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HOMER * ALASKA
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Your Community Newspaper
October 7, 1954
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VISIT OF GOV
Approximately 211 person? turned out
last Saturday nignt for the public re
ception for Governor B< Frank Heintzle
vtan held at the Elks hall.
A delicious buffet supper was prepar
ed for the occasion by Alex Wright hnd
his able lady assistantste*nd the publiq
ate heartily* .■ i
. During the evening the Governor stoke
briefly to the crowd telling them that
there were two-factors thdt were the
keys to the future of Alaska. One of
the factors he said, was transportation
and the other was hydro-electric' power,
In regard to the transportation the
Governor stated that he expected that
the Sterling highway would be paved, in
the near future and that more access
roads were needed in Alaska* In regard
to hydro-electfic power, the Governor
said that he had flown over 'Bradley
lake on his wo>y to Homer and from the
air the lake looked as though it had
Possibilities* The Carps 'of Engineers,
he said, was making a study of the lake
for power development* If the studies
prove that development is feasible, the
Governor said, then Plans will be made
to develop it. Bradley lake, he said,
would give ample power for the Peninsu
la for industrial and domestic use
Other lakes farther to the north will
not provide the kind of power needed,
ne saia. ,
Earlier Saturday the Governor met
with the board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce. During this meeting
the Governor was told what the «community
was trying to do for itself in the way
of development.• He »as given th* inf of * -
motion relative to the proposed small
boat basin which local fishermen are
planning to build in lieu of the boat
harbor which they hope that the govern
ment will sponsor here some day,
The Governor, ashed several questions
and they were answered by the directors
present.
After the Chamber meeting the Gover
nor met with the board of directors of
the HE A. At that Meeting he was told of
the present status of HEA and its esti
mated future demands« He was told that
in two years the existing generating
facilities will be too small for the
system, Speaking of Bradley lake, the
Governor said that if thj pre'sent stud
ies prove that it is possible to devel
op the lake, it will take 3 years of
planning, 1 year to g^t money and 2
years to build a hydro-electric plant.
During the day. the ; Governor toured
the HEA Plant and the country side
around Homer, stopping several times to
visit farms along the way* Visits were
made with Carl Baser, Jim Falk, the Nel
son Bros., Cap King's Kwik^Log mill and
the Alaska Wild Berry Products plant..
The Governor was presented with two
mementos of Homer. • *The first gift was
a selection of the products produced by
Alaska Wild Berry and th? second was a
hand-carved ivory paper rpeight which
was prestcnted to him at thi rectption.
The Paper weight was inscribed with the
words "To Governor B, Frank Heintslwan
From the People of Homer, Alaska" ahd
was carved by Ed Topkok, local crafts
man.
TAX SALE
The delinquent tax sale of property
lying in the Kenai Public Utility Dis
trict A’o, t will get underway at io a*vu
Saturday, October q, at the fireball in
Homer The sale will continue until 4
p,m*' and if all properties are nap sold
the sale will continue on Sunday at to
a,m* and continue until all pf the prop
erties are sold,
According to Homer Thompson, manager
of the PUD, the tax sale will operate
similar to an auction with the clerk of
the board of directors announcing the
land offered, and the delinquent taxest
penalties, interest and costs assessed
against the property. The property will
then be announced for bid with the start
ing point being the amount of taxes, in
terest and costs assessed against the
property,
The successful bidder will receive a
certificate of sale from the PUD at the
time of the sale. Should the owner of
the property fail to redeem the property
sold at the tax sale within the two
years allowed, a deed will then be is
sued by the PUD to the purchaser, The
sale of property will be for cash and
to the highest bidder,
• A map showing the delinquent proper
ties to be offered for sale is posted
in the PUD office and will be available
at the time of the sale,
Properties for sale which are part
of estates -in which the Territory has
an interest may be sold but will be sub
ject to a lien by the Territory,
Some of the properties listed on the
delinquent tax roll have been removed
since the roll was posted due to pay
ment by the owners, the manager states*
SPECIAL OFFER
Beginning this week the NEWS is of
fering a special subscription rate to
the people of the Peninsula, The rate,
a three-months subscription for tit, is
being offered to get more of our readers
into the ha-bit of getting their copy of
the NEWS through the mail and, of
course, to introduce our paper to many
folks who do not regularly buy it at
one of the local newsstands. Those
wishing to subscribe may do so by send
ing iheir name and address and one dol
lar in an envelope to the HOMER NENSi
Box 255, Homer, Alaska,
This week's paper is the tHth issue
that we have put out since we started
in June, ffe haven't missed a paper yet
and we' don 't intend to* He believe that
we enjoy the confidence of the people of
Homer and plan, to be here a long time,
PUD NEWS
The staking of the revised access
road to the hospital-health center has
bee.n completed and the data is being
prepared to advertise for bids on con
struction of the road,
Due to the delay in sending out the
19*3 tax statements it is anticipated
that the directors of the PUD will ex
tend the delinquent date of October 15
to November 1$ in order to provide ad
ditional time for taxpayers to make
payment.
The voters of the Third Division
will go to the poles next Tuesday, Oct«
tj, to select a delegate to Congress,
a Territorial treasurer, a labor com
missioner, three senators and ten rep
resentatives*
Voters in the Homer precinct of the
Division will vote in four polling
places« In precinct i# Homer, the vot
ing will take place in the fire hall*
In precinct 2, East End, the voters will
go to the Dana Newman residence at Mil
ler’s Landing. Precinct 3 voters will go
to the old post /office at Ninilchik
while those in precinct 4 will vote at
the school house in Anchor Point,
. The Republicans, who controlled the
1953 legislature, will be fighting to
keep that control, but it is generally
recognized that their majority is in
jeopardy,
Voters will find a complete lift of
all of the candidates for both parties
listed in fids on page three and four of
this of the News♦
CHAMBER MEET
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting
Monday the membership heard Alex Bowker,
candidate on the Independent ticket for
Territorial senator, discuss the pro
posed Commonwealth plan for the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Bowker said that he was sure that
Congress would grant Commonwealth for
the Territory. Me statedHhat if Com
monwealth was gained, residents of Al
aska, except federal workers, would be
exempt from federal income taxes. The
residents now pay, he said, 46 million
dollars annually in federal income tax
es*
He estimated that the cost of operat
ing a Commonwealth type government
would be about $22 million. State
hood, he said, would run the same plus
the $46 million in federal income taxes.
This cost, he stated, would be too much
for .the people of Alaska to bear and
the new state would go bankrupt.
In addition, he noted, all military
personnel would lose about $8 million
a year in cost of living allowances as
well as a considerable sum in overseas
pay each year.
BOAT BASIN
Bob Moss, president of the Cook Inlet
Fisherman1s Association, said Wednesday
that he has received a letter from Irv
ing Reed, Territorial highway engineer,
outlining the steps-to be taken tin get
ting Territorial money to help build a
small boat basin here•
Reed said in his letter that there
was still some money left in the motor
fuel tax fund' and that a small amount
might be available to help,finance the
local project.
He outlined the steps ass t. Get a
maximum yardage estimate of the gravel
to be removed. 2. Figure the cost per
yard from the data furnished by the
general foreman of the Alaska Road Com
mission shop in Romer. 3* ■ Contact the
PUD and get them to apply to the high
way engineer *s office to secure ARC
equipment for the project.
Steps have been taken, Moss said, to
Comply with Reed*s letter.