Kenai Peninsula
Progress Report
ACTIVITY IN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
People keep telling- me about
the high prices of'things on the
Kenai Peninsula ami I don’t have
a great deal of argument with
them prices are high. There also
high in Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Seattle, Dallas, and New York
for that matter. When you come
right down to specific examples
it turns out we’re not so bad off
at that.
Take the other day for In
stance, Larry Lancashire, who
lives iri Ridgeway between Kenai
and Soldotna, and is one of the
Kenai Peninsula's leading potato
growers, was in and pointed out
that while spuds are selling for
$1.19 and up in a certain un
named city 65 air mdes NE of
the Cheechako News Bldg., the
price in the local stores is 89c.
This is a 25% saving.
Just checking around turns up
a lot of things in the same cate
gory. Seems like some people just
miss the point. They keep run
ning off in all directions looking
for bargains, without- checking
their hometown prices first. Any
way the thing that brings prices
down is the volume of turnover.
everybody was to buy from the
local merchant, his volume would
go up and the prices would sure
enough go doun.
The Crescent Dairy is another
example: Chuck and Shirley
Hines took themselves on the
rough job setting up the .first
milk processing plant ever built
in the area. They have a modern
sanitary building and as modern
a processing plant as you’ll find
Development Plan
For Seward Area
Approved by Egan
Governor William A, Egan re
cently announced approval by the
Division of State Planning of the
over-all economic development
plan of the Seward area election
district.
The plan, submitted by Chair
man Jack Werner, is the sixth
such area program approved by
the Division and forwarded to
Area Redevelopment Administra
tion in Washington, D. C., for
concurrence.
ARA concurrence is required
as a preliminary step to qualify
an area for participation in the
grants ami loans available under
the federal progrant,
anywhere. They’re holding- the
price line, too, and their product
is strict A-l. As matter-of-fact
you couldn’t get fresher milk un
less you were a calf.
We’ve got a long way to go
here on the Kena Peninsula, hut
right now if you can’t find the
article or service you’re looking
for right at home you probably
don’t need it anyhow. Next time
before you hop in your car to
haul off to some other “metro
politan center,” or start filling
out those order blanks, start by
comparing prices — and include
time, transportation, postage, de
lays and especially guarantees
and maintenance.
Local Progress
Amazes Returning
Army Officer
Capt. Billy G. Sims, U, S.Army,
returning' for a recent visit, re
marked that he was amazed and
much pleased with the progress
that has been made in developing
the Kenai Peninsula, He hopes to
he able to come back fo Alaska
in 1963 far a long tour with, the
Army,
Captain Sims returned Friday
to Fort Sill, Okla., to attend an
artillery career officers’ course
for the newt eight months. He
had spent several days visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs, M. T.
Sims, in Kenai and other rela
tives.
The visiting officer has com
manded an artillery battery at
Fort SiH for the .past year. Prior
V, that time he was stationed in
Germany for three years. During
his tour in Germany, he and his
wife and children toured most of
Europe, including Paris, Rome
and Berlin, and brought back
many interesting pictures of the
people and countries.
During his /recent stay on the
Peninsula, M, T. Sims and has
son spent a couple of days snow
shoeing around the area, callirg
on old friends and looking over
their .property.in the, Kasitof and
Cohoe area, where both have
homesteads.
Captain Sims also spent a cou
ple of days with his brother, Jer
ry, and family who are home
steading in the Cohoe area.
Captain amt Mrs. Sims and
their six children currently live
in Lawton, Okla.
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Possible Aid
For Access Roads
Governor William A. Egan has
proposed legislation authorizing
transfer to political subdivisions
of the State any excess automo
tive or construction equipment
which can be utilized in the main
tenance or construction of roads
and airports.
Equipment so transferred must
be excess to State needs, and be
intended for use to some extent
for the maintenance or construc
tion of airports ant! roads which
the State has an obligation to
build or maintain.
Authority to make the trans
fers woo'd be vested in the Com
missioner of Public Works.
Ninilchik Names
Fair Officials
Members of the Ninilchik Fair
Association recently held an elec
tion of officers and named Mary
Hawkins as president.
Other officers elected are Mrs.
Marion Blossom, vice president;
Mrs. Loma Keeler, secretary
treasurer, and Mas. Ruby Bishop,
David Cooper and Bob Palmer as
trustees. The fourth trustee is to
be elected at the next board
meeting.
The Ninilchik fair will be held
Sept. 8-9. Any person or commu
nity interested in displaying com
mercial products or anything to
further agriculture, crafts or
home making is invited to submit
entries.
The biennia’ membership drive
got underway at a meeting held
March 4.
Plan Mission
Meet at Kenai
A parish-wide school of mis
sions will be held at the Kenai
Methodist Church on Friday,
March '23, following a potluck din
ner at 6 pan, There will be classes
for all age groups with film,
games and activities planned for
the youngsters.
For the adults, a panel discus
sion on 4,Why Missions?” will
feature Mrs. Eugene Morin as
moderator.
