Pioneers Birthday
Observance Noted
Names of two former residents
of the Kenai Peninsula were lift
ed among the old-timers now
Staying as guests at the Alaska
Pioneers’ Home at Sitka who are
observing birthdays in the month
of March,
The list is released monthly by
the Pioneer Women of Alaska
along with a request that cards,
letters or small gifts be sent to
those on the list in an endeavor
to enlighten lives that may other
wise be drab. Belated greetings
may be sent those who birthdays
fell earlier in the month,
Joseph Goyer, former resident
of Soliiovia, was bom in 1&79 and
observed his birthday on March 3.
William Patterson, formerly of
Seward, was born in 1881 and ob
served his birthday on March 12.
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bridges. The $5,32t*.?& contract
consists of fabricating steal
bridge members and installing
them in place of damaged ones.
The fabricating is underway and
installation is expected to begin
in about 3d days. Five men will
be employed on the two jobs.
State May Get
Laboratory Funds
Planning of seven water pollu
tion field laboratories in various
parts of the country, including
one at the University of Alaska,
is proceeding, the Alaska congres
sional delegation was advised re
cently, hut the first two off the
drawing board will probably be
those for Corvallis, Oregon, and
Ada, Oklahoma.
The Alaska members of Con
gress had hoped that funds would
be made available for early con
struction in Alaska, perhaps in
the 1963 fiscal year, The seven
laboratories were authorized by
Congress last year and $1,600,000
in planning funds made available.
Alaska has long been famous
for its salmon fisheries but hali
but, herring and cod are also
caught in substantial numbers in
Alaskan wat«s.
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Dance Benefit
Was Successful
At Clam Gulch
The Lucky Shamrock Dance
(Alaska -Grappled Children’s Asso
ciation benefit) held at Clam
Gulch on St. Patrick's Day re
portedly proved to be a financial
success as well as an entertaining
social event. ..._
Net proceeds totaled $329*47
which, with the amount of $25
raised at a bake sale held pre
viously at Nirdiehik. made a
grand total of $”§4.47 to be pre
sented to the Kenai Chapter of
A CCA at this time. A prior sum
of $77.25 was turned over to
ACC A in February as a result of
the P-TA-sponsored smorgasbord
at Tustoraena school. All of these
events are credited to the Nirii]
ohtk-Tustumena area of the Ke
nai chapter, the committee con
sisting of Briar Walker of Ninil
ehifc, Fran Osmar of Clam Gulch,
and Jack Hoekzema of Kasilof.
Success of the Lucky Shamrock
Dance is credited to Emil Bartel©
wits of Clam Gulch, who was
master of ceremonies; to the
Banta family and Harry Steik,
who decorated the hall; to the
Kenai Sunrise Bakery dealer, who
donated the wiener buns; to the
Clam Gulch store, which donated
the wieners; to the several ladies
of the area, who made cakes and
cupcakes; to Charlie and Freda
Lewis for square dance music; to
the local talent, including A! Mar
lee, Jerry Sims, Bud Keener, and
Nancy Tiemann for their musical
efforts, and to all businessmen,
who donated articles to he given
as prizes or to be auctioned off
by Wayne Findley, who is said to
have done a mai velous volunteer
job as a professional auctioneer.
Donations were given by the
following; City National Bank,
Kenai Earners, Kenai Commercial
and Pharmacy, A&S Auto Supply,
Rig Barber Shop, Seaman’s Fur
niture, all of Kenai; National
Bank of Alaska, Soldotiia Supply,
Crescent Dairy, Colonial Room,
Village Lounge, Village Motel,
Woodford’s Men’s Wear, Derk’s
Trading Post, Soldotna Hardware;
T.V. & Radio Repair, Sky Bowl,
Gibb’s Apparel, Nestor Concrete,
B&B Texaco, Soldotna Theatre,
B&C Auto Supply, Howard’s Y
Service, all of Soldotna; Kasilof
Mercantile, I&D Garage-,- Hoek
zema Canning Co., Kasilof Gro
cery, Lola’* Bar, Martin Construe
tip?* Co., all of Kasilof; Dick
Baickym of Cohoe; Jackson BrotK
ers Lumber Co., Osemore Lumber
Co., Clam Shell Lodge, all of Clam
Gulch; Bantu's Contractors and
Building Supply, Inlet Cafe, Art’s
Texaco Station*. Ninilchik Cash
Store, all of Ninilchik, the Homer
Electric Association of Homer,
and ACS, K&L, and Alaska Dis
tributors C*o., all of Anchorage.
