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By E. Hjellen
When your offspring call each
other “stupid”—don't worry about
it. It’s the current “thing”—in
stead of “23 Skidoo”.
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Civil Defense—Wasilla District
All citizens who have received
C. D. cards, please fill out and
return to Pat Carter. Any person
who has not received a card may
pick one up at the Wasilla post
office. A network of communica
tions can be established if those
interested respond.
* * *
One lightning bug to another:
“Gimme a push, my battery’s
dead.’
* * *
It makes a difference. Some
times your “number” is up—and
then it might just say, “To Whom
It May Concern”. Betty LePors
was passed by this time. Road
conditions were such that when
she pulled over to give room to an
oncoming car, she got into an icy
rut—her car was thrown into a
spin and started over that em
bankment located this side pf Don
Irwin’s (as you drive to Palmer).
Luckily, Betty was thrown from
the car—losing her shoes and
glasses—and the car continued on,
rolling over several times—to be
completely demolished. She was
treated for shock and frostbite
and returned home.
* * *
What’s the difference between
a financee and a wife? The first
wonders when he’ll go home and
the second wonders when he’ll
come home.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. P. Carter, an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter Barbara Ann to Patrick
J. Carney. The wedding is set for
the spring.
* * »
From the American Legion:
“Before marriage a man yearns
for a woman. After marirage the
*Y’ is silent”.
* ♦ *
The Wasilla High School bas
ketball team left for Cordova last
Friday to play two games—Fri
day and Saturday nights. With
coach Ernie Line went Jim Wil
son, Bill Nelson, Jim Vickaryous,
Don and Frand Devlin and Bob
Gershmel. Considering the de
pleted squad, it must be report
ed that the boys did very well
and as the Cordova fans phrased
it, “Those were the best games
we’ve ever seen in Cordova”.
Chances for winning the first
game went glimmering when
Don Devlin. Wasilla guard, col
lapsed with a severe “charley
horse”—with about five minutes
left to play. Score at the' half;
Wasilla 21, Cordova 12. Ffnal
score Cordova 46, Wasilla 41.
The second game was a “nip
and tuck” affair with Wasilla’s
lack of reserves spelling the dif
ference. Half time score, Wasilla
21, Cordova 19. Final score, Cor
dova 63, Wasilla 55.
The Wasilla squad has express
ed deep pleasure with the very
hospitable treatment received
from citizens—young and old—of
Cordova- and with the courtesy
and service extended by Cordova
Airlines.
* * *
Bob Eliassen left for Chase on
the Monday morning train.
* * *.
Egad! I didn’t know there were
so many in town—-let alone find
so many in the Brownie Scouts.
Jean Polis reports the members
as: Judy Betts, Linda & Judy
Bergman, Helen Carter, Kathy
Coglin, Sue Henry, Alice and Ida
Hjellen, Janet Matheson, Ediane
Olson, Cheryl Woody, Janie Nun
ley and Barbara Clark. The
Brownie Scouts’ dues should be
turned in as soon as possible to
Jean Polis. A mothers’ tea is in
the offing.
* * •
God was good to women. He
knew that they’d be so busy tak
ing care of children and keeping
house—they wouldn’t have time
to shave.
• • •
Want a lot of laughs when it’s
too cold for your children to play
out of doors? Start them in a
game of “rattlesnake”. All that’s
needed is a rattle (or some noisy
facsimile) and two dishtowels.
Blindfold both the “rattlesnake”
and the “hunter”, give the “rattle
snake” the rattle, and while both
are crawling on the floor, the
“hunter” tries to touch the “rat
tlesnake”. Whenever the “hunter”
calls for it the “rattlesnake” must
shake his rattle and still try to
elude the “hunter.”" This is a
game for two, so take turns if
more play.
* * *
A cocktail party is where every
body talks too much BEFORE
they’ve had a drink.
* * *
Anybody can buy paints—but it
takes an artist to combine them
into an article of beauty. The
same is true of foods. Try Hallea
Lodge sometime for an artistic
cuisine. I was out there during
the dog races and came home
contented.
* * *
On the twentieth, Alice and
her brother Gil Hjellen went
with their “Pop” to Anchorage
where Alice boarded a plane to
Juneau for transfer to the Mt.
Edgecumbe Hospital at Sitka.
