enai
en»i is already enjoying the
lenience of added travel fa
ies since the opening of the
horage-Seward highway. A
iber of local cars have made
trip into Anchorage and de
e it is truly “a dream come
acal folks who attended the
rial dedication ceremonies
the opening of the highway
jirdwood on Oct. 19 were
and Mrs. Jack Lewis and
Stephan, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
rsen, Mr. and Mrs. Allan
rsen, all from Kenai, and
and Mrs. Hedley Parsons
i Soldotna. The Jack Lewis
ly and J. D. Petersens drove
nto Anchorage to complete
eventful trip.
i Oct. 20 the Honorable Dale
otv. assistant secretary. De
cent of the Interior, Win. J.
le. chief engineer, Alaska
! Commission, Lowell Puck
regional director. Bureau of
1 Management, and Walter
, Bureau of Land Manage
. were visitors in Kenai.
leeting was called in the
d house to meet the digni
s and discuss local projects
problems which are under
lirect supervision of the de
nents represented by the
>rs. Enlightening and sym
iic hearings were held on
fenai Townsite Project, K -
Peninsula land withdrawal
and local ARC road construc
tion. The visiting party was en
tertained at lunch by the Kenai
ARC, after which a short trip
was made to Soldotna and re
turn. The party departed by
plane for Palmer.
Dr. Dorothy Novatney, Dep
uty Commissioner of Education,
was in Kenai on Oct. 13 and 14
to attend to school problems.
She made a trip to Ninilchik to
inspect the new school building
there which is about completed
and ready for occupancy.
The FWS cases of the past
commercial fishing season which
had been held over until a later
date were tried in the Commis
sioner's Court, Kenai, on Oct.
15. llelgar Larsen, law enforce
m nit agent for FWS, with Harry
Pinkham and Lyman Reynold
son. FWS agents, and attorney
Wm, Renfrew, who r presented
the fishermen, were present at
the trial. A jury trial was re
quested and held but the jury
disagreed. It was agreed then
to have the commissioner try
the case. The fishermen were
found not guilty because of lack
of evidence. R. W. Castleberry
is the U.S. Commissioner at
Kenai.
The class of s'indent pilots
is orogressing rapidly with their
flying lessons under the instruc
tors of United Airmotive of An
chorage. Local student pilots
arc Hal Thornton. Jack Keeler,
George Denison, A1 Ilerschbcrg
er, and Phil Ames. Paul Murray
was a member of the class but
was called to his home in Chi
cago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Soper and
son Roy departed tor the States
on Oct. 2.1. They will join tho.r
daughter, Dona, who is attend
ing high school in Portland,
Oregon. The Sopers plan to
make their home in Portland.
Mr. Soper has been an em
ploye of the Alaska Road Com
mission for about nine years—
working in the Anchorage and
Kenai offices. Friends and fel
low employes of the local ARC
gave the Sopers a farewell party
and presented Mr. Soper with
an engraved gold watch. Friends
and neighbors wish them suc
cess and happiness in their new
home; they will be missed here
in Kenai.
Scout activities in Kenai are
progressing—a r e g ti 1 a r Boy
Scout Troop has been organized
to accommodate the older boys.
(The Cub Scouts have been ac
tive for a year. Scout Master is
Georg DenSon; Cub Scout
1 o a d e ]' Herman Hermanson.
Scout Ti .op Committee consists
of Kenneth Jordan, chairman,
Cecil Jones, Allan Petersen and
Phillip Amt'S. The Scouts meet
at the school house.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Mill r
recently purchased the property
and business belonging to Mr.
and Mrs. Gilford Lemmon—
Kay’s Ice Cream Bar. The Mil
lers arc remodeling tlie place
and plan to serve lunches and
short orders besides the ice
cream menus. They are also
fixing comfortable and attrac
tive rooms for rent.
Word has been received from
the Lemmons that they arrived
in Carmel, California and had a
marvelous trip out over the Al
can Highway—driving the entire
distance without having even a
flat tire\
SEEKS MINING CLASS
FOR SEWARD
Petitions are being circulated
by David W. Carlson for the
University of Alaska Extension
Service to offer a course in min
ing in Seward, open to ali in
terested adults. Th school sup
erintendent has promised that
space v be made available in
the event that sufficient students
desire to register, and it is
thou ’ l that the Uni\ -rsiiv will
b wiping to provide an in
structc r in that event.
1 hose desiring to r gister for
t h is pro os ; class may sign up
at the Dockside Union Hall, at
th Shipside Union Hall, at the
Si ard Hardware, or bv con
tacting David W. Carlson per
sonally. His address is Box 365,
Seward, and students may also
register by post card.
Prices may go over the hump,
but leaves the consumer over
Ihe barrel.
SEWARD DELEGATES TO
CONVENTION WEATHERED
IN AT KODIAK
Col. C. E. Johnson and Mrs.
Mildred Kirkpatrick, Seward’s
representatives to the conven
tion of the League of Alaska
Cities, were delayed in their
return by weather which
grounded all planes out of Ko
diak.
Duo back here on Tuesday,
reports received here late Thurs
day indicated their plane might
be unable to return for several
days. Such events are not un
usual at Kodiak, according to
local airline representatives.
NURSING SUPERVISOR TO
VISIT NEXT V/EEK
Miss Anna M. Zaldaris, re
cently appointed district nurs
ing supervisor for the Alaska
Department of Health, will be
in Si ward trom November 4
to Novrmb'-r 10 on her first
official visit, according to word
re: ived locally by Mrs. LaPreal
Pi . nublic health nurse for
Sewa rd.
One of the major points to
be studied by Miss Zaldaris will
bo possible measures to handle
t! increased amount of work
in the Seward vicinity. Mrs. Bie
reports that the present shortage
of doctor- and other professional
nodical personnel has resulted
in a mil'll greater load on pub
lic health facilities locally.
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