THIS WEEK IN
FAIRBANKS
HOERLER TO TEXAS
John B. Hoerler, 804 Cowles St.,
left via jet Friday morning for Dal
las, Texas, where he was called by
the death of his aunt, Celia Hoer
ler.
Hoerler expects to be away for
about a month, and will make stop
overs in New Mexico and Arizona
on his return to Fairbanks.
HELICOPTER RIPES
Helicopter, rides are in store for |
spectators of the North American
Championship Dog Races beginning j
Sunday. March 18.
Don Clark of the Alaska Dog
Mushers Association said that Mer- ;
ric, Inc. (Merrill and Dick Wien)
will be giving helicopter rides dur
ing the dog races from an area set
up in the center of one dog trail,
for a fee of $5. Rides are available j
from the start of the races to their I
finish, and will take passengers ;
over various points of the races.
MUSIC PROGRAM
A program featuring the works
af Bach, Schumann and Barber is
in store for attendees of this Sun
day afternoon at 4:30 series at the !
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caught
in the
sluice
box
By Buckwheat Charley
Wal, the minin seasin is gittin
ready to open up agin an most
of me pals is gitting set to go
out on the cricks. They has ast
me to stay behind an keep an
eye on them law passers down !
in Juneau . . .
The reasin for this is cuz all.
them fishervien in the legisla- j
ture fergits about us pore miners
every oncet in awhile (usually !
while they is in session) an!
when they fer&its we comef
close to goin out of bizness.
Somebudy has got there sig
nals mixed up. March has bin
roarin like a lion a little bit
early this year. That wind is
shore nice for flyin kites tho.
(That’s a hint for our lawmak
ers down in Juneau.)
Speakin about the legislature, i
it looks like they will be en-.
joyin that Japanese current for
quite a spell yet. Some of the
boys has been peerin into the
future an figgered they has a
good month or more to go yet.
Meanwhile, the republicuns
has been addin to their ranks.
(That COULD be part of the
reasin.) Mark Jensen, who usta !
be knowed as a demacrat, was
ole Doc Baggen’s guest on “Mi
nority Report” the other day.
Tsk . . . Tsk . . . (Wonder how
many more they has layin in
them House bushes.)
Anybody who sez the demo
crats are in control of the House
this session ain’t very good at
countin roll call votes. It is
sposed to be 22-18 in favor of
the democrats, but then things
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THAT S SURE A TOUGH TRAIL — This tired dog s'iown resting on his pal's back after a tough day
of racing will have plenty of company before this year’s North American Championship rates are
over. The dog races will be held in conjunction w h ihe Fairbanks Winter Carnival. This week's is
sue of Jessen’s offers complete coverage for upcoming Carnival and Dog Racing events.
STREET PAVING
SOON
I
By Paul (Ip) Lien
An entensive paving project
which eventually will see paved
all streets from Noble Street to
Barnette, and Fifth Avenue to
Twelfth will begin this spring,
according to City Manager Clif
ford Nordby.
“We are winding up the sewer re
habilitation contract east of Noble
Street early this year.” said Nordby.
“The project, which is awarded
to Pacific Construction Co., calls
for an expenditure of $480,000 plus
engineering costs.
“This work is now approximately
90 per cent complete.
“About half of our sewer main
tenance costs have been used in
taking care of this area alone dur
ing the past few years.
“From now on out it looks like
we'll have a substantial saving in
this department.
On lower First Avenue there is
additional work going on.
Sewage Plant
“Work on the sewage treatment
plant which is being done by Reed
and Martin, Inc., has been underway
since last fall and will be completed
this year,” said Nordby.
“This project, combined with the
sewer interceptor line along Second
Avenue from the plant near Kiwanis
Park to the river crossing line, is
costing $250,000 for the plant and
THE WEATHER
High Temp.: 34, Mar. 9 & 10
Low Temp.: -22, Mar. 13
Ave. Temp.: 9, 3 above normal
Temp, at 8 a.m., -26
Precip.: .39; 7.9 snow; 27” snow on
ground
Outlook: Mostly cloudy, becoming
partly cloudy Monday; cloudy &
warmer on Tues. & Wed.
