FUD STORY
(Cont. From Page 1)
a special election is requir
ed by law?
Three judges and their al
ternates were named for the
election* They are: Mrs.
Hazel Jenson, alternate Henry
Middleton; Gust Lofgren, al
ternate Duane Beinap; and
Toni r/oodman, alternate Burt
Bachman. .
The boarS also passed a
motion to contact the AYR
cannery in S^idovia to see
whether or not they might
have any piling on hand that
could be used for the Homer
Dock0 fhe latest information
on this point is that AYR did
not have the piling* The
resolution continued that if
AYR did not have the piling
enough piling was to be* or
dered from the States to com
plete the dockr *
President Henning Johnson
gave his report on the dock
study that he had made, his
estimate on the cost of re
pair for the dock was $>6,798.
This estimate has since oeen
revised upward. a total of
35 piling will be needed to
repair the dock, Johnson said
The Territory has agreed to
pay for the repair out of the
motor fuel tax fund.
Bob Harrison, an engineer
for the Territory, visited
Homer Thursday to check the
dock*-. He accepted Johnsonfs
report and recommended that
the work on the dock not be
started until after the high
tides at the end of this
mcnth. On this same point,
Paul Choquette reports that
on Saturday there were five
large ice fields " up the Bay
ard that all of them appeared
to be at least a mile square*
Mud bay is also full of ice*
In the matter * of the two
lots donated two years ago
by Hugh iatson to the P&D,
the directors agreed to sell
the lots back for the cost of
the improvements which would
amount to about ifrllOO* The
directors agreed that it was
unlikely that the PUD could
build a building on the lots
in the time left on ,the
agreement* a gymnasuim was
to havj$ been- built on the
ground/by April, X$58. ;
Thq" directors also decided
to start a.-special * hospital
account and approved the de
cision of the Hospital com
mittee to spend a portion of
the hospital equipment fund
for used dental equipment.
HEA BOARD HOLDS MEETING
A report on . the Cooper
' Lake project was presented to
the directors of the HEA last
Tuesday night. The projectj
if started immediately-, vjould
take about 2\ years to com
plete and would generate pow
er at an estimated cost- of
6.U5 mills. *nith. the added
cost of transmission*-to where
' - Homer Electric could tie on,
the “cost to Lhe Coop.would be
approximately 10 ■* mills per
KW.
The CaPA board of direct
ors accepted the report and
authorized the immediate be
ginning of the necessary per
mits, authorizations, etc.
for the construction of the
Cooper Lake hydro-^plant.
Edwin Martin, territorial
highway patrolman, of heftier,
was appointed by the direct
ors to fill the ■ vacancy of
Dick Friemuth who resigned
last month. Martin will
serve the unexpired portion
of Freimuth^ term which will
run til February, 1958. ~
director Marion Koeppel
was selected to replace John
King as alternate representa
tive on the CAPa board. The
replacement will be effective
February 1, 1956*
A new method of billing
was authorized and is to be
come effective March 1. It
is a self-reading, self-bill
ing method* More will be
told about the method in ”our
own publication*” Complete
instructions will be given*
The program <for the annual"
meeting was discussed and ar*
rangements for speakers,
prizes, etc. made.
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‘BISHOP GORDON SPEAKS
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At one time, Bishop Gordon
said, he was the medical man,
the national guard commander,
, superintendent, of the rein
deer herd, radio operator,
lawyer and chairman of the
OPA for Point Hope. In ad
- dition to his regular duties,*
he visited .Xour other vil
lages regularly by dog team.?
These villages, he noted,,
were from 100 to 200 miles
away*
Telling of the work‘of the*
Episcopal church in the Ter
ritory, Bishop Gordon said
that he visits all of the 50
missions each year. Only 13
of the 50 are on the road or
railroad. In. visiting the
missions he flies about
35,000 miles a year. , During
these flights, he said, he
has made several forced land
ings in isolated areas, but
n^ver has been in any real
trouble.
.The Bishop was introduced
by Natalie newlett. Margaret
Pate, president of. the P-TA,
was in charge of the meeting*
There was no business dis^
cussed.
FVifS TO HOLD HEARINGS .
Game hearings will be held
in homer tonight (Monday) at
8 p.m. at the school, accord
ing, to Jim Branson, Fish and
, Wildlife Service „ agent from
Kenai. hunting and fishing
regulations will be discussed
by Branson and all sportsmen,
are urged to attend.
Branson will move the hear
ings up the Peninsula to be
in Ninilchik the 17th; Sol
dotna, the*l8th$ Kenai, the
19th, and the 20th at Cooper
Landing.
HARdARA PRIEST Ih HAWAII
Word# has been received
from,Mrs < Barbara Priest that
she is enjoying the "sunshine
in Honolulu, Hawaii* Mr.
Priest is visiting his -son,
George, in Sai Jose, Calif.
CLASSIFIED
KH S*iLE: 19^1 automatic
Maytag washing machine in
good condition. Also one
floor lamp. May be seen at
Paul Choquette.’s. ^ c28t2
STATEHOOD
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“Secretary McKay's propos
al had contemplated giving
the President authority to
establish defense withdrawals
of land in respect to 283,000
square miles of Alaska* The
nouse Interior and Insular
Affairs Oanmittee reported
a bill containing the so-cal
led Bartlett ..line giving the
President authority to estab
lish such withdrawals in re
spect to 8j,680 square miles*
• .?If the President is wil
ling to give administration
support to Alaska statehood
■ legislation but only if the
McKay line is adopted then
certainly I shall be willing
to subordinate my opinion
that the Bartlett line would
accomodate national - needs*
It should be understood that
neither the ^cKay nor the
Bartlett proposal- contemplat
es partitioning Alaska* All
the area now included in the
Territory would become the
* State of Alaska* With the im
mense prestige and influence
of the President I should
think that a continuing ex
■ pression of interest on nis
* part could bring about sup
port from the . party that he
leads^ ,
PUD CAN N(M GET
SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPiiETY
Homer Thompson, PUD mana
ger said last week that he
• had been informed by Ora
Jones, CD director, that the
local PUD is now eligible to
receive surplus government
property. r -
Public Law 659 has been
amended Thompson said, to al
- low PUDs to get good or ex
cellent surplus property for
two percent of cost*
BLOCH TO ADDRESS CUMBER
Ivan Bloch of North
Pacific Consultants is sched
uled to address the Chamber
of Commerce today ^Monday),
and a second group of local
residents Monday evening.
VISITS HOMER
norothy Ream visited Homer
Friday from £>penard*She plans
to return nere in Spring.
UST WEEK'S WEATHER
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