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Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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The tragic accident that befell Joe Alonzo last Sunday
hit the community very hard. Joe is well thought of in these
parts and the tragedy has caused many folks to question
whether or not all of the safety regulations involved in such
®ork had been observed. We would like to urge those who feel
most strongly about the accident to contain themselves until
an official investigation is held either by the insurance
company or by the REA or perhaps by both.
We feel, of course, that an investigation should be
held. If an investigation proves the disaster to have been
accidental, then the people will feel assured that every mea
sure is being taken to protect the workers. Should an inves
tigation reveal that the proper safety measures were not
taken then future accidents can be prevented and perhaps
lives saved.
A GOOD START
The meeting of the board of directors of the PUD Monday
evening' indicates, we believe, that the new board will ac
complish a great deal in an orderly and democratic manner in
the weeks and months to come. While the Monday meeting was
at times tedious, all matters coming before the board were
thoroughly discussed and sound decisions reached. There were
differences of opinion among the members of the board as
could be expected, but the good thing about it was that all
©pinions were expressed and they were listened to with atten
tion. The people in the audience had their say Monday night,
too with a minimum of confusion.
We personally felt that the president, Henning Johnson,
could brush up a bit on his Robertas Rules of Order, but he
was not elected because he was the best parliamentarian in
town, acd in the main he did a good job.
The idea of bringing in qualified people to assist the
directors is excellent. The directors are all working men
and just can’t devote all of the<tiine necessary to the prob
lems of the dock antj the hospital. The idea has the addi
tional attraction of making more people feel that they have
the opportunity to make the district stronger economically
through better administratio*. I
QUARTERS NEEDED
Homer had a marshal.s Homer lost a marshal* Why?
According to U. S* Marshal Fred Williamson, he withdrew
his deputy marshal from Homer because the quarters he had
leased proved to be "unliveable," "a fire trap#” 'fe do not
intend to question the good marshal’s words, but we think that
half of the people in Homer would be darned happy to move into
the house which has running water and all of the facilities
that go^tth it. And• central heating, yeti We. should all be ’
so lucky. , Of course moat local folks would have little Use
for the two. cells in the basement unless most folks have two
kids like "we do, and then there would be just a few times a
day when the cells would be occupied#
; We’re just kidding, of course, but we do feel that the
marshal is expecting too much of a community like Homer to
provide Anehorage-type quarters. The rent on the ’’former”
quarters of the marshal here was only $125 per month* ^ot
very much considering the investment required to brir^ things
up to Marshal Williamson’s standards*
Hid forns are available for anyone interested in providing
futu^re quarters for the marshal who will return as soon as the
prop’er quarters are ready.
OUR PLANT HOURS ARE■
12 noon to 2 p*m«, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week*
' . > i
The plant is located at the end of the^
Homer Spit*
; OUR OFFICE HOURS ARE■
■B a*m, to 12 - and 1 p*m* to 5 p.uu
The office is located hext to the Bank
of Homer.
FOR ALL OF RJEL OIL AND BOTTLED GAS
NEEDS PHONE 240 FOR PROMPT DELIVERY
BY
^TERMINAL OIL SALES
STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS
I333TEHN HSNINSUU
SCHOOL FESTIVAL PMNED
A spring festival of West
ern Kcnai Peninsula schools
will he held Saturday at Ren
al,' according to Merrill
Hatcher, Homer, principal•
There will .be displays of
handiwork from all schools
and a program# The festival
will start at 1 o’clock and
parents and friends of local
students are invited to at
tend#
The Homer 5th grade will
present a puppet show and
transportation is needed for
some of the students# Anyone
planning to attend the festi
val is urged to contact tips#
Gray Adams, 5th grade teacher
or Mr. Hatcher#
FILES NOMINATING PETITION
Don E. Smith, Horner Heal
Estate and Insurance man, has
placed a nominating petition
for the territorial constitu
tional convention in circula
tion. He is the second local
man to indicate that he would
like to run as a delegate for
the convention from this dis
trict which includes Homer*
Seldovia and Kenai* The first
petition was Harry Gregoire’s
BOB BDLUND
RADIO SHOP CLOSED
Boh Edlund announced this
week that he was closing his
radio shop in the log osbin
next to the Alaska 'Tild Berry
Products plant. Edlund says
that his health will not per
mit him to carry on the radio
business in addition to his
regular duties as local CAA
station manager._
YAH, SURE...
you will always have a
good time ^hen you visit
Jim and T5on at the good
old Yah, Sure Club.
There’s always good en
tertainment at the
'YAH SURE CLUB
pw ADVERTISING FOLDER OUT
Don Smith - expected to put
an attractive adverticing
-folder in circulation this
week. It is called nGudde To
Homer, Alaska." Printed in
-black and white, the folder
has e. good picture of a bull
moose on the cover and inside
is a map of the Peninsula
with an enlargement of the
Homer area. Principal loca
tions around the comnunity
are spotted on the enlarge
ment and indexed on the fold
er. Also included is a para
graph of information on the
community and one each on
climate, business, fishing,
hunting, and scenery*.
Smith said that Jiggs Tice
drew the map with Sam Pratt
and Chuck Abbott putting in
the figures on it.
CARD PARTY PLANNED
The board of directors of
the Homey Public Library has
planned a card party this
Saturday night at the school
house* The party is public
and is being held to raise
funds for new books for the
library*
CAP TO MEET THURSDAY
The Homer squadron of the
Civil Air Patrol will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 p'*m*
at the schoolhouse, according
to Gene King, commander*
Films will be shown at the
meeting, King said*
Remember, you can save
money if yotf pay your
bill by the 10th*
MOTHER'S (
DAY
IS
MAY ft, (
GIVE HER
A GIFT
SHE WILL
LONG REMEMBER
CHOOSE YOUR GIFT FRCM OUR WIDE SELECTION OF
Bright New Spring Skirts and Blouses
or
New Colored and Blue Jeans Now in Stock
Costume Jewelry
4
Purses Scarves
Dresses Jackets
and he sure to see our
New Rain Jacket and Hat Sets
Every Mother Will Want One
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