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NORTHLAND PIONEER GRANGE SETS
DATE FOR 1951 FLOWER SHOW
The 1951 Flower Show, spon
sored bv Northland Pioneer
Grange No. 1. will be held Sun
day. August 12, at the Fait build
ing. Maud Hosier, publicity chair
man. announced this week.
Attractive mimeographed pro
grams have been piepared for
distribution, listing seven flower
plant and arrangement classes;
show committees, rules and reg
ulations.
Committees are as follows;
Flower show chairman. Mrs. Em
ma King; entries, Mrs. Karla
Duff. Mrs. Jean Kvger, Mrs. Es
ther Kirsch and Mrs. Nora Bentti.
Publicity. Maud Hosier; stag
ing, Mrs. Madge Hoskins, Mrs.
Lillian Eckert, Mrs. Lila New
ville and Mrs. Viola Thuma:
schedules, Mrs. Margaret Snod
grass and Mrs. Harriet Bell.
Mrs. Nina Stock and Mrs. Es
ther Brock are in charge of ticket
sales.
Judging will be done by mem
bers of the Anchorage Garden
club with prizes and ribbons for
the winners.
Anyone wishing to make an en
try is asked to contact any mem
ber of that committee.
“We fully expect the flower
show to be an even greater suc
cess than previous ones”, one
member said. Many beautiful en
tries are planned.
The big brown bear skin that
was brought back from Kodiak,
Tuesday, by Bob Burkholder,
Fish and Wildlife agent, has been
much admired by local connois
seurs.
Two Men Fined in
Commissioner s Court
For Dranken Driving
Two men drew heavy fines in
Commissioner's Court this past
I week on charges of driving while
under the influence of liquor.
David Warner, 30, pleaded guil
ty to the charge when brought
before U. S. Commissioner Doro
thy Saxton. Saturday, June 30.
He was fined $200, was given a
90-dav suspended sentence, and |
had his driver’s license suspended
for 60 days.
Donald Wayne Richardson, An
chorage, also pleaded guilty to
the charge when arraigned before
the Commissioner Monday, Ju>y
2. He was fined $150 and his driv
er's license was revoked for 90
days.
GEORGE WHETSTONE IN
FAIRBANKS THIS WEEK
Dr. George W. Whetstone, dis-1
trict chemist in charge of quality
of water activities in Alaska, left
Monday for Eielson Air Force
Base in Fairbanks
There he was to talk with Ma
jor Neff, air installations officer,
about the quality of water prob
lems at the several stations in the
Fairbanks area.
The Matanuska Valley Sports
man’s meeting usually held on
the first Wednesday will take
place next Wednesday evening.
July 11.
WASILLA
PERSONALS
Among those* in Wasilla from
Cantwell owr the Fourth of Ju'y
holiday w*re Mr and Mrs, Bud
Brov.n. Ray Otto. Jim Kennedy
and Jerry Cottle
Visitors from Whittier on the
holiday were Ray Bergman and
Vaughan Wilson
Mr and Mrs Ernest Line and
two daughters. Maiv Denise and
Amy Moreen, reached Wasilla
this week after driving over the
Alaska highway. Mr Line was a
former teacher in the Wasilla
high school and is returning to be
superintendent.
A very pleasant day was en
joyed by approximately 200 peo
ple at the Wasilla ball park on
the Fourth of July. Races for the
youngsters were run and cash!
prizes were given. The after
noon’s entertainment closed with
a softball game between the "Old I
Men” and the boy*, at which the ]
Old Men were defeated by a score'
of 13 to 7. Free ice cream was
given to all who attended, cour
tesy of the V.F.W. and the Wa
silla business people.
Vacation Bible School will be
gin on July 10 from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. at the Wasilla Church of
Christ. Games, handwork, Bible
stories and songs will entertain
the group attending. Bible school
will close on July 10.
Tom Day left yesterday for Big
Delta and Fairbanks where he
will wind up soil mapping activi
ties by the Soil Conservation Ser
vice in that area. He will be back
next week.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
TUESDAY. JULY 10.
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Cub Pack 354 Scales
Lazy's Topmost Peak
In Oiling Saturday
Eighteen members of Cub Park
354 hiked all the way to the top
of Lazy Mountain Saturday, ac
cording to Cub Master James
Kindler They started the climb
at 10 a.m and returned at 6 p *n
Everybody got to the top :n
good shape, including aduits-in
charge, Kindler and Dr. Curtis
Dearborn. A little added effort
was necessary to push Cubs Johns
Kopperud and McHuron up to
the top. it was reported, but some
of the Cubs felt good enough to
tackle nearby Byers peak. This
project was postponed until an
other time.
It was a worthwhile trip, every
one agreed; some found Cub
muscles they never knew they
had.
Interesting information about
plant life encountered on the hike
was furnished by Dr. Dearborn,
horticulturist for the Alaska Ag
ricultural Experiment Station.
DEE-JAY'S CONTINUE
ALTERATIONS SERVICE
Dee-Jay's, the tailoring busi
ness operated in Palmer for the
past three and a half years, is not
going out of business in spite jf
the “closing out” signs appearing
in their window's for the past
week.
Joe Hudock explained this
week that he and his partner,
Dave Algarin will continue their
business on a reduced scale. Al-1
though Hudock and Algarin have [
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CUB SCOUT NEWS >
Cub Scout* of Den 3 held an
outdooi m«*t me at the home of
their Don Mothei. Mr*. Hebert
John* June 29
Hand craft projects during the
month included tie racks for Cub
dads on Father’s Day.
Den 3 also attended the hike to
Lazy Mountain.
other employment, they will con
tinue by appointment their alter
ations services.
Such reduced services neeessi
tates a reduction in overheat,
costs, so the lease on their pres
ent quarters was not renewed
The shop will remain there, how
ever, until the building is lease !
or until the partners locate an
other suitable establishment. No
tice will be given v-hen they
move.
Ifick Gooschin
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Box 131. Anchorage
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