Palmer Shooters
Take Second Win
From Fairbanks Men
Jack Dodge of the Matanuski
Valley Sportsmen Rifle club wai
high man with a score of 391, it
the second match between the lo
cal club and the Fairbanks Rifl<
club, shot on November 6.
High shooters for the Fair bank:
five were Bob Hayford' and Bust
er Riddle with totals of 377.
PALMER-FAIRBANKS MATCF
Palmer High Five
P S K oh to
J. R. Dodge 100 100 98 93 39]
K. Westenbarger 99 99 98 91 38'
D- Contini
J. D. Harris
V. Donaldson
Total
Fairbanks High
B. Hayford
B. Riddle
C. Lohr
J. Johnson
L. Shebal
Total
Other rifle
97 100 100 87 38^
100 100 96 87 38;
100 100 96 87 381
192(
P S K oh to:
Five
99 99 93 86 37/
99 98 94 86 371
100 100 92 79 371
100 100 88 83 371
100 100 90 78 368
1864
team members shot
the following totals on November
6: Murray Athearn, 382; Maynard
Perkins, 381, Dan Fleming, 379;
Allen Richie, 377; Phil McRae,
374; A1 Dickow, 373; Carlos Drig
gars. 368; Stan Lowe 364 and Ed
Gibson, 362.
During the evening Harold
Winegarner was awarded the
Smith and Weson Magnum revol
ver offered by the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen.
NO SECOND MOOSE
SEASON IN VALLEY
Holgar Larsen, enforcement of
ficer of the Fish and Wildlife
Service was a Valley visitor this
week, and reminded moose hunt
ers that the second season for
moose, November 20 t0 Novem
ber 30, is limited to that area
beyond Lila Lake at Mile 123
and in that area up the railroad
where the Little Susitna river
crosses the railroad near Huston.
There will be no second season in
the Palmer area.
The pass at Willow has not
yet closed in. The snowfall in
that region has been very light
to date but nearly anytime now,
snow is expected to close the
pass. .
Larsen said the annual game
hearing for the Matanu^ka Valley
will come sometime ir. December
and that the local sportsmen
would be given ample notice be
fore the meeting.
THANK YOU NOTICE
We wish to extend our most
heartfelt thanks and appreciation
to the Palmer B. P. O. Elks, the
Palmer Moose Lodge, the Palmer
Kiwanis Club and to our friends
and neighbors whose many acts
of kindness and thoughtfulness
eased us during our recent ber
eavement. Their many acts will
long be remembered.
Mrs. Jack Tost
John Gore
Time to Call Mac
Looks like the Head of the
House will have a long white
beard before the water gets
hot enough to shave with!
Plenty of hot water in the
basement — but what he
needs is a CIRCULATING hot
water system — one that
brings hot water INSTANTLY
to every faucet! No house is
modern without one: if you
need one call 46.
MACS PLUMBING
Ski Club Rally
Draws Large Crowd
Over 150 winter-sport enthus
1 iasts crowded The Butte this
past Friday night for the Mata
1 nuska Ski Club’s third annual
rally.
: A program of singing, dancing
and skits kept things going
! throughout the evening. A shad
' ow-skit was presented by club
members Ray DePriest, Ralph
[ Farnsworth and Elmer Urban.
In addition, Paul St. Clair of the
1 Anchorage Ski Club presented a
sleight-of-hand program. Mrs.
Decema Andresen drew Mrs. Peg
: gy Hoffman’s name for the $50
White Stag ski outfit donated by
Kimball’s store. Mrs. Hoffman
turned the suit back to the club
and Mrs. Andresen then drew
Mrs. Kay Pippel’s name.
A number of new member
• ships in the local club were sold
during the rally and club presi
dent, Ray DePriest extended an
invitation to all to enjoy the ski
slopes in the Little Susitna area
this season.
Another work party is planned
for this Sunday. If the weather
holds and enough man-power
can be obtained, the new and
longer tow should be operating
in a couple of weeks, DePriest
said. In addition, the club is also
building a small warm-up hut at
the base of the tow.
GETS PRIVATE PILOT
LICENSE ON BIRTHDAY
Ben Ross, 17-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Ross of Pal
mer, celebrated his birthday on
November 9 by passing his flight
test for his private pilot license
at Merrill Field in Anchorage.
Ross completed his - minimum 40
hours under the instruction of
Rene Neilsen at the Palmer Air
port and had taken his written _
examination shortly before his
flight test. Because of age limits,
Ross had to wait until his birth
day before he became eligible to
hold a private license. His first
passengers were his parents
whom he flew around on Sunday.
