ASKS LAND WITHDRAWAL FDR
BIRCH INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
The Bureau of Land Manege-,
ment is requesting withdrawal of
104,959 acres of land as a forest
management area for the pur
pose of developing an Alaska
white birch industry, it was an
nounced today by J. M. Honey
well, area administrator. Lying
south and east of the town of
Talkeetna, for the most part from
three to five miles east of the
Alaska Railroad, this area con
tains one of the largest single
stands of mature white birch on
the North American continent.
In order to interest prospective
purchasers of this timber, it is
necessary to furnish a ready and
continuous supply of timber over
a 20-to 40-year period in order
to assure amortization of the siz
able plant and equipment invest
ment required. Dedication of this
area to the support of a new in
dustry is in the interest of the
Alaskan economy.
A new birch industry would
provide not only another year
long employer, but it would also
create an export market. The
ever growing furniture industry
of the West coast is now obtain
ing needed birch mainly from the
Lake states. Such supply is lim
ited and, even now, with favor
able backhaul rates Alaskan
birch could favorably compete in
the existing market.
A local birch industry would
provide lower cost hardwood to
Alaska consumers and induce the
-establishment of several small
secondary plants. Birch now
wasted in land clearing and in
woods operations would find a
ready market and provide off
season employment to farmers
and other local people. Small
birch areas under private owner
ship along the railbelt would be
come valuable as potential sour
ces of supply.
The Alaska Resource Develop
ment Board has been in favor of
this first step in bdrch develop
ment for some time. Also, unani
mous approval of the establish
ment of the forest management
area was given by the Board of
Directors of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce. The pro
posal does not prevent opera
tions under the mineral-leasing
laws, the Materials Act, the Graz
ing Act, Timer Act, Small Tract
Act, Alaska Public Sale Act, or
the Recreation and Public Pur
poses Act.
COL. FARMER NAMED
ACTING GUARD CHIEF
Announcement has been made
by Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman
of the appointment of Major El
vis M. Farmer to the position of
Acting Adjutant General, Alaska
National Guard and Chief of
Staff to the Governor of Alaska
in the rank of colonel, to succeed
the late Brig. Gen. John R, Noy
es.
| NEW BABIES |
Pinkha -n
A new little "porker” has ar
rived in the Pink-ham family.
He is Daniel Abram, bom Febru
ary 12 in Valley Presbyterian
Hospital. He tipped the scales at
eight pounds, 15 ounces. Parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pinkham
who operate the Faith Hill Chil
dren’s Home. Dan is their third
child. At home are daughters,
Elaine and Christine.
First Aid Course
To Begin Feb. 21
The advance first aid course,
which is being offered to resi
dents of this area .will begin next_
Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m."
The class will be of two-hour
duration. Anyone now holding a
standard first aid card, and those
holding advance cards who wish
to renew their rating, are invited
to attend.
Residents who recently com
pleted the standard course in first
aid, were Herlee A. Steinburg,
Nancy Gail Steinburg, Pearl
Trowbridge, Logan Trowbridge,
Bernard Bouwens, Joe Loyer,
Mrs. Gwen Lowe, Mrs. Marylou
Johns, Mrs. Lucile Hutchinson,
Bob Estelle, and Bill Wimmer.
Bill and Betty Adams, first aid
instructors, conducted the classes
and will be in charge of the ad
vance course.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Head Fond
Campaign Opens
Louis E. Simpson of Anchorage,
president of Coffey-Simpson In
surance Agency, has ben appoint
ed chairman of the second an
nual Heart Fund Campaign which
will be held in the Third Division
throughout the current month of
February.
Simpson’s appointment was an
nounced this week by Dr. Rob
ert B. Wilkins, president of the
South Central Alaska Chapter of
the American Heart Association,
which is sponsoring the drive
here.
The current fund drive is the
second full-scale campaign for
Heart funds in this area. Last
year the Heart Association con
’ ducted a successful fund cam
paign here and money raised was
used to set up kn Alaskan fel
lowship in heart research at the
University of Washington medi
cal school. Funds raised this year
will be used to continue research
work as well as for both physi
cian and patient heart disease
educational work, and for a com
munity service program.
In addition to a mail campaign
to business houses in the Anch
orage area and to other towns
and cities in the Third Division,
this year’s Heart Fund drive will
include a Heart Sunday observ
ance on February 26th. Other
special events for the month are
being planned bv local civic and
service organizations.
The new Heart Fund campaign
chairman has been a resident of
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By Bob Klem
Ah! Now His spring
The sun's come back
The iceworm seeks his hole
While sporting whales
Tell merry tales
To sear the Arctic soul
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