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JUNLAU ALASKA 1-1-12
SECOND YEAR
April 1, 19fil
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Number 33
Kenai Community Library
Schedules Second Annual
Show For Peninsula Artists
The second annual Art Show in the Kenai area is being
planned under the sponsorship of the Kenai Community Library.
Dates scheduled are Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
and Sunday, April 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kenai School
auditorium. All Kenai Peninsula artists are invited to exhibit,
and entries may be mailed to Clarice Kipp, Box 308, Kenai, any
Spring Fashions
Debut At Show
Glimpses of spring were seen
in full bloom as models showed
the latest fashions from all cor
ners of the peninsula at the
fashion show last week, attract
ing nearly 150 people.
Spring fashions were shown
by the Mademoiselle Shop,
Homer; McMullens from Sew
ard, the Empress Shop, Kenai
and children’s and teen fash
ions from Gibb’s Apparel of
Soldotna.
Marion Oberts gave the nar
ration as the local models show
ed the fashions with the skill
and ease of professionals.
Modeling for the Empress
Shop were Mrs. Judi Hunter,
Miss Ann Sutton and Mrs. Glen
da Everly. Mrs. Buela Grange,
Mrs. Joan Hall, Mrs. Daphne
McLane and Mrs. Betty Harris
and little Marcia Grainge dis
played fashions from the Made
moiselle and McMullens. Gibb's
Apparel young fashions were
shown by Christina, Cheryl Ann
and Mark Shelman, Melanie
Back, Rhoda Sandstrom and
Janice. Joyce and Gary Gibbs.
Some of the jewelry worn
during the show was Sara Cov
entry jewelry shown by Peggy
McBride.
Other than minor incidents
such as preschooler Melanie
Back’s black eye distracting
from the pink dress she mod
eled, or Daphne McLane carry
ing a bowling bag as accessories
for an evening dress the show
had a professional touch and
was well received by all.
The Soldotna Homemakers,
sponsors of the fashion show,
served pie and coffee to their
guests after the show.
Kenai Power
Seeks Cable
A Department of the Army
permit to construct an overhead
wire crossing over the Kenai
River at Kenai with an alter
nate proposed submarine cable,
has been requested by the
Kenai Power Corporation.
Objections, if any, to the pro
posed work from the standpoint
of navigation should be submit
ted to the U. S. Army Engineer
District, Alaska, P. O. Box 7002,
Anchorage, to be received by
April 14.
New Service
“Mike” Cronce of Kenai Gar
bage Service announced that he
has extended his weekly gar
bage service to include Nap
towne and Sterling. Each Mon
day will be Sterling pickup. On
Tuesday, Wednesday and Satur
day he serves Kenai and Mon
day, Friday and Saturday in
Soldotna.
time up to the deadline of April
10.
Awards will be given for
first, second, third, and honor
able mention winners in each
of these classes: Watercolor,
oils, pastels, and black and
white and miscellaneous in the
adult division; and drawings
and paintings in the juvenile di
vision, which will include any
entries received from artists at
tending elementary or high
school.
Exhibits are also planned of
any craft work which artists
wish to show, and of arts and
crafts from each of the element
ary and high school classes of
the Kenai school.
Mrs. Allan Petersen heads the
library board committee, which
will be in charge of mailing let
ters inviting participation, see
ing to award ribbons, and han
dling publicity; her assistant is
Mrs. Mae Knutson. Clarice
Kipp is chairman of the art
show; her assistant is Betty
Ames. They will arrange for
the displays, judging, and cata
loging. Mrs. Kipp requests that
all entries be framed or mount
ed, ready to hang; and that
cards accompany them listing
name of work, name of artist,
and price if for sale. Entries are
limited to those not previously
entered in the library art show.
In charge of the Kenai School
exhibits are Mrs. Elsie Seaman,
chairman of primary division;
Mrs. Mary Willets, chairman of
intermediate division; and Von
Phillips, chairman of upper
grades and high school division.
Refreshments will be served
by Kenai Homemakers Club,
and a “Public’s Choice” will be
voted on for best of the exhibit.
All persons are cordially invit
ed to attend.
Comm. Fishing
Approximately 15 percent of
Cook Inlet commercial fisher
men have bought their licenses
so far this year, according to
the Cook Inlet area office at
Homer.
As in the past, April 15th is
the deadline for registering ves
sel and gear for salmon net
fishing (in all areas except the
Arctic). Fishermen must pur
chase gear and vessel licenses
when they register.
By March 21, 222 licenses
had been sold. Last year 1,495
commercial fishermen were li
censed in the Cook Inlet area.
Salmon fishermen are urged
to get their licenses soon to
avoid delay. Licenses or appli
cations for licenses for Central
Alaska may be obtained in per
son or by mail from Fish and
Game Department offices in An
chorage, Homer, Dillingham,
Cordova, or Kodiak.
