Kenai Schools Show
Enrollment Increase;
657 Students Register
Registration figures for Kenai
schools, as released by Winiford
A. Hoover,’ superintendent, this
week show a gain of 1'22 students
over the total number enrolled
last year in elementary and high
school.
Total enrollment last week was
€57 in comparison with last year’s
total of 535 students.
In the 1960-61 term, concluded
this past May, Soldatna area
students in the 7th and 8th grades
attended Kenai schools and were
included in last year’s registra
tion figures. This is not the case
this- year, however, as arrange
ments have been made for the
Soldatna school to absorb stu
dents in that area enrolled in
those two grades.
"Petals In Kenai schools this
year include 446 Students in ele
mentary grades 1 through 8, in
clusive, and 211 high school stu
dents in grades 9-12. This is an,
increase of 71 students in ele-»
mentary schodi, over the 975 reg
istered last year and a gain of 51
Kenai Area Listed
In First Priority
Both the Small Business Ad
ministration and the Agriculture
Department have announced that
they will give “first priority’’ to
the redevelopment areas desig
nated last week by Secretary of
Commerce Hodges as eligible for
assistance under the Area Rede
velopment Act.
Among the hundreds of areas
so designated this week by Sec
retary Hodges, are Kenai, Bristol
Bay Area, Norton Sound Area,
Cook Inlet Area and “Southeast
Airea.”
Redevelopment areas are des
ignated on the basis of chronic
urban unemployment and persis
tent rural underemployment.
Loans will Ins- made for projects
designed to create employment
through manufacture or process
ing of industrial or farm pro
i ducts and thrfdgh wholesale^ re
• tail and service establishments,
and may be used to purchase and
, develop^ land and facilities, and
' for cpjitrugtion*. conversion and
' enlargement of buildings. The
SBA announcement stated that
: projects t o stimulate tourist
trade, and. projects sponsored by
cooperatives are eligible for ARA
loans.
Area Redevelopment Act funds
may be meil only where loans
are not available from private
lenders, the Small Business Ad
ministration or-other federal ag
•; encies* but may not be used for
working capital.
So called overall economic de
velopment programs must have
the approval of state authorities
and the area redevelopment ad
ministrator. Individual projects
must be certified by the desig
nated state development authority
as likely to give permanent em
ployment in their areas.
j Postmaster Nomination
included in nominations for
postmaster positions sent to the
Senate recently by President
j Kennedy was that of Lillian E.
Injgrim at Dillingham to succeed
' M. E. Olsen, retired.
high school students over the 160
starting school in September 1060.
Superintendent Hoover also an
nounced the hiring of an addition
al teacher other than those listed
by him at the beginning of the
term. Mrs. Virginia Holt, with
7 years teaching experience, will
teach junior high school English.
Still another instructor is yet to
be chosen and will teach Spanish.
The present 31-teacher staff is
comprised of 17 elementary
school teachers and 13 high
school instructors, in addition to
Superintendent Hoover. J. Vonn
Phillips is high school principal
and Holland V. Thomas, new
comer to the staff, heads the
elementary school as principal.
Winter Bowling
League Schedules
Are Announced
Winter howling leagufa now.
are •being formed, A1 Morasse,
manager of the $ky Bowl, said
Wednesday. Schedules for several
leagues already have been set
and he suggests that others de
siring to form leagues contact
him soon in order that regular
bowling dates may be calendared.
Match games with other towns
also will be scheduled during the
winter season.
Moxasse is especially interested
in contacting parents or other
adults willing to assist in organ
izing and supervising proposed
Bantam arid Junior Leagues. He
will arrange for sponsors, Mail
o-graph tournaments, in which
young bowlers will do their howl
ing here and have their scores
turned in for national scoring
against other youthful leagues,
is planned. — - •
Morasse is reserving Saturday
mornings fcTr Bantam Leagues
and Saturday afternoon for teen
agers in Junior Leagues.
Winter leagues, whose officers
have not. bgei^ ejected, will meet
early on.thoir Jirat night of bowl
ing to choose officers and adopt
playing rules and regulations for
the coming liea^cfi. *Maf$h games
with otheretowns*afe Claimed.
The weekly schedule and the
first meeting dates are as fol
lows:
Monday — Qil Field Services,
mixed league, Sept. 18, 6:30 p/m.,
Bud Dye currently heading the
league.- ’ 3 *** : *
Monday—High Bidders, mixed
league, Sept. 18, 9 p.m., Don
Wilson, pres.' i
Tuesday'-*-’ B&wlerettes, 5-wom
an team, Sept. 5, 6s30 p.m. Shir
ley Ford, • Maurine Jones,
sec.-treas. ,
Tuesday—feifs&ess Men’s Lea
ue, 5-man team, Sept. 19, 9 p.m.,
Chuck Tachick, pres.; Joe Scar
entino, sec.
