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May 18, 1955_.____1C Juneau, Alaska
Vol. 5, No. 46
PUD-MEETING
The PUD board of directors set a new
record Monday night when they met for
aix and one-half hours* The meeting
started promptly at 8 o’clock and last
ed until 2:30 adn.
Mrs. Margaret Anderson, reporting
for the dock committee, stated that it
was the opinion of the committee that
the Jobs of dock manager and PUD.mana*
ger should not be merged. They felt,
she said, that the dock was a separate
business in itself and should be kept
that way* With the growth .of the com-*
munity both jobs will become increas
ingly more difficult so that combining
the jobs now would only mean separating ;
them at a later date, she said.
It was noted that the balance in the
dock account after outstanding payments
are made and receipts received' will
stand at $2574*-05* The general fund
will stand at $2472,41*
A letter from Juliana Wilson, PUD
attorney, contained suggested bid forms
and a contract form for the hospital
water and sewage systems. The foims
were corrected to fit local needs and
it - was decided that the bids will be .
opened June 1.
Letters concerning the hospital wat
er purification system were read.
Three bids had been received from the
Culligan Soft Water Service in Anchor
age, the Pioneer Hardware and Sears,
Roebucks It was decided to investigate
the bid from the Pioneer Hardware be
fore reaching a final decision. ’Their
price for an oxidizing filter and soft
ner totaled $5£8*.GO delivered in Homer*
A second letter from the attorney
stated that the plaintiffs in last sum
mer* a quiet title suit concerning the
hospital and other property, were re-*
sponsible for the costs. The PUD, Jack
Scott, Chuck Abbott and Harry Gregoire
were the plaintiffs in the suit. Greg
oire had not paid the PUD $155 as his
share or the costs. The board vexed to
write Oregoire asking that payment be
made. Gregoire was present at the
meeting and stated that he wished to
talk to the PUD treasurer before making
further comment.
The board agreed to accept a payment
plan offered by the Alaska Fresh Can
nery for past due wharfage charges.
It was agreed that a letter should
be written to the Territorial tax com
missioner to request refund of property
taxes collected by the Territory for
the years 1949 through 1952.
The board refused a request tdr
$1500 from the Fritz Creek Civic and
Social Center because of a lack of
funds. The'xequest Was made to assist
in building a shelter for fire fighting
equipment.
A special meeting will be held next
Monday to consider the budget.
WEATHER
High Low
May 5 50 35
May 6 44 36
May 7 49 36
May 8 50 • 29
May 9 53 36
May 10 49 28
May 11. 50 29
6 TO GRADUATE
Judge J. L. McCarrey of .-anchorage
will deliver the commencement address
Wednesday night to the Class of 1955 of
the Homer high school, Exercises will
be held at 8 o’clock at the Methodist
church.
Laura Lofgren will deliver the vale
dictory and Bill Kranich the salutatory
address.
; Diplomas will be awarded by Frank
Campbell to the six graduating seniors*
They include Laura Lofgren, Bill.Kran
ich, Edith Campbell, Dwenyth Edens, Bud
Randall and Emery Robirts.
The presentation of the eighth grade
c]as3 will be made by Robert Safley.
Completing their grade school studies
this year are: Robert Campbell, Wil
liam Carlson, Carole Edlund, Alex Flyum
Michael Flyum, Charles Cjosund, Anne
Enid Waddell, Daniel Jones} Patricia
King, Dorothy Robirts, Robert Seitz,
Patricia Slone, Jeanne Smith and Linda
T/ickersham.
On Sunday evening at 8 o’clock bac
calaureate services will be held in the
Christian Community church with Rev*
Melvin Jensen deliv&ring $he address*
CHAMBER NOTES
The board of directors of .the Homer
Chamber of Commerce have recommended a
raise in dues for both members and as
sociate members it was announced Monday.
