Governor Makes
2 Appointments
Peter Gatz of Fairbanks and
Paul Winsor were named Monday
by Gov. Egan to head new depart
ments within the Alaska state
government.
These appointments raise to
eight the number of positions
filled on his official cabinet.
Gatz becomes State Commis
sioner of Revenue July 1, at a
salary of $15,000 a year.
The $17,000 a year job as Com
missioner of Health and Welfare,
which went to Winsor, entails
heading the combined depart
ments of health and welfare that
existed as separate agencies in
the old territorial government.
Village Progress
Highlights SLudy
Dr. Margaret Lantis, anthropol
ogist of the Public Health Ser
vice, Department of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare, Washington,,
D.C., will be a guest speaker at
the annual conference sponsored
by the Alaska Health, Education
and Welfare Council. The confer
ence is to be held on the Univer
. sity of Alaska campus August
18-21.
Plans for the conference were
formulated at a meeting of the
Council held at * Fairbanks June
15. Highlight of the conference
will be a through discussion on
problems of village development
and the techniques involved.
Immediately preceeding the
AHEW conference there will be
held a Child Welfare Institute
beginning Sunday, August 15 and
continuing through to August 17.
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PLANNING COMMISSION
NAMED BY GOVERNOR EGAN
Five men were appointed to the
State Planning Commission by
Gov. Egan.
These are Bjarne Olsen, Juneau,
a member of the architectural
firm of Foss, Olsen and Sands;
Pearse M. Walsh, Nome, Wein
Alaska Airlines representative;
John Shaw, Palmer, attorney; Wal
ter Welch, Fairbanks, on the staff
of KTVF, Fairbanks TV station;
and Charles Tryck, Anchorage,
former city engineer, now en
gaged in private practice.
Ft. Abercrombie
Accident Scene
Two servicemen, identified as
Norgard and McFall, were taken
to the Naval Station hospital fol
lowing an accident which occured
on the Ft. Abercrombie road ap
proximately 9 a.m. Saturday morn
ing.
The car apparently came from
Ft. Abercrombie and getting out
of control, swerved as it approach
ed /the corner near Piedmont
Point, knocking down two trees,
etc. before coming to a stop. From
indications at the scene, it is be
lieved the car travelled for some
distance before coming to a stop.
Daughter Arrives
A baby girl, Kathleen Marie,
weighing 3 lbs. 15% ozs., was
born on June 8 to Irene Elizabeth
and Neil Timothy Morrison, AK”,
USN.
Kathleen is the fourth child for
the Morrisons’, who reside at 1564
Willow St.
Remember Him
on
June 21st
FATHER’S DAY
A large assortment of short
sleeve and long sleeve shirts
A fine selection of slacks
by Hart Schaffner & Marx
Soxs by Holeproof
Wash & Wear Dress Shirts
by
Arrow
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KRAFT’S MENS DEPT.
Open every Friday evening til 8 p.m.
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U.S. News Editors
Will Tour Alaska
Thirty editors of small town
newspapers will make an eleven
day study tour of Alaska in
August. Kodiak is included in
their itinerary.
The tour is under the sponsor
ship of the National Editorial As
sociation, an organization of more
than 6,000 weekly and small
daily newspapers throughout the
country, and is being made at
the invitation of Gov. William
Egan.
Headed by John Fournier, pub
lisher of the Kent (Wash.) New
Journal and a director of NEA,
the editors will leave Seattle by
plane ior Alaska on August 1.
The group will visit Fairbanks,
Kotzebue, Nome, the Matanuska
Valley and Kodiak.
Contract Renewed
With Morningside
The State of Alaska has renew
ed its contract with Morningside
Hospital fo-r the care of this
State’s mental patients, the Gov
vernor’s office has announced.
This action was the result of a
conference held last week involv
ing officials of the Alaska De
partment of Administration, De
partment of Health, Attorney
General’s office, and representa
tives of Morningside Hospital.
The contract wjjl operate on a
month-to-month basis.
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HALIBUT TAKE LOWER
Seattle W*> A decline from last
years halibut catch in area 2 was
reported by the International Pa
cific Halibut Commission. Land
ings through Tuesday totaled
17,300,000 pounds compared to
20,700,000 pounds for the same
period a year ago.
The limit of 26 million pounds
for the area South from Cape
Spencer was reached last year by
July 1.
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MIDNIGHT SUN COSMETICS
Liquid Cream Lipstick
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Honey-meal Wash Perfumes
These cosmetics are manufactured and
packaged in Alaska!
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KRAFTS DRV GOODS DEPARTMENT
Open Friday night until 8 pm.