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OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
III
Harold Byers calls his Model
A "Flattery’’—’cause it gets him
.'nowhere.
Flat Horn—on the Little Su
silna—was host to Ramie Red
dingfon on his vacation. He's
home. now.
Ray and Mary Bergan—with
Linda and Judy—went on their
vacation last week—just follow
ing the turns in the road.
Missed the Palmer group by a
week when I went out to see how
Todd Purcell was doing at King's
Lake Scout Camp. Numbering
137—he has scouts from Valdez.
Cordova, Spenard, Seward and
Anchorage. The Cordova group
flew to Anchorage in time to take
in the circus before going to
camp.
Was pleasantly surprised to be
served coffee by Ethel Smith.
The Jimmie Nelson family took
in the Shrine circus and then vis
ited here where they were baby
sitters for the Lines.
Eob Lincoln is being held in
the hospital to lessen the possi
bility of infection to his nearly
amputated thumb. Enough was
’ after the buzz saw got thru
. mi:* the hope that the thumb
-. iphl grow back—just a chance.
Enroute to Suntrana where he
has a contract to furnish timbers
for the Usibelli Coal Mine—Phil
Plack with Eigle Jensen boarded
the train Monday morning fdr
McKinley Park from where they
would fly into the timber area.
Was wondering what Fred Nel
son was building. It's a rock re
taining wall for his parking ap
ron. Should be put to convenient
use during school—teachers will
have a place to leave their cars.
Add the name of George Nelson
to those “carpentering” otn the
school job. Jack Maley will be
on the job, too, soon.
Palir.asilla Homemakers Club
held their July picnic at the Ol
son home one Tuesday evening.
One woman remarked “There are
more children than people", so
a count was made—32 little and
26 big people.
Having attained his majority
(non-military)—Mr. A. R. Soliss
celebrated his “Jack Benny” at
Williwaw Lodge with dinner—
accompanied by the Mr. and Mrs.
Art Madison.
Met Sally Ward and Gertrude
Johnson—and off in one corner
was Wayne Hunter.
Say—did you know that Rose
Peck and Renee Barnes work
there on weekends? They do.
Active and inactive members
are invited to the V. F. W. sum
mer picnic on Sunday the twenty
fifth — to be held at Walter
Trench's. Ask Bergman how far
out the Pittman road to drive.
Bring something—we'll be hun
gry, too.
Rev. Cleworth flew his plane
to the Big Lake Air Strip a couple
of Sundays ago—taking Dr. Col
berg on one of their many “mercy
trips”. Oscar Anderson had been
seriously stricken and at last re
port was still abed.
Car drivers know that a ball
rolling across the street is usually
followed by a little child. ...
With the withdrawal of the Al
aska Steamship Co. from passeng
er service to Alaska—seems they
would approve the repeal of the
Jones Act—and permit Canadian
ships to pick up passengers in
these waters.
ALASKA’S FAVORITE GAME
is being played at Wasilla Com
munity Hall this Saturday, eve
ning, July 24. The public is in
vited. There will be some attrac
tive prizes, including a card table
and chairs. Members of the 4-H
club will serve refreshments. Be
gins at 8:30 p.m.
I started to read the dictionary
once, but quit — the stories were
too short.
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Overnight Hike
Up Beyer’s Peak
Boy Scouts of Troop 654 will
take a camping trip up Beyer’s
Peak this coming weekend, July
24 and 25. This will be the sec
ond year for such a trip and the
Scouts hope to make it an an
nual affair. Several Explorer
Scouts also are planning to make
the trip.
The troop will leave from the
United Protestant Church at 9:00
a.m. Saturday and will return
around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Transportation will be provided
for the church to the point of
take-off, and from their back to
I the church Sunday afternoon.
! Several adults are planning to ac
company the boys on the trip.
On Saturday the Scouts will
hike, with their camping equip
ment, to the foot of the moun
tain where they will camp for
the night. On Sunday morning
they will climb the peak and
plant a flag at the top. The flag
is quite large and the Scouts hope
that it can be seen from Palmer
with field glasses. In the after
noon they will return to their
base camp, pack up and return
home.
