Army Nurses Corps
Celebrates 50th
Anniversary Feb. 2
On February 2, 1951, the Army
Nurse Corps will celebrate its
fiftieth birthday. It is the oldest
of all the women’s miliary serv
ices, with a tradition of distin
guished service to military sick
and wounded and to the families
of military personnel.
Army nurses were the first
American women to be dispatched
with the Armed Forces to Korea,
a unit of nurses arriving there
during the first week in July.
Now over 300 are in support of
troops in the combat zone. The
surgeon general of the Army re
ports that their work has been
magnificent, that without tneir
fearless assistance tne high rate
of recovery of combat casualties
would be impossible.
Tribute also comes from the
chief surgeon of the Far East
Command: “The members of the
Army Nurse Corps have all dis
tinguished themselves by their
devotion to duty, their utter dis
regard of working hours, and
their willingness to do anything
that needs to be done at any time.
They have displayed courage,
stamina, and determination. They
have completed every task with
which they have been confronted
m a superior manner.”
Army nurses are indispensable
members of the medical team. To
day, with military expansion un
der way, they are more important
than ever—for the men who de
fend American security must be,
assured that doctors and nurses]
stand ready with professional i
skill, when needed.
At the present, more than ever!
before, there is an urgent need
for more registered nurses. With
the coming Golden Anniversary
of the Army Nurse Corps, the,
Army will attempt to seek 3,000
graduate professional nurses for
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Music Appreciation
Group Postpones Meet
The regular meeting of the Mu
:ic Appreciation Group was post
x>ned last evening because of the
>ad roads. The next meeting will
j be held on the regular date, which
'will be February 8, at the home
I of Dr. and Mrs. Allan Mick.
I The program scheduled for last
night will be presented then,
j which includes Organ Music by
t Bach and Boston “Pops” orches
j tra selections. Shakespeare’s
I. “Comedy of Errors” is also in
’ eluded in the program.
I Everyone interested in music is
j extended an invitation to attend
! the meeting, which starts at 8 p.m.
The Mick home is located directly
] across from the Agricultural Re
i search Administration building.
j PAUL BUSHONG TO
. LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE
j- Paul Bushong, Palmer high
I school teacher and band leader,
plans to leave the Valley this
week end to join Mrs. Bushong
in Oregon. Mr. Bushong is to
leave Saturday for an indefinite
j stay in the states. This is his
third year on the faculty here.
Mrs. Bushong went Outside ear
lier this fall.
military service during the first
six months of this year.
All gradaute nurses who are in
terested in a commission in the
Army Nurse Corps may get fur
ther particulars by contacting the
Army Surgeon’s office located at
Fort Richardson, Alaska.
CLUB DONATES $5
TO HOSPITAL FUND
A contribution of $5 by ffcfe
12:30 Club to the Benson Memo- i
rial was voted at the club’s regu
lar meeting January 10, Mrs. Wil
liam Bouwens, reporter, an
nounced this week. The contribu
tion was for the purchase of a
bedside table for the hospital,
Mrs. Bouwens said.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Oliver Onkka with
nine members, five children and
one visitor' in attendance. Miss
Marylou Lashbrook, home dem
onstration agent, gave an inter
esting demonstration on weaving.
The club’s next meeting will be
held January 31, weather permit
ting, at Mrs. Bouwen’s home, she
said. The meeting was originally
scheduled for January 24 but had
to be postponed because of the
roads being blocked by snow
drifts. The club members will
work on a quilt at the meeting
Wednesday.
RETURNS TO PALMER
FROM TRIP OUTSIDE
Arvo Kallio, horticulturist with
the Experiment station, returned
to Palmer this week end from the
states where he spent the holi
days with his mother at Duluth,
Minn. While Outside he picked
up a new 1951 Nash Ambassador,
which he drove back over the
Alaska highway.
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MASONS TO MEET
Matanuska Lodge, U. D. Free
and Accepted Masons will hold
its regular monthly stated com
munication February 7, according
to Lew Hanks. The meeting will
be at the Carpenter’s hall and
will convene at 8 p.m.
MOORE TO START STUDY
OF FARM MANAGEMENT
Clarence A~ Moore,- agricultural
economist at the experiment sta
tion, will start a farm manage
ment study in the Valley as soor
as the weather moderates, it w
announced this week.
Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer
Phone 62-J-3 *
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Jack Suttich, Prop.
Now Baking a Variety of Breads
Sweet Doughs Pastry
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10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at 9:15 aon.)
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8:30 a.m. Tuesday
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10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leaves Anchorage at 9:15 aua.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Friday
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