Ed**s Notei
Dillingham. owes a ciebt of thanks to
Ed Rosburg, a bi^, husicy Air jj’orce man
from Naknek AFB who paid his own way over
here for the holidays, who saw a need we
were unaware of, and who brought Santa in
to tho homes throughout oar town*
Edra Hildebrand, Harold Arndt, Lowell
Dillon, Ada Dillon and Sid Morgan, Jr* (al!
perpetrators of the hoaac) must alBO bo
thanked for time and effort spent on be-»
half of Santa*
The whole situation was inspirational*
Thank you, Eddie Rosburg—and ethersi
C ORRKSPU NDhNC E
Mr. J# L. McCarroy, District Judge, Anoh-«
orage, Alaskat
Dear Sir*
ijn in receipt of vour favor of Dec. 16
re my appointment to the offi6e of TT.S.
Commissioner in this district.
Regret that it was necessary to take sc
long to reply to your letter, but it was
my desire to give much care to considering
the question pro and con.
At the recent meeting of the Republican
organization hero in Dillingham at which
my name was mentioned in this behalf, I
felt that X was willing to do anything in
my power to help the community in wmch X
intended to reside from henceforth. Xt was
with this thought in mind that X did not
decline#
Dillingham is a very peouliar community
in that it is decidedly factional and ei>.
tertains much quibbling and bickering a^.
mong the various and sundry cliques forn*
the populaoo. Thero are far too many potty
quarrels and jealous arguments springing
up daily. (Noact Column)
This has made me decide to remain on
the sidelines ana watch, thereby holding
my enemies to a minimum insofar as possi
ble# he can, ana will be kept busy in
our attempts to operate this smell hotel
in the manner in which we have been d9»in&
sinoo we came to Dillingham last April#
L During a recent illness I had one month
in which I had an abundance of time on my
hands, flat on my back with my leg in
traotionsj when the thought of how 1 could
best serve this community came to me#
The need for recreational facilities
fcr children to keep them occupied after
sohool hours and during the evenings asist
ed me in solving the problem of community
service, and it was difficult to force
myself to remain in bed until I was well
enough to get out and get suoh action
started#
v/e cpilea a meeting or a lew business
people of the "village at which time I
mentioned my plan of forming a Youth Coun
cil that would furnish instructors in t-'r~»
icus hobbies to be chosen by the children
themsalvos. It was decided upon that we
would furnish disciplinary servioe and ad*
vice elong with the instructions* but that
the boys ana foirls woula hanale their own.
exaction of officers# To date, we have
arranged for classes in cooking, sewing*
woodworking, mechanics, and boxing#
Getting the children together in con
structive pastimes, we thought, would
serve as a psychological effect on the
paronts and bring them closer together*
The former is working wonders while the
latter is getting worse instead of better?
Thanks for honor, etc#
Signed? Lowell Dillon
THESE SINCERE GOOD WISHES ARE EXTENDED
TO YOU A•/ EXPRESSION OF OUR GENUINE
AFFiui-C.jLATj.oA jb'uic Yuliit iruojj h!i«L»
MAY 1954 HE FULL OF WONDERFUL SURPRISES FOR YOUl
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