If approved by the membership, the new
rate will be' $25 for meihbefs and $15
for associates. The change in dues was
one of two recommended changes in the
by-laws* The second change would do
away with half-year memberships. It
has been the practice in the past to
allow anyone joining after January 1 to
pay only a half-year’s dueS'o ’This
would be done away with and membership
dues could run for a year from the 1st
day of the month in which it was paid.
There will be a discussion on the
proposed changes at the May 23rd meet
ing and a vote will be taken.
At next week’s meeting, it was an
nounced, a proposed program for the
coming year will be discussed.
June 6, the president announced,
will be the annual meeting of the Cham
ber with a list of candidates for the
board of directors to be piesented at
that time. Nomination from the floor
can be made until June 27 and the an
nual election will take place July 6.
It was voted that the first meeting
in June and July be held on June 1 and
July 6 because of the two holidays,
Memorial Day and the Fourth of July,
which both fall on Monday •
Cecil My ant told the Chamber that
the proposed calf airlift is being held
up because the Al&ska Loan Board has
not acted on the matter. The board is
short a'member who should represent the
Konai Peninsula and thus could not act.
He suggested that the Cove mo r be con
tacted and urged to appoint a new mem
ber.
Gone King reported briefly on the
CAP trip to Anchorage and Merrill
Hatcher reminded the members of the
coming baccalaureate and commencement
programs.
(Cont. on Page 6, Col. 3)
The board of directors of the Cen
tral Alaska Fower Association will meet
in Homer Tuesday and Wednesday of next
wook to select a qualified; independent
engineering firm to undertake the study
of the hydroelectric site at Cooper
Lake. Also attending the meeting will
bo Rural Electrification Administration
engineers and representatives of sev
eral consulting engineering firms*
Directors of the CAPA include Her
man Schultz, president; Art Schroeder,
Seward, vice president; Mrs..Justine
Parks, Chugiak, secretary-treasurer,
and M Jervi, Anchorage and John King,
Homer, board members.
Also expected 1b re for the meeting
are representatives of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce power committee and
representatives of the Anchorage press*
At the Tuesday evening meeting of
the directors of the Homer Electric As
sociation, it was decided to sponsor
a seafood feed for the group on Tuesday
evening* Details of the plan have not
been worked out as yet*
Other business taken up by the lo
cal directors included the passing of a
motion making it mandatory for all line
and plant employees “to attend a one
hour safety meeting a week and to fol
low the National Electric Safety Regu
lations in their work. Anyone caught
violating the regulations will he sub
ject to a week’s lay-off and a second
offense will bring dismissal#
Twenty-eight new consumers were ac
cepted into the association, most of
them living in the Soldotna area*
The directors approved and signed
contracts with the Inlet Servioe
for transporting diesel fuel to the
local plant and with Terminal Oil
for transporting fuel to the Soldotna
plant* The local rate was one cent per
gallon and the Soldotna rate was four
land-one-half cents per gallon.
A raise of $25 per month was voted
for the two plant employees*
Jiggs Tice, HEA manager, told the
beard that Clyde Arden, Territorial
safety director from Chugach Electric,
would be in Homer in the near future to
check safety features and talk with lo
cal employees. He added that short
poles had been set up behind the plant
so that the men could practice climbing
and hot line work#
CAP CONFERENCE
Nine members of the Homer Civil Air
Patrol were in Anchorage last weekend
to attend an Alaska Ting conference*
Purpose of the conference, according to
Sene King, squadron commander, tbs to
discuss cannon problems and to get bet
ter acquainted with the Air Force liai
son staff and other squadron members#
King stated that,a great deal was
gained from the conference as all of
those attending were able to take part
in the various panel discussions that
were held#
The local representatives including
King, Ethel Scott, Jiggs Tice, John
KLingbeil, Jim Neely, Mr# and Mrs. Mer
rill Hatcher and Mr* and Mrs. Oene Law
rence, were flown to Anchorage in Air
Force L-20 planes and the local L-5#
They, returned in an Air Force C-47 Sun
day evening#