Page 2 JESSEN'S WEEKLY Thursday, July 26, 1956
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Hoad Commission Going
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We are going to miss the Alaska Road Commission when its
duties are taken over by the Bureau of Public Roads. It shouldn’t
make much difference, just a matter of administrative detail in
-he interest of greater economy and efficiency in highway mat
-ers. There will be much the same personnel, the roads will be
standard and maintained as usual.
• But the Alaska Road Commission is bound up with the early
ievelopment of the Territory and the beginnings of the road
.system. It is associated with an era of dirt roads that were con
'id'ered good if at all passable. It has taken a lot of abuse for
road conditions that were not its fault. Its crews have worked
n ^11 kinds of weather and temperatures to keep the roads
pen It has brought aid to stranded homesteaders, -helped trav
elers in distress on the roads, pulled out mixed cars and per
formed innumerable humanitarian services.
A history of the Alaska Road Commission over the last 50 or
i>0 years if written would reveal countless dales of heroic deeds
performed in the course ol duty. It was fitted to pioneer life
and pioneer requirements. With paved highways gradually in
creasing in mileage and improvements, its work is- being taken
over by a more extensive highway unit geared to the^needs of
of super highways for today’s speed demands.
Lou's Done It Again
Lou Jacobin's tenth anniversary edition of his Guide to
Alaska and the Yukon has made its appearance. This year’s
288-page Guide is an almost complete encyclopedia about Alaska,
.it combines information for tourists and newcomers with refer
ence material for residents. It contains both instruction and
entertainment.
It focuses on the present with up-to-date information on
everything, then turns its telescope on the vistas of the past
with a pictorial review of Alaska's yesterday. It contains factual
information on industry and esthetic portrayal of natural master
pieces in a special picture album. The artistic side is also repre
sented in several of Fred Machetanz lithographs.
Every city and town of any size receives special attention.
A section is devoted to the Alaska Highway and connecting
highways, with listings of highway lodges. There are sections
on wildlife, Eskimos, photography, construction activities, avia
tion. mileages, transportation, forestry, agriculture, fur seals,
trapping, oil and gas. and maps.
There is all the information a tourist needs in advance on
h<>w to come to Alaska, what to see while here, what to wear and
what it will cost. Also a section in which the visitor may write
Ins memories. I here are historical accounts. There is something
for everyone. Not even the small fry have been overlooked for
there is a Children’s Guide, a page of nonsense designed to make
the youngsters smile.
And there are hundreds of photographs aside from the pie
tme album of cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, business
establishments, native life, wild life, and just people.
Jacobin calls it “The authentic handbook of the Far North"
and it would seem to be so. Nothing is overlooked.
This Is A ir Mail A ge
Most Alaskans communicating with persons and firms in
the States use air mail as a matter of course. For us it is absorb
e\ en to consider sending a letter on a week’s surface journey !
when it can carry its message in a few hours at only a few' cents
additional cost.
But we have all experienced the annoyance of w'aitmg two
weeks or more for a return answer from a business firm that
seems only to know about three-cent stamps.
It seems time for a bit of education for outsiders. They
surely can t be so hard up that they can't afford three cents
additional postage, so it must be ignorance or thoughtlessness
on their part. It might be a good idea for the postmaster general
in Washington, D C. to put out information on the advantages
offered by airmail to Alaska and also for Delegate Bob Bartlett
to urge the postoffice department to bombard business houses
and the public generally with publicity on air mail service to
and from Alaska.
Ordinary surface mail routing betw-een the States and Alaska
is as outdated as travel by dog sled. Correspondents living in the j
Stales should know it. * i
' Bouquets To Eielson
Eielson Air Force Base has shown what it really could do
in the matter of a carnival. Its recent success was an eye opener
1 to military personnel and civilians alike. From 10 a.m. until
j midnight it took in a sum running into high five figures, a siza
ble sum cf money from any standard.
It shows what people pay for amusement, especially for
carnivals. We don't know how much was spent by Fairbanks
residents but the fact that they gladly drove the 26 miles from
town to join with the Air Force neighbors in a bit of fun is
significant in itself.
Great credit goes to the officers and men of Eielson who
put on the entertainment, for its success is largely due to them.
Eielson has shown that besides being a defender, it chn also
be a high class entertainer.
Jet Pilot Dead
In Crash Near
Eielson AFB
1 Lt. John Henry Lockwood, 27,
was killed Tuesday afternoon when
the F84-F jet fighter plane he was
piloting crashed at 2:10 p.m. about
three miles from the north end of
the Eielson runway Possible causes
of the accident were control failure
or a stall.
Lockwood is survived by his wife,
Virginia, of Bergstrom AF’B in Au
stin, Tex, She is expecting a child
in the next few months. His moth
er, Mrs. Mary McDaniel of Gold
Hill, Ore., and his father, Henry P.
Lockwood of Castle Rock. Wash.,
also survive. His body will be
shipped to Eimendorf for transpor
tation to the States.
Lockwood was approaching the
field in the regular landing pat
tern. The plane went into a dive
with power fin and hit an island in
Piledriver Slough according to Eiel
son public information authorities.
