Again this year, all Valley
churches are planning Easter ser
vices. Some will begin their pro
grams on Maunday-Thursday,
some on Good Friday and others
with Sunrise Services on Easier
morning. All residents of the
Valley have been extended an
invitation to attend the church
of their choice, for any or all
planned services.
United Protestant Church
Rev. Brian Cleworlh
Maundy-Thursday services will
be held Thursday evening, April
15 at 7:45 p.m. The young people
of the church will present the
sacred drama, “The Challenge of
the Cross”. During the service,
new members will be received
into the church. The Sacrament
of Holy Communion will be ob
served.
Members of the United Protes
tant Church will join other Val
ley churches in Sunrise Services
to be held at the Church of God,
beginning at 6:30 a.m. At 10:00
a.m. Sunday School for all ages
will begin, followed by morning
worship at 11:00 a.m. During the
Easter worship service the choir
will present two anthems, “Cal
vary”, by Paul Rodney, and “Al
leluia” by Johann S. Bach. Rev.
Brian Cleworth will have as his
sermon topic, “This Is Life Eter
nal”.
Sunday evening the congrega
tion is invited to attend services
at the Presbyterian Church in
Wasilla.
Wasilla Presbyterian Church
Rev. Brian Cleworth
Easter morning services at the
Wasilla Presbyterian Church will
be held at 9:00 a.m. Sunday mor
ning. Rev. Brian Cleworth will
deliver a special Easter message.
On Sunday evening, at 8 p.m.,
the pageant, “The Challenge of
the Cross” will be presented in
the church sanctuary. All persons
are cordially invited to attend the
services.
St. John's Lutheran Church
Rev. Edward Imme
Special services will be held on
the evening of Good Friday in
Saint John’s Lutheran Church,
beginning at 8 p.m. Rev. Edward
Imme’s topic will be “What Hap
pened to You on Calvary”.
The Festival of the Resurrec
tion will be observed with two
services at the Lutheran church
on Easter day. The first will be
a Sunrise Service to be held at
the church beginning at 6:00 a.m.
The Easter sunrise service will
be followed by an Easter break
fast of bacon and eggs, served by
the Lutheran Men’s Fellowship at
7:00 a.m., to which everyone is
invited.
The second service will be held
at 11:00 a.m. The church choir 1
will sing special Easter music at
both the sunrise and 11:00 o’clock
services. Rev. Imme will present
the Easter message, spealung on
the topic, “The Greatest Headline
News of all Time”. Sunday Sch
ool will meet at the regular time,
10:00 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Rev. Avery V. Richey
All-day dedication services will
be held Easter Sunday, April 18
at the newly erected First Bap
tist Church of Palmer. Services
will begin with Record Attend
ance in Sunday School at 10:00
a.m. Mr. Lewis Pinkham is Sun
lav School superintendent.
Worship service at 11:00 will
be the first service in the new
auditorium. A special feature will
be a white-robed Young People’s
choir which will make it’s first
appearance with a special num
ber, “The Love of God”. Sermon
topic by the pastor, Rev. Avery
V. Richey will be “Behold the
Man”, John 19:5.
The dedication service will be
at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. and Mrs.
Michael McKay in charge of the
music. Reverend Felton H. Grif
fin of Anchorage will bring the
dedication sermon. Mr. G. A.
Krise and Mr. Carlos Driggars
will lay the cornerstone at 4:00
p.m. The following Baptist Chur
ches of Anchorage will send their
Dastors and members to assist in
the dedication: First Baptist, Cal
vary Baptist, Faith Baptist,
Grandview Baptist, Eastchester
Baptist, Potter Road Baptist, Shi
loh Baptist, Greater Friendship
Baptist, and Native Baptist Mis
sion.
The Sunday evening training
union will be held at 7:00 p.m.
At 8:00 p.m., the Church will ob
serve the ordinances of Baptism
(for 14 candidates), and the
word’s Supper.
The local First Baptist Church
vas erected with the help of the
Tome Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention. It
is of pumice block construction,
70- by 35-feet, with a 36-foot bel
ay. It has a steam heating sys
tem.
The Church is affiliated with
‘he Alaska Baptist Convention
he Chugach Baptist Association,
and the Southern Baptist Con
vention. Recordings and movies
vill be taken of all services next
Sunday. The public is invited to
all services.
Church of God
Rev. George Geiwilz
On Maunday-Thursday there
.vill be a special Communion ser
vice at the Church of God, be
ginning at 8:00 p.m. Special holi
,ay music will be offered dur
ng the service.
On Easter morning, beginning
^ 6:30 a.m., union Sunrise Ser
vices will be sponsored by the
vfinisterial Association at the
'.hurch of God. Reverend George
Geiwitz will speak on the topic,
Our Part In the Resurrection”,
iuring the service. Voices of the
community choir will offer
Jhrist Arose”, and members of
he United Protestant Church
.hoir will sing ‘‘Come Ye Faith
ul”, by A. S. Sullivan.
