GOVERNOR PROPOSES ALASKA EXHIBIT ;
AT NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR IN 1964 ,
Governor William A. Egan
said today he will submit a
proposal to the 1963 Alaska
legislature for Alaska’s partici
Pat.on in the New York World’s
Fair to begin in 1964.
‘‘Alaskans generally are
aware of the outstanding recep
tion which the Alaska exhibit
received at the recent World’s
Fair in Seattle,” the Governor
said, “and of the many persons
who saw there for the first ]
time what Alaska is really like.
“With the New York Fair lo
cated in the heart of a multi
million population and of the
investment world, and to
be conducted over a two-year
period, the opportunities are
infinitely multiplied.”
W'hile the final decision on
Alaska’s participation will be
up to the Legislature, Governor
Egan said he has signed a ten
tative leasing agreement on a
site set aside for the Alaska ex
hibit which he inspected during
his recent trip to New York.
The agreement does not commit'
the State but reserves the site J
while the matter is under con-1
sideration.
Governor Egan said the site
set aside by Fair officials is lo
cated in front of the New York
State exhibit and is flanked by 1
exhibits of Westinghouse, Ford !
and General Motors.
He said the proposal which
he will make to the Legislature
will envision an appropriation
of funds over a several year
period, possible because of the
New York show's two-year
run, rather than to have all the
financing come from a single
year’s appropriation.
Fair officials advised him,
Governor Egan said, that some
30 states are now considering
participation in the event with
four or five definitely commit
ted.
Alaskan Life Insurance Payments
Vary Little From Last Year’s Figures
Alaska families received $1,
300,000 in life insurance death
payments in the first nine
months of this year, compared
with $1,700,000 in the corres
ponding period of last year, the
Institute of Life Insurance re
ported this week. The number
of policies becoming claims in
the first nine months was 400,
which compares with 400
in the corresponding period of
1961.
“The record growth of life
insurance ownership in recent
years is reflected in these cur
rent payments,” Blake T. New
ton, Jr., Institute president,
said in anouncing the figures.
“For the country as a whole,
death payments made in the
first nine months of this year
THREE EKLUTNA
BUILDINGS PURCHASED
The General Services Ad
ministration reported Nov. 30
it had approved the sale of the
Government Real Property
consisting of three buildings
for off-site removal, located at
Eklutna Project Government
Camp, Mile 33, Glenn Highway,
Northeast of Anchorage, Alas
ka. The property was awarded
to Dr. Foster R. Sims, Post
Office Box 1853, Palmer, Alas
ka, for the purchase price of
$3,350.00
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were $203,200,000 greater than
in the corresponding period of
last year and $1,515,800,000
more than in the first nine
months of 1952. This is an 8
percent rise over a year ago
and more than twice the 1952
figure. Life insurance owner
ship has much more than doub
led in these years.”
Of this year’s nine month
aggregate death payments in
this state, $700,000 was under
200 ordinary insurance policies;
$600,000 was under 200 group
life insurance certificates; and
$7,000 was under 11 industrial
insurance policies.
For the nation as a whole,
$2,884,500,000 was paid as death
claims under 1,692,200 policies
in the first nine months of this
year, compared with $2,681,
300,000 under 1,620,600 policies
in the like period last year. Of
this year’s payments $1,602,
000,000 was under 516,900 or
dinary policies; $1,016,000,000
was under 385,500 group life
certificates; and $266,500,000
was under 789,800 industrial
policies.
PREVENT WINDOW,
WALL SWEATING
There are several things you
can do to prevent windows and
walls from sweating during
cold weather, say housing spec
ialists with the Cooperative Ex
tension Service of the Univer
sity of Alaska.
Put on storm windows, of
course.
Install a ceiling vent fan in
the kitchen and bathroom to
carry off moisture from cook
ing, washing and drying cloth
es, and bathing.
Make a practice of ventilat
ing the house by opening win
dows or doors occasionally.
This may take a little nerve if
it’s 40° below!
