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Vol. 21, No. 6
€>• D Wednesday, February 7, 1962
Fairbanks, Alaska
NENANA OIL RIG
ANCHORAGE — Alaska's first
slim-hole drilling rig has arrived
here. The compact rig will be wheel
mounted and hauled by rail to Ne
nana where it will drill the first ex
ploratory well in the Tanana Basin.
The well, designated the Nenana
No. 1. will be a joint venture of
Pure Oil Co., Sinclair Oil. and Gas
Co., Ohio Oil Co., «and Union Oil
Co. of Calif, with Union as operator.
It will be located about 16 miles
west of Nenana. Drilling is expected
to begin by the middle of the month.
MANAGER QUITS
SEWARD—Seward city manager
Chester Kunz resigned Friday night
in a clash with the City council over
that group’s right to hold a hearing
into the firing of a City employee.
CAPITAL MOVE SUIT
JUNEAU—A. W. (Bud) Boddy,
acting mayor of Juneau, has an
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caught
in the
sluice
box
By Buckwheat Charley
Wal, it has went an happined.
After all these years of the tv
programs copying off the radio
programs, the tables has now
finally bin switched. An it took
a republicun to do it, to boot.
Yessiree, every noon hour on
one of yer favorite local stations
you kin tune in on the radio
version of “The Twilight Zone,”
expecially adapted for Fair
banks lissening by none other
then “Smilin Jim” hisself.
Each program is a good epi
sode. It starts out with a couple
of the boys down in Juneau hav
in a “hunch” or a “sneakin sus
picion” or a “feelin” or a “it
looks like” or a “maybe” about
somethin which “could be”.
Then about half way thru the
spectacular, why these things
mysteriously turns into FACTS.
It could only happen . . . ‘in
the twilight zone’. . .
Seriusly, tho, you kin ready
learn a lot lissenin to the show.
For examnle, remember how all
the republicuns was blastin the
demacrats for how slow the
roads wuz bein built back in the
last electon campaign? An how
they wuz agin hirin outsiders
for State jobs?
Wal, now, the other day pore
governor egun fired his high
way chief what had bin hired
from the outside an out a Alas
ka'man in charge. All of a sud
den the man what has bin fired
is a bio republicun hero. Yes sir,
he really is.
Not onlv that, but Smilin Jim
an Auditin Jack an the rest is
defendin his road buildin speed,
an pointin out all the road jobs
we in Alaska has got started
“ahead of the national average”.
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COUNCILMAN MAKES POINT — Councilman Darrell Brewington
came to this week’s City Council meeting to refute Mayor Ribar's
contention last wreek that the proposed Pioneer Park would increase
costs of water service to Westgate and Taku by 50%. Brewington,
brandishing a report from City Engineer Harold Gillam, contended
the increase woukUto* only {See story this issue.)
OBSERVE BOY SCOUT WEEK
This is national Boy Scout Week |
—a time set aside yearly by cities
all over the nation to observe the
work that is being done for and by
Boy Scouts.
The observance which began
.Saturday will continue through this
Friday, February 9.
Fairbanks merchants have ' do
nated window space to the various
Scout troops and Cub pack dens to
display the boys’ handicraft and
| other work.
The executive staff of the Mid
night Sun Council said that they
wish to thank residents of the
greater Fairbanks area for their
contributions in the recent Scout
campaign.
Rivers Nominates
Fr irbanks Boys
Foi AF Academy
! i
Two Fairbanks boys are among
the five Alaskans nominated by
j Congressman Ralph J. Rivers to
compete for his one nomination to
the U.S. Air Force Academy at
Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Named to take the competitive
examination, which will be admin
istered this spring, are William W.
Garvin, 707 Bentley Dr., and Michael
j A. Monsey, 1027 Second Ave.
j Garvin is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert V. Garvin and is a student
at Lathrop High School. Young Gar
vin had a preview of Academy life
| last August, when he was one of
: 20 Alaskans chosen to represent the
Alaska Civil Air Patrol in the An
nual Drill Competition held at the
Academy. His father, Robert Gar
vin. is an FA A general safety agent
in Fairbanks.
