Five candidates are up for
the PUD election fa* the two
posts vacant* They are Ben
Bellamy, Ora Jones, Henning
Johnson, Harry Gregoire and
Margaret Anderson*
The high school f ski•team «
captured for keeps the trophy
at tKe ski meet Sunday*
APRI L 7
It has been announced thatf
six seniors are expected to
graduate from the Homer Ter
ritorial school this year.
Harold and Electa Billups ;;
announced that they are pur
chasing the Homer Club and
Cafe.
The Yah Sure Club is to
open, again Monday night under
the management of Jim Neely
and Don Rose*
The PUD audit cost the tax
payers ^1769.63 this year.
The firm of Rettig, Scott &
Go* made the audit.
APRIL lh
A telegram from Irving
Reed officially disclosed
this week that Homer is in
line to get a ^200,000 small
boat harbor* :
Gilbert Roberts who has
the contract to build the
Homer hospital-health center,
visited the community briefly
this week.
Hugh Watson, Homer dock
manager resigned this week.-'
Blanche Hunter returned
from the States and has taken
over the operation of the
Homer Barber & Beauty Shop*
Sam Bell passed away at
the Seldovia hospital April 9
APRIL 21
Deputy Marshall Cecil
Johnson returned to Anchorage
because of a lack of suitable
quarters*
Hehning Johnson was sleev
ed president of the PUD#
The Chamber of' Commerce
good will tour to Seward
turned out to be a long one#
Instead of the planned 6-hour
trip the members were away 33
hours due to bad weather.
Jack Scott was .elected
president of the CSC replac
ing Don Smith# 4
Patty Slone and Jimmy
Choate won spelling contests
in Mnilchik for the grade
school#
APKlL 28
Joe Alonzo, HEA lineman,
died in Providence hospital
April 28 after he had suffer
ed severe burns vhile working
on a line in Homer#
Milt Aim accidentally
swallowed battery acid and
was pushed to the hospital*
Billy , Cronin swallowed
some aspirins and was rushed
to Seldovia,
The partition in the Homer
Library was removed to give
extra floor space.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
LATE KENAI NEWS
by Uonnis Thompson
It was a little late when we .
got wind of this big doings,
but it sounded like /fun*
This New Yeai^s Eve party
started at //ally and Joan
Landt*s for cocktails and
then progressed to the home
of Mr* and Mrs* Hay Gee for
dancing inhere Mr. and Mrs*
Keith Hursh acted as host and
hostess* Guests included Mr.
and Mrs* Sam Benn, Mr, and
Mrs*. Ray Crandall, Mr, and.
Mrs. Stan McClain, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Farnsworth, Mr. and
Mrs; Jrunes arness, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hollier, Mrs. and Mrs.
Waldo . Coyle, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernie Knackstedt,. ' and Sam
Henley. According to Ray Gee
a “good time was had by all.11
Jack Fransworth returned
from a trip Outside to Calif
ornia on New Year's Eve.
The Gilbos left this week
for Washington* o.C. They
drove out over the highway.,
The family have been in Kenai
since last spring, tor. Gilbo
was employed, by p^ige Con
struction Co.
tor. • Zufich and Miss Me
Corkle have both resume^
teaching duties at the .school
after short illnesses., . '
Mrs. Hull who has beten ill,
at her home was taken to the
hospital. She is back home
now.
• tors. Hill Wells has re
turned to her home in Kenai
after a short visit with her
parents in South Dakota. She
was called ^out because of her
father *s, illness .She said the
children .confided they we re
glad to see her back* '“Daddy
can*t cook as good as you.w
Audrey Anderson who was
evacuated by helicopter dur
ing our big snowstorm to the
hospital in Anchorage is back
home and has decided to put
the blessed event off for a
bit.
Shirley Deni? on who is at
tending Birmingham Southern
College has completed one
quarter in her work and came
through vdth straight A’s.
