Casey Resigns
Court Job
Oren J. Casey, federal court
shorthand reporter, has in
dicated he will resign his
position on July 31.
Casey will become a law
clerk for the firm of Kay and
Robison. A replacement for
him has not been named. He
is one of 250 shorthand re
porters who has been awarded
the National Shorthand Re
porter’s Association certifi
cate of proficiency.
He has been with the federal
court in Anchorage for over
two years and has accom
panied the floating court to
Kodiak on two occasions.
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Capt. Dow Assigned
To Rhode Island
Captain L. J. Dow, Com
manding Officer of Kodiak
Naval Station since July 1949,
plans to leave Wednesday
aboard the USS Funston for a
one year assignment to the
Navy War College, Newport.
R. I. He will take an advanced
course in strategy and
logistics.
Commander George P.
Koch, USN, will serve as
commanding officer until the
arrival of Captain Robert C.
Brixner, USN, who is now in
Washington, D. C.
“I hate to leave Kodiak.
My tour of duty here has been
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pleasant and I shall remember
the friendliness and coopera
tion I received from the
people of Kodiak. 1 hope to
return someday,” Capt. Dow
told the MIRROR Friday.
During his two years at the
base he has instigated many
improvements, among them
being a new enlisted men’s
club and the construction of
56 new housing units for of
ficer and enlisted personnel.
Capt. and Mrs. Dow and
daughter Charlene will make
their home in Newport. Their
other daughter, Betty Ann,
is attending the University of
California.
During World War II Capt.
Dow served aboard the car
rier USS Enterprise and par
ticipated in the Marshalls
raid; raids on Wake and Mid
way, Guadalcanal, Solomons,
Pelelieu, Leyte Gulf, Okinawa
and raids on the Phillipines
'Formosa and the Japanese
j mainland.
He is a graduate of the U.
S. Naval Academy in the class
of 1£23. He received his Navy
wings in 192S.
Huntley Named
U. S. Marshal
Anchorage (*P) — Walter
Huntley of Palmer has been
endorsed for appointment as
U. S. Marshal of The Third
Division by the Democratic
party and his name turned
over to the Department of
Justice for investigation.
After the department com
pletes its investigation it is
expected that President Tru
man and the Senate will con
firm the nomination.
Meanwhile Victor C. Ri
vers, chairman of the Demo
cratic party, announced the
appointments of three new
members to the Democratic
Central Committee, w'hich
acts on all appointments to
territorial offices.
Neil A. Browne, Anchorage,
will fill the vacancy created by
the death of Jack Wadman.
John Roswell, Seward, will
succeed Alice Kennedy who
resigned and Frank Peratro
vich, Klawock, replaces
Ailene Olson, Juneau, re
signed.
Other members of the com
mittee are William Stump,
Ketchikan; Mrs. M. 0. John
son, John Walmer and C. A.
Carroll of Juneau; Joseph
Dexter, Golovin; Henry
Xavier, Candle; Mrs. Mabel
Nielson, Kotzebue; Mrs.
Carrie McLain, Nome.
Mrs. Mill Vokacek, Kodiak;
Frank Broadwell, Anchorage;
Mrs. Essie Dale, Ladessa
Nordale, Luther Hess, and
Jesse Lander of Fairbanks.
Mrs. I. W. Witt and children
were incoming passengers on
the USS Funston this week.
Lt. Witt, USN, is Public
Works Transportation Officer
at Kodiak Naval Station.
Navy Dept.
Head Here
The Honorable John T.
Koehler, assistant secretary
of the Navy, and party were
the guests of Rear Admiral
C. A. F. Sprague, comman
dant 17th Naval District, this
week.
Koehler, accompanied by
his advisers for the Naval
Petroeulm Reserve program,
has completed an inspection
of the oil exploration activi
ties at Point Barrow.
Adm. Sprague gave a re
ception and dinner for Koehler
Tuesday evening which was
attended by Capt. L. J. Dow
and other high ranking officers
and guests.
Art Kizer was an
PNA passenger this
incoming
week.
Irwin U. S. Marshal
Temporarily
Irwin L. Metcalf. U. S. De
puty Marshal from Seward,
has been named acting U. S.
Marshal of the Third Division.
Judge Anthony J. Dimond
signed the order late last
week.
This is the second time with
in a week that Judge Dimond
has signed such an order.
Allan L. Pedersen of Kenai
was appointed by court order
two weeks ago but declined to
serve as marshal.
Metcalf will re place Acting
Marshal William Healy who
has resigned.
A Marine color guard, a
platoon of Marines, the Navy
band and two platoons of
Navy men will be in the big
parade Wednesday.
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