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ently being considered for the pro
ject. It would rise 565 feet at its
maximum section and would mea
sure 1,400 feet long at the base
and 3,000 feet long at the crest.
Approximately 8 million barrels
of concrete would be required for ,
the structure, most of which, ac- '
cording to the report, would be pro
duced in Alaskan plants similar to i
the one now being considered at
Sutton, near Palmer.
Current plans call for a 17-unit
power house, each unit composed of
a 384.000 horsepower turbine and a
280,000 kilowatt generator. Total an- i
nual power generation of the dam
would be about 32.720,000,000 kilo
watts, making the dam the largest
power producer in the free world.
Bigger Than Coulee
As an interesting sideline, the
concrete volume of Rampart would
be 25 per cent less than that of
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington
State, while its power potential is
about 25z times greater.
The report proposes that the
$1,300,000,000 construction cost of the
Rampart Dam would trigger other
related construction, such as an ex
tension of the Alaska Railroad to
the dam site.
By 1972 the first increment of
Rampart power would reach the
market, about 350.000 kilowatts.
This supply, according to the re
port, would be unable to meet the
power demand at that time.
By 1988, according to the report,
Rampart could be producing 1,000,
000 kilowatts, would supply about
one quarter of the projected needs.
Other Factors
Other factors mentioned in the
report are:
(1) Principal market for Ram
pat products would be the western
United States, although some would
find a growing market in Alaska
and others would enter the export
trade to such markets as Japan. (2)
Construction on the dam itself will
be of great benefit to Alaska, with
the amount to be spent on construc
tion in the five years preceding ini
tial power production exceeding
Alaskan military construction in :
1950-1955.
(3) Rampart would produce and
deliver energy to tidewater “at a
lower cost than any other projected
power plant in the world.” (4) The
project would be capable of pay
ing costs of construction, transmis
sion and operation in a 50-year
operating period through the sale
of electricity at wholesale rates of
about three to four mills.
“Rampart will not in itself devel
op Alaska,” the report states, “but
its authorization and construction
could be one of the key decisions
which would assure that develop
ment. Certainly, without Rampart,
Alaskan development will fall short
of its full potential for the Nation
and the State for many years to
come. In brief, the National stake
in the future development of Alas
ka is closely linked to what is done
on Rampart.”
Among those attending the Ram
part Advisory Boai’d meeting were
Dr. William R. Wood, president of
the University of Alaska, and Ver
non D. Forbes, president of the Alas
ka National Bank of Fairbanks,
both members of the board.
Tuesday Marks
Closing Date Of
Chena Ice Pool
Chena Ice Classic ticket holders
are reminded that the deadline for
turning in ticket guesses is Mid
night, April 10.
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Fire
Department, the classic began in
1909. The earliest Chena break-up
was April 17, 1957 at 2:42 p.m. and
the latest was May 16, 1945 at 1:56
p.m. Last year the winner’s guess
was 4:12 a.m. April 23.
From $9,000 to $10,000 is in store
for this year’s winner.
Anyone who is a resident of Alas
ka or the Yukon Territory may pur
chase tickets which are now on sale
at local business establishments for
$1. A guess for the minute, hour,
day and month that the clock on
the Chena River will stop is made
on each ticket that is turned in.
I SO Group Slates
‘Get Acquainted’
Tea For Tuesday
All military wives residing off
post and off-base are invited to a
“Get Acquainted" Tea at the USO.
516 First Avenue, at 1:00 p.m. next
Tuesday.
The tea is being planned by the
USO Senior Volunteer Committee
assisting Miss Marge Clarke, asso
ciate director. According to Mrs.
John Young, committee chairman.
! an Alaska movie will be shown,
door prizes will be awarded, and a
baby sitter will be available to
' care for small children.
A presentation by Miss Agnes
Sunnell of the University of Alaska
Extension Service, and Mrs. Wil
liam Lewis, president of the Home
I makers Council, will also be fea
i tured.
Assisting Mrs. Young are Mrs.
Oliver Seaman, representing the Of
, ficers’ Wives’ Club at Ft. Wain
! wright, and Mrs. Harry Parrott of
the NCO Wives’ Club at Ft. Wain
wright, who urge the town and
highway wives to call their friends
and come out to meet other mili
tary newcomers.
Also working on the USO com
mittee are Mrs. J. C. Fountaine,
Mrs. Phil Raykovich, Mrs. Earl
l Cook and Mrs. Walter Sczudli.
Caravan Of 100
I
Autos Make Trek
To Open House
A caravan of over 100 automobiles
made the trip to Nenana Sunday
carrying members and guests of Ig
loo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska and
Women’s Auxiliary No. 8.
Igloo No. 17, Pioneers of Nenana,
were hosts for the annual open
house held in the Nenana communi
ty center.
Members of the Pioneers spent
their visit in Nenana sight-seeing
and inspecting the ice on the Tanana
River which will be breaking up in
i the next few weeks.
Sammy Safety
Sez:
Courtesy:
Fairbanks Health and Safety Council
USE Your Turn Signals!
Your's Could Be the Life
You Save!!!
We are happy to report that all
of us got through the various traf
fic jams of the 1962 Fairbanks Win
ter Carnival without a serious acci
dent or fatality occuring within the
greater Fairbanks area.
TELEVISION: The Fairbanks
Health and Safety Council is in the
midst of a new series of telecasts
on the subject “Safety Education in
Scouting.” The next programs in
this series will be at 6 p.m., Thurs
day, April 5. on KTVF when Ex
plorer Scouts Jim Holm and Dal
Straw will discuss “Traffic Safet
Practices” and at 6 p.m. Monday,
April 9. on KFAR-TV with Explor
er Scouts Douglas Bartko and Randy
Bestofka discussing “Safety in the
Home.” Jim Couch, Council direc
tor of public relations will moderate
both programs.
SLOGAN CONTEST: The Health
and Safety Council will conduct its
annual Safety Slogan contest for
school children next month. The
contest will run from April 9
through April 20. with contestants
submitting brief, but potent slogans
on the subject “Winter Hazards.”
Trophies will be awarded to the
winners on both the high school and
I grade school levels. . . . J.S.C. . . .
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic
to be held by
MILO H. FRITZ, M.D.
of
Anchorage
at
Travelers Inn
MONDAY, APRIL 16th THROUGH
FRIDAY, APRIL 20th
Request appointment cards from your personal
physician.
Eye glass prescriptions will be filled in Fairbanks
by the Optometrists and Opticians of your choice.
Milo H. Fritz, M.D. 1027 Fourth Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska
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