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Vol. 21, No. 21
Wednesday, May 23, 1962
Fairbanks, Alaska
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THIS WEEK IN
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AUTOGRAPH PARTY
There will be an autograph party
for Grant Pearson, author of My
Life of High Adventure this Satur
day, May 26, at Adler’s Bookshop.
Pearson will be present from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. to autograph his
latest book for Fairbanks area resi
dents.
HALL OUTSIDE
Lonnie Hall of Noble Street Mo
tors left last week for North Caro
lina with two Hall children, Burnie
and Sherrie. They will join Mrs.
Hall and the couple’s other son in
Kershaw, N.C. Hall will return to
Fairbanks in July.
VISITING PERKOWSKIS
Mr. and Mrs. John Sinko of Mia
mi, Fla., arrived in Fairbanks last
week to spend the summer with
their daughter, Mrs. Ed Perkowski,
and their five grandchildren, Ellen,
Eddie, Karen, Joan, and Lynn.
FORMER ALASKAN VISITS
Arriving here this week from
Miami, Fla., for a month’s visit were
Mrs. Alice (Toni) Mawery and her
8-month-old daughter, Nancy.
Mrs. Mawery is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Miskoff who
live at Pike’s Landing and Hoselton
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caught
in the
sluice
box
By Buckwheat Charley
Wal, ole mayer Ribar ain’t
got to do that jig down Noble
street yet (for when it gits
paved), but he is now a genuine
jet jockey after smashin the
sound barrier at the big armed
forces day meet.
I’ll bet he shore saw some
queer sights when he was up
there in that jet plane . . . like
Fairbanks, for example. In fact,
there is a rumor out that he
got a good look at the Fairbanks
street system an thought for a
minute that they had flew to
the far side of the moon.
It was only for a minute, tho,
cause everybody knows them
moon craters can’t even begin
to compare with the ones we
has got. . .
See where them speedboaters
was at it agin over the week
end. They shore is a brave
bunch. (The ones that flunk out
of there club automatically gits
to be astronauts.)
While we is on the water,
there shore has bin a lot of talk
about it lately. Everybody has
got a case of the “flood fever”.
Even the newspapers has caught
it.
In fact, in this modern day
an age, there don’t even hav to
be a flood for there to be one.
The BUCKWHEAT RESEARCH
INSTITUTE has bin doing some
hard thinkin on this subject, an
we has come up with the solu
tion.
PREFACE TO SOLUTION:
Back in the good ole days, the
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TILING DOWN A EIVER BANK — Yukon flood and ice jams threat
en the Galena Air Force Station and FAA Airport. Before- break
up, this Spring, Army Engineers and Structures Incorporated, Anch
orage, steel-plated the bank to prevent erosion. Workmen are
shown placing piling. —U.S. Army Photo
ALASKA TV SERIES SLATED
Alaskans may find themselves ap
pearing on television screens in mil
lions of Japanese homes, if Japanese
plans materialize.
The Japan Broadcasting Corpora
tion has announced plans to film the
‘Story of Alaska,'' a serial TV drama
to be broadcast in 17 weekly in
stallments.
“Alaska is the most important re
gion,” the General Managing Direc
tor of the company stated, “of what
President Kennedy calls ‘New Fron
tiers!’ The central city of Alaska
is situated at the same distance
from Tokyo as from San Francisco,
and close industrial relations have
been established between Alaska
and Japan since the realization of
the Japanese-Alaskan tie-up in the
aulp industry several years ago.
ALASKA NEWS
IN BRIEF
OK SCHOOL BUDGET
ANCHORAGE—The 1962-63 fiscal
year budget for the Anchorage In
dependent School District got the
jfficial approval last week of the
City Council.
The approved budget, providing a
general fund of $11,564,125, will be
financed by the same 12 mill tax
evy in effect during the past year.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
NOME—Dates have been set for
the 5th Annual Midnight Sun Festi
val which will be held on June 21,
22 and 23 under the sponsorship of
;he Chamber of Commerce, headed
oy Frank Couch as chairman of the
Festival Committee and with John
lie Stephenson as Festival man
ager.
AMU Budget
ANCHORAGE—A budget of $1.6
million for Alaska Methodist Uni
versity next year was approved dur
ing the final session Saturday of
the Board of Trustees.
BUSINESS SURVEY
JUNEAU—Laurence C. Richards,
district manager for the National
Federation of Independent Business,
last week discussed with Gov. Wil
liam A. Egan a special survey that
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“In this serial drama we wish to
deal with a story featuring dynamic
actions and a love romance unfold
ed in the wild nature of Alaska,
thereby introducing part of Alaska
to the Japanese.”
The half-hour shows will feature
Japanese actors and Eskimo, Indian,
and other Alaska extras.
The company hopes to present
the program on TV between early
December, 1962, and late March,
1963.
Filming will be done during a
40-day period from August 10 to
Sept. 18.
