CAP Delegates
Report On
Anchorage Meet
Representatives to the Alaska
Wing Civil Air Patrol Convention
held in Anchorage Oct. 24 and 25
arrived back in town early. this
week.
The two day convention was held
at the Elmendorf Air Force Base
where Wing Headquarters are
located and was attended by
around 100 representatives from
such widely scattered units as
Ketchikan and Nome.
The convention opened with
general assembly at the Mt. Spurr
School on the 24th. Section meet
ings were held the afternoon! of
that day. CAP Chaplains were in
charge of the church services held
in the multi-purpose room of the
lit. 4 Spur r School Sunday morning.
SeMtdr Bartlett and Maj. Gen.
Neerasbin were among the guest,
speakers in the final meeting.** A
-Court of Honor was held in which
matiy CAP officials were advanced
in rank or given recognition for
; years of service. The convention
was climaxed with an enjoyable
v^gj&onstrfrtion % the Ft Richard
sons Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps.
Benefits Shown
The Kodiak Squadron of the CAP
held their weekly meeting Tues
day night at the Coast Guard
Armory- Representatives John
Warren &nd Yule Chaffin gave a
resume of the most important
pqipts discussed at the convention.
II was pointed out by those.attend
ing the convention that -there were
many advantages in joining the
. <?AP. One of the best examples
. given was that of cadet William
Pocge of Ketchikan. C/Capt. Wil-.
liam Ponge had completed the.
necessary phases of cadet training
-to earn a Certificate of Proficiency.
Because of this he was sworn into
the Air Force on the afternoon of
Oct- 26 by Maj. Gen. Necrason.
Ponge was able *to enter with one
stripe as an Airman 1st Cl-ass.
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Pictured above is the bigmning of tue mnerai procession from the Russian Church following the ser
vices held for the late Ben Kraft. In the forefront is seen Father Roman Sturmer. Flanking the casket
oh either side are members of the American Legion and National Guardsmen and pallbearers follow
ed by members of the Kraft family and mourners leaving the church. fU.S. Navy Photo)
Military Parcels
Most Be Readied
. With November 20 named as
the deadline in * the south 48
spates for the mailing of Christ
mas parcels to military personnel
oveseas, local ‘ patrons should be
mailing them within the next two
weeks so they will arrive there
before the deadline, Acting Post
master W. H. Lamme reminded to
, day. * ;
Mlitary parcels should be well
wrapped, tied with strong cord
and carry the address and re
turn address an one side of the
'parcel only.
If sent by airmail, they should
be mailed from Kodiak by Dec
ember 6. Christmas cards, surface
and airmail, should observe the
same deadline for overseas.
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For Phone Calls
K^’-h'p immediately, the lo
cal subscribers can row reach the
local ACS long distance telephone
operator by dialing either 3001 or
6201, according to an announce
ment from the communications
system’s office.
The telegraph office is open
at the following hours: Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
Sundays and holidays the office
will be closed
Few Court Cases
Six months suspension of his
driver’s license and a $100 fine
with $50 suspended, was meted
out to Anton J. Gregorioff for
operating a car while intoxicated.
He was one of three cases heard be
fore the City Maristrate this
week.
Robert C Sharp, arrested on a
petit larceny charge, was fined
$100, $50 of which was suspended.
He was sentenced to 30 days, 20
of which was suspended. A $25 fine
and a sentence of 10 days, both
suspended, was meted out to
Frank iC. Skelly, Jr., on a charge of
acting as a principal to a crime.
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Officials Needed
For Basketball
Basketball officials are needed
for the coming season to officiate
both the town league and high
school games, according to an an
nouncement by Joe Floyd, coach
of the high school basketball team
here.
The season will begin on Novem
ber 5 and will end approximately
March 1, he said. Anyone having
experience and desiring to offici
ate is asked to contact Floyd at
the high school between 8:15 a.*n.
and 5:30 p.m. weekdays by phon
ing 3041.
Cecil Johnson
On Police Force
New officer on the police force
is Cecil Johnson who replaces
Tom Sweeny.
Johnson has had about nine
years of experience in police woit
He was with the Anchorage Po
lice Department and more recent
ly with the Marshal’s office is
Anchorage.
Tom Sweeney has accepted a
position with the State Police Mid
is now in Anchorage in training.
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