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Cheechako News
"NEWS FROM THE OIL CENTER OF ALASKA"
SECOND YEAR Friday, March 3, 1961 10c a Copy Number 31
Summer Completion Date Set for Road Projects
Black Friday
Black Friday for the Bill
Greshams of Naptowne occur
red two weeks ago on Feb. 17.
They received word early in
the evening that their grandson,
13-month-old Mark Parson, was
injured in a car accident and
taken to the Seward hospital.
But what was thought to be
serious injury was found to be
only face lacerations. The Par
son car had struck a moose at
mile 40 on the Seward High
way and Mark was taken to
Seward by a passing car.
After the Greshams had re
turned from Seward and were
settled for the night, the second
misfortune took place—an oil
stove in one of their cabins ex
ploded completely destroying
the building. It’s occupant,
Bill’s brother, Swede, crawled
from the flames uninjured.
Damaged Moose River bridge will be replaced in the near
future. The state has asked for bids to construct a new span
for the Sterling highway crossing. Picture shows a crew re
pairing the bridge last April.
KENAI PENINSULA CHAMBERS MEET
TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BOROUGH BILL
The League of Kenai Penin
sula Chambers of Commerce,
although still in the first stages
of organization has met three
times. The first meeting was
held in Seward, the second in
Homer and the third in Soldat
na last Saturday. The next
meeting is scheduled for March
11 at Henton’s Lodge, Copper
Landing.
Immediate reason for the or
ganization and activity of this
body is the pending Borough
Bill before the state legislature.
The bill has been the main
topic of discussion at the three
meetings and several recom
mendations have been forward
ed to the Borough Committee
and legislators as a result of
these meetings.
At the meeting in Soldatna.
presided over by Dr. Deischer
of Seward, Howard Myhill of
Homer presented the results of
a study of the changes recom
mended by Paul Choquette,
chairman of the Borough Com
mittee. After lengthy discussion
the body went on record as sub
stantially supporting the pro
Salmon Net Fishing Licenses
Required Before April 15th
The license division of the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game wishes to remind the
public that the sport fish and
game licenses for 1961 can be
purchased from licensing offi
cers at 200 locations through
Joyce Carver
Wins Top Spot
First place winer of the Re
doubt Toastmistresses Club of
Soldotna speech contest was
Joyce Carver, who spoke on
“Knowledge.” She will com
pete with Dolly Farnsworth at
a luncheon meeting March 8
at Parkers.
The winner of this contest
will go to Anchorage to com
pete with other local club win
ners.
Placing second in the speech
contest was Carolyn Nichols,
who spoke on “Bold Ventures.”
Peggy McBride took the third
place prize with her talk on
“Memories.” Also competing in
the first day’s contest were
Sylvia Johnson and Dee Stock.
the State. These license may al
so be obtained at a n y State
Fish and Game office.
To procure a commercial
fishing license, both application
and remittance should be sent
to the Fish and Game office
nearest the fishing area of the
applicant. Departmental offices
where applications and fishery
licenses may be purchased for
commercial purposes are lo
cated at Ketchikan, Juneau,
Wrangell, Petersburg. Cordova,
Kodiak, Anchorage, Homer and
Dillingham.
The license division wishes
to stress that all salmon nets
and vessels used for salmon net
fishing must be licensed not
later than April 15 of the year
of operation. Applications and
licenses for nets and vessels
may also be had at the same
offices where commercial fish
ing licenses are issued.
Fur farm, fur dealer and tax
idermy application forms and
licenses must be procured di
rect through the license divi
sion, Alaska Department of
Fish and Game at Juneau.
posed changes. The major
changes proposed by the Cho
quette committee were that
(Sec. 204) “at no time will first
class cities hold a majority on
the assembly ...” (Sec. 210)
(hearings) “one or more hear
ings will be held in each pro
posed borough to assure that
all portions of the proposed
borough can participate . . .”
(Page 9 Sec. G) would be then
changed to read that “five
years” rather than one year
would be allowed to repay the
State for the costs of borough
elections. Section 33 would al
low Common Law boroughs to
elect to take over their school
system if they so desired. Sec
tion 407 would provide for at
least four assembly meetings a
year, with 48 hours prior notice.
Section 5.02 dealing with
elective, assembly executive of
ficer would limit the power of
this official appointment and
removal of Admin, officers by
making these actions subject to
review by the Assembly.
A proposal adopted at t h e
meeting would require that the
terms of members of the as
sembly be staggered so that the
body would have more stability
and continuity.
