RANDOM RAMBUN6S OUT WASILLA WAY
I By C. Hjellen
In one of the closest—hardest
played—garr.es, Wasilla showed
smoothness in fast passing and
breaking. Until the last three
minutes of the game—first on our
new floor—Wasilla led. Palmer,
tho, was never far behind. The
scoreboard showed Wasilla lead
ing ten to seven at the end of the
first quarter, 29 to 21 at half time;
oops, Palmer edged ahead in the
closing of the third quarter, 43
to 39—and took the game 55 to 52.
The score was tied several times
in the last half. Referees were
Ernie Line, Norm Rousey and
Ken Erickson.
Palmer’s Jayvees easily took!
their game 38 to 14.
Clinton . Thomas ..is the now
school bus driver on the loop run.
AND—NO MORE Saturday sch
ool attendance. All lost time has
been made up.
C. D. has litters (stretchers) and
bandages stored at the Post Of
fice and Teeland’s store for the
time you stand on a folding chair
to paint the cupboards.
Rev. B. J. Bingle called in Was
illa—a part of his ministry cir
cuit on the railbelt. While here,
he worked on matters concern
ing King's Lake Camp for the
coming season.
An annual congregational
meeting was held at tihe Wasilla
Presbyterian Church. Church
business was conducted. Elders
were elected. Mr. Clyde Poisal
was elected for a three year term;
Mrs. Henry Hansen for the two
year and Mrs. Dorothy Nelson
continues her office for one more
year. Plans were discussed re
garding the inclusion of the Was
illa Church with the railbelt
ministry of Rev. Bingle.
Met Vaughn Wilson. He may
be around Talkeetna after a bit.
George Davis boaraea the train
for Curry where he went on the
RR payroll as a student main
tenance lineman. George has had
a period of time with the South
western Bell Company in Beau
mont, Texas doing that type of
work.
You ye seen gas tank trucks ori
the road—but did you ever won
der if they run out of gast They
<3o—and Jay LeVan did—stretch
ing his runs out so that everyone
VTcsald get oil.
Fearing appendicitus, Mrs. Os
•car Dick brought her son Jon to
the Valley Hospital. Having de
termined that there was no cause
for alarm, Mrs. Dick and son
visited with the Ted Mommsens
before returning to McKinley
Park Mr. Dick is the Chief Ran
ger at the park.
„ Cyrus St. Amand came to town
on his ..semi-annual fur buying
trip. Fortuna Ledge (Down the
lower Yukon) was the home of
“Cy" long before the gold rush
to Alaska started.
A card was sent to Johnny Pol
is from Bob Eliassen in Riegel
ville, Per.na. which reads; “Hav
ing a good time—no winter wea
ther as yet, still have 10c beer.
Bought me a new Plymouth Sav
oy 4-door V-8 on my birthday
yesterday (fifth of January). Best
wishes to all.”
Come prepared with No. 6 shot.
| Vic Coiiini says there are Ihou
! sands of Mountain, Rock and Wil
low Ptarmigan around Little Su
sitna Lodge area. Skiing is in
season, too.
Two hundred and fifty eight
“pictures” were taken by the X
ray staff. A report to us should
be in the mail about the twenty
fifth.
License 74414, with a '55 lag,
was found and left with May Car
ter in the post office.
Stole this from Coronet. If you
earn $4,000 a year and your wife
doesn’t work—she’s a dependent.
If your wife earns $4,000 a year
and you don’t work—yurra bum!”
This should be good! Saturday,
the 22nd (about seven P.M.),
the Wasilla women and High
School girls hold the preliminary
spot. Wasilla Hi (boys) plays An
chorage Hi the first home game
of the season. A nominal charge
will be made to defray future
costs of team-travel.
