Alaska Highway
Offers Plenty Of
Risks, Challenges
“Stall and You May Freeze," an
exceptionally good story in the
March 12 issue of Sports Illustrated
and authored by Dolly Connelly,
describes the “risk and challenge of
the adventure road” to Fairbanks
from the Outside.
In particular, the interesting ar
ticle dwells on the people along the
“Road,” including the men who
drive the great Lynden Transfer
rigs, rotating Army families, lonely
cooks and waitresses—all, a new
breed of pioneers.
Dolly Connelly, in Fairbanks—the
end of the road—a few months ago,
has a beautiful, free and easy style
of reporting, and Alaskans every
where will be delighted reading
about themselves and states.
And, according to the best of all
sports magazines, Dolly planned to
be in Fairbanks again—right now.
to take in the local Winter Carni
val.
Alaska Oil Field
Story Featured
In Trade Journal
Alaska's oil fields are getting !a
lot of publicity these days—more
than ever, it seems. The latest of
the many excellent articles is fea
tured in Petroleum Today, published
quarterly by the American Petro
leum Institute, in New York.
The cover, as in a play, depicts
a solitary figure moving among
dark, looming shapes across the
bleak, snow-covered stage. The
scene is Soldotna on the Kenai Pen
insula, west of Seward and south of
Anchorage. The dark, looming
shapes are storage tanks and pipe
lines.
Challenge of the Kenai is the title
of the interesting article by W. R.
Roberts, and is profusely illustrated
with pictures in color of oil drilling
Operations, men, winter scenes of
the terrain, an uncomplicated map
of the Kenai, moose, an old Russian
Orthodox church, a homesteader,
and a panoramic "shot" of the Oil
Capital of Alaska, the once small
fishing village of Kenai on the
shores of Cook Inlet.
A paper for the people!
KS RwoRJEAn-ON4 AREAS — Councilman "Red” Bcucher and
c crks Director Robert (frow are shown pointing out the
rfftrrfin!e„Slti™de for recreational purposes under the provisions
f Ordinanc e 1139, which was passed at this week’s Council meeting.
THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS
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EXPLORATION AID
The Office of Minerals Explora
tion of the Department of the In
terior last week entered into an
exploration assistance contract with
Richard E. Rowe of Fairbanks for
exploration fur gold on the Chena
River* -j
The total cost of work awarded
for the contract is estimated at $12.
300. with a maximum of $0,150 gov
ernment participation. The explora
tion work will be done on the Chena
River about 80 miles east of Fair
banks.
DR. FRITZ HERE
Dr. Milo H. Fritz, eye-ear-nose
throat specialist of Anchorage, will
hold a clinic in Fairbanks April
15-21 at the Travelers Inn.
Former patients and other per
sons desiring to be examined by Dr.
Fritz may pick up stamped and ad
dressed appointment cards at their
physician's office to mail to Dr.
PETER KIEWIT LOW
Peter Kiewit and Sons Company
of Fairbanks has entered the ap
parent low bid $406,621.65 for con
structing nearly four miles of paved
highway from Ester Siding to
Ester on the Fairbanks-Nenana
highway.
Richard A. Downing, Commis
sioner of the State Department of
Public Works, said* that Kicwit’s bid
was the lowest of nine. It was some
$87,000 less than the engineer's
estimate for the project, he said.
TOTS to TEENS
—Time to Choose Your Easter Togs—
A few suits,
sports jackets
and slacks
for boys left—
sides 12-18—
Vs off:
Fine Values
on $3-$4-$5
dress rack
sizes 3 to 11
Husky and
Chubette
sizes Vi off
Dresses
— Sweaters — Hats — Purses
Spcrt Jackets — Slacks — Coats *
- Baby Shoes
Gloves — Slips
You tvill love the perfect fit and fine values
from Fairbanks
Largest Children's Store
- Mail Orders Carefully Filled —
Fridays Open 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Suits
Fritz. Prescriptions for eye glasses
will be filled by the patient's op
tometrist or optician in Fairbanks.
LATHROP PTA
Monday, April 2 at 8 p.m. is the
final year’s meeting of the Lathrop
High School Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation. Attendees will hear a talk
by Dr. George W. Adams, vice
president of the University of
Alaska.
Dr. Adams will illustrate with
slides the Salzburg Seminar in per
sonal international relations based
on his four year's experience with
j 'he overseas American foundation.
Election of officers for the coming
year is also scheduled for that night.
JSetv Empress
Theatre
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Wed.-Thur.-Fri.-Sat.-Sun.
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Wed.-Thur.-Fri.-Sat.
"BRAVADOES"
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Sun.-Mon.-Tues.
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POLICE BLOTTER
By Colin Mick
VANDALISM RAMPANT
Spring is here again, as is Spring
Fever, adding new woes to the
Fairbanks drivers.
During the past week five local
automobile owners and one mer
:hant have reported having windows
and windshields cracked and
smashed by vandals armed with pel
let and BB guns.
Although these vandals may think
it's a lot of fun. it’s hard to believe
that they know just how expensive
their little acts are.
WINDSHIELD BROKEN
On March 23 Emil H. Pennanen,
800 Smythe, reported that someone
had shot holes in the windshield of
his 1956 Ford station wagon with a
BB gun or pellet gun.
WINDOW DAMAGED
On March 24 William Ellis of Dale
Road, reported that someone had
shot holes in the large window at
the front of Independent Lumber
Co. with a pellet or BB gun.
VOLKSWAGEN WINDSHIELD
On March 23 Do is Douley, 522
First, reported that someone had
shot BB holes in the Windshield ol
her Volkswagen while it was parked
behind the USO.
BACK WINDOW
Fred Weymiller of Fairview
Manor reported that someone had
shot BB holes in the back window
of his 1959 Edsel while it was
parked at Foodland.
SHATTERED WINDOW
Mrs. Lillian Baker of 1573 Cush
man reported that on March 22.
vandals had shattered the window
of her 1962 Cadillac with a BB gun.
Fay Spain stars with Philip Carey
in “Black Gold.” being filmed at
Warner Brothers. She has returned
from eight months in Europe and
Africa.
The Port of Seattle has one of the
lowest nilferage rates among all
U.S. ports.
In the homeland on the farm
you need hot water...
lots of it-fast, economically, automatically!
Clectric Water Heaters are tops in efficiency. 'United States Department
of Agriculture tests prove that ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS ARE MORE
EFFICIENT THAN LP GAS WATER HEATERS, by ratios of from 1.6 to 1,
to 2 to 1.
To get all the hot water you want—where you want it,
when you want it, and as you need it . . . YOUR BEST
BET IS AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER.
Electric Water Heaters are clean, safe, dependable.
They are so economical because they're so efficient . . .
use fewer heat units than comparable bottled gas
water heaters to do the same jobs.
Only ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS can be installed ANY
WHERE YOU WANT THEM ... in the house ... in the
milk house ... in the barn. They need no long pipe
runs, so heat losses are minimized.
* Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 141,U. S. Department of Agriculture
Go ALL-ELECTRIC—the Modern Way
Our Service Representative Will Be In Nenana On
March 28th and 29th
Stop by the Golden Valley Electric Office and
FIND OUT HOW ELECTRICITY WILL BENEFIT YOU.
GOLDEN VALLEY ELECTRIC
ASSOCIATION,
758 Illinois Street
GL 2-1151
Box 1249