MUS'CJS SAYS
I'veteard conversations that there
aren't any worms on Adak. Tain’t so
according to Chief LUTHER'of the Navy
Exchange - out in Clam Lagoon bottoms
you can dig them by the hundred’s. One
of the species is a salt water annelid
which is related to the earthworms but
is different in that it has gills along
its side for breathing.
Don HEWKIN, YN2 of Central Files is
a confirmed worm fisherman having taken
a big Northern Pike fromthe DesPlaines
River near Great Lakes one summer before
coming up here. He may be right but he
did alright on the breakwater the other
night with candlefish. His catch in
cluded a horrible looking monstrosity
which SCHLOTE, BM2 says was a Sculpin &
2 Japanese perch of fair size. Lot's
of fun catching them, but not very
good for eating according to "SeaOtter"
JONES, Fish & Wildlife expert who says
they're loaded with parasites (worms).
Good practice tho, for those who get
the fishing bug early-and v?ho'doesn't.'
"Tommy" THOMPSON, BT1 Of,the Fuel
Farm, clipped a news story from the
Anchorage paper while he was there with
Chief KRUMME for schooling. Because
of possible copyright infringement the
Editor of the SUN refused to print it
but if you see Tom you might ask himto
read it. It will amaze you, who ever
thought it could happen, but it was the
right day for it, wasn't it Tom?
From a 6 June 1959 copy of: the Adak
Sun that I found in a quonset near Mitt
Lake: "The fishing is exceptional!
For those of you who have been waiting
its time to get your tackle and pole
out of the closet. JOHNSON caught a
trout 21" long, and claims to have
lost two more just like it. From all
indications the fishing might not be
exceptional yet but the enthusiaTiiEi is
already apparent at the Admin Building
LCDR KLEIN, new MilPers Officer is
just waiting for the trout to start
biting.
(continued next column)
In case you ever get offered some -
don't eat the liver of a polar bear. It
is so rich in Vitamin A that you get an
overdose causing you 4:o lose your eye
brows, part of your, .hair, painful swell
ings due to bleeding next to the bone
and your bones lose calcium. If you
eat any other part of a polar bear the
meat must be well cooked the same as
pork to avoid trichinosis.
Back in August of '59, two Navy Wives
Helen and Jan wrote over the fence
guess what number you'd call your news
to - X194-J - That’s Vicki Bornheimer's
number and she now writes the column
with Kay Leiderman. Coincidence? Well
anyhow - if you have any items for the
"Over-the-Fence" column, call them in
to Vicki or Kay who are doing a fine
job of reporting for the Navy Wives
Club and need your news items to keep
up the good work.
Keep Smilin'
Ml I SKIP
KEEP ADAK GREEN
It’s true our forest is small
And our summer more like fall
The shortnees of the season
To me is all the more reason
To Keep Adak Green
Our highways are few
So don’t spoil their view
By clutter of paper and waste
Left in your parties haste
Keep Adak Green
By Smoky Polar Bear
DID YOU KNOW?
LCDR CARLSON our Traffic Court Officer
says that if all the cars on Adak were
placed end to end, some FOOL would pull
out and try to pass ’em.
Rubbing elbows with a man will reveal
things about him that you never real
ized. The same thing is true of rub
bing fenders.
Horse sense behind the steering wheel
is better and more important than the
horse power under the hood.
-usn