McKinnon Sens Possibility of
Paving Canadian Part of Road
AJN^nunmii:; — .Passage of
Senate Joint Resolution 137
could clear the way for pos
sible paving of the Canadian
portion of the Alaska Highway,
it was revealed last week by
State Highways Commissioner
D. A. McKinnon. The resolu
tion, would authorize funds for
a highway needs study in Al
aska.
McKinnon presented this
view during a speech deliver
ed October 10 to a high
way session of the annual
convention of the State Cham
ber of Commerce here.
The needs study, he said, is
extremely important to enable
Alaska to attain an integrated
system of primary and second
ary highways as well as local
service roads. One part of the
study would be to provide for
engineering studies and esti
mates, in accordance with treat
ies or other agreements to be
negotiated, relative to roads
in Canada to connect with Al
aska.
“This may be the beginning
of a program to get the Cana
dian portion of the Alaska
Highway paved,” McKinnon
said.
Earlier in the speech he sum
marized the goals and accom
plishments of the Department
of Highways since its organ
ization six months ago. The
new organization, McKinnon
said, allows for more rapid pro
gress in the overall highway
building program.
On the local level, for in
stance, each of the five districts
throughout the state has been
given the authority and respon
sibility for the supervision of
all activities in their districts.
“In other words, the districts
have been given the tools to
carry out their responsbilities,”
he said. Each district follows
the same organization as the
department, a logical division
of highway function among
four principal divisions— ad
ministrative- pre-construction,
ministrative, pre -construction,
This parallel organization al
lowed for smooth development
of the new department, with
clearly defined lines of respon
sibility and authority, and has
done more than anything else,
he" said, to accelerate the high
way engineering and construc
tion program.
During the first six months
of organization the pre-con
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NOW for some news from the
world of teen entertainment: TUES
GARY LOCKWOOD
. . out In tho lurch
PAULA PRINTISS
. (BAUM will dirttf
DAY WELD, who broke an an»e
filming a recent "Naked City *eg
ment returned to Hollywood minus
GARY LOCKWOOD . . . PAULA
PRENTISS' husband has been as
signed directorial chores at MGM
... . Recent successes notwithstand
ing, PAM TIFFEN still makes her
own clothes . . . PAT BOONE and
NANCY KWAN will co-star in
"Maria"... ROBERT STACK signed
for one more season as Eliot Ness
. . . MARGARET O'BRIEN enjoyed
her recent "Dr. Kildare" guest-spot
would like to do more ... NATALIE
VY90D will play Rosalind Russell's
daughter in "Gypsy" . • •
FRANK SINATRA, Jr. will take the
pkmge — into show businessl
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struction division of the depart
ment brought 35 projects to the
construction stage and adver
tised them for bids by contra
tors. In addition, McKinnon
said that 52 more projects
would be advertised prior to
July 1, 1963.
This brings the total constru
tion value to projects that will
be advertised from July 1, 1962
to July 1, 1963, to approximate
ly $60,000,000. Coupled with
the projects that were let from
the first of the year, this will
give the Department of High
ways approximately $70,000,000
worth of active construction
contracts next summer.
This program, McKinnon
said, will create the largest con
struction year in Alaska.
SEVEN AUXILIARY CHAPTERS ATTEND
STATE MOOSE ASSOCIATION MEETING
Palmer Women of the Moose
have reported that the auxil
iary section of the Alaska
State Moose Association con
ference held in Palmer Oct. 3
7 was very successful, with
seven chapters represented and
58 members registered.
New members enrolled at the
convention were Joyce Coch
ran, Gurine Orlando, Linda
Gore, and Dorothy Allen, spon
sored by Rosina Hardisty; Ann
Hagerty, sponsored by Janet
Steirs; Peggy Martinn, by Betty
Gov. Egan Invites
President Kennedy
To Fair Exhibit
President John F. Kennedy
has been invited to visit the
Alaska exhibit at the Seattle
World’s Fair.
Governor William A. Egan,
in a wire to the national chief
executive, extended an official
invitation from the State of
Alaska, saying, “This is to ex
tend to you an invitation to
view the Alaska exhibit during
your official visit to the Seattle
World’s Fair. There you will
find a splendid showing of
what Alaska, “The Last Fron
tier,” has to offer to the New
Frontier. Nothing would please
the Alaskans more than to
have you include the Alaska
Exhibit on your tour of Cent
ury 21.”
President Kennedy is expec
ted to make his visit to the in
ternational exposition during
its closing day, October 21.
A. Ballinger, Interior 1909,
and L. B. Schwellenbach, La
bor 1945, are only Washington
ians to ever hold cabinet rank.
Deming; Helen Welborn, by
Rosina Hardisty; and Wilma
Forslund, by Mary Frey.
