Valley FRONTIERSMAN
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Palmer, Alaska
Viola Daniels .Editor
Evoi? DeLand.Advt. Manager, Palmer
Marilyn Rhodes.advertising manager Anchorage area.
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PHS BESTED AGAIN
BY ANCHORAGE FIVE
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All 18 of the lads on the basket
ball squad of Palmer high school
made* a valiant effort to give
Coach Lawrence Gibson a vic
;ory for a going-away present last
Saturday, but their efforts were
not good enough to overcome the
determination of the Anchorage
visitors.
Anchorage high school won
both games, taking the prelim
inary bout between the junior
varsities by a 31-21 score. The
second game, which Anchorage
played without benefit of the
services of either Teddy Rafailo
utch or Gordon Berg, went down
n the scorebooks as the thirty
second Anchorage win. The
score was 33-17.
What Palmer fans have come
0 consider the high school regu
ars occupied a sideline seat most
)f the evening while the Palmer
reshman trio of Harold and Wal
er Bendixen and Myles Hyland,
soupled with Earl Onkka and
.Valter Stevens, tried their luck
it figuring a combination to
>eat the 32 times unbeatable An
horage squad.
TJhe newcomers to the start
ng line-up did a fancy bit of try
\with the net result of their
ts visibly borne out by the
ow final score. Anchorage, this
■ear, has been used to walking
»ver Palmer fives for 20 to 30 j
>oint victory margins.
Despite the hand.cap of the
mall Palmer court and a two
nan guard team against him,
Anchorage’s center, Bob Pfeil,
vas again high point man for
lis squad with a total of 11
>oints. Richards at forward was
1 close contestant for point hon- j
>rs, dumping in 10 more for!
Anchorage.
Waller Stevens was best at
coring for Palmer with 7 points. [
'he local lads missed enough
hances at the free throw line to
early even the score, for at 11
ifferent times they muffed op
ortunities to boost their total
y a point.
Palmer’s second string was
adly outplayed in the first half
f the jay-vee game, retiring for
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at the
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At Sutton
♦ Mile 61 Glenn Highway
Cabins, meals, cocktail bar, liquor store for your convenience.
A cozy place with a friendly atmosphere.
O'NEILL & SONS
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gulbranson. Managers
Remember, the Alpine Inn—3 miles from Jonesville.
* OPEN 24 HOURS
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Theatre —Mon., Wed., Fri., 8 p. m.
Ve&iesday, Feb. 18, 1948
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half-time instructions at the short
end of a 21-7 count. However,
Coach Gibson's locker room chat
on "How to Win Basketball
Games and Be a Hero” reminded
them they could win, even
against Anchorage, and they,
made a strong bid for a repeat!
victory in the third and fourth
quarters. However the 14-point
half-time lead was too much to
overcome.
Fultz at center for Anchorage
with 13 points and Plumley at
forward for Palmer with 8 points
were tops in jay-vee scoring.
Palmer Plays First Game
Of Rendezvous Tourney
The lead-off round of the Fur
Rendezvous basketball tourna
mena matches Palmer high
school with Kodiak naval high
school, it was learned yesterday.
That game will be played at 3:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the
Anchorage gymnasium.
Should Palmer win that en
counter, the team will play its
second game Wednesday evening.
If the local squad loses, they
will be matched with another
loser on Wednesday afternoon.
HEALTH COUNCIL MEETS
The February meeting of the
Valley Health Council will be
held at the Health Center Thurs
day evening at 8 o’clock, Mrs.
Clyde King, Council president,
announced today. Miss Dolores
Zeis, newly appointed public
health nurse for this area, will
meet with Council members for
the first time.
Conservationist Here
Charles Wilson, recently ap
pointed soil conservationist for
the territory of Alaska, arrived
in Palmer last weekend. Mr.
Wilson will establish territorial
headquarters for the soil con
servation service in Palmer. He
is living at the Lodge for the
present.
