Malanuska Bard
Publishes Book
Of Alaska Verso
Many familiar verses will be
found in Bob Klem’s first book
of laska verse, recently published.
Familiar are favorites that ap
peared in the Frontiersman, the
Forty-Ninth Star and the Mukluk
Telegraph of Kotzebue during the
past two years that Klem has
been writing verse, as he put it,
“whenever the spirit moved me.”
Long time Valley resident,
Klem came to Palmer in 1936 and
farmed for many years, leaving
the land about two years ago. At
present he is employed by' the
Evans-Jones Coal Mine.
“Writing poetry sort of de
scended on me about two years
ago,” Klem said. Now he is plan
ning a four page supplement, for
the miners at Jonesville; special
pieces for the roadhouses along
the Alaska Highway and nopes to
publish another full book in the
near future.
“The Low Bush Sourdough”
will be on sale in Palmer stores
this week. Many are planning to
send copies in their Christmas
boxes and those who do not find
copies at their favorite newstand
may obtain them from Bob.
ELKS TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A joint memorial service will
be held in the Anchorage Elks
Lodge Sunday afternoon at 1:30
p.m., it was announced this week.
Officers of Seward Elks Lodge
No. 1773, Palmer Lodge No. 1842
and Anchorage Lodge No. 1351
will participate in the ceremones
The public is invited to attend.
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CUB SCOUT NEWS
Once a year the Boy Scout
movement in Alaska appeals for
financial support. Money raised ^
is used to further and widen the
Scout program and make it avail
able to more boys each year.
The Alaska Council is compos
ed of representatives of the
churches, P-TA’s, civic clubs,
lodges, military bases and other
institutions that sponsor Scout
units. The Council provides five
professionally trained Scout Ex
ecutives, whose job it is to guide
and direct the volunteer leaders,
to train and assist them. Our Pal
mer field executive, Cliff Smith,
works out of the council office
and makes regular visits to the
Valley, as well as to other towns
in the Third Judicial District.
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ed entirely by the funds contri
buted to the annual campaigns
held in each Alaska community.
It does not receive any funds
from the Palmer Community
Chest, having withdrawn in early
1951, following several years’ ex
periences as a participating agen
cy, during which time contribu
tions from the Chest averaged less
than 30% of contributions from
other Alaskan towns of similar
size and resources. The Council
did not receive any contributions
from Palmer this past year, yet
has provided its services gladly
to the boys and people of Palmer.
One of your neighbors will call
on you for your contribution;
should you be missed, volunteer
financial aid will be welcome.
Checks may be mailed to Edward
H. Imme, chairman of the 1952
campaign or given to any of the
team members. Receipts will be
given to all who aid in Backing
Alaska’s Boys.”
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Women of the Moose will be *
guests of honor at a turkey din- 1
ner and dance to be held at 1
Moose Hall Saturday, December ^
20.
The dinner will be served by
the men of Moose Lodge No. 793
in appreciation for the work done
by the women throughout the
past year. Dancing to the Moose
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RIP “WONDERFUL”
Forty-eight tired but enthusias
ic basketball players and fans
eturned to Palmer Sunday after -
oon from their two-day trip to
lome where the Palmer High
chool basketball team competed
dth the Nome Nanooks in a two
ame series November 28 and 29.
A prevalence of mukluks
round Palmer indicate that
lany gals making the trip took
dvantage of the market and will
ave warm feet to remind them
f their pleasant trip to the north
rn city. Dog sled rides and a
arty at the Officer’s Club at
le air base added to the enjoy
ment of those making the trip.
,11 agreed they’d had a “wonder
il time.”
Prelminary games both nights
itted the 7th and 8th grade Mus
mgs against the Baby Nanooks,
allowed by the featured games,
'aimer came out on the short end
i both games, finding the Nome
foot 4 inch center a match for
loose guarding. A sprained ankle
ept Johnny Brown out of Satur
ay’s game. All reports agreed
nat Nome has a good team and
hey know where their baskets
re located.
This was the first visit made
y Palmer to Nome and the first
ime in many seasons that a guest
igh school team had played or
he Nanook’s home court.
