A N N 0 U N C E ME N T S
NOTICE: There will be a Halloween cos*
tume Party October 31, 1961 at the
Village Gym. Children 12 Years old
and under welcome. Time 6 PM to 8 PM.
For further information Contact Mrs.
Robinson at 301.
FOR SALE: Large Modern Dog house with
window. Best Offer. Call 217 No Smoke.
Ask for Head.
WANTED: An Old Man's Black Suit to be
used in a High School Drama. Wont be
damaged and 'will be returned. Medium
size. Call 510 after 5 PM.
NOTICE: The Adak Nursery will be open
Friday and Saturday Evenings from 6*30
PM to Midnight starting October 20th,
Mrs. Ohlinger and Mrs Gates will be in
charge.
NOTICE: All persons interested in
cake decorating classes, call Ellen
Milewski at 538-J by Friday Oct. 20th,
FOR SALE: Deepfreeze 12 Cubic Eoot
upright General Electric 1960 model.
Call 430.
FOR SALE: 1954 Pontiac Sedan. In Ex
cellent mechanical condition. Many new
parts, new fuel pump, valves replaced
within past year. One owner. Available
1 December. Only $425.00 Call 245 or
545-W, Capt. Hardee.
FOR SALE: Kenmore Gold Seal Console
Ironer $75.00. Basket Type Car Car
rier. New rubber disc clamps and strap.
Waterproof tarpon included $10.00.
1958 Riviera Hardtop Buick all power
accessories. $1800.00 or best offer.
Call 716-J.
For Sale: Pontiac 1948. Very Good
Adak Transportation. Four new tires
and two good spares. Also a good set
of snow chains. Asking price ($100.00)
One Hundred .Dollars. Excellent Motor.
Call 363 Working hours, 640 after work
ing hours. _____
NOTICE: Babysitting day and evening
Available anytime, 546J. Dawn Johnson
WANTED: Toys for the Base Nursery. If
you have toys that your children have
out grown or if you are leaving the
Island and discarding some toys please
bring them to the Base Nursery.
OPS HAS MERCY
MISSION .TOO
Search and Rescue is a vital part of
the operations of Naval Station Adak
and Operations Department ofthe*stAtisn
has had its share of SAR cases as they
are called.
In a publication of "Recent Achieve
ments of the Navy" published by CNOfor
the period 1 May thru 31 July 1961 it
was pointed out that many ships and
planes traditionally answer calls of
distress on the high seas and in any
part of the world where disaster may
strike. The individual instances are
often unrecorded, butifoey are frequent
occurrences in all parts of the world.
In May, COMDESRON FIVE, USS SOMERS,
USS SOUTHERLAND, USS ROWAN and USS
GURKE sighted light signals from the
tiny atoll of Gaferut in the Pacific
Trust Territory. Investigating they
found 12 natives from thelslandof Ulul,
in the Truk chain, were strandedattsea
for two months and on the atoll for one
month. They existed on fish and turtles.
The natives were given 3 weeks prov
isions and returned to the atoll where
they were soon picked up.
A SEVENTH Fleet Aircraft from VP-4
sighted a Chinese fishing boat firing
distress flares. The destroyer USS
PRICHETT proceeded to the scene, 100
miles southeast of Tawiwan, and towed
the disabled fishing boat to port.
These are only two of many such
occurrences here in the Pacific Fleet
The Adak SAR log contains many more
entries which can be considered along
with, the "Humanitarian Accomplishments"
of the Navy.
USN