Tol, 5, No. 30
iHOMER ★ ALASKA*
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December 30, 1954
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PUD MEE.HJMG .
Three directors, Gene Browning, Har
ry Gregoire and Clare Hiner were pres
ent for tha Monday meeting of the PUD
board of director* and they covered a
wide range of business during their
three-hour session.
A letter from Herman Porter# Terri
torial director of Aeronautics# was
read stating his regrets fob not having
been able to attend an earlier meeting
of the board .He stated that he would be
glad to attend a January meeting and
the board instructed the manager to in
vite him to the meeting of January 24.
He will discuss the possibility of
tunning the Homer airport over to the
PUD*
A letter from a division of the
Ifethodist church caused some discussion
The church offered to pay delinquent;
taxes on -property they own in the $is,
trict. It was decided that ■ a board
resolution, passed November 8 exempted
the church from taxes property no t
being used for monetary gain, and the
church was to be so informed.
A discussion was held on whether or
not it was. feasible to gp Ahead with an
endeavor to collect federal taxes paid
on telephone and telegraph, messages in
1953 and the first six months «pf 1954#
The PUD is exempt from payment of such
taxes and as considerable work had been
accomplished on the matter it was felt
that the manager should go ahead and
^file a claim# It was estimated that
abertit $20 might be collected#
Mrs. Juliana Wilson, PUD attorney,
asked the board for an increase in re
tainer fee to $50 per month# She is
receiving $25 per month at the present
time and stated in her letter to the
board that due to the increase in the
demand for her services more money
would be required# The board instruct
ed the manager 'to"‘%rite to Mrs# Wilson
and tell her that they would try to cut
down on the need for her services and
that due to the financial condition of
the PUD . a raise could not be paid at
•this time.
Territorial Tax Commissioner Dewey
-requested that the PUD furnish his of
fice the total valuation of both real
and personal property in the district#
Manager, Homer Thompson stated that the
total figure was $1*569,370.
Portions ofxthe* Armory Act which
will be* presented* to,* the next legisla
ture were read# The act asks the leg
islature for $25,000 to assist in build
ing an' armory in Horner, among other
cities# The federal government, the
act pointed out, will pay 75 per cent
of the cost of an armory. HArry Greg
oire pointed out that if the legisla
ture acts favorably on the act, Homer
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HEA NOMINEES.,
The names of 14 members,o£ the Homer
Electric Association were listed last
night Wednesday) as nominees-for three
directors posts of the Association*
Those listed were: Jack Scotty "Noel ~
Holt, Dick Freimuth, John Hylon, Ben
Barbee| Francis Thorn, Lawrence Keeler,
Dale Doner; Kenheth Riekley* Marion Fa
ce lenski* Sud'Hjminski, Marian ICoeppel,
Vern Mutch $ and Bob Moss*
The nominees 'will be notified and
will be allowed to refuse to run for*
the office by either writing the HSA
office or by calling at.the office in"
person. •- '/'/
'Hie election of the three directors
will be held February 1, during the an
nual meeting of the Association.
The directors whose terms expire
.this,year are Dan Larson,Erling Broder
son and Jack Scott*
WEATHER. "
\ HIGH LGW
December S3' 8.-8
December 24 . 31 -4
December 25 18 t 12*
December 26 25 16
• December 27 3 -11
■* December 28 8 -5
December 29 15 -2
PUD MEETING
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might get an armory-civic center for
only the cost of the land, water and
outside facilities plus the cost of the
maintenance and upkeep.
A December statement from Mrs. Wilk
inson for rent on the tie-up peg at the
dock, which she says is' due her, was ,
read and disapproved on the basis that
the PUD attorney had advised the board
against doing so. • Mrs. Wilkinson read
a portion of a letter from Mrs. Alfred
Jones, owner of the property-,^. in 'Which
Mrs. Jones said the power “ of attorney
given Mrs. Wilkinson was given her to
collect rent on the peg and for other
reasons. Mrs. 'Ilkinsoa \ stated that
she didn*t like the references that she
was doing something wrong or crooked
and asked the board for a copy the' \
letter from the PUD* i&lorney. The
board refused her request and suggested
that she write to Mrs. ' ilso n bqrsalf*
Mrs. Wilkinson also told the, board It hat
she would not charge rent on the peg
for months when a boat did not tie up
at the dock.
Hugh Watson informed the board that
he did not want to take the job of
bookkeeper on the dock books.,/ '
A general discussion of the budget,
wharfage rates and other miscellaneous^
topics was held during the coffee break *
Bill- Habiek of Anchor^ Point was a
. guest o f., the" Home r Chamber Monday and
presented a unique proposal to the mem
bers present* ' He announced ..that he and
hisv family -are leaving for New York
City and other east coast points soon
after the first of the year and during
vhis trip he would like, to dp some sell
ing for Alaska* He plans'also along
numerous film’slides of Alaska and show
them,at every opportunity, and to toll -
the people in t&p fetates just what life*
in Alaska i<* all «tt>cUt* ' ^ •
He asked that* the' Chanfcer give him a
letter of endorsement ' that he could
present- to a speaker’s booking agency
in the hope that he‘can. make a regular
tour.* • ' - •
- He. also asked t hat §nyone. .having any
especially good slides of local inter
est allow him to have them reproduced :
for use on the tour. Those having such
slides ;.ard asked to leave them at the
Nelson Moyer residence. They should be
marked and placedAin envelopes* He as
sured his listeners that the best of
care .would be taken of the slides hor
ror? ed for reproduction.
, Cecil Wyant* president pf the Kache
jpak Bay Farmers Association^ and Ed Lie
ben t.hal> extension agent,..were- present
to inform the Chamber that Dr* Ernest
Patty, president of the U# of Alaska*
was unable to accept the^invitation to
attend the Farmers Institute .set for
January 7 and 8. He was. to- have been
the speaker at the kickoff luncheon
which the Chamber is sponsoring. It
was suggested that Senator-elect Jack
.orner of Seuard be invited to speak.
■yant also urged Chamber members in- '
tending to attend the Institute to fill *
out the blank at the end ofVthe letter
sent out last week by the Association.
Chamber Secretary Bob Norman announ
ced that a1 /tfcntativG‘ date for a visit
of the Anchorage Chamber of ComnjDrco to
Homer has boon set for January 7*. It
is expected that at least 21 members of
Anchorage group will make^tjie trip here
and that the Homer Chamber will make^a • *•••'
return visit sometime in February* Two
colonels from Elmcndorf Air* Force Base
also . pxpQdted1 ^o make- the trip.
* TJley ere in charge of procurement of
fresh vegetables and sea food for the
base and\pre interested id what Homer
^igfcit Iks afcbb to supply. ' v* •
Chuck Abbott announced that Harold
Moats, civilian head of the district
engineers, and C0I4 Farrell, chief of
the district engineers, will be in Ho
mer sometime after the first of the
year to conduct public hearings on the
boat harbor and to assist in, any ongih-• /,
coring .problems- on the pfofcoaed boat ; / •
basin.. 1 1 1 ‘ w
President Moyer announced that the
Chamber .^ad sent throe wires urging the - ■>
,;coplij4\iaAce of the PNA permit to oper-? c-i'
ate between Alaska and the states*.,. .