RANDOM RAMBUN6S OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
X-rays for T. B. will be given at
the Wasilla school on either the
fourth or fifth of January—a re
minder will be run later. All
children attending school will be
free—no-pre-school, tho. No adult
will be turned away, however a
donation from them of about $1.00
would help the program. It is
estimated that around four hun
dred people will take the test.
A cast may be needed on Thur
Beit's sprained ankle. Stepping
off his road maintained Thur
turned his right ankle on a star.e.
A period of time in the hospital
was necessary.
Johnny Polis has been confined
to his home for the last few
weeks due to an aching illness.
With the recent arrival of an
other girl—the Leslie Green fam
ily now boasts two pair—two
boys, two girls.
An autopsy showed that John
Toughluck died of Exposure.
Led by coroner Pat Carter ,the
coroner’s jury, consisting of fore
man Roy Morrison, Jack Fabyan,
E. Hjellen, Jim Kennedy, Clyde
Thorpe and Dale Minnis, it was
brought out that the temperature
reading was minus seventeen! at
Houston the night John Tough
luck died.
Mrs. Lee Shafer and children
Douglas and Leta will be arriving
from Phoenix, Oregon on the 21st
to spend Christmas with her par
ents and brothers— the McDom
alds.
First Aid classes, conducted 'by
Mrs. Sandal, will terminate their
first phase on the 22nd of Decem
ber. The Advanced Course Class
will start the fifth of January and
last. tor six weeits.
Brownie Scouts held their last
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Edith Olson on Lake Wasilia.
Their project was the making of
cookies.
Willie Osborre left for Sacra
mento, Calif, where he will at
tend the mechanics’ school of the
International Harvester Tractor
Company.
Remember the children's
Christmas program—Sunday, De
cember nineteenth, two to four
in the afternoon at the Commun
ity Hall. Remember the donation
jars, hull?
Cub Scout Pack 319 held their
pack meeting last week at the'
school, Awards were given -fol
lowed by Cub Scout “Olympics”.
Did you ever try rolling an. egg |
along the floor with a pointed;
stick? I
On Friday the twenty fourth.-j
have the kids out to meet the
school bus at the regular time.
Have cocoa simmering on the
stove about noon for their return.
For a year, there has been a do
nation jar on the Wasilla Cocktail
bar which read, “Bartenders’
Benefit”. Frequenters to the bar
thnt it a good idea—or just did
neft read the oote. Anyhow, the
money s<3 collected will be used
for a Christmas Day Tom and
Jerry gathering—in the afternoon
—for as long as the T. Js last.
If I ever have a knock-down—
drag-out, fight with my wife, I'm
going home to her mother. '‘Mom
ma" Snider was sixty years
young when she celebrated her
birthday with her daughters, their
husbands and her twelve grand
children. Heinie was there, too.
Mrs. Martin Olson returned
from Fairbanks on Tuesday, ac
ALWAYS UNIFORM!
DONAlD DUCK
BREAD
PALMER BAKING GO
companied by four-year-old
granddaughter Janet Olsen who
will be spending a couple of
months with “Grandma”. While
in Fairbanks Mrs. Olson visited
with former valleyites Mr. and
Mrs. John Colberg and Mr. and
Mrs. Arfin Kevernplassen.
Two can live as cheaply as one
—as long as one isn’t a woman.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3.30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
;GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES. Mrs. John. Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
SORORITY PLANS
XMAS DINNER PARTY
A planned pot-luck dinner
party is slated for next Monday
night by members of Theta Chap
ter, Beta Sigma Phi. The dinner
will be held at Carpenters’ Hall,_
beginning at 7 p.m.
An evening of entertainment is
planned by the social committee,
including a Christmas tree and
the revelation of secret sisters.
Sorority members will invite
their husbands to the party and
are asked to take a small gift for
them.
Motor - in - Service
GENERAL REPAIRS - WELDING
DECEMBER 24TH
#tee Rufjjet and *7om & jJeWUfA.
7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED
'DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
MEALS you will enjoy
YOUR favorite cocktail or mixed drinks
Alpine Inn
Milo 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone l-J-31
Swanson School
To Present
Nutcracker Suite
Pupils of Swanson School,
grades one through six, will pres
ent a Chritsmas program in the
Central School gymnasium Mon
day and Tuesday of next week
for pupils of the Central School
grades one through six. All par
ents are invited to attend either
or both presentations.
