FAA ASKS 5 ACRES NEAR BIG LAKE
The Federal Aviation Agen
cy has requested withdrawal
of five acres of land near Big
I^ake from all forms of appro
priation under the public land
laws including the mining and
mineral leasing laws but ex
cepting the disposal of mater
ials under the materials act.
The FAA proposes to con
struct housing and shop facili
ties on the site to support their
adjacent VORTAC facility
which is located on lands ac
quired from the State of Alas
ka. Comments and protests
COSTLY PROGRAM
According to an American
Retail Federation bulletin,
experts say that the Admin
istration's farm bill could
cost the taxpayer nearly $2
billion a year more on the
feed-grain program alone.
Some 162 million acres would
be added to the present 74
million acres for trafficking
in allotments. And, it adds,
food costs can be expected to
increase if the measure is
passed, for food scarcity
would be created.
concerning the requested with
drawal should be addressed to
Roger R. Robinson. State di
rector, Cordova Bldg.. 555 Cor
dova St.. Anchorage. The exact
location of the tract was not
given by the Bureau of Land
Management in announcing the
request for the withdrawal.
The BLM has recently with
drawn about 1565 acres in Al
aska for use by the FAA for
construction of air navigation
aids, including 592.87 acres in
the Point Woronzof area. 490
acres in the King Salmon area.
130 acres in the Homer area
and 347.81 acres in the Tal
keetna area.
Weekly frontiersman
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Reemployment Rights
Of Reservists And
Guardsmen Explained
With the impending release
of reservists and National
Guardsmen called to active
duty during the Berlin crisis,
employers and labor organiza
tions today were reminded of
the reemployment provisions
of the Universal Military
Training and Service Act.
Persons who left their jobs
to serve the country during this
emergency are entitled under
the law to be restored to their
former position without loss of
seniority, status, or rate of pay,
according to the Bureau of
Veterans Reemployment
Rights, U.S. Department of La
bor.
The act gives veterans pro
tection of their civiilan job
rights for up to four years of
military service. Because many
had already served four years
during the Korean crisis, the
act was amended last October
to protect the rights of reserv
ists and guardsmen recalled to
duty in the recent military
buildup. Under the amendment
those re-entering the military
after August 1, 1961, will not
have their prior service count
ed in the four-year period.
COOK CAMPAIGNS
FOR U. S. SENATE
Frank Cook. Republican can
didate for the U. S. Senate, vis
ted Sutton, Sheep Mountain
and Glennallen on a campaign
tour Monday. He continued to
Tok Tuesday, to Fairbanks
yesterday and today. He will be
in Delta Junction tomorrow
and go on to Valdez and Cop
per Center July 21 and 22.
On returning to Anchorage
from a 10-day, 10-city visit
throughout Southeastern Alas
ka, Cook said, “It is apparent
that Alaska needs young busi
nessmen in government to di
rect us to a growing, expand
ing economy.”
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WINNERS OF GASH PREMIUMS IN FAIR
CANNING WLL GET BONUS PRIZES
Canning season will soon be
underway and homemakers are
encouraged to plan entries in
the canning department for
this year's fair.
Homemakers will have an
opportunity to win, in addition
to cash premiums, two dozen
Kerr Mason Quart jars for first
place winner, and one dozen
Kerr Mason quart jars for sec
The Butte-neers
The Butte-neers 4-H club
met at the home of Sheryle
Wetherbee. Cecelia Corbin,
president called the meeting to
order on July 11. Ou July 9
we were going to have a clean
up campaign. It rained so we
couldn’t. Cecelia Carbin gave a
demonstration on wnat snouia
be in a sewing box.” Also
Sheryle Wetherbee gave one
on “The proper way to set a
dinner table.” Our next meet
ing will be at Trudell’s on July
25. Thirteen members were
present.
