RANDOM RAMBL1NGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Pioneering in the “Lost Fron
1 tier”—groping with candles while
T waiting for the power to come
I hack on.
Green Acres will be closed on
Tuesdays during the winter. But
' on any other day—Les Holt will
’• be at the bar. Polly Nordstrom
' will fix short orders. Betty Roth
is operating the summer-winter
-• resort.
Do you need to be reminded?
November twentieth to thirtieth
£ is the second moose season—for
' those who didn’t get their bull.
Winter or no winter—the moose
; are showing up in back yards.
On December fourteenth, all
scouts of Wasilla will combine
with all scouts at Palmer for a
Court of Honor. These titles baf
fie me but anyhow, George Allen
- ?«■ rwj; District Commissioner.
~ ■ n Short made the train trip
“"airbanks to visit for about
k or ten days. He’s been
with Peter Kiewit and Early out
fit at Big Delta where they are
building a cold weather station.
He plans a trip stateside to buy
; a new Ford.
Reminder! Open house at the
vchool between 8:00 and 9:30 P:M:
on Friday the twelveih in obser
vance of National Education!
Week. Cookies and coffee..
Little Susitna Lodge is closed
briefly while Mrs. Vic Cottini is
being treated at the Virginia Mas
on Clinic in Seattle for vericose
veins. Plans call for the re-open
ing in time for skiing. Jimmie
Cottini was limping around with
two broken toes.
“Work day” at the library last
week put about 120 more books
'.■on the- shelves. Helping with the
work were Mrs. Tony (Alys) Vick
. aryous, Mrs. John McDonald and
1 Mrs. Martin Olson.
"Bergie" is back in the hospital
' with “popped stitches", and Alys
‘ 'V" is back jumping counter at
' Teeland's.
Localities having birthdates in
November—that I know of—are
Pat Carter. 2nd Annie Short,
;‘MV” Morrison and Harold Byers,
3rd; Jack Thatcher, 5th Ramie
Redington, 6th; Pat Hjeilen, 7th;
Virginia Fleming, 8th; Alice
Church, 11th; Mrs. Evan Jones,
12th, Wylie Betts, 17th; Ruby
Holstein, 20th, Ray Bergman
shares the 28th with Peggy and
. Jackie Betts and Jean C yder 9th
"Rick" and Bobbie Ricker were
home- to see if the wind and -luake
left their domicile on Lake Was
ilia intEcf.
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Farmers Co-op Assn.
Agent for
Alaska Metal Buildings
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the dollar; it is the age a woman
admits to.
ALASKA TO GET
$7,000 IN
NAT. FOREST RECEIPTS
Governor B. Frank Heintzle
man has been advised by Chief
Forester R. E. McArdle that a
check for $7,318.16 will reach the
territorial treasurer within a few
days. This represents the terri
tory’s 25 percent share of Nation
al Forest receipts in Alaska for
the fiscal year which ended June
| 30, 1954.
Of the total, $4,982.28 comes
from the Chugach National For
est and $2,335.88 from Tongass
National Forest.
Ten Anchorageites
Join Marine Corps z
Five Anchorage area youths
were among ten Alaskans joining
the U. S. Marine Corps last
month, according to Sgt. Leon
ard L. Gaston, Marine Corps Re
cruiter in Anchorage. The new
“Leathernecks” from the Anch
orage area include Kenneth V
Brandon. James E. Hall, Clarence
P. Mahle, John W. Smith, Jr„ and
Jerome Trigg, Jr. The men are
now taking 10 weeks of basic
training at the Marine Corps Re
cruit Depot, San Diego. Califor- !
nia. After completion of recruit ;
training they will be transferred i
to a post or station for additional I
training in their assigned field or ;
to a Specialist School.
Sergeant Gaston reminded
voung men in this area that the
Marine Corps is still accepting
volunteers and there is no wait- j
ing list. Further information can
be obtained in Room 12, Anchor
age Post Office Building.
Alaska is to be included in a
new- region, effective January 1,
when a general U. S. Bureau of
Mines reorganization takes place.
Formerly Region 1, the territory
now will come under a new head
quarters at Albany, Oregon.
SERVICES HELD FOR
AKSEL BLUNCK
Funeral services were held at
1 p.m. on November 8 for Aksel
Blunck, 71, who died November
5 following a short illness. Rev.
Edward Imme conducted the ser
vices which were held in St.
John’s Lutheran Church.
Bearers were Joe Lundin,
Pat Hemmer, Gene Kirsch, Paul
Martin, Jasper Skok, Charles
Hur.tley, James Smith and Clin
ton Blodgett, all of Palmer. In
terment took place in the Palmer
Cemetery.
Mr. Blunck was born in Kastap,
Denmark in 1883 and with his
wife came to the United States
in 1928, settling in Newton Falls
in upper New York. In July of
1952 the Bluncks came to Alaska
from Princeton, Illinois and have
lived here since that time. On
MiiiiaiMiii
July 26, 1953 he and his wife cele
brated their golden anniversary.
Up until the time of his illness
Mr. Blunck was employed by the
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association.
Surviving are his widow Johan
na Blunck, a son Henning Blunck,
both of Palmer, one brother,
Thorval Blunck of Denmark,
two grand daughters, Mrs. Pat
Callison, and Elizabeth Blunck,
both of Palmer and one great
grandchild, Danny Callison, of
Palmer.
CARPENTERS1 PLAN
ANNUAL DINNER
All carpenters of Carpenters
Local 2251 are reminded of the
annual dinner to be held at Moose
Hall this Saturday evening, No
vember 13. Dinner will begin at
7 p.m. All members of the local
are urged to attend.
WED., THURS., FBI., SAT., SUN. & MON:
(ORDER YOUR GUARANTEED TOP QUALITYj
TURKEY NOW!
YOUR ORDER WILL ASSURE YOU THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE.
Iffeclive November I Oth, ilth, 12th, I3ih.
!4th and 15th
WATCH OUR WINDOWS FOR
OTIIIER SAVINGS
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Bert Duff
A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
Have You Tried Rosie’s Pastry and Pie?
They are out of this world!
Alpine Inn
Mil* 61 — Glenn Highway
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FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Sally Gorsuch Named Kellogg Representative
The Kellogg Switchboard and
Supply Company of Chicago an
nounced this past week that Mrs.
John F. Gorsuch of Anchorage
has been appointed Kellogg sales
agent in Anchorage, Palmer, Sew
ard, Cordova and several other
Third Division cities.
Mrs. Gorsuch, who is well
known througnout Alaska for her
civic, charitable and political ac
tivities in Alaska, is the widow
of the late John F. Gorsuch who
was a Territorial Senator in ad
dition to his other responsibilities.
John Gorsuch represented Kel
logg in Alaska the past several
I years.
BOB
KAY
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