RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
This snow shouldn’t happen to
people. One just gets plowed out
and here it comes again. “Mother
Nature shaking out her feather
pillow”—Bah!
You should see the inlaid floors
of the primary rooms in the new
building.. Centered by laughing
clowns the floors have squares
making up words—numbers—
—pictures—fascinating stuff.
The Presbyterian church drew
two banquet tables and six chairs
from C. D. One can never tell
what it’s possible to store for
them.
Tunnel, at Mile 51, is the new
address of Dorc Thatcher. The
RR has him working in the glac
ier country.
Fat (gained 20 pounds)—“Pee
Wee” Dryden sauntered off Fri
day’s train, as sassy as ever. After
a thorough examination by RR
doctors, he went to work last Sat
urday—without a limp. Must be
the food—can’t beat our climate.
Just heard that Bill Jefford, Jr.
returned to Nebraska. With Bill,
Sr. at Cold Bay—that leaves Ira
alone on the homestead down by
Knik. Would some of you home
steaders down that way look in
on the near eighty-year old in
dividualist?
Odds ’n’ Ends Department: Dan
Cray was in from his canyon
place on the Little Susitna to get
mail and supplies; Brownie Scouts
had their Valentine party a week
ago Wednesday; Dan “Sully” Sul
livan is hiding behind a wind
break while thawing down to
Teeland’s septic tank; Dave Grow
boarded the Fairbanks train
where he is a plumber for the
RR; Floyd Smith is hospitalized
stateside—expects to be gone
about three months; Vivian Davis
took her family to Healy where
George is a maintenance line
man for the RR.
With the return of “Pee Wee"
—J. C. (Jake) Wright and wifie,
Sareefa, return to RR communi
cations HQs in Anchorage. Jake
gets sent out on the line as relief
man when a maintenance lineman
is sick for a long period—or goes
on leave.
1 Back in 1935, Curator Otto
Giest (University of Alaska)
headed a party to Sevoonga on St.
Lawrnce Island (in the Bering
Sea). Mrs. Rolland (Alice) Snod
grass’s sister, Mary, was a mem
ber of this expedition. They
found no burial grounds—only
“dumps”. From these, they were
able to determine that five “civil
izations” passed over the island—
apparently migrating to North
i America.
No burial grounds? Winter
dead were weighed and placed
on the ice floe to be moved out
to sea by the wind. Summer dead
were counter-weighed then set
adrift with inflated animal in
testines. The sea, finally, claimed
all. Their method was more san
itary than ours—besides—they
dig holes in the perma-frost.
Cordova team visitors were:
Coach Dale Fowler, Dave Glasen,
Cuck Manhuel, Carl Arvidson,
LeRoy Harris, Martin, Parsons,
Ted Siemion, Ralph Fenner, Jack
de Ville, Ray Behymer and Bill
Webber. Of 15 games, they have
won 9 and lost six.
Guess weather had something
to do with the small attendance
at the Wasilla-Cordova Hi games.
Human nature, too, was an ele
ment—people would rather sup
port a winning combination. Cor
dova easily took their first game
39 to 24. In the “prelim” the high
school girls made the women
really play to overcome the girls’
constant lead. The women forged
ahead to win with the blowing of
the final whistle.
Cordova Hi kept their winning
streak in the second game—fif
teen points—45 to 30. Frank Dev
lin kept the Wasilla squad in the
; game by sinking six of the eleven
I free throws given him.
In the second “prelim”, the
women again walked off the floor
with the winning score—20 to 15.
Women of the V.F.W. challeng
ed the men to a basketball game
to be held sometime in March.
Proceeds to go for the local fire
department. One male said it
would be "only for laughs"—but
I'm not so sure to whom the
laugh will be on.
As the momma skunk said to
the baby skunks—“Let us spray”.
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Wedding Held at
Lazy Mountain Home
On Sundey afternoon, February
20, at three o'clock, Miss Jessie
Jim became the bride of Pfc.
Joseph Beattie who fs stationed
with the U. S. Army at Whittier.
The dining room of the Lazy
Mountain Children’s Home was
nicely arranged for the occasion
with philodendron, and ivy vines,
two tall candelabra, and a large
white basket of American Beauty
roses and pink and white carna
tions. Kev. Kenneth R. Hughes
performed the marriage.
While Mrs. Dale Bryant play
ed an organ prelude, Miss Kath
rine Ring, dressed in navy blue
taffeta and wearing a red rose
corsage, lighted the candles. Mrs.
