FERRY RILLS SUBMITTED
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Two bills providing for operation of
the M/v CHILKA.T between Cordova and Valdez
have been submitted to the Alaska Legisla
ture by Governor William A. Egan.
One of the measures would authorize
transfer of $125>000 in funds already ap
propriated to the Division of Marine Trans
portation for construction of loading ramps
and ferry slips at Cordova and Valdez.
The other would appropriate $105*106.
from the general fund for operation of the
vessel on the Cordova-Valdez run in the
year commencing July 1, 1965#
RECREATIONAL TRACT SALE SUCCESSFUL
All twenty-nine of the recreational
tracts in the McCarthy area which were of
fered for sale by the Division of Lands
were sold at the public auction in Copper
Center on Thursday, February 28, 1963*
Considerable interest was shown in
this sale, and on most tracts bidding was
spirited, with the selling price being
well above the appraised minimum figure •
on a number of the tracts.
The total appraised value of the
tracts, which ranged in size from 37 acres
to 291 acres, was $14,675# The total sel
ling price was $31*600.
The Division of -lands is planning
another sale of recreational tracts and
possibly some foreclosed lands in the same
area, which is about 50 miles east of
Chitina, sometime this summer, probably in
June or July.
FIRST TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
The three remaining living members
of Alaska’s first Teiritorial Legislature
have been told by Governor William A. Egan
that they and their colleagues "succeeded
in laying a firm foundation for Alaska's
future" despite sometimes oppressive re
strictions placed against the Territory
by Congress.
The Governor's comment was made in a
telegram, sent Saturday, Pg. 2 Please
MARCH IS HEART MONTH!
WHEREAS, the heart and blood vessel
diseases kill more residents of this nation
than all other causes combined, are respon*
sible for widespread suffering, and often
create serious economic hardship in our
homes and businesses; and
WHEREAS, Heart Fund dollars make pos
sible to campaign of research, education
and ...community Service to fight heart attack,
stroke,.rheumatic fever, hardening of the
arteries, high.blood pressure, inborn heart
defects and many other forms of heart and
blood vessel diseases; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Heart Association,
a chapter of the American Heart Association#
will conduct its Heart Fund campaign during
the week of March 4, to 10, 1963, to make
this health crusade possible:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM A, EGAN,
Governor of the State of Alaska, proclaim
March to be HEART MONTH in this state, and
urge our citizens to .support this important
drive with their contributions and volun*
tary services.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of Alaska
to be affixed, this fifth day of March in
the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and
sixty-three.
/s/ William A. Egan
Governor
(seal)
ATTEST: /s/ Hugh J. Wade
Secretary of State
KENNY LAKE NEWS - Mrs'. Helkenn
Ralph Barnard arrived hack at Lower
Tonsina Sunday night after spending a. week
outside with his folks. Ralph’s Dad had a
sudden heart attack hut is getting along
pretty good now. Looks like Marie will he
going out in a few weeks to get their son,
Kevin, whom Ralph left behind with the
grandparents. Work has once more resumed
on their homestead cabin and those logs are
really going up fast, .'.y g# 2" Rlease*