THE HOMER NEWS
Alaska’s Largest Mimeograph Weekly
Published every Thursday in Homer, Alaska .
Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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ALtSXA BILLS IN CONGRESS
According to the Washing
ton Newsletter of Mary Lee
Council, secretary to Dele
gate Bartlett, five specific
bills last week were approved
by the Territories subcommit
tee. The five bills would
give Joseph Booth of Anchor
age, Robert Soyk of Kenai and
Patrick Johnson, Bert Faraday
and Carl Robinson, all of An
chor Point, preference rights
to certain land for home
steading purposes.
The Geological Survey re
leased their plans for the
year last week and included
in the plans was the setting
up of a stream gaging sta
tion on Bradley Creek at the
head of Kachemak Bay.
ASSESSMENT'S TO BE FADE
According to an announce
ment from PUD manager Homer
Thompson, assessment of real
property will be made by the
tax assessor of the PUD with
in the next 30 days.
All real property owners
n&e have made improvements to
their homes by additional
floor area, water or sewage
facilities, painting or fur
ther completion of their
homes during the period from
January 1, 1953 to January 1,*
1954 are requested to furnish
such information immediately
to the PUD assessor.
H<M FOR HOLIDAY
Curt Evern and Erling Bro
derson aro expected to be in
Homer over the Fourth of July
holiday, according to Mrs,
^eorge Dahlgren • The men
have been working on a CAA
project at Yakataga,
MOVE DOV/N FROM ANCHORAGE
Mr, and Mrs* Albert Evans
of Anchorage are moving to
Homer where Mr, Evans will
work on the Ohlson Mt, Pro
ject, They have had their
trailer house out at Anchor
River for the past couple of
weeks and plan to move it in
to Homer, They are original
ly from Klamath Falls, Ore
gon,
DRIVE TO ANCHORAGE
Mr, and Mrs, Ray Green
drove to Anchorage Tuesday on
business.
SHIP'S IN
The ship has been in and
the stock is back on the
shelves at the Food Cen
ter in greater quantities
than ever and we can now
fill all of your grocery
needs*
■ HOMER
FOOD CENTER
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CHAMBER TO ELECT JULY 6
A Hew board of directors
will be elected by the mem
bers of the Chamber of Com
merce Wednesday, July 6 at
their regular noon meeting.
Seven directors will be
elected from a slate of 1$
candidates. They arei/ Burt
Bachman, Russ Cronin, Ken
Heath, Mary High, Yule Kil
cher, Alza King, Nelson Moy
er, Bob Norman, Margaret Pate
Bill Raver, Jim Reynolds,
Ethel Scott, Don Smith, Homer
Thompson, Jiggs Tice, L* C.
Wirthe.
A quorum was not present
for the meeting last Monday
so no meeting was held*
OLD WARRANTS NOT GOOD
The Treasurer of Alaska,
Hugh J# ¥ade, last week noti
fied all Banks in Alaska that
the Attorney General has
ruled, at the request of the
Treasurer, that Territorial
warrants issued prior to
April 1, 1953, are no longer
payable#
The- 1951 Legislature added
a section to a deficiency ap
propriation bill, Chapter
130 - 1951 Session Laws, nM oh
provides that Territorial
warrants must be presented
for payment within two years
after the biennium in which
they were issued#
The Attorney General was
requested to pass on the law
inasmuch as the foimer Treas
urer, Henry Roden, had ser
ious questions regarding the
legality of the Act, but the
attorney General has now def
initely ruled the law a valid
one#
The decision makes it pos
sible for the Treasurer’s Of
fice to consider paid approx
imately 2,000% outstanding
warrants—some of them dating
back as far as 1917# The am
ounts of the warrant s range
from 5 cents to $346.00—the
total of all of the warrants
is approximately $20,000#
The decision mokes for
better bookkeeping, according
to Treasurer Wade, but he
warns persons holding Terri
torial warrants to cash them
promptly because they are now
considered paid, through op
eration of law, * if they are
not presented for payment be
fore two years after the end
of the biennium in which they
.were issued#
OPENING
Watch for the opening of
the Yah Sure package
liquor store where you
will always find the
prices low and the qual
ity high. Watch for itj
YAH SURE CLUB
FORMER TEACHER HERE
A lady who taught school
in the Homer area 31 years
ago visited the community on
Monday of this week. She i?es
Mrs. Jean Flyndahl Mulke. Ac
companied by her husband,
Mrs# Mulke visited with
one of her former pupils,
Mrs. Sam Pratt, and with
Charles Miller of Miller’s
Landing where the old school
was located.
