4 ”1 aa,lc*n« with husband:
/wait* faster dear—it’s a rhum
ba.
Floyd Parkin* is th* Artificial
Breeder Technician at tha Ex
Station. "Park" has
&®®*t commuting to tha station
far taro years.
Played a bit of cribbage at the
bar with Kenny Holdt. He’s on
leave from the Tito Trucking Co.
out of Anchorage. Met Bill Jef
ford at the bar, too. He’s here on
« trip from his Aleutian Chain
station—should have returned
*a$t Tuesday.
Vfing In th# cribbasa iourna
finale—Bill "Salmon Belly"
Xottla played Phil Colaman. Ko
i&la won two gamaa—to walk
with tha entry fees. Bill is
mm crifcbag# champion—UNTIL
next on#.
GAW (Guaranteed Annual
Wage)—for Autoworkers.
GAC (Guaranteed Annual
Catch)—for Fishermen.
Harold Byers. Sr. is off tho
*lam# list"—and back to work
id Evan Jonas Coal Co.
Went for a ride with “Ev”
t®mon and Earl Combs out to
Earl’s home via the Knik and'
Hay Flats Roads. Just one con
stant stream of mud.
Halloa Lodge—in conjunction
With Palmer's Colony Day—will
hold speed-boat races on Lako
l«***illo. Will tall you more about
it whan th# roads dry out.
Saw a great big, bunch of Eas
ter Lilies—with a pert little nose
thrust between the stems. Learn
ed that the nose belonged to Mrs.
John Rumohr of Cantwell. She
had been in the valley visiting
with the Mommsens and Maud
Hosier—yup, Maud loaded her
down with blooms. When I saw
■i
Mrs. Rumohr—she was boarding
the train for home.
Learned that Standard Oil
Company (of California), with
M.V.F.C.A. distributorship, puis
out a . one-a-month educational
film. It is planned to include
these in our school studies. Buz
Aldeman brought a model oil re
finery plant—to be assembled by
the 7th and 8th grades.
Coach Harbesen is working out
Frank and Jack Devlin, Jim Hil
burn, Gil Hjellen and Fred Nun
ley (maybe more) for the track
meet in Palmer—sometime in
May. The everts they’re working
towards are the distance, relays,
broad jump and dashes.
As a friend of mine—Gus Mar
tino by name—used to say, "Take
your hands . out ..of the air—I
wanna talk!"
MARCH HONOR ROLL
FOR WASILLA
First Grade: Colleen Carter,
Billy Green, Susan Harris, Mary
Line and Linda Wyse. Second
Grade: George Harbeson, Judy
Bergman, Roger Lincoln and
Ruth Davenport. Third Grade:
Jane Nunley, Judies Betts, Kath
arine Coghlan, Ida Hjellen, Bar
bara Clarke. Fourth Grade: Earl
Erickson and Peter Hjellen.
Fifth Grade: Carol Gershmel,
Helen Carter, Joan Nunley and
Larry Teeland. Sixth Grade: Lin
da Bergman, Susan Hjellen, Pa
tricia Green, and Violet Kneff.
Seventh Grade: Joe Fleckenstein.
Eighth Grade: Gary Gislason and
Vadney Bledsoe. Ninth Grade:
Clara Ayers, JoAnn Rogers and
Wally Teeland. Eleventh Grade:
Alice Church and Colleen Tee
land.
One hundred and thirty Easter
worshipers were at the Wasilla
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Emergency Service
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You can count on us. not only for accurately
filled prescriptions . . . but for dependable
sick room supplies that keep up with the
latest advances in scientific therapy.
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Sorority Plans
Pledge Ceremony
A formal pledge ceremony will
be held by Theta Chapter Beta
Sigma Phi on Monday night,
April 18 at which time spring
rushees will be pledged to the in
ternational sorority. The meet
ing will be held at Carpenters’
Hall at 8 p.m., with Mildred Buz
by, chapter president, in charge
of ceremonies. A program is plan
ned.
