eorgianna Harwood, Faith
'illiams Are New Queens
Two new beauty queens reign over Fairbanks!
After much deliberation, judges named Georgians Harwood
/‘Miss Fairbanks” and Faith Williams ‘‘Miss Golden Heart City”
Bast Friday night in the Lacey St. Theater.
The girls themselves selected Marsha Thomason to receive
the miss rcrsonamy awara.
The contest climaxed many weeks
of hard work on the part of the
ten contestants and the women of
the Community Recreation League.
For the past several weeks the girls
had been kept on a rigid and busy
schedule, making public appear
ances, practicing talent routines,
and taking modeling lessons.
Throughout this time the women
of the League acted as advisors,
chaperones, chauffeurs, instructors,
and counselors.
The new Miss Fairbanks will
compete against other Alaskan
beauty queens in the Miss Alaska
Pageant to be held in Fairbanks
this May. The winner will then
compete in the Miss Universe Con
test this summer.
Faith Williams will travel to An
chorage, to compete in the Miss
Alaska Pageant held there. The win
ner of this contest represents Alas
ka in the Miss America Contest.
Coronation Ball
Following the contest, the queen
and their court were escorted to the
Coronation Ball at the Eagles Hall
by Army and Air Force Officers
from Ft. Wainwright and Eielson
AFB.
Although the pageant was the cli
max of the contest, the work and
appearances didn‘t stop.
On Saturday, the girls appeared
in the Winter Carnival Parade, rid
ing the Alaska National Bank float.
Saturday night the girls attended
the Manchu Ball at Ft. Wainwright.
ounaay me queens and members
of their court appeared at the
North American Championship
races and welcomed home the win
ner, Dr, Roland Lombard.
That night the two queens, and
princess Thelma Mayo, a dog mush
er in her own right, appeared as
guests of honor at the Mushers'
Banquet.
Host Of Activities
Were Offered At
Teachers’ Confab
Paper rattling and a steady
crunching sound was predominant
at the first general session of the
Western Alaska Teachers Confer
ence, held at Lathrop High School
last Friday.
Delicious red apples from Piggly
Wiggly s and a special welcome edi
tion of Jessen’s Weekly were given
to all educators in attendance at the 1
two day session of general meetings,
study groups and social activities.
The Fairbanks Education Associa
tion and coordinators Mrs. Doris
Pay and William Shoemaker hosted
the conference.
uuuer tne direction of Shoemaker,
Lathrop High School Concert
Band played “Alaska’s Flag Song”
to open the meeting, as well as two
other selections. Friday the high
school choir which is directed by
Mrs. Emma Grill, sang for the
morning session.
Special speakers at the conference
included Dr. Oscar Hanlin from
Harvard University, Miss Anita
Ruffing, of NEA, and Dr. E. Ed
mund Ruetter Jr., of Columbia Uni
versity. v
While Miss Ruffing, who is Pres
ident of the Department of Class
room Teachers of NEA, was in Fair
banks she visited the newly organ
ized University of Alaska Student
Chapter of the NEA named for Dr.
William R. Keller.
Visitors were especially impressed
by the large number of excellent
displays of books, printed materials
audio-visual equipment and chil
dren’s art exhibited in Lathrop and
Hunter Schools.
Jessen’s ads get results!
Winter Carnival
Judged Success
In Every Way
Thousands of interior Alaska resi
dents and visitors enjoyed the 1962
nine day “Come Out and Play" j
theme of the Winter Carnival held
here last week.
According to Jim Couch, Manager
of Fairbanks Unlimited, in just
about every way the carnival was
a tremendous success. He noted es
pecially the ice sculptures exhibited
; on the Chamber of Commerce lawn
| which attracted uncountable visitors
. throughout carnival week.
Doug Barrett, manager of Univer
I sal F°od Services at the University
' of Alaska, assisted by Roger Fred
ericks, designed and built the ice
scene which was described by Couch
as “the best we’ve had in 14 years.”
