RfiKDSM BABBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
There was a man who called a
* ;pade a spade—until he stumblod
■ over one.
We'll all be in the chips if the
i drillers, Claire Martin and Kenny
Hurd- strike oil—instead of water.
The RR depot is to get a new
■ well. —
Meet Dan M. Hamon-relief
agent for Tommy Wyse. Dan is
looking around for a place to start
up a dairy farm. He has about
seven now—stateside (cows, that
is).
Ferber Bailey received the con
tract to repair the barn belong
ing to _Tony Vickaryous—blown
down by the big wind. He had
Bill Niemi, '‘Young'' King and
"Bud Parsons working with him.
Annie asked, “How long before
** >our house is finished?”
T 1'"'d said, “Three weeks”.
‘ -lie asked, “How long if I
. -d said. “Three months”.
So—Lloyd has his brother, Don
(Short) ar.d Courtney Fleming
"helping him.
Some of the play ground equip
ment for the new school has ar
rived. Part of it includes a Merry
go-round. Jungle Gym—lots more.
It appears that the placement of
these items will have to be a
community project.
Current candidate for the
“Meanest One in Town”:—the
party who took the collection of
money in the Elks Hall intended
for the Palmer band.
The Healih Department put up
some cf the money for our new
school and as a result, will have
offices, — clinic, demonstration
room and “well baby" clinic
alongside the gym
Mrs. Whatley headed the P.T.A.
at the openhouse-meeting last
Friday. Saturday. November
twentieth, was decided on as the
-day the community <hi-school
boys, too would work on the
park area for the school, 10 A.M.
at park. Pot Luck - eat at school
after.
Got a “Big City" post office
mow. Mighiy fine work—makes
delivery faster and more con
venient.
Was reading a notice from the
Selective Serv.ce Board—placed
on the “bull-board" in the school.
3cys have until- but na>t later
than—five days afte: attaining
eighteen years cf age to register.
May Carter is local registrar.
The awkward part o: a boy tell
ing an untruth about his age in
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
.'BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22
'VETERANS O F FOREIGN
WARS. Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
ILEBRARY CLUB. Wasilla Lib
rarv, 8 p m.
TUESDAY, NOVEM3ER 23
'WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
'WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall. 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
•• -’GIRL SCOUTS. Wasilla Road
house. 3:30 p.m.
'BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home. 3:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson,
former Palmerites, are in the pro
cess of building a new home on
Rural Route. Levening, Michi
gan Mrs. Nelson writes she misses
all her Valley friends.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAIL, — BUS
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] order to get a drivers license is
| that he must register for the draft
I that much sooner.
! A "Walk in" surprise birlhday
j dinner party was given Mrs.
1 Charlene Perkins when the Le
Pors, Kctilas, Morrisons, Poliss
and T. G. Betts dropped in on the
tenth.
Some of those birds who drive
like crazy with Violets in their
arms are sure to end up with
lilies in their hands.
Destined for relief—-the pro
ceeds of a bake sale—given by the
Friendly Circle (of the Presby
terian Church). This will be held
in Teeland's store on Wednesday
afternoon of the twenty fourth.
Legion Auxiliary
Nears Membership Goal
The membership goal in the lo
cal unit of American Legion Aux
iliary is two-thirds along, accord
ing to Mary Steelman, member
ship chairman.
Spurring the units in the na
| tiorwide contest are several na
! tional awards and trophies that
may be earned through early
membership returns. Those who
are unable to take an active part
in the work of the Auxiliary, may
| lend their support to those mem
j bers who have the time to work,
i through their membership. Mrs.
j Steelman pointed out. In this
manner, she said, all members
] help strengthen' the foundation of
! the American Legion Auxiliary.
The first leg of the contest
; closes on December 31. A prize
j will be awarded to the Unit
! membership chairman obtaining
1 the highest percentage of 1955
S paid memberships before that
j date.
j Any mother, wife, daughter or
j sister of an American Legion
j member is eligible for unit mem
I bership. Also any woman holding
I an honorable service record and
j any mother, wife, sister or daugh
j ter of a deceased veteran with
an honorable record may join the
organization.
SWANSON SCHOOL
PRESENTED FLAG
An impressive flag presenta
tion ceremony was conducted by
the American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 15 on Thursday afternoon,
November 11 at the new Swan
son School.
