Street Auction
Is This Saturday
Matanuska Valiev Lions and
members of MVCCA will join
forces on Saturday. May 18, in
sponsoring a street auction to
he held in downtown Falmer
at 1:30 p.m. at the intersection
of Wasilla and Valley streets.
Capt. Jim Rutt. talented
auctioneer from Elmendorf,
AFB will offer numerous use
ful and unusual items to the
highest bidder. The auction
eer's block will be located just
er utside the former Lookwell
■ »arber shop.
Mrs. Ralph Kosloskv is chair
tr.an of the committee to pro
cure items for the auction, and
"Mrs. Lowell Simpson is overall
chairman.
Proceeds from the aution
will go to support the local
speech and hearing clinic.
News From —
Sutton • Eska - Alpine
By Sally Norris
Bingo was hold at the Sut
ton community hall on May 10.
Andrew Smulick's name was
called for the door prize, bid
he wasn't present. Eino Kuop
pola won the 25 cent game.
. * *
Hugh Matheson of Jones
viile, who is in the States, vis-,
ited the National Coal Show in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania last j
week. This week Hugh is go
ing to visit a number of large
mines in the East. He is ex
pected to return home next
week.
* * *
There will be a turkey shoot
at the Sutton Civic Club on
Sunday. May 10, at 1 p.m. The
profits from the turkey shoot
will go to the Palmer Ambul
ance Drive. Sandwiches will be
served ar.d Alaska’s favorite
game will be played. Everyone
is welcome to the shoot.
Mrs. Pat Boyle of Sutton
and Mrs. Bernie Kuoppola of
Palmer spent May 10 visiting
Mrs. Allen Richey of Anchor
age.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy DuPont
and family of Anchorage visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Du j
Pont's parents. Mr. and Mrs. |
Harvey Myers of Sutton.
On May 4, Mrs. Cole McFar- j
'.and and son of Anchorage j
and Mrs. McFarland's mother.
Mrs. Hacket of Seattle, visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Matheson and family.
♦ * *
Birthday Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Ailie Bersaw
of Sutton on May 6. Mrs. Ri
vera Hiber won high prize,
Mrs. Edna Johnson won low
prize, and Mrs. Sophie Smu
lick and Mrs. Barbara Fisher
won pinochle prizes.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson
and family of Sutton visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Le
Rov Johnson and family of
Anchorage on Sunday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Bersaw
of Sutton visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lohr and
family of Anchorage on Sun
day.
* * *
We wish to extend many
thanks to the Palmer Fire De
partment for helping out at
the file at the Sutton Service
Station on May 9.
State Deeds -
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a special election to vote on a
general obligation bond issue,
for construction of the sewers,
in an effort to schedule t h e
election as soon as possible.
• * *
A motion to approve the
planning commission plat of
the Matanuska Maid subdivi
sion was approved, and a sec
ond reading of the abatement
of nuisances ordinance was
heard.
A first reading of the fire
prevention code, designed to
abate conditions hazardous to
life and property within t h e
city of Palmer, was heard.
An amendment to the zoning
ordinance to rezone an area
in the Smith subdivision from
a designation as a park to low
density residential, and a strip
along the fair grounds from
park to industrial was approv
ed.
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Strange Things
By HEINIE SNIDER
From Webster’s dictionary
we hear that justice is recti
tude, or the quality of being
just or impartial in dealing
with others. But other coun
tries have different laws and
are therefore not in line with
what we would call “rectitude"
in dealing with others.
I believe that all it really
means is the Golden Rule—
"Do unto others as you want
them to do unto you."
To the north of Nome during
the gold rush days, came some
of the worst criminals of the
world—tin horn gamblers, con
fidence men, pimps and the
like.
There were very few famil
ies with children, and women
in those days were indeed a
great fortune to have.
It was not unusual that some
; human wolf would by some
means purloin the wife from
her husband and break up a
home.
