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RANDOM RAMBUN8S OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Many a husband speaks hastily
to his wife because it’s the only
way he can speak to her.
* * ♦
Pat Carter had May on. the
other end of a Swede saw—and
altho Pat was “riding’’ it — he
folded first. You believe, me
don’t you? May told me so.
* * *
“Henry” and Jack Thatcher are
packing up for their return to
their homestead.
Saw Jim Balwin breezing
around town. He’ll be doing free
lance surveying this summer. As
soon as school is out, his wife
and children will be coming here
from Grants Pass, Oregon.
* * *
Evea Jenkins moved into An
chorage for the remainder of the
winter. Hope her stay is short.
* * *
Harold Boggs left with his par
ents for Texas. They left with
the intent of returning the first
part of May.
* * *
Eddie Burgan is back to work
with his spurs on. Eddie has been
on sick leave from the railroad
for the last three weeks. Medicos
are still trying to determine what
.is wrong with his back—after
four X-rays.
* * *
It’s ghostly! Here comes a car
driving towards you (on his side
of the road)—with no driver. It’s
just Lindsey in his Cadillac Su
peratic drive—peddling the mail.
He’s off to the right side—pushing
snail thru the window.
Some of the new cars can do
what some people cannot do—
shift for themselves.
* * *
Barbara Crothers was seated in
V: * their parked car while Ralph was
t gathering up groceries at Tee
J. land’s. Barb entered the Valley
Hospital on the third—and was
discharged on the twentieth—for
home convalescence of about six
weeks duration. When the Medico
OK’s it, she’ll be gcfing back to
her work in the Co-Op office.
* * *
Mrs. Marie Hulke has been in
the Valley Hospital for over a
week. Just to keep things in har
mony — her daughter, Freda,
caught the measles.
* * *
They’re all enthused and ready
to go—all thirty of them. If an
intructor is not found for those
who wish to take C. D., First Aid
Training—they’ll be lost to our
program.
* * *
How many would make the
round trip from Homer' here (200
miles?) just to see the Follies?
The Polsens did. I think that’s
the nicest compliment to the per
formers. Thank you Pete and
Marv—from the Grange.
• * *
Mrs. Teeland, mother of Walt,
was in town for a visit with her
grandchildren—and Walt and Vi
vian, too. She planned on taking
in the Follies and then returning
to Anchorage with the Daven
ports.
• • •
Another homesteader who
showed up to see the Follies was
Herb Boucher a former Style
Show participant. He is living, for
the present, with his daughter,
Mrs. Swanson at Chugiak. Herb
just returned from a wet vaca
tion in Seattle to our “frozen
rain” spring.
* * *
Willie Edlund won the door
prize at the Follies— Pyrex din
ner-ware.
* * *
One of my neighbors said, “We
could lose it.” And he’s right.
Without a corporate debt limit,
our Matanuska Electric Assn.,
Inc. is operating illegally and can
be made inoperative by the Fed
eral Government—with a private
concern taking over our develop
ment. If that happens—the only
reading we’ll be able to afford is
by the dial light on the radio.
Please show up to vote this-time.
* * *
Try this for mail service. Jim
mie Rogers wrote a letter at the
Independence Mine — addressed,
stamped it—then brought it to
Wasilla himself. He was in time
to take in the Follies, too.
* * *
Shades of something or other.
Betty Racca and her man came
slithering into town with their
9-dog team. They had a periscope
on the lead dog—so he could see
over the deep snow.
• * *
Eleanor Richteroff got off the
school bus to spend the night with
Ida Hjellen. Buster—our dog—
was confused. He can count—he
knew there was one more than
before. He almost threw a joint
in his tail from wagging.
* * *
I “baulbled” — too previous. I
told you that there was a tea in
the offing for the mothers oi
Brownie Scouts. It was supposed
to have been a surprise. Well,
anyway, it was held on St. Pat
rick’s Day at Wasilla Library.
Mothers there were; May Carter,
Pat Hjellen, Joan Katkus, Violet
Coglin, Mrs. Martin Olson, Mary
Bergman, Ann Short and grand
mother Snider. ' The Brownie
Scouts were; Judy Betts, Linda
and Judy Bergman, Ida Hjellen,
Kathy Coglin, Janet Matheson,
Ediane Olson, Susan Katkus, Hel
en Carter, Carol Gershmel and
Janie Nunley.
The mothers were given, a Tcor
?age” of shamrock shaped" and
colored candy. Doughnuts, coffee
and tea were served and Mary
Bergman won the door prize.
Vocal Youths to
Appear on Youth
For Christ Program
The program for the Youth foi
Christ rally to be held ths Satur
!ay night is planned arounc
things young people enjoy, it wa:
announced this week. The rallj
will be held in the United Pro
testant Church auditorium at i
p.m.
Neola Sandvik will be chair
man for the evening and Am
Havermeister will lead the ralb
in familiar songs. Emory Robirt:
rnd Lowell Krise plan to enter
tain the audience with a shor
comedy drama. Special number:
will be offered by high schoo
students.
A young evangelist, Weslej
Lancaster from the west coast
will addess the rally with a time
ly message, it was also announc
ed. The public is welcome.
DORCUS CLUB TO
MEET MARCH 29
Mrs. Robert Tucker will be hos
tess for the Dorcus Club of thi
Sutton Community Church a
their regular meeting to be hel<
Monday evening, March 29 at he
home. All members are invitei
to attend.
