SLED DQG RAGES TO BE RUN
ON f 6-MILE COURSE AT WASILLA
Sled dog racing fans and cam
era enthusists are invited to at
tend sled dog races to be held in
Wasilla this coming Sunday,
January 24.
Over 25 racers are expected to
enter in three classes, with many
well-known mushers signed up
including Earl and Natalie Norris,
who will each enter a team in
the 16-mile senior race. Also
Clester and Hebbert of Big Lake,
and Clem Tillman of Knik. Till
man was last year’s winner in
the Rondezvous races. Other
mushers of the Anchorage Asso
ciation who have already signed
up for senior entry are: Orville
Lake, Joe Traversie, Bob Bacon,
Kit Maclnnes, Dick Beaulieu, Mac
McLean, Dale Potts, Earnie Whitt,
Gladys Traversie, Cecil Gilley,
Bill White, and Dick Mitchell.
Prizes for the senior race are
$250.00, first; $150.00, second, and
$100.00 for third place. Junior
prizes will be given in merchan
dise and trophies.
The races are scheduled to be
gin at Hallea Lodge around 11:00
a-m. The dogs will run through
Wasilla to the Fish Hook Road
to King’s Lake, around back by
Williwah Lodge, cross to Green
Acres and back through Wasilla
to Hallea. Much of the route will
be marked out on the lake where
there is plenty of snow.
Childrens’ races, to be run in
two classes, will include three
dogs over a three mile course and
five dogs over a five mile course.
The races are being sponsored
by merchants of Palmer, Wasilla,
and along the highway, and they
hope to be able to make them an
annual affair.
Lodges along the race course
invite spectators to view the
dogs and their mushers from
within the comfort of their lodges.
Camera fans are especially in
vited to view the races, which
will be filmed by John Gore of
Palmer for later televising over
Television Station KTVA.
FUNERALS
JULIUS B. EDMUNJON
Funeral services for Julius B.
'Edmunson, long-time Valley resi
dent who died January 12 in
Seattle, were held yesterday
afternoon, January 20 at 2 p.m. at
the United Protestant Church in
'.Palmer. Church and graveside
services were conducted by the
Palmer Moose Lodge, of which
Mr. Edmunson was a member.
Born in Kleckapat, Washington
on April 6, 1832, Edmunson came
to Alaska in 1921 and was an em
ploye of the Alaska Road Com
mission for several years.
He is survived by his wife
Clare, of Palmer; three sisters,
Mrs. Anna Hoden of Newbey,
Oregon, Mrs. Emma Theten, and
Mrs. Josephine Martin, both of
Idaho and one brother, Edward,
and two grandchildren in Oregon.
Bearers were Leonard Kyger,
Dave Grow, Bill Grow, Frank
Cornelius, Paul Stringfield, and
Leo Lucas. Burial took place in
the Moose plot in the Palmer
Cemetery.
MRS. FRANCIS S. LEE
A requim Mass was offered this
morning by Rev. James P. Snead
at St. Michael’s Catholic Church
for Mrs. Euginie Margaret Lee,
50, who died at Valley Hospital on
January 16 following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Lee was born in Forest
Lake, Minnesota in 1904 and
came to the Territory in 1934 and
had lived in the Palmer and An
chorage area since that time. She
is survived by her husband,
Francis S. Lee and four children,
John, Mary Ada, and James Lee,
and Mrs. Richard Mohan, all of
Palmer.
Burial will take place next
Spring at the Evergreen Memori
al Park in Anchorage.
Obituary
MRS. ROBERT C. MORRIS
Mrs. Polly Crawford Morris, 43,
died suddenly at her home in
Palmer on January 18, following
a short illness.
Born in Ninilchik, Alaska on
April 30, 1910, Mrs. Morris is sur
vived by her husband, Robert C.
Morris and three children, Lars
A. and Theo M. Odman of Pal
mer and Frances L. Odman of
(Reporters
Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hendershot
returned to Palmer this week
end following a holiday vacation
spent in Washington where they
visited three of their children and
Mr. Hendershot’s mother. They
made the round trip by air.
Mrs. May Brunner is a patient
at Valley Hospital this week a
victim of the “bug” that seems
to be going around.
New employe in the back room
at The Frontiersman this week
is Gerald McNally, formerly of
Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newell of
Palmer recently sold their Valley
farm, located south of town to
the partnership of Hugh W.
Adams and L. Watts, and are
planning an extended trip Out
side.
Visiting in Palmer and the
Valley this week were Lynn O.
Kollist, assistant director of the
Extension Service from College,
and Ed Leibenthal, district agri
cultural agent from Homer.
Charles Wilson of the Soil Con
servation Service returned to Pal
mer this past week-end following
a trip to Portland, Oregon on
Conservation business. He was
gone a little over two weeks.
Mrs. June Murphy is a new em
ploye in the Experiment Station
office.
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tarial duties in the office of At
torney John Shaw this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hemmer re
turned to Palmer this past week
from Washington where they
have been since this fall. Their
son Jerry, Palmer High School
student, had returned shortly
after the holidays.
Barbara Bentti is working part
time in U. S. Commissioner
Dorothy Saxton’s office.
Rose Walsh, former U. S. Com
missioner at Anchorage, is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. James
Smith of Palmer.
