THE HOMER REVS
Published every Thursday in Homer, Alaska
Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher J"
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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LADIES DAY
Once in a great while the opportunity arises for the
ladies to take pen in hand and strike a blow for the fair sex*
With the editor out of town for the weekend, the occasion is
perfect* Only one thing mars the situation. There is nothing
to strike a blow against., We can cleave the air left and
right with our pen, but unless we aim at Some specific target
cur blows come to naught* . y •' -
We could, of course, just aim at men in general, but
there is really nothing too wrong about men as such* <It is
only when they hold particular ideas or notions that they
become a trial to women* tie could go on at great length
pointing out, the shortcomings of men, mentioning sucn things
as their'inconsistencies in the face of women's logic, ? their
inclinations to’ loaf around a good deal of each day chatting
over nothing, and their habit of chewing on a soggy cigar
long after they’ve had their eleven cents worth* We could
hold up to scorn the high amount of credit men take upon
themselves for the small amount of work they do, and we could
point out, quite justifiablyt the dubious value of their work
and themselves in making this old world go around*
We won’t do that though, much as we might enjoy it* We
will, instead, point out that to a still fairly new observer
of the Homer scene, women appear to be taking a much larger
part in community affairs than has been found anywhere else
*in this writer’s observation* Women are members of the Cham
ber of Commerce, they are on advisory ooqrds of business and
civic organisations, they are officers of many grpups, and
what-is most important, they are listened to with respect and
their advice is accepted on its merits*
There seems to be, here, in Homer, much more of the true
partnership between men dnd wonte#*. )1omen have a greater
share of responsibility and a greater voice in making deci
sions* They also seem to work harder without minding it,
which may be a direct result of the greater appreciation
shown them* •>*
- VIhpther it is due to the pioneer spirit of the Alaskan
homesteaders,’, *or to some special magic belonging only to
Homer, w* don’t know* fie do know that every day. is* Ladies Day
in Homer and^we approve wholeheartedly* - .
'••'•'HEIGH. HO!
, Ne'. always r emember, as the highlight of our youthful sum
mers, The Wisconsin State Fair we used to attend at Milwaukee,
It was $ tremendous affair and offered every Possible amuse
ment ride and carnival .concession, but to us, city girl that
we were, the* most fascinating things at the fair were the
farm f>rod\^bts, especially the animals*, We recall walking
through barn after barn of dairy cattle ail divided into
groups, Guernseys, Jerseys, Brown Swiss, milking Shorthorns,
and being continually delighted at their sleek, handsome
appearanceWe were always amazed, and a good deal frightened,
at the huge work ’horses. the Belgians, Percf ercns and. Clydes
dales, When we watched the judging of the vork horses we had'
no idea what they were being judged on* To us there just
one criterion - size, The bigger vhe horse, and, some wei e
immense, the more likely they were to get a blue ribbon in*
our estimate,
Now that we are older, however, we realize that there
are many things those horses Were judged on besides size.
And so it is with fairs, • Ve wouldn't expect, the Homer '‘air
to be anywhere near the size of the Wisconsin State hair, nor
even of some county fairs we have seen, But that doesn't
mean that the Homer Fair can't be the best in Alaska, and a
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real blue-ribbon fair« /£
»iil Aave some 0/ everything,
and a lot of some things
animats and farm produce will
predominate, of course♦ That's
what a fair is, for, #w£ there
will be exhibits of everything
from potted petunias to phil~
ately, and plenty of recrea
tion«
So as /air time $ rolls a
' rjound again we find the old
fair-fever.-, cropping up, and
there is only one cure for it
that we know of —its Heigh,
So, off to the Fair!
4-H LEADER HERE
Mrs-, Lydia Fohn-Hansen of
Fairbanks, home demonstration
and 4-H leader from the Uni
versity of Alaska, will be in
Homer for the entire period
of the Fair, coming in Friday
and staying >. until the first
of next week.' Of primary con
cern to Mrs, Fohn-Hansen will
be the work of the 4-H clubs ,
here, That work will be dis
played, and demonstrations'
given, at the 4-H Achievement
Day to be helgyot 'the Fair on
Saturday beginning at 2 p,m, .
CHAMBER MEETS
The subject of equipment
for the proposed hospital
health ,center came up at the
regular Monday noon meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce
this week, and Howvtrd My hill
reported that the Health Coun
cil is now conducting a study
to find out what % funds are
available* It was stated that
the Chamber itself has over
$ loo which was raised several
yetyPs ago for hospital Purpo
ses, which money will be added
to the hospital fund*
Mr* D* A* Peterson and Ed
Liebenthal were guests at the
meeting*
A pr emotional statement
about Homer, to be added to
Bill Wallace's Milepost at no
cost to the Chamber, was read
and tabled for further dis
cussion at the next meeting*
It was voted that Mrs*
Lydia Fohn-Hansen, 4-H leader
from Fairbanks, be invited to
the Chamber luncheon meeting
next Monday, as the Chamber's
guest*
Rev* NelSon Moyer presided
over the meeting*
•’V' IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
THIRD DIVISION HOMER PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate
of VAINO NESTOR SALO, Deceased)
> • : NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Mat, pursuant to an ,order of the
above ent it led.'court dated July 21, 1954, the undersigned ad
mini sir at'c'T wil{ sell the following described personal prop
■Hftty at a sealed bid sale, for cash, to the highest and best
'bidder on September 3, *954* All bids will be accepted at
the home of the undersigned or the office of the U, S, Cow
missioner until 4:00 o'clock P,M, on the above date,' The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids opened at that
time, ‘
■wide 1 long
The following property will be sold;
x One Model A Ford Coupe, no motor
i Chain Hoist, one ton
t Chain Hoist, 1/2 ton
1 adjustable pipe die
1 mixed die set 1/4 to x in. std thread
x small complete die' set 1/4 to 3I4” EAE
1 Electric drill 1/4in* * 1
1 lot punches, drills and bars
1 lot asst, hammers (jJ
1 4 in vise
x heavy duty 3/4 in drive socket set
1 lot mir.c, drills and bits \
2 sets rearners •• \
X set axle pullers
\ 5 wooa pio,nes
x valve grinding set
5 "C" Clamps
3 hand saws
3 squares
t box mi sc, tocls >
x ij2 in, drive socket set
1/3 keg 8d nails
x bundle canvas 6*
3 hydraulic jacks
5, pc 3/4 in, cooling system 20 1 long
1 12 x 16 propeller with 5' of x" shaft
x pc 1-1/4" x 10 ft iron shaft
x bundle acetylene welding rod , ■ \
t white boat Lite 1 *> '
t new rebuilt starting motor, possibly v8
1 lot gaskets and gasket material * r n, \ _
x boat - 24 ft with 25-43 Redwing-fl&por ‘
6 Asst, Pul leys \ \ ’
6 ft cross cut saw ‘
1 axe . \ .
X peavy
% cook stove\
1. 2 burner electric hot plate
t steamer trunk ,
1. building xof. x X2' 1
1 building 12* x 16'
x radio
1 magneto for 6 cylinder motor
3 gas Lanterns
2 storage batteries
These items may be inspected by contacting the undersigned
administrator, , ,
(signed) EDWIN W, HERNDON
Administrator of the estate
of Vaino Nestor Salo, deceased.
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