Chena Tragedy
Averted As Man
Falls Out Of Boat
A near tragedy was narrowly
averted yesterday evening when
Don Peterson barely escaped drown
ing in the ice-swollen Chena River.
Peterson had been taking a boy
across the river at Peterson's Land
ing. south of the Riviera Boatel,
when he fell out of the boat.
Peterson's wife said a shear pin
broke and her husband was at
tempting to fix it when his pas
senger came to the rear of the boat.
The added weight rocked the boat
and Peterson fell in.
Sirs. Peterson said her husband
was wearing waders, which filled
with water, preventing him from
getting back into the boat.
Another man followed the Peter
son boat as it drifted downriver,
with Peterson clinging to the side.
He said he called to a bunch of
children on the bank to get help, but
their reply was "Aw, you're kid
ding."
Finally, Peterson was able to cut
the straps of his waders, drop them. J
and crawl into the boat. The boat
landed just below the home of Dr. I
E. J. Baggen, at the University Ave.
ice crossing.
Peterson, suffering from fifteen
minutes in the icy Chena River, was
taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Sammy
Safety
Sez=
Courtesy:
Fairbanks Health and Safety Council
!
SAFETY is on INVEST
MENT- only FOOLS CAN'T I
AFFORD!
We may have a giant Fourth of
3ufy celebration (even before this 5
issue hits the street). We may be
ah ut to witness a further reduction
in the number of south end gin
mills, or someone may be about to
present us with a small, but noisy
Castro-type revolution: These are
some of the possibilities which come j
to mind as we review the loot taken i
recently from a Fort Wainwright
ordnance demolition storage shed ... j
This probably. is an adult job. but !
it may be a kid prank . . . Seriously, I
if you see suspicious material lying
around loose or any activity, on the
part of adults or juniors, arousing
suspicion concerning the use of ex
plosives don't hesitate—just grab
the nearest phone and call Fort
Wainwright ordnance demolition
(EL 3-7106) or the Fairbanks or
Alaska State Police (2-1111 or
2-2115) . . .
YUM, YUM — A group of College students prepare to *** *" ®"
part of 8C0 pounds of watermelon consumed during All-campus
Day at the University of Alaska last week.
Fair Association To Offer
Trade Show Here In June
A spring Trade Show has been added to the activities spon
sored by the Tanana Valley Fair Association, manager Glen E.
Buchanan announced yesterday.
The 1962 Fairbanks Trade Show will be held at the
Tanana Valley Fair Grounds on June 8th, 9th, and 10th.
Buchanan said that the purpose of the Trade Show is to
bring before the public new ideas,
materials, methods, and products
applicable to the summertime activi
ties about the home, on the farm,
and in recreation.
Also, the Trade Show aims to
bring together the supplier and the
user in a relaxed atmosphere at a
centralized location.
A wide variety of products will
be displayed during the three day
Trade Show. Tentatively scheduled
are exhibits of outdoor furniture,
gardening materials, plants and
shrubs, boating equipment, farm
machinery, lawn materials, build
ing materials, landscaping aids,
mobile homes, camping supplies, do
it-yourself materials and pre-con
structed buildings.
Summertime Ideas
Also programmed for showing
are vacation suggestions, building
and remodeling ideas, landscaping
demonstrations, and a wide range
of suggestions, ideas, and recom
mendations for summertime activi
ties.
Many attendance prizes will be
awarded each day of the Trade
Show, as well as several larger at
tendance prizes being awarded at
the close of the three day show.
These attendance prizes will be in
addition to the items and products
given away by individual exhibitors.
An exact list of the attendance
prizes will be announced later.
Exhibition fees have been set at
a reduced rate to encourage par
ticipation in this “pilot" show, Bu
chanan emphasized. Firms desiring
to reserve display space, either in
door or outdoor, may contact the
manager by calling the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce Office,
iGLobe 2-1105.
Vic Richardson
Attends SB A Meet
J. Victor Richardson, advertising
manager of KTVF, Channel 11, re
| turned from Washington this week
after a meeting with President Ken
I nedy and other high officials of
! the government and had high praise
for the Administration's under
standing of the problems of small
businessmen. <
A member of the National Small
Business Advisory Council, Richard
j son was warmly received by the j
President at a meeting in the White
House, along with John E. Horne.
! Administrator of the Small Busi
ness Administration, and other
j members of the Council,
j While in Washington, Richardson.
; along with other members of the
Council, made a thorough review of
the policies and programs of the
Small Business Administration and
made specific recommendations for
their improvement.
SCOTT
For 1962
Boats and Motors
Are Made For
Each Other!
Factory Matched for Total Performance
By
McCULLOCH
Only Scott’s Got It!
