RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
Did you ever think you’d hear
of a Senator originating a bill in
the legislature for road improve
ments—and then, after it’s passed,
get out and work on the job him
self? Drive out the Bogard Road
anytime during the week and
you’ll see Senator Snider loading
his own A.R.C. truck—driving it,
then placing the load of gravel
on the road to be improved.
Pretty good, for a man nudging
seventy.
Bill Kotilla, Jr., flew to Kodiak
for his physical for admittance to
the Marine Corps. When he pass
es. he will start his two year hitch
in the San Diego, California boot
camp.
Green Acres Resort has mov
ed their cocktail lounge closer to
t’-.e lakeshore. The new addition
completed. What was once the
bar is tentatively planned to be
part of the enlarged dining room.
Walter and Eunice Westik,
with their sons Gary (9) and
Charles (12) are on Lake Lucille
with Courtney and Virginia Flem
ing. The Westiks are from South
Pasadena where they have a san
atorium.
Jane, Jbua, Janen, Allan ana
Loren Browne with “Cad” made
a trip to Homer. They went deep
sea crab fishing on the M. S.
Seamill-—the crewmen caught 75
king crab on that trip—all ate
•well of seafood. They also visited
with the Rex Elliots—then on to
Seward where they visited with
the Jimmie Nelsons, Flo Isaacs—
and the Bordens. Bud left for
Cantwell on Friday and Jane—
with the children—says she’s go
ing home Sunday or Monday.
Some delegates came to the Le
gion convention who made me
proud to be associated with the
Legionnaires when they were
met—hand-shaken—and received
—regardless of their color or na
tionality. The townspeople, too,
showed the oft spoken of Alas
kan Pioneer Spirit when they
look these men in with no dis
crimination or predjudice.
Martin Olson ar.d Ingolf Sand
vik left for Ugashik to fish reds
for Wingard’s plant. Some others
to go commercial fishing were
Tony Vikarvous and Art Saebo
to Naknck (in the Bristol Bay)
for the Alaska Packers.
In order to gain some respite
from the mosquitos, the local cit
izenry contributed to a fund of
S2QC to have Larry Harvey ol
Anchorage spray this area with
P.A. 20 in his Piper Pacer. Larry
has been flying since 1928—most
ly around eastern Washingtor
where he sprayed for aphids
sprayed wheat and peas foi
■weeds. Up here, he has sprayec
the Alaska Railroad from Ne
raraa to Fairbanks. Would like
to see him tied down here as i
permanent base—we could use
air contact with Anchorage anc
outlying resorts.
For the same reason that “ham
burger” was changed to “Libert\
Steak” during WW 1, “Kobe" (or
the railroad) was changed tc
“Rex” during the second war
“Rex” means “king” in Latin—
what does “Kobe” mean in Jap
anese’
The Bud Browne home has
beer, rented to the carpenter fore
an. Wm. Mier, of the new school
house project. He's moving frorr
Chugiak.
If, one of these days, you turr
around and can’t find Ray Ottc
—he’s gone to his mother’s home
for a visit. I looked it up on the
map and find that Pine Bluffs
is way down in the S. E. cornei
of Wyoming—close neighbors tc
Nebraska.
Was at the V. F. W. Dock on
Lake Wasilla—watching the aqua
planing and wider skiing across
the lake at Williwaw.
Happy day! Jimmie Byers is
1 ambulating about town on crutch
es. Altho he’s still using the
1 wheelchair within his home—he
' is now able to walk on a special
street cast.
Saw the cutest little black min
iature collie puppy get off the
train last week—for Linda Wyse.
Was out visiting with Gus’s
Harem at Williwaw. Alma told ;
me about the wedding dinner of
Mr. and Mrs. (nee Myrtle Wend
ler) James Cawthorn last Friday.
Mrs. Cawthorn is the owner of i
the 25 Club in Anchorage and is
well known to Valley people. ;
Thirty nine Past Matrons of the
Legion Auxiliary had dinner dur
ing the convention.
Gilman . Lindsey — the . man
who's been carrying the mail for
us so well the last few years—
left for Enumclaw, Wash. As I re
call my youth down that way—
steelhead fishing there (in season)
was the best in the west.
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Marines Recruiting
Women Enlistees
Master Sergeant Leonard L.
Gaston, noncommissioned officer
j in charge of the Anchorage Mar
ine Corps Recruiting Office, an
nounced today that the Marine
Corps is accepting women for
enlistment, as well as men. The
Marine Corps offers a wide field i
for women Marines to train in
work similar to civilian work.
Some of the occupations that
are found in the Marine Corps
that can be successfully used in
civilian life after serving as a '
member of the world famous U. S. .
Marine Corps are: Photographer,
! reporter, air controlman, truck i
dispatcher, personnel work,
bookkeeper, and stock clerk.
It was announced also that the
' woman Marine is enlisted to the
! same G. I. benefits that their J
companions-in-arms are entitled: j
, a woman Marine enlisting for j
. three years will be entitled to at- ;
1 tend college for four years.
The most important factor the
j Marines look for in women is
' high moral standards, other re
J quirements are a high school
i graduate, or pass the equivalent
I test, single, with no dependents,
: and be between the ages of 18
: and 31 years.
If you are looking for a change
, | in employment, adventure, or se
, curity; a chance to earn a free
■ college education, or to have the
privilege of buying your home on
the G. I. Bill, drop in to see the
. Marine Corps recruiter at Room
12 (basement) of the Post Office
i! building, Anchorage or write him
for full information.
STUDENT BARBER
NEEDED AT UNIVERSITY
There’s an easy step for some
one from barber’s college to the
University of Alaska, Neil W.
