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RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Orlando Byers took over the
sschool bus run to Knik after Gene
Coghlan took over the school cus
todian job.
There's still a "Senator" at the
house of Snider. Dave Onkka
•gave Heinie a cute little wall
eyed puppy bearing that name.
He's a cross between a “Peke"
sand a "Pom".
Oliver Holly came to town to
work on the school project as
foreman for the Anchorage Build
ers. He replaces Bill Meai-s who
.has returned to Chugiak.
Remember the Hallowe'en
Dance Saturday night—the thir
tieth. Costumes. Community Hall.
Blessings came by the bucket
.for the Lynn Wright family. His
brother, “L. D.”—with his wife
"Birdie” and their son Alvin *‘J”
arrived in company with grand
mother Wright.
The two-place J3 Cub. flown
Charlie Allen, is on wheels
but with deeper snow, he'll
i : skiis. He's able to carry
£00 pounds of groceries to bis
ihomestead at Big Lake.
Headed by Walt Teeland,
Chairman of the Scout Committee
-Explorer Scouts Ronnie Maley,
Bob Pennington, LeRoy Heaven,
■Sharon Fleckenstein, Skippy
Coghlan, Frank Howard, with
Crew Leader Gary Hjellen, Asst.
Crew Leader Gil Hjellen and
Scribe Wally Teeland took in the
Explorer Encampment at Elmen-i
dorf AFB last Saturday and Sun
day. Elections of leaders and
scribe were, held the night prior
to departure. Altho I took some
of them in, I didn’t stay. I was
told there were 167 signed up for
"the event.
Chuck Bergland is now Assist
ant Explorer Scout Adviser.
Jimmy Rogers has built him
-self a local Frontiersman route
on Thursday nights. His custom
ers are all "street-buyers" (non
■.subscribers), but he bas earned a
little spending money with his
^enterprize.
If you haven’t signed up for the
.First Aid Training Class by the
time you read this—it’s too late
'to enter this class. Mrs. Sandel
started the first group off with
many JJog-eared pages to learn.
November third promises a movie
titled “Treatment of Shock”. The
twenty signed up participants
'will be run thru a .nine week
WASiLlA COMMUNITY
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
‘WASILLA BOY SCOUTS, 3:30
p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
COMMUNITY CLUB HALLOW
E’EN DANCE, Community Hall
9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
GIRL. SCOUTS, BROWNIES, 3:30
p.m.
CD FIRST AID COURSE
Gertrude Wetzel
Named Blue Cross
Representative
Miss Gertrude Wetzel, hospital
facilities consultant for the Al
.aska Department of Health since
1940, left her position October 8 to
become Blue Cross representative
for Alaska. Her first duties in
her new work with the Washing
ton Hospital Service will be in
Seattle. She said plans are that
she will return to Juneau in De
cember to work in southeastern
Alaska until about January 1,
•after which her headquarters will
be in Anchorage.
course. If you’re still not groggy
—there’s an Advanced Course to
follow.
Don't overlook it! The C. D. is
looking for valley places to store
emergency blankets. You can be
doing a public service as well as
insulating your home—by placing
the blankets on the eaves of your
attic.
When the roll is called up yon
der. it won’t be the kind of roll
that gets you by down here.
ALASKA
HOMEMAKERS CREED
By Mrs. C. A. Sandvik
Editors note: During the past
months a contest has been held
throughout Alaska to obtain a
Homemakers' Creed for Alaska
Homemakers' clubs. Mrs. Sand
vik's entry was chosen from the
many that were submitted and
is reprinted below.
I believe that we Homemaker
are largely responsible for the fu
ture of Alaska;
that we can serve our country
better by maintaining good homes
and good health for our famil
ies;
that through the Extension
Service, its leaders, and our
homemakers’ clubs, we learn
ways to utilize our time and ma
terials, to economize on our
noney, and to minimize our labor;
that the ultimate success of our
worthy ambitions depends upon
how much we strive to increase
in our knowledge and persist in
)ur efforts toward a better way
of life;
that to do our best, we must
constantly improve on our re
ligious worship; because it is
through the power of God by
faith through prayer that we can
be filled with that kind of love
which enables us to live and work
together peaceably, no matter
what color or creed; that kind
of love which unites us and
strengthens us as one body, under :
one God, for the good of all who
live in this beautiful country of
ours.
MENTAL HEALTH CHIEF
TO TAKE COLLEGE POST
Dr. Charles Anderson, chief of |
the Alaska Department of Health
mental health section since its
inception in 1952, has been ap
pointed to a full professorship in
are of the nation’s leading medi- I
cal colleges according to Dr. C.
Earl Albrecht, commissioner of"
health.
He said that Dr. Anderson plans
to continue his work with the
Health department until June,
1955, when he will leave to as
sume his new position as pro
fessor of psychiatry at the Col
lege of Medical Evangelists in Los
Angeles.
‘ The Health department’s men
tal health work was pioneered
under the direction of Dr. Ander
son, who has developed a well- j
rounded program and made a fine
contribution to public health
work in Alaska,” Dr. Albrecht
said.
