Public Invited
To “Backboard
Bounce” Paity
Plans for an evening of fun are
being formulated by members of
tne Palmer Elks sponsored, bas
ketball teams. The public is in
vited to attend their "Back
ooard Bounce” party which will
be held at Elks hall this Satur
day, January 21.
Music for dancing will be fur
nished, beginning at 10 p.m.
“This is sure to be a good party
—lots of fun for everyone is be
ing planned”, a committee mem
ber said this week.
Proceeds of the party-dance
will go toward the teams’ trip to
Cordova later this spring when
they will play against the Cor
dova teams who plan to come to
Palmer the week-end of Febru
ary 3.
Name Reclamation Agent
The appointment of Darryl
Roberts as Alaska district man
ager of the Bureau of Reclama
tion was made by Commissioner
of Reclamation W. A. Dexheimer.
Roberts’ who has been serving as
■acting district manager for about
a year, also was named chief of
the division of project develop
ment and power. He succeeds
GENERAL PATE NAMED
COMMANDANT OF
U. S. MARINE CORPS
Washington, D. C. (FHTNC’—
General Randolph McCall Pate
assumed duties January 1 as the
21st Commandant of the U. S.
Marine Corps. He succeeded Gen
eral Lemuel C. Shepard, Jr., who
has held the four-star post since
1952.
Prior to his appointment as
Commandant, the general serv
ed as Assistant Commandant and
Chief of Staff.
ASKS GOVERNOR'S AID
IN DOG CONTROL WORK
ANCHORAGE — A letter is be
ing sent to Governor B. Frank
Heintzleman asking him to con
fer with the dog control commit
tee of Anchorage on temporary
control measures until the legis
lature can pass a law. Members of
the dog control committee are
George Jones, chairman; City
Manager George Shannon, War
ran Nystrom of the Fairview
PUD, Thomas Wharton and At
torney Verne Martin of Spenard
PUD, and Mrs. Fannie L. Hoopes,
president of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Robert W. Jennings who was
transferred to Texas in Novem
ber, 1954.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FHTNC)—
General Randolph McCall Pate as
sumed duties as the 21st comman
dant of the Marine Corps January 1,
He succeeds General Lemuel C.
Shepherd, Jr. General Pate, a Marine
since 1921, is a combat veteran of
Santo Domingo (1923-24 ) ; Guadal
canal-Tulagi, Palau, I wo Jima, and
Okinawa during World War II, and
commanded the 1st Marine Division
in Korea.
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CREDIT UNION—
(Continued Trom page 1)
crease of the credit committee j
from three to five members, j
Board members reported that the
area has grown to the point now j
where the credit committee will I
need to hold regular meetings. j
Five members will provide a wad- j
er scope by providing a wider |
interest, they pointed out.
Officers elected for the coming
year are as follows: Board of di
rectors: Ina Norbo, Sam Wool
cock, and Virgil Eckert. Dexter
Bacon and Grace Edleman com
plete the board of directors. Elect
ed to the credit committee were
Carol Stephan, George Small,
Karla Duff, and Robert Pippel.
The other member of the board is
Frank Clark. H. P. Gazaway and
Delore Pommier were elected to
the supervisory board and will
serve with Harriet Bell. Philip
Edleman and C. Ivan Branton
were named to the education com
mittee. Ofificrs for the coming
year will be designated at the
first meeting of the board of di
, rectors.
Officers who served for the
past year and whose terms expir
ed include: Irene Cleworth, Jack
Newcomb, Ed Christensen, and
Lavern Marple, Ivan Branton, H.
P. Gazaway, and Virgil Eckert, j
The annual meeting committee I
consisted of Barbara Crowt'ners, j
Jack Newcomb, and Irene Ben
Plan Auxiliary Field
HOMER--The Alaska District
Corps of Engineers announced
that Homer has been selected as
the site of one of several areas [
for a “remote auxiliary airfield”. 1
According to the announcement,
$1,987,184 has been allocated for
the Homer project and work will
begin with the spring breakup.
The announcement did not indi
cate whether the work was to
be an addition to the present
Homer airport, or a new field. It
has been rumored in Homer for
some time that the present field
is to be lengthened 2000 feet and
the direction of the field changed
slightly.
Asks Juneau Eye Bank
JUNEAU — A Juneau ophta
mologist urged local organizations
to create and support an "eye
bank”. Dr. R. Harrison Leer told
the Juneau Lions Club that many
Alaskan Natives have eye dis
eases which could be eliminated
by corneal transplants. Dr. Leer
proposed that instead of keeping
the eyes by expensive refrigera
tion the "bank” would be more
of a registry in which names of
persons who would bequeath
their eyes upon their death,
would be kept so that the cor
neas could be transplanted with
in 48 hours.
son. A buffet lunch was served
following the meeting.
Cultural Program
Presented at
Sorority Meeting
Marne Hanks presented the
cultural program, based on win
dow treatment, at the January 16
meeting of Xi Eta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi. The meeting was held
at the home of Vivian Shaver.
During the business session mem
bers furthered plans for the sor
ority’s March of Dimes fund
raising activity. The next regular
meeting will be held at the home
of Helen Maze February 6.
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