Gus Klein Leads Palmer Thin Clads In
Third Consecutive Track Meet Victory
About 250 persons turned out
at the Fair Grounds Saturday
afternoon to watch trackmen
from Anchorage. Fairbanks, and
Palmer participate in the biggest
track meet ever held in Alaska.
With sun and warmth prevail
ing. in spite of occasional sharp
justs of wind, it was a wonder
ful day for the races. It was also
a wonderful day for Palmew
whose thin clads chalked up 91
and one-third points of the total
154 for the 14 events. Anchorage
was second with a total of 46 and
one third points. For the Matan
usa Valley trackmen, it was their
straight win, cinching their per
manent possession of the Hopkins
cup offered to the winning track
team for the past three seasons.
The Palmer High School team
also won the trophy offered by
the Palmer Athletic Association
for the winner of this year’s meet.
Pacing the individual contest
ants was Palmer’s Gus Klem who
chalked up 21 and one-fourth
points by taking firsts in the high
jump, pole vault, shot, and high
hurdles, fourth in the discus; and
a third as team member of the
440 relay. Second high was Pal
mer’s Jimmy Caulkins, who earn
ed 13 and two- thirds points by
winning firsts in the 440-yard
and the discus, second in the
880. and was a second place team
winner in the 880 relay. Third
high man was Clyde Blaker of
Anchorage who scored a total of
12 points as first in the broad
jump and the 100-yard and first
place team winner in the 440 re
lay.
Winners of the individual
events were as follows, with five
points going to first place win
ner, three to second place win
ner, two to third place winner,
and one to fourth place winner:
High Jump: Gus Klem (Pal
mer), first (5 ft. 2*A in.); LeVake
Renshaw (Anchorage) second;
Dan Wolf (Palmer), third; Alan
McDaniel (A). Jack McKechnie
<P). and Ted Butcher (Fairbanks)]
tied for fourth.
440 Yard: Jim Caulkin (P), first
(56 sec.); Lawlor Seeley (A),
second; Riley Curtis (P), third;
Larry Woods (P) fourth.
Pole Vault: Klem (P), first (8
ft. 4 in.); Albert Jorgenson (P),
second; Lee Hoover (F), third;
Glen Gardner (F), fourth.
Mile: Jimmy Hitchcock (P),
first (5:T;4); Eugene Combs (P)
second; Jim Dowling (A), third;
and Dick Ganschow (P), fourth.
100 Yard: Clyde Blaker (A),
first (12 sec.); Chuck Millis (P)
second; Loran Lounsberry (A),
third; “Butch” Hogins (P),
fourth.
Discus: Caulkins (P), first (115
ft. 8 in.); Bob Lacher (P), second;
Alan McDaniel (A), third; Klem
(P), fourth.
220 Yard: Bob Barge (A), first
(23.4 sec); Renshaw (A), second:
Hogins (P), third; Dick Geiwitz
(P), fourth.
Shot: Klem (P) first (38ft.. 8 3'4
in.); Frank Morrison (F) second;
Lacher (P), third; Caulkins (P),
fourth.
Low Hurdles: Monte Larsh (P),
first 14.6 sec); Millis (P). second;
Dave Wallace (A), third; Jack
Scott (F), fourth.
High Hurdles: Klem (P), first
(9.8 sec.); Barge (A), second;
Larsh (P), third; Scott (F), fourth.
880 (one-half mile) Jimmy
Growden (F). first (2.18.3); Hitch
cock (P). second; Caulkins (P),
third; Brandon (A), fourth.
440 Relay: Palmer (Geiwitz,
Bouwens, Curtis, Millis) first; An
chorage (Blaker, Carmody, Mc
Daniel Osterman), second: Fair
banks (Morrison, Hoover, Butch
er. Tremarillo). third: Palmer
(Hemmer Woods Peterson, Klem),
fourth.
Broad Jump: Blaker (A), first
(17 ft., one-half in.) Larsh (P),
second: Carmody (A), third; Mil
lis (P), fourth.
880 Relay: Anchorage (Barge,
Renshaw. Alvin Richardson, See
ley), first; Palmer (Geiwitz,
Larsh, Hogins, Caulkins). second,
Palmer (Hemmer, Bouwens,
Hitchcock, Curtis), third; Fair
banks (Butcher, Ray Monsey,
Scott- Growden). fourth.
