Local Man Servos Aboard Rescue Ship
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FIREMAN ROBERT J. PLUMLEY records amperage and
voltage readings on the engineroom control board in
the USS Greenlet. Plumley, an engineman striker (ap
prentice) helps to repair and maintain his ship's four 950
horse-power engines.
A local Navyman has com
pleted a leisurely cruise thro
ugh the South Sea Islands of
America Samoa, Western
Samoa and Fiji while enroute
to the Far East.
He is Fireman Robert J.
Plumley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Plumley of Route 1,
Kenai, Alaska.
Fireman Plumley is presently
serving aboard the Pearl har
bor-based submarine rescue
ship USS GREENLET (ASR
10) en route to the Western
Pacific for duty with the U.S.
Seventh Fleet. The GREENLET
is specially equipped with the
latest modern rescue equip
ment and an experienced, well
trained crew to man it.
Before he entered the Navy
in February 1961, Plumley at
tended Palmer High School in
Palmer, Alaska. He has been
serving aboard the GREENLET
since May, 1962.
During the GREENLET'S
tour with the Seventh Fleet,
the Ship will visit Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Guam and ports in
Japan and the Philippines.
LANDING STRIP BIDS
TO OPEN AUGUST 15
Richard A. Downing, Com
missioner of the Alaska Depart
ment of Public Works, said this
week bids will be opened in
his office August 16 for the con
struction of bush landing strips
at Stebbins and St. Michael, 50
miles southwest of Unalakleet
on the south shore of Norton
Sound.
The Stebbins project, accord
ing to Dowming, will consist of
some 7V2 acres of stripping and
11.800 cubic yards of embank
ment, while the St. Michael
work is expected to involve
about 17,800 cubic yards of em
bankment.
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# Representative, Alaska Territorial Legislature
# Senator, Alaska State Legislature
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d National President, American Law Student Association
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FAA OFFICE OPEN
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
To better serve the flying
public the Merrill Field Flight
Standards District Office is now
open and in operation seven
days per week on a trial basis
according to W. H. Brubaker,
chief of FAA's Flight Standards
Division.
Located on the second floor
of the Safeway Airways hang
ar in Anchorage, the Aviation
; Safety District Office is open
daily and weekends from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Written examinations and
flight tests are given and gen
eral service and flight informa
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Persons desiring flight tests
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and make an appointment.
Phone number is BR-24611.
MIDSUMMER SALE
AUGUST 1 - IS, 1962
ALL FISHING SUPPLIES.20% olf
COMMON & BOX NAILS.100 lb. Keg $15.00
GALVANIZED NAILS.100 lb. Keg $17.50
LIGHT AND DARK FINISH
PRE FINISH MAHOGANY PLYWOOD V4 4x8 $5.75
PAINT & BRUSHES.15% off
GUNS. 5% off
WINDOWS. 5% off
DOORS.10% off
WOOD & COAL HEATERS-AshleyA Warm Morning 10% off
GAS OR ELECTRIC RANGES.5 to 25% off
HOT WATER HEATERS-10 Year Guarantee_10% off
BUILT-IN OVENS and RANGE TOPS.10% off
New Stock of Westinghouse Freezers just arrived at
Low Low Prices
All Electric Appliances can be financed through M.E.A. loan.
MATANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS COOPERATING ASSOCIATION
Building & Farm Supply Dept.
ENTRIES ASKED IN ALASKA STATE
POETRY CONTEST; DEADLINE AUG. 15
The deadline for entering the
Alaska State Poetry contest is
August 15, the contest commit
tee has announced. The com
mittee welcomes all entries,
and will give each its most ser
ious consideration, a spokes
man said.
Winning poems will be pub
lished, and a first prize of $50,
a second of $20, and a third of
$10 will be awarded.
Rules of the contest are as
follows:
1. Any person who has writ
ten a poem is eligible to enter
the contest.
2. A poem, to be considered,
must meet the following re
quirements: it must not be
more than 100 lines long: it
must not have been published
or accepted for publication.
3. Qualified judges will be
selected by the society. Win
ners will be announced at the
annual Poetry Day Festival in
October.
4. To enter a poem in the
contest, send an original and
three copies to the Contest
Committee Poetry Society of
Alaska, Box 1106, Juneau, Al
aska. Do not write your name
| on the poem, but write it on a
: slip of paper, seal the slip in
j an envelope, write the title and
first line of your poem on the
envelope, and send the enve
lope along with your poem. If
you enter more than one poem,
staple them together and put
the title and first line of each
on the same envelope. The pur
pose of this requirement is to
insure that no one knows the
author of any poem until the
judges have made their final
decision.
5. No person may enter more
than three poems in the con
test.
6. By entering a poem in the
contest, you agree to allow the
sociey to publish it in its jour
pals, and to have it published
and broadcast by the news
media.
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Insurance is in Juneau this
week, attending the State Gen
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tion. She expects to be back
in her office by tomorrow.
Happiness is in sight for
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HAIRDRESSERS ATTEND ANCHORAGE MEETING
Hairdressers from Palmer at
tending the recent workshop
and national convention re
port meetings in Anchorage
were Bonita Strong and Marie
Guffey of Bonita’s Beauty Sal
on. Models wearing the latest
trend in hair styles. Dancing
Hair, were presented by Mary I
Casey of Fairbanks and other I
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members of the styling panel.
Everyone was invited to bring
a model and participate. The
operators report they are very
pleased with the more subdued
but very versatile trend.
Another season is here and
all roads lead to the baseball
park.
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