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ment to the congregation. He will
become rector of All Saints Church
in'Alaska’s largest city.
AMU MOCK ELECTION
ANCHORAGE—A mock election
at Alaska Methodist University last
week saw the selection of Gov. Wil
liam A. Egan as Democratic candi
date for governor and former Gov.
Mike Stepovich as the Republican
candidate for governor of Alaska.
WRANGELL BOUND
NOME — Dick McCormick, who
has been high school principal for
the past two years, has resigned to
accept the position of principal at
Wrangell High School.
FORGOTTEN PEOPLE
JUNEAU—Gov. William A. Egan
has charged that the U.S. State De
partment in recent years appears on
occasion to have forgotten it repre
sents the American people and in
stead “gauges its action by what
might be the foreign reaction.”
NEW CHIEF
WRANGELL — City Manager
James Evans has appointed Charles
J. Thrift as Police Chief for Wran
gell. Thrift was formerly on the
Fairbanks police force.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
JUNEAU—Gov. William A. Egan
says he will announce his selection
of Alaska's new attorney general
“later this week.”
Anchorage attorney George Hayes
is reportedly in line for the position.
LIONS CONCLAVE
SKAGWAY—The annual conven
tion of Lions Clubs for the 49th
District will be held at Skagway
on May 23 to 26. The 49th District
is composed of the Yukon Territory,
the Northwest Territory and all of
Alaska.
Dye Mayor
KENAI—At the Kenai City Council
election held last week, James
“Bud" Dye was elected mayor of
the city, to replace incumbent John
Swanson.
DELTA ELECTION
DELTA JUNCTION—Residents of
Delta Junction last week elected
seven City Council members, in
creasing the membership from five
to seven, as proposed by the last
Council.
Elect 1 to serve one-year terms
were: Russell Diehl, Mrs. Marge
Wells, and Gerrit Vermuellen.
Elected to two-year terms were:
Dean Cummings, George Norton,
Dwain Gibson, and Art Noffke.
Norton and Diehl were both mem
bers of the first Delta Junction City
Council. The City was incorporated
in December, 1961.
CUTOFF OPEN
JUNEAU—Canadian officials ad
vised Donald A. McKinnon. Commis
! sioner of the Department of High
j ways, that the Haines Cutoff is now
j officially open to light traffic.
AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE
ANCHORAGE—Airfield mainten
; ance agreements have been final
1 ized with the Village Council of Pt.
Hope and with Wien Alaska Airlines
i for fields at Allakaket and Hughes.
Much of the work done in these
locations consists of snow removal,
! compacting and the general looking
after of the field which can be ac
complished by the people who live
in the area.
NOME ENGINEER
j JUNEAU — Commissioner D. A.
McKinnon, State Department of
Highways, announced last week
that Obert R. Hyde has been ap
pointed District Highway Engineer
at Nome.
Hyde succeeds Roy Jenkins who
has been appointed Assistant Con
SPOTLIGHT ON MAIL BOXES
Mail boxes are in the spotlight
next week. May 21-26, as the United
States Post Office Department has
proclaimed a Mailbox Improvement
Week. Mail boxes on mounted City
routes, rural routes, and star routes
with delivery and collection serv
ice are to receive attention.
Patrons are encouraged to furnish
mail receptacles which are conven
ient to use. neat appearing and pro
tective for the mail. Boxes that are
properly stationed and maintained
contribute to efficient, speedy de
livery of mail.
“We sincerely request the co
operation of all postal patrons in
this area. You can help speed up
collections and deliveries of mails,
and make it possible for your mail
man to serve you more adequately
and promptly.” William G. Olli
kainen, Fairbanks postmaster said
today.
He said that on mounted routes
with curb-line delivery, a box of
the rural type is not required; how
ever, it should be a model which
, will protect the mail from the
i weather. Where receptacles are not
directly in front of residences, the
j patron's name and address must be
! shown on the box.
Boxes that are not properly in
stalled or not kept in good service
able condition retard the delivery
| of mail and may expose it to the
weather. Unserviceable boxes must
be replaced.
Mail boxes on both rural and star
routes must be located on the right
, side of the road in the direction of
j travel of the carriers wherever traf
NOTICE
PROPANE CUSTOMERS
of
FAIRBANKS PLUMBING
100-Lb. Propane Cylinder
Delivery
Charge:
ONLY
$1.50
$14
00
No Charge for
Commercial Account Deliveries
No Rental Charge on Bottles
FAIRBANKS PLUMBING & HEATING
SAMPSON HARDWARE
100 NORTH TURNER
PHONE GL 2-3110
struction Engineer with headquar
ters at Anchorage. He was Project
Engineer in the Fairbanks District.
FESTIVAL SLATED
ANCHORAGE—An 18-day feast
of good music, including generous
helpings of art and poetry, will be
served Alaskans and Alaska visitors
during the seventh annual Alaska
Festival of Music to be staged in
Anchorage, June 11 through 28.
NOME ROAD WORK
JUNEAU—The State Department
of Highways has called for bids on
a 10-mile section of the Nome
Koukarok Road. The project pro
vides for grading and drainage be
tween Coffee Creek and Kougarok
River.
The project will greatly improve
j transportation between Nome and
the Taylor Creek mining area which
lies to the northeast of Nome. It is
; expected that construction will com
mence some time in June and be
completed some time during the
1 following summer.
fic conditions are such that it would
be dangerous for the carriers to
drive to the left in order to serve
| the boxes, or where their doing so
would constitute a violation of
State or local traffic regulation.
On star routes with box delivery
and collection service, where a box
is newly installed, or a present box
is replaced, an approved rural box
must be provided.
TV SETS STOLEN
On May 3, Morrell Lions of the
Fairbanks Merchant Patrol reported
a breaking and entering at Thomas
Radio and TV, 1707 Cushman. Two
television sets were reported miss
ing.
ACREAGE FOR RENT
South Cushman
I Rent for taxes and assessments
| (only . . . write
Ross Kimball
Box 2213 — Fairbanks, Alaska
SBA OFFICIALS — J. Victor Richardson, Advertising manager of
Station KTVF in Fairbanks, and a member of the Small Business
Administration’s National Advisory Council, greets SBA Adminis
trator John E. Horne (right) at the Council's meeting held in Wash
ington earlier this month.
CORRECTION
HYGRADE
Corned Beef in NGA Ad should
read 79c lb.
PREM 12 0Z. TIN
Luncheon Meat in NGA Ad should
read 49c ea. .
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