Oregon's geographical center
is 25 miles east of south of
Prineville, Crook County.
On July 10, 1903, Ford Motor
Company’s bank account drop
ped to $223.65. Five days later,
Henry Ford sold the company’s
first car for $850.
NOTICE
MEA Members
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, March 25 8 P.M.
Members Welcome
Houston-Willow News
By Kelly Palmquist
The Willow Junior Dog
party at the Houston Inn on
Mushers are giving a "Twist”
party at the Houston Inn on
March 23. Beginning at 8 p.m.
and lasting until midnight, this
dance is being given for teen
agers and their parents. Free
refreshments will be served.
The admission fee is 50c stag.
75c drag. Don't forget—this
coming Saturday night.
Kelley Vroman has returned
home from the Valley Hospital,
following surgery.
Mrs. Rose Moss has decided
to name her new baby girl Kel
ly Ann.
Jim Duley and his daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Skelf, spent several
Jays on Jim’s homestead. The
Duley family would he living
on its homestead were it not
for Kitty Duley’s illness, he
said.
The Homesteaders Commun
ity Club held its March meet
ing at Nat Vroman's home on
the 13th of this month. The
club decided to participate in
the Wasilla Pioneer Days on
May 24, 25, and 26 by operating
the Bingo games.
The April 16 meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Bell Bat
chelor. Everyone in the area
is invited to come.
• • •
We hear that Mrs. Barbara
Glaser has the cast off her arm
now, and that x-rays show
progress.
EDITOR TO SPEAK
HERE SATURDAY
Cecil Howley of Purley, Sur
rey County, England, will
speak at the Valley Christian
Home for Children on Satur
day, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. His
topic will be “The Christian
and His Bible.” Mr. Howley is
editor of “The Witness,” a reli
gious publication.
Now on a four-month Bible
teaching tour of the United
States and Canada, he traveled
from Europe via Copenhagen,
Denmark, and Anchorage, in
order to give some time to local
churches in Alaska. A former
visitor to America, he is here
again by invitation to teach in
local churches from Fairbanks,
Alaska, to Durham, North Car
olina, and Montreal, Quebec.
Howley. who has been editor
of “The Witness” since 1955,
has also written for a number
of other religious publications.
BOWLING NEWS
Palmer’s “600” Club is slow
ly growing. Leora Bechtol
bowled 603 pins in the Pinbust
ers League to join Mary Edmis
ton and Naomi Huston in this
newly formed club.
Pat Lawton has finally re
ceived her triplicate patch
earned last year at the state
tournament. She intends to
wear it to this year’s tourna
ment in Juneau.
The HANDICAP TRIO keeps
changing the order of their
top teams. This week Team No.
2 and No. 3 are tied for first
place. Team No. 3 came up
with a 557 game and 1607 series
to take the honors this week.
Pearl Trowbridge rolled a 194
game and 538 series, and Millie
Marple a 192 game and 529 ser
ies. Nice bowling.
The Matanuska Valley Bank
quartet is still in the lead in
the PINPOPPERS. Last week
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tjusn i^anes too*. uie uuuujs
with 786 pins for high game and
2197 for their series. Naomi
Huston rolled a 592 series and
Irene Vasanoja had a 223 game.
Art Stenberg earned 585 pins
for his series, and Cliff Mar
cus rolled a 222 game.
Whitfield’s Trucking is still
leading the PINBUSTERS.
They had a 2188 series this last
week. Pioneer Texaco came up
with the high game of 749 pins.
Marcina Carlson and Jim Fogg
each rolled a 214 game. Ira
Bouska and Maggie McCartney
tied high series with 569 pins,
and Ron Martsolf bowled a 556
series.
Tropical Gardens moved up
to second place in the HOUSE
WIVES LEAGUE. The Fron
tiersman still holds the lead fcv
a good margin. Some nice
games were bowled this week.
Mary Edmiston had a 212.
Gladys Swift a 209. and Shirley
Koslosky a 204. Mary was high
with her series of 557. The
Frontiersman team rolled the
high game with 844 pins, and
Williwaw bowled the high ser
ies with 2400 pins.
Mary Edmiston really bowl
ed the pins over, earning an
807 series in the SCRATCH
TRIO. This is for four games.
Bess’s Beauty Bar have quite
a nice margin towards winning
this league. Irene Vasanoia
rolled a pretty 213 game. Al
pine Inn came up with the
high team game with 529 pins,
and Bess’s rolled the high ser
ies of 1892.
The KING PINS are tied
twice. D & A Grocery and Ru
dy’s Maintenance are in the
lead, with Goodrich Machinery
and MONY tied right behind
them. Dot Newby did some nice
bowling with a 217 game and
612 series. Cliff Marcus earn
ed a 219 game and 573 series.
Rudy’s Maintenance had the
high team game with 786 pins,
and series with 2216 total pins.
The Four Aces still have a
narrow lead over the Glass Bar
in the KNIK BREEZES. Ale
thea Scheibl of Beal’s Packer’s
team picked up the 4-10 split
last week. Sharon Harp really
went to town and bowled a 232
game. Dot Jefferson had a nice
563 series. Mac’s Plumbing had
high team game with 896 pins,
and the Glass Bar rolled a 2518
series.
Pollock To Speak
At League Dinner
Howard Pollock, former state
senator, will speak at the din
ner meeting of the Palmer
League of Women Voters on
Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at
the Elks hall.
The public is invited to the
dinner, at which prawns will
be served at $3 per plate. Res
ervations may be made by call
ing Mrs. Noel Woods at
PI 5-3078 before noon, March
25.
Pollock’s topic will be “The
U. S.’s Stake in the Common
Market.” a subject he has dis
cussed publicly twice in the
past six months. Background
material was obtained first
hand. since in 1959 and 1960 he
received a Sloan fellowship to
study economics at Massachus
etts Institute of Technology and
as part of his course was sent
to Europe to confer with Com
mon Market officials.
While at MIT, he earned his
master’s degree in Industrial
Management.
Mr. Pollock, who came to Al
aska in 1948, attended law
school from 1952 to 1955, re
turning to his senatorial post in
Juneau for legislative sessions.
The former senator is a mem
ber of the Alaska World Af
fairs Council.
Ml. McKinley
Legion To Meet
Mt. McKinley Legion No. 51,
Legion of the Moose, will hold
a meeting and enrollment at
the Palmer Moose Lodge on
March 23 at 7:30 p.m., which
Anchorage and Palmer Legion
aires and candidates are re
quested to attend.
Following the meeting, there
will be a dance and Mexican
tortillas and beans will be
served. All Legionaires, Moose
members, and wives are invit
ed.
This will be the last local
meeting until May, as the Fair
banks Moose Lodge will play
host to Mt. McKinley Legion
No. 51 and the Alaska Moose
Association on April 27 and 28.
Any Moose member wishing to
go to the Fairbanks meeting
can contact the steward at
either Anchorage or Palmer
lodge to make plane reserva
tions on the chartered flight.