Women Take Over Miss Fairbanks Contest
Community Rec League Is
Searching For Contestants
By Colin Mick
Gills, how would you like to win an all expense paid tour
to either Miami Beach or Atlantic City? Well, if you’re between
18 and 28, single, have lived in the Fairbanks or College area
lor two years, and don’t cringe when you look in a mirror,
this may be your chance!
Membeis of the Fairbanks Community Recreation League are
— ” 51110 iu Lumptie in
the Miss Fairbanks Contest. Cul
mination of the contest will be the
Coronation Ball on March 23, when
two Miss Fairbanks queens will be
chosen. That's right, not one, but
two.
Both Miss Fairbanks queens will
then be eligible to compete in Miss
Alaska Contests. Right again . . .
two. One contest will be sponsored
by the Fairbanks Community Rec
reation League and will be held
sometime in May.
'This contest will decide who is to
represent Alaska at the Miss Uni
verse Contest. The second Miss
Alaska Contest is held in Anchor
age during the summer, to select
the Alaskan contestant for the Miss
America Contest.
Should Jump
With chances like these, every
eligible red blooded girl should be
ready to jump at the chance . ,
and there aren't many chances left.
Registration for the contest closes
Feb. 1. However, in order to obtain
a sponsor and start preparations
right away, interested girls should
sign up as soon as possible.
Surprisingly enough, even with all
these attractions, only two girls
have signed up so far, Mary Shar
on Ledingham and Faith Williams.
Sharon is a 1960 graduate of Lathrop
High School and is presently em
ployed by H and S Warehouse Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Led
ingham reside at 1012 Third.
The second contestant, Faith Wil
liams, is “Miss Loyal Order of
Moose.” Faith was selected in a spe
cial competition held by the mem
bers of the local Moose Lodge.
special Schooling
It seems a shame the girls don't
have more competition, especially
when one considers all the special
schooling the contestants will get.
According to Mrs. Dorothy Rice,
all girls entering the contest will
be given special courses in poise,
speech and modeling. There will
even be special help available for
the girls who want to work on their
talent display for the contest. (If
the girls don’t even have a talent,
these coaches will find a latent one
somewhere and whip it into top
shape for the contest.)
Girls interested in applying should
go to Apt. 610 of the Northward
Building between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
on Saturday, Jan. 20 and talk to
League members who will be pres
ent. Girls who are interested but
doubtful, and people who know
someone who might consider run
ning are also urged to go to the
j registration office at the specified
time.
Tv Programs
In conjunction with the contest,
members of the Recreation League
: are presenting 15 minute television
programs on Mondays and Tuesdays
at 6 p.m. on KTVF. These programs
will feature contestants, members
of the League, and former Miss
Fairbanks and Miss Alaska win
ners.
In conjunction with these pro
grams, the League requests all
former queens who would be inter
ested in helping and appearing on
the show to contact either Mrs.
William Emmal or Mrs. Dorothy
Rice.
Pioneer Resident
Leo Koppa Dies
As Cabin Burns
Leo Koppa, 60 year old Alaskan
pioneer, died in a fire that destroyed
his cabin Sunday at Chatanika on
the Old Chatanika Road.
Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin,
on October 4, 1901, Koppa had no
known relatives, and according to
reports, “asked that the Pioneers
of Alaska be notified in the event
of his death.-’
Neighbors identified the remains
of the pioneer by a band and wrist
watch that were found near the
front door of his cabin.
Sam Romak Has
Leg Amputation
Sam Romak. pioneer Seward
businessman and well known by
many Fairbanksans, underwent leg
amputation recently. He is recover
ing and in good spirits.
A paper for the people!
FIRST CANDIDATE — Sharon Ledingham (left) became the first
girl to sign up for the Miss Fairbanks contest which will be spon
sored this year by the Women’s Community Recreation League. At
the right is Mrs. Dorothy Rice of the League. (See story this issue.)
SEARS IS EXPANDING STORE
The Sears Roebuck and Co. store
in the Northward Building is pres
ently expanding to meet the needs
of a growing Fairbanks. Workmen
are now busy preparing the area
formerly occupied by Honest John’s
Surplus Store to prepare it for
Sears.
