VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office a»
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1679.
A. J. DeJulio ____ Owner-Manager
Editor _ _Virginia Gallant
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Notebook I
Mrs. Wilhelmina Pedersen will
toe hostess to the Lutheran Ladies
Aid at a meeting to be held in
toer home Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 2 at 8 p.m.
Members of the Homemaker’s
Council will meet in the Exten
sion Craft Room tomorrow at
10:30 am. The room was not
available for the regular meeting
date on Monday. There will be a
pot luck luncheon served at noon.
Gertrude Kinser of the Co-Op
office leaves Friday for Minnea
polis where she will attend cere
monies to be held in honor of her
parents 50th wedding anniver
sary. She plans to be gone for
about a month and will make the
round trip by plane. During her
absence Charlotte Barry will sub
stitute in the office.
George Crowther of the Depart
ment of Agriculture spent part
of last week and this week in the
Anchorage-Palmer area making
retail produce inspection, check
ing. for conformance to the new
regulations.
The Department of Agriculture
has joined other agencies, organ
izations and groups in protesting
the 10 percent increase which was
recently announced. The across
the-board increase is scheduled to
^o into effect February 10 and to
date no public hearing has been
scheduled.
Roger Woods, local IFYE dele
gate, left for Fairbanks this week
where he will talk to various
groups on his recent stay in Ecua
dor. He has spoken locally at
the Northland Pioneer Grange,
Wasilla School, Palmer High
School, Swanson School, Kiwanis
Club and this past Saturday was
heard over Radio Station KENI in
Anchorace.
Mrs. Justine Parks of Chugiak
called on Delegate “Bob” Bart
lett while in Washington recent
ly. Mrs. Parks, the only woman
ever elected to the national board
of the National Rural Electric
Coperatives Association, was en
xoute to Alaska following the an
nual meeting of the association in
Miami.
Mrs. Jean O'Neill attended the
Alaska Council of Homemakers
Clubs held in Anchorage last
week.
A two-car collision in Anchor
age last week resulted in damages
estimated around S900 to vehicles
operated by Jack Tyone of Pal
mer and Roosevelt McCoy of
Mountain View.
Harlow Hodgson of the Agri
culture Experiment Station is in
Minnesota where he is attend
ing a meeting of the forage crop
technician committee of the North
Central region. Hodgson left early
in order to confer with forage re
search experts at the University
of Wisconsin and while in the
neighborhood took the opportun
ity to visit his family at Mazom
ani, Wisconsin.
Returning to Anchorage from a
four-day air trip to Fairbanks,
Emil Ganschow of the Experi
ment Station ran into nothing but
a hard time The plane couldn’t
land at International Airport
where the Station truck was
parked because of fog. Delay in
securing a taxi at Merrill Field
was only the beginning. Arriv
ing at International Emil found
the truck among the missing and
in its place a sign, “No Parking”.
He said they must have put the
sign up after he left . . . Locating
the truck in another section he
found a traffic ticket attached to
the windshield, and couldn’t get
the motor started. After several
tries and an attempt to find out
what his parking ticket was going
o mean, he finally got the motor
running and arrived in Palmer
a couple of hours later than ex
pected. His ticket proved to be of
the warning type.
LINING THAT COUNTS
Being a conservative isn’t a
state of mind—it is the feathered
condition of the nest.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Nine Men Complete
Police Training
Nine men have completed a 10
day police training course con
ducted under the supervision of
Territorial Police Superintendent.
A. P. Brandt of Juneau, Capt.
Wesley I. Gilman, and Lt. Ernest
Mayfield, Third Division officer
in charge.
Three of the new patrolmen
will be assigned to the Fairbanks
office. The other six are to re
main in the Anchorage area, it
was announced. An additional
field training period of two weeks
must be undergone by the patrol
men before they are placed on
their own, it was stated. They
will work under the supervision
of experienced officers.
New patrolmen assigned to the
Anchorage office are: Donald
Goodman, Spenard; Gerald O.
Williams, Seattle; Joseph E.
Swain, Vancouver, Wash.; Vance
A. Reynolds, Spenard; Vincent
W. Chellis, Spenard; and Sher
man T. Barton, Anchorage. As
signed to the Fairbanks office
were: Marco Stella, Naptowne;
Milton E. Bankworth, Juneau;
and Emery W. Chappie, Jr., of
Haines.
FORMER TEACHER
RECEIVES HIGH
HONOR IN NEBRASKA
Margaret Swanson, a former
Palmer school teacher and a
teacher in the Harvard, Nebras
ka school for 37 years, was chos
en the Master Teacher of the
year by the Nebraska School
Board Journal, according to word
received in the Valley this week.
Seven teachers in Nebraska
are chosen by this group by dis
tricts, Margaret Swanson repre
' sents District 1 which extends
east from Harvard to the Mis
i souri river.
According to a newspaper clip
ping sent to friends in Palmer,
this perhaps is the highest honor
that could be given to any Ne
braska teacher. It carries no fin
ancial reimbursement but it does
represent the highest reward a
+eacher can earn for years of
! service to the youth of Harvard.
Mrs. Swanson, who at one time
made her home in Palmer, do
nated the land upon which the
new Swanson School, and which
bears her name, was built this
past year.
FROM SEWARD
Thurs., Feb. 11, Thurs., Feb. 25
S.S. Baranof S.S. Baranof
Juneau
Juneau
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHT SERVICE
S. S. CHENA
Scheduled from Seattle Thurs.,
Feb. 4, calling at Valdez and
Seward.
M. V. SQUARE KNOT
Scheduled from Seattle Thurs.,
Feb. 11, calling at Valdez,
Cordova, Seward, Kodiak,
and Pt. Bailey
FOR INFORMATION
iT. J. MALONEY. AOENT
OFFICE: WESTWARD HOTEL
| ANCHORAGE.
