Kiwanis Invitational Basketball Tourney Starts Tonight
VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
PN1NTF.D AT PAI-MFJt ALASKA. EACH THURSDAY
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Palmer. Alaska under the Act of March 3. li<#
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Ala.-ka and the Un ted States
FIVE LOCAL GROWERS
CHOSEN TO INCREASE
NEW POTATO VARIETY
Five local potato Growers were
«clected la.-t Saturate at th«
merting <>f the Certified Seed
CTrowers Association to grow for
increase a n*. w potato variety be
me introduced by the Horticul
ture Department of the Alaska
Experiment Station.
The new potato variety has not
been named yet but is identified
for research purposes as 57-44.
The variety has been tested for
four years by horticulturists at
the Experiment Station and has
•onsistontly outyielded any com
mercial variety or any see i
stocks grown in Alaska. Each of
*\e five growers chosen were
given 500 pounds of 57-44 seed
to grow for increase as founda
tion stock. Next year the founda
tion stock of the new variety will
be grown by several growers in
the Valley for certified stock,
which will then be made avail
able to potato growers through
jut Alaska for 1954 production.
Chosen by the potato growers
on the basis, of willingness to co
operate and abide by the stan
dards and rules of the Certified
Seed Growers Association were j
Loren Wiederkehr. Joe Gislason.
Carl Fritzler. R. F. Davis, and
E. J. Blom. In case any of these
five are unable to grow the seed,
the following alternates were also
chosen by the growers present
at the Saturday meeting: Harold
Dinkel, Rex Kibbe. D Callison.
and Harold Harris.
Irving Abbott, secretary of the
Certified Seed Growers Assn,
told the potato growers about the
new' variety and put up to them
the possibility of accepting re
sponsibility for the increase.
About 25 potato growers were
present at the meeting.
Dr. Curtis Dearborn outlined
the history of the new variety t*
the growers and answered ques
tions concerning cooking qual
ities, tonnage, and shape of tuber.
Dr. Donald Coe, Experiment
Station plant pathologist, out
lined the requirements for disin
fecting equipment and storage in
arder to safeguard the health of
the new potato.
New Bakery in Town?
The bakery equipment which
the U. S. Marshal had ordered to
be auctioned off at the premises
fo-merlv occupied by Nels and
Dorothy Stenslund of the Sham
rock Bakery and the Palmer Food
Center (now defunct) was pur
chased by Matt Perkins last Sat
urday. He was the only bidder.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Tom Mer
ton conducted the auction sale,
which had been postponed twice
because no one showed up to bid.
Perkins confirmed the purchase
and stated that he had since sold
the bakery equipment to Bob
Hoover Co. of Fairbanks Ho
-aid that the new owner would
be in town to look over his pur
chase within the next few days.
Whether or not he decides to us ■
his equipment in Palmer will be
decided then.
The real property sale as di
rected in the decree of foreclosure
issued December 7, 1951. will take
place on Monday. March 10, at
two o'clock on the property des
cribed as: ' Lot eleven measuring
50 ft. x 126 ft. in Block 13 in the
West one-half of Section 33,
Township 13 North according to
the revised plot of ARRC Sub
division No. L” In other words,
the lot is located behind the for
mer bakery.
PARKING PRUBLtmo
AIRED AT G OF C MEET
The city’* park’ng problem
came up for another airing vts
terriay at the regular Chamber
of Commerce meeting.
The twelve member.'' present
agreed that the problem is an
acute <ine* and demanding of im
mediate attention. Betty Mears
pointed out that the City Plan
ning Commission had made defin-j
ite recommendations regarding
oarking to the City Council over
three months ago. Roy Brock in- |
dsted that this problem was;
something that should be active
consideration of the Chamber in
as much ns the business men were
mostly affected by it. At present
ho said, almost all the parking
space is taken ud by cars be
longing to the businessmen them
selves and their employes. If em
ployers insist that their employee"
not park in front of their business
establishment, the employees- -
and the manager—park in front
of a neighboring business. Then
the neighboring employees and
businessmen retaliate and the
customer is still left without a
parking place. Brock said that the
problem could be solved if -ill
ousinessmen got together and
igreed that their cars and thorn
of their employers would not bo
parked on the main business
streets. Chamber members de
cide'd that they would look into
f|te planning commission’s re
commendations (to see if they
agreed with them) before taking
futher action. i
Dues remain at S!2 I
It was anpther no-quorum ses
-ion for the Chamber in spite of
the reported raising of dues from
$12 to $15 and $36. This repor*
was erroneous. President O. 1C.
Kincaid pointed out. Althoueh
last week’s vote was six to five in
favor of the raise in dues, th
majority was not sufficient. Tv
by-laws provide that a two-third,
majority is necessary for such ac
tion. It was decided after dis
cussion that no further move
would be made to raise the duos
this year but that study would b<
made on a scale of dues propor
tionate to the size of a given busi
ness. The resulting proposal wil
be voted on for adoption next
year. Everyone was agreed that
the Chamber needed more money
for its sponsored activities, but
some of the smaller businesses
had objected to paying the same
fee as the larger ones in support
of activities that would not ac
■ure to their benefit.
