CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Thursday, May 16
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
o.m.
C.A.P. SQUAD, Moose hall,
7:30 p.m.
PIANO RECITAL, Swanson
school, 8 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
nail, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 17
LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
VALLEY HOSPITAL REBEK
AHS, Carpenters hall, 8 p.m.
IOOF LODGE, Carpenters hall,
3 p.m.
Saturday. May 18
STREET AUCTION, Down
town Palmer, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday. May 19
ST. MICHAEL’S BREAK
FAST, Moose hall, 9 a.m.
AA, Mile 60, Glenn highway, 7
o.m.
BACCALAUREATE, Central
school, 8 p.m.
Monday, May 20
KIWANIS. Grange hall, noon
MINISTERS. LAYMEN. John
Marshall home. 8 p.m
BETA SIGMA PHI, Member’s
nome, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21
LIONS CLUB, Frontier Cafe,
noon
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY, Hos
pital, 1:30 p.m.
PALMER PTA, High school
cafeteria, 8 p.m.
L.O.O. MOOSE, Moose hall, 8
p.m.
WOTM, Moose hall, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22
8TH GRADE GRADUATION,
Central school, 1:30 p.m. (
AA, Mile 60, Glenn highway 7 (
p.m. ,
CARPENTERS LOCAL, Car- ,
oenters hall, 8 p.m.
BPO ELKS, Elks hall. 8 p.m. ,
BOY SCOUTS, LDS Church, 8 ,
o.m. <1
EXPLORERS, LDS Church, 8 (
P-m.
GRANGE CARD PARTY, ,
Grange hall, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 23 £
DEMOLAY CAR WASH, City c
hall lot, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. I
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7 1
o.m. c
C.A.P. SQUAD, Moose hall, \
7:30 p.m. t
NORTHLAND PIONEER r
GRANGE, Grange hall, 8 £
P.m. 1
LITTLE LEAGUE
MEETING TOMORROW s
Little League managers, coa- ^
ches, and all other interested 1
persons are urged to attend a £
meeting tomorrow, May 17, at s
8 p.m. in the Palmer Moose c
hall, Little League officials f
have announced. t
MERCURY OUTROARDS
MERCRUISER STERN DRIVES
PACIFIC MARINER BOATS
• FACTORY TRAINED MECHANICS
• MERCURY PARTS & ACCESSORIES
• MARINE HARDWARE & SUPPLIES
• SABRE-CRAFT BOATS
FR 6-3067
Big Lake Marine
NOW PRESENTING
RAY HOLTZ
at the Piano and Organ
Friday and Saturday 10 p.m. HI ????-Sunday 3 -7 p.m.
JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AT
YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAILS
Plans Completed for Pioneer Days
With plans for the Wasill
Pioneer Days complete, th
schedule of everts for May 2
25 and 26 promises a full week
end of fun and excitement,
Wasilla Businessmen’s Associs
tion spokesman said this weel
The kickoff will be the Cor
onation dinner on Friday, Ma
24, at 8 p.m. at Williwaw’ Lod
ge, which will honor the pion
eers of the Matanuska Vallej
A king and queen of the pion
eers will be crowned by Johi
Alcantra, aide to Gov. Egar
and also present to honor thi
long-time residents will h
Mayor Ralph Moore of Palme
and Jack Anderson, presiden
of the Greater Anchoragi
Chamber of Commerce.
A ehuckwagon breakfast vvil
be served Saturday morning
May 25, at the Wasilla Airport
with $1 buying ham, hotcakes
milk and coffee. Food for th«
breakfast has been donated b}
local merchants. The serving
hours from 8 to 10 a.m. wil
give participants an opportun
ity to see the planes beinj
readied for the air treasure
hunt, which begins at 10 a.m.
This event is expected to be
one of the highlights of the
holiday, with a $500 purse go
ing to the pilot winning the
hunt. Riddles, puzzles, and
dues will be given pilots at
?ach stop during the race, and
landicaps will be set for air
;peed to give everyone an
;qual chance. Only recognized
iirports will be used, but it
vill not be necessary to have
i radio in the plane to partici
>ate in the hunt.
