NEWS FROM BARTLETT
Delegate Bob Bartlett
wn tes that he has requested.
Secretary of State Dulles to
confer with the Canadian Gov«*■
ernment cohcerrrkig' Yukon-Riv
er water rights, A Canadian
firm is reportedly planning a
power development which will
use water from Yukon River
tributaries, and which might
divert water frpm Alaska« Vne
of the largest potential hy
dro-electric profects in North
America is on the Yukon River
at Rampart, Alaska, Delegate
Bartlett states♦
Effective July 1, 1955,
the operation of hospital and
health facilities for Indians
in the States and Alaska will
be transferred from the Dep
artment of the Interior to
the Public Health Service,
The plan was signed into
law by the President on August
5, despite the opposition of
the Budget Bureau and of_the
Department of Healthy .Educa
tion and Welfare .which has
charge of the Public Health
Service.
There are an' estimated
400.000 to 425,000 Indians
and Alaska natives« About
300.000 of these would qualify
for medical services♦
SAY CLOTH HRS
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
CLOTHING
JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER
SHIPMENT OF SHOES
girl's & Women's
SHIRT JACKETS
RAINGEARFOR CHILDREN
RUBBER FOOTWEAR
FANCY JEANS 6 JACKETS
Homer
Electric
I
Association
to report trouble
?HON£
i 32 or 4 6
Final congressional appro
val has been given to seven
bills allowing sale of land
to non-profit organizations,
and as soon a'S the bills dre
signed by the President the
Ninilchik Hospital Associa
tion will be allowed to buy
five acres for a hospital
site, and the Baptist Mid
Missions will be allowed to
purchase 6 1/2 acres at Nap
towne for a church site«
Although fit, 180,000 was
appropriated for the care of
Alaska Native Service patients
with tuberculosis, no state
ment was made about how the
funds were to be used% The
House had wanted the money to
go for additional hospital
beds in Washington State, and
for all the money to be spent
for contract's in that state*
The Senate stated that if the
Secretary of the Interior
feels it is in the best in
terest of the people of Alas
ka he may authorize some of
the money to be used here*
PRACTICE MUSIC
Members of 4-ti groups, in
cluding several from Anchor
Point and one from MiniIchik,
rehearsed the musical portion
of the Achievement Day pro-,
gram at the “schooIhouse Mon
day evening under the direc
tion of Marion Kceppel« 'A
rehearsal was also held for
the fashion show.
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GOOD BUSINESS J
The Husky Repair gas pumps
must be doing a land-office
business as they ran out of
gas Tuesday, and Ora Jones
hadxto make a special trip to
the Spit to set more,
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HOMER NEWS
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Git ADS LEAVING
The S* S* Gnad family will
be leaving Homer on September
12, for El Segundc, Califor
nia*,
VALDEZ VISITORS
Mr* and Mrs* Bob Morrison
and daughter, Dorothy, of Val
dez, Alaska, arrived in Homer
August 18 on a short business
trip* Their many Homer fri
ends were happy to visit with
them* The Morrisons resided
in Homer about three years
ago and own the building now
occupied by the Homer Gospel
Tabernacle*
LOT AVAILABLE
A small tract valued at
$50 is open for lease as a
cabinsite in the Homer area*
The tract, containing 5 acres
of land, is Lot it, Sec* 22,
T* 6 S*, R* 13 W*, S* M*
According to Virgil 0*
Seiser, manager of the Anch
orage Land Office, the winner
in the monthly drawing on the
lot was closed out, therefore
the lot is available to lease,
SLIGHT QUAKE FELT
A slight earthquake was
felt in the Homer area early
Monday moaning, just about
daylight* It was unofficially
estimated to be between 2 and
3 in. intensity, that is,
noticeable but hot damaging*
About 5 would *be a strong
quake and would cause damage*
The iqo6 quake in San Fran
cisco was between 7 and 8 as
was last year’s quake which
centered around Bakersfield,
California,- doing' extensive
damage*
OPENS BRANCH OFFICE
/?, Benson will manage a
branch office in Homer of the
Poe Realty Company of Spenard
it was announced this week«
The office will be located
at the Inlet Inn Hotelr and
will employ LeRoy H* Duncan
as salesman«
ACQUIRES CAR
Fran<i Campbell i$ reported
to be driving a new second
hand Buick*
AT THE
HOMER,
FOOD CENTER:
AFTER PAIR DANCE
An After-The-Fair Dance,
sponsored by the American Le
gion Auxiliary will be held
Saturday night at the Elk 's
Hallf starting at to p* m*_
Music will be •provided by
the Metro Homes*
DRIVE TO ANCHORAGE
Mr, and Mrs*Vern Wilkinson
drove to Anchorage Thursday
and will return Saturday*
CHECKS BEING HELD
Lchgshoring checks are be
ing held at the PUD office for
AStanley Neil son, Lew Gjosund
and Dick Edens*
GO TO ANCHORAGE
Jiggs Tice, manager of the
HEA, and Jack Lundeen, HEA
engineer, went to Anchorage
Tuesday, returning Wednesday*
NEW BABY
A son, weighing 7 lb*$ oz*
was born to Mr* and Mrs* Allan
Deite at 3:58 a*m, Monday,
August 23, 1954* The baby,
who was born in Anchorage,
has been named Allan Andy*
VISITING PASTOR
Father Pesek of Elmendorf
was in Homer last weekend and
conducted Mass at the Catholic
Church on Sunday* v
IGLOO GETS PAINT
The Igloo Fountain Lunch
got a new coat of silver
paint last week sandwiched in
between rainstorms♦
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PAINTING
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