Pioneers Seek City's Help
For Community Oldtimers
The Fairbanks Pioneer Welfare Committee, a recently formed
committee of Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, has requested City
assistance easing condemnations proceedings against the homes
of pioneers.
In a letter presented to the City Council Monday night, the
committee stated the Pioneers “felt great concern over the con
aemnation ol the homes of some1
Alaskan pioneers and retired elder
ly people by inspectors from the
various departments of the City of
Fairbanks.”
The letter requested that the City
notify the committee before any
move is made to condemn the home
of any pioneer or elderly resident
of the City, so the contemplated
condemnation might be “softened,
modified, or removed.”
The committee went on to suggest
that the City repeal the present
California Building Code as inap
plicable to this City, that Ordinances
1025 and 1100 be repealed, and that
some form of property tax exemp
tion be instituted for pensioners and
retired elderly people.
Wants Home
Councilman Red Boucher pointed
out this was one of the reasons he
had come out strongly for a Pioneer
Park and Home. He said the time j
was coming when many of the Pio
neers’ homes would not live up to
the Codes, and that something >
should be done.
“This is one of the problems the i
park would have helped to solve,” I
he pointed out.
Boucher moved that any such con
templated action be taken up by the !
City Manager and the Building In
spector with the Pioneer Welfare
Committee.
Councilman Tom Roberts stated
“I think it would be better to dis
cuss these things before we take
any action.”
Not Binding
Boucher then pointed out that his 1
motion did not bind the City in any
way, and was only complying with
a simple request.
City Manager Clifford Nordby
stated that in the past the City has
only been condemning unoccupied
buildings; however recently, actions
have been initiated against some
occupied dwellings. He said some of
Hectic Afternoon
Results In Arrest
By Local Police
Fairbanks City Police arrested
Arthur John Roberts Saturday, cli
maxing a hectic afternoon of care
ful planning and stakeouts. He has
been charged with concealing stol
en property.
Early Saturday afternoon, police
were contacted by a citizen who in
formed them a man had offered
to sell him a “hot" revolver.
The citizen said Roberts had ap
proached him previously and of
fered to sell him a short-barreled
Webley revolver. He said he told
the man he wasn't interested in a
foreign gun, but later informed
him that he was in the market for
either a .375 or .44 magnum.
The citizen agreed to cooperate
with police, and was provided with
a marked $20 bill by George Myatt,
of Frontier Sporting Goods.
City Police provided a stakeout
around the area of the transaction,
but the transaction didn’t go
through.
Later in the afternoon, the trans
action finally took place, and the
citizen purchased a 44 magnum Spe
cial Colt Revolver. The weapon was
identified as one of those stolen
from Frontier Sporting Goods in a
recent robbery.
Police apprehended Roberts and
a search turned up the marked $20
bill.
Roberts denied any knowledge of
the transaction and said he had re
ceived the $20 from a friend.
Roberts was charged Monday
morning with concealing stolen
property.
the dwellings in question were
owned by one of the members of
the Pioneers’ committee, and that
this might have been what precipi
tated the letter.
Boucher’s motion was passed and
the Council agreed to discuss the
problem at several of the Wednes
day noon conference meetings.
Pioneers To Fete
King And Queen
Regents At Tea
Fairbanks Winter Carnival King
and Queen Regents. Eddie Farrell
and Eva McGown are honor guests
at the annual Pioneers Auxiliary
No. 8 annual regents’ tea.
The event which is on St. Pat
rick’s Day. Saturday, is from 2 to
5 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, and the
public is invited to attend, admis
sion free, according to auxiliary
members.
Also guests at the tea will be
Mrs. Mildred Nerland, new presi
dent of the Pioneer Women of Alas
ka and Adolph Stock, President of
Pioneer’s Igloo Ndr 4.
The tea and a program for at
tendees is co-chairmaned by Mrs.
Mu'riel Johnson and Mrs. Flora
Greimann. As is traditional, past
presidents of the Pioneer Women's
Auxiliary will pour at the tea table.
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■ missed Byron Gillam's $300,000 anti
trust suit against them.
CHILD MOLESTING
JUNEAU—A bill toughening the
law against child molesters sailed
j through the Alaska House of Repre
sentatives onmolested Friday after
| noon.
HEAVY SEAS
HOMER—Heavy seas battered the
Homer spit Sunday, swamping sev
I eral boats and drowning the skip
per of a Ketchikan fishing vessel.
The drowned fisherman was iden
tified as Carl Sullivan, about 74.
captain of the 62-footer Eunice.
LOMBARD WINS
KENAI—Dr. Roland Lombard, 51,
veterinarian from Weyland. Mass.,
added another victory to his long
string of dog mushing honors by
winning the first annual Alaska
State Championship Sled Dog Race.
44 LOBBYISTS
JUNEAU—A total of 44 lobbyists
have registered with the State for
the 1962 session of the Legislature,
the Department of Administration
announced.
FOUND GUILTY
ANCHORAGE — Soldotna motel
operator Arthur Vernon Watson has
been found guilty of second degree
murder for the fatal shooting of
Marion T. Grissom at Watson's resi
dence last Dec. 18.
BIG EXPANSION
JUNEAU—U.S. Sen. E. L. Bartlett.
D-Alaska, told a joint session of
the State Legislature that Alaska’s
Where do crows stay, and live, at
50 below? Like the little snow birds,
they are still flying around Fair
banks. Snow birds feed off seeds
on frozen trees.
FINAL!!
BANKRUPT
VARIETY STORE STOCK
COME IN AND LOOK OVER THESE BARGAINS!
EVERYTHING GOES!
Napkins, Plates, etc. _
ALL EASTER MERCHANDISE.3
THANKSGIVING MERCHANDISE.3
HALLOWEEN MERCHANDISE.3
Picnic Plates, etc. _
CHARCOAL B-B-Q.3
KITE TWINE.3
ALL TOYS 2/3 off or. 3
ALL READY TO WEAR.3
SHOE LACES. 3
WEATHER STRIPPING.3
FLASH BULBS.3
ALL CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE.4
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growth and expansion within the
next 40 years will be tremendous.
ANOTHER CASE
KETCHIKAN — Another case of
diphtheria has turned up in Ketchi
kan, the third since Jan. 19 when
the first case was detected.
87,000 TONS
J ANCHORAGE—A predicted 87,000
j tons of cargo in 1962 will bring in
I an estimated profit of nearly $250,
000 for the Port of Anchorage to be
; used toward the retirement of
j bonds, port director Henry (Hank)
! Roloff told the Chamber of Com
! merce.
PLUS S18,000,000
JUNEAU—More than $18 million
in Federal Aid construction pro
jects, representing 234.4 mil of
highways and bridges for Alaska,
are now under contracts, Sam J< hn
: son, Director of the State Division
of Highways said this week.
FISCHER NAMED
ANCHORAGE — Mrs. E. A.
(Helen.) Fischer, of Anchorage, has
been notified by Marion Fay. Ph D.,
dean and president of The Women's
Medical College of Pennsylvania of
her appointment to the national
board of the college.
PLANS MAILED
JUNEAU—Plans for the 24.7-mile
highway construction project from
Rex to Lignite on the Fairbanks
Anchorage through highway have
been sent out to 54 firms requesting
them.
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Photo by Duane Pollock — Arctic Stucuo
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