FLETCHER L UR ARY
Just received in the Library arc throe copies of the UNITED STATES NAVAL LEAD-,
ERSHIP MANUAL, NAVPERS 15934* Place your name on the reserve list for this by
calling Ex. 394, during library hours.
The following is reproduced from the January 1943 issue of Special Services
Newsletter.
,n,Dest-Scllers and Navy Readers.
"All current Dest-sellers should be in tho ship or station Library." How many
times have readers made this statement? The validity of such a suggestion can
well be questioned. For example, a recent best-seller list included a coloring
book for adults, a journal kept by a child, a pamphlet on newspaper photographs
with humorous captions, a discussion on dieting. Selections are based on slim
and unreliable evidence. Frequently, charts disagree among themselves and have
little relation to the index of national sales* Appearance on a best-seller list
is not any assurance that the book will be popular or of particular interest to
Naval personnel-. Often a title makes a list because it appeals to women readers
or to an older age group than is represented in the Navy. It is net sound policy
for reasons such as noted to select books for ,ycur library on the basis of so
called sales records."" \
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NOTICE TO ALL TENANTS
Occupants of quarters are requested to remove lint from lint traps in electric
clothes dryers prior to each use* An electric clothes dryer with a clogged lint
trap cannot operate efficiently because moisture and hot air are trapped within
the machine* Many of the complaints of "no heat” in clothes dryers received by
the Public Works Department result from clogged lint traps* Fires have been
caused by continued use of an electric dryer with a clogged lint trap* Clogged
lint traps have also been the cause of recent fires in clothes dryers* If the
location of a lint trap is unknown this information may be obtained by calling
Ex. 639 and furnishing the name of the clothes dryer involved*
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A. Clebrate 51st Birthday - March 12, 1963
I wonder if you know anything about the 11 busy women v:ho spend time every
week guidling many of the girls in our community. The girls themselves are our
own Girl Scouts# And the women who guide them are women you may know — warm, ^
sincere, sympathetic# They may not have much time to spend with the girls, per
haps just a few hours a week# Out, they're interested in what girls like and
what girls want to do# They bring to the Girl Scout program all the values they've
learned in school or homo or business# And the leaders help the girls discover
those values for themselves# They enjoy cookouts and camping - flag ceremonies
and discussions# They like to see the girls govern themselves* Girl Scout
leaders are there not to tell them what to do, but to advise them and help them
make their own decisions# The girls value their guidance* It helps prepare them
for independence# Leaders leave the limelight to the girls, and quietly work
and plan behind the scenes# Rut today, during GIRL SCOUT WEEK, wo want to focus
the spotlight on all the Girl Scout loaders on Adak with our special thanks for
a job well done!
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EIGHTH ALL-NAVY COMIC CARTOON CONTEST-This contest is now underway# A few
rules: a# All Navy personnel on active duty and their dependents are eligible to
submit entries# b# Comic (gag or situation) cartoons, to bo acceptable, must
have a Navy theme or background, must be in good test, and must be suitable for
general use# c. Cartoons must be in black ink on G" X lOg-1* white paper or illus
tration board# More information next week# You may call MilPers, 315/360 for
further information.