Coaches for the three teams
were “Pete” Deanovic for Anch
orage- Virgil Wolheter for Fair
banks, and Bob Crites for Palmer.
The Seward High School team
was invited to participate but de
cided against it this year.
Governor Proclaims
Sunday, May 18, as
I Am An American Day
Governor Ernest H. Gruen
ing has issued a proclamation
naming May 18 as “I Am An
American Day.” In i* he calls
upon all branches of the terri
torial government, all relig
ious, school, civic, patriotic
veteran and women’s organi
zations to take an active part
in forming committees and
preparing programs for the
annual event.
He points out that “we Al
askans in particular above all
other Americans, in view of
of the geographic position of
Alaska, should feel a specific
sense of responsibility to be
alert and vigilant not merely
in behalf of our defense but to
make our democracy a living
faith and a shining example of
what government by consent
of the governed signifies in
terms of human happiness.”
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MAY 15
LEGION & AUXILIARY. Car
penters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL, Co-op club
room, 7 p.m.
VALLEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIA
TION Annual meeting, Hi
school lunchroom, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 16
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT EXERCISES, School
Gym, 8 p.m.
SQUARE DANCE, Moose Hall, 8
p.m.
DORCAS CLUB, Sutton Com
munity Church- 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
ELKS and GUESTS, Crab Feed.
SUNDAY, MAY 18
OPEN HOUSE. WASILLA COM
MUNITY HALL, 2-5 p.m.
MONDAY. MAY 19
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD. Library, 3
p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI. Meeting at
Mrs. Don Irwin’s home, 8 p.m.
Pledges asked to arrive at 7:30
p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 20
BOY SCOUTS, United Protes
tant Church, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O.E.S., Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Co-Op Club
room, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 22
PIONEER GRANGE. Grange
Hall, 8 p.m.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
May 16—Busses arrive for report
cards Friday at 1:00 p.m.; de
part at 1:30 p.m.
May 16—Commencement 8:00
p.m. for Grade 12 and Grade
8.
istrator of the Agricultural Re
search Administration, left for
Fairbanks Wednesday to confer
with President Terris Moore and
the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of Alaska.
WIND SWEPT FIRE
DESTROYS GARAGE
A spark from a rubbish burner
is presumed to have started the
grass fire that swiftly enveloped
in flames a garage on the prop
erty of Mrs. A. J. Swanson, next
to Ed Christensen’s garage, about
one o’clock Monday afternoon.
The Swanson house is occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nelson.
Earlier in the day, Mrs. Nelson
had burned rubbish in a contain
er placed about 25 feet away
from either the house or the gar
age. The fire appeared to be out
when she went into the house to
prepare lunch. Later she looked
outside and saw the grass afire.
Fanned by a strong Knik wina
the flames spread rapidly and ap
proached the wooden garage at
the rear of the property.
The garage was not yet afire
when Mrs. Nelson put in the
alarm, but the Fire Department
was delayed a precious three or
four minutes when the first truck
wouldn’t start. By the time the
Fire Department arrived at the
scene, angry flames and rolling
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black smoke enveloped the en
j tire garage structure.
Volunteer firemen exerted
their energy and the meager sup
ply of water on saving the house
and checking the spread of the
grass fire, which extended over
a 50-foot radius. Water sprayed
on the roof and sides of the house
was swiftly converted into a
cloud of steam. The water pres
sure was very low so the arrival
of the U. S. Forest Service Fire
Control Unit truck was a wel
come addition to the control
operations.
The garage collapsed within 15
minutes of the arrival of the Fire
Department. Besides the loss of
the building, fire losses were re
ported for Mrs. Adam Werner,
who had an old tractor stored in
the building; and for Lloyd King
U. S. G. S. OFFICE
HAS OFFICIAL VISITOR
Dr. John C. Reed, staff co-ord
inator of Territorial and foreign
functions of the U. S. Geological
Survey, made a brief visit last
week to the Palmer Headquart
ers.
Dr. Reed is the Geological Sur
vey representative on the Depart
ment of Interior Field Committee,
and he came to Juneau to attend
that meeting. While in the Terri
tory, he made a tour of all the
Survey offices.
and Ray Nelson, both of whom
had trunks containing miscellan
eous personal items stored there.
The latter two losses were esti
mated at about $200 each.
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