Alaska Saa Frontier
Has New Commander
17th Naval District Headquart
ers, Kodiak Alaska—Rear Admira
John Parry, USN, relieved Real
Admiral Allan Cruise, USN, a:
Commandant 17th Naval Districi
and Commander Alaskan Sea
Frontier last Friday, August 8
Officers and enlisted men of all
commands at Kodiak took part ir
the Change of Command ceremon
ies inside Hanger One on the
Naval Station.
Admiral Perry is returning to
Kodiak for the escond time. He
was the first Navy man to take
command in Kodiak when he put
the Naval Air Station in commis
sion on June of 1941. He comes
back to Kodiak after operating
throughout Korean watei's as
Commander of Carrier Division
FIVE with headquarters on the
carrier USS VALLEY FORCE.
Admiral Cruise will leave Alas
ka for the warmer climate of the
Mediterranean. He has been as
signed Commander Fleet Air for
the Eastern Atlantic and Mediter
ranean with his new headquarters
aboard the communication ship,
USS ADIRONDACK. This is a
new command that Admiral
Cruise will put into commission.
ANCHORAGE WOMAN
WINS LAKE GEORGE
BREAK-UP CONTEST
The McKinley Foundation an
nounced last Thursday the win
ner of the Lake George Break
up Contest.
The winner is Mrs. Winifred
Hall, who is employed as a secre
tary at Elmendorf AFB and lives
at 505 Barrow St., Anchorage.
Mrs. Hall won the contest by
making the closest guess on the
Lake George Break-up time. The
official break-up time as recorded
by the McKinley Foundation
clock set up near Knik Bridge was
August 7 at 10:03;16 a-m. Mrs.
Hall’s guess was August 7, 9:54
a.m.
The lucky guess assures Mrs.
Hall of cash prize of approximate
ly $1100. The remainder of the
proceeds from the 1952 contest
goes to the Alaska Crippled Chil
dren’s Association and amounts to
approximately $2500.
FOUR NEW EMPLOYEES
AT EKLUTNA PROJECT
Four new employees were re
ported at Eklutna Project Head
quarters this week.
From the Hungry Horse Project
in Montana comes Vincent M.
Haight to assume the duties of
purchasing agent, replacing Mrs.
Luther G. Cook, who is resigning
her position this month. Mr.
Haight’s wife and children leave
Seattle by boat August 25 and
will join him in Palmer early in
September.
Robert C. Carrier arrived in
Palmer Wednesday, August 6,
from the district office in Junea
He will work as draftsman in
the office of engineering division.
Rusty Dow, famed local atrist,
went to work last week as a clerk
with the added duties of picking
up mail and running the mimeo
graph machine.
Mrs. Edna M. LaCoss started
working Monday, August 11, as
clerk-stenographer.
Leaving the Eklutna Project
and Palmer this week were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Weidman. They
sailed Tuesday *from Seward on
the SS Alaska enroute to a new
Bureau of Reclamation assign
ment at Chico, California.
NEW PHONE USERS URGED
TO MAKE APPLICATION
Melvin Haugan, who is conduct
ing the telephone survey in Pal
mer, announced this week that
registration for new telephone in
stallations are coming in slower
than was expected. *'■ 1
Haugen pointed out that the
new phones will be installed only
when and if adequate facilities are
available. He made this announce
ment to clarify a msunderstand
ing he thought was felt about tele
phones being installed under the
present system.
Anyone who does not have a
phone but would like one when
the present system is improved is
urged to make application
through Haugan or at the City
Clerk’s office in the Severn build
ing. i
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. ANGUST 14
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE, Grange Hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 15
SQUARE DANCE CLUB, Moose
Hall 8 p.m.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 16
HAM DINNER, Wasilla Commun
ity Hall Serving starts at 5:30
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-op club
,rom, 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI, regular meet
ing. 8 p.m.
LIBRARY BOARD, Library, 8
p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
WELL BABY CLINIC, Health
Council rooms, 2-4 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, United Protestant
Church, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 20
SCHOOL REGISTRATION,
Grades 1-8 9 a.m.—12: 1 p.m.
I 4 p.m.
! MAT. VALLEY O.E. STAR, Car
I penters’ Hall. 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, Co-Op Club
room, 7:30 p.m.
PRE-SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION
CLINIC TO BE HELD AT
HEALTH CENTER NEXT WEEK
Pre-school immunizations and
booster shots will be given at the
Health Center next week on days
coinciding with the registration
of elementary students at Palmer
School, Public Health Nurse Mar
porie Myren announced this week.
