PALMER TRACKMEN
LOSE MEET TO
EAGLES BY I POINT
Leading all the way, the Pal
mer high school track team went
down to defeat to the Anchorage
team with the heart-breaking
score of 69 to 68, in the Palmer
Invitational Track meet held May
9.
With the final event, the 880
yard relay, coming up, Palmer
was leading by four points. An
chorage sent out their two teams
while Palmer was only able to
get their second team to the start
ing line before the gun was fired.
Placing third in the race gave
Palmer two additional points but
allowed the Anchorage team to
pick up the seven needed points
to capture the meet.
During the meet egiht track
records were broken; five by Pal
mer trackmen, two by Fairbanks
men and one by the Anchorage
relay team. Curtis of Palmer
broke the 110-yard low hurdle re
cord of 14.6 seconds with time of
14.03 seconds. The 60-yard low
hurdle of 9.8 seconds was broken
bv Larsh of Palmer with 9.6 sec
onds. Ross of Palmer taroke his
own mile run record of two min
utes, 18 seconds set in 1951 with
the time of two minutes, 15 sec
onds. The 5:05 record mile run
was also broken by a Palmer
man, Barry, who ran it in 5:01.
Fairbanks men broke records
in the shot put pole vault with
Morrison throwing 39 feet, 9 in
ches and Walsh vaulting eight
feet, four inches. Palmer’s R.
Smith bettered the broad jump
record by adding three and one
half inches to the track record
of 17 feet, six inches.
The 880-relay record of 1:41
was broken by one of the Anchor
age relay teams who established
the track time of 1:40.
In addition to Palmer men
breaking records, Curtis of Pal
mer placed first in the 110-yard
low hurdles.
Track and field judge for the
events was William Zahradnicek.
William Elliott was clerk of events
and Norman Rousey, starter.
Fairbanks picked up a total of
16 points during the meet.
Charles Wilson of the Soil Con
servation office is in Fairbanks
this week on business. He expects
to return to Palmer next week.
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19 4-H CLUBS
FOBMED IN VALLEY
There is still room for mem
bers in each of the 19 4-H clubs
that have been organized, it was
announced this week. If anyone
has not been contacted and wish
es to be an active member, the
Extension Service has announced
they will be glad to help find a
place in a 4-H club nearest their
home.
It will soon be too late to get
aboard the 4-H train, they said,
as it travels throughout the sum
mer and fall, carrying 4-H mem
bers and their worthwhile pro
jects.
The following are 4-H clubs,
locations, leaders and assistants:
Gardening Clubs: Palmer, Mrs.
Trowbridge: south of Palmer, Dr.
Winston Laughlin; Wasilla, Mrs.
John McDonald and Butte, Mrs.
I. M. Sandvik.
Clothing and Baking clubs:
Wasilla Rd., Mrs. Eugene Reid;
Palmer, Mrs. Allan Mick, Mrs.
Richard Andrews, Mrs. Robert
Sharp, Mrs. Alma Blunck, and
Mrs. Mary Cullison; Fishhook
area, Mrs. Marne Hanks and Mrs.
George Brewster; Butte area,
Mrs. Martin Sherman and Mrs.
J. Uzalac; Eklutna Project and
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NOTES FROM YOUR
EXTENSION SERVICE
The display arranged by the
Goldduster Homemakers’ club last
week, as seen in a window in
Koslosky’s Department store, told
very well the part the Extension
Service does play to help you,
to help yourself to information
found in our free bulletins. Many
of the bulletins are written by Al
askans, for Alaskans, so the in
formation will be of help to you.
The bulletins, as seen in the win
dow, were but a few we have on
all subjects. A service which is
free.
Goat Creek, Mrs. E. Roscoe, Mrs.
