,, RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
There isn't much to see in a
small town—but what you heai
makes up for it.
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John Millich is helping Jacl
Fabyan renovize his home. Thr
color scheme is ivory and green
Every time I’ve met them, tho
they've been washing the harsh
paint down at Johnny Polis’s.
The word “renovize” is sup
posed to have started from the
practice current in Reno, Nevada
—to change.
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If a housewife succeeds in
keeping within her budget ^hese
days, she deserves a lot of credit.
In fact, that’s the only wray it can
be done.
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Sears Roebuck will have to
end another catalogue to Wasilla.
Hilbert Askins with his wife
Ruth Belle and children will make
this their home. Temporarily,
they will be staying with the
Wilson Grays. Oh yes, our
school enrollment has gone up,
too. Gilbert Perry, aged 15, Eliza
beth Ruth (13), Violet Louise (12)
and Andrew Bart aged 10 will be
merging with the local scuffle
towards education. They’ll be
joined in a few years by their
two year old sister Nancy Sue.
Wilson made a trip to White
Horse to bring parts for their
car in which they had travelled
5,000 miles from Roswell, New
Mexico. Mrs, Gray and Mrs. As
. kins are sisters.
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Post 9365 of the Wasilla V.F.W.
Ine.d a nomination of officers
-meeting on the eighth. Len Ky
ger was a visitor during recess
'and gave a talk to Bergman, Sor
enson, Dryden, Cottle, Nunley,
Katkus, Aldeman, Polis, Morrison,
Carter, Hjellen, Lincoln, Perkins,
Summers, and Lemon. Further
nominations and election will be
held on the 22nd. Watch the
mails for a card to tell you
.where.
The auxiliary elected “M. V.”
Mr-rison as President, Betty Le
Pc s as Sr. Vice Pres.. June Nun
ley as Jr. Vice Pres., Florence
Sawby Chaplain, Charolet Aide
man Treas.. May Carter Conduct
ress Frances Sorenson ‘ Guard.
Ma "v Bergman three year trustee
v ar.d Jean Dryden as one year trus
ter.
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Tommy Take left for his home
at Windy on the railroad. He’ll
be traveling, seven miles to Cant
wc'l to school.
A * * *
-.nnie Short with son Lyle was
down from the Independence
Mine for mail, incidental supplies
ar..' visitations around the valley.
Jc Ann was with them, too, and
stayed at grandparents Snider’s
—Annie and Lyle were with the
Henry Jensen’s.
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.'nia and Glory Carson are mov
ing to Palmer (if they haven’t
already done so) where Jim can
or .loser to his work at the Co
Op garage.
Peggy Betts was “pinch hit
ting for E. L. Woody at school
while Woody was out with an in
fected ear.
* * *
M. E. A. power should be into
Big Lake this week.
* * *
The Order of Eastern Star will
hold their initiation at Carpenters’
Hall in Palmer on March seven
teenth. Rainbow Girls Assembly
Dance will be held March twen
• tieth.
* * *
The “pay off” pole for the Ne
nana Sweepstakes is not on the
Ner.ana river it’s on the Tanana.
■When you see the letters “na”
after an Alaskan name, it indi
cates a river, i.e. Susitna, Talkeet
na. Skwentna. Nenana and Tan
ana have double “nas” which
incidtes the meeting of two big
rivers. The Chena isn’t a rivet
—it's a slough.
• * *
On a Sunday drive, we saw 121
cows, 23 moose, two horses and
saw where Jim Kennedy and Har
old Harris are cutting lumber
down by Bob Lincoln’s.
* * *
Steve Ward, at the Frontier Bar
has pure, clear, non-chlorinated
ice for his cutomers. I watched
Bill Niemi, 'Tony Vikaryous and
Erling Floe cutting the cakes out
:>f Lake Wasilla and load them
into Steve’s sawdust-packed ice
chest.
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Twenty locals want to take
Civilian Defense First Aid Train
ing. All we need now is an in
structor—card carrying—but not
"tinged”.
* * * *
Vaughn Wilson completed basic
at Fort Richardson and is home
on a ten day furlough. Now you
may address him as “E-2”—what
ever that means. A week ago,
Thursday, he readied his trailer
for the trip to Anchorage where
he will "dock” his home until his
hitch is up. Wilma will be keep
ing house for him off the post.