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GRANGE FOLLIES
WELL RECEIVED
The 1954 Grange Follies, spon
sored by WasilJa Grange No. 2,
was termed “better than ever.”
by the many Palmer and Anch
orage area persons who attending
the two-night showing in Wasil
la and the Tuesday night showing
here in Palmer this week.
Master-of-ceremonies Pat Mur
phy held the show together with
an entertaining line of chatter.
Mary Combs, director of the show,
received many compliments on
her accomplishments, as did the
many Wasilla participants who
made up the cast.
Opening the show was Ilah
Senske who offered Sophie Tuck
er songs, followed by Earl Combs
as Toby, the clown magician. A
group of teen age boys, Gene Din
kel, Mike Carson, Charles Lam
bert, Fred Nunley, Gilbert, Gary,
and Peter Hjellan, Gerald Soren
son, and Wally Teeland drew a
big hand for their tumbling act.
“Clancy Lowered the Boom”
was offered by Billy Combs, fol
lowed by the “strong woman”,
Carl Paulson.
Elaine and Harold Harris were
well received with their presen
tation of “Why Did You Believe
Me When I Told You I Love
You”, and their encore “Put On
Your Slippers”.
A Swedish song by Carl Paul
son preceeded the “can-can” girls
consisting of John E. Lemon, Har
old Dinkel, Wayne Hunter, and
Harold Harris, attired in appro
priate costumes.
“Would You Like to Take a
Walk” with Ernest Line, Esther
Hanson, Ted and Laura Momm
son, Vincent Smith, Alice Motti,
Pat Carter, and Ethel Smith was
also well received. Earl Combs
was back on the stage with a
number entitled, “Tenderbarten
j der”, followed by a tap dance
i and waltz routine by Mary
i Combs and Wayne Hunter..
The barbershop quartet offered
several numbers. Members of the
quartet were Ernest Line, Ted
Mommson, Pat Carter, and Vin
cent Smith. Irish songs by Glenn
Barnes brought the program to
an end.
Others in the program were
Gilbert Hjellen, Mrs. Arnold Car
son, George Edlund, Fred Barnes,
and Sonny Vickaryous. Peggy
Overstreet was pianist and Ray
mond Jensen, accordionist. Mrs.
Tony Vicaryous was wardrobe
mistress.
During the Palmer presenta
tion, highlights of the Follies
were filmed by John Gore for
Television Station KTVA and was
telecast on last night’s news pro
gram.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
J BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 31
' GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
j BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
iEALTH SEFAf T” ,i--T
DOCTORS ENDORSE NEW
MENTAL HEALTH B2LLS
Two identical new draft ' of th
‘Alaska Mental Health Act” have
been introduced into the House of
Representatives by Congressman
John Saylor and into the Upper
House by Senator Hugh Butler.
These bills are similar in scope
to the bill introduced in Janu
ary 1953 by Delegate E. L. Bart
lett. They, however, clarify sev
eral questions that have arisen
regarding the Bartlett bill and
make these clarifications points
of law which will not need to be
decided later by administrative
regulation.
This word was received this
week from Dr. C. Earl Albrecht,
commissioner of health, and Char
les L. Anderson, chief, section of
mental health, Alaska depart
ment of health. These two men
have studied these new bills and
have urged that they be enacted
promptly. However, several sec
tions of the Act, in the opinion of
Doctors Albrecht and Anderson,
could well be modified.
Commitment Procedures
Those sections of the new bills
having to do with commitment
procedures, care, and discharge
of patients are similar to the bill
introduced by Del. Bartlett. The
following four ways to hospital
ize a patient are provided.
(1) Voluntary Hospitalization.
Any individual over 16 year of
age may apply for admission to a
psychiatric hospital and, in being
thus admitted to such hospital, in
no way has his legal rights im
paired. He must be released upon
his own request.
(2) Hospitalization on Medical
Certification "Standard Non-Ju
dicial Procedure). Any individual
may be admitted to a hospital
ujx>n the written application of
an interested party, accompanied
by the certificate of a licensed
physician that the individual is
mentally ill.
(3) Emergency Admission Pro
cedure. A violently disturbed per
son who is in danger of harming
himself or others can be admitted
directly to a hospital rather than
being sent to jail.
(4) Hospitalization Upon Court
Order (Judicial Procedure). An
individual thought to be mentally
ill may be examined before the
United States Commissioner, upon
the advice of competent medical
testimony, to determine if he is
mentally ill
None of these procedures util
izes the jury trial for mental ill
ness. However, in line with Am
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Mann Leiser of Bellingham,
ash. is going to operate the Ir
■ in-Albrecht greenhouse, it was
inounced this week.
Mr. Mann has had extensive ex
perience in greenhouse nursery
;jnd ornamental work of all types.
He expects to locate here per
manently and is bringing with
him considerable quantities of an
uals and perrenials adapted to
!ocal conditions. He also expects -
to make extensive plantings of .
oefrennial flowers and ornamen
tals especially adapted to the Ma
tanuska Valley.
Before considering the move
Mann flew to the Valley and
looked the situation over and was
well satisfied with the opportun
ities. He then returned to Belling
ham to close out his business and
move his equipment and adapt
ed stock to the Valley. He is
bringing his wife and four chil
dren to Alaska over the Alaska
Highway and is expected in the
Valley the early part of April.
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Society has a habit of throw
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out of the swim.
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