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Vol. 20, No. 49
Wednesday, January 10, 1962
Fairbanks, Alaska
ALASKA NEWS
IN BRIEF
FAGERSTROM DIES
NOME—Charles Fagerstrom. aged
56, passed away in Anchorage last
week. Fagerstrom had been a resi
dent of Nome for many years and
was a dredgemaster for the US.
Smelting Co. for several years. He
served in both Territorial and State
Legislatures.
EGAN KEYNOTER
JUNEAU—Governor William A.
Egan has been designated as the
keynote speaker for the opening ses
sion of the Southeast Divisional
Democratic Convention to convene
in Juneau on Jan. 12.
CAPITAL MOVERS
ANCHORAGE — The Capital In
formation Committee, sponsor of
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caught
in the
sluice /
box '
By Buckwheat Charley
Golly, after readin about how
smart them stock dealers is
back in New Yerk, I am think
in seriusly of startin a exchange
up here. It will be known as the
BUCKWHEAT EXCHANGE
naturally. (Might be a good way
to finance some of my inven
tions, an we could use the left
overs for campain funds for the
BUCKWHEAT PARTY.)
Speakin about big bizness, see
where them City counsul fellers
is gittin real warmed up over
conflicts of interest . . . Careful,
boys, you is playin with a lit
fuse what has DYNAMITE on
the end of it.
See where all the alleged
gamblers has went an had there
cases dismissed . . . An so ends
another big news-miner story.
(Now they kin git back to there
crusadte aginst the Malaspina
plarier t
SURE OF SUCCESS: Cen
tury 21 cant fail no more.
America’s farthist north daily
has come out i?i favor of it. (Oh,
they is bold, progressive vision
aries over there.)
UTILITIES NEWS BRIEFS:
Now that we kin git power from
Fort Wainwright, we is ready
for that 110 below stuff they
has bin storin up in Siberia for
us-. . . See where the MUS is
gonna giv us back our deposits.
Next thing you knows, they will
be TALKIN about reducin rates
(that will be a sure tipoff that
anuther bond issue is comm
up.) . , . Anchrudge MUS is
thinkin about switchin to nat
ural gas, whfle the boys in Fair
banks ain’t got anything to
switch to but an occasional gust
of warm air eomin from the city
counsul meets . , . They is so
progressive in Anchrudge that
when they gits tired of bein
short of power they has the
mayor declare the shortage end
ed .. .
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BID OPENING TODAY — A gymnasium for the University of Alas
ka moves one step closer to reality today with the opening of bids
for construction of the long awaited edifice. Funds are to be pro
vided from a $2,000,000 bond issue approved by State voters in the
1960 election.
CITY COUNCIL NEWS BRIEFS
In actions Monday night, the
Fairbanks City Council ap
oroved a license for 1962 for
Alaska Merchant Patrol, passed
Resolution 234, which deals
with taxation of interest on
State and Municipal Bonds, and
approved contracts between the
City and St. Joseph’s Hospital
for emergency treatment and
for treatment of prisoners. The
Council also passed a request
that the Public Utilities Board
investigate the refund of MUS
leposits and report to the Coun
cil at their earliest convenience.
Under the special order of bus
iness. Councilman Brewington in
quired into the progress on the
North Cushman right-of-way. City
Manager Clifford Nordby reported
that studies were being made on an
alternate route. He requested Coun
cil authority to engage Earl Cook
and John Pasley as appraisers for
work on the alternate route. The
Council granted the authority.
Councilman Ted Cox suggestec
that Council members meet with
State Legislators of the area to
discuss legislation needed by th<
City, particularly in relation t(
Sportsmen Slate
Annual Conclave;
Banquet Highlight
The Tanana Valley Sportsmans’
Association will host the annual
meeting of the Alaska Sportsmen’s
Council in Fairbanks Jan. 12, 13
and 14.
Highlight of the meetings is a
banquet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Traveler's Inn banquet room. Pro
fessor Charles Keim of the Uni
versity of Alaska will act as master
of ceremonies. Commissioner Walter
Kirkness, recently appointed Com
missioner of the Alaska Dept, of
Fish and Game is featured speaker.
As an added attraction, Lowell
Thomas Jr., will present and nar
rate one of his sports movies.
The dinner- will include either
Breast of Capon or deep fried Alas
kan King Crab Legs. Cost of the
I dinner is $3.85.
jails and detention facilities. He
urged haste, as the legislators
would soon be leaving for the 1962
session.
Loading Zone
The Council also considered a re
quest by Alaska Motor Coaches for
a loading zone on Second Ave. in
front of Swanson’s Corner. City
Manager Nordby stated that the j
iYansportation Commission had met
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Nenana Ice Classic
Break-Up Times
917—April .10.11:30 a m
11
3
11
11
12
9 .
... 9:33 a m
. 2:33 a.m.
.10:45 a.m.
6:45 a.m.
. 1:20 a.m.
. 2:00 a.m.
918 —May
’919—May
'920—May
'921—May
1922- May
1923— May
9*24—May 11 .3:10 p in
925— May 7 . 6:32 p.m
926— April 26 .4:03 p.m
1927—May 12 . 5:42 a.m.
