THE KENAI PENINSULA
GHEECHAKO NEWS
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LOREN STEWART . Editor
DOROTHY STEWART Foreign Correspondent (Retired)
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MACHINE JONES . Roving Reporter
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Letter to the Editor:
November 27. 1961
Loren Stewart. Editor
The Cheeehako News
Lea, Loren:
1 would like to extend my
thanks and appreciation to you
for donating space in your paper
to advertising “The Float the
Boat" benefit dinner for Bill and
Edith Seely and the MeGahans.
I would also like to convey my
t auks to each and everyone who
donated food, material, time, ef
fort and money that helped make
this dinner a success.
Special thanks must go also to
the various individuals and organ
ization- such as the North Kenai
Community Club, the American
Legion, the American Legion
Auxiliary, the Kenai high school
superintendent. Mr. Hoover, and
tiie school band.
To everyone, I once again say
thank you for your help and co
operation.
Sincerely,
David G. Bell
Commander. Kenai Post
' No. 20
The American Legion
Kenai, Alaska.
State Revenue
Shows Increase
Gross revenue collections by
the State of Alaska for the four
month period which ended Oc
tober 31 totaled $10,093,489.92,
Governor William A. Egan said
today.
The Governor said the collec
tion total, slightly more than 1 Vi
million dollars above gross collec
tions for the same period last
year, is “running pretty well”
with estimates presented to the
1961 Legislature.
Accounting foir the largest in
incease from a single source was
the $542,757 increase in collections
of the State’s net income tax
which totaled $4,493,447 during
the four-month period.
Sterling Kwy.
Traffic Jumps
Traffic passing over the Alaska
Division of Highways’ check point
on the Sterling highway a half
mile east of Soldotna showed a 2
percent rise for the month of Oc
tober as compared with the same
month in I960. These statistics
were included in the latest re
lease issued by H. M. Pentecost,
the Division’s planning director.
Trio? eases were recorded for the
period at four out of seven high
way system cheek points. They
included 14 percent increase on
Glacier Highway, a mile north of
Juneau’s city limits; 10 percent
on Palmer-Wasilla highway about
a mile out of Palmer city limits,
and 8 percent on Anchorage
Seward highway south of North
ern Lights boulevard, as well as
the gain .recorded at the local
check point.
Drops m traffic were registered
at three other check points. Traf
fic fell off 7 percent on Richard
son highway at Gulkana Airfield
Access road; 9 percent on Glenn
Highway three miles south of
Eagle River road, and 14 percent
on Fairbanks-Nenana highway.
In comparison with the preced
ing month’s traffic figures, the
regular seasonal decreases were
noted at all check points. The
Sterling highway traffic dropped
22 percent from that recorded in
September. The largest drop, 50
percent, was listed for the Rich
ardson Highway and the smallest
decrease for the month was 7 per
cent on the Anehorage-Seward
Highway.
“Tent City"
Founded in 1896, Hope was
the scene of the first recorded
gold strike in Alaska and in 1898
there was a “Tent City" there of
over 5,000 gold-seekers.
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Kenai Library
Open House Event
Well Received
The open house at the Kenai
Community Library on Nov. lti
was most, successful, it has been
reported by Mis. Allan L, Peter
en, librarian. Approximately 150
visitors attended in special ob
servance of Children's National
Look Week and the 12th Birthday
uf the Kenai library.
Twenty-two new borrower's
registrations were signed that
day. A total of 292 books were
loaned, including 116 for children
and 17(5 adult and young people’s
books. The guest book had 148
signatures.
A bouquet of red and white
carnations was presented to the
library by Mary Wdiets' Eight!;
tirade literature class. The librar
ian received a birthday corsage of
12 tiny rosebuds from Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Ford of the Xu
State Nursery.
A large birthday cake adorned
with a spray of colored frosting
flowers and lettered "12th Birth
day Congratulations” was decor
ated by Maxeen Hart for the oc
casion.
Visitors were invited to sig'n
the guest book and were given a
souvenir book mark, take and
coffee were served by the host
esses, Frost Jones. Ficocla Wilson
ami Frances Meeks,
Assisting at the librarian s desjc
were Mae Knudsen, Jerry < livel
ier and Georgia St ruble. Cakes
were supplied by members of the
library board and the coffee by
Mrs. Ford.
Among the many visitors were
Peggy Artless and her kindergar
ten class; Mis. Richard Ruberg,
and her Fourth Grade class, and
Mrs. Willetts and her literature
classes.
A Junior High class came with
specific assignments for a work
session in a library science pro
ject. This visit concluded with a
library treasury hunt prepared by
the librarian in which each stu
dent drew a numbered slip with a
specific research question on how
to use the library.
The library board, the librarian
and assistants wish to thank
everyone for making the Book
Week observance a success.
CAP Cadet Corps
Seeking Recruits
Civil Air Patrol cadets are now
receiving basic drill instruction
from Army officers at Wildwood
Station, according to Mrs. Glenn
Kipp, cadet commandant.
Ten additional girls are needed
in the cadet corps, Mrs. Kipp said.
Applicants must be between the
ages of 14 and 21 years or they
may be accepted at 13 years of
age if they are in high school.
The drill team is being built
up with the idea of entering in
state and ntaional eompv. ition
and with possible entry in var
ious exchange programs.
The CAP cadet corps meets reg
ularly on Tuesday nights at 7:30
in the CAP quonset hut at Kenai.
Send the Cheechako News for
Christmas.
CHURCH NOTICES
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY
MASS SCHEDULES: Kenai. 9
a.m. at Our Lady of the An
gel Church; Soldotna, 11 a.in.,
at Village Shopping Center;
Wildwood, 4 p.m., at Wildwood
Chapel. 54-bc
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
S UXTS meets at Soldotna
Community Center. Services
S i lav at 12:00 p.m. Everyone
invited. 48-be
Angela Diane Chistim
Paul and Sylvia Chisum of An
ehorage aiie the parents of a
daughter, Angela Diane, born at
12:10 i). m. on Friday, Ncrv. 17, at
tiie Clinic in Soldotna, The -baby
weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz.
James Allen Hoekzema
Born at 9:52 p. m. on Monday,
Nov. 20. at the Clinic in Soldotna,
a son to Jack and Anna Hoekzema
of Kasilof. The infant weighed G
lbs. 2 oz. and has been named
James Allen.
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