Local Collector
Looks For Early
College Token
Lt. Harold Ford, with the Ladd
AFB finance office since March,
has an unusual hobby: he collects
transportation tokens.
He is currently in search of a
token that is considered very rare,
the token of the early College bus
lines that linked the University
with Fairbanks from 1931 to 1936.
There were two tokens issued, he
says, one for 12^c and one for 25c.
The only man known to own both
of them is Ford's friend. Roland
Atwood, the first enthusiast to fol
low the hobby.
Ford isn't sure exactly how many
of each type were issued, although
he knows several people who own
one of the two.
He is afraid that, since the to
kens were made of aluminum, the
many drives for that metal during
the war may have claimed a good
number of them.
The most ancient token Ford
owns is one from an omnibus that
operated in Boston in 1837. He ex
plains that the "omnibus” was ac
tually a glorified stage coach, con
sisting of a passenger car drawn by
horses.
This token is one of 5,000 listed
in the catalogue. But Ford, who
has about 4,000 tokens, says that
there is no such thing as a "per
fect” collection since there may be
only one or two examples remain
ing of several specific issues, and
they may be owned by several dif
ferent people.
Ford has tokens made of plastic,
paper, and almost every type of
metal. He says that about 10 new
ones, never before listed in the
token catalogue, are found each
year.
He is associate editor of “The
Fare Box,” the publication that
serves over 200 followers of the
hobby.
Although Ford is looking for an
■early college token, he has a later
issue of the University Bus lines
put out in 1936. Made of brass, they
were stamped in 12’ic and 15c de
nominations.
He states that ho dosen’t think
his hobby is particularly unsual,
since he has known people who
collect almost everything. Every
Conservation JF
Funds Total
$42,000 Here
Philip R. Johnson, chairman of
the Alaska Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation committee,
announced that funds for the Agri
cultural Conservations Program in
Alaska total $42,000.
Last year’s budget was only $27.
000. The 1957 program will open
shortly after September 1 and run
through December 31, 1957. Farmers
will be notified of their local pro
gram by their county committee
men.
Under the ACP, the federal gov
ernment shares with Alaska farm
ers the cost of conservation prac
tices such as seeding grass, live
stock wells and land clearing. The
government pays a maximum of 50
per cent of the cost of approved
practices.
Farmers interested in applying
for ACP may contact their local
committees whose headquarters are
in Extension Service offices in
Fairbanks, Homer, and Palmer.
MRS. SYLVIA RINGSTAD
LEAVES ON MONTH'S
TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO
Mrs. Sylvia Ringstad, vice presi
dent of the Ringstead Beverage
company here and. Republican can
didate for the House of Represen
tatives, left Saturday with Pan
American Airways.
She plans to remain in the States
until the first of September, at
tending to business in San Francis
co and taking in the Republican
National convention there. She will
also visit briefly in Seattle.
Mrs. Ringstad, pioneer business
woman, has been active in civic af
fairs in Fairbanks for many years
and served twice on the city coun
cil.
time he sends a letter to one of
his friends in the States, for ex
ample, he encloses a local mirk car
ton. Another of his friends has one
of the largest collections if cigar
bands in the world.
Ford adds, as an interesting side
light. that there is only one mule
car line left in North America,
which, unfortunately, has not is
sued a token. Ford and his friends
aren’t giving up, however, since the
mule line is located in Disneyland,
California.
UNION DIRECTORY
FAIRBANKS
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
Meets at
Culinary Union Hall
909 1st Ave.
First Thursday. 7:30 P.M.
Louis Walker, President
Ed Orbeck, Secretary
315 5th Ave. Dial 4584
CONSTRUCTION AND
GENERAL LABORS
Local 942, A F of L
Edmund N. Orbeck, President
Joel Wiegert
Secretary-Treasurer
315 Fifth Ave.
Meetings Every 2nd Friday
7:30 P.M.
Carpenter’s Hall—315 5th
Dial 4584
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
EMPLOYEES ‘
Fairbanks Local No. 879
Meetings—2nd Wednesday,
10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Culinary Workers Hall
A1 Tbomgren
Financial Sec’y & Bus. Agent
Box 623 Dial 2332
BARTENDERS UNION
Fairbanks Local No. 877
Meets Every 2nd and 4th Sunday
President, M. A. Wier
Financial Sec'y, Frank P. John
FAIRBANKS BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL
Meetings First Wednesday
Carpenter’s Hall, 315 Filth
Joel Wiegert, President
Lewis Dischner, Jr., Sec.-Treas.
PLUMBERS AND
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 375
Meeting First and Third Monday
o 1 Every Month at Carpenters'
Hall — Office at 307 5th
Dial 4158
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS
Local No. 1243
31t> FIFTH AVENUE
Meetings: Second and Fourth Tuesdays at Carpenters’ Hall
Joseph W. Anderson, Financial Secretary
Louis M. Dishner, Jr., Business Agent
ROOFERS DAMP AND WATERPROOF
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOC.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
UNION 238
HOWARD P. BROWN. Trustee
Box 1524 Phone 3864 Fairbanks, Alaska
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO
TOURIST INFO BOOTH
Pan American Airways has an
nounced that it is offering the ser
vices of one of its employees to
; take the Sunday shift in the Cham
i ber of Commerce hospitality booth,
; located on the NC parking lot.
Burgess construction company has
| built a cement doorstep for the
small structure, and the Farthest
; North Art Guild, Inc. recentLy com
pleted a banner, now hanging at
Second and Cushman, directing
■ tourists to the booth.
LES WILKENS' TAKE TOP
HONORS IN BRIDGE MEET
Mr. and Mrs. Les Wilkens took
first place Friday evening at the
USO in the regular session of the
Farthest North Bridge Club. Wil
kens is chairman of the group.
Second were Capt. and Mrs. Rob
j ert Brooks, closely followed by Ma
jor and Mrs. Victor Fishman. Fourth
! were Joseph N. Thomer and James
M. Ideman, both of Eielson.
Anyone interested in joining the
group is asked to call the club dir
ector A1 Waxberg, or attend the
regular meetings at 7:30 p.m. each
; Friday evening.
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