WASILLA CLUB PLANS
"FAVORJTE GAME”
The Wasilla Community Club
is sponsoring “Alaska’s Favorite
Game” on Saturday, November 21,
at 8:00 p. m. and funds raised will
go for the benefit of the Commu
nity Hall.
There will be lots of good priz
es and fun for all, Mrs. Ted Mom
msen, chairman announced this
week, with the main prize of the
evening being an all-wool Pend
elton blanket. Refreshments will
' be served. The public is invited to
attend.
PALMER BAKING GO.
Mark Your
Christmas Orders
via Seward
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew Hanks
Winter isn’t as much a time of
rest for a farmer as most people
think. A good many of us have
to use it to catch up on the build
ing and maintenance work we
were going to get to last spring
and summer. Sometime, however,
we have to take a few hours to
sit down and figure out the next
year’s operations. Seed and fer
tilizers have to be ordered. How
much hay, how much brome and
how much grain has to be grown
next year? Where to grow all
those acres of produce is always a
problem. How can you work
those necessary crops into a soil
building rotation? How much
land should be cleared next
spring, and where? Do you have
a map of your farm showing
fields and acreages and soil con
ditions? If you do, it can be of
a lot of help. If you do not, come
in and see us
The Soil Conservation Service,
working through the Palmer and
Wasilla Soil Conservation Sub
districts can help you prepare
such a map. It can also work out
vith you a conservation plan of
'arming operations. If you have
i few hours to spend with us, we
•vill be glad to be of assistance.
3erhaps your old plan needs some
TWO ELECTED AS
AIRMEN OFFICIALS
David Kepler and Ralph Wof
ford were elected to the board of
the Matanuska Airmen’s Associa
tion at the regular meeting Nov
ember 12. Other directors of the
association are Ralph Farns
worth, A1 Dickow and Earl
Brown. Officers of the association
will be elected during a directors
meeting to be held soon.
PALMERITES DRAWN
FOR JURY DUTY
Among a list of 76 petit jurors
drawn on November 12 and an
nounced by the district court
were six names with Palmer ad
dresses. At least one of these per
sons no longer live in the Valley.
Those drawn include the follow
ing: George R. Buxby, Earl F.
Graves, Robert R. May, Nadine
M. Tetars, Logan Trowbridge and
Glen D. Wolfe.
revising and bringing up to date.
You may need estimates and cost
information on an irrigation sys
tem. Locations of windbreaks to
be left standing have to be de
cided upon. These questions have
to be answered on each farm.
Maps and capability information
on eDery parcel of land in the
Valley are available for your use.
Use them.
REGISTER FOR
Dance Classes
.» ' in
BALLET - TAP - ACROBATIC
Also . . .
FOR ADULTS and TEENAGE GROUPS
BALLROOM
Swing -
Foxtrot — Waltz — Rhumba
Samba — Tango
Register with Dorothy Saxton or Rosie Miller
BY NOVEMBER 27
Classes Begin Friday, December 4
Carpenters Hall
Instructors:
Ruth Meigs
Glenna Shaw
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INVESTIGATE...
BEFORE YOU
INVEST!
You probably would not be interested in
buying the Brooklyn bridge, but you might
be sold on an investment that is unsound.
The time to investigate is before you
invest!
MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer. Alaska
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS 6—9 PJl
DAILY 10 KM - 9 P-M.
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CHINESE DINNER
SET FOR TONIGHT
Patrons of the Northland Pio
ner Grange Chinese dinner to
night will have their choice of
Chow Mein or Chop Suey, com
mittee members said this week.
Both will appear on the menu
along with a choice of wet or dry
noodles or rice. Tea or coffee will
also be offered. Chef for the din
ner will be Clare Stock.
For those who have not already
obtained tickets, they may be
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all
AIR — SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391
purchased at the door. Adult tick
ets are $1.75; children, 75 cents.
NORTHERN
NEON
CORP.
SI8NS
Trucks, Cars Lettered
Manufacturers of
Neon Signs, Marquees,
Store Fronts and Tube
Lighting
540 Barrow-Dial 43734
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
VKj Kay Pipptl
Jlmuirattrr
Bob
BOX 221
PALMER. ALASKA
FIRE — AUTO — LIFE — CASUALTY
PHONE 83 NEAL WRIGHT BLDG.
Announcement
THE PARKING AREAS — north, and, West of
the Valley Theatre building is again open to
the patrons of the Valley Theatre.
By being roped off at the property line, the above parking
area (all on private property) have been restricted for parking
use Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18 — 19, 1953.
Signed AL V. and IMOGENE H^GEN
owners
Motor-in-Service
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conjunction
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