RANDOM
OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
feiiDimmanmnin.
Doctor Colberg told me why
there’s no “J” street in Anchor
age. The Swedes and Norskies
who settled the town couldn’t
pronounce “J”—it always came
out “Yay”—so they skipped it.
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Bill and "Bea” Lindsey were
passengers to Fairbanks a week
ago Wednesday on the ArRoRa”.
Bill is a retired R. R. gas and die
sel man now lving in Creston,
Canada. They’re farming (lightly)
_just over the border from Bon
ners Ferry, Idaho.
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Fortunately — the Brownie
Scouts postponed their picnic
hike. They knew about the mos
quitoes—but they didn’t know it
’ ] r: i' so hard. Mrs. Lois
’depleck and Mrs. Edith Ol
.sen said, "Some other time”.
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Green Acres picnic ground is
reserved on the twentieth fer4he
annual picnic of the First Na
tional Bank of Anchorage.
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Mrs. Ralph Fender—daughter
of Matt Kotila of the R. R. is
visiting with the Bill Kotilas at
Green Acres. Her son Tommy is
bouncing in his swing-chair. Mr.
Fender is now in Fairbanks
driving a bus—quite a change
from farming in Tennessee.
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Tall timbers are calling Mrs.
Anna Nikula and grandsons Bob
«by and Eddie back to Elma,
Washington, cutting short their
visit at Green Acres.
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Jean Polis and Betty LePors
-shared June 13th as a birthdate—
.so—shared a party, too, at the
Wasilla cocktail Lounge. Jane
Browne was around, too.
If you want to see a busy man
■on a Tuesday morning—drop in
to Teelands and watch Ray Berg
man putting up grocery orders to
go north along the railbelt. He
jumps like spilled water on a red
:hot stove.
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Enroute to the Usibelli Mine at
Healy, John Millich stopped over
to “raise a few” with his old
buddy-buddy, Jack Fabyan.
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If you wondered where your
kids disappeared to last week—
they were at Jim Kennedy’s.
“Shorty” Bradley staked eleven
saddle and pack horses with Jim
until train-time for them to be
taken to Suntrana for the Geolo
gical Survey use. “Shorty” wint
ers them at the head of the Tan
ana—in the Shushanna.
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The Teelands had Loreen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Ostrander, visiting with them last
"week.
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There’s a house trailer at the
-south end of Lake Wasilla at the
V. F. W. dock. Stenciled on it
reads “AF-1961-SO, Elmendorf
AFB, TR 156.” On the door side
is painted “U. S. Fish and Wild
life Service”. Which reminds me
—look at your fishing license—
does it expire on June 30th 1954?
If it does—better plan on buying
another before July 1st for the
’54 - ’55 season.
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Have been trying to tell you
about Willi waw Lodge for a
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
' couple of weeks—but things seem
to get lost in the “pi".
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson
; (Palmer) were out for dinner.
The next time—there will be
three.
Some more locals out for din
ner were May and “Tuffy" Fred
ericks of Hallea and Jean and
Johnny Polis of the Wasilla Cock
tail Lounge.
The honeymoon cabin has
been taken every week end.
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We’ll always have someone
hospitalized, it seems. Amy Line
was in with tonsilitis. May be a
tonsilectomy—depends. Add to
that, Sue Henry. Double fracture
of the arm and a dislocated el
bow—when she fell off of one of
the eleven horses mentioned.
* * *
After a recurrence of carbon
monoxide poisoning and a touch
of pneumonia—Frank Smith is
back at the garage.
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There’s to be new beams and
decking on the Fishhook Bridge.
Ernie Line and Lawrence Rorri
son were hauling timbers up last
week. A dozer went up—the pass
should now be open.
* * *
Went into Palmer via the Bog
ard Fishhook road in order to
avoid the road work out by Ohn
stad’s. The road is good, but
dusty. Lots of newly cleared
farm land, too.
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Shouldn’t have difficulty find
ing your way about on our side
roads now. The A. R. C. was out
placing black on white signs in
dicating the names.
Harold Byers Jr. is the third
man at the concrete block plant.
They made a daily record of 1,000
blocks and are striving for 1,200.
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The Assembly of God group
and the Wasilla Presbyterian
Church just completed a two
week session of Bible School for
youngsters. This was culminated
last Thursday with an exhibition
of accomplishments and program
at the Presbyterian Church.
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It was hard to get news this
week. All people wanted to talk
about was Mrs. Mary Hale’s An
chorage Community Chorus—and
the wonderful program they put
on.
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John and Verlie Hornung va
cationed down Homer way. The
three days that they got away
from the farm was the first va
cation they’d been able to arrange
during their years of raising a
family.
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The honeymoon is over Pat
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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Carney, who were married in St.
Michael's Catholic Churcii cn J une 5, have returned from their
wedding trip and are making their home in Wasilla. Mrs.
Carney is the former Barbara Ann Carter, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas L. Carter of Wasilla.
Carney was unshaven when he
brought his bride home.
In case your invitation was de
layed in the mail—take this as
your invitation. All are asked to
the reception of Peggy Overstreet
and Dave Smith—Community
Hall — Saturday evening, the
nineteenth—right after the 8 o’
clock wedding.
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Two fishermen had been in the
woods many hours—finally ad
mitting they were lost.
“What shall we do”- panicked
ore. “We are lost”.
“Think nothing of it—”, said
the other, “burn your fishing li
cense and the warden will be
here in thirty seconds”.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
TUESDAY, JUNE 22
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
8 p-m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 25
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School
3:30 p.m.
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CO-OP SCHOLARSHIP
ANNOUNCED BY
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Directors ot the Matanuska
I Valley Farmers Cooperating As
sociation recently approved a
$500 per year continuing scholar
ship at the University of Alaska,
£ red M. Zieke, general manager,
informed Dr. Ernest N. Patty,
university president. Alma Roar
ke of the 1954 graduating class
was awarded the first scholarship
this year.
Zieke told Dr. Patty the schol
arship will be awarded to a Pal
mer High School graduate each
year. “It is with great pleasure
hat we are able to c^nuiDuie in
this worthy cause and also feel
that the University of Alaska is
a major contributor toward the
Territory of Alaska and one to
be proud of,” Zieke added.
Dr. Neil W. Hosley, university
dean, said Palmer has been send
ing a substantial number of stu
dents to the University, and
scholarships from this area will
be particularly effective.
“We are pleased that the As
sociation recognizes the impor
tance of university education and
is willing to help further educa
tion in the territory with this
scholarship,” Dean Holsey con
cluded.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney Ross
flew Outside last week, planning
a vacation in the-States. They ex
pect to return over the Alaska
highway.
MARINE RECRUITER
MAKES VALLEY VISIT
Master Sergeant Leonard Gas
ton, U. S. Marine Corp Recruit
ing Service, stationed in Anch
ox*age, with a Palmer visitor this
week. While in the area Sergeant
Gaston interviewed several local
youths interested in joining the
Marine Corp.
Sergeant Gaston expects to be
in Palmer regularly each month.
Headquarters for the Corp is in
the Federal Building in Anch
orage. Gaston has been in the
service 17 years, serving in the
Pacific area during World War
II and in the Korean area. Previ
ous to his transfer to Anchorage
he was recruiter in San Jose Cali
fornia. Any local youth, between
the ages of 17 to 32 years, inter
ested in joining the Corp is in
vited to contact Sgt. Gaston.
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