Miss Myren will be at the
Health Center Wednesday. Thurs
day, and Friday mornings, Aug
ust 20-22, from 9 a.m. until 10:30
a.m and on Wednesday after
noon, August 20 from 1:30-4:30
p.m.
The clinic is open to all children
who need immunization, not just
first graders, Miss Myren pointed !
out.
Parents may pick up their chil-!
dren’s complete immunization
records from the Health Center
any morning from 9-12. These
records, which have been kept up
to date on every school child, will
be sent home by the children if
Alaska Steamship Co.
Lists Fatt-Winter
Passenger Schedules
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany fall and winter passenger
vessel schedule was announced to
day by H. W. Peterson, general
traffic manager. The steamers
Baranof and Denali are assigned
to provide sailings from Seattle
each Friday at 3 p.m., the vessels
alternating from week to week.
The first sailing under the new
schedule is the steamer Denali set
for September 26, one week after
the last summer sailing. Her ports
of call on this voyage are Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sitka,
Seward, Valdez, Juneau, Peters
burg, Ketchikan and Seattle. Dur
ing the balance of the season the
Denali itinerary is Ketchikan,
: Juneau, Sitka. Seward, Valdez,
j Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell,
Ketchikan and Seattle, with Cor
dova replacing Valdez on alternate
voyages. The first departure of
the Baranof under the schedule is
set for October 3. Her ports of
call for the season will be Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg,
Juneau, Seward, Sitka, Juneau,
Ketchikan and Seattle.
The 3 p.m. sailing time from
Seattle is one hour earlier than
sailings during the. past winter
season. This will provide continu
ity with present passenger vessel
departures at 3 p.m., Seattle time.
In addition to these sailings,
each of which handles about 1200
tons of cargo, the company will
continue to offer frequent freght
er schedules to all ports of the
territory.
The Alaska Steamship Company
announced the cancellation of its
August 20th Bering Sea sailing
for Nome, St. Michael and Teller
due to the total absence of cargo
offerings. At the same time it was
announced that the final depart
ure for the Bering Sea this year,
scheduled for September 24,
would be advanced to September
15. St. Michael, Nome and Teller
are the ports of call.
parents do not call for them. In
this case the Health Center hopes
that the records will get home.
You are invited to all of the
Services of
A GROWING CHURCH IN A
GROWING CITY
First Baptist
Church
Meeting in Carpenters' Hall
Sunday School .10 a.m.
Wed. prayer service 7:30 p.m.
Morning Worship .11 a.m.
Training Union .7:15 p.m.
Evening Worship .7:45 p.m.
Cement Blocks
Chimney Blocks
ARMOR COAT AND COVER ALL
An Absolute Water Proof Material
Cement, $2.50 Sack
AS OF JULY 1ST
Our blocks are made to rigid standards —
recommended by masons as best in uniformity
and construction
Weidner Block Co.
Located Valley Concrete Co.
PALMER GIRLS INVITED
TO PRE-COLLEGE TEA
Palmer girls planning to leave
for college this fall have been
extended an invitation by the
Anchorage Pan-Hellenic group to
attend a tea to be held in honor
of girls, leaving for college. The
tea will be held from 2 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Sunday, August 17 at
the Y.M.C.A.
Active or Alumni members of
national college sororities are in
vited to attend. Further informa
tion may be obtained by con
tacting Mrs. Charles Johnson at
37312 or Mrs. Verne Stout at
37705.
Those in charge of the tea in
clude: Mrs. Charles Johnson,
chairman; Mrs. Brannon Casler,
publicity: Pegge Harrison, gradu
ate lists: Peggy Dahlquist and
Carol Siler, invitations; Rachel
Robertson, refreshments and Mrs.
TIP-TOP-INN
CAFE
Featuring
Steak, Chops, Chicken
Prawns, Fish and Frog
Legs or Special Salads
Ralph and Alice Horton, Prop.
ARE YOURS READY
TO GO?
Freshly cleaned and pressed
garments should be high on
your list of things to do when
getting ready for that long
awaited vacation. Bring them
to us, we’ll give you our usual
prompt efficient service.
BROWN’S SHOP
Hadley Hasemeier, decorations.
Mrs. Donald Avery was elected
the first chairman and Mrs. Ralph
Blackwell, secretary.
I
WANTED: Young men for civic
leadership. Pd. Adv.
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