Palmer Moose Team Defeat 54th Troop Carrier
'Local Teams Chalk Up
Tow Wins in Opening
Games of Season Here
The basketball season officially j
opened last Friday in Palmer
with two wins and a loss for
three teams of Palmer quintets
appearing on the card at the gym
nasium here. In the first game of
the evening the JayVees went
down to defeat in a close game
with Wasilla by a score of 28 to
22. The following two games
spelled victory for the Palmerites
when the high school team, fea
tured for the evening, beat the
54th Troop Carrier Squadron
from Ft. Richardson with a final j
score of 38 to 25. Following the !
high school triumph the team;
sponsored by the Matanuska hotel1
stepped out on the floor against j
the 68th AAA team also from Ft. i
Richardson. When the fur had;
quit flying the score stood at 35 '
"to 31 in favor of the hotel squad.
The JayVees were surprised by I
the smooth working squad j
brought from Wasilla, although
the score was close throughout
the game. In the last quarter Wa
silla dug in and started to let fly
with the baskets, beating the Jay
Vees by 28 to 22. Wade of Palmer
was high point man with eight i
points, with Dinkel of Wasilla
making 12 points as high man for ,
his team.
Coach Robert Crites’ first string j
lineup against the 54th Troop!
Carrier Squadron consisted of1
Thurma and Lacher as forwards,
Klem at center, Harris and Milles
as guests. Klem was put out of
the game with a nasty cut on the
head when he collided with
Prather, the Troop Carrier’s tall
center, in the first two minutes
and 30 seconds of play. Prather
also received a deep cut on the
chin.
Harvey Hiber. all-star of last
year, was sent in and played a
good deal from there on. Harvey
looks up to his form of last year.
Coach Crites fielded a green
ball club last Friday night but
the scrappy outfit makes up in
drive what they lack in experi
ence. They also show satisfac
tory team work. Notable was j
Thurma’s left-handed shots across i
the courts with Lacher’s one- !
handed push shots crossing from
the opposite side. Harris, new j
here, proved that he will see a !
lot of ball handling in guard po- !
sition for the high school Moose<
this year. Harvey’s biggest job
was on the defense in stopping
Prather, tall 54th center, who got
most of the points for his team
mates. A 1-1-3 defense against
the 54th seemed to keep the
54th pretty well out from under
the basket. Thuma w*as high man
with 12 points, followed closely by
Hiber with 11. Prather \vas high
point man for the 54th with a
score of 11.
The Matanuska hotel defeated
the 68th AAA in the last game
of the evening with a score of 35
31, although most of the hotel
squad had only one night’s prac
tice. Young led the hotel team
in driving and scoring. Lee
scored 15 points before the game
was over. Also notable as a new
comer to the squad is Tess, wrho
played guard. He is a long-shot
artist and a good ball handler
and defensive. Bill Stewart, also
a nev/comer, will have to be
reckoned with. Dale Roetman is
manager and acting coach of the
hotel-sponsored team.
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DOROTHY MORGAN. Owner-Operator
flu Open Letter to Patrons of tire Valley Hospital:
Friends:
Since the disastrous fire of 1946 leveled the old Valley Hospital, the
community of Palmer and residents of the Matanuska Valley have
struggled with a make-shift hospital. Civic-minded groups and individuals
purchased interest-bearing hospital bonds so that our present hospital
facilities could be bought. Later, many of us donated our time, our money
and our labor to improve the buildings and make necessary additions.
Past and present hospital boards have been hindered in the operation
of our hospital because of numerous overdue hospital bills which have
made it impossible time after time to pay the current operating expenses.
We cannot rest on the laurels of 1 946 by failing to do our just share
today. We must support our hospital now—by paying for hospitaliza
tion as promptly as possible. Some unpaid accounts date as far back as
1949 without any payments whatsoever. These unpaid accounts are for
services rendered to our ill and suffering when they needed medical
attention. The community came through in the emergency following the
fire—we cannot neglect our house of mercy today.
Friends, this letter is a sincere appeal to all who have an unpaid
balance due the hospital to settle it as promptly as possible. If it is im
possible to pay the amount in full, periodic payments of Five ($5.00), Ten
($10.00) or Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars will be appreciated either weekly
or monthly. Payments on account will soon pay off these obligations.
Our hospital can operate more efficiently when it can take advantage
of discounts by prompt payments of its obligations. The best support we
can give our hospital today, is to pay promptly, whether in full or in part.
Palmer Kiwanis Club
I American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
P-TA To Purchase New Playground Swings—
iooniinuea irom Hage i)
James T. Posey of Elmendorf Air
Force Base addressed to Walter
Huntley, defense committee chair
man, outlining civilian defense
plans for this area.
Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. Mick
and Mrs. Earl F. Graves present
ed a very clever and thought
provoking panel on “mass media”
as the program for the evening.
Mrs. Mick wrote the dialogue for
the panel which was given in ob
servance of National Book Week
in November. Comic books, radio
magazines, newspapers, motion
pictures and television interfer
ring with the time that childreii
could be reading good books and
how to solve the problem was the
theme of the panel.
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