DR. FOSTER SIMS
NAMED TO NATIONAL
LEGION COMMITTEE
Dr. F. R. Sims, local dentist,
was one of the seven Alaskan
Legionnaires named by National
Comander Donald H. Wilson on
national commissions and com
mittees to complete the national
organization of the American
Legion for 1952.
Dr. Sims was appointed Area £
"general member of the National
Child Welfare Commission.
Herald E. Stringer of Anchor
age. member of the Un-American
Activities Committee. Russell L.
Clithero and John H. Van Horn,
both of Sitka, received appoint
ments on Veterans’ Preference
Committee and Post Activities
Comittee respectively. J. C. Mor
ris of Anchorage was appointed
to the National Security Training
Committee. Harry Levy of Ketch
ikan was made a member of the
Naval Affairs Committee, and
Robert N. Druxman of Juneau
becomes advisory member of the
National Publications Commis
sion.
UNITED PROTESTANT
THANK OFFERINGS
GO TO HOSPITAL FUND
The United Protestant Ladies
Aid and the Mary Marthas will
have a joint meeting at the church
STionday evening December 10 at
eight o’clock.
A Christmas program is plan
ned, and members are asked to
bring their thank offerings in an
envelope to be put under the
Christmas tree. This year the of
ferings will go to the hospital
fund.
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Friday, Saturday
NOV. 30, and DEC. 1
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 P.M.
Saturday Matinee: 2:00 P.M
Sunday, Monday
DECEMBER 2 and 3
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
Sunday Matinee: 2:00 P.M.
“BORN TO BE BAD"
with
Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan
and Zachary Scott
Wed. • Thursday
DECEMBER 5 and 6
Shows: 7:15 and 9:00 P.M.
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WASILLA
PERSONALS
By BARBARA CARTER
i the States this past week. He has
i been receiving medica] treatment
i and returned in time to spend
Thanksgiving with his family.
• • • *
Jim Carson came down from
College last week and returned
this Monday. He was at home
over the Thanksgiving holiday.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Redington over the holiday.
Mrs. Redington is daughter of the
Hoffmans.
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The V. F. W. and Auxiliary
members enjoyed an informal
get-together at the Wasilla Com
munity Hall Saturday night. No
vember 24. The evening was
spent in games, a scavenger hunt
and square dancing. Captain Ray
Redington’s team walked off with
first prize honors, a box of candy,
during the hunt. Their record
Alaska Streams to be
Restocked by FWS
A $75,000 fish restocking pro
ject for Alaskan streams was re
cently approved, according to the
federal Fish and Wildlife Service
The funds were approved for Al
aska under the recently-enacted
Dingell-Johnson law which pro
vides funds from a ten per cent
tax on sport fishing equipment,
for use in fish restoration and re
stocking work.
According to the Fish and
Wildlife Service, work will first
be concentrated in Southeastern
Alaska and the Anchorage and
Fairbanks districts. Work is ex
pected to start early next spring
after appointment of a stream
condition investigator by the re
gional FWS director.
Fished-out streams and other
barren bodies of fresh w’ater will
be surveyed, in order that re
stocking can be done in a scien
tific and fruitful manner.
time was exactly fourteen min
utes. About forty members of the
two organizations attended the
party.
1,347 Patients Received Treatment
At Valley Hospital During Past Year
During the year between Or
tober 1. 1950. and October 1, 195t.
patients totalling 1,374 receive*!
. treatment at the Valley Hospital.
Business Manager O. K. Kincaid
revealed this week.
This total includes both in-pa
tients and out-patients. Palmer
mailing addresses were given by
849 patients. Surrounding areas
in the Valley accounted for 435,
and 75 patients were from the
Anchorage area. Fifteen military
personnel also received treat
ment.
COFFEY INSURES
EVERYTHING. REMEMBER?
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
In pat u ni treatment was given
to a total of 529 persons admitted
to the 'hospital These patients
stayed in the hospital a total of
2,610 days. Palmer patients num
bering 327 stayed a total of 1,454
days; 172 outlying community
patients ehalked up 1.052 hospital
days; 27 Anchorage patients stay
ed a total of 96 days; and three
military personnel stayed for a
total of eight days.
The average patient admittei
spent five days in the hospital.
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Every Friday 7:30 p.m.
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