DRIFTWOOD
News notes and consents on
anything and everything.
It may very well be that
this may go down as the
shortest summer on record.
With only about six or seven
warm days to date we sure
can’t do much bragging* Those
few warm days did make it
possible for a lot of local
dairymen to get their hay up*
But of course some didn’t
make it and now we have a bit
of rain again.
From our favorite news
paper, the Juneau Independent
cones the story of a couple
of fishermen who paid $50
each in fines when they were
picked up in a closed area on
’Taku Inlet. Seems that they
had their gillnets out and
had both drifted off to sleep
while their boat drifted a
cross the boundary line into
tne cj.osea area.
For the information of the
folks in Homer who think that
this is the only place where
newspapers scrap we take 'note
that the Juneau Independent,
a weekly, is right in the
middle of a bit of a hassle
with the Dc.ily Empire in that
city. We911 place our bets
on George Sundborg and the
Independent.
That feller Old Knik in
the Anchorage Doily Hews sure
hit the nail on the head Mon
day when he said, "A '-:ood buy
incidentally, folks, is the
Homer News—Alaska's largest
mimeograph weekly in one of
the territory's fastest grow
ing towns. For a year its
$3»50...and if you're inter
ested in Homer, yeu’ll get «
more than your money's werth.
It's the only paper of any
importance printed on the
Kenai peninsula today.”
We think that's right nice
of Old Khik who writes a very
interesting column, but then
in the very next paragraph or
so he pokes fun at us for
telling about a bunch of big
wheels from the Shell oil
company arriving in Homer but
failing to say what they were
here for...or so he said.
What we said was that the me*
were picked up at the airport
When shopping for gifts of
all kinds see Uminski’s. Open
Sundays.
and taken to the Shell Camp
near Anchor River, where they
looked over the facilities
of the camp# Actually,
the camp is nearer Stariski
Creek and is commonly called
"Franklin's” because of the
gent who owns the place# *t
is the headquarters for the
Shell °il company exploration
party on the Peninsula# ?liey
have some tents up there and
the helicopter is often seen
parked in the front yard be
side the highway#
Better get those dancing
shoes oiled up again cause
those East End folks are
planning another dance at the
Fritz Creek Civic and Go<5}i&l
Center* This one will /be
held’ Saturday night, August
6# By that time they hope to
have a little more of the
building completed as sup
plies are coming in on this
boat#
life probably ought to state
here and now that our editor
ial this week on public power
does not mean that we are out
to "get" someone...we take
the words ^public power" to
mean just that end we want to
see the public knows what xis
going on.
MARY ROBINSON VISITS
Mary Robinson, home demon
stration agent for the Kenai
Peninsula, visited Homer on
Tuesday before returning to
Ninilchik on 4-H business.
SKY PILOTS RETURN FROM C.'MP;
FOUNDER DUE HERE SATURDAY
From all reports the eight
Homer boys who attended the
Sky pilots * camp on the Glenn
Highway had the time of their
lives. They had their ifill
of hiking, mountain climbing
and glacier viewing in addi
tion to the many other activ
ities of the camp.
The founder of Sky Pilots,
Rev. Elmer B. Sachs, is due
to arrive in Homer Saturday
to conduct special services
at the Grace Baptist cfcurch
on Sunday. .He will be accom
panied by his wife end Mr.
and Mrs. "Pat’MPatzold of An
chorage. Mr. Patzold is a
member of the Air Force sta
tioned at Elmendorf and is in
charge of Sky Pilots in Alas
lcfi.
m a TE R
PLAYING WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
" YELLOW CAB W$t *
Starring, of course, Red Skelton and
Gloria DeHaven in a side-splitting
comedy that the whole family will
enjoy.
Slow STARTS NIGHTLY AT 7:30 AT THE SKYWAY
TWO FEATURES A WEEK, THREE NIGHTS EACH
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PUD STORY
(Cont. from Page 1, Col. 3)
hours had been raised from 30
to 40 hours per week to do
away with overtime and the
matter was tabled.
