LAST SHIP SAILS
The last supplies of the year for Ber
ing Sea sailei north, from Pier 42 in
Seattle Iasi week on the Alaska Steam
ship Company's motor ship Square Knot un
der command of Caotain Charles. Goodwin*
Scheduled ports of call were Larson Bay
on Kodiak Island, Chignik on the Alaskan
Peninsula, and St., Michael, Home and
Teller in the Bering Sea area,
Soon after the Square Knot departs
from the area, ice will close the Bering
Sea to all water transportation until,
late next Spring♦ However, as usual, the
Alaskan line will continue to provide
regular, frequent service to ice-free
areas of Alaska during the printer*
VOTE ON CAFETERIA PRICES
Parents of Hotter school children were
given an opportunity to vote for or a
gainst a raise in cafeteria prices this
week* Mrs* Dorothy Hollii, cafeteria
chairman, in a note to the parents, - St at -
ed that in order to relieve mothers of
the necessity of doing the dishes in the
cafeteria, it has teen suggested that a
dishwasher be hired* This can be accomp
lished, she said, by raising the price
of school lunches to thirty cents a day♦
If this increase of five cents a day is
accebted by the parents, She pointed out
that mothers will be obliged to work on
ly two hours in the 'mornings setting
tables and serving* • '
CHOIR TO BE FORMED
Marian Koeppel has announced that an
endeavor is underway to farm a community
choir* The choir is sponsored by the
Methodist church but singers from all
denominations are urged to join* Sing
ers are needed and anyone interested may
contact Marian ' or Rev* Nelson Moyer for
further details*
BB1 POST OFFICE HOURS
Arleen If* Kranich, Homer Postmistress,
has announced that now that shorter days
are here the post office hours will be
changed somewha>t• The new hours will be
from 8 a* m* to 5 p,wu The lobby door
will be locked at1$ pirn*
The afternoon mail, she says, is gen
erally all distributed by 5 p., m« so it
will be available to boxholders before
the door is locked,
'The Sunday and holiday hours will re
main the same, q to ti a* tn*
CHAMBER MEETING
Chamber members decided Monday that
their beard of directors would represent
them at a noon meeting Saturday with
Alaska *s Governor. . B* Frank Heiritzleman*
It was decided that the directors should
gather the facts on needed projects for
the Homer area and present them to the
Governor«
Other business discussed by the group
included a suggestion that the Chamber
might lead the way in a study of the ef
fect of oil discovery upon a community.
Such a study was suggested recently by
Robert Bostrom of the Richmond Oil com
pany when he addressed the CSG meeting,
Two Texas communities were suggested as
examples of towns that had enjoyed a
rapid growth due to the discovery of oil
nearby«
STUART HAMILTON HERE
. Stuart Hamilton, a director for the
Alaskan division of the REA, has been
visiting .in Homer during the week,
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Steve Walli, a first grader in the
Homer school, enjoyed a birthday party
last Friday at school,
THE NEWS
WILL BE
BACK TO
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SIZE NEXT
WEEK
* • V'.
”lt has been my privilege
to serve the people of
Alaska in various public
positions for the past
fourteen years, including
that of U. S. ATTORNEY and
U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE. I
would now welcome an
opportunity to serve you
in the Legislature, *
J. EARL COOPER,
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
SENATE
TRAILER
HOUSE
INSURANCE
SEE
DON E. SMITH
general insurance
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