Medical Clinic Completed
A sneak preview of the Central Kenai Peninsula Medical
Clinic shows the latest X-ray equipment being installed in the
offices of Or. Paul Isaak.
The $60,000 Central Kenai
Peninsula Medical Clinic is
completed and two doctors in
the area are in the process of
moving their equipment in the
new facility.
The cooperative building was
begun last September as a cor
poration. President Burton
Carver said stock is still avail
able for public purchase. There
are nearly 100 stockholders in
the organization at the present
time.
Dr. Paul Isaacs and Dr. Cal
vin Fair, Soldotna resident
whose present dental office is
in Kenai. will occupy the clinic.
The facility will include a
complete new X-ray unit and
all available emergency equip
ment. There is also outside
work left and the landscaping
has yet to be put in, he said.
An open house will be held
later in the year to officially
dedicate the building.
No Fishing
The current sport fishing reg
ulations, just out, set the clos
ing date for sport fishing on the
Kenai Peninsula for March 31.
The season will re-open May 28.
‘Potato Cellar Plot* Revealed: Ousts State
An all-peninsula move to sep
arate the area from the main
land of Alaska and possibly
establish an independent gov
ernment, free from federal or
state interference, grew out of a
secret meeting held recently in
an empty potato cellar some
where on the peninsula.
The meeting was well attend
ed by representatives from
throughout the peninsula, ac
cording to Norman C. Catwood,
a spokesman for the group.
Catwood, who lives at the
head of the Killey River, said
complete political sovereignty
will be gained only through a
physical separation from the
rest of the state.
It was thought by the group
that since the Kenai Peninsula
was the only area in the state
with a stable industry that it
would be “ridiculous to support
those other freeloaders.”
Southeastern Alaska is, of
course, separated by unnavig
Hope-Kenai Road
Urged Bv Letters
Hundreds of letters are pour
ing out of Kenai this week
pleading for construction of the
North Kenai road to Hope.
The mimeograph letters are
being sent to T. D. Sherard, di
rector of the department of
highways.
In part, the letter reads:
“North Kenai has been, and
still is, without a road system
adequate to handle its present
demands. Numerous children in
this rapidly growing and ad
vancing area take correspon
dence courses in lieu of attend
ing public schools due to trans
portation difficulties caused by
an absence of a road system . . .
“The logical solution to this
problem is the fulfillment of
the North Kenai Road to Hope,
Alaska. This proposed road
which was approved by the Al
aska House of Representatives
(Bill 20) and has been on the
Omnibus Bill for a long time
has had my support from the
very beginning and will contin
ue to receive my endorsement.
“The North Kenai Road is a
must for the Kenai Peninsula
to grow and prosper. Along the
route lies some of the best
‘Tourism' locales in Alaska. The
road is the logical supply route
for the entire North Kenai Pen
insula.”
Fishing
Joe Megargel and Eugene
Smith spent several days at
Lake Tustumena last week.
They reported “fair” fishing.
able waters and an unfathom
able ferry system.
“By constructing a causeway
between the Foreland capes,
new and undeveloped lands
across the inlet would not only
be opened for settlement and
exploration, but the unproduc
tive and seemingly useless land
at the head of Cook Inlet would
be submerged solving many
problems,” he said.
When asked what position
this would put the metropolitan
area of Anchorage in, Catwood
said encouragingly that it would
become as famous and talked
about as ancient Atlantis or the
sunken continent of Mu.
The Cheechako News’ corre
spondent in Anchorage report
ed the “Potato Cellar Plot” is
the most talked about news
item to hit the city since last
year’s move to re-locate the
state capital.
After further questioning,
Catwood admitted that the
whole scheme was dreamed up
by an editor of the Cheechako
to commemorate April 1.
Oil, Gas Rights Granted
Twenty-four Kenai Peninsula
homesteaders will probably re
ceive their oil and gas rights un
der the new law, 86-789, to
date, according to Sen. Ernest
Gruening’s office.
Most recent to be added to
the list are Leslie B. Naff, Wil
liam Ellis Gibbs, William F. Al
len, Jerome T. Faa and Loren
M. Heath, all from Soldotna,
Oliver R. Wiles, Clarea^-G,,
Buckhorn and Ben Salzwedel,
from Anchorage; Verfiorf Sr*
Mutch, Anchor Point; Bl^pie
Saunders, Sterling; Isaac P.
Shadura, Kasilof; and Jasper
W. Thompson, Kenai.
Earlier reports gave the rights
to Ralph E. Hooper, Kathryn E.
Russ, Alex McRoss, James E.
Hovis, Leota Patterson, Charles
W. Stiles, Donald D. Graham,
George A. Diggs, Theron E.
Saunders, Marion Hergatt Jr.,
Harry L. Drew and George D.
DuGay.
The decisions were made by
th^tajreau ^IJ^and Manage
ment on appeals trom mineral
* waiver demands filed by home
) steadors and forwarded to Sen
ator Gruening. The senator in
troduced legislation giving the
homesteaders subsurface rights.