Funds For Oil
Exploration In
Alaska “Terminated”
Exploration work for oil on
Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4
in northern Alaska will end De
cember 31.
Finis came in the President’s
$60 billion plus defense appropri
ation request to Congress this
week in which it was not in
cluded.
Plans had called for cessation
of exploration by December 31,
1952, “unless very favorable re
sults were obtained,” the Presi
dent’s message stated. No further
funds would be requested “since
the declaration of a national
emergency and attending critical
material shortages, the policy has
been revised.”
Exploration for oil was begun
by Navy construction battalions
seven years ago and was placed
on a civilian contract in 1946. The
report states that “intensive geo
logical and geophysical work and
drillipg have indicated the pres
ence of two areas of potential
production.”
The defense budget message
includes $4 1-2 billion for a pub
lic works program for the 1952
fiscal year, but the breakdown of
that amount will not be known
until the program is recommend
ed to Congress at an early date
for authorization.
Gulbransons Visit Outside
Bill Gulbranson, manager of
the Mantanuska Hotel coffee shop,
and Kitty Gulbranson, left for
Outside Tuesday. They flew to
Bellingham, Wash., to see his sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Rogers, and to pick
up a ’51 Mercury awaiting them
on order. They also will visit his
father, L. A. Gulbranson, who did
the painting on the Matanuska
Hotel coffee shop and also well
known hotels and cafes in Wash
ington State. Also on their vis
iting list while Outside is Mrs.
Gulbranson’s sister, Mrs. Carl Bee
of Tacoma, Wash.
The Gulbransons expect to re
turn over the Alcan Highway in
about two weeks.
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.Anchorage Land
Auction June 2
Public auction of 8 tracts in the
East Addition to Anchorage, is
announced by Lowell M. Puckett,
regional administrator, Bureau of
Land Management.
The sale will be held by George
Lingo, manager, Anchorage Land
Office, 2:00 p.m., June 2, in his I
office.
This action by BLM establishes
an industrial and commercial area
on the edge of the city. Some
land will be available for ware
housing ahd distribution centers,
or commercial purposes; another
area for hbusing projects or com
mercial ventures.
Tracts range in size from 49,
500 to 198,000 square feet. Mini
mum bid prices range from $2,000
to $4,500.
The area east of the new Alas
ka Native Service Hospital and
north of 4th Avenue, has been
considered unsuitable for individ
ual houses. Therefore it was de
termined to make use of the here
tofore unused Alaska Public Sale
act to create an industrial and
commercial area, Puckett said.
Under this act the type of de
velopment is controlled and en
! couraged as the various projects
must be well advanced at the end
of three years or the purhcasers
forfeit the land.
“One very important point
should not be overlooked by po
tential purchasers,” Puckett said.
“Technically lands purchased un
der this act are subject to the lo
cation of valid mining claims. In
actual practice this provision
should not work to the detriment
of the purchaser,” Puckett be
lieves. A mining locator even
though he might find minerals,
does not get title to the surface
of the land. He must pay the
owner of the surfade for damages
to the land or to improvements
through his mining activities and
must post a $5,000 bond prior to
the commencement of his mining
activities, nor can he unreason
ably interfere with surface use of
the land.
Information concerning the sale
can be obtained at the Anchorage
Land Office.
Carl Peterson, fireboss at Jones
ville Mines, won about $1,000 on
various minuto pools on the ice
breakup.
Post Offices
Delegate Bob Bartlett has sub
mitted recommendations to the
Post Office Department affect
ing four post offices in Alaska.
He recommended appointment
of Mrs. Frieda A. Davey as act
ing postmaster at Naknek and
Mrs. Ester May French as acting
postmaster at Unalaska. Perma
nent positions are to be filled
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through competitive Civil Service
examination.
The other two offices are Tul
uksak where Delegate Bartlett
recommended the appointment of
John Japheth as postmaster, and
Igiugig, Mrs. Julia A. Huffaker,
postmaster. Tuluksak is on the
Kuskokwim River between Kal
sag and Akiak, and Igiugig is on
Lake Iliamna.
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Carpenters Hall
will be available for meetings or assemblies,
Wednesday nights from 7 to 9
For appointment, see or call
Business Agent Ray Lancaster at 62Y11 offer
6 p.m.
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