SEC0I10 CHBI1CE FOR iELDOViR?
There yet may be planes taxiing down the
runway of the Seldovia airport next year, it
was learned on good authority this week*
Thought to be a dead issue when the recent
legislature, failed to pass enabling legisla
tion permitting the city to use Federal
funds, the oroject is still being fought for
by CAA officials in the territory.
The plan on which CAA heads are working,
which it is hoped will be a substitute mea
sure for the enabling law, is detailed, and
probably will be "cumbersome to manage" ac
cording to one report. The method would en
tail handing city sirport funds over to the
territory with the guarantee that the city
would later assume and maintain a resulting
field.
It is to be'hoped that the first action
of the incoming city council will be thor
ough investigation of the plan. Cumbersome
though it may be and difficult of manage
ment, if there is any prospect of Seldovia’s
getting an airfield from the plan, then it
is the responsibility of the council to move
heaven and. earth to’get that field.
v.hile details of the plan’s working are
lacking at this writing, it is more than
probable that CaA officials will be able to
evolve some sort of manageable work outline
out of the difficulty, and although it may
run council mar-hours into lengthy overtime
and call for quantities of paper ^ork, the
council may deservedly point to a job well
done in May of 1948, if at that time Seldo
via has the airport it so badly naeds.
It’s not often that a second chance comes
to spend money once refused. Let’s be sure
that no one says '^o" for us this time.
For the 586,400 square miles of territory
within Alasha, there are now 3,065.41 square
miles of road. Flore than on-;-third of that
total mileage lies within the Third Divi
sion.
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BRUNS. LI PKES WIN
PINOCHLE HONORS
Husbands and wives
joined forces to win
first prize and k. p. ,
duties at last Fri
day’s pinochle party.
It is the first time 4
this year that fami
lies have teamed up
to share first and
last prize honors.
Mr. and Mrs. Mar-*
vin Brun were top
card players Friday,
w h i 1 e Mr • an d Mr s •
Adam Lipke worked out
the clean-up chores
together.
CHATHAM TAKES
PORT LOCK FREIGHT
The power barge
Chatham made a trip
to Portlock last
week 3rd to carry can
nery freight to the *
Chatham Packing Co.,
there. Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Miller and chil- >
dren returned home
aboard, the barge.
greer goes to
ANCHORAGE, KODIAK
The Maurine Greer
made a quick run to
anchorage late last
week, and then left
for Kodiak almost im
mediately upon her
return# The Greer is*
under charter to can- 1
nery operations in
Seldovia•