RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
' | By E. Hjellen
V. F. W. NAMES
CHAIRMAN FOR
"54 POPPY SALE
Commander Bob Lincoln of the
local Veterans of Foreign Wars
post has named “Swede” Soren
son, chairman of the ’54 Buddy
Poppy campaign that will be
, held here on May 27.
The new chairman immediate
. ly announced that the greatest
Buddy Poppy campaign in local
history will be waged. He stress
ed the fact that every post mem
rber will be asked to participate
. actively to insure complete cov
erage of the community. He also
: said he planned a concerted
drive among local business and
industrial men.
“As in the past, the ladies
. auxiliary will play an important
part”, Swede said. He also stress
- ed that he anticipates ready re
sponse by the citizens, because
funds go to such admirable pro
. jects as the V. F. W. National
Home for widows and orphans
; at Eaton Rapids, Mich., and to
' the local post to help needy and
disabled veterans and their de
; pendents.
* * *
When you get above the Arctic
Slope, you have two seasons—
Winter and the Fourth of July.
. And it rains on the Fourth.
• * •
It isn’t rheumatic heart fever!
I Mikie Carter is home after en
_ joying a rest at the hospital from
' “something”.
• * *
Mrs. Doris Henry and Mrs.
Peggy Betts were substituting
eat the school for Mrs. Nelson and
Mrs. Borden. Some more spring
« colds.
• • •
Raymond Nickolasky broke his
: finger.
* * *
Norman Knoedler (5) had his
first and only tonsilectomy.
* * *
Met Barb and Ralph Cruthers
v at Teeland’s. Barb will be return
: ing to work in the Co-Op office
- —as soon as the medico OK’s it.
• » •
Providence Hospital had Bill
'Oteheck for Surgery a week ago
'Tuesday.
Mrs. Dorothy Nelson was at
home with what was at first
• thought to be pneumonia but it
«• wfesn’t.
* * *
Another with pneumonia was
-Jean Dryden—in the Valley Hos
pital.
* * *
Not to be outdone—Ty Wilson
1 had double pneumonia—in the I
. hopital—under an oxygen tent,
* * *
Saw “M. V.” Morrison in
* ‘Doc” Sogns. She’s got her hives
back. Her allergy is working so
’hard at changing her appearance
' that her sister said, ‘‘Whom shall
. I say is calling?”
* * *
Jimmie Byers is home in a
' wheel chair—his “legs” for a
<couple of months.
* * *
Carol Morris is home but must
remain abed.
Carol’s mother Wilma Wilson
should be back in Wasilla ere
long. Vaughn is moving his house
trailer from the post back up
. here. Vaughn is being transferred
' to where web feet are G. I. and
4 ‘Zavtra” means tomorrow.
* * *
A nice feature of beng a press
' representative is that you get
to go to parties of girls and eat
ice cream and cake and have cof
fee with their mommas. Mary
had her six year birthday
.party last Saturday—that’s a
mighty fine bike, Mary. Those
that got to the ice cream and
■cake before I did were; Coleen
Carter, Susanne, Jane, and Mag
gie Katkus, Kathy and Bonnie
Coghlan,, Ida Hjellen, Jane Nun
ley, Judy Betts, Judy Bergman,
. Amy Line, Diane Nelson, Jeanie
. Marsh, Roxy Axtell, Shiela Red
f lington and Patsy Osborne.
* * *
At the last Court of Honor,
Cub Scouts Wylie Betts, Terry
Roth and Pete Hjellen were
awarded the Wolf emblem. Lar
ry Teeland received the Bear.
The Cub Scouts put on a show
with the theme “Mississippi
Showboat”. Wally Teeland be
came a transfer from Boy to Ex
plorer Scout. Gerald Sorensen is
now Jr. Asst. Scout Master and
Crew Leader. Gerrit Hjellen is
Asst. Crew Leader and has his
Physical Fitness Award. Gil
Hjellen and Fred Nunley receiv
ed their emblems for Apprentice
Explorers and LeRoi Heaven re
ceived his emblems for Agricul
ture ar.d Rabbit Care.
* * *
’Twas a great day Sunday so
we loaded the family for a trip
as far as the Goat Creek Gar
age. Fred Everett is making a
“hot rod”—but not to race—just
build into a car all the features
that he has always wanted. His
verbal description painted a
beautiful, final job.
On the way back, stopped at
Palmer Drug for hot dogs—to
go. Next time we’ll let the kids
make their individual two-bit
purchase, then—no tax. Potato
chips in a sack, too.
