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JURIS A If ALASKA 1-1-12
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NOVEMBER 10, 1061
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NUMBER 54
PAPPY WALKER DIES IN ARKANSAS
The Kenai Peninsula lost one
of its okltimers and one of its
most colorful characters Monday
when 1). C. Walker died of a
heart attack in St. Joe, Ark. lie
had been in ill health for some
time since | evious attacks hut
had recently gone Outside to see
members of his family and to com
plete some business transactions.
“Pappy,” as he was known af
fectionately throughout the Pen
insula, homesteaded 120 acres
in what at that time was wilder
ness near Kenai. Located on the
Soldotna side of the FAA build
ings, the land is now within the
city limits and is known as Wal
kerville, or the Walker Addition
of Kenai. ,
More recently, he and his wife,
Amanda, had been homesteading
an additional 40 acres near Kas
iloi. It was at their Kasilof home
that Amanda was notified Tues
day of his death. She left for
Arkansas from the Kenai airport
that evening, accompanied by
Mrs. Norman Williams of Kasi
lof.
“Pappy” Walker came to Al
aska about the beginning of World
W ar II. A plumber by trade, his
skills were employed on many
military construction projects at
Fairbanks. Nome. Anchorage, and
other parts of Alaska. He also
had e. “fling or two” at mining
before finally settling on the Ke
nai Peninsula. Prior to coming to
Alaska he operated a plumbing
business in Hominy, Okla.
With his tractor, the first in
the Kenai area, he cleared land
and built many roads for other
homesteader's. He had a fishing
location up the beach for a time,
served as watchman at the can
nery no\v known as Kenai Pack
ers and was engaged in commer
cial fishing. He later sold his
boat, “The Uncle Same,” which
• SEE—PAPPY WALKER
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JOHN SWANSON, MAYOR OF KENAI (pictured on the left),
drew the cards Monday to determine which applicants in the
state's second anterless moose season should receive permits.
Elmer Norberg, regional game biologist from Anchorage, super
vised the drawing and spun the barrel in which applicants' cards
were placed. Others pictured here are John Hakala, Kenai Moose
Range manager, and Betty Robinson, office manager at Kenai
for Fish and Wildlife. First drawing was for Area A (Kasilof
Homer area), with Per Osmer of Clam Ouich being the first
applicant eligible for a permit.
Farmers WiS2 Hear Survey
Report at Nov. IS Ceding
An open meeting for all Kenai
Peninsula farmers, homesteaders,
their wives and other interested
persons has been announced for
Saturday, JNov. 18, at Riverside
House. Reservations for the 7 p.m.
no-host dinner, at $2.50 per plate,
should he made directly to River
side House or Bertha Midyett at
M-K Realty, Soldotna.
A farmers’ committee, which
is serving as temporary board of
a proposed association or coop
eration of Peninsula farmers and
To better provide the residents of
Kenai with 24-hour heating oil de
livery service, Alaska Oil Sales &
Service has stationed a delivery
truck at the residence of
Carl Btodgers
for after-hour deliveries.
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For prompt, 24-hour delivery of
“76 Osiiflame”
Heating Oils anywhere within the
Soldotna-Kenai area, call
Alaska Oil Sales
8c Service, |nc.
Exclusive Distributor of UNION OIL p,.^ t
BULK PLANT, SOLDOTNA PAUL FRIckey MGR
Phone 262-4544
homesteaders, has been meeting
weekly since having been appoint
ed at the first meeting Oct. 14.
A detailed survey has been made
of how much land has been cleared
on the Peninsula, how many land
owners intend to farm, livestock
being raised and other pertinent
information.
A report of this survey will be
made at the dinner meeting and
an endeavor made to pinpoint
plans for future farm develop
ment in the entire area.
The committee, consisting of
Charlie Stiles, chairman; Homer
S'A ires, Lew Fields. Larry Lanca
shire, Joe Kuchta, Charles Foster,
Glenn Moore and Clarence Good
rich, will also report regarding
possible recommendation for a
processing and dehydrating plant
and pelleting mill for the Penin
sula.
Planning Meeting
Set for Friday
A joint meeting of a farmers
group and the Soldotna C of C
committee on area redevelopment
is planned for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.
10, at the home of Homer Swires
Mile 104.3 Kenai Spur Road.
Main business for discussion
is the proposed dehydrating plant
and pelleting mill farmers hope
to establish on the Peninsula.
The Chamber committee con
sists of Clarence Goodrich, chair
man, Charlie L. Parker and Mr.
Swiies.
