Valley FRONTIERSMAN
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Palmer, Alaska
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Writin’ to Teens
By DICK DRABBLE
A School for Wolves
*■ In the good old days, when I was a pre-teen, (post Civil War)
I had a crush on a little girl 10 years old, with long curls. Her
name was Virginia—’Ginger” for short. My best chum and I were
rivals to carry her school books. The one who lost did the carrying.
On one of the times I was so honored, I lost out on a fishing trip
with my dad. I took so long to get home he went without me.
This started me on my long career of bachelorhood.
A couple of years later, when Ginger and I were old enough
to play kissing games, I decided to give her another try. We were
playing that gruesome game, called “Post Office;” being ‘it’ I sent
Ginger a letter. It was dark in the closet where I waited and when
the door opened, I grabbed her quickly, kissing her cheek. When
the door opened again, I saw the recipient of my kiss was not
Ginger, but a substitute named Emily. She had buck teeth and
a mole on her cheek. Ginger had been too busy eating ice cream
to come herself.
From then on, both Ginger and kissing games took a back
seat in my life. But then came my eighth grade romance. However,
this was strictly a onesided affair, as I was now a confirmed woman
hater. Of all the chasing females! One day the teacher intercepted
a love note Gertrude was sending me and it caused some very em
barrassing minutes in class. I had never encouraged her but I took
the rap just the same. It was a relief to graduate at the end of
the term; Gertrude didn’t.
Kitty came next. She was a summer vacation romance. All
she liked to do was play cops and robbers. She fancied herself a
bobbed-hair bandit. She was enough like a boy to arouse my in
terest in girls again. She didn’t have any particular interest in
me. When she began playing cops and robbers with another kid,
I decided she wasn’t worth while risking a black eye for; besides
he was bigger.
Another long period of stag life followed until I was 15. Then
came Millie. I met her in an apple tree, believe it or not, and she
hit me with one, too. Millie was a robust farm lass of Dutch
parents. She had six brothers and five sisters. I’m not sure wheth
er it was Millie, or the delicious apples in her old man’s orchard
that kept me revisiting her but I went back several times. Millie
was athletic; she’d chase me all over the orchard.
At a distance she looked just like a boy. Wore levis, boy’s
shirt, big straw hat, etc. This was how I made my fatal mistake.
I was in the orchard gorging, when I spied Millie coming down the
lane. Feeling devilish, I hid slyly beside the path. Crouched in a
springing position, I waited. As her footsteps got nearer I sprang
out with a flying tackle.
Do you know what it means to be called a “Dunder?” That
was my classification as her 14-year old brother sat heavily on my
chest weilding his solid fists. I never did have a satisfactory ex
planation for my black eye.
The great bard, Shakespeare once wrote: “Who is Sylvia,
where is she?” The guy’s a dope! Here he was running around
looking for some skirt he didn’t even know. Which just goes to
show how us males let females get us stirred up.
Ninety per cent of us can’t help ourselves. How the other
10 per cent get the know how is a mystery to me. I think it would
be nice and brotherly if they would form a faculty to teach the
rest of us their technique. What we need is a School for Wolves.
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FRONTIERSMAN ADS BRING RESULTS
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Located in Rec Hall
Shaves and Haircuts from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Are You One of the Lucky Ones Who's Eaten
SHAMROCK BAKERY Doughnuts?
Then you know just how good our Bismarcks,
glazed doughnuts, raised doughnuts, cake dough
nuts, powdered doughnuts, and nut-sprinkled
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They’re all taste-treats you’ll not forget soon, and
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SHAMROCK BAKERY
Hospital
Ins and Outs
Only one new patient, Mrs.
talph Pieren of Wasilla, entered
tie Valley hospital during the
atter part of last week.
Dismissals for the week in
luded:
Mrs. Harry Ryan, Ray Smith,
lob Sieber, Charles Hodsdon,
'lrs. Alvin Weill and Mrs. James
V'ilson of Wasilla.
Still hospitalized on Saturday
vening were:
Mrs. Etta Larrick of Anchor
ge, Mrs. Louis Todd, Mrs. Ver
ie Nelson, Homer Olts of Nabes
a Mine, Donny Kuoppala of
iska, Mrs. Grant France, Mrs.
toy Brock, Mrs. I. M. Sandvik
nd Mrs. Fabian Blum.
PHS Band Tootles
rune At Assembly
The band of Palmer high
chool under the leadership of
lrs. J. K. Dunlap, made its first
ublic appearance at a high
chool assembly last week, sup
rintendent Carl Snelling an
ounced today. First organized
sst September, the students
ave made “excellent progress,”
ccording to the superintendent.
It is planned to have the band 1
ppear weekly at student assem
lies. Later the organization will
/ork out the music for a school
ymn, still to be written. It is
fanned to sponsor a contest
mong students of Palmer school
or the words of the hymn. Con
est details will be announced in
he very near future.
Valley Visitors
At the Lodge:
Myrtle Haines, Vivian McCul
ough, Marilyn Willey, Barney
Ipielman, J. Taylor, Wally Reid,
’at Nichols, Rose Maher, Margo
)orsey, Virginia and Jack
Joonan, Mary Lynn and Walter
dantila, John Hoover, Ross Bil
et, Bob Lipf, Doris Pytel, Mar
lie Stevens, K. Korn and Jerry
?iedeman, all of Cordova.
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EN TO MAIL ORDERS
433 G St.. Box 2199
Anchoroqe
(Around corner from First
National lank)
UNION BANK
of ANCHORAGE
NEW BANKING HOURS
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
10 a.m. to 12 noon
“ALASKA’S FASTEST
GROWING BANK”
408 Fourth Avenue
PHS Seniors Prep
For Achievement Tests
Senior students of Palmer high
school are sharpening wits and
doing mental acrobatics this
week in preparation for the
Sones-Harry high school achieve
ment tests they will take soon.
The tests will be given on Feb.
11
These achievement tests are to
be given to all senior high school
students in Alaska, Carl Snell
ing, superintendent of schools,
explained. It is a part of the pro
gram of the territorial depart
ment of education, which is seek
ing to determine the scholastic
achievement of Alaska’s pupils.
Test results probably will have
an important bearing on the ter
ritory’s future educational pol
icies, Mr. Snelling said. How
ever, contrary to student opinion '
here, they will have no actual
bearing on graduation for Pal
mer’s seniors. Standards for
graduation are determined by
the analysis of the student’s ac
tual achievement during the four
years of high school work.
MAU IS ILL
Walter C. Mau was confined
to his home by illness last
Wednesday.
Kodiak Requests
Basketball Dates
Kodiak high school has re
quested a spot for play dates on
the Palmer basketball calendar,
it was learned this week. KodiaK
meets Anchorage early next
month, and the team is anxious
to extend its trip to Palmer for
a second game here.
ZEILES TO ANCHORAGE
Rev. and Mrs. Walter L. Zeile
of Palmer will be in Anchorage
all this week. Reverend Zeile
plans to return sometime Satur
day, and Sunday’s church serv
ice will be held at the regular
time.
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Dinette and Kitchen Sets
Davenos and Occasional Chairs
. Norge Washing Machines
Norge Refrigerators
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