.fol* 6, No4 8
Your Dependable Community Newspaper
August 4, 1955
Alaska historical
Library & Museum
Box 2051
Juneau, Alaska
HOMER FAIR ’ '
"?ith tije opening date of the Homer
Fair just a few short weeks away, plans
for the many activities are nearing
completion, according to Bill Raver,
president of the Homer Fair Association
If current negotiations work out,
the kids attending the fair will have
m opportunity to enjoy some rides this
year* The Alaska Frontier Shows of An
chorage have offered to bring three or
four of their rides, including a merry
go-round, ferris wheel, rocket ride and
chair plane, to the Horner Fair. Also
included in the retinue of the Frontier *
Shows would he several ooncessions such
as a shooting gallery, cork gallery,
hoop-la, penny pitch, dart game, milk
bottles, roll down and others. The
Fair board of directors is to meet Sat
urday night to make the final decision
as to whether the shows will be invited
For the first time the annual fair
will be held on the fairgrounds, A
road has been constructed, and gravelled
into the 40-acre plot serthat it will
be accessible to cars. The arrangement
of the tents and booths will be tempor
ary with the expectation that by "next
year plans can be completed for a per
manent site for each of the, many activ
ities that comprise the fair.
Superintendents for the many div
isions of the fair have been chosen for
the most part, however a few divisions
are without superintendents. Those
without superintendents are the Home
Canning and Preserving division and the
Culinary Department* Anyone wishing to
volunteer for either of these two jobs
ia urged to contact Bill Raver#
^t is expected that all of the divi
sions will be larger this year and
those planning to display their handi
work are urged to contact the superin
tendents of the proper divisions#
Superintendents are: Livestock,
Paul Marteeny; Foultry and Rabbits,
Oust Lofgren; Dairy and Poultry Pro
ducts, Bud Uminski; Grains and Grasses,
Id Leibenthal; Vegetables, Mrs# Jim
Straub; Mushrooms and Edible Fungi, Mrs
Ruth Kilcher; Needlework, Mrs# Inez
Bilbao; Floral Display, Ethel Scott;
Arts, Ruth Newman; Crafts, Mrs# Ada
Latham#
Ray Green has accepted the job of *
Organizing games and recreation for the
fair.
Tentative plans call for the fair to
open at 2 p,m# August 26, with a double
parachute drop by two former para
troopers from Seldovia and close Sunday
evening at mine o'clock with a small
display of fireworks#
All of the members of the Associa
tion will meet at the fairgrounds Sat
urday and Sunday, August 20 and 21 to
assist in setting up the tents and
booths for the fair#
WEATHER
High
Low
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51
July 28. 60
July 29 59
July 30 62
July 31 73
Aug# 1 64
Aug. 2 60
Aug# 3 58
KENAIDAYS
The community of Kenai is extending
an invitai;iou to one and all to join in
celebrating "Kenai Days" September 4-5.
Nuinarous events are scheduled for
the two days to assure plenty of fun
for young and old alike. The celebra
tion is sponsored by the Chambor of
Commerce of Kenai and they have gather
ed a -.Tide assortment of prizes to be
given aroy.
The top prize is a 14-foot boat,
motor and car-top carrier. Fifty dol
lars worth of sporting goods is the
prize for the uinner of the rainbow
derby which extends from August 1 to
September 1, Weighing stations have
been set up in most of the communities
of the Peninsula, In Homer the lioneer
hardware and the Inlet Trading Post
have1 been designated as ‘the stations.
Of special interest to local boat
owners rill bo the boat races to be
held on the Kenai River. Races rill be
hold between Kenai and Soldot’na and at
the mputh of the river.
Other features of the celebration
aro a log rolling contest, a ball, game,
kiddie games, fireworks and dancing,
and a free salmon Bar-3-Q.
