Vol. 5, No. 29
Your Community Newspaper
‘December 23, 1954
Box 2051
Juneau, Alaska
SOLDIER LEAVES :.
Corporal Frod Patton, so lclier-of*rthe
month from the Kenai VTild~ood Station,
returned to his station Sunday after a
four-day "vacation" in Homer,
The tall, good-looking North Car
olina soldier - Eras a guest of the Rex
Elliott family during his stay here,
* In an interview over the Earner'Ners
Radio Station, Corporal Patton stated
that he ras having the time of his life
in Homer and egrossed his appreciation
for his reception by the people of the
community and the Elliotts,
A member of the fire department at
Xild’vood, Corporal Patton s<:id t hat he
hopes to enter a firo college in Los
Angeles after his discharge from the
service next Augist, He .also said that
ho ivould like to spend some time in
Homer after his discharge.
The 22-ycar-old Corporal is ai Alas
kan draftee, having rorkad for the for
j est service prior to being di’afted.
"hen asked, rhy he cane to Alaska, Cor
-f poral Patton said that he had alroys
ranted to see the Territory so‘ be drove
up over the Alcan highway, rent to aork
and ras later drafted*
IXiring his visit he ras given an op
portunity, by the Elliotts, to aee as
v. much of the country as possible* *. 4
planned piano ride did not materialize
^ die to the bad ueathor* 1 -•
■ WEATHER / „
This reck the NET'S is starting a new
service to its readers by bringing the
temperatures of the past treek to the
front page. ’ It is felt that this ser~
vice will be of value, t'o .both our local
/ J readers and the many Stateside readers
; ; ' ‘Ttio receive copies of the?' paper each
week.
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WEATHER .J
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. High Low
Stec. 13 24 13
Dee. 14 22 11
Dec. 15 ; 20 15
Dee. 16 24 7
Ifeu*. 17 25 , ,18
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High Low
Dec. 18 18 l&-~
Dec. 19 25 16
Dec. 20 23 10
Dec. 21 13 10
Dec. 22 15 0
WINTER’S HERE
Ifeetings rqre cancelled aid Christ
mas- shopping ras slovad to a noar halt
in Homer this reek by old man “inter.
'The.snor rhich fell last reek ras rel
coned by the local residents rho feared
that the ground rould freeze deep and
thar late in the spring. But they def
• initoly did no t v. el come the strong rinds
that cane up Sunday evening and bier,
rith gusts reaching as high as £5Hntles
per hour, until mid-~cek.
Drifts-piipd high ; around buildings ,
and on the reads' keeping the road com
mission crcrs busy as “dll as pivato
tractors plowing the roads and drive
rays^ ■
The Homer Territorial school v.as
closed on Mo id ay but opened again Tues
day and ’cdncsday to assure the kid« an
opportunity to enjoy their usual
Christoic.s parties, • ■ »■
As far as is known, tferckJave> been ,
no serious accidents although more than
one driver has suddenly found his car
off in a snowbank* ’’ ■ ..
The iiiail; which' 'Usually j ^rp\vQ3
twi 30 dsii^f , by plane, did not come'win/
at all on Monday cx Tuesday, tux od
Wednesday sevoraVtons cane., in with the
roguiev planus and a spocr/xl flight was
j made to catchup* ‘ / / /• /,
j , By ednesdey the weather had cleared
present ing a picture that was pleasing
to the eye if nothing else, ’7ith the
clearing skie&.jcame the cold and tha-;
temperature dropped to below zero,
PROJECT CLOSED
Jigga- -Tioe,- ®er. of the Homer
Electric’ Asiijreiatlon,"T announced this
reek that Project IV or the, Eomer-Clanu
Gulch power line project has. been of
ficially closed. \Final dqr of the pro
ject , according tp' Ti€b, ,„was.{ Friday,
December 17. / / • '
> /The manager sal d-'that some work re
mains i0/bec4ane on the line aid thi$
' <4d. ll be .accor^lished/next Spring. ! «.
fork* 4a the/lino/ dtahthd /in early
July and in Novomb.er the first Section
of the line, reach ing Cinfehor Biver, wa«.f
energized and the second section about/
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The program for the- coming Farmers
Institute ^as released tfiis ~eek revea
ling a trro-day meeting covering a ride
rai^o of subjects* Scheduled for Jan
uary 7-8, the Inhiit'Ute rill be held in
the Homer scht>df; ^nd rill feature out
standing leakers ih the fields of ag
riculture and homo extern ion ~ork.
Dr, Ernest Patty, president of the
University of Alaska, is scheduled to
be the keynote shaker at the kickoff
/luncheon at 1:30 on Friday, January 7.
/This luncheon isboing sponsored by the
! Homer Chamber of Commerce,
All those planning to attend are
urged to fill out the blank at the end
of the program rhich ras sent to all
box holders.
Those attending the institute rill
hear discussions on horticulture by Dr*
Curtis H* Dearborn, cereal crops by Dr.
-Raymond J. Bula, farm buildings by C.
Rv Fahnstock^ or C. I* Branton, memoirs
of an Alaskan extension ~orker by Lydia
- Fohn-Hansen, the future of extension in
"j Alaska b^r Dr* Allan Mick, nsect and
pest* contrdl by< Dj> Richard H. /ashburn
forages by Dr. Bula. livestock by ’ il
liam Sr'befma^. disease control in veg
etable crops by Dr* Charles E* L©gsdon,
AlahMh soils . and soil testing by Paul
F* iiKfrJiiKinston M*; Laughlin.
Farm management and marketing 'on a
developing homestead by H* Prentis Gaz
aray, soil conservation trends in Alas
ka, by Charles Wilson, conservation of
odr Corest-farm ^oodlots and shelter
tsbelts by James Scott, farm financing in
Alaska* .>y, I. M. C* Anderson fciid the
future of'Alaskan agriculture by James
Wilson*
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a reek later.
The cast of the line and the ner
subs^atipn at the Homer plant east the
HEA i;800V0D0. and rill double the number
of users upon completion. Total length
of the line is 42 miles.
During the months that the line tes
been under construction, the rhole Tes
ter n Xenai Peninsula has felt the im
pact of the payroll produced. Trade in
local stores has held upr; remarKably
roll this .. Fall and the rages paid to
the,-many crermen have been credited for
their stabilizing effect.
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