... HELP
Am Navy and Marine Corps personnel
will be contacted. All Navy and Marine
Corps personnel benefit. It is, the
last Federal Service Fund raising drive
of the year,.
Now, let1 s break that down and look
at each sentence,. All Navy and Marine
Corps personnel will be contacted for
contributions to the Navy Relief Soci
ety. To quote, from the COMSEVENTEEN
message kicking off the Navy Relief
Drive, "A liberal response is needed
if the society is to continue its time
ly and appropriate assistance to Navy
and Marine-Corps personnel and their
families.n 100$ participation -is
askedo
1D0% participation is expected be
cause, all Navy and Marine Corps pers
onnel benefito As-it has been since
it was organized in 1904, the Navy
Relief Society, is the Navy1s own org
anization for the relief of distress
among its own people—Navy and Marine
Corps personnel and their families.
Certainly not all personnel will
need a loan or a grant from Navy Relief
but still all do benefit. Prior to
1904, the only solution to a family
hardship or a case requiring expensive
travel on emergency 'leave was to "pass
the hat." Sometimes these will come
more often in one command than another.
Some- commands may be too small to give
enough aid right when it is needed. In
a remote area such as ours it might
not be possible to locate enough money
on short notice to send a man on leave.
To borrow enough money might mean mak
ing agreements with a number of differ
ent people. The solution to all*this
is "pass the hat" once a year, pool
all that is received, and loan it from
one source. Because of its good man
agement the Navy Relief Society is
able, in cases of need, to make an out
right grant. It is the knowledge that
you are giving a helping hand that
makes the Navy Relief of benefit to
everyone. It is the knowledge that
help is available in case of need
to all Navy ani Marine Corps personnel.
. (Contimiftri next column).
Three Federal Service Fund raising
drives are allowed for the year. Dig
out the "Green Stuff” with the know
ledge that this is the last of the
three*
No one is being required to buy a
chance on a car, no one is to be re
stricted from liberty - for -not donating,
contributions are voluntary.
Because of its proud record of "tak
ing care of its own," the Navy Relief
Society, through donations of its own
Navy and Marine Corps - personnel-has
been a popular organization, 100$
participation ought to be an easy goal,
look up the Key Man in your division
and give him an envelope with your con
tribution today,
LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS HONOR MOTHERS .
Girl Scouts of Troop 7 honored their
Mothers May 13th with an afternoon coff
ee in the home of their leader,Mrs, Inez
Luther, assisted by Mrs. Sonny Nichols.
Others honored were: Mrs. Hardee, Mrs.
Dempster, Mrs. Compton,- Mrs. Chapman,Mrs
Smith, Mrs. Church, Mrs, Luther and Mrs,
Bellew, The girls served their Mothers
coffee and cake, recited a "Mothers TDay
Poem" and presented them with a souvenir
handkerchief.
A NOTE OF APPRECIATION....to our friends
for the many kindnesses that have been
shown us, and a special thanks to those
friends responsible for the wonderful
* party on May 5th. We sincerely believe
hospitality begins on Adak.
Chief & Mrs. Sipe & Family
NOTICE:, yfould the person who took the
Texas Hat from the Hammerhead lodge
kindly return it to the BOQ or the club
It is valued as a gift.
CUB SCOUT PACK MEETING.•..There will be
a Cub' Scout Pack Meeting Friday night,
May 26th at the High School Gym. This
is the last one until' August 19th so
come on out and we111 make plans for
our summer picnic.
INVEST IN AMEBIC*, BUY BONDS TODAYJU *