THE HCMER NEWS
Alaska’s Largest Ivlimeograph Weekly
Published every Thursday in Homer, Alaska
Bill Haver, Editor and Publisher
Dorothy Raver, Compositor
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FIRST ANNIVERSARY
With-this issue the Homer News starts its second year of
publication under the present editor. In noting the passage
of the first year we would like to extend our thanks to the
merchants of the Homer area who have given us their support
through advertising, and to our readers who have subscribed
and regularly purchased the paper on local news stands, '.ye
have worked hard during the past year to bring to our readers
all of the things we felt that they would expect in a com
munity newspaper of our type. The fact that we are now en
tering our second year is, to us, ample testimony that we
have fulfilled our obligation in an acceptable manner.
Looking back over the first issue of the paper as it came
out a year ago, we feel that we can safely say that con
siderable progress has been made in the makeup. The paper of
June 10, 1954 was our first attempt to work with mimeograph
supplies. We have learned much about the art of using the
stencil and stylus during the last 58 weeks and believe that
our learning is reflected in the present day papers.
.During the year we have initiated several "firsts." We
were the first to bring regular news from the community of
Anchor Point to Homer readers. Regular daily temperature re
ports were initiated in the News. We started and plan to
continue with our Trade-At-Hom© program which we believe
has increased the spending of dollars locally instead of
through the catalogue and in other Alaskan cities.
When we came to Homer a year ago to operate the News, we
knew that .we. had a choice of any one of three reads to follow
s© far as the paper was concerned* The first road was the
neutral road that would have required of us only that we re
port the news as it happened and stay clear of all community
arguments. The second raod would have been almost as easy
to travel as its only requirement would have been that we
go along with the established leaders of the community re
gardless of our own feelings. The third road was the in
dependent road and it was this road tha% we chose to follow.
We have, from time to time, during the past year, spoken
©ur thoughts through our editorial columns on various com
munity problems. We have tried to be objective in all of our
editorials, thinking not of the individuals involved but of
the problems and their effect upon the community. A few
people have resented our remarks on various issues, but in
the main we believe most of the people have accepted them as
the thoughts of the editor who has tried to look at both
sides of the situation at hand.
Realizing tlje3 danger that lies in the practice of al
lowing ©ur own thoughts to "color" our news, we have always
kept our editorials separated frern the news. There are those
who like to read editorials and those who donft. If the news
and editorials are kept separate, then every reader oan
freely take his choice to read or not to read the editor’s
opinion. A subtle and dangerous step is taken when the edi
tor places his opinion in his news columns -because many
readers, educated to finding only facts in the news stories,
fail to-realize that the editor has subtly mixed opinion with
fact in an effort to control the thinking of his readers.
We intend to continue our independent way of writing in
the years to come as this last year on the News has confirmed
our belief that we must not go along completely with the
loaders nor must we remain neutral.
How do we like Homer after one year? We like it. Homer
i« a healthy, growing community with a climate that is very
»ueh to our liking, scenery that is unsurpassed and filled
with people who take an active part in its development. We
are not frightened or disheartened by the community clashes
that we have seen during the; past year...that is a part of
the growth we spoke of. As a matter of fact, we think that
the people of Homer are coming closer together-every day and
that the coming year will see the development of a real com
munity spirit undreamed of a year ago. It is our intention
to work toward this end* not by singing the praises of Homer
to the rest of Alaska end the World, but rather by asking our
readers to look at themselves „and their neighbors, assess
their findings, and to work to develop v&at they see.
IT'S HERE
Summer (we hope) is here
at la3tl Now you can get
out those summer clothes
and get them cleaned up
and ready to wear* All
you have to do is phone
256 for free pick up and
delivery service for the
beat in quality cleaning.
HOMER CLEANERS
WIRING of all kinds
Appliance & Motor Repair
Dealer for Black k Decker
Tools.••Westinghouse and
Arvin appliances.
Rex’s
Headquarters in Motal Shop
FRANK'S
WIRING SERVICE
DAUGHTER BORN
Mrs. Georgo' Dohlgren has
received Tjord of the birth of
a daughter to' Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Freeman in -Alexandria,
Egypt. Mrs. Freeman and Mrs.
Dahlgren are sisters.
The Freemans were married
in Homer last summer while
he was with the Robert H. Ray
Company doing geophysical
exploration work in this area
He is with the same company
in Egypt.
The new baby weighed 7 lb.
5 oz. and has been named Les
lie Lynn. ~
Mrs. Dahlgren said that
the Freemans left Texas on
April 10 and flew to Alexah-r
dria aboard the same plane
carrying Adlai Stevenson.
VISITING FROM ANCHORAGE
Mary Wilkinson of Andior
age has been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Uminski for the past
couple of weeks. While here
she has been getting her cab
in located in the Fairview
subdivision ready for renting
VISITING SPEAKERS AT CHURCH
Rev. 'Milton Davis and
daughter and fiance and Rev.
Riley and wife of Asbury Park
New Jersey were guests of the
Homer Gospel Tabernacle Sun
day. Rev. Davis and Rev.
Riley were guest speakers at
the Sunday services.
4-H PICNIC RE-SCHEDULED
The 4-H picnic that ms to .
have been held at the Spit
last Saturday was cancelled"'
because of the rain. It will
be held this coming Saturday,
weather permitting.
ON TRIP TO STATES
Roberta King, daughter of
Mr, and Mrs# Gene King, left
last Friday for Anchorage
where she boarded a plane for
Denver, Colorado. She was to
be met in Denver by relatives
to proceed by car to Lemon
Grove, California where she
will remain for a visit with
her grandparents. This is
her first-visit Outside since
she was five years old. She
will be a * sophomore in the
Homer high school next fall.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Nichols
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miriam, to
Kenneth Huling of Chugiak.
The bride-to-be recently
returned to Homer from Los
Angeles where she has been
attending the Southern Calif
ornia Bible College.
The young couple plan to
be married August 9 in An
chorage.
ANCHOR PT.
Dale and Karen Peterson,
son and dau^iter of the Clark
Petersons, arrived home after
a trip up the Alaska highway
from Spokane, Wn. Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Van Vliet and
three nephews of the Peter
sons came along and are pres
ently visiting at Anchor
Point.
In 3pite of the rain on
Saturday» the Fish Fry was
held at the school with about
65 persons enjoying the pot
luck dinner. Mr. and Mrs.
Vern Mutch were presented
with an anniversary clock on
the occasion of their 9th
wedding anniversary by their
neighbors in Anchor Point.
’York has started toward
clearing the lot north of the
school on which the Community
Club building is to be built.
A number of the men spent
Monday afternoon cutting down
trees and clearing away the
brush.
TAKEN TO ANCHORAGE
t
Turk Monroe, local homestead
er, was taken to Anchorage
Saturday In an Anchorage CAP
plane# He was reported to be
suffering from an old back
injury and had to be moved by
stretcher to the hospital#
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Weekly pickups made
Phone 255
Or see Lonnie Scrogga
on Ohlson Lane
In business for over
Three Years.
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