A post-inventory party was giv
en by Vivian and Walt Teeland at
Halloa Lodge. Employees (Ray
Bergman — Martin Betts — Pat
Hjellen) and their mates (sans
children) and Mrs. Evan Jones
were their guests at a cocktail
and fowl dinner—with wonderful
hor d'ouvres—all prepared by
June Robinette. The nine par
ticipants represented two hun
dred sixty eight years in Alaska
—four were born and raised here.
SPOT DANCE AT WASILLA
What the heck is a spot dance?,
Have you ever been to one? Ac
cording to Community Club mem
bers that are putting it on—it
means that a couple who are on
the “spot” when the music stops
—win the prize. There will be a
variety of prizes awarded during
the evening. The dance band fur
nishing the music will be A1 O’
Berg and his Tune Twisters. See
you Saturday night, January 29th
for a good, grand time.
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the hundreds of things it does for you . . . mere
ly by flickering a switch. It cleans your rugs,
cook your food, heats your water, heats your
house, washes your clothes, and many, many
other duties that ordinarily would be mighty
unpleasant and difficult.
Electricity is the biggest bargain on your
budget. Let it work for you in every possible
way.
Mnnska Electric Assn.
Speaking of
PUBLIC SAFETY
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Adequate street lighting is an
investment in the future of a com
munity—an investment that pays
dividends in lives.
Each night when the sun goes
down and the sky grows, dark,
needless death and destruction are
turned loose across the country.
Inability to see, or be seen, be
cause of insufficient light, is a ma
jor factor in the death of nearly
10.000 people annually.
The most serious night accidents
occur on a comparatively small
portion of streets and a still small
er portion of the highways of our
country. By adequate lighting
these 30,000 miles of heavily trav
elled streets and the critical sec
tions Of highways, it is estimated
that 10,000 lives each year would
be saved.
Traffic studies show lighting to
be the most effective remedy for
serious night accidents, with a rel
atively small initial cost. For ex
ample; in one city, ten miles of
streets were relighted, increasing
the intensity from .2 to .7 foot
candles. Before the change, night
accidents cost $100,300. After the
relighting, the costs were $40,230.
The cost of the added lighting was
$8,000.
J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
pulls no punches when he says,
“Police from all parts of the coun
try report that crimes which occur
more frequently at nighttime are
most common in areas lacking ade
quate street lighting facilities.”
Cities with modern street light
ing report it does more than curb
night crime and traffic accidents.
A poll of Chamber of Commerce
officials by the National Street and
Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau
showed 78 per cent say it increases
property values, 96 per cent say it
promotes civic pride and enhances
community prestige, and 88 per
cent say it improves business.
The U. S. Army soldier’s Yu
kon stove, a standard item of is
sue for use in his tent on such
sub-Arctic maneuvers as Alaska’s
36 NAMES ON
WASILLA HONOR ROLL
Thirty-six students in the Was
ilia School system were named to
the honor roll for December.
They are as follows: Colleen Car
ter, Mary Line, Linda Wyse, first
grade; George Harbeson, Judy
Bergman, Ruth Davenport, Eric
Hamel, Roger Lincoln, second;
Barbara Clarke, Ida Hjellen, Judy
Betts, Catherine Coghlan, Jane
Nunley, third; Earl Erickson,
Eleanor Rickeroff, fourth; Carol
Ann Gershmel, Billy Combs, Hel
en Carter, Patricia Hobson, Joan
Nunley, fifth; Sherron Wright,
Patsy Green, Susan Hjellen, Lin
da Bergman, sixth; Sally Betts,
Joe Fleckenstein, Erling Nelson,
seventh.
Also Bob Pennington, eighth;
! Clara Ayers, Jo Ann Rogers,
Wally Teeland, Clyda Thomas,
freshman; James Vickaryous, so
phomores; Alice Church, Coleen
Teeland, juniors; and Allayne
Nelson, seniors.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JANUARY 24
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
LIBRARY CLUB, Wasilla Lib
rary, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WASILLA COMMUNITY CLUB,
Community Hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
Exercise Snowbird, Jan. 13 - Feb.