—Reporter
Pittman Homesteaders
The Pittman Homesteaders
held a meeting July 5 at the
Fuller home. We discussed the
picnic that was held July 11
at Big Lake. Mark Fuller gave
a demonstration on “Simple •
measuring.” Kathy Fuller gave
a demonstration on a few of
the different kinds of seams
and their uses. The meeting
was adjourned. We went swim- ;
ming and had a birthday cake
for Julie Starr as it was her
birthday.
Kathy Fuller—Reporter
Eclectic Club
The next general meeting for
all members of the Eclectic 4-H
club will be held in the Exten
! sion office on July 23 at 7:30
■ p.m. At that time each mem
ber over 14 will be ready to
give his demonstration or
speach as practice for Activity
Day. The girls taking Clothing
have been meeting every Fri
day this summer with Mrs.
Thompson in order to complete
their garments for the Fair. Mr.
Michaelson held a project
meeting for the Vegetable
growers on July 2 and Mr. Ba
con held a project meeting for
those in electricity.
Richard Washburn, Jr.
Reporter
Dnd place winner, in each of
the vegetable, fruit and meat
divisions.
In order to qualify for the
prize, the vegetables, fruit and
meat must be canned in Kerr
jars and capped with Kerr lids.
This prize is being offered with
compliments from the Kerr
Glass Manufacturing Com
pany.
Rules and regulations for
entering are to be found in the
fair premium book. Additional
information may be had by
calling the fair office at
PI 5-4688, or the department
superintendent. Mrs. Lillian
Eckert, at PI 5-4127.
CUFF CERNICK IS
NEW FAA PUBLIC
RELATIONS OFFICER
Clifford Cernick, long-time
Alaska resident now living in
Santa Barbara, Calif., has been
appointed public relations di
rector for the Federal Aviation
Agency’s Alaska region, ac
cording to Allen D. Hulen, as
sistant administrator for FAA
I in Alaska.
Cernick’s Alaska newspaper
career covers a span of twelve
years, beginning in 1949 when
he became a reporter for the
Anchorage Daily News. The
following year he was promot
ed to managing editor, a posi
tion he held until 1958 when he
became editor of the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner. Cernick
left Fairbanks in March of 1961
to accept a position as educa
tion editor of the Santa Bar
bara News-Press.
Highway Dept Will
Inventory 700
Bridges in State
Initiation of a new project
to inventory all existing high
way bridges in Alaska was an
nounced by Donald A. McKin
non, Commissioner of High
ways. Teams of structural en
gineers are now traveling thr
oughout the state to measure
the size of bridges over twenty
feet in span and to evaluate
their strength to carry the
maximum loads authorized by
Alaska law.
The engineers will also ob
serve the hydraulic sufficiency
and record the condition of
maintenance of each bridge. It
has been possiDie previously 10
obtain this information with re
spect to approximately 700
bridges in Alaska.
“Armed with accurate data
concerning our bridges,” said
Commissioner McKinnon, “we
will be in a position to assess
the cost and establish realistic
new programs for the repair or
reconstruction of vitally needed
structures.”
Most important to the safety
of the vehicles using Alaska
roads, the Department of High
ways will for the first time be
able to calculate the carrying
of older, weaker bridges, and
to have a proper basis for eval
uating the many requests of
commercial operatiors for per
mission to carry over-loaded
vehicles over the roads.
Field surveys are expected to
be completed within the next
three to four months. Reports
of the bridge situation will be
available later in the year.
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the supermarket?
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CUT LONGER NOW
FOR WINTERING
Many people clip their grass
too close, according to Harold
Pillsbury, University of Alaska
Extension horticulturist.
He suggests cutting the grass
to about one and one-half in
ches in summer, but leaving it
a little taller as fall approaches
when growth activity slows
down. Your grass should be
building a strong root system
now for overwintering, so do
not cut it too short, Pillsbury
warns.
If you cut your grass when
it is about two and one-half to
three inches high, the small
clippings can be left on the
lawn for mulch. This will keep
the soil temperature cool and
hold the moisture.
“Be sure your mower blades
are sharp,” Pillsbury added.
“Grass that has been sawed off
or pulled will suffer damage ta
the roots and is more likely to
become diseased.”
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