Campaign for Governorship Launched
Verne O. Martin, attorney from
Anchorage who recently opened
a law office in Kenai, threw his
hat in the political ring Sunday
afternoon, Nov, 12, when he an
nounced his candidacy for the
governorship of Alaska in the
forthcoming 11*62 elections,
Martin’s initial bid for the gub
t material position was made at a
luncheon meeting of the Kenai
Peninsula Republicans held at
Riverside House in Soldotrra.
Thirty-nine persons braved the
snow storm to hear the speakers
who included Rep. Bruce Kendall
of Anchorage, Alex Petrovich of
Seward and Leo Rhode, state rep
resentative from Homer.
In a blistering attack on Gov
ernor William Egan, Martin
charged that E<gan has been tak
ing indirect shots at Alaska’s oil
industry through the oil lease sale
to be held in December, and that
the governor is using the state
highway program as a “political
football.”
Martin said that Egan first
“expected $17-18 million” from
the oil lease sale. “The response
from the oil industry was so
spontaneous,” he added, “that
Egan lowered his sights. He then
demanded only $7-8 million. He
(Egan) claims that he did not
state that he would reject all bids
if that amount was not obtained,
but there isn’t one responsible
person in Alaska who did not get
at least the implication that Egan
was finally putting real pressure
on the oil industry to either as
sume the full financial responsi
bility for running the government
of Alaska or get out of Alaska.”
Charging that Egan has used
the state highway construction
program as a political football,
Martin added, “Egan has delib
erately held up the road program
so that the entire three year pro
gram could be constructed during
the one season of 1962. In 1962,
the year Egan must seek re-el
ection, there will be a hundred
million dollars worth of road con
struction throughout the state
and Egan hopes that the voters
of this state. With their pocket
books bulging-, will forgive and
forget. ’
Martin said that thousands of
■workers from the South 48 will
be imported for the task, earning
money that should have gone into
Alaska pockets during the past
three years.
“This is the Egan political
theory of feast and famine,”
Martin said, “Feast in election
years and famine in the other
three. Egan knows that he is in
trouble. And he is in trouble.
Egan must go.”
Martin cited the Egan admin
istration failure to construct the
North Kenai Road extension, halt
ing construction on the Soldotna
Homer road, and failure to re
pair the spring breakup condit
ions in the Ninilchik and Anchor
Point areas as illustrations of the
failure of Egan’s highway pro
gram.
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Baptist News
DEDICATION
The new Anchor Point Baptist
church was dedicated on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 14.
Featured on the program was a
duet by the Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Weimer. Also scheduled for the
same evening, Mrs. Weimer’s J.
O. Y. club was conducted by Mrs.
Audrey Barefiekl.
ARCHERY LESSONS
Sky Pilots of the Soldotna Bap
tist church will be given archery
instruction once a month by Mrs.
Flarron Justis as part of their
club activities.
Mrs. Justis, a champion archer,
and Hollis Justis are working- at
present with the Rev. and Mrs.
Paul Weimer and Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Schultz in church activities.
Persons interested in archery
may get in touch with Mrs. Jus
tis for instructions which will be
given in the church basement.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
PLANNED
Work on the Soldotna Baptist
church Christmas program is in
progress under direction of Mrs.
Paul Weimer and Mrs. Hollis Jus
tis.
The church orchestra is report
ed shaping up under the leader
ship of Dr. Elmer Gaede. So far
the crowded church schedule al
lows for only two practice periods
a month. Christmas music and
more practice sessions are pres
ent objectives of the orchestra.
PIONEER GIRLS MEET
Membership ceremonies of the
Pioneer Girls took place this
week. Members of the club are
Naomi and Ruth Gaede, Rita and
Linda McCoy, Becky Weimer,
Joan Loundbury, Diana Landi,
Sharon Justis, Diane Hodges,
Janette Suthard. Margo Zuroft
and Carey McTranga.
Donna Schultz and Shirley
Lounsbury are in charge of the
club, which held a candle light
ceremony followed by “sloppy
joes” on Nov. 25.
Skating Party
The Pioneer Girls of the Sold
otna Baptist church held a skat
ing party Saturday morning at
the Solid Rock Bible Camp.
New Orchestra and Choir
The first public performance of
the newly organized Baptist
church orchestra was Sunday ev
ening, Nov. 19. Present members
of the orchestra are Dr. and Mrs.
Elmer Gaede, Bert Schultz, Ruth
and Naomi Gaede and Mrs. Clin
ton Ducker. The orchestra an
ticipates the addition of a guitar
‘•if Hollis Justis can be roped and
tied,” orchestra members say.
The Baptist church choir, un
der direction of the Rev. Paul
Weimer, consists of Dr. and Mrs.
Gaede, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schultz,
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Justis, Mrs.
Bob Schmidt and Mrs, Jack
Lounsbury. The choir is to be en
larged as training proceeds.
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Wildwood Station
Chapel Dedicated
Dedication of Wildwood Sta
tion’s new chapel took place on
Nov. 15 with the brief ceremony
highlighted by an address from
Brig-. Gen. William J. Moran, dep
uty chief of chaplains, Depart
ment of the Army.
Capt Robert E. Rockwell, post
chaplain at Wildwood, accepted
the chapel on behalf of the mil
itary community with Major W.
H. Winzenread, commanding of
ficer of the post, making the pre
sentation.
Community Thanksgiving ser
vices were held in the new chapel
last week.
Chaplain Moran has returned
to Washington, D. C. after having
visited all Army posts in the state
to evaluate religious needs of
soldiers stationed in Alaska.
Advent Calendars
Protestant Women of the Chapel
of Wildwood Station spent last
Thursday evening making Advent
calendars for family devotional
use during the approaching Ad
vent season. The calendars include
daily prayers and Bible verses.
Faye Fletcher, wife of Special
ist 4 Earlston F. Fletcher, was the
hostess for the monthly meeting.
Plans for a busy, yet meaning
ful, Chibistmas season also were
mapped out for the group by Mrs.
Helen Evans, president of the
Protestant Women of the Chapel.
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