The actors, cameraman, producer
and other personnel will be pre
ceded by a small exploratory group,
including a writer, program director,
and floor director.
Filming will take place in Anchor
age, Fairbanks, Ft. Yukon, Mt. Mc
Kinley, Point Barrow, Kotzebue.
Nome, Sitka, Juneau, and other
Alaskan areas and in San Francisco.
Florida Raccoon
Alive After Two
Alaskan Winters
A raccoon—not native of Alaska,
has survived two winters in the
rigorous interior climatic conditions
without any prepared shelter.
Two years ago Pete Aiken, local !
resident, suffered a complete loss
by fire of his home at 4-mile, Chena
Hot Springs Road.
In addition to losing his home and
contents, Aiken lost the beginnings
of a small zoo, which he had start
ed—and the inmates had to be
turned loose to roam for themselves.
A week ago Aiken got a glimpse
of his Florida-born raccoon which
he had thought lost in the fire.
Apparently, the animal has man
aged to survive two winters, in
cluding the severe one this past
year, without any human aid.
Aiken, his wife, and two children,
are rebuilding their home and are
also clearing property. Twenty
acres is now cleared.
As soon as possible, Aiken plans
on starting a zoo all over again.
University Seniors Ready
For May 28th Graduation
By Bill Biden
Approximately 125 graduating seniors will receive their
diplomas at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28 in the gymnasium at the
University of Alaska’s 40th and largest commencement exercise.
Ceremonies will begin with Baccalaureate services at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 27. The Processional, lead by Prof. William R. Cash,
Sen, University Marshal, followed by
the ROTC color guard, the platform
party, the faculty, and candidates
for degrees, will assemble in the
men's residence hall complex and
proceed to the gym.
Processional and recessional mu
sic will be played by Dr. Franklyn
Parten, organist. Members of the
Univeresity-Fairbanks Community
Chorus will present a vocal selec
tion. Titles of musical numbers and
names of guest speakers will be an
nounced at a later date.
Open house and the president’s
reception will be held immediately
following Baccalaureate service at
Lathrop Hall, the newest men’s
; dormitory.
Processional Formation
Commencement will start with a
processional formation in front ol
McIntosh Hall, following the same
procedure as Baccalaureate. The
tentative program will proceed
somewhat in this order: procession
al, with march music provided by
Mr. Parten, presentation of colors
by the ROTC color guard, invoca
tion, addresses by honored guest
speakers, and presentation of de
grees by Mr. Elmer E. Rasmuson,
President, Board of Regents, and
Dr. William R. Wood, President of
the University.
Presentation of commissions and
charges of graduates will be given
by President Wood, followed by a
response for Class of 1962 by Joe
C. Williford and presentation of
honorary degrees by President of
Regents Rasmuson and President
Wood. The Madrigal Singers will
sing one selection preceding the
benedition, choral response, and re
cessional.
Names of honorary degree recipi
ents are Dr. R. Rolland Armstrong,
President, Sheldon Jackson High
School and Junior College; Mr. Noel
Wien, Alaska aviation pioneer;
Representative Wayne Norv-iel As
pinall, U.S. Congress—Colorado; and
Lowell Thomas Sr., well known tra
veler and newsman. These men have
been selected for their services to
the University and the State of
Alaska.
Honored Guests
Graduates will be honored guests
of the University at an informal
luncheon in Constitution Hall cafe
teria immediately following com
mencement ceremonies.
Will Publish
On Wednesday
Jessen’s Weekly will publish
as usual next Wednesday, May
30 — Memorial Day — the union
shop crews have decided, but will
take Friday off instead, making
for a long 3-day weekend holi
day. The front office staff, busi
ness office, reportorial and ad
vertising staffs will, as usual, be
on the job until 12 noon Satur
day, when they, too, will take
off for a brief breather.
The senior class banquet will be
held at the Fort Wainwright Of
ficer’s Club on May 26, at 7 p,m.
A social hour, buffet dinner, and
dancing are planned.
On campus housing will be avail
able for guests of graduating seniors,
according to Mrs. Laura E. Jones,
Director of Admissions and Regis
trar. Seniors desiring such arrange
j ments are requested to contact Mrs.
i Gretchen Fitzgerald, Wickersham
| Hall, immediately for reservations.
A one dollar charge for linen service
| per bed for -the weekend will be
1 the only cost.
THE WEATHER
flight Temp.: 63, May 19
Low Temp.: 31, May 18
I Ave. Temp.: 47, 3 below normal
| Precip.: Trace
Outlook: Cloudy with afternoon
showers, temperatures >* near nor
mal
Sunrise: 2:03 a.m.; Sunset: 9:37 p.m.
19 hours, 35 minutes of daylight,
a gain of 8 minutes
70 Earthquakes recorded this week
within a 200 mile radius of Fair
banks, according to the Coast &
i Geodetic Survey.
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