National Emblem
Club Officials
On Alaska Tour
Mrs. A. Don Miller, supreme pres
ident of the Supreme Emblem Club
of the United States, arrived here
Tuesday for a short official visit
to the local club.
Mrs. Miller was accompanied on
her trip north by Mrs. Frank Fred
enhagen. Supreme Emblem Club
marshal. The pair are visiting 10
Alaskan clubs from their home in
Burbank, California. Their A\,
kan visitation is part of the nation
al tour they are making this sum
mer.
The Emblem Club is a ladies' or
• ganization for relatives of members
of the Benevolent and Protective
. Order of Elks.
The Fairbanks Emblem Club
sponsored a full day of activities
honoring their national officers yes
terday. Headed by Mrs. Virgil Cady,
president, a get-acquainted break
fast was held at the Traveler's Inn,
followed by a sight-seeing tour. A
luncheon was held at Fowlers’ at
1 p.m. with the two visitors as
guests of honor.
A special meeting of the Emblem
Club was held last evening, fol
lowed by a reception attended by
Elks and their ladies.
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Frendjn
hagen left this morning for Seat
tle. completing their Alaskan tour.
NENANA FAMILY
PARENTS OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. John Burk of Ne-1
nana became the paients of a daugh
ter Wednesday at 1:08 a m. in St.
Joseph's hospital. The new arrival
weighed 8 lbs 1 02.
Burk is a truck driver for
Wright’s Truck and Tractor Service.
The couple also have a son. John,
Jr., 19 months.
Maternal grandparents are Mr,
and Mrs. A1 Deminetiff of Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burk, also of
Nenana, are paternal grandparents.
TEXAN SAYS THEY
GROW 'EM BIG UP
HERE IN ALASKA
Another Texan has a tall tale to
tell, but this one has pictures to
prove his point and will furnish
them upon request.
Carrol Bledsoe of 1304 Lathrop,
formerly of Haskell. Tex., landed a
lake trout weighing 15 pounds Sun
day afternoon in Fielding Lake. In
dications are that it will be some
time before he ceases to tell any
and everyone of his accomplish
ment.
Bledsoe is employed as a heavy
duty operator.
Hanson, Vahr-Hansen
Engagement Announced
The engagement of Miss Lois Ann
Hanson to Terje Wahr-Hansen of
Oslo, Norway was announced here
last week by her parents, Mr. and
McGrath Health
Center Money
Is Appropriated
Final approval of the McGrath
Health Center project has been an
nounced by the federal Hill-Burton
program, which is matching funds
with the Territory for the building
of the new' center. Walsh and Com
pany of Spenard was awarded the
contract for $67,997.
Territorial funds were appropria
ted by the 1955 Legislature for nine j
such health centers, of which Mc
Grath was the first. The Northern j
Commercial company donated the j
site for the McGrath center. Con- !
truction is to get underway immedi- j
ately.
Bids were scheduled to be opened j
for the Kake Health Center on I
Tuesday and for the Dillingham I
Health Center yesterday under the
Alaska Public Works program. Ev
ery effort is being made to get
these two additional health census
under construction during this con
struction season.
Entry Blanks
Available For
Homemakers
Mrs. C. A. Brewer of Palmer,
president of the Alaska Homemaker
Council, announced that entry
blanks are now available for the
Council's $50 award to a home dem
onstration club to help send a dele
gate to the homemaker short course
at the University.
The course will be offered Octo
ber 6-13. Only clubs that have never
sent delegates are eligible to com
pete, said Mrs. Brewer. August 1 is
the deadline for entries. Purpose of !
the award is to encourage clubs
from outlying areas to participate j
in the short course and join active-1
ly in territorial homemaker pro- j
grams.
Clubs may write Mrs. Brewer in j
Palmer for information and entry ;
blanks.
MRS. RICHARD LOFGREN
MOSTS GARDEN CLUB
Mrs. Richard Lofgren hosted the (
Hamilton Acres Garden Club last i
Tuesday evening at her home at 424
Sixth Street in Hamilton Acres.
Ten members of the club wel
comed five guests: Mmes. Nine
Dahlke. Nan Tanner, Eunice Cole
man, Wilma Taylor, and Thelma
Boness. Robert A. Smith, with the
division of forestry of the local Bu
reau of Land Management, spoke
to the group on the tyjbes of trees
in the Fairbanks area and where
they may be found.
Mrs. Helmer G. Hanson of Fort
Greely.
