PHS Wallops Eagles to Tie Conference First Place
Moose Needs 8th Win
Tonight to Hold Place
In Railbelt Standing
Railbell Conference Standings
Palmer High School will meet
Fairbanks tonight in the tenth
Railbelt Conference game of the
season for the Moose with Palmer
determined to take the game.
Fairbanks is so hopelessly in the
hole that a win or loss right now
is not too important for them but
for Palmer it is one of the most
important games of the season, i
as a win or loss will determine
their standing in the conference. 1
Anchorage and Palmer were
tied for first place in the confer
ence until last night when An
chorage defeated Fairbanks 49-25,
to place Anchorage one game
ahead of Palmer.
Coach Robert Crites says that
the game coming up tonight is
“not in the bag” as Harvey Hiber
will probably not be on the line
up. Hibe-r dislocated a finger in
a practice game this week.
The loss of Pete Burr on the
team is “a definite loss,” Coach
Crites also said, as he has no one
with which to replace Burr’s
height. Burr was also dangerous
on the defense. The high school
student left the Valley this week
to return to school in the states.
The Railbelt Conference cham
pionship will be decided at Sew
ard within the next 10 days as
Anchorage is to play there to
morrow and Monday night. Pal
mer will then play Seward on
the latter’s courts the following
week end.
The Moose and Malemutes will
also play here tomorrow night
but that will only be an exhibi
tion game and not a part of the
Conference.
Last Saturday night Palmer
High School took possession of
the lead in the Railbelt Confer
ence when the team defeated An
chorage 45-32. The victory
chalked up a score of two wins
and two losses each between the
two teams. Both the Moose and
the Eagles have won one game
on their own courts and lost one
away from home.
The Palmer gym was jammed
with the crowd that watched the
Moose race to a decisive first
place in the Railbelt Conference.
Coach Bob Crites put his new
Anchorage
Palmer
Seward
F airbanks
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variation of the 1-2-2 zone defense
to work for the first time in the
game Saturday night. The result
; was that Palmer held two of An
■ chorage’s best players down to
nine points between them. Vince
Halvorson led his team with a
score of 11 points.
In the first quarter Gus Klem
and Harvey Hiber set the pace
for the Moose with a 12-7 lead.
At the end of the half Palmer had
picked up 12 more points for a
| score of 24-11. At the end of the
j third quarter .Palmer’s scoring of
112 points, put the Moose at 36-22.
, In the last stanza, Anchorage
'■made a desperate attempt to catch
| up with Palmer and the game be
jcame a pretty rough battle. Both
Jack Brown and Ray Leonard
j went out of the game on personal
■fouls.
i Klem was high man for Palmer
with 14 points and Hiber right
behind him with 13. Hiber, who
had been missing his free throws
all during the conference games,
came up Saturday night with a
new style of tossing with his
right hand only. He made good
on three of his free throws with
his new style.
The Palmer Jayvees also
downed the Anchorage second
string with a score of 29-12 in the
preliminary game of the evening
last Staurday. Ross was high man
with 12 points. Larsh scored eight
points. For the Orange and Black,
Frostad was high with four
points.
Which of the high school rivals
is the better team with the score
standing 2-2 will probably not
be decided until the Basketball
Tournament during the Fur Ren
dezvous. That tournament, which
is not included in the Railbelt
Conference, is scheduled to open
in Anchorage Friday, February 16,
to continue into the following
week.
After the Fur Rendezvous tour
nament, Palmer will play in the
second annual Kiwanis invitation
tournament. Plans for the Ki
wanis Tournament, which is held
in Palmer, are now under way
with the event scheduled early
in March, according to Kiwanis
President Hugh Johnson. There
will probably be eight teams in
the tournament, he said.
MRS. KING RETURNS
Mrs. A1 King returned to the
Valley this week after an absence
of several weeks on a visit Out
side. Mr. King operates Al’s ga
rage here in Palmer.
