Kalifonsky-Kasilof Star Route
Survey Authorized by Post Office Dept.
The proposed establishment of
a Star Route out of Soldotna to
•serve families living on Kalifon
sky Beach and Kasilof Roads
has been referred to a U. S. Post
office field representative in Al
aska for investigation. No deci
sion as to possible establishment
of the mail route will be made
until after 'he has made his sur
vey.
A letter from the Postal Dept,
was received by the Soldotna C
of C concerning the matter after
the Chamber had requested the
i-oute and had endorsed the pe
titon signed by area residents
living on the .proposed route.
The Chamber's request for di
rect air mail service in and out
of Soldotna via planes landing
at the Soldotna airfield was re
fused by postal authorities on the
grounds that such service to the
area is already being provided
through planes using the Kenai
airfield.
Another letter to the Postal
Depai-tment has been mailed ex
plaining in detail the advantages
Soldotna residents could gain thru
delivery of mail on earlier flights
scheduled at the Soldotna airfield
and asking the Department to re
scind its refusal. Copies of the
letter have been mailed to Alaska
legislators asking their coopera
tion in the matter.
Peninsula Tour
Called Off by
Anchorage C of C
The Greater Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce postponed its
g'ood will tour to the Kenai Pen
insula this past Saturday because
of adverse weather and poor fly
ing conditions, A similar trip
has tentatively /kfff: set for
sometime in Jaruiat'yf
Forty representatives of the
Anchoi-age group had planned to
charter a special pidne for the
tour. Scheduled stops were to
have been at Seward for a break
fast meeting with the Chamber
there, at Homer for a luncheon
meeting with the C of C, and at
Soldotna at which time 20 repre
sentatives each of the Kenai and
Soldotna chambers were to have
been guests of the Anchorage
delegation at a steak dinner meet
ing at Parkers.
Development plans of mutual
benefit to the Peninsula and the
Anchorage areas were to have
been discusser!.
New Camp Areas
Underway for 1962
Approximately 525,000 people
used the State’s campgrounds in
the past season. This is an in
crease of 50,000 over the previous
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4-Fold Plan
Endorsed by
Local C of Cs
A delegaton of the Soldotna
Chamber of Commerce members
were guests last Wednesday noon
at the meeting of the Kenai C- of
C at which time the two organiza
tions formulated a proposed de
velopment program to present for
mutual consideration with the
Greater Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce at a forthcoming meet
ing, tentatively set for sometime
in January.
It was decided that the local
groups will stress the inclusion
of agriculture, aviation, roads
and multiple use of the Kenai
National Moose Rang-e in the
over-all development plan for the
combined areas.
It was also decided that the
Kenai and Soldotna chambers will
endorse Seward’s proposal that
the Seward Economic Develop
ment Assn, take over the sealskin
fur operations of the Pribilof Is
lands. Processing of the furs has
been done by Fouke Fur Co., St.
I^iuis, Mo., whose contract with
the government has been termin
ated.
Visiting delegates were M. L.
Grange, Soldotna C of C president,
Clarence Goodrich, Dr. Paul Isaak
and Mr. and M,:s. Dick Midyett.
Tyonek Work Gets
Off to Fast Start
The approval of the first well
locations in the competitive Ty
onek airea marks decisive forward
steps in ^he development j>f pros
pective oil arid gas resources in
a new area in Alaska. T hose
lands were bid upon competitively
in June, with leases issued in
July; road rights of way, gravel
use, ami tidelands permits were
subsequently issuer! to the Su
perior and Pan American Oil com
panies, and roads were construct
ed.
Equipment has been mover! in
and well spudding began. The rap
id fre actions taken by the oil
companies and the Division of
Lands illustrates what can be ac
complished by close cooperation
between state and private indus
tries in the development of Alas
ka’s resources, says Roscoe Bell,
director, Division of Lands.
summer. In the system there are
59 campgrounds, two historical
sites, Baranof Castle at Sitka,
and Totem Park at Ketchikan,
and one scenic viewpoint, Auke
Lake at Juneau.
Present plans call for 10 new
campgrounds for 1962, which will
hating the total to 69. They are:
West Fork Tolovana, six miles
southwest of Livengood; Chena
River, near Fairbanks; Swan
Lake, on the Nenana-Clear road;
Harding Lake, mile 320 on the
Richardson Hwy.; Lost Lake,
mile 306, Richardson Highway;
Jan Lake, mile 1353% on the
Alaska highway; Porcupine creek
—55 miles north of Glenallen;
Summit Lake in the Susitna Mts.;
Glacier Creek, near Mount Alyes
ka; and Kenai River'.
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Area Children
To Be Hosted
At Yule Party
An area-wide Christmas party
for children is being sponsored on
Dec. 23 by the management of
the Soldotna Theatre. The en
tertainment, beginning at 12:30
p.m., will feature a 45 minute
local talent variety show and a
free movie,
Soldotna merchants are donat
ing treats which will be distribut
ed by Santa Claus himself.
A Christmas tree will be in
cluded in the theatre decorations
Frank Dunlap, Soldotna eighth
gr ade school teacher, will he the
master of ceremonies and Iv
in charge of the vari. y y.
Many youngsters
have performed previously yn Sn -
urday afternoon matinee- at which
time they were awarded a free
ticket to the movies.
Current managers of the Sol
dotna Theatre are Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Von Bargen, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Cardwell, and Shirley Ford.
For that away-ijnom-home stu
dent — a gift subscription to the
Cheechako News.
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Sister Killed
Mrs. Ruth Helen Klippel, 50,
of Seward was killed and her hus
band, John Phillip Klippel, was
injured in a two-ear collision a
bout 20 miles northwest of Fort
St. John, British Columbia, on
Nov. 29. Mrs. Klippel was the
sister of Charles and Leroy
“Coke” Foster of Soldotna. The
The Foster brothers and their
ward Sterling from the Weaver
Bros. camp.
Klippel was taken to the Fort
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families live about two miles to
St. John hospital for treatment
of head and chest injuries. Fort
St. John is approximately 350
miles northwest of Edmonton.
Aeoouding to the Royal Cana
dian Mounted Police, the Klippel
vehicle was heading south on the
Alaska highway when it collided
with a jeep driven by Anthony
Venneau of Fort St. John. He
was only slightly injured.
The Soldotna men left for Fort
St. John by plane immediately af
ter receiving word of the accident.
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Sportsmen’s Barber Shop
in Soldotna
BETWEEN ACE OF CLUBS AND BEAR DEN
Now Open
10 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
TUESDAY—THURSD/AY—SATUR D A Y
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
15-piece heavy aluminum
Waterless Cook Set
Reg. price $159.95
will sell for $65.00
as long as they last
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Wilson’s
SOLDOTNA STORE
“The Most Modern Store on the Peninsula”
Tons of Truck Chains
Now available in all sizes
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GENERATORS
STARTERS
ENGINE HEATERS
WHEEL AND AXLE BEARINGS
U-JOINTS
BATTERIES AND TIRES
The Original Natural Rubber Tubes
A MUST FOR COLD TEMPERATURES
We carry the largest stock of automobile needs
found in a service station
Wrecker Service
at its best-rugged and powerful
For ON or OFF the Road
E&E Union Service
at the sign of the big
Mile 84 Sterling Hwy. Phone 262-4753