RESERVE UNITS
OPEN LOCAL
RECRUITING DRIVE
Vacancies in local Army Re
serve units now exist for men in
the Palmer area, according to Lt.
Col. John J. Lavin, senior army
instructor for Alaskan Reserve
units.
In announcing the start of a
new recruiting drive, Lt. Col.
Lavin pointed out some of the
advantages of Reserve service,
especially to young men of 18.
Almost every young American to
day must consider a two-year
tour of active military service as
part of his obligation to his
country. All male citizens and
residents of the States (includ
ing Alaska) born on or after
August 30, 1922 who are not reg
istered \\*!th their local draft
boards are required to do so. Be
tween the ages of 1814 and 26
they are subject to call for active
military service through the draft
board. Upon completing his tour
of active service, a man .is not dis
charged, but is transferred to a ]
Reserve component. When his ,
combined active and reserve ser- (
vice total eight years he has com- (
pleted his service obligation and .
is discharged.
Many young men are not J
Qware of the advantages of en- j
listing In tne Reserve as soon as .
they are of draft age, Lavin
said. For example, a man 18 years ]
old who enlists in the Reserve
immediately starts on his eight
yea-r obligation. While in the
Army Reserve he can join a unit <■
composed of other citizen soldiers t
who meet to train for two hours t
»one night each week. For at- t
tendance at this training meet- i
mg he receives one day’s pay ”
and one point credit toward his .
reserve retirement. He is issued
..Army uniforms to wear to the
meetings. After four months of *
training he is eligible for his first t
promotion. If he is with the unit ^
for one or two years he will also !?
attend 15 days field training at a u
regular army camp and if found n
qualified may be promoted to _
higher ranks. If not drafted he j"
may apply for two years active
■duty in the rank he holds in the
Army Reserve. Thus a young
man who enlists on his 18th
birthday completes his 8-year ob
ligation before the age of 27.
Lt, Col. Lavin said many young
men do not realize the advant- .
AIRMEN TO MAKE
WEEK-END FLIGHT
Members of the Matanuska
Airmens’ Association are making
plans for another breakfast
flight. This time the group and
their, guests will fly to Curry on
July 25 and 26. The flight is be
ing so arranged that those who
wish to make the flight a week
end outing may leave on Satur
day. Others who can not go on
that date plan to fly up early
the following morning.
Earl Smith. Sr., hotel manager
sent word to the association
there is space to accomodate 20
planes, in addition to three or
four float planes. All pilots plan
ning to make the trip have been
requested to register at the field
as soon as possible to facilitate
take-off plans. Meals and rooms
are available at the hotel.
Committee members for the
flight are Ken Westenbarger,
Don McKechnie, Ralph Wofford
and Jack Dodge. Rain dates of
August 1 and 2 have been set,
;hey announced.
JAMBOREE OPENS
The Boy Scouts national jam
aoree opened officially July 17
vith some 50,000 scouts from Am
;rica and 15 foreign countries at
ending opening flag ceremonies
it the 3,000-acre jamboree city,
scouts Harry Campbell of Pal
ner and Gilbert E. and Gerritt
ijellen of Wasilla.
iges of early enlistment in the
teserve. As a result they wait
mtil they receive their induction
lotice, by which time some indi
riduals have reached the age of
5, and have acquired family and
iusiness responsibilities. They
hen find that their obligation ex
ends until they reach the age of
3.
Men who wish to investigate i
he training, pay, promotion and
etirement plans of the Army
Reserve may visit the Reserve
arnory on the Spodgrass prop
rty Wednesday evening between
p.m. and 10 p.m. or contact C.
yan Branton or Dr. Curtis Dear
orn at the Agricultural Experi
lent Station.
Carpenters, Remember I
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
O'Neill & Sons Inc.
Distributors for
E, I. BePcrI Dc Nsmeuts Go.
