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“NEWS FROM THE OIL CENTER OF ALASKA”
THIRD YEAR
JANUARY 19, 1962
PRICE 10c COPY
NUMBER 63
Burglary Charge
Faces Kenai Man
Ralph G. Hunter, Kenai, has
been airested and is under ap
prehension for the burglary of
the Kenai Pharmacy on the morn
ing of Dee. 9, it has- been an
nounced by Charles Peavley, Ke
nai chief of police.
Hunter was picked up in An
chorage and gave a statement in
connection with his activities at
the time of the break-in. A bur
glary warrant and complaint was
issued by Jess Nicholas, deputy
magistrate at Kenai, and was
forwarded to the magistrate’s of
fice in Anchorage for his arraign
rhent.
The burglary suspect was ar
rested on Jan, 6. He is being
held in federal jail in Anchorage
m lieu of $5,000 bond set in mag
istrate’s court on Jan. 11.
Merchandise valued at. approx
imately $300 and about $50 in
cash were taken from the drug
store and included a number of
watches.
One watch and a Zenith trans
istor radio hare been recovered
by Ktnai police front a Ideal pawn
shop, Peavley said.
The suspect is also alleged to
have broken into Seaman's Sport
Shop in Anchorage on Oct. 7 and
to have taken $121.8$ in cash.
THEATRE GROUP
TO ORGANIZE
Anyone interested in forming
a Little Theatre Group con
tact either A1 Buonassissi, Box
584, Kenai, nr Maxine Bear at
Bear Den in Soldotna.
(«d. adv.)
Farm fleeting Promotes
Varied Peninsula Issues
Spirited discussion enlivened
question and answer periods Mon
day night when area homestead
err., farmers and 'businessmen met
in Soldotna with state agricul
tural, educational and legislative
leaders. The conference concerned
feasibility of establishing an ex
perimental farm program in the
North Centra! Kenai Peninsula.
The 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting
at Rivorside House lengthened to
a midnight session before the
standing-room-only crowd d i s
■petsed after endorsing four reso
lutions.
Facing the bombardment of
queries presented by the earnest
and sometimes indignant Penin
sula residents, whose interests
tanged from pulp mills to pioneer
access roads anil from experimen
tal farms to beef cattle were the
following experts:
Dr. William A. Wood, president
of the University of Alaska; Dr.
Arthur 3. Bus well, dean of the
Division of Statewide Services;
Dr. Allen Mick, head of experi
mental station at Palmer; James
Wilson, state director of agricirl
tuie and administartor of the
state’s agricultural revolving loan
fund;
Earl Plurde, state forester ami
parks and recreation director; A.
Q. Stine, Farm Housing Admini
stration agent; Ed Liebenthal, dis
trict agricultural agent, Homer;
Sen. B. J. Logan, Cordova; Rep.
Leo Rhode, Homer, and local ag
ricultural leaders.
The group went on record by
passing a resolution favoring in
itiation of a farm d e mens tra t id n
program to be supervised by #n
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agricultural agent resident in the
No. Centra] Kenai Peninsula and
to request the state legislature to
appropriate no less than $60,not)
annually to finance the program.
The second resolution was to
favor appropriation of $200,000 to
permit a state-wide inventry of all
state owned forest lands, thereby
providing an inventory of ail state
owned timber of both pulp and
hardwood varieties.
Another resolution was that
pressure for the Turaagain Arm
causeway crossing be implement
ed as speedily as possible.
The fourth and final resolution
was that the exporting of raw
fogs be permitted by‘the state.
.fames E. Fisher, chairman of
the Western Kenai Peninsula Re
development committee, present
ed the resolutions following sug
gestions introduced by Y, Fulcher,
Homer; Lew Fields, Sterling; Eu
gene Smith, Cohoe, and others.
Senator Logan', whb‘\vas liistru-"
mental in securing the speakers,
served as moderator. Introduc
tions were made by Dr, Wood.
The meeting was coordinated by
Rusty (Mrs. Lawrence) Lanca
shire.
Other featured guests included
Mrs. Gladys Musgrove, district
home demonstration agent, and
SEE—-FAR MEET— page 8
Wright Enters
Anchor Point
Sled Dog Races
Gareth Wright, of Wright Bros,
Construction Co., Soldotna, and
last year’s champion in dog mush
ing events of the Anchor Point
Srio-Festival, is entering sled dog
racing contests at Anchor Point
again this year. The Sno-Festival
is scheduled for this week end.
Jan. 19-21.
It is reported that Gareth’s bro
ther, Jules, who was second place
winner in 1961. will also race
again.
Gareth and his famous lead dog,
Jenny, were familiar participants
in many Alaskan winter sport
events the past several years.
Their picture will be the color
photograph on the Anchor River
Sled Dog and Racing Association’s
dog musher’s annual this year—
which will he on sale, prior to and
during the festival.
In 1950, Gareth Wright was the
first to win both ’the Alaska
Championship at the Anchorage
Fur Rendezvous and the North
American championship at the
Fairbanks lee Festival in the
same year.
He was Alaska championship
winner at Anchorage on two oth
er occasions, 1953 and 1957.
Wright’s blue-eyed lead dog—
Jenny—who led him to many of
his last victories died last year
shortly after the Fur Rendezvous.
Standard Oil Drills in
Pair of New Producers
Standard Oil Co. of Calif., as
operator of the Swanson River
Unit and the Soldotna Creek
Unit for Richfield Oil Covp. and
itself, announces completion of
two new wells in Swanson River
Field.
