KENAI GETS .AUTHORISATION
A $1,674,OOO authorisation
for family housing and opera
tional facilities at the %rmy
base at Kenai has been appro
ved by the Senate Armed Ser
vices Committee., according to
word received from Delegate
Partlett.
The authorization was in
cluded ina-military and naval
public works bill, which a~
waits final approval by the
Senate. It was approved by
the House of Representatives
earlier this year. Funds for
the construction must still
be authorized.
SfcLDOVIA AIRPORT AIDED
Grading and drainage of the
Seldovia airport were among
the construction projects ap
proved recently by the Alaska
Aeronautics and Communications
Commission, in a 150,000 .pro
gram.
Two of the larger expendi
tures are slated for the 4th
Division where $14,000 will
be spent improving and length
ening the-airport at Hughes,
and $10,000 for starting a
new airport at Petbel.
Other work scheduled for
the Third Division includes
construction of an airfield
at Ekwok, completion of a
cross runway at Naknek »vil
lage, and improvement of Cor
dova's Wile 13 airfield (ten
tative!.
fWS AGENT RETIRES
Carlos Carson, Fish and
Wildlife Service enforcement
agent for the Kenai Peninsula
area, recently retired after
completing 18 years service
with the FWS. Carson has been
Kenai Peninsula agent sincic
1949, with headquarters at
Seward.
GET'EM AT
STATESIDE
PRICES
AND WE MOUNT'EM
FREE ■
HUSKY
REPAIR SHOP
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FISHING CONTEST
The fishing contest now
being sponsored by the Sporter
Arms company out on the air
port road has attracted sev
eral of the small fry of the
community. The contest is
open to all kids under 12
years of age. The fish must
be caught by rod and reel by
the entree and must be meas
ured and weighed at the Spor
ter *Arms. Prize for the win
ner will be a 20 inch model
Chris Craft cruiser and a
miniature Johnson outboard
motor.
ACCEPTED FOR ENLISTMENT
Ora Jones of Homer has been
accepted for enlistment in
the Homer platoon of the Ala
ska National Guard, according
to Lt. Harry Gregoire, com
mander.
BRING DAUGHTER BACK
Mr. and Mrs. Gene King and
family returned Sunday from
Anchorage bringing their baby
Candy home from the hospital.
The Kings report that the
circus was top notch and very
much enjoyed by all.
KLNAI BARS LACK PERMITS
The license of one Kenai
liquor establishment has been
revoked and the license appli
cation for a second one de
nied by District Judge J. L.
McCarrey cf Anchorage.
The license of Tony and
fcyvohn Bordenelli was revoked
apparently because their bar
was closer than one-fourth of
a mile to a school or church.
The application of C, K.
Jones, E. Wells Ervin, and
Bichard L. Wilson for renewal
of a license to operate "The
Club" was denied on the grounds
that no valid license existed
at the time the application
was made.
DAVE BEAR BACK
Dave Bear the surveyor has
returned from Anchorage and
is again surveying in the Ho
mer area.
NEED A
STENOGRAPHER
0!R
BOOKKEEPER
????
SEE MARIAN AT
DON E. SMITH
INSURANCE AGENCY i
The closing statement in the
REPORT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION .
OF THE BANK OF HOMER
printed July 8, 1954, in the Hotter News,
should have read as follows:.
I, Wod.; L. Matthews,' VicerPresident of the above hkred
Bank of Homer, do solemly swear that the foregoing
statement is true to the best of try knowledge and
belief.
DRIVE TO ANCHORAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Herndon
and children and "Skip" Heg“
dahl drove to Anchorage Sun-,
day where they planned, among
other things, to see the cir~
cus.
BACK TO LIVE IN HOMER
Boyd Miller who visited in
the Homer area last year from
California has returned to
stay.
LEAVES FOR ANCHORAGE
John Ruby left this week
for Anchorage where he will
be working for several weeks.
DRIFTWOOD
News notes and com
ments on everything
and anything.
fte see where the Anchorage
Junior Chamber of Commerce
still need3 -$4,000 to put up
its proposed Visitor’s I&for*.
mation Center in downtown
Anchorage. Logs for the buil
ding have been prepared by the
Homer 3wik~Log Company but
will not be sent to Anchorage
until the J.C.’s raise more
money. Maybe we should take
up a collection.
According to the Territor
ial Department of Fisheries,
the Beluga whale is a major
killer of red salmon. Belu
gas are white whales, ^0 to
j
‘ Homer
r •
Electric
Association
TO REPORT TROUBLE
PHONE
reeL long, cuuot
Bristol Bay by the thousands
each spring. There they ap~
parently meet the migration
of young red salmon and fol~
low it out to sea, eating all
the while. In view of this,
we wonder if the people ot
Kotzebue will continue tc
care for the baby Beluga cap
tured there recently, or take
it out and hang it for a fist
thief.
CHURCH NOTICES
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Lord1s Day Services
Bible School 10 a.ro.
Morning Worship a.®.
Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Week Services
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayei
and Bible Study
Friday 7:30 p.m. Youth
night.
A cordial friendly welcome is
extended to all.
Dale Davis, Pastor
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