The Kenai Peninsula
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Chmhako News
THIRD YEAR
JANUARY 18, 1963
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NUMBER 115
Area Student
To Get Moser
Scholarship
The Carl Moser Scholarship
Committee announces that a $500
scholarship is available to stu
dents in the Kenai-Soldotna area
and will be given this May.
To be eligible to receive the
scholarship, the student must
have graduated front Kenai High
School during the years 1960
through 1963, must show proof
of acceptance at a college or un
iversity of his or her choice and
must show an interest in science
or mathematics.
Further information and appli
cation forms may be obtained
from the principal of Kenai High
School. Applications for this
scholarship should be sent in by
May 1, 1963.
The Carl Moser Scholarship
Fund was instigated early in July
1962 as a memorial to the late
Carl Moser, former Kenai High
School instructor, who died in a
Seattle hospital late in June.
Moser came to Kenai from
Washington in 1958 to begin his
association with Kenai High
School as mathematics teacher.
He was much interested in young
people and deeply desired to see
a science foundation established
at the school.
It was to perpetuate Moser’s
memory and his interest in local
youth that the scholarship fund
was established. Donations to the
fund were made to the Kenai
branch of the Alaska State Bank,
known until recently as the City
National Bank of Anchorage. The
student to bp selected in May will
be the first to receive the award.
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Sharon Strickland, third queen candidate in the Anchor Point
Snow Festival, is 18 years of age, ,V2’\ w ith eyes of blue, and is a
graduate ofthe Kofa High School in Yuma, Arizona, with the
('lass of ’02. She is sponsored by Peter “JV* Shoe Store and Clem
ens the watchmaker, of Homer, where she is currently li\ ing with
her sister and brother-in-law, Sandi and Blue Allen. Previously
scheduled for January 18-19 and 20, the Festival has been post
poned until February 8. 9 and 10 because of the weather condi
tions.
Snow Festival Postponed,
Pains Wash Out Sled Trail
Postponement of the Anchor
Point Snow Festival set for this
weekend has been forced because
of weather conditions and the lack
of sufficient snow.
The same schedule of events
has been rescheduled for Feb. 8,
9 and 10. The Vichor River Sled
Dog and Racing Association, Inc-.,
sponsoring organization, is put
HAVE HEAT WHEN IT COUNTS
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and
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Call
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DON BAILEY
Union Oil Consignee
ting in a special plea for a good
hard snowfall prior to those
dates.
Tlie above freezing- tempera
tures and several days of un
seasonable January rainfall, be
ginning- this past weekend, ruined
chances of conducting the Kenai
Championship Sled Dog- Races or
other sports demanding adequate
snow coverage.
Dick Iverson, president of the
sponsoring organization, said that
trial runs planned this past Sun
day on Anchor River itself also
had to be called off.
“Rains put two feet of water in
the river above the ice and wash
ed out the trail,” Iverson said.
“From last reports, our dog trail
was last seen floating out past
Seldovia.”
Meeting Is
Announced
Solodtna Democrats are being
reminded of special precinct elec
tion set for next Thursday night,
Jan. 24, for the purpose of retain
ing or recalling Frank E. Mullen
as precinct chairman. If the pre
cinct votes for recall, a new pre
cinct chairman is to be elected.
The meeting is scheduled to be
gin at 8:30 p.m. and will be held
in the Colonial Room at the Vil
lage Shopping Center.
All registered Democrats in the
precinct are asked to be present
and to cast their votes to help
settle the controversial issue.
ELKS PLAN OPENING
SOL.DOTNA — A decision as to
the grand opening date for the
new Elks Club building will be
made Friday night when Soldotna
Elks meet at 8 p.m. The inside
finishing "f the club building is
neeri"" r-o- '-detion.
Workers Help Build Clinic
During Refinery Shutdown
The winter shut-down of con
struction work on Standard Oil
Company's refinery north of Ke
nai proved to be a benefit to
construction efforts of the Kenai
Community Clinic, officers of the
clinic corporation said this week.
Work on the refinery shut down
on Dec. 21 and is expected to be
resumed early in March.
“Much as we regret the men
being out of work, the shut-down
proved to be a blessing for the
Clinic,” one of the Clinic officials
remarked. “With the temperature
as low as .12 below zero on some
days, George German took charge
of plumbing installation and was
there every day until he was fin
ished. Me was assisted by Mike
Waterer. Marshall Sledge and M.
T. Sims, all of the Ralph Parsons
Construction Co., which had been
doing much of the work at the
refinery.”
Mrs. Homer Swires and her son
David, and daughter, Eloise, did
the entire insulating job. Ed
Steele of Cheney Construction,
John Wills formerly of Kenai
Business Service, Ernest Knack
stedt of Fish and Wildlife, and
Sidney Webb and Sims, both of
the Parsons Co., have been put
ting up the sheetrock and that
phase of construction on the clin
ic building- on Homesite Loop
Road is nearly completed. They
have been assisted by Eugene
Mueller and William Creswell. ci
vilian employees from Wildwood
Station.
Ira English of English Electric
is donating all the wiring and has
it nearly finished. Mrs. Swires
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MAJOR RH’HARI) D. ALLEN
The new post commander at
Wildwood Station is Maj. Richard
D. Allen. Major Allen and mem
bers of his staff were special
guests last Wednesday at the Ke
nai Chamber of Commerce meet
ing-.
The new commanding officer
replaced Lt. Col. William H. Win
zenread who left in September.
Major Allen, front Bellaire, Tex
as, was transferred to Wildwood
from Houston, Texas. He was ac
companied by his wife, Shirley,
and his two daughters, Pam and
Candy.
Major Allen served in World
War II with the famous Merrill's
Marauders during the North Bur
ma Campaign. While with the
Maraunders in 1944 as a platoon
sergeant, he was wounded and
hospitalized. After five months
in the hospital he was discharged,
awarded the Purple Heart, and
returned to the United States to
attend the Officers Candidate
School at Fort Benning, Ga.
Upon completion of Officers
Candidate School in 1945, Allen
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the Infantry. After the
war, he was assigned to duty in
the United States until 1952 when
he was sent to Germany as co
pany commander of Headquarters
Company, Second Battalion, 18th
Infantry.
After returning to the States
and spending a short time at Fort
Sam Houston as assistant logis
tics officer, Allen was assigned
to Korea as company commander
of Headquarters and Headquart
ers Company, First Battle Group,
8th Cavalry, later becoming adju
tant of the 8th Cavalry. His last
assignment before coming to Wild
wood was as commanding officer,
U. S. Army Recruiting, Main Sta
tion, Houston. Texas.
Major Allen's more outstanding
awards during his Army career
are the Meritorious S e r vi ce
Award, the Commendation Medal,
a Presidential Unit Citation, a
Bronze Star, and the Combat In
fantry Badge.
The Weather
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Max. Min.
KENAI
26
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31
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35 30
31 34
SOI.DOTS' A
15 -20
28 15
33 28
No Reading
34 30
35 31
35 22
Precip.
Trace
.29
.53
.32
.15
.02
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1.10
Taken
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