the homer ms
Alaska's Lar^st Mimeograph Weekly
Published every Thursday in Homer, Alaska
Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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per, mimeographed on both, siaes, urging us to join the Homer
Fair Associationt Inc sc ehoi the commi:nity can enjoy a rec
reation brio,
Ever since our arrival in Homer we have been wondering
about the Fai“ Association and 'As activities so we suppose
that this is as good a time as any to ask some questions and
state some opinions, Heedless to say, we would be only too
happy to print the answers next week ,
First, we would like to know why the Fair Association
doesn't just stick to putting out a good annual fair and leave
the community's recreation problems up to some other body or
group of bodies whose very existence depends upon community
activities sucn as recreation,
NEEDED, A FAIR
This week we received in the mail a yellow sh
Secondt we'd like to check some figures, tie note that
some $1160 have been spent by the Association thus for this
year and that another S400 will be spent before the y*ar is
out, All of inis has been spent on the "recreation area1'
We can't help ’wondering what the Hover fair m '■ ght have been
like this year if that sum of money had been spent trying to
make it a success instead of the dismal failure it was,
We note tnat only e>:go was received last year in member
ships to the Association, At the max.im.uv tkds represents
only 30 members to the Association—hardly a true-representa
tion of the Homer area■ \
f!e note that the Association made a profit of A350 from
tke fair and the fair book- .. tie would very much like to see a
breakdown on the figures of the fair Just now much money
did the Association, actually put out for this year's Homer
fairP Were there 'any wages paid, supplies, etc? The mer
chants supplied all of th*> drawing prizes The merchants
rented the booth space. The school building is owned by the
Territory, Just what expense was incurred by the Association?
The Association, says that it received if000 from the
Territory "under the provisions of aid to Industrial and- Ag
ricultural Fairs. " We think the money was vrongly used by the
Association, They took rnomy that was to be spent for a fair
and used it to buy property and to improve that property for
recreation purposes
The fair bod: tnat teas put out was, in our opiniont a
sorry deal Anyone who sells ad^'er i-i sing should endeavor to
give the advertiser a fair return on his irvestment, There
was littlefif anything, in the fair took that weald cause any
reader to pause and r*o.a the copy, mien less the advertising
We certainly question whether or not the fair justified a
premium book. Berhdps the book did using in nest c.f the $350
that was listed as a profit on■the whole fair, If such is the
caset it should 0 e note a that Jt was again the Local mer
chant, and. not the Association, who paid. roc. bill, He'd like
to know how muon the Association took In on the advertising
far the book. how much did it cost to print the book.,.did
the person o*' persons who sold the advertising get any Pay?
Trie Association plans to ask the Territory for S1300 next
year, fie wand.*' what basis they will us*,,this year's piti
ful show?
Jfc s*e whoever wrote the Association's plea is still
trying to get the Armory-Civic Center built high on the hill
away from the town• For the information of those who haven't
heard, and we think most of you have, the PUD and General
Noyes of rhe Alaska National Guard are pretty much in agree
ment that the building should be built on the property do
nated by Hugh ffatson next to the school building where it can
be put to practical use by the children of the community
every day of the school year,
Come'to think of it, we wonder if the board of directors
of the Association tpassed on the plea before it was written?
Those are the questions that we would like to see answered
publicly and, as we said, we'll .print them all next week if
the fair board wants to answer them.
WE'RE OPEN
1000 10 530
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE
TEACHERS RECEPTIOH HELD
46 members and guests at*
tended tfie reception for the
Homer teachers held last Thurs
sday by the Homer If omen *s
Club,
Rather than have the tea
chers introduced, members of
the club introduced themsel
ves ana the vold-timers" in
the group told of life in Ho
mer as it was they first
came to the Kr-c,hemal: 3j.y area.
Many unusual ex; er'en.es were
related to tne Ipgh1 of ev
ery an-'- pre^ene, Margaret
Pate was in charge of this
Portion of the program.
During the sho^t business
meeting that proceeded the
program Ratalie Hewlett offi
cially announced her resigna
tion from the -W-awen's Club
stating that she would be lea
ving the community soon.
One hundred dollars tms
donated by the Moments Club
far a course in Girl Scout
and Braunie leader ship. Acc
ording to Mrs■. Jim Scott,
trained Personnel is avail
able to instruct local lea
ders in the scout movement,
Mrs- Ruth Hewman gave a
report on the Homer Library
which the Women's Club helps
support.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs Ann Lawney, with
lovely refreshments served at
the conclusion«
TRAFFIC COURT BUSY
The Commissioner's traffic
court in Homer vtjts busy last
week after avisit to the com
munity by> Territorial Patrol
man Carl Ahlstram* Ahlstrom
made several arrests of local
drivers whose vehycd.es were
not in prober operating con
dition, Commissi oner King
levied minimum fines of *>5
for each violation« Several
drivers paid for more than one
violation,
Homer W
Elect me
Association
GROWING WITH THE
KENAI PENINSULA
imm fund up
! The Ncmer Library netted
$ti5on the recent parcel post
sale, according to a report
given by Mrs* Ruth Neman at
a meeting of the Homer )fomen*s
Club
The money will be used to
bring tfie book-buying fund up
to #150, according to Mrs*
Newman, She also reported
that an endeavor is being made
to complete a file of National
Geographic magazines back to
1909*
Merrill Hatcher, principal
of the school, has a ,tkey to
the library,Mrs* Newman said,
and can allutib classes to use
the library during the school
day, It was also stated that
the Library plans to change
its hours soon, so that it can
be open three consecutive days
thus saving on the fuel bill
and encouraging more use by
the public.,
On Saturday afternoons,
from 2 to 4,a story dime will
be held for all children wish
ing to attend« Mrs, Margaret
Pate wi) ll be the Story Lady,
ARCHITECT HERE.
Linn Forrest, Juneau Arch
itect, was a Homer visitor
Monday and Tuesday of this
week.
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