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Wednesday, April 11, 1962
Fairbanks, Alaska
FAIRBANKS: MAY 1931 — Rack in the Rood old davs, Fairbanks
floods really lived up to the name. This photo from the collection
of Adolph Stock shows the overflow of water on the 200 block of
First Avenue in May of 1931.
★ THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS ★
\V AUG AM AN SOUTH
William Waugaman, general man
ager of Usibelli Mining Co., Inc.,
loft last week via jet for Seattle on
company business. Before returning
to Fairbanks, Waugaman will go to
San Francisco and then to Washing
ton. DC., and expects to return
here April 16.
PIONEERS INITIATE
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Palfy were
initiated into Igloo No. 4 and Wom
en’s Auxiliary No. 8 respectively
Pioneers of Alaska at the last regu
lar meeting of the orders April 2.
caught
in the
sluice (r
hex v
By Buckwheat Charley
Boy, them law passers is real
ly steamin down the home
stretch. They has hit the 80 day:
marker already. That ties the
all time state record for operat
ing on pay. Another day and the
record will be busted (and
probably us too).
Them lawmakers in Juneau
has done some good things tho.
For example, to remove the
snow -from Artie runways they
has provided money . . . which
will he available about the first
of July.
All the state employees has
got a big pay raise too. An they
has turned the election of all
politicul party chiefs over to the
labor unions and the greater
Anchrudge area, where all the
votes is, anyways.
Here in Fairbanks, the news :
miner has whipped out there
first cheery strike story of the ;
seasin . . . and the snow jist
keeps meltin (except that it
keeps fallin, too.)
The new highway departmint
has a new chief, an all the old
chiefs has give up the ghost an
went to work for the world
bank. (Hope the bank has more
money then the state had.)
CANDIDATES CORNER: The
Brad Phillips for governer boom
is gittin primed. (He is the Re
publicun’s answer to John Ra
der) . . . Teddy Bear Stevens
has throwed his hat into the
'Continued on Page 4)
Palfy is owner of Palfy Sheet
Metal Works and has lived in Alas
ka for almost 50 years.
BERNESS HOME
Gus Berness, veteran engineer,
prospector and miner in the Plati
num district where he owns several
platinum claims, flew home with
Alaska Airlines over the weekend
after a few weeks in Fairbanks.
WALKER VISITS
Frank F. Walker, old-time Alas
kan, passed through Fairbanks Mon
day on his way home to Holika
chuck after a week's business trip
to Washington, D.C.
While he was in the nation’s Capi
tol he lunched with Rep. Ralph Riv
ers and his staff. He commented
that he was unable to see Senator
Bob Bartlett because he was in Lon
don. On his way home. Walker also
stopped at Juneau and visited the
State Legislature.
DEMO DELEGATES MEET
Local delegates to the Democratic
State Convention in Nome on April j
28-29 will hold an important meet- i
ing this Thursday evening at 8 p.m. !
in the Carpenter's Hall.
All delegates and alternates are |
urged to either be present at the \
Thursday session, or send word on
whether or not they plan to attend
the State Convention. Alex Miller.
Democratic National Committeeman
for Alaska, will address the group.
SCHAIBLES OUTSIDE
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Schaible
are now in Washington. D.C., where
the Doctor will attend a meeting
of the American College of Sur
geons. Dr. Schaible will also par
ticipate in a Surgical Seminar in
Chicago.
Mrs. Schaible, who is associated
with the law firm of McNealy.
Merdes & Camarot, will attend to
legal matters while in Washington.
D.C. Before returning to Fairbanks
(Continued on Page Five)
THE WEATHER
High Temp.: 3G, April 7
Low Temp.: 9, April 6
Ave. Temp.: 24, which is normal
I’recip.: .24; 5.4” snow; 15” snow on
ground
Outlook: Fair, temperatures above
normal
Sunrise: 4:32 a.m.; Sunset: 7:15 p.m.
14 hours, 43 minutes of daylight,
a gain of 7 minutes.
80 earthquakes recorded this week
within a 200 mile radius of Fair
banks, according to the Coast &
| Geodetic Survey. !
Heavy Snow
Offers Slight
Flood Threat
By Colin Mick
With a near record snowfall
this winter, Fairbanks area resi
dents, as well as all residents of
Interior Alaska are looking for
ward to a wet spring.
