Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971 Page: 13 of 15
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PORTLAND NEWS
PAGE 14 THURSDAY. SEPT. 9, 1971
Book Shelf
by Mrt W. C. Sparks
The following is the monthly
contribution of Mrs N. A East
of Gregory, we are sure our
re«iers will find it most in-
teresting
Recently we have all been
concerned with the questions of
ecology and pollution A new
book on the library shelves
dealing with the recent
discovery of oil on the North
Shore of Alaska brings this
question to our minds afresh It
is KLONDIKE 70. by Daniel
Jack Chasan He is a resident
of Seattle, who is a contributor
to magazines and periodicals,
and has been a staff writer for
the NEW YORKER
In 1957 Richfield Oil Com-
pany discovered Oil on the
Kenai Peninsula, near An
chorage Then Richfield Oil Co.
merger with Atlantic Oil Co. In
1968 Atlantic Richfield struck
oil at Prudhoe Bay Prudhoe
Bay is between the Artie Ocean
and the Beaufort Sea in an area
known as the North Slope The
amount of oil was quickly
estimated to be at least five
billion barrels The oil com-
panies and the nation were
jubilant Now the United States
would not need to depend on
Eastern nations for oil. as all
concerned agreed that we had
another "Kuwait” in north
Alaska
Alaska is different from the
"lower 48" states, in its people
and in its geography There are
the natives, the Indians the
Eskimos the Aleuts These
people depend on the land and
on the sea for their livelihood.
Life is hard, they are poor, and
they are anxious for an oil
boom The geography of the
country is different from that
of other parts of the United
States There is a layer of
perpetually frozen earth that
extends down 800 to 1300 feet
This is the permafrost, a frozen
tundra.
KLONDIKE 70 is an ad
venture story of man's efforts
to take this oil beneath the
permafrost in temperatures of
70 degrees below It is also
another episode in our nation's
history when we ignore the
rights of the poor and
powerless, when those rights
conflict with the interests of the
rich and the influential The
state of Alaska has more
money than they ever dreamed
of with the oil leases they sold
on North Slope The natives
however can expect but a scant
share in the vast wealth
because of their claims to the
land being disputed But there
is a real concern about getting
the oil out of Alaska The
companies want to build a pipe
line from Prudhoe Bay to
Valdez in the south It would
pass near Anchorage and
Fairbanks There is the
question, however, of just what
the building of the pipe line
would do to the ecology of the
country It could not be laid
below the permafrost, and if
laid above ground, would be a
barrier to the caribou herds
and other wild life that roam
the tundra Also many trees
would be destroyed and
streams would be altered So
far the permit for the pipe line
has been discussed at length in
Congress and in committees
Salmon fishing and fur
trapping the two main in-
dustries of Alaska will be af-
fected Pollution and in
t erf ere nee with the streams
will ruin those industries TTie
wild life will not continue to
thrive when a large pipe line
and a road traverse their
country
Beautiful Alaska- with its
gorgeous scenery is the last
outpost of our nation where the
air is ensp and pure free from
the industrial smog we have
here in the "lower 48" It is the
last large area of native
wilderness where wild life
abounds
Should a pipe line be built
that will change all this? The
tactics and strategy of those
who wish to construct the pipe
line will he interesting to
conservationists who want to
preserve the land, and also to
students of political science
This book is really a case
history of selfishness. It is
interesting and very thoughtful
reading
Don Nolting
Visits Instonbul
Don Nolting. son of Mr and
Mrs R P Nolting of 114
Granby Place, has returned
from six weeks in Istanbul.
Turkey visiting with Mr and
Mrs Dimersu and their
daughter Don accompanied
Mr and Mrs Dimersu's
grandson, Errol Dimersu of
l^ifayette. I-a Dunng ths time,
Don and Errol took extensive
tours throughout Turkey
Mr and Mrs Edgar Hut
i flings and family were in
Anuhuac over the weekend to
check on her father who is a
hospital medical patient there
Mrs Hutchings reported he is
doing some better
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G.S. Troup 209
Visits Goliad
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 209
recently returned from a week
of camping at the Goliad State
Park They lived in tents,
cooked over an open fire,
washed clothes, cooled off
under the hose, stayed up real
late, ate most of the time, and
had a grand time.
