MR to Cease
Haediing Class A
Explosives at Seward
Movement of Class A explos
ives over the railroad docks at
Seward will be discontinued by
the Alaska Railroad, effective
March 12, because of limitations
imposed by the U. S. Coast
Guard and the Seward City
Council.
E. J. Kunz, ARR general traf
fic© manager, said a new ordin
ance adopted by the Seward
council at the request of the Coast
Guard limits Class A explosives,
such as dynamite, to 1,400 pounds
in any one shipment.
Because of the extremely high
stevedoring costs involved with
this type of freight, the Alaska
Railroad has decided to discon
tinue the .handling of all Class
A explosives over its Seward
docks, Kunz said.
About three years ago, a lim
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1 NEW BABIES |
W»tch
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey A. Welch
of Wasilla are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of their
second child, a son, Paul Rich
ard, who was bom at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital March 2.
He weighed nine pounds, seven
ounces at birth. Mr. Welch is a
farmer .
Dryden
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harley
Dryden are parents of their sec
on child, a little girl who weigh
ed four pounds, 12 ounces when
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital March 4. She has been
named Cindy Jo.
itation of 100 tons of Class A
explosives per vessel was set by
the City of Seward. Numerous
shipments of this size have been
received and handled without in
cident, Kunz said. The recent re
striction was placed by the City
of Seward after a meeting with
Coast Guard officials, in which
it was brought out that most
other Alaska cities have such
cargo limitations.
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ALASKA ROAD PROGRAM
URGED RY DELEGATE BARTLETT
Delegate E. L. Bartlett recent
ly urged an amendment to in
clude Alaska under a special for
mula which would result in the
federal allocation of approximate
ly $16,347,000 for Alaska roads
in the 1958 fiscal year and rising
every year on a scale which
would provide an allocation of
about $22,341,000 in the 1969 fis
cal year. Delegate Bartlett urged
this amendment when he appear
ed last week before the Roads
Subcommittee of the House Pub
lic Works Committee considering
legislation authorizing appropria
tions for continuance of construc
tion of highways throughout the
country.
The amendment would allow
\laska to share in the Federal
Aid Highway Program which ex
tends to the States, Puerto Rico,
Hawaii and the District of Col
umbia but in a manner which
would allow calculations for allo
cations based on one-half of the
Territory’s area to determine the
area factor used in apportioning
funds.
The amendment further pro
vides for the transfer of all road
building functions of the Alaska
Road Commission to the Bureau
of Public Roads, including per
sonnel, with roads to be built de
termined through cooperation
with the Governor and the Terri
torial Highway Engineer. Allo
cated funds would apply to both
construction and maintenance
with the Territory of Alaska con
tributing not less than 10 percent
oi the federal funds apportioned
each year.
Under this formula, a total of
$17,982,000 would thus be avail
able under the program for Alas
ka roads in the 1958 fiscal year,
$16,347,000 of which would come
from the federal government and
$1,635,000 from the Territory. Ris
ing approximately $500,000 each
year the federal allocation, for
example, in the 1963 fiscal year
would be $19,072,000 with the $1,
907,000 contribution from the
Territory resulting in a total of
$20,979,000. The 1969 fiscal year
federal allocation would be $22,
341.000, the territorial contribu
tion $2,234,000, for a total of $24,
575.000. Over this 12-year period
the federal allocations would total
$232,129,000, the territorial con
tribution $23,213,000, for a grand
total of $255,342,000. Such funds
would be in addition to federal
allocations now made to the Bur
eau of Public Roads for forest
highways in Alaska, the 1957 fis
cal year estimate being $1,960,
788.'
The training of nurses of Anch
orage Community College may be
possible within a year if results
of a three-year study are favor
able, Dr. Leroy V. Good, college
director stated recently.
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JEAN SAULSBURY
TO WED ON MARCH JO
The United Protestant Church
in Palmer will be the scene of the
wedding of Miss Jean Marie
Saulsbury, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Saulsbury and Wil
liam J. Wade, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cope on Saturday evening,
March 10 at 8 p m.
All friends of both families are
invited to attend the ceremony
health council
TO MEET TONIGHT
All representatves to the Ma
tanuska Valley Health Council
ire reminded of the meeting
which will be held this evening
at 7 p.m. in the Health Center at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
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and the wedding reception which
will follow in the church assem
bly hall.
MARCH II
10:00 Sunday School Classes
11:00 Morning Worship
"To the High Priests' Palace
7:00 Westminster Fellowship Groups
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL
Rev Brian H. Cleworth, Minister
FAITH FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES
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WHEN SAVINGS OUTGROW
THE PIGGY BANK
. . . the place to put them
is in a savings account.
Piggy banks are fine for
accumulating pennies,
nickels and dimes. But
piggy bank money is lazy
money. It doesn’t WORK ^
for you. Savings bank
money keeps on earning
MORE money for you all
the time. When yidur sav
ings amount to a dollar ^
or more, put them where
they will do YOU the
most good. That’s here!
A growing child with a growing sayings account
is headed for success and happiness.
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