...THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS...
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BACK FROM BEAR HUNT
Richard McIntyre, owner of Fron
tier Sporting Goods and Frontier
Flying Service, returned to Fair
banks last week after participating
in a successful bear hunt at Cold
Bay with Gen. Curtis LeMay, chief
of staff. US. Air Force, and Prince
Bernard of the Netherlands.
Others in the party included Col.
Carol Northcutt of Elmendorf AFB,
Major Von Gessel of the Nether
lands Air Force (Prince 'Bernard’s
aide), and MSgtwKeith Clemmons,
Eielson AFB.
PRATT: HERE
Henry * S. Pratt. Republican can
didate for Congress, is in Fairbanks
this week seeking support in his
bid to defeat Lowell Thomas Jr. for
*.he Republican slot on the Novem
ber ballot.
Pratt served as a member of the
'960 Alaska House of Representa
tives. and has served in many Re
publican offices in'the Anchorage
area.
Pratt and his wife drove un from
Anchorage Sunday (and will be
staying at the Nordale Hotel until
Friday.
LOAN EXAMINER
George Crouther. loan examiner
for the State Department of Agri
culture. is in Fairbanks this week,
until tomorrow. Those interested in i
'alking with Crouther can contact
him at Room 122, Arctic Bowl.
ROGGES OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rogge left for
Seattle this morning where they
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Millie Webb of Inside Alaska
Tours vas also optimistic. She said
that advance bookings this year
have already exceeded the total
oookings for last year. She also pre
dicted that the industry should be
gin to hit a peak about June 15.
Century 21 Boost
Mrs. Webb went on to state that
she felt the Alaskah exhibit at
Century 21 would do a great deal
to bring more tourists into Alaska,
but she said that perhaps too much
hope was being placed on automo
bile traffic to Alaska from Cen
tury 21.
Frank Whaley of Wien Alaska
Airlines reported that Wien lhas
already begun to receive the ad
vance of tourists, and that the flow
is building up every day. He said
The peak-Should begin to hit about
June 20.
Whaley went on to predict that
this year’s tourist trade should be
even larger than that of the “sacred
year” 1959 fState^ood
Whaley reported that Wien Alas
ka Airlines is already operating its
four rn^in tours: the Point Barrow
Tour, the 'Arctic Coast Tour, the
Fort v”kon Tour, and the Polar
Sea Tour. £ ,,g]
Decided Gain
Kenneth Friske of Arctic Alaska
Travel Service reported that his
firm has already shown a decided
gain over last year! He said advance
bookings had been much heavier,
and that his steamship division had
been sold out for some time.
He v.ent on to say that Arctic
Alaska is already handling a good
volume of tourists, and predicted
that the peak should begin to hit
about June 10. He went on to say,
however, that the amount of traf
fic he could handle-was limited by
housing accommodations and sur
face transportation.
“I think we’re going to have an
outstanding Summer,” said Melvin
Harris of Pan American. He went
on to say he felt Century 21 would
bring in a greater influx of tour
ists than ever before and, by the
same token, there would be a great
deal of travel from Fairbanks to
Century 21 during the summer.
Reservations on Pan American
flights to Alaska are doing pretty
well, although it’s still early, Har
ris reported.
One thing all the officials agreed
on was that Fairbanks is definitely
/r.,- a Bto tourist vear this year.
, will see their daughter, Mrs.
George'Wise, graduate from Seattle
University with a degree in English.
Mrs. Wise, who was married
shortly after her graduation from
high school, has had five children
during the time she has been work
ing on her degree. Next term she
j will start work on her Master’s De
gree.
WELCOME CHECK
The Fairbanks Independent School
District was recently awarded $160,
102.00 from the Office of Education.
The funds are paid under a Fed
eral law providing supplemental
operation and maintenance financial
assistance 'for schools in federally
affected areas.
CLIFTONS VISITING
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clifton ar- !
rived in Fairbanks last week for a
short visit.!1 Clifton, head postal in
spector at Seattle, has traveled in
Alaska extensively, While his wife f
lived' in Fairbanks for many years. f
and- was on the staff-at the Fair
banks Post-Office.
