RANDOM RAMBUN6S OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Good times is the period when
;you accumulate those debts that
.you’re unable to pay in bad times.
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It’s a change all right. Tommy
Wyse is knocking off from his
work at the depot in order to
work twice as hard for himself.
.He has a fencing, gardening and
painting project laid out for him
self for the next week. Eddie
Burgan will be separating the
“dits” from the “dahs” in his ab
sence.
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We have a new man wheeling
•.the Union Oil fuel truck. Larry
'Vasanoja, with his family, are
istateside for a bit. Jay LaVan is
pushing the cart now.
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Smiling happily as he always
does, “Shorty” Gutafson showed
up in town over the weekend
;after spending almost a year
stateside. Altho most of his time
was spent around Seattle and
the Puget Sound area— he did
:make a trip to Phoenix, Arizona.
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Frank and Riikka Swanson
‘were with him—they all had a lot
<of spring yard cleaning to do.
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Lindsey goes by Heaven on his
Star Route. The Heavens run
Kings Lake Youth Camp.
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Another road mishap — this
■-time out Little Susitna way—
near Pinnacle Rock — one way
traffic. Myrtle Sarty and Jim
. Miller were passengers with Will
usoorne in ms Mercury wnen
Will was offered the choice of
. hitting an oncoming truck or the
' bluff side of the embankment.
About $500.00 damage—no seri
ous injuries.
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Dropped into the Valley Pres
'byerian Hospital to see if there
were any patients from out our
way. Judy Aarestad told me there
was only one—Kristian Bjorne—
: a pretty sick little boy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Hurd
flew to Bonners Ferry, Idaho last
Friday—former home of the Mrs.
"They’ll be visiting with her folks
for about a month.
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What some men like best out
rside of their car is their wives.
There were picnics almost
•every day during the last week
«of school. Took them all in—
• over-ate every time. Mothers
were there to help the teachers
—bringing pre-school and some
pre-pre-school brothers and sis
ters.
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The weatherman had predicted
.rain for the week-end, so when
I wished the Woodys a “Bon
Voyage”—felt that they might
..run into water anyway. While we
were talking, Woody was putting
masking tape over the openings
of the rear door of his Ranch
wagon—something I just hadn’t
thought about—keeps out the
• dust.
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The Reeders came back with
‘the geese. Bill, Lavon, Sharon
Lee and Johnny are back after
basting in the southern sun last
winter. Altho they did get up to
the Pacific coast of Oregon—
-most of their vacation was spent
.in the southern part of California
— once in a while into Mexico.
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Dan Sullivan is working in the
'Co-Op warehouse — think he’s
sorting spuds.
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There’s to be a new rock crush
er for the job on our straighten
ed and improved road from here
‘to Palmer. Gene Coghlan and
Ernie Line will be working for
the A. R. C. this summer. Was
•out to the crusher site talking to
Oliver Onkka. The crusher sho
uld be in operation by the time
■you read this—also, it’s the best
of this type of machinery—a
*Cedar Rapids—made in Iowa.
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When he delivers the paper,
!you call him “Butch”, but it’s
reaily Floyd Morrison and he’s
leaving with Clara Slumberger
via PNA for Seattle on the 27th.
Floyd will visit with his grand
parents, Jess and Edna Storm in
Seattle and Neil and Sylvia
Browne in Oakland.
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What do teachers do in the
summer? Mr. and Mrs. Woody
will visit in Texas and Earnest
will attend summer school at East
Texas State Teachers’ College in
Commerce, Texas.
Mrs. Anna Borden will com
mute between Wasilla and Sew
ard and may visit in Juneau and
Fairbanks.
Mrs. Clara Slumberger will
visit in Seattle and attend the
University of Washirgton for six
weeks.
Mrs. Dorothy Nelson is staying
in Wasilla and taking a corres
pondence course from the Wash
ington State College of Education
in Bellingham, Washington.
Miss Louise Potter has accept
ed a position for next year at
Dartmouth College and will
spend her summer in travel in
the states and Alaska (Going to
Pt. Barrow next week).
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Because of frost in the ground,
the men at the Experimental
Station are a bit late getting
around to Arbor (tree) Day. It
was supposed to have been ob
served on April 22nd. Was talk
ing to Harold Dinkle about it
and he assures me that compen
satory measures have been tak
en—they’re planting 1000 honey
suckle trees along the station
road.
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First thing you know—children
are grown up and giving recitals.
Helen Carter, student of Mrs.
Winklepeck, gave her first piano
musicale last Saturday to gather
ed friends ar.d relatives at the
Carter home. Her selections were:
"Country Gardens”, “Riding the
Waves”, “The Dancing Doll”, ‘‘A
Hunting We Will Go”, “At The
Carnival”, “Eenie, Meenie, Minie
Moe”, and “Gallop Gallop”. Mikie
helped serve the ice cream, cake,
coffee and kool ade.
