..JTED scientist is
NAMED CEOPNYSICAL
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
One of America’s foremost sci
entists in the field of astrophys
ics. light of the night sky. zodiacal
light and the physics of guided
missies in the upper atmosphere,
has been appointed Director of l
the Geophysical Institute at the
University of Alaska.
The announcement of the ap- '
{jointment of Dr. Christian Tnos
ElVey of the United States Naval
Ordnance Test Station at China
Lake, California, was made this j
morning by Andrew Nerland.
President of the Board of Regents
of the University.
‘‘The selection of a top-flignt j
scientist to direct the activities of
our Geophysical Institute was a
long and careful process,’’ Mr. j
Nerland said.
“First, a committee of foremost
scientists, with Dr. John Fleming,
honorary President of the Am- i
erican Geophysical Union as
Chairman, was appointed. This
committee studied the qualifica
tions of many possible candidates
and then narrowed its recom
mendations to several.
”“The director was then selected
upon recommendation of the
President of the University of Al
aska in concurrance with the
Board of Regents and approved
by Dr. W. Bronk. who is Presi
dent of the National Academy or
Sciences and President of Johns
Hopkins University.”
Dr. Elvey was a speaker at the
Second Annual Science Confer
ence held at McKinley Park in
September and was a guest on the
campus this fall. He will assume
his new office January 1, 1952.
Since 1945 Dr. Elvey has been
associated with the United States
Naval Ordnance Test Station at
China Lake, California. He was
a physicist at the California In
stitute of Technology for several
years, prior to which he was as
sociated with the Yerkes Observ
atory in charge of astrophysics.
He took his AB and MA de
grees at the University of Kansas j
and his Ph.D in astronomy at the
University of Chicago in 1930.
“We are very pleased with the
appointment of Dr. Elvey as Di
rector of the Geophysical Insti
tute,” said Dr. Terris Moore,
President of the University. “Dr.
Elvey is a geophysicist of national
reputation. The Board of Regents
and I are very happy that Dr. W.
S. Wilson, who has been Acting
Director of the Geophysical In
stitute for the past year has ac
cepted the post of Associate Di
rector and will be the right-hand
man of Dr. Elvey.”
SEATTLE WHOLESALE
PRODUCE PRICES QUOTED
Seattle wholesale produce pri
ces as gathered by the U. S. Dept,
of Agriculture Production anu
Marketing Administration and re
ported in the Alaska Market
News by the Alaska Dept, of Ag
riculture revealed the following
trenjJ:
Eggs — market steady: Large
A A 73c a dozen; Medium AA,
tBc’a dozen. Live Poultry: Friers
2 1/2-3 pounds, 27c-28c; friers
3-4 pounds and roasters 4 1/2
pounds and over the same. Feeds
and grains: Wheat, $2.36-$2.38 per
bushel; Corn No. 2 yellow, $75
$76 per ton; Oats, No. 2, 38-pound
bushel, $64-$66 per ton; Barley
No. 2, 25-pound bushel, $63-$o4
per ton.
DON L. IRWIN LEAVES
NEXT WEEK FOR LAND
GRANT COLLEGE MEET
IXm L. Irwin, director of the
Alaska Agricultural Expenment
Station will leave Palmer next
Tuesday to attend the annual con
ference of the Association of Land
Grant Colleges being held at
Houston. Texas. Nov. 12-15.
Attending these conferences are
the presidents of land grant col
leges and the directors of experi
ment stations. The University ol
Alaska is a land grant college. Al
though President Terns Moore
will miss the meeting because oi
a conflicting meeting of univer
sity presidents in Washington, he
is sending as his representative
his Assistant for Agriculture
Lynn Hollist, who is also director
of the University of Alaska Ex
tension Service.
Enroute to his appointment in
Houston. Director Irwin will stop
off in Juneau for a conference
with Frank Heintzleman, regional
forester. Charles W. Wilson, in
charge of Soil Conservation Ser
vice programs in Alaska, will ac
company Irwin as far as Juneau.
Mrs. Wilson returns from the
University of Alaska Short Course
for homemakers just in time for
her husband’s departure.
WARNER ARRAIGNED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Arraigned in Third District
Court Friday morning was David
O. Warner, charged with the mur
der July 17 Of Mrs. Minnie Barnes
at the Theodore Glenn home
three miles south of Palmer.