Couch expressed his appreciation
to everyone who had anything to
do with putting on the carnival. As
yet. total receipts for the activities
haven t been turned in. However,
Couch said that he is certain the
carnival will at least pay for itself.
Spectators of the grand parade
Saturday witnessed an array of
floats, a military band and drill
units, Boy Scouts and cars. The
Alaska Native Brotherhood float
won first prize in the parade and
the Alaska National Bank Queen
float took second place.
An Abominable Snowman float
presented by Warner-Davis Log Mill
won for that company third place.
Honorable Mention was given to the
Eielson Air Force Base American
Federation of Federal Employees.
PIONEER
BIRTHDAYS
F-ve former Fairbanksans have
April birthdays which they will
soon celebrate at the Alaska Pio
neers' Home in Sitka.
The pioneers and their April days
and birth years are: Herbert Cam
eron, 10. 1868; Fred McGuire, 9.
1871; Adolph Olson. 30. 1875: Tom
Rostad, 18, 1889: Cyrias St. Amand,
24. 1882.
Cameron is a charter member of
the 90 Year Club at the home. Mc
Guire joined the home a year ago.
Anchorageites who have birthdays
include Nellie Caswell, 27. 1882, and
John Crawford, 19, 1879.
Other guests and their special
days are Joseph Bartline, 7. 1883,
Ketchikan; Albert Carlson. 24, 1883,
Ketchikan; Loys Lowther, 26, 1897,
Knudson Cove; Christian Christen
sen. 22, 1885, Tenakee; Cyril De
Wilde, 16, 1882. Berry.
Still others are Victor Haino, 8,
1888, Sitka: (Jack) M. M. Higgins,
5. 1877. Juneau; Alexander Riddell,
27. 1889, Kodiak; Marsa Voorhies,
21. 1875. Wrangell.
BUY ANCHORAGE STORE
The Nerlands—Leslie, Jerry and
Ron, owners of Nerland's store in
Fairbanks, announced their purchase
of Eckmann's Furniture and Draper
ies store in Anchorage effective
April 1.
The store in Anchorage will be
called “Nerland's Home Furnish
ings” and will be operated as a
separate corporation, they said.
1
FINALE FOR MUSIC TRAILS
For the finale of this season’s con
cert programs, the Fairbanks Con
cert Association and Alaska Music
Trail will present the Duo Di Roma,
cello and piano players at 2:15 p.m.
Sunday. April 8 at the Lacey St.
Theater.
Ornella Santoliquido. pianist and
Massimo Amfitheatrof, cellist, com
bined to form the Duo Di Roma ten
years ago and since have entertained
audiences throughout Europe and
the Americas.
Santoliquido, a native of Florence,
Italy, studied with Maestro Brug
noli and is today considered the
leading woman pianist in Italy. She
is a member of the faculty of the
St. Cecilia Conservatory in Rome
and has appeared as a soloist under
many famous conductors all over
the world. Several contemporary
i composers have even dedicated
| piano works to her which she has
performed, first.
Born in i aris, Amfitheatrof stu
died with Gilberto Crepax in Milan
and is recognized as one of the great
cellists of our time. He is said to
play with “Latin delicacy and fire,
a combination in music which is
hard to beat." The Montreal Gazette
declared that he is “one of the very
few cellists who can keep you ab
sorbed over a long period of play
ing. This artist has an exceptional
capacity for musical sound shading.”
Together the duo is known infer
nationally tor their music abilities
and responsive and enthusiastic
personalities.
A reception for the artists will
follow immediately after the con
cert at the Chamber of Commerce
Building for all Concert Association
members.
New Guide Book
Is Noiv Available
A new guide book for privately
operated campbrounds is being pub
lished by the Camping Council.
New York City. Listings will be free
of charge and the publicizing of
campgrounds in this area will draw
tourists to vacation here.
Any persons operating such camp
grounds who wish to have their lo
cation included in this guide book
are asked to contact the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce so that the
information may be forwarded to
the publishers. The Chamber phone
ntimber is GL 2-1105 or listings may
be mailed to 550 First Ave., Fair
banks, Alaska.
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