The plane was completely de
molished and left an 18-foot crater.
His body was found a short dis
tance from the plane. He was not
in the plane at the time it crashed.
He had ejected himself from the
plane and the seat and his para
chute had popped open, however it
did not have time to spread out due
to the low altitude of the aircraft.
Lockwood was temporarily based
at Eielson with the Strategic Air
Command (SAC). His permanent
duty station was at Bergstrom AFB.
BIG DELTA COUPLE
PARENTS OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes of
Big Delta became the parents of
their third child, a daughter, Lau
rie Stewart, born in St. Joseph’s !
hospital on Wednesday at 3:28 a.m. 1
and weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs.
The couple has a son. Mark, 7,
and a daughter, Meredith. 5. Holmes ,
is with the U. S. Geological Survey
at Big Delta.
DALRYMPLES WELCOME
BIRTH OF FIRST CHILD
The Howard Dalrymples of the
Fairbanks Trailer Court welcomed |
the birth of their first child, a i
daughter, Linda Gayle, born in St.
Joseph's hospital on Wednesday at
2:25 a.m. and vveighing*6 lbs. 14
ozs.
SON ARRIVES HERE
FOR DOUGLAS WOLFES
Mr. 'and Mrs. Douglas Wolfe of (
Aurora Subdivision became the par
ents of a son born in St. Joseph’s
hospital on Tuesday at 1:48 pm.
and weighing 0 lbs. 3 ozs. Wolfe is
a cab driver for Veteran’s Cab
company.
Lawrence A. Pulphus, 20, was
lodged in the Federal jail and bail
set at $1000 by the U. S. Commis
sioner following charges of forgery
with intent to defraud the govern
ment. Pulphus is stationed with the
5001st Installations squadron at
Ladd. ~ *
Mrs. Joseph Fejes. vice president
of the Fairbanks chapter of the j
Alaska Crippled Children's Associ- j
ation. and Mrs. Ed Roach, ACCA j
Board member, will return today
from Anchorage where they have 1
been attending the Crippled Chil
dren’s Association convention.
Experimental
Farm To Hold
Field Day
The University of Alaska Agricul
tural Experimental Station, coop
erating with the Agricultural Ex
tension Service, will present its an
nual Field Day Saturday, starting
at 10 a.m.
Displays of livestock, vegetable
varieties, grains, forage crops, and
machinery will be featured at the
event. Noon lunch will take place
at the Station picnic grounds. While
those attending are asked to bring
their own lunch, coffee, milk, and
ice cream will be provided free.
Director of the Experimental Sta
tion, Don L. Irwin, will be on hand
to introduce the members of his
staff and participate in the pro- ,
gram, which will also include tours
and discussions in the field.
The farm is located one mile past
the University on the Ester road.
The public is cordially invited to
atted.
Land Office To
Hours
The Bureau of band Management
will be operating under new hours
beginning tomorrow. The office will
open at 10 a.m. and close at 3 p.m.
The new hours will be effective ,
throughout the entire Bureau.
Robert Jenks, manager of the j
Fairbanks office, said that the new
hours will enable Bureau employ- i
ees to give better service by being
able to have extra time to work on
the records.
Dr. Harvey W.
Anderson. Gets
Council Seat
Dr. Harvey W. Anderson, the
sixth newcomer to the Fairbanks
City Council since last October,
was choseij Monday night to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation of
Ted Mainella.
The physician, associated with
the Doctor’s Clinic here, was cho
sen by a 3 to 2 vote, defeating Al
den Wilbur, the only other nomi
nee.
Anderson had been nominated by
councilman Dick Greuel; Wilbur's
name was submitted by Dr. Paul
Haggland.
Dr. Anderson, who will officially
take office at the regular council
session Monday night, first came
to Fairbanks in 1953 from Astoria,
Oregon. He has been a practicing
physician since ^950, when he grad
uated from the Vanderbilt Universi
ty School of Medicine.
He is married and has a daugh
ter. Sally, age 2. The family makes
their home a! 1023 Eighth avenue.
Prior to Anderson's selection, the
council unanimously passed a reso
lution commending Mainella for his
service on the body.
Robert Cowgill of Fairview Man
or was admitted to St. Joseph’s hos
pital Thursday for medical treat
ment He is employed by Alaska
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ALASKA
MEETS FIRST AND THIRD
MONDAYS EVERY MONTH
Visiting Members Welcome
J. M. Jorgensen, President
R. J. McKanna, Secretary
MASONIC DIRECTORY
Masonic Temple, 805 First Ave. Dial 2836
Tanana Lodge No. 162 F&AM
Stated Communication Wednesday. Julv 11, 8 PM
Howard H. Kuhns, Worshipful Master
F. L. Baker, Secretary
Midnight Sun Chapter No. 6, O. E. S.
Next ReRular Meeting—2nd Friday in Month
Esther Ward, Worthy Matron
Mary Helen Chaddon, Secretary
Alaska Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar
William B. Bevington, Commander
Edward Leigh-Kendall. Recorder — Phone 5469
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