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by Jlora Sibold Three Alaskans were initiated into the Pioneers of Alaska at meetings of the Fairbanks Pio neers August 5. Mrs. Marie Martin, formerly of Fairbanks and now living in Nenana, was initiated into Auxiliary No. 9. The Pioneer mens’ group, Igloo No. 4, took William Wauga man, Sr., and John R. Norlin into its membership the same evening. The next meeting of the two Pioneer lodges will be Sep tember 2, Labor Day. The cemetery on Birch Hill is a mass of weeds, caving in graves and markers with the glass broken and the papers that had borne typewritten names on them, torn and some removed altogether by wind, snows and rain. The 50 gallon drums that used to hold water for watering plants and flowers are no longer there. The entire graveyard, ex cept those graves tenderly cared for by relatives and friends, is a neglected sight to behold. The City of Fairbanks en deavors to pass the cave onto the North Star Borough were turned down by the Borough. Certainly the City could hire a caretaker to cut down the weeds, build up the graves and provide drums of water for the aching plants. The fence that had been de liberately rammed and knocked down on the Clay Street cemetery has been replaced but the headstones are falling in and the graves sinking into the ground. We wonder how citizens of Fairbanks and the surrounding area can call the emergency tele phone number 118 when one dials the first 1 and the busy signal starts buzzing. This applies to Long Distance also as 100 or 101 are the numbers to call but during the daytime hours it is virtually impossible to finish dialing the numbers. The rental prices of telephones rise but the service does not improve. It must be exasperating for the operators and seems like a miracle when we can dial and reach Fort Wainwright, the University area or perhaps our own phone number. A classic evening has been planned for Saturday, August 24, at the Armory by the Amaranth Social Club. A beautiful group of art work will be on display from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at which time there will be an auction for such pieces as a Chagall, Picasso or Miro along with Dali and many other new, young, exciting and vibrant artists. The proceeds of this sale will aid your com munity hospital and add to Uni versity of Alaska scholarships. Plan to be there with your friends for hors d’oeuvres and punch. Mrs. Mary Smith, 1% Mile Peter Road, telephone 452-2974, is accepting donations to help Ellen and Aloysius Peter to re build their home in Nulato. Their home was destroyed re cently by fire. Their son, Arnold, badly burned in the fire, died en route to the burn center in Texas. Clothing and/or contributions of money are needed. Items such as beds and bedding, dishes, utensils, etc. Mrs. Peters wears size 12 dress and size 6 shoes. eters has waist size 40 with 31”in seam, 17 shirts and size 8 shoes. They have two teenage girls and three older sons. Any donations will be greatly appreciated. Pe The monthly luncheon of the Petroleum Wives Club will be held at noon on Aug. 20. The guest speaker will be from the U. of A. Extension Service speaking on winter cloth ing. For more information, call 479-6931. Please make reserva tions. Seattle journalist Susan Payn ter and Jan Krause, active in the Seattle YWCA program, will be participating in the second gen eral membership meeting of the Fairbanks Chapter of the Na tional Organization for Women (NOW). They will be principal speak ers at the general meeting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the Moose Room in the Alas kaland Civic Center. After the general meeting, Paynter and Krause will conduct a workshop on “Building Our Public Image.” Susan Paynter is a journalist working for the Seattle Post published in Pandora, a Seattle feminist newspaper. Jan Krause has been involved in the YWCA program for the last four years, ever since it split from the YMCA and began a feminist program. Thursday, Aug. 22, the two women will be participating in workshops on sexuality and consciousness-raising groups. These workshops will be held at 949 Copper St., beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to at tend the programs on Wednes day and Thursday. NOW is a na tional group organized for the equality of women in all areas of life. The membership and meetings are open to men. For further information contact Bonnie McCorquodale, 452- 5943, or Sharron Albert, 452- 3268. PIONEER BIRTHDAYS Those guests residing in the Fairbanks Pioneer Home and his birthdays in August are: Aug. 1, Arne Erickson, 1887. Aug. 3, Clara Stanczyk, 1890. Aug. 25, Richard Palmer, Aug. 31, Olive Nettleton, 92. Aug. 31, Esther Hall, 1899. A potluck dinner was held last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Don Hoover, 1029 Kodiak, honoring Ms. Mary Wingren, Ketchikan, President Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs. Left to right, Marge Haggland, president, Mid-Acres Garden Club, Eleanor Stroecker, first vice president, Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs, Honoree Ms. Wingren of Ketchikan, Lee LaSalle, president, Country Gardens, North Pole, and Marva Hoover, president, Fairbanks Garden Club. ~Colleen Redman Photo
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Fairbanks Pioneer All Alaska Weekly
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Fri, Aug 16, 1974
Page 20
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