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October 2t, xq54
REPORT
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Last Friday: night a relatively small
crowd was on hand to participate in the
October meeting of the Citizen's Study
Qroup at the schoalhouse During the
meeting the group approved the constitu
tion that was read as the first order of
business
Clair tiiner reported on the progress
of the small boat basin saying that lo
cal fishermen had donated and pledged a
total of &T075 so far toward the con
struction of a half-tide basin He
stated that figures on the construction
We not available yet because it is not
known what the total yardage of gravel
$0 be moved will be nor is \.t known
what the charge for the use of Alaska
Road Commission equipment will be* Ben
Stewart, district supervisor of the ARC
is due in Homer the latter part of the
week to discuss the basin with local
ARC and PUD officials* During the dis
cussion of the basin it was pointed out
that all funds collected will be placed
in the bank so that should they not be
Used they can be returned to the donors«
Harold Pomeroy of Bear Cove, Terri
torial Director; of Civilian Defense,
was Present at the meeting and spoke
briefly to the group, He said that he
was immensely pleased to see a community
endeavoring to help itself instead of
sitting back and waiting for the Terri
tory or the federal government to build
needed works, He pledged that Bear Cove
would donate $too toward the building
of the Homer small boat basin. Turning
to the Civilian Defense of Alaska, he
stated that it could be assumed that
suck military bases as Anchorage and
Fairbanks would be among the first hit
by an enemy if war came to our shores,
Homer, he said, would play an import
ant part as an evacuation center, He
noted that, should \soar come, shipping
space would be at a premium and that it
would be the role of the Civilian} De
fense to regulate supplies. In that
light he suggested that Homer build up
a good solid framework of leadership
for Civilian Defense work. There are
always lots of people who want to help,
he said, but it is essential that we
have the leadership n case of emergen
cy, He suggested that an emergency po
lice unit be formed as well as a rescue
unit trained to meet problems that
might exist locally in case of war
The surplus property act recently pas
sed for Alaska by Congress is providing
the Civilian Defense officers with more
needed equipment that can be sent out
to such areas as Homer and he suggested
that we make our needs known.
Slips of paper were passed out to
those present and they were asked to
state their preference of a committee
on which they might like to work, The
committees listed and their temporary
chairmen were: Legislative, Harry Greg
oire; Publicity, Bill Raver; Beautifi
cation and Planning, Helen Bachman; Ed
ucation, Elva Scott; .Economy, Leo Rhode;
and Recreation, Dan Larson,
Cont« in Col, a
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Four big new substation transformers
for the Homer Electric Association plant
came -.n on the boat ^Tuesday, according
to Jiggs Tice, manager♦ The transform*
ers weighed about two tons apiece and
were taken from the boat to the plant
by Wally Atkinson who *s ctane was used
to unload them when they reached their
destination.
As soon as the transformers are in
stalled they will be put to use sending
power to Anchor Point* The wire crews
have reached the river and will have
completed their work to that community
by the time the substation is ready to
operate, Tice said
The remainder of the poles also came
in on the Rambler, according to Tice,
and crews will finish the pole setting
as rapidly as possible*
A meeting of all key SEA personnel
was held Wednesday morning to iron out
the difficulties arising from the big
construction job that is being carried
on at the present time,
CHAMBER MEET
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting
Monday considerable time was; taken up
in a discussion of windshield stickers
and a possible map of the Homer area
for the growing tourist trade One log
ical suggestion was made that■, the map
be placed1 on th$ back of the stickers
thus killing two birds .with one stone,
Two printing firms have quoted prices
for windshield stickers at about £350
per 5000 stickers* No decision was
reached on this matter:, p
It was announced that the informa
tion bulletin would be reprinted, and
that Harry Gregoire wouldt attend the:
Alaska Chamber of Commerce \ codbentfipri
in Anchorage as a representative of the
Homer chamber.
Some discussion was held concerning y
the possibility of setting up^a Commun
ity Chest or a United Fund* Drive in Ho-'
wrfr at some future date, It was felt
that one good campaign once a year
would perhaps be more successful and
less of a bother to the merchant's and
residents than the many fund raising
campaigns carried on annually in the
community. #
It was also announced that the board
of directors will meet each Friday noon.
Howard ifyhill, vice president. con
ducted the meeting in the absence of
President Moyer who was in Anchorage.
Cont, From Col, t
The work of the Homer Fair Associa
tion was explained by Robert Norman, He
told of the development of the fair
grounds and indicated, by drawing a map,
areas that will be used by the exten
sion service,Boy Scouts, National Guard
and gun club A Picnic area is planned
as well as a baseball diamond and even
tually a building to house the fair and
other civic activities. It is hoped,
he said, that the Homer fair will be
held at the fairgrounds next year,
probably in tents.
Two new directors were elected and
one director re-elected to the Homer
Fair Association board of directors at
the annual meeting Monday night, The
new directors elected were Bud Uminski
and Bill Raver. The director re-elected
was Bob Herman Retiring directors are
Guy Waddell and Cecil Wyant.
In a meeting of the directors after
the regular meeting Bob Norman was
elected president, of the board. Other
officers are Bill Raver, vice president;
Bud [Jminski, treasurer and Eva Carlson
was re-elected to her post as secretary.
The treasurer's report indicated that
the association had a net worth of $2574,
a gain of *267 over last year.
Assets of the Association were as fol
lows: Cash on hand, £25; cash in bank, 1
#1539; land, $4000; prepaid memberships,
$10, for d total of $5574+ Liabilities
listed included only the amount due on
the fairgrounds, $3000, leaving a net
worth of $2574
Receipts for the period covered by the
report, April 1,1954 through October 15,
reached Siggg, while the expenditures for
that period were £2227.
For the fair this year the receipts
totaled £gg4 and the expenditures, as
near as could be f igured from the report,
were $gg7* Advertising revenue from the
fair book was '$684, Cost of the book
was $466. g6, printing; £68 40, commis
sions; postage and freight approximately
i>30, leaving approximately £120 profit.
Income from the sale of booth space
was listed as $t6o, the sale of fair
tickets, $145. ,
Expenses forr the fair, other than the •
book were as follows;Fair bumper banners■,
$42; prize money to Billy Carlson, $1 a;
insurance, £107.50; Dorothy Straub for
collecting prizes (two years) $20; rib
bons, £31,50; janitor, £2^7; watchman,
£40; manager, $60; electricity, $6. 25;
lumber, $65,28, miscellaneous, $7,80,•
It was the feeling of the majority of
those present that the board was within
'jit Si right s to use the territorial grant
funds toward the improvement of the
fairgrounds, however the secretary was
instructed to obtain a copy of the Ter
ritorial law covering the grant
The board will meet next Wednesday at
the extension office to di/scuss plans
for the coming year.
The people of Homer, and no doubt
Seldovia, sighed with relief last Thurs
day over the news that Dr, Jack Provon
sha and his wife, also a doctor, and
two children had arrived from the
states.
The two doctors will make their head
quarters in Seldovia at the hospital and
he will commute daily, weather permit
ting, to Homer,
Dr, Provonsha has established his of
fice in the Tom Shelford residence op
posite the Heady Hotel and has set his
tentative office hours at to a,m, to 2
p, m,, Monday through Friday,