Dearth of Interest
|
The discussion turned into a;
■vake for a Chamber that was dy -
ing for lack of participation and
interest of its members. Brock
and L. C. Stock insisted that the
Chamber should be a vital organ
ization with all members pulling
for Palmer and attracting new
business to the town. Stock said
they should try to get more con
w ntions here—like the Extension
Sr twice conference now in prog
< s. The old question of locating
the proposed psychiatric hospital
near Palmer was brought up m
"onnection with this desire io
bring new business to the town
Hearings on a bill to provide ap
oropriations for such a hospital in
Alaska have been going on in
Washington during the past few
: weeks. It was apparent from dis
; cussion. however, that prejudice'
: against connecting the fair name
of Palmer with such an institu
tion still smoulders and might
not be quenched even with the
possible flow of dollars its loca
tion here could entail.
PALMERITES RETURN;
TWO GAME VICTORS !
AT CORDOVA
Singing loud praise* of Cor
dova and it's residents, the Hotel
and Rocket basketball teams and
the many Palmerites who attend
ed the games played in Cordova
last week returned to Palmer
tired hut all voicing ihe same
praise* for the Cordovians: "We
had such a wonderful time."
Saturday saw many Palmerites
^ut in Cordova fisherman's boats
*eming shrimp he host city had
previously gathered most of th •
l500 pounds of shrimps and clam,
the group brought hack to Pal
mer.
Clam Feed
Following the Friday night
•ames that -aw the Rocket teanT
defeated in a last quarter rally
by the Cordova Imperial girls
bile the Hotel team scored a
twenty pmnt win over the Cor
lova Moose team, steaming bowls
>f clam chowder, followed by a
butter-clam feed was served by
t he Cordova Moose.
Repeating their previous night’s
win. the Hotel team tallied 61
points to win over the Cordova
team’s score of 41, Saturday. The
Rocket-’ were defeated.
A Smorgasbord spread, report
ed even bigger than the one held
for the Palmer visitors last year,
was served by the Moose follow
ing the game. ,
Many Attend
Among those attending from
Palmer were: Mr. and Mrs. Don
Phillips. Mrs. Bratten, Eva Camp
bell, Mrs. T- France, Elsie Cory.
Vi Stacy, Clair Stock. Laura
Stenberg, Bobbv-Jo McRae, Joe
Hargrove. Carl Meier. Oren Tess.
Larry Stock. Mat Hodson, Vic
Loyer, Billie Mehan. Evelyn Dan
;elson. Beverly and Rolland Gro
ver.
Bill Hoskins. Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Larsh. Bobby Lacher. Dale and
Babe Roetman, Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Cook, Carl Peterson,
Verne France. Miles and Donnr. ■
France. Jan Koslosky. Fritz Her-;
man, Bob Barton. Karen Bryant,
John Reed. Lee Young, Mr. and
Mrs. Anen Anderson. Esther
Bernencn. Don DeLand, Ted De
Land and Elmer Ubert
Scores for the games were -is
follows: Friday. Hotel team. Cl
^ordova Moose. 41. Saturday:
Hotel team. 68-Cordova Moose,
44. Lee Young was high point
man. piling up 48 points during
vo games- Runners-up were
Loyer and Lacher with 25 and 24
points respectively.
I
PALMER MOOSE LOSE
TO PANHANDLE TEAM
The Palmer Moose team was:
defeated 69-67 in a basketball
game played March 4 with the
Anchorage Panhandle Fliers.
Dr. Howard Romig was high
scorer for the Anchorage team
with 20 points. Dick Anderson
was high man for the Moose with
18.
CAN BE FATAL
Remember this is the age of
high pressure and high speed.
Let’s not catch the fever—it
can be fatal.
When you make up your mind
that the world is all wrong, it s;
time to have your mind exam
ined.
ADV. "Vote once, for Hillstrand"
Are you looking for a shorty
coat for Easter? We just received
a few in the new Spring fabrics
....Petite Point: Venetian,
Suede; Fleece: Sheen Gaberdine
and the colors! Lucious violet
jade, encore, gold and taffy. A
few suits, too. Some tailored,
some with bolero jackets.
Why not indulge that Spring
Fever and get a new coat and
suit?
Pd. Adv.
Betty
Ski Club Elects
New Officers
J'*c Gallant and Bud Mark
were eleoU-d president and vice*
president, respectively, at the first
annual meeting of the Malanuska
Ski Club March 4. Other officer?
dcctcd were Virginia Gallant,
secretary and Caroline Clubman,
treasurer. Howard Esslinger v.as
hosen by the Junior membership
is their representative on th<‘
board of directors.
