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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 19
THURSDAY, JAN. 28. 1954
PALMER. ALASKA,
PRICE TEN CENTH
3RD DIV. GOP CONVENTION SET FOR CITY
PALMER MOOSE HOLD FIRST
PLAGE; TO PLAY FAIRBANKS
Coach Bob Crites and nine
members of the Palmer High
School basketball team entrained
for Fairbanks yesterday where
they will meet the far-north bas
ketball team for the first time
this season in two games to be
played tonight and tomorrow
night.
Fairbanks and Palmer are tied
lor first place in the Railbelt
conference with four wins and
eaie loss apiece. The games will
be the second and third games
the local team have played away
from their home court.
Probable line up will be Don
Ingalls, team captain, and Ben
Ross as forwards; Ray Winegar
ner as center, and guards Fred
Wilkes and either Jerry Hem
mer or Larry Bentti, Crites said
this week.
These are the same lads that
handed Anchorage a smarting de
feat on the Palmer court last week
Friday with a score of 43 to 38.
The game, which was held up
pending the arrival ol tne Anch
orage players, looked like it was
going to be Palmer’s from the
beginning when Hemmer, Wine
garner, Ingalls and then again
Hemmer dropped the ball through
the hoop and picked up another
point on a ’foul shot, sending the
score up to 9-0. Putzel, the Eagles
sure-shot forward, broke the
. charm and set the ball in action
for Anchorage who pushed the
Moose hard enough to tie it up
at quarter time, 13-13.
Opening the scoring in the sec
ond quarter was Eagles Grames
with two field goals that put his
team in the lead by four points.
Catching their breath, the Pal
mer five went back to work and
tallied 16 points, ending the half
in their favor, 29-19.
Three foul shots by Moose for
ward Ross and guard Bentti were
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the only points picked up by the
entire Palmer squad during the
third period. However, the Anch
orage Eagles appeared to be off
stride along with their opponents
and managed only eight points,
permitting the Moose to retain
their lead.
Final quarter opened with a
basket by Ingalls followed by An
chorage scoring with a Putzel
field goal. Both teams picked up
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School Children
Contribute $280
To March of Dimes
Palmer school children this
week contributed $279.25 to the
local March of Dimes campaign.
This sum represents money that
was collected by individual rooms
and to date is the highest single
contribution to the campaign.
Of this amount students in Leo
Getsgo’s eighth grade home room
topped the list with a contribu
tion of $100. These 31 students
raised the money through auc
tions held in their home room.
Articles sold were all contribut
ed by the youngsters and includ
ed such items as puzzles, model
planes, books, comics, and a BB
gun, the latter which brought the
highest single bid of $6.50. One
comic book brought $1.50
“The youngsters really got be
hind the campaign,” Getsgo said
this week. “It was their hard
work—and fun, which brought
our total up to the $100 mark,” he
added.
Students participating were: B.
Anderson, J. Brunner, L. K. Bur
nett, S. Driggars, S. Henke, J.
Kleinbach, M. Knutsen, D. Pet
erson, M. E. Smtih, B. J. Wilson,
E. Wright, L. Adams, M. Berry,
M. Burnham, N. Campbell, J.
Fogg, G. Ganschow, B. Havemeis
ter, P. Ignatti, M. Kelleigh, B.
Knutsen, L. Lucas, J. Maze, T.
Odman, W. Pederson, H. Roush,
B. Shaginoff, K. Smith, M. Stew
art, A. Wilson, and B. Winegar
ner.
Norman Rousey’s grade 8-a was
second high with a total of $35.50.
Betty Jo Riddell’s grade 7-a was
third with $31.25.
Campaign sponsors expressed
their appreciation to the students
for their work and contributions.