Mice goings Shirley i Her
husband* George* is proudly
showing the official letter
off around town.
Vie think one of our citi
zens deserves a little public
credit. J, T. Sullivan, bet-*
ter known a§ Sully, donated
$129 to the Kenai Fife De
partment as part of the pro-,
ceeds taken in at his place
Mew Year’s Eve.
Some Kenai representatives
in Anchorage this week are
Mr. and Mrs, .frldo Coyle,
Casey Jones, Fred and Louise
•Mitler, Doug*artf Helen Jones.
We hear from ohe Kenai
Fire Department that we have
a new fire siren, one with a
sounding that should be
much louder xhan the old one.
KENaI drug robbed
•
The Kenai Drug Store, op
erated by Mr. and Mrs. Joe
* Boyer, was broken into Wed
nesday night, January lu En
trance was gained through the
roof and attic. Cigarettes,
a hunting knife, and other
articles were taken.
SCOUT FILMS SLATED FOR KENAI
i • Four Boy Scout films will
be shown Thursday evening at
7:30 p,m, at the Kenai school*
The pictures show scout ac
tivities, achievements, and
are most interesting* The
films are especially for the
scouts and their parents, al
though any interested persons
are welcome. There. will be
no charge.
GEORGE 8ACHNER IN HOSPITAL . #
George Bachner of Kenai
Chrome Co. is expected to be
out of the Anchorage hospital
in about two weeks. He is
recovering from an operation.
HOMER CAP RECEIVES HEW L-$
, * \ 44 -
CAP /Majors v.Scheibel* "and
Mason of Anchorage flew a new
L—5 plane to Homer Thursday
to be used by the local CAP
Squadron *until their own
plane is repaired, tfob Ed
f lurid took the Hamer plan cut©
Anchorage in December for re
pair, .
GOURD OFFICERS HERE
Major Weismuller, . chief
army advisor for the 20?th
Inf* Regiment, and Major .Bar
fotte of USARaL were in.Hqpier
last week . inspecting the, ar
mory facilitiestof the local
Alaska National Guard platoo*
according to Lt« Harry Greg
oire, local commander*
Hate - 30 A Nord
PHONE 239
For 2l*-Hour Cab Service
AURORA; CAB •
; FOR SALE: Rough Lumber any
dimensions delivered above
high, .tide anywhere on Kenai
Peninscla* ^90 per M. No
order, less than 5 M* Deliv
ery date April V? to May 5«
Contact F* J* Giles, Seldbvia,
** p27t2
BROWNIES GO SLEDDING “
The Haner Brownies he-ld a
sledding party at the Homer
Thompson,place on the East
Road Saturday afternooif.
GQkL TESTING IAB
OPENED AT ELMENDQRF
The Bureau of Mines* an
nounced recently establish
ment of a coal testing labor
atory in Alaska to help in
sure the delivery of quality
fuel»to air bases and other
federal establishments in the
territory, *
Equipment has bean set up
at Elmendorf Air Force "Base
where samples from shipments
to that installation and
other military bases will be
.- analyzed ‘ regularly. The
bureauls laboratory will also
»analy2e prospectors1 coal
samples without charge as
specimens submitted by pro
spective bidders bn future
. government contracts in the
territory.
Alaska now has seven pro
ducing mines, most of whose
output goes to government
bases. - •
ROaD commission moves
According to George Den
ison* the Alaska Road Commis
sioh at ;Kenai *made their move
to Soldatna their new
quarters officially on Janu
ary 9.
VT *-'*.** x . .*
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THE MARCH OF-DIMES'
, You can join the fight against Polio by_
contributing to the March of bimes. The
coin boxes have been placid around town^
for ypiur convenience*.•contribute gener«*‘
ously to this fight against disease*
* - j ; . . * • •
On January 31 the members of the ACCA
will again join in the"Mpther*s March on
Polio by visiting your home* The need
is great so be generous.
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