riATC n&R DINNER
(Cent. from Page l)
church. She urged parents to
discuss their children's
problems with the teacher
and. she noted the growth of
the school and the part
Hatcher nas played as admin
istrator.
Harry Feyer, in behalf of
the parents of the community,
presented the superintendent
■vi th a handsome ivory-base
desk pen,
In accepting the gift#,
. tcner said that he was '
deeply grateful and accepted'
it as an honor to the teach
ers through him and as a
tribute to the interest of
trie parents of the community
in their school. he praised
the P-xA f or its c oop eration
during trie past two years,
saying that they had .been
wonderful to work with. He
also expressed his apprecia
tion for the "cooperation the
school has received from the
Chamber of Commerce, the
churches and otner organiza
tions.
Master of Ceremonies iMeely
said that ne was honored to
have been chosen - "for, jbhat
post and congratulated .*thd
p‘ rents of the community for
tiieir support of the school
and txie superintendent* ng
also thanked Mrs* ^ou Cjosund
and irs, Alyce Dillard who
prepared the fine dinner so
heartily enjoyed by the crowd
and noted that the Sterling
Cafe and Ruth wewman had as
sisted by cooking turkeys*
Artnur Petersen and Frank
Larionoff entertained the
audience with several numbers
on the guitar and accord!an
and with a little urging the
folks joined the boys i5
some old favorites,
-'llowing the dinner the
*a^ies were cleared away and
v.a. crowd enjoyed dancing to
records in the. big Fritz
ureek hall*
AimSKA. VEGETABLE CIRCULAR
a0,1 AVAILABLE .niRE
The 1956 list of vegetable '
varieties adapted for Inter
ior Alaska is now available
in the University of Alaska
nxvension Service office, 'ijd
Liebenthal, district agricul
tural agent, said last week.
Truck farmers and name
gardeners will find new vari
eties Listed. Varieties are
recommended after trial • in
test plots at Fairbanks and
tontanuska valley farms of the
Alaska Agricultural Experi
ment Station. Horticultur
ists test hundreds of varie
ties before they add to this
list, Liebenthal said.
Local seed dealers stock
recommended varieties. To
help residents of outlying
areas, the horticulturists
also, list a few of the com
panies that can supply the
seed.
There is no charge for
Circular k$0} "vegetable Var
ieties for Alaska—1956",
Liebenthal said.
Listings on Good Acreage
HOMER- KEN At
needed.
! -Star Route
L.
Ii\f AP PRE C j,AT1 ON * >
There are times when it is
difficult to give accurate
and adequate expression to
feelings of gratitude. As I
re-live /the events of this
quite wonderful evening, I
could, I'feel, turn out the
light and write this by the
red glow of shame upon my.
cneaks as 1 think of th^;
tnarlks left unsaid and of ac
knowledgements not made, on
my part* Put it is a rare
individual wh$ can wear hon
ors gracefully and with hu
mility, and, having had lit
tle experience in wearing
them in any fashion hereto
fore, I hope x may be pardon
ed for my lack.*
I shall repeat here my ex
pression of appreciation fe
the Hamer Parent-Teachers -as
sociation,, the Chamber .of
Commerce, and the churches of
Homer* In addition I 'wish to
thank the Women's Club, the
Htmemakers, the Dlks, the Ex
tension Service, a$d other
groups who have been helpful|
the understanding parents wno
have forgiven our mistakes
and given their moral support
in spite of them; the splen
did group of young people wh$
have cooperated in carrying
out policies and rules with
which certainly not all were
in agreement; Don Dafoe, Com
missioner of Education, and
hie staff, for their whole
hearted support and c$opera->
tion; and last, but not least
the fine teachers, both last
year and this, without whose
support and cooperation noth
ing could have been accomp
lished.
Finally, I am entirely in
agreement with a gentleman
who, in effect, said to me
this evening, ,fIt is not that
we have anything more than a
fair superintendents, but that
"the people of homer have
.growrf-, up 'to appreciate the
need' 'for good schools
therefore^,/in due humility, I
hope , I abcept * the splendid
gift and tne honor conferred
this evening as an expression
of the desire of all the peo
ple of nomer to provide the
best education within their,
means today for their child
ren, the citizens of tomorrow
Thanks,
Merrill Hatcher
hOSPIXAL DRAIN REPAIRED
Lee Cole repaired the roof
drain at the ncmer hospital
health center least week*
! EASTER
Easter falls on april 1
tiiis /ear ard. it will be
here before we know it.
