Valley FRONTIERSMAN
PubUshad — ch Wad need ay and Saturday
Palmer, Alaaka
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947 at the post office
at Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Evon DeLand.Advt. Manager, Palmer
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WRITIN’ TO TEENS
Per-son-ality
BY DICK DRABBLE
Do you wear a red cap, a blue tie, or a yellow shirt? You
do? You have personality! If you wear all three at the same time
. . .ItlCKY TICKY! YOU KID!!
A high school chum. Spunky Amberdae, was a real personality
kid, he fancied. We were freshmen together, and he had jus.
reached the stage where girls were now a conquest, instead of some
thing whose pigtails you dip in the inkwell.
We first noticed this change in Spunky’s life, when he came
to school one day wearing a bright red tie. Our Physical Ed. in
structor asked him if that was a tie, or was his tongue hanginr
out? All the rest of the morning Spunky’s personality kept up
s&iting classes. Finally, our very conservative Ancient History
teacher, Miss Phrue, made him remove it, explaining it was loud
enough to be heard back in the times of Cleopatra.
We all liked the red tie now for this was the first time Miss
Phrue had ever cracked a joke. We had very little Ancient His
tory the rest of that period.
Spunky lost his nerve and left the tie home after that but
some time later blossomed forth like a robin redbreast, wearing
a “peachy” red shirt and a robin’s egg blue tie, that didn’t match.
The Physical Ed. instructor made a sly remark about “where’s the
fire?” But Miss Phrue was silent. Even if Cleopatra did hear it,
she wasn't going to have Spunky take his shirt off in her class.
The sophomores settled the matter at lunch hour when they
used Spunky’s shirt and tie for a banner on the stadium flag pole.
He missed two periods that afternoon trying to get himself back
into color. We all felt sure this would be the end of Amberdae’s
radiant personality, and it was for half the term.
Things soon were dull again, and we were delighted to see
courageous Spunky one morning coming to school decked out in
red cap. This proved a dud for he didn’t wear it in classes. But
lowed daring was returning to the kid; things in the future were
bound to be bright. And they turned out to be bright red, yellow
and blue.
Spunky Amberdae came to school, two weeks after the red
cap trial, wearing his red tie, a yellow shirt and blue cord trousers.
His socks were multi-colored, his shoes were tan.
Two periods later, he sat on the ‘mourner’s bench’ in the
school office, with a pink ticket which read, “Please instruct this
pupil not to come to class dressed like a circus tent,” signed by
Miss Phrue. Ancient History couldn’t take it, Cleopatra had com
plained.
♦ Sadly Spunky went home, as instructed, to change into more
conservative attire. When he returned, he still wore the red cap.
We realized there was still hope, his spirit hadn’t been completely
broken. On the last day before summer vacation, he ventured into
color again. It was orange, a happy medium, we thought.
Now the guy wasn’t a dude. Nor was his personality so
dull he had to brighten it with gaudy shirts. His red hair attracted
enough attention among the girls without them.
Fellows and girls who go in for bright, sporty colors in their
clothes are O.K. The thing about them that is objectionable, just as
when in a crowd some wit tries to steal the show by shouting
above normal conversation, they make you just a bit too obvious.
It is good to remember, when you decide to attract attention,
whether you are worthy of that attention.
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Church Services
This Week . . .
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
W. L. Zeile, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday school, 10 a.m.
Morning worship, 11 a.m.
Holy Communion is celebrated
on the last Sunday of every
second month.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
Victbr I. Alfsen, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning Worship, 11 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 7 p. m.
Evening Service, 8 p. m.
Friday
Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p. m.
ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. James A. Snead, Pastor
Sunday
Mass, 10 a. m.
Confessions heard before Mass
Sodality Communion held the
first Sunday of each month.
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FULL GOSPEL
George Savchenko, pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Morning Devotions, 11 a.m
Services at Butte, 3 p.m.
VALLEY CHAPEL
of the
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. George W. Geiwitz, pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Wednesday
Prayer meeting, 8 p.m.
Auxiliary Names
Local Chairman
Of Essay Contest
Mrs. Archie Moffitt has been
named local chairman of the
American Legion Auxiliary’s na
tional Americanism contest. This
year’s contest topic is “Our
Great Heritage — Liberty.” The
contest is open to all students of
Palmer’s junior and senior high
school.
The national prize in this con
test is $100 in cash, plus an 18
volume set of the World Book
Encyclopedia. The department
award will be the Encyclopedia
alone. The local award, given by
the Palmer chapter of the Legion
Auxiliary, is to be two cash
prizes, to be announced later.
Contest judges also will be an
nounced later.
All essays submitted for judg
ing must be mailed to Mrs. Mof
fitt not later than April 7, the
closing day of the contest.
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