Recent Arrivals
Shirley May Elizabeth Fisler
A daughter, whom they have
anted Shirley May Elizabeth,
was born to Earl and Dorothy
Fisler of Kasilof at 7:10 a.m. on
Ftiday, Nov. ;!, at the Central
Kenai Peninsula Medical Clinic
n Soldotna. The baby weighed 8
ibs. 10 oz.
Thomas Twins
Twin daughters were bom to
Kenneth and Shirley Thomas of
Kenai at the Central Kenai Pen
nsula Medical Clinic on Sunday,
Nov. 5. Katherine Marie, born
':P-m. weighed 4 lbs. 8 oz. and
Karen Marie was born at 8:26,
weighing 5 lbs. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas have two other children,
£ son of three and a daughter of
18 months. Thomas is a watch
maker and operates Ken’s Watch
Repair in Kenai.
Steven Ray Williams
Raymond and Gloria Williams,
-
who live on Miller Loop Road
near Kenai, are parents of a son
born at 6:05 a.m, Friday, Oct. 27,
in the C.K.P. Medical Clinic. The
baby weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. and
has been named Steven Ray.
James Craig Porter
James and Audrey Porter, who
have five daughters, are announc
ing the birth of their first son,
whom they have named James
Craig. The baby weighed 10 lbs.
9 oz. and was born at 12:32 <p.m.
Monday, Oct. 30, in the Central
Kenai Peninsula Medical Clinic.
Porter, who is a brick mason, and
his family live on a homestead off
Kalifonsky Beach Rd., near Sol
dotna.
246 Million Cubic Feet
Although some 246 million
cubic feet of natural gas w-ere
produced in Alaska during 1960,
because of minor transmission
losses and other losses, only 229
million cubic feet was actually
consumed in Alaska.
i
When in Seward Area Stop-Shop at
“Irv” Metcalfs Cash Grey.
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QUOTE FOR THE WEEK; “Gentle was a lovely word until
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“Just like uptown”
is
Don Wilson’s
SOLDOTNA STORE
Come in and see for yourself
how we do it with mirrors
in our refurnished and
remodeled completely modern
grocery store.
AN D
plan now to come to our
GRkm OPENING
to be held soon
Kenai Library to Mark
Birthday with Open House
Highlights from the history of
the Kenai Community Library
have been released by Mrs. Allan
L, Petersen, librarian, in connec
tion with the 12th birthday anni
versary of the library, which is
to be observed with a special op
en house between 10 a.m. and 6
p.in. next Thursday. .‘Friends of
the Library” are also reminded
that the library will be observing
National Book Week, Nov. 12-18.
The library was sponsored by
the Kenai Homemakers Club in
1949. The first appointed Library
committee consisted of members
from the cluib and from the Kenai
Civic League and included Mrs.
Allan Petersen, chairman; Mrs.
Julia Mann, Mrs. Lucy Fuller,
Mrs. Lorraine Lancashire, W'alter
J. Covich, Jack L. Irons and Al
lan L. Petersen.
Constitution and bylaws were
approved and adopted on March
7, 1949, by directors of the board,
who were the seven members of
the original committee. Articles of
incorporation for the non-profit
organization were filed with the
Alaska Territorial auditor and
a certificate of incorporation was
issued March 17. 1949.
Nov. 16, 1949 was the official
opening date of the new Kenai
Community Library. Space was
granted by the Dept, of Education
and consisted of shelves in the
hallway of the old Kenai Terri
torial school, located on the pres
ent site of the fire hall.
About 250 books from the old
library and 300 donated books
made up the shelves of the new
library with 42 adults and 15
children registered as borrowers.
Membership fees were $1 for ad
ults and 50c for children, yearly.
Mrs. Petersen was librarian, as
sisted by Mrs. Joyce Carver and
Mrs. Catherine Lemmon.
In May of 1950 the Dept, of
Education presented a deed to the
property of the old territorial
school building- and lot to the Ke
nai Civic League for the use of
the community of Kenai.
After the school was moved to
the new building in April 1950,
the primary room of the old budd
ing became the home of the li
brary with more space for books
and libary services. The “ n e w ”
quarters were heated 'by a coal
stove and Coleman gasoline lamps
were used for lighting. „
On April 7, 1954, the library
was closed. Books and equipment
were boxed and stored because of
a building remodeling project un
dertaken by the Kenai Civic
League. The planned project did
not materialize—but the present
Kenai Civic Center building was
constructed as an alternate proj
ect. On Jan 5, 1955, an agreement
was made with the Civic League
for a home for the library in the
new Civic Center, and on Jan. 19
it was reopened in its present lo
cation and has offered continuous
service to the community since
that time.
The library is financed through
limited state aid of $250 reimbur
sable for books purchased; feder
al grants for furnishings, equip
ment, booqs and remodeling in
amounts of $1,000 and $1,500 for
1959-60 and 1961-62; local collec
tions for overdue fines; project
sales of Kenai souvenirs, house
plants, used pocketbook editions,
and by cash donations.
There are no membership dues
now, but there are expenses, the
librarian pointed out and added
that cash contributions are always
appreciated. There is no paid per
sonnel. All work is on volunteer
basis.
Present officers and members
of the library board are: presi
dent, Mrs. Petersen; vice presi
dent, Mrs. Mae Knudson; secre
tary, Mrs. Frances Torkilsen; the
treasurer, Mrs. Frost Jones; and
members, H. C. “Casey” Jones,
Allan L„ Petersen, Mrs. Frances
Meeks, Mrs. Anna Kent, Mrs. Fi
cola Wilson and Elmer Knudson.
Library assistants are Mrs.
Knudson, Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Jerry
Cuvelier, Mrs. Frost Jones and
Mrs. Georgia Struble.
Experts Advise
Hospital Board
Lloyd A. Morley of Juneau, eo.
ordinator of Health and Welfare
Facilities for the State of Alas
ku, and George Morley, construc
tion specialist of the U. S. Public
Health Service from San Fran
cisco. were in Kenai and Soldotna
Tuesday to confer with the board
of the Central Kenai Peninsula
Hospital Corp. in regard to the
proposed new hospital. Their vis- ;
it was in connection with the se- j
curing of Hill-Burton funds for '
the construction.
Both men, regarded as experts
in their fields, advised the local
board as to requirements of a hos
pital designed to provide for the
needs of the area it is to serve,
size of building, location site and
equipment needed.
Kenai was host at a breakfast
Tuesday morning to the visitors
and to members of the hospital j
group. Also on the agenda was a
tour of the Greater Kenai area,
including the Standard Oil dock
12 miles north of town, and of
the Soldotna area.
Wildwood Uses Gas
Most of the consumption of
natural gas in Alaska in 1960 was
residential and was used by resi
dents of the Army’s Wildwood ■
Station, near Kenai. Actual resi- j
dential consumption, by fewer
than 500 users, was reported at
170 million cubic feet.
Industrial Use
There was no commercial use;!
of natural gas in Alaska in 1960, J
Some industrial use wras listed, I
mostly in the field for drilling,!
pumping and extraction, compris- j
ing 57 million cubic feet of natu- J
ral gas so consumed, valued atjj
12.3 cents per million cubic feet. |
Eighth in Area
The U. S. Forest Service re-Jj
port for I960 lists Alaska a-I
eighth in area of commercial tim-J!
berland in national forests, wit bra
5,375,000 acres being so consul- •
ered.
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