If you have been thinking
of getting a new Spring
suit be sure to see dur
Gibson line*
You will like the styles
for both men and women
and you will like the
price.
If you can*t afford a new
suit tnis year, be sure
to have the old one
cleaned and pressed.
Phone 256 for free pickup
and delivery service*
HOMER CLEANERS
ELKS INITIATE
Thirty-three visiting Elks
were on nand Saturday night
for initiation ceremonies at
the homer Aiks hall# del
4entmire, exalted 'ruler of
the Seward bodge directed the
initiation of nine homer men.
They included Dale Kramer,
Joe Frost, Jim Fogle, hob
“Gruber, John basemore, Carl
^ihlstrom, Ed Martin , Buzz
Bbwers and Jack Scott! Other
officers taking part in the
ceremony were) rial Gilfilen,
loyal knoght; Perry Stockton,
lecturing knight; Bill Sain
don, esquire; Al TorVanger,
leading knight; Larry Uroach,
trustee; iflfin Ervin, trustee,
and Jack' Hull, chaplain.
Mrs. Bunky Nelson, presi
dent of tne Seward Emblem
Club, was in charge of the
initiation services for 12
local ladies. Those initiat
ed were* Louise walli, Phina
bov/ers, Bea Neely, Evelyn
Kramer, Maxine Bear, Mrs.
John Basemore, Jane Bishop,
Margaret Pate, Margaret Smith
Mrs. Ed Martin, Mrs. Joe
Frost and Mrs. Carl Ahlstrcm.
Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Ahlstrom
are from Kenai.
The evening’s activities
v^re started with a dinner at
the Homer Club and Cafe, fol
lowed by tne initiation cere
monies and a party.
Blocked roads kept most of
the Seward group in noner
over Sunday. The Sterling
highway was reported closed
in the vicinity of Kasiiof.
SEaRCh FOR SEWA.RD MEisf
The search for two Seward
men, Harvey Doyle and Roy
White, was given up last week
when no trace of tne pair was
found* The men left Seward a
week ago Thursday for Fox Is
land in a 15-foot open boat.
It is feared tha0 the boat
was swamped in high winds*
WORK Oh HEa OFFICE
George Dnulgren and John
base-more started work on the
warehouse in preparation to
turning approximately half of
the building into offices for
the HLa,
RADIO SERVICE
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AURORA CAB
FOR SALE OR TRADE: U3 mili
tary Jeep for Garden Tractor
or larger tractor. See Bob
Williams, Anchor Point. p33tl
FOR SaLE: Red 195U Jeep.1
New nylon tires call around.
Good Shape. &1000 cash, or
#1200 terms. See Jim Reynolds
WEATHER COLD On PENINSULA
i
The weather on the Kenai
Peninsula was mighty cold
last week. Aenai registered
-37 while Homer nad its cold
est day to d te on the 11th
with a -12.
Miss Iris Jette said that
when she went to Seattle a
couple of weeks ago it was in
the IiOs when she left Anchor
age and in the 20s when she
arrived in Seattle* She said
tnat the Seattle folks were
really complaining about the
cold* When she returned,
however, a week later, Seat
tle was enjoying much warmer
weatner and the day sne got
back to Kenai it was -3$.
The high winds of last ,
week apparently did very lit
tle damage, but made the cold
weather even more miserable.
INVITED TO PLaI SOFTBALL
Merrill Hatcher, who is in
charge of the snowsnoe soft
ball games for the winter
carnival, says that he has
invited the Homer American
Legion, tne Honer nrgn s—.yol
and the community ^.uJ.1
chik to sponsor teams for the
event. The game will be
played on Beluga Lake*
DOCTOR OUT.OF TOWN
Dr. Provonsha has announc
ed that he and Mrs* Provonsha
will be attending- the Alaska
Medical Association conven
tion in Arrcnorage on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. 4 y- • _
"JmidaTre ~ |
ApPi-KutCiSS * SERVICE
j HOMESTEAD SUPPLY i
SUSINISS POOR?
Business poor? Why not try advertising to
bring in a few extra, customers and dollars*
There is no use sitting around worrying
where everyone is* Tell the folks what j
have and how much it costs. If it*s oriced
right they will buy*..but you have to tell
them aoout it.
The best means of etelling all of^Uve. people
on the Jestern Kenai is to advertise ^your
merchandise in the PIOhEER.
Reaching • the most people on the western
Kenai is what you want and need.,.and the
cost is nominal wnen you advertise in Tne
PIOiMbER.
Think it. over, then talk it over with the
P xCdEER editor. He can help vou help your
self.
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