Loading Oil Tankers
Becomes Routine Chore
At Mikiski Terminal
Approximately d': 3,000 barrels
f t ;rude oil produced in the Kenai
Peninsula were loaded out since
if: turday on three T-2 tankers
. king at Nikiski Beach Marine
Oil Terminal, according to Jack
'McGuire, superintendent for Ke
rn 1 Service Co., operators for
K*.<ai Pipeline Co, The terminal
a: . docks on Cook Inlet are lo
cated 10 miles north of Kenai on
- North Kenai Road.
Kenai Pipeline Co., which con
v* « the oil fiom wells in the
field, is owned jointly by Stan
-cr :t Oil Co. of Calif., and Rich
f it hi Oil Corn., as is the pump
station, terminal and docks.
A tua! operation of handling
transportation of the oil, storing
it the terminal and later load
's- ig it out on tankers for ship
' •• it to refineries is done by
‘ Ker.ai Service Co.
McGuire says an average of
"2 '00 ban-els per day now reach
t; terminal for storage. Total
. aeity of storage facilities at
■the terminal amounts to 464,000
■ in: re Is. Work at the terminal is
' -or 24-hour schedule, with six per
{forth Kenai Hews
Work and Fun
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hoyt and
£r ad of North Kenai spent the
weekend in Anchorage on a com
r red business and pleasure trip.
Father Dies
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Honea,
who live in the Marvin Eppes
home on the east shore of Sala
matof Lake, have received word
of the death of Wendell’s father
at Tuseon, Ariz.
Shemva Bound
Robin Hood, of Miller Loop Rd.
V-'t for Shemya via Cordova Air
j:';es this past week.
martent employees and 15 men on
contractual basis working for
Kenai Service Co.
First to dock was the T-2
“Washington Standard,” a Cali
fornia Shipping Co., boat. It tied
up at the docks about 11 a.m.
Saturday, took on 120,000 bar
rels of crude and sailed again
shortly after 7 p.m., heading for
Richmond Refinery at Richmond,
Calif. California Shipping Co., is
owned by Standard Oil Co. of
Calif., McGuire said.
The other T-2’s, each of which
has a 120,000 - barrel capacity,
docked M on d a y and Tuesday.
They were the “Oregon Stan
dard,” pulling in about midnight
Monday, and the “Bunker Hill,”
the latter owned by Keystone
Shipping Co., hauling on contract
for Richfield Oil Corp., arriving
early Tuesday.
These trips have become rou
tine since production in the field
has increased and there is more
crude to be transported. McGuire
says there is generally a tanker
scheduled every five days.
BLM Schedules
Equipment Sale
Tire Bureau of Land Manage
ment is currently conducting a
statewide sealed bid sale of mo
tor vehicles, tractors, trailer
houses and other surplus prop
erty to the highest bidder on an
“as is” and “where is" basis.
Four motor vehicles, two trail
erhouses. a trailerhouse chassis,
trailer dolly, bulldozer blade, D
4 tractor and two muskeg trac
tors are located at Anchorage.
A 140 h.p. marine engine is
located at Homer, five motor ve
hicles at Fairbanks ami one mo
tor vehicle at Galena. The mo
tor vehicles range in size from
one-half ton to a five ton truck
tractor.
Interested persons may ob
tain copies of bid foims at Bu
reau of Land Management offi
ces in Anchorage and Fairbanks:
the Homer, Delta Junction and
Finger Lake fire control sta
tions, and the area supply office
in Juneau.
All bids must be accompanied
by a deposit equal to ten per
cent of the total amount hid and
be submitted to the Bureau of
Land Management, Box 1481,
Juneau, prior to bid opening
time of 10 a.m., Oct. 2.
MOTHERS ...
SAVE TIME—AVOID CHILDRENS FALL COLDS
with
Children’s Fleece Lined
Ezioff Boots
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Also in Women’s Sizes
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BEEF.. 55c ib.
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FOR WATER WELLS
It’s Kenny Carver
and Jess Shelman
SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
$300 down—24 months to pay
On approved credit with bank financing
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SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
FREE
TRAILER SPACE
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one month’s rent free
TO THE FIRST FIVE
TRAILER OWNERS
To Apply At The
Ridgeway Trailer Ct.
Formerly Thomas Trailer Court
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KENAI SPUR BETWEEN KEN AI & SOLDOTNA
RIDGEWAY Phone 262-4571
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RIDGEV Y
OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
PENINSULA FUEL & RIDGEWAY SERVICE
Now operated by Bob and Ray Nordgultind
offers . . .
COMPLETE ONE-STOP
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE
and
AUTOMATIC FUEL OIL
DELIVERY
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TIRES — TUBES — ACCESSORIES
STANDARD PRODUCTS
JUST A NOTE
from 0. B. & Wanda Thomas
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS
We are sorry to leave—but we must take care of our ranch in
Montana. We have leased our business to Bob and Ray Nord
gulund, who are very competent and conscientious and will
provide excellent service. We ask our friends to give Bob and
Ray the same excellent support that you gave us in the past.
Write to us at Wewok, Montana, or if you are down that
way stop in for a visit. We’ll be back to visit our friends as
often as we can.
So until we see you all again,
So Long from
0. B. & Wanda Thomas
and the kids.