Soldotna Creek Unit well 21-3
was Completed Jan. 4, and is esti
mate to be produced at approxi
mately 450 barrels per day.
With completion of this well,
27 wells have now been drilled
and completed in the Soldotna Cr.
Unit, which brings the total for
the Swanson River Field to 47
wells completed in the Hemlock
Zone,
The Reading and Bates Drilling
Co. rig, which drilled the well, is
being moved about two miles
south to drill exploratory well
34-16 in the Soldotna Creek unit.
On the previous day. Jan, 3,
'Swanson River Field well 21-22
was completed and is estimated
to be produced at approximately
250 barrels per day. Its eomple
ion marked the 26th well drilled
and completed in the Swanson
River unit and was the 46th well
completed in Swanson River Field
Hemlock zone.
Rowan Drilling Co., which drilled
the well, is moving the rig about
three and one-half miles south to
drill well 32-5 in the Soldotna Cr.
unit.
NOTICE OF CLOSING
Jess Nicholas, deputy magis
i trate at Kenai, has announced
that his office will be closed alt
day on Feb. 1, 2 ami 3.
Nicholas, who is disaster chair
man for Kenai, will be in Anch
orage cm those days attending r
Red Cross disaster eommitte*
meeting.
Community Hall
Benefit Planned
Kenai Days committee members
report their first White Elephant
sale was such a huge success in
kicking off the Community Hall
fund drive that plans for a sec
ond sale have been made.
Almost $400 was cleared in the
first project held on Nov. 11.
The second sale has been set for
Saturday, Jan. 20f in the Romick
Bldg, next door to the Rig, Inc.
T h o s e wishing their d o -
at,ions picked up are advised to
/■nil Peggie (Mrs. W. A.) Stein
auer at 283-1507.
All kinds of donations are be
ing solicited. Furniture, tools,
sporting goods, clothing in good
condition, kitchen utensils, dish
es and knickknacks of all kinds
are needed.
Doors will open for last minute
donations as Tate as 9 a.m, on
Saturday, Jan. 20, day of the sale.
Hot dogs, doughnuts and coffee
will be served from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
These White Elephant sales are
preliminary fund raising projects
prior to the big Kenai Days events
planned for this summer. Last
year approximately $5400 w a s
taken in during the two-day cele
bration.
After expenses were paid, tin
profits were turned over to th
Kenai Squadron fey erection of
Civil Air Patrol hangar to hous
the Squadron’s L-20 Beaver use
in search and rescue missions.
The 1062 celebration profits wi
i go toward erection of a Commit
ity Hal! for the citizens of Ken;
Kenai was the setting on Jan.
12 for the fust public hearing1
under the Alaska constitution to
come before the state-appointed
Local Boundary Commission to
consider proposed changes in
boundaries or city limits. .
Standing room was at a prem
ium as witnesses and interested
spectators crowded in the Kenai
Public Library, where the meet
ing was held.
The hearing was set in re
sponse to a petition filed with
the Commission by residents liv
ing1 on the west side of the Kenai
River requesting exclusion of cer
tain property in that area from
the incorporated city of Kenai.
Petitioner's stated that they
had not been provided with ade
quate municipal services and that,
nue to no surface communication
between that area and the major
portion of the city, it’s necessary
tor residents on the west side of
the river to travel a considerable
distance and, in fact, to pass thru
another town in order to reach
the major portion of Kenai.
Peter l.a Bate, attorney front
.^nefroTOSV'Trppiesentea rm pe
titioning home-leaders. .Tamest K.
!' isher. • city attorney for Kenai,
represented the city.
.Rodger Pegues of Juneau, di
rector of the Local Affairs Ag
ency, was present for the heal
ing.
The five members of the Local
Boundary Commission were there
to hear arguments for and against
the proposed change in the city
boundaries.
Of diverse backgrounds, they
were Ben Fliner, sawmill operat
or, Ketchikan; Mrs. Gar a Lyon
of Lyon Reporting Service, An
chorage; Henry J. Camarot, at
torney from Fairbanks; Paul
C'hoquette, bush pilot from Hom
er, and Robert Scott, city clerk
of Nome.
rrunary witness 101 u v m v -
steaders signing the petition was
James Foutc. James Seward, an
other homesteader, also testified
at some length.
Other residing landowners and
homesteaders favoring deletion
of the Kalifonsky Beach area
from the city were represented
bv “Red” Miller, B. Kvzer, C.
Stillwell, W. Filkel, V. Williams
and J. McKiney. Mrs. Carol Jac
obs, absentee landowner now liv
ing in Anchorage, also appeared
as a witness.
Absentee land-owners repre
sented by petition or letters as
in favor of deletion included J
Cochran, 11. Johnston, A. Mann,
C. Miller, I>. McCann a and €.
Stellman. There was no opposing
landowner or resident from the
west side.
Additional witnesses appearing
as ing i k hided John
Ault, Alaska Housing Authority,
Anchorage; Bee Hubbard, Alaska
Div. of Hwys.; John Swanson,
Mayor of Kenai; Frances Torkil
sen, Kenai city clerk; Leo Oberts,
chairman of the City of Kenai s
dock and harbor commission, and
Richard Morgan, member of the
Kenai city council.
The entire hearing was tape
, recorded. Attorneys for the city
■. and for the petitioning home
* steaders and landowners are to
e turn in their arguments to the
j boundary commission this week.
A decision, based upon argu
U meats of the attorneys, is expect
ed to be announced by the com
mission in about two weeks.