Mervin Rupp sang “A Marriage
Hymn” before the bridal party
entered the room.
Miss Jim was given in marriage
by Walter T. Phillips, trustee in
the Home, and looked lovely in
a white satin gown with train,
long tulle veil with flowerd tiara.
She wore pearls and carried a
white Bible, arranged with
streamers and white roses.
The bride’s maid-of-honor, Miss
Helen John, was attired in a pale
green formal gown and carried
a colonial bouquet of pink and
white carnations with dark green
streamers. Darryl Albert, dressed
in light grey, carried the bride’s
ring on a lovely green satin pil
low. Miss Amy John served as
the bride’s flower girl. Dressed
in a pink taffeta formal with net
overskirt, she carried a small bas
ket of rose petals which she
dropped in the path of the bride.
The bridegroom, in uniform,
had David Carroll as his best
man. Men in the wedding party
wore white carnation boutonnier
es.
When the bridal party reached
the'front of the room, Sidney
Lindeke sang, ‘‘Saviour, Like a
Shepherd Lead Them.”
Following the ceremony? a re
ception took place with friends
participating to congratulate the
couple. A large wedding cake,
ice cream, coffee and fruit punch
were served the guests. Mrs. Ken
neth Hughes cut the bride’s cake.
Mrs. Sidney Lindeke and Mrs.
Mervin Rupp poured punch and
coffee .while Mrs. Helen Pear
son served ice cream. Mrs. John
Hurt presided at the gift table.
Following the bridegroom’s dis
charge from the Army this
spring, the couple will leave for
the States to make their home
near Baltimore, Maryland.
i; HOMEMAKERS CLUB
I NOTES
Homesteader Club
The February 16 meeting of the
Homesteader Homemakers’ club
was held at the home of Mrs.
Grace Boulter. The home agent,
Mrs. Marylou Rideout, gave a
demonstration on sewing, discus
sing different type seams for vari
ous fabrics, how to adjust pat
terns as well as many other sew
ing hints.
At one o’clock the business
meeting was held. Following the
business meeting the hot dish raf
fled off and the penny social was
held.
The next meeting will be held
March 16 at the home of Mrs.
Jean O’Neill.
Glacier View Club
The Glacier View Homemakers’
club held its regular meeting
February 15 at the home of Mrs.
Ruth Estelle, with seven mem
bers and two guests present.
Marylou Rideout gave an in
teresting talk on how to sew on
fabrics and showed samples.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Pete
Stadum on March 15.
Nugget Club
The Nugget Homemakers’ club
met at the Craft Room at 8 p.m.
on February 21, with Elva Eppler
as hostess.
Mrs. Marylou Rideout gave an
interesting talk on synthetic fab
rics.
The Nugget Club has taken the
sewing for the ACCA for their
project this year. Any member
who would like to help as a lead
er or assistant leader for 4-H will
help a lot.
The next meeting will be held
in the Craft Room at 7:30 p.m.
March 22.
Butte Club
The Butte Homemakers’ club
i held its regular meeting Febru
! ary 7 at the home of Dorothy
i Newby, with 13 members and one
| guest present.
Marylou Rideout gave an in
formative talk and demonstration
on the new synthetic materials.
It was decided to continue our sil
ent auctions and 25-cent grab bag
sale with all proceeds to go to
our polio fund raising campaign
for the year.
President Agnes Sandvik
thanked everyone who helped
make our Valentine apron and
bake sale a success on February
5.
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gave a report on the Homemakers’ i
Council meeting. It was request
ed that each club divide the nam-1
at the home of Diana McKechnie I
on March 17.
es of Senators and Representatives
of the Territory and write letters
requesting their approval on the |
nomination of V. Louise Kellogg
to the University of Alaska Board
of Regents. Peggy McKechnie,
Mary Frye and Agnes Sandvik
wrote to eight of them.
It was decided to have Marylou ^
Rideout order a book on parli- ]
mentary law which will help us '
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A & R SOCIETY
PLANNING DINNER
FOR MARCH 17
A ham dinner, with home made
trimmings, will be served to the
public by members of the Altar
and Rosary Society of St. Mich
al’s Catholic Church on St. Pat
rick’s Day, March 17, it was an
nounced this week.
The dinner will be served in
the basement of the church and
tickets will soon be available
from society members. All the
food will be prepared by mem
bers and will include baked ham,
scalloped potatoes, salads, vege
table, rolls and home-made pies.
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