Local Riflemen
Shooting in Three
Separate Leagues
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen Rifle Club this
year are entered in three League
shoots and a separate postal
match. They are shooting in the
Tllowa, Inland Empire, and the
Utah State Intermountain leagues.
Their postal match is with the
Salt Lake City Small Arms Club
of Utah.
The standings of the teams in
each league shoot are as follows:
ILLOWA: No. 1 team, 1st place:
No. 2 in 7th: No. 3 in 16th; No.
4 in 25th: No. 5 in 27th: and No.
6 is in 37th place. The Palmer
shooters are competing against 41
clubs in this league.
INLAND EMPIRE: No. 1 team,
won 3—lost 1; No. 2 team, won
3—lost 5; and No. 3 team, won
8 — lost 0. Some weeks each team
competes against two teams with
their same scores counting. This
explains why the No. 1 team
has shot only four matches com
pared to the No. 3 team who have
shot eight.
UTAH STATE INTERMOUN
TAIN; No. 1 team, won 3 — lost
0; No. 2 team, won 3 — lost 0:
No. 3, won 3 — lost 1.
SALT LAKE CITY SMALL
ARMS CLUB: No. 1 team won 3
—lost 1; No. 2 team won 3—lost
1, and No. 3 won 4—lost 0.
Firing in the Utah State Inter
mountain Postal Match for the
second match, the Matanuska Val
ley team No. 1 came out on top
with a 1463 for high score against
the Salt Lake, Utah No. 1 team.
In this match the outstanding
score was made by the local
club’s Junior shooter, Warren
(Buddy) Woods. Buddy shot 100
prone, 98 sitting, and 96 offhand
for a total of 294. Buddy just
started shooting this past fall
but the way he is shooting mem
bers say it won’t be long before
he will outshoot his brother
Noel.
Quoting Don Thurgood, secre
tary of this Outside League shoot
ing: “You know, I think the Alas
ka Club must be snowed in and
they are shooting their way out.
Yes sir! They are on top with
their score of 1463. Nice going
folks, I wish we could all come
up and take a few lessons.”
The following scores were shot
by the Palmer shooters in the lat
est Utah Intermountain match:
Palmer High Five: (Class
AA) Woods, 294; Dodge, 293;
Westenbarger, 292; Athearn, 292,
and Harris 292, for a total of
1463. Salt Lake’s high five got
1432.Palmer Second High Five:
(Class 8) Contini, 289; Richie, 289;
Fleming, 288; Dickow, 288, and
Bellringer, 285, for a total of 1439
which bettered the Centerville,
Utah, total of 1397 and the Ruth,
Nevada total of 1411. Palmer
Third High Five: (Class C)
L. Woods, 283; White, 283; Lee,
282; Miller, 281, and Niemann,
281 for a 1410 total, topping the
.Alton, Wyoming score of 1400 and
the Midwest Wyoming total of
1408.
More than 300,000 volunteer
leaders in Scouting took training
courses during 1953.
For a taste you can’t beet
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A slice of Donald Duck
Bread and honey
PALMER BAKING GO.
Sportsmen Elect
Board of Directors
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen organization
elected a new board of directors
at their annual meeting held in
the Sportsmen quarters Wednes
day night. Elected to the board
were the following: Bruce Gra
ham, A1 Dickow, Maud Hosier,
John Bush, Leo Lucas, Murray
Athearn, and Ben Hudgins. At a
later meeting officers of the or
ganization will be elected by
board members from this list.
During the business meeting it
was announced that at the March
3 meeting a set of Alaska design
steak knives will be awarded.
Tickets are on sale and may be
purchased from any sportsman.
Out-going officers are: Ken
Westenbarger, president; Glen
Woods, vice-president; Bruce Gra
ham, secretary-treasurer, and
John Bush, A1 Dickow and Maud
Hosier, board members.
Following the business meeting
two films were shown and re
freshments were served. Dr. and
Mrs. Foster Sims were in charge
of -the refreshments and served
hot bowls of chili.
RIFLE CLUB DROP
TWO, TAKE ONE
IN POSTAL MATCH
In the fourth of an eight-match
series, shooters of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen rifle club No.
1 and 2 teams lost to the Salt Lake
shooters but Palmer’s No. 3 team
(or women and juniors) held up
their good shooting to continue
to win in this series of matches.
SALT LAKE HIGH FIVE
(Won 1-lost 3) total score: 1458.
PALMER HIGH FIVE Won 3-lost
1 Westenbarger, 295; Athearn
289; Harris, 288; Lee, 286, and
White, 286. Total: 1444
SALT LAKE SECOND FIVE
(Won 1-lost 3) total score: 1420.
