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By Joanne Hanson
fern\,PaI>er assignment on
Christian World Missions was the
initial factor that led the Rev
Brian Cleworth and his wife
Irene, from Princeton to Palmer
' * ^aska 38 his topic
and helped him with research on
the paper because I had wanted
t0 v ™ere J;veT sinc« I was
a child , Mrs. Cleworth said The
couple were at the time enrolled
in Princeton Seminary. Mr. Cle
worth was completing a three
year pastorate in Stockton, N. J
Mrs. Cleworth had earned a de
gree in Religious Education with
extra credits in sociology and
music.
^ Prior to this, Mr. Cleworth had
attended high school in his home
Mln.nea**>lis and Macal
est College in St. Paul. It was
during the war years when he
served as a gunner in the Air
Force that Mr. Cleworth decided
upon his life’s work. He is the
only member of his farrdlly to fol
low this calling.
His start, however, was delay
ed by a nine-month stay at Stal
es Luft 3, a German prison camp
near the city of Stettin. Condi
tions here were far from good, he
reported. Red Cross parcels did
most to make life a little more
tolerable.
netuming nome, the minister'
met his wife during his first year
on the college campus. They
were married in 1946 and have
two sons, Kit, 6. and Jerry, 4,
Coming to Palmer in 1952, Rev.
Cleworth has served for the past
four years as pastor of the Unit
ed Protestant Church, holding
three services weekly. He finds
his work most satisfying and it
affords “many avenues of help
ing others”. Mrs. Cleworth agrees
with her husband that it is most
satisfying and interesting work.
They have only one complaint.
“I wish people wouldn’t peg us
as being different than ordinary
people,” Mr. Cleworth said, grin
ning boyishly. “Ministers are no
more shocked at the seamy side
of life than anyone else. We want
to be treated as human beings.”
Both the pastor and his wife
are active in community affairs,
Mr. Cleworth is a member of the
Kiwanis, past president and mem
ber of the Ministerial Association
in Palmer, vice-president of King
Lake Camp Board, board member
and chaplain of the Valley Pres-,
b.vterian Hospital, and a member
of the Airmens Association. Fly
ing is his favorite hobby.
Mrs. Cleworth’s interest centers
around the young people’s group
in the church, which she heads.
Wtih a membership of about 25,
they npend time in religious and
recreational activities such as
camping and swimming.
The pastor has had a hand in
the making of many new families
in Palmer. During the past four
years he has performed 43 wed
ding ceremonies and 80 baptisms.
He has invoked both sanctions
for about eight of the couples.
Rev. Cleworth received an ap
pointment as assistant secretary
on the Board of Alaskan Missions
of the Presbytery of the United
States of America. He will super
vise all missions in Alaska, and
will be stationed in Juneau.
The family left May 1 for a
three-month vacation in the
States. They spent a few days in
Minneapolis, then on to New Jer
sey for the rest of their time.
They will return to Juneau in
August.
The people of Palmer are al
Farmers Eligible
For Federal
Gas Tax Refunds
Farmers will be able to ob
tain a refund of the Federal ex
cise tax on gasoline which is
used on a farm for farming pur
poses under the law approved
by (President Eisenhower April
2. The present Federal tax rate
is two cents on a gallon. Com
missioner of Internal Revenue
Russell C. Harrington announc
ed that under the new law the
first refund payments will be
made after June 30 with respect
to gasoline purchased and used
during the first six months of
1956. Thereafter, refunds will be
made for a one-year period from
July 1' to June 30.
To get his refund, a farmer
will have to file his claim after
June 30 and before October 1.
Forms will be available sifter
June 1 at Internal Revenue offi
ces, county agricultural agents,
and many banks and post offices.
In general, the new law pro
vides that gasoline shall be
treated as used for farming pur
poses if it is used: (1) By the far
mer or any other person in con
nection with cultivating the soil,
or raising or harvesting any
agricultural or horticultural
commodity, including the raising
of livestock, poultry, etc., on the
farmer’s own farm.
(2) By the farmer in the oper
ation, management, conservation,
improvement, or maintenance of
his farm or its tools or equip
ment.
(3) By the farmer in handling,
drying, packing, grading, or stor
ing any agricultural or horticul
tural commodity in its unmanu
factured state, but only if the
farmer produced more than one
half of the commodity which
he so treated during the period
for which tl>e claim is filed.
(4) By the farmer in connec
tion with the planting, cultivat
ing casing for, or cutting of
trees, or the preparation (other
than sawing info lumber, chip
ping (or other milling) of trees
for market, but only if the plant
ing, etc., is incidental to his
farming operations.
No refunds of tax are allowed
on gasoline used off the farm,
such as used on public roads or
highways in transporting family
members or workmen, equip
ment, livestock, crops, feed, etc.
