LEGION, AUXILIARY ELECT
The American Legion and
the Auxiliary enjoyed a pot
luck dinner at the schoolhouse
Monday evening followed by
meetings of both groups to
elect officers for the coming
year,
Legion officers elected
are Herman Schultz, commander;
Paul Jones, first vice com
mander; George Dahlgren, sec
ond vice commander; Paul Mar
teeny, chaplain; Orville Wad
dell, adjutant; Herbert Mc
Clain, service officer, and
Sam Pratt, historian, Dana
Newman is the outgoing com
mander.
Officers for the Auxiliary
are Dorce Schultz, president^
Ruth Newman, first vice presi
dent; Florence Jones, second
vice president;Reva Waddell,
chaplain; Helen Morowits, sec
retary-treasurer ;Eva Carlson,
Historian and Emma Miller, ^
sergeant-at-arms. Carolyn
Turkingtqn ■ is the outgoing
president
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COASTAL RAMBLER IN * ■ s
The': Alaska, Steamship comn
pany freighter Coastal Ram
bler arrived at the Homer
dock at 8: 30 Tuesday riiqrn.ing
Only one crew of longshoremen
was used to unload the 'ship, ~
The next freighter for Ho
mer will' ledve Seattle Novem
ber ' Phis' will be the SS
Square Siniiet, The MS Coastal
Monarch,will leave Seattle for
Homer.on December 3« r
ACS MEN HERE
Three Alaska Communications
men, Master Sergeant G, Paul,
Corporal £♦ Cameron and Pri
vate First Class L, Keifert,
all of Anchorage were working
on the long distance circuit
and repeater station'here this
week, According to Mary High,
an improvement on calls to An
chorage is not icable and it is
hoped that when the work is
finished stateside calls will
also improve,
FATHER CUSTER IN TOWN
Father Custer of Seward ar
rived in Homer Tuesday and
conducted Masses at the local
Catholic church on Wednesday
and Thursday mornings,
RECOVERED FROM FLU
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Harry Hegdahl is up and
about again after a bout with
the flu,’ \ \f
CASE LOT
SALES SAV.E
YOU MONEY
HOMER Vv ,y
FOOD CENTER' ' r
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ALASKA CHAMBER TO MEET
Harry Gregoire, the Horner
Chamber of Cotnmerce delegate
to the coming meeting of the
Alaska Chamber of Commerce
meeting :in Anchorage, will
find plenty of things to occu
py his time if he cares to
take a part in all of the ac
tivities planned, According
to a news release received
this week the ^convention will
be held November it-13 and
the featured speaker will be
Ralph D, Paine,Jr , publisher
of Fortune Magazine, He will
discuss "Alaska's Role in the
World's Material Picture, *
The three-day program will al
so include top-notch speakers
on all phases of Alaska's de
velopment and legislative ac
tivity.
Special programs by the
Anchor age Little Theater group
and the Anchorage Symphony
orchestra as well as other
entertainnterit " has been plan
ned. ■
Gregoire will attend the
convention during his. stay
in Anchorage ■ with the Homer
Platoon of trie Alaska Hation
,L al Guard
•KENAI TEACHERS MEET
Members of the Kenai Penin
sula Teacher 1 s Association
met at Ninilchik Saturday to
elect officers for the coming
y.ear, The association is made
up of teachers from the Terri-,
torial schools on the Penin
sula and six of the Homer
teachers were in attendance
Saturday,
Mrs Millie Dill of Ninil
chik was elected president' of
the grqut>. Other officers in
cluded Marvin DeYoung, Ninil
chik, vice president; Maxine
Reger, Kenai, secretary.
Communities represented at
the meeting included Kenai,
Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Kas
ilof, N apt own e afid Homer,
PROPERTIES TO BE LISTED. -
A list of properties, where
ownership of the land and im
provements is unknown by the
PUD .will'be published next
week, according to Homer
Thompson, PUD manager. It is
hoped that by publishing the
list the whereabouts of the
owners -of the land may be lo
cated - < Anyone recognizing
the properties listed and
knowing the whereabouts of the
^owners i srequested to contact
the PUD*'Office.
ANYONE HAVING CREDIT
COMING FROM THE mer
CHANDISE CLUB MUST come
IN BY OCT. 30 TO REDEEM IT
marion's apparel'
WINNER Of THE
‘ FREE GREASE JOB .
‘ ■' AT AL'S GARAG(ji 3r ’
; JACK BUCKLEY ,
pe classes to travel
The PE class of the Homer
high school will travel to
Kenai Friday, October ag, ac
cording to tentative plans♦
They will stay all day in that
community and engage the mem
bers of the Kenai high school
PE class in athletic activi
ties,
HAS GOOD POTATO CHOP
Gust Lofgren reports that
he finished digging and pick
ing his potatoes Monday even
ing and reports that he har
vested 20 tons off an acre
and a half of ground.
SHEETLAND IN HOMER
gill Sweet land, dairy cat
tle, expert from the Palmer
experiment • station, arrived
in Homer on Tuesday to •check
local stock- with Ed Leibenthal
of'-the extension office.
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MINER CABIN SOLD
The Hank Bnner cabin lo
cated behind the ,Ed Herndon
home was sold this week to
Gertrude B, Dickson of San
Jose, California♦
BUDGET TO BE PUBLISHED
It is Anticipated that the
1954 budget, which was passed
several months ago by the di
rectors of the PUD, wi ll be
Published next week, according
to the manager of the PUD,
It is also expected that a
Review of all expenditures of
the PUD willbemade and plac
ed on a chart in a manner that
they may be compa ed with 'the
budget and be posted at the
PUD Office, the manager .said.
He also stated that in the
future a monthly review of all
PUD expenditures will be made
for the preceeding month and
published;
Homer >.
Electric
Assoqation
DID YOU READ
YOUR METER?
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FIRES ON RANGE
The Homer Platoon of the
Alaska National Guard fired
their carbines and Garands on
an improvised range at the
Spit Sunday• . Lt* Harry Greg
oire, commanding officer,
said that the men did excep
tionally well as marksmen„
CERTIFICATES TO BE PREPARED
The certificates of sale
required to be given to all
purchasers of property at the
recent delinquent ,tax sale
will be prepared this weeky and
forwarded to the purchaser s,
according to Homer Thompson,
PUD manager« Also, checks
will be * held for the known
delinquent owners for the
balance due the owners as u
result of the sale and noti
fication will be sent them
that the money is being held
for them, Where the owners
address is unknown or the
ownership in question, the
monies will be kept in a sep
.arate fund«
WATER USE ASHED
The Alaska Department of
Public Health has been asked
by Charles Tryck, PUD engin
eer, to permit the use of the
water at the hospital-health
center well it was learned
this week♦ The water has an
alkalinity slightly higher
than the acceptable standards
of the