Yukon Rivers Ice Blanket Shows No
Sign of an Early Spring Break-Up
The Yukon River’s ice blanket
at Fort Yukon on the Arctic Cir
cle isn’t showing any signs of
cracking, it was reported recently
by John Melville, who is manag
ing the McKinley Foundation’s
break-up guessing contest at Fort
Yukon.
Melville reported that the big
river, which will aid the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association
when it finally breaks up, is froz
en its entire width in front of Fort
Yukon. Average thickness is 22
inches.
Uusually open throughout the
winter at one or two spots in
front of the town, the river was
completely sealed in January
when the temperature skidded to
a low of 69.5 degrees below zero.
From January 15 to January 26
the thermometer never read
higher than 50 below.
With the sun swinging back
into the Arctic and the tempera
ture climbing above zero now and
then, Melville announced he will
soon install a tripod timing device
on the Yukon ice in front of the
Episcopal Mission and Hospital.
A breakup “watch shack” is be
ing constructed on the river bank.
Winner or winners of the first
Fort Yukon breakup guessing
contest will be announced at a
Yukon River Breakup Ball to be
held in Anchorage soon after the
ice goes out. One-h^lf of the pro
ceeds will go to the Alaska Crip
pled Children’s Association.
Tickets for the big Yukon Riv
er Ball at Anchorage may be ob
tained here at Bert’s Drug Store,
Koslosky’s and the Co-Op office,
according to Mrs. N. Swoboda,
who is working with Mrs. Hoppin
in staging the Break-Up Ball for
the benefit of the ACCA.
CALLED FOR JURY DUTY
Jack Tost, Palmer businessman,
was called for jury duty at An
chorage. He is to report for duty
April 2.
Coffey Insures Everything—
Remember?
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F&WL Announce
Amendments for
Commercial Fishing
Amendments to commercial
fishery regulations for 1951 in the
Cook Inlet Area were announced
this week by the Fish and Wild
life Service. The amendments as
listed are as follows:
1. Opening of seasons through
out the area has been delayed to
a uniform May 28 in those dis
tricts where fishing normally
commenced a few days earlier.
The usual odd-year closing date
of August 4 will prevail, instead
of the even year August 8, and
south of Anchor Point the closure
will be on August 8, instead of
last year’s August 12. A new pro
vision for 1951 is the total elimi
nation of the fall season in waters
south of Anchor Point.
2. Because of the recent great
increase in amount of fishing gear
and resultant decline in escape
ments, weekly closed periods
have been increased to a total of
84 hours. A 36-hour mid-week
closure is prescribed so that,
throughout the fishing season,
closure will apply each week
from 6:00 a.m. Saturday to 6:00
a.m. Monday, and from 6:00 a.m.
Wednesday to 6:00 p.m. Thursday.
These closures can be adjusted on
a local basis by field announce
ment if the runs and escapments
of salmon as actually observed
turn out to be greater or lesser
than necessary to conservation.
3. To correct abuses which have
developed in the name of personal
use fishing, two new regulations
have been adopted. As in Bristol
Bay, prior notice must be given
to the Fish and Wildlife Service
before commercial gear will be
allowed in taking salmon for local
food requirements or for dog feed
during closed periods or in closed
waters. In addition, fishing for,
taking, or molesting any fish by
any means, or for any purpose, is
prohibited in Fish Creek, Ship
Creek, Campbell Creek, and Cot
tonseed Creek.
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Offering Scheduled Freight Service Between:
California—Portland—Seattle—Alaska
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Arrive Valdez March 16
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Leave Portland
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Leave Portland
Leave Seattle .. ..
Arrive Seward/Valdez
March 13
March 18
March 23
March 12
March 15
March 21
March 26
April 2
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Main 164
Captain T. Hie
Operating Manager
ANCHORAGE
223 Central Bids
P. O. Box 592
Phone 34401
George Hutton
Dist. Manager
FAIRBANKS
Pioneer Hotel
East 71'
M. J. Wilcox
Dist. Prt. Agt.
LOS ANGELES
LONG BEACH
Pier A, I>. Beach
L. B. 703905
Nevada 0-3145
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FRANCISCO 4
150 Sansome St
Pier 40
Yukon 6-4114
PORTLAND 5
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623S.W. Oak St.
Pier. Col Basin
Term.
Beacon 7301
SEATTLE 6
Pier, Arms Term.
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West 1141
Modern Coastwise Steamship Transportation
Anchorage Elks' Lodge
To Have Palmer flight
At St. Patrick's Dance
Palmer Night will be the fea
ture of the evening tomorrow
night when the Elks Club of An
chorage will hold a St. Patrick’s
Day dance at their club.
The Alaska Railroad will run
either the Brill car or a steam
train on a special round trip
Saturday night. The train is
scheduled to leave Palmer for
Anchorage at 7 p.m. Anyone
wishing to attend should contact
either John Reed or Clair Stock.
Mr. Reed stressed the fact that
the dance is not limited to mem
bers and guests only but that ev
eryone is invited to attend.
A gala shamrock evening is
planned and all guests are re
minded not to forget their “bit
o’ green” that must be worn to
avoid payment of a fine. George
Garrick of Anchorage, dance
chairman, announced this week
that there will be dancing from
9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Leonard Kyger of the Palmer
lodge is local committeeman for
the donee.
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USED FURNITURE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
SEE
G. A. KRISE
Basement Palmer Drug
Beta Sigma Phi Holds
Regular Meeting
Beta Sigma Phi held its regular
meeting Monday night at the
home of Mrs. Jack Maze.
Mrs. Alice Snodgrass, in charge
of the culture program, spoke to
the group on “Manners in Busi
ness.”
The club members enjoyed a
song fest at the close of the meet
ing.
FIRE TRUCKS ANSWER
\LARM ON TUESDAY
The Fire Association answered
an alarm Tuesday, about noon
time when a blaze was reported
at the Alaska Road Commission
trailer court. There was no dam
age done and the fire was extin
guished almost immediately after
.t was reported. Welding on sew
sr and water pipes under the
trailers caused the blaze.
TOST’S
SERVICE STATION
• GENERAL REPAIRS
• EXIDE BATTERIES
• RICHMOND TIRES
• STANDARD PRODUCTS
in
Downtown
_Palmer, Alaska_
Palmer Transfer
C. H. Meier, Prop.
Palmer, Alaska
Call 49-J-2 Write Box 1745 .
GENERAL HAULING
Coal and Oil Storage Spoce
Palmer Anchorage Valdez
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LaBrie's
Wishes to Welcome All Visitors from the Valley
When They Are in Anchorage
SMORGASBORD
An Added Feature on Sundays
Prepared by Scandinavians
4th & Barrow — Open 4 p.m.-? — Phone 30351
Also Americon Dinners Being Served
Visit the Cocktail Lounge
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