The KENI camper will cover
he event, and Jim Dodson of
he KENI staff will fly in the
ace, giving a running com.
nentary of its progress.
All pilots who have access to
vheel aircraft are invited to
larticipate. The entry fee is
25, which also buys four chan
es on the Dorsett Runabout,
alued at $4,500, which w'ill be
affled off on Sunday, May 26.
Also starting at 10 a.m. on
iaturday is the two-day fish
erby, wTith headquarters at
lallea Lodge. Entry cards will
>e $1 each for either children
r adults. Prizes for each day
vill be based on the size of
he fish caught, which will be
neansured on the “Fishmeter”
t the Lodge. There will be
ioth children’s and adults’ rat
ngs.
At 11 a.m. the special excur
ion train will arrive at the
Vasilla depot, and will be met
y bus service to all areas of
ctivity at no charge. The bus
ervice will continue through
ut the day, making it possible
or excursion train passengers
o attend any of the events
they wish. Tickets for the ex
cursion train should be pur
chased well in advance at the
office of the Alaska Railroad.
The train will return to Anch
orage at 7 p.m.
The pet and kiddie costume
parade will begin at 11:30 a.m.,
with music to be supplied by
the Homesteaders’ Commun
ity band.
Also opening at 11:30 a.m.
will be the “Reno Strip” of
Wasilla (the Biggest Little City
of Alaska) at the Playland main
building, where all sorts of
games of chance will continue
all day and far into the night,
with merchandise and cash
prozes. Close by, the “Only
Chance” saloon will serve beer.
There will also be children’s
games, and the children’s
“Punch Bar" will be open all
day.
Free lunch, baked beans,
cornbread, ice cream, milk or
coffee will be served at 1 p.m.
at Playland. with everyone in
vited to be the guests of the
Wasilla Businessmen’s Associa
tion.
At 2 p.m.. Children’s Field
Day will begin at Playland,
with Coach Weatherington of
the Wasilla grammar and jun
ior high schols sponsoring the
events. Three age groups will
participate, and awards will be
given for every event, a trophy
going to the person who makes
the greatest number of points.
Free movies for children will
begin at 2 p.m. at the Wasilla
community clubhouse. The
first show will end at 5 p.m.
and the evening show will
start at 7 p.m. and run until
about 9:30 p.m.
From 3:30 to 7 p.m., there
will be a street dance with
live music, in downtown Was
illa near Teeland's Country
Store.
At 8 p.m. the Teen Dance,
with everyone between 14 i
and 18 invited, will get under!
way in the grammar school'
gym under the sponsorship of'
the Wasilla schools. There will I
be no charge.
Also at 8 p.m., a square dance !
festival with demonstration
and exhibition dances by the
Anchorage Square Dance clubs
will be presented at Williwaw
WOMEN VOTERS STATE COMMITTEE
TO MEET AT WILLIWAW SATURDAY
! The Palmer League of Wo-1
' men Voters will welcome state j
committee members of the An
; chorage and Seward units of:
the league at a meeting at Wil- i
liwaw Lodge on Saturday, May
18.
League activities will be co
ordinated in the day-long ses
sion, which will convene at
Williwaw Lodge at 10:30 a.m.
A no-host luncheon will fol
low the morning session, with
afternoon business being tak
en up at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. Richard Adams, state
committee coordinator, will
present a report on the Nation
al League of Women Voters
1963 council meeting, which she ;
attended in Washington, D.C. j
as Alaskan delegate.
The state committee will also ,
outline plans for work on the
“Know Your State" study be
ing conducted by sub-commit
tees of the three leagues.
With the establishment of a
state league in Alaska in mind,
the membership will also be
presented with ideas and plans
concerning the organization of
additional leagues in other cit
ies in the state.
i
The meeting is open to all |
members of all three leagues. I
The Seward and Anchorage
delegates will meet with the
Palmer league members at the
Matanuska Hotel in Palmer at
10:30 a.m. on Saturday and
then continue to Williwaw
Lodge.
