THE HOMER
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Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
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TOURIST TRADE
With the summer tourist season coming to a close this is
a. good time to start talking about next year and how we of
Homer might improve the lot of the tourist and at the same
time earn more of the tourist dollars,
As far as the tourists are concerned probably the best
thing that could happen to them would be the paving of the
Sterling highway, This project, of course, will be done when
and if the Alaska Road Commission can afford to : undertake
the tremendous job. It is possible that the people of Homer
might hasten the paving date by political pressure, but there
is no doubt that the ARC is well aware of the need for black
top on the highway and will do the job just as soon as -pos
sible.
After the tourists have gotten to cur fair community we
must be sure that they will not be left in the dark as to hew
they might best spend their time and dollars,
We believe that Anchorage has the right idea, in setting
up a tourist center (with Homer Kvnk-Aogs), Hat,ar merchants,
we feel sure, would be dollars ahead to set up a. similar cen
ter here on a smaller scale, Many people fait'to, understand
that a tourist tis a person who has sared his none:/ ah winter
long just so he can spend those dollars to enjoy tso nr three
weeks vacation in the summer time. The easier we make it for
the tourist to spend those dollars in Hamer the more we are
going to get. This isn't a mercenary otitude, its just good
common sense. Most tourists expect to jet home practically
brj>ke and, as we said before, they will, .spend their, money
whet* it is easiest to spend, ,
§ith the announcement a couple of weeks ago that■ liomer
will have an excursion boat available .next summer. we feel
that 4 long step has been taken to assure\ a better time for
tourists in our community. We should' all 'work hard to make
sure that the boat is a success in every way.
There will be some who will say "Why should I work to
line somebody else's pockets?" This attitude is foolt sh for
two reasons. First, the excursion boat wiii■ bring more and
more tourists to Homer and second, whc'ever operates the boat
will,be buying in Homer in proportion to his earnings and a
dollar is hot a thing to lie still, Just as surely aS' it -is
round in shape will it "roll around" the community. •
However there is another facet of the tourist trade that
has not been thoroughly exploited as*far as Homer is con
cerned* That facet is locally produced items that can be
readily• sold to tourists. These items have a range as wide
as the tourists imagination and if manufactured here could
mean thousands of dollars in the pockets of Homerites. But
such manufacturing need not only be sold locally. In the past
few weeks we have learned that two Anchorage firms will take
an almost unlimited supply . of two products that coula be
manufactured locally if someone would do the job. If there
are two such firms and such items there must be many, many
more. 1 if. .„r
ife understand that a Hr. and Mrs. Edward Topkok bjf Nome
are moving to Homer and intend to carry on their trades. Mr.
Topkok r is an ivory carver and his wife makes skin boots.
There, is no doubt in the mind of this writer-.that these folks
■ will prove to be a valuable asset tp Homer arid that they will
have no trouble in getting rid of their.products.
These two folks, however, cannot b-igin to provide the
market that is growing with each passing year.
'A talk with Mrs. Heath of the Alaska Wild Berry Products
last week revealed that the tourist trade this year is up
considerably over last year. Thiis.will increase with’each
passing summer and the needs of these tourists who come to
enjoy our beautiful s&enery must^ be -met.
fie would like to see some manufacturing started either
by some enterprising individual or group of individuals. Or
perhaps a community-sponsored program for turning out souven
ir items could be set up. Homer has many people of some ar
tistic talent that conld be used in establishing such a pro
gram.
Now is 't/he time to %hink of next summer. It takes time
to organize and manufacture. Let fs start now!
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
. Announcement was made on
Monday of the engagement• of
Miss Eileen Hedglin, daughter
of M, H, Hedglin of Riverton,
Wyoming, to Teddy L, Wythe,
son of Mr, and Mrs, Clyde L,
Wythe of Homer, The "bride-to
be is an employee of the Homer
Electric Association while
Ted is associated 'with his
father in the building supply
business. No date has been
set for the wedding, .•
RADIO' EQUIPMENT INSTALLED
Workers have been busy this
week installing the antenna*
and equipment for the HEA.:
two-way radio system. Max
Jackson of the CAA* has been
working on the radio gear, in
stalling the transmitter in
the building on Gus Lofgren*s
place and placing equipment
in three HEA trucks and in the
HEA office. Two walkie-talkies
will complete the system.
THANKS BOYS
Ed Leibenthal, extension
agent, states that he . would
like to thank the three Local
boys who operated the picture
machinery at the Homer Fair
last week* Films from the
Fish and Wi Id lif e S.e rv i c e,
the Health Department and the
Extension Service were shown
to Fair audiences* The boys
who operated the projectors
were Billy and Ray firanich
and Billy Waddell*
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Lynn Herndon, son of Hr*
and Mrs* Edwin Herndon, cele
brated his ninth birthday
Tuesday, August 31, with a
picnic party at Green Timbers*
The 2i guests enj oyed hot aogs,
marshmallows, kool-ade and
birthday cake* .
FOR THE BFST '
OF SERVICE AND THE
FINEST HOSPITALITY
IN HOMER
VISIT
HAROLD L ELECTA
AT THE
STERLING ■
MOOSE MEAT RECIPE :
*J. ;■ Kith moos*- season well un
derway and W'irth-. m(my of the
huge animals being brought in
to local lockers and deep
freezers we would tyke to pass
on a recipe for corned moose
meat given to us by, Mrs* Ora
Jones,
CORNED MOOSE. MEAT
25 lbs, Moose meat
2 if 2 lbs, salt (.not,, iodized)
% lb, sugar ; .
1/2 oz, saltpeter _ .
if 2 teaspoon soda
,3 qts. water, or, enough to
cover meat,
Bone meat using pieces a
bout the size of atloaf of
bread or smaller. Place meat
in a clean wooden keg or crock.
Boil all ingredients to
gether, stirring to dissolve.
Pour HOT liquid over meat,
cover with platter and weight
with rock,
Tjie meat will be ready for
use in three weeks, When
corned, boil in fresh water
and cool in liquid, slice for
sandwiches or can be served
hot.
TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY
Three graduates of the t954
senior class 0* the Homer high
school will enter the Univer
sity. of Alaska this Fall«
Those attending will be Kay
Crimmett, Nelda Kythe and Bob
Icfgren. . ,
CANDIDATES. HERE
Three Repub lican cindidat es
to the Territorial House of
Repr esentatives were in Homer
over the past weekend, They
were Miss Dorothy. Prior and
Paul Robinson of Anchorage and
Emil Knudsen of Kodiak,
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