Seattle Bank Offers to Erect
Building to House Alaska’s
Exhibit at Century 21 Exposition
’"lie National Bank of Com
ic rce of Seattle has offerer! to
)e: e 'and and erect a building to
h -e an Alaskan exhibit at next
yet 's Century 21 exposition in
‘-cattle, Alaska’s Gov. William
A. Egan has announced.
Members of Alaska’s legisla
te e, he said, are beinp polled
t< determine whether the offer
can be accepted.
Bank officials have offered to
make available to the S tate
space in a modern building of err
c .r construction, designed spe
cifically for an official Alaska
exhibit, which it is erecting in a
pi eminent location on the fair
g• mods; The National Bank of
C nmerce has budgeted $125,000
for its participation. Some 3,000
square feet of exhibit space would
l»c included in the structure.
Egan said the poll of legislat
or - was necessary because plan
zi- • g must proceed before the Leg
i.- .ture can act during the regu
1;.; session opening next January.
The exposition is scheduled to
stert in April and run for six
m ith.s.
nit’i.J -auincs indicate that
with the offer of free space by
“the National Bank of Commerce,
an effective display could be ar
i a ged and staffed for the six
ni nths of the fair’s operation for
ur. estimated $175,000.
We are hopeful that a consid
er .ole poition of this could be
offset by contributions fir-om Al
fa- a industry and individuals,”
Eaan said.
Tenutive plans worked out by
the Division of Tourism, the Of
fice of the Governor and the
bank’s architects, Mandeville &
Be ge of Seattle, would establish
t h e Alaska display around a
theme of Alaska’s past, present
ar.<> future.
An illuminated relief map of
Alaska, 32 feet in diameter, would
be a major feature of the dis
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Seward
Schools Receive
State Inspection
The new four-classroom school
at Willow has received its final
inspection and has been accepted
by the state. The new school is
a one-story frame structure with
lavatories, a mechanical room,
lobbies, a corridor and a well.
C. A. Sandvik and Lloyd W.
S< verns, Palmer contractors, en
tered the low bid as a joint ven
tuie for the state contract calling
for construction of the Willow
school and a new two-classroom
school at Girdwood.
Leonard Lowell, director of the
A laska Division of Buildings, said
the Girdwood school has not been
accepted by his office as yet. Tot
al construction price for both
schools was $184,100.
Final inspection on the $445.
300 10-classroom school at Eagle
River was scheduled Oct. 20. In
addition to the 10 classrooms, the
one-story frame and reinforced
concrete building includes a mul
ti-purpose room, kitchen, admini
strative suites, lavatories, boiler
room, kitchen equipment and well.
Contractor of the project is J.B.
Warrack Co. of Seattle.
25 State Projects
Still Under
Construction
Construction projects, repre
senting some $9.3 million in con
tracts, aire underway in 25 state
buildings, Leonard Lowell, direct
or of Alaska Division of Build
ings, said total value of contracts
represents an all-time high for
the state.
Most of the total, however, is
accounted for by one jwoject, the
$5.7 million Alaska Mental Health
hospital which is 55 per cent com
plete in Anchorage.
Other large projects include
Glennallen hig school, $500,000,
now 15 per cent complete; Bethel
Armory, $537,250, now 99 per
cent complete; Ketchikan Arm
ory, $444,418, now 13 per cent
complete; Eagle River school,
$445,300, now 85 per cent com
plete, and Wasilla high school,
$479,950, 38 per cent complete.
Truckers Told
Of Winter
Load Limitations
Winter load limits for trucks
hr Westward Alaska are sched
uled to go into effect Nov. 1, ae
c- ’ ding to T. D. Sherard, director
of the Alaska Division of Hwys.
Sherard said the limit on drive
axles only, will be raised to a
maximum of 29,000 pounds on
single axle tractors and to 36,
000 pounds on tandem axle tr ac
tors from Nov. 1 thru March 15.
The chief engineer emphasized,
however, that this does not
change the legal allowable gross
load. It also does not apply to
trucks operating in Southeastern
Alaska, he said.
The winter limits customarily
have been allowed after the
ground has frozen, Sherard said,
so that truckers might have more
fraction on their drive wheels.
He pointed out that the Nov. 1
starting date for the limit in
crease will he observed only if
tire ground is thoroughly frozen
by that time.
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•“NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT”
Joint Resolution
Proposed for More
Roads in Alaska
Long-deferred justice for Alas
ka in the matter of financial as
sistance from the federal govern
ment for road construction came
an important step closer with
the introduction by Sen. Ernest
Gruening (D-Alaska) of a Senate
joint resolution which would au
thorize the secretary of cont
merce to join with the State of
Alaska in studies and a survey
relative to a highway construc
tion program in the 49th state.
