'alley FRONTERSMAN
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Palmer, Alaska
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By DICK DRABBLE
"SOME CUTIE STOLT MY WAD O GUM!"
Not so long ago I chanced into a public eating establishment,
as I was about to sit down a teenager grabbed my chair, turn
it upside down, inspected the bottom, then returned it to me
G-man, I concluded as I sit watching him going over the other
irs in the place. Next it was the tables, then the counter.
I carefully inquired of the investigator whether it was a string
jearls, a 50 dollar bill, or a pair of gloves, perchance? Where
n the bright eyes I was addressing came out with the statement:
“Some Cutie stolt my wad o’ gum!”
Gum! What’s gum? Tissue that holds your teeth in your
rth, substance that wags more jaws than the latest ‘dirt,’ tha1
y stuff you blow into a big bubble until it bursts all over your
;. This character was sore because somebody ‘stolt’ it from its
king place.
I looked under one table, and for the life of me I couldn’1
how he would have known his from all the rest. Though I did
ice he had a technique in feeling each lump for pliability
•mth, or something. I really pitched in and helped look, too
we weren’t successful. Tough when a guy is so particular; he
a wide choice of sizes and flavors to choose from.
Well, ‘Joe’ gum hunter finally gave up, and went reluctantly
his way. I guess to dig down and buy a fresh pack. Then 1
to thinking, what a pack of mules we are sometimes! Here
a ‘monkey face’ looking for a lump of well-chewed gum, tha1
3one else was now going about merrily chewing never real
% it wasn’t his.
Then I compared this with lots of things that go on around us
; of us go about chomp, chomping happily on our way com
ely oblivious that it may be somebody elses’ wad we’re
/ing on.
hurch Services
his Week . . .
3T. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
W. A. Zeile, Pastor
Sunday
day school, 10 a.m.
ning worship, 11 a.m.
y Communion is celebrated
n the last Sunday of every
;cond month.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
Victor I. Alfsen, Pastor
Sunday
day School, 10 a. m.
ning Worship, 11 a. m,
lg People’s Service, 7 p. m
.ning Service, 8 p. m.
Friday
yer Meeting, 7:30 p. m.
•. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
ev. James A. Snead, Pastor
Sunday
s, 10 a. m.
fessions heard before Mass
ility Communion held the
rst Sunday of each month.
CHURCH OF GOD
FULL GOSPEL
deorge Savchenko, pastor
Sunday
day School, 10 a.m.
ning Devotions, 11 a.m
ices at Butte, 3 p.m.
offey Insures Everything—
Remember? Adv.
Polaris Staff
Solicits Ads
Advertising solicitors for Pol
aris, student annual of Palmei
high school, were beginning tc
make the rounds of Palmer busi
nesses this week. They have ap
proximately two months ir
which to enroll advertisers foi
space in the Polaris.
The students publication this
year is to be even better thar
before, Palmer seniors say
There are to be a great manj
pictures and several new sec
tions added to the 1948 publica
tion. The Polaris is financed
through sale of advertising space
Students in charge of the ad
soliciting are Glenn Miller
Georgia Small and Herbert Is
ing. Peggy Yohn is editor-in
chief of the Polaris; Evon De
Land is her assistant.
PROTEST LICENSES
Fifly-one persons signed a
petition asking that no bev
erage dispensary liquor li
cense be issued in Palmer.
The petition is on file in the
third district court in Anchor
age. Judge Anthony J. Dimond
said he would set an early date
for a hearing.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY
NEW YEAR’S DANCE at Butte
hall sponsored by Northland
Pioneer Grange. 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
PHS vs. MEDICS in gymnasium,
8 p.m.
i
FOR SOLID SUB-ZERO COMFORT
Wear MUKLUKS
the warmest winter fcotwear
We have all kinds and sizes
ALASKA TREASURE SHOP
%20 4th Ave. Box 1019
Open every evening until 9
Anchorage
ARMY FIVES WIN
WEEKEND GAMES
Palmer basketball teams suf
fered reverses last weekend,
when the high school and the
Shamrocks lost all three of their
games. The Shamrocks dropped
a pair to the 174th MP’s, losing
their first game Saturday eve
ning 27-26, and falling far back
Sunday afternoon for a 47-27
defeat. This is the same squad
the Shamrocks defeated just be
fore leaving for Cordova.
Palmer high school lost its
Saturday night game to the
Army’s Fifth Truck Squadron,
23 to 17.
Playing their usual brand of
rodeo basketball, the Shamrocks
turned in a crowd-pleasing ef
fort Saturday night, but failed
to give the Army five any real
competition on Sunday. Bob
i Stewart led with 11 points on
I Saturday, while Ray DePriest
was responsible for all but seven
of their Sunday’s score.
Total Army casualties in the
two-game fram were one black
eye, one badly sprained wrist
and numerous bruises and abra
sions. '
Ferguson, MP forward, was
high-point man on Saturday with
five field goals, while his fellow
forward McGovern was best on
Sunday with 15 points. Fergu
son and Van got 10 points each
in Sunday’s game.