Bishop Visits
Catholic Church
Bishop Dermot O’Flanagan
of Jur.eau was a recent visitor of
the Catholic parish in Suhlotna.
He came especially to see and in
spect the prop.ess of the Cath
olic church building under con
struction at the end of Aspen
Way.
During his stay here Bishop 0'
rlanagan was honor guest at a
wTov SUPPW held at the Vil
Sh°PPing Center.
Drawing of names of 150 appli
cants for permits to participate
in the December anteiless moose
season on the Kenai Peninsula
took place Monday afternoon in
the Kenai office of the Fish and
Wildlife Division. Nearly all the
names drawn were for Alaskans,
many from the Peninsula.
A large part of the Peninsula
is included in this year’s hunt.
This is the second winter moose
season to be offered in Alaska
since 1948 (the second was 1960)
and is the first time that the
northwest area has been opened
for the anteiless hunt. Permits
were drawn for three areas, with
150 permits for Area A (Homer
Kasilof), 150 for Area B (Kasi
lof-Round Mt.), and 50 for Area
C (Cooper Landing-Hope).
.The hunt for all thiee areas is
set for Dec. 6-10, with validation
hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.?n.
on Dec. 4-5 prior to the hunt. Per
mits may be validated at hunt
headquarters in Portage, Soldotna
and Homer.
Elmer Norberg-, regional game
management biologist in charge
of Southcentral Alaska, came
down from Anchorae to supervise
the drawing.
Approximately 1,000 cards were
spun in a mesh barrel and .‘id'*
of them, one at a time, wer
diawn by John Swanson, mayor
of Kenai. Betty Robinson, Kenai
office manager for F&WL, re
corded names as drawn. J o h
JIakala, Kenai Moose Range man
ager. also assisted the game bio
legist.
Per Osmer of Clam Gulch wa
the first name t be drawn. His
permit is for Area A. Second
and third names for Area A were
Margie \\ hiteside and Lorraine
Rhein.
In Area B. which includes Ke
nai and extends from Tustumen ,
Lake north and west to Coo
Inlet and east to the Boundary of
Moose Range near Menton’s Ldg.
the first three cards drawn wer.
those of Charles West. Anchorage,
and F. T. Thompson and Ivan Fai
kigb.
In Area C. the first three names
were those of Jerry Crueitt, An
chorage; Leland S. Schilling, E -
mendorf, and Vera D. Stall of
Moose Pass.
A complete list of names draw .
is now being* prepared by F i s r.
and Wildlife officials and will b
published in next week’s issue of
The Cheechako News.
Soldofna Area Survival
Organization Underway
George Denison, Soldotna area
Civil Defense director, has issued
an official roster of department
heads for the Soldotna area rur
vival Civil Defense organization.
His territory includes Soldotna,
Ridgeway, Sterling, Kasilof, Co
hoe’ and Clam Gulch.
The' department heads are all
volunteers and are expected to
fill out their divisions with other
volunteers, Denison said.
Appointees named and the de
partments to which they have
been assigned are:
C. L. Goodrich, deputy director
and ad/nirdstrator; Colleen Riv
er; , administrative assistant; Red
C ange, airport unit; A1 Hersh
berger, communication; D i c k
Hall, economic control; Ed Back,
emergency information; Stan
Me Lane, engineering; Burt o n
Carver, transportation and evac
uation,
Herbert Merrell, fiscal proced
u.e-; Dick Midyett, intelligence;
Marvin Smith, legal; William 01
sen, manpower; Dr. Paul Isaak,
medical and health; Jack Fain -
worth, chief of police; AI Morar.se,
fire chief; Frank Mullen, sanita
tion: Paul Weimer, religion an ,
welfare.
Ted Grainge, supply; Jer:
Hayes, utilities; Bill Ischi, mech
anical field; Dale Rorrison. rad -
ologieai defense; and Edwai .
hp'-uce, liasion officer for high
way division.
There is to be a meeting of all
division heads in the immediat ■
future, Denison said. Instruction
al films will be shown on how to
he prepared if the time comes ft
survival from nuclear warfare.
For the past week Denison hr
been monitoring the area’s snow
and water for radioactive cor -
lamination, resulting from recer
Soviet blasts. The dosage rat
has keen low to date, he reporte .
Alaska’s national forests i
I960 had 251.4 miles of roads an
605.8 miles of trails.
DON’T MISS THE
WHITE ELEPHANT SALE
12 NOON TO 1 P.M.
Saturday, Nov. 11
• IN KENAI NEXT DOOR TO THE RIG •
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
Kenai Community Hall
BRING ITEMS TO BE DONATED TO SALE
• ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BUILDING FUND •