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All the people who have been
contacted feel that it will be all
right for the library to be used
as an office by the public health
nurse. Pin these times and dates
on your wall.
Mondays and Thursdays from
1:30 to 2:30 starting June 7th.
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A great man died in Juneau
last week.
Many who wore the armed for
ces uniform of the United States
of America—in peace and in war
—owe him much. Mothers and
fathers, sisters and brothers,
wives, husbands and children of
those will remember Alfred L.
Zenger, Sr. We were his children.
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Koslosky's was like Grand
Central Station last Sunday. Ran
into Dr. A. R. Roberts who has
his summer home on Lake Wasil
! la next to Olsen’s.
1 Met May and Burt Wenner
strom, too. They were just re
turning from Big Lake and were
stocking up on country priced
items.
Saw Leo and son Fred Nunley
at Koslosky’s, too. Fred is helping
his “pop” re-tar the roof.
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Tried and tested ways to make
it rain: Wash the car, water the
garden, Ernie take the car so
HUEY LIKES BACON, LETTUCE
AND WATERMELON
PALMER BAKING GO.
! Five Are Named I
To Local Welfare
Disaster Group
Five new members were elect
ed to the Matanuska Valley Wel
fare and Disaster organization at
a recent meeting. They are: Paul
Martin, Ed Smith, William Bou
wens, Isabelle Woolcock, and
Haleen Ingalls. During the June
2 meeting a panel of officers will
be elected to serve for the next
fiscal year. In addition to the
above named Helen Crites, Min
nie Clark, Thekla Mielke, and
Neva Roark are also board mem
bers.
Mavis has to walk.
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Bud Browne spent the week
end fixing his local domicile in ,
preparation for summer renters, j
All friends are invited to Barb
Carter’s wedding to Pat Carney
at the St. Michaels Church in
Palmer—It’s an evening cere- |
mony—8:00 P.M., Saturday, June
5, 1954.
“Tuffy” Fredericks of Hallea
told me there was a fellow stay
ing at Williwaw who had been
in the army with me. So, of
course I went out to wish Ken
Michealson and his bride a ‘‘Best
wisnes . wnne mere, learned
■from Pat Wells that Mr. & Mrs.
Harvey Hiber of Eska had been
there for Sunday dinner. Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Richie of Sutton had
been there too.
Mrs. Anna Nikula and her two
grandsons Bobby and Eddie from
Elma, Washington (near Grays
Harbor) are visiting her daughter
and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kotila of Green Acres Resort.
They are here for an extended
visit.
Found out about some more
men who will be working for the
A.R.C. this summer—Martin
Betts and Dick Wilson. Dick left
the Eklutna job in order to elim
inate the long commuting.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, MAY 27
V. F. W. ANNUAL BUDDY POP
PY DAY
FRIDAY, MAY 28
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis,
home, 3:30 p.m.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL PLANNED
FOP WASILLA AREA
A union daily vacation Bible
school will be held in Wasilla,
beginning next Monday morning
at nihe o’clock. The school will
be under the sponsorship of the
First Presbyterian Church and
the Assemblies of God Church in
Wasilla.
The pre-school and primary
departments will be meeting in
the Assemblies of God building,
and the junior and senior depart
ments will meet at the Presby
terian Church.
The daily program will consist
of singing, hand crafts, lessons,
motion pictures, and games. All !
children and young people from
age four to 14 are invited to at
tend this union daily vacation
Bible school.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
SINGSPIRATION
SUNDAY. MAY 30, 1954
7:30 P. M. Sharp
at
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
The famous
Passion Play
Will Be Shown in Technicolor
Come and Bring Your Friends
SUDDEN SHOWERS?
Even Junior's blow-gun won't
work! Lei us in one-trip over,
repair, replace or renew. Why
break your back and your
budget. Let a master-plumber
do the job for you. YOU'LL
SAVE!
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FISH HATCHERY
RECEIVES TROUT EGGS'
The Fire Lake fish hatchery,
located at Fire Lake, received its
first shipments of trout eggs and
has deposited them in the hatch
ing troughs, according to Alex
McRea, biologist with the Alaska
Department of Fisheries which
operate the hatchery. More than
500,000 eggs have been received,
McRea said, with still another
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shipment expected in the near
future.
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
NEW COTTONS
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Open Friday evenings ’til 8 p.m.
Phone 86J3
Palmer
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SEVERN
BUILDING
Motor - in - Service
GENERAL REPAIRS - WELDING
GAS & OIL
Harry Duff
Phone 65J11
Bert Duff
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"Paid or Not Paid"—is
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MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
We Will Be Closed Monday, May 31 in
observance of Memorial Day
A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
Gertie and Grannie Have Now Gone Chinese
Alpine Cafe will be serving Chinese meals from
10 P.M. to 6 A.M.
Alpine Inn
p Mile 61 — Olenn Highway
Phon* l-J-31 I