Sunrise: 6:14 a.m.; Sunset: 5:49 p.m.;
11 hours, 35 minutes of daylight;
gain of 8 minutes
80 earthquakes recorded this weeli
within a 200 mile radius of Fair
banks, according to the Coast &
1 Geodetic Survey.
$80,000 for the river crossing. This
was a Federal grant.
“Recent acquisitions by the City
of property have taken place on
North Cushman with the purchase
of the Briggen; Jennings and O'Neil
properties.
“The planned road from the
bridge will cut off a corner of the
St. Joseph’s Hospital property, cut
to the right of the former Louie
Rose Building, and cut back into
Illinois Street this side of the Miller
Apartments. This'section of highway
has always been a traffic hazard.
“In the urban renewal area street
lighting has been relocated, as well
as telephone lines, curbs, gutters
and streets.
“A public parking lot is planned
for the area west of the Elk’s Club.
“A paving project is planned for
Noble Street from Wendell to Gaff
ney.
“On Noble Street the right-of-way
varies from 60 feet to 43 feet,” said
Nordby.
The question here is whether or
ALASKANEWS
IN BRIEF
LABOR PEACE
ANCHORAGE—Ratification of a
new three year contract between
the Alaska chapter of Associated
General Contractors and Carpenters
Union locals in Southcentral and
Southeastern Alaska was completed
• ver the weekend.
According to a spokesman for the
j. ichorage local 1281, the new agree
I mint calls for a 22 cents an hour
j wage increase and a two cent per
! hour increase to the health and
welfare fund.
SUIT TOSSED OUT
ANCHORAGE — U.S. Districl
Court Judge Walter H. Hodge
| granted the motions of two defend
ants liquor distributors and dis
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not we should have a uniform 60
I foot righ'4-of «\’4ay or go zigi-ziag
down the street anywhere from 43
to 60 feet.
Ninety per cent of the cost of
! this paving is absorbed by the State,
but we have to meet their specifica
tions in order to get the grant.
Cost of land acquisition along
Noble must be born by the City.
Project Costs
“Total cost of the project will be
$120,000 of which we must pay
$12,000, said Nordby.
“Total land acquisition costs could
be as high as $225,000 with a mini
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Ten Percent Rate
Slash Proposed
At MUS Meeting
The Municipal Utilities Board
last night heard a proposal from
member R. D. Jones that the Board
consider passing an electric rate de
crease in the neighborhood of 10
percent.“at some future date.”
In proposing the decrease, Jones
requested that the MUS Manager
investigate the possibilities and de
termine if such a decrease were
possible.
MUS Manager Robert Wade ex
plained that he could only make a
preliminary study, and that a de
tailed study would have to be made
by either a consulting engineer or
! a rate consultant.
“I would say that we were a little
early on it,” Wade commented. He
went on to explain that before such
i a decrease were possible it would
be necessary to make some deter
j mination as to how actual revenues
, were matching up with anticipated
revenue.
Wade said he felt the first six
! month’s revenues should be used in
slich a determination, so the earliest
reduction could possibly come
1 would be next January.
‘$15,700,000:
University Is
Included For
Lion's Shore
By Colin Mick
Governor William A. Egan
has asked the Alaska Legislature
to submit three separate bond
issues totaling Si5.700.000 for
voter approval at this fall’s
elections.
The issues would include $5,000,
000 for construction and additions to
State-operated elementary and -, c
ondary schools. S7.200.000 for the
University of Alaska, and $3,500,000
for airport construction.
Governor Egan called his pro
posal “a modest approach when
compared with the overall need.”
and said that the request covers the
priority list of needed public im
provements in his six-year capital
improvement program.
Egan, addressing a joint session of
the State Legislature, said the bond
ing proposal "is an outgrowth of
demands by people throughout Alas
ka, not for luxuries, but for bare
necessities.”
Stimulates Growth
‘‘Initial outlays necessary to con
struct public works loom large,”
Egan said, “but in the long run this
type of effort can be expected to
pay off in the stimulation of eco
nomic development which, in turn,
makes possible fuller use of re
sources and manpower.’
Egan told legislators the $15,709,
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