Indianapolis Race
To 8e Shown in
Free Movie April 23
The public is invited to attend
Perfect Circle’s “Doctor of Mo
tors Clinic” which is being spon
sored by the Automotive Parts
and Equipment of Palmer on
April 23 at 8 p.m. in the Palmer
store.
Interested persons are invited
to see the outstanding colored
sound movie of the 1955 Indiana
polis race, ‘The Unforgettable
500”. Another part of the program
will show new color slides illus
trating up-to-the-minute, practi
cal service information.
Those attending will learn of
tbe latest developments in engine
overhaul procedures and will get
their Doctor of Motors certificate.
Refreshments will be served.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Prizes Awarded at
Valley Grocery and
Johnnie's Surplus
Customers who entered the
bean guessing contest at Valley
Grocery store had fun trying to
win the prizes, Francis Henry,
store operator said this week.
Mrs. Harvey Anderson who gues
sed 4352 beans, got the first prize
of $5 trade ;second prize went to
Russel McKechnie who guessed
4327 beans. His prize was oil
paintings. The third prize large
box of potato chips, was won by
Ken Huffard of Anchorage and
a representative of the local
newspaper who tied with their
guesses of 4500 beans. The lowest
guess offered was 235 beans; the
highest 1,000,000. The actual
count was 4400. Another contest
in which prizes were awarded
was also held Saturday at John
nie’s Surplus. Loretta Sisley and
Joyce Graybeal each won a steak
knife set.
Bread Pastries
AT YOUR
LOCAL GROCERS
ORDER YOUR DECORATED
CAKES BY PHONE
Palmer 2181
Palmer Baking Co.
Home Demonstration
Notes
By Marylou Rideout
You have heard of the work be
ing done at the Upholstery Work
shop. Now is the opportunity for
you to see the completed work
on Friday, April 20, at 2 to 4 p.m.,
Grange Hall. Workshop members
are having “Open House”. Won’t
you come to see these lovely piec
es of furniture and share the fes
tivities of work well-done? Every
one is welcome. Women who have
taken advantage of this Work
shop under the direction of Mary
Robinson, Extension Specialist,
are Marjorie Hoskins, Dorothy
Carlson, Elverta Lincoln, Gladys
Jones, Katheryn Wilson, Jessie
Klein, Margaret Harrison, Mary
Ann Herman, Hazel Wyse, Mar
jorie Conroy, Marjorie Brewer,
Rosina Hardisty, Diana McKech
nie, Clara Buzby, Mildred Knut
son, Jean O’Neill, Edith Olson,
Karla Duff, Cloycine Driggers,
Ruth Allmon, Amy Irwin, Wanda
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lucas,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Krause,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dinkel and
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Onkka.
WASILLA RESIDENTS
URGED TO ATTEND
LIBRARY MEETING
All residents of the Wasilla
area are invited and urged to at
’ tend the Library Association
meeting which will be held in the
Wasilla Library Monday evening,
April 23. The meeting will be
held at 8 p.m. and all residents
are urged to attend, whether or
not they are members of the As
sociation. Due to a new Territor
ial law, the library association is
faced with decisions that the of
ficers feel should be made by as
large a number of residents as
possible, rather than by the offi
cers alone. Refreshments will be
served.
You and your associates have
put together a clear, brief and
readable “fundamental law” . . .
Everyone will recognize the
sound basic framework which has
been designed through your la
bors.
LUTHER GULICK, President
Institute of Public Admin
istration, New York, N.Y.
YOUR NEIGHBOR
...AND MINE
By Joanne Hanson
He is a large man with an Irish
twinkle in his eye. His hands are
work worn. He looks the part
of a tiller of the soil—and he is—
but poet’s blood also runs in his
veins. Beginning five years ago,
he has composed some 500 poems
and limericks to date. Most Val
ley residents are familiar with
the homespun philosophy and
lively humor of Palmer’s best
know-n poet, Bob Klem.