“We hope to be able to show our
customers more of our merchan
dise," said Mrs. C. D. Glaudo, man
ager of the Fairbanks store. She
explained that a good deal of the
new area will be used for showing
more merchandise, especially ap
pliances.
In addition to adding more space
to the showroom, part of the new
addition will be utilized to house
offices. Offices which were former
ly in the basement of the building
will be moved to the first floor to
give the service department more i
room in the basement. Mrs. Glaudo
pointed out that the local service
Sourdough Dance
Club Sets Meet
Sourdough Dance Club members
meet at 8:30 p.m. this Thursday at
the Masonic Hall. They meet twice
monthly on the first and third
Thursdays.
The next special dance of the or
ganization is a costume party, one of
four annual dances that the group
sponsors.
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department can service all merchan
dise sold by Sears.
Although no completion date has
been set for the alterations as yet,
new merchandise for the showroom
will begin arriving in about a week.
The store will continue to serve
Fairbanksans while the altei’ations
are taking place.
Photo Exhibit To
Feature Camera
As Creative Tool
The camera as a creative tool
will be the theme of an exhibit
opening Jan. 21 at the Alaska Art
Gallery. The exhibit, which will run
through January 31. will feature
the works of 12 professional pho
tographers of the Fairbanks area.
The display, “Alaskan Eye,” is
designed to show the quality that
can be attained from the camera,
and the versatility and artistry
which it can display, according to
Mel Lockwood who is managing the
exhibit.
All area residents are invited to
view this exhibit.
The Alaska Art Gallery is lo
cated below the Hobby House, 419
Second.
Brandley Resigns
Unlimited Position
Kent Brandley. manager of Fair
banks Unlimited and manager of the
Fairbanks Winter Carnival has an
nounced that he is resigning his
position immediately.
Brandley, who had earlier re
signed his position as manager of
the Tanana Vallgy Fair and had
announced his intention to resign
from Fairbanks Unlimited at the
conclusion of the Winter Carnival,
explained that he did not feel that
the position was helping to accom
plish his goal in Alaska.
Around Town with First National
John W. Titus
Probably the only man in Fair
banks with a printing press in
his apartment is John W. Titus,
Alaska Steamship Company
Agent here.
Titus, who w'as born in Olym
pia. Washington, where he lived
for 8V2 years prior to moving to
Seattle, has a variety of unusual
and stimulating hobbies. In addi
tion to collecting and reading a
vast array of books he enjoys bi
cycling, “especially in the win
ter”, and has what he terms a
“pet P.U.P.” or practical, use
less, printing press. The printing
is strictly a hobby he says, and
is used mostly for letterheads,
cards and non-profit w'ork. He
also does some work in in lino
leum block printing.
Photo by JY Studio
In October 1961, Titus retired from his position as secie
tary-treasurer of the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. He was
a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in the past, and
has been active in the winter carnival, and treasurer for the
Fairbanks Baseball League one season. Since 1955 Titus has
been a member of the Rotary Club and is a Board Member of
the Alaska Crippled Children's Association.
Titus graduated from Garfield High School in Seattle. He
served with the 375th Port Bn.. Transportation Corps in Skag
way in 1942 and then went to New Orleans before leaving for
Okinawa where he served from 1942 to 1946.
For three years following the war, Titus worked for the
Puget Sound Navigation Co. in Seattle. He graduated from the
University of Washington with a major in Water Transportation
asd a B.S. in Business Administration.
He was assistant to the general passenger agent in Seattle
from 1949 to 1951 before coming to Alaska as Acting Agent in
Anchorage. “I returned to Alaska because I was impressed with
the 26 months I had spent here while I was stationed in Skag
way,” said Titus.
For a short period he was acting agent at Kodiak before
his final move to Fairbanks in 1954 when he assumed the
Agent’s position for Alaska Steamship Company upon the re
tirement of Robert Gardiner who now lives in Seattle.
Titus is a widower and resides is the Northward Building.
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