VOTE DEMOCRATIC
.PALMER, ALASKA
WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY
APRIL 21 — 22
SHOWS 7:15 and 9 P.M.
BAD BLONDE
Barbara Payton—Tony Wright
Marie Burke — John Slates
Plus
3-D
COLLEGE CAPERS
FRIDAY — SATlJkDAY
APRIL 23 — 24
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Matinee 2:00 P. M.
WHISPERING SMITH
VS
SCOTLAND YARD
Richard Carlson — Greta Gynt
Alan Wheatley
Rona Anderson
'UNDAY — MONDAY
APRIL 25 — 26
The Stooge
DEAN MARTIN
JERRY LEWIS
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ISED IN HOSPITAL
CONSTRUCTION
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proximately 18,000 man hours
A/ent into ihe construction of the
iev/ Valley Presbyterian Hospit
al, according to C. R. Foss, main
contractor for its construction.
Local labor was used exclusive
j iy and Harold Moline, construc
i tion supervisor praised the work
men for their faithful and dili
gent work. “We’ve had 100 per
cent cooperation from the local
union and its members,” Moline
laid. “Without that cooperation
we could never have completed
the job five months in advance of
schedule”, he stated. Arthur, Kop
; penburg was carpenter foreman
; on construction work and Ray
! Roberts on the finishing work Mr.
| Moline also extended his thanks to
;he Valley Hospital board members
| and to Jack Newcombe who has
held down the hospital manager’s
job the past few months, as well j
j as being a member of the board.
| Through the cooperation of the
! workers, the board members, hos
I pital staff and Mr. Newcmb, the
j completion of the hospital has
| been possible”, Mr. Moline added.
Editor's Note: It would appear
that Mr. Moline had something
■ to do with it, also for board
| members, workers, staff and Mr.
Newcomb all said the same about
Mr. Moline.
Over 1,000 Attend—
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; pendent Order of Odd Fellows,
i Anchorage Lodge No. A8. The
' check was presented by a dele
| gation of Anchorage lodge mem
! bers and Rebeccas.
Additional gifts for the new
■ babies included a hand-made
; baby set from Kimballs; a case
of liquid SMA from Bert’s Drug
Store, and a complete baby lay
ette from Togs ’N Seams.
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5iRE GUARD STATION
OPENS FOR SEASON
me local fire guard station
has opened for the season, it
was announced this week. The
'ivision of Forestry, Bureau
of Land Management station
will be staffed by Jerry Flan
dex and Fred Rungee, fire con
trol aids.
vianaer said this week they
have already had two fire calL
n this area this season, botW
n the highway-north area, one
at Mile 62 and the other at
file 70. Field moisture reports
show that it is drying out very
fast and the fire danger increa
mg every day, he added.
Anyone planning to burn
orush or stump rows is invited
o contact the station before
burning. The station is located
jn Fairview Avenue, one block
beyond Springer Road, and
across the street from the rear
of St. Michael’s Church. A tele
phone is expected to be instal
led sometime this week, Flartd- j
:r said. «■ I
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH .
lEOICATiON AT
FASTER SERVICES
Dedication services at the new
^irst Baptist Church held Easter ;
Sunday, drew an attendance of
over 200 persons. Rev. Felton H.
Iriffin of the First Baptist Church
of Anchorage was the speaker
and farmer pastor, Rev. Michael
McKay, now pastor of the Native
Baptist Church in Anchorage
gave a brief talk on the begin
ning of the church construction.
Mr. G. A. Krise and Mrs. Carols
Driggars of Palmer conducted the
cornerstone placement at four
o’clock. The corner stone carried
the inscription: “First Baptist
Church, Avery V. Richey, Ground
Breaking June 13, 1952, Dedica
tion April 18, 1954, Erected by
the Home Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Approximately 100 persons at
tended the evening services when
five were baptised in the new
baptistry. A large oil painting,
45 inches by 72 inches, hangs in
the baptistry. The painting was
done by Mrs. Edith Richey and
depicts a baptismal scene set in
an Alaskan river background.
The Lord’s Supper was observed
at the close of the evening ser
vice.
New in local churches is a
sound-proof nursery where par
ents may sit with their baby or
small children, view the services
through a large thermopane win
dow and hear the speakers over
a public address system, wired in
to the room, without fear of dis
turbing anyone.
Eventually neon lighting will
be installed in the church belfry,
Let's Have —
1. Home Rule for the Republicans 3. Immediate Development of All '
2. A Party for the People for the First Time 4. An End to Fifth Division Control
5. A Committeeman Known and Respected by the National Party
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outlining the crosses which are
outlined by cement blocks. A
modern kitchen has been built
in the church basement, com
plete with electric stove and
equipped for the serving of church
dinners.
Next Sunday, April 25, a Sing
jpiration service will be held in
the Baptist Church, beginning at
J p.m. All Valley churches are
nvited to participate and the pub
e is invited to attend.
4H NEWS
Mixing Bowl Club
The Mixing Bowl 4-H club will
have an Easter party at the
Blunck home from 1:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17.
Each girl may bring two Easter
eggs ar.d something for a scram
bled lunch.
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4-H Enrollment
Opens April 26
Next week is 4-H enrollment
week, it was announced today.
Any youngster between the age
of 10 and 20 years is eligible to
enroll in any of the various pro
jects. Those who have been in
1-H clubs in the past have been
mailed enrollment forms. Those
who have not been a member
before may enroll at the Exten
j sion Service office. There will
be classes in gardening, poultry,
dairy, tractor maintenance, bak
ing, meal planning, food preser
vatioh, clothing and several more.
Enrollment dates begin April 26
and continue through the week.
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For Delegate To Congress:
Ray Beach
Barbara D. Dimock
For Territorial Commissioner:
of Labor:
Henry A. Benson
Jack Westfall
For Treasurer of Alaska:
J. B. (Bert) Caro
Earle Hunter
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Lee L McKinley
Gerrit (Heinie) Snider
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Winfield Ervin, Jr.
Janies E. Hawkins
Emil Knudson
Paul W. Nelson
Lloyd C. Olson
Chester E. Peterson
Bert L Poling Jack H. White
Dorothy M. Prior
Carl T. Rentschler
Paul F. Robinson
Milton D. Snodgrass
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