Vol. 15, No.
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Thursday, July
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THE WEATHER
High: 81' on July 2.
Low: 50° on July 4.
Average: 64", 5“ above normal.
Precip.: .02 inches.
Weekend Outlook: Cloudy with
occasional light rain for the
beginning of the period, most
ly cloudy for the remainder of
the period. Temperatures near
or slightly above normal.
Sunrise Today: 1:21 a m.
Sunset Today: 10:28 p.m.
"Caught in
the Riffles”
By V. Maurice Smith
Dr. Aubrey Carter
When the new Doctors’ Clinic op
ened in Everett, Washington, re
cently a former Fairbanks physician
realized a long-standing dream.
Dr, Aubrey R. Carter, with a
group of six other doctors, a dentist
and a pharmacist, formed a corpor
ation to construct the beautiful,
modern building.
The building is of brick with huge
windows set in metal sash. It is lo
cated in the 900 block on Pacific
avenue, a site occupied by Provi
dence hospital at one time and the
Monte Cristo hotel.
Dr. Carter left Fairbanks shortly
before World War II. Here he was
associated with the Fairbanks Medi
cal Clinic and had made many
friends.
This writer would like to offer
his personal congratulations to Dr.
Carter. The latter did an excellent
job of patching up a set of frozen
toes for him some 18 years ago and
went quite a bit out of his way to
scare up a minister for his wedding.
Phew
The olfactory nerves of the Eddie
Crafton family were affronted the
Other day when the Craftons lifted
the lid of a camp cooking utensil
preparatory to washing it for a trip
into the tall and uncut.
A year ago the contents, long
since forgotten, were timely. By
the time they were opened they
constituted historical material and
smelled to the high heaven.
After removing the stew of last
year, Eddie, an avid sportsman,,
found that the pungent brew had
even pitted the bottom of the ket
tle.
Str. Nenana
Will Puff Into
Fairbanks Soon
The riverboat Nenana, replica of
the sternwheelers that plowed Al
aska’s rivers during the most ro
mantic portion of the Territory's
i history, will soon be berthed in
Fairbanks’ front yard.
! The vessel, reminicent of the days
when Flora Dora girls danced the
i can-can to the rhythms of violins
i and antique pianos, and the bat
j tered strains of “Frankie and John
ny” echoed from every saloon, will
j be brought to Fairbanks under its
| own power, and permanently
berthed here.
The Nenana. a veteran of both
j the Yukon and the Tanana rivers,
was purchased by the Fairbanks
j Chamber of Commerce last week on
a bid of $18,893. The Alaska Rail
road, original owners of the ship,
values her at $25,498.98, including
$145,409.20 worth of rennovations
made in 1952.
The old steamer will be convert
ed into a waterfront museum fea
turing an Alaskan art collection and
Native arts and crafts. The history
i of transportation in Alaska will alro
! be displayed, and many dog sleds
! and snowshoes have already been
| donated for display.
j The many old items already re
ceived by the Chamber are being
I stored in a local warehouse pending
the arrival of the Nenana.
According to ''Dutch'’ Derr,
Chamber manager, plans are under
way to remake the hall of the old
I ship into a "Days of ’98” theatre,
to be managed by the University
Players. The theatre will follow the
old-time plan, complete with lattice
work boxes, where once bejeweled
ladies sat demure, and wood frame
curtains, that came crashing to the
floor at the close of each act.
Plans for permanently beaching
the vessel are underway with sev
eral lots being considered by the
Chamber. A display of old boats,
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Dr. Wrn. Brown
Visits Brother9
Dr. A. S. Brown
Dr. Arthur S. Brown, prominent
Fairbanl$£ optometrist, has been en
joying a visit the past several days
with his brother. Dr. William
Brown, retired optometrist of 'Okla
homa City.
Dr. Arthur Brown graduated from
Needles School of Optometry in Kan
sas City in 1913 just 10 years after
his brother received his degree
from that institution.
Dr. William Brown is known in
certain parts of Wyoming for his
antelope hunting, a sport which he
has indulged for mgny years.
Landing here the latter part of
June for his second visit north, Dr.
William Brown will remain some
time longer.
Jo Ann Wold
Receives
| School Award
Jo Ann Wold, daughter of Mrs.
Ray Herberger, received an award
this week as the most outstanding
student of her class.
Jo Ann, w’ho was stricken with
polio as a seventh grader, com
pleted her grade school education
by Calvert courses, and is now in
her sophomore year in high school,
taking correspondence courses from
the University of Nebraska.
Jo Ann has taken both years of
high school from the Nebraska in
stitution. She is majoring in Eng
lish. With the help of her instruct
or, Athena Parker, she wades
through a two week unit in very
little time,
Jo Ann is seriously thinking of
taking college work from the Ne
braska school after completing her
high school wrork.
She is probably best known in
Fairbanks for her children’s program
on KFAR, “The Magic Story Book,”
which she started with the help of
Jo Scott, former teacher at Denali
school. Jo Ann’s program, broad
cast on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays is sponsored by the San
fair Bakery.
McDonald, Leib,
Pete Killed In
Crash At Bethel
Names of the three men who
\frere killed in the Interior Airways
amphibian plane crash 100 miles
southwest of Bethel were released
by the Airline this week.
Donald McDonald, famed Alaska
bush pilot from Nome, and Max
Leib, Jr., of Bethel were identi
fied earlier this week as being
aboard the ill-fated liner when it
went down near the mouth of the
1 Kuskokwim river. Later, the third
member of the party was identi
fied as George Pete, a flight me
chanic.
