Win Habits Won't Bother
PHS Court Five This Year
A YEAR AGO
THIS WEEK...
Palmer was looking toward a
big-city style of living just a year
ago, when owners Maynard and
Dorothy Sands of the Valley
Telephone Exchange announced
proposed plans for the purchase
of a dial telephone system to be
installed here.
Too, it was just a year ago
when C. W. Peters arrived from
Corvallis to assume the mana
gership of the Alaska Rural Re
habilitation Corporation.
Anchorage-ite George Fenni
more was lying desperately in
jured in the Valley Hospital as
the result of a tractor accident.
Mr. Fennimore, dozing an air
strip at Sheep Mountain, fell be
neath his tractor, suffering a
broken left knee, crushed legs,
broken left thigh, right shoulder,
seven broken ribs, several frac
tured vertebrae and internal in
juries.
Basketball had commenced for
Palmer High School, which open
ed the season with twin victories
over Palmer Alumni and an
Army five. The Shamrocks were
preparing for future travels with
a campaign for funds. Kermit
King was on his way to Mt. Mc
Kinley Park aboard the Au-Ro
Ra, streamline train which bore
the name he submitted in a con
test.
Col. John P. Johnson of The
Alaska Railroad was visiting Pal
mer. in company with the key
men of various ARR depart
ments, to outline proposed plans
for a Palmer firehall, additions
to the Railroad freight shed and
to reveal plans for an industrial
survey of Railbelt cities to deter
mine future possibilities.
Henri Jacob, Parisian, dropped
in on Father James Snead for a
brief visit and in half an hour’s
chat discovered a mutual ac
quaintance. Mr. Jacob, a perfum
er, was globetrotting home to
Paris by the back door.
The 1948 Junior Red Cross
drive was completed in Palmer
classrooms last week, according
to information released by Jo
seph Dickson, grade school prin
cipal. Eight of the elementary
classrooms participated in the
drive, in which 205 pupils were
enrolled. The Palmer drive net
ted $21.35 in all.
It’s still manana so far as win
prospects for Palmer High
School’s court squad is concern
ed. Coach James Gray. Jr., re
vealed this week. Mr. Gray
promises a “better record than
last year,” but farther than that
he makes no comment.
The Palmer squad is hampered
by lack of practice time, since
many of the squad members
must go home by bus, with the
result that their coach finds
them sadly lacking in their
knowledge of court fundamen
tals. However he feels that his
inexperienced squad of this year
may make basketball history in
the season of ’49 and ’50. Many
of the Palmer men are sopho
mores and juniors.
Among last year’s veteran first
stringers who return to the bas
ketball wars are:
Wayne Bouwens < g >, Myles Hy
land (g), Walter Bendixen (g),
Harold Bendixen (f), Lynn Sand
vik (f) and George Pedersen (f).
Only two of those named, Lynn
and Wayne, are seniors.
The Palmer season opens here
next week with a game against
the Army’s 27th Statistical Unit
on Nov. 5. Mr. Gray is attempt
ing to schedule a preliminary
game with Wasilla for the 7
o’clock curtain raiser.
Players expected to see action
in that first game include:
Harvey Hiber, Walter Bendix
en, Don Hutchinson, Lynn Sand
vik, Harold Bendixen, George
Pedersen, Edison Thuma, Harvey
Cooper, Jack Elmore and Albert
Carroll.
Regular inter-school competi
tion in the high school circuit
opens with a game at Anchorage
on November 19. However the lo
cals hope to schedule several
practice tilts before that game.
Mr. Gray emphasized that his
announced first-stringers are
only a tentative selection. He
said he expected to try various
players at starting positions un
til he finds the combination that
clicks, and that next spring’s
line-up may have not the slight
est resemblance to the game
starters used in these beginning
frays.
Van Gelder, a transfer student
from Seward, is one of the more
promising newcomers among the
group.
A Junior Activities group, un
der the leadership of Mrs/Mary
Lou Johns, will be sponsored by
the Matanuska Valley chapter of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
it was decided at last Thursday’s
meeting. This group is intended
30 players now practicing daily
in Palmer’s gym.
The complete season’s schedule
is still not ready for announce
ment, Mr. Gray stated. Only
Anchorage game dates are defi
nite.
Leave Wasilla
WASILLA—Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
King and two daughters have
moved from Wasilla to Anchor
age. Mr. King is employed by
the Alaska Railroad at Anchor
age.
Catholic Bazaar Is
Financial Success
The recent annual bazaar of
St. Michael’s Church was an out
standing success, Father James
Snead reported this week. Total
receipts for the evening exceeded
$2,000, he said.
Prizes were won by the follow
ing people that evening.
Movie camera, Frank Dorsh of
Fairbanks; watch, Paul Begosian
of Palmer; electric mixer, June
Simpson of Anchorage; electric
toaster, F. S. Lee of Eklutna.
Coffee Insures Everything—
—REMEMBER?
McCOOL'S BARBER SHOP
(In Rec Hall)
SPECIALIZING IN
HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SHAMPOOS AND MASSAGE
Weekday business hours from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Saturday business hours from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
North Palmer Store
We are as near to you as your nearest phone
Our increased floor space for grocery display
makes it even easier to shop here than before.
WE CAN SUPPLY YOUR EVERY KITCHEN NEED
FROM SOUP TO DESSERTS
Groceries — Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Ice Cream — Fine Selection of Meats
Strike or not, our shelves are still stacked
with good things to eat.
Open Daily From 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
ji
CHARLIE'S PLACE
is
Open Under New Management
Reasonable Prices
24-Hr. Service
New Manager—STEVE CUTUK
Come, come, come to our CARIVAL next Saturday
Concessions Open at 7:30, Masquerade Dance Begins at 9:30
Bingo - Darts - Hall of Horrors - Fish Pond
All With Prizes Galore
Enjoy Hallowe'en With the Students of Palmer School