Rev. Gayley, New
United Protestant
Pastor, Likes It Here
Parishioners of the United Pro
testant Church were pleasantly
surprised last Sunday morning to
find their new interim pastor.
Rev. Harry Gayley, in the pulpit
vacated by Rev. Victor Alfsen last
August.
Rev. Gayley had arrived in j
Palmer Saturday after a trip over
thf highway from his home in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Very enthusiastic about the
church, the country, and especi
ally the people, the new minister
was ready this week with his per
sonal verdict, “I like it here.”
“This presents a bad situation
for an interim pastor.” he went
on. ‘‘It’s possible to get so at
tached to a place that you won’t
want to leave.”
Rev. Gayley accepted the in- ;
terim appointment through the
Sresbyterian Board of Missions
pending the appointment of a per
manent pastor. He has agreed to
stay here for one year or until a
new pastor is found.
Along with his local parish du
ties, he will take over the Sun
day afternoon services at Wasiilu j
where Duane Huntley has been
acting as temporary pastor since
Rev. Alfsen’s departure. Rev.
Gayley will also take his place on
the Valley Hospital Association
Bojffd. He also said that he would
work with the Boy Scouts altho
he hesitated about taking over
the leadership immediately, at
least.
“I want to have a chance to get
HOMEMAKERS’
CLUB
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Evening Craft Club
Mrs. Dorothy Anderson was
hostess to the Evening Craft club
at the meeting held in her home
October 22.
The club program for the year
was planned during the evening
followed by an interesting talk
on color by Mary Lou Lashbrook.
home agent.
Members present included Gen
evieve Moffitt. Blanche Ryan,
Edith Eggleston. Nancy Johnson.
: Gladyce Burrell, Karla Duff, Ola
; va Roetman, Eloise Hudgins,. Hel
en Crites, Miss Lashbrook and the
hostess. Mrs. Richard Blue was a
guest.
The next regular meeting is
: scheduled for November 12 at the
home of Mrs. Minnie Clark.
I acquainted with the people in my
parish first”, he said.
Rev. Gayley received his minis
terial training at the Princeton
Theological Seminary. His first
pastorate was in Vermont, where
he was very active in county |
church council work. He has also j
been active in young people’s in*
I terdenominational camps.
His most recent pastorate was
at Osceola. Pennsylvania, where j i
Mrs. Gayley and the couple’s 10- 1
year-old daughter Wendy will re
main this winter. Mrs. Gayley
teaches second grade in the Os
ceola school.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
Fairbanks Selects
New City Manager
Fairbanks tentatively selected
Evan E. Peterson, 53, former city
! manager of Redondo Beach, Cali
fornia. as new city manager. The
post, carrying a salary of $12,000
j a year, will be filled by Peterson
1 on or before the end of this month
providing he accepts the offer.
Peterson’s qualifications were
favorably received by the coun
cil members but final approval of
his wife and a final answer on
another- city manager’s job of
fered previously, will determine
his final decision.
MacKENZIE IS NEW
DENTAL DIRECTOR OF ANS
Dr. R. M. MacKenzie of Ketch
ikan resigned from the Alaska
territorial senate October 16, ac
cording to a recent announce
ment.
Dr. MacKenzie said he was re
signing to accept the appointment
as dental director of the Alaska
Native Service. He has served'
several years as president of the
Alaska Dental board.
Cook Inlet Chapter
A A AS Holds Meeting
In Palmer, November 2 .
The November meeting of the
Association for the Advancement
Cook Inlet Chapter, American
of Science, will be held in Palmer
at the Experiment Station build
ing Friday. Nov. 2 Don L. Irwin,
president of the chapter announc
ed this week.
Speaker for the evening will b_*
Arthur L. Jess, chief of the ARC
engineering section in Anchorage. !
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