During the Easter morning ser
ices to be held at 11:00 a.m.
members of the new junior choir
vill sing for the first time. Mrs.
r. A. Moyer and Mrs. George Gei
vitz have directed the organiza
tion of the junior choir. Recently
purchased choir robes will be
vorn for the first time by choir
members. Mrs. Moyer will sing
Open the Gates of the Temple”.
During the Easter services there
vill be infant dedication cere
monies. The public is invited to
attend any or all of the services.
Sutton Community Church
Rev. A. B. Compton
Members of the Sutton Com
munity Church will open their
Easter program on Maunday
Thursday with a color slide pic
ture story, “The Life of Christ,”
to be shown at the Rec Hall at
‘he Jonesville mine at 7:30 p.m.
nhe picture story will be shown
and narrated by Rev. Compton.
On Saturday the traditional egg
hunt for all youngsters of the area
will begin at 9 a.m.
Easter morning, there will be
Sunrise Services in the Jones
ville Mine area, beginning at 4:30
\m. Reverend Compton’s topic
will be “Believest Thou This”,
and special Easter songs will be
sung by those attending.
The Sutton Church was recent
ly redecorated by members of the
Dorcas Club, just in time for
the Easter observations.
Special Easter music and the
topic, “If a Man Dies, Shall He
Live Again?” will be offered at
the regular morning service to
be held at the Sutton Commun
ty Church at 10:00 a.m. Follow
ng the worship service, awards
of Egermeiers Bible Story Books,
Picture Stories of the Life of
Christ, the Life of Christ Visual
zed, and Stories of the New Tes
tament Visualized, will be made
to those with regular attendance
since the first of the year.
The evening service, planned
for 7:00 p.m. will be a special
Easter Communion service, led
by Rev. Compton. All people of
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cordially invited to attend the
services.
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Rev. James P. Snead
Easter services at St. Michael’s
Catholic Church will begin on
Good Friday, when, throughout
the day, doors of the church will
be open for the Veneration of
the Cross. Beginning at 7:30 p.m.,
Stations of the Cross will be of
fered.
A special Easter program will
be offered during two Masses,
the first at 8:00 a.m., the second
it 10:00 a.m. Reverend James P.
Snead will have for his topic,
If Christ Be Not Risen from
The Dead”. Special Easter music
will be offered by members of
the church choir, including a solo
by Phil Gardner, and for the first
time, members of the choir will
sing the Mass.
All Valley residents are wel
come to attend either Mass.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. APRIL 15
AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL
IARY, Legion Bldg., Installa
tion of officers, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Valley Hospital, 8 D.m.
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION |
EMPLOYERS, Co-Op Club
room, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
A. C. T. FILM, Grange Hall, 8
p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18
EASTER SERVICES, all Valley
churches
MONDAY, APRIL 19
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Palmer Li
brary, 8 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI. Home of Vir
ginia Gallant, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Center, 2-4 p.m.
PALMER P-TA, School cafeteria,
8 p.m.
; BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
i Church, 7 p.m.
jCITY COUNCIL, Clerk’s office,
7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co
Op club room, 12:05 p.m.
MAT. VALLEY O. E. S„ Carpen
ters’ Hall, 8 p.m.
Refrigeration Business
Opened in Valiey Area
Frank McKenzie, refrigeration
^gineer, has gone into private
business, including the sale of
new and walk-in freezers, custom
built units, installation and re
pairs. Known as Glacier Refrig
eration. the business is located at
Mile 45.
McKenzie has been in Alaska
since 1947 and was with the U. S.
Army Engineers for quite some
time. During the war he was a
nhief electrician with the U. S.
Navy. In all, he has spent some
28 years in refrigeration and
electrical engineering. With his
wife and son, Frank, he makes his
home at Mile 45 on the Glenn
Highway where the family this
past year built a new home.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNC'D
Mrs. C. M. LaGier of Norfolk,
Connecticut has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Jane
Evelvn tr> Earl E. Paine both ->f
Palmer. The marriage took place
in Anchorage on January 15.
Mrs. Paine was formerly em
'loved as nurse in the office of
Dr. C. C. Bailey and recently re
signed her position. The couple
will make their home on the
Glenn Highway.
Moose Inaugurate
Operation Carlift
For Easter Sunday
Palmer Moose Lodge No. 793,
will cooperate in a nationwide
“Operation Easter Carlift”, in
augurated by the National Moose
Civic Affairs department, on Eas
ter Sunday, according to Lester
J. Leek, civic affairs chairman of
the local lodge.
“Operation Easter Carlift” is
being offered by the Moose to all
oersons who, because of illness,
Usability or similar cause, might
be unable to attend the church of
their choice on Easter Sunday
because of lack of transportation.
National headquarters of the
Moose at Mooseheart, 111., the fra
ternity’s Child City, estimate that
more than 20,000 automobiles will
be placed at the disposal of these
persons in the more than 1,700
communities where there are
Moose lodges.
