CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(Cont, from Page t)
Egypt to tour that country and then re
turning to Holland m ere they took a boat
to Canada« They arrived in Canada in
June and have spent their time since that
date touring Canada and Alaska«
The visitors from Germany had many
kind words to say about Alaska and its
People, They were tremendously impress
ed with the hospitality of Alaskans«
They told of stopping on the highway to
take pictures and having fellow travel
ers stop to inquire if anything u-as wrong
and whether or not they might be of as
sistance* Once, they said, they stop
pea tn front of a highway longe to eat
some of the food which they carried with
them* While they were eating* the lodge
Owner came out and asked them if they
had cooking utensils and when they an
swered "yes" he returned to the lodge and
brought them two large moose steaks.
Mr* Fiedler said that in his 25 years
as a traveling correspondent for German
newspapers and magazines he had visited
all parts of the globe but never had ne
found the friendly spirit that exists
here in Alaska,
a memento of their visit to Homer
the Fiedlers were presented with Homer
Booster buttons by President Nelson Moy
er*
After the meeting the Fiddlers were
questioned further, by the. editor and
they stated that without reservation: .Ho
mer was the most beautiful spot that they
had visited in all ;of their •travels
around the Territory*
Other business conducted by \the Cham
ber included d brief report by Leo Rhode
on the 'Alaska Science conference held
last week in Anchorage*■ He sajd that
his paper on the Citizen's Study Group
'of Homer was well received
The president also read a letter which
ha nod sent to Dr, Theodore Banks of the
University of Michigan Institute for Al
eutian Research inviting him to stop in
the city when he returns from Unalaska
later thx s month,
GUARD DRILLS START
The Homer platoon of the Alaska Ra
tional Guard started its winter drill
schedule Tuesday evening and will con
tinue to drill twi&c a week until Spring*
Tuesday evening was spent trying to
get things organized* One new r^ec'uit,
Robert Browning, was added to the roster
during the drill*
Following is a list of the members of
the platoon*
it* Barry Gregoire, Master Sgt* Ben
Bellamy, Master Sgt* Dana Newman, SFC
fir nest Carlson, SFC George Dahlgren,
Sgt* Lester DuFour, Sgt Paul Jones, Cpl*
Martin Sever sen*
Pvts* James Clemans, Larry Clendenen,
Gerald DeSylva, Mitchel Flyum, Ben Foss,
Gerald Hansen, Harold Harrington, Ora
Jones, Marion Keeler, Robert Kranich,
Jr*, Robert Forman, Don Ost, Leland
Shelford, Brucn Millard, George Millard,
Kivil Wilson, Keith Elliott, John Neil
sen, Walter Sever sen, Larry Keeler and
Bob Browning*
Drills are held Tuesday and Thursday
nights at 7 p* m* at the armory*
RETURNS FROM COLORADO , ...
* ’ 1
Rex Elliott returned Satvrday-py^lpne
from Colorado* He made the ttrip to at- *'
tend the golden wedding anniversary of 1
hi s parents, Hr* and Mrs*, . Thad: Elliott
of La Port, Colorado.
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