fee Date April 4
Only eight; days* <1terta*n &far
participation in the Alaska* «as
Aft guesses roust •<be'inVo«
the ice breakup oil tbe'**Tanana
Eiver by midnJgJj&. .April 4.
The ice was more than '40 inches
thick in the Tanana ¥hrer' at : Ne
nana at the beginning of the week.
The pylon or' tripod has'been set
and speculation is rife id the town
that is the site of the annual
event.
The area of late has had “un
season al” cold weather, which
makes prognostications difficult
Oldtimers who have been observ
ing the breakup for years, say the
cold weather will have an effect,
possibly delaying the breakup
date.
The present-day classic started
with a wager between two men
t>ack in 1917. Since then the guess
ing is participated in by Alaskans
everywhere.
Breakup dates in previous years
wore as follows:
' 1817—April 30 . 11:30 p.m.
'1818—rMay 11 . 9:33 a.m.
'3BX9~-:May 3 .. 2:33 a.m.
~|830^K«y 11 ....... 10:46 a.m..
mi—May 11 ......... 6:42 a,m.
1822—'May 12.. 1:20 p.m.
1923—May 9 . 2:00 pjn.
1924 -May 11 . 3:10 p.m.
1924 -May 7 . 6:32 p.m.
1826—April 26 . 4:03 p.m.
1927—May 13. 5:42 a.m.
1928 -*May 6 . 4:25 p.m.
1929—May 5 . 3:41 p.m.
1930 -May 8 . 7:03 p.m.
1831 -May 10. 9:23 a.m.
1932- -May 1 . 10:15 a.m.
1933 -May 8. 7:30 p.m.
1934 -April 30 . 2:07 p.m.
1935^ -May 15. 1:32 p.m.
1936 -April 30 . 12:58 p.m.
1937 -May 12 ...... 8:04 p.m.
1938 May 6. 8:14 p.m.
1939 -April 29 . 1:26 p.m.
1940 -April 20 . 3:27 p.m.
1941 -May 3 .. 1:50 a.m.
1942 -April 30 . 1:28 p.m.
1943 -April 28 . 7:22 p.m.
1944-May -4 -V'.,
19&~>May -l«rv. 1.. i .:• 9141 aim.
1946— May 5/..... .V. *• 4^'40 p.on.
1947— May 3 .... 5ftS3p.ni:
1948— May 13 .;;v.i>ll:33 a.m.
1949— May 14 . ...... 12:39 pm
1950— May 6...... ~ :4rl4 pan.
1951— r-Apiril 30 .. 5:45 p m
195^—May 12 ...... . . 5:04 pJm.
1953— April 29 ...... 5:04 pan.
1954— May 6 .6:01 pm
1955— May 9 2:13 pm
1956— May 1 -.... 11:24 am
1957— May 5. 9:30 am
1958— April 29 2:56 pm
8 Here Listed
As HS Leaders
Eight outstanding students at
Kodiak High School received na
tional recognition this week when
they were named to Who’s Who
among Student Leaders in high
schools in America.
These students were carefully
selected for their scholarship;
their co-operation and leadership
in academic'and extra-curricolar
activities; their citizenship* and
service to the school and promise
of future usefulness.
They are: Jill Acheson, Dorothy'
Broman, Barbara Cooper, Richard.
Frost, Nancy Jennings, Sharon
Van Buren, Janet Zieba and;
Elaine Bromley.
The name and biography of
each student will appear in the
1958-59 Edition of Who’s Who
among Student Leaders in high
schools of America, a national
publication.
Summer Science
Course Planned
The University of Alaska will
receive a $12,790 grant from the
National Science Foundation to
support a 3-week Summer Science
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Board Re-Elects
Lester As Head
.1 .
Eldon Lester was re-elected
president of the Kodiak Electric
Association, at a meeting of the
Board of Directors held Monday
evening.
Other officers elected were Rus
sell Wright, vice-president and
Alice M. Given, secretary-treasur
, ? ».-*• ** . 5., ? * ’ *,
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At the same, * meeting*, * the
monthly meeting night was chang
ed by board action from Monday
to. the . third Tuesday y of* each
month, beginning at 7:30 pin*
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“ This years board bf directors is
made up of nine merabex*; They
are as follows: El3on Lester, Rus
sell Wright, Tom Frost, Jr., Pete
Ramaglia. George M a gnu sen,
Harold Heglin, Donald Lawhead,
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Bob Dawson and Gil Jarvela. Jar
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Daryl Neel, weighing 5 lbs. 15%
073., was born on March 20 to
Shirley and Gerald Nicholas
Craig, YN1, USCG. .*
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