Mrs. Mulke .homesteaded
the property whore the H. L.
McCain family now lives and
at one time she was associ
ated with Alfred Anderson in
a fox farm hero.
The Mulkes left Tuesday.
PROMOTING RECREATION H.ELL
According to an ad in this
week’s Nows, N. R. Benson is
promoting a recreation hall
for Homer. Some time ago- he
purchased considerable equip-'
ment including a shuffle
board, shuffle bowler, a pool
table and materials for a
shooting gallery, intending
to set up a recreation centes
At that time however there
was opposition to the plan
in the community and nothing
was done. The time is right,.
now, he feels, and has placed
the equipment up for sale.
RETURN FROM CONFERENCE
Vein Mutch end Cecil Wyant
returned to Homer this TOek
from Fairbanks eh ore thoy at
tended a tuo-day Agricultural1
Conservation Program* _ Mutch
is a state conmitteomon and
Vyant is Homer county chair
man.
Funds for the 1956 AC Pro
gram wore sot at $27^000 the
figure allotted this yoar.
Homer county will got $6,500.
Fr-HMER’S CO-OP TO MEET
The Kachemak Bay Farmer’s
Association will meet Friday,
July 8 at 8 p.m. at the Paul
Marteeny home*
i ■- • .rr—\
HENNING N. JOHNSON
a
Registered
Land Surveyor
i Sub-division Planni'i
Construction Surveying
Topographical Surveying
PROP & WING
0-<0
Work is progressing nicely
on the Se ldo via airport.
Morris Killen has his back
hoe and cat at work there,
and has completed a drainage
ditch along the North side of
the field, to help prevent
soft spots and mud holes on
the strip. The strip is being
lengthened also#
Harry Fisher has sold hia
float plane# He still ha3
his cub up for sale#
Russ Cronin and Don Snith
flew to the head of the Bay
last Saturday on a bear hunt.
It rained almost all the time
they were there, 30 the bear
are still there#
Bill Smith is busy flying
his Widgeon in the Bristol
Bay region. He returned a
few days ago to* pick up his
Cessna, as he has use for it
there also.
CAP MEMBERSHIP INCREASES
The membership of the Hom
er Squadron of the Civil Air
Patrol now stands at 42, ac
cording to liggs Tice, per
sonnel officer.
FLOAT PLANE REPAIRED .
A float plane belonging to
the Inlet Flying Service is
back at its dock in Beluga
Lake this week after suffer
ing minor damage at Portlock*
Bob Cruber was taxiing the
plane off the Portlock do’ck
during a heavy blow when the
wind caught it and tipped it
up against the dock* The
plane was loaded on a tender
and taken to Anchorage where
.it 'was immediately repaired
and flown back to Homer ready
to be placed in service by
the local flying service*
WIRING of all kinds
Appliance & Motor Repair
Dealer for*31ack & Decker
Tools...Hestinghouse and
Arvin appliances.
Headquarters*
in Rex’s Metal
Works
FRANK'S
WIRING SERVICE
NOW OPEN AT
6 AM.
And serving those delicious
Sourdough Hotcake3 that every
one likes so well for break
fast.
Wf ARE SERVING A
FULL TURKEY DINNER
;71th all of the Triiaaings
OVER THE HOLIDAY
Bring the entire family down' for dinner
over the holiday# Save t!om the trouble
Of cooking a big Fourth of July dinner
and give everyone a treat at the same time
HOMER CAFE