THE HOMER HE' S
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Bill Raver, Editor and Publisher
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CHRISTMASTIME
fh@r* 1* little doubt that I-iomer will enjoy a idiite Christ
as® thi® y®ar« After the heavy snow of t he past two weeks
sand th* big blow earlier this week, most local folks would
frofeably just about as soon see the white stuff dissappear if
aone magi® nay could be found to dissolve it without flooding
m out*
But Chriatmas without snow just wouldn’t Christmas, as
far a® w® ar® concerned. We’ve never been able to figure out
just what it is that snow adds to the.<7hristnBS festivities,
%mt it adds a certain spirit that just does not exisb when
ifehe ground is bare.
We remember pending several Christmas holidays in Calif
0|b1« where the only snow in sight (maybe) was on the top of
a nearby mountain and people still talked about .the year snow
fell oa the city and r&at a grand time thev children had* The
spirit of the occasion was missing though, despite aL1 of the
man-mad® endeavors to brighten the holiday season.
looking back over the brief span of years that represent
our time on earth, two Christmases stand out in our memory.
Both of them occurred when we were in the service*
The first was Christmas 1940* Our division of the Idaho
flational Guard haw been federalized in September of that year
and we had spent a very miserable, wet three months living
in squad tenths at Ft. Lewis, "ashington going through our
basic training* When Christmas cane General White, ..the com
manding officer, decided that as many of the men as possible
should be allowed a Christmas leave. So the majority of. our
company went home to the snow covered hills and valleys of
Idaho to be with our families. It was a wonderful present
for us and one never to be forgotten.
Just ten years ago this Christmas We were in Marseilles,
France. Having only recently arrived from Eigland, our
Christmas mail failed’to reach us until early in January•
Y.Tnen it did'arrive' it was in sad shape; $he one, package we
received was crushed- and broken open, with only a few stray
pieces of candy remaining.' ' ' '
Christmas Eve that year was *a beautiful, cold clear night
and we were visited, as i&xis Sally said we would be, . by the
German Air Fore». But instead of the predicted bombing, one
lone observation plane flew high over the city followed
across the sky by white puffs of smoke that indicated the
ability of the -American anti-aircraft fire stationed around
the tig port city.
It's nice, this Christmas season, to think back and try to
remember the names of the individuals who peopled other days,
but actually we should all be looking to the future. What
win it be like in Homer next year? And the next?
We hope that for each and everyone of our readers this
Christmas will be the best one ever and that next Christmas
and the next will be even better. We look forward to the
comii® year when we will get to know all of our readers bet
ter and by knowing them become better acquainted with the
many problems facing all of us.
IN STATES FOR "‘INTER
Mr, and Mrs. Ray Benson
left last reek f or the States
rhere they rill he fpr the
aext three months.
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CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES
-■Mr* and Mrs. Rex Elliott,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Engle and
Mr*.and Mrs. Harold Billups
celebrated ■'redding anniver
saries last week.
FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAf
FROM
TERMINAL OIL SALES
SCHOOL NErS
The fifth grade made paper
mache puppets and gave thoii* •
pupaet play, History in He
viei, Friday afternoon for
the school children and Fri
day evening for the parents.
~jQ collected eight dollars
and thirty-five cents in the
afternoon and seven dollars
and ninety cents at night.
The fifth grade and Mrs.
Adams rrish to thank Mr*
Nichols for the puppet stag^
all the parents for their
cooperation in helping dress
the puppets, -Willie Flyum
for playing the harnDnica;
Ivon Kho de 1 - for. arranging
the stage and" cur tains; lire.
Bellamy for contributing the
paint for the stage; Miss
Edwards for her help back
stage, and Miss Bassett for
her help in-getting mater
ials typed. - '
The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th
grades, made thirty puppets
to send to the ACC hospital
for Christmas* "e TJish to
thank all of the parents who
helped the children and a
spe ci al t hanks to Mrs • Wi ck
ersham and her t*ro girls for
the six puppets they dres
sed*
Mrs. iidams is flying to
Rupert, Idaho during the
holidays•
Miss Ednards plans to go
to Cordova for a fe~ days
during the holidays#
WARM WISHES..
For a Merry
Christinas
*****
And a Happy
And Prosperous
New Year
from
Harold & Electa
STERLING
BAR and
LIQUOR STORE
POUR OUTAGE
The brief po^er outage
Monday evening -'ns caused by
something falling over the
line on the East Hill Road
and overloading the plant
generator, according to Jiggs
Tice, liEA manager*
LIBRARY CLOSED
The Homer Library is clos
ed this ueek due to the storm
and anyone having books out
uill nbt be charged for the
vggk, according to Ruth Neu
man, .president of the board*
GOING TO SCHOOL
Rov; an at son expects to
Leave joiner December £6 fox
Valpariso, Indiana ^rfiere he
uill enroll in the Valpariso
Technical Institute to study
electronics*
CANCELS TRIP TO NINILCHIK
The Community Chorus can
celled their 9BO$0ftG0.r ;frip
to Ninilchik yesterday (Wed
nesday) because of the storm*
TO HOLD DANCE
There T7i 11 be a dance at
the Elks hall Saturday ' night
”ith live music#
r
PC ACE AND
\ goodwill )
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To All w
at this
Holiday Season
And May The
- .Coming Year
Be 'jOne of
^Happiness
SMITH
GENERAL insurance i
homer
1- . -
KEN A*
May The Message .of Christmas
Bring' You Joy To last Through Tho-_Year
.. FROM THE STAFF & MANAGEMENT OF
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