PALMER SECOND FIVE (Won
3- lost 1) Richie, 286; Fleming,
284; Contini, 284; Dodge, 282,
and Dickow, 282. Total 1418. PAL
MER WOMEN & JUNIORS (Won
4- lost 0) W. Woods, 286: Burton,
2884; Miller, 283: Niemann, 281,
and N. Richie, 276. Total 1410.
SALT LAKE THIRD HIGH (Won
0-lost 4) total score: 1345.
Model husbands often turn out
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By Richard Blue
85 ATTEND TALK
ON ECUADOR
Approximately 85 valley resi
dents turned out to hear Roger
Woods report on his trip to Ecua
dor. Woods illustrated his report
with an excellent series of color
ed slides.
This South American country
has many contrasting features,
Woods pointed out. The climate
varies from tropical jungle near
the coast, to the cool highlands
of the Andes where agriculture
is pushed to the 12,000-foot level.
There is no class or group of
farmers comparable to those in
the States. There are large plan
tations and ranchs and the very
small plots worked by the Na
tive and Indian people, he said.
Generally the small farmer spends
several days working for the big
rancher and some of his own
land.
In addition to his slides, Woods
also had a collection of native
made items which were shown
to the group.
The meeting was sponsored by
members of the Homemakers’
Council who, following the meet
ing, served cookies and coffee.
New Publication
Spring is not too far away, at
least not for the seed catalog
fans.
The Extension Service has sev
eral new leaflets and circulars
which can help the gardeners off
to an early start. “Vegetable Var
ieties for Alaska 1954,’’ is a cir
cular listing adapted varieties
which have grown well in Alas
ka. Circular 513, “Fertilizers for
Alaska 1954-55” helps answer
questions on fertilizers. The mis
cellaneous Extension Leaflet of
January 1954 deals with the prob
lem of supplying nitrogen and
phosphate to Alaskan gardens.
If you are interested in grow
ing and mowing grass around the
house there is another leaflet,
“Making a Lawn”, which outlines
the various steps and work need
ed to produce and maintain an
attractive lawn.
The Boy Scouts of America has
local councils in Japan and Ger
many to serve sons of American
i personnel stationed there.
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ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS
COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER, ALASKA
Agent for
- ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Fairbanks. Alaska
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR LITTLE LEAGUE
In response to an appeal made
■hrough letters to parents a larger
representation of parents and
adults interested in the Palmer
Little League turned out for the
general meeting called on Febru
ary 1.
Through the efforts of Dr. C. C.
Bailey and Mrs. Sam Wolcott, all
parents of boys of Little League
age were contacted by letter and
invited to attend the meeting. The
letter explained the important
role parents must play in the pro
gram to insure the continuance
of the local League.
Bill Fogg, first president of the
Palmer Little League, was re
elected to that office. Serving
with him for the oncoming season
will be Virgil Eckert vice-presi
dent, and Mrs. William Kucera,
secretary-treasurer.
Committees appointed include
Tiny Wade, Jack Land, and Jack
Larson, who will be in charge of
field repairs; Keith Walker, Cur
ley Doyle, and Mrs. Clay Prew
itt, finance; Lawrence McNarry,
R. Boyd, V. Wilkenson, and Nor
man Rousey, coaches; Jack Lar
son, H. P. Gazaway, Joe Curtis,
and Spud Overton, assistant
coaches; and Claude Want, um
pire.
Board members will hold a
meeting Monday evening, Febru
ary 15, at the Matanuska Hotel.
The next general meeting for
adults will be held Monday eve
ning, March 1 at Moose Hall. All
parents and others interested in
Little League program are urged
to make plans to attend the March
meeting.
President Fogg said this week
there are still approximately 35
boys who have not yet turned in
their uniforms from last year’s
season. These boys are urged to
i turn them in at once at the Ma
tanuska Hotel.
NO SECOND JUDGE
FOR THIRD DIVISION
Hope for a second federal judge
for the Third Division was killed
last week when congressional ac
tion was completed on the om
nibus judgeship bill creating a
number of permanent and tem
porary judgeships throughout the
".ountry, according to word receiv
ed from Del. Bartlett this week.
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YOUTH FOR CHRIST
PLAN SECOND FILM
The Palmer Youth for Christ
organization is showing the sec
ond in a series of films on the
life of St. Paul this Saturday eve
ning, February 13 at the Church
of God auditorium, beginning at
8 p.m.
Last month the “Martyrdom at
Stephan” was shown. This month
“The Conversion of Paul” will be
shown. All Valley youths are in
vited to attend.
Today’s work that is put off
until tomorrow probably got the
same treatment yesterday.
Coastwise Line announced in
San Francisco the addition of the
SS James Lick to the Coastwise
Alaska service. This will provide
four vessels on that trade route
and permit a consistent regular
sailing every 12 days from the
entire U. S. Pacific Coast range
to Alaska. The increased sailings
during the winter months should
facilitate inventory planning by
Alaska merchants officials stated.
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