Winners Announcsd
For Willow's Last
Race of the Season
Trophies for winners of th«
last race of the year held ai
Willow last Saturday, Marc!
30, will be presented Saturda>
night at 8 p.m. when the Wil
loy-Mt. McKinley Sled and
Dog Assn, has its regular meet
ing at the Willow Trading Post
Winners in the junior sled
d ag races last Saturday were
Jackie Carle, first; Jacqueline
Linnebur, second; and Donna
Town, third.
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Rivers Tells Ways and Means
Of Oil Industry Impact on Alaska
‘‘Since tax policy as embod
j ied in the existing oil depletion
i allowance militates heavily to
j ward oil exploration and devel
I opment in a new petroleum
frontier such as my State of
Alaska, I consider it relevant
and constructive to speak in
favor of keeping the oil deple
tion allowance as it is, and to
supjxirt that position with ap
propriate facts and figures, said
Congressman Ralph J. Rivers
last week in a statement before
the House Ways and Means
Committee in Washington,
D. C.
“Alaska now ranks 19th
among the States in oil produc
tion, with an output of approx
imately 29.000 barrels daily,
but a long and very expensive
task lies ahead before the 49th
State’s full petroleum poten
tial can be measured and de
veloped. Because Alaska is still
rank “wildcat country”, this
development will, in my judg
ment, take place only if the
industry has access to very
large amounts of venture capi
tal, which funds are generated
within the industry in great
part because of existing tax
provisions,” he observed.
Commenting on tax revision |
proposals to reduce significant-!
I ly the current depletion allow-1
lances, Rivers said: Any tax re-i
vision which hurts the explor
er and producer will be doubly
damaging in Alaska where ex
ploration and development
costs are 2l/4 times that of the
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average for all producing areas
in the United States.
“I am informed that the av
erage cost of drilling a well in
Alaska is in the neighborhood
of $535,000. This average cost
elsewhere ranges from approx
imately $36,300 in North Louis
iana to $436,690 for a Texas off
shore well. These figures re
present actual drilling costs
only and do not reflect such
costs as lease acquisitions and
geological and geophysical
costs.
The state’s lone representa
tive in the House pointed out
that Alaska must compete with
other areas in attracting capi
tal into the risky business of
exploring for new deposits, and
the effect of increased taxes on
the oil industry clearly will be
most serious in those areas,
such as Alaska, where the ex
ploration and development
costs are high and the chances
for success low.
“After some 50 or 60 years
of off-and-on searching, oil was
discovered in commercial quan
tities in Alaska in 1957," he re
ported. “In the intervening six
years, one major oil field and
five gas fields have been dis
covered.
“In 1962, however, 29 dry
holes were drilled to an aver
age depth of 9,600 feet. The ap
proximately $17 million invest
ed in these dry holes came
from depletion taken on pro
ducing properties in other parts
af the United States.”
After describing the negative
hut realistic effect of the tax
proposals on Alaska's infant
ail industry Rivers went on to
describe the impact of oil on
the new state:
“The revenue produced for
the State of Alaska by the pe
troleum industry has been a
lifesaver to the new State gov
ernment and a welcome stimu
lus to Alaska’s economy, quite
apart from the benefits accru
ing to the national interest by
the development, to date, of
more than 200 million barrels
of proven oil reserves. It has
been estimated that nearly $1
out of every $2 in State rev
enue in Alaska today is deriv
ed directly or indirectly from
the oil industry.
“What does this industry
mean to Alaska?” he asked. “It
means 1.790 new jobs, new as
sociated businesses serving the
| petroleum industry, and a sub
1 stantial tax base. Supplemental
' industries such as helicopter
; services, aircraft charters, tugs,
and barges in Alaska have
benefited from the oil explora
tion boom.
The industry has built 170
I miles of new roads in Alaska
j opening up heretofore inacces
sible areas. Taxes, bonuses and
| royalties paid by the industry
have had a stimulating effect
on the State's economy.”
Quoting estimates for petrol
eum industry expenditures
over the past four years of
$665,000 for every mile of hole
drilled, wet or dry, exclusive of
land acquisition costs. Rivers
concluded: “By some standards,
some of these expenditures and
some of these investments may
not appear overly impresive.
But. I assure you they loom
large and important to a young
State as it seeks to convert its
vast natural resources into a
sound basis for growth.”
BOWLING NEWS
The PINPOPPERS mixed
ioubles ended their season’s
aowling this week with the
Matanuska Valley Bank team
is League champions. This
team is composed of Mary Es
tep, Leora and Bob Bechtol and
Bob Peterson.
The KNIK BREEZES ended
in a tie between the Glass Bai
;md the Four Aces. They will
have to play this off to decide
the championship. During this
season the Dizzy Dames andj
Four Aces have tied the higlTI
team game with 993 pins. The,
Dizzy Dames had the high ser-!
es. Lu Whittaker earned a;
ugh 244 game and Nancy Goetz \
;he high series with 631 pins.
The HANDICAP TRIO is tied
vith teams number 3 and 2 in
:he lead. Team No. 6 had high
earn game with 518 pins, and
ligh series with 1454 pins.
Mary Hale bowled a very nice
series, getting 521 total pins
L.ucille Blissard came up with
;he high game of 203.