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ANNOUNCING THE OPENING
of the
MATANUSKA BARBER SHOP
LOCATED AT THE MATANUSKA HOTEL
HARRY PHILLIPS, Barber
MARCH OF DIMES
DANCE TO CLOSE
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Winding up the local March of
Dimes campaign will be the an
nual March of Dimes dance to
be held Saturday evening at the
Palmer school gymnasium. Danc
ing to the music of Don Magee
and his orchestra will begin at
9 p.m. and continue until 1 a.m.
Theta chapter, Beta Sigma Phi
members are sponsoring the
dance and plan a Valentine motif
similar to one used by the sorority
at the 1952 March of Dimes dance.
Red and white streamers and of
course big, red hearts will decor
ate the gym for the affair. Tick
ets have been on sale this week
at $2.00 per couple but anyone
who has not had an opportunity
to purchase one may do so at the
door. Women who are not accom
panied will be admitted free. A
checking service for hats and
coats will be provided with a free
will offering to go toward the
March of Dimes campaign.
“Everyone is showing interest
in the March of Dimes this year”,
one Kiwanian said this week.
Several Homemakers’ groups
have contributed cash to the cam
paign and other organizations are
planning to make contributions
before the campaign ends. Sever
al challenges around the Territory
have spurred volunteer workers
to add a few more hours to their
busy schedules. This week Andy
Anderson of Anchorage, chair
man of the March of Dimes for
the Southcentral Alaska chapter
challenged Henry Simpson, chair
man of the Northern chapter
which includes the second and
fourth divisions, as well as Mrs.
Marguerite Dudley, chairman of
the Southeastern chapter in the
first division, to a contest to ob
tain the greatest amount of con
ributions during the campaign.
Anderson said that he realized
that he was sticking his neck out
in taking on the rest of the Terri
tory for the contest, but he had
confidence that the many volun
teer workers and generous con
tributions would outdo • themsel
ves .this year in the fight against
polio.
Although the totals contribu
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M. D. SNODGRASS
TO RUN FOR HOUSE
Among seven Third Division
Republicans who have entered
the race for seats in the 22nd ter
ritorial house of representatives
is M. D. Snodgrass of Palmer. Rep.
Snodgrass who has made his home
in the Valley the past 10 years, is
a long-time resident of the ter
ritory and was chairman of the
agriculture committee in the last
legislature.
Rep. Snodgrass is the second
Valley man to announce his in
tentions. Three weeks ago Sena
tor Gerrit Snider of Wasilla an
nounced he plans to seek re-elec
tion to the territroila778908888888
tion to the territorial Senate.
CITY COUNCIL NOTES
Members of the City Council
learned Tuesday night through a
letter received from Commission
er of Health, Dr. C. Earl Albrecht,
that Miss Dorothy Whitney, chief
of the section of nursing, will be
in the Palmer area February 9
and 10 on a field trip and at that
time will confer with city officials
and members cf the Palmer
School board concerning the pub
lic health nurse service in the
Matanuska Valley.
* * *
Original tracings of the City of
Palmer water supply system have
been received from the Alaska
Public Works and will be retain
ed by the City. From these trac
ings, Mayor Don McKechnie
pointed out, the city will be able
to make prints of any section
whenever needed.
* * *
A future sewer system for the
City of Palmer and condition of
the presently used outfall, came
up for discussion during the meet
ing.
A letter granting the City of
Palmer permission to erect no
parking signs in the vicinity of
; the fire hall and theatre was re
ceived from former Mayor A1 V,
Hagen.
* * *
The ' water committee chair
man reported that the bottom sec
tions of three three-quarter inch
water meters have been broken
by users. Council members stat
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Local Recreation
Meeting Set For
Sunday Afternoon
Approximately 35 local organ
izations have been invited to send
representation to an organization
meeting to be held at 2:00 p.m.
this Sunday in the Co-Op club
room.
