Palmer High School Basketball
Team Meets Anchorage Tomorrow
The Palmer High School bas
ketball team is keenly looking
forward to its first game this year
with Anchorage, scheduled foi
tomorrow night at Anchorage
Games between Anchorage and
Palmer are always fiercely con
tested and with this one as the
first of the season it should pro
vide some real excitement for
fans.
Although Palmer won its first
game of the basketball season
November 17 when the 54th Troop
Carrier squadron from Ft. Rich
ardson went down to defeat
here, to quote Coach Robert
Crites, “Palmer is not ready for
Anchorage.'’ Illness on the team
first cut down the experienced
players, with the old malady “in
eligibility” now rearing its ugly
head with a couple of the players
coming in second in a bout with
textbooks. This means that more
inexperienced players must be
moved up to fill the gap, Coach
Crites said. Anchorage, with its
supply of talent and experience,
will be greatly favored over the
Palmer quintet, he added. Despite
this, the Valley boys “will go in
there fighting every second of the
game.”
*- The probable starters for the
game Saturday will be Ed Thuma
and Gus Klem at forwards: Chuck
Milles and Bob Harris, or Dick
Geiwitz at guards; Harvey Hiber
as center. Others that should see
considerable action in the game
are Jack McKeehnie, Monty Larsh
and Wesley Eckert.
Busses to carry the high school
team and students to Anchorage
to the game will leave the high
school here at 4:30 p.m.
The Palmer team will don hand'
some new uniforms for the game
Saturday. They were received
yesterday from Kansas City and
Announce Additional
Bazaar Contributors
St. Michael’s Rosary and Altar
Society, which sponsored the
Catholic bazaar here November
18, announced today that in addi
tion to contributors announced in
last week’s edition of the Fron
tiersman the following merchants
also donated prizes and merchan
dise for the annual affair.
A They are C. H. Meier, Palmer
Transfer, Bert’s Drug store, Pearl
White laundry. Palmer Fountain
and Cafe, Tost’s Service station,
and the Matanuska Valley Farm
ers Cooperative Association
creamery.
Members of the society said that
they again wished to express
their appreciation for the fine re
sponse by the many merchants
who made contributions and to
the general public.
are in Palmer s colors of blue and
white. Funds from the High
! School Carnival were used by the
student council to help defray
the cost of the uniforms. The
! cheer leaders should create a real
| sensation at the game in Anchor
age in their new costumes. The
stunning costumes are being tail- i
ored in Palmer and it is hoped
they will be ready in time to be
worn to the game. Colors are a I
delicate peach in heavy satin with
underskirts and trimming of blue
I to match the uniforms of the bas-1
ketball team.
Christmas Caroling by
Families Invited for
Yuletide Program Here I
Family Christmas caroling will
be a part of the many Christmas
programs, celebrations and parties
planned for the Valley this Yule
tide season. The P-TA will spon- •
; sor a contest for the singing of
the carols by family groups as
the feature of its Christmas pro
gram to be held at the regular 1
December meeting. Interesting
awards are promised with a tur- j
key offered as the first prize.
The caroling contest will be |
limited to families with P-TA
membership and entries of no
i more than 30 groups will be ac
, cepted, Mrs. Allan Mick, chair
! man of the contest, said in mak
ing the announcement. Every
t member of the family does not
; have to sing but should appear
1 with the group as the first point
! of judging will be on participation
! of the family as a whole. Teach
ers of the Palmer school will act
as judges.
The Christmas caroling families
: do not need accompaniment as
Mrs. Mick pointed out, as this
type of singing is more effective
alone. However, Mrs. Jennie Per
kins has offered to play for any
family which prefers accompani
ment. She will hold a one-hour
practice in the band room of the
school on Sunday, December 17,
; from 12 o’clock noon to 1 p.m.
; Entry blanks for the contest are
being sent home by the school
; children this week.
The program will be open to
attendance by the public, Mrs.
Mick said. It will be held De
cember 19 at the gymnasium.
James Hurley will act as master
of ceremonies.
JOHN STERRETTS HAVE
NEW BABY DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. John Sterrett of
Wasilla have a new baby daugh- ;
ter. The little girl was born at!
Valley hospital November 25, at
12:35 a. m., weighing seven
pounds. Dawn Denise is the name |
chosen for her by her parents. j
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P-TA Announces Awards
Winners of the P-TA member
ship contest, which added 108
new members to the P-TA roster,
were announced here this week
by Mrs. Clayton Esslinger. chair
man of the membership commit
tee. Prizes for both rooms and
individual students were offered.
The first room prize of $15 was
taken by grade 8-A. The eighth
graders turned in a total of 57
In Membership Contest
memberships to win first prize in
the contest. The second prize of
$10 was won by the 5-A room
with a total membership of 23.
The third grade room took third j
prize with 15 memberships. Mem- '
berships turned in by other rooms
were 13. to make a total of 103 i
new memberships.
Jackie Dragseth was first place
winner of $3 for individual prizes.
Jackie. 8-A student, obtained 29
paid up memberships in the P-TA.
drive. Second place winner of $2:
was Eldon Sandwik, with 2li>
memberships to his credit and the
third prize of $1 went to Salle
Reid for 12 memberships.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Machetanz.
were called Outside this week
due to illness of his mother.
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