VALLEY BEAR COURTS HEADLINES
AT DEMMING GARBAGE PAIL
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thing that publicity-conscious
Alaskan bears won’t do to get in
the limelight these days, even il
the stunts hasten the living-room
rug days that await most bears.
If enough public attention comes
his way, the bear seems to feel
that last-minute blaze of glory
makes it all worth while.
Latest bear in the Valley to
woo and win death on a doorstep
was the sizeable black fellow
that strolled into the Richard
Demming yard late one evening
last week. The Demmings’ equal
ly publicity-conscious pup, Whis
key, got excited about the intru
sion and awakened the sleeping
household.
A house guest billeted on the
Demming’s living room daveno
got first glimpse of the bear and
called loudly for Mr. Demming,
with gun. Mrs. Demming peered
out the living room window to
sight the bear nosing her garbage
can. She switched on the over
head outdoor light at the porch
entrywav, which didn’t discour
age the bear a bit. He stared af
her over one shoulder, sneered,
and returned to his garbage can.
Mr. Demming tiptoed to the
doorway, took very, very careful
aim and bagged a bear rug for
his new living room floor. He
was extra cautious because the
gun was loaded with one lonely
bullet, and he didn’t feel he’d
have time to hunt a refill.
PALMER-WASILLA
BASEBALL JUNIORS
PLAY EACH WEEK
Junior baseball players, who
are learning the game through
the sponsorship of the Loyal Or
der of Moose, have progressed so
rapidly under the tutelage of
Martin Sherman that they’re
playing weekly inter-city games
with Wasilla, Mr. Sherman an
nounced this week. Games are
scheduled at six p.m. on each
Wednesday that it doesn’t rain.
They are played on the Palmer
field.
The local team and the Wasilla
nine, which is coached by Pat
Carter, had split the wins, in
games played, up to this week.
Wasilla is way ahead though, in
number and enthusiasm of team
supporters, Mr. Sherman said.
The Palmer lads would welcome
mere home-town fans at the
games.
Also, the squad would welcome
further assistance from boys un
der 15 years of age. If there are
any, who haven’t turned out, who
own some baseball equipment,
those boys really would be wel
come.
The team is practicing on Mon
day evenings now% and playing
its scheduled games on Wednes
day.
Horseshoe Tournament
Planned by Engineers
At Fort Richardson
Plans for a hoi'seshoe tourna
ment, sponsored by the Alaska
District Corps of Engineers of i
Port Richardson, w'ere announced |
this wreek by Walter V. Tyler, '
chairman of the tournament com- i
mittee. Mr. Tyler wrote some de- j
tails of tournament plans to the
Valley Frontiersman this wreek, j
but he didn’t mention where or [
when the tournament would be :
held.
However, he did say that there |
would be competition in both!
open doubles and singles matches.
There will be titles and prizes
awarded to tournament winners.
Anyone interested in learning
more of the plans is asked to
write Mr. Tyler, in care of the
District Engineer at Anchorage,
or to call him at Engineers 201.
Hopeful Angler Now
Musi Enter Derby
Sefore He Hooks Fish
A change in rules in the fish
derby, now in progress under
rhe sponsorship of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce, was an
nounced here yesterday, John
Reed of Grasser’s Hardware said.
‘'Grasser’s Hardware is the Val
w’s weighing station for Derby
fish.)
Hereafter all potential candi
dates for hooking a prize-winning
fish must register before they
catch their fish. An entrant’s
Derby ticket must be dated at
least 24 hours earlier than the
| time recorded on the weigh-in
| ticket of his catch.
Mr. Reed said only two fish had
been weighed in at his store since
the Derby opened. A third man
has entered the contest, but has
not caught his fish yet.
The Derby will continue until
j mid-August.
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Square Dance Party is
Planned by Moose Lodge
There is to be a square dance
party at the Moose Hut tomorrow
evening, Moose governor Donald
Ingalls announced today. The
party, which will begin at nine
p.m., is for all Moost lodge mem
bers and their guests.
