Naval Station Commands To Host
Public Today on Armed Forces Cay
Readm. Arnold McKeciime,
Commander, Alaskan Sea Frontier
and Commandant 17th Naval Dis
trict, Capt. R. B. Jacoby, Com
manding Officer of the Naval Sta
tion, Capt. T. F. Epley, Command
ing Officer of the Coast Guard
Air Detachment, together with all
other commands aboard the Naval
Station, will be hosts to the gener
al public today, in a diversified
program in recognition of Armed
Forces Day.
Hear Adm. Arnold McKechnie
The program is scheduled to get
under way at 1 a.m., when opening
ceremonies will be held in Hangar
One. Following the program, the
hangar will be the scene of vari
ous displays, demonstrating equip
ment and activities of the Navy in
its role as a “Power for Peace.”
Visitors will witness demonstra
tions by Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard personnel. The latter will
include displays by both the Air
Detachment and surface craft
personnel.
Fire fighting equipment, which
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induce crash and general fire
fighting equipment will be on dis
play. The fire department will
stage a hose coupling contest be
tween two engine companies.
Other events scheduled include
a deep sea diving display by the
Ships Department, communica
tions display by the Communica
tions Station; photographic exhi
bits by the Supply Department.
“Open house” will be held at both
the Fire Station and Naval Re
serve Composite Company 17-5.
The latter will also show films.
Many other events are sched
uled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Club Hears About
Navy Sea Power
To mark Armed Forces Day,
Saturday, Cdr. Roger Burum,
USN, gave an illustrated lecture
on “Sea Power” at the Rotary
luncheon Tuesday at the 49 room.
Sea power has been a vital ele
ment in world strategy for hun
dreds of years, Cdr. Burum said,
having progressed from sail to
atomic power to the new space
age. Because we must prepare for
two types of 'yar„ all-out nuclear
or a limited war, sea power is
still a vital factor, he pointed out.
A retaliatory capacity must be
developed, the speaker Said, con
sisting of air carriers, guided mis
siles and submarines and missiles,
among other developments, so
•that ip event of war there will be
control of the seas, ability to
strike precisely, and ability to put
troops ashore.
Speaking from the viewpoint of
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Vire Admiral A. C. Richmond,
Commandant of the U. S. Coast
Guard.
Tk" Coast Guard operates in
peacetime under the Treasury
Department- ancL_ in wji time
under the Department of De
fense.
The Coast Guard helps keep
our nation strong and free..
ARMED FORCES DAY—1959.
Power for Peace involves duty
around the globe for members
of the Armed Forces and oar
Free World friends. Here, two
citizen-soldiers—Eskimo mem
bers of the Alaska National
Guard—look across the Bering
Strait toward a Russian-held
island just 3 miles away.
To DedicateNationalGu^^o^ght
10 a.m. Toaay
This is a great day for the local
Uni{ of the National Guard when
it officially takes over the occu
pancy Qf new armory adjacent
to the new school. Fitting cere
monies will commence at 10 this
morning, when the building will
be dedicated to the Guard’s use.
Ml Vokacek will represent Gov.
Ega^ at the dedication.
6*»sn house will follow, and con
tinue throughout the afternoon.
A b 2 military ball will follow in
the evening beginning at 8 p.m.
Following is the program:
Introduction:. El Capitan—Sou
sa, Naval Station Band, Allan
Bennett, Band Leader.
Invocation: Father Raymond
Talbott.
Flag Raising Ceremony: Color
Guard by Co. D, 3rd B. G., 297th
Inf. National Anthem by Naval
Station Band.
Remarks: Mayor of Kodiak,
Hon. Merrill Coon.
Musical Selection: God Bless
America—Berlin, Naval Station
Band.
Remarks: Mil Vokacek repre
senting Gov. Egan.
Musical Selection: Alaska’s
Flag—Drake, Naval Station Band.
Dedication and Cutting of Rib
bon: Adjutant General, Brig. Gen.
Thomas P. Carroll.
Acceptance: Lt. Jerry Valen,
Unit Commander.
Dedicatorial Prayer: Rev. Fred
J. Mamaloff.
Open House: Co. D 3rd B. G,
297th Inf.
Military Ball: 8 p.m., at the
armory.
the J'Javy Burum r d there
must be i for new rips, for
research. jr a hig. ' trained
manpower e latter he stressed
because o e direction defense
has taken this scientific age.
Clifford, tolf, of Standard Oil,
from Seatt e made a presentation
of a diamond pin and a watch to
member Merrill Coon, for his
thirty years’ service with Stan
dard Oil.
Guests included H. Phil Elliott,
Bob Casky, Charlie Ferrell, O. A.
Torgerson, student member John
Reft and Rotary member from
Seattle, Frank McConaghy.
Survey of Harbor
To Be Conducted
Surveys of 14 Alaskan harbors
will be started this summer by the
US. Army Engineer District,
Alaska. These surveys will be used
in the interest of protecting the
rights of navigation to establish
areas and to define boundaries be
yond which man-made structures
cannot be built. Kodiak is inclu
ded.
In announcing the planned sur
veys, Col. W. C. Gribble, Jr., Alas
ka District Engineer, commented
that “the need for defining these
areas is becoming progressively
more acute as the various com
munities expand and the water
fronts become more crowded.”
The District has been directed
to establish the necessary harbor
lines to protect navigation chan
nels at Ketchikan, Anchorage* Ju
neau-Douglas, Sitka, Wrangell,
Petersburg, Skagway, Haines, Ko
diak, Cordova, Valdez, Seward,
Pelican and Seldovia. Funds in
the amount of $140,000 have been
allocated for this work.
It is planned that the major
portion of this work, involving the
use -of aerial surveys and control
led mosiacs, will be performed
under contract. , ,
Capt. Raymond Jaco
by, Commanding Offi
| cer of the Naval Sta
tion, will be on hand to
welcome visitors aboard
4 the Station,, when • the
Navy plays host on
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1 Armed Forces Day.
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I The captain arrived
1 here July 30, 1957, and
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I assumed command. He
| arrived here from Pen
I secola, Florida. He is
expected to leave here
§! in the near future.
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ARMED FORCES DAY—1959. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Na-v-:.:
tion’s top military leaders (left to right): Gen. Thomas D.
• White, Chief of Staff, USAF; Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Chief :
of Staff, USA; Gen. Nathan F. Twining, USAF, Chairman; <
Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations;, and (Jen.
Randolph McC. Pate, Commandant of the Marine Corps. -
Power for Peace is guaranteed by the dedicated men and women of
our Armed Forces. Americans in uniform look forward to Armed
Forces Day as an opportunity to greet their fellow citizens and free
world friends.
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WE BOTH NEED THEM