THE HOMER NETS
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Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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DON'T SHOOT
A new cry is being heard in thesg parts these days. In
stead of the old cry "Goodman spare that tree” the new cry is
"Rifleman, sjare that wire.”
The ‘cries are coining from the officials of the Homer El
ectric Association and others in the community who have ob
served* the results of needless shooting about the area*
Jiggs Tice, HEA manager, is displaying two armor*rods
and an assortment of broken insulators that have been, need
lessly cut and broken by bullets of riflemen who have been
careless in handling their weapons.Other local'residents have
reported that ducks and other fowl are being killed unneces
sarily by riflemen out for target practice and perhaps for
other reasons#
Most of the trouble, according to those doing the com
plaining, is not caused by local folks, but rather by the
tourists* One tourist was even observed trying to shoot a
swallow from a power line* Then the observer yelled at the
rifleman, he Jumped in his car and fled.
All of us should be alert to this menace and when we see
the eager beavers wantonly shooting our bird3, on or off the
power lines, we should ask thorn to refrain or report them to
the Commissioner.
Actually, it is unfair to use the term "rifleman” for
these people 11*0 carelessly use their firearms. The true
"rifleman" would not think of doing ' suoh a thing aa shooting
insulators or birds, he would rather aim his gun at a target
or at big game in season.
We see little enough of our feathered friends and we can
little afford new power lines and insulators and the time it
takes to fix them to put up pith such nonsense, so if you see
a man with a gu* shootimg at either, repert him to the proper
authorities.
FINED FOR FISHING
WITHOUT TERRITORIAL STAMP
Dalavan S. Thomas of An
chor Poiat was fined #10 in
Commissioner^ court Friday,
June 17, for fishing in An
chor River without a Terri
torial fishing stamp in his
possession*
WORKING AT TRADING POST
*
Boh Fritz of Anchorage is
working at the Inlet Trading
Post* He recently moved to
Homer with his wife and four
children* The Fritzs have
purchased the Kibbey place
east of town.
ARRIVES FROM CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Harriett Sanders of
Burbank, California arrived
here Tuesday morale aboard
the FNA plane to spend a few
weeks with her son and fe mily
Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Tice and
boys*
CARPENTERS HOLD MEETING
Carpenters Local 1621 met
Tuesday evening at tteir hall
to talk with Mr. Marshall of
the union who was down from
Anchorage*
PHONE 256
It’s just as easy as thatj
All you have to do for
pickup and delivery serv
ice for your cleaning is
to pick up your telephone j
and call 256* Not enly
is the service prompt,
but you can depend on a
good job every time by
the
HOMER CLEANERS
FAIR BOARD STARTS
WORK OK ACCESS ROAD
Three members of the Hom
er Fair Association board of
directors installed barrels
for a,culvert in the fair
grounds access road Saturday
evening* Lloyd Maxwell has
» been hired to make the fill
* over the new and old creek
bed and haul the gravel to
complete the access road*
The new road will give ac
cess to the fairgrounds to
vehicles for the first time
and allow the grounds to be
used for the Homer Fair for
the first time#
Members of the board who
worked on the culvert were
Harry Gregoire, Gust Lofgren
and Bill Raver*
MERRILL HATCHER HOME
Merrill Hatcher uas home
over the weekend from Ninil
chik where he is working with
a school building maintenance
crew* He plans to return
this coming weekend while he
is still on the Peninsula.
Mrs. Hatcher plans to fly
to the States early next week
where she will visit her par
ents. Mr. Hatcher will join
her later in the summer.
WIRING of all kinds
Appliance & Motor Repair
Dealer for Black & Decker
Tools.*, stinghouse and
Arvin appliancesf
Headquarters
in Rex’s Metal Works
FRANK'S
WIRING SERVICE j
TWO FIRES BURN GRASS
Two fires in the area con
sumed over 160 acres of grass
during the past week* last
Thursday a fire on the Richie
homestead burned about 160
acres and was put out by Bur
eau of Land Management men#
The second fire occured Sun
day at 10 Kile where 12 acres
were burned over. This fire
is believed to have started
by a campfire left by a fish
erman*
VISITING DAUGHTER AND FAMILY*
M. 0* Nelson of San Fer
nando Valley, California is
visiting the home of his
daughter and family, Mr* and
Mrs* Jim Scott# He plans to
return home next week# This
is his third trip to Homer*
SHOW SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
Playing at the Skyway
theater next Wednesday and
Thursday will be HThe Com
mand, w starring Guy Madison,
Joan,Weldon and James Whit
more.
On Friday, Saturday and
Sunday showgoers will see "My
Forbidden Past," starring
Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner
and Melvyn Douglas*
NO CATHOLIC SERVICES
Father Custer of Seward
was unable to come to Homer
this week to hold Catholic
services# He twLII try to get
over for services on the 28th
however.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS
The American Legion Auxil
iary" met at the home of Mr3.
Robert Turkington Wednesday
evening.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Weekly pickups made
Phone 255
Or see Lonnie Scroggs
.on Ohlson Lane
In business for over
Three Years.
L&W TRANSFER
SELDOVTA PLANS BIO FOURTH
Posters out in Horner this
week tell of the Fourth of
July plans of the city of
Seldovia* According to the
posters, there will be a big
parade, a 3000-foot parachute
jump, speed boat races, an
archery contest, Other races
and a brilliant fireworks
display.
4-H NEWS
4-H CAMP SCHEDULED
The 4-H summer camp has
been scheduled for July 6-7-8
and 9 at King's Lake, accord
ing to Mrs. Frank Campbell,
Extension Service secretary#
The cost to those attending
the camp will be nominal,
she stated, and it is hoped
that several Homer 4-H Club
members will attend the camp#
4-H PICNIC HELD
Sixteen members of local
4-H clubs turned out Saturday
for the picnic held at Green
Timbers# The day was perfect
and the kids enjoyed games
in addition to the picnic#
WORKING IN CHUGIAK
Henning Johnson is in Chu
giak this week doing same
surveying. He expects to-be
back in gomer in time for
the. next meeting of the FUD
board, June 27.
MOTHER 6 DAUGHTER
SPECIAL
Two Permanents for oidy
$22.lQ
Regula r 015 pe rmanent s,
this special includes hair !
styling and cutting.
Mother and daughter must
come in together to take
advantage of this offer,
so make your appointment
today.
OUR PHONE NO, IS -
252 .
HOMER
HOUSE of BEAUTY
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