Wives Form
Social Club
Wives of Palmer area em
ployees of the State Highway
Department have been invited
to get together with the wives
of the Anchorage employees of
the department on Saturday,
March 16, at the Harbor House
in Anchorage. A coffee hour is
planned from 10 to 12 a m. in
the downstairs dining room.
Wives of state highway em
ployees met last Saturday at
the Harbor House, at which
time they formed a social club
for the purpose of getting to
know each other better. Be
tween 50 and 75 women at
tended the meeting.
Women of this area are ur
ged to join with the Anchor
age group at the March 16
meeting.
Pioneer League
Won Lost
Piggly Wiggly -604 434
Pioneer Texaco-554 484
Lakers-514 524
Knik Arms Lodge —50 54
Rudy's Maintenance 47 4 564
Bovev Trophy -47 57
The Lakers took highest team
game with 954. and Piggly Wig
gly was second with 941. The
Lakers also had high series,
2728, with Rudy’s Maintenance
close behind. Their score was
2726.
First high individual was
; Herb Belanger. 242, and second
was Bob Peterson. 217. First
high in series play was Bob
Peterson with 622. and Roland
| Blank followed with 595.
NO SET GOAL
Life is bound to appear flat
| to those who expect it to be a
' continual round of pleasure.
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RIVERS BILL WOULD EXTEND SOCIAL
SECURITY COVERAGE FOR ALASKA
Congressman Ralph Rivers
on Feb. 28 introduced a bill to
amend the Social Security Act
to include Alaska among those
States which are permitted to
divide their retirement sys
tems into two parts so as to ex
tend social security coverage
to those retirement system
members who desire coverage ■
on an individual and optional
basis for the purpose of sup
plementing existing retirement
programs in which some per
sons are participating.
Rivers introduced the legis
lation at the request of Gov
ernor Egan and the Alaska Ed
ucation Association, whose
members are presently cover
ed by the Alaska Teachers’ Re
tirement System. Passage of
the legislation would permit
the States to set up a program
' which would enable persons
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now teaching in Alaska to ac
quire social security coverage
on an individual and optional
basis.
Legal Notice
NOTICE
Sealed Bids will be received
in the City Manager’s office on:
Two used electric stoves and
One used refrigerator
to go to the highest bidder.
Items will be sold AS - - -
WHERE IS. Items must be
moved from present location by
successful bidder.
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CITY OF PALMER
BY: /s/ Winston A. Gilchrist
City Manager
j **Bids must be received no lat- j
! er than 4 p.m.. March 18, 1963. j
Published March 7, 1963,
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REED-WHEELER RITES
PERFORMED MONDAY
Married in the deputy dis
trict magistrate's chambers in
Palmer on Monday, March 4, at
7:30 o’clock in the evening were
Miss Carol Virginia Reed of
Morton, Illinois, and Vernon
Lawrence Wheeler of Wasilla.
The single ring ceremony was
performed by Mrs. Dorothy
Saxton.
The bride was given in mar
riage by Mr. Heinie Snider, and
her only attendant was Mrs.
Snider.
The groom’s best man was
Mr. Clarence William Betts,
whose son, Wetzel, was also
present at the ceremony.
The former Miss Reed wore
a raw silk coral spring print
street dress for the marriage
rites.
Mr. Wheeler is employed in
Anchorage as a draftsman.
Mt. Rainer has more than
650 species of wild flowers.
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Junior High Reporter Describes
YMCA Tournament Played Feb. 22-23
Editor's note: A Central jun
ior high school reporter accom
panied the Palmer junior high
basketball team to Anchorage
for the YMCA tournament on
Feb. 22 and 23. and has turned
in the following account of the
tournament games.
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Palmer’s first game was
against Orion at Central jun
ior high. This game started
about 2:30 Friday afternoon.
The first lineup was Steve Fish
and Joe Simmons, guards; Rog
er Williams, center; and Dave
Marshall and Jay Dearborn,
forwards.
At the beginning. Orion was
trying hard to catch up and
gain a lead on Palmer, which
had an early lead of about six
points. At the end of a smash
ing first quarter, the score was
1 11 to 5 in Palmer’s favor. In the
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second quarter, Palmer seeme
to pull away but Orion hung
on. In the last two quarters cf
the game, Orion pepped up and
made point after point. At the
end of a brilliant game, Pal
mer won 29 to 26.
The second game was with
the YMCA team. This one
proved to be most exciting
Palmer got off to a bad start
and fell behind the well-organ
ized YMCA team, with the
score at the end of the first
quarter 10 to 3 in favor cf
YMCA. During the rest of the
game the YMCA seemed to tire,
and at the end the score was 24
to 23 in favor of the Palmer
Moose.
The third game was against
Orion, in which Palmer played
for the championship. If Orion
lost, the title would be Pal
mer’s. and if Orion won, there
would be another game against
Palmer because of double elim
ination.
The game started by Pal
I mer's shooting with a violent
I lead. Palmer played Jayson
Dearborn made half of the
points in the first quarter. At
he end of this quarter, the
j score was 8 to 16 in Palmer
favor. In the last half of the
game Orion shot up like wile -
] fire and caught up to Palmer.
At the end of the game, Denr..
! Bouwens was fouled with r
time left. Everybody cleared
the floor. The score was 33 t<
35 in favor of Orion. Dennis
! stood in tne free throw circle
j ready to shoot. The whole
' game depended on him. and h
had to make both baskets
tli* the score and run overture •
| Ho shot and the ball hit the in
j side cf the rim and bounce :
j out. He made the second or.
I to bring the score to 34-35 in
j Orion’s favor.
j The final game of the tour
! nament was between Orion and
1 Palmer. Roger Williams, oi r
center, made our first point,
followed by Steve Fish. Both
i teams battled it out. and at the
| end of the first quarter the
score was 11 to 11. In the ne>:'
i quarter, Chuck Logsdon made
. two points right off. At the end
of the second quarter the score
was 15 to IT. After a good
qmne. Fu'iner won 32 to 28.
By Don Thorniow, Report s
Social Oecurity
^ QUESTIONS
’ N D ANSWERS
QUESTION: I am over 65
and st.il working full-time. My
earnings run over five thous
and a year. Should I apply for
my Social Security benefits
even though I'm still working?
ANSWER: Yes, although you
may not be able to collect pay
ments at this time, it would
help to have your benefits ap
proved before you retire. One
! advantage is that there would
be no delay in starting your
benefits when you do retire.
Also, in an emergency, such as
: sicknes, you could inform us
that you are not working, and
your monthly benefit would
become payable right away.
QUESTION: I have been a
self-employed fisherman for
I many years and will be 65 in
July. Do I need to bring copies
of all my self-employment tax
returns when I come in to file
my Social Security? Also, how
; early can I apply?
ANSWER: You can file your
claim as early as April or May
if you prefer. Usually you will
need to bring only a copy of
your federal income tax return
tor the previous year, along
with your birth or baptismal
certificate, or some other docu
ment showing your age.
Fear Elected
Four members were elected
to the board of directors of the
Valley Hospital Association at
the annual meeting on Feb. 15,
according to board president
Merritt Long.
Re-elected were Bob Tucker
and Larry ,Leveen. Newly el
elected members are Ted Buz
by and Roscoe Taylor.
Officers of the board were el
ected at a meeting immediately
following the annual meeting.
They are Merritt Long, presi
dent; Bob Tucker, vice-presi
dent; Neal Browne, secretary;
and Marie Gohr, treasurer.