Panel members to participate
will be Mrs, Burton Carver of
Soldotna, who will represent the
Kenai Methodist Church; Bob
Palmer of St. Peter the Fisher
man Methodist Church at Nin-il
chik, and Mrs. Evelyn Keener,
(representing- Christ Church, Tus
tumena.
League Announces
Borough Meeting
The League of Women Voters
of Seward is extending- an invi
tation to all residents of the Ke
nai Peninsula to attend a borough
meeting on March 16. Sponsored
by the League, the meeting will
begin at 8 pan. in the state build
ing, Fifth and Adams streets,
Seward.
Dr. -J. B. Diesher of Seward,
chairman of the Kenai Peninsula
Borough Study Group,” will
speak on “The Small Borough.”
Harry Purcell and possibly oth
ers representing the Anchorage
Borough Commission will discuss
“The Larger Borough.”
KENAISQUADRON
Major Glen Kipp, Kenai Squad
ron commander, gave an up-to
the-minute resume of his iinit’s
situation: “This squadron has,for
several years, been located in a
town which is in the middle of a
population boom with no hospital,
few doctors and a very dire need
for evacuation service and search
headquarters. We have strived
hard to meet this demand, and I
believe we have been quite suc
cessful. Our problems are by no
means small with the constant
need for money. Our aircraft, the
lifeblood of any CAP unit, must
be properly maintained and have
in it a good communications
system. At this time, we are in
the process of constructing a
hangar for our aircraft, using
funds we raised with the help of
our community. 'We have, as vet,
to get the needed engine change,
adequate radjfj jjgar, skills, etc.”
U. of A. Offers
Science Grants
To H. S. Students
COLLEGE — For the fourth
time, the University of Alaska
will offer through a grant from
the National Science Foundation
a summer science training pro
gram for high ability secondary
school students.
The 19G2 (program will he basic
ally supprted by the NSF $17,900
grant which will cover instruc
tional costs and partial grants-in
aid for travel, room and hoard,
according to Dr. William R.
Wood, president of the university.
Dr. William S. Wilson, head of
the university’s department of
chemistry and chemical engineer
ing. will be director of the pro
gram as he was for the first
three conducted by the University
of Alaska.
Applications for the program
are due in College, Alaska, by
April 20 and successful applica
tions and alternates will be noti
fied of their acceptance by May
1. Secondary school students re
ceiving acceptances from Dr. Wil
son must notify him by May 15
of their acceptance of the oppor
tunity.
The 1 002 prog>! am will be of
fered June 23 through Aug. 4,
six weeks, and will have 40 sec
ondary school students of high
ability as participants, Dr. Wil
son stated. In explaining eligibil
ity requirements, Bi\ Wilson list
ed the following:
1. The program is open to boys
ami girls of secondary school age
in the 10th and 11th grades dur
ing the current school year;
2. Students in public, private
and parochial secondary schools
can apply:
3. Applicants must he recom
mended by the authorities and
teachers of their school;
4. They must present scholastic
and test averages; and
5. Applicants must write a
brief paper or. a subject .of a sci
entific nature.
Dr. Wilson explained further
that secondary schools students
considered normally will be in the
upper fourth of their classes in
jin ...mi ... i.iiiimimi ..
respect to grades and will hasp©
their chief interest* in science.
High ability students who have
not developed an interest in a
specific science field may be con
sidered, he added.
Alaska students will make up
the larger number of successful
candidates. Dr. Wilson remarked.
However, secondary students
from other states will be named
to the program, he said, so as to
provide a well-rounded, many
faceted group.
“Students should apply regard
less of financial status,” Dr. Wil
son emphasized. “It is expected
that all students receiving ap
pointments will be able to at
tend.”
In discussing subjects scheduled
for the program, Dr, Wilson list
ed mathematics, physical science
and earth sciences. Each partici
pant’s program will include math
ematics and work in one of the
other subjects, selected by the in
dividual.
In addition to the subjects list
ed above, the group will attend a
series of lectures by prominent
speakers who will discuss other
fields of science. Opportunities in
higher education and careers in
science-related professions, Par
ticipants will be required to use
the library and to present prop
erly organized reports on subjects,
they are particularly interested
lit,
The regular academic program
of lectures, discussions, demon
strations and laboratory sessions
will he supplemented by field
trips. Recreational and social ac
tivities will al«> be a part of the
program.
In addition to Ur. Wilson, the
staff will include Dr. Francis
Parker, head of the university*®
department of mathematics: Dr.
Robert Forbes, associate profes
sor of geology in the college erf
earth sciences and mineral indus
try; Mrs. .Elaine Jacobson, assist
ant professor in chemistry who
will be assistant to the director,
and Mr. and Mrs. Clement Zidick,
dormitory counselors.
For mom information, individ
uals can contact Dr. Williad S.
Wilson by writing to him at the
University of Alaska, College,
Alaska,
You Are Invited to the
AMU NIGHT Banquet
BISHOP RAYMOND GRANT, Speaker
Tuesday, March 20,7:30 p.m.
tiverside House, Soldotna Tickets $3.25
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