THE HOMER NEWS
Alaska’s Largest Mimeograph Weekly
Published every Thursday at Homer, Alaska
Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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THE CAUSE
Last week we urged our readers to adopt a ’’wait and see”
attitude concerning the tragic accident that befell Joe
Albnzo. This week a report made by the manager of the HEA
indicates that the death of Joe was purely and simply en ac
cident. He had been told that the tap on the pole was hot,
the manager stated. Why he touched the line will never be
known.
Safety is now the prime factor of consideration* The
HEA must place.this factor above all else in all future oper
ations.
The board of directors must now accept their responsi
bility, as they should have in the past, and make timed
checks on the operation of the HEA, not only in the field of
safety, but personnel, equipment, supplies, complaints and
perhaps others.;
The responsibility for these inspections should be ap
portioned among the board Inembers and definite periodic re
ports should be called for and made*
From our observation of the actions of the board in the
past it has been pretty much a one-man show with president
Myhill dominating it all. We are quixt? aware pf the hcurs of
service rendered by the board president ana these remarks are
not intended as vicious criticism but rather to make him
aware that he could and should put.the borad members to work.
At the same time the board members, as we have observed
them in action, seem loath to speak their minds at meetings.
We have heard of at least one case where the board and the
president didn’t agree, but as we heard the story the presi
dent had his way. We speak, of course, of the Soldotna pro
ject. If our informant was off course, we’ll gladly eat our
uords, but there is more to be said on the subject that per
haps should be saved for a later editorial. We would.like to
see the board members take a more firm stand in their work
and should they disagree with the president or other members
of the board they speak out and J.et the consumers know about
it. ~ ~ * *■'
It is rather ironic that a hot line demonstration was
performed over the ;.eekend in Anchorage. The demonstration
was performed in conjunction with a meeting of REA co-op man
agers which had been scheduled many weeks ago. An expert
was brought in from the States for the demonstration. In ad
dition to the hot line expert, a representative of the safety
division of the REA was on hand to tell of a planned safety
program that could and should be inaugurated in the Territory.
We sincerely hope that a Territory-wide safety program
is put in force. The HEA and other Co-ops should bear a por
tion of the expenses. If the workers are properly instructed
and the proper safety equipment provided and used then the
chance of another fatality on our line would be almost zero.
YOU GUESS
Becent items in the Anchorage papers concerning the let
ting of the bids for a military installation near Homer have
all of us guessing* The contract to build what ever is to be
built finally went to Chris Berg, Inc, of Seattle,
In last Thursday’s Anchorage Daily Times the installa
tion was referred to as "the Homer Air Base", In Saturday's
Times the following description '*of the installation, along
with five others, was given: "Composite buildings will in
clude quarters; me3s halls; operations offices^ recreation
halls; storage, generating and heating units, and garagbs.
ivlso to be built—transmitter buildings, paint ai^d dope stor
WINTER OR SUMMER '
YOUR BEST BET IS TO
1 COOK WITH GAS ■ v
2 HEAT WITH OIL '
Every day more and more Homer housewives
are proving that the best way to cook in
Alaska is with gas* It’s cleaner, cheap
er and faster* And every year more and
more homeowners toss out the old coal
heater in favor of the oasy-to-regulate,
clean-to-^handle and warmth giving oil
burner* And the smart housewife and
homeowner alike order their fuel from
TERMINAL OIL SALES
STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS
age and explosive storage buildings, utilities for petroleum
fuel, rater, sewer and electrical service; access roads, run
ways and tower foundations.”
Many local folks are wondering whether or not this means
an extension H and paving of the local airport, or whether it
is an entirely different project.
At any rate, the $1,897,184 project is a rush job and is
to be completed by December, 1956 which means that work will
be starting soon and all of our natural curiosity will be
satisfied. •'»
NO NAME FOR NW BABY, YET
Yule Kilcher states that
no name has been chosen, as
yet, for the newest addition
to the Kilcher family. The
husky 9 lb. 4 oz. daughter
was bom in Seldovia on April
26, 1955.
SMALL CROAT) AT CaRD PARTY
Only six tables were made
up last Saturday night for
the Library book fund card
party, according to Mrs. Ar
lene Kranich. A total of $21
was raised to- buy new books
for the library. 1
CLEANERS GST NSW SIGN
A new light was added to
Homer this week when Acme'
Neon of Anchorage put up an'
attractive neon sign for the
Homer Cleaners*. The height
new sign glows? like a beacon
as far away as the :Heady Ho
tel,
CIRCULATING PETITION
.Nominating petitions for
John A. Huey of Ninilchik
have been placed in Homer.
Huey will be a candidate for
the constitutional convention
in the September election if
his petitions gain enough
signatures. '
P-TA TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
The Homer Parent-Teachers
Association will meet Friday
night at the schoolhouse, ac
cording to Homer Thompson,
president. Meeting time will
.be 7:30.
The agenda will include
election and installation of
officers, a Boy Scout Court
<of Honor and a disoussion
concerning the annual school
picnic*
HARRIS GORDON.RETURNS
Harris Gordon returned
Sunday from California where
he spent the winter. He in
tends to make his heme here
where he is n property owner*
He has been living in Kenai
for the past several years.
BENSONS RETURN TO HOMER
Mr I and Mrs. W. R. Benson
have returned to Homer after
spending the winter in the
States,and have re-opened the
Inlet *tnn«
TEEN-AGE DANCE DRAWS CROWD
A good crowd was reported
on hand Saturday night for
the Teen-Age Club Roundup
held at the Elks hall. Guests
were present from Kenai, Sew
ard and Soldovia.
now‘it's the
INLET SPORT SHOP
Yes, we’ve combined ou.r bobby and sport
shops under the name of the INIET. SPORT
SHOP* ’7e are remodeling 'tjie store and
adding stock to better serye ,thq growing
needs of Homer.
1 . FISHING SEASON -
will soon be here. Before
you hit the King trhil be
sure to Check our stock
of rods, reels,' tackle’,
lures and accessories* .
This year we will have
fresh salmon eggs as weil ‘ *
as bottled eggs plus
frozen ^herring for bait*
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AT STATESIDE PRICES•
PFLUEGER PELICAN SPINNING REELS
MITCHELL SALT WATER SPINNING REELS
A WtDE SELECTION OF RODS FOR EVERY FTSHING NEED
LINES LURES *' AEIQHTS '• TACKLE 0QXES LEADER BAIT
We are still hobby {
and toy headquarters,
in Homer. ’.If ne do
not have it, to* 11
get it for you,
INLET SPORT SHOP- ' '
'Say B« Choquetto, Prop*