RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
i By E. Hjellen |
When my wife and I were mar
ried, we agreed that she would
make the small decisions—I would
make the large ones. So far, noth
ing big has come up.
• • •
“Nicodemus,” Wasilla’s pet
moose, looked thru the Thorpe’s
kitchen window — no doubt to
wish a happy 86th birthday an
niversary on March Thirtieth to
Mrs. Clyde Thorpe.
* * *
Diane Baer and Charlotte Mur
dock and two children were visit
ors at Green Acres over the
week-end.
* * *
Pat Carter is looking for the
ideal job—running an elevator
in a one story building.
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Put ’em away—you won’t need
your winter gear for some time.
Ted Mommsen, Kenny Hurd and
Ira Custer were lifting the snow
fences from the south end of
Lake Wasilla.
On this M.E.A., I feel we’re
“fouling” ourselves. For one
thing, an individual may have
more than one meter—but he’s
only allowed one vote—we’ll al
ways be short of a two-thirds
vote. Next time, tho, let’s get out
the vote and change the two
thirds requirement—we don’t
sv«n get that kind of a turn out
for a national election.
• * •
Did you ever notice the pistol
that George Clawson, driver of
our valley bus, has hanging from
the dashboard? He carries it to
put injured moose out of their
misery.
,~v As we rode into Anchorage,
‘Sleeping Indian”, the island
west of town, was still blanketed
in white and resting peacefully.
• * •
Met Paul and Betty LePors in
Anchorage. They had their new
Plymouth into Hoyt’s for a thou
sand mile check-up.
* * *
"Ambassador Without Port
folio” Mel Bjorne from Knik as
serts there are five seasons on
the Knik road--snow, ice, water,
mud then dust.
# * *
Phooie to the “A” ar.d “H”
bombs. They’re now working on
the “C” (Cobalt) bomb. Just one
of those set off and—no more
anybody anywhere — no more
anything.
* * *
Two reserves that I know of
that went to summer encamp
ment are Frank Smith and John
‘Slim” Dunlap.
* * *
One of the little girls of the
Children’s Home overheard a
‘pro” and “con” discussion on
Statehood for Alaska. She was all
enthused. “I hope we are made
■ a .state—then we can have ap
Dles ”
• * •
4 ■' She’s '‘Sweet Sixteen” (.can’t
vouch for the rest of the saying).
Colleen Teeland had two cakes.
Looking over the guest list, tho,
I can see where two might not
have been enough. They list like
a “Who’s Who” of Wasilla: Ethel
Smith, Alice Church, Ray Jensen,
Jean and Jim Wilson, Bill Nel
son, Ronald Jensen, Wally Tee
land, Don and Frank Devlin, Bob
and June Gershmel, Lewis Mac
Donald, Jim Vickaryous, Charles
Lambert, Rose Waldram, Jerry
Sorenson and Allayane Nelson.
Gifts were numerous enough
to set up light house-keeping.
* * *
Senator “Heinie” Snider (pitch
ing for re-election) has seen a lot
of ports on this earth of ours. He
even fought and was wounded in
the Boer War. One hand and arm
is still crippled. After all his trav
eling, he chose Alaska for a rea
son that I think is worth repeat
ing. Here it is; he says, “I want
ed to be a citizen of the United
States because I found National
Freedom. I settled in Alaska be
cause I found Individual Free
dom.”
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My nomination for the ‘‘Hero
ine of the Week” goes to Lena
McMillan, cook at Pittman. Tues
day (the morning of the big wind)
fire broke out (unknown origin)
in the paint and adjoining meat
house—endangering the Pittman
section house. Lena fought the
fire with buckets of water from
the hand pump—brought it down
to a smoulder—phoned Tommy
Wyse, at Wasilla, told him of her
plight—then carried personal
items to safety. “Pee Wee” Dry
den and Ray Bergman loaded
Ray’s pick-up with fire extin
guishers at Teeland’s and drove
to Pittman. They were able to re
lieve the mental and physical
strain to which Mrs. McMillan
nad subjected herself.
Another car with Pat Carter,
Dan Carney, Gene Holmberg,
Jean Dryden (me, too) followed.
Foreman Pete Corcoran with
Henry Katkus and Mr. McMillan
from the Pittman station gas
carred in from out the line. Fore- j
nen of Willow Jim Kirsch and
Colograssi with their men hur
ried to Pittman and all together, ■
leadened the remaining embers.
The paint and meat houses were
iompletely destroyed.
HONORED AT
STORK SHOWER
Mrs. Helen Mae Stock was the
recipient of njany lovely gifts at
a stork shower held on April 1
at the home of Mrs. Max Sherrod.
Those attending were the guest
of honor and the Mesdames Nina
Stock, Esther Thompson, Irene
Lepak, Gloria Deland, Kathleen
.Stewart, Marge Conroy, Leann
Dodds, Norma Benson, Lavonne
Staveland, Beverly Roetmann,
Joyce Billot, Treva Hardage,
Lucille Wimmer, Ruth Zimowske,
Vivan Goodrich. Joyce Metz,
Leva Lawton, Daisy Swaboda,
Gayle Rowland, and Miss Mary
Goss of The Dalles, Oregon, and
the hostesses, Mrs. Sherrod and
Mrs. Janet Lewis.