Coffey insures Everything—
Remember? —Adv. i
Florence Carlson
Heads List of 20
In Photo Contest
Florence Carlson’s informal
outdoor picture of Alice Stew
art was judged the top photo
graphic entry in the contest
sponsored by the Palmer Photo
graphic Center. Winners were
announced by the judges in
Photo Center offices last Satur
day evening.
The six runners-up in the con
test, in the order of their plac
ing, were:
Glenn Miller, Henry Ander
son, Helen Stenvall, Kathleen
Patton, Janet Sherrod and Don
Hutchinson.
Pictures of friends were the
top photographic choices of con
test entrans. Two winners, those
who placed second and third in
the contest, selected indoor cam
era studies as their contest en
try. Glenn Miller photographed
a small sister clutching an arm
tul ot animal toys, while Henry
Anderson entered a character
study of Mrs. Ray Cather work
ing at her desk.
Judges made their selections
from 20 contest entries Saturday
evening. Students who entered
film in the contest included:
Alice Stewart, Walter Stevens,
Kathleen Patton, Peggy Yohn,
Bill Chambers, Helen Stenvall
Vernon Fridley, David Ingalls,
Virgil Meehan, Richard Geiwitz
Lillian Loberg, Janet Sherrod,
Henry Anderson, Don Hutchin
son, Florence Carlson, Robert
Graham, Glenn Miller, Duane
Huntley and Cheryl Sands.
Harry Wimmer, selected as
one of the contest judges, was
unable to appear Saturday eve
ning. Irvin Plitt acted as substi
tute. He was assisted in the
judging by James Gray, Jr., and
Miss Jean DicRson.
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Palmer Dress Shop
Switches Owners
Mrs. Betty Mears and her
mother, Mrs. Minnie B. Clark,
became co-owners of Variety
Vogues, Palmer dress shop, last
week. The shop was closed for
inventory and renovating during
the latter half of last week, but
opened again Monday morning
for a clear-the-shelves merchan
dise sale.
Mrs. Mears, who will devote
her full-time attention to the
shop, said it was her plan to
stock the shop with perky cot
tons and inexpensive dresses for
the Valley’s teen-agers. How
ever there will be a complete
range of sizes and styles on the
Vogue racks, once lines of or
dered stocks arrive.
For the present no change in
name is contemplated for the
dress shop.
Mrs. Walter Cooper, former
owner, has no further business
plans.
Hospital
Ins and Outs
New patients at the Valley
hospital during the last half of i
last week included David Var-'
rell, baby grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass, Donnie
Kuoppola of Eska and Clyde
King, Sr., of Palmer.
Donnie Kuoppola and Mr.
King both had been dismissed
by Sunday afternoon.
Coffey lnsuies Everything—
Remember? —Adv.
Call 8 to ge: meeting notices
printed in the Frontiersman.
Matanuska Electric
Association, Inc.
For Power Distribution
FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
BRYANT & CO.
BULLDOZING CARRYALL WORK
GENERAL LAND CLEARING
Write Box 1848
When you buy tires ask
about the guarantee
SPECIAL TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE
ON SETS OF TIRES
Be sure you see the new Gates
Silent Safety all-size passenger
tires
GRAHAM SERVICE
Machine Work Welding Repair
Gas Oil
Palmer
Automotive Service & Storage
WE NEVER CLOSE
Royal Triton Lubrication 7600 Gasoline
Special Rates on Storage
Have those repair jobs and tune-up jobs done
while you sleeo
Stop-Wear Lubrication All Work Guaranteed
Phone 25
Severns Cabinet Shop
(Formerly owned by Charles Ellon)
We build to your specifications
Millwork
Cabinet Work
EVERYTHING GOES
Prices marked way down to clear our racks of all
robes, dresses, suits, and other women's wearing ap
parel.
Come early for best choices, for bargains like these
can't last long.
Sale opened Monday, Feb. 16 and will continue until
our stock is sold out.
Variety Vogues
(Now Under New Management)