Attending the meeting in ad
dition to those mentioned were:
John Rose of Seward, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Wythe, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim McDowell, Yule Kil
cher and S. Thompson of Hom
er; Elizabeth April of Anchor
Point, Frank Mullen and Joyce
Mikkleson, Soldotna, Allan
Petersen and Jess Nicholas, of
Kenai, Rusty Lancashire, Ridge
way.
The press was represented
by Jim and Marie McDowell,
Inlet Courier, Homer; Donnis
Thompson, Anchorage Daily
Times and Dorothy and Loren
Stewart of the Cheechako
News.
New Moose River Bridge
Bid Is Also Requested
In response to a request from Slate Representative Leo
Rhode, T. D. Sherard, state director of highways and chief
engineer, has released the timetable for road construction on
the Kenai Peninsula.
The Moose River bridge and the Kalifonskv-Kasilof projects
have already been sent to the Bureau of Public Roads for author
lty to advertise. J he division
called on Feb. 24 for bids on
the construction of a new
bridge over the Moose. It will
replace the old closed steel
truss bridge which was severly
damaged by an oversized load
last year.
Sherard said the North Kenai
extension should be ready to go
before construction season
opens, provided authority is
given for overtime work in the
design and the right of way
sections of the department.
But the Soldotna-Kasilof pro
ject has already been contract
ed and they will move in when
the weather permits.
Due to the fact that the Bur
eau of Public Roads did not
lay out the original survey so
that the rights of way could be
obtained under Federal Aid to
Highway’s regulations, consid
erable resurvey and redesign
work is necessary on the Kasil
of-Ninilchik project. The sur
veys also traversed areas where
the soil is unsuitable for good
road construction.
“We have consistently refus
ed, even in the face of heavy
preasure, to waste the taxpay-?
ers’ money in building a good
road w'hich isn’t going to be
reasonably satisfactory,” Sher
ard said. He remarked that the
people of Homer, Soldotna and
elswhere on the peninsula have
All Stars
Choose Two
From Kenai
Ross Cooper and Eric Thomp
son of the Kenai Kardinals
were named to the State’s All
Star Basketball team following
the last tournament game at
Nome.
The Kardinals who earlier de
feated the higher ranked Sew
ard team, went to the tourna
ment with high hopes but were
eliminated by defeats from
Kodiak and Seward. Seward
edged the Kardinals out by on
ly six points, but came home
with honors when they placed
twm of their members on the
All-Stars.
Other All-Stars were select
ed from Seward and Kodiak.
The four selections from Sew
ard wrere Russell Murkowski,
Bob Stanton, Mike Trevethan,
and David Watsjold. Kodiak’s
Danny Olsen and Don Bucking
ham were also selected on the
All-Stars and only two All
Stars were selected from else
where in Alaska which con
firms the fact that a pretty
good brand of ball is played on
the Kenai Peninsula.
“exerted considerable pressur
es on us” and, at time, he was
tempted to produce a quick job
merely to satisfy their demands.
Sherard used the present
road between Anchor Point and
Homer as an example of hasty
construction. The subgrade and
base may have to be reconstruc
ted before it will carry an oil
base, he said.
Despite the problems, how
ever, the division intends to
have both the Kasilof-Ninilchik
-Anchor Point projects under
way next summer.
Schools Plan
Americanism
Assemblies
An Americanism assembly is
scheduled for 9 a.m., Monday
in the Kenai High School gym
nasium culminating a month
long observance of American
ism under the sponsorship of
the American Legion Auxiliary
No. 20.
Richard I. Eliason, Alaskan
commander of the Legion, will
address the gathering and pre
sent awards for participation in
the observance to the grade
school rooms.
The project has developed
considerable activity, interest
and cooperation during the
month. They have used song
fests, posters, scrap books, es
says, stories and research to de
velop the idea of Americanism.
One group, Mrs. Mary Cline’s
third grade class, appeared on
the Kenai Ranger program,
Channel eight, last Tuesday, to
present their project.
Mrs. Allen Peterson, chair
man of the American commit
tee, has been assisted in the
project by members of the aux
iliary, Mildred James, Mina
Sample, Betty Sundt and Jessie
Munson.
Tustemena School has also
been participating in the
Americanism program and are
hoping to have the commander
visit their school Monday.
One of the goals of the pro
ject to to promote the Legion
slogan, “Own a Flag and Fly
Your Flag.”
Hospital Board
Meet In Seward
Third annual meeting of the
Seward Hospital Corp. will be
held March 6th in the All-Pur
pose room of Seward high
school.