SHAMROCKS SURGE OVER
ANCHORAGE LEAGUE FIVE
^ Local Squad Steamrollers to 65-28 Victory;
PHS Barely Gets by Tenth Rescue for 20-14 Win
Palmer’s Shamrocks proved
themselves ready for top compe
tition last Saturday night, when
they overwhelmed the men of
the 175th Signal squad, an An
chorage city league team, by a
count of 65 to 28. The Anchor
age five is a middle-bracket
team in city competition.
The Shamrock floor-play was
e verything that basketball ought
to be, in every department.
Teamwork was tops and play
was fast and clean throughout.
Three Shamrock men, Jack
Hermon, Johnny Gore and Bob
Stewart were responsible for
the majority of the Shamrocks’
total score, although every man
oft-$he squad did his bit in boost
ing the total to the final 65
points.
Bob Stewart was best in scor
ing, accounting for eight field
goals and a foul shot. Johnny
Gore was next with seven field
goals, and Jack Hermon was
good for four field goals and a
pair of foul shots.
“Howell, alternating at guard
and center, and Guzy, pint-sized
guard, were the Signalmen’s
lone hopes in Saturday’s game.
Each man got 11 points apiece,
and each left the game on fouls
late in the second half.
Shamrock regulars played
only half the game, but their re
placements were almost as good
as the first-string five. The start
ing five accounted for 38 of the
total score, while the substitutes
rolled in 27.
Manager Art Stacey said his
men were looking forward to
meeting top teams of the An
chorage city league in the very i
near future. An engagement with !
the Moose, first half winners in
the league, is expected to be
booked sometime this week. An
early meeting with the NCO
club, also high in Anchorage
standings, is in the offing.
Palmer high school, playing
the preliminary against the
Army’s Tenth Rescue Squadron,
barely slipped past their op
ponents by a final score of 20-14.
Palmer defeated this same squad
earlier in the season by a 25-14
margin.
Field goals were few and far
beftveen in this encounter, Pal
mer counting for eight and the
^rmy for only three.
Earl Onkka, playing back at
zuard, was high-point man for
he high school with six tallies.
3arrett at center for the Army,
ed his teammates with five
joints.
PHS (20)
fg ft fIs tp
Jtevens, f . 115 3
lillot, f . 110 3
lutchinson, c . 0 0 2 0
)nkka, g . 3 0 4 8
’lumley, g . 1113
lendixen, H., f. 0 0 2 0
louwens, f . 114 3
'arks, f . 0 0 0 0
filler, c . 10 0 2
Totals .
10th Rescue
iavelle, f .
(raham, f .
Barrett, (c) .
udge, g .
!i£hfill, g .
mold, f.
8 4 18 20
(14)
fg ft fls tp
1113
0 4 2 4
2 10 5
0 0 3 0
0 12 1
0 10 1
Knight, g
Cutts, g
Butts, g ..
.0 0 2 0
.0 0 4 0
0 0 10
Totals . 3 8 15
Shamrocks (65)
fg ft fls
Hermon, J., f . 4 2 0
France, M., f. 2 0 3
Stewart, Bob, c . 8 14
Stewart, Bert, g .... 2 2 3
France, V., g . 0 12
Gore, f . 7 0 3
Meiers, B., f. 10 3
Hermon, B., c . 2 0 3
Welsh, g . 2 10
DeLand, g . 10 2
14
tp
10
4
17
6
1
14
2
4
5
2
Totals .29 7 23 65
175th Signal (28)
fg ft fls tp
Johnson, f ....
Hamlin, f ....
Howell, c ....
Guzy, g .
Ponazzo, g ...
Hoover, f .
Matsumato, f
Otter, c .
Bellman, g ...
Jezak, g .
10 3 2
0 0 2 0
4 3 5 11
3 5 5 11
12 3 4
0 0 2 0
0 0 10
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Totals . 9 10 26 28
Cordova’s Coining
On Jan. 24 and 25
Initial plans for the entertain
ment of the Cordova basketball
teams are well under way, it
was announced this week. The
Cordova teams, including both
a man’s and woman’s squad, are
expected to arrive here for a
two-game series on Jan. 23 and
24.
It is still too early to announce
definite plans, local team man
agers Mrs. Ethel Lyons and Art
Stacey say. However they’re
hoping to schedule a dinner and
dance as a part of Palmer’s plan
of welcome to the Cordova court
squads.
Palmer players were royally
welcomed when they visited
Cordova for a weekend’s basket
ball double bill early in Decem
ber.
Missing Men Are
Sought In Alaska
A call for information on the
following missing persons was
issued from the office of Gov
ernor Ernest Gruening last
week:
Marshall Randolph Clayton,
described as being six feet tall
and about 41 year old.
Otto Geisa, age 71, who was
last heard from many years ago
at Cape Nome, Alaska.