Robert Meyers and Mrs. Sam
Westgate; Lazy Mt., Mrs. Sidney
Lindeke and Mrs. Pearson. Val
ley Christian Home, Mrs. Ethel
Zimo; Wasilla, Mrs. Irving Saw
by, Mrs. Harold Dinkel, Joyce
Dinkel and Mrs. John Hornung.
Clothing and Camp Cookery
clubs: Sutton and Eska, Mrs. Phil
O’Neill and Mrs. Kenneth Wal
lace. Tractor Maintance; Forestry:
Richard Blue.
Asks Re-Enactment
On Banking Code
Ending a three-day annual con
ka Bankers Association endorsed
vention in Sitka May 2, the Alas-'
the re-enactment by the next
legislature of the banking code I
bill vetoed recently by former
Governor Ernest Gruening.
The 120-page bill would have
established a territorial banking
board without the governor as a
member, created the new post of
bank commissioner, brought clos
er examination of all bank re
cords and covered nearly every
other aspect of banking proce
dure.
Gruening killed the bill, in
spite of passage by both house,
on the grounds it had several
objectional features.
Richard Jones, manager of the
Matanuska Valley Bank was in
attendance at the convention that
saw Marshall Crutcher of Kodiak
elected president of the associa
tion.
Mrs. Charles Wilson left Pal
mer May 13 for Portland, Oregon
where she will visit with her
father.
J. VIC BROWN & SONS
"The Alaskan Jewelers"
IU Fourth Av«.. Anchorage Phono UNI
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Prompt Attention to Mail Orders
Serving Alaskans tor 35 years—ask any old-timer
MOOSE LEGION PLAN DAY-LONG OUTING
Mt. McKinely Legion. No. 51, j
Loyal Order of Moose will have
a breakfast, followed by a frolic
at Frank and Jerry’s Lodge, Mile
149 Glenn Highway Sunday, May
17.
Legion of the Moose members
from Fairbanks, Anchorage, Cor
dova and Palmer will be there
to participate. Legionaire Frank
Schoentrup of Frank and Jerry’s
will be host at breakfast. All
legionnaires are urged to attend
and are invited to take along their
fishing tackle.
“BUY AN AMERICAN LEGION
POPPY ON MAY 23"
DIRT MOVING, EXCAVATING
And Loading of all Kinds
WE HAVE RECENTLY ACQUIRED
FORD JUBILEE TRACTOR Vs YD. BUCKET
"IF YOU DESIRE LOADING—WE CAN DO IT"
SEE
FRANK BROWN AT
BROWN’S CLEANERS
DOUGHNUTS
FRESH
DAILY
Doughnuts and coffee, cider or milk, in fact doughnuts
are good with most anything — anytime. You'll enjoy
them for breakfast, between meals or before bed time
and they make delicious deserts. Choose raised or
cake doughnuts, plain sugared or iced.
Stop in at the Palmer Bakery today . . . treat the
family to some tasty doughnuts.
Palmer Baking Co.
SHAMROCK BUILDING
LEONARD SOLEY, Manager
No doubt about it,, •
Chevrolet trucks
must be the best buy!
\ •
1, This year—for the 12th straight production year
—truck users are buying more Chevrolet trucks
than any other make. That couldn’t be true unless
Chevrolet trucks offered more of what you want.
- ^Already, 1953’sOfficial sales figures tell a remarkable
k story of clear-cut and decisive preference for Chev
i:;; 1 rolet trucks. But, this is not surprising, for truck users
\ everywhere are discovering how far ahead of all
" others Chevrolet trucks really are.
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A public service program
to promote safer driving.
They are discovering things
like the tremendous new
power in advanced Load
master engines in heavy-duty
models ... the remarkable
gasoline economy ... the extra ruggedness and
strength of heavier, more rigid frame construction.
And, m addition to all these advantages, the Chevrolet
line lists for less than any other trucks of comparable
size and capacity. So, before you buy any truck, stop
in and see us.
Kirk's Sales and Service
Palmer, Alaska — Authorized Dealer for the Matanuska Valley — Phone 76