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Wolverines Take
Wasilla Hoopsters
In Close Games
SPECIAL TO THE FRONT
IERSMAN — Friday evening’s
game at Cordova showed that
the Cordova Wolverines could be
given a rough time even on their
own court. The Wolverines have
had-things pretty much their own
way at home though they took
a terrific beating from the Sew
ard Seahawks recently when they
played in the Gateway City.
On Friday evening Wasiila High
School accompanied by Coach
Line invaded this port city and
gave the local boys a real race
for their money.
The game got off to a slow start
with both teams taking their time
until Frank Devlin cut loose and
sunk the first basket of the eve
ning. The Wolverines were tak
en off guard and Bill Nelson, Was
illa’s snappy center followed up
with the second score of the
evening.
After recovering from the in
itial shock the Cordova squad
went to work and in the final
seconds of the quarter the score
was run up to 9 to 8 with the
Wolverines holding the lead.
As the game went into the sec
ond quarter it looked like Cor
dova was going to get another
trimming as Nelson assisted by
Frank and Don Devlin cut loose,
leaving Cordova in the dust.
When the half way horn sound
ed Wasilla had moved out 15 to
22 in the lead.
In the third quarter Olsen and
Triber for the Wolverines went
to work and with Nelson on the
bench .managed to recover the
lead for Cordova 29 to 28.
Things looked bad for Wasilla
as the game moved through the
first minutes of the final quarter.
Things looked read bad for Wasil
la when Don Devlin dropped from
the game with a cramp in his leg.
In the final two minutes of the
game Wasilla got it’s second wind
and made a hard drive for points
out couldn’t close the gap before
the horn finished the game at
46-41, the Cordova Wolverines in
the lead.
Saturday Night Game
As the game got underway be
tween Wasilla and Cordova Satur
day night it looked like the Wol
verines were going to carry off
the second game without opposi
tion. At the end of the first 2
minutes of play Cordova was dis
appearing in the distance with a
score of 10 to 1. How’ever things
looked up for the Wasillaites as
Bill Nelson and Frank Devlin
sank several baskets with the aid
of Gershmel, Don Devlin and Wil
son. The quarter ended with Was
illa trailing 9 to 15.
In the second quarter the Wasil
la team really made Cordova
sweat as they closed the gap and
before the quarter was half thr
ough had passed the Wolverines
with a score of 23 to 22. Cordova
seemed to have lost some of its
first quarter zip and Wasilla held
the lead 28 to 26 as the half way
Adults Asked to
Attend Meeting
For Little League
The attention of all adults in
the Valley who are interested in
the continued Little League base
ball program in the Palmer area
is drawn to a meeting to be held
Monday evening, February 1 at
Moose Hall at 7:30 p.jm. This is
the second meeting called in an
attempt to organize for the 1954
season. The lack of attendance at
the first meeting preventing such
actions. All adults interested in
furthering the Little League, re
gardless of how much or how
little they believe they will be
able to assist, are asked to attend
the meeting.
mark was reached.
The Third quarter was a battle
royal as the Wolverines fought an
uphill fight to regain the lead
they had lost. With two minutes
left to play Cordova passed the
Wasillians 40 to 39. In a whirl
wind of play Don and Frank De
vlin tpgether with Bill Nelson
wrested the honors from Cordova
and held a two point lead 46 to 44
at the three-quarter mark.
Final quarter of play was car
ried on at a hectic pace and Wasil
la showed signs of tiring even
though they did put a terrific
battle hoping to split the wins
with the Cordova team. Cordova
tied it up 49 to 49 and from there
went on to the lead which put
them ahead 63 to 55 when the
final horn sounded.
SORORITY TO MAKE
DANCE DECORATIONS
All Beta Sigma Phi mem
bers are urged to attend a get
together at the Valley Real
Estate office Friday night
when redecorations for the
March of Dimes dance to be
held Saturday evening, will
be made. Members are asked
to take scissors and their im
aginations.
SPEED BLAMED FOR
TWO AREA ACCIDENTS
Two automobile accidents this
past week in the local area were
blamed on excessive speed, ac
cording to the Territorial Police
who investigated.
On January 22 Betty LePors,.
29, of Green Acres missed serious
injuries when the 1952 Plymouth
sedan she was driving went off
the Wasilla Road and plunged
down an embankment. She was
taken to Valley Hospital for
treatment and later released. Her
car was totally demaged.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dahl, em
ployes at the Butte, received cuts
, and bruises when the 1946 Chev
rolet coupe in which they were
riding left the highway at Mile
46 January 25 and went part way
down an embankment, coming to
rest on its side. Mrs. Dahl, who
was driving, and her husband
were brought into Valley Hospital
from where Mr. Dahl was later
discharged. Mrs. Dahl was dis
charged from the hospital on
Wednesday. Damages to the ve
hicle were believed around $500.
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under bed or heavy
table.
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under desk or work
bench.
Drop to floor out
of line o( windows.
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Orop to ground or
dive for cover. Bury
face in arms.
Orop lo floor. Bury
face in arms.
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shelter. 'Turn off all
appliances.
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shelter.
Obey your teacher.
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shelter quietly
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to nearest OK'd
building or shelter.
Get out. Go to
•nearest OK'd build
ing or shelter.
stay put until the all clear and obey instructions
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^ AIR RAID instructions
AIR-RAID ALERT
I immediate attackl
3 minute wailing siren
of short blasts
ALL-CLEAR
Iattack overt
3 one minute blasts
2 minutes silence between
with NO WARNING
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Drop to floor. Get
under bed or heavy
table.
Go to prepared
shelter. Turn off all
appliances.
Obey Wardens
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shelter.
Obey your teacher.
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