Bess’s Beauty Bar leads the
SCRATCH TRIO by a very
comfortable margin. Bev Sch
•oeder rolled the high game
;his week, getting a score of
180, series of 645. The Matanus
ca Telephone team rolled a
188 game and Bess’s Beauty
Bar a 1820 series.
D & A Grocery still holds a
narrow lead in the KING PINS.
Rudy’s Maintenance is fighting
hard to try to overcome this.
Rudy’s team earned a nice 772
game and 2188 series. Mary Ed
1!
miston rolled a high series of
587, Pat DeLand had a very
nice 201 game. Cliff Marcus ex
celled with a 228 game and 631
series.
Same old story in the
HOUSEWIVES. The Frontiers
man team is way out in the
lead. Gwen Lowe rolled a
scratch game of 210, giving her
219 with her handicap. Shirley
Kosiosky had a nice 539 series.
Mrak Coal Co. Team rolled a
real nice 823 game and 2418
Series. ' *’*
Several of the women are
planning to attend the State
Tournament in Juneau this
weekend. It was hoped more
would be able to go. We wish
them all lots of luck.
HIGH BIDDERS
Two local coal companies
were high bidders on the first
competitive coal lease sale held
by the Alaska Division of
Lands at the division office in
Anchorage March 15. The high
bids were: Tract I, Evan Jones
Company, $3,500; Tract II,
Mrak Coal Company, $1,050;
Tract III, Evan Jones Coal
Company, $11,000.
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I
A baby shower was given
for Mrs. Robert Tirapelli (Di
ane), of Anchorage, by Mrs.
Jane Tirapelli and Mrs. Aile
Bersau of Sutton. Guests at the
shower were Mrs. Connie Cole,
Miss Carol Goble, Mrs. Alvina
Klayutn, Mrs. Ruth Killian,
Mrs. Leatha Kruscavage, Mrs.
George Johnson, Mrs. Kate
Maddie, Mrs. Ardee Harris,
Mrs. Paul Johnson, Mrs. Joyce
Leppanean, Mrs. Gloria Tira
pelli, Sally Tirapelli, Mrs. Shir
ley Kjostead and Debbie, Mrs.
Mary Ann Clemonson, Mrs. Ar
lene Lohr. Mrs. Ellie Mrak and j
Kimmie and Billy Mrak, Vir
ginia and Sally Norris, the hon
ored guest, Diane Tirapelli and
the hostesses, Mrs. Jane Tira
| pel 1 i and Mrs. Aile Bersaw. A
i delicious lunch was served.
; Prizes were won by Mrs. Joyce
j Leppanean. Mrs. Paul Johnson j
! and Mrs. George Johnson. Un- j
j able to attend was Mrs. Gladys j
Persing.
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I
Mr. and Mrs. Len Melton
! and family of Pittman and Mr.
! and Mrs. Lane Rice of Palmer
! visited at the home of Mr. and
! Mrs. Bob Fisher and family on
J Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clemenson and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Kjostead
and family, and Mr. and Mrs. 1
Ron Lohr and family all of An
chorage were weekend visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Woody Bersaw.
* * •
i Visitors in Anchorage, Mon
i day, were Mr. and Mrs, Bob
ECLECTIC TALENT
NIGHT PLANNED
:OR APRIL 19
Members of the Eclectic 4-H
Club of Palmer are rehearsing i
for a talent show to be held on
April 19 in the Swanson School
Recreation Room at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are being sold by mem- I
bers and at the door for 50c
for adults and 25c for children.
The show is part of the Rec
reation Activity of the club.
Top prize in Recreation in the
state is a free trip to National
4-H club congress. Each of the
25 members of the club will I
take part in the show and the 1
proceeds will be used to help
the children go to 4-H camp j
and Leadership conference in j
Fairbanks.
The acts will include jokes, j
skits, instrumental and vocal j
numbers, a piano duet and sev- t
eral tup dance numbers.
After the show the junior.
leaders will lead all of the chil- ,
dren present in group dances.
The show is being coordinat- i
ed by Mrs. Charles Shaver and j
Mrs. Richard Washburn but
the acts are being planned by i
the members themselves.
Yes, MORE WOMEN shop the Want Ad columns of
THE FRONTIERSMAN for practically anything they
want or need than any other one place you could
mention. Same thing goes for men Which is what
makes these columns an especially good place to
advertise, when you've got anything to sell. Cost
is LOW. Results are FAST!
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Fisher and Brad. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Klayum, Mr. and Mrs.
James Harris, and Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Smuiick and family,
• * *
Bingo was held at the Sut
ton Community Hall on March
29. Mrs. Charlene Kockritz’s
name w’as drawn for the door
prize, but she wasn’t there. Mrs.
Joyce Leppanean won the ■
twenty-five cent game.
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ED UEECK LEAVES
FOR 5040th HOSPITAL
Ed Ueeck. who returned to
Palmer only last week follow
ing major surgery for a hernia,
returned Tuesday to the 5040th
Hospital at Elmendorf Air
Force Base for his 10th major
surgery. This time the opera
tion will be on his left hand—
for the fifth time, the now
whiskerless former Mr. Bush
face observed. He expects to be
back in Palmer in 10 or 11 days.
He’s excused from jury duty
only until April 15.