J’Hfc nUMILK N&WS
Published every Thursday in Hoiier, Alaska
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Bill Raver, Editor
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ACT NOW
Most any day now we can expect to see the candidates for
the various territorial offices begin to drop in to Hotter to
give us all the glad hand. We hope that the folks here are
ready for the® and will not let them leave the cqomunity
without telling the® what legislation is needed to better
living and economic conditions here. In fact we should all
go one step further and demand that specific legislation be
supported.
Before such demands can be made* of course, the needs of
the people should be assembled and discussed.
We would like to see the local political clubs, the
Republican and Democratic Clubs, act as clearing houses for
their respective candidates. They should act now to assemble
those facts and have the®ready for the candidates.
The various economic groups of the community should be
approached, The farmers wight act through their Co~op, the
fishermen through their organization ana so on. The business
men, either through the Chamber of Commerce or the Business
Men’s .Association, should be consulted. The PUD board of
directors might be able to make a few suggestions as to re*%
visions or additions 'to the .law governing their body. All
should be consulted and all should speak out and let the can*,
didates know what they think is needed to make Alaska a better
place in which to live and a-better place in which to make a
living.
We can’t speak for the Republicans, but we know that
avery Democratic candidate for the legislature from the Third
Division is from Anchorage. Should the Democrats win a ma~,
jority that city will be well represented in Juneau. Unless
we tell them about our problems and our needs down here on
the Kenai Peninsula we will be left completely out in the
cold as far as legislation is concerned.
The time to act is now. Let’s be ready for the hand*,
shakers and give tnem something to take back to Anchorage and
think about.
THOSE BIG HEADLINES
The Kenai Peninsula and Hewer in particular trade the
front page headlines three times last week in the Anchorage
Daily Tiroes. Cause for all of the noise, of course, was the
signing of a 10-year exploratory oil developroent contract by
the Department of Interior with- the Standard Oil Company.
We personally feel that the paper went overboard in
using the big headlines on the first two storiee which were
incomplete and in the main a rehash of former articles on the
subject carried by the paper. The third and really big story
carrying the details of the contract of course deserved a
headline.
Whether or not the Peninsula will be assaulted by a roob
of getT icir\quick artists or not will remain to be seen, but
we are afraid such will be the case and the headlines will
have played a major role in bringing thero here.
On the other hand, of course, there will be some legiti~,
mate industries and individuals coming in to settle here on
the basis of a possible future oil boom. These, we fear,
will be few in number compared to the many undesirable ones.
The Peninsula, under its present economy, cannot support
too many more people and the income derived from oil exp.lor~\
ation will only serve to bring up the present standard of
living for the folks already established in this area.
The fact tnat Standard Oil has signed a contract with
the government under which they must drill two exploratory
w®l1s, one which roust start by July 1, 1959 and the second
which must start by July 1, I960 indicates that the explora",
tory work going on at, the present time has probably been
fruitful« To what extent the company intends to develop the
oil potential if and when a well is brought in remains to be
seen.
We hope they hit oil and develop it to the maximum. Put
until they do we suggest that the people of the tserritory and
elsewhere-be .informed that life on the Kenai Peninsula is no
bed of roses.
DOCK FISHING IS GOOD!
FOR THE BEST OF FISHING
GEAR FOR ALL LOCAL
WATERS SEE C UR STOCK
CHURCH GULST SPEAKER •*..
Mr. William L. Matthews
will be the guest speaker at
the rooming services in the
Homer Methodi st church Sunday,
July 25. Mrs. Pernadine Mutch
will have charge of the serv
vice in the absence of Rev.
Moyer who will superintend a
youth camp at Hope, .Alaska
next week.
4-H CLUB NEEDS LEADER
Extension agent Ld Lisbon4-,
thal says that the Horoer 4“H
electric project needs a lea~.
der. Jiggs Tice has been
guiding the'members but will
be too busy the next few
roonths to carry on.
STATESIDE VISITORS
A check of the guest regi~,
ster at the 'Alaska Wild Berry
Fhoduets last week revealed
that Horoer was visited by a
large nurober of stateside
tourists. In the past few
days folks from Florida,Wash”
ington, Massachusetts, Texas,
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Iowa,
Nebraska, Tennessee,Colorado,
Indiana and California baye
visi ted Horoer# California
led the parade by a wide roar”
gin.
PLAN TO MARKET SPUDS
The fanner’s co~op, have
decided to consider marketing
the local potatoes this Fall
under the co-op's name,’ accor\
ding to fed Liebenthal, extent
sion agent. It is ,hoped that
this will be a starter in be",
coming a marketing coopera-,
tive.
HERE FROM FAIRBANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray of
Fairbanks have been in Homer
visiting the E. P. Carlson
family.
DID YOU READ YOUR METER?
TO. RE PORT TROUBLE
Electric
Association
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KfcNAI LAND AUCTION
Ninety”,two lots in the
townsite of Kenai will be of”,
fered to the highest bidder
at a public sale scheduled in
KeBai next Thursday, July 29,
the Bureau of Land Management
has announced*
The sale at the Inlet Bar
in Kenai will start at 2 p.m.
The lots will be sold to the
highest bidder, but sales
will not be made for less than
the appraised value of the
lots.
Sales will be for cash and
successful bidders must make
full payment at the time of
sale. '
FAIR SIGNS READY
Automobile bumper signs
advertising the Homer Fair to
be held August 2?, 28 and 29
at the school nouse ha^e been
received by the extension ar,
ger/t and are available at his
office in the Chamberlain
store building.
PIG FEDERAL TAX
According to a Uni tad Press
report fro® Seattle this week
federal taxes amounting to
'£866,515,000 were collected
in Washington and Alaska in
the fiscal year ending June
30. Of that amount Alaskans
paid au little less than
£50,000,000*
REMODELING HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Heath afre
having their home remodeled
this summer. A new bedroom
is being installed. Fred Cow~ -
gill has been laying blocks.
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