> I he Kenai Peninsula
Cheechako News
"NEWS FROM THE OIL CENTER OF ALASKA” Wr
THIRD YEAR
JANUARY 26, 1962
PRICE 10c COPY
NUMBER 64
SEEM HALL of Seward is pictured here with Dick Albers, pres
idont of the Greater Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. Seward
suggests the tannery and processing of sea! skins be done in that
«itv and that Anchorage handle auctioning and marketing of furs
providing the government sees fit to award the seal skin con
tract to an Alaskan concern.
Incorporating Farmers
Name Local Bank Trustee
vuuuEuroorK xowara incorpora
tron of a farm feed mill and pro
cessing plant on the Kenni Pen
insula was announced Monday by
the committee of agricultural
leaders who have done prelimin
ary planning toward the much
discussed project..
The farmers committee, repre
senting the Kenai-Kasilof-Sterl
ing-Soldotna area, is accepting
donation subscriptions on stock in
a proposed farmers corporation.
The purpose of the corporation
will he to produce and market
feed and other farm produce
grown in the area.
Each prospective stockholder is
asked to donate $10 which is to
be held in a trust fund by Rich
ard T. (Dick) Hail at the Soldot
na branch of the National Bank
of Alaska. Forty subscriptions or
$400 are needed before incorpor
ation can be completed.
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subscript,ions mi&tribe fn fey
the first of February and a meet
ing of the stockholders will be
called soon after that date.
All donation cheeks should be
made payable to the Soldotna
branch of the National Bank of
Alaska, Trustee for FFMPP—
Farm Feed Mill and Processing;
Plant. Checks are being; accepted
by members of the present com
mittee or may be mailed or tak
en .directly to the bank, of which
Hall is branch manager.
Each $10 subsciiption will be
applied to the purchase of one
share in the proposed company
and will represent one vote at
the coming stockholders meeting,
when a board of directors will be
elected.
The duties of the board will
be to form the corporation, take
care of organizational problems
SEE—INCORPORATING— p. 8
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Top Musher
uareth Wright, Soldotna, pop.
ular choice for first place in the
Third Kenai Championship Sled
Dog Races, held at Anchor Point
this past weekend, did not dis
appoint his fans.
W light led the seven mushers
with a total elapsed time of two
hours, three minutes and 42 sec
onds for the two heats run Fri
day and Saturday over the 15-mi.
long- course. His total time last
year for first place was 1-58-22.
Three-time winner of the Al
askan Dog Racing Championship
at Anchorage Fur Rendezvous,
and former winner of the North
American Championship trophy
at Fairbanks, Wright was spon
sored by the Weight Truck and
Ti actor Co. of Soldotna, in which
he is associated with his broth
ers. Hi; trophy was from Inlet
View, Ninilcnik,
Wright’s competitors were —
Chuck Raymond, Kasilof, second
placcj Joe Brandon, Bert Parady
and Cal Thurmond, all of Anchor
Point, who were third, fourth and
fifth; Dick Beaulieu of Anchor
age, running a team of young
dogs, sixth, and Dick Iverson of
Anchor Point, seventh.
Iverson, president of the Anch
or River Sled Dog: and RPcing
Assoc,. Inc., <■ ■■ p o n with the
Anchor Point Chamber of Com
merce in sponsoring the Sno-Fes
tival, finished nearly an hour lat
er than his nearest competitor in
total elapsed time. He was pre
sented a gold-painted lantern to
find his way home.
In junior sled dog racing, John
Howard of Anchor Point placed
first in 5-dog competition for
mushers over 14 years of age.
Has trophy was from Silver King
Lodge, Anchor Point. Kenneth
Leffel, also of Anchor Point, had
bad luck on the trail with his
sled and came in second.
The 3-dog event for junior
SEE—TOP MtJSHER—p. 5
Pre-Carnival
Preliminary events leading to
the Homer Winter Carnival take
place this Saturday and will in
clude an inaugural ball and reg
istration for the “Whiskerino”
contest.
Contestants seeking queen hon
ors will he accepted as contest
ants at the bail which begins at
9 p.m. in the Elks Hall, Homer.
Live music is being- featured.
Actual selection of the queen
and her coronation, however, will
not take place until March J.
Judy Engel is reigning queen.
Men desiring to enter the whis
kerino contest are to be clean
■ haven when they register Satur
day. Whisker judging will be on
March 3 at the queen’s corona
tion,
A prize of $50 for first place
will be awarded the contestant
with “the most fascinating
beard.’’ Runnersup for second
and third place will each receive
$15.
