Yol.I November 20, 1946 N*. 1
GROMMET REEFER TO LEAVE TOMORROW
relief ship tour ing no tons food,
51 hll I t IJ MEDIC IN ES FOR SE LDOVI HOMER
on ci th r i n k
U~der the direction
of chairman lari Kerr
of the city playground
c omm i tf e e , w r rk wa s
started on the ice
rink behind the city
hall last week. n
plot 200 feet by 100
*i\7. q go* -p* ^ 0 o ] L*.
with a snow pusher and
the ip grubbed out by
volunteer workers.
The rink first was
sprinkled on Tuesday
evening, and-is being
gradually flooded
nightly, Mr. Kerr
said. It is expected
that ice from four
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F R O N T I F R S M A N
FREE I El i S WEEK
This week’s issues
of the Frontiersman
are being distributed
free to all- Seldcvia
residents. If any
person’s name has
been overlooked In
the mailing list, he
may get his copy of
the paper at ■ the
Frontiersman office
in city hall.
With the Grommet Reefer, nlaskan relief ship
scheduled to weigh archer in Seattle tomorrow
far Seldovia, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Homer
and Yakutat, and striking seamen balloting on
a return to work, an and to some of this city’s
t
P I A N F « U i< N S
S 4 TUR DAY
The Stinson air
plane »f 3eIdrvia air
Service was totally
destroyed by fire
last Saturday after
noon. It burned on
the beach at Red
Mountain when the mo
tor burst into flames
as the shir backfired
^n a take-off.
Pilot Lick Miller
attempted to fight
the fire with a hand
extinguisher, but trie
flames reached the
cabin and then igni
ted the gas tanks.
Mr. Miller was ur. -
hurt and returned to
SeIdovia aboard Steve
law istowski 1s boat
Saturday evening.
. Mr. Miller ex
plained that the
plane had been beach
ed for an hour and a
half while he measu
red rails •with which
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food problems appears
at hand.
a- telegram addres
sed to mayor Simtn
Jesefsen last week
said the relief ves
sel will bring 150
tuns of food, cloth
ing, medical supplies
and livestock feed for
Homer and Seldovia.
Livestock feed is
tr have first prior
ity.
If- the Cxrommet
Reefer sails tomorrow
as scheduled, best es
timates time its arri
val in Seldovia in a
bcut two weeks.
In the meantime
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COUNCIL T O M E E T
f R I DAY AT EIGHT
There will be a
council meeting Fri
day evening at ~ p.m.
in the city hall,
Mayor Simon Josefsen
said today. Members
of the city council
are reminded to keep
that date open.