PUD STORY
(Cont. from Page 1, Col. 3)
be put down starting Tuesday.
A letter from Dr. Provon
sha to the directors stated
that he had heard that there
were those in the community
#10 thought that other doc
tors should be contacted
about operating the hospital.
The doctor stated he felt
that neither he nor the board
had conmitted themselves un
til a final agreement had
been signed, but that should
another doctor be chosen, he
would like to have as much
advance notice as possible.,
Also in connection with
the hospital Margaret Ander
son read a letter from E.
Bartlett of Sapulpa, Oklahoma
stating in part that he is
setting up trust funds to
Cover partial • expenses of
©quiment nee led in the Homer
hospital-herlth center.
Barry Crregoira informed
the board that he would be
able to pay the #155 that he
owes the district within 30
days. The board passed a mo
’ tion stating that if the bill
war© not paid within the 30
days, the legal rate of in
terest would be charged and
a* •rrort to collect it by
!• gab means would be made.
The board was informed by
letter that local longshore
man would be due another
raiaa.in June* They mil be
receiving $3*22 and $4*83 per
hour* ' *
The board had been asked
by Jim Reynolds, representing
the Chamber of Conraerce, to
finance a road oiling program
for Homer roads* It was not
•6 that the PUD receives an
•atimated $2700 . return from
the Territory on business li^
eenees and that only $1000 of
thftt amount is being used for
street lighting* Reynolds
hat stated that the ABC would
to the oiling if the road oil
could be furnished* He stat
ed that 200 barrels would oil
the roads twice this summer
ant that the. oil would cost
(3*85 per barrel*
NT.? TAXI SERVICE
A new taxi service has
been started In Homer and is
being operated by Ralph Cow
les sad Edward Rolf* The
mm of the new firm is the
Homer«#Cab company and will
have an’ office in the Inlet
Ian service station*
Cowles recently moved to
Homer from Seattle and will
teach in the high school this
fall* Rolf came to Homer on
0 vacation from Cleveland,
Ohio where he worked for Cap
ital Airlines and has decided
to stay*
Carl kibbey visiting- here
Carl Kibbey returned to
Homer this week in his boat,
The Tempest, for a short vis
it before starting his work
with the Shell Oil company*
The company has chartered the
boat to carry on geophysical
work along the shores of the
Inlet*
Kibbey reports that his
family is still in Ohio hut
that they plan to return to
Seattle this fall where they
will live on the boat while
he does more work on the boat*
ANCHOR POINT
At the P-TA meeting Friday
evening the following offi
cers were elected: Fred
Bailey, president; Thelma
Murto, vice president; and
Martha Carr, secretary-treas
urer. Plans were made to
erect playground equipment
such as swings, teeters and
baskets for basketball this
summer.
The "Smoker* which was
sponsored by the F-TA last
Thursday was a big success.
Boring matches, starting with
2nd graders Johnny X^oosli and
Johnny Howard, progressed by
age and size up to two exper
ienced boxers, Lefty Howard
and Ralph Weaver. An extra
was the wrestling match fea
turing two famous Wrestlers
from Oregon, Lefty and Jean
Howard* Twenty-two dollars
was raised toward the film
library*
'i'ne upnoxsT,ery cxass sone
duled for May 23 has been
postponed to May 30*
Mrs. Patrick Johnson and
sons, John and Gary Coleman,
left for the States by plane
on Saturday*
Mrs. Philip Sutherland
(Lorene Bladen) and children
are visiting Mrs. Sherman
Chapnan. Mrs. Sutherland
plans to return to their home
in Juneau about Juno 1*
Mrs. She man Chapnan is
leader for a 4-H baking club
•riiich uill hold its first
meeting next week at her home
GAS STOLEN FROM GUARD THUCK
Lt. Harry Gregoire, com
manding officer of the Hemer
platoon of the National Guard
.reported this seek that ap
proximately 30 gallons of
gasoline had been stolen from
the tank of the Guard truck.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO,
Two sailings for ; Homer
scheduled for June. First
sailing of M. S, Lucidor
June 9f second sailing
June 30i For further,in
formation contact «3ythe &
Son, Local Agent, Homer.
18 SIGN CHARTER
Eighteen persona signed
the charter of the Natural
History Society of Homer be
fore the closing date Tuesday
Jim Scott, president of
the Society, emphasized that
number ships in the organiza
tion are still bping accepted
and annual dues are, $10•
The Natural History Socie
ty aas organized several
months ago by a number of in
terested local residents to
study the natural history of
the Kachemak Bay region and
to assist Dr* Theodore Bank
of "tile Aleutian Research In
stitute in carrying out sci
entific studies of the Nest
ora Alaska region*
public notice .
The Directors of the Kenai
Peninsula Public Utility Dis
trict Number One wish to an
nounce that a public-hearing
will be held at a Special
Meeting of the Board of Di
rectors in the firohall at
8 p.m*, 6 June, 1955.for the
following purpose: ’’Presen
tation of a formal proposal
on a water system for a des
ignated area within the
boundaries of the Fublic
Utility District, by Mr* Mor
ris Killen* Consideration
will be given at such meeting
to adoption of a resolution
setting forth the regulations
under which the franchise
would bo utilized and also
stating that the mattGr will
be submitted to the qualified
electors of the Public Util
ity District prior to grant
ing of the franchise*”
(Signed)
Homer S* Thompson
-Manager*
HENNING N. JOHNSON
sc* vL
Registered X^/y'mV
Land Surveyor \/V W
Sub-division Planning xfy
Construction Surveying^
Topographical Surveying
CLASSIFIED
Bat©i 3? a Word
Phono 239
For 24-Hour Cab Service
AURORA CAB
QUINCY BENTON SETS UP
LAV? OFFICE IN HOMER
Quincy Benton, fojcnier
Fairbanks attorney, has open
ed his office in Homer and
will soon be joined by his
wife and daughter.
Mrs* Benton has been
teaching the first grade in
Fairbanks and daughter, Mar
garet, 8, has been attending
the school.
Benton was admitted to the
bar in Atlanta . Georgia in
1937. In 1939 he moved to
Fairbanks and has been active
in law circles since that
date. He said that ho had
only boon outside once in all
the 16 years end that was
this Spring when ho was out
briefly for medical reasons.
The interest of the Ben
tons in.the Homer area dates
back to 1950 when Mr. Benton
first visited hore and pur
chased property from Ken
Heath. Since that date he
has made several visits to
this region and has finally
decided to settle hero per
manently.
The office for Homer* s
only practicing attorney is
located in the old Ole Jones
house across from the Igloo
building.
BANK APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR
The Bank of Homor has been
appointed administrator of
the estate of‘ the late Siam
Bell._
CLEANING HOUSE 7
You will always find just
what you are .looking for
in house cleaning supplies
at the Food Center. Be
sure to pick tip your needs
the next time you are in
the store.
HOMER FOOD CENTER
\
We, the undersigned Real Estate agents of Homer, would like to re
quest the cooperation of the citizens of our community so that we can
better serve all of you.
With the summer months rapidly approaching, there has been a large
influx of men and women from*all parts of Alaska whe are interested in
buying real estate in Homer*
We want to see and talk to each and every one of .these people* We
have made it our business to become acquainted with not only the real
estate market in these parts, but also with local industries, farming,
and finance* We feel fully qualified to inform these potential resi
dents as to who they might best see to get specific answers to specific
questions* >
If you are asked by a tourist about property for sale in the Homer
area, please send him to one of your three real estate agents.
Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated* Thank you,
PON £ SMITH J. C REYNOLDS
Real Estate and Insurance Real Estate
HOMER-KENAI REALTY
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