Alice is to receive what surgical
attention is feasible for the res
toration to normal use of her par
alyzed right side. While in An
chorage at the International Air
port, we looked at the pictures of
Alaskan pilots who have or had
been long-time flying up here.
I recognized most of them—but
there were neither pictures nor
names on a placque for others
that I feel should have been there.
You remember them. Hans Mi
row, Sig and Ralph Wien, John
nie Cross, Morrie King, Jack Her
man, “Kirk” Kirkpatrick, Lon
Brennan, Frank Pollack, Walt
Hall, Hermie Lerdahl, Oscar Win
chell, L. McGee, Morgan Davies,
Jimmy Dodson, Norris Johnson,
“Toy" Aho, Chet Browne, Bill
Lavery—and others, too, whose
names don’t come to me at the
moment. Some of these have
made their last flight over the
horizon.
* * *
Whew! That petition that has
been going around and causing
so much controversy has been
•‘killed”. We almost lost our
school.
Jack Maley, of the Military Or
der of Cooties, goes into Anchor
age once a month to line up enter
tainent for the patients at the
5005th hospital at Elmendorf Air
Force Base on January 24th, the
Auxiliary of Susitna Post 9365,
V.F.W. had cakes to serve the pa
tients while the trio from the
Village Barn and Daffy Dick
Gallager of the Casa Del Rosa
entertained.
* * *
You’ve seen their loaded truck
around Wasilla. They’re the fam
ilies Michael Burkes, the Lloyd
Bleaks and the Robert Jacksons.
They’re from Salt Lake City and
as soon as the weather moderates,
will be proving up on their home
steads on the Little Susitna out
the Swamp Lake Road.
♦ * *
Saw Jack Fabyan stocking up
for his jaunt to the hills where
he is working a clay deposit.
Copenhagen was his main staple.
* * *
Big balloons—little balloons— '
round ones—long ones—and all l
colors, too—with cake and ice
Time to Call 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 INST ANTI A
to every faucet! No house is:
modem without one; if you
need one call 46.
MACS PLUMBING
ANCHORAGE SKIERS
HOPE TO PREVENT
SK! BOWL CLOSURE
Anchorage Ski Club are hope
ful some remedy will be found to
prevent the closure of the Arctic
Valley Ski Bowl at the end of this
season, as announced last week
by health officials.
Members of the U. S. Army;
Territorial and Anchorage health
departments have stated the clos
ure will be neces£3ry because of
“contamination”.
Officials of the ski club, which
has a $40,000 investment in. the
ski area, said they are preparing
for eliminating the pollution dan
ger which will be presented to
authorities later. They stated the
proposed solution has been used
successfully in other similar situ
ations. *11
Interest Shown in
Garden Club Formation
More than 20 interested persons
have signed up for a local gar
den club, according to Maud Hos
ier of the Matanuska Valley Gar
dens.
There has been a good response,
she said this week, and as soon
as we receive word from the An
chorage Garden Club, a general
organizational meeting will be
held.
Anyone who has not already
signed for the club is invited
to stop at Mrs. Hosier’s flower
shop in the space formerly oc
cupied by the barber shop in the
Co-Op shopping area, and regis
ter. Dr. Richard Washburn of the
Alaska Experiment Station has
offered his assistance to the
group, Mrs. Hosier said.
SPORTSMEN TO HOLD
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Annual election of officers will
be held at the next regular meet
ing of the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen to be held in the
Sportsmen quarters in the Rec
Hall building, Wednesday night,
February 3. All members are urg
ed to attend. Refreshments will
be served.
cream. That’s what Freda and
Butch Hulke, Roxie Axtel, Mikie
Carter, Mike Jenkins, Johnny and
Pete Polis, Ramie and Sheila
Redington had at Tommy De
Priest’s seventh birthday party on
Thursday, January 21st.
* * *
Cease thy wonderings why
the surname “Hjellen” appears
so frequently in this column.
With six children—hardly an ac
tivity can take place in Wasilla
without at least one of my off
spring participating.
* * *
I had a little dog, his name was
“Tax”. I opened the door and
INCOME TAX.