Saturday’s high school game,
slow placed but cleanly played,
found Stevens best in the scor
ing circle with seven points.
Vaughan led the Truckers with
eight markers.
Hutchinson, starting at center
in place of Don Irwin, who is
still on the sick list, showed a
greatly improved game. Miller,
substitute center, also played an
aggressive game.
5TH TRUCK (23)
fg ft pf tp
Joyner (f) . 2 0 3 4
McClendon (f) . 0 0 0 0
Abel (f) . 0 14 1
Ickes (f) . 0 0 2 0
Beeler (c). 3 0 16
Young (c) . 0 0 2 0
Hinrichs (g). 2 0 14
Vaughan (g) . 4 0 18
Petro (g) . 0 0 0 0
Mills (g). 0 0 0 0
Totals .11 1 14 23
PHS (17)
fg ft pf tp
Puhl (f) . 12 2 4
Onkka (f). 12 0 4
Hutchinson (c) . 0 0 10
Bouwens (g) . 10 5 2
Stevens (g) . 3 10 7
Sandvik (f) . 0 0 0 0
Miller (c) . 0 0 10
Billot (g) . 0 0 0 0
Huntley (g) . 0 0 0 0
Totals
6 5 9 17
MPS (47)
fg ft pf tp
McGovern (f) . 6 3 2 15
Ferguson (f) . 4 2 2 10
Parker (c) . 2 2 16
Van (g) . 5 0 2 10
Mock (g) . 10 2 2
Crum (g) . 10 2 2
Sutera (g) . 10 3 2
Totals .20 7 14 47
SHAMROCKS (27)
fg ft pf tp
Gore (f) . 0 0 0 0
Leek (f) . 10 0 2
DePrlest (c). 9 2 4 20
DeLand (g) . 0 0 0 0
Welch (g). 0 0 3 0
Hermon, j. (f) .. 110 3
Stewart, Bob (c) 10 5 2
Hermon, B. (g) . 0 0 0 0
France, V. (g) . 0 0 10
Totals
.12 3 13 27
Matanuska Electric
Association, Inc.
For Power Distribution
I
MPS (27)
fg ft pf tp
McGovern (f) . 3 117
Ferguson (f) . 5 0 0 10
Crum (f) . 0 0 0 0
Parker (c) . 10 2 2
Sotera (g) . 0 0 0 0
Van (g). 2 0 3 4
Mock (g) . 2 0 0 4
Totals .13 1 6 27
SHAMROCKS (26)
fg ft pf tp
Hermon, J. (g). 4 0 2 8
France, V. (g) . 0 10 1
Hermon, B. (c) _ 10 3 2
Welch (c). 0 0 0 0
France, M. (f) . 2 0 3 4
Stewart, Bob (f) . 5 1 2 11
Gore (f) . 0 0 0 0
Totals .12 2 10 26
Call 8 to gel meeting notices
printed in the Frontiersman.
Valley Visitors
At the Lodge:
C. L. Mason, Leo Nunley, Earl
Mason, John Millich, Robert Ca
tron, Walt Harmon, Joel Maroh,
Dan Stabenow. all of Anchor
age; C. Rucker, Sestevid, W. Va.;
Mrs. Harry Heintz, Mrs. Gil
more Beggs, Glen Allen;
John Millicich, Rosemary
Greife, D. M. Tompkins, N. W.
Perry, J. F. Martin, Ray Steven
son, Lee Johnson, Anchorage;
Jack Flint, Fort Richardson; B.
D. Cumejohn, Ted Hendrixsen,
Leo Nunley, A. E. Combs, C. E.
Mason, all of Anchorage.
To Live In Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Totten
of Juneau, who have been visit
ing Mrs. Earl Hecker, mother
of Mrs. Totten, are planning to
establish their home in Palmer.
They have rented a trailer for
living quarters, but at present
are occupying the home of L. K.
Gibson, while the Gibsons are
Outside.
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PALMER BODY AND PAINT
Welding, Radiator Repair
Roy Knapp Phone 7Y-11
Season’s Greetings to our {
Valley Friends and Customers j
To make this a completely relaxing holiday,
why not buy your dinner cake or pie from us? {
SHAMROCK BAKERY
He’s wishing all of the Valley
A Healthful, Happy and Prosperous New Year
May it be free from accident, sickness and
disaster.
Make this wish come true by insuring the health
of your and your family under the exceptionally
generous hospitalization plan of
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
See LOU HENKE at once
DON’T WAIT — IT MAY BE TOO LATE
Also Health and Accident, Life and special
Aviation Accident insurance
We're starling the New Year with big,
new plans for your entertainment.
HEADING OUR LIST OF PLANNED EVENTS
FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT IS
NORMA KIILUNEN
Alaska's Yodelling Sweetheart
She will sing your favorite Western numbers
and Alaska novelty songs nightly
at the