Many Are Named
As Leaders For
Local 4-H Clubs
Marlin Ream, president of the 4-H
Leaders' Council has announced the
appointment of several leaders to
permanent committees. The 4-H
Leaders’ Council assists the Co
operative Extension Service of the
University of Alaska in planning
and carrying out the 4-II Club pro
gram.
Named to the Leader Training
Committee were Mrs. Steve Harris,
chairman. Mrs. Don McKee, Mrs.
Bob Buzby and Mrs. A1 George,
committee members. Magnus Marks
was selected as chairman of the 4-H
Fair Committee, and will be assisted
by Walter Keaster, Mrs. Richard
Triggs. Mrs. Hal Barnett, Mrs. Bob
Bowles. Mrs. John Gilmore, and
Frank Stowmah.
Mrs. Charles May will head the
4-H Camp Committee. Other leader
council members serving on this
committee are Fayrene Barnett. Joe
Buzby. Mrs. H. E. Buzby, and Mrs.
Ben Kleinback.
Ream indicated that all boys or
girls who will be 10 by Sept. 1. 1962,
and are under 21 years of age, are
eligible to join the 4-H Club pro
gram. Any interested boy or girl in
this eligible category living in Fair
banks or rural areas in the Tanana
Valley should contact the 4-H
leader in their community, or the
District Extension office, Room 122,
Arctic Bowl.
BIA Asking For
$350,000 To Plan
High School Here
Included in the Interior Depart
ment's BIA budget requests for
1963 is $350,000 for planning a 512
pupil high school with boarding
facilities for the native children
from communities all ov^er northern
Alaska. The $350,000, part of a $4,
788.000 building program of the de
partment. will be used for site sur
veys. drawings, and other prelimi
nary work.
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Proposed plans call for 12 class
rooms, 3 home economics rooms, 2
science rooms, 2 commercial rooms,
a multipurpose room, two 265-pupil
dormitories, a kitchen-dining room,
employee quarters, storage rooms,
generating, and other facilities.
Veteran Worker
To Be Honored
Albert Norlin, veteran member
of the City public works depart
ment, will celebrate his 74th birth
day today with a party given for
him by his many friends. Norlin has
worked for the City for over 30
years continuously, and is a regular
“gopher” at finding that plugged
sewer line.
SEARS EXPANDING — The new Sears addition in the Northward
Building provides much needed space to display merchandise avail
able on the floor. The new* addition is another step by Sears toward
providing better service to Fairbanks customers.
CITY WILL DEDICATE PARKS
! Monday night the Fairbanks City
Council discussed dedicating ap
proximately 100 acres as a recrea
tion area. The area would include
Memorial Park. Kiwanis Park, the
Reclamation Area (city dump) and
the area around the new sewage
treatment plant.
Jim Bischoff. Chairman of the
Park. Recreation and Cemetery
Commission, explained that his
committee merely wanted the area
to be dedicated in general terms to
insure that it would remain a park.
Elmer Gagnon, president of the
Fairbanks Lions Club, stated that
his organization felt that the devel
oped areas should be dedicated to
the sponsoring organizations, such
as the Kiwanis and Lions’ Clubs.
Councilman Darrell Brewington
stated that he had found the 1952
minutes of the City Council in
which the Kiwanis Park area had
been turned over to the Kiwanis
Club. He said there had been no
Ordinance drawn up but that the
City Attorney was of the opinion
that the decision in the minutes was
binding.
“Hoosier” Returns
To Native Land
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice (Morry)
Smith returned to Fairbanks Mon
day after a six weeks visit to In
diana.
“Morry.” KFAR radio and KFAR
TV news director, visited with his
father who is Professor of Physics
emeritus at DePaw University.
Mrs. Smith visited her mother
wTho fractured her hip in an acci
j dent last fall in Indiana.
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After some discussion, the council
passed a motion directing the City
Attorney to draw up an ordinance
dedicating the park area.
Senior Students
Should Register
For A.C.T. Exam
Senior students in Alaska high
schools have only until Saturday,
Feb. 3, to register for the American
College Testing Program, according
to Dr. Edward Voldseth, dean of
students at the University of Alaska
and state coordinator of the ACT
Program.
The examination, which will be
administered on Feb. 24, is required
or recommended for admission to
more than 650 private and public
institutions of higher learning. |
These include the University of '
Alaska and Alaska Methodist Uni
versity.
For students of the Fairbanks
area, the test will be given on the
University of Alaska campus at
College.
High school seniors planning to
attend any of the ACT-affiliated
colleges or universities should regis
ter for the tests before the Satur
day, Feb. 3, deadline, Dean Vold
seth advised. Students may obtain
ACT registration forms and instruc
tions from their high school office.
FLORA DORA SHOW COMING
Judging for the best “old-time
costumes, such as those worn dur
ing Golden Days celebrations is
planned for the Emblem Club s an
ual Flora Dora stage show and dance
scheduled for 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb
ruary 3, at the Elk’s Club.
According to Mrs. Lucille Con
way, publicity chairman, the audi
ence is asked to come dressed in
their best old-time costumes. Those
judged best will receive valuable
prizes. Door prizes will also be
awarded.
Mrs. Pat Woods is show chairman.
She said that there will be many
surprise acts during the show.
Tickets for the event are on sale
Clements Makes
Trip To Rampart
Charles Clements left yesterday
for Rampart where he will operate
a roadhouse for Ira Weisner, who is
leaving for the Outside on a vaca
tion.
For many years Clements owned
and operated a roadhouse at Stev
ens Village prior to coming to Fair
banks.
at tne ctoor ana me puDlic is in
vited, said Mrs. Conway.
After the show there will be
dancing to live orchestra music.
The Emblem Club is organized to
further ties of Elks families, it is
not an auxiliary of the Elks Lodge.
Members work entirely for charity,
Mrs. Conway explained and much
of the monies raised goes to charity
on national, state, local and individ
ual levels. Much of the latter goes
unrecognized because of its confi
dential nature, she said. The club
also participates in a school scholar
ship program.
Ferguson Doing
Well During Trip
Friends of Roy Ferguson, chair
man of the board of Independent
Lumber Co., will be happy to hear
that Roy is getting along “wonder
fully well” according to word re
ceived from his cousin in Seattle.
Ferguson is now visiting with his
granddaughter, Mrs. E. C. S. Leav
enworth III, in San Diego. He is es
pecially thrilled renewing his ac
quaintance with his great-grand
■ daughter, his cousin said.
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