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THIS PICTURE, taken near Moose Pass on the
Alaska R. R„ shows the heavy snowfall that
came earlier this year than it has tor several
years, driving a large part ot the Kenai Penin
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sula moose herd to winter feeding grounds whik
the winter bull moose season was still open. As a
result hunter success has been high.
Local Demos Suggest
Platform Resolutions
Economic Development
Resolutions presented by the
Soldotna delegates to the South
central District Democratic con
vention at Anchorage this past
weekend were accepted to be in
corporated into the state plat
form, the local delegation has an
nounced. Frank Mullen, precinct
chairman, headed the Soldotna
delegation.
The suggested resolutions in
clude the following:
That necessary studies for the
Tumagain Arm Causeway be in
itiated immediately.
That the state of Alaska en
act a local hire law providing a
minimum of 50 per cent of the
employees on any given job be
Alaskans.
That the state of Alaska adopt
a law following the Canadian pol
icy regarding landed immigrants.
That, whereas agriculture is
necessary to the growth of a
healthy state and the most econ
omical land clearing method is
the burn pile and since the prac
tical time to burn is during the
summer months, the state pro
vide means to conduct controlled
burning.
That the state of Alaska pro
vide for construction of fallout
shelters in all new school con
struction and that a survey be
made of existing' structures with
a view to emergency use.
That the access road law be
amended to provide minimum
maintenance.
That the state agricultural loan
devolving fund be increased suf
ficiently to handle the expanding
need, and
That the state of Alaska take
all measures necessary to increase
trade with Japan.
Therapist Coining
Dr. Helen Dittman, speech and
hearing therapist with the ACCA,
will come from Anchorage to
work with Kenai Peninsula chil
dren in the schools during the
week of Dec. 4, it has been an
nounced by Miss Ruth Tewes, Ke
nai itinerant nurse.
Anyone wishing an appoint
ment with the therapist is ad
vised to contact the Kenai
Health Center immediately in or
der that schedules may be ar
rangd.
Hospital Site
Meeting Set
Hearings of the site committee
of the Central Kenai Peninsula
Hospital Association will be held
at Cohoe at 8 p.m., Dec. 14, ac
cording to James E. Fisher, com
mittee chairman.
Jess Nicholas, chairman of the
facilities committee of the CKP
HA, will meet with the group ar
this time to explain what is nec
essary and possible in the -way
of securing a hospital for the Pe
ninsula area. Nicholas has been
consulting with architects and
other experts in the building
field.
Fisher has contacted various
civic and community groups,
homemakers clubs and other or
ganizations requesting that they
send a representative to the
meeting to express how various
communities feel as to what site
should be chosen for the location
for the hospital and just what
should be included in plans for
the building.
In spite of the great need for
a hospital in the area, community
interest is lagging, Fisher said,
at least as far as response to his
request for suggestions to be
made to the site committee. Thus
• SEE—HOSPITAL SITE
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