The snowfall, although not
record breaking, has been ex
tremely heavy this year. As of
today, the Fairbanks Weather
Bureau at International Airport
had measured a total of 92.4
inches of snow' for the winter.
Of course all this snow doesn’t
remain on the ground, but it does
indicate that there is probably a
great deal of snow in the mountain
ous areas.
The big question now' is how is all
this snow going to melt?
The great amount of snowfall
this year could result in a flood,
but melting conditions are what
actually determine how fast the
run-off will be.
Cool or Warm?
If we have a moderate or cool
spring, the run-off will undoubted
ly be slow' and there won’t be any
danger of a flood, barring ice jams
in the lower reaches of the rivers.
If, on the other hand, there is an
unusually long spell of hot weather
this spring, the run-off could speed
up considerably.
It is with this view in mind that
the State Department of Health and
FAIRBANKS: 1029 — 1 his picture
from the Adolph Stock collection
shows what an ice break up on
the Chena used to look like. The
photo shows the ice going out
one warm day in May of 1929.
Welfare issued a warning sometime
igo to all communities in the north
ern part of the State.
The warning suggests that every
one be prepared, should high water
ind general flooding conditions re
sult.
The Department suggests that pea
ole store sufficient quantities of
:ood and drinking water to carry
hem through a flood period of two
:o three weeks.
30 Day Forecast
The 30 day forecast for April,
put out by the Weather Bureau
Joes not predict unusually high
temperatures, but it does predict
that temperatures will be somewhat
above normal. At present, -the temp
erature should range from the high
30s down to slightly above freezing
at night.
By the 21st, according to the
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FAIRBANKS: SEPTEMBER 1930 — Floods were not the exclusive
domain of springtime years ago, as is evidenced by this photo from
the collection of Adolph Stock. A heavy fall rain in September of
1930 produced these flood waters in front of Stock’s living quarters
on Wendell Avenue.
★ ALASKA NEWS IN BRIEF ★ \
RADER ISSUES DENIAL
ANCHORAGE — Gubernatorial
candidate John L. Rader has denied
emphatically reports circulating in
Juneau that he was seriously con
sidering withdrawing from the
Democratic primary.
LABOR TAKEOVER?
JUNEAU — Lewis M. Dischner,
former commissioner of labor for
the state, has hailed a bill which
provides tor election of political
party committeemen, as “a fine bill
for organized labor.’’
Dischner, who is a regional rep
resentative of the Teamsters Union,
said. “The way this measure is i
written it will not be difficult for j
the unions to take control of both
the Republican and Democratic
party organizations from the pre
cinct level right to the top.”
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
ANCHORAGE — At least seven
climbing parties — three of them
from Europe—will attempt to scale
Mt. McKinley this summer.
NOME ELECTION
NOME—In the municipal election
held last week, the voters elected
Don Hoover, manager of the Miners
& Merchants Bank, as mayor and
the following councilmen, Maurice
Housing Authority
Annual Meeting
Underway Today
The annual meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Alaska
State Housing Authority will be
held in Fairbanks today through
April 13 at the Traveler’s Inn.
ASHA Board members are Albert
Vacura. Fairbanks: Donald Mellish.
Anchorage: and Robert Petro, Sitka.
Also in attendance will be A. H.
Romick, Commissioner of the De
partment of Commerce, and M. G.
Gebhart, Executive Director of the
ASHA.
Election of officers for the forth
coming year will be held a^d other
matters reouiring board action will
be considered.
Any persons desiring to apnear
before the board should contact
Mr. Gebhart at the Traveler's Inn
at any time during the course of
the meeting.
Kelliher, Carl Glavinovich and Rob
ert Harwood.
Dick Galleher was elected to the
School Board and Albert Johnson
I the Utility Board.
MAY “GET STUCK”
ANCHORAGE — Fear that the
smaller intra-Alaska air carriers
would “get stuck” with the bill for
improvements at Anchorage and
Fairbanks International Airports
was expressed by Ray Petersen,
president of Northern Consolidated
Airlines.
STEVENS FILES
ANCHORAGE—Ted Stevens has
announced his candidacy for the
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