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HOMER NEWS
•HOMER * ALASKA*
"Where The Trail Ends And The Sea Begins"
_August 26, IQ54__
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OFFICERS HERE
The people of the Homer area this
week were offered a possible opportunity
of obtaining a Territorial patrolman at
some future date if they respond to an
invitation offered them*
Two members of the Territorial Po
lice Board and two members of the Ter
ritorial Police were in Homer -checking
the needs of the area for a patrolman..
Homer is one of 14 areas in the Terri
tory to request additional police pro
tect ion«
The men, E« £, Collins, chairman of
the Territorial Police Board, J, S,
MacKinnon, member of the Board, E, P*
Brandt, superintendent of the Territor
ial Police, and Capt, Wesley Gilman of
the police, suggested that letters and
petitions requesting that a patrolman
be assigned here be sent immediately to
E, Brandt, Supt, of Territorial Po
lice, Juneau, Alaska« The number of
letters and petitions received, they
said, would be some indication of the
need for a patrolman for the area,
Upon receipt of the letters and peti
tions, and after their personal study
of the area, the Board will make rec
commendations to the Territorial legis
lature for the additional officers
needed, • ,
RUSSELL OBIT
Mrs, Oms Mussell of homer oassea
away at the Providence hospital in An
chorage Wednesday, • according to word
received from that city, Mrs, Russell,
known affectionately as "Ma" t,o her
wide circle of friends, had been ill
♦ for several months and was taken to the
hospital from her home here late last
wfeefy,,
Mrs, Russell had been a resident of
Alaska; for many years having lived,
with Her husband, in the Matanuska val
ley before coming here to homestead in
the Fox river country, Her husband,
Orris, survives her.
Funeral arrangement s have not been
completed pending the arrival of the
body from Anchorage, According to Mrs,
Alfred Anderson who will be in charge,
SEASON OPENED
The HOMER MEWS' received a telegram
from the Office of the Governor Wed
nesday pertaining to Moose hunting sea
son on the Aldskd peninsula. ThK tele
gram read as fojflQiis: "Homer News, Ho
mer, Alaska, . Residents of th*, Alaska
Peninsula area wiH have an additional
fifteen day Moose hunting season this
fall, Governor B, Frank Heintzleman was
advised today from Washington, Acting
Secretary of the Interior Fred G, Aan
dahl has signed an amendment to the Al
aska game law providing for opening tht
Moose season on the Alaska Per.insult
from September first to fifteenth, Thii
is in addition to the previously announ
ced season of November fifteenth u
thirtieth. Recent surveys and investi
gations by the Fish and Wildlife Servict
revealed a greatly increased Moose pop
ulation on the Peninsula and recommen
ded the additional open season. Gover
nor Heintzleman said he is gratified a\
(Cont* .on Page 4, Col,
MOOSE HUNTING
From all observations moose hunting
on the Kenai Peninsula has been good
thus far this season* Reports coming
from a large number of hunters indicate
that little difficulty has been found
in killing the large bull moose which
provide meat for a large number of lo
cal resident s annually,
Some hunters journeyed across the
Bay for their kill, but the majority of
local folks took to the hill above town
o\ struggled through the wilderness of
the country lying between Homer and the
Fox river at the head of the Bay«
The weather generally favored the
early hunters, but those in the field
Monday and Tuesday found the rain most
uncomfortable♦ >• •
All types of vehicles were employed
to convey the army of eager nimrods into
the fields, Some merely drove to their
favorite locations and hiked in off the
road to make their kill* Others, more
hardy, entered the uncharted wastes
by tractor and set up elaborate camps
from which they scoured the open, ridges
and forested valleys in search of game«
Some tqok to the air to reach the more
secluded hunting spots«
Ho matter how the hunters reached
the game, they all found the same pro
blems awaiting them after the kill*
They all had to face the tremendous
task of gutting, cutting and carrying
the weighty bulls back to camp,
