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(Pomcrly -ho Panel News)
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THE HOSPITAL
Wo urge our readers to read carefully the radio speech
of Mrs* Margaret Anderson* hospital committee chairman, re
printed on the'opposite page. Mrs, Anderson covers very well
the hospital situation asHt .stands today and urges you to
support the hospital fund drive.
We would like to join Mrs. Anderson and her fellow hos
pital 'committee members in urging your support.
As Mrs. Andersdn noted the financial problem’and the
problem of finding a doctor go .hand-in-hand. if vie are to
have the services of a doctor in Hauer then.we must provide
the financial backing necessary to get a doctor.
Having Ur, Provonsha in the area for the past year*has
meant tremendous savings to all of us. Savings not only in
cash's but savings in v^orry as well. Hence it behooves us all
to invest now in the hospital program - to assure continued
savings. In other words it is just plain good business all
the way around. ' > - a a ±
We have said little in the past about the donation of*
Mr. and Mrs. £. E. Bartlett simply because we felt that in
giving their donation of $15,000 to the hospital they were
not seeking * local praise but sincerely wanted to help the
community^ Their act was one of deep feeding, for the people
of the area and one of faith in all of us.- We must now re
spond in a manner that will show justification in that faith.
We ask you to put aside personal feelings at this time
and think • to the future. That future will be just what we
make it. The opportunity is here for nr to have a fine Ismail
hospital. Wo need that hospital.
We ask you again to invest in the future and give as
much as you can to the Haner hospital-health center fund
drive.* . v;
HCMER TEACHER LEAVES;
Morrill Hatcher^ superin
tendent of the Hamer Terri
torial * school has,announced
that* krs. Eltse Carij-or has
resigned her position .as a
teacher ’ in the Homer, school
and has left for the States,
kr* Hatcher has‘ requested a
replacement but it is not
certain whether a new teacher
will be sent as the enroll
ment has dropped during the
winter* The enrollment is
expected to inc2*case,£g£in in
the spring however, Hatcher
said.
HOSPITAL BENEFIT PLANNED
According to Mrsv Hazel
Jensen, secretary ' of the
Fritz Greek Civic & Social
Center, the group is planning
a hospital benefit for Febru
ary 11. A movie and’ dancing
will be included in the even
i ng f.s ac ti vi t ic s, she; s ai d,
and all of the proceeds will
go to the hospital fund drive;
More details will be forth
coming, she added.
KEN AI PENINSULA TEACHERS MEET
Kenai was host bo. 35
teachers Saturday at the con
ference of the Kenai Peninsu
la Teachers Associateoiu All
schools in the area v:a.rv rep
resented but Anch Point.
The Kenai Homemakers served
lunch to the groups The As
sociation meets a area times a
year and the ca ache os discuss
mutual'problems a he new ideas.
RETURN FRaiANCHORAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Thorn
and Mrs, John Waterman re
turned Wednesday night from
Anchorage where they Lad been
since SviXiday en Lnsinono*
KEN£I LIBRARY REPORT
The Kepai Library '** Boami
met last Wednesday and elect
ed Joyce Rheingans as a new
member. In the annual report
Frances Torkilson stated that
8,208 books had been loaned
in the: past year; ^229.50
taken in on card membershipsj
$8l.U5 in fines, and' ;r37• 29
on sales of plants. 1
HOSPITAL HAS PHONE i^‘
The Homer hospital-health
center now* hag * a phone, ac
cording tojHomer High who has
beep working this past week
* stringing wire up to the-site;
The phone number is 255, High
said. . -
•HEMlfcO'N. JOHNSON
Home r
Registered
Land Surveyor
Sub-division Planning
Topographical Surveying
Construction Surveying
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KENAI NEWS
We hoard from Mr* and Mrs.
Jack nineraian. They are in .
Jane Low, West Virginia and
plan to return to Kenai in
the Spring* ; ;
Louis wisson, who has been
receiving medical care in An
chorage, is back in Kenai and
much improved.
Rev. Testor is back in
town and we learned that he
has been working up by Dot
Lake" for a couple of months
helping wi th the construction
of a children^ mission*. Fur
thermore, we learned that all
his work was donated. Very
fine] ■
We had * a letter from Jim
Evenson, the artist, and he
is making plans to come back
to Kenai this summer for com
mercial fishing and more
painting of local scenes.
Fran his letter, it sounds as
if half of 'Iowa is interested
in coming with him I
Carl Ahlstrom, Territorial
: Patrolman, #underwent surgery
in Seward last Sunday. He is
‘due hone this weekend.
The prizes for Alaskans
favorite game which wiir .be
given on Feb. h for the Civic
benefit are being , displayed
in the window of the Civic
building.
Claudine Perkins tells us
that they’ are getting Home
sick for Alaska' and that her
husband will undoubtedly be
starting for'their homosite
in the Spring. The Perkins
are in Seattle for the winter*,
Mrs. Perkins* grandson jias
been quite ill and she may
not get to see us this summer.
- - Mr. and'Mrs. Carl Swanson
entertained Mr. Ray Blackwood
of Seattle last weuk. An old
friend of theirs, Mr. Black
wood was on a business trip
to the Territory. *
1 The Homemakers 1 netted $51
: fran the sale of luncheons
FRIGIOAIRE
jj.PPL.WCES & SERVICE
HOMESTEAD SUPPLY
nnchor Point
UMlNSKl’S : '■
Now Have <
SIMMON'S:
COTS & INwtfRSPRING
STRESSES
Sizes
3*"
39" - W - 5UU
by Donnis Thompson
to the teachers at the con
ference at the school Satur
day. Hostesses were Evelyn
Hayes, Betty Warren, Ruby
Coyle, Ruth Grueniger, Frost
Jones,' and Frances Torkilson.
1 Mr. and Mrs. George Eld
ridge of Spldotna and Anchor
age were Outside last week to
pick up a new plane,
v An Episcopal parish meet
ing of 8 members was held at
Mrs. Carl Swanson's Wednesday
to discuss plans for the new
proposed Episcopal church.
Refreshments - were served.
Episcopal church services are
held once a month at Wildwood
and anyone interested in at
tending could contact Mrs.
Swanson at PNA, or Mrs. Faye
Archer.
MM KENAI PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES SET
New boundaries have been
defined for the Kenai, Seward
and Honor precincts. The ma
jor one from Kenai1s and Hom
er's interest is that the
township line#dividing Town
ship IN from Township 2N will
be the dividing line and so
from* now on, for instance,
any .deed hearing the legal
description TIN would be re
corded in Homer and any deed
bearing the description T2N
would he recorded4in Kenai.
CLOSES BuAUTY SHOP
Helen Van S£y has closed
her beauty shop in Kenai snd
plans to 11 just be a house
wife" on the homestead. We
shall certainly miss* her and
the shop in town,
' INSURE WITH PATE
STOP!
Stop worrying about the
spot6 on your b.st dress
* and send it to the Horner
Cleaners. You can be as
sured that their quality
• workmanship mil make
' that dress as good as new
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Stop worrying too about {
hot being able,,to get in j
^ to the Homer Cleaners |
during this cold weather. I
Just .Phone 2$6 and you j
will have free pickup and >
""delivery service for all j
of your dry cleaning j
needs.
, homer cleaners i
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