National Medals
To Be Sought Fer
Alaska Centennial
National medals which will com
memorate Alaska’s centennial in
1967 will be sought through Con
gressional legislation by the Alas
ka Centennial Commission. Sena
tor E. L. (Bob) Bartlett has of
fered to sponsor such a measure.
According to Bob Arnold, execu
tive director of the Alaska Cen
tennial Commission, the Commis
sion will seek the minting of up to
500,000 bronze and silver medals
in several sizes. Details of the med
al request were resolved at a meet
ing of 'the executive committee of
the Commission at its meeting in
Anchorage last week.
Other subjects discussed at the
meeting, in preparation for the
next meeting of the entire Com
mission, Included the desirability
of a central exposition, the matter
of a 1964-65 budget for the Com
mission. the role of state-wide or
ganizations, and the New York
World’s Fair.
Present at the meeting were
Chairman Pete Deveau, Kodiak,
and members Lew Dischner, An
char age; Vernon Forbes, Fair
banks; Don Perkins, Nome; and
Mrs. Alice Hairigan, Sitka. AIM
present was military project offi
cer Lt. Col. Harry Wakefield, Alas
kan Command.
The second meeting of the entire
commission is tentatively set for
Oct. 5 and 6.
B.P.W. MEETING
The B.P.W held it’s first dinner
meeting of the fall season at the
Elks Club.
Slides showing the progress of
the B.P.W. since it’s inception ia
1918 were shown by Marion John
son and Betty Springhill gave a
book report on the changing image
of woman.
RENAULT COMING
The Renault ad on page 12
should read that “They’re Coming.”
The automobiles did net arrive on
the boat as expected but are ex
pected on the next boat.
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