In making the Palmer team
/elcome, officials expressed theii
nthusiasm at having a visiting
earn. Although Nome has sent
ut many teams to compete with
ther schools and in the past has
ven sent a team to tour the
Itates, Palmer made historj
/hen they met Nome High a1
lome. Officials said they hopec
hat this may be the forerunnei
f an annual event of its kinc
n tneir community.
Palmer will open the Railbel'
Conference when they meet th<
Anchorage High School team or
he Anchorage floor Saturday
)ecember 6. School Superintend
SERVICE COMMITTEES
APPOINTED BY
LEGION AUXILIARY HEAD
Mrs. Pat Weisenberger, presi
dent of the American Legio Auxi
liary recently appointed the fol
lowing service committee: Am
ericanism, Minnie Clark; Child
Weldfare—Education of Orphans,
Vera Rorrison; Civil Defense—
National Security, Florence Dun
lap; Community Service, Dorothy
Newby; Constitution and By
Laws, Izola Sims; Legislature,
Izola Sims: Junior Activities,
Dorothy Trudel; Membership
| Irene Vasanoja; Music, Eva Plum
ley; Poppy, Dana Niemann; Pub
licity-Radio-News, Ann Dem
ming; Rehabilitation, Ann Dem
ming and Health Council Repre
sentative, Minnie Clark.
Ten dollars was voted by the
Auxiliary to be donated to the
Community Chest.
In addition, a check was mailed
to the Valley Hospital Fund in
the amount of $200. This amount
was recently raised by the Auxil
iary through their “Hundred Dol
lar' Doll.”
AAAS MEMBERS TO
HEAR R. W. KNECHT
Robert W. Knecht, physicisl
with the National Bureau of Stan
dards, will be guest speaker a1
the regular AAAS Cook Inlel
Chapter meeting to be held Fri
day evening, December 5 in thf
ARA labratory building at 8 p.m
His subject will be “Radio For
casting in Alaska.” The public i:
invited to attend.
ent William Zahradnicek an
nounced there will be severa
school buses making the trip
Senior or junior high student:
wishing to make the trip mai
purchase tickets in the school of
; fice. Busses will leave Palmer a
: 3:30 and return at the end of thi
i game. A preliminary game be
, tween two Jay Vee teams wil
■ start at 7 p.m.
Former Palmer Teacher
Elected to A. E. A.
The election of W. L. Emmert,
principal of Chugiak Territorial
School, and Miss Jen Skule, El
mendorf AFB grade school to fill
the two vacancies on the Execu
tive Committee of the Alaska
Education Association was an
nounced by Mrs. Pearl E. Shock
ley, of Anchorage, president of
the association. Miss Skule has
taught one year in Palmer and
four years at Elmendorf. She has
had experience as a teacher of
radio theory to the Brazilian Air
Cadets at San Paulo, Brazil.
The executive committee will
consider and correlate legislative
proposals as prepared by repre
sentatives of the four judicial di
visions at their first meeting,
which is scheduled for the last of
this month.
“There is much interest among
j the teachers of Alaska in the
meeting of the Territorial Legis
lature.” Mrs. Shockley said, “The
Association hopes to contact every
member of this body before it
meets in 1953.”
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wholesome baked goods such as bread cookies, rolls,
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We also have a special feature every week that
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Now that all the entries in the Alaska Salmon
Institute’s essay contest have been received,
the important job of judging begins. The win
ners won’t be announced for several weeks, but
the judges report that the essays indicate that
Alaska’s boys and girls know a great deal about
the salmon industry and its importance to the
Territory.
Many students—and teachers, too—wrote
for the booklet, "Alaska’s Salmon Industry’’
to use as a source of information for writing
the essays. This colorful, information-packed
booklet tells the interesting story of Alaska’s
fishing industry. Copies of "Alaska’s Salmon
Industry” are yours for the asking. Simply
address your request to the Alaska Salmon
Institute, Box 893, Ketchikan. If you haven’t
written for your copy of "Welcome to Alaska,”
ask for this informative ,12-page booklet at
the same time.
Don’t forget to watch for the names of the
winners in the essay contest. The Alaska Sal
mon Institute will award over $1200 in prizes
to eight of the Territory’s grade and .high
school students.
Hear Sam Hayes, noted radio commentator
..... every Sunday over your favorite Alaska
station.
Alaska Salmon Institute
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