YOU KNOW..T
I'VE tiEEN THINKING
Thomas Edison stated tbet
in his long life he had never
known a truly happy man.
Someone defined happiness
«s, "Going somewhere, whole
heartedly in one direction,
without regrets, and without
reservations."
The story is told of a
king who was very ill with a
disease which baffled all of
his physicians. Finally, a
great doctor came and, after
a careful examination, gave
the following prescription:
"Get the shirt of a contented
man and put it on the king.
Then he will recover,”
Riders were sent in all
directions. They went to the
great and to the wealthy, to
the learned and to the prom
inent. But none seemed con
tent.
After giving up the search
some were riding slowly back
when from a meadow at the
side of the road they haard a
joyous song. When they stop
ped and inquired of the sing
er whether or not he was con
tented he .replied in the af
firmative with a radiant
face. Then they told him of
their king and of his need,
and asked to borrow the man’s
shirt, but the joyous-hearted
sen answered that he had no
shirt,
a thought for the week: a
dancing foot and a praying
knee just don’t grow on the
same leg.
Ray Green,Church of Christ
Homer, Alaska,
LIBRARY BOARD TO MEET
The board of directors of
the Homer Public Library will
meet Thursday, April 21 at 8
p.m. at the library, accord
ing to Ruth Newmaa, president
of the board.
SECOND GRADS NEWS
By Patty Ana Stutes
Pam Waddell .told us the
Dustmans had a real live Eas
ter Bunny#
Tommy Tice had seven Eas
ter eggs which he ate*
Bonnie Thompson found a
new Easter bonnet*
Georgia Petersen told us
the part she had in her East
er program*
Mike Pate said Tommy Tice
walked to school with him on
Monday morning*
Ronnie Parks has new shoe
pacs and a new hat*
- Arnold Nielsen said the
screws came out of his glas
ses*
Lissa Moe said June Har
rington went to her church.
Betty Gjosund was sick
during Easter*
Devid Choquette found over
thirty Easter eggs.
Virginia Choate made a
clothespin doll*
Marvin Bellamy’s daddy
brought him 16 marbles.
LEVELING GROUND
Morris Killen has been
busy this week level 5.ng grav
el on the Chuck Abbott prop
erty across the street
from the Chamberlain store.
Abbott says that he may arftct
an office 'building on the
site but that his plans' are
not definite a^i yet*
SMITHS RETURN FROM VACATION
Mr* and Mrs. Bob Smith and
son .Arthur returned Saturday
from a vacation in the States
TO SELDOVIA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Yule Kilcher was in
town Wednesday preparing to
leave for the Seldovia hospi
tal to await the arrival of
her baby. She said that she
was to be flown to Seldovia
by Dr. Provonshn*
CHIEF riDDRIiSSSS LADIES
Fire Chief Ofa Jones spoke
en fire prevention at the
meeting of the Homer Womens
Club Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs, Matt Thome.
Chief Jones stressed the’
home fire hazards and urged
the ladies to correct serious
hazards before they became
tragedies. According to
Chief Jones, stove pipes and
roof jacks are the worst fire
hazards in Alaska, and he
recommended that new stove
pipe and roof jack be put in
every fall or oftener. Also
in fall, the Chief said, all
stoves should be thoroughly
cleaned and all old carbon
chipped out. He also pointed
out that grease on a stove or
hood will blaze up when heat
ed.
Chief Jonds explained the
use of several types of fire
extinguishers and warned the
ladies never to put water on
an electrical fire, or on
gasoline, oil, kerosene .or
grease fires. The water on
such fires only serves to
bring the combustible mater
ials to the surface where
they burn more easily, he
said. Salt or sand or any
thing that Mil smother 4the
flame was suggested by Jones. ’
For electrical fires, he 3aid
the electricity should be
disconnected first, before
dealing with the flames.
During the business meet
ing Mr3. Vem Mutch reviewed
for the group a biography of
Florence Nightingale. Writ
ten by Cecil Woodham-Smith,
much of the book was based
upbn papers of Florence
Nightingale which had never
before been used* Mrs. Mutch
stated that she felt the book
would be of particular inter
est to Homer’s many nurses.
Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Noel Holt and Mrs.
Milton aim.
PRE-SCHOOL SESSION PLANTS—^
A special session for
pre-school children will be
held at the Homer school on
May 4-5-6, according to Mer~*
rill Hatcher, superintendent.
All youngsters expected to
enter the first grade next
fall should be enrolled,
Hatcher said.
The members of the Glass
of 1968 may be registered by
filling out a registration
blank at the first grade room
of John Spencer in the base
ment of the sehoolhcuse.
A child is eligible to en
ter school this fall if the
6th birthday falls before
November 1, 1955.
BLANCHE HUNTER RETURNS
Mrs. Blanche Hunter re
turned last week from an ex
tended trip to the States and
has taken over the operation
of the Homer Barber and Beau
ty Shop which she owns. She
states that her husband, Hen
ry, is still in Wichita, Kan
sas where they spent the win
ter. He expects to return to
Homer id about five weeks
with a truck load of machine
shop equipment.
BIDS TO BE OPENED
Don Smith said this week
that he had talked to Col.
Farrell of'the District Eng
ineers in Anchorage and Far
rell stated that so far as he
knew the bids on the Mt. Ohl
aon project would be opened
on April 21.
STUDENTS VISIT HOMER
Hez Ray and Dave Ffetson,
students from the University
of Alaska, visited Homer this
week. They stated that they
were just looking the Terri
tory over. Ray is a teaching
majer and, Watson a physical
education major.
'DON'T. KNOCK YOURSELF OUT
ORDERING FROM-THE CATALOGUEI
TRADE AT HOME
If there is something that you need don’t break an aim get
ting out a wishbook* Drive down town and check your local
merchants first* Try them all because you caa never be
sure wtet is going to turn up in a Homer store. Your local
merchants try very hard to ke§p a variety of good merchan
dise on hand, and just about all of them can order merchan
dise and get it back here for you in good time* So don’t
knock yourself out going through the catalogue**.trade at
home first*
your trade at home merchants
DON E. SMITH, INS.
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