GIRLS VISIT fiRVfiL SMIO'l
Four Aleut School rirls from Atk*
were the Quests of Captain G.K.
Hamilton, TTS1T, Command 'n? Officer
of the U.S. Naval Station, Adak re
cently. The rlrls, Annie Golley,
and three Snl^aroff sisters, Annie
Affla and Oleana, were return! no; t c
school at Vt. Rd'-’-ecumb near Sitka,
Alaska. The-'" had been visit!no
their parents who were ill, and
hoped to return for the openino of
school. Put, unfortunately, no
ship put in at Atka.
Mr. Ted Bank, Aleutian expert
and Scientist from the University
of Michigan, contacted the Command
iny Officer of the Naval Station,
Adak, ana Mr. Hal V/bltiny of Drake
Put-et Sound Contractors, Adak. The
Reeves Aleutian Airlines ayrefd to
transport the yirls to school at a
reduced rate. Contributions made
by the civilian workmen of the
Drake Puyet Sound Co., after a lec
ture yiven by Mr. Bank, provided
plane faro. Navy Officer's "lives
Club contributed a substantial
fund to cover other expenses of th<
cirls .
't the plane to ne^t the '■••iris
was Mr?. .T.A. Sloan, President of
the Navy Officer's wives Club. Witl
her 7/c-re Chaplain nnd Mrs. R.C.
Fonnin" to moke the presentat'on
of the donation to the ''Iris. Mrs,
R.A. Davidson accompanied the o’rl;
as Chaplain Brain D. Mahedy showed
them the enlisted men's recreation
center on Adak. The oirls were
feted at the FOQ, dining Hall and
accompanied the Davidsons to the
Bering Theater for the evening
show. After the theater the Navy
Officers' Wives entertained the
girls informally. The girls left
Adak for Mt. Edcrecumb where they
will continue their education at
the Vocational School.
FOR SALE.SCOTTIE puppies,
bj >ok, reristered, champion stock.'
..Clayton Esslinrer
IMF ORTA ITT MEETING FRIDAY
There vd 11 be an important Fish
L Wild Life meet in? Friday even
uo at 8:00, at the Rifle Ran^e
rider the Recreation Hall. All
sportsmen are ur~ed to attend.
LEAVES EMFLOY OF V.E.A.
R° lph Moore, who has been employ
ed by the M.E.A. for many years,
has resigned and is now v»orking in
Anchorage for the Chuaach Electric
Company.
BROTHER SUCCUMBS
According to word received here
from Mrs. Clair Stock, who is spend
inr* the Holiday's in Washington, she
das lost a brother during her stay
there.
SON PORN
Mr. and Mrs. Pat. Cullis^n are
the parents of ^ son, b^rn December
27* at Valley Hospital. Mrs. Cull
is~n is 1 he farmer Mary Rlunck.
CAR WRECK FATAL c^n’t.
fated car, said that he had appar
ently gone to sleep, only to a
waken when Darrel shouted for him
to "look out’'.
Darrel is survived by his widow;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loren
McKechnle; three brothers, Ray,Don,
and '.nous; a sister, Mrs. Faul Ak
lestad, all of Falmer; and an old
er brother who resides outside.
Funeral services which will be
conducted by the Elk's Lod^e at the
Church of hod at 1:00 am. with Rev
Oecrre Oeiwitz officiating, will be
followed by graveside services by
Falmer Post #15 of the American
Legion, with buglers and firing
squed from Fort Richardson.
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CIVIL DEFENSE con't.
i Local citizens seemed to be great
jly concerned ab^ut the possibility
'■f having to take care of refugees
from Inch''-race in case of an attack
on that city. After considerable
discussion It was decided tc ap
point a committee to c-rntact the
Anch'-rage organization, and to try
to work °ut s ■'me plan for this pos
sibllity.
A chart was presented at the
meeting, showing the different act
ivities of the organization and hew
it should be set up. \ committee
will select the personal for the
different departments. The list
will be published at a later date.
SCHOOL TAX V/ILL BE DEDUCTED
The 1951 School Tax will be de
ducted from the first January pay
check of all eligible employees.
If you have paid this tax person
ally, please advise the office of
y'-ur receipt number.
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