Presbyterian services last Sun
day. Rev. Brian Cleworth bap
tised the children of Jay and De
loros Levan; Jay Leroy, Jr., Mary
Ellen, Henry Earl and John Gil
bert. Terry Jeanne Martin,
daughter of Robert and Vera
Martin was also blessed with
the Sacrament of Baptism.
Two got on the train Monday
heading for the Presbytery of
Yukon meeting in Fairbanks.
Elder Representative Mrs. Henry
Hanson and Mrs. Tom Wyse of
the Friendly Circle took "fh the
meetings held April 11-13. Mrs.
Tom Wyse (nee Hazel LaZelle)
was born and raised in Ester—
just out of Fairbanks.
There will be a meeting of the
Wasilla Library association on
Monday night, April 18 at the
Wlajsilla Library. Attention is
drawn to the change in meeting
nights. Regular meetings will
now be held each quarter—in
stead of each month. Following
the April meeting, the next regu
lar meeting will be held July 18.
AND VICE VERSE?
Skunks are immune to the
stings of yellow jackets and
bumblebees.—Morgantown (N.C.)
News-Herald.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
EXPLORER SCOUTS 719, Was
illa School, 7 p.m.
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Combs, Mrs.
Barnes, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY. APRIL 15
BOY SCOUT 619, Wasilla School,
7 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
WASILLA GRANGE NO. 2,
Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2U
BROWNIE SCOUTS 60, Wasilla
Library, 3:30 p.m.
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
FRIENDLY CIRCLE, 1:30 p.m.
Baptist Church Plans
Simultaneous Revival
The First Baptist Church of
Palmer will cooperate with 29,
500 Baptist churches in the Ter
ritory and States in a simultane
ous revival, which is Southern
Baptist Convention wide, April
17 through May 1, it was an
nounced this week by The Rev.
A. V. Richey.
The Rev. Don Richey, pastor
of Grace Temple Baptist Church,
Waco, Texas, brother to the Pal
mer pastor, will be the evangel
ist at Palmer for two weeks. Ser
vices will be held each night
except Saturday at 7:45 p.m.
Special religious movies will be
added features each Sunday and
Monday night.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend any
service of the Palmer church, or
any of the Anchorage Baptist
churches during the simultaneous
revival.
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MATANUSKA VALLEY BANK
Palmer, Alaska
Open Thursday Evenings 6 — 8 P.M. — Daily 10 A*M.—3 P.M.
When it comes to buying thot new home,
sending your children to college or what
ever your plans may be ... it is the money
you SAVE that will have the final "say."
To get "YES" for an answer to your most
cherished dreams, start now to save to
ward your goal . . • and keep everlastingly
at it. Regular deposits in your savings ac
count are the surest way to make money
talk ... in your favor!
TIMES CHANGE
The old-fashioned boy used to
bring his teacher an apple as a
good will offering, but we sup
pose the modern lad wouldn’t
think of giving her anything
less than a package of cigarettes.
—Ohio State Journal.
JUSTIFYING NICKERS
It takes dissatisfaction to make
efficient government. — Atchison
Globe.
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A BASIC PRINCIPLE OF OUR SERVICE:
A member of our firm personally arranges and conducts
every funeral when we are called on to serve the families
of our community.
Upon request, a booklet entitled:
"FUNERAL FACTS EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT FUNERALS AND INTERMENTS"
is available.
Anchorage Funeral Chapel
Dave Franke — Gordon Green — "Associates"
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Starting today, our store
figures your change auto
matically! No "mental”
figuring — no delay! Our
staff can serve you faster—
more accurately.
Yes, the figures at the
top of our new National
Cash Register and your
”take-home” itemized
printed receipt give you a
double check on the price'
of each item, the total of
your purchase, the amount
tendered, and the amount of
change you receive.
I A special service — the
Automatic Change Compu
tation also enables us to
cash your checks as simply,
and accurately as making
change.
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