928— May 6 .4:25 p.m
929— May 5 ..3:4J p.m
930— May 8 .7:03 p.m
931— May 10 .9:23 a.m
932— May 1 .10:15 a.m
933— May 8 . 7:30 p.m
934— April 30 .2:07 p.m
935— May 15 .1:32 p.m
936— April 30 .12:58 p.m
1937— May 12 ..8:04 p.m
1938— May 6 .8-14 p.m
1939— April 29 . 1:26 p.m.
1940— April 20 .3:27 p.m
941—May 3 . 1:50 a.m
1942—April 30 . 1:28 a.m.
943—April 28 .7:22 p.m
1944—May 4 .2:08 p.m
!945—May 16 .9:41 a.m
'946—May 5 .4:40 p.m
1947—May 3 . 5:53 p.m.
t948—May 13 .11:13 a.m
949—May 14 .12:39 p.m
'950—May 6 .4:14 p.m
1951— April 30 . 5:54 p.m.
1952— May 12 . 5:04 p m
1953— April 29 . 3:54 p.m.
1954— May 6 _6:01 p.m
1955— May 9 ._....2:13 p.m
1956— May 1 .11:24 a.m
1957— May 5 ..9:30 a.m
1958— April 29 .2:56 p.m.
1959— May 8.11:26 a m.
1960— May 2 . 7:12 p.m.
1961— May 5.11:31 a.m.
1962_??? ...?????
State's Favorite Guessing
Game Starting Tomorrow
By Many Hahn
Tickets for the Irish Sweepstakes of the North—the Nenana
Ice Classic, go on sale tomorrow.
The Statewide and Yukon Territory “pool” began in 1917
when members of the Alaska Engineers Commission were survey
ing for the Alaska Railroad. They wagered with each other on
the breakup time of the Tanana*
River and began one of the biggest ,
"guessing games" in the country. At
first tickets were limited to Nenana i
residents, but as the pot grew and
interest mounted, residents from all
over the State demanded a part.
Guesses are given for the exact
second, minute, day. and month
that the ice breaks and the person
or persons that come on or closest
to the actual time that the clock
stops win. Ticket deadline is mid
ni^ht Anril 7
No Comments
Even the old timers are making
no comments about when the big
break-up will occur this year, ac
cording to Don Clark, Nenana Clas
sic manager. The earliest recorded
break-up was April 20. 1940, 3:27
p.m. and the latest, May 16, 1945,
9:41 a.m.
Last year the ice went out at 11:31
a.m. on May 5. In 1960 it broke at
7:12 p.m.. May 2, and in 1959, 11:26
a.m., May 8.
The net payoff for the winning
guess for the last seven years has
declined increasingly because of “a
fear of closure of the pool,” accord
ing to committee member Robert
Coghill. He stated that Alaskans
should have no fear because this
“pool” is legalized under gambling
permit No. i of the State of Alaska.
Expect Big Purse
In 1955 Classic winners netted
$104,500 and last year they l'eceived
$75,999, a $4,000 drop over 1960.
However, Clark expects a “much
larger purse” this year.
The clock that records the win
ning time is located on the Nenana
side of the Tanana river. A tripod
attached to a wire from the tower
on the 50 foot bank is placed about
350 feet from the bank. The wire
goes into the clock and when the
ice breaks it moves 100 feet and
then stops the clock.
The tripod will be set up some
time next month, or as soon as the
ice is thick enough to dig the
trenches that it is set up in. Cur
rently the ice is three feet thick
and the water depth is from four
Salvation Army
Clothing Center
Seeks Donations
Captain William B. Lynch of The
Salvation Army announced today
that the Salvation Army Clothing
Center located at 77 Dunkel Street
is again open after being closed due
to weather conditions.
Captain Lynch stated anyone
wishing to donate clothes, shoes,
furniture or any such articles to
the Salvation Army may do so by
calling GL 2-3113 or GL 2-2484.
It was noted that 38.160 articles
have been given away either to
burned out families, Fairbanks
families in need, or sent to the re
mote villages in Alaska through the
cooperation of Wien Airlines.
to six feet deep at the future tripod
location.
Everyone Works
When the Classic closes, everyone
in town who is capable, usually
about 85 people, get together at the
civic center to help compile the
enormous number of guesses. This
process usually takes about three
to four days.
Committee members working on
the" Classic other than Coghill and
Clark include William P. Monroe,
Alfred Ketzler. Vern Hensley, Nor
man Suckling and Fred Mueller.
About 100 dealers all over the
State are handling tickets.
THE WEATHER
High Temp.: 17, Jan. 9
Low Temp.: -37, Jan. 6
Ave. Temp.:*-14, 3 below normal
Precip.: .19, 2.0 snow, 19” snow on
ground
Outlook: Cloudy with snow, temp
eratures above normal
Sunrise 9:39 a.m. Sunset 2:19 p.m.
4:40 hours of daylight, a gain of 4
minutes
72 earthquakes recorded in a 200
mile radius of Fairbanks accord
ing to the Coast & Geodetic Sur
vey
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