McDonald is survived by his wife
in Nome. Leib. a freight handler
in Bethel, is survived by his father,
a rooming house and store opera
tor there.
Cause of the crash has not yet
been determined, and no details can
be released until the CAA investiga
tion at the scene of the accident is
completed.
Harold Mattonen
Is Out On Bail
Harold G, Mattonen, charged with
first degree murder in the shooting
of August R. Matts on June 20, was
released on $10,000 bond Monday.
Bail had originally been set at
$20,000 but was reduced by the
court sometime Saturday.
No date for Mattonen's trial can
be set until Judge Vernon Forbes
returns from the States sometime
in early August.
Explosion, Fire
Destroy Home
Wendell Ave.
The one-story log home of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Michell at 216 Wen
dell was completely destroyed by
| fire last evening after a loud ex
plosion rocked the structure and
several adjoining buildings.
; No one was in the home at the
time of the explosion, which hit
with such force that one wall of
1 the building was almost completely
! torn loose.
The house was owned by Searl
Burnett, captain of the local fire
department. The Michells, who were
| purchasing the home from him.
j have lived there for the past five
! months.
Further information as to the act
j ual cause of the fire is pending an
investigation By the Fire Depart
j ment. Conjecture of the 300 specta
tors who witnessed the conflagra
| tion was that the fire may have
: started from a water heater in the
basement. The strong odor of gas
was apparent after the explosion.
Shortly after the explosion, fire
men rescued a small dog which had
been tied to the garage. Nothing
was salvaged from the interior of
the home.
Burnett insured the building for
$10,500 with the Fairbanks Insur
i ance Agency. He has owned the
| structure since 1931.
The Michells have three children,
i two boys ages 6 and 4, and a girl.
! age 3. Mrs. Michell works for Sani
I System Cleaners.
This is the second such tragedy
the Michells have suffered in recent
months. They were burned out of
their home at 19th street and Gil
lam way last November.
Anyone who can offer clothing or
shelter to the stricken family is
asked to call Mrs. Harwocd at 2752
or Mrs. Bergman at 3765.
Whaley Service
Friday; Tried
Forced Landing
Services for Jack Whaley will be
held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the
First Presbyterian church. Rev. Vic
tor Alfsen will conduct. Burial will
be in the American Legion plot
in Birch Hill cemetery.
Pall be. ers will be Noel Wien,
Sig Wien. A. E. "Bud” Hagberg,
R. A. "Dutch” Derr, Chuck West
and Everett Patton.
Honorary pall bearers will in
clude Bob Savarria, George Ray
burn. Alvin Polet. Cliff Everts, Jim
Freericks. Fritz Wien, Dave Bro
naugh, Douglas Preston and Dudley
Beck.
Cause of the crash in which
Whaley met his death was due to
a controlled forced landing. Whaley
hit an eight foot embankment just
short of a level space he had ap
parently picked out to land on. Just
why he was forced to attempt a
landing is not known at present.
Fairbanksans
Enjoy Rainier
Baseball Game
The Seattle Rainiers came from
behind in an extra inning thriller
Tuesday night to throttle the Fair
banks All Stars 18-14 before a crowd
of some 2,500 fans in Griffin Park.
The All Stars led the visitors
twice in the game, but each time
their efforts were thwarted by a
series of hits and runs on the part
of the Rainiers.
The night’s entertainment was
complete with the usual dog on the
playing field, a player (Bob Brun*
dy of Central Labor) being thrown
out of the game, and booing on the
part of the fans. Bill Sears, public
ity director for the visitors, went
into the game two times in spite of
a ruling against it. He was the first
batter up in the game, and returned
to bat during the seventh inning to
try his luck.
In the top of the first inning
Stephens flew out to Cole, leaving
two men stranded who had reached
base as a result of an error and a
base hit. LeFevers pounded a home
run in the bottom of the first inn
ing bringing in Murray and Cooley
to give the All Stars an early 3-0
lead.
Zernia hit a homerun in the top
of the second with no one on, mak
ing the score now 3-1. The All Stars
went down one-tw'o-three.
A sharp double play from Cooley
to Schneider to Murray put the
Rainiers down in the third inning.
The All Stars fared no better at
their turn.
The Rainiers failed to score in
the top of the fourth, but the Fair
banks club collected their fourth
tally on LeFevers homer, his sec
ond of the evening. A double play
from Wilson to Stephens ended the
All Star threat.
In the top of the fifth the Rain
iers bounced back with five runs
scored on back-to-back doubles by
Mauro and Schult and a homer by
Taylor. Three singles by Dixon, Wil
son and Zernia added to the previ
ous hits made the score 6-4. ®un
narson fanned three straight All
Stars to set them down.
! Anderson, who had put out the
fire in the fifth for the All Stars,
was met by a barrage of homeruns
in the sixth as the Rainiers gathered
five more runs. A single from Mau
ro and homeruns slugged by Dixon,
Schult, Taylor and Stephens gave
i the Rainiers an 11-4 margin. The
All Stars hit intoa double play from
Dixon to Wilson to Stephens fol
lowed by a fly-out to left-fielder
Schultz in their half of the long
sixth inning.
A double by Dixon urent for
naught as the Rainiers failed to
score in the top of the seventh. The
All Stars rallied to make a brand
new game in the seventh by scoring
1 seven runs as a result of eight hits
off Brenner, w'ho was then pitching
for the visitors. Clark homered with,
the bases loaded making the score
11-10. Back to back doubles by
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