Wednesday—A, proposed after
noon league'for Women is being
planned but nothing definite
scheduled as yet.
Wednesday—Women’s Doubles
League, Sdpt. 20,6*30 p.m., Shir
ley Ford, Sec.
Thursday—Queen Pins -League,
5-woman team, Sept. 14, 6:30
p. m. Audrey Shelman, pres.;
Mary Lou Marshall, sec.-treas.
Thursday-—Men’s Scratoh Lea
SPUR MOTpL
IN KENAI . . _ .
Competitive Ra|es
Day — Week — Month
AH Rooms Have Private Bath
Box BOB
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Seward-Nikelski
Mail Boat Run
On New Contract
An issue which has been in
•dispute in Washington and out
along the fog-bound Aleutian
Islands foir many months was
settled recently when the Post
Office Department announced the
award of a 22-month contract to
the Aleutian Marine Transport
Co., of Seward, to carry the mail
on the Seward-to-Nikolski run.
The government will pay $190,
400.57 per year for the service.
The new contract, effective
Sept. 1, eliminates Port Graham
and Seldovia as ports of call. It
also provides for circling Kodiak
Island only once each round
trip instead of two stops each
trip. The service is to continue
on the basis of 12 round trips
per year, approximately at one
month intervals. The annual rate
for the new contract is $63,546.63
less than that provided by the
previous contract.
On Leave from Nary
Victor Tyler of Kenai is home
on leave from the "Navy. He at
tended “boot camp” *t San Diego,
Calif., and will leave soon for
Camp Bainbridge, Md., where he
will attend the Navy fire control
school.
gue, number of men in team not
determined yet, Sept. 14, 9 p.m.
Friday — 49’ers League, 5-mafn
team, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m.
Friday — Sourdough League,
Sept. 15, 9 p.m. t
Saturday nights—Open bowl
ing. Sundays—Open bowling. 1
Too late to Classifo ;
FOR SALE
24' NASHUA trailer. Bath and
electric refrigerator, $550.
Watch for C. C. Foster sign
a>t Mile 02, Sterling Highway.
_45-1
TRAILER HP ACE ,
SPACE available at River Tei>
race Mobile Park. $40 per
month, including garbage dis
posal. Must be seen to be
appreciated. Beautiful large
wooded lots. Modern facilities.
Approved by, Alaska Depart
ment of Health. Located Sol
dotna side of bridge. Visitors
welcome to scenic drive through
park. 45-bc
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
270' HWY. FRONTAGE lot over
looking Kenai river in Soldatna
across from Wilson’s Soldatna
store. Ideal business property.
M. K. Realty, Soldatna. 45-bc
TRADE
1955 FORD 4-door sedan good
condition, for good pick-up,
same model. George Bonin,
Box 28, Kasilof. 45-1
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
TIRED of fighting crowded sub
standard housing? Now avail
able — 3-bdrm. dream home on
large wooded lot. Only $4200
down. FHA Ins. financed. At
tention contractor.
ATTENTION
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Valhalla lots available. Pick
your lots now from this excep
tional subdivision.
NORTH KENAI
24x28 commercial garage build
ing and 16x16 house, only
$4500.
KENAI HOMESITE
1*4 acres; $200 down; total
price $1075. Fine wooded build
ing site, excellent soft water,
and this is our best buy. Insul
ated 12x16 prove-up cabin.
WANTED—-LICENSED REAL
ESTATE SALESMAN.
LEO T. OBERTS
Realtor—Insurance
Box 458 Kenai, Alaska
Phone 288-7951 or 262-4726
FOR SALE
1-BEDROOM modem house on
75'xl35' lot in Ridgeway, fulr
nishod. Available about Sept.
15th. Will take trade as partial
payment. Easy terms. Blawson
& Associates. Ph. 262-4711. .
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WANTED
CLEAN -COTTON RAGS. 10c a
lb. and up. Cheechako News.:
KEN'S
Watch Repair
across from
Fish and Wildlife
in Kenai
Box 536
FOR SALE
GLASS HULL sport boat, 25 hp.
outboard Evinrude motor; re
mote control, speedometer, etc.;
complete $500. Stan Thompson,
Kenai Korners. 45-bc
WE HAVE—
Homesteads
Oil Rights
Homes
Lots
Kenai Realty
J. W. Thompson, Broker
Bookkeeping
PAYROLL
INCOME TAX
> PAUL'S
Bookkeeping
Service
Temporary Office in
Unit No. 7 - Tachicks
Across Kenai River -
Soldotna
Tuesdays thru Friday
Box 365 - Soldotna
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■ Sale Ends Sept. 9
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