OVER THE FENCE
A fine dinner was held on 29 July for Mr, & Mrs. Bob Reeve at the Tundra Tavern
All Marines and families attended. Mr. Reeve is President of Reeve Aleutian Air
ways.
Ve hear therefs been some good fishing lately, at-Lake Andrews, Finger Bay and
even at the.Traffic Circle. Sgt.Major Potts pulled in a nice 27” salmon and Bert
Broussard was proud as punch announcing her 21” catch to all at the Dry Cleaners.
The Dry Cleaners had a going away coffee for Chief Smith this week. The Smiths
and the B.D.'Scdoris and their family leave August 1st. Also leaving aret David
Brown, Ross Hessman, Larry Hunt, Irving King, Raymond Laylor,.Frederick Siebort,
William Strawman, Ruben Allen, Fred Beecher, Jesse Orr, Ruben Delacrus and Mike
Potts. We wish to welcome aboard Mrs. McNabb, Mrs. Needy, Mrs. Acuna, Mrs. Israel,
Mrs. Mosely, Mrs. Huirs, Mrs. Wicklund and any arrivals we missed. Hope you enjoy
your stay on Alaska1 s emerald, islft-, Adak. Ray Davidson left Adak for Seattle on
medical leave. Johnnie Gomez, has become paralized from the waist down, emergency
leave orders were cut for Gomez, and he left on the^ Flying Tiger Line last Sunday.
Lois Kabrick is due back from Elemendorf on the 1st* available plane. Glad your stay
.was a short one and hope yourre feeling chipper soon.
1 - We wish to thank everyone who purchases steak tickets from us at the Friday nite
■^ingo at.the Club Bayview. Ths money taken in from, the Steak tickets and our Bake
sales help support many charitable projects on and off the island. We’d also like
to thank everyone, who though not members, have contributed much to the Bake sales
and have helped sell tickets at our steak sales. Next week we’ll announce the date
of the Buffet Dinner we will have for all service personnel living in the barracks,
another service of your Navy Wives Club.
The Disbursing Office crew and a few guests took a tug boat ride to Sitkin, Sat
urday, July 21st. Everybody got a bit of sunburn, a few fish and some sore muscles
and had a wonderful time.
Belated birthday wishes go to,Sgt Major Potts, July 2lst, Tom Hamilton, July 28
Dorothy May, July 28, Dick Fergerson, July 17th, and Marsha Brooks, July 18th.Seems
Dick Fergerson and Marsha Brooks were bor only a few hours apart in the same hosp
ital but had never met till they came to Adak. Small world isn’t it? Birthday wish
es go to Barbara Gomez, August 8th., R, C. Raper,’August 11th and Cindy Henderson
August 14th.
m Leonard Hook was quite concerned over the housing list hoping to get his tamily
here before the birth of his next child. On the day he reached ho. 2 on the list
he received news, of the birth of a son back in the lower 4&. Now he doens*t have
to worry, in five weeks his wife and family will be here.
Received word that Gunner Brown and family will leave Augus't 8th. Also Chris
Trdttno is ill in the station hospital. All her friends will be glad to know it
was not pneumonia.
The CPO Auxiliary, on Thursday nite, elected as its new officers: Mrs. Libby
Caldwell, President, Mrs. Ann Roettger, Vice President, Mrs. Marion Omelles, Sec
retary-Treasurer. Installation of officers’will be held in September. Mrs. Kari
Wachs was welcomed as a new member as was Mrs. Roettger. Gifts were presented to
Mrs. Scdoris and Mrs, Deloris Smith, members who are leaving soon. Mrs. Fran Haxel
served refreshments and the door prize was won by Pat Scdoris. Mr&. Peggy Cox mon
opolized Bingo, winning three time?. (She had never won before, she said), although
Mrs“. Betty McNabb and Mrs. Kay Ashenden also managed to sneak away with a prize a
piece. ’ ‘
July 28th, Doug Eaton, Mkie Boynton, Dale Chastaine, Rick Shrader, Kenny Collins
Kathy Findley, Jenise Hagen, Linda McPherson, Lou Ann and Dorothy Potts, Sherily
Blevins, Tony Frascella, Judy Fergerson, Bev Hamilton, and Sue Begg, all went camp
ing, chaperoned by Dr, and Mrs. Ashton on a church youth fellowship camp-out. All
had a great time,
Please call news to Phyliss 155 or Jane 194J.