A second thi ng that the hunters have
had in common is that they returned home
dead tired and with the resolve that
they will spend the time between now
and next season trying to figure out
how 'the whole job of killing a moose
and bringing him to town could be made
eas,i er%
On page two of this week's NEWS is a
list of property of the late Vaino Salo
which will be sold at a sealed bid sale
September $, 19
The property will be sold for cash
to the highest and best bidder on that
date, according to Edwin if* Herndon,
administrator of the estate, All bids
will be accepted at the home of Mr*
Herndon or at the office of the U* S«
Commissioner until 4 p*m* Sept ember 3*
Th'e items mdy be inspected by contacting
Mr* Herndon« ■
MANAGER STAYS
Hugh Watson, Homer Dock manager, who
submitted his resignation recently to
, *tlie fP.UD, .has reconsidered at the sug
gestion of ’Robert Kranich, president of
the PUD board, of directors* According
to the agreement, Watson will manage
the dock under the sole direction of the
1 board of directors, with no interference
' from any other source
Mr* Watson has agreed, to assist the
1 board of directors in formulating a dock
policy* A special meeting of the board
! of directors was held Wednesday, August
us, to discuss dock policy and other
matters in executive session, closed to
’ the public,
The Homer Fair will get underway
today at noon and continue through Sun
day evening. The Fair, which will be
held in the Homer schcolhouse,will fea
ture exhibits of produce, livestock,
canning and preserving, needlework,
arts and crafts, and 4-H c'lubwork,
Beginning at 4 p*m, each day and ev
ery two hours thereafter during the
evenings drawings for prizes donated by
Local merchants will be held♦ Many fine
prizes have been donated by Uhe generous
merchants for the Fair,
Booths sponsored by local business
firms and social and civic organizations
will also abound in the school building
to make the fair attractive to all«
Friday will feature the judging of
perishables, a Parcel Post sale spon
sored by the Library board, and movies
furnished by the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.
On Saturday the 4-H will hold its
Achievement Day starting at 2 p, m, and
all judging will have been accomplished«
Sunday the Fair will proceed with
its regular events and feature a draw
ing for a quilt sponsored by the Alaska
Crippled Children1s Association, and a
lot in the Benson subdivision with the
proceeds set aside for recreational fa
tuities on the Homer Fairgrounds* The
lot has been donated by W, /?« Benson«
Fair divisions and their superinten
dents are as follows♦ Division A, Live
stock, Paul Marteeny. Division B, Pou
ltry and Rabbits, Gust Lofgren, Divi
sion C, Dairy and Poultry Products, Bud
Uminski* Division D, Grains and Grasses,
Dick Leonard, Division E, Vegetables,
Mrs« Jim Straub♦ Division F, Mushrooms
and edible fungi, Mrs. Ruth Kile her.
Division G,Home Canning and Preserving,
Ermel Gjosund, Division H, Culinary
Alex Wright, Division I, Needlework,
Mrs« Lydia Shelf erd* Lk vision J, Floral
Display, Ethel Scott, Division K, Arts,
Ruth Newman« Division L, Crafts, Mrs«
Bowles« Division M, Amateur Photogra
phy, Dan Larsonn Division N, Philately,
Nelson Moyer« Division 0, 4-H Club
work, Ed Liebenthal,
DEITZ SERVICES
Funeral services for Dempsey Deitz,
23 year old polio victim,were conducted
Saturday, August 21, tQ$4, at the Deitz
farm, with family and some friends in
attendance, Burial was held on the
family farm,
Memorial Services for the deceased
were held' Sunday afternoon at the Chris
tian Community Church, with Reverend
Nelson Moyer officiating,
GSG MEETING
A regular meeting of the permanent
action phase of the Community Study
Group was held Friday night, August 20,
at the schooIhouse with approximately
twelve members in attendance« Accor
ding to Don Smith, president of the
Study.Group, a small attendance at this
time of the year is to be expected, but
a greater attendance is hoped for at
the next meeting when the constitution
and by-laws of the permanent organiza
tion are presented for acceptance.
The main item of business was the
reading of the constitution and ty-lams
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