The Homer Winter Carnival
Association, Inc., a non-profit
making- organization, is sponsor
ing the three-day winter-time fes
tivities cm March 2-3-4, Proceeds
will go to build a bigger and bet
ter carnival.
Mike Cleaver, vice president of
the association, is aeting chair
man, Cindy Latimer is corres
ponding secretary; Frank John
son, treasurer; Fran Cronin is
queen chairman, and F r a n k
Fngle and Russell Seppie are
directors.
New Sno-Queen Crowned
Hazel-eye,] Barbara O’Rourke,
Soldo tna’s candidate, Saturday
night was crowned Queen of the
H)&2 Sno-Pestival at Ancho r
Roini, The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, F. J. O'Rourke was spon
sored by B and B Texaco station
of Soldotna.
Other candidates were Verda
Bice, representing Anchor Point,
and Donna Mae Norman, Kenai’s
contestant. The selection of the
queen was made through ticket
sales.
Miss O'Rourke’s coronation took
place at midnight during the an
nual Sno-Flake Ball which was
attended by more than 200 per
sons, many of them from Kenai
and Soldotna areas.
Larry Clendenen introduced the
’001 queen, Phyllis Wilson of Ke
nai who was escorted by Jerry
Weaver, Homer, and the queen
candidates. Miss Norman was
escorted by Lonnie Byars, Miss
Bice by Lee Clendenen, and Miss
O'Rourke by Chuck Johnson, all
of Anchor Point, Also, introduced
was Judy Engels, 1001 queen of
the Homer Winter Carnival, es
corted by Larry Shorb, Homer.
I he reigning queen placed the
crown on the new queen’s head
and the royal blue velvet robe
around her shoulders. Q.ueer, Bar- -
barn was awarded a white rabbit
fur paika presented jointly by
the Anchor Point Chamber of
Comrnej&e and .Tone's BrnT ffir
i iers of \lU'hormvtr. Mis-s Kmr<-i-i
presented her with $!tt) am u ixn't
from the Homer Winter Carnival
Association. Gifts of Alaskan je
welry were presented the new
queen and her princesses by Al
ula's gift shop, Anchor Point.
Queen Barbara drew the tick
ets for 20 door prizes awarded
at the dance. The last prize was
a two-months-old Husky puppy,
which practically everyone in the
crowd wanted to take home. Mus
ic for the dance was by Mr. and
Mrs. Clint Thurman, Anchor Pt.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Al Strickland
of Anchorage.
Miss O’Rourke also officiated
at the presentation of awards to
winning- mushers Sunday night at
the Mushers* Mess. Master of
ceremonies at the dinner was
^oc ’ Pease of Lake Louise, well
known racing- enthusiast who was
"Mr. Fur Face" at the Anchorage
Pur Rendezvous in I960.
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ted as 19G2 Queen of the Anchor
Point Sno-Festiva'. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T, J,
O’Rourke, who live between Soi
dotna and Kasilof. and was spon
sored by B&B Texaco Station in
Soldotna.
SOLDOTKA, KEXAI AND SEWARD CHAMBER members con
fcr with the Greater Anchorage Chamber of Commerce regard
ing- road development and other problems of mutual interest. The
Anchorage group hosted Peninsula chambers during a recent good
will tour to the Peninsula.
Kenai CAP Completes Busiest Year
Kenai Squadron of the Civil
Air Patrol, always active since
its busiest year yet, according to
Major Glenn Kipp, squadron com
mander. The squadron served its
community with search and res
cue facilities, ambulance ah ev
acuation to hospitals, Cadet and
Senior training and the promo
tion of aviation.
At the beginning of 1961, few
members if any, would have
guessed the squadron could pos
sibly be bush ■ than in I960 with
Ig missions per - med, Kipp said,
as I960 ! the year the squad
ron receive.! its L-20 Beaver air
craft.
Howtwith the great in
crease -f illation more high
way • lore flying time ir
this - lore hunting, eamt
the inevitable, more missions.
A
■ .and'-activities has been rUt.i* •!
by the squadron commander.
They are:
Sixty-five missions performed,
primarily with the L-20 Beaver;
the promotion of monies to con
tinue the operation of the squad
ron and to construct hangar; the
acquiring of a half-qupnset hut
and the moving of it and the
'aying of a new floor and lino
leum in the headquarters build
ing.
Of the 65 missions, 58 were re
quested by the Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center. A total of
46 people were evacuated from
this area and 20 se 'irate search
es were performed .v were par
tkiputed in with the Air Force
SEE—KENAl CAP— page S