Members of the Palmer School
■ Band, under the direction of Lee
j Plumbley, opened the program
with march music during the as
sembly period. A presentation of
colors was conducted by color
bearers and guards, Ed Ueeck,
John Sommerville, Robert Johns,
Marvin Slaughter, Richard Dem
| ming. Art Marsh, L. P. Rorrison
| and Everett Pedersen, all mem
bers of the American Legion post.
Mrs. George Plumley, unit
I chaplain, led the assembly in
i prayer, following which Mrs.
H. T. Steelman, mistress-of-cere
monies. gave a brief explanation
of the purpose of the flag pres
entation, joining Americanism
with the American Education
Week.
David Porter, Swanson School
principal, accepted the flag from
j Mrs. Phil Everett, unit president.
During the raising of the flag,
1 conducted by Boy Scout Jerry
1 Stock, Pat King, and Jerry Fogg
' of Troop 654, the band played the
national anthem, followed by the
pledge of allegiance and the
singing of America by the stu
dent body.
Prior to the retirement of the
colors the benediction was given
by Chaplain Plumley.
GOODRICH ANNOUNCES
NEW TRUCK TIRE
The long-awaited "dream day"
when truck tires travel 100,000
miles or more has quietly become
a reality, according to W. C.
Gulick. president of International
B. F. Goodrich.
In the past two years, the rub
ber company executive said, that
the B. F. Godorich Company has
received reports from truck op
erators throughout the States at
testing to 100,000 and more mil
es of use from a new tire design
ed for tractor-unit drive wheels.
He pointed out that the Trac
tion Express tread is 20 to 50 per
cent thicker than treads in or
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SORORITY GIVES
PARADE PRIZE TO
CEREBRAL PALSY FUND
Members of Theta Chapter,
! Beta Sigma Phi, first place win
! ners in the Elks parade on No
vember 6, announced this week
that their prize of S50 is to be
donated to the local Elks cere
bral palsy fund. The decision was
made at the November 15 meet
ing, at which time a sum of $25
was voted to the Palmer Band
Booster and another $25 to the
Girl Scout fund. The latter
amount will be donated later in
the year during the Scouts an
nual fund raising activities.
dinary truck tires, yet, because of
new developments in rubber com
pounding, the tire still runs cool.
< Gulick said this tire, out
; growth of a testing program that
' started in 1949, is an outstanding
example of how the rubber in
"dustry is striving to help truckers
keep operating costs down by
building more miles into tires.
sAUAWS WIF0BM1
PALMER BAKING GO.
[VICTOR FALK SR.
AND FAMILY ON
STATESIDE TRIP
Victor G. Falk. Sr., his wife
Gladys, and daughter Eleanor,
left for the Outside, via North
west Air Lines on Monday, No
vember 15.
The Falks came to the Matan
uska Valley in May of 1931, mak
ing their home here continuously
since that time. This is Mrs. Falk’s
first trip Outside since coming
! to the territory. Mr. Falk made
a trip to Washington, D. C. two
years ago. Eleanor is 15 years old
and was born here in Palmer and
is making her first trip to the
States.
The family plans to fly to Chi
cago where they are to pick up a
1 new Buick and then drive east to
i Washington D.C. where they will
| visit their daughter Barbara. Fol
! lowing their visit in Washington
j D.C. they plan a drive to FloridaT
. returnirg to Alaska via California
I in the spring. Eleanor plans to
MRS. JASPER SKOK
HAM ED PRESIDENT
ALtAR„ ROSARY SOCIETY
Mrs. ,Jasper Skok was elected
president' of the Altar and Rosary
Society of St. Michael’s Church
during the regular meeting held
at her home on November 15.
Elected to serve with Mrs. Skok
during the next year were: Mrs.
Raymond Bula, vice-president;
Mrs. Keith Stanton, secretary,
and Mrs. William Bouwens, trea
surer.
The society will plan to resume
their monthly bake sales which
will be held each third Saturday
at Bert’s Drug store, with the
first scheduled for November 20.
Card parties will be continued in
the church basement the second
Monday of each month, when
bridge, canasta and pinochle are
played. The public is invited to
attend the card parties.
I start school in Washington, D. C..
or Arlington, Virginia.
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