The frontiersman., 1956-09-06
GLENALLEN NEWS
by MARTHA PRAYER

Mrs. Hilbird former teacher at Glenallen spent the summer in Norman, Oklahoma with her son who lives there. Mrs. Holbird is visitor in Glenallen after re- turning from outside and will leave for Anchorage where she will teach this coming year.
 Mir. and Mrs. John R. Watson Jr. and family of Glenailen have moved to Anchorage where MT. Watson is being transferred and will be District Materials En- gineer for the Alaska Road Com mission in Anchorage.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bob White and family have moved into Glen nallen from Anchorage. MT, White will replace MT Watson as District Materials Engineer for the Glenallen District.
 MT. and Mrs. Lewis P. Schnie- der from Philadelphia, Pa, par ents of Dr. Chester l.. Sehnieder of Glenallen were visitors at the Schnieders for the past week. Dr Schnieder drove his father and mother to Anchorage where they took a plane to Billings, Mont. where they had left their ear, and will drive on to Philadelphia from there.
 Mrs. Louise Webb from Glen allen played her Hammond cleo tric organ at the Copper Center Bar, August 18th, and plans to play again over Labor Day week end at Copper Center.
 Mrs. Lola Obey of G1enallen had birthday party for her daughter Janice who was four years old Friday August 17th. Nineteen children attended the party.
 Mrs. Geneva Simmons of Glen allen received word from Dow ney, California that her mother, Mrs. Rebeeca Williamson, had 8 celebreal hemm0rage Mrs. Sim, mons left for DoWney immedi- ately from Anchorage by air and after she had left GIenallen word was received from her brother that Mrs. Williamson
 
 Mir and Mrs Stanley Corte- vile from Glenallen have moved to Copper Center where they will live at the former Beggs resi- denee. Mir CortevilIe is employ ed with the Alaska Road Com mission at Glenallen.
 Mir and Mrs Ralph Lane from 47 mile Alaska Road Commis- sion took a trip to Donnely on the Richardson Highway past Black Rapids Sunday August 18th and enjoyed picking lot of blueberries.
 A special Ordination Service for Rev Kenneth Huber and Rev Joseph Virgin was conducted at the GIenallen Chapel August 18th. Panel of ministers present were, Rev Vincent Joy as mod orator, Rev Charles Parmenter of Copper Center, Rev Merritt Tegeler of Glenallen, Rev. Ben Gerdes of Gakona, Rev. Russell Clarke of Tannacross. Both Rev Huber and Rev. Virgin have had formal studies in Bible training. Examination was Friday after noon August 17th. Rev. Huber preached his ordination sermon Sunday morning at Glenallen Chapel and Rev. Virgin preached his ordination sermon at the eve ming service, after which both men were formally ordained by the laying on of hands of the ordained ministers present. They were charged by the moderator to be faithful ministers of the gospel. People came to the ser vices from Copper Center, Ga kona and Gulkana.
 Rev. and Mrs. Vincent Joy and their daughter Becky Jean left for the States Wednesday morn ing August 22nd and will return to Genallen sometime next June.
 MT. and Mrs Jack Prater, with their son George and Mrs Pratt CTS mother, Mrs. Mary Harris are visiting in Juneau with MT. and Mrs. T. B. Lewis their son. in-law and daughter and their new grandson, Martin Lewis The group left yesterday, driving to Haines and then by ferry to Juneau They expect to return September 4 For this reason next weeks G1enallen News col umn may not be available in time for print.
 Robert C. Smith employed with the Alaska Road Commis- sion since 1943 passed away August 24 at Spokane, Washing ton. M. Smith was born at Oak dale, Washington and was 51 years old. He is survived by his wife Mary. MT. Smith was cook for many years at Glenallen.
 The light plant and the build ing it was in burned up at Gate way Lodge, Mile TIT, Richardson Highway August 24 at 4 am. in