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Visitors
All hands were on deck, ana
eyes swinging around, when word
went around yesterday that a
lovely G. I. WAC was in camp.
She is Lt. Ellen Gilbert, WAC,
an a short visit.
Miss Florence Stebbins, of the
Alaskan Department, is spending
a few days’ leave with friends
here.
N. C. O. Club
Ex-President M-Sgt. Johnson
Wyatt left for the States where
he will attend O. C. S.
Ex-Secre’ary Tech.-Sgt. Ken
neth. Thompson went to the States
on re-assignment.
Among other active members
we lost are S-Sgt. Harry J. Kel
eher, also going to O. C. S., and
T-5 James Brasher, gone on re
assignment in the S'ates.
Furloughs
Gone for the purpose of a short
furlough were: S-Sgt. Henry C.
Schroer, to Jefferson City, Mo.;
Sgt. Spencer H. Hamilton, to Riv
erside, Calif.; Tech. 4 Claude E.
Johnson, Lafayette, Ir.d.: Cpl.
Arthur I. Barchou, to Buffalo, N.
Y.; Tech 5 Vern H. Roach, to
Holdredge, Neb.; Pvt. Bernard F.
Poole, to Portsmouth. Ohio; Pvt.
Carl N. Summers, to Huntsville,
Mo.; and Pvt. Charles A. Perkins,
to Chicago, 111.
FORM PLANS FOR
OPENING OF PLAYFIELD
The Home Arts Club have been
formulating plans for the open
ing of the supervised playfield.
which project they have sponsor
ed for many seasons. Through the
co-operation of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, the services of Miss
Eunice Logan have been obtain
ed. The other supervisor has not
as yet been named, and applica
tions are still being received. The
playfield is scheduled to open
with a field day on June 1st, at
1:00 o’clock. Anyone wishing part
time work, who has had exper
ience with playfield work, may
apply.
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Baccalaureate
Services to Be
Sunday Eve
The annual Baccalaureate ser
vice for the 1944 graduating class
if the high school, will be held
May 28th at 8:00 p. m., in the high
ichool auditorium.
Special music will be rendered
by Pfc. William Foster, baritone
;oloist, and the Junior and Senior
•hoirs of the Federated Church of
this city.
Rev. Vernon L. , Booker will
preach the sermon on the topic:
“The World We Want to Live
In.”
Robert Baldwin will act as pi
anist for the occasion and Sgt.
Robert Anderson will act in the
capacity of choir director.
Robert Strand and Marjorie
Castel will give trumpet numbers.
The public is cordially invi’ed
j to attend this service.
AIRWAYS
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Alaska Airlines
Wednesday, Pilot Fike flew in
from Anchorage w,th P. A. Lund
quist, Garett Sloan, Pat O’Grady,
R. W. Silver. Returning passen
ger was Sg\ R. Dodge.
Thursday, Capt. Peterson came
in from Fairbanks with J. D. Mil
ler, D. R. Schmidt, Mrs. D. R.
Schmidt, Jim Martin, Ruth Reat,
John Cacy and Eddie Johnson.
Maurice King came in from
Fairbanks with freight for White
Mountain and Nome.
Capt. Long came in from An
chorage with Mr, and Mrs. A.
Saario. G. Beech and Sgt. Robert
Anderson.
Capt. Peterson flew to Gambell
with Conrad Oozeba and Winfred
Aningayon. Returning passengers
were Lewis T. Iyakete, Don Pat
oowi, James Barnhart, and Nor
ma Ashbridge.
Friday Capt Long flew to An
chorage wPh Mr. and Mrs, D. R.
Schmidt.
On the same day Capt. Peterson
flew to Fairbanks with Jack
Sterling and Kathleen Klindt.
Pilot Weaver flew to Unalakleet
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PORARILY WHILE UNDERGOING
REPAIRS!
WE WILL STILL CATER TO SPECIAL
PARTIES IN THE LOUNGE AS
HERETOFORE!
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with freight and Hans Jeanene
ouk for Golovin.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Pilot Peterson made two round
trips to Galena Wednesday and
Thursday, to pick up express at
Unalakleet, and also Melvin Berg
for Sommers Construction Co.
Bob Rice came in from Fair
banks with Mr. Heide of the U.
S. B. M., Mrs. D. S. McCall for
Sommers Construction Co., and
Donald Lord for Lomen Commer
cial Co.
Frank Whaley flew to Teller in
the Cruiser to bring back the
Stinson.
Citation Made
Col. Joe Nickell
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT —- Cited for per
formance of outstanding service
as port commander on two large
pos's in the Western Aleutians
during the period of greatest ac
tivity. Col. Joe Nickell of Topeka,
Kas., has been awarded the Le
gion of Merit.
The award was presented to
Colonel Nickell by Lt. Gen. Si
mon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Alas
kan Department commander, at
a brief ceremony here recently.
“During the period from May
20 to Sept. 18, 1943, Colonel Nick
ell demonstrated outstanding or
ganizational ability, resourceful
ness and devotion to duty in or
ganizing the respective ports and
in supervising the out-loading ol
a large task force,” his citation
said.
“He devised a plan of port or
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ganization which contributed ma
terially to the development of ad- ]
vanced bases. Landing at At*u ,
with the leading elements of the
American forces. Colonel Nickeli
as port commander, demonstratec
unusual ability and devotion tc
duty in organizing the beach ana
main*aining an even flow of sup
plies and ammunition from ship
to shore, thereby contributing
materially to the success of the
combat forces and the establish
ment of the base.
"In many instances he person- ,
ally supervised the supply of re
mote outposts by small craft un
der hazardous sea conditions and
during extremely adverse weat'.i-1
er. as well as supervising the se
curity of harbor craft under try -!
ing conditions of sea and weath
er."
Colonel Nickeli is a field ar‘il
lery officer.
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Major Samways
Awarded Honor i
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AN ADVANCED ALEUTIAN
BASE — Major William T. Sam
ways, of Pasadena, Calif., who is
rounding out his tenth month as
■ commander of a squadron of 11th
AAF fighter planes, recently re
ceived the Air Medal “for merit
j orious achievement in aerial
fligh'.’’ Major Samways, flying
1 a P-38, participated in the cam
paign to drive the Japs from the
Aleutians last summer.
I “Since the Aleutian campaign,"
' Major Samways told an army cor
respondent, “our fighter planes
have not been inactive. Even
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lazardous. I believe it is true
hat we ha%-e more bad weather
lere. more consistently, than in
my other thea er of operations.
iVe spend a lot of time sucking
he weather.’’
The major said that it was get
; ng a little easier for his pilots
o fill their off hours. M -re rec
reation and sports equipment are
ivailable. Currently, with the
coming of Spring, the fighter pi
lots are painting the interior of
their huts a brigtr cream color.
"The Aleutian scenery is eternal
ly drab, so the flyers thought
they would get a little cheer in
side if they couldn't get it out,”
the major said. —
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