WASILLA NEWS
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By Jane Browne
Oscar and Bob Johnson left
Tuesday for Tacoma to attend
the funeral of their sister Mrs*
.Lawrence Vaplon. The Johnsons
will visit with brothers from
Wyoming and Colorado and a sis
ter of Aberdeen, Washington.
This is Oscar’s first trip stateside
for 22 years. They will visit with
Hose’s family in Oregon before
returning home next week.
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Mildred Ulrich and Rennee
Barnes were co-hostesses at jx
'baby shower last Friday evening
at the home of Jean Polis, guest
-of honor was Mrs. Martin Betts,
Mrs. Mary Harvey planned some
games for the ladies, most popu
lar was the peanut game and we
all know who the chief nut is I
now.
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Middy and Jim Nelson spent
most of this last week-end vot
ing in Wasilla with all their old
friends. Jim is a former Wasilla
agent now stationed in Anchor
age. Middy found the country
cousins a little hard to keep up
with.
* * *
Time to start thinking about
school again, registration dates
have been set for the Wasilla
school students: Wasilla High
School seniors may register Aug
ust 20 at 10 a.m,; juniors are to
register August 20 at 2 p.m.
Sophomores, August 21 at 10 a.m.,
Freshman August 21 at 2 p.m. All
students unable to register «t
class registration time may do so
at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 22.
Friday afternoon, beginning at
2:00 will be registration time for
all first graders who should have
with them at the time of regis
tration their certificates of birth.
A child cannot begin school in
Alaska unless they are six years
of age or more on or before No
vember 1 of the year of attend
ance.
Mr. lane is particularly inter
ested in the above registrations
because of the possible need for
more teachers and more space.
HUNDREDS GATHER
TO CELEBRATE
MINN. CENTENNIAL
Approximately 1200 former
Minnesota residents gathered this
past Sunday at Playland on Lake
Wasilla to observe the Minnesota
Centennial. A1 Hagen, member of
the committee, reported that 78
out of 84 counties in Minnesota
were represented, with a great
number of them coming to Al
aska from the Northwestern part_
of the state.
Marcina Hartner took first
place in the mile swim from
Green Acres to the picnic area
at Playland.
Youngsters consumed some 25
gallons of free ice cream and their
parents were just as receptive to
ti. hot coffee that was served.
It is hoped that the get-togeth
er will become an annual event.
VISITING PASTOR
TO HOLD SERVICES
AT CHURCH OF GOD
Fred Mamaloff, of Kenai, and
presently pastor of the Church of
God in Kodiak, will be in Pal
mer the week of August 10 to 17.
The Rev. Mamaloff will hold ser
vices in the Palmer Church of
God on Matanuska Street each
evening at 7:45, and will be the
featured speaker in the Sunday
services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
An added feature of these ser
vices each evening will be the
solos to be presented by Rev.
Mamaloff and music by other
singers. Arlene Skinner, pianist,
will be the accompanist.
TO INCLUDE CANNING
DIVISION AT FAIR
Because the canning division in
last year’s Valley Fair drew very
few participants it was decided
by the directors that it would
not be included in the 1958 prem
ium list and as a result was not
printed in the premium book re
cently released.
Since the printing considerable
interest has been shown in this
division and the directors have
voted to include the canning di
vision, with regulations as print
ed in the 1957 premium book to
apply.
Terrific Savings On
TII ES
PLUS TAX
710x15 4-ply Super Cushion.$17.45
370x15 4-ply Super Cushion.$15.25
600x16 4-ply Super Cushion.$14.(0
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GOOD USED VEHICLES
'55 Willys Jeep Station Wagon—4-Wheel
Drive
'55 Chevrolet 3A ton Pick Up
Some Trucks
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STATEHOOD
FACT SHEET
Prepared by Bob Kederick for
the Statehood Committee
ABSENTEE VOTING
The Executive Order for the
August 26 and November 25 elec
tions provides for absentee vot
ing. Excerpts from the Executive
Order say:
1. Any elector of the territory
who believes that he will be un
avoidably absent from his home
on election day whether within
the territory or not, and more
than two miles from the voting
place at which he is qualified to
vote, may vote at the primary
and general election by absentee
ballot.
2. A voter may secure an ab
sentee ballot from the U. S. Com
missioner of the recording dis
trict covering the voting place
at which he is qualified to vote.
3. If the voter is more than five
miles from the office of the Com
missioner, he may secure an ab
sentee ballot from the postmaster
in that locality.
4. Absentee ballots may be ap
plied for in person not more than
40 days before the election and
not less than one day prior to the
election.
