Reaction Favorable to Seattle Bank’s Death of Former
Offer to Furnish Building for Exhibit Kenai Man Told
Initial reaction has been high
ly favorable from both legislators
and industry, Gov. William Egan
.-aid, to an offer by the National
Bank of Commerce to provide free
tpace for an Alaska exhibit in
century 21.
The Seattle bank last week
invited Alaska to share space
without cost to the State in a
'• adding which the bank is erect
ing in a prominent location on
11 e exposition grounds. Studies
idicate that with the bank’s of
an Alaska exhibit could be
financed at an estimated $175,000.
Gov. Egan said eaily replies
from members of Alaska’s legis
lature have been “overwhelming
ly favorable” to acceptance of
the proposal.
Egan had asked legislators to
express themselves at this time
v hether they would support a
request in the 1062 legislature
lor a supplemental appropriation
cf up to $175,000 to finance Al
aska’s participation. The poll
was necessitated by the need to
give the National Bank of Com
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merce an early reply and to per
mit preparations to proceed if
the offer is accepted.
Pending determination of the
legislators’ reaction no direct
general approach has been made
to Alaska industry or individuals
for financial assistance which it
is hoped will materially assist in
reducing the need for State funds.
Despite this, Egan said assur
ances of substantial contributions
already have been volunteered
from more than a half dozen
firms.
Egan said he would not pre
dict, on the basis of the number
of replies received from legislat
ors so far, what the determina
tion of the entire membership
will be.
“While the National Bank of
Commerce is definitely going a
head with the building whether
or not its offer to Alaska is ac
cepted,” Egan said, ‘‘It has very
generously given Alaska the in
itial invitation to share its space.
In fairness, we in turn must
make up our minds soon so that
the bank may make arrangements
with other potential exhibitors in
event the Alaska decision is not
favorable.”
Kenai H. S. Begins
Basketball Season
Kenai high school basketball
practice began last week and
members of varsity and junior
varsity teams have been selected
according to Coach Jim Evenson.
Tryouts for both teams were held
with ten players being chosen for
each team.
Selected for the varsity were
Ross Cooper, Charles Jackson,
Dan Sample and Mike McGuire,
all members of the senior class,
and Larry Jordan. Mike Tauria
inen, Ernie Fletcher, Gary Davis,
Larry Erickson and John Monfor,
all juniors.
The junior varsity team con
sists of Bob Bush and Jim Brown
(juniors); Gary Martin and Den
nis Crandall (sophomores); and
David Barksdale, Thor Evenson,
Jim Hall, Kevin Wells, Kenny
Moss and Guy Hayes (freshmen).
First games of the season will
be played at Kenai on Friday
anl Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18,
with varsity and junior varsity
teams from Wasilla high school
as opponents.
‘‘Wasilla’s varsity has all the
boys back on the team from last
year and should provide some
stiff competition. This promises
to be a good game,” Evenson
said.
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L. t. tmmen, ro, oeiaer Known
here as “Pop,” died at the Fort
Miley Veterans’ Hospital, San
Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 14. No
tice of his death was received by
Esther Tyler in a letter from
Mrs. Emmett. They had been
neighbors before the Emmetts
left Kenai about two years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett had been
married 4l2 years and lived in
Anchorage before moving to Ke
nai. They operated the Kenai
Laundry and Cleaners approxi
mately two years prior to leaving
Alaska. Emmett had been critic
ally ill for two months. Death was
attributed to lung cancer.
Mrs. Emmett is now living in
Albuquerque, New Mexico with
her daughter Ellen and family.
Soldotna Church
Halloween Party
The Halloween party at the
Soldotna church featured Biblical
characters rather than the usual
goblins and witches. Among those
represented were John the Bap
tist, Joseph and Mary and the
Infant, Goliath, Peter the Fisher
man, Cornelius (a Roman cent
turion), Rahab and many others.
The potluck dinner was attend
ed by 65 people. A hilarious skit
was written and produced by Jack
Lounsbury. Jack played the part
of the doctor and was assisted
by Pert Schultz with Esther Wei
mar as a nurse and Clinton Duc
ker the patient.
Instruments used included large
butcher knives and steel, pliers,
wienches, clamps, hand saw and
hacksaws. Also link sausage,
blown up baloons and much liquid
resembling blood. The anesthetic
was a laage mallet used appar
ently on the head of the patient
who seems to be recuperating sat
isfactorily.
The party closed with singing
of several hymns.
Registered Nurses
Plan Organization
An organizational meeting for
all registered nurses in the Kenai,
Sohiotna, Sterling, Kasilof and
Clam Gulch areas has been set
for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8,
at the home of Shirley (Mrs.
George) Denison at Ridgeway. All
registered nurses in the area,
whether they are currently em
ployed or not, are invited to at
tend.
Purpose of the meeting is to
organize for both professional
and social reasons, says Mrs.
Denison. Mrs. Bernadine Mutch,
Anchor Point will be present to
represent the Alaska Nurses’ As
sociation.
For those who do not know
how to reach the Denison home,
the following directions have been
given: Turn left just past Park
ers’ on the way to Kenai, then
follow signs which will be posted
along the road.
GAME PROTECTOR NAMED
Appointment of C. A. “Bud”
Weberg as Director of the Di
vision of Protection for the Alas
ka Dept, of Fish and Game, Oct.
Id, has been announced by Walt
er Kirkness, commissioner.
Weberg will transfer to Juneau
from Homer where he has served
as Resident Area Biologist in the
Commercial Fisheries Division
since July, 1957.
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