Ferry Terminal Contract Awarded
A contract to construct the
ferry terminal facility at Ket
chikan was awarded August 7
to Almquist Construction Co.,
Ketchikan, according to Alaska
Highway Commissioner D. A
McKinnon.
Almquist was awarded the
contract on the basis of a low
bid of $158,716.57.
This is the second of the
seven proposed terminal facil
ities to be awarded. Last week
C & R Builders Inc., Seattle,
was awarded a contract to con
struct the Juneau facility.
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Wasiila Community Hall
Saturday, August 18, 10:30 P.M.
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DR. J. RONALD BROWN
Dr. J. Ronald Brown, at
present filling in for Dr. Vin
cent Hume who is taking a six
weeks' vacation, announced
this week that he will open a
permanent practice here soon.
Dr. Brown, who has had an
office in Cordova for the past
two years, has also practiced
in Hawaii and in California.
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BANKS ARE MAJOR LENDERS TO
ALASKA FARMERS, STUDY SHOWS
Alaska banks remain a major
source of credit and other fin
ancial services to farmers in
our state, according to John A.
Holmberg. president of the Al
aska Bankers Association, and
vice president and cashier. Na
tional Bank of Alaska. During
1961, the state’s banks main
tained their leadership in agri
cultural credit services.
Based on the 21st annual
farm lending summary of the
agricultural committee of The
American Bankers Association,
Holmberg reported that the be
ginning of the year, Alaska
banks were helping farmers
with $913,000 in loans, 3 per
cent more than a year previous.
This total included $712,000 in
production loans and $201,000
in farm mortgages. At the
same time, $828,000 in farm
loans was held by the Federal
land banks; and $590,000 in
non-real-estate loans plus
$849,000 in real estate loans by
the Farmers Home Administra
tion. About 55 per cent of the
production credit extended by
lending institutions to Alaska
farmers came from banks.
Holmberg said that “bankers
in Alaska, as well as through
out the country, are taking a
realistic look at agriculture, ap
praising it from the standpoint
of its total contribution to the
economy. Through the years
the agricultural industry, as a
part of the total economy, has
remained relatively stable,
with the ‘off-the-farm’ portion
becoming increasingly signifi
cant. Bankers, therefore, are
broadening their services and
are also developing and pro
moting programs that consider
the interwoven relationships
between farmers and related
businesses.
“Capital has become one of
the main pillars in agriculture,
with the total investment in
creasing nearly six-fold during
the past 20 years. Today farm
families nationally have ap
proximately $195 billion invest
ed in their operations, with an
average per farm worker of
nearly $30,000 — greater than
the amount used in manufac
turing."
Holmberg stressed the im
portance of farmers and bank
ers working closely together to
improve farm financial ar
rangements. He reported that
92 per cent of insured banks
throughout the country had
agricultural loans outstanding
at the first of the year, with
50 per cent of the banks in Al
aska extending credit to farm
people.
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U of A Alumni
To Meet Sunday
Plans for the food booth at
the fair will be discussed at the
University of Alaska Alumni
Association meeting, to be held
Sunday. August 19, at 8 p.m. in
the Jalmar Kerttula home. All
members are urged to attend.
Students who are now enroll
ed at the University or who
have been in the past are also
invited to the meeting.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Patients at the Valley Hos
pital during the past week in
clude Mrs. James Pazaruski
and infant daughter, Jeffry
Collins, Marjorie Bellringer,
Robbie Werre, Vivian Shaver,
Lane Moffittt, Benito A. Page,
Jane Tull, John Lyman Pol
lock, Dixie Adcock, George Mc
Feely, Ruby Hoepfner, Sarah
Hitchcock, Esther Spence,
Frank Colobuffalo, and Jan
Andrew.
4-H Club News
Our 4-H group, the Green
Stitchers, consists of eight girls
and our leader, Lila Ann
Woods. The girls are April
Hume, Eileen Adams, Marie
DeVries, Brenda Watts, Ber
nice Yerbich, Kandas Williams,
JoAnn Utt, and Julianne Am
ans
We are making skirts and
scarves. As soon as we are fin
ished we are going to have a
party for our group. If the girls
like, they invite a boy to dance
with.
Every girl in our group
seems to enjoy 4-H. I know I
do.
Brenda Watts, Reporter
The Frontiersman
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