The program has been directed
by the teachers at Swanson School
and Dave Porter, principal.
The entire enrollment at Swan
son School will participate in the
Christmas presentation of Tchai
kovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Tak
ing part will be 147 pupils, in the
following roles:
Father. Robert Plumley; Moth
er, Betty Lou Collins: Grand
father, Larry Todd: Little Girls,
Susie King and Judy Tvone; |
Little Boys, Elmore Tvone and
David Verrall; Marie, Clare Har
ley; Nutcracker Prince, William
Muir; Sugar Plum Fairies, fourth
grade girls; Russian Dolls, sixth
grade boys; Arabian Dolls, fifth
and sixth grade girls; Chinese
Dolls, fifth grade boys; Reed
Flutes, third and fourth grade
boys; Gingerbread Boys, first
grade boys; Mice, first grade
boys; Soldiers, second grade
boy£/; and Flowers, first, second
and third grade girls.
Parents of the pupils have been
busy the past few weeks making
the many necessary costumes for
the Christmas program which will
tell the story of the little girl,
Marie, who receives a nutcracker
for Christmas. The nutcracker is'
accidently broken, and in rocking
it in her grief, Marie falls asleep
and dreams the nutcracker has
changed to a prince. The dolls
come to life, as do the ginger- !
bread boys and then enters the i
villians—the mice—who try to ;
eat the gingerbread boys. Follow
ing the defeat of the mice the
dolls again resume their dancing.
Music on. tape recording was
composed by Peter Ilyich Tch
aikovsky and conducted and play
ed by Eugene Ormandy and the
Philadelphia Symphonic Orches
tra.
The program will begin prom
ptly at 1:30 on the two dates.
Ed Christiansen has donated the
use of his buses to take the pupils
back and forth to Central School
all through rehearsals and will for
the two-day presentations.
POLICE INVESTIGATING
RECENT BREAK-INS
Recent nighttime breaks at the
Palmer Moose Lodge and the Co
Op office are being investigated
by Police Chief Bernard Bou
wens and the Territorial Police.
Although nothing was taken at
the Co-Op, a sizeable sum of mon
ey was obtained in the Moose |
lodge break-in.
TREASURE CHEST
Pictures bring warmth to the
home .... ;!
Alaskan scenes by Macbetanz
Original in pen and ink, and !;
water colors by Robert j'
Mayokok ]! j
Prints of originals by
Sydney Laurence
CALENDARS BEING
DISTRIBUTED THIS WEEK
Drive-Safely calendars are be
ing distributed throughout the
city this week by Police Chief
Bernard Bouwens. The calendars
are sponsored in the interest of
safety by Hartley Motors, Inc.
Matanuska Valley Farmers Co
operating Association, Matanuska
Valley Bank and Ketchikan
Spruce Mills.
The calendars are distributed to
all business houses and places
where the public may gather,
with a few going up the highway.
Anyone desiring one of the large
message-carrying calendars is
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
i requested to contact Police Chief
Bouwens.
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ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Notice
Stan Frost owner and opera
tor of Alaska TV Service Co.
wants the residents wi Palmer
to know that this shop is rent
ing space in the basement of
Koslosky's Dept. Store and is
in no way connected with any
other organization. The union
!; is not striking against Alaska
: TV Service. Our entrance is
; the side door of the building
! and anyone using this entrance
! will not be crossing the picket
i! line.
Sheet Metal Work
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fab Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
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Box 1797 John Weisenberger Palmer
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Phone: 62J3
WesS Cost
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No. 2V, tin
for
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BARK
ierri
Ho.21/2 fin
for
West BssS
'emato Sauc*
6 oz*
for
s£
Log Cabin
Syrup
24 oz
. 59c
Hunt’s
Chili Sauce
14 oz.
19c
Pure
Ground Beef
31b. 89c
Fresh
Frying Chickens
lb. 69c
Choice
Top Round Steak lb. $1.09
FRIDAY ONLY
4 PIECE BOWL SETS ($2.50 Value)
$4 29 WITH $20.00
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