Also, no refunds are allowed for
tax on gasoline used in process
ing, packaging, freezing, or can
ning operations.
Farmers are also given special
relief from the Federal excise tax
on diesel fuel and special motor
fuels used on a farm for farm
ing purposes.
Farmers who expect to file
claims should keep sufficient rec
ords to enable the Internal Rev
enue Service to verify the accur
acy of the amount claimed.
ways sorry to see a community
worker, religious guide, and
friend such as the Cleworths
leave our community. We wish to
say a grateful “thank you” for
their services here and wish them
a world of success and happiness
in their new position.
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PALMER. ALASKA
Open Thursday Evenings S • 8 PM.
Pally 18 AJL • 3 PAL
THURSDAY, MAY 24
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN- j
GE, Grange hall, 7 p.m. open
meeting
FRIDAY, MAY 25
SQUARE DANCE, Carpenters
hall, 8:30 p.m.
NURSES ASS’N Health Center.
SATURDAY, MAY 26
V.F.W. POPPY DAY
LEGION POPPY DAY
ELKS SPRING DANCE Elks and
invited guests
SUNDAY. MAY 27
COLONY DAY CELEBRATION
MONDAY. MAY 28
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 pm.
M.E.A. DIRECTORS, Meeting
room, 8 p.m.
C. A. B. HEARING, Library, An
chorage
TUESDAY, MAY 29
SPEC. ANNEXATION ELEC
TION, Polls open 8 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
MEMORIAL DAY, Services Pal
mer Cemetery, 11 a.m.
Fabulous money prizes
by Chamber of Commerce
may be coming your
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ALASKA STEAM BUYS
TWO MOTORSHIPS
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany purchase of the govern
ment-owned motorships, SQU
ARE KNOT and SQUARE SIN
NET recently authorized by Con
gress was due for consumation
May 18. The sales price was
about $900,000. This transaction
gives Alaska Steam a privately
owned fleet of 13,000 dead
weight tons more than their pre
war fleet.
The SQUARE KNOT will be
named TANANA and the SQU
ARE SINNET-TATAUNA, both
names of Alaskan rivers. The
Tatalina river is tributary to the
Tanana, and the Tanana tribu
tary to the Yukon.
“These acquisitions are part of
our program of developing a
strong privately-owned fleet cap
able of meeting the expanding
shipping requrements of Alaska,”
D. E. Skinner, president of the
company said.
Skinner emphasized that the
new purchases would in no way
effect the development of Alas
ka Steam’s trainship program for
Alaska. Final model towing tests
have already successfully con
eluded,” he said. Alaska Steam
previously announced plans for
two trainships, each 579 feet in
length with a sustained sea speed
jf 18 knots. Each vessel would
;arry as many as 110 rail cars
alus 40 highway trailers, loading
md discharging to be by the roll
>n-roll off method.
AIRPORT NEWS
Activities at the Palmer Air
5>ort are picking up in spite of
the windy weather.
Instructor Rene Nielsen has
five new students: Dorothy Bat
terton, William Nelson, Jackie
Towner, Aaron Bouder, and Har
vey Cooper. Miss Batterton and
Miss Towner are taking time on
the Flying Club ship. Nelson has
his own Aeronca Scout; Bouder
has an Aeronca Chief and Har
vey is taking time on his dad’s
Piper Cub.
Bud O’Donnell and Lucille
Hutchinson passed their flight
tests for private licenses May 22
at Anchorage where they flew
with a CAA Safety Agent.
Bud O’Donnell recently bought
aft Aeronca Chief from Brian
Cleworth and Stan Lowe. Other
new craft at the local field in
clude Jan Koslosky’s new Cess
na-180 which he flew up from
the States; Dick Hamilton re
cently flew his Cessna- 140A up
from Colorado, and Jack Dodge
recently acquired a Cessna-170.
Aaron Bouder bought his Chief
from Roy Knapp who now has
an L2 Taylorcraift.
Knapp spent the past winter
rebuilding his airplane which the
previous owner had cracked-up
up the highway last fall. Roy’s
winter project included repairs
to the ship’s frame, struts, and
wings. He also recovered the en
tire ship and repainted it. The
attractive black and yellow ship
was recently pasesd by the CAA
officials and is again airborne.
ttoy aia ms worK in ms rx>ay
shop.
Dick Hamilton who has an
A & E license is temporarily op
erating the repair service at the
local airport, and airplane gas is
available.
Cordova Airlines is making
daily flights into the Palmer
field, except Sundays. They are
flying passengers to Anchorage
for connecting flights to other
points in Alaska, as well as
Stateside, and are also flying
freight out of Palmer.
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Upon no other occasion is it so
important that "everything be
as it should be" as in the con
duct of a funeral service. We
are faithfully attentive to
every detail.
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