Palmer Riflemen Lose
First Match to
Montana Shooters
Shooting a high 393 total, Ken
Westenbarger led his team in the
fourth rifle match between the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
Rifle club and the Cut Bank Rifle
and Pistol club. Although the
total scores were tied, the Palmer
squad actually lost the match by
being out-ranked in the off-hand
position. This is Palmer’s first de
feat.
PALMER HIGH FIVE
PSK oh. tot
K. Westenbarger 100 100 98 95 393
Allen Richie .100 100 98 90 388
J. “Rip” Harris ... 100 100 94 93 387
M. Athearn.100 100 99 88 387
A1 Dickow .100 99 96 91 386
Total .1941
CUT BANK HIGH FIVE
PSK oh. lot
K. Clarkson . 100 95 98 98 391
J. Peoples . 100 100 98 93 391
Rex Neil . 100 100 98 91 389
Dr. Jones . 100 98 97 93 388
D. Christenot . 100 96 97 8a 382
Total .1941
CHORUS PRACTICE
STARTS TONIGHT
Chorus numbers for the 1953
Kiwanis Minstrel Show will go
into rehearsal tonight at the Pal
mer school. Anyone interested in
participating in the show this year
is invited to attend the meeting,
Hugh Johnson, production manag
er announced. A combined chorus
of 26 voices is planned in addition
to several specialty numbers. All
vocalists from previous shows and
any new singers are urged to par
ticipate in the program to be
presented April 9, 10 and 11.
The Wasilla Community club
will play Alaska’s Favorite Game
February 28 at the Community
Hall, starting at 8 p.m., members
announced this week. A variety
of attractive prizes will be award
ed during the evening, including
a grand prize of a $15 credit slip
from Teeland’s Shopping Center.
The public is invited.
COURT NEWS
Alexander Haaf entered pleas of
guilty to two charges when ar
ranged he appeared in the court
of U. S. Commissioner Dorothy B.
Saxton February 10. The charges
of driving under the influence of
intoxicating liquor and driving
with no driver’s license were both
brought against Haaf by the Al
aska Highway Patrol. On the frist
charge he was fined $50, had his
driver’s license privilege revoked
for one year and received a 60
day suspended sentence. The sec
ond charge drew a $10 fine.
Appearing in the same court on
the same date was Joseph Roberts
who pleaded guilty to a disorderly
conduct charge brought by the
Highway Patrol. He received a 30
day suspended sentence.
Wesley J. Hodge of Palmer re
ceived a fine of $150 and a three
month jail sentence, two of which
were suspended, following a plea
of guilty to a charge of fraudu
lent claims in U. S. Commission
er’s Court, February 17. The pun
ishment was the result of four
specific charges brought by W. L.
LeMarte, field representative of,
| the Employment Security Com
; mission of Alaska. Hodge was
found guilty of making fraudu
lent claims for unemployment j
compensation over a six-week
period. f
On a second charge, bought by
F. W. Moellendorf of Palmer,
Hodge pleaded guilty to taking
a car without the owner’s con
! sent, was found guilty and fined
S50 and a 30-day suspended sen
tence.
AUXILIARY SPONSORS
AMERICANISM CONTEST
Palmer youth are invited to
enter the National American Le
gion Auxiliary Americanism es
say contest being sponsored
throughout the territory by that
organization.
Essays must be turned in the1
Palmer school by February 21 to I
be eligible. Jeanette A. Travercy,!
Department Americanism chair-1
man reported that a ten dollar!
award will be made to the winner
of the contest. Subject to be “Be
Ever Alert That America May Be
Strong.” Ideas on how commun-j
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Number of Fish'ng
Licenses Sold
Reach New H'gh
Alaskan fishing license sales
brought $74,938 during the 1951-52
season, it was announced by Al
bert M. Day, director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service. The gross
was derived from the sale of 43,
495 licenses.
Of these, resident licenses num
bered 29,826; nonresident, 13,669.
One-half of the revenue from
hunting and fishing license sales
in Alaska is required by law to go
into “miscellaneous receipts” of
the United States treasury and
the remainder goes into the Ter
ritorial school fund.
RETURNS TO VALLEY
Mrs. Clara Edmunson returned
to the Valley last week following
a trip to Tacoma, Washington
where she was called by the sud
den illness and subsequent death
of her mother, in January.
Mrs. Edmunson’s students will
be interested in learning that she
has resumed her accordion teach
ing in her home.
ism and subversive ideas in oyr
community and territory may be
fought were suggested.
Last year’s Territorial winner
was Vosella Hughes of Palmer.
S'K-Enplojed Must
File Tax Rsturn
James G. Browne, manager of j
the Social Security Administra
tion field office in Juneau, this
week reminded self-employed
persons that they may be required
to file a self-employment tax re
turn. This return may be neces
, sary, he said, even though they
| have not had enough income in
IM52 to file a personal income tax
[return. „
' Any self-employed person, who j
is not a member of one of the ex
cepted professions, is required to
file a self-employment tax return,
if he has had net income from his
trade or business of $400 or more
; in 1952. Browne stated that the
! self-employment tax return must
be filed with the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue by March 15, 1953.
Brown announced that self-em
ployment income reported is cred
ited to the social security record
of the person reporting. The total
of self-employment and wages in
the individuals record determines
the amount of benefits payable to
him whep he is eligible for pay
ments.
Any person who does not have
a social security account number
card can obtain an application
from his post office or by writing
to the Social Security Field Office
in Juneau, he added.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS TO
BE MADE AT ST. MICHAEL'S
Special Lenten devotions will
be held at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church every Friday evening
during Lent, it was announced
this week.
Beginning Friday, February 20, |
Stations of the Cross will be
made, starting at 7:30 p.m. Rev,
James P. Snead will lead.
During the service, the church
choir will render the Stabat Ma
ter of Palestrina, a Latin hymn
commemorating the sorrows of
Mary, mother of Jesus, as she
followed him to his crucifixion.
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