Incorporated
"The Phoenix of Fairbanks"
Page 2 JESSEN’S WEEKLY Thursday. August 2, 1956
Published every Wednesday at Fairbanks, Alaska. P. O. Box 970
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Entered at the Post Office at Fairbanks, Alaska, as second class matter
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Highway Issue Revived
We note that the matter of a second Alaska highway to
follow' the route along the mountain trough in British Columbia
as favored by the late and brilliant Donald MacDonald II is
again being considered.
We hope that it w'ill become an accomplishment as it would
be a boon to travelers between Alaska and west coast points in
the States by being a greatly shortened route. At present one
must drive several extra hundred miles in the circuitous route
followed by the existing Alaska Highway. The Hart highway
is a great help but a direct route from Prince George to White
horse is highly desirable.
Highway travel is steadily increasing and should be en
couraged by more and better routes.
n nai causes i rageaies :
Two great tragedies recently, in air and at sea, have shown
the ever present danger of traffic collisions even in wide open
spaces and modern safeguards,
^Highway accidents we regard as partly due to highway con
gestioiv—not mechanical l^ults— and we are -working toward
wider traffic arteries with more traffic lanes.
But the two huge planes that collided, in„rnid-air over the
Grand Canyon would seem to have had all ttee-s^iy with its height
i as well as breadth in which to navigate, and;;the luxury ocean
liners that crashed in a heavy fog during the night hours off
the Atlantic coast also had plenty of space.
Both accidents that resulted in great loss of life and property
indicate that no mechanical navigation aids are infallible but
much still depends upon the individual navigator responsible for
the safety of his passengers.
Nobody lived to tell what happened in the worst air crash
in the nation’s history. Nobody knows whether the planes were
off their respective routes through some error in air traffic con
trol as some have surmised or through some deviation so as to
permit the passengers to get a better view of the canyon as has
also been suggested.
The dense fog was a factor in the steamer crash but it has
been said that the crash should have been prevented by radar
that is supposed to direct vessels through just such fog conditions.
The poet Whittier once wrote, “Of all sad words of tongue
or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.” One thinks
likewise after such tragedies that might have been averted had
someone been more cautious. With all the sky and all the sea
about, they should not have been inevitable.
Don Pearson Is
New Member Of
: Chamber Board
ji
Don Pearson, chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce special
events committee which laid the
plans for Golden Days, has been
unanimously elected to the board of
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Pearson, operator of Pearson's
Janitorial Services, replaces Dudley
Beck,- who left over tile week end
j to make lus home in the States.
Pearson was highly praised for
his work on the Pioneer cel biation
j b> the board at their regular Mon
day meeting.
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TED HUMBURGS LEAVE
j AFTER VACATION HERE
Mr. : nd Mrs Ted H mburg, of
Blue Earth, Minnesota, planned to
: leave today after spending the past
i three weeks with their daughtei
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Eddy
Domack, and their grandson. Da-1
vid. 1
Bornack, who will be teaching in *
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ROY LUNDS VISITING
j FROM CALIFORNIA HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lund, former
i long time Fairbanks residents, ar
; rived Monday afternoon via the
i Highway from their home in Los
j Angeles, California.
I The old timer, who formerly op»
1 ended a freight, passenger, and
i mail s -vice to 'Big Dell and us
I wife, who was office manager tor
, the Daily Mews-Miner f ■ 14 ye rS,
are making their first trip to the
Territory in 12 years.
They plan to remain here for
about two weeks, visiting with her :
son and daughter-in-law, Mr and
Mrs. Bob Gallagher, at 54.1 Front
street in Graehl.
Mrs. Lund’S brother, Olo Brown.
of San Diego, drove uu with" tfe.• :
pair, •••ho were also accer nanied
by their young grandson, Kenu^li i
Ga (higher.
the Fai banks public choc,is tins
year, 1ms been attending the sam- !
mer session of the University of
Aalska. She is a civil and probate
clerk in the U.S. Commissioner’s
office.
Council Taxi
Action Looms
City Manager Matt Slankard rec
ommended Monday night that a
general change be made in the
city’s taxicab ordinance.
The following facts, the results of
a conference between the city man
ager and a local cab company, re
flect the need for a new ordinance:
“One cab company has violated
many sections of the Sales Tax and
Taxicab ordinance. It was found
that all 13 cabs were in violation
of various sections of the Sales tax
and Taxicab ordinances. It was also
found that the cabs were owned and
operated by individual persons and
not owned by the cab company. It
was also determined that all cabs
were not working in accordance
with the laws of the city of Fair
banks."
This general report set off a
round of discussion at the council
table. The city attorney was dir
ected to draw up a rough draft of
the ordinance used in Anchorage,
which provides that cabs be under
the ownership of a company, which
is responsible for all acts and op
erations of the cabs.
In regard to charges made at last
week’s meeting against cab opera
tors outside the city, Slankard said:
“I fail to find any evidence that
there are some 15 cabs operating
from the fringe area of the city
without cab licenses. Considerable
time has been spent investigating j
this charge without results. It is a
fact that in instances a private un
marked car may drive a passenger
or two into the city and collect a
f»e, but it is almost impossible for
the police department to catch an
unknown car.”
MRS. WARREN CUDDY
VISITING FAIRBANKS
Mrs. Warren Cuddy, wife of the
late president of the First National,
Bank in Anchorage, is visiting in
Fairbanks this week with her many
friends here.
She is also visiting relatives in
Fairbanks, Mrs. Essie Dale and her
family. Mrs. Dale, who arrived with
Pan American recently after under
going surgery in Seattle, is con
valescing at her home.
