PUD NEWS NOTES
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effort to obtain the numbers and names
of all individuals engaged in business
in 1953 so that full advantage may be
taken of the Territorial statutes which
permit 60 percent of the money paid on
licenses to be returned to the local
communities* Another similar survey will
be conducted dta later date for the IQU4
business licenses* Early return of the
forms sent but will assist in preparation
of the ty53 tax statements*
The Alaska Public Works has given ap
proval to the plans and specifications
for the hospital-health center* Approval
by the Department of Health is expected
to be forthcoming within the next few
days*
Mr* Irving Reed, territorial highway
commissioner, visited the manager of the
PUD last Thursday aiid appeared to be
greatly interested in the development of
roads in the Homer area in addition to
giving all possible assistance to the
development of the small boat harbor* Mr*
Reed examined the hospital-health center
site and mentioned that it may be possible
to assist this Utility >with funds for
construct ion-of the road to the building*
A purchase order was placed with An
chorage. Sand and Gravel company for con
crete culvert for the road to the hos
pital site* Floyd. Hatfield is to deliver
the 4 t/2 tons of pipe*
One copy of the small tracts coming up
for sale by tne Anchorage Land Office is
posted at the PUD office, Numerous tracts
of land will be available for Purchase by
ch awing to be held September 16.
HOME BURNS
The Paul Nestor home in Soldotna 'is
reported to have suffered abqut St^oo
damage from a fire Monday*-. Don E* Smith,
who carried the insurance on the place,
reports that there was nearly a total
loss on the contents of the house*
BEAUTIFUL RAINBON SEEN
Homerites who were gazing out over
Kachemak Bay about 6:30 Monday evening
witnessed a lovely spectacle in the form
of a double rainbow over the end of the
Spit* One of the rainbows was especially
brilliant in color and was complete in
form*
FELLONSHIP TO MEET
The Ladies' Fellowship m ll meet to
night (Thursday) at the home of Mrs* J*
B* Johnson* The Johnsons live in the
Bert Hansen house across the street from
the Homer Gospel Tabernacle* Meeting
time is 7:30 p*m*
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE: Good milk cow. See R, M.
Campbell, Homer.
Bob and Edna Williams of Anchor Point .
wish to announce that they have purchas
ed the French Alpine sire "PrinceH and
other purebred stock formerly owned by
Bud and June Uminski of Willow Ridge farm.
"Prince" will be available for service
at Williams Haven, their homestead two and
one-half miles off the Sterling highway
on the Worth Fork road. The Williams'
are going to continue the raising of
purebred Alpine dairy goat stock. Any
one interested in the dairy goat indust
ry may contact them at their homestead.
They also have for sale a California
buck rabbit, 5-months old for $5.
TO LEAVE HOMER
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dee Johnston of the
Homer Church of Christ have announced
thdt they will be leaving Homer about
the first of December, for Louisiana to
take up a new ministry.
The Johnstons will be succeeded by
Mr. and Mrs, Ray Green of Houston,Texas,
According to the Johnstons, Homer has
been "the most wonderful blace we have
ever lived" and they expressed their ap
preciation for the many friends they
have made during their stay in the com
munity, ' *
Until their departure the Johnstons
will continue to hold services as usual.
ANCHOR POINT
by Bemadine Mutch
' The Turkey Shbot on Labor Bay spon
sored by the Anchor Point Community.Club
was well attended mostly by local' fodks.
Three turkeys and six chickens were won
by the best marksmen, Dale Donyr of
Anchor Point won the largest number of
events and Mrs, Ora Jones of,Homer won ,
the women1s Shoot, The Club will net
bver Stoo from the ShOot and a good tnme
was.had by all*
School opened on September yt with
2d pupils attending, The new teachers
are Mr, and Mrs, Robert Mason, The Ma
sons are well known in homer and vicini
ty having lived there at one time. They
have two childrent Sanda, age eighty and
Craig, age three, They taught at Tyonek
last year \ and have lived in Alaska off
and on foV the last to years. Both Mr«
and Mrs, Mason received thei r degrees
from the- Southern Oregon College of Edu
cation at Ashland} Oregon, - •
FORMER RESIDENTS HERE
Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Dehelt former res
idents of Homer were in the community
this week looking over their property
here. They are resident s of Anchorage,
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