Hattie Fireovid of Anchorage
received for the third time, the
title of “Queen of Sponsors”, a
statewide honor conferred each
year on the person who has
sponsored the most candidates
during the year.
A song to the queen was
sung by co-workers Pat De
Land, Dorothy Newby, Mary
Ann Anderson, and Irene Vas
ano.ja, and a special song was
dedicated to her by a friend.
Twenty local children took
part in the pageant. A banquet
described by the guests as “de
lightful” was served by the
Elks lodge.
Theo Campbell received her
Green Beanie, an honor con
fered for meeting all chapter
requirements for the past year,
at the capping ceremony.
NAME DALKE
TO STATE POST
State director of civil de
fense, Don Lowell, announced
on Oct. 10 the appointment of
Alvin J. Dalke to the position
of assistant state director.
Mr. Dalke has served in the
division’s Juneau office since
October of 1961. He was trans
ferred to the Anchorage office
this July as administrative off
icer.
His promotion to assistant
state director fills the vacancy
created by the resignation of
John I. Disney, former state
oroperty officer and assistant
civil defense director for the
past three years.
Mr. Dalke, a native of South
Dakota, has been in Alaska
since 1955. He has worked in
Fairbanks, Pt. Barrow and
Ketchikan in Employment Se
curity and in private employ
ment. He is married and has
one child. The Dalkes reside in
Spenard.
STATE BIRD
Willow Goldfinch was named
Washington’s state bird in 1951
based on popularity vote by
school children.
Wasilla
News Notes
By Jan* Brown*
The V.F.W. Bingo game for
this week will start at 8:30
Thursday evening at the Wa
silla Community Hall rather
than Saturday evening due to
other plans for the Commun
ity Hall. Last week Mr. Conroy
of Palmer was the lucky small
jackpot winner and tonight
there should be a lucky winner
for the big jackpot. The num
bers are going up and Thurs
day should be your lucky
night.
0 0 0
The Wasilla Grange No. 2
will have their annual harvest
dinner Saturday, October 20,
at the Wasilla Community
Hall. The menu includes tur
key and ham and all the trim
mings. Grange members will
serve from 5 to 8 p.m. and
there are special family rates.
Adults will pay $2 and chil
dren to 12 years of age $1.
Children under 6 will be serv
ed without charge.
* * *
John and Jean Polis are
planning their grand opening
Friday, October 19, at the new
location of the Wasilla Cock
tail Bar in the recently com
pleted Morrison Building. The
back bar is decorated with
small hand-carved totems, and
John’s shell collection also has
its place of honor. A new ster
eo music box has been installed
and your favorite dance rec
ords are available. They expect
you at 8 p.m. until ? ? ?.
Miss Angie Polis of Fair
banks is visiting the John Po
lis family this week on her
way back from the Seattle
World’s Fair and visiting fam
ily in the Seattle area. She
plans to leave Saturday for
her home in Fairbanks.
* * *
The Wasilla Elementary
PALMER DRIVERS
WIN "FIRSTS"
Palmer winners in the state
campionship Go-Kart races run
in Palmer Sept. 30 were Oren
Peterson, who took first place
in the “A” standard heavy
weight class, and Coy Bailey,
first-place winner in the “A”
standard lightweight class.
Sondra Fowler of Palmer
took second place in the Pow
der Puff race, and Walter Gra
nus, Jr. won first place in the
junior division.
Zeke Parzak of the Anchora
age City Kart Club earned the
most points for the day, thus
winning recognition as the
overall best driver in the day’s
races.
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School Carnival is scheduled
for October 26 at 6 p.m. All
grades, one through eight, will
have special entertainment
from dances to fish ponds and
various concessions. White ele
phant articles as well as home
baked goods will be welcome
donations to the carnival. Pro
ceeds will be used for the be
ginning of an Elementary Stu
dent Activity Fund to benefit
all students in grades one
through eight.
* • *
The Wasilla Public Library
Association will hold its fall
meeting on Monday, Oct. 22, at
7:30 p.m. in the library. New
residents of the community
are especially invited to at
tend. The library has a number
of new books, covering a wide
range of reading tastes. Hours
are from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednes
days and 11:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Fridays.
MONTHLY SINOSPIRATIONS TO BE
CHANGED TO SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
The monthly Singspirations
sponsored by the Ministers’
and Christian Laymen’s Asso
ciation will be held Sunday
afternoons rather than Sunday
evenings, starting in Novem
ber, it was announced this
week.
This change is being made t»
more completely meet the pri
mary objective of the organiza
tion —to promote fellowship
and cooperation between chur
ches, a representative of the as
sociation said.
September’s Singspiration
had 183 in attendance. Oc
tober’s service will be at
the Church of God at 7:30
p.m. on Oct. 28. These monthly
singspirations give individu
als of the various churches an
opportunity to sing together,
meet each other, and to hear a
12-minute talk as well as vari
ous special musical numbers.
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