A Few Words
To The Wise ...
(Sponsored by the Valley Minis
terial Association)
THERE GO THE SHIPS
“Do you know, men, that dur
ing all my forty years at sea, I
never once met a ship that wasn’t
bound somewhere!”
A broad smile spread over the
faces of the seafaring audience
that I was addressing, as the ab
surdity of the thought struck
them. But their amusement
quickly vanished as I utilized
such an evidently foolish asser
tion to place an equally evident,
though soul-searching, truth be
fore them.
“But would you believe it pos
sible,” I continued, “that though
during my life’s voyage I’ve
never yet met a human ship (men
like you and me) which wasn’t
bound somewhere and when I’ve
asked many of them what port
they were making for they
couldn’t tell me—they hoped it
was heaven!
“Now if you were to ask me a
similar question when on a voy
age with me, and I were to reply,
I hope we’re going to Mel
bourne, but it may be New York!’
why, you’d say, and quite rightly,
■The Captain is mad!’ And yet,
men, in pasing such a verdict on
me, might you not be condemn
ing yourselves?”
Just think it over. How does
this question touch you? Have
you only a vague hope to rest
your soul on, or can you say with
me, “I’m going to heaven when I
die, because I’ve proved God’s
promise true, he that believeth
on the Son hath everlasting
life’.”
—From the Log of the Good
Ship Grace. Suggested by
Rev. Victor Alfsen.
Plan Wedding
Miss Peggy Elfsen and Robert
Seiber of Palmer this week made
application for a marriage li
cense. Wedding plans still were
rather indefinite at press-time,
but arrangements then were that
the marriage would take place
sometime Friday.
Church Services
This Week . . .
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
W. L. Zeile, Paator
Sunday
Sunday school, 10 a.m.
Morning worship, 11 a.m.
Holy Communion is celebrated
on the last Sunday of every
second month.
UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH
Victor I. Alfsen, Pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning Worship, 11 a. m.
Young People’s Service, 7 p. m
Evening Service, 8 p. m.
Friday
Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p. m.
ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. James A. Snead, Pastor
Sunday
Mase, 10 a. m.
Confessions heard before Mass
Sodality Communion held the
fust Sunday of each month.
CHURCH OF GOD
FULL GOSPEL
George Savchenko, pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Morning Devotions, 11 a.m
Services at Butte, 3 p.m.
VALLEY CHAPEL
of the
CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. George W. Geiwitz, pastor
Sunday
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Wednesday
Prayer meeting, 8 p.m.
Two New Nurses
Arrive Here
Two new nurses, Miss Lillian
Lembke of Mascoutah, 111., and
Miss Doris Steffen of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, arrived in
the Valley early this week. Miss
Lemble has been added to the
! staff of the Valley Hospital,
while Miss Steffen is working as
office nurse for Dr. R. E. Gar
| ret, Valley physician.
The new nurses come to Alas
| ka after a year of work at the
j veterans’ hospital at Jefferson
Barracks in St. Louis, Mo. They
! will live at the Lodge.
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Dairymen Meet Monday
The next regular meeting of
the Dairyman’s Association will
| be held in the Extension office
j at 8 o'clock next Monday eve
; ning.
American Legion
Sponsors Contest
For Students
A new contest open to all !
high school students of the tei> j
ritory was announced last week !
by the Americanism Committee
of the American Legion. This
contest seeks letters answering
’ the question “Why Alaska
Should Have Statehood—Now." j
All entries are to be short,
with no letter to exceed 250
words. Entries must be plainly
typed or written on white let
ter paper, using one side of the
page only. All letters must be
mailed on or before May 30 to
Wendell P. Kay, chairman of the
Americanism Committee, Amer
ican Legion, Box 648, Anchorage.
Prizes in this contest are S50
for the best letter, S25 for sec
ond and S10 for third. Best let
ters received will be published.
Homemakers Plan
Friday Tea
For Leader
Members of the Homemaker’s
clubs of the Valley are planning
a tea in honor of Mrs. Lydia
Fohn-Hansen, home demonstra
tion leader, they announced this
week. The tea is to be held in
the parlors of the United Protes
tant church this afternoon (Fri
day) at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen, who comes
to the Valley as a part of local
plans for the observance of home
demonstration week, will remain
here throughout the week to visit
with Homemakers’ clubs.
Hostesses at today’s tea in
cluded:
Mrs. Lou Sandvik, Mrs. Lila
Newville, Mrs. Lucille Ungaro,
Mrs. Gilman Lindsay, Mrs. Jack
Cope, Mrs. Don Irwin, Mrs. Clyde
King, Sr., and Mrs. Nan Curtis.
Greenhouses Get
Official Title
Maud Hosier announced this
week that she is now officially
established in the nursery busi
ness, with the registration of her
trade name, Matanuska Valley
Gardens.
Mrs. Hosier has two green
houses literally crammed to
bursting with all types of garden
vegetables as well as with potted
plants and flowers for both in
door and outdoor blooming.
“A poppy on every coat—re
membrance in every heart,” is
the goal of the American Legion
Auxiliary for Poppy Day, Sat-*1
urday, May 29.
The ancient Celtic tongue,
Manx, is still spoken by a few
of the 51,000 inhabitants of the
British Isle of Man.
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’P<z4.4eafe% Sz'ivice—down and ups
Travel during the wartime period was not pleasant we know. It was often dis
agreeable. Service was poor; sailings were irregular. These are things you do not like
and everyone tries to avoid. Alaskans began to avoid steamer travel. No wonder . . .
the pleasant experiences formerly enjoyed were no longer part of the ocean trip.
We saw the deterioration in service as it approached. Conditions grew steadily
worse. We knew the reasons and we thought we knew the answers, but were power
less to take corrective action in our reduced status as mere agents for the Government.
The war was on. We were told that other considerations could wait, and they did.
It was not until the beginning of the interim operation last June that manage
ment and policy-making were returned to the hands of the company. A sudden return
to the high type prewar service was not possible. Practices that develop over five or
six years are not changed overnight. But we set our sights high and went to work.
With the best service, the finest food and the maximum in consideration as our
goals, we have been working quietly but consistently for many months now. At
the beginning going was slow, but as time went on signs of little improvements here
and little improvements there began to appear. Morale aboard ship brightened. The
character of service toned up. Passengers began to talk about the fine food; they
praised the excellent service.
It now appears that we are really getting results. Every week more and more
Alaskans say kind words about the courtesy of our ship personnel, the quality of the
food and the attention they receive on our steamers. Once again we feel our passenger
service is on its way to becoming the Alaskan’s choice. We are deeply gratified and
will continue to do our utmost to make travel on our vessels the best.
Sincerely,
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Serving All Alaska ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
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