Lois Ann, a graduate of Fair
banks high school and the Univer
sity of Minnesota, plans a fall wed
ding in Minneapolis. He has just
graduated from the school of den
tistry at the University of Minne- .
sota, but will serve two years in
KETCH AS CAN CAN
Rosalie Nichols members of the Stancato School of Accordion Band
sponsored by the Farthest North Art Guild, Inc., stands beside one
of the Guild’s entries In the Golden Days parade, a chuck wagon
with can-can designs.
Action, Thrills
Highlight Auto
Racing Sunday
A thrilling main event highlighted
an afternoon of chills and spills at
the Rendezvous race track, as Vern
Fowler rounded 30 laps of track to
take top honors.
Second in the main was Gene
Perry in car No. 13, defying super
stition and doing mighty well. Jack
Johnson in car 57 placed third.
Perry, Johnson, and Fowler also
took the Australian Pursuit, fin
ishing in that order. Entrants in the
pursuit, a novelty race, line up in
reverse order of their placement
in the time trials. Any car that is
passed by another racer is auto
matically out of the race. The first
entrants to finish the race unpassed
are the winners.
The fans saw action on the track
when George Roth, driving car 13
flipped twice on the east turn of
the track. He was uninjured and his
car was undamaged.
Jack Johnson took the afternoon's
trophy dash, with a time of 1:49.9.
Bob Fowler, in car 67, won the : | >w
heat.
Vern Fowler once again crossed
the finish line in first place to win
the Fast heat. Don Ramsey was sec
ond in the 10 lap event.
In total point standings, Vern :
Fowler has topped Jack Johnson, j
who led earlier in the season. Fow- j
ler has racked up 2.345 tallies to !
Johnson's 1,995. Perry is third with I
1,530. Fourth is Jim Jackson with
1.400.
The two clowns who have been j
amusing the fans between events
at the racetrack are William A.
Fritz and Robert Williamson. They
drive the cars and do stunts each
week, adding to the general merri- |
ment of everyone.
MILE 35 COUPLE
PARENTS OF A SON
Mr. and Mrs. L. Moore Canaday.
Jr., of Mile 35 on the Richardson
highway became the parents of a
son, Robert Moore, born Tuesday
in St Joseph's hospital at 1:53 p.m. ;
and weighing 7 lbs. 15 1/4 ozs.
Canaday is employed by the AIO
at Eielson AFB. The couple’s other
children are Dean, 5, and Dick, 2.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Warner of Mile
308 on the Richardson. Mr. and Mrs.
L. Moore Canaday, Sr., of Mile 35
on the Richardson are paternal j
grandparents.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE :
TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
FOURTH DIVISION
FAIRBANKS PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate of 1
LYDIA JOHNSON, Deceased. I
No. 1964 Probate
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned, Administratrix with the
Will Annexed of the Estate of LYDIA i
JOHNSON, Deceased, to the Creditors
of and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, that within six (61
months after the first publication of this
Notice they shall exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, to WILLIAM V.
BOGGESS. Attorney for said Administra
trix. at 213-215 Nerland Building, Fair
banks, Alaska, that being the place for
the transaction of the business of the
said Estate.
DATED at Fairbanks, Alaska, this 13th
day July, 1956.
Edna Ullman
Edna Ullman, Administratrix of
the Estate of Lydia Johnson.
Deceased.
First Pub: July 19. 1956
Last Pub: Aug. 9, 1956
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
FOURTH DIVISION
FAIRBANKS PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate of 1
CLARENCE JOHNSON, Deceased. )
No. 1936 Probate
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the I
■undersigned. Administratrix wifh the Will [
Annexed of the Estate of CLARENCE :
JOHNSON. Deceased, to the Creditors ,
of and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, that within six (61 -
months after the first publication of this ,
Notice they shall exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, to WILLIAM V
BOGGESS, Attorney for said AdminlStra- i
trix. at 213-215 Nerland Building, Fair
banks. Alaska, that being the place for
the transaction of the business of the
said Estate
DATED at Fairbanks, Alaska, this I3th ;
day of July. 1956.
Edna Ullman
Edna Ullman, Administratrix of
the Estate of Clarence Johnson, i
I Wlfipo cpii
First Pub: July 19. 1956
Last Pub: Aug. 9, 1956
6King of the Xylophone9
Elton Lewis, who styles his fast paced musical act ‘‘King of the
Xylophone” has become almost a fixture at the Rendezvous, play
ing here since the season opened and still very much in popular de
mand. Lewis has become well known to various Fairbanks audiences,
playing many benefit shows for civic organizations. Pictured above
he is shown playing at a recent affair at an Eielson APB affair.
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