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Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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NO PARTITION
Our faith in Delegate Bob Bartlett has been justified*
Thursday we received from our Delegate a copy of a letter
that he addressed to the president of the Territorial Senate
now in session, explaining the so-called Bartlett amendment
to the statehood bill which was approved by the House Com
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Until we received
the letter we frankly wondered if perhaps our friend Bob had
slipped a cog in recommending what we thought was a parti
tioned State of Alaska *
Actually his State of Alaska would coincide with the pres
ent Territorial boundaries with the understanding that the
President could establish national defense withdrawals to the
extent of 40 percent of the area north of the Yukon River and
including the northern three-quarters of the Seward Peninsula*
The Delegate points out that the amendment does not give
the President power to do anything which he cannot do now* if
he so desired, Bartlett notes, the President could withdraw
all the public domain of Alaska before the sun goes down to
morrow for military reasons or for other use by the federal
government*
So the amendment does not partition our state as has been
the claim of at least one Territorial daily paper, and it
apparently has appeased the administration to some extent as
everybody's friend, Doug McKay, is reported to favor state
hood under the conditions of the amendment*
Who knows, we may be the 49th star yet*
NEW PIONEERS
Anyone #10 doubts that Homer is going to continue to grow
should take the time to look over the letters received by the
Homer Chamber of Commerce asking for information about this
area. '
The letters are from folks in all parts of the United
States; from farmers, teachers, a doctor.• .people from all
walks of life who seem determined to make the move to Homer,
Alaska, this coming spring and summer.
Most of the folks are interested in homesteading, others
want to know about work in the woods and still others are in
terested in just general labor. A majority of them said that
they had read all available literature on Alaska and they
seem convinced that here they will find whatever it is they
are looking for.
Luckily for those who will arrive here this summer there
will probably be some work available; for them* Life for them
will probably be a bit more agreeable than it has been for
countless others who arrived fresh from the states to face
the wilderness in the true pioneer spirit.
Some will come and stay to make Alaska a better place in
which to live. Others will come and return disillusioned,
embittered to the states. They will be the summer patriots
who invariably think in terns of the "big killing". We want
to tell them now that their chances are mighty slim in Homer.
But there is room here for those who will work hard and
build as they go. If they come in and put down the right
kind of foundation, the life they build for themselves here
will be good and strong. They will rear fine families and
their children can carry on their work.
We who are already here in Homer have an obligation to
the newcomers# The time has come when our civic and social
organizations must play a more responsible role in community
life. Their doors must be open and their members alert to
receive as members those who will come to live in our commun
ity. We all must realize that^the time has come to try to
offer assistance in every way possible to the new fblks.
Newcomers are always ignorant of the ways and means of a new
land and it is up to us to show them. Those who are going to
farm will be looking not only to the extension Service but
to the local farmer’s coop. There will be seme who will be
interested in starting a small business and they will need
the help of the Chamber of Commerce. The womenfolk will want
♦ to know about foodstuff, buying, canning, and freezing; here
the Homemakers Clubs will be able to help out.
¥e hope that all of the folks who have written for infor
mation concerning the area are able to make it to Homer this
summer and we hope they find this to be the thing they have
been looking for. vfe intend to do everything that we can to
help them on their road to success.__
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ANCHOR POINT
The fanners of Anchor Point
are meeting Monday, February
28 at 8 p*m*. at Ben Barbee's
for tte purpose of discussing
plans for next yoars crops
and possible markets* The
meeting is being sponsored by
the Extension office with Ed
Leibenthal in charge*
There will be a movie and
refreshments at the school
Saturday night, February 26,
sponsored by the Anchor Point
Community Club*
The Anctocr Point Community
Club will meet Friday, March
4,at 7:30 at the schoolhouse*
Henning Johnson, new area
Director of Civil Defense,
will meet with us*
School was closed Tuesday,
February 22, because of the
snow storm* Drifts were so
high many of the homesteaders
spent most of Tuesday plowing
out •
OIL MEN LEAVE
James Berry, V* W. Finch,
and R. E* Porter, representa
tives of the Shell Oil com
pany, left Homer this week
after a stay of a.few days*
It is - understood that they
made arrangements for the use
of local horses and caterpil
lars for use in exploration
trips this summer* It is al?
so understood that the com
pany will make their head
quarters in Anchorage this
year. Last sunns r they oper
ated out of Homer.
SELL JEEP
TJminski#s have sold their
jeep to Mr. Frank Wise of Ho
mer* Mr. Wise found it dif
ficult to navigate his steep
road without a four wheel
drive vehicle. -
BACK FROM ANCHORAGE
Mr* and Mrs. Harry Feyer
and two daughters returned
Tuesday night from Anchorage
where they had been since
Sunday on a busihess trip.
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WHEN YOU PAY CASH
HOMER
FOOD
CENTER
girl scouts raise money
According to Mrs, Russel
Cronin, a total of $124,9
was realized by the Gir'
Scouts through the two show
ings of the film "So.Dear.Tl
My Heart" on Wednesday, Mrs.
Cronin expressed the thank?
of the scouts to those whc
supported them so generously.
FILM FAILS TO ARRIVE
Rev* Melvin Jensen of the
Christian Community Churcl
stated this week that the
film "I Saw Borneo" did not
arrive as scheduled and that
the showing had been postpon
ed indefinitely* The public
will be notified when the
film will be shown at a fu
ture date*
RETURN PROM S5TORD
John King and Hermar
Schultz returned Tuesday frorr
Seward where they had been or
business concerning the HEA.
NO TIC 6 . . .
Another COPEER TOOLING
CLASS will be given by
Ruth 'Nerwian beginning
next Tuesday, March 1, at
7:30 pan. at her home out
-the East Road across from
Boyd?a Grocery.
At the first meeting
of the class, March l,the
group will be furnished
with copper and tools.
This class will be free
and open to all vho think
they might like to try it»
The following eight clas
ses will be limited to
the first 10 applicants
to register and a charge
of $5.00 for the course
of eight weeks will be
* made. Copper and tools
will he extra. •* Copper
cdsts 50 cents per square
foot plus postage and the
tools run tram 35 to 50
cents each, a minimum of
3 being required.
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