E^plasives ead Blasting Acssssories
Phone/ Write or Wire
RUGS AND LINOLEUMS
Prints or Plains
Imports or Domestics
Ask for Our Estimates on Asphalt Tile
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Located in National Bank of Alaska Bldg.—Spen&rd. Alaska
PHONE 31415
Tractor
and
Automotive
Repairs
WELDiifi AND GREASE JOBS
AL BRAGER, Mechanic
Brooks Equip. Inc, i
YCW. FARMLY STORE
FORMER PALMERITE
NOW IN SERVICE
Private James H. Marsh, whose
wife Shirlee, lives at Spokane,
Washington, recently arrived in
Alaska for duty with the 68th
Antiaircraft Artillery Group at
Fort Richardson.
Private Marsh, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Marsh of Palmer, en
tered the Army in November,
1952 and was last stationed at
Camp Roberts, California.
He formerly attended Palmer
High School and was a truck
driver for the Jones Radiator
Shop in Spokane in civilian life.
Northland Grange
Plans Annual Picnic
Members of the Northland
Pioneer Grange and their families
will enjoy the annual Grange
picnic Sunday, August 2 at Duff’s
Lake. Each family will take their
own picnic lunch. The picnic is
scheduled to get under way
around noon.
When an impoverished village
farmer in India was asked to test
the new model of the $17.50 plow
CARE distributes in that country
to help increase crop production,
he refused any pay for the hours
he spent working with the im
plement. What he wanted most in
the world, he said—and later re
ceived—was a CARE plow exact
ly like the one he been testing.
Anchorage Travel
Bureau
Lloyd C. Olsen, Owner, Mgr.
Authorized Agent for all j
AIR — SHIP — RAIL — BUS
No extra charge for our
services
P. O. Box 1673 — Phone 23391 1
Palmer Dentist Attends
Annual Dental Meeting
Dr. and Mrs. Foster Sims of
Palmer returned this week-end
fnom the annual meeting of the
Alaska Territorial Dental Society
held in Juneau last week.
Dr. Frank N. Dorsey of Anch
orage was elected new president
of the society. Fifty-four dentists
and three representatives of den
tal houses attended the meeting.
Governor B. Frank Heintzleman
offered his greetings to the group
on opening day, followed by W.
E. Hendrickson, secretary of Al
aska, Mayor B. F. McDowell and
Dr. William P. Blanton, secretary
of the society.
Sunshine Drighl
Expert cleaning is important
to color . . . that is why we
suggest that you depend on us
for the cleaning and pressing
service to keep your clothes
fresh and new looking and the
colors "sunshine bright."
BROWN’S SHOP
LOCAL GIRL TO ATTEND
One Palmer student, and 10
Territorial students have been ac
cepted into Washington State
College for September, according
to word receved from the college
this week. Palmer student is Mar
ilyn J. Macek, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Macek and a
1953 graduate of Palmer High
School. s
At present 205 Washington cities
WASHINGTON STATE
and towns are represented in the
new admissions list. Oregon leads
the out-of state group followed
by Idaho with 12 towns and Alas
ka with 11. Syria with six stu
dents leads the out-of-country en
tering students.
Other Alaskan cities represent
ed are Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Bethel and Mountain View.
DIRT MOVING, EXCAVATING
And Loading of all Kinds
WE HAVE RECENTLY ACQUIRED
FORD JUBILEE TRACTOR V3 YD. BUCKET
"IF YOU DESIRE LOADING—WE CAN DO IT"
SEE
FRANK BROWN AT
BROWN’S CLEANERS
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound Each Tuesday & Thursday Southbound
Read Down Read Up
7:30 a.m. Lv. Seward Ar. 8:05 p.m.
12:01 p.m. Ar. Anchorage Lv. 3:30 p.m.
ANCHORAGE, McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Daily Except Tuesday
8:30 a.m. Lv. Anchorage Ar. 8:15 p.m.
12:50 p.m. Lv. Curry Lv. 4:10 p.m.
4:36 p.m. Lv. McKinley Lv. 12:26 p.m.
8:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks Lv. 8:30 a.m.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
3:00 p.m.
Lv. Whittier Ar.
11:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
5:05 p.m. Ar. Anchorage Lv
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