MASSARE DIES
Funeral services were held Sun
day for Philip J. Massare, 37, who
died in St. Joseph's Hospital Friday.
Massare. who was born Oct. 2,
1924, had been in Fairbanks about
eight years." He had worked for the
Internal -Revenue Service. Garrison }
Fast Freight, and Wien Alaska Air- |
lines.
Massare is survived by his widow, I
Marjorie, and his ‘-two daughters,
Kristin, 14, and Shelly, 12.
‘GUIDE TO ALASKA
Copies of the 1S62 edition of Lou
laebbin’s Guide to‘Alaska are now
available at Adler's Book Shop and
on news stands about town.
Copies may also be obtained by
writing Jacobin at Box 856, Cathe
dral City, California. The guide
costs $2, or $2.25 if purchased by
mail.
MRS. CRAWFORD OUTSIDE
Mrs. James Crawford left for
Seattle yesterday to meet her daugh
ter. Sally, who just completed her
second year at Middlebury College
in Vermont. Mrs. Crawford and
1 her daughter will tour Century 21
i before returning to Fairbanks.
SOCIAL SECURITY REP
Ray Williams, Social Security
field representative, will be in Fair
banks through Friday, June 8. He is
in Room 1 of the Post Office Build
ing from 1-5 p.m.
Persons having questions regard
ing social security are urged to con
tact Williams before he leaves.
OSTBY RITES
Funeral services were held yes
terday for Harry Ostby, 61, who
died May 28 at the Fairbanks Sal
vation Army Headquarters on Fifth
Ave.
Ostby, a retired carpenter, had
*lived in Fairbanks for many years,
and had been assisting the Salva
tion Army since his retirement.
Last rites were conducted by Capt.
William Lynch of the Salvation
Army.
NEEDLE NUTS MEET
The Needle Nuts sewing group of
the Golden Heart 4-H Club met last
Thursday at the home of their.,
■leader, Mrs. Herbert Mayr. Judy
Mayr. Jr. Leader, conducted the
meeting.
Brenda Mayr gave a demonstra
tion on preparing'material for sew
ing. Jan Bucy and Sheila Atkins
were appointed reporters for the
group.
Attending the meeting were: Judy
Mayr, Christie DeVine, Barbara
Rhines, Marie Dearsey, Sheila At- |
kins, Robin Cogdill, Paula Smith, j
Gail Lauden Brenda Mayr, Jan!
Bucy; Kathy Karelia, and Charmine 1
Schmidt.
MRS. ZIMMER OUTSIDE
Mrs. Robert Zimmer left Wednes
day for Swedish Hospital in Seattle
for medical treatment. Dbttie is em
ployed by Alaska National Bank.
Her husband, with Reed & Martin,
will remain here in Fairbanks With
their children.
WEILER VISITS
Fred Weiler, former manager-6f
the Fairbanks1 Land Office returned
to Fairbanks for a short visit last
week.
Weiler and his wife now live in
Phoenix, Arizona, where Weiler is
associated with the Bureau of Land
Management., o
BEGINS «TEPM
James Messer, president of Aurora
Motors, last week began his term on
the Fairbanks District School Board,
replacing *S. G. “Jerry” Nerland.
who moved to Anchorage recently.
The board adopted a resolution
commending Nerland for his many
years of service to the School Dis
trict.
McLeod leaving
Allen McLeod, 89-year-old vet
eran of the north, who came here
during the Gold Rush, leaves tomor
row via Pan American for Jackson
ville, Fla., where he will visit with
his daughter. Mrs. McLeod passed
away in Fairbanks about a month
ago.
McLeod spent most of his years
in Alaska in the Manley Hot Springs
District. Before retirement ten
years ago, McLeod was employed
by the old Alaska Road Commission
as a blacksmith and mechanic.
This will be McLeod’s first trip
to the Outside since his arrival in
Alaska over 60 years ago—and he
says he’ll take a look-see at Florida,
and if he doesn’t like it he’ll' be
heading back for Fairbanks.
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