Lively discussions on the merit*
>f incorporating the club: furth
ering work on the ski tow located
it Little Susitna and the invita
tion extended the local club by
'he Anchorage Ski Club to attend
a gathering in that city, followed
the election.
The first official act by the new
president was the appointment of
Bud Mack as liaison man for the
Junior skiers He will formulate
plans for transportation and su
pervision of Junior members at
ending ski gatherings. Mel Mon
aim, outgoing president will futn
er inquiries on the formation of
a Ski Patrol among the member;.
Work Party
Bill Miller has made known his
willingness to help the club com
plete the election of the ski tow
at Little Susitna. Miller has had
past experience in ski tow work
and with the aid of all ski club
members, he feels the tow can be
completed in time for use this
season. All members, friends an l
interested persons are asked to
meet at Little Susitna Sunday
vlarch 9 to help on this project.
The tow has been long hoped
for, not only by Valley skiers but
by the many Anchorage skiers us
well. Light lunches will be avail
ible. with proceeds to go toward
the ski tow fund.
Anyone desiring transportation,
especially Junior members, arc
asked to meet at the Co-op Foun
tain at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Junior
members are reminded to take a
blanket and an extra pair of
socks.
TIP TO MOTORISTS
Tip to motorists: Don’t push
that law of averages too far when
it comes to taking chances on the
highways.
8 Teams to Battle for Championship
During 8-Game, 3-Night Tourney
Local Rifle Team
Rates Fifth Place
In National Tourney <
Palmer's Rifle T< urn No. I is, t
boldine fifth place in the Illnwa
Rifle League according to word !
I received late |«st wc-ek nftei com
pletion of the fifth of eight 1
matches. With onlv three more /
'hoots to go. the Palmer team n \
;making a very good showing in (
competition with the other 42 "
four-man teams in the postal ;
J tournament. Palmer teams No. 2 t
tnd 3 are in 13th and 23rd place t
| respectively. [
Palmer’s K Westenbarger was
j rated sixth place in the high ten
’ with a score of 391 out of 400 for (.
four positions Richard Blue took
j third place in the high iron sight (
j division with a score of 371. j -
Jack Dodge and Vernon
I Donaldson of the local club qual
! died recently as Master riflemen
j along with J. ‘'Rip" Harris and:
K. Westenbarger. This is th"
highest individual rating given by '
the National Rifle Association
Hotel Team Victors
At Anchorage
In a game played at Anchorage ,
March 4, the Hotel basketball
team trounced the Anchorage |
Elks 57-44. Score at the half was -
40-14, Palmer leading. t
Lee Young was high man with \
22 points, making a total of 70 ]
ooints in the past three games t
the team has played. Bob Laeher f
ccountisi for 15 of his team’ _■
points with Loyer running up x
deven more lor third high posi- t
lion
PALMER SKIER IN (
ANCHORAGE RACES 3
Raymond DePriest, member of
the University of Alaska Ski c
Team, was among the students 3
who participated in the Anchor- \
age ski races during the Fur e
Rendezvous this past week. t
ADV. "Vote once for Hillstrand' t
The thud annual Kiwanis Club
ivitational basketball tourna
u-nt Kits under way tonight At
he Palmei School gymnasium
nth eight teams lined up to taki
mrt in the four games scheduled,
'hive of the teams are local and
he others are military teams.
The whistle will bu*w prompt
y at six o'clock tonight for the
ja-ning game of the series the
931 AACS vs the 39th Air Depot,
it 7 45 pm Palmer High School
nil tangle with the 175th Signal
hirps At B:30 p.m. the Palmei
toosi eagers will play tla Alaska
rent nil Depot. And at 9 30 p.m
he 54th Troop Carrici team will
like c.n tuc Matanuskii Hotel
ive.
Semi linals will be played off
i the Friday night sene Win
eis of tile first and last games
laved Thursday night will bat
ie for a finals berth starting at
k-i'l p.m. Winners of the second
nd third games played Thursday
ight will get their second round
t ;.:45 o m. Friday.
On Saturday night will come
he final round up. Losers of the
econd round will play for third
nd fourth tournament places at
:30 p.m. The big championship
rune between Friday night’s
winning teams is scheduled to
tart at 9 p.m.
William T. Zahradnicek, chair
inn of the Kiwanis tournament
ommittee revealed this week
hat trophy awards will consist
f individual gold plated basket
iall charms for members of the
,-inning team and its manager,
’he second place winners and
heir manager will receive silver
luted basketball charms. Hand
orr.e gold plated belt buckles
,-ill go to the high point man of
he tournament for highest total
f points earned during the tourn
ment and to the most valuable
layer who will be selected also
n the basis of sportsmanship.
Elmer LeDuc will have charge
f the Kiwanis popcorn conces
ion during the games and John
Veisenberger is in charge of tick
t sales. Tickets will be sold at
he gate for adults. 75 cents; high
chool students 50 cents; elemen
ary students. 25 cents.
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