RANDOM RAMBLINGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
An “Aloha party” was held at
Hallea for the Joe Dixons. Altho
the school is not completed and
accepted by the Territory (sup
plier’s delay) the Dixons are go
back to Anchorage. As the
finishing supplies appear—they
will be made a component part
of the building. Looks like the
kids will initiate it this fall. The
Dixons will be living in the “L”
Street Building—and Joe will be
working out of the Anchorage
Builders office-located in Lin
coln Park.
Eddie Bergin is coming to work
at the Wasilla depot in a speed
er. Eddie's expletives on road
conditions from Matanuska here
axe not printable.
Don Short returned from a
stateside vacation via Big Delta
~Where he works in season. Don
was just in time to take in
Heinie’s party.
—It's getting superfluous to say
it but we were all there—daugh
ters, their husbands and grand
children. Keinie admits that he's
elder than Jack Benny—but
other than that—he's as talka
tive about it as a fresh clam.
Seven individuals of Wasilla
received Territory-wide recogni
tion for their scouting activities.
Walt Teeland, “Sweede” Soren
son, Mary Combs, Renee Barnes
and Pat Hjellen received Out
standing Service Awards and Ex-'
plorer Scout Adviser Ray Berg
man was given the Arrowhead
Award. Ray was the only Adviser
in the Western District to receive
this.
These awards were made at the
Annual Recognition Banquet for
Western Alaska—held at the El
mendorf Officers’ Club. Dale
Clarke received recognition as
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being chosen Territorial Explor
er Scout Representative to the
Interational Jamboree in eastern
Canada—Niagra by the Lake,
Ontario. Cub, Boy, Explorer,
Brownie and Girl Scouts are only
some of the community activities
sponsored by the V.F.W. Susitna
Post 9365 and their Auxiliary.
All permission slips are in the
hands of Supt. Line for the Salk
polio shots to be given to first
and second graders.
Vaughn Wilson was here on a
three day pass. Should be out of
the army in six or seven months.
In the meantime—he’s an in
structor in the use of heavy
equipment. Wilma and Phyliss
are weathering the winter in
Lusk, Wyoming. Their plans call
for their return in about a month.
Frank Devlin took the examin
ation for the Phipps Scholarship
to the University of Alaska. He's
bucking some lough competition
tion—aind great odds—only one
in the Terrliory is given each
year.
Memory refresher: The blood
typing will be given April 29th
at the school. All pre-schoolers,
pupils,and students and parents
may have their blood thus classi
fied. Donation of two-bits would
be appreciated. Aluminum dog
tags will carry a fee of eleven
cents. A file of these blood classi
_ fications will be kept at the hos
pital in case donaters are need
ed—or, if you need blood after
an accident or injury.
The Legislature has made pro
visions for scholarships to the
University of Alaska, numbering
ten each year, for certain gradu
ates of Aleut, Eskimo and Indian
extraction.
Apparently assuming he held
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squatters, and with it oil, rights
—Seaton now finds he doesn't
! even own the land he has his
service station on—let along the
oil rights. There is no qualifying
clause in our Territorial Laws
which permit a squatter owner
ship—no matter how long the
land is lived on. “Shorty” Gus
tafson left for a “looksee” down
that way. Enroute, he visited
with an “Old Country” acquain
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When I told you about the 21
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V.F.W. Auxiliary is offering in
their fund-raising drive—I forgot
to tell you that a Zenith radio
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Wasilla Territorial School
eighth grade exams started to
day and will continue tomorrow.
That stunned look they have does
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to feed the cats and wold feed
the carcasses of the skinned cats
to the rats. Wonder how he made
out?
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
CUB SCOUTS 319, Mrs. Combs,
Mrs. Barnes, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
BOY SCOUTS 619, Wasilla Sch
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MONDAY, APRIL 25
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
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TUESDAY, APRIL 26
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
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