One morning was spent
hiking to the La Bahia Mission
and Museum where they
toured the facilities. They
returned to the Mission on
Sunday to attend Worship
Services On another hike they
went into the community of
Goliad to visit historic sites and
purchase souvenirs
One of the highlights of the
week was a trip to the famous
Donoghue Arabian Horse
Farm Mr Donoghue was the
guide During the tour he had
many of the horses haltered
and individually shown to the
girls while he told the history of
each The girls enjoyed petting
them and of course many
pictures were taken The
trophy room in their home was
quite an experience especially
when we learned that he only
displayed the recent first place
trophies
The girls who attended were
Donna Albers. Susan
Caravantes, Rom DeCourval,
Grace Evans. Sharon Floerke,
Marlena Fox, Tern Malaer,
Kathy Munroe. Sharon Pesek,
Karen Stewart. Karen Thiede,
Cathy Torno, and Kendra
Voges Accompanying the girls
were Mr. and Mrs George
Munroe and their three
children. Paul, Mark, and
l*aura,
LITTLE BIT of Everything -
Patio Sale Furniture, baby
things, clothes, much more
Friday and Saturday 107
Shore Drive 36-ltc
GARAGE SALE: 11% West
Cliff Thursday and Friday
Household furniture, cloth
ing lawn mower, girls bike,
odds and ends 36-Up
CARD OF THANKS
The San Patricio Conmosite
Squadron of the Civil Air Pa-
trol wishes to thank the fol-
low tm* merchants of Portland
for their support
Blair Builders
Portland Lumber
Jeff's Auto Supply
C. G. Morrison
Abbot's Donuts
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Solar Jewelry
Western Auto
Portland State Bank
Our job is to serve you
Sft-ltp
GIANT GARAGE SALE 1(11
Chase Hundreds of house
hold items Furniture, bed
mg. dishes, camping, fishing
Also golf bag and cart,
dresses size 8. 12, 14 Men
and boys c lothing 36-Up
1967 CAMKKO 6 Cyl , air con-
ditioned, good shape. $995 0(1
phone HH4-0024 or 852 7445
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JOHN J FRENCH
"( overing South Texas
Over 4« Years"
Iff Ai
E. S. COLTER, D.D.S.
innounrn hu auooation with
R E. STERNS, III, D.D.S.
in the practice of
OINRRAL DENTISTRY
Hopra by 333 Broadway
Appointment (3S lp> HI 2700
Campfire Girls
Extend Invitations
During the month of Sep
tern her. invitations will be
distributed through the schools
inviting girls grade one
through twelve to join Camp
Fin* Girls
Grades one to three are in
vited to join Blue Birds and
girls fourth to sixth grades to
join Camp Fire Girls
Discovery Club, formerly
Junior High Camp fire Girls, is
a club with an exciting new
format for junior high and
Horizon (Tub is for high school
aged girls
Those not reached by the
invitations but interested in
more information may call
Mrs James Hudson. 643 2669 in
Portland or the Camp Fire
office in Corpus Christi
Also, men and women willing
to invest about two hours a
week in working with youth are
asked to call and volunteer
Camp Fire Girls is essen
I tally an individual group
rather than a mass
recreational activity It is a
basic learn by -doing program
TUXEDO
RENTALS
that permits wide choice and
encourages creativity and
imagination, and leads girls to
develop their greatest
capacities while at the same
time teaching them to co-
operate in a group Summer
day and resident camping
opportunities are available to
Mr and Mrs Perry Horine
and daughters. Lissa and
Maurine. were in Mission for
White Wing hunting on
Saturday They expect to spend
the weekend there again,
hunting both Saturday and
Sunday
members
Mrs Hudson is assisting
Mrs John R Bateman of
Corpus Christi in heading the
Camp Fire membership month
in Portland
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Walters, Wayne. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1971, newspaper, September 9, 1971; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864707/m1/13/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.