******00ft bye muskie******
1 i.., By :<*Bucke t”
. My. telephone rahg early this morning and it r
..was MUSKIB on the line telling me' he had de
cided to go fishing and there- would be no •
MU$KIS column this.week*,..and then he bowl- T
ed me ove.r with the statement that there
would be no more MUSKIE columns.-.. .period!
This came as . a' complete surprise to me as I’m
——— sur^ it will to many other Adakians who have
•-* been- reading MUSKIE-for the last. 14 months.
I couldn’t help but feel that MU8KIE shouldn’t die like that..just
a- sudden disappearance of the column, with. nothing-said. So I’m go
ing to try and fill up MUSKIS’s page for this week, i t wont be in
MUSKIE’s .style and it’s not meant as a replacement. I'just think his
page' should be in this week.^ So'long MUSKIE,and thanks for all the
columns in the past.' Adakians will certainly miss your words of wij^
dom-and the hot fishing tips.Have fun fishing..... fp
Berteran H. Peterson, well known to .A&ukicns as ’’PETE”, began his
,17th''.year on Adak last Saturday! Pete says he’ll .probably do ”30”
on Adak if they Ml let him. In charge of hhe waterfront area, Pete
is well known for his ability to accomplish what seems like Herculean
tasks and he has only high praise for the Navy men who work with him.
.Hethinks" that Adak personnel are all outstanding in doing the job
they do. .’’Pete” had a service career too. He served in WI and II
and he can; spin sea stories with the best of them. Never‘..an ill.
word .for anyone, Pete is well known on the island and when old tim
ers who had'been here years before arrive again, the first thing
■they usually ask ”is Pete still here?”. Pete wont -say too much about
his career or his life, or his l?..years on Adak, but he is fast to
correct anyone who says something was. here when it wasn’t. (Mngiot
filiations, Pete, on-beginning your lyth ypar on ndak; .
The following’ "Sunbeam” was submitted by M. S. COSTER,;BUI, of MCB
9When I- was -ptr-Mi d-way, I was positive that, the Gooney bird wasM
the dumbest thing alive. Now Ifm not so sure of this, as ITve nev"
er seen one of them on x*dak' yet. The historians finally found out
;'hbw the name Adak originated. Someone came across an old Eskimo
sign on the beach which said TAret Declareu A CatrastropheT. One of
the things that really impresses me.here is.the 24 hour laundry, and
*dry cleaning service. You can put. something in.on Monday and get
' it out on Thursday. (They- only work an 8 hour day). It.1 s too bad
this service is for* TPress Only™. ... •
Ralph Cl’MAY, SKI, is now known as .the "Promoter". Last Friday
nightat ...the Bay view, he ran all over the place, arranging a nice
' party, to be held at the YENT2ER residence. He had lots of things
to do. . .find the .necessary beverages, talk ..to the prospective par
ty goers'iconvince everybody that a party, was a good idea, etc. To
make a long story short,. the party was fine and- everybody showed
up....^that is, except MAY.
All FRA members are reminded that the big. Jack Pot,: |125.00, is
bound to go in 59 numbers on SaturdayJune 23rd, Also, itTs time
to’.start planning towards the big Installation-.dinner to .be held 11
July at the Bayview. Put it on your social c a lander -now so-you can
‘• be surd to‘.attend this gala affair. The menu is;.outstanding and, of
course, we want., to welcome our newly elected officers... .A
As MUSKIE wodJLd say,..,keep smiling"" "BUCKET" 1.. ..