FOUR SCIENTISTS SET UP HOUSEKEEPING IN
HUT AMONG ICE RIDGES OF JUNEAU FIELD
Life is very cozy in a hut that
is moored to its anchors by heavy
cables atop the Juneau Ice Cap,
a party of four scientists told
their chief in Juneau last week.
The men conversed with May
nard M. Miller, field director for
the Juneau Icefield Research Pro
ject, by two-way radio.
The advance party of fobr are
living in the hut erected by last
year’s party. They found that
winter winds had ripped off three
sheets of aluminum siding, but
otherwise the shelter was intact.
Food left by the previous year’s
party had been so amply refrig
erated by nature that it still was
palatable, they report.
A maximum - minimum ther
mometer, installed inside the in
sulated shelter, recorded a winter
low of 12 degrees below zero.
From this figure, the scientists
estimate that the winter minimum
outside was at least 40 degrees
below zero.
They report an extremely heavy
snowfall. Only four feet of a 26
foot tower, constructed last year,
can be seen above the snow. Since
the snow is heavily packed, they'
estimate the total fall was many
feet deeper.
The field party is supplied by
air drops. Later, ski-equipped
planes will land atop the glacier,
beside the shelter hut, to bring
provisions and mail. Col. Bernt
Balchen of the Army’s Tenth Res
cue Squadron will supervise the
.air provisioning of the party.
Miles Brandon Comes
Home to Dillingham
For Fishing Season
Miles Brandon, Eskimo tenor
who won the talent contest at the
Matanuska Valley Fair last fall,
is home again in Dillingham for
the summer months. Miles came j
back to fish during the Bristol
Bay season.
The singer has been studying in
Seattle since his September trip
to New York. Upon his return
to Dillingham, he starred in a
benefit concert at the local the
ater, to help his community raise
funds with which to purchase a
piano.
Johnson Returns From Field Trip
Hugh Johnson, economist with
the Agricultural Research Admin
istration, returned this week from
a field trip through the Kenai
Peninsula agricultural area.
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VALLEY
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For Sale
5-rm. house in town;
$1,250 cash down;
terms on balance.
20 acres cleared land,
furnished house, mod
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terms on balance.
100-acre farm, 35 acres
cleared, $4,650 down,
balance on easy
terms.
140-acre farm, 40 acres
cleared, terms.
2 cabins, close in, 2 lots.
Two lots, city water and
sewer.
10 acres, two small cab
ins, on Anchorage
Highway.
LOTS OF LOTS
ACREAGE
Listings Wanted
MINERS ORDERED
LAST WEEK'S WEATHER
The recent soaring temperatures
of late June were just what the
Cache Creek miners had ordered.
Complaining the week before be
cause of a lack of water, due to
still frozen grounds in the mining
areas, the heat hammered down
the frost in a hurry and mine op
erations now are in full swing.
In all, there are 14 placer mines
in operation in the Cache Creek
and Yentna areas this summer.
Some are in full-scale operation;
others are completing only the
necessary assessment work.
BOOK CLUB WILL
MEET SUNDAY NIGHT
The Great Books Discussions
Club will meet at Dave and Joe’s
Shop Sunday evening at 7:30,
Mrs. Thomas Day announced to
day. Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Cates
will lead the evening’s discus
sion on Plutarch’s Lives. This
group meets on alternate Sunday
evenings at the Shirt Shop.
Sourdough Homemakers
Plan Special Meeting
The Sourdough Homemaker’s
Club will hold a special meeting
at the home of Mrs. C. E. Albrecht
on July 11, Miss Mary Lou Lash
brook of the Extension Office
announced this week.
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Heaths of Homer Plant
Sample Berry Garden
The Ken Heaths of Homer, who
have created a thriving small in
dustry in the processing and
packing of Alaskan wild berries
for Outside markets, are devel
oping a wild-berry garden for
the education of tourists.
The Heaths plan to include in
their garden a display of every
kind of berry bush known to the
Homer area. Different varieties
will be separated by footpaths
of clay, threading through the
garden. Each plant will be la
belled, so that visitors may easily
identify the many varieties which
are native to the Homer area.
Homer Business Still
Is on the Increase
Four businesses are either add
ing improvement^ or are unHer
construction in Homer at the
present time, the Homer News
reported this week.
A concrete vault is being add
ed to the Homer Bank. Cold stor
age lockers are being put up by
a local resident, who already is
tacking up the for rent sign on
the lockers. Work is progressing
on a new bar, to be known as
the Sterling Bar. Another hotel,
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HODSONS RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Hodson
returned to the Valley last week.
Mr. Hodson went Outside last
fall, for further study. He has re
turned to his former position at
the Matanuska Experiment Sta
tion. The Hodsons are again mak
ing their home at the station.
Juneau Asks for Bids
To Ready City Hall Site
The Juneau city council, which
meets in the capitol city today,
expected to issue a call for bids
for the clearing and filling of -the
new municipal hall site. Deeds
for the property, which is located
near Juneau’s waterfront, were
turned over to Mayor Waino
Hendrickson last week. The city
paid $22,750 for the site—a per
square foot cost of $1.45.
TWINS BORN ON JULY 4
TO LEON HOLBROOKS
The Fourth of July will be a
multiple cause for celebration
for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Holbrook,
in the years ahead. On July 4,
1950, the young couple became
the parents of twins, first born
at the Valley Hospital in over a
year. The new Holbrook team is
made up of a boy and a girl. The
Mitchell Cain
Assisted by
Gladys, the Beautiful Princess
of Magic
Will Present His
Two-Hour Show of Fantastic
Mystery and Comedy
at
Eagle's Hall in Valdez
on July 19, 20
8 P.M.
SEE Mr. Cain in his world-famous escape from
a padlocked box.
WATCH the magician hypnotize a beautiful
young lady and float her into space.
girl weighed five pounds, tw*
ounces at birth. Her brother
scaled five pounds, 14 ounces.
The Holbrooks have one other
child.
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