NATALIE DIETZ WEDS
ROBERT GEFN2R
Miss Natalie Dietz became
the bride of Robert Gep
ner in a mornicg service held
at the Homer Methodist Church
on Friday, February 4, 1955*
Rev* Nelson Moyer performed
the weddiig ceremony*
The bride, given in mar
riage by her father, Jack
Dietz, was lovely in a gown
of white nylon satin covered
with nylon net and having a
nylon bodice and bolero* She
were an elbow length veil
with a coronet of seen pearls
and carried a boquet of white
carnations. A lovely neck
lace end earrings to match
completed the bridal ensemble*
The bride was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Delcie Rich
ardson, as matron of ho nor«
Mrs# Richardson wore light
blue net over blue satin with
an embossed satin bodice and
a royal blue velvet bolero*
She carried a boquet of love
ly mixed flowers*
The groom was attended by
Mr* E. 3. Nordby who acted as
best man*
The bride’s mother was be
comingly dressed in beige
jersey.
Mrs. L* C. Wythe played
the organ for the ceremony.
Following the marriage
a reception was held at the
family home on East Road*
The bride and groom cut the
traditional first slice of
the three-tiered wedding cake
after which a tasty buffet
luncheon was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Gepner left
that afternoon by air for
Montana where they will make
their home* The bride wore a
navy blue travelling suit.
The bride was reared in
Homer and attended the Homer
Territorial School. Her par
ents, Mr,, and Mrs* Jack Dietz
are long-time Homer residents
and reside on their ranch
east of town*
The groom was born in Kan
sas and attended school in
Rivertons Wyoming* His par
ents are living in Iowa* He
is employed by the Champ
Drilling Company in Montana
where the couple will make
their home#
EXAMINES KEN AI CHILDREN
Dr, Jack W* Provonsha was.
in Kenai on Tuesday ard Wed
nesday of this week to exam
ine the school children in
that community.
DAUGHTER BORN
TO HOMER COUPLE
A daughter was born Monday
January 31 at 2:20 p.m* to
Mr* and Mrs* John Childs at
their home op. the hill* The
child has been named Diana
Lynn, and she weighed 6 lbs.
6 ozv at birth* Dorce
Schultz was in attendance at
the birth.
DAUGHTER BOHN AT SEUAHD
Mr. and Mps. Robert Estes
of Maose Pass are the proud
parents of a baby girl born
February 3 at the Seward hos
pital. The new addition to
rthe Estes family has been
named Brenda Sue*
BIENNIAL REPORT SHOWS
homer spending
The Biennial report of the
Territorial Highway Engineer,
Irving Heed, delivered last
week reports that a total of
^70,952628 was spent in the
Homer area during the past
two years.
Of the total, dock repairs
accounted for $11,952.28, ARC
roads, $44,000, and the air
port bypass road $15,000.
Also of interest to local
readers is the resolution
adopted by the Territorial
Board of Road Commissioners
November 21, 1954. The res
olution urges the President,
the Secretary of the Interior
sne uommi ssi oner or fudiic
Roads, the Office of Terri
tories, the Governor of Alas
ka-, the Delegate to Congress,
the Commissi oner of Roads for
Alaska, the Congress of the
United States and the Terri
torial legislature to do
their utmost to include the
Territory of Alaska in the
proposed Federal Road Program
with the ultimate purpose in
view of bringing into being
some 13 separate road pro
grams throughout the Terr
itory,
Number six on the list of
proposed roads is one running
from Dillingham to Homer via
Illiamna Bay and Seldovia#
HUNTING, FISHING
BRING ALASKA -7EAITH
Alaska*s fish and wildlife
resources bring an estimted
^115 million to the Territory
annually, an income second
only to government spending
according to Dr. John Buckle}
leader of the Alaska Cooper
ative Wildlife Research Unit
at the University of Alaska,
The figures were released b;.
Buckley in a booklet title*
"Wildlife in the Economy oi
Alaska”. Buckley wrote the
booklet to answer the recur
rent question: "How import*
ant is fish and wildlife ir
Alaska?"
Of the total amount $12;
million was spent on hunting
and fishing in 1952-53. B}
1953-54 this amount had risei
to over §16 million*
Dr# Buckley’s researoi
shows that non-residenbe
spent §3-J* million on hunting
and fishing in Alaska during
1951-52. Residents spent the
remaining $9 million. These
figures are exclusive of li
cense fees. Over half of
this total, $7 million, uas
spent ' in the third judicial
division; $5 million in the
fourth division; $1 3/4 mil
lion in the first and the
balance in the second*
Research indicates the av
erage resident license holder
spent $294*58, the largest
per capita expenditure far
any area in uhich studies
have been carried out*
The average license buyer,
including both resident and
non-re sid ent, spent $279*16
and 16*6 days in sports ac
tivities annually* This ex
penditure of time and money
nets him an average of 104
pounds of big game, 14 pounds
of small game, four pounds of
prater foul and an undetermin
ed amount of fish*
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MONEY DOESN’T GROW
ON TREES
HERE IN HOMER .
And thatfs all the more reason for
spending our dollars wisely.
Your Trade-At-Home merchants sincerely
believe that you help your community
and yoursolf when you trade at home*
A dollar spent in Homer will do more
FOB YOU AND FOR HOMER than a dollar
spent anywhere else in the world.
YOUR
TRAD'S - AT - HOME
MERCHANTS
BANK OF HOMER
BAY CLOTHIERS
DCN E. SMITH, INS.
VERN MUTCH DRUGS
TERMINAL OIL SaLES
PIONEER'HaRDWaRE
HOMER FOOD CENTER
THE HOBBY SHOP
UM INS KPS
THIS WEEK'S GUEST MEQCHA^N T
REX’S METAL WORKS
Alt TYPES of metal work done
WILLIAMS OH-O-MA TIC FURNACES
storage tanks on order
PLUMBING