Of the 113 missions flown by the Kenai Squadron of the Civil Air
Patrol from 1958 through 1962, 90% were hospital emergencies,
such as this area resident being loaded aboard the Squadron’s 1.-20
Beaver. Maj. (Jlenn Kipp, who has been commander of the Squad
ron since 1937. was presented a plaque on behalf of the communi
ty and Kenai Chamber of Commerce when .March 27, 1963 was
officially designated as "(ilenn Kipp Day.”
Kenai Peninsula Well Represented
Among New Firms Incorporated
New domestic corporations that
organized during the months of
January and February to do busi
ness in the State of Alaska in
clude six on the Kenai Peninsula
and two on the Peninsula’s neigh
boring island of Kodiak, accord
ing to a tabulation just issued by
Commissioner of Commerce A. H.
Jtomiek.
The state’s total of new domes
tic corporations organized in the
two-month period was 70, of
which -!9 were listed for January
and :il for February. Rornick also
announced that a total of 10 for
eign (or out of state) corpora
tions qualified in the months of
December, January and February
to do business in the State of Al
aska.
Peninsula concerns included in
the listing were:
, A_ruess Terminal, Inc., Kenai,
incorporated on Jan. 2, with capi
mli^ttion listed at $100,000, for
purposes of vending of marine fa
cilities.
Foster Brothers, Inc., Solodtna,
incorporated on Jan. 7, capitaliza
tion $250,000, purposes general
construction.
Kachentak Water Co., Inc., Ho
mer, Jan. 14, capitalization of
$99,000, for purposes of conduct
ing public water utility.
Grace Baptist Church ( a non
profit corporation), Homer, Jan.
38, with capitalization listed as
nil.
Kenai Steel Buildings, Inc., jjati*
25, capitalization $100,000, for
construction of steel and' nfetaP
buildings.
Wheelhouse, Inc., Kenai. Feb.
4, capitalization at $100,000, for
purposes of beverage dispensary,
restaurant and motels.
The Kodiak concerns were:
Alaska Decorators, Inc., Kodi
ak, incorporated on Jan. 2, with
$100,000 capitalization, with pur
poses listed as painting and deco
WITH YOUR LOCAL
INSURANCE AGENT
LEO T. OBERTS
Phone 283-7591
Oberts Bldg.
Kenai. Alaska
Box 458
rating business.
K o d i ak Area Development
Corp., (non-profit). Kodiak, incor
porated on Feb. 1, capitalization
nil.
Three of the 10 new foreign or
out of state corporations now
qualifying to do business in Alas
ka are connected with the oil and
gas industry and one listed its
purposes as fishing, all of which
are pertinent to the economy of
the Kenaj Peninsula.
These included: Marion Oil Co.,
with principal office at Pueblo,
Colo., listing as its purpose the
leasing of lands for oil and gas;
International Oil and Gas Corp.,
Wilmington, Del., leasing and sale
of oil and gas; Shaffer Tool
Works, Inc., Brea, Calif., rental
and sale of oil well e-quipment;
and Shishaldin Fisheries, Inc.,
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SoMatna Branch
Soldotna Phone 262-4435
P-TA Carnival
Proceeds To Start
Scholarship Fund
Proceeds from the annual Kenai
Parent-Teacher Association carni
val on Saturday. April '6, will be
used to set up a permanent schol
arship for some senior student at
Kenai Central High School. Car
nival events will get underway at
1 j>.m. and will continue until 8
p.m. in the KCHS gymnasium.
Primary purpose will be the en
tertainment of children after a
long winter. There will he many
games including ring toss, cork
guns, dart games, a wishing well
and small booths for little folks
and bigger booths for adults. One
of the entertainment features ex
pected to prove popular among
high school students will be the
opportunity to throw ping pong
balls at school officials.
A cake walk, with aproximately
100 cakes to be given as prizes,
is planned. There will also be an
abundance of cotton candy, hot
chili and coffee.
Dover, Del., purposes of fishing.
Other concerns from out of
state were: Geotechnics and Re
sources, Inc., White Plains, N.Y.,
comprehensive studies and ser
vices in scientific fields; Highway
!>5 Assoc., Inc., Moscow, Ida., ad
vertising; Northern Controls, Inc.,
Orono, Maine, contracting; Uni
versal Rental and Leasing Co.,
Seattle, Wash., rental and leasing
of autos, etc.; Texas Aluminum !
Co., Inc., Dallas, Texas, manufac
ture and sale, installation of
glass, aluminum and other related
materials; and Associated Engi
neers, Inc., Billings, Mont., gen
eral contracting, telephone con
struction.
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A. W. BARR B.S., M.D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Announces opening of practice of general medicine and surgery
At the henai Community Clinic
Clinic Phone—2H3-7K2.1 Residence Phone—283-7824
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