LLLCTRICITY for soldotna
Work is expected to start
later this summer on the in
stallation of a 75 KW genera
tor, a fuel tank and the nec
essary pole lines to provide
the Soldotna area with elec
tricity. The generator and
fuel tank are already at Sol
dotna. The poles will be
hauled in as soon as the pole
hauling for the Homer-Clam
Gulch line is well in advance
of the construction crew. It
is expected that the Soldotna
line will be tied into the
Homer-Clam Gulch line as soon
as funds are available. Under
the teres of the 1951 appli
cation to build a line up the
Peninsula, the HEA was given
permission to go up as far as
Naptowne and vicinity.
MSS* CLARK LMVLS
Miss Vena Clark, home ex
tension agent, left Sunday
for Kodiak where she will con
duct a series of schools on
sewing and allied subjects.
She plans to be gone about 10
days.
PAINTING BUILDING
Work started on painting
the Igloo Fountain Lunch buil
ding this week.
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ANCHOR PT.
by Pernadine Mutch
Mr. Everett Antbon of Ho"
cer who won the iot and bail”
ding materials raffled by the
Anchor Point Coowunity Club
on July 4 has notified the
president of the club, Paul
Walter, that he is returning
the lot to the club for eo©"
©unity use as be has all the
land he needs. Mr. Anthon
stated that he was glad to get
the building ©aterials,. how"
ever, and he has already re"
u>oved the® fro© the lot.
phopeftV b^oEB
•J. Cl Reynolds announced
this week the sale of two lo~
cal pieces of property. The
Gene Browning homestead loca"
ted about 6 ©iles out on the
Last Hill road* .has>been' Csold
,to;willia© A.^Perry of Accho"
rage.. Perry also purchased a
homesite on skyline drive. ;
The... second sale was that
of the Jack Mills place to
■Pi 1.1 S©ith of Naknek ., The
Mills property is on the Last
end road and includes about
one and three quarters acres
of ground. Reynolds also re"
vealed that Pud Utpfnski is
working with:hi© in.the* real
estate businessr ’. .C, '
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GRASS TOO TOUGH
The tall grass proved too
much for the plow last Sunday
when members of the Homer Am
erican Legion post tried
plowing the new cemetery site
on Diamond Ridge Road. Des
pite the work of Dana Mew
man’s powerful little tractor,
0 good plow and several strong
hands, the sod when cut would
not lay back.
It was decided to wait un
til next Spring ; to burn the
5-acre plot and then to plow
again. Before leaving, how
ever, Dana did knock down a
path into the area with his
tractor.
LLAVE.S FOB PORTLAND
John Pate left Homer Mon
day for Portland where he will
meet ,his wife and family and
visit relatives and friends.
The Pates plan to return to
Homer, -some time next week. ,
I?m LEAFLET '
The extension v service of
fice announces that they have
received a new leaflet entit
led "Pioners in Alaska*/' The
leaflet tells of 'annual and
perennial flowers for indoor
and outdoor planting*
HACK FROM TEXAS
Mr *. and Mrs. E *C. Rentfrow
and family returned Monday
evening fro® a two“montbs va
cation in Tex as. Mr .* Ren t~
. f row, ! a CAA employee, has
been transferred to the Moces
Poinf CAA- station located on
Norton Pay east of Nome.
LEAVE FOR NEW MEXICO
Mr. and Mrs. J. C* O’Hearn
left Homer Wednesday for their
*-otre in Tijeras, New Mexico.
It is not known just when they
will return to.Homer, but they
definitely expressed a desire
to do so. • Their property up
the highway is for sale..
Accompanying them to An
chorage were Mr* and Mrs. J.
C. Reynolds and .children.
CLASSIFIED
For Sale: Lot on CT road be
tween Holt and Lester DuFour
property. 1 acre, $600. See
Don Smith at .Insurance Agency
DOG KILLED
George Fowler, a homestea
der in the Fritz Creek area,
signed a complaint this week
at the Commissioner's office
alleging fthat another home
steader, Harold Robbins, shot
and killed a registered beagle
dog belonging to him.
VACATION IN ANCHORAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edlund
and family left Tuesday morn
ing for Anchorage where they
will spend their 10~day vaca
tion.
NEW PATROL. CAR
• Carl Ahlstrew, territorial
patroliran,. was in Hoceer Tues
day with his new) Ford police
car. The Vehicle has a spec
ial,.,, Ford Interceptor IPO
horsepower ®otor and is e~
quipped with a large siren,
a flashing red light on its
roof and a loud speaker sys
tem.’,
PAINTING PAY CLOTHIERS
Pert Pachcan has been busy
the - past week or so spray
painting the Pay Clothier
building and repainting the
sign on the front of the
building.
STEAKS
L CHOPS
plus salads
FEATURING
CARDEN FRESH VEGETABLES
'THE. IGLO O
FOUNTAIN LUNCH
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