David McConnel, who is about
50 years old, five feet, eight
inches tall and weighs 170
pounds, and has been missing
since 1943. At that time he was
reported to be on his way to
Alaska.
Allan A. Benham, who is be
ing sought by his son, Donald.
Anyone who knows any of
these persons, or who has in
formation as to their present lo
cation, is asked to communicate
immediately with the governor’s
affice.
-V.
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TAKE HOME A LOAF TODAY
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University Head
Says “Thank You”
A letter of acknowledgement
from the office of Charles Bun
nell, president of the University
of Alaska, was received in Pal
mer last week, expressing grati
tude for the $200 gift from the
Palmer Community Christmas
1 fund.
It was voted at the December
meeting of the Community
Christmas group to disband the
organization and to send $200 of
the money remaining in the
treasury to the University of
Alaska for use in the student
loan fund.
Dr. Bunnell’s letter stated in
part:
“Your good letter with its en
closure of a check in the sum of
$200 for the Student Loan Fund
1 is, indeed, a bright spot in these
dark days of financial distress
in the territory.”
The
Letterbox
When I first arrived in Palmer
in July, I was immediately im
pi essed by the friendliness in
the town and the many wonder
ful and kind people here. After
six months this is still my im
pression, only more so, as I meet
more and more of the Palmer
people.
I am afraid I never fully ap
preciated all this kindness and
thoughtfulness until this sudden
tragedy came to my sister Erna
and myself. Never in all our lives
had we dreamed what friends
really can mean in time of need.
Neither of us had much money
on hand and we were far from
home. What you gave us in do
burden so much that we can
again face life with a smile.
There seems so little we can
do in return for this great thing
you have done for us. From the
depths of our hearts we thank
you. We also extend thanks and
appreciation from our family.
We are only sorry that we are
unable to thank you individually,
but we know that you will ac
cept this small expression of
true gratitude.
■Shis experience will make bet
ter and more understanding
nurses of us both, as we will find
opportunity to prove to you in
the future. '
Sincerely,
Asta and Erna Skoubo
TEACHER'S BETTER
Miss Mary Marsh, primary
school teacher, was ill for sev
eral days last week. However
she is now sufficiently recovered
to be back in her classroom
again.
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One-Way Bridge
Won’t Pass Two
Two trucks on the one-way
bridge over Ship Creek at Fort
Richardson spelled trouble for
“Rusty” Dow, Palmer trucker,
this week. “Rusty’s” new Stude
baker truck ended that Anchor
age-Palmer run rather battered
about the fender, but the damage
already has been rpaired.
Bill Changes
Are Protested
Pending Congressional legisla
tion which will relax the pro
visions of the Jones Act is dis
approved by the U. S. Maritime
Commission, it was announced
this week. Commission chairman
Admiral W. W. Smith notified
chairman Alvin Weichel of the
House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries of the Mar
itime service disapproval.
Two house bills, introduced by
Del. E. L. Bartlett early last
year, were frowned upon by the
Maritime Commission. The first
bill would permit Canadian or
other foreign ships to transport
passengers and merchandise be
tween Alaskan ports or between
Alaskan ports and the states.
The other bill seeks to remove
the specific Jones Act discrimi
nation against Alaska by amend
ing Sec. 27 to make its provisions
apply to all parts of the United
States “including Alaska” in
stead of “excluding Alaska.”
Both the Interior Department
and the Treasury Department are
reported to have indicated their
support of the proposed legisla
tion.
Bar Is Redecorated
Turning the recent two-week
bar holiday to good advantage,
Neal Wright of the Palmer Cock
tail Bar has just completed the
renovation and redecoration of
his establishment. The bar has
been painted, mirrors replaced,
and generally refurbished in
preparation for re-opening.
Land Office Makes
Farming Survey
Of Anchorage Area
The first in a series of planned
reports dealing with potentiali
ties of various sections of the
territory has just been pub
lished by the Bureau of Land
Management, it was announced
this week.
The 27-page report deals with
agricultural opportunities in the
Anchorage area. The Bureau of
Land Management found there
were 16,314 acres there suitable
for general farming and an ad
ditional 19,630 acres adapted to
grazing and limited forage
crops.
A large part of this agricultur
ally suitable land is now in
cluded in military reservations
and is not now available to set
tlers.
The report ends with the con
clusion that “agricultural pro
duction may be expanded great
ly in the region before it will
equal the demand of the civilian
population.”
WILL BE SENTENCED
Jack Storm, recently found
guilty of reckless driving as the
result of an accident on the
Wasilla road last year, will be
sentenced in district court on
Wednesday. Mr. Storm was
driver of the automobile in
which Rudy Dernac, a passen
ger, was killed.
LOYERS HAVE SON
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loyer of
Palmer became the parents of a
baby son this week. The boy
was born at the Valley hospital
on Jan. 8, the Valley’s third baby
of 1948.
Coffey nuum Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
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