trial results in hung jury
The trial of Darrel Koch
on the charge of leaving the
scene of an accident resulted
in a hung Jury Monday after
noon# Further action on the
case has been held in abey
ance by Commissioner King un
til the plaintiff,Wayne Bish
op of Ninilchik can be con
tacted#
Koch was represented by
Dorothy Tynor Walters, Seward
attorney# Bishop had no le
gal council.
Those serving on the jury
were Ray Deitzj Homer Latham,
Gladys Peterson, Geneva Cole,
Mae Morse, Phina Bowers,
Charles Miller, Jim Steele, ,
Stephen Harcharik, Henning
Johnson, Enina Miller and
Charles Roehl, Jr#
HEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Mrs* Russell Cronin was
elected president of the Hom
er Women * s Club last Thursday
evening at a meeting held at
the home of Mrs* George Law
ney# Mrs* Coke Nelson was
elected vice president, Mrs*
Milt Aim corresponding secre
tary# t. Mrs* Merrill Hatcher
iwcording secretary and Mrs.
Irvin Bagley treasurer* Fol
lowing .the business meeting,
delicious refreshments were
served by Mrs* Gene Lawrence
and Mrs* Jess Willard*
CONSTRUCTION MEN IN TOWN
Norm Berg and! Mr. Lane
have been in town this week*
Berg i» the son of Chris Berg
whose construction' company
was awarded the contract for
the Ohlson Mountain project*
HENNING N. JOHNSON c$yJ)
Registered
Land Surveyor v /f \Ky ,A j
Sub-division Planning \l
Construction Surveying' ^
Topographical Surveying
GRADUATION
GIFTS
You will find the i$ea!
graduation gift fer any
boy or girl at Bay Cloth
iers* Bright blouses,
handsome jackets aid at
tractive costume jewelry
are only a few of the
many items on hand* Time
is short so hurry in to
BAY CLOTHIERS
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Those interested in planes
of yesterday can see a pair
of wooden wings being repair
ed at the Hangar. They belong
on a Fairchild owned by Bill
Elmore of Anchorage. Bill is
with the Air National Guard
there, and it’was be who gave
the Homer*airstrip a buzz in
a Jet lg&t week, checking on
the progress of his plane.
Homer High just had his
plane re-licensed, doing some
of the work of touching up
and checking-things over him
self# It is always a good
thing for a plane owner to
follow through on an inspec
tion and get acquainted with
the "workings" of his plane.
C.A.A. representative Sy
tho f was in • Homer last week
on a routine visit to contact
plane owners and pilots, an
swering questions and helping
with their problems.
A representative of Avia
tion Safety comes through Ho
mer every two months for this
purpose. «
John Klingbeil took his
Commercial flight test with
Mr. Sythof and is now a fully
qualified Commercial Pilot
for land or sea# Johnny has
lots of flying experience,
having flown many missions in
the European Theater during
World War II# He has a tTay
lorcraft that will soon be on
floats for the summer#
Jim Scott flew to. China
Poot with Gene Lawrence the
other day to gather Spruce
cones for the Forestry Ser
vice# It seems the cones of
this area are infested with a
grub worm, and the Forestry
Service is running some tests
an them.
NEW PLANE DOE IN
Mr* and Mrs# Bob Oruber
and baby are expeoted to ar
rive in Homer Thursday or
Friday from the States* Bob
will be flying a new 1955
150 h*p* Tri-Pacer plane ’to
be used by the Inlet Flying
Service *_•'
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Weekly pickups made
Phone 255
Or see Lonnie Scroggs on
Ohlson Lane
In business for over
three years*
L & W TRANSFER
HOMER AIR SERVICE
Combined with
LAWRENCE AIRCRAFT
SERVICE
Announce that Jeep transportation is now avail
able at Seldovia at no extra cost to passengers
Ws serve all points Located at the
on the Kerai Peninsula Homer Airport
Reasonable Rates
See Boots Parka or Gene Lawrence
Phone 270 Homer, Alaska
EYE DOCTOR DUE IN
The Homer Health Council
has received word that Dr*
Shelton, Anchorage eye spec
ialist and Russ Milligan, An
chorage optician, will arrive
in Hcaner Sunday to examine
eyes Monday and Tuesday and
possibly Wednesday* They
will set up their equipment
in the firehall*
MARGARET PATE TO LEAD P-TA
Margaret Pate was elected
president of the Homer Parent
Teachers Association Friday
evening* Paul Choauette was
elected vice president, Mrs*
Bill Jenson, secretary and
RADIO STATION EXTENDED
TO COVER EAST, END,
The Homer News Radio Sta
tion is now reaching the
homesteaders at the end of
the East End road, according
to Bill Raver, station mana
ger# Homer High, engineer
for the station finished pul
ling a transmission line
which made possible the con
nection of the radio station
terminal to the East End car
rier telephone terminal which
is now ready for operation#.
i SINGER..
THE -NAME \j
YOU KNOW
Your SINGER SEWING MACHINE
representative will be in
Homer of each week for
sales and service. For
further information write
RICKARD ANDERSON, Singer
Sewing Machine, Box 255
Homer, Alaska.
Don’t flip a coin the next time your ear
needs a new tire, a tune-up, a repair
job. Bring it to the Husky Repair Shop
inhere parts and accessories are available
and the work guaranteed.
NINE YEARS IN THE SAME LOCATION
NINE YEARS SERVING YOU WITft
WELDING AUTO REPAIR BODY & PENDER REPAIR PARTS
TIRES AND TUBES PAINTING LUBRICATION TUNE UP
BATTERY CHARGING PAN BELTS USED PARTS
24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
Replacement' parts with such well-known names and
proven workmanship as MODAC fan belts WEATHERHEAD
fittings MARTIN SENOUR paints MONMOUTH tie rod
ends and spindle bolt sets ECHLIN ignition parts
WALKER oil filters CHAMPION spark plugs FERPECT
CIRCLE piston rings A C fuel pumps CARTER 'Car
buretors SQUNDSvIASrER mufflers and tail pipes
WAGNER it UNITED brake parts STANDARD engine seals
VICTOR gaskets TRICO wiper arms and blades.
GOODYEAR TIRES 6 TUBES ^ed^rae Prl06S
Come in and look around and see the largest parts
house on the Kenai Peninsula*
We are here to serve YOU
We use the CHILTON FLuT RATE MANUAL on all majer Jobs
You know the rate before we start - All work GUARANTEED
SOMETHING- NEW
We have to brag about our new "SALSBURY TIRE MASTER**
tire changer* This machine changes your tire with
out beating and hammering, thus saving, those valu
able tires frcm abuse* This machine is A MUST FOR
TUH5IESS TIRES* Come in and watch it work*. '
ORA the grease monkey
ORVILLE the painter