TO ORGANIZE ALASKA
DIVISION OF AAAS AT
SCIENCE CONFERENCE
Plans for the Second Alaska
Science Conference-first in Alas
ka-are near completion according
to local members of the Cook In
let Branch of the American As
sociation for the Advancement
of Science who attended the re
gular meeting in Anchorage Fri
day night.
Registrations were coming in
from all section of the country
as scientists in many fields ac
cepted invitations to give papers
at the Mt. McKinley Park meet
ing September 4-8. To date. 135
registrations have been received.
Last year Alaskan scientists were
a little bit miffed When the
first Alaska Science Conference
was held in Washington D. C.
Alaskan scientists hope to ac
complish the organization of the
Alaska Division of the AAAS
during the conclave at Mt.. Mc
Kinley Park. At present, branch
es of the organization have
sprung up in Southeastern Alas
ka, at Fairbanks, and in the Cook
Inlet section. Setting up of the
Alaska Division of the AAAS
will cement these ehree branches
together permitting them to func
tion as a regional group. Charles
W. Wilson and Don Irwin are
Notify Local Draft Board
Of Moves or Changes
John L. McCormick, Territor
ial Director of Selective Service,
announced that many men regis
tered under the Selective Service
Act of 1948 will soon be leaving
their homes for the purpose of
entering colleges and various
other reasons, and as a reminder
to them he stressed the impor
tance of their responsibility, as
required by law. to keep in touch
with their local board; to notify
it of any change of address; to
notify it of any fact which might
shange their present classifica
tion (such as marriage, birth of
child, physician’s verified state
ment of wife’s pregnancy, change
of occupation, or any information
that may have bearing on their
classification.)
Mr. McCormick further stated
that the above applies to regis
trants who are now 26 years of
age and older.
MAKE FAIRBANKS TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. John Durand of
Anchorage and Mrs. Carl Durand
spent the week-end at Fairbanks.
Sight seeing tours, fishing and
visiting kept them busy. While
there they were guests of Charles
Durand and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Totten and Family.
The four Durand children en
joyed the weekend visiting with
relatives in the Valley.
working on a constitution and by
law's for the new division.
AFRICAN MISSION MAN
TO SPEAK SUNDAY TO
UNITED PROTESTANTS
Speaking at the regular eight
o’clock evening service at the
United Protestant Church Sun
day. August 19. will be Sam
Cassells, field representative of
the Sudan Interior Missiorj.
Mr. Cassells was brought up in
Scotland, and his background of
multiple expierances in Africa.
Canada, and the United States
make him an intensely interest
ing speaker.
Morning services at the church
next Sunday will be conducted
by Rev. Roland Armstrong, field
representative for the Protestant
Church in Alaska. It is possible
that he may report onprogress in
finding a new pastor for the pul
pit vacated by Rev. Victor Alf
sen two weeks ago.
Dr. James Ryan new superin
tendent of schools at Fairbanks,
returned from a stateside trip
August 1 and took up his new
duties. He was former territorial
commissioner of education.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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U. OF ALASKA PROFESSOR
OF PHYSICS RETIRES
Dr. Enoch F. George. Professor
of Physics and head of the Phy
sics Department at the University
of Alaska, retired on August first.
He returned to his old home in
Lubbock. Texas, but owns a
tract of land on the west coast of
Vancouver Island, B. C. where
he hopes to spend his summers
in a cabin amid the timbered
moutains and surf.
Besides being professor of phy
sics and head of the physics de
partment at other universities, he
has held that position at the Uni
versity of Alaska since 1944. He
has also been part-time research
physicist at the Geophysical In
stitute from time to time. He was,
at one time, vice president of the
Texas Academy of Science and
has published papers on the
earth’s magnetism and electri
city and the correlati between
earthquakes and magnetic storms.
To Return For Valley Fair
Mrs. Fritz Hermon and daugh
ters Sally, Nancy and Connie
expect to return to Palmer in
time for the Matanuska Valley
fair. They and Mrs. Lydia Searles
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tin
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Sally has enrolled at Laurel -
wood Academy for the coming
school year. Her cousin, Marian
Bergan has been a student there
for several years.
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