RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Dizzying, isn’t it? “Time flys’
—but the clock only “runs”.
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Had a very pleasant visit with
Miss Louise Potter. She took me
through the Wasilla Library—
pointing out the vast work that
volunteers had been doing in the
repairing, cataloguing and filing
of books. Everybody did that
work that they were the most
familiar with. I learned that Mr.
and Mrs. Peck, Rose Peck, Mrs.
Kenneth Hurd, Mrs. J. P. Gisal
son, Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs.
Harold Dinkle, Mrs. Jack Thatch
er, Mrs. C. E. Henry, Mrs. John
McDonald, Joyce Dinkel, Mrs.
Tom Wyse, Mrs. Martin Olson,
and Mrs. McDonald all put part
of their free time on this work.
Mr. Henry Hanson built a mag
azine rack and Mrs. Peck shel
lacked it. Everybody enjoyed do
ing the work—so much so that
when it was finished—they were
sorry that they were done.
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Then there was the student who
returned three books to the li
brary. The books were: “Stop
Forgetting!” “Use Your Head!”
and “How To Remember!” They
were three months overdue.
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If you remember Barney Goog
le and his. horse Spark Plug, you
will know the answer to this.
At any rate, I’ll tell you about it
near the end of this column.
FUNEX? — SVFX. — FUNEM?
—SVFM. — OKMNX
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Civil Defense—Wasilla
Fourteen additional I. D. cards
have been issued to bring the
total to 56. Mora, names: Frank
M. Smith, chief of highway trans
^ portation; Ted Mommsen, chief
'v ; of railway transportation and Os
0 car'Johnson, chief of police. A
:■ junior civil defense corps is be
ing organized, too, made up of
Explorer Scouts, Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts. They will participate
in the program under the guid
ance of their respective organiza
tion leaders. They will be assign
ed to transportation, welfare and
courier service and such duties
as their ages permit.
Applications for Junior Civil
Defense may be acquired from
group leaders. These applications
must be signed by the parent or
guardian before the application
can be accepted by the local di
rector.
We now have a 24-hour, direct
emergency phone contact with
Anchorage. The A.C.S. ran a line
<the Carter residence. A “drop”
will be strung to the post office.
We can get more with a showing
of volunteers to operate the equip
ment.
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Jim Carson is making a trans
fer from the creamery to the
garage of the Co-Op. Starting
Monday morning, you’ll find him
in the parts department handling
sales and bookkeeping.
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My good woman tells me that
I’d have to list half the popula
tion of Wasilla if I were to show
names of those with mumps.
Twenty pupils were out of school
at one period. Wouldn’t it “tie”
yah? Now they’re getting the
measles. Marie Betts is now on
the “homestretch” after being
confined to her bed with pneu
monia.
You probably wouldn’t choose
to—but the productivity of Amer
ican workers has increased so
much that, according to a recent
study, if you were content to ac
cept the standard of living of 1870
you would have to work no more
than five hours a week.
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My wife and I went into the
Elks in Palmer the other Tues
day evening. We played a game
that, I think, is called “Aw
Shucks”. Ben Hudgins and Tom
Lepak sit up in front and call off
some numbers. After a few num
bers ‘are called, someone yells
what sounds like “Ingo”—then
the rest of the players groan,
"Aw Shucks”—and then a new
game is started. We had a lot fun
—even came home with prizes.
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Had heard that there was a lot
of activity in the Wasilla Presby
terian Church, so, finding the
door open, I walked in and found
Henry Hanson busily at work. As
time and funds permit, the con
’ gregation is finishing the interi
or of their church. The walls are
a bit lighter than peach in color
i —and they’ve mixed fine sand
; with the paint so that it looks like
- kalsomine (or calsimine—both
: spellings are correct according to
! Noah W.) A rubber tile will be
i used on the flooring—except in
the aisles—which will be cork.
There’s a lot of work to be done
yet before it’s finished.
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On those extremly cold days,
you can make any radiator fur
nish more heat in less time, and
get better circulation of the heat,
if you turn on an electric fan
about three or four feet in front
of the radiator.
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Here’s the answer to the “gunk”
in the first column.
Have you any eggs?
Yes, we have eggs.
Have you any ham?
Yes, we have ham.
OK, ham and eggs.
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To be in business for oneself
is a very commendable goal. How-,
ever, if one starts a business just
so he may be his own boss—he
* is deluding himself. Every person
who comes through your door
of business is your boss. When
people quit coming through that
door—you’re fired.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote:
“I should like to see any kind of
man, distinguishable from a gor
illa, that some good and even
pretty woman could not shape a
husband out of.” -
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Have heard very favorable
comment about the Wasilla school
lunches. That’s quite a program j
they have there. Our children are
assured a good, hot—well balanc
ed noon meal—at a minimum
cost. Our taxes—and our neigh
bors’—help pay for the actual
cost. Ha Senske really takes an in
terest in putting out an appealing
I lunch—and sees to it that our
| children eat' the lunch, tod—not
i just pick at it. The program could
stand a greater show of confid
ence by the appearance of more
children for lunch.
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A mother’s leave-taking does
to a household what removing the
valve core from a tire does to an
automobile.
VYASiLLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
WASILLA P-TA, Wasilla School,
8 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall. 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17
xIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis I
home, 3:30 p.m.
COAL AND
GENERAL HAULING
CALL • • • •
N. L. ROSS, Trucking
Phone 47Y3
Time to Cali Mac -
Looks like the Head of the
House will have a long white
beard before the water gets
hot enough to shave with!
