Joy Morgan
COPPER NUGGETS
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INDI.iiN CREDIT FUND
The association on American Indian
Affairs has created the .Alaska Native
Business Credit Fund to help /ilaska
natives set up small businesses.
Howard Rock,- editor of The Tundra
Times, Fairbanks, has been named
administrator of the fund.
The fund will guarantee small com
mercial bank loans to native villagers
who have sound business enterprises
but are unable to obtain financing .
because of lack of collateral.
Information is now in from Juneau
regarding the rules and regulations
concerning the,founding of a small
public library library for Copper
Center. Interested parties will be
alerted by posters announcing the
first meeting.which will not be
held until after the start of school.j
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■ Mrs Dorothy Meekins of Meekins.
dge on the Glenn -Highway, passed away
a week ago Sunday, in the Providence
Hospital in anchorage. DottieTs faith
and courage during the last months
of her life were a source of inspir
ation to all her friends. She is sur
vived by her widower Austin, and 6
children: Pam, Ricky, Mike, Steve,
Jackie and Mark.She also had 2 sister^
and her mother in anchorage.
A large forest 'fire is being fought
at Upper Tonsina in the Squirrel
•Creek area. Fire-guard crews andACS
personnel are trying to confine the
jDlaze.
Thru the Knot-hole
Bill Burch and his family of Cordova
went thru Copper on their way to
Anchorage last week-end. They had
taken the Chilkat, which they say was
loaded to capacity with 60 passengers,
and at least two cars had to be turned
away at the Cordova dock. The Burch’s
had a number of films they had taken
at the height of the Cordova fire,
which showed the terrific devastion
of fire, smoke and wTater,
Roy and Beth Hooper have as house
guests her parents, Mr and Mrs Wynans
from Chicago*****Trooper Hill and his
family are nicely settled in the
Lane house in Copper; Mrs Hill has
the beauty shop open for business too,
*****^Shiny’’ and Monte Olds from
Valdez, taking a day off and shopping
in Copper**** George Gilbertson and
his wife from Fairbanks on their way
to Valdez. Mr Gilbertson was owner
of the old Pioneer Hotel m ioairabnks
*****The Hansen*s from Tok were in
Glenallen while two of the girls
were being separated from their ton
sils at Faith Ho.spital****** Vera
Harsh^fn is leaving the homestead
for town***.** Myrtle Bangs' of Palmer,
and Extension ^gent, in Copper*****
PeteRude .of the Alaska Freightlines
Anchorage office thru Copper on the
way to Valdez****Ethel Brenden and
Essie Mae Mitchell took a quick trip
to Anchorage*** Susan, Sandra, Stevie
and Ray Gobles visited the dentist
and eye doctor in Anchorage*** Local
hunters aren?.t having much luck so
far with the moose and caribou.
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Joy and Jim Morgan