Lay a ground cover of poly
ethylene or 55-pound roll roof
ing in the crawl space beneath
the house.
The secret of preventing win
dow and wall sweating, U, S.
Department of Agriculture en
gineers say, is to prevent the
buildup of humidity in the
warm house, which condenses
on areas that are not insulat
ed against the colder tempera
tures outside.
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^ocial Security
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I’ve been told I
need proof of my age before I
can collect my social security
benefit. I’ve also been told that
you would like to have a birth
certificate. Where do I get one?
ANSWER: In Alaska all birth
records are recorded with the
Bureau of Vital Statistics, in
Juneau. If you were born in
Alaska you should write them
for your birth certificate.
If you were born out of state,
you should write to the clerk
of the court in the county
where you were born.
Wherever you write, be sure
to give them your date of birth,
place of birth and your par
ent’s names. If it should turn
out that there is no record of
your birth, and you are try
ing to get a birth certificate for
Social Security, we suggest you
contact the Juneau Social Se
curity office for advice on other
proofs that may be used.
QUESTION: My dad’s going
to be retiring soon—his com
pany has compulsory retire
ment at age 65. Dad’s quite
concerned about having to quit
work because of my sister—
she’s 22 years old, but is men
tally retarded and has never
been able to work. Mother’s
only 55, but she can’t work
because she has to take care of
my sister. Since dad doesn’t
j have too much saved, I’m won
j dering if there might possibly
I be something from social se
i curity for my mother and sister.
ANSWER: Very probably
ocial security makes payments
! to disabled children, after the
j age of 18, if the person is se
verely disabled, unmarried, un
able to work, and has been dis
abled since before 18. Your
mother also will probably be
able to get social security if she
has to take care of your sister.
Be sure that your father men
tions to the interviewer, when
he files his claim, that he has
a disabled child.
Road Alteration Bids
Asked for Elmendorf
Bids are asked for an esti
mated $200,000 project for road
alteration work on Elmendorf
Air Force Base, Alaska.
Competitive sealed bids will
be opened publicly for the work
on Jan. 15 by the U. S. Army
Engineer District, Alaska. The
proposed work will consist of
asphaltic concrete paving of
roads, streets, and parking
areas in a portion of the Sun
flower Housing area on Elmen
dorf Air Force Base. The pro
ject will also include construc
tion of concrete sidewalks,
curbs and gutters, porch steps,
topsoiling and seeding, and ex
tension of the storm drainage
system.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
MATANUSKA VALLEY
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
AT PALMER
7:00—Glass Bar vs. Adult Camp
8:30—Wasilla vs. Four Aces
Wednesday, December 12
AT WASILLA
7:00—Adult Camp vs.. Four
Aces
8:30—Wasilla vs. Pioneer Tex
aco
WEAPONS RANGE
In World War II the aircraft
operational bombing range was
about 500 miles, or five hours
flying time. The range of the
ICBM is about 5000 miles, and
the flight time is about one
half hour.
Houslon News
By Kelly Palmquist
Mr, and Mrs. Paul Hilburn
are the new parents of a baby
boy, Eric, as of Nov. 24. Erie
weighed about five pounds at
birth.
* * *
The first aid class at Willow
has completed its course and is
now awaiting the results of the
final tests taken.
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It has been decided that the
December meeting of the Com
i munity Club will be at Lee
! Batchelors’ new home instead
of the community building as
formerly planned. Since this is
to he the club’s Christmas
party, with Christmas tree and
gift-giving, everyone is urged
to bring a small gift to the
meeting for a “pot-luck” type
of exchange.
The business to be‘discussed
includes a proposed Christmas
party for the children of the
area and further plans for the
completion of the club’s build
ing.
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CHESS CLUB MEETS
NEXT TUESDAY
The Chess Club has reorgan
ized and is again meeting every
! other Tuesday in the Experi
ment. Station library in Pal
mer. it was announced this
week. The next meeting will
be held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7
p.m.
Everyone interested in the
game of chess is invited to at
: tend.
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