His writing is generally impres
sions from everyday life, well
seasoned with wit It may be a
work poem, such as “My Over
alls’ and “The Layout at Jones
ville” or a whimsical piece such
as “Cat Meat for Breakfast” and
“Lice, Mice and Misery”. His
work sometimes smacks of Rob
ert Burns, his favorite poet.
There was little indication in
Mr. Klem’s early life that he
would become a man of letters.
Born in Wisconsin, he joined the
U. S. Navy in World War 1. Later
he was a fireman for the Great
Northern Railroad. Coming to
the Valley in 1935 he raised a
family of five sons, Bob, Jr., Ted,
Jim, Gus, and Victor, and a
daughter Molly, by truck farm
ing. His first wife died in 1949.
He was employed by Jonesville
mines in 1950 where he still
works.
Bob noticed a new cook at the
Alpine Inn in Sutton in 1953. She
was an attractive widow with a
ready laugh to match his own. A
romance blossomed and the coup
le were married in August of
that year.
Mrs. Klem first came to Alaska
in 1951 from Washington. She had
crowded many experiences into
the following years; working at
Nome and Kotzebue. She cooked
one summer for the gold dredge
crew ai Solomon. She has travel
ed quite extensively about the
territory.
“My only disappointment in
Alaska”, she said, “was that I
was expecting igloos”. The struc
tures she saw in the Arctic which
might be termed igloos, were
more like the sod houses of the
plains. They were shallow dug
outs topped with tundra soil.
They fit the word igloo which
n cans down under, Mrs. Klem
GREAT BOOKS GROUP
TO MEET ON APRIL 23
Members of the Great Books
discussion group will have Hume
as their topic at their April 23
meeting. The meeting will be
held at the Experiment Station
at 7:30 p.m.
pointed out.
Mrs. Klem has two daughters
whom she calls “the opposites.”
“Elizabeth”, she smiled, "is a five
foot-eight inch blue-eyed blond,
while Jackie is a five foot brown
eyed brunette.” All the children
are Outside except Ted who lives
in Seward.
Both of the couple have mark
ed literary interests. They are
members of the Anchorage bran
ch of the League of Western
Writers, which, it is good to note,
tops all stateside members in
aniout published and income from
publications. They are two of the
12 local members of the Great
Books Foundation. Mr. Klem has
had poems published in the Un
ited Mine Workers Journal, The
Anchorage Daily Times, the Muk
luk Telegraph in Kotzebue, and
the local newspaper. Mrs. Klem
is secretary of the Palmer Li
brary board of directors and the
attendant at the library on Tues
day evenings.
If you are looking for a hearty
welcome, a literary discussion,
some droll humor, or some good
cooking, you can always find it at
the home of Bob Klem.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
RUMMAGE SALE
SLATED FOR SAT.
A publis rummage sale will be
sponsored by the Altar Society
of St. Michael’s Church on Sat
urday, April 21, becinning about
10 a.m. and continuing through
the day. The sale will be located
in the Co-Op rec hall and the
public is invited to attend and
pick up some wopderful buys.
“This is the spot to get those
rags for that rug you’ve been
wanting to make”, a spokesman
said today. Not all items will be
suitable for rugs — “We’ve got
some very good pieces of cloth
ing that have been out-grown or
that just aren’t being used, that
can be purchased at very reason
able prices”, she added.
German specialists have chal
lenged the West German Govern
ment’s arms plans as inadequate
and impractical.
Cold dry air lends itself well
to t'he preservation of organic
matter. Scientists say that food
stuffs could be stored in the An
tarctic to build up reserve or to
stabilize the world markets.
Carpenter K. Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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THE ALASKA RAILROAD
For low cost, dependable transportation, route
your freight via Seward and the Alaska Rail
road. Fast schedules
Free Less • Than ■ Carload Delivery
Service To Your Door
Contact: C. F. Krause
Agent, ARR Depot in Palmer
Telephone 3211
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21c
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