Those who were unable to at
tend but who sent gifts were Mrs..
Leola Rush, Mrs. Loren Wleder
kehr, Mrs. Clair Patten, and Mrs.
William Smith.
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
The supervisors of the Palmer
Soil Conservation Sub-district
checked the ballots cast at the
Sub-district election. Robert T.
Nichols and Robert W. Anderson
were elected to the position of
supervisor. The out going super
visors are Bob Webb and Clair
Patten. We wish to thank them
for their help in the advance
ment of conservation work in the
Valley.
I received an interesting state
ment on the performance of the
wood chipper owned by the Pal
mer Sub-district. Bob Nichols
tells me that one cord of poles
makes about a cord and one half
of chips. The chips have a great
er absorptive power than the
same volume of sawdust. He
checked this by seeing how much
water a bucket of sawdust and
a bucket of chips would dry up.
He also said that where small
trees were available he could cut
and chip a load of bedding ma
terial at much less time and cost
than he could load and haul the
same amount of sawdust.
It is about time to start fertil
izing brome hay and pasture
fields. It is either get it on now
while fields are still frozen or
wait until late in May when they
dry out. To fertilize after your
fields are dry enough to get over
without cutting them up is usual
ly not good. The top is dry then.
It may be July before the rains
really put the fertilizer to work.
That means half a season of
growth is lost. That is not good.
MEMBERSHIP MEET
PLANNED AT ST. JOHN'S
A regular business meeting of ,
the Church Council and voting j
members of St. John’s Lutheran j
Church will be held Friday eve
ning, at 7:30 p.m., in the church
nasement.
George Allen, president of the
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HOME TESTING FOR
SEED GERMINATION
By Richard T. Blue
Now is the time to plan for
spring planting. One important
bit of information needed is the
germination percentage of the
seeds to be planted. If germina
tion is low, then we will have
to plant more seed to get a good
stand.
If we buy seed from a dealer,
then this information, is printed
on the tag. If we plant local
grown seeds, we will have to run
a test to check germination. This
test can be run at home very
easily. A few paper towels or
pieces of cloth and a pint jar are
all we need for equipment.
To run the test, get an average
sample of the seeds to be plant
ed. Count out 100 seeds. Soak the
towel in water. Space the seeds
on the center of the towel so each
rOW of seeds is separated by pa
per—you should end up with a
flattened cylinder about 1 inch
wide. Now fold the ends over to
keep the seeds from falling out.
Put about one-half inch of
water in a pint jar or can and
stand the folded towel on end in
the jar. The paper acts as a wick
and keeps the seeds moist. Let
stand 4-5 days and count the
sprouted seeds. If 90 sprout, your
germination is 90%. If 80 sprout
it is’ 80%. If your percentage is
below 80%, then increase the seed
rating proportionately.
You should be able to run one
half dozen tests at once in about
one half hour’s time.
congregation urges all voting
members to attend the meeting,
as the rapid growth of the church
necessitates some intensive plan
ning and coordination.
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Department Officials
To Install Legion
And Auxiliary Officers
Installation of officers and in
iation of new members will be
conducted at the April 15 meet
ing of the American Legion and
Auxiliary to be held at the Le
gion building at 8 p.m. Installing
officers will be Department Com
mander of the American Legion
Foster Sims and Department
second vice president of the Le
gion Auxiliary, Izola Sims, both
of Palmer.
Legionnaires will be serving the
dinner. All members are invited
to attend.
INQUIRE ABOUT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, president
af the University of Alaska, to
day disclosed he will discuss com
munity colleges with Ketchikan
and Juneau Chambers of Com
merce and service organizations
when he visits the two cities later
this month.
“The University has received
inquiries about the feasibility of
establishing community colleges
at Ketchikan and Juneau,” Presi
dent Patty said. “I plan to dis
euss the community college sys
tem when I visit the two cities,
and explain the one which pres
ently is operating successfully at
Anchorage as a branch of the
University.”
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO HELP BUILD
WOODEN CHURCHES
Two churches, by Easter is the
goal of the American Legion
Auxiliary in its support of the
Crusade for Wooden Churches,
Mrs. May Helgeson, Chaplain of
the Matanuska Valley Unit of
Auxiliary,\ has announced.
Appropriation of $25,000 from
the Auxiliary’s national funds as
sures the construction of one
church in the “spiritual wall” of
wooden churches to be built fac
ing the Iron Curtain in western
Germany, Mrs. Helgeson stated.
Contributions from Auxiliary
units throughout the country are
expected to make up a second
$25,000 by Easter.
“The churches will replace
German houses of worship of all
faiths destroyed during World
War II,” said Mrs. Helgeson.
“They will be a wall of faith on
the frontier of godless Commun
ism, and will provide religious
centers for the German people
and for the refugees from behind
the Iron Curtain. The Auxiliary
is taking part in the Wooden
Church Crusade as a special pro
ject of the National President,
Mrs. Harold S. Burdett of New
rork.”
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