Monsey, who was born in Fair
banks, graduated from Lathrop
High School last May. His mother.
Mrs. Mayme G. Daw. is a statistical
clerk for Wien Alaska Airlines.
Kenneth Haycraft, drive chair- |
man, led the efforts to meet a
budget calling for about $26,000.
Cash on hand in the bank at pres- j
ent, according to a recent audit, is i
$19,600. without the funds to be
turned in from the military bases.
The council believes that the bud
get will be met and that continued
scouting activities can be assured
for the coming year.
Haycraft expressed his apprecia
tion to the volunteer workers who
gave so much of their time and
efforts in the campaign. He also
thanked groups and members from
Nome, Clear, outlying areas, and
businesses for the donations total
ing nearly $2,500. 1
Plans are now being formulated
for the year’s exposition and sum
mer activities at Lost Lake said
R. A. Hill, Boy Scout executive
here.
Development uroup Okays
Three Projects For Action
By Colin Mick
Two hundred eighty-four thousand dollars for a custom
milling and concentrating plant, S68.000 for an Arctic Wildlife
Menagerie, and $60,000 for an egg processing plant have been
approved by the 19th Election District Economic Development
Committee. The project proposals will now be referred to the
ianairicn Development Corporauor,
for consideration, and then sent
through ARA channels for action.
Tury Anderson of Frontier Mill
ing and Concentrating Co., pre
sented the proposal for the mill. .
which would be located about 12
miles from Fairbanks on the Steese
highway, right in the area of lode
mine operations. Anderson ex
plained that the firm proposes to
build a custom milling and concen
trating plant for hard rock minerals
found in the Fairbanks area. The
plant would make it economically
feasible to operate the mines.
Anderson explained that there
were some 40 to 50 mining claims
in the area which could be devel
oped. He said that lode mines had
been retarded because the cost of
freighting the ore to the nearest
smelter is prohibitive. The con
centrating plant would eliminate
most of the excess rock at a ratio
of better than 10 to 1, making it
feasible to backhaul the concentrate
by truck to smelters in Helena,
Montana.
No additional equipment would be
needed for the trucks, as the con
centrate, which is extremely heavy,
would be loaded in barrels. Ander
son said that one barrel of concen
trate would weigh about two tons, j
50 Tons Per Day
The mill would be able to process
50 tons of ore per 24 hour day.
Since the mill would be a custom
one, it could be modified to pro
cess antimony, silver, tungsten,
lead, and gold ores.
The ores would be trucked to the
plant, then stockpiled until there
was enough ore of a given type to
justify changing the plant over to
process it. The mill would mill ore
at about $12 per ton.
Anderson stated that the mill
would employ nine men and would
have an annual payroll of $92,352.
HUGHES SPOKEMAN — Ilarrie Hughes appeared at this weeks
Citv Council meeting with the full Pioneer Park Committee. Hughes
calied for a look to the future and contended the proposed Pioneer
Park would be a big asset to a future Fairbanks. (See story this
issue.)
He stated that he felt the plant
would give a boost to other mines
in the area, creating additional em
ployment.
Wildlife Menageiie
Pete Aiken of Fairbanks appeared
before the committee in support of
his Arctic Wildlife Menagerie,
which would be located on the
Chena Hot Springs Road. Aiken
plans to have a zoo, featuring Alas
kan animals; both public and pri
vate campgrounds; a 20-acre lake
stocked for fishing; an athletic field;
a souvenir stand; and an old time
area, complete with cabin, cache,
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THE WEATHER
High Temp.: 12, Feb. 5
Low Temp.: -37, Feb. 3
Ave. Temp.: -8.1, 1.8 degree below
normal
Prtcip.: .14, 2.1 snow, 20" snow on
ground
Outlook: Generally fair, temp, near
normal
Sunrise: 8:18 a.m.; Sunset: 3:55 p.m.
7:37 hours of daylight, 7 min. gain
81 Earthquakes recorded this week
within a 200 mile radius of Fair
banks. according to the Coast &
Geodetic Survey.
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