A payment of back wharfage
due had been made by the Al
aska-Fresh cannery it was
stated. However, no word had
been received from the Berman
Packing ccmpany of Ninilchik
on back wharfage and the
manager was instructed to
place the matter in the hands
of the PUD attorney.
The board was remihSed
that plans should be made to
replace the piling on the
dock and that lost bracing
should al30 be replaced be
fore winter#
RETURNS FROM TRIP
Mrs. Jack Scott returned
to Homer Tuesday from Seattle
where she has been the past
several weeks. v
VISITING’FROM OLYMPIA
Mr. and Mrs. J. it. Grim of
Olympia, Wh. are visiting ^en
and Hazel Heath. -
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DEMOCRATS TO MEET v
All Democrats living in
the Homer precinct are invit
ed to attend a meeting of the
Homer Democratic Club Tuesday
evening at 8 p.m. at the Hom
er News office* *f the rep
resentation is large enough-,
officers will be elected. #!■
GRAVEL SHIPMENT ARRIVES
A gravel screening and
cleaning plant to be used'on
the Ohlson Mountain project
arrived in Homer this week by
truck.
When contacted for infor
mation concerning the project
Chris Berg stated that he was
too busy to talk*
4-H CLUB ELECTS
The 4-H home improvement
club met Tuesday at the home
of their leader, Mrs. Eva
Carlson* The name "Home Im
provers” was chosen and the
following officers elected:
Linda Wickersham, president;
Jeanne Smith, vice president
and reporter and Enid Waddell
secretary.
CLASSIFIEDS
Rate - 3# a Word
PHONE 239
. For 24-Hour Cab Service
AURORA CAB
RETARD: $15 reward for in
fo rmation or return of goldec
Pomeranian dog* Lost off
fishing beat near dock July
21. 'Trite or see Mrs* Stan
ley Nielsen, Star Route, East
End Road. * 7P
FOUND: Exposure meter on
Skyline Drive. Owner may
reclaim it by identifying it
and paying for ad at Homer
News office.
FOR SALS: 16 ft. 1947 World
Away trailer house. Duo
Therm oil heater, gas stove.
In good shape. $175. SSe or
write Max Devaney, Anchor
Point. * 71
FOR SALE: 24 ft. Columbia
trailer house. Very Clean.
Contact Lonnie Scroggs at
trailer court. • o6tf
FOR SALE: Butt-treated and
seasoned spruce posts on or**
der. 3j- to 5 inch tops, 7 ft.
long. Penta. preservative
used. i?1.25 each. See Mid
dleton, end of East End Rd.,
or write Star Route. 6,7,8j:
FOR SALE: 1000 beard feet
spruce lumber you name the
dimension. $75* See Bill
Raver, Corner News,
SEE the only real grease raok
in town at Al*s Garage. A1
knows how to use it to your
advantage. That’s Alfs Gar
age. 7c
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE to win e
rifle for moose season get
deatils at Sporter Ams Co.
CONCRETE
CULVERT
'AVe have 12 inch concrete
culvert on hand new and
can order any size you
need. It is top quality
pipe and in demand in
this ares. Call or write.
PHONE 265, Homer
MAXWELL
CONSTRUCTION CO
WE'RE; HAPPY .
THE BOAT IS DUE IN .
Sometime this weekend the MS Square Knot should be
docking in Homer. That makes us happy because we
have a big order of groceries, meats and produce
aboard that should fill our shelves and warehouse.
Hard as we try, it seems that we most always run
short of some items between boats. We never seem
to be able to keep up with the ever increasing de
mand. But next week Hoi® r housewives should be
able to find just about 'everything they need at
the Homer Food Center to stock up for moose season
AND REMEMBER
You will always find a copy of
the Homer News on our check
out counter where it is con
venient to put one in your
basket..,
- HOMER FOOD CENTER