RIFLE CLUB DEFEATS
UTAH TEAM 2ND TIME
In their second shooting match
with the Salt Lake City, Utah
rifle team, Palmer shooters took
top honors in three classes. Ken
Westenbarger was high man with
a total of 292. The Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen Rifle Club high
five ran up a total of 1439 to de
feat the Utah team’s total high
of 1432. This is the second time
Palmer has taken all the honors,
placing them in the lead 2 to 0
with the three teams.
Palmer High Five
P S oh lot
K. Westenbarger 100 99 93 292
D. Contini .. 100 98 91 289
J. Harris ..100 100 87 287
J. Dodge . 100 100 86 286
A. Richie .100 100 85 285
Sail Lake High Five
P S oh lot
M. Schindler .100 98 94 292
G. Hogan . 100 99 90 289
B. Nelson . 99 100 87 286
G. Barous _100 98 86 284
J. Ascani ....100 99 82 281
Total . 1439
Total _ 1432
Palmer Second High Five: A.
Dickow, 284; P. Mcjtae, 281, M.
Athearn, 281; D. Fleming, 280,
and E. Bellringer, 278. TOTAL
1404. SALT LAKE SECOND
HIGH FIVE TOTAL, 1381.
Palmer Third High (Women &
Juniors): W. Woods, 289; D. Nie
man, 279; L. Woods, 279; N. Rich
ie, 278, and R. Miller, 274. TO
TAL, 1399. Sail Lake High Third
Total, 1289.
Westenbarger and Athearn tied
for high Palmer man with 388
totals when members of the
Sportsmen rifle club shot a match
against the Inland Empire Rifle
and Pistol Association. Priest Ri
ver Class A bettered the Palmer
high team by 1936 to 1929.
Totals for the various teams
and classes were as follows: Class
A—Priest River, 1936. Matanuska
No. 1, 1929. Class B—Matanuska
No. 2, 1897. Pomeroy, 1917. Pull
man 1844. Class D — Matanuska
No. 3. 1859. Northport 1703.
In the first Empire match the
score totals were as follows;
Matanuska No. 1 1929, N. C.
Washihngton, 1920, Matanuska
No. 2, 1890, Okanogan Valley,
1896, Big Canyon, 1897, Matanus
ka No. 3, 1854, N C Washington,
1788.
Standings in this league for the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
Rifle Club are as follows;
Matanuska Valley No. 1 Won
1, lost 1
Matanuska Valley No. 2, Won
1, lost 3
Matanuska Valley No. 3, won
4, lost 0
HAVEN'T THEY ALWAYS?
Statisticians say many women
are getting men’s wages nowa
days—a fact married men have
always known.
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PALMER HAYSHAKERS
VS
CORDOVA CHOWDER HEADS
«
(BOTH WOMEN AND MEN)
BASKETBALL GAMES
FEBRUARY 5-6
Palmer Gym 7 p.m.
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During a recent meeting of the
local American Legion Auxiliary
members enjoyed a social evening
and prepared and packed cloth
ing which will be sent to Korea
and the Phillipines. The project,
being carried out on a national
scale by all Legion Auxiliary
members will continue at the
next meeting. All members who
have additional clothes are asked
to take or send them to the meet
ing to be held Thursday evening,
February 4. Packages will be
completed at that time.
UNIVERSITY RECEIVES
M/000 CARRINGTON GIFT
The University of Alaska has
just received a gift of $1,000 from
the Glenn Carrington Company
of Seattle. This gift will be plac
ed in a special fund until details
of its expenditure are worked out
between the Carrington Company
and the University. The company
is one of the pioneer Seattle mer
chants with branches in many
cities in Alaska. The gift reflects
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KIWANIANS HEAR TALK
BY POLIO VICTIM
Lowell Krise was luncheon
guest at the Palmer Kiwanis
Club meeting held January 25,
and spoke to the group on the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis and how polio vic
tims receive help through local
contributions to the March of
Dimes campaign. He and other lo
cal polio victims will speak dur
ing half-time at the benefit bas
ketball game to be held in the
Palmer school gym, tonight,
and may also appear at the
March of Dimes dance to be held
Saturday evening.
As this was the last meeting of
the month a regular program
meeting was held. Kiwanians who
are members of the minstrel show
committee will attend a special
meeting to be held Friday even
ing, January 29.
I. M. C. Anderson of the Anch
orage FHA office was also lunch
eon guest as was Wayne SwOrd,
forester of Seward.
their interest in the welfare of
the University of Alaska.
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