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MISS JACOBSEN
f Will RESIGN
THIS SUMMER
* The resignation of
Miss Anette Jacobsen,
public health nurse
who has served the
Seldovia - Homer anea
for the past three
years, was announced
at Thursday’s meeting
of the Public Health
Council.
Miss Jacobsen said
the time of her leav
ing was indefinite,
but she will go some
4 time this summer. Her
plans for the future
are unannounced at
this time.
Council members
also concluded the
final business of the
Carnival at Thurs
day’s meeting with
the acceptance of the
treasurer’s report.
The ^300 quota for
nursing service was
exceeded by Carnival
returns•
Miss Jacobsen re
ported that there had
been two cases of me
i asles and several in
stances of light at
4 tacks of influenza
f here during the past
month.
(Cont, Page 6)
Lester Busey
Is Dead
Lester Busey, pub
lisher of the Seldo
via Herald, this
city’s first newspa
per, died in .anchor
age Thursday. Mr.
Busey had been ill
for only a short time
before his death.
He is survived by
his widow, a son Jim
and a daughter Betty,
who is at present in
Germany where her
husband is stationed
with the army of oc
cupation •
Mr. Busey’s paper
was a hand-set print
ed sheet which was
published here for a
number of years•
Shortly before his
death he had abandon
ed newspaper work to
open a real estate
office in Anchorage.
DENALI LEAVES
The Denali left
Seattle yesterday for
points in Alaska, it
was announced today
by the renders on Dock.
The steamer is car
rying SCO tons of
freight for Seldovia.
BARNHART,DANIELS,
CHAMBERS NAMED
TO CITY JOBS
Councilman Harry
Leonhardt last night
received the mayor*s
gavel from Simon Jos
efsen and was seated
as Seldovia*s mayor
for 1947. Mr. Leon
hardt was chosen by
his fellow councilmen
by a 3 to 1 vote.
Councilman Sari Herr
was absent from the
meeting.
Immediately after
his election, Mr.
Leonhardt appointed a
city clerk and treas
urer, a magistrate
and an acting chief
of police. Committee
appointments were
postponed until the
council meets in full
strength.
H. J. McNealy,
present city clerk,
refused a new ap
pointment and Viola
Daniels was named the
city clerk for the
coming year. Harry
Barnhart was asked to
remain as chief of
police, but Mr. Barn
hart refused to act
in that capacity dur
ing the summer at the
(Cont. Page 4)