RANDOM RAMBUNQS GUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Walt and Vivian broke a bottle
■ at Chilquot Club over the bow
-of their “S. S. (Sink or Swim)
"Teeland” (rowboat) as they laun
ched it into Lake Lucille.
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What a picnic the Elks had last
Sunday at Duff's Lake. Wow!
The gals played the guys a six
inning game of baseball and
“took” (no other word would
apply) them 14 to 7.
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Next time you drop into
'Green Acres Lodge, you’ll see
Bill Kotila, Jr., scuffing the dust
from underfoot. He’s home from
Lc\X'is & Clark College (Portland,
O ’OfTon) for the summer months.
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lma Decker had her in-laws
' visiting with her from L. A.
‘Boat fishing was good; Mr. and
Mrs. Burton caught their limit
for Alma to fry for them.
While there, got to talking with
Major Cairns about communica
'tions. What tickled me, tho, was
"that all the time we were talk
ing—I didn’t hear a peep out of
Kenny or Nancy (their children)
- Guess they have a method of
signaling to their mother (using
their eyes) that they would like
the butter and toast passed to
'them.
• * *
The Lines are having the base
■ ent, of their new house dug by
Pat Carter—bull-dozer, that is.
If you get to our depot by 10:10
in the morning, you’ll be in time
• to catch the north train. Be there
bv 6:30 in the evening to catch
the train south. Have your mail
ai the post office by 9:30 in the
morning and 4:30 at night. This
applies every day except Tues
day. No train either way on that
_ t-»_a _ rr:_ • _t_if
a day on Sat. for the delivery of
mail—closed Sundays and holi
<-days except for individual boxes.
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You could hear Lawrence Dry
■ den when he caught the largest
rrainbow. Lawrence had gone to
-John Zak’s Lake with his dad,
“Pee Wee” and Johnny Polis at
midnight as May ended. They got
their limit and returned to enjoy
ji fresh trout breakfast.
* * ¥ *
Was talking to Carl Meier—
former mayor of Palmer. He’s
having Jack Fabyan help him
with his well at his home on the
‘southeast shore of Lake Lucille.
• • •
It’s nice that George Argus, Jr.
got down from Mt. McKinley
without more mishap than he sus
tained. But—it seems to me that,
in the future, mountain climbers
should be required to post a bond
with the Forest Ranger sufficient
ly large enough to cover expenses
^ of rescue work—when needed.
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“Ain’t it a Grand and Glorious
Feeling”!—to feel that mud
•• squish between your toes as you
wade out into the water? No
more! “Tuffy” of Hallea has
pumped out the mud on his beach
•sand made it sandy. When he’s
thru pumping the mud onto the
?park area—with a lawn—it’ll be
■ smooth enough for a golf green.
* * *
Got a nice card about Dave
’Smith and Peggy Overstreet.
Saturday, the 19th of June at
the Wasilla Presbyterian Church.
Reception at the community hall
; right after. C. U. at their weding.
Eight o’clock in the evening.
• • •
“No more herding sheep for
me’’. That’s Jeff Couture’s declar
ation. He’s now with the Grow
Brothers down at the Hay Flats
building a bridge—and all the
things a farmer does—especially
when he has r.o wife.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gordon has
Donald Osgod, Jr. staying with
their son Trevor at their cabin
site with the Pecks. Bill will be
here on the first (first chance he
gets).
• • •
A busy week ahead—lots go
ing on—lots to remember. The
20th is Fathers’ Day—atrociously
colored neckties. The 22nd is the
first day of summer. The 23rd,
24th, 25th and 26th are the dates
for the American Legion Conven
tion in Palmer. Hidden in there
—on the 25th—you'll find that
American troops landed in
France on that day—thirty seven
years ago.
David Thatcher—an ex-marine
from Orange, Texas and his
chum Lester Lawson—ex-army
from Kentucky—are homestead
ing out near Jack and “Henry”
Thatcher—Dave’s folks.
Mothers are so handy—no
family should be without one.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
MONDAY, JUNE 14
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
VFW AUXILIARY, Wasilla
Roadhouse, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. JUNE 15
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall, a p m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrsv John Polls
home, 3:30 p.m.
LOCAL SPUDS INTO
CHIPS MAY GROW
Potato chips from locally
grown tubers provide a potential
market for Alaskan potato farm
ers, according to Curtis H. Dear
born. University of Alaska ex
tension horticulturist.
Clarence Nelson and Earl Sten
ehjen of the Anchorage Potato
Chip Cmpany work with Dear
born to test potato varieties. So
' far the Kennebec potato is the
' only commercial variety consid
ered satisfactory for shipping
purposes. Both Arctic Seedling
and Knik varieties are rated low
for potato chips, Dearborn said
It is still too early to be sure
the new varieties (114-3 and 47.3
soon to be named) answer all
the potato chipper’s require
ments. Nelson and Dearborn tes1
both commercially and new var
ieties in the Anchorage firm un
der professional conditions. Each
potato variety is tested foi
browning in hot oil, even coloi
and percentage of raw or partial
ly cooked chips remaining wher
the batch is cooked. Then manu
facturer and scientist score the
chips*for the most desirable color,
texture and flavor. Enough chips
of each potato variety are pro
cessed in the Anchorage com
pany’s plant to show the merits
of each for commercial use.
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MARINE RECRUITER
TO VISIT PALMER
Master Sergeant Leonard L.
Gaston, Marine Corps Recruiter
for Alaska, will visit Palmer on
June 14, he announced today.
The purpose of this visit is to
disseminate information and ac
quaint young men of this area,
17 to 32, with the many opportun
ities offered by enlistment in the
I U. S. Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps is accepting
| enlistments for three or four
years, or a 24-month four of ac
tive duty, and there is no waiting
list, he emphasized. An applicant
can be assured of enlistment prior
to leaving this area, as the phy
sical examination and mental
tests are given at Fort Richard
son. From there he is flown to
Kodiak for enlistment and on tp
San Diego, California for basic
training.
The Marine Corps has over 140
Specialist Schools, which train
Marines for 470 specialists jobs,
and the opportunities are unlim
ited, he further stated.
During his stay, Master Ser
geant Gaston can be contacted
at the Palmer Post Office be
tween the hours of 10:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., and he will stay later
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in the evening, if called for an
appointment.
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WILD FLOWER SHOW
An Alaskan wild flower ex
hibit is being planned by mem
bers of the local Garden Club,
and will be presented to the pub
lic Saturday and Sunday, June
19 and 20 at the Co-Op club
room.
The exhibit will be in charge
of Karla Duff. Each member will
xhibit at least two specimen of
vild flowers, and a display from
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TO BE HELD JUNE 19, 20
the Knob Hill Nursery is expect
ed.
This is the first time that a
wild flower exhibit has been of
fered in Palmer and is being
planned to acquaint residents
with the wild flowers that grow
around the valley region. An ex
tensive display is expected, mem
bers said this week.
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