JOSA. STOHf
(Cent# from Pago 1, Col* 3}
The anchorage Daily Nous
this week carried a story of
interest to local readers
concerning the formation of
a power grid linking the Hom
er Electric i-sscciation fac
ilities with those of Seward
and eventually with those of
Anchorage and Matanuska Val
ley* The announcement was
made by Howard T. Ears tad*
president of Howard To Hrov
stad Associates, an engineer
ring firm hired by Seward to
prepare plans for the pro
posed project*
Construction involved in
the new proposal includes;
1* A poKor dam at tha
er end of Crescent Lake which
would raise the water level
of the lake so that a water
spill can be channeled into a
penstock to a road-level pow
er house at mile 52 on the
Seward highway* This project
would cost an estimated
$2.200. O'A/ ,
Payment for thi s work
would be made through a bond
issue wit a retirement of the
bonds over a 30-year period
at 4 3/4 percent interest. An
election to authorize the
bond issue ha3 been sot for
next month in Sewardc
2* Construction of a
transmission lino from the
Ctu scent Lake power house to
Seward, a total of about 72
miles
3.-, Construction of a
transwission lino from the
power site to Konai junction
by the Homer Electric Assoc
iation, This line could be
built at a cost of $950,000
it is estimated®
KEm MASTERS HERE
Ken listers, former Homer
resident, is in town from
Seward to do some electrical
work. Masters still has his
place out on the road to the
airport.
ON OHUBRENS
L 4.0/ft - MENS
BOOTS
1ST WEEK (hi FEB
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CSGr STP^
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according to Moyer.
Tho best method for get
ting this material dam, Moy
er saidf was far everyone
driving to Anchorage to stop
at the Federal building (Post
Office building) and go down
stairs to room 12® There Mr®
Ed Fortier, Civilian Defense
director for the third div
ision, or his secretary, Mrs®
Elva Nigh, will see that the
car is loaded with whatovor
materials they can bring back
to Homer. When they return
to Homer, Moyer said, they
should bring the material to
him* He also requested that
he ho contacted boforo leav
ing Homer®
The second speaker, of what
was conceded to be a very in
teresting evening was Bill
Eklof who told tho assembly
of tie mooting with Col. Far
rell and Harold Moats, and
stated that the small boat
basin, planned by the local
fishermen, seemed to be held
up in the land office® The
secretary of the fishermen’s
association, Eklof said, had
been instructed to write to
Dels gate Bartlett to try to
expedite matters, and the CSG
voted to do the sane®
Don Smith, CSG president,
announced that all proceeds
from the program to be pre
sented by the Wildwood sol
diers on Saturday night, will
go to the small boat basin®
Two lve mil it ary e nfc er t ainera
will prosent a show from 8 to
9:30 Saturday evening. Smith
said, apd from 10 to 1 there
7/ill be a dance* Marion
Kbcppcl and Burt Bachman will
furnish the music without
charge* and may be assisted
from time to time by the mil
itary entertainer*
Jack Scott outlined the
predicament of the board mem
bers of the Volunteer Fire
Department* who; Scott said*
were given temporary appoint
ments .for 6 months* but who
have served a year because
they have been unable to get
enough people together at a
public meeting to elect new
board members® Scott is
prosidont of tho board* ,
STANDARD OIL GISTS PERMIT
TO DRILL NEAR HOMER
Standard Oil of California
last week filed with the Land
Office operating agreements
giving them' the right to
drill on £2*400 acres of por
tent ial oil land near Homer*
The agreements were made
with three California rest
dents who filed on the acre
age some time ago*
CAP OFFICERS VISIT
Major Robert Mason, Major
Florence Parry and Captain
Petee Stiver of the head
quarters of the Alaska Wing
of the Civil Air Patrol vis
ited Homer last Saturday and
Sunday* They were on their
way to King Salmon when the
weather made it impossible
to reach that point oed they
came in to Homer* Jiggs Tice
returned to Anchorage with
them in the Ryan Havion plane
they were flying*
Some very enlightening comments wore tendered by Dr. Provonsha at the last regular mooting of
the Kbnai P* U. D* No, 1. According to Dr, Provonsha it has been found that approximately
1000 to 1200 people arc- necessary to support a doctor, with a considerably larger number
necessary to support a hospital* The d 1 ly services of three nurses and one domestic em
ployee ireuId be required to maintain an institution such as contemplated here at Homer* The
doctor indicated that he would not take up residence in Homer until the hospital was equipped
and. further stated he would not be able to continue uncer the present situntion very long*
I At this time it seems inexcusable that such pertinent information was not obtained before
(undertaking this project. Tec total yearly opei’ating expensesf including nurses salaries,
j domestic help, medntalliance and utilities, under optimum conditions would total at least
( fIV,000* Tnis amount might under eqsully optimum conditions be pertly defrayed by a yearly
I incone of approximately #7rCC0, based or. the generous assumption that one bed will be in use
] continuously* at the rote of $20 per day* Tne resultant #10,000 balance for operating ex
penses is greater than tho yearly net tax revenue for the district; therefore funds in the
form of a subsidy would be required *
Of present concern, is the financial status of tho P* U* D*, regarding imnediate expenses, if
actual construction of the hospital is to take place. We are informed by the board of direc
tors that an additional perfoimoiice bond covering $5,000 for water treatment has been pur
chased; bringing tho total for performance bonds to #22,500*
Inasmuch as only a small portion of the taxes will have been collected by the tims bids arc
to bo let, there will probably not be more than #10,000 cash available with which to begin;
and as has been stated before, this does not include tho $15-000 matching fund required by
tae territory* It is quite apparent the present board of directors have coosed their concern
of the latter and arc plunging ahead blindly, hoping that some installment plan method may be
worked out*
Wo note with great concern tho lackadaisical attitude of tho p. U* D* board, regarding not
| only their local taxpayer, bit also the ever patient taxpayer in the States on wbsse shoulder
! ToSts the greater pars of the burden* We note with even greater concern the incipient at—
| txtude of this board, ,regarding the fundamental concepts of democratic government and the
significance of the voters rights to decide how much to be taxed and how taxes are to be
scent.
Such a morally weak attitude is apparently inherent in same people at Homer and serves to
portray this great nation in tho light of a decoying Roman Bnpiro* Mr* J. Edgar Hoover. Di
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a recent publication says, "For several
decades the general trend has been away from tho ago old belief that Man is God-centered and
responsible for his thoughts and behavior to a Higher Power as well as to his faltoaani
The resultant materialism has emphasised the values of expediency, shirking rosponaicility,
and selfishness."
Taking heed of this prominent American is to alert the citizens at large to become active,
spiritually and physically, in securing cur rights as Americans.
(Pd* Adv.)
Henning Johnson
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i FREE GRSASE JOB at
AL'S GAKACt
Homer Thompson
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WOOL FOP WAkMTH
See the new wool jackets
with skirts to match that
we now have in stock.
Plaid or plain in an as
sortment of colors.
Also see our* new 100$
nylon jackets for women#
Nylon fleooe lining, wat
er repellant, rind resis
tant and completely uash
j able.
Cm<JZ T.VL BARGAIN TABLE
40$ OFF
j NOTICE ro
\ CA& OWhtkS
As of the '51st of
January, automobile
{ collision insurance
i
will be reduced app
roximately 15$
DON E.
SMITH
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