Standard Seeks Refinery
Location in First Sale
Of School Lands Oct. 10
The sale of school l^nds sched
v'td Oct. 10 marks the initial
offering for sale of school lands
f industrial purposes under
i< - illations adopted after a pub
. ■ hearing on July 31, 1061.
Because school lands are held
in trust for income production
t ry are not usually sold; how
ever, the new regulation provides
tl a: school lands classified as
Jj :j.strial or Commercial may be
offered for sale upon a showing
of need for these specific lands
after a development plan has been
s: ecifically approved by the Com
n -sinner of Natural Resources.
T e sale has been authorized by
It -coe E. Bell, director, Divi
sii of Lands.
T >ur hundred eighty-one acres
5r Section 16 lying directly north
*: • the Nikiski Beach Marine Oil
T* ninal of the Ker.ai Pipeline
< . was classified as Industrial,
a; the classification was dis
ci -sed with residents of the area
at the North Kenai Community
< . b on July 21 and 28, 1961, as
1 vided by regulations.
An application for purchase
a? i a development plan have
11-. submitted showing need for
t • land as a refinery site. This
i :ication was made to the state
> <y after diligent but unsuccess
ful efforts on the part of the
-Standard Oil Co., to purchase a
- Ticient acreage of private
i- - lying south of the Marine
0 Terminal to meet the needs.
i he state’s direct monetary in
terest has been demonstrated in
ti- mch as the pipeline (less than
: year old) is now carrying more
t : r 20,000 barrels of oil per day,
ar.ii providing royalty to the state
< the basis of 12*2 per cent of
re wellhead value of the oil.
Wellhead value is determined
by the refinery price minus trans
portation cost; hence, the estab
lishment of a refinery in Alaska
will materially increase the well
head value of the oil and thus
increase the state’s revenue, esti
mated at over a quarter of a
million dollars per year.
Indirect benefits also accrue
through the construction and op
eration of the refinery and the
probable reductions in cost of
petroleum products, as well as
other major impacts on Alaska’s
economy.
The land has been appraised at
$250,000, which will be the mini
mum bid at public auction to be
held on Oct. 10. Other prospective
bidders may qualify by present
ing a development plan and show
ing need for this land. They must
so qualify before the sale date
of Oct. 10 if they expect to bid
on the land.
To avoid speculative bidding
the newly adopted regulations
provide that ten per cent of the
purchase price is paid initially
and ten per cent annually until
a substantial start is made to
ward development in accordance
with the plan. Failure to proceed
substantially w i t h development
within five years results in for
feiture of the sales contract with
no refunds.
Since all money from the land
is credited to the permanent
school fund, those in attendance
at the public hearing were con
fident that the procedure would
protect the integrity of the school
fund and at the same time permit
substantial development in the
state’s interest where school lands
are required because of then
strategic location.
Wilderness Bill Given
Approval by U. S. Senate
d'enate approval was given re
f. t.y to the so-called Wilderness
T- ... As amended, the legislation
jiovides a framewoik w’ithin
which a National Wilderness
Preservation System may be cre
ated by administrative order,
. ject to congressional review.
The proposed system of wilder
re-s land would only include
designated areas in federal own
ership and withdrawn for various
conservation purposes. Areas in
Alaska which could, under the
Senate bill, be classified for wil
derness protection are bird ref
uges and game ranges, as well as
national park and monument
w ,'thdrawals.
The Senate bill imposes the
duty of land classification on
each cabinet officer responsible
fc - managing withdrawn public
land areas. Classifications by the
President would then be subject
t congressional review.
Any wilderness classifications
proposed would become effective
automatically unless one house
« f Congress adopts a resolution
in opposition.
With respect to national forest
land, the ordinary procedure of
classification would be reversed.
A1] forest areas which are now
classified as canoe, wild, or wil
derness under Agriculture De
partment regulations would, un
der the bill, automatically become
permanent parts of the wilder
ness system should the Senate
passed bill become law.
Other forest areas classified
now as “primitive” would be in
cluded in the wilderness system
but only on a temporary basis,
pending review by the Secretary
of Agriculture, the President and
Congress.
There are no areas in Alaska’s
two national forests — the Ton
gass and Chugach—having a wild,
canoe, wilderness or primitive
classification.
Special Alaska language pro
posed by Sen. Ernest Gruening
was approved by the Senate. The
provision would establish a spec
ial Land Use Commission which
would independently review Alas
ka areas proposed to be classified
for wilderness preservation. The
commission would consist of a
majority of lesident Alaska mem
bers appointed by the President.
While the commission would
have no authority to modify or
consent to proposals by the ad
ministrative branches of govern
ment, the independent views of
the commission would be made
available for congressional in
formation along with administra
tion proposals.
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Wildwood Station
To Offer U. of A.
Extension Classes
Capt. Albert L. Kimball, edu
cation officer at the Army’s
Wildwood Station near Kenai, has
announced that college extension
classes from the University of
.Alaska will be offered at the
post if enough persons are inter
ested to make organization of
the classes practicable.
A minimum enrollment of 18 to
20 students in each course is re
quired before it can be offered.
College credits can be earned by
those taking the courses. All
classes* will be open to the public
and are not confined to service
personnel or persons living on
base.
The greatest interest thus far
among those contacted seems to
be for organization of a class in
General Psychology. A class in
Public Speaking I, has also been
requested.
Additional courses that can be
offered, if the minimum enroll
ment can be obtained, include
Principles of Accounting I, His
tory of the United States I,
Composition and Modes of Liter
ature I, American Government I.
and College Algebra.
Present indications are that the
psychology and public speaking
courses will be offered, Captain
Kimball said. These classes prob
ably will be scheduled from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. three nights a
week for 13 weeks and each will
carry a college credit of three
semester hours. Definite days for
each class have not as yet been
decided.
Capt. Robert Rockwell, post
chaplain, has made application to
be approved as accredited in
structor of the courses. Classes
will meet in the post headquar
ters building.
Captain Kimball has requested
all persons in the area interested
in any of the classes offered to
contact Pfc. Bill Volimer, educa
tion, specialist, at Wildwood Sta
tion, Phone 283-7541, Extension
No. 2(>.
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Loans made in Alaska in the
li>61 fiscal year by the Fanners
Home Administration totaled
$450,750, says A. Q. Stine, state
supervisor at Palmer.
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