The law firm of Kay and Ro
bison was appointed to represent
Warner.
Local speculation about the
trial date brought forth doubts
that the Warner case would be
heard in the very near future. It
was expected that a backlog ox
cases would keep the judge and
jurors busy, possibly, until the
first of the year.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
f
CIVIL DEFENSE SPECIFIES
NO SPECIAL CLOTHING
Promotional campaigns to sell
■'special” clothing purported to
protect the individual against the
known effect of an atomic explo
sion appear—in many cases—to
be taking advantage of public
misinformation on its value, ac
cording to the Federal Civil De
fense Administration.
Much of the so-called special
clothing merely duplicates ordi
nary clothing as far as protection
is concerned. FCDA warned. The
danger, FCDA explained, is that
purchasers of such clothing may
feel a false sense of security and
neglect to take important pre
cautionary measures when an at
tack is imminent. When an alert
is sounded most persons would
be better off taking these pre
cautions to escape injury or death
than donning special protective
garments, the FCDA added.
The FCDA and other federal
agencies have been bombarded
wit’i inquires and submissions of
materials and designs of protec
tive clothing and other items pro
posed for the protection of indi
viduals. The materials, which
cover a wide variety of fabrics,
coatings and colors, not infre
quently carried false claims or
implications as to the degree of
protection afforded, FCDA said.
The ideal clothing material, ac
cording to FCDA, would have to
shield against (1) neutron and
gamma radiation released at the
time of explosion, (2) thermal ra
diation (heat flash) occurring at
the time of explosion, and (3)
gamma and beta radiation from
the residual contamination re
MILL TOP CAFE
Under New Management
Home Cooked Meals
We Are Also Specializing in
Hungarian Cooking
SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS
Wasilla. Alaska
1
• ••"Rians to spend ALL his
time aboard ship, says yew
can’t touch it for comfort*"
SOLID COMFORT . . .
Relax and really enjoy your next trip outside
aboard a COMFORTABLE Alaska line ship,
low winter fares save money, too. See your
local agent.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
St. Lewrence Island
Natives Gve CINCAL
Appreciation Token
Eimendorf AFB Anchorage, Al -
aska Oct. 29. 1951—Lt. General
William E Kepner. Command*-!
in Chief of the Alaskan Com
mand, recently received a tok<*n
of appreciation from the St. Law
rence Island natives in the form
of a carved ivory polar bear hold
ing a bomb aloft in its right hand.
The carving is the art work of
Moses Soongarook of Gambel and
was presented as "an expression
of thanks to the USAF for th.»
protection the Alaskan command
is giving my people.”
suiting from detonation, Alpha
radiation requires no protective
clothing.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
CAA to Hold Hearing
For Airport Zoning
A public hearing in reference
‘to the boundaries of the Palmer
t airport hazard area will be held
at the Co-op recreation hall on
Wednesday. November 14 at 10 00
a.in. according to a news release
from Ci. S. Schwamm, director of
aeronautics in Alaska.
Maps, plats and regulations pro
posed for adoption may be ex
amined in the office of the U. S.
Commissioner at Palmer.
The hearing will be open to the
j public and all interested parties
!*ire urged to attend.
B & C. ELECTRIC
Shop in Shamrock Basement
Tel. 55 Box 648
AL HUEBNER
wte
Out
at
KOSLOSKY'S
WHERE YOU SAVE!
Special Bedding Sale
COTTON SHEET BLAHKETS
Blue and red-check patterns, reg. $2.85 each
Size 70 in. by 80 in.
at $2.45 each—2 for $4.50
whie COTTON SHEET BLAHKETS
Size 70 in. by 90 in.
Regular $3.60 each at $3.20—2 for $5.95
DOWN FILLED
PILLOWS
$5.95 to $6.95 each
PACIFIC BRAND SHEETS
120 Count, 72 in. by 108 in.
Regular $3.75 eoch at $3.25—2 for $5.95
DAN RIVER SHEETS "a*" 21fqf.“h
Size 72 in. by 108 in. n0W
2 for $7.50
BAN RIVER SHEETS
Size 81 in. by 103 in.
Regular $5.75 each
Now $5i35
2 for $9.95
m
DAN RIVER PILLOW CASES
Size 42 in. by 36 in.
Regular $1.35 each at $1.10-—2 for $1.95