Some people fail because they
spend too much time looking
around for sympathy.
RENT-A-TOOL
ROTO-TILLER ."$2.00
RUG SHAMPOOER & FOAM VACUUM $1.00
PAINT SPRAYER
CONCRETE MIXER .
LINOLEUM ROLLER
FLOOR SCRUBBER
CHAIN SAW_
SANDERS_
.10
1.75
1.50
.75
1.00
2.50
1.00
MANY OTHER ITEMS
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CELEBRATE
N0RWE6IAN
INDEPENDENCE DAY
“NORSK” 4th of July
Alpine Inn
SATURDAY NITE
MAY I8H1
TOM MOFFITT & HIS DAND
10 P.M. Til ??
Lodge. Everyone is invited to
watch the show and to join the
fun afterwards.
At 9 p.m. the Anchorage hot
rod clubs will sponsor a dance
at Playland for all members of
car clubs or anyone interested
in the sport.
On Sunday, May ro there
will be a boat trailer show all
day at Williwaw Lodge, also
a horseshoe pitching contest
beginning at 11:30 a.m. Old
timers are especially invited
for this event, for which there
is no admission charge and for
which prizes will be given.
Elmendon Air Force per-1
sonnel will put on an air water I
rescue at 11:30 a.m., Mike i
O’Neill will demonstrate* water;
skiing on Lake Wasilla at 1
p.m.. and members of the An-1
chorage outboard motor boat j
club will sponsor a hydroplane
boat demonstration race at 2
p.m.
At 2 p.m. tneie will be an ;
auto show in downtown Wasil
la next to the Gillow Plumbing
shop.
The drawing for the 16-foot
Dorsett Runabout with 110 HP
inboard-outboard motor will
be held at 6 p.m. at Williawaw
Lodge. The ticket holder need
not be present to win.
The S500 check to the win-;
ner of the Air Treasure Hunt1
will be presented at 0:30 p.m.
The regular train through
Wasilla on Sunday arrives at
10:40 a.m., and transportation
will be provided from the de
pot to all points of interest free
of charge. The return train to
Anchorage leaves Wasilla at 7
p.m.
BROWN’S
SANITARY CLEANERS
House Cleaning
Time
Pillows Cleaned
With New Ticking
$2.00 Each
PI 5-2520
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Savings account, checking
account, loans of all kinds,
safe deposit boxes, trav
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credit, investment counsel
... a banking connection
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PALMER, ALASKA
Open Daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday Evenings 6 to 8 p.m.
Cemetery Cleanup
Planned Saturday
The annual cleanup of the
Wasilla Cemetery will be this
Saturday, May 18, weather per
mitting, it was reported this
week. If the weather proves to
he unfavorable, it will be post
poned until the following Sat
urday, May 25.
Help is urgently needed on
the project, and anyone with
some time to donate is wel
come to join in the cleanup,
which is scheduled to start at
10 a.m. Workers may come
whenever they can, however.
Volunteers are asked to
bring their own tools, such as
rakes and shovels, also a pot
luck dish for lunch. Coffee and
hot dogs will be furnished.
Residents are urged to join ;
in this community effort to
beautify the cemetery before1
Memorial Day.
HIGH IN AGATE
Oregon. Washington and Ida
ho rank first, second and third
in US agate production.
HOMEMAKERS
NEWS
Sourdough Club
Mrs. Lillian Eckert enter
tained 13 members and two
guests of the Sourdough Club
wih a luncheon and social af
ternoon on Tuesday, May 14.
Miss Myrtle Bang led a dis
cussion on a future hat de
signing program.
The door prize was won by
Rusty Dow.
St. Michael's
Men's Club
BREAKFAST
SUNDAY, MAY 19
MOOSE HALL
SERVING STARTS 9 AM.
Public Invited
Adults $1.50—Children 75c
Lins up here
for safer
%
driving!
Let us put your wheels in proper alignment
and balance for safer driving . . . with an
added dividend in longer tire wear. We have
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YOUR CAR IS IN GOOD HANDS HERE!
KIRK’S
SALES & SERVICE
PI 5-2200 PALMER