RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
ihe early missionaries to Arctic
Alaska had to quit teaching the
Eskimos about Hell. The natives
thought it would be wonderful
to go to a place where it was
warm.
t i i
"Done” Wright called on Betty
Rocca and found her bedridden
with mumps. But she was more
sick than the mumps would in
dicate. Other complications had
set in and Betty ran a fever of
104. Doctor Colberg again answer
ed the call, making the fifty mile
round trip to the Rocca place near
Big Lake. Mrs. Payton and Mrs.
Anderson are taking turns nursing
Betty until her fever comes down
and she can be moved to a hos
pital. Doctor Fritz of Anchorage
ordered her hospitalization after
a flying trip to see her.
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A smile is a language that even
a baby understands.
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Just about missed a birthday
party. On the sixth of this month,
Johnny Polis (The Little) had his
fifth birthday anniversary. Sheila
Reddington, Mikie Carter, Freda
and “Butch” Hulke and brother
Pete helped do away with the
cake, ice cream and kool aid.
Mikie won the prize for pinning
the tail on the donkey. Freda won
the jelly bean hunt. The “kids”
weren’t tuckered out a bit—but
that’s not saying that Jean Polis
wasn’t.
Susanah Katkus and “Jo-Jo”
Henry had birthdays, too, but I
didn’t get the ages or other de
tails.
(Please leave news information
for me at Teeland’s store—I’ll get
it there.)
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Walter Winchell says ninety
\ > percent of the people are willing
to tell you the latest scandle—
% the other ten per cent phone you.
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Visitors to Wasilla over the min
'us 22 weekend were, Edith and
Clyde Dimmock with the Bill
Betts. The Bryants with the Thur
Betts and the Jimmy Nelsons with
the Ernie Lines.
Ellin Bell was a brief visitor,
too, enroute to Glenn Allen for
a few weeks stay after which she
will be returning here.
The Larry Davenports came up
to the Teeland’s to get Mrs. Evan
Jones. She’s making a trip state
side to visit with her other two
daughters--Martha and Marnice.
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A good dog team can easily
make between twenty and thirty
miles a day and there are instanc- |
es when as many as a hundred !
miles have been covered in eight- !
teen hours.
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CIVIL DEFENSE—WASILLA
Remember! Keep the date open
S p.m. Thursday, March 4th at the
Community Hall. We’re also look
ing for those who have, at any
time, held a Red Cross first aid
■card. Please contact our Civil De
Tense director at Wasilla. Present
signed up participants number 97.
All holding outstanding applica
tions are urged to turn them in
before March fourth. We’re try
ing for a jeep fire wagon and
trailer. M.E.A. has given their OK
for the use of their poles to string
phone lines on. This C. D. is like
an insurance policy, we hope we
never have to use it, but we’ve
gnt it just in case.
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A troop committee meeting of i
Brownie and Girl Scouts was held j
in Teeland’s store last week. The
Mesdames Jean Dryden, Jack
Thatcher, Vivian Teeland, Pat
Hjellen, Jean Polis, Peggy Maley
and Harley Ulrich met to discuss
■future policy.
* * *
The Explorer Scouts, with ad
viser Ray Bergman, made a trip
to Walter Trench’s place to see
how he was. He hadn’t been seen
for quite some time. Walt met
the scouts at the door with wide
grin of appreciation for their con
cern for him.
• * *
A truly contented man enjoys
the scenery along a detour.
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Was at the M.E.A. meeting—
didn’t win a TV set. It’s too bad
that we didn’t get a two-thirds
vote. Guess, along with many oth
ers, I misunderstood. I thought we
were limited to three proxies. If
the responding members could
c have carried more proxies wit!
e them—think we could have car
s ried out our program. As it i:
1 now, any progressive legislatior
s can be defeated by absenteeism.