Hosley, university dean, announc
ed this week.
He explained that the institu
tion needs a student barber due
to the recent death of Joseph
Hunt, junior student in education
and University barber.
The shop is on the lower floor
of the Eielson Memorial Build
ing. There is a barber chair in
the shop. Dean Hosley said Hunt’s
estate is offering the other barber
equipment for sale.
Interested persons may contact
• Dean Hosley, University of Alas
ka, College, Alaska.
Moore's Garage
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Signal Corps Mark
94th Anniversary
June 21 marked the 94th anni
versary of the founding of the
U. S. Army Signal Corps.
During the past year the Sig
nal Corps has made vast strides
in the development of new equip
ment and techniques, thereby
creating much greater combat ef
fectiveness, increased economy of
operation at all levels and im
proved long range communica
tions. Today as in the past, the
Signal Corps greatest asset is its
personnel who are doing the Sig
nal job. Each person, military
and civilian has been and will
continue to be a vital factor in
the achievement of the corps.
Cost consciousness and economy
have been promoted vigorously
and the slogan “Economy is our
Business” has become no small
part of the Signal Corps tradition.
Outstanding in the eyes of Al
askans is the ACS, an important
activity of the Chief Signal Of
ficer, which has been part and
parcel of the Alaska scene since
1900. The devotion to duty of
ACS military personnel and their
fellow ACS civilian employee has
been a primary factor in provid
ing the territory with a highly ef
ficient communication network
and has played an important role
in the development of Alaska.
Mew Bill Would Make
Federal Surplus
Available to Territory
Representative John Saylor,
Pennsylvania Republican, has in
troduced a bill to authorize the
transfer of surplus federal pro
perty to the Territory of Alaska
without cost. Governor Heintzle
man worked with Department of
Interior officials and Congress
man Saylor on drafting the bill
earlier this year.
The bill would make available
to the Territory, all federal pro
perty in Alaska that has or may
be designated as surplus by fed
eral agencies. The term property,
as defined in the bill, includes
all real and personal federal j
property with the exception
of the public domain, certain
naval vessels, and federal records. 1
Gov. Heintzleman said he be- j
lieves the bill may be extremely i
helpful in securing equipment for
such agencies as the highway en
gineer, the department of civil
defense, the national guard, and
other branches of the territorial
government.
Under the terms of the bill the |
territory could acquire without j
cost such property as the Juneau
subport, the buildings and equip
ment used for oil exploration in
the Arctic, and other items which
10 ALASKANS ENROLL
IN WASHINGTON STATE
There is a minor wave of Al
askans heading to Washington
State for their college study, ac
cording to the college news bur
eau.
Among the 652 who had com
pleted admission requirements up
through May 25, there were but
four from the Territory, but
June days are speeding up the
interest of Alaskans in going
south, the bureau reports.
Nearly every mail brings cor
respondence from the north and
admissions have just been com
pleted, reports Claude Simpson,
director of admissions and reg
istrar, for the following Alaskans:
John E. Alman, Bruce E. Cannon,
and Gary B. Peacock, Anchorage;
John L. Nagle, Fairbanks: Rob
ert D. Williams, Petersburg, and
Morgan Reed, Skagway.
Earlier Alaskan admissions
with the coming September class
at W. S. C. are: Robert B. Adis,
Ketchikan; Harold L. Donnelly,
and Willis E. Osbaaken, Sitka,
and Rodney R. Cottle, Wasilla.
The Working I's
The Working I’s 4-H club held
their third meeting on June 23
at the home of Mrs. Oberg. Next
week Katherine Pottle and Judy
Davis will show us how to make
corn bread. This week Barbara
Stephans and Annie Crawford
baked cup cakes for us. We had
Kool aid with the cakes and they
were very good. Our next meet
ing #will be June 30.
otherwise might be disposed of at
public sale.
HOT WATER TROUBLES?
Call Mac's to fix
any of your
plumbing problems
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Community College
Set for September
Opening in Ketchikan
Ketchikan will have a com
munity college, and first classes
probably will commence in Sep
| tember.
J. E. Danielson informed Dr.
i Ernest N. Patty, University of
Alaska president, that the Ketchi
kan school board decided at a
recent meeting to operate the
college in cooperation with the
University. Danielson is super
intendent of Ketchikan public
schools. Ray Bassett has been ap
pointed college director.
The college will be patterned
after the one presently success
fully operating in Anchorage. The
school board’s decision followed
a community survey to determine
the interest in such an institution.
Approximately 100 persons re
quested from two to four courses
each. Twenty or more courses
are most in demand: Advanced
! stenography, navigation, short
hand, carpentry, typing, art, ac
: counting, history of Alaska, effec
i tive writing, college mathematics,
I speech and Spanish.
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Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
VETERAN AVIATOR
NAMED TO
AERONAUTICS COMMISSION
Governor B. Frank Heintzle
man this week announced the ap
pointment of Noel Wien, pioneer
Alaskan aviator and head of
Wein Alaskan Airlines of Fair
banks to the Alaska Aeronautics
and Communications Commission.
Wien will represent the Fourth
Division on the board and re
places Alvin Polet, also of Fair
banks, whose term has expired.
Other members of the Commis
sion are J. L. Sherman, Ketchi
kan; Max D. Kirkpatrick, Anch
orage; William Munz, Nome, and
J. Gerald Williams, attorney gen
eral, as an ex-officio member.
Marilyn Macek, former Palmer
ite, visited in Palmer this past
week end. Marilyn, a student at
the University of Washington,
will return to that school this fall
for her second year.
FLOWER BOWLS !
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HYPONEX
in one pound cans
VERMJCULITE
in small bags
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