Winners of the $25 Savings
Bonds donated by each of the
banks were Robert Ohieslak of
Cohoe (door prize) and Wayne
Findley (champion bean-guesser),
Soldotna.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
One life membership to the
Alaska Congress of Parent-Teach
er Association was awarded Sat
urday night when the District 5
P-TA met for dinner at the Riv
erside House and meeting follow
ing- in the .Soldotna school.
Recipient of this award was
Mrs. Enid McLane of K&si'of, re
cently retired after 26 years of
outstanding service in the Alaska
schools.
For each life member $50.00 is
contributed to the state scholar
ship fund by the local P-TA
group.
Other parents and, teachers at
tending the dinner- and meeting
from Kasilof and Cohoe were
Mrs. Alice Huebsch, Mrs, Dorothy
Hermanson, , and Mr. and Mrs,
Dick Griffing.
NEED MORE FARMS
The Bureau of the Census in
1060 estimated there are 367
farms in production in Alaska,
including- tracts as small as tO
acres. Alaska’s farmers presently
supply slightly over 10 per cent
of all foodstuffs consumed in1 the
state—the remainder must be im
ported.
Proposes Bond Issues
For Schools, Airports
Governor William A. Egan has
asked the Alaska Legislature to
submit to the voters at this fall s
elections three separate bond is
sues totaling $15,700,000 tor pub
lic improvements.
The issues would include $5,
000,000 for construction and addi
tions to state-operated elementary
and secondary schools, $7,200,000
for the University of Alaska, and
$3,500,000 for airport construc
tion.
The three issues would be in
addition to the more than $0,000,
000 in recommended capital im
provements in the appropriation
bills submitted to the Legislature
by the Governor earlier in the
session.
The three general obligation
bond issues submitted to the Leg
islator,?. would provide for the fol
lowing improvements:
$5,000,000 for new construction
and additions to elementary and
secondary schools at Ninilchik,
Fort Yukon, Metakatla, Amber,
Eagle River, Delta Junction,
Homer, Tanuna, North Kenai,
Sterling, Chugiak, McGrath,
Brown Court, Fortuna Ledge, Tal
keenta, Tustemema, Ruby, Stony
River, Anderson Village, Montana
Station, Manley Hot Springs,
Teller, Halibut Cove and Big
Lake. Equipment and utilities also
would be provided by the issue at
other Alaska schools,
<500,000 for construction of
State-operated trunk airports at
Lower Yukon, Sandpoint, Bar
row, Sitka anti Savoongu. 1 Air
ports also will be built during the
year beginning July 1 with pro
ceeds from the bush airport bond
ing program previously approved
at Shageiuk, Holikachuk, Anvik,
Soklotna, Circle City, McCarthy,
Russian Mission, Tulaksak, Quin
hag ak, Gtneine ws, K w igilli ngok,
Pwlaa Bass, Port Wakefield, Lar
son Bay, Ouzinkie, Ninilehik, St.
Michael, Stebbins, Shungnak, Am
bler River, Bueklar.d, Nidato,
Kokrines, Xoyukuk. Rampart and
M.'.nokvjtak, and seaplane faeili
tie* at Koligauek, Pilot Point,
Egegik, Ekwolc and Kotlick.)
57,200,000 for the University of
Alaska to be used for construc
tion of an addition to the engi
neering' and physical sciences
building, a biological sciences and
renewable resources building,
completion of the new' heating
plant and other related facilities.
Governor Egan said the $15,
700,000 in bond issues would fi
nance the State’s share of the im
provement program outlined for
the first two years’ program set
forth in the report of the Division
of State Planning.
The division's report lists im
provement programs with an
over-all cost of $388,812,748, of
which $241,425,553 would come
from Federal girants-iH-aid, $112,
700,000 State funds and the re
mainder from local communities,
self-sustaining loan® and dona
tions.
The island of Attu in the Aleu
tian Chain is famous for its hand
made native baskets.
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