. Appropriate signs will be posted
'throughout the community to indicate
where the various activities are being
held, *
CHAMBER NOTES
Irving Reed*, territorial highway en
gineer, was the guest speaker at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday tftit
instead of a speech he answered numer
ous questions asked him by those pres
ent.
In regard to the snail boat harbor
Reed said that' the Territorial appro
priations had been made and Homer was
to receive $100,000 and an application
has been made to the Alaska Public
tforks'fora matching fund* of $100,000
which will make $200,000 total. The
harbor will be based on plans drawn up
by the *xmy engineers and will be built
on;the end of the Spit, Reed said.
Concerning the Homer dock, Reed said
that his office could not use gas tax
funds to enlarge the dock and suggested
that the dock could be leased to the
PTJD on a long-term basis then local
funds .could be matched by AP7 funds to
improve and enlarge the dock.
The Territorial engineer said that
hifc department will continue to work on
plans to «extend the Hast 2nd Road out
as far as the Fox River valley, which’
he" said would immensely aid the economy
of the Homer area. He also said that
long range planning in his department
called for a road from Dillingham to
Illiamna with a ferry connecting that
port with Seldovia and Homer*
► fie also* touched briefly on ft Oat
plane facilities and erosion on the
Syit#
Ken Heath, tourist committee chair
man, reported that he was working on
plans to try to get tourists here next
year by plane on organized tours.
President Don Smith announced the
plans of the Anchorage Airmen’s Assoc
iation to visit Homer this Sunday.
Many local residents are expected to
turn out at the Homer airport next
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock to greet
Delegate 5. L# (Bob). Bartlett and Paul
Butler, N tional chairman of the Demo
cratic party* Heading the welcoming
committee will be Jack Scott who will
present the two dignitaries and their
wives with appropriate gifts on behalf
of the local Democratic Club.
The chartered piano will be at the
*local airport for approximately one
half hour allowing ample time for those
aboard to meet local residents before
going on to Kodiak where Butler will
address an annual Jefferson-Jackson Day
banquet crowd.
Chairman Butler will be touring the
T rritory during the next two weeks
visiting several cities and.communities
before returning to the States. He
will give the address at the Anchorage
Jcfferson-Jackson Day dinner August 13
at the Idle Hour Country Club*
AIRMEN DUE ' ■
If the raaather pemits approximately
100 Anchorage people will visit HW»r.,
Sunday when 40 to 50 airplanes belong-^
ing to members^ of t£e Anchorage Air
men’s Association descend on the city,
’i/hile here the group will enjoy a crab
feed fit Creep. Timbers, according to
Don 3 :;ith who is in charge of the ar
rangements for the group. The planes
will 3tart arriving here about 9 a.ro.
and will continue to 1 arrive until 1
The Homer Chamber of Commerce will
provide fresh water for the crab feed
in addition to making arrangements for
the crab*and other groceries needed.
The “Civil Air Patrol has offered to
provide as many benches as can be col
lected for the occasion.
PLANE CRASH
An mchorage pilot, 2d Johnson,
walked away from his Super cub plane
Saturday-evening after it flipped over
during an emergency landing near Ohlsan
Mountain. Johnson told CAA station
manager Sob Sdlund that the plane de
veloped motor trouble and Re had to
land in a small clearing at the foot of
the mountain.
The first report of the accident
reached the CM station when *a PNA
plane called in* to report it, Edlund
took off in the CAP L-5 immediately and
flew over the area. Johnson was out
of the plane and waved to indicate that
he was unhurt and Edlund 'returned to
the airport end took a CM truck to the
scene of the *accident. Extent of the
damage to the plane is unknown.
APPOINTED;
Vem Mutch has been, appointed a mem
ber of the Alaska Agricultural Loan
Board by Governor Heintzleman. Mutch
received word of his appointment last
week in a telegram from the governor*
The appointment was effective July 18
and is for a four-year term.
Mutch is the owner of the Vera Mutch
Drugs in Homer and is a resident of the
Anchor Point area where he carries on
considerable farming and livestock
raising.* ~