I MARINE HIGHWAY RATES REDUCED
ON PASSENGER CARS FOR WINTER
Governor William A. Egan
said today a new reduced
winter rate permitting a pass
enger car and driver to move
the entire length of the Alas
ka marine highway system
for $99 will go into effect
Nov. 1.
The reduction, applicable to
passenger vehicles up to 20
feet in length, provides sav
ings of $53.50 on vehicles
moving between Skagway and
Prince Rupert. Between Ket
chikan and Prince Rupert the
savings would amount to
$6.75. Corresponding reduc
tions are afforded other com
munities on the system and on
between-port movements.
Designed to encourage ad
ditional travel over the ma
rine highway system during
the winter months, the redu
ced rate will remain in effect
until March 31, 1964.
“Following as it does the
announcement by the Cana
dian government this week
that it will keep the Haines
cut-off open throughout the
winter, this new reduced
rate offers additional incent
ive to residents of all Alaska
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our splendid winter scenery
askans interested in enjoying
and winter sports—to utilize j
the services of the marine
highway system,’ Governor
Egan said.
In establishing the new rate,
the division of marine trans-!
portation eliminated an earl
ier rate classification appli
cable to compact vehicles.
The reduced winter rate has
the effect, however, of provi
ding fares for passenger ve
hicles up to 20 feet in length
which are below those now
charged for compact vehicles.
The Governor said the pos
sibility of reduced rates for
commercial vehicles is now
under consideration and an
announcement will be forth
coming when a decision has
been reached.
^ocial Security
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Question: I am a self - em
ployed fisherman. I am mar
ried and have two small chil
dren. My income for 1962 was
about $1400. As I have $2400
exemption, I owe no income
tax. Is it necessary for me to
make an income tax return and
report my net earnings for so
cial security?
Answer: Yes. If you have net
earnings of $400 or more in a
year from your fishing, you
must report your earnings and
pay the social security tax even
if you don’t owe any income
tax. Your social security re
ports will be the basis for bene
fit payments later on should
you become disabled or retire,
and for payments to your fam
ily in the event of your death.
Question: I worked for a can
nery last year for 3 months.
They took social security tax
from my pay. I can’t remember
being asked for my social se
curity number. How can I find
out if my wages are on my
record?
Answer: Fill out a pre-ad
dressed post card. Form OAR
7004, and mail it. In a few
weeks you will get a statement
back from our recordkeeping
office in Baltimore, Md., that
will show you if there is any
mistake in your record.
University Professor Does
Pioneer Research in Cancer
A thirty-four year old profes
sor of chemistry at the Uni- j
versity of Alaska is doing pio- j
neer research that may help
open the door in science’s j
search for a cure of cancer.
Dr. George Dahlgren is look
ing into the basic composition
of cells and molecules Specifi
cally, he is studying a process
known as “hydrogen bonding”
in this case explained as a
bridge which connects the oxy
gen-nitrogen-hydrogen compo
nents of a molecule.
The history of Dr. Dahlgren's
research dates back to post
doctoral research he conducted
at Cornell University. At Cor
nell, he heard a series of lec
tures on hydrogen bonding by
Dr. Melvin Calvin, a University
of Southern California scientist
and Nobel Prize winner in
chemistry for research associ
ated with hydrogen bonds in
white mice.
“Dr. Calvin found,” Dahl
gren recently explained, “that
when deuterium-oxide, a heavy
water, was substituted for or
dinary water in their diet, the
white mice became sterile. The
loss of fertility was found to
be due to the effect of substi
tuting heavy hydrogen for nor
mal hydrogen in the hydrogen
bond. But it was unclear whe
ther the deuterium strength
ened or weakened the bond.”
Dr. Dahlgren decided to find
out and began to direct his re
search at Cornell to the action
of deuterium on the bond.
From past research at Cor
nell with Dr. F. A. Long, inter
nationally prominent kineticist,
Dahlgren knew that the sub
stitution of deuterium for hy
drogen, in a bond composed of
oxygen - hydrogen-oxygen, de
creased the strength of the
bond. These findings set the
ground work to pursue Calvin’s
research of the oxygen-hydro
gen-nitrogen bond.
Dahlgren came to the Uni
versity of Alaska in 1959, at
tracted by what he described
as ‘‘opportunities for creativity
in a growing university.’”
In 1960 the American Can
Aviation Meet Open to Public
A federal aviation regula
tions conference of vital inter
est to Alaskan aviation will be
held in Anchorage Nov. 1 and
2 in the FAA headquarters
building, 632 6th Ave., Room
8-J.
Pilots, prospective pilots and
persons interested in aviation
are invited to take part in the
development of regulations
which will be of significant im
portance to the flying public.
Each meeting, beginning at
9:30 a.m., will be conducted by
a 5-man team from Washing
ton. Donald Gretzer, a former
employee of the FAA Alaskan
region for 14 years and well
known throughout Alaska, will
participate as a panel member.
Similar meetings are being
held in other large air centers
such as Honolulu, Seattle and
Philadelphia.
The first day’s discussion will
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go to help a local high school
student who is planning to en
ter nurse’s training.
Jane Payne is chairman of
the committee. Other member;
are Rosalie Stewart, Florence
Mayr. Rosina Hardisty, Mary
Frey. Pat Bencardino, and
Letha Kruscavage.
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include equipment malfunction
reports, alternate airports, ad
option of the nautical mile as
a national measurement stand
ard, and advisibility of contin
uing to have the reported wea
ther at a master airport govern
VFR operations at satellite air
ports within the control zone.
Scheduled item for the Nov.
2 meeting will pertain to the
standardization of traffic pat
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ter Society became interested
in his work and awarded $10,
500 for study over the next
two years. He received addi
tional money last year to ex
tend the research until 1964.
“As it appears to the chem
ist. cancer is a chemical prob
lem,” Dahlgren said. “It in
volves atoms, molecules and
bonds. In particular, cel! build
ing is known to involve hydro
gen bonding.”
“Since deuterium tracing
techniques are a common meth
od of investigation, it is thought
that in biological systems the
knowledge of the effect of deu
terium substitution within the
hydrogen bond will be quite
useful."
Many scientists are studying
the general problem of hydro
gen bonding, but Dahlgren is
one of the few who is research
ing the process of water solu
tions. Most of the other work
has been done in crystals.
“Life process occur mostly in
water since the body is com
posed of 65 to 75 per cent
wmter. Because of this we feel
our approach is much more
meaningful than those in the
solid state.”
In the three years since the
program began Dahlgren has
expanded his studies several
times because of new informa
tion.
"Developments are happen
ing so fast that it is difficult to
keep ahead of them,” he said.
“We have found it very dif
ficult to maintain a model com
pound involving a hydrogen
bond in water because it de
composes so swiftly. We are
trying now to learn the reason
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for the instability of our model
compound, what is its rate of
decomposition, and what is the
effect of the structure on the
decomposition rate.”
Dr. Dahlgren believes it is
this type of basic chemistry
that will ultimately build a
cure for cancer.
“Slowly but surely scientists
will piece together all the small
fragments of the very compli
cated puzzle to cancer. When
this has been done they will
be able to manufacture a che
mical compound to combat the
disease.”
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Matanuska Precinct
Democrats to Caucus
Precinct committeemen and
a precinct chairman will be
elected at the Matanuska Pre
cinct Democratic party caucus
' to be held tomorrow (Nov. 1) at
|8 p.m. in the Palmer Grange
hall. John D. Shaw, precinct
chairman, has announced.
Delegates will also be elected
to the Southcentral district
Democratic convention, and
other timely precinct business
may be brought up, Shaw said
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