Peek at the Past: As it appeared in the July 18, 1963 Frontiersman

MEA, CEA to resubmit loan application

Matanuska Electric Association and Chugach Electric Association will be asked to submit new loan applications for plants large enough to supply area generation needs, and the Rural Electrification Administration will consider both applications on their merits by Sept. 1

Plans were formulated for a pooling agreement with the area electric cooperatives, the city of Anchorage and the Bureau of Reclamation's Eklutna plant. The three coops, MEA, CEA and Homer Electric Association would participate in the pool as s generation and transmission cooperative. The overall aim, it was stated, is to provide power at a lower cost.

31 percent increase shown in highway traffic

Commissioner of economic development and planning Henry Roloff said that highway traffic entering Alaska has increased 31 percent.

Roloff stated that information gathered by the division of planning and research indicates that 6,316 more cars entered the state from January through the end of June. The customs office at Tok reported the heaviest traffic flow, with 22,158 entered the state there, while 4,741 entered at the Haines checkpoint.

At Benson's Department Store, you could buy men's short-sleeve shirts for $2.39 and girls' shorts for 98 cents a pair. At D&A Grocery, fresh chicken was 49 cents a pound, a half-gallon of Matanuska Maid ice cream was 89 cents and a 25-pound bag of flower was $2.99.

Kirk's Sales and Service a used 1957 Chevy station wagon was listed for $795, a 1954 nine-passenger Ford Country sedan was $195 and a 1957 Ford truck was going for $695.

Sunrise Bakery, which had more than 35 varieties, boasted that "if it's fresher than Sunrise, it hasn't been baked."