UJTTER TO THE EDITOR
Editor
Homer News
©ear Sir:
Please allow space in your
weekly publication for the
following, supplementing your
recent article regarding
speeding on the streets of
Homer*
With the completion of ,the
Sterling ^ighway, the advent
©f increased motor traffic
and subsequent improvements
of the highway have brought
with it the ’’speed demon”, or
self-styled ’’good driver”
alias potential murderer*
Each day and night an un
determined number of vehicles
In almost every stage of de
composition, race thru* the
streets' of Homer; endangering
lives- and property, raising
e louds of dust and s howerxng
gravel or mud on pedestrians,
buildings and parked vehicles
Disregarding legal luxes
of the road and posted speed
limits,- every operator of a
motor vehicle should at least
carry out recognised common
sense highway courtesies;
particularly when passing
thru a settlement*
Speeders on streets and
highways are of two classes,
namely, those who donft think
and those who vost in them
selves superior abilities and
the contention that ’it can’t
happen to me*—Each caso adds
up to irresponsibility which,
s&ien applied to many of those
w&io are speeding thru the
streets of Homer, gives our
©ommunity a sad intellectual1
Mack eye*
In closing, I would like
to say that there would be a
complete change of attitude
If all the ’it can't happen
to me-era* would consult an
Insurance broker or the - Na
tional Safety Council to
learn the number of ’it can’t
happen to mo-era* who are
THANK YOU ]
Wo would like to thank
all of our many patrons
who have made‘the opening
of our now package store
a great success. Remem-'
bor, 24-*hour service,
roasonallo prices#
YAH SURE CLUB
i
baing carried off to hospit
als and morgues each day.
Must our community forfeit
a life before the speeders
will hood, if then?
Yours very truly,
HARRY BEYER
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Harry Grogoire re ccivod
word Monday of his promotion
to 1st Lt. in the Alaska Na
tional Guard. Ho iQ oanmand
ing officer of the Homer
platoon of the Guard.
VISITING FROM ANCHORAGE
Mrs. Peggy Ea mho art of
Anchorage is Visiting the
Henry Hunter homo.
GISTS EXTINGUISHER AGENCY
Ora Jones is new the agent
for Fyr-Fyter fire exting
uishers through' his Husky
Repair Shop. He statos that
he will be able to got the
extinguishers for the local
fire department at cost. Ho
is the fire chief of the lo
cal department.
HERE FROM MONTANA.
Tita Alonzo, father of the
late Joe Alonzo, was in Homer
this week on business con
cerning the property of his
son. He is from H^iiton,
Montana.
RACK FROM RED MOUNTAIN
Rex Elliott is back in
Homer this week after spend
ing several days wo iking at
Rod Mountain across the Bay#
ANCHOR POINT SUBDIVISION
Honning Johnson, local
surveyor, has started work on
a subdivision at Anchor Point
for Kcm Rickloy# ___
MEAT for the dinner
tables of Homer###yes,
local housewives know how
convenient it is to shop
not only for groceries at
...the Food Center' but for
merft* as well.
HOMER ■
FOOD CENTER
WELFARE EOT BOOKS M&JLSD
Revised handbooks of in
struction on public assist
ance policy end procedure arc
being mailed to the District
offices and the part time and
foe agents of the Welfare De
partment, according to Henry
A*. Hannon, director*
The department has 3ix
district offices in the Terr
itory* Assisting tho district
offices are nine part time
and approximately 175 fee
agents in tho field*
Tho Seward district, with
headquarters in Seward, in
cludes the Kenai Pen insula,
Kodiak Island, the Alaska
Peninsula and the Aleutian
chain* Mrs* Margaret Hafe
mcister is district represen
tative* There are two part
time agents in the district,
to. Cecil Wyant at %ner and
Mrs. Nancy Gonsalves at Kod
iak, and 23 fee agents in the
smaller towns.
RECEIVES nSKIKG- SINE
John M, Baardson of Konai
nas fined $5 in Commissioners ,
court July 9 for fishing vith
out a territorial liconso*
VISIT FRIENDS IN HOMER
Rodney Johnson and and
Mrs. Ed Clover of Anchorage
trere in Homer over tho woek^
end visiting friends*
T
HENNING N. J0HN30N
Registered
T.'nd cjiiwmtrQr
Planning^
Surveying
MOOHSB VISITING 3DNS
Mrs. Alvilde Kelson of
Long Boach, California is in
Hone r visiting bar too sons,
Arnt and ^oman "slson. Sb«
plans to Stay about another
week#
.lOMER
iuMOR
She! nYou used to coxa my
hand.*’ took her hand*
Slid f ’' "You used to kiss
me • ” “ ' ‘ gave he r a si ight
peck and said; "Now be quiet,
I want to go to sleep*"
She! "You used to bite my
neck." ^e got up and she
said, ,,r7hero axe you going?"
He: "To get my teeth."
The teacher m3 testing
her pupils* knowledge of
proverbs. "Cleanliness is
next to what?" sho askod*
And a snail boy replied
feelingly, "Impossible)."
Behind eveiy man who suc
ceeds there’s a woman—and
she usually oatches him.
My husband is the musical
type—fit as a fiddle and
tight as a dium.
MUD *s tacic 118
' and no matter how
careful you are, those
good clothes will bo get
ting soiled. When they
do, just call 256 for
pickup and delivery serv
ice on all of your clean
ing problems.
HOMER CLEANERS
(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
Of THE B..-NK OF HOMER
located at Homer, Alaska, Terrltoiy of Alaska, at the close
of Business on the 30th day of June, 1955*
ASSST3
Cash & due from Banks*...*$100,805.29
United State* Bonds & Securities.#**.*... 99,632*76
Loans & Discounts........246,704.89
‘Overdrafts.•*•....•*••••*•*•*..*•*, ..* 67*90
Banking House, Furniture & Fixtures.*••*•**.*>.. 30,768*75
Other Assets*..*.\............,.. 1,640*92
TOTAL......... * * f479»620* 51
LIABILITIES
Demand Deposits....$377,166.09
Time Deposits........ »## 55,742.51
Cashiers & Certified Checks............. 2,612.91
Capital • • • *.... 36,800*00
Reserves ....\...... 4,176.08
Undivided Profits....... 3,122.92
TOTAL......... ,*$>479,620.51
United States of America, Territory of Alaska,
Third Judicial Division - ss*
I, A# R* Cronin, Vice President & Cashier of the above
named Bank of Homer, do solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief*
Signed? A* R* CrOnin Vice-President & Cashier
(NOTARIAL S3AL)
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 7th day of
July, 1955.
Signed: Marian V. Koeppel
Notary Public for Alaska: My
Commission Expires Aug. 23, 1955
(CORRECT ATTEST)
Signed: Oeo» W# Biahop
Signed: R«- Kranich
Directors