AITS Defeat
Moose 39 ■ 36
In a game played January 29
in the local basketball league, the
MATS defeated the Moose by
three points. The final score was
39 to 36.
The Elks will play the Sham
rocks tomorrow night at Elmen
dorf Air Force Base.
Palmer Woman
Catches Unusual “Fish”
Mrs. Russel Felzien of Palmer
doesn’t always catch fish when
she indulges in one of her favor
ite sports.
On Monday of this week, she,
her son Charles, and Royal John
son went on an ice fishing expe
dition to Cornelius Lake.
While she was fishing, Mrs.
Felzien snagged what she thought
was a ‘whopper’ but when she
pulled it out, to her surprise, it
wasn’t a fish at all but a musk
rat.
The hook had firmly caught
the little animal by the leg. WhileJ
one of the boys diverted his at
tention, Mrs. Felzien removed
the hook.
Instead of scurrying away, the
muskrat sat very unperturbed
and began to clean the water
from his eyes. He didn’t seem
frightened at all by his human
captors. He bit a fish in half that
was thrown to him and finally
tried to bury himself in the snow.
This isn’t the first time Mrs.
Felzien has had such an experi
ence; once before she caught a
beaver.
ALASKA STUDENT
WEATHER OBSERVER
AT SOUTH POLE
Ever wondered what the South
Pole looks like?
Right now it resembles a hugh
red and white striped barber pole
with an American flag fluttering
from the top and a University of
Alaska pennant directly beneath
that.
Naturally, an Alaskan is re
sponsible for flying the pennant.
He is John Guerrero, former elec
trical engineering student at the
University of Alaska and now
surving as scientfic observer for
the U. S. Weather Bureau at the
South Pole. The work is in con
nection with preparations for the
forthcoming International Geo
physical Year, 1957-58.
Local Basketball
League Standings
In a double header game played
January 24, the Elks defeated the
Pioneers 131 to 20 and the El
mendorf MATS took a 36 to 31
win over the Moose.
An Elmendorf squadron team
defeated the Shamrocks by three
points in a game played at El
mendorf AF Base January 24.
The final score was not available.
On January 28, in a home game
the Shamrocks defeated the
GVEVFCA team with a score of 88
to 41.
The team standings as of Jan.
28 are as follows
Team Won Lost
Elks_5 0
Shamrocks_4 1
Pioneers _2 3
MVFCA 4__1* 4
Moose _0 4*
* By forfeit January 22 (not en
ough players on Moose team).
All teams have played five
games with the exception of the
Moose who will meet the MVFCA
team tonight at 8 p.m. This will
make the fifth game for the
Moose rmd mark;; the completion
of the first round of league play.
The second round of league
games will begin next week.
LOCAL BB LEAGUE
SCHEDULES GAMES
WITH ANCHORAGE
Palmer Basketball League has
a double-header basketball game
set for Saturday evening, Febru
ary 9, with opposing teams from
Anchorage, according to League
business manager Emil Ganschow.
A preliminary game will pit
the Elks Rockettes against an un
identified girls’ team from An
chorage.
Feature event, which promises
to be a “whizzer” brings togeth
er the local All-Stars and a fast
playing Oliver’s quintet also from
Anchorage.
The prelimnary game is set
for 7 p.m. sharp at Palmer school
gym. Main event starts about
8:30.
Guerrero described his work in
a letter this week to Dr. Victor P.
Hessler, head of the university’s
department of physics and elect
rical engineering.
One of Guerrero’s last acts in
Antarctica will be to shinny up
the South Pole and retrieve his
pennant. He plans to return toj
Alaska.
Hospital Board Seeks *
Territorial Assistance
The board of directors of the
Valley Hospital association are
seeking assistance from the gen
eral funds of the Territory to in
sure the continued operation of
the Valley Presbyterian Hospital,
according to Dr. Allan H. Mick,
president of the board.
Several reasons have been stat
ed for seeking this assistance.
Among them is the fact that the
standard hospital care now of
fered cannot be maintained un
less the Territory assists in un-”
derwriting part of the costs of
“free” services rendered in treat
ing indigent and transient pa
tents.
Also, an additional financial
burden was placed upon the hos
pital through the Employment
Security Legislation enacted by
the last Territorial Legislature
(a burden not justified by the
desires of the hospital’s employ
ees nor by any local rationaliza
tion since by the very nature of
their profession, by virtue of then
background, and by their dedica
tion they do not anticipate bene
fits under this legislation).
The Legislature will be peti
tioned to appropriate to the hos
pital a sum of ten thousand dol
lars annually during each of the
1958 and 1959 fiscal years. The
money is to be paid from the gen
eral funds of the Territory and
used for the purpose of meeting
operational expenses.
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HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
SuZioneiie Club
The Suttonette Homemakers
Club met at the home of Alvina
Clayum on January 11.
$195; 10 was turned over to the
community building fund and we
donated $25.00 to the March of
Dimes.
Four new members were pres
ent. They are: Lydia Bartanen,
Sophia Smulick, Jane Tirappelli
and Vela Nelson.
A delicious pot lunch was serv
ed.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mary Ord on Febru
ary 8.
B.uiie Homemakers
The Butte Homemakers Club
held its regular meeting the 17th
at the home of Lila Newville,
twelve members were present.
There was some discussion on the
Fair booth and a donation was
made to the March of Dimes, roll
call was answered by each mem
ber naming their favorite song.
Also *each one wore their New
Year’s resolutions. Prizes were
given the best and original. Win
ners were Mary Rippy and Ina
McKenzie. February meeting will
be at Dorothy Newby’s home.
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CHURCH GROUP TREATED TO OUTMG
Approximately twenty five
members of the Highway Church
of God Sunday School depart
ment will be treated to an outing
Saturday at the Ulrich farm in
Knik.
Each person who brought
someone new to Sunday School
during the past two months is
eligible to attend.
The outing is to be an all day
affair with dog sledding, ice skat
ing and various outdoor games.
A turkey dinner with all the trim
mings will be served in the even
ing.
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THE VALLEY HOSPITAL ASS'N. Inc.
(Operating the Valley Presbyterian Hospital at Palmer, Alaska) ,»•
Announces its
1957 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETIHG ||
will be held en
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 al 7:30 P.M. |
HIGH SGH90L CAFETERIA
Palmer, Alaska
;! By-laws require paid-up membership for voting
i| privileges. Major item of business is the election
i| of six new members to the Board of Directors. ;►
;j The following persons have consented to run:
Dexter Bacon, James Hamlin, Ralph Koslosky,
j; Marvin Slaughter, Emil Staddler, Lynn Crosby,
A. H. Mick and Marie Gohr. Nominations from jj:
;! the floor are in order. Please be sure your nominee \t
• is willing to serve.
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Ground Beef 3 l* WF
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