Phyllis took her constitutional
along the shores of Lake Wasilla
accompanied by her niece, Roxy. '
* * *
Who says we’re not a modern
community? Paul Rogers has been
bringing us up to date with the
installation of plumbing fixtures
at Green Acres.
* * *
Wasilla basketball team has re
turned from the Fairbanks’ West
ern Alaska High School Athletic
Assn, tournament—and tho drop
ped from further competition by J
two successive losses—reported
that the tournament was well or
ganized and conducted in a very
satisfactory fashion.
Appreciation of the hospitality
and friendliness of Fairbanks peo
ple—both student and adult—was
voiced, and the team is already
looking forward to participating
in the 1955 tournament which will
be held in Anchorage.
The team traveled via Cordova
Airlines and enjoyed the housing
provided through the generosity
and consideration of the authorit
ies of the University of Alaska.
Both losses suffered by the lo
cals were at the hands of* the
j Kodiak Naval Operating Base
team and Nome—winner and run
1 r.er-up respectively.
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The Marine limped off the train ,
wearing the Purple Heart—beam
ing an allembracing smile of,
“It's good to be home.” The young
! girl bounced with the delirious
' laughter that said. “He’s home.”
Korean Marine veteran Arnfinn
Kvernplassen returned from a
two-year ‘‘hitch”. Arn was
wounded just before hostilities
ceased while on combat patrol.
He's a nephew of Martin Olson
] where he was welcomed with a
| housewarming Saturday night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dinkle
announce the coming marriage of
their daughter Joyce Arlene to
Arnfinn Kvernplassen. The date
has been set for April tenth at
the First Presbyterian Church in
Wasilla.
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Hold the Follies date open. It’s
| a corker.
Friday and Saturday, the nine
j teenth and twentieth at Commun
I ity Hall.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kotila, of
Garner on the railroad, arrived
from a tour of the states vacation
which included Louisiana. Matt
has been with the railroad for
over six years.
* * *
Jane Browne was down from
Cantwell for a visit. She left for
home last Friday. (Jane please go
home when you’re supposed to,
then I won’t be misinforming the
readers.)
* * *
Mrs. Bailey of the Anchorage
■ Girl Scout Council was here to
explain the work of troop commit
tees in conjunction with Girl
> Scout Troops. As a result, Troop
'it LA SANDVIK
P5CTURC3 ON
/VAGAZjNE cover
Necla Sandvik, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chet Sandvik of Palmer,
nd an Alaskan delegate to the
national 4-H club congress held
Chicago in November, is a cov
er girl as a result of her 4-H
rlothing projects.
The 17-year-old girl’s picture
appears on the cover of the Janu
ary 20 issue of “Practical Eng
ish”, a Scholastic magazine pub
lished weekly for schools.
The Spool Cotton Company
sponsored the state clothing
achievement contest which pro
dded the free trip to Chicago.
Enrollment in 4-H work start
ed with national 4-H week, March
>-14, with blanks available in the
Extension Service office.
SHERRODS RETURN FROM
1 5,750 MILE TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Max Sherrod of
Palmer returned Friday from a
four-month’s trip that took them
from the Valley as far south as
Florida and included stops in 23
states.
The Sherrods, who traveled a
total of 15,750 miles, saw many
former Palmerites during their
tour, including the Clyde King,
Seniors at Santa Barbara; the
Vernon Fridleys at Watsonville,
Calif., and former Peggy Han
sen, now Peggy Montfort of Ox
ford, Miss.; Harold and Alice Rice
of Mt. Vernon, Wash., and Ross
Sheeley and sons of Phoenix,
Arizona.
On November 30 they saw a
telecast showing the Matanuska
Valley, part of which included
the Sherrods and their gardens.
“We had no major car trouble
on the entire trip,” they said this
week. ‘‘Just a few flat tires—and
it’s sure nice to be home”.
60 and 61 will work separately
and will have their own Troop
Committees. Slides on the sub
ject of Troop Committee work
were shown—followed by discus
sion and refreshments.
• • •
Please don’t send Alice Hjellen
at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital candy
or gum. Letters, toys, games or
books are fine says a letter from
the staff. All the children-patients
receive more than an ample am
ount of sweets for their diet re
quirements from clubs and other
organizations. Alice is doing nice
ly
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It’s either supreme nonchalance
or raving idiocy. The gal screams,
“Make Love To Me.” And the
males respond, “Boom - boom -
boom - boom.”