There also will be other danc
ing entertainment during the eve
ning, Mr. Ingalls said. Refresh
ments will be served.
The lodge has been sponsoring j
informal Saturday night dances
all summer long, for members
and guests, except when a com
munity activity conflicts.
Wednesday Is Meeting
Of Malanuska Valley Sportsmen
The next regular meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen is
scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2,
president Bill Smith reminded
club members today. The meet
ing is called to order at -eight
o'clock in the rifle range beneath
the Rec Hall.
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS!
Charter The Alaska Railroad Sportsman
or Woodsman Sleeping Cars
These modern sleeping
units are now available
for parties of 15 people
and can be left at any
convenient siding along
the railbelt. Here is a
chance for you and your
friends to see some real
Alaskan country or go
fishing and hiking. Just
bring your own blankets
and food—heat, water and
dishes are provided for
only SI.67 a night over
regular railroad fares.
Here Are the Economical Rates for Parties
from Anchorage:
Willow ..
Montana
Taikeetna
Canyon .
Chulitna .
.$ 8.28
. 10.41
. 12.02
. 15.87
. 16.33
Fishing Spots
Big & Little Willow Creeks,
Montana & Goose Creeks,
Taikeetna River, Clear &
Fish Creeks, Indian River,
Miami Lake.
Make Your Reservations Today
CALL ARCO 491
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
— Your McKinley Park Route —
Battle for Health
Is Won, but Fight
Proves Costly
A three-year struggle against
illness is a costly as well as ex
hausting battle/ Yet that’s the
length of time Joe Puhl of Pal
mer has been fighting his battle.
For almost a year of the three,
he was encased in a cast and bed
ridden.
Today Mr. Puhl, who was an
' original colonist, is winning his
fight. He’s steadily improving
and he will be well again. But
it still will be a long, long time
j before he can do a day’s work
again.
To help their fellow union
j member bridge that gap in time,
I members of the Valley locale of
| the Carpenter’s Union are plan
ning a dance for the evening of
Aug. 5. That dance, for which
fellow' unionist Charles Schaefer’s
! orchestra will play, is to begin
, in the Gymnasium at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets for the affair already
are on sale. They've been placed
in the hands of fellow carpenters
! and in the hands of fellow colo
! nists.
There’s no price marked on the
ticket. Any contribution that a
dance-goer washes to make will
be used to swell the fund the
carpenters are building for Mr.
Puhl. They ask that everyone
help by buying a ticket, even if
they have no intention of going
to the dance.
Committee members who are
taking care of ticket sales and
pre-dance publicity, and wrho will
supply a ticket to anyone who
washes to purchase it, include
Grant France, Henry Hanson and
Ray Lancaster. Or if anyone
would like to sell a book of tick
ets, Mr. Lancaster can issue it.
USGS Gels New Chemist
Jim Kindler, a chemist, was
added to the local staff of the
U. S. Geological Survey this
wreek. Mr. Kindler comes to Pal
mer from Albany, Ore. He ex
pects his family to join him here
next week.
Mrs. Johnson Has Operation
Mrs. Hugh Johnson underwent
surgery at the Valley Hospital
this w^eek. She is now making a
good recovery, according to her
attending physician, Dr. C. C.
Bailey.
Shifting our responsibility can
make democracy lose balance.
Tip to motorists: Be your own
that will hold the world together.
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WHERE WERE THE CLOWNS? ... The faces of Princess Beatrix
(left) and Princess Irene, daughters of Queen Juliana and Prince
Bernhardt of the Netherlands, were sober as they viewed t!w Mills
circus in the royal box at London’s Olympia. They were flown from
the Netherlands, in a plane piloted by their father, especially to see tb#
circus.
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Palmer, Alaska
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CARS for SALE
Now on Display
CHEVROLET'S NEW 1950 TRUCK
2-ton Stake
'47 GMC V2-TON PANEL
$875
FORD %-Ton Pickup
$475
'41 BUICK
$525
'46 WILLYS JEEP
$600
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