LOCAL SHOOTERS
TAKE MANY TOP
HONORS IN MATCHES
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen rifle and pistol
club have garnered a fine collec
tion of trophies and medals dur
ing their 1954 winter matches.
Among them is a traveling tro
phy won in the Inland Empire
league shooting.
In the matches between the lo
cal club and the Salt Lake Small
Arms Club of Salt Lake City, the
president’s trophy was w’on by
Ken Westenbarger, who also
copped the highest total combin
ed prone and offhand medal.
High woman combined prone sit
ting and offhand medal was won
"by Norma Richie, while Warren
Woods won a similar medal in
the same class. All members of
the first place team, consisting
of Westenbarger. J. R. Dodge,
-J. D. Harris, Murray Athearn,
and Daniel Contini were award
ed medals.
Second place team members,
Dan Fleming, Allen Richie, A1
Dickow, J. J. Lee and Ed Bell
ringer each received medals.
In the Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen versus Utah State
rifle and pistol Intermountain
League, gold trophy cups went
to each shooter on the Class AA,
consisting of Westenbarger, Ath
<earn, Dodge, Harris, and Contini.
Class B trophy cups went to Dic
kow, Warren Woods (Junior)
Fleming, Richie, and Lynn
White.
Medals to each shooter on the
team and the travelng trophy
was awarded the Class C shoot
ers in the Inland Empire League.
Team members were Woods,
Norma Richie, Phil McRae, Dana
Niemann, and Bellringer.
The traveling trophy will be on
tksplay at the Sportsmen Club
room as soon as it arrives.
A. W. FORBES
TO JUDGE DOG SHOW
Final plans for the Alaska
Kennel Club all-breed dog show
May 1 and 2, are being complet
ed this week, Frank Pound, show
secretary announced today. The
point show is an annual affair
sponsored by the Anchorage club
to promote interest in the breed
ing of pure-bred dogs.
A total of 182 dogs, represent
ing a wide variety of breeds will
compete for the honors at the
two-day benched show to be held
at the Junior High School audi
torium.
Entries in the terrier, toy,
bound, and non-sporting groups
will be benched at 6:00 p.m. Sat
urday, and judging of these clas
ses will begin at 7:00 p.m. the
same evening. The sporting and
working groups will be benched
at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, with judging
of the various breeds starting at
9:00 a.m.
High point of the show will
take place Sunday evening when
A. W. Forbes of Tacoma will
judge the best-in-show from the
winners of the various groups.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Palmer High School
Gels Music Awards
The Palmer High School band,
under the direction of Leo Gets
go, and chorus, directed by Lois
Thompson were well rated dur
ing their participation in the
Music Festival, held in Anchor
age last week, and attended by
many interested Palmerites.
Miss Virginia Boulter and Leo
Plumley were each awarded a
trophy for their outstanding
work, Miss Boulter’s in band, and
Plumley’s for chorus work. The
trophies are awarded not only
for their ability in their particu
lar field, but for cooperation, and
other additional contributions to
their groups.
Solo and ensembles were pre
sented during the Friday after
noon sessions of the Festival,
with individual bands and chor
uss performing during the even
ing. Massed bands and choruses
offered a full program on Satur
day night as the highlight to the
Festival.
HOPE TO BEGIN MTA
CONSTRUCTION WORK
SOMETIME THIS SUMMER
Reporting on the current status
of the Matanuska Telephone As
sociation at the April 21 Cham
ber of Commerce meeting. Lew
Hanks, chairman of the associa
tion, said that once the loan is
approved by REA, they hope to
begin construction on the modern
dial system this summer, with a
possibility of completion within a
year. .
The original request for a mod
ern area-wide system was begun
a year and one half ago by the
Northland Pioneer 'Grange in
Palmer. An organizational meet
ing a year ago this March result
ed in some 400 signatures. Engin
eers and a loan specialist from
REA were here, Hanks reported,
and took the loan application to
Washington, D. C. where it laid
around several months, until Del.
E. L. Bartlett got things moving
again, he added.
A sales agreement between
MTA and the City of Palmer was
approved for the sale of the city
owned equipment for $10,000 plus
capital investments bringing the
total figure around $30,000.
Other members of the MTA
committee are James McDowell
of Chugiak, Phil O’Neill of Sut
ton, A1 Withey of Wasilla, and
John King, Palmer. The propos
ed MTA system would embrace
all these areas. Membership ir
the association is $10, Hanks
pointed out. In addition, mem
bers will be obliged to purchase
an equity in the system, not tc
exceed $40. As soon as additional
information comes from Washing
ton, residents will be informed.
Hanks concluded.
Among visitors at the meeting
were Mrs. Ronald Robertson Girl
Scout regional chairman, Mrs.
Herbert Hilcher, and Mrs. Ar
thur Perston, of the Susitna Coun
cil, of Anchorage and Mrs. Char
les Wilson, Girl Scout neighbor
hood chairman of Palmer. Mrs,
Robertson spoke to the member
ship briefly on the Girl Scout
program in the area, expressing
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DRAW REST FROM
WESTERN SCHOOLS
Members of the Fairbanks, An
chorage, and probably Wasilla
high schools will journey to Pal
mer Saturday May 8 to partici
pate with Palmer High School
in the Western Alaska- annual
track meet to be held at the fair
grounds, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Shot put, discus, pole vault
and other events will be run off
in the morning session, with hur
dles and foot races scheduled to
begin at 1:00 p.m.
Earned in past meets, the Pal
: mer High School leads in track
| records held, topping Anchor
age's five recrds with heven of
their own. Fairbanks holds two
records. Local records are held
in the 60-and 110-yard hurdles;
the 440-and 880-yard run, discuss
j the mile run, and the 880-yard
i relay.
Members of the Palmer team
have been practising the past few
weeks and are just about ready
to meet their opponents. Coach
Robert Crites said this week that
he wouldn’t be surprised to see
the local team break addtional
records this year. Several mem
bers of the team are veteran
trackmen.
her surprise at finding six troops
in Palmer. Mrs. Robertson’s area
includes Alaska, Washington, Ore
gon, and Montana. This was her
first visit to Alaska.
During the business meeting
M. D. Snodgrass requested Cham
ber support for a request that
construction of a bridge and road
near Plumlev Road receive im
mediate attention from the Ter
ritorial Road Commission.
SENIORS TAKING
MERIT EXAMINATIONS
Two hundred seventy-four
i:gh school seniors in 15 Alaskan
high schools, including Palmer,
are participating in the Alaska
Merit System examinations this
week or next, according to a
news release from the merit sys
tem office in Juneau.
Those earning passing grades
will be placed on the junior
clerk typist or junior clerk steno
grapher register, and will be eli
gible for appointment to positions
under the Alaska Department of
Health, Alaska Department of
Public Welfare, and the Employ
ment Security Commission. The
examinations are being admin
istered by the high school in
structors in the school class
rooms, with the examination ma
terial provided and scored by
the Alaska Merit System. Test
results will be made available to
the schools for purposes of com
parison with the average per
formance of the Alaska schools,
according to I. J. Montgomery,
AMS supervisor.
PUBLIC INVITED TO
CHARACTER BUILDING
CLASS
The public is invited to attend
character building classes which
are being conducted the first
Sunday of each month form 3:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Church
of God. The next class will be
held this coming Sunday, May 2,
when Mr. Hammond of the Val
ley Christian Home will bring
a special feature. Mrs. Earl Chan
dler will conduct the meeting.
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