5. Applications by mail for ab
sentee ballots must be postmark
ed not more than 90 days and
not less than four days prior to
election.
6. Any qualified voter who is
unable to go to the polls because
of physical disability may apply
for an absentee ballot providing
his application is accompanied by
a statement of disability from a
| licensed physician.
Statehood and the F.B.L
Will law enforcement and in
vestigation by the Federal Bur
eau of Investigation be terminat
ed by Statehood?
According to a spokesman for
the Anchorage FBI office, State
hood will have no effect on the
jurisdiction of the FBI.
Statehood to Speed Up
Control of Resources
The Statehood Act provides
that the State of Alaska may take
over control of the fisheries, wild
life and other resources, after the
: first State Legislature enacts
management measures.
Secretary of Interior, Fred A.
Seatc.t, nas already publicly said
he will certify to the Congress
that Alaska has adequate wild
life and fisheries regulations “as
fast as I possibly can” after the
State Legislature enacts the mea
sures. Under the territorial form
of government, there was no lo
cal control of the wildlife re
sources. The federal government
had control and would have kept
control as long as Alaska remain
ed a territory. Only with state
hood can Alaska achieve control
of the important fish and wild
life resources.
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SERVICES EACH SUNDAY
11 A. M„ GRANGE HALL
ROCKHOUND5 INVITED!;
TO MEETING FRIDAY |j
Before the meeting of the !• j
Armchair Prospectors tomor- !;
row night (August 8), there!; |
will be a field trip to the Knik !;1
River. All rockhounds are ask- j;
ed to meet at the bridge at 6 jl
p.m. “Wear boots or tennis j!
shoes—bring bags for your ;!
rocks”, suggested a member. |!
The purpose of the trip to the > j
river is to find specimens to j
be cut at a later meeting. Any- !;
one interested in rocks, min- !;
erals is invited. The meeting!;
will be held at 8 p.m. at Mary !|
King’s home, west end of the j;
east-west runway of the Pal- ;1
mer Airport. ;!
VANDALISM REPORTED
AT FAIRGROUNDS
City police are investigating
vandalism done to quonset build
ings at the Fairgrounds. Gene
Kirsch, fair manager, reported
this week that windows were
smashed with rocks in one of the
quonsets and that another build
ing has been badly damaged by
either rocks or from being struck
with something heavy. He esti
mated damages well over $25, and
asked the cooperation of the gen
eral public in protecting the
buildings at the fairgrounds. nWe
can’t shut off the fairgrounds and
we can’t keep someone there all
the time. Everyone is asked to
help the fair association keep the
buildings in as good condition as
possible.”
In a traffic accident occurring
in a rural area at a speed in ex
cess of 55 m.p.h. your chance is
about one in 20 of someone be
ing killed. This does not indicate
the chance of an accident, only
the chance of someone dying if
the accident does occur.
• • the Super
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EASY TO LAY
The mortar bed is fully as wide as
those provided by straight-web blocks,
but many pounds of unnecessary
weight are eliminated by the scien
tific tapering of the webs. Korpak
blocks are easier tc handle.
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HOMEMAKER’S
MEWS
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A tour of the area homes has
been set up for Sunday, August
17, by the Homemakers Council,
it was announced this week by
Frances Hulbert, home demon
stration agent with the Exten
sion Service.
Homes will be visited to in
spect yard improvements and
new and remodeled buildings.
A complete itinery has not yet
been made but the tour will be
gin at 1:30 p.m. from the Exten
sion Service office. All interest
ed men and women are invited
to attend.
Homemakers Council
Mrs. Marylou Marsh was ap
pointed superintendent of the
Homemakers Booth Department
at the ’58 Matanuska Valley Fair
by the Homemakers Council at
their meeting August 4.
The Council further agreed to
extend a special invitation to An
CHURCH OFFICIALS
HERE FRIDAY
FOR CONFERENCE
Douglas H. Driggs of Portia;' . .
Oregon mission president Nort h -
west States, of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day -Saints
and Delbert Leon Stapley o:
Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the
twelve apostles of the church,
will be in Palmer Friday even
ing, August 8 for a conference.
The meeting will be held at the
local L.D.S. chapel at 8 p.m.
On Sunday the visitors will
conduct a conference in Anchor
age and at the same time partici
pate in the dedication of the new
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints chapel in that city
Because of the programs in Ah
chorage, there will be no meet- m
ings in the Palmer chapel on Aug
ust 10.
chorage Homemaker Clubs to ex
hibit booth displays at the Fair.
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