HOUSING
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According to the Alaska Housing Authority
Director, E.Glen "llder, Palmer Is slated
for construction of new hones under the
Alaska Housing Authority. Action was
taken at the annual neetlng of the Board
of Commissioners of the AHA held In Anch
orage on Monday, April 17, to construct
twenty-five single hones In Pnlner,twelve
hones at Cordova, ten at Dillingham,twenty*
five at Douglas, fifty hones near the Jun
eau airport, and six at the University of
Alaska.
’’The Authority will Immediately proceed
with the preparation of plans and other
work for the construction of these prot • >
Jects,"Wilder declared. "We hope that
new hones will be available to the resi
dents of Douglas, Juneau, Dillingham, Pal
mer, Cordova, and College this year, and
will make every effort to expedite their
construction," he stated.
At this neetlng which lasted fron Monday
through Thursday, April 20, the Board ap
proved a prcgr-n for the improvement and
construction of 170 dwellings located in
six villages along ’the Bering Sea Coast.
This program, known as the Renote Dwelling
Program of the authority Is an expansion
of last year’s trial plm at Hooper Bay
and consists of improvements to existing
native homes, and the construction of new
homes at an average cost of three hundred
and seventy dollars per dwelling.
Father O'Conner, a missionary in the re
mote areas of Alaska for the past twenty
years declares that last year's project
cojisisting of the Improvement to and con
struction of 42 dwellings at Hooper Bey
"has completely changed the complexion of
life for the natives, end has resulted In
an overwhelming enthusiasm for the assis
tance offered by the authority. ' He fur
ther states that TB has already been great
ly reduced at Hooper Bay, resulting direct
ly fron the Improvements to family living
conditions.
To carry out this year's plan, Federal
funds were received in the amount of
$63,300, from the administrator of the
Housing and Home Finance agency. These
funds are to be used by the r.HA to buy the
necessary materials for the 170 dwellings
to transport then to the several villages,
and tc enable the authority to provide in
struction to the natives regarding methods
of ccnstructlon. The funds used are to be
repaid by the native family over a period
of six years. Under the lr w, no single
loan can exceed _:500.
The Board also formally notified the Public
Housing iidmini strati on of the desire <bf>
the .-uthority to get the approved, low-rent
housi ng projects for Fairbanks, i.nchorage,
Juneau, and Ketchikan under construction
at the earliest possible date. It is hoped
that site and dwelling planning may be
cr-Tini! ef.L-d: .early--nnngh 1 n t.hi r building
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TERRITORIAL DENTAL EXAMIN
ATIONS HELD IN PALMER
The Territorial Dental examinations for
nlaskan certificates to practice dentis
try in the Territory of Alaska are being
h^ld in Palmer this week, Monday through
Friday. The examinations are being held
in Palmer due to the fact that Dr. F.R.
Sins is the Senior member of the Board of
Examiners.
Dr. Sims reports that there are six candi
dates taking the examinations.
Other members of Board who arc in Palmer
helning conduct the examinations are:
Dr. J.O.<>haley of Ketchikan, Dr. Robert
Livie of Anchorage, Dr. John Beyer of
Juneau. One member was aunable tc attend.
The examinations ore being given in Dr.
31ms Dental Offices in the TUard Building.
This is th^ first time that the examina
tion has been held in Palmer.
season to start construction and cocnletc
the exterior work before winter, so that
interior work may continue through the
winter.