Such a coyote was shot and
killed by a man who, with his
family, was one of the very
first settlers in our valley.
Both of the old folks are no
longer with us. Their sons and
daughters are first class cit
izens, now living Outside, who
never had any trouble with the
Law of the Land. For obvious
reasons we shall not mention
the names of this wonderful
family, but some of the old
timers remember Tom as a
hard-working farmer who
built his own home, and clear
ed the land long before the col
onists came.
I was told that Tom came
from the cattle country, when
the West was called “the Wild
West.” Scars on his body show
ed that he had been in scraps
with Indians and bad men. He
also had a reputation for be
ing fast on the draw.
Some of his friends who
were in Nome at the time men
tioned earlier informed me that
Tom had in no uncertain words
EVENTS PLANNED
FOR COLONY DAYS
NORSE SHOW HERE
j The Anchorage - to - Palmer
| endurance ride, a queen con
! test, racing, jumping, pole
bending, and barrel racing are
some of the events planned for
the Horse Show during Colony
: Days in Palmer. May 25-26.
Horsemen will begin their
! schedule of events with the
j endurance ride, which will be
j gin at 3 a.m. at the Hillside
i Apartments. 15th and H St., in
i Anchorage. The finish line will
be the stop light on Palmer’s
main street. A perpetual tro
phy will be awarded to the
winning horsemen by the Ma
tanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce.
The arrival in Palmer is
planned to coincide with the
Colony Days parade. The
queen contest, to be held be
tween 2 and 3 p.m., will be
open to all girl riders between
the ages of 13 and 20, inclusive.
The winner, “Miss Colony
Day,” will be awarded a trophy
and a pair of gold nugget
horseshoe-shaped earrings, the
gift of Thrifty Variety Store.
Horse racing and jumping
will complete the Saturday
afternoon activities, with a din
ner and square dance for all
horsemen and their families
planned for the evening. Time
and place w’ill be announced at
a later date.
Sunday's events include an
egg-and-spoon race, musical
barrels, a wagon race, a trail
ride, pole bending, key hole
racing, and barrel racing.
The entry fee will be $1 per
event per person. The deadline
for payment of fees will be 11
a.m. Saturday for Saturday
events, after which time $5 per
event will be charged. The
deadline for Sunday events
will be 10 a.m., after which
the $5 fee will be levied. The
entry fee will be forefeited if
the horse is not shown in the
event in which it is entered.
MOORE THANKS
THOSE WHO HELPED
Ralph Moore, mayor of Pal
mer, today anounced that he
wishes to thank the many per
sons who donated equipment
and labor for construction of
the sports car race course for
the Colony Days races.
Young drivers in 1962 had
the worst record of any age
group in the United States. Men
and women under age 25 repre
sent only about 15 per cent of
the nation’s licensed drivers
yet they were involved in near
ly 29 per cent of all fatal acci
dents and in more th§m 27 per
cent of all non-fatal accidents.
told the interloper to stay away
from his home. This never
came out at the trial, because
of reasons which will be told
in the latter part of this story.
We do know' for certain that
the visitor who had been told
twice to keep away was shot
and killed while trying to enter
the house, thinking Tom was
not at home. Of course Tom
w'as arrested, but let out on
bail.
The attorney for the defense
had asked for a jury trial. Dur
ing the court proceedings, the
prosecuting lawyer asked the
accused, “What is your name?”
“My name is Tom."
“Mr. Tom . . . where were
you before you came to
Nome?”
“I was in Walla Walla.”
“Mr Tom, what were you
doing in Walla Walla?”
“I was in the penitentiary."
“Why were you in the pen
itentiary?”
Said Tom, “For killing a shy
ster lawyer like you are, you
so-and-so!”
Whereupon the prosecutor
turned to the judge: “No more
questions, your honor.”
The attorney made a short
plea, and the prosecutor made
one even shorter. The jury fil
ed out and were back in half
an hour, with the verdict:
“NOT GUILTY!”
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