Wet Wave...
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Weather Bureau, temperatures
should always be above freezing.
The Weather Bureau goes on to pre
dict that by the end of the month,
the temperature should be hitting
in the high 40s.
All this talk of floods recalls the
days of the floods in Fairbanks be
fore the dike was built out on the
Richardson Highway.
Back in those days the flood used
to be an annual event, something
to be lived with.
Flood Annual Event
As a matter of fact, before the
steel bridge was built across the
Chena at Cushman, the rising river
water and ice used to take out the
wooden bridges almost every spring.
One of the biggest floods ever to
hit Fairbanks came in the spring of
1929. That year the waters reached
as far up as the present corner of
Fifth and Cushman. A good part of
Fairbanks was under water that
year, and people were forced to go
to work in boats.
Adolf Stock, president of Pioneers
of Alaska Igloo No. 4, was living
on Wendell Ave. at that time, and
working in the center of Fair
banks. ' .
Stock said that the flood reached
its peak around noon, just at the
time he was ready to go home for
lunch. The water was over waist
deep, so Stock made his way home
by hopping from one cake of ice
to another, all the Way on Wendell
to his home.
Fortunately, things today aren't
like they were in the old days, and
Fairbanks residents now have a
dike to protect them from floods.
When you come right down to it,
nobody can really predict what is
going to happen, thanks to Alaska’s
completely unpredictable weather.
But, after all, if we could predict,
what would hapnen to the Nenana
and Chena Ice Pools?
University...
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ber 1960 to meet much of the gym's
cost.
Heating Plant Details
Stage one of construction of the
heating plant will include the in
stallation of a tri-fired boiler,
capable of burning coal, gas, or oil,
and producing a maximum of 50.000
pounds steam per hour. A non-con
densing turbine generator will be
used to reduce boiler pressure so
steam can be carried in the pipe
lines. A make-up water preheating
system large enough to accommo
date two 50,000 pound boilers
worked at capacity will also be
installed.
The existing heating plant has a
200 kw turbo generator which, at
maximum output, exhausts 10.000
pounds steam per hour.
Stage two of the proposed heating
plant anticipated for 1963 will in
clude the addition of another 50,000
pound boiler. The old power plant
will serve the university as a heat
ing distribution center and the three
boilers in the old plant will be sold.
Dining Facilities
The new dining facility is a low
silhouette structure which will seat
up to 600 persons. It is to be located
south of Nerland Hall.
A food preparation and service
center will distribute basically pre
pared foods in trucks to the differ
ent dining halls of the future uni
versity campus. The food prepara
tion and service center will be con
structed east of the new heating
plant and will be served by a rail
road spur line as well as trucking
facilities.
The food center will be con
structed in stages. Stage one, esti
mated at $4,000,000 will include the
installation of freezers, refrigerators,
basic food processing equipment, a
bakery, and dry storage areas. Addi
tional equipment and storage room
will be added in future stages as
the need increases.
Food service facilities are being
planned and financed as part of the
$6.75 million revenue bond authori
zation for the university passed by
the Alaska Legislature.
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U.S. Senate on the Republican
ticket.
SCOIT RESIGNS
JUNEAU — The resignation of
William M. Scott as state director
of the Division of Insurance has
been announced by A. H. Romick.
commissioner of the Department of
Commerce.
OVATION FOR McKINNON
JUNEAU — Members at an in
formal joint session of the House
and Senate gave a rising ovation to
Alaska's newest commissioner of
highways, Donald A. McKinnon,
after the veteran engineer gave
them a brief talk about his plans
for the Alaska highway department.
"I can assure you that this pro
gram will run ... I can assure you
we will get the job done.” the new
chief of highways said in closing
his remarks.
REFINERY CONTRACT
ANCHORAGE—Cheney Construc
tion Company has been awarded a
contract for leveling and rough
grading at the site of Alaska's first
oil refinery near Nikiski.
The refinery, which is being con
structed by Standard Oil Company
of California, is scheduled for com
pletion in mid 1963. It will have a
capacity of 20,000 barrels a day.
WORK HITS SNAG
JUNEAU — The sale of revenue
bonds for improvements to the An
chorage and Fairbanks International
Airports, scheduled for May 1, has
ALASKA NEWS IN BRIEF
hit a snag and will have to be
postponed until new user agree
ments can be reached with carriers
serving the two facilities.
FARTHEST NORTH BANK
NOME — Gordon Osborne, first
manager of the Kotzebue branch of
the Miners & Merchants Bank, left j
Thursday to take over his duties i
as first manager of the Farthest
North Bank Facility in the world,
which opens at Barrow on April 17.
BOND BILLS PASS
JUNEAU—Three bills proposing
that Alaska float a total of $15,125,
000 in general obligation bonds for
state school construction, trunk air
port construction and improvements
at the University of Alaska passed
the House Saturday and were sent
to the Senate.
MAY HAVE SET IT
ANCHORAGE—City of Anchorage
Fire Chief George Burns said that
a 15-year-old boy he interviewed
in Fairbanks last week has admitted
he may have started a $100,000 fire
in Savemore Grocery Store build
ing, Dec. 2, 1958.
REVERSE SELVES
JUNEAU—The Senate has re
versed itself and passed 13-7 a bill
creating a new Department of Eco
nomic Development and Planning as
urged by Gov. William A. Egan in
his State of the State message.
OSSIPOV QUERIED
ANCHORAGE — Victor Ossipov,
the second secretary at the Russian
embassy in Washington, DC., sub
mitted himself to the blistering,
standard questions of Americans
last week and in return he gave
polisher, standard answers.
Ossipov spoke in Alaska Metho- !
dist University's auditorium. The
talk was sponsored by the Alaska
World Affairs Council.
SQUEAKER
JUNEAU — A last-minute vote
change by Rep. Jay Hammond. R
Naknek. enabled the $69.4 million
general appropriations measure to
squeak through the House of Rep
resentatives late Friday night on a
21 to 19 vote.
16TII OUCH! DAY
ANCHORAGE—The District Di
rector of Internal Revenue for Alas
ka, Lewis J. Conrad, states that the
due date for filing individual Fed
eral income tax returns has been
extended to April 16th, since April
15th falls on a Sunday.
NENANA BRIDGE
JUNEAU—Industrial & Commer
cial Construction of Fairbanks has
been declared the low bidder for
constructing a 510-foot bridge across
the Nenana River at Rex. Their bid
was $781,275.15.
MICHAELIS NOMINATED
ANCHORAGE—Major General J.
H. Michaelis, commanding general,
U.S. Army, Alaska, this week was
nominated for promotion to Lieuten
ant General. In the new three-star
rank. Gen. Michaelis will command
the V Corps in Germany.
NEW BOAT
SEATTLE—Due to start serving
Alaska this summer, the modern. 13
knot, 520 ft. Trainship “City of New
Orleans” is being purchased by
Alaska Steamship Company. It will
provide three-day service between
Seattle and Whittier, Alaska, wit i
fourth-day delivery in Anchoraga
and fifth-day, in Fairbanks.
The ship, carrying 56 rail cars,
will be the first direct rail servica
between the 48 contiguous states
and the Alaska Rail Belt with its
burgeoning civilian and military
establishments.
EXTEND DEADLINE
JUNEAU—R. D. Stevenson. Act
ing Commissioner of Revenue, State
of Alaska, said that because of the
normal filing deadline of April 13
is a Sunday this year, the deadline
will be extended until midnight
Monday. April 16. for filing of State
income tax returns.
By law, returns must be received
by the Department of Revenue be
fore the deadline. In practice, the
department recognizes as timely
miled any return postmarked by
midnight of the final day.
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