13, is fuelled principally on such
maneuvers with gasoline — but
will operate with solid fuels, such
as wood.
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Help the
KITCHEN BAND
FIGHT POLIO like they FITE MUSIC
PUBLIC INVITED
FLOOR SHOW AND FUN
Where: Green Acres
When: Saturday night, Jan. 22,1955
All Donations to the “Killy” go lo
March of Dimes
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound Each Thursday
Read Down
7:30 a.m. Lv. Seward Ar.
12:01 p.m. Ar. Anchorage Lv.
ANCHORAGE. McKINLEY &
Northbound
Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
8:30 a.m.
12:50 p.m.
4:36 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
Southbound
Read Up
8:05 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
FAIRBANKS
Southbound
Tues.-Thurs-Sat.
8:15 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
12:26 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Lv. Anchorage Ar.
Lv. Curry Lv.
Lv. McKinley Lv.
Ar. Fairbanks Lv.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Lv. Anchorage 9:30 a.m. daily except Fri., Sal., & Sun. On Fri.
lv. Anch. 6:00 a.m. & 5 p.m. On Sal., lv. Anch. 1:30 p.m. On Sun«
lv. Anch. 8:00 p.m.
Gall Your ALASKA RAILROAD Agent for
Information
Entry Forms Here
For Rendezvous
Entry forms for the art exhibit
for the 1955 Anchorage Fur Ren
dezvous have been received at the
office of The Frontiersman, and
may be had for the asking by any
one interested in making an entry
in the exhibit.
The Officers’ Wives’ Club of EI
mendorf Air Force Base is spon
soring the Art exhibit of the
Rendezvous, to be held in Anch
orage from February 13 through
February 22. The closing date for
acceptance of entries has been set
as February 1, 1955.
Original work which has %not
been shown in a previous Alas
kan exhibit may be entered by
professional or amateur artists
who reside or are stationed in
the Territory.
All paintings must be suitably
framed or matted; pastels or char
coal under cellophane or glass.
Work may be in oil, tempra or
watercolor; sketches in pencil, ink
or charcoal. The size of an ex-,
hibit, including frame, in any
media, is limited to 22 in. by
28 in. Each artist is limited to
one entry in a given medium,
total not to exceed three and en
try blanks must be filled cut in
full , and attached to the back of
the painting, in the upper right
hand corner.
Cash awards will be distributed
among the winners by the Anch
orage Fur Rendezvous after the
close of the exhibit. Awards will
be given for first and second
place in each medium. Ribbons
will be given for honorable men
tion.
NEW OFFICERS NAMED
IN LOCAL GRANGE
New officers for the coming
year in the Northland Pioneer
Grange No. 1 are James Wilson,
worthy master who was re-elect
ed to this office; Ed Christiansen,
overseeer; Bruce Graham, assist
ant steward; Karla Duff, lady as
sistant steward; Ada Boyd, trea
surer; Nina Stock, secretary; Bob
Btizby, gate keeper; Henning
Rlunck, steward; Lila Newville,
chaplain; Wanda Wilson, lecturer;
Carol Stephan, pianist; Marge
Haskins, home economics chair
man; Harrittt Bell, Pomona; Viv
ian Goodrich, Cyres; and Vera
Rorrison, Flora.
During the meeting a New
Year’s candlelight ceremony was
held by the membership and the
worthy master spoke on Social
Security for farmers and on sev
eral legislative bills.
The next regular meeting will
be held at Grange Hall on Janu
ary 27 at which time a silent auc
tion is planned. All members are
requested to take a white ele
phant for the auction.
During Alaska’s Exercise
Snowbird, Xan. 13 to Feb. 13, the
Army and Air Force are provid
ing intensive joint training, of
units under sob-Arctic conditions.
Experience during past Alaska
maneuvers shows that operations
can be conducted, for prolonged'
periods, at temperatures to 45°
below zero if wind movement is
not too great.
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