* * *
Heard on the radio that Wil
liwaw Lodge was opening—so
dropped in and was pleasantly
surprised to be met by Una Mac
Donald. She had just returned
from Kodiak via the states. Una
had been visiting with her sons
Don at Seward and Malcom at
Kodiak. Pat Wells sister, Alma
Decker, will be working at the
summer resort, as well as
“Skippy” Perry.
* * *
One of these days, I’m going to
make another call at Hallea Lod
ge. Have been told that there are
lots of changes—Mae’s Delphin
iums should be popping up soon.
“Tuffy” has had a busy winter
-—getting things ready for this
summer.
* * *
A Health Council was formed
in Wasilla composed of members
from each local organization. Al
tho a place has not been defin
itely chosen for her, the nurse
will be in Wasilla on Mondays
and Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:30
starting June 7th. It is hoped
that the library can be used—an
nouncement will be made later
as to where her office will be
during the summer.
* * *
Bill Westfall with his wife and
three boys have moved onto their
homestead out Goose Bay way.
Times have changed. When I
came to the territory in the
early thirties, the practice was
for the man to get settled and
then send for his wife or fiancee.
Now—the wife comes along.
# * *
Three new members were in
itiated into the V. F. W. at the
last meeting; Chuck Bergland,
Geo. Davis and Bill Westfall.
Alice Bergland, Mary Virginia
Westfall, Myrtle Osborne and
Vivian Davis were initiated into
the auxiliary the same night.
Poppy sale is to be held Thurs
day the 27th.
* * *
There’s a lot of land clearing
going on—Tony Vickaryous, Bill
Niemie and Mr. Lambert were
firing up a section and had to
work like heck to keep it under
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DONALD
DUCK
AND WATERMELON
PALMER BAKING GO.
control. Alys and Jim Vikaryous
j with Mrs. Lambert were water
I carriers—and not for quenching
ones thirst, either.
* * *
Most men flirt with the wom
j en they would not marry, and
i marry the women who would not
! flirt with them.
♦ * *
Wallpapering is taking the at
] tention of Pat Carney and Barb
: Carter. Gotta have a house to
wash dishes in after the honey
moon.
* * *
It’s nice to have Frank Mc
Kenzie drop in on us. He’s the
fixer of T. V. sets (if you have
one), radios and freezer units.
He had just returned from a trip
to Eureka where he had to get
a freezer in operation before
spoilage of contents started.
* * *
Because the highest bid did not
approach the minimum estima
1 tion set by the territory, the pro
perty sale of Sam Stove’s was
declared null and void by Henry
Roden, Territorial Treasurer.
Mail contact has been made with
Stove’s surviving relatives in the
Shetland Islands. Another at
tempt will be made to sell the
property on June eleventh.
* * *
“Rocky” has more ancestors
than a buzz saw has teeth. He’s
the Grover Whalen of Wasilla.
He’s present at all functions—he
greets all—transient and digni
tary. Someday, there’ll be a
monument to “Rocky”—the dog
that swept the streets.
* * *
You almost have to be an en
gineer to drive these roads. If
you drive too fast—you get the
dust of the guy ahead. If you
drive too slowly—your own dust
catches up with and enfolds you.
And then—if the roads are hard
surfaced—what’ll we complain
about?
* * •
Judy Betts was a guest of the
Cub Scouts No. 319 at their last
Den Meeting. Ray Bergman
dropped by to take the Cubs.
with their guest, home.
* * *
It’s no cinch catching a down
hill moving car. But Mavis did
it. When Ernie Line left his car
with the motor idling—and with
out setting the brakes—Mavis
“took off” from the Wyse’s—up
the hill—opened the door and
stopped the car—before it had
traveled more than 20 feet from
Smith’s garage.
■* * *
Law-abiding motorist: One
who slows down as he passes a
Stop sign.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MAY 20
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p m.
FRIDAY. MAY 21
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Hospital, 8 p.m.
L. D. S. BAKE SALE, Bert’s, 2
p.m.
SUNDAY. MAY 23
BACCALAUREATE SERVICES,
School Gym, 8 p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 24
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op Club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN, Soil Conservation
Office, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MAY 25
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
School Gym, 8 p.m.
WELL BABY CLINIC. Health
Council, 2-4 p.m.
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUT MEETING, United
Protestant Church, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
LAST DAY SCHOOL, Summer
vacation
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
GARDEN CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 27
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
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CALENDAR
FRIDAY. MAY 21
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 24
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY CLUB, Wasilla Li
brary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 25
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p-m.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 26
GIRL SCOUT, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 27
V.F.W. POPPY DAY, Wasilla
and Palmer
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in the dining room of the United
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