Nancy Frank, daughter of
Darerll Frank of Palmer and a
Palmer High School graduate of
1951 left Friday for the Univer
sity of Alaska where she has en
rolled for studies.
Jim Wilson, Commissioner of
Agriculture, left Palmer Monday
for the Kenai area where he will
spend a few days processing loan
applications. He will be assisted
by Archie McLane, board mem
ber in that area.
William Zahradnicek, son of
Superintendent of Schools and
Mrs. William T. Zahradnicek re
ceived his discharge from the
Q. S. Army on January 11 and
left Palmer Friday for College
where he has enrolled at the
University of Alaska. While in
Elmendorf Air Force Base. One
grandson, James Odman of Pal
mer, three sisters, Minnie Quist;
Julia Stiek and Mary Kvasanoff
and two brothers, Andrew and
Ted Crawford also survive.
The funeral will be held from
the Anchorage Funeral Chapel
Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Time to Call Mac -
Looks like the Head of the
House will have a long white
beard before the water gets
hot enough to shave with!
Plenty of hot water in the!
basement —' but what he
needs is a CIRCULATING hot
water system — one that!
brings hot water INSTANTLY
to every faucet! No house is;
modern without one; if you;
need one ... call 46.
MACS PLUMBING
Local Shooters
Take Win From
Utah Riflemen
In their first match with the
Salt Lake Small Arms Club,
members of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen Rifle Club won
all the way around, taking first,
second and third high places.
C. D. Hendricks of the Salt Lake
team took high score with a total
of 295. Lynn White and Murray
Athearn, local shooters, tied for
second high with scores of 293.
Palmer High Five
P S oh iot
L. White ..100 98 95 293
M. Athearn .100 99 94 293
J. Harris . 100 100 92 292
K. Westenbarger — 100 99 92 291
J. Dodge .TOO 99 91 290
Total _1459
Salt Lake High Five
P S oh tot
C. Hendricks .100 97 98 295
G. Hogan.100 99 92 291
B. Nelson _ 99 100 90 289
G. Barcus _100 96 90 286
M. Schindler _100 97 89 286
Total ...1447
Palmer Second High:
D. Contini, 286; A. Dickow, 286;
E. Bellringer, 285; D. Fleming,
285; and J. Lee, 285. TOTAL:.
1427. SALT LAKE SECOND
HIGH: J. Ascani, 281; G. Nelson,
280; T. Hellberg, 279; A. Larson,
276; and H. Shore, 276. TOTAL:
1392. _ .
Palmer Third High:
(Women and Juniors) V. Reed,
287; N. Richie, 280; W. Woods,
279; L. Woods, 276; and R. Miller,
268. TOTAL: 1390. Salt Lake
High Junior: G. Halles, 273; F.
Rasmussen, 271; P. Carpenter,
270; C. Retzleff, 226; and E.
Wright, 225. TOTAL 1265.
the Army he held the rank of
sergeant and was with a training
detachment.
A seminar of Experiment Sta
tion personnel and Soil Conser
vation Service personnel was held
this week. Arthur Brundage of
the Experiment Station spoke on
grazing behavior of cows.
Alba Brooks has received sev
eral copies of the Third Division
Republican monthly newsletter
and interested persons may stop
at his place of business in the
Severn building and get a copy,
he said. The newsletter is distrib
uted to help keep the public in
formed on what the present ad
ministration is doing, Brooks said.
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MARCH OF DIMES’
January 2 to 31
PALMER MOOSE TO
MEET EAGLES FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR 3RD TIME
For the first time in nearly a
month, members of the Palmer
High School basketball team will
play a Railbelt Conference game
tomorrow night in the Palmer
School gymnasium when the An
chorage High School Eagles will
come to Palmer hoping to avenge
a defeat handed to them on De
cember when the “Five-iron-men”
of Palmer outplayed them to a
score of 55 to 47. Palmer is hold
ing first place in the Conference
standing.
A preliminary game will be
played, beginning at 7:30 p.m. be
tween the two school’s JV teams.
The main game will be broad
cast over Radio Station KENI be
ginning at 9:00 p.m.
ALASKA LINE TO USE
NEW TYPE CRIB
Soon to be in extensive use
throughout Southwestern Alaska
and the Interior are new cribs
displayed at the recent annual
agents conference of the Alaska
Steamship Company. The ' cribs,
which have a 60 cubic foot cap
acity will be used in connection
with the extension of the com
pany unitized program now in
progress. Among those attending
the conference was T. J. Maloney,
Anchorage.'
Best part of the sandwich!
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PALMER HAYSHAKERS
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CORDOVA CHOWDER HEADS
(BOTH WOMEN AND MEN)
BASKETBALL GAMES
FEBRUARY 5-6
Palmer Gym
7 p.m.
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done by fire at St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church Sunday afternoon,
January 17. The fire was believed
caused by a faulty spot in a wire
and was confined to the base
ment.
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January 2 to 31
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MOOSE LEGION PLANS
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
Ham and eggs will be featured
on the menu Sunday morning,
January 24 when members of Mt.
McKinley Legion No. 51, Loyal
Order of Moose will be served
breakfast from 9:00 until 10:30
a.m. at Moose Hall. Local women
will serve.
A meeting, with initiation cere
monies, will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Noble North Moose Roy Roberts
of Anchorage and a large dele
gate from that city are expected
to attend. All Legionnaires are
invited to attend and take their
ladies to breakfast.
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