School Talent Show Well Received
Parents and friends who at
tended the Student Council spon
sored talent show at the gym last
week Friday now know that Pal
mer schools have many talented
youths among their students.
The very entertaining program
was presented by the Student
Council and included participant?
from Swanson, Central and higlj
school. Judging was done bji
audience poll and the following
winners were chosen:
Junior section: Jane Linnebur,
first; JoAnn Campbell, second;
Kathleen Hurt, third; Susan
Black, fourth; and Patty Harring
ton, Kathy Hulbert, and Colleen
Pettit, fifth.
Senior section: Mike Galeshoff
and Bill Olsen, first; J. C. Har
der and Allyn Wilson, second;
Ernie Stine berg, third; and David
Sweeney, fourth.
Because of the outstanding pre
sentations, the votes were close.
Steve Hamilton, as master of
ceremonies, opened the program
with a few talented remarks and
introduced the following acts:
Susan Black, well-rendered
piano solo; Patty Harrington,
Kathy Hulbert, and Colleen Pet
tit, who presented a clever skit,
which they had revised from its
original writing; JoAnne Cajnp
bell presented a “Glow Worm”
ballet; Kathleen Hurt offered a
well prepared reading, “Johnny
O’Toole”; Dennis and Marianne
Grover, brother and sister, sang
“Down in the Valley”; David
Martin, pianist, capably played
“Melody”; and Joan Linnebur
closed the presentations in. the
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junior section with her first-place
pantomine of “It’s in the Book”.
The senior section was entirely
composed of musical presenta
tions, starting with Lila Hoskins
who played her accordion. Mike
Cottrell sang a solo, accompanied
by Deanna Peay, pianist; Barry
Dearborn offered his piano ren
dition of “Twelfth Street Rag”;
J. C. Harder and Allyn Wilson
made a hit with their trumpet
duet, “Sail Along Silvery Moon”;
Jimmy Ord, accordionist, played
“Lady of Spain”; Larry Dear
born played “Canadian Capers”
on the piano; Muriel Hanks sang
a song, accompanying herself
with a guitar; David Sweeney
did a fine trumpet solo; Mike
Galeshoff and Bill Olsen sang
and presented guitar numbers;
and Ernie Stienberg played the
“Beer Barrel Polka” on his ac
cordion.
Not competing for the prizes,
but just as talented, was the Ger
man Band, which entertained
during the vote-counting period.
Original costumes added greatly
to their many renditions—parti
cularly that of the bass horn
player. Members of the German
Band include Murial Hanks, Judy
Everett, Bythel Compton, Allyn
Wilson, John Maze, Colin Mick,
and Lee Plumbley, band master.
The group has been playing to
gether the past two years and
have many of their oompa-pa’s
down pat.
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URGES STATEHOOD
The Alaska National Guard Of
ficers Association during their re
cent annual meeting, endorsed
statehood for Alaska by a resolu
tion. The association has mem
bers from every division and re
mote area in Alaska. The or
ganization, by unanimous vote,
i urged the Congress to grant im
! mediate statehood to the Terri
1 tory of Alaska.
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are they who in the days of world encompassing trials have
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This group of Alaska poultry raisers met recently in Palmer
to discuss egg production in the territory. More efficient pro
duction and marketing practices, they are certain, will bring
a bigger share of the consumer market to Alaska egg pro
ducers. Left to right, back row, are: Bob Barclay of Anchorage;
Glen Barnes of Wasilla; J. M. Garrighues of Spenard; Bud
Collins of Palmer; Donald Carlson of Anchorage; and John
Alcantra of Spenard. Front row, left to right, are: L. Wayne
Hunter of Wasilla; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Baird of Fairbanks;
and Carl Gaga of Seward.
PALMER NG PLAYERS
NAMED TO ALL-STARS
Palmer residents Jack Wor
ledge and Jack McKechnie, along
with Nome First Scouts George
Bell and Bob Herman and Paul
Woods of Company C, 207th in
Seward, were selected by offi
cials of the Fur Rendezvous Na
tional Guard basketball tourney
^as Outstanding players of the
tourney, with McKechnie and
Woods receiving additional hon
ors as the two outstanding play
ers of the tourney.
Two other members of the
team representing the Palmer
National Guard unit, Fred Loyer
and Lynn Sandvik, were select
ed for second team honors, along
with Bill Caldwell, Nome; John
ny Holmes, Seward unit; and
Jack Boridy of the 208th Infantry
Battalion, Juneau.
Woods was tourney scoring star
with 70 points in five games.
Worledge, with 12 points per
game was second and third was
Jack McKechnie with 11.2 points
per game.