Her daughter. Miss Dorothy Dale,
reports she is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Cuddy planned to leave to
day for home after a stay at the
Traveler's Inn.
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BUSINESS IN THE STATES
GOOD SAYS FRED STEVENS
Business in the States is good, !
says Fred Stevens, genial proprietor
of the Co-Op Fountain who rc- ’
turned this week with Mrs. Stevens j
after touring the East.
The Stevens visited throughout !
the Middlev.est and in the New Eng- i
land states, taking in tours of mod- I
crns drug stores ir Chicago and De
troit.
DIXIE HALLS, MYRTLE
WRIGHT-ON WEEK'S TRIP
Mr and Mrs. “Dixie” Hall left
Fairbanks this morning on a vara- j
tion, planning to motor to Vaiaez, |
Chit: a and < thcr points.
Tin* Clerk of Court ar.d his wife I
contemplated a leisurely hip south.
S' ing all the points of inh rest,
along 1he way. They will b- ac-,
companied on the trip by Mrs. Myr
tle Wright, another well known
Fairbanksan.
ALASKA MOBILE HOMES
OPENb FAIRBANKS OFFICE
Alaska Mobile Homes, a now con -1
c. rn just opened at 1607 £ Cush *
mac, will be selling Spartan ,Lil
' riy and I ranklin trailers. Mrs. Ac- i
orgy Fonesi frill mans^e ihmbiis-i
Mess here for the orgnrrf-.atlon.j
'..■}* ich a iso has a a office in Anchor- i
age, i
The outlet will sell trailers take
in trades for stateside or local de
liveries, do commercial towing tu
the states and purchase contracts
on mobile homes.
RHODA THOMAS, SISTER, ,
EN ROUTE TO KASIGLUK
Mrs. Rhoda Thomas. Alaska Na
tive Service teacher, was in Fair
banks last week en ijpute to her
home in Kasigluk after a trip out
side.
After attending the summer ses
sion at the University of Washing
ton, she met her sister, Mrs. Laura
Tubbs, of Tarrytown, New York,
who was attending the National Ed
ucation Association in Portland.
The two came north together. j
making an excursion to Point Bar-1
row with Wien and returning last
Wednesday. This was the first trip :
to the Arctic coast for the pair.
MRS. RUTH MILLER NOW
VISITING SON, FAMILY
Mrs. Ruth Miller, mother of Ber
nie Miller of 1312 20th avenue, is
currently visiting in Fairbanks,
having arrived with Pan American 1
Airways Saturday.
Mrs. Miller, who made an earlier
visit to the Interior this spring, !
thinks Fairbanks is a pretty won
derful place, and hopes to make her
permanent home here. She has re
signed her job as a private secre
tary in New York City.
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,
GARDEN CLUB, SUPPORT
LOCAL TOURIST BOOTH
Wien Alaska Airlines has volun
teered to pay the costs of a tele
phone and electric lights for the
newly established hospitality cen
ter for tourists on the NC parking
lot
Announcement of the Wien sup
port to the recent venture was
made last week. The airline will
also donate one of its personnel for
the Saturday shift in the booth.
Another contribution has been
made by the Fairbanks Garden
Club, which will offer a bouquet
of fresh flowers daily.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES FOR
GLEN HANNEMANS
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hanneinan of
the CAA road became the parents
of their second daughter. Glenda
Lou, born in St. Joseph’s hospital
Fridqy at 2:10 p.m. and weighing
8 lbs. 8 ozs.
The couple’s elder daughter is !
Patti Lee, 13 months. Hanneinan is '
a purchaser for Foodland.
Prospects For
New Pool Dim
The city council turned down a
proposal Monday night to spend
$200,000 for recreational facilities,
to be financed by a general obliga
tion bond.
The city fathers voted down a
resolution empowering City Mana
ger Matt Slankard to make applica
tion with the Alaska Public Works
for matching funds of $200,000 for
“a swimming pool and/or a skat
ing rink."
The action followed the council's
refusal last week to spend $200,000
for a pool only, rejecting a recom
mendation by the Park and Recre
ation Commission.
Councilmen Dick Greuel and Ben
Potter favored the issue, while Dr.
Paul Haggland. George Sullivan,
and Tom Downes dissented.
The three argued that other proj
ects in the city had priority to a
pool, and that no action would be
taken by the APW until plans and
specifications were drawn up any
way.
BOB PEGUES ON LEAVE
FROM KINY, JUNEAU
Bob Pegues, son of Dorothy Pe
gues of Juneau and the late Jack
Pegues, one of Alaska’s outstanding
newspapermen, and formerly of
Jessen’s Weekly, is visiting in Fair
banks this week on a brief vaca
tion trip.
Bob is an announcer for station
KINY in the capital city. His twin
brother, Dick, also works in Ju
neau.
Bob, who plans to attend the Uni
versity of Alaska this fall, major
ing in electrical engineering, is stay
ing with Jolly Boyington in the
Lathrop apartments. He will visit
here until Tuesday.
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PIONEERS
of
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, August 8, 8 P.M.
Howard H. Kuhns. Worshipful Master
F. L. Baker, Secretary
Midnigm Sun Chapter No. 6, O. E. S.
Next Regular Meeting—2nd Friday In Month
Esther Ward. Worthy Matron
Mary Helen Chaddon, Secretary
A.aska Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar
William B. Bevington, Commander
Edward Leigh-Kendall. Recorder—Phone 5469
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