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Wasilla hit the baby jackpot Iasi
’ week. You read about the arriv
1 al of Linda Jo Lincoln. Well, Jim
; Carson is now the bouncing fath
er of a proud baby—their first—
l Candace Carleen wailed her way
f mto this tax laden world at three
P. M. on the 18th, weighing 8
1 pounds 9 oz. Her share of the
national debt is twenty seven
hundred dollars.
• * *
All presidents, through Frank
lin Roosevelt, in 156 years, took
from the public in taxes 248 bil
lion dollars. Two world wars were
in there. Harry Truman, in six
years, took from the public 260
billion dollars. Even so, there
isn’t enough tax money to pay
the current bills.
U. S. News & World Report
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Haw Much is a Billion Dollars?
If a person had started in busi
ness in the year A. D. 1 with a
billion dollars capital, and if he
was so poor a manager that he
lost $1,000.00 each day, he still
would have enough capital left
out of his original billion to con
tinue in business, losing $1000 a
day, for almost an additional 800
years.
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Children are grown up when
the roaming instinct changes to
the homing one.
Haaken Christiansen piloted his
Cadillac to Vasilla with Jim Tap
■scott of the Bailey Covey Whole
sale house as his passenger. If
you see a fine drawing, painting
or etching with the name “Tap”
scrolled in one corner—it’s the
work of Tapseott. I’ve seen a lot
of his work and feel he is an ac
complished artist.
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A1 McCuen. Freight Service In
spector, and Bill ‘ Pat” Patterson,
Asst. Traffic Agent for The Al
aska Railroad were recent visitors
with Walt Teeland at his store.
They were here to facilitate de
livery of freight under the new
method of packer use. Now, the
consignor (shipper) puts all the
freight into packers—a bit larger
; than those used by the railway
express—these are placed aboard
ship in units. At Seward, they are
moved with “Hysters” to box
cars and sent directly to the con
I signee (receiver). If the lading
i needs protection from freezing,
, the packers are unloaded direct
i ly into hot cars. No checker is
! needed at the receiving station.
* * *
What a lotta noise there’d be
if we all made as much noise
when things go right—as we do
hen things go wrong.
* * *
I Roy Morrison is back jumping
I bar temporarily while the Polis’s
have Pete and little Johnny in to
\nchorage for a tonsilectomy.
Another tonsilectomy in Anch
orage was Clara Ayres at the
/hrovidence Hospital.
* * *
Speaking of jumping—Bill Pat
rick has been jumping at Smith’s
garage. You don’t have to look
If it sounds like an air raid
every lime you shut the
faucets suddenly it means
the air cushions in your
water pipes are full of
water. It's a simple job for
us to "bleed" them or in
stall new ones for you. and
it will end that annoying
'‘Thump." Just pick up
your phone and Call 46
MACS PLUMBING
LEGIQN OF MOOSE
TO ATTEND FAIRBANKS
CEREMONIAL MARCH 7
Palmer and Anchorage mem
bers of the Legion of the Moose
are planning to attend a ceremon
. ial to be held in Fairbanks on
Sunday, March 7, it was announc
; ed this week.
The day-long affair will begin
with a breakfast and meeting on
Sunday morning. One of the fea
tures of the day will be a World
Championship game of snowshoe
soft ball. Members of the Legion
now hold the world champion
ship title and have been challeng
ed by the Sportsmen of Fairbanks
this year.
Among those planning to at
tend from this area are Don In
galls, Legion herder, and Eino
Wertinen. The meeting will be
climaxed by an evening dinner
and dance.
too closely to see that he has his
rt hand bandaged. Bill came out
second best with a fan while
working on a fan belt.
* * *
If exercise will eliminate fat,
how in the world does a woman
get a double chin?
• • *
The Dryden family have been
vacationing arouRd for the last
few weeks. One of their trips was
to Anchorage—just to look
around. Their most recent trip
vas to Fairbanks. They left on
Wednesday and returned Thurs
day. Fairbanks, they found, had
a temperature of 43 below and a
local ground fog. As they went by
Willow, they waived at “Pee
Wee’s brother—John, and his pet
moose. The moose is such a pet—
its a nuisance.
