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RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. HjeUen
Four swans squaked and soar
< ed their way northward towards
Lake Lucille. Rodney Cottle saw
■ ar, estimated 500 geese in two
“V” formations. Guess we’ll have
to admit it—spring is here. Even
• saw Fred Hurd picking up snow
fences for the A. R. C.
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Things have settled down a
'little, anyway. Vince Smith is
back in Wasilla for the summer
—working on the R. R.
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Chas. “Cad” Cadwallader left
on a Wednesday’s ti'ain for Cant
' well. “Everything’s under con
' trcl here” he says, “so I’ll see
Row spring is breaking with
r Jane (Browne)”.
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Just for the heck of it, I count
ed a number of people who had
played the seventh day, seventh
hour and seventh minute on the
Nenana Ice Classic. 54 had play
>ed A. M. and 74 played P. M.
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Two fellows appeared before
' their draft board. They had the
: same surname, they were the
; same age, they were born on the
■same day, they had the same ;
leather and mother. Ya|t—they ,
were not twins. Can you explain
::it.
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Successful bidders on the <
: school job were Kincaide and ;
. Anchorage Builders—jointly.
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The Dinkle family will be j
T heading stateside in time to
pick up a new Plymouth Sur- i
'burban at the factory some time ;
in June. !
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Two dogs are running loose (
in the vicinity of Henry Han- t
.-sen's and Wayne Hunter’s. Both [
- had chickens and rabbits killed
bv the dogs. <
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Fat Carter’s Model “A” was j
‘carrying a wagon wheel in the c
rear compartment—not for a i
.spare, but the basic foundation (
i of a merry-go-round he’s making, i
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You can always tell a married
vn:an. He’s listening.
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These dusty roads are stinkers
—watch it. Louie Larsen was
bonded by dust of a car he was
following. When I saw his car, it
- was back on its wheels—but it
'had rolled over an embankment
—the top was crushed.
* * *
Jimmy Byers is still in the
* Hospital with his leg encased.
< Carol Morris’s illness is much
more serious, than first thought.
She's still in the hospital. Find
<out Monday morning that it was
. a boy, 5:00 a.m. Sammy Theo
dore has a broken arm—was just
: recently permitted to go home
from the hospital.
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Kazel Wyse returned on the
‘ train Monday with daughter
Linda from a visit in Anchorage
'TREAT POTATOES
1L1KE EGGS, MARKET
1 SPECIALISTS SAY -
Alaskan potato growers stand
■''to gain in the long run by build
: ing up a reputation for high
• quality potatoes.
Treat your potatoes like eggs,
agricultural research men advise
farmers. Market specialists of the
U, S. Department of Agriculture
report that many of the defeats
' that cause consumers to turn
down potatoes in the retail store
trace back to injuries before the
.potatoes left the farm. What is
more, they cite research tests
‘ that indicate that more careful
'digging and picking up can re
^ duce such damage considerably.
To do a gentler job, agricul
tural engineers modified potato
<■ diggers so that offsetup links of
the chain were covered with rub
ber tubing. They also attached
protectice flaps of belting to the
frame to shield the potatoes from
the link ends. They found this
-protection would reduce injuries
from 7 to less than IV2 pounds
;.a hundredweight for Sebagoes
land from 24 to 5 pounds a hun
dredweight for the Pontiac var
iety.
They also found that by using
rubber-coated wire baskets as
pickup containers, instead of
wooden hampers or unprotected
' '-wire baskets, they would reduce
tihe potato injuries from 6 to 12
pounds to only 3 pounds per
'hundredweight.
with her sister, Harriet LaZelle.
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May 13th and 14th are the days
for final examinations for Wasil
la High School students.
* * *
The Junior Class of Wasilla
High honored the Senior Class
with a buffet dinner and an in
vitational dance on May first at
the Community Hall.
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Three senior boys of Wasilla
High School have been review
ing their past twelve years of
school work—with a vengeance.
Don Devlin, Bill Nelson and Jim
Wilson have been taking the
competitive Phipp’s Scholarship
examination of the University of
Alaska. The winner will find that
his college education is $600.00
easier to finance.
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They were two thirds of trip
lets.
Baptists to Hold
Revival May 16 to 23
The First Baptist Church of
Calmer, Avery V. Richey, pastor,
mnounced this week a revival
neeting to be held May 16 to
VTay 23 in the new church audi
orium. Meetings will be con
lucted by Evangelist L. Kenneth
Balthrop of Dallas, Texas. The
/isiting Evangelist is one of the
nation's best Evangelistic song
eaders and tenor soloists.
Before entering religious music
vork he sang for the Metropolit
tn Operas in different parts of
he country. After going into the
eligious field he has been in
harge of the music of several of
he nation’s leading Evangelistic
ifoups.
Rev. Balthrop will sing each
evening and bring the Evangel
stic messages for the meeting.
