THE HOMER NEWS
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Bill Raver*lift** evexy ThursdQy in Homer, Alaska
ZT* Editor and Publisher
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LET'S LOOK AHEAD
HrtmA-r* 0pIQars Vh&b nert summer will be the big one for
bin* r>-p +.V ar af woric is co»c©rned« It is apparent that the
' * WOrk 011 ttie Ohlson Mountain project will be com
•La**??** f1™01, ^ WOrk is scheduled to get underway on
a *nal sck°°i building for Homer by July 1 of next
? ar* ®se projects, coupled with the probability or per
ps possibility cf work being started on a Western Electric
t P33111^i°ations Project in this area and on the Cooper
e hydro-electrio project, promises a busy summer for many,
many working men* • ■*
owever, that is next summer* This summer things have, to
date at least, been slow* The community is filled with new
races. Avlen have come to town alone and with families in an
ticipation of the work that to date has not materialized to a
very large extent*
Unless things pick up soon and many of these men are em
ployed, Homer faces a grim winter-. The prospect of a tough
winter is not a new dne to the older inhabitants of the Hom
er area, but to the newcomers it will prove a frustrating and
bitter experience.
To this end the Chamber of Commerce hss been approached to
act as something of a clearing house for ideas that might
lead to same kind of industry or Industries that might pro
vide- work for local residents# An economic committee has
been set up to work with those who have ideas but need help
in one form or another. Of course the Chamber could not of
fer financial assistance, but throu^i the membership some
means might be found to assist the person with a good idea#
Several members of the Chamber have had experience in mer
chandising and might be able to find the ri$it business con
tact elsewhere in Alaska or in the States for the sale of
items manufactured locally.
Ideas, of course, are cheap# *t is the putting into prac
tice of the ideas that is difficult. Perhaps by woxfcing to
gether many things can be accomplished that will be of a
great benefit to the community this coming winter#
There has been considerable talk about a small canning
and freezing plant located in **omer that would can and freeze
local vegetables for "sale throughout Alaska# So far as we
know there has never been a complete study on this idea to
learn of its feasibility# This idea is of a long range nature
but it has definite possibilities and could be extended to
include seafood#
Our native spruce trees offer another possibility# Cones
are used in many ways such as souvoairs, decorations and when
treated with chemicals they burn brightly in the fircplaoe#
Believe it or not moose droppings have even been sold#
One local merchant filled a rather large order of the cap
sule shaped items for.^i group of touring mid-wo stern men who
wanted to burn them in a fireplace# At any rate, the supply
would probably always exceed the dcmab$#
There are many, many other ideas, .driftwood, birchwood,
clay ceramics, etc# Undoubtedly some of the ideas just need
a helping handtto become a reality# The Cham^or.is offering
its services# *We hop there will bo those i/fco will take ad
vantage of the offer#
shearing sheep
The KX3 ranch has been
busy the past ‘week shearing
sheep. The Deitz boys were1
assisted in the ‘ deration by
Ernie Carlaon,‘Jr# '__
anchorage folks here
Mr. and Mrs. ?aul Rees of
Anchorage no re visiting Hr*
and Mrsi'V’ic Nelson and other
friends in the Homer area
ovor the weekend#
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DAVY CROCKETT
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Davy Crockett
plainsman ^
jackets
Sizes 4
to xi
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Also
Real Honor
Little Stinker
T-Shirts
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I and nice |
sir Aw.
jewelry* N«* itemB arrT.ATA
bay clothiers
ANCHOR PT.
Homemakers Club meets with
Mrs. Alice Eason for a noon
luncheon on July 20. Instal
lation of officers rlll take
place.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Vera Mutch were Mrs. Mildred
Morriss, Mias Florence Peirce
and Miss Audrey Moore all of
Wilmington, Dclawaro.
The Haakenson family from
Anchorage bought the Charles
Gray homestead and arc pres
ently living there.
Diane, three-and-a-balf
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Griner suffered a
broken arm last week i^icn she
fell from her crib. She was
takon to Soldovia to have the
aim sot in a cast#
Dr. Milo Fritz and family
have arrived in Anchor Point
to spend a three-week vaca
tion on their homestoad.
VACATIONING- FROM 10TZA
Mi-* and Mrs. W* T. Hcckt
of Grundy Centcrf Iora visit
ed Homer this week to look
over the countiy and see the
orab cannery* While horc
they visited the Ed Rehder
family as they had been asked
by a friond to look up Mrs.
Rohdor ani say "hello*" They
also reported that Rev* Dalo
Davis had 'passed through
their community last renter
on a missionary tour* Rev*
Davis is the regular pastor
of the local Grace Baptist
church and has been Outside
for the jast year. 5
L & W TRANSFER
Making weekly pickups for
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
See Lonnie Scroggs on
Ohlson Lane*
In business for over three
years.
4-H LUNCHEON HELD
A luncheon was hold Wed
nesday no cm for several 4-H
loaders at the home of Mrs*
Ceorgo Lawney on the East
End read* Those attending
were Mrs, Russ Cronin, Mrs*
Cuy Waddell, Mrs* L. w, Jen
son, %s, ^amos Scott, %s*
Harry Oregoire, Mrs* Frank
Campbell, Mrs# Arthur Nichols
Mrs • Milto n Aim, Mrs • Ernie
Carlson, Mrs* Ethel Holbird
Ed Leibonthal, and the host
oss, Mrs* Lawncy*
Mrs* Holbird is an assist
ant to Mrs* Lydia Fohn-Hansen
associate director of the Ex*?
tension Servloe and Lclbon*
thal is the local Extension
Agent,
After the meeting several
local 4-H girl club members
joined the loaders in a dis
cussion of 4-H work,
DOCTOR HAS BEEN ILL
Doctor ^ro vo ns ha was ab
sent from his office early
this ^oek duo to illness.
WIN A RIFLE got all the de
tails on a beautiful Mauser
rifle at Sportor Arms Co;
Serving the Western Kenai
with Power***.*
Homer
jMMMl V
Electric
'Assn.
It’s almost meter reading
time again so don*t forget
the 20th*
SINCE 1943
Sinoe 1943 I have bought and sold almost
half of downtown1 Corner
I oanjstill soil you lota as low as $100«
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