The purpose of the meeting is
to organize a recreation commit
tee through which plans for a
united community effort to pro
v;de recreational facilities in the
Palmer area may be furthered. A
specific large-scale project which
were presented to the Palmer
P-TA this past Spring will be
discussed. It was felt that the
project was too large for the P
TA to handle alone. The project is
a combination one which would
provide for permanent ice skat
ing facilities that could be con
verted into tennis courts for the
summer months. The project
would include a surfaced area
large enough for regulation hock
ey or five tennis courts. Twelve
foot back stop fencing and lights
will also be included
Any group, organization or in
dividual who may have been in
advertently overlooked is invited
to send a representative to the
meeting. Considerable interest has
been shown by a number of or
ganizations and a good attend
dance is anticipated.
KIWANIANS READY;
STRATEGY PLANNED
FOR GAME TONIGHT
Palmer Kiwanians are ready!!
That’s the word received late
today. Following days of skull
practice and a few hours of mus
cle-gripping leg work the four
team crew is now prepared to
take on the women’s Rocket team
tonight in what has been des
cribed as the “basketball game of
the year”.
From what little pre-game in
formation was available it would
appear that the Kiwanians are
planning a little strategy that
didn’t come out of Basketball
Rules of 1954. When queried
about their plans, each Kiwanian
in turn would develop a puck
like expression and say, “Oh,
nothing much”. “Sawdust” Smith
kept busy this week running here
and there collecting various props.
Word is out that he plans to play
quarterback position supported by
“Long-Distance” Kelleigh. “Splin
ter” Severn is expected to pick
up a' few sharp ones from the
floor and “Short-Circuit” Brew
er says he’s going to shock the
gals. “One-Ounce” Bailey will be
bouncing around, covering for
“Jelly-Roll” Persinger who frank
ly admited his game of golf is
way off. “Shooting in the 90's,”
he said.
The girls haven’t said much.
They have been holding regular
practice sessions but did say they
are looking forward to the game
tonight. One word of warning was
put out by the girls’ coach Vi
Stacy—“All holds will be barred”,
she said.
Game time has been set at 8
p.m. in the Palmer gym. All pro
ceeds will go toward the March
of Dimes campaign. As an added
feature the Panhandle Flyers, top
Anchorage independent league
basketball team will play the Pal
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LOCAL REPUBLICANS
TO HOST OVER
250 VISITORS
According to word received by
the local Republican Club at a
meeting held January 26 in the
Valley Theatre, the 1954 Repub
lican divisional convention will
be held in Palmer on March 19
and 20. Mrs. Margaret Rutledge,
Republican divisional committee
woman from the third division
made the announcement.
Approximately 250 persons are
expected to attend the conven
tion, Alfred V. Hagen, president
of the local Republican Club said
this week. Arrangements have
been made whereby the Palmer
Elks home will be used as con
vention. hall. A committee of
three, consisting of Don Ingalls,
Gertrude Felzien, and V. Louise
Kellogg were named to make ten
tative plans and arrangements.
These will be presented to thQ
club on Monday night, February
1 when a meeting will be held at
the Elks home. All interested per
sons are KnvJAed to attend the
Monday night meeting.
Palmer was chosen as the con
vention city after the eonsidera
i tion of invitations from Anchor
age and Cordova, Mrs. Rutledge
[ stated. Plans now call for predi
ct caucuses to elect delegates,
[with approximately 140 delegates
j and a like number of alternates
to be designated for the conven
| tion. Less than half the amount
will come from he Anchorage,
area, she said. The number of
delegates to be elected in a speci
fied area are determined by the
number of votes cast for the Re
publican candidate for delegate
to Congress in the last territorial'
election.
RECREATION MEET
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CO-OP CLUB ROOM
2:00 P. M.
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Attention!
Business Firms
By City of Palmer Ordinances 14, 31, and
41 BUSINESS LICENCES FOR THE YEAR 1954
WERE DUE JANUARY 1, 1954. ANYONE
OPERATING WITHOUT A BUSINESS LICENSE
AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 1954 WILL BE SUBJECT
TO PROSECUTION. APPLY FOR YOUR LI
CENSE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.
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