— The Base Breeze —
By Willow Lawrence.Phone 486—5530
Seabees & CEC
To Celebrate Big
Birthday March 9
The “Seabees,” the U.S. Navy’s
“Can Do” outfit is about to cele
brate its birthday in special cere
monies also commemorating the
establishment of the Civil Engineer
Corps.
Preparations are underway for
a colorful celebration of Civil En
gineer Crops and Seabee Birthday
slated for March 9 on base here.
Plans call for festivities to com
mence in the Rose Room of the Ci
vilian Cafeteria, with cocktail hour
at 7 p.m., followed by dinner. A
program featuring crowning of the
1963 Seabee Queen and cutting of
the birthday cake will be followed
by dancing until midnight.
Committee member William G.
Mathis, a former Seabee and owner
of Scotty’s Rewind Shop, is in
charge of reservations.
All former Seabees and friends
are invited to attend.
Valentine Party
Held Thursday
Mr. Hill, manager of the En
listed Men’s Club, reports a Val
entine’s Day dance was held on
Thursday, Feb. 14. Music was fur
nished by Bandmaster Stute’s
Crescent City 5. Suzie Pehrson was
the featured vocalist.
A shuffleboard tournament will
begin on Saturday at 1:30 at the
Acey-Ducey Club. Prizes will be
awarded. Also remember game
night on Friday evening. Door
prizes are being given again.
The new assistant manager of
the Enlisted Men’s Club is Perry
Wilson, photographer’s Mate 1st
Class, who is assigned to the Base
Photo lab. He and his wife, Ruth,
-have one daughter, Suzanne, 2.
Wilson was formerly stationed at
Point Mugu and is a native of
Plaquemine, Louisana.
NEW TOASTMASTERS
Enlisted personnel of the Naval
Station interested in starting an
enlisted Toastmasters International
should contact either Fred Rich at
7-5525 or Ralph Pelletier at 7-5755.
WELCOME ABOARD
Two boys and two girls arrived
at the Naval Station Hospital last
week. William Randolph is the son
of Lt. Cmdr. USCG John and Flor
ence Cherry. Little Randolph was
born on Feb. 3. He weighed 7 lbs.
12 Mi oz.
David Lee is the brawny lad of
Lawrence Sherlock ENI USCG and
Nicolina. David who weighed 8 lbs.
13 oz. was born Feb. 7.
The two new girls are Michelle
Renee, who was born on Feb. 6
and weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz. She is the
daughter of David Demeaux AG1
USN and his wife Marie.
Brenda Lynne, the daughter of
James Mulcahey AMS2 and his
wife, Hope. Brenda weighed 7 lbs.
12 oz. and was born on Feb. 9.
Club Corner
CPO CLUB
The CPO Club will hold a Val
entine’s Dance and Hail and Fare
well Party on Friday night, Feb.
15. Music will be furnished by the
Crescent City 5.
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, there will
be a Nooner’s luncheon. Guest
speaker will be Alf Madsen, big
game guide.
BANDMASTER LEAVES
Bandmaster Stute, the very busy
leader of the Crescent City 5 and
the Naval Station Band, will leave
for Adak on Feb. 20. While there
he will play at the various clubs,
for the Seabees’ Birthday Ball on
March 2, and for the All Hands
February Spring Formal on Feb.
23.
Also leaving for Adak on Feb.
20 will be the Naval Communica
tions Station and Marines Basket
ball teams who will compete for
the 17th Naval District Champion
ship.
KODIACTORS MEET
The Kodiactors will hold a gen
eral meeting on Sunday evening,
Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Stick
ler Little Theatre.
On the agenda are proposed
changes in the by-laws of the or
ganization and selection of a new
play for presentation before May
1st.
All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
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Cmdr. Wm. McLean
Now VP-17 C.O.
Cmdr. William O. McLean, USN,
will relieve Cmdr. Donald E. Mc
Kinley, USN, as Commanding Of
ficer, Patrol Squadron 17 at a cere
mony on Feb. 18 in Hangar Three
of the Kodiak Naval Station.
Cmdr. McKinley has served with
VP-17 since July, 1961, first as ex
ecutive officer then as commanding
officer. After leaving Kodiak, he
will report for duty with Staff,
Cmdr. Wm. McLean
Commander Naval Air Force, Pa
cific, at San Diego, Calif.
Cmdr. McLean, previously execu
tive officer of VP-17, now moves
up to command the squadron.
Both officers are veteran naval
aviators with extensive service
dating back to the early 1940’s.
Cmdr. McLean is a native of
Greenville 111. He and Mrs. Mc
Lean have two children and main
tain their residence at Oak Harbor,
Wash.—(Official USN Photo)
TOASTMASTERS MEET
The Kodiak Williwaws 1861 of
Toastmasters International met on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 5. President
Jack Page presided. He was also
Toastmaster of the evening. Topic
Master was Gordon Brushwyler.
Lyle Gubler gave the invocation.
Speakers included Warren We
bert, H. Krakow, Marvin Boom
gaarden, and Tim Routzahn. Gen
eral Evaluator was Leonard Mealor
and Evaluators for Speakers were
Lyle Gubler, R. I. Raber, W. J.
Baker and Arlen Driggers.
Reading was by C. L. Howard
and Grammarian Ray Warren. The
Wizard of Ahs was Lyle Gubler.
COMMUNION BREAKFAST
The Holy Name Men of the Na
val Station and the Holy Name
Men of Kodiak held a joint Com
munion Breakfast on Sunday morn
ing, Feb. 10, at the Kodiak Elks
Club after reception of Holy Com
munion at 10 a.m. Mass.
George Vargo, president of the
Base Holy Name Society presided.
Other Base officers and chairmen
are Joe Knopp, vice-president
Lloyd Parins, secretary; Robert
O’Halloran, publicity chairman;
Art Welch, usher committeeman;
and Lyle Gubler, sick and vigil
committeeman.
Guest speaker at this breakfast
was Alf Madsen, famed guide of
Alaska, who showed Alaskan slides
of scenery and animal life. He lec
tured on life in Alaska and talked
of Mount Katmai and the Valley
of 10,000 Smokes.
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PROTESTANT MEN
The Protestant Men of the
Chapel, a new group being orga
nized at the Naval Station, will
hold a dinner and a special pro
gram on Monday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m.
at the Enlisted Men’s Club.
For tickets contact Chaplain
Goss, Chief A1 Wertz, Opl. Ernie
Brain, or Mike Quade, SN.
BREAKTHRU
Remember to Watch Breakthru
with your youngsters each Tuesday
at 6 p.m. The TV series is spon
sored by the Protestants of the
Base Chapel.
OFFICERS CLUB
The Officers Club will hold a
Dinner-Dance on Saturday. Feb. 16.
Happy Hour will be from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.; dinner from 7:30 to 9:00
p.m.; and dancing from 9 p.m. un
til 2:30 a.m. to the music of the
Crescent City 5.
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