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
| HOMEMAKERS CLUB i I
NOTES
homesteaders Club ■
Members of the Homesteaders
Homemakers’ club held their reg
ular meeting at the home of Grace
Boulter on March 10 at 7 p.m.
Ninteen members were pres
ent. The roll call on transplant
ing hints brought out some very
good information.
The business meeting was con
ducted and the club has decided
to pledge assistance to Father
Dunfey’s boys home.
Following the close of the meet
ing a Penny Social was held for
club funds. The hostess served
delicious refreshments. Next
meeting will be on April 14. 7
p.m., at the home of Hazel Harris.
Happy Valley Club
The Happy Valley Homemak
ers' club held its regular meet
ing on March 10 at the home of
Mrs. Margaret Schroeder, with
eight members and one guest
present.
The first project was renaming
of the club which has been
known as the 12:30 Club.
Since slides of the Short Course
were not available for the meet
ing they will be shown at a later
date.
Members planned the club cal
endar for the year.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were enjoyed by all. The
next regular meeting will be held
| at 1:30 on April 14 at the home
| of Mrs. Marylou Rideout.
PROCLAIMS MAR. 14-20
AMERICAN LEGION WEEK
Waino E. Hendrickson, acting
governor of the Territory, this
week proclaimed the week of
March 14 to 20 be observed as
American Legion Week in Al
aska and called upon all citizens
to honor the American Legion
during this period.
The American Legion, with
millions of members who have
served in three wars, has grown
into the greatest veterans’ organ
ization in the world and has ren
dered notable and patriotic ser
vices to the community, Territory
and nation, in times of both peace
and war, Hendrickson said in
; making the proclamation.
The American Legion will cele
; brate the 35th anniversary of its
1 birth March 15 to 17, 1954.
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DR. ANDERSON TO SPEAK
BEFORE W. C. T. U.
Members of the Womens Chris
I tian Temperance Union will hold
a meeting Friday evening, March
26 in the Church of God on Mat
; anuska street, beginning at 8 p.m.
Dr. Charles Anderson, head of
Alaska Department of Mental
i Health will speak on Alcoholism
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TO ARMY RE5ERV.ST5
TO ATTEND TWO WEEKS
TRASNSNG APRIL 4-18
Local U. S. Army Reserve
members, who will leave for Fort
Richardson for two w’eeks active
duty training April 4 to 18, will
be under the command of First
Lieutenant Richard Blue.
Others attending include Cap
tain Roger Robertson, Master
Sergeant Howard Campbell, Ser
geant First Class John K. Dun
lap, Sergeant George Park Mun
sey, Sergeant Bobby Call, Cor
poral Frank Smith, Private E2
Byron Eldridge, Private El Gene
Dinkel, and Private El Harry
Campbell. Jr.
The men are members of Co.
B, 208th Combat Engineers, with
company headquarters located at
Fairbanks.
WASILLA YOUTH NAMED
FOR COLLEGE HONOR
Donald Dinkle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Dinkle of Wasilla,
a senior in agriculture, is assum
ing an important rote in campus
activities in the University of
Minnesota College of Agriculure,
Forestry, and Home Economics,
according to word received from
A. A. Dowell, assistant dean of
the college.
He was among 28 students re
ceiving a certificate of leader
ship from the St. Paul campus
student council, symbolic of a
high level of student leadership
and service during the past
school year.
and It’s Effect on Mental Health”.
This will be the regular March
meeting and everyone is invited.
AMBULANCE CORP
FORMED AT SEWARD
Ambulance service to care for
accidents on the Seward-Anch
orage highway is planned by the
Seward Voluntary Ambulance
corps. Voluntary contributions of
$3,600 were made by Seward resi
dents for the ambulance—with
the balance of $5,800 being made
i up by the Seward City Council.
Eighteen Sewardites, members
! of the corps, will be on call night
and day once the service is put
' into effect, Mrs. Mildred Kirk
j patrick, a member of the corps,
! said.
GARDEN CLUB TO
MEET MARCH 24
All members of the Garden
Club, and others interested in the
organization, are invited to the
regular meeting to be held Wed
nesday, March 24 in the Palmer
School Cafeteria at 7:30 p.m.
During the meeting an election
of officers will be held and wild
flower slides, owned by Laura
Mommsen, will be shown. Re
freshments will be served.
NEW SHIPMENTS
of
Cut Flowers
Ivy and
Philodendron
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GARDENS
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