-COMPLETE SALES AND SERVICE
MOTOR INN SAFETY LANE
And
MOTOR INN MARINE
536 - 11th Ave. — GL 6-4721
CITY COUNCIL NEWS BRIEFS
Discussion of City Manager
Clifford Nordby’s resignation
and consideration of the City s
share of the 1962-63 school
budget were the high points of
interest in Monday’s City Coun
cil meeting.
Three of the five Councilmen
present Boucher. Roberts and
Walker.’ stated that they were not
in favor of accepting Nordby's resig
nation at the present time. They
were opposed by Councilman Dai
rell Brewington. who's motion to
accept the resignation died for lack
of second. Councilwoman Sylvia
Ringstad maintained that she did
not want to accept the resignation
until the Council had talked with
Nordby.
Nordby was ill and did not attend
the Monday night meeting.
Consideration of Nordby's resig
nation was postponed for one week,
pending discussion with Nordby.
Hot School Discussion
A long and sometimes heated dis
cussion was held on the school bud
get for 1962-63.
An attempt by Councilwoman Syl
via Ringstad to have the discussion
tabled until the amended budget
was out, was defeated.
One of the principal bones of con
tention in the discussion was the
proposed merger of the City and
School District tax assessment of
fices.
After a long discussion, a resolu
tion determining $1,078,000 as the
City’s share was defeated by the
vote of Mayor Joseph Ribar.
Hear Complaint
A complaint was heard from
Lloyd Pike of the Fairbanks Hotel,
protesting “favoritism" in granting
bus stops. He complained that cer
tain downtown hotels were getting
an unfair advantage because the
airport bus stopped directly in front
of them. He urged that the buses
unload at a central depot, rather
than in front of private businesses.
He was referred to the Chief of
Police.
A letter from the State Depart
ment of Health and Welfare was
read commending City Engineer
Harold Gillam and City Manager
Nordby for the good work they had
done in preventive medicine, through
sewer and water construction im
provements.
A discussion of refuse collection
service and rates was postponed two
weeks, pending further study.
A request for a duplicate liquor
license by the Mecca Bar was ap
proved.
A $976.01 change order for work
on the new fire station was ap
proved. The order entailed a change
in the electrical service from the
street power lines to the building.
The change was caused by a change
in the electrical distribution sys
tem within the Urban Renewal area.
j “ fis unfortunate to note that
i whenever any architectural plans
are changed, it’s always the con
tractor that gets it in the neck, not
the architect,” commented Mayor
Ribar.
The Council decided to retain
Marshall and Meyer of Seattle to
market $1,500,000 in City General
Obligation Bonds for street paving
This decision was later appealed by
Bernie Miller of A-l Business Asso
ciates. a local firm.
The Council directed the Plumb
ers’ Licensing Board to administer
a new master plumber examination
; to David Coffee. Coffee had cum
! plained to the Council that he had
been refused a master plumbers' li
cense after achieving a satisfactory
grade on the exam.
ACREAGE FOR RENT
South Cushman
Rent for taxes and assessments
only . . . write
Ross Kimball
Box 2213 — Fairbanks, Alaska
Around Town with First National
Mrs. Jean Heuvel
“Everyone in the family has
contributed to the success of
our shop,” says Mrs. Jean Heu
vel who with her husband. Hank,
owns The Alaskan Flower and
Gift Shop.
Joan. 18, who will graduate
this week from Lathrop High
School and Douglas, 14, who will
be a Lathrop freshman next fall,
have helped their mother with
the flower and gift shop since
the Heuvals bought it three
years ago. Another capable
helper has been Mrs. Ruth Guth
rie who is the designer.
Before Mr. and Mrs. Heuval
came to Fairbanks they lived in
Oswego. Oregon just a few miles
from Oregon City where they
were both born, raised, gradu
ated from high school and later
married. Mrs. Heuval who’s spe
cial field is ready-to-wear man
aged a clothing shop in Oswego for a year.
The couple came to Alaska for the first time in 1949 and
worked in Fairbanks for eight months before returning to
Oregon. The Heuvals liked the country and were impressed
with the friendliness of the Alaskan people, so they weren't
too surprised to find themselves moving back a short time af
ter they left it.
In Fairbanks for the second time, Mr. Heuval was em
ployed by Urban Plumbing and Heating Company and Mrs.
Heuval worked in sales and then manager of Kay’s Curio
Shop. She later worked for the Hollywood Shop and then at
the Furniture Mart.
Mr. Heuval went into the contracting business and later
started his own corporation — Hank Heuval Builders, with
his wife as his secretary.
_ When the Alaskan Flower and Gift Shop opened in June
1958 Mrs. Heuval was the manager, a position which she still
occupies.
When she’s not busy with the shoD, Mrs. Heuval finds time
to participate in the Quota Club which she is vice president
?*• a.ndc,t2le Alpha Gamma Sorority of which she is past pres
*de, • , he is also an active member and a trustee of the First
Methodist Church.
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"First In Strength, Size and Service Since 1905’
Banking Facility, Clear, Alaska
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