There will be a rematch of
all teams that took part in the
tourney again during the annual
encampment of the Alaska Na
tional Guard at Fort Richardson
scheduled for April 7-21, and it
is hoped that this fine Palmer
showing will be repeated.
Other sports activities schedul
ed during encampment will be
big tournaments in other sports.
During encampment the 207th
infantry Battalion, of which the
Palmer unit is a part, will organ
ize a battalion basketball team
which will carry the unit colors
in all the big tournaments next
year, with training expenses and
pay lpst paid by the battalion
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Three enlisted men of Co. C.
180th Engineer Bn, USAR, were
promoted in rank during drill
session last week, it was an
nounced by Lt. John R. Parks,
company commander. They are
Keith ML Smith, promoted to
private first class and Gordon L.
Gansehow and Larry F. Lucas,
promoted to Private E2.
John R. Mears of Palmer this
Week received a best drill squad
ribbon for being a member of the
winning squad in the University
of Alaska’s annual Reserve Offi
cers Training Corps competition.
The electrical engineering fresh
, man is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Mears.
A new Alaska publication, “Al
askan Sport Page” has been put
an the newstands. Editor and as
istant editor are W. W. Vickroy
and Jacqueline Vickroy. The ma
gazine, an offset print job, will
be published semi-monthly by
;he Vickroys who make their
ndrae in Spenard. The magazine
will promote sports and good
sportsmanship in Alaska.
The regular CAP Cadet meet
ing this past Tuesday night was
cancelled out. A regular meeting
will be held next Tuesday in Cen
tral School. All Cadets are urged
to attend.
The Palmer Bar duck-pin
bowling team took top score in a
three-way match last Friday eve
ning at the Tropical Gardens,
when they met bowlers from that
establishment and a team from
the Shamrock Lounge. Another
match is slated for this Friday
evening at the Shamrock and a
third the following week at the
Palmer Bar.
during the time the team trains
and plays.
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Are Yon Planning
A Summer Wedding?
Many valley residents, as they
have tried to plan for weddings,
have been puzzled over the pro
per procedure in arranging for
a church ceremony. To help an
swer the questions of those plan
ning a church wedding this com
ing spring or summer, the Ma
tanuskn Valley Ministerial Asso
ciation would like to share the
following suggestions:
Before announcing a date for
the wOdding the couple should
always contact the clergyman of
the church where they desire to
be married. This is a matter of
both courtesy and necessity.
Either the church or minister
may already have plans or an
other wedding scheduled for the
date desired. An early contact
will avoid disappointment or
changing of plans. In addition, if
the couple is not of his church,
the minister will want to be
come acquainted with them and
their background since he is sub
ject to the laws of his denomina
tion in the performing of wed
dings.
This initial appointment with
< him also gives opportunity for
the couple to know the regula
tions for the use of the church,
the service charge for heat and
utilities, provisions for organist,
janitorial service and photogra
phs. It is advisable not to plan
such details until church guid
ance is sought. Because an organ
can be damaged by improper us
age some churches require that
the organist be either a regular
church organist or one familiar
with their particular make of in
strument. The type of music suit
able for a church wedding should
also be considered.
Most churches assume, and
some insist, that the minister of
the church where a wedding is
to be held will always officiate.
Permission for another minister
to assist or officiate may be giv
en if unusual circumstances war
rant this. “Wedding Etiquette” is
a small booklet which gives valu
able help with the average wed
ding on duties of bride, bride
| groom, parents, and other par
ticipants; gives guidance on the
; reception and includes a sample
ceremony. It is available from
I Zondervan Press, Grand Rapids,
Michigan or Church Management,
| 1900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 15,
Ohio, for 50 cents. Postage should
| be included. The U. S. Commis
i sioner’s Office should also be
contacted well beforhand for de
. tails of the license, physical ex
amination and other legal aspects.
If you are planning a spring or
j summer wedding in a church,
Health Commissioner
Named by Terr. Board
The Alaska Board of Health
convened March 6 in a special
meeting to take action on the ap
pointment of a commissioner of
health in line with a recent rul
ing of the Alaska attorney gen
eral. The ruling stated the board
had acted without authority at
its January meeting when it nam
ed Dr. Harry V. Gibson commis
sioner of health at a salary of
$17,400 annually.
At its meeting last week the
board appointed Dr. Gibson to
the position of commissioner of
health at the “maximum legal
salary". The salary as currently
fixed by the Territorial Leisla
ture is $15,000 annually. The
board followed this action with a
resolution to request the next
legislature to increase the health
commissioner’s salary and to
make the increase retroactive to
March 5, 1958.
contact the minister soon. Both
his and the church’s schedules
will have to be consulted.
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