HOSPITAL PLAIB PRCGRESSiriS
Dr. James Pinneo said that hospital
authorities are very optomistic and
that work can begin this summer on
the new 12 bed addition to the Faith
Hospital. The project has reached its
final planning stage and now is await
ing State and Federal approval. The
present d bed capacity is inadequate
and this new wing will enable the
hospital to accommodate more patients
and serve the area to a greater degree.
During the month of May, there were
five births in the hospital and needless
to say there was "quite a crowd".
C.V.S. STUDENTS ATTEND CAP P.EET
Father Paul Mueller, S.J. of the Copper
Valley School reports that the Civil
Air Patrol Summer Encampment was a hugh
success at the Elmcndorf Air Force Base1
in Anchorage. There were 97 area Cadets
fortunate enough to enroll for the two
weeks in. which time they took training
in Aviation, Survival, and Rifle. Five
cadets were awarded the ‘'Outstanding
Cadets of Summer Encampment Award" of
which Copper Valley School's own Senior
student, Chuck Akers received one. The
cadets were flown from their homes all
over Alaska and back again at the end of
the encampment. Father Mueller was the
C.A.P. Chaplin, and said it was a most
gratifying experience to see the young
men and women take so much interest in
such a worthwhile organization. It is
expected that an even larger enrollment
will attend next summer.
NEWSLETTER TO TROOPER CARL 3CHLICHTIG
VJhilc you are lounging on the sun drenched
beaches of California, don’t fret about
your Post in Frozen Alaska. Ve arc
fortunate in having Trooper Norman Brewer
from Valdez carry On. He reported this ,
morning that he will be here until Septem
ber, when our permanent Trooper will ar
rive from Fairbanks and patrol the area
which you so diligently cared for these
past years. Trooper ^rewer complimented
the area motorists on the observance of
traffic regulations and says it is a
pleasure to be in a community so well ad
justed to the local road construction con
ditions. There have been no major acci
dents and only minor violations of the
• law. SO have a good vacation Carl and Lee
. you earned it.
BOY’S CLUB
George Lane took 7 local boys on an over
night camping and cook-out last week-end.;
Seems that everyone had a most enjoyable
time and picked up a few tips. Those
BOY’S CLUB (continued)
who went on the excursion were George
Shaffer, David Kloep, Bret Stock, Dennis
Scholcs, Brian Scholes and Cliff Tibbits.
The group agreed that it should happen
more often. VJhilc hiking home, they en
countered a pretty large size brown bear,
however, they didn't give chase and neither
did the bear. (Guess the bear wasn't
hungry either). George is interested in
organizing a Boy’s Club fjor our young fel
lows hereabouts. More power to you, George.
"WELCOME HOME", Gloria McMahan
Mrs. Robert McMahan has returned home to
the F.A.A. community at Gulkana after three
months stay in San Francisco. She under
went major surgery and was hospitalized in
Presbyterian Medical Hospital for 6 weeks.
Gloria says, "she is .still weak, but is
recuperating and taking it easy".
CHITINA ROAD
The State Division of Highways announced
the Chitina Road from Lower Tonsina to
Chitina would be only open from 10:00 A,M.
to 2:00 P.M. daily. The road will be open
Sundays.
KENNY LAKE DISTRICT
With the end of school, the Petty family
moved to Valdez. Bob, who is fishing now,
has been there for some time. Joy, their
daughter, is working at lit. McKinley for
the summer.
Mrs. Erma Hens lee and son, Jim, are back
in the community after spending the winter
in Bakersfield, California.
Long avenues are opening up through the bush
and timber as the right of way is cleared
for the C.V.E.A.’s extension across the
plateau here.
The M. B; Company Construction Camp being
put up at Lower Tonsina is nearly completed.
Several local men are employed by the firm.
Two new homesteads arc starting to show the
effects of saw and axe* here this summer. The
Glenn and Vern Belkins’ families are recent
arrivals from Iowa and Wyoming respectively.
It is a bit early to gloat but some of the
local gardens are as nice as most found in
the Palmer or Tanana areas this season,
despite t’ie cool cloudy spring we have had.
Good humor is one of the best articles
of dress one can wear in society ....
Thackeray.