Cordova Teams lo
Play Rockets, Hotel
Team Here Next Week
Plans are now shaping up for
two games to be played here next
week end between the local
Rpckets and the Matanuska hotel
basketball-Seams and visiting Cor
dova teams, Clair Stock said this
week. Mr. Stock is manager of j
the Rockets, girls’ team here. The
games are scheduled for February :
9 and 10.
The arrival of the Cordova j
men’s and women’s teams is the !
first out of town teams to visit i
Palmer this season. In addition j
to the games, entertainment and a
reception will also be provided
for the visitors. Mr. Stock said.
On Monday of this week the
Rockets played the Wasilla girls’
team, with Palmer defeating the (
visitors 43-15.
Mr. Stock said that plans were
now definite for the Rockets’
visit to Valdez when they will
play the women’s team there on
February 16 and 17. Plans for
meeting Seward and Fairbanks
are still not complete, the man
ager added. 1
Commissioner of
Agriculture Explains
Seed Regulations
In accordance with seed regula
tions of the Territory of Alaska,
all field and vegetable seeds of
fered for sale must first be tested
for germination and purity, Terri
torial Commissioner of Agricul
ture Clyde G. Sherman announced
this week. An official sample to
be submitted shall be one chosen
at random from the lot. For such
seeds as legumes and grasses, a j
! sample of at least two ounces;
and for cereals, two pounds must i
: be submitted. Samples should be j
mailed to the Alaska Department j
of Agriculture, Box 1101, Fair-j
banks, the commissioner said.
Copies of the Quarantine Rules
and Seed Regulations for the
Territory of Alaska will be mailed
j free of charge upon request. The
Commissioner especially urged
all farmers and seed dealers who
contemplate marketing seeds to
have them officially tested. Fail
ure' to comply with this Act car- i
ries a severe penalty for which a •
dealer or farmer would be liable.;
Full cooperation is necessary for :
the mutual protection of both'
seed dealer and the grower, the
commissioner explained.
Matanuska Valley Farmer’s Co-Operating
Association
Winter Milk Price 40c qt.
Free Milk Delivery Service in Palmer
Visitors Welcome at Plant from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Pure-Pok Container* ore guaranteed by
Good Housekeeping . . . commended
by Parents' Magazine.
BURLESONS MOVE
FROM ANCHORAGE
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burleson \
have been busy this week moving
from Anchorage to Palmer. The
couple have leased the Paul
Cronin home and plan to reside
here indefinitely. Mr. Burleson is
head of the Burleson transporta
tion company.
The Cronins will make their !
home at Pullman, Wn., where Mr. !
Cronin will attend the state uni- !
versitv. Mrs. Cronin, employed
here at Koslosky’s, will join her
husband within the next two
months. He left here Jan. 25 and, !
according to a wire received by
Mrs. Cronin yesterday, had ar- |
rived at Edmonton that morning. !
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SQUARE DANCERS
TO MEET TONIGHT
The Square Dance club will
| meet tonight for its regular eve
| ning of old-fashioned dancing, it
I was announced this week. The
| square dancers will gather at
i Carpenter’s hall at 8 p.m. with
; Mrs. Arlene Day acting as hostess,
i Music and calling are recordings.
| Everyone interested is cordially
| invited to attend, according to the
i announcement. The club meets
i regularly the first and third Fri
! days of each month.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
l Modern Miracle On The Farm
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Since electricity has ^
taken up farming it
seems it's never stopped ^
finding new and better ^
ways of doing things. It
pumps the farmer's J
water, milks his cows,
cooks his meals, and
does everything
and more efficiently
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than the farmer could
do it himself.
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc.
YOUR REA ELECTRIC CO-OP IN PALMER
‘Serving the Valley Since 1942
Palmer, Alaska
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1951 income tax. Pay by check so you will have
an accurate record of all deductions.
Remember, every item of expense you overlook is
simply money out of your pocket. Perhaps it
might be a good idea to open a checking account
with us in the morning. ,
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