Special religious films will be ad
led features each Sunday even
ng. Services will begin at 7:45
:ach evening, and the public is
nvited to attend.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY. MAY 7
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 10
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
VFW AUXILIARY, Wasilla
Roadhouse, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MAY 11
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 12
ItIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
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Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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COMMUNITY I
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MAY 6
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL- j
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH ;
COUNCIL, C-Op club room, j
7 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 7
TYPHOID CLINIC, Health Cen
ter, 3-6 p.m. & 7-8:30 p.m.
AAAS COOK INLET CHAPTER,
Arctic Health Center, Anch.,
8 p.m.
SATURDAY. MAY 8
AIRMEN’S PARTY, Elks Hall,
8:30 p.m. public invited.
WESTERN ALASKA TRACK
MEET, Fairgrounds, 11:00 a.m.
W. O. M. BAKE & SEWING Sale,
Grassers, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
SUNDAY. MAY 9
MOTHER’S DAY
MONDAY. MAY 10 *
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS’N.,
Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MAY 11
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protes
tant Church, 7 p.m.
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY,
Church basement, 8 p.m.
PALMER R. A. M. U. D., Car
penters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
VALLEY FAIR BOARD, Brook’s
Equipment, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 12
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ers’ Hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER B.P.W., Soil Cons, of
fice, 8 p.m. Election of officers.
THURSDAY. MAY 13
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
MATANUSKA AIRMENS AS
SOCIATION, Co-Op club room,
8 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 14
“COUNT & THE CO-ED’’, School
Operetta, School gym, 8 p.m.
BROWNIES TO MEET
SATURDAY. MAY 15
The Brownie Girl Scout troop
No. 71 will hold their next meet
ing Saturday, May 15 at Legion
Hall at the usual hour. The meet-r
ing was previously scheduled
for May 8.
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STYLE SHOW AND
TEA PRESENTED
BY HOME EC CLASS
Members of the Home Econ
omic class of the Palmer High
School yesterday afternoon pre
sented a style show and tea in
the school gymnasium and cafe
teria.
“Teen Fashions” featured gar
ments made by the girls who
modeled them. Decorations and
stage settings for the show were
in charge of Jeannette Gieck,
chairman; Marjorie Collins, Arle
ta Goodrich, Carol Splettstoezer,
and Tomye Roush.
Music for the style show was
offered by Jean Onkka, and Gen
evieve Eastham and Eileen Tri
bett were in charge of programs.
Following the style presenta
tions, refreshments, prepared and
served by girls of the Home Ec
II class, were enjoyed' by the
many guests attending. Karen
McCartney, Joan Francher,
Rosetta Myers, and Betty Soward
served.
Table settings and service
were done by Shirley Zaborac
and Janet Smith, while Jean
nete Gieck and Louise Loberg
handled decorations. The clean
up committee was headed by
Sandra Sollers, chairman.
Models for the style show
were: Rosann Branton, Darlyne
Brager, Helen Carroll, Genevieve
Eastham, Marjorie Collins, El
eanor Falk, Jeanette Gieck, Ar
leta Goodrich, Sheila Hagen, Sal
ly Hermon, Suzanne Johnson,
Gerda Kalwies, Ruth Nelson,
Jean Onkka, Tomye Roush, An
netta Sawby, Janet Smith, Betty
Schaefer, Anne Smith, Carol
Splettstoezer, Sonja Stadem, Eil
een Tribett, Patricia Zaborac,
Joan Francher, and Betty Land.
Hostesses for the tea were
Marjorie Collins and Rosann
Branton, co-chairmen, and Darl
yne Brager, Jeannette Gieck,
Suzanne Johnson, Gerda Kal
wies, Janet Smith, Ruth Nelson,
Patricia Zaborac, Sonja Stadem,
Carol Splettstoezer, and Fielena
Saulsbury.
The Home Economics course is
under the direction of Mrs. Leona
Andrews.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
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PIANO RECITAL PLANNED FOR SUNDAY
Marjorie Dilts Brewer will
present 14 students in a piano
recital on Sunday afternoon,
May 9 at St. John’s Lutheran
Church at 2:30 p.m. The public is
invited to attend the recital, for
which there will be no admission
charge.
Students participating are:
Joan Stephan, Ann Nelson, Vo
sella Hughes, Wayne Eckert,
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Jaculin Lehman, Edward Hanks,
Clare Hartley, Grace Hurt, Mary
Brown, Patricia Black, Faye Per
singer, Gretchen Esslinger, Shan
non Mick, and Betty Jo Wilson.
The Baldwin Acrosonic to be
used during the recital will be
loaned by David Brown of the
Brown Music Company of An
chorage.
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THIS MOTHER’S DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 9
A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
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Alpine Cafe will be serving Chinese meals from
10 P.M. to 6 AM.
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