Palmer High School Wins'Kiwanis Tournament
Moose Down CINCAL, AACS to Defeat
68th AAA in Finals Here Saturday
I he Palmer High School Moose*
wound up one of the most suc
cessful year’s experienced by the
school in its basketball history
when the battling Hoopsters cap
tured the Second Annual Kiwanis
Basketball Tournament last week
end in the last games of the sea
son. Palmer High School defeated
68th AAA 74-69 in the final game
of the tourney Saturday night to
cinch the title in the tournament
sponsored here by the Palmer Ki
wanis Club. Seven teams playing
in the tournament included the
Palmer team, Wasilla, the
68th AAA 54th Troop Carrier
Squadron, CINCAL, AACS, 63rd
Signal Corps.
High winds which swept the
Valley Saturday kept many bas
ketball fans from attending the
game between the Palmer High
School and the 68th AAA which
was as thrilling as any played in
this locality during the entire sea
son. It was nip and tuck all eve
ning with Palmer leading at the
half 33-32.
Harvey Hiber led Palmer with
a score of 24 points with Ussel
man high nian for the 68th AAA
with a score of 39. Loyer scored
19 points, Klem 17, Harris 7,
Thuma 4 and Milles 3 for Palmer.
For the 68th AAA Sherrod and
Grove each scored 11 points, Mil
ler 5 and Cerami 3.
In the preliminary game of the
evening AACS took third place in
the tournament when they de
feated the 54th Troop Carrier
Squadron by a lopsided score of
81-43. At the half AACS led 52
19.
For individual scoring honors
Usselman of the 68th AAA was
high man of the tournament with
59 points. Usselman stacked up
the 59 points in only two games
of the tournament as his team,
assigned to play with the local
hotel team, won one game by de
fault. The hotel team did not
play when the Kiwanis Tourna
ment Committee did not accept
the team’s roster of players.
Hiber finished second in indi
vidual scoring in the tournament
with a total of 45 points chalked
up in the three games Palmer
played. Ike Redford was third
with a score of 42 points. Red
ford was also voted the best all
around player in the tournament.
On Friday night, the second
night of the single elimination .
tournament, Palmer High School
battled AACS in an exciting
game to win 61-58. With each
team making a terrific effort to
capture the lead the score was
tied, at the quarter 15-15. At the
half Palmer had edged ahead 34
31. At the beginning of the third
quarter AACS led 46-44 but Hiber
immediately tied the score 46- 1
46. From there on in the thrilling i
game was nip and tuck. In the i
last three minutes of the game
Palmer chalked up five points to }
cinch the victory.
Harvey led Palmer with high
score of 22 points, Klem 11, <
Thuma 9, Milles 12, Loyer and i
Eckert 2 each, and McKecknie 3. j
Ike Redford led the losers with ,
21 points and Gil Moran had 18.
In the first game Friday eve- ^
njtg the 68th AAA walloped 54th (
Troop Carrier Squadron 76-33. At
the half, the 68th led 48-16. Ussel
man scored 20 of the winner’s
39 Attend Meeting
Of Newly Formed
Valley (kiting Club
There were 39 potential mem
bers in attendance at the newly
formed Matanuska Valley Outing
Club meeting held March 7 at the
Rec hall. Russel Dow, as chair
man for the evening, opened the
meeting by announcing the club’s
name, which was chosen by the
working committee. It is hoped
to make this a year-round organ
ization with hiking trips being
planned for the summer months,
Mr. Dow said.
By-laws and constitution were
read and it was voted to hold
monthly business meetings on the
first Tuesday of each month with
an annual meeting to be held the
first Tuesday in March, annually.
Dues will be payable at that time.
Yearly membership rates were
set at $5 for adults and $2.50 for
junior membershops. The dues
will include participation in club
activities and use of any facili
ties the club can provide. Junior
memberships will be limited to
those between 10 and 18 years of
age. Although they will not carry
a voting status, one member of
the Junior group will be elected
to serve on the board of directors.
Mr. Dow announced an expect
ed ski train excursion to Curry
this week end. If the excursion is
run, the train will stop at Mata
nuska and Wasilla and may be
boarded at either stop. Anyone
interested in making the trip may
purchase tickets at the local de
pot, Mr. Dow said.
'TV* a n Clri DaIwaI
within the club was discussed by
Mr. Dow, in the interest of safe
skiing.' A Ski Patrol was closely
associated with the Army during
the war and worked in conjunc
tion with the mountain troops,
Mr. Dow explained in telling of
the proposed local group.
