned
thought and action, the area of
race relations is complex and del
icate. In this area everything is
not jet black or pasty white.
There are no one-way streets.
There is an area between the two
shades - call 1t the gray area.
where men Of goodwill, of per-
sonal integrity and honesty, and
OF individual responsibility can
meet on common ground, work
together and produce good for the
good Of the community In which
we live. And until such a relation
ship Is firmly established on all
levels, our purposes will be self
defeating and our ultimate goals
postponed.
Before critics dismiss these OBJ
servations as typical name-call-
ing nonsense, the writer wishes
to clearly state that as q member
Of the Negro community, he
shares the very same aspiration
Of every other Negro regarding
full citizenship. and he has not
in the past and does not now.
compromise on any of the funda-
mentals Of this status. These
comments are in the interest Of
responsible leadership-responsi-
BILE Negro leadership.
BERT CUMBY.