* * *
“My wife has a slight impedi
; ment in her speech,” says comedi
I an Jack Durant, “Every now and
1 thens she stops to breathe.”
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
KIWANIS BASKETBALL TOUR
NAMENT OPENS. School gym
5:00 p.m.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26
MATANUSKA CERAMICS CLUB
Craft room, 8 p.m.
KIWANIS TOURNAMENT, Sch
ool gym. 7:45 p.m.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27
KIWANIS TOURNAMENT FIN
, ALS, School gym. 7:45 p.m.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 28
RECREATION MEETING, Co
Op club room, 2 p.m.
MONDAY. MARCH 1
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Marylou
Rideout’s home, 8 p.m.
LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING,
Matanuska Hotel, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MARCH 2
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 2-4 p.m.
MATANUSKA SKI CLUB, Co-Op
club room, 8 p.m.
P-TA EXECUTIVE MEETTING,
8 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN
CLUB, Club quarters, 8 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club zoom, 12:05 p.m.
LADIES AID, United Protestant
Church.
THURSDAY. MARCH 4
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
COAL AND
GENERAL HAULING
CALL ....
N. L. ROSS, Trucking
Phone 47Y3
MOBIL - ETHYLENE - GLYCOL BASE
PERMANENT ANTIFREEZE
$2.75 gal.
WE HAVE 77 GALLONS - IT WON’T
LAST LONG
KOSLOSKY’S DEPARTMENT STORE
RUGS AND LINOLEUMS
Prints or Plains
Imports or Domestics
Ask for Our Estimates on Asphalt Tile
J C FLOOR COVERING
Locaied in National Bank ot Alaska Bldg.—Spenard. Alaska
PHONE 31415
O'Neill & Sons Inc.
Distributors for
E. I. DuPont De Nemours Co.
Explosives and Blasting Accessories
Phone/ Write or Wire
Phil O’Neill.... Alpine Inn
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INSULATED SHOE PACS
OIL HEATERS
Sunbeam Electrical Appliances
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Automatic Electric Roasters
Revereware
Zenith Portable Electric Sewing Machines
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GRASSER'S :
ARDWARE ft
SPORTING GOODS
MN
KATIE WADE HOSTESS
FOR DORCUS CLUB MEE1
Members of the Dorcas club o
Sutton met at the home of Kati<
Wade on February 22, with eigh
members present. Roll call wa:
answered with each member re
citing a verse from the Bible.
Members of the club recentlj
purchased a duplicator machine
to be used in editing the churct
bulletin.
Following the business meeting
the hostess served a deliciou:
lunch.
The next regular meeting wil
be held at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Tucker on Monday evening
March 29. All members are urgec
to attend.
The goodwill trip to Japan
planned by the Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce, will depart or
March 4, it was announced this
week. The trip, originally sched
uled for February 15, was post
poned to enable a number of per
sons unable to go at that time
to make the trip. About 12 per
sons are scheduled to make this
trip, officials said.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED!
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
. WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26
; BOY SCOUTS. Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
WASILLA P-TA BAKE SALE
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
i BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home,, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 4
WASILLA CIVIL DEFENSE
MEETING, Community Hall.
I New Shipment of
African Violet
FLOWER POTS
In Various Colors
and Sizes.
New Flower Seeds
MATANUSKA VALLEY j
GARDENS
Phone 32JI1
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
"The Alaska Jewelers“
523 Fourih Ave., Anchorage Phone 22051
WATCHES
SILVER
DIAMONDS
NUGGET AND JADE JEWELRY
Prompt Attention to Mail Orders
Serving Alaskans for 35 years—ask any old-timer
A
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Good
Spot
For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in
conjunction
Alpine Inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone l-J-31