The legislation was recom
mended and endorsed by the
Commerce Department, w i t h
whose officials Sen. Gruening has
been working ever since early in
1959 to obtain recognition of the
federal government’s responsibil
ity to help Alaska catch up with
the rest of the nation in the mat
ter of road development. Altho
rebuffed repeatedly in these
efforts for two years, the sena
tor finally encountered a more
friendly attitude in the depart
ment after the Kennedy admin
istration took office, with the
lesult that the Commerce Dept,
itself has now brought forth the
approach to the problem.
“Alaska’s situation is unique
both in terms of its location —
separated from the rest of conti
nental United States by another
country — and its other unusual
geographic and economic charac
teristics necessitating special
treatment. There is need, in par
ticular, for extraordinary local
and long-development-type roads,
and roads to interconnect centers
of population which are accessible
only by water or air transporta
tion, or through Canadian terri
tory. Federal-aid and State high
way funds are, however, adequate
only to meet highway needs in
the populated areas of Alaska
and are not at all available for
highway use in Canada. We be
lieve the actions contemplated
by this proposed legislation will
provide a reasonable and effec
tive approach to these problems,”
the secretary of commerce wrote
in transmitting the proposed joint
resolution to Congress.
“The proposed joint resolution
would authorize the Secretary of
Commerce, in cooperation with
the State of Alaska, to undeitake
engineering studies and estimates
and planning surveys relative to
highway construction in Alaska
slid, in accordance with agree
ments to be negotiated with Can
ada by the secretary of state,
relative to roads in Canada to
connect with Alaska. A report of
such studies and surveys would
be submitted to the Congress not
lat?r than Kay 15, 1963. An ap
prop ! at I ; cf $800,000 for fi
nancing the studio; r.nd reports
ref o'? d t.:> above would be auth
orized.”
Seldovia Youth
Heads Conference
Kenneth Gain, president of the
University of Alaska Associated
Students, officiated at the organ
ization’s first leadership confer
ence held at Fairbanks Sunday
with Gov. William A. Egan as
featured speaker. Gain, a junior
in social science, is the son of
Mr. end Mrs. Henry George Gain
of Seldovia.
The Seldovia youth also direct
ed a workshop "How to Organize
and Conduct a Meeting,” one of
the four workshops held in con
nection with the conference.
TO COURT POST
Thomas B. Stewart of Juneau,
former state senator and secre
tary of Alaska’s Constitutional
convention, is the newly named
Administrator of Courts. He suc
ceeds David Luce of Anchorage,
whose resignation was effective
on Oct. 1 o.
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Social Security
Ques., Answers
Question: I have worked under
social security since the begin
ning of lyJT. Will I get the maxi
mum amount in monthly bene
fits when I retire this year?
Answer: Whether or not a per
son gets the maximum monthly
pavment does not depend on his
having worked under social se
curity since 1937. Amounts of
benefits are directly related to a
person’s average yearly earnings
during a certain number of years.
The exact amount depends on
when the person reaches retire
ment age (or actually retires, if
he works on after age 65). How
ever, your local social security
office can give you a copy of the
booklet, “How to Estimate Your
Social Security Benefits.” This
booklet will give you an idea of
how much to expect. Then, be sure
lo visit your social security office
again a couple of months before
you plan to retire to file your
claim for retirement insurance
benefits.
Question: My 65th birthday
will be on Jan. 12 and I will be
retired by my employer on Jan.
31.' When I apply for my social
security, what should I bring
\vith me?
Answer: You should bring proof
of your age. Also, it will help
speed up action on your claim if
you bring your copy of your 1961
Form W-2, which shows how much
you were paid last year. And,
don't forget your social security
card.
F o r more information about
your social security, write to:
Social Security Adm., P.O. Box
1331, Juneau, Alaska.
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City League
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invite their cooperation and hope
some of them will turn up fo r
praet’ce.”
First of the weekly practice
sessions is scheduled for Tuesday,
Oct. 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
high school gym.
The City League schedule for
games probably will start the
weekend of Nov. 10-11, says Ev
enson, with each scheduled night
game to be a double-header. All
games will be played in the high
school gymnasium with a nomin
al charge of $1 for adults and
50c for children. Proceeds from
these games, as well as gate re
ceipts from high school games,
go to the Kenai high school ath
letic fund to buy equipment and
to finance out-of-town trips by
the teams.
Championship and runner-up
troph-.es will again be presented
this year in the city league play
offs, with trophies to be provided
by the high school athletic de
partment.
Names of teams and players
wiU re announced by Evenson
after next Tuesday night’s prac
tice session, he said.
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