The civic affairs chairman of
each lodge, with the help of his
committee, is now contacting
every clergyman in his commun
ity to determine how many par
ishoners might require transpor
tation. If any local residents de
side a ride to and from church
on Easter Sunday, they are urged
to contact Ralph Moore or Eino
Wirtanen either by telephone or
letter at the local Moose lodge,
Palmer, telephone number 10
after 4:00 p.m. or 122J11 during
the day.
“we believe many more persons
would attend the church of their
choice this Easter if only they had
transportation,” said Paul P.
Schmitz, director general of the
''loose. “If this ‘Operation Easter
Carlift’ is successful, the Moose
might also inaugurate a “Opera
tion Christmas Carlight’ or a car
lift for every Sunday of the year,”
he added.
He explained that the Moose
fraternity, whose precepts are
based on the “Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man”
wants to see the North American
people brought close to God dur
ing these troublesome times. “If
we Moose can help, in a small
way, to bring this about, ‘Opera
tion Easter carlift’ will be well
worth the effort,” he said.
TRADING POST
TO CLOSE OUT
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT
The Co-Op Trading Post will
'lose out their hardware depart
ment, Fred Zieke, general man
ager announced this week. All
electrical appliances formerly
sold in the Trading Post will be
transferred to the Warehouse to
be sold in their household ap
pliances department. Also being
transferred to the Warehouse are
all hunting and fishing supplies
and kitchen furniture.
Other items in the department
EASTER LILLIES
3. 5, or 6 BUDS
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Potted Easter Plants
Cut Flowers
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''SAINTS AND SINNERS"
TO BE SHOWN BY
LOCAL ACT APRIL 17
“Saints and Sinners”, the Al
exander Korda Irish film with
players from the Abby Theatre,
will be shown by the Palmer
AlasKa Community Theatre group
on Saturday, April 17 at 8 p.m.
The public is invited to view
the story of Wayward Irish vil
lage and the old Irish priest who
salvages the people. A rich,
warm and utterly beguiling com
edy . . . grand humor . . . superb
acting . . . scenic magnificence.
You must see it if you want to
see what real acting is”, report
ed the New York Times. The
New York World Telegram said
it is "a wonderful story”.
For those who do not hold
i membership in this season’s ser
ies of six films are invited to ob
tain tickets from Dan Fleming,
ACT chairman at the Treasure
Chest, or at Grange Hall between
the hours of 7:30 and 8:00 p.m.
on Saturday. Children may make
a 50-cent donation for admission.
will be put on sale, Zieke said,
for immediate clearance. The
move is being taken to provide
additional room in the Trading
Post for expansion of present de
partments, he added.
BOY SCOUT
CONSERVATION AWARD
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED*
In cooperation with the Boy
Scouts of America, the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture and In
terior will make individual and
unit awards to Boy Scouts who
participate in the Boy Scout good
turn conservation program for
1954 which began officially March
21.
Twelve scouts who make out
standing contributions to the pro
gram will be selected to receive
certificates of National Conser
vation Achievement. All units ac
tively participating will receive
a certificate.
Field personnel of various ag
encies are ready to help boys and
i units select a worthwhile project
! in their locality and to give tech
| nical assistance in carrying it out.
Helping the Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and Explorer Scouts set
up their program are the Forest
Service, Soil Conservation Ser
vice, Extension Service, National
Park Service, Bureau of Indian
: Affairs, Reclamation Service,
! Geological Survey, Fish and Wild
! life Service, Bureau of Mines, and
i Bureau of Land Management.
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DEDICATION AND
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First Baptist
Church
10 A.M.—Sunday School
Record Attendance
11A.M.—Worship Service
3 P.M.—Dedication
Rev. Felton Griffin speaking
4 P.M.—Cornerstone Laying
7 P.M.—Training Union
7:45 P.M.—Baptism and
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF
The Matanuska Valley Bank
Located at Palmer, Territory of Alaska,
At the close of Business on the 2nd day of April, 1954
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts ...$ 493,418.61
Loans on real estate _____ 359,227.83
Overdrafts __ 861.10
United States bonds and securities ... 363,841.75
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ... 35,153.93
Other real estate owned .... _ 29,679.37
Checks on other banks and other cash items . 5,666.34
Cash on hand and due from other banks... 491,104.01
Other Assets _ 3,866.97
TOTAL . . .$1,782,819.91
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paict in 75,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Reserves for possible future loan losses ... 21,966.69
Undivided profits less expenses paid .. 29,017.74
Demand deposits . 1,164,824.09
Time deposits 434,033.56
Cashier’s and certified checks . 6,946.24
Other Liabilities .. 1,031.59
TOTAL . $1,782,819.91
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3rd JUDICIAL DIVISION )
1, R. M. Jones, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemn], swear that the foregoing statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
R M. Jones, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
Robert A. Baker
James J. Hurley
Directors
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Subscribed ana -;w in to before me this
7th day of April, 1954
Shirley R. Haire
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Alaska. My commisison expires 4-28-56
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