THE HOMER NEWS
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Published every Thursday in Homer, Alaska
Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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WELL DONE
The boot straps of Homer took a severe stretching Sunday
when the citizens of the community worked hard to improve the
looks of the area by gathering, loading and carrying away
several tons of accumulated rubbisht fte weren’t here last
year on Clean-Up Day so we cannot draw any comparisons, but
we can say Sunday’s project wa3 most successful and a job
well done a
Those who participated in the activities of the day have
every right to feel proud of themselves for their generous
donations of trucks, food and labor* Dollar-wise it was the
truckers and equipment operators who were the most generous,
but spiritually they were equalled by the ladies who prepared
the food and cared for the children and the many workers,
young and old alike, who walked along the roads picking up
the scattered paper, cans and small logs and dumping the
trash barrels and boxes into the welting trucks,
So far as we know the day went by without any serious
accidents which in itself is remarkable* Bill Rarer managed
to back the truck he was driving into Bob Norman’s pickup and
Bob retaliated a short while later by tossing a large stick
in the direction of the editor of the News causing a small
lump on the leg of the latter, but so far as we know that was
the extent of Clean-Up Day accidents*
Gene Lawrence was, in a way, rather fortunate that Sun
day was Clean-Up Day. As he came zipping around the corner
at the post office in his Model A Ford the left front wheel
came off* Fortunately the work crew for Section Six was
on the spot and in the absence of a jack the crew merely
picked the front of the Ford up off the ground while Gene
replaced the rdieel and then went on his way*
The community locks better this week and now the folks
can rest on their laurels for another year when it is hoped
we can go to work again ^on the never ending job cf’ making
Homer a place that we can"all admire*
If the Homer Chamber of Commerce is actually looking for
a project for the coming year that will really be of benefit
to the whole community we would like to suggest that they
get behind "Cap” ICing and Kwik-Log Company, Inc.
Actually, ’’Cap" needs the help of all of us, but the
Chamber, being a merchant-supported organization, could well
spearhead the drive to raise funds so badly needed by the
Kwik-Log Company and at the same time let "Cap” King know
that he is not alone in his endeavor to bring an industry to
Homer*
On May 9 ’’Cap” appeared befdre the members of the Cham
ber to make an appeal for financial assistance, He stated
quite frankly that if he could sell some of his $100-a-share
stock in Homer he could get additional financial backing in
Anchorage* He said that with that financial help he would
bring his Kwik-Log mill in from the East End and set it up
in Homer and by bringing logs from across the Bay he would
have an industry doing between #100,000 and #800,000 worth of
busies ss a year*
An industry of that kind would mean a great deal to all
of us* It would give us the two things we need most, a pay
roll and better housing*
It might be well to review the histroy of the Kwik-Log
firm to see what it has meant to the area to date*
’’Cap” started the outfit in February, 1954 after invest
ing well over #15,000 in tools and supplies. He sold many of
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the made-to-order buildings, but found the going tough with
out sufficient working capital to buy materials in large
quantities# Last year he had four and at times five men
working at the mill bringing an estimated $20,000 to the
cozmiunity* He said that during the winter he figured that
some 25 families in the area were deriving their support from
the company by working in the mill or in the woods#
Now ’’Cap” is handicapped by a shortage of logs as well
as working capital and has laid plans to tap the forests
across the Bay. He hopes to set up his mill somewhere here
in Homer, possibly on Beluga Slough where the logs can be
floated directly to the mill.
A revolving fund of about $20,000 would enable the com
pany to finance homes that are so desperately needed,he says.
The Kwik-Log home has proven itself to be practical for this
climate, he said, and is relatively inexpensive because of
the ease of construction.
As we see it, here is the ideal opportunity for Homer to
help itself# ,7Capw has the equipment and the know-how# He
needs the working capital, which,, if provided now, will re
turn itself many times over# Many folks are busy wondering
what all of us will do to survive this winter. 1/fell, here is
the answer.
Again we say that the Chamber of Commerce would be the
ideal organization to spearhead a drive to help "Cap” King
and the Kwik*Log Company. If, in their annual report; for
next year, the directors could point with pride to the
success of this campaign alone, then theirs would be the
finest report ever given the members of the Homer Chamber of
Commerce.
BIBLE SCHOOL POSTPONED
The bible school of the
Christian Community church
has been postponed due to the
absence of Rev* Melvin Jensen
according to Mrs* Dick Edens.
Revo Jensen and family
were unexpectedly called to
the States by the illness of
Mrs. Jensen's mother.
The school trill be held as
soon as the Reverend returns,
Mrs. Edens said.
STATUS MAPS AVAILABLE
The Homer office of the
Bureau of Land management has
received status maps of the
following areas: Kenai, Nin
ilcbik-Kasllof, Starisky,
Moose River and Nakishka
Beach-Boulder Point areas.
These maps sell for #1 each,
according to Jim Scott, Bur
eau representative.
DAPPER DON
down at the Yah Sure Club
is always ready to mix
your favorite drink for
you. The Yah Sure opens
daily at 11 a.m. Visit
the Yah Sure on the road
to the Airport.
YAH SURE CLUB
HOME FROM COLLEGE
Joseph Marteeny, son of
Paul Marteeny, arrived home
Friday from the University
of Illinois wtere he is an
engineering student. He rill
report to the Kenai Alaska
Road Commission office for
rork after a week’s visit
with his family.
FLY TO STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chequet
te of the Inlet Flying Ser
vice left Homer Saturday for
the States. They flew to
Seattle and Montana and plan
ned to return to Homer by
this,caning Sunday.
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