Ricardo Bacianas Are Colorful
Alaskan Tourists From Spain
A little touch of gay, romantic
Spain greeted Interior Alaska this
week as Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Ba
ciana of Barcelona made their first
tour of the Territory.
But it was through another fel
low-guest at the Fifth Avenue Ho
tel here. Mrs. Gerald J. Finch, that
Jessen's Weekly learned about the
friendly senor and the gracious se
nora: she acted as interpreter dur
ing the interview.
Although the Bacianas have made
many trips to the United States on
business, this is the first time they
have visited the proverbial “land
of the midnight sun” that they had
heard so much about.
They arrived in Alaska July 23,
and visited Anchorage and McKin
ley park before coming on to Fair
banks.
The textile machinery manufact
urer and his wife stated that they
liked Alaska very much; but, Mrs.
Finch added, "they were disap
pointed that there wasn’t any snow."
Here Baciana wrapped his suit coat
about him and shivered.
He explained that the climate in
Spain is much like that of New
York City, and “it only snows once
every two or three years.” He also
expressed interest in Alaska’s pe
culiar days and nights, showing
surprise that there was so little
light in the winter.
The Spaniards, who took a Can
adian Pacific Airlines trans-polar
flight from Amsterdam to Vancouv
er, were fascinated with the Arc
tic scenery. The plane, they re
ported, flewr low over the North
pole, for sightseeing. They made a
brief stopover at Greenland.
The Bacianas are highly seasoned
travelers, having visited almost ev
ery part of the world. In 1954 they
celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary by taking a trip around
the world in 45 days. Last year they
visited Angola and the Belgian
Congo. “But the place that’s most
like the United States,” they say,
“is Australia.”
The pair doubt that they will ever
get to Alaska again, since “We go
someplace different every year.”
They are contemplating a trip to
Iceland. Ireland, and Denmark for
next summer. But maybe, when
they run out of “someplace difer
ent” to go, they’ll be back.
When asked which part of the
world he liked best, Baciana re
plied: “Every country has its own
system, climate, customs, people.
Just can no compare.”
The travelers told of the good ec
onomic conditions in Spain since
the civil war. The cost of living is
two to three times higher here
than in Spain he said. Bi» industry
has risen since the war ended in
1947, and unemployment is almost
unknown.
Baciana owns a plant manufact
uring cotton and wool finishing ma
chines. He employs about 200 peo
ple, he said.
The couple enjoyed side trips to
Circle Hot Springs and Barrow’ dur
ing their stay here. They left for
Seattle Tuesday with Pan Ameri
can.
ORVILLE CARREY LEAVES
FOR STATESDE TONIGHT
Orvilla Carrey, purchasing agent
for the city of Fairbanks, has been
granted a brief leave of absence
from her desk at the city hall.
She plans to leave tonight for
Blaine, Washington to visit with
her mother, Mrs. P. S. Moon, and
will go on to San Francisco to visit
with her husband’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Justin Carrey.
During her leave of absence, her
job w'ill be filled by Eleanor Fen
din, secretary to City Manager Matt
Slankard. Joanne Rosenti’eter will
temporarily replace her in Slank
ard’s office.
Stolen Car Used
In Robbery At
Chatanika
A stolen 1950 Ford belonging to
R. L. Beardslee of Ladd was re
covered by the Territorial Police
Sunday noon after it had apparent
ly been used in the **obfcery of the
United States Smelting, Refining
and Mining warehouse at Chata
nika.
On Monday, two men, James W.
Childress and Peter D. Kadar,
turned themselves into the Terri
torial Police office admitting to the
double theft. Both men are mem
bers of the 5010th Motor Vehicle
squadron.
The automobile was taken about
2:30 a.m. Sunday morning from Mile
13 on the Richardson highway. It
was found at Mile 43 on the Steese
highway where it had been aban
doned, apparently due to a dead bat
j tery.
Scattered around the vehicle was
some of the loot taken from the
warehouse. The car had a broken
i left windshield, broken left rear
window and bent up gas cap. Most
of the loot was recovered.
Ken and Mary Amn, who teach
seventh and fourth grade respect
ively at Barrow, returned home
with Wien Alaska Airlines last
week after spending several weeks
visiting in Texas.
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Steel Workers On
Strike Visit Here
Two steel workers on strfke from
their jobs in Gary, Indiana drove
into town last week, Emmett Plum
mer and John Hodowaski, respect
fully. They made it in six days
without a flat!
Now that the strike is nearing
settlement they planned to fly back
home, but not until after seeing
a bit more of Interior Alaska and
what's beyond the Arctic Circle.
They expected to fly with Wien’s
and also hoped to make a river trip j
on the mighty Yukon.
They drove up in a used car,
bought expressly for the highway
trip to Alaska. They landed safe
and sound and all in one piece;
had a great time en route, and the
old car performed like a 1956 mod
el. It was on sale at the Southside
J. FRANK POTTER HOME
FROM BRIEF VACATION
J. Frank Potter returned home
Saturday via Pan American Air
ways after a several weeks' vaca
tion in California with his wife and
children.
The rest of the family, including
children Michael, Linda, Marilyn,
Roberta, and Rondy, will stay Out
side for the remainder of the sum
mer.
They will continue to visit with
her relatives in Fullerton Califor
nia. The Potters make their home
at 1453 Eielson street here.
Service Station for a “song and a
dance," mechanically sound arid
rarin’ to make the return trip, if
necessary. A ’50 Nash!
Plummer lives in Hobart, Indi
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