He listed as part of the work of
the program mental health clin
ics held at Anchorage, Seward,
Fairbanks, Juneau and Ketchikan,
on regular or periodic schedules,
as well as individual patients at
tended from many other com
munities of Alaska.
“It is planned to continue this
important mental health pro
gram,” Dr. Albrecht said, “and
Attention! Car Owners
Has your anti-freeze been checked recently?
Are your brakes safe for winter driving?
Have you had your motor tuned-up for colder
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;! Has the grease and oil been changed for lower
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I See Me! at
HAUGAN’S WESTSIDE SERVICE
8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Weekdays
8:00 A.M. to 11 :00 P.M. Sat. & Sun.
Glenn Highway Phone 2501
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
TO BENEFIT UNDER
NEW INSURANCE PLAN
Nearly 90 per cent of the 21,000
Post Office department employees
in Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Montana, and Idaho are covered
by the new low-cost life insur
j ance now available to federal em
| ployees, Samuel G. Schwartz, re
J gional operations manager, an
| r.ounced this week. The remain
j ing 10 per cent, Schwartz said,
[ have indicated they do not de
sire the low-cost coverage, prin
cipally because they have ade
quate insurance with commercial
companies.
The insurance is available to
all federal employees, with few
exceptions, under the Federal
Group Life Insurance Act approv
ed at the last session of Congress.
Cost is shared by employees and
the government. Employees will
pay 25 cents for $1,000 of insur
ance each bi-weekly pay period,
until they reach 65. After that
they will pay nothing but will
receive insurance in reduced
amounts. The government will
contribute half as much as em
ployees. Each employee who par
ticipates will be insured for an
amount approximating his annual
salary to the nearest upper thou
sand.
The proposal to provide low
cost protection to federal em
ployees through private compan
ies with the government assum
ing a portion of the cost was de
veloped as a part of the program
of the administration to improve
the government’s personnel sys
tem, Schwartz explained.
recruiting of a competent psy
chiatrist to succeed Dr. Ander- .
son has already begun.”
\
a CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange. Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
SCHOOL CARNIVAL, Central
School Gym
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31
P.A.R.C. Quarterly meet. School
cafeteria, 3 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, Extension
Craft Room, 8 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
CITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters’
Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
LUTHERAN LADIES AID,
Church basement, 8 p.m.
P-TA EXECUTIVE meeting, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 3
MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN
CLUB, Club quarters, 8 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 pm. -
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
2-4 p.m., Health Center.
B. P. O. Elks, Lodge room, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4
B. P. O. ELKS CONVENTION
OPENS
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., 8 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY HEALTH COUN
CIL, Health Center, 7 p.m.
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GENERAL REPAIRS - WELDING
GAS & OIL
Harry Duff Phone 65J1I Bert Duff
. 4
A Good Spot For Your Favorite Cocktail
or Mixed Drinks
Dining room and snack bar in conjunction
Have You Tried Rosie’s Pastry and Pie?
They are out of this world!
Alpine Inn
Mile 61 — Glenn Highway
Phone 1-J-31
Valley Fair Invited
To Give Ideas for
Terr. Queen Contest
Mrs. Evelyn Sehm, who guided
the Chugiak Spring Carnival
Queen to national spotlight, is
inviting the Matainuska Valley
Fair Association and every com
munity in Alaska who will be
sponsoring local queen competi
tions to pool ideas on sending an
Alaskan beauty—who also has
brains, poise and talent—to the
Atlantic City Beauty contest.
Mrs. Sehm, as queen mother
and advisor, has been appointed
by Chugiak Benefit Association
to handle their queen contests
and to head the committee for
Alaska queen to Atlantic City
plan. Her idea is to bring the vari
ous organizations of all commun
ities which sponsor queen con
tests into a mutual association
where over-all rules and stand
ards can be drafted and mutual
cooperation extended. Sugges
tions for a permanent association
should be sent to Capt. Roger A.
Riddell, Chugiak Benefit Associa
CHUGIAK PLANNING
XMAS LIGHTING PROJECT
The Chugiak Calendar, publish
ed at Chugiak, Alaska, this week
announced the Christmas light
ing contest to be sponsored by
the Chugiak Benefit Association
at holiday time. The contest
would take in all of the greater
Chugiak area from Eagle river
to the Knik river bridge, and it
was suggested that both of these
bridges come in for decoration,
also.
Teenagers in Chugiak will be
asked to take charge of the con
test. Entry fees were suggested as
$2.50 for business and $1.00 for
homes. It is to be a civic welfare
project.
tion manager, Mile 15, Star Route,
Anchorage.
Carpenters. Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
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friendly people who are trained to serve you.
You'll find many services here to fit your every
financial need.
We will be happy to help you plan a financial
program including a savings plan. Come in
soon, let's talk it over and work it out together.
OPEN THURSDAY EVENINGS 6 — 8 P.M.
DAILY 10 A.M. — 3 P.M.
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Palmer, Alaska
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GOOPERATING ASSOCIATION
PALMER. ALASKA
Agent for
ALASKA METAL BUILDINGS
Box SOD Fairbanks. Alaska
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