The scheduled election of of
ficers was postponed to March 14
when there will be a special
meeting. It is scheduled to start
promptly at 7:30, at the Rec hall
and at that.time the nominating
committee will present a slate of
officers to be elected.
points with Groves 25 points.
Fitch, with a score of 10, was high
nan for the 54th.
On Thursday night in the first
round of the tournament, the 54th
rroop Carrier Squadron defeated
iVasilla 45-23. In the second game
Palmer High School defeated
3INCAL, 47-36, and in the third
?ame, AACS defeated the 63rd
Signal Corps, 50-42.
Following the games Saturday :
light, the players were enter- :
ained by the Palmer Kiwanis :
:lub at a buffet supper. Sand- j
viches, furnished by Kiwanians, ■
ce cream and cake were served !
is refreshments at the party
vhich was attended by the teams
ompeting in the finals.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember?
»
63 Valley Residents
Acclaim Cordovan
Hospitality
The 63 Valley residents who
flew to Cordova last week end on
a basketball excursion reported
on the return here Sunday night
that the trip was “out of this
world” and with many of the
visitors stating they had “never
experienced anything before to
equal the wonderful hospitality
and good times” that had been
planned for them by the Cordo
vans. “The entire town just ex
ceeded itself in showing us a good
time” was the comment to be
heard again and again this week
by enthusiastic Palmerites in tell
ing of the trip to the southeast
ern city.
In double header basketball
games played over the week end
the Rockets, Valley women’s
team lost both games, but, the
hotel team were victorious both
Friday and Saturday. On Friday
the Rockets made a valiant ef
fort, losing to the Cordova Im
perials by one point in the final
score of 28-27. On Saturday night
the Rockets again fought hard
but were defeated by the Imp
perials 45-41.
On Friday night the hotel
team defeated the Cordova
Moose when the Palmer team
surged ahead 49-23. On Saturday
night the final score was more
evenly paced at 55-44 in favor of
Palmer. Irene Vasajona led the
Rockets with a individual score
on Friday night of 12 points and
25 on Saturday. Vivian Nichols
of the Imperials was high on the
Imperials’ team with 15 points on
Friday and 22 on Saturday.
One of the biggest sensations
provided by the Palmerites for
the Cordovans Viras the live Mat
anuska “Made” cow. The cow
dazzled the southeasteners by
talking, singing, dancing and
passing out milk to consumers in
trim, Pure-Pak cartons.
Members of the Rockets who
made the trip were Vi Stacy,
coach, Karen Bryant, Jean Smith,
Elsie Corey, Bonnie Bettini, Irene
Vasajona, Cele France, Babe
Roetman, Georgia Stewart, Bar-1
bara Hecker and Clair Stock,
manager of the team. The hotel
team players on the trip included
Dale Roetman, coach and man
ager, Jim Hermon, Verne France,
Earl Onkka, Orin Tess, Don De
Land, Mr. and Mrs. “Doc” John
son, Stan Valandra and Bob Bet
tini.
Passengers aboard the second
plane that took off from Palmer
airport at 11.30 a. m., included
Bill Hoskins, Ralph Dye, Art
Stacy, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Bell, Mrs. Clair Stock, Charles
Hodson, Ronny Mehan, “Happy”
Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Ward, John Gallivan, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Meier, Mr. and Mrs.
Matt Onkka, Carl Rasmussen,
Margaret Langhoff, Mrs. Jim
Hermon, Carol Stephen, and
John Dodge.
Passengers aboard the third
plane which left Palmer airport
at 1.30 p.m. included George
Small, Leo Lucas, Dr. and Mrs.
S. C. Litzenberger, Carl Duff,
Bruce Graham, Mrs. Allan Mick,
Vivian Goodrich, Norm France,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Onkka, “Cur
ley" Doyle, Elmer Ubert, Fanny
Wirtenen, Mrs. Broger, John Sul
livan, Mr. and Mrs. Roetman, Mr.
and Mrs. Myers.
ON VISIT HERE FROM VALDEZ
Mrs. Helen Long, Mrs. Mildred
S. Kaser and Miss Florence In
graham, all of Valdez, are visit
ing in Palmer and Anchorage for
a few days. Miss Ingraham will
be married at Anchorage to Wil
liam Vanderpool, a driver for
Alaska Freight Lines. They will
make their future home in Val
dez. Mrs. Kaser intends to ex
tend her visit to two weeks.
Last night the visitors were
dinner guests of Miss Florence
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