Palmer Riflemen
Hold 1st Position
In lllowa League
Members of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen rifle club No. 1
team are holding first place in
the lllowa League, following the
recently held match four. Com
peting against some of the crack
rifle teams of the area, the club’s
six teams are listed in their pres
ent position in the league shoot
ings: No. 1, first place; No. 2; 7th:
No. 3, 15th; No. 4, 21st; No. 5,
26th, and No. 6. 34th.
Shooting in the fifth match of
the Utah State Intermountain
Postal Match, Palmer high five,
class AA shooters won 1460 to
1456, from the Kootenai Valley
club.
Palmer’s second high five, class
B took two matches, one from the
Laurel No. 2 team who shot a
total of 1424, and the other from
the Centerville team, whose total
was 1415. Palmer’s total for the
match was 1427. Palmer's third
high five, class C lost one to Salt
Lake No. 2 team. 1391 to 1421 and
bettered the Midwest Wyoming
team's 1385 with the same 1391
total.
In the Inland Empire Rifle and
Pistol League Class A, Palmer’s
No. 1 team lost out to Coeur D’
Alene's 1940 total and Cut Bank’s
1929 total by tallying only 1923
points. In the Class B shooting
Palmer came out on the short end
again by only a few points. Their
1891 total was topped by Col
ville's 1897 points and Creston
Lincoln's 1900.
However, in Class C shooting,
the Palmer No. 3, team, who hold
a team standing of 14 wins and
0 losses took the Coeur D'Alene
team (1845: and the Colville team
•1774) with a total of 1855 points.
Palmer's No. 1 team has won 5
matches, lost 4. The No. 2 team
has won 4 and lost 10.
Additional Housing
Needed for Delegates
Attending Convention
A considerable amount of hous
ing will be needed to accommodate
the many visitors expected in the
Valley March 19 and 20 when
the Republican Divisional Con
vention is held. V. Louise Kellogg
told Chamber of Commerce mem
bers yesterday.
The local hotel has full reser
vations. she reported. Anyone liv
in the Valley area who would
b - willing to rent space during
tht nvent r. week-end is asked
* them name at the Matan
c.
tne
: ::e
rrivs n Palmer Thurs lay
The majority will arrive
lorning and need ac
oat: ns for that night and
s-olv Sunday night. Those
wiil have available space are
‘■a t specify how many nights
space will be available and
number of persons who can
accomodated.
To Plan Tours
..a oer members were called
n to assist in Valley tours
the convention by Alfred
H -■ r. secretary of the local
. an club. Chamber Presi
ard Jones appointed Le
sen and Ralph Farns
rth to handle the registration
per.-' ns interested in making
rs and arrange for transpor
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Elmer Urban New
Ski Club President
Elmer Urban was elected presi
! dent of the Matanuska Ski club
1 during the annual meeting held
March 2. Robert Bronson was
named vice-president and Donna
! Lee Urban was elected to take
j over the combined duties of sec
; retary-treasurer.
New board of director members
1 are James KindJer and Jack Hem
mer, along with Ray DePriest,
out-going president who auto
matically became a member of
j the board.
A change in the annual dues
! date was voted by the member
j ship. From the March date that
has been in effect the past three
| years, the date was changed to
; November of each year. It was
| felt by the members that a more
; successful membership drive
i could be conducted at the begin
ning of the ski season, rather
than at the closing period. The
| drive will be combined with the
annual Fall rally each year.
ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY
’TO MEET MARCH 15
The Altar and Rosary Society
j of St. Michael’s Catholic Church
will meet at the home of Mrs.
James Smith on Wasilla Road on
Monday night, March 15 at 8 p.m.
A silent auction will be held and
member are invited to take their
friends.
tation. Several Chamber mem
bers offered the use of their cars
for the tours.
Palmer Girl Wins
$50 in Salmon
Essay Contest
Top prizes in the Alaska Sal
j mon Institute’s second annual
j contest were won by Sally O’
[ N'eill, Anchorage Junior High
j eighth grader, and Carol Ludwig
I sen, a Ketchikan High School
j student. Each receive a check for
j $300 and their school libraries are
j being sent sets of encyclopedias.
Other prise winners in the ele
mentary school division included
a student in the Palmer School
| system, Lillian Pietila of Palmer
who was awarded S50.
| Students were asked to write
| an essay of 500 words or less on
1 the subject “Alaska's Salmon In
j dustry.” In her prize winning es
[ say, Carol Ludwigsen wrote in
part: “What the citrus fruit is
' to California, the salmon is to
; Alaska. The Territory supplies
| more canned salmon to the peo
| pie of the world than any other
j state or country ... In addition
i to its health giving qualities, the
J Alaska canned salmon is a favor
\ ite with the housewife because
; af its distinctive flavor and ap
' petizing. attractive appearance
j • • • The salmon plays a most im
, portant part in Alaska's economy
and is the chief source of revenue
* for the Territory.”
The entire civil defense siren
network in the Anchorage area
will be sounded for 15 seconds
each Friday at noon for testing
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
I MATANUSKA AIRMENS AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
8 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
MATANUSKA CERAMICS
CLUB, Craft Room, 8 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 15
INCOME TAX PAYMENTS DUE
TODAY
KIWANIS CLUB, C-Op clubroom,
12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer li
brary, 8 p.m.
! ANDREW JACKSON’S BIRTH
DAY, 1767
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
PALMER P-TA, School cafeteria,
8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant '
Church, 7 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17
1ST. PATRICK’S DAY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. STAR. Car
penters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 18
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg.. 8 p.m.
purposes only, it was announced j
last week. I j
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ALASKA LINE
SELLS OLDEST VESSEL
The steamer Victoria famous
Alaskan “gold ship" and oldest
vessel in the American Merchant
Marine, has been sold by the Al
aska Steamship Company to Du
lien Steel Products Company,
D. E. Skinner, president of the
Alaska Line, announced this
week.
Estimates have been made as
to the amounts of gold the Vic
toria has brought out, but there
s no available record on which
to make a reasonable determina
tion. It has been said, however,
that in the old days of the Nome
trade it was a common occur
ence for the Victoria to handle as
aigh as two million dollars a trip
n gold from the Seward Penin
sula gold fields.
The 14-year-old steamer has
aeen inactive since 1952 when
;he was employed for the last
ime to help handle the Alaska
SORORTY PLANNING
SPRING STYLE SHOW
A spring style show is in the
planning stages. Members of
Theta Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi
announced this week their inten
tion of presenting a full-ward
robe style show, featuring new
spring styles and fashions on
April 2 at the Elks Home.
All Palmer and Anchorage mer
chants interested in showing their
new arrivals will be invited to
participate. The show will be pat
terned after the very successful
one presented by the sorority last
year.
peak season traffic.
Statistics show* that clergymen
live longer than anyone else—
evidently they are the best risks
here and hereafter.
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Php*“m 2" KIMBALLS bsSg
February marked the first anniversary of the formation of
Seattle's "Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee"
This committee’s mission: develop better understanding between labor and
management to avoid tie-ups on the Seattle waterfront.
The members of this committee—representing labor and management—have worked hard
together to carry out their assignment. They have made a good start toward developing a climate
of friendship and better understanding on the Seattle waterfront.
Alaska’s water transportation service has run without interruption since December, 1952.
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