Each Scout will be responsible
for providing his own equipment,
which should include tent, sleep
ing bag, extra sox, cooking and
eating equipment, and food for
the two days. A compass, necker
chief, and canteen are optional
equipment.
In the event of stormy weather
the trip will be postponed.
VFW TO PICNIC
AT BLODGETT LAKE
A planned potluck picnic will
be held at Blodgett Lake on
Sunday, July 25, for all post
members of the Wasilla Veterans
of Foreign Wars and their famil
ies. The annual picnic will get
underway by a massing of the
picnickers at Teeland’s Shopping
Center in Wasilla at noon. Any
one not having transportation is
requested to be at Teeland’s by
noon.
Swimming, boating, and an af
ternoon of fun is on the program,
committee members announced.
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NEW DORM HOSTESS
NAMED AT UNIVERSITY
Harriet Hess Hall, women’s
dormitory on the University of
Alaska campus, will have a new
dormitory hostess this fall, Dr.
Neil W. Hosley, university dean,
announced this week. She will be
Mrs. C. F. Magee from Moscow,
Idaho. Mrs. Magee will replace
Miss Mary Zughaib who recent
ly resigned after holding that
position for two years.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JULY 23
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 2G
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Waslla School, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY CLUB, Wasilla library,
8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 27
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 28
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
Home, 3:30 p.m.
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By Marylou Ridout
It was not long ago that we
were laborously planting vege
tables, then came the never-end
ing task of weeding and now we
have, due to our untiring efforts,
some fine vegetables. The soil,
; weather, and you have each done
i your part as far as growth of
those vegetables are concerned;
■but now it is up to you—and you
only—the gatherer and chief chef,
not to undue what has been
done. There’s a commercal can
ner who has pictures in their ad
vertising of the men in the gar
dens who are actually running to
gather the vegetables, and run
ning to the house where the vege
tables will be properly processed.
You have seen “garden fresh”
often on frozen or canned vege
tables and properly correct. Vege
tables should be gathered in small
enough amounts so they will not
be permitted “to stand and wait”,
thus losing nutritive value as well
as crispness and “character”. Well j
you say, cold water and cool re- j
frigerator temperatures will re
vive the limp ones. Crispness may
be restored, but not nutritive val
ue. Wilting indicates loss of vita- ;
min C. Soaking of vegetables,
previous to cooking, tend to trans
fer soluble mineral salts from the
vegetables to water. Washing
leafy vegetables should be done
quickly. Not too cold water is
recommended for first washing.
It will loosen dirt and sand easily.
If additional washing is needed,
then have the colder water.
It is not economical to throw
j away the large outer leaves. Sep
arate these, and put in kettle and,
begin cooking them, then add thef
smaller more tender leaves.
Fresh garden vegetables should
be cooked in the smallest amount
j of water possible. Leafy vege
tables have enough water inside
and absorbed on the outside, that
no additional water needs to be
added if low heat is used at be
ginning of cooking perior, until
water is given a chance to leech
out and form cooking water.
Cook vegetables in smallest
amount of water possible, cook
only until tender. If vegetables
requires additional watef to
cook, add vegetables to boiling
water. Remember, all the pre
vious back breaking planting,
hoeing, and weeding you did,
now don’t ruin all your previous
I efforts by overcooking the vege
tables. Some leafy vegetables
take on a disagreeable color,
flavor and odor if overcooked. It’s
no wonder children often hate
cooked vegetables.
It’s easy enough to be compli
mented on a cake or a sweet de
ssert, but how many times have
your family members requested
at the table, “More Vegetables,
Please”—such a quotation brings
to mind the Extension bulletin
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spinach thoroughly, place in
sauce pan with salt; put the
cover on the pan; cook without
added water until tender — 5 to
10 minutes.
Chop bacon fine; fry until crisp.
Mix bacon fat with spinach and
season to taste with salt and pep
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1 dish. Make four depressions in
1 spinach and break an egg into
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moderate oven (350’ F) 20 to 25
minutes, or until eggs are firm.
If desired, sprinkle grated cheese
over the eggs during the last ten
minutes.
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