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Hi folks, here we are back on the job to bring into your barracks ancThomes,
some news and maybe a few laughs* • Hope-'you all had a nice Thanksgiving Dinner
and said that prayer that Casper.told you to say. Hats off to Ensign Shea the
Commissary Officer and everyone attached tothe Bering and Birchwood Messes, yes
Mess Cooks too, for the excellent meal that, was served on Thanksgiving Day. I
had spys eating at'both messhalls and they reported 5.0. Casper savoured the
scrumptionsturkey and ptarmigan of YN1 and Mrs. H. T. Davisand certainly enjoy
ed their pleasant hospitality the entire day. Thank you Mrs. Davis. Same sub
ject Davis—seems that he has now lost a Zippo Whirlwind Lighter with a pict
ure of a fish and fisherman and his initials H.T.D., YN'l; USN on the back of it
like the calendar lost he is offering a; reward (although reports have it that
Mr. Grunawalt is still waiting his reward for the return of the PlayBoy calend
ar ). Call 365/367 if you have seen it or found it though* it has sentimental
value.
THE ADAK TIMES, Adak’s only daily newspaper. How many of you read it daily? I
read.it every day---in fact on most days, it's the only brite spot of the day.
X enioy it and read every word thats printed in it. You know what?? Some
people have enough nerve to complain to the Communications Division about the
ADAK TIMES. I don't think it's fair. While most of us are sleeping during the
night, the men on watch down at Communications are spending from 4 to 6 hours
typing, printing, assembling and distributing 250 copies of the ADAK TIMES.
These men are not journalists, none of them have had any experience in editing
a newspaper at all. So what, if a word is occasionally mispelled? And instead
of being distributed at 7 A.M., you get it~at 8 or even 9 A.M. Bear with the
Communications Division, they are Radiomen, and proud of it and secondly they
put out the ADAK TIMES, for your enjoyment and information. Don't complain
this is ALASKA and things up here'just aren't«exactly like stateside. The time
that you are taking to complairi and gripe about THE ApAK TIMES could be put to
better use. The Communications Division would sure appreciate a pat-on-the
back. Check the phone book for their number and give them a call——tell them
CASPER told you to call (That*s if you believe what I just told you.)
A short portrait of Young Dave Downing, SK3, from the bookkeeping section of
the Special Services Division. Young Dave is ENSIGN WEBER*s expert bookkeeper
at the Village Gym and by the way prepares the pay checks for all you folks
employed at Special Services extra compensation jobs. Dave is leaving this
SOUTH SEA ISLAND of Adak come *1 December for his new duty station the USS RANGER
at Alameda, California. But before that he plans to travel to Woodstock, N.H.,
to spend about 30 days leave with a little gal by the name of Donna. If you have
ever been in the Hobby Shop in the Bering Building you*11 probably remember him
by the excellent service that he rendered to everyone. Good luck Dave maybe
CASPER will, see you elsewhere, in the world some time. Also a hearty good byand
good luck to Terrible Tom Nessen, PN3 of the MILPERS Division who is leaving us
for separation. Seems that T.om*s enlistment ran out. Tom plans to enter the
Miller*s Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a brewmaster. Good 'j luck
Tom, hie. In all seriousness Nessen Tom never dropped a drink in his life, I
mean drainked a.ahh heck with it.
Talk about confidence, ATTERHOLD, SK2 ofihe Supply Department,immediately after
he took the examination for advancement to SK2 last August, orderednew uniforms
from that Hollywood Tailor that was aboard then, with instructions to put 2nd
Class, so it looks like his confidence paid off....CONGRATULATIONS.
Captain Henry reports that 'the.roads are very icy and slick this timeof the year
Let’s keep the accidents ’ dqton and drive carefully. And another thing who are
the smart alecs that are throwing trash in those TOYS FOR TOTS barrels that are
situated around the base to ‘collect toys for the Aleutian Children. For crying
out loud thats not right, in fact thats a mark of an idiot.
Casper says, lets /make this*a better Adak to live in....see ya next week*