Plenty of hot water in the
basement — but what he
needs is a CIRCULATING hot
water system — one that
brings hot water INSTANTLY
to every faucet! No house is
modern without one; if you
need one call 46.
MACS PLUMBING
1
March 15 Planned
For Opening of
New Local Business
Word circulating around town
this week announces another new
business for Palmer. The partner
ship, known as Togs ’N Seams
will be located in the new section
of the Hagen building, adjoining
The Frontiersman plant.
The shop will open with a com
plete line of yard goods and no
tions, along with childrens’ wear
and a line of womens’ nylon hose
and anklets. The Kladezee line
of childrens' wear, which is na
tionally advertised and well rec
ommended by Good Housekeep
ing and Parents magazines, will
be featured-. They will also have
a new line of patterns, but this
item may be late in arriving for
opening date.
The real feature of this estab
lishment will be their alterations,
repairs, and sewing service; all
work expertly done. They also
plan on handling a good line of
childrens shoes, but these will
not be available on opening date.
The new business expects to
open on March 15, and although
it is a partnership, at present
will be under the direct manage
ment of Mrs. “Hap" Elmore.
JUNIOR SODALITY PLANS
VALENTINE PARTY
The Junior Sodality of St. Mi
chael’s Catholic Church will hold
a Valentine party Saturday, Feb
ruary 13, beginning at 1:30 p m.
The party is to be held in the
church basement.
Each member may take a
younger sister or some other
young girl of the parish as her
guest. Each member attending is
asked to take a candy valentine
and another for her guest for the
valentine box 'exchange.
So many American citizens
have never lived so well before—
or so many so far behind.
Yukon Presbytery
To Be Held in
Palmer March 4-7
It was announced this week
that the annual meeting of the
Yukon Presbytery will be held in
the United Protestant Church
from March 4 thiough March 7.
One of the highlights of the
meeting will be the dedication of
the new Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital.
The Yukon Presbytery is made
up of the minister and one lay
man from each of the Presbyteri
an churches in the interior sec
tion of Alaska. There are 14 or
ganized churches extending from
Anchorage in the south to Point
Barrow in the north; from North
way in the east to Gambell on
3t. Lawrence Island in the west,
just 45 miles from Siberia. Repre
sentatives will be present from
every church and mission station
throughout the Presbytery. Dr. J.
Earl Jackman of New York, sec
retary of work in Alaska for the
National Mission Board of the
Presbyterian Church will be pres
ent as will' Dr. R. Rolland Arm
strong of Juneau, assistant to
Dr. Jackman.
In conjunction with the meet
ing of the Presbytery, the Pres
byterial will also be meeting in
Palmer. The Presbyterial is the
women’s organization throughout
the church. Main speaker for the
ij For Her Valentine j
Potted Daffodils
: Hyacinth — Azaleas
Cut Flowers
New Shipment of
POTTERY
MATANUSKA VALLEY i
GARDENS
Phone 32J11 ;
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ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN LADIES AID
BAKED HAM DINNER
AT
SI. John’s Lutheran Church
Thursday, February 18
SERVING FROM 5 P. M. — 8 P. M.
$1.75—Adults 75c Children
TICKETS from members or at the door
RUGS AND LINOLEUMS
Prints or Plains
Imports or Domestics
Ask for Our Estimates on Asphalt Tile
J C FLOOR COVERING
Located in National Bank ot Alaska Bldg.—Spenard, Alaska
PHONE 31415
O'Neill & Sons Inc.
Distributors for
E. I. DuPont De Nemours Co.
Explosives and Blasting Accessories
Phone, Write or Wire
Phil O’Neill.... Alpine Inn
| SURPRISE HER ON VALENTINE’S DAY!
i Sunbeam Electrical Appliances
| Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners *
£
I Automatic Electric Roasters
i • Revereware
| Zenith Portable Electric Sewing Machines
HARDWARE A
SPORTING GOODS
GRASSER'S
Presbyterial will be Miss Elsie
Penfield of New York, secretary
of women’s work for the National
Missions Board. Miss Penfield is
the person who directed the “Pen
nies for Palmer’’ campaign for
the new hospital.
Committees have been appoint
ed to plan for these meetings.
The committee on arrangements
of the Presbytery is headed by
the Rev. Frank J. Walkup, An
chorage, vice moderator. Mrs.
Margaret Miller of Anchorage,
stated clerk of the Presbytery;
Mrs. Ada Puckett of Anchorage,
moderator of the Presbyterial;
and the Rev. Brian H. Cleworth,
pastor of the United Protestant
Church of Palmer.
Committees within the Palmer
church consist of Harry Wimmer,
housing; William Reid, transpor
tation, and Mrs. Don Irwin meals.
Between 50 and 75 persons will be
present throughout the three day
period with many coming for only
one day at a time and returning
home in the evening. Many of the
sessions will be open to the pub
lic.
The two-dollar bill used to have
a bad reputation, but today it is
the only one that will pay for a
dollar’s worth of anything.
Two moose were reported killed
last week between town and
the Knik river. One was believ
ed to have been a calf. Both were
apparently victims of the machine
age. Motorists are cautioned by
the Territorial Police to watch
for moose crossing the highway
through that and various other
sections of the highway between
Palmer and Anchorage. Each year
motorists claim the lives of many
moose, as well as suffering hun
dreds of dollars damages to their
vehicles.
Successful is the man who can
get plenty of money without let
ting money get him.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
Presents
The Conversion of Paul
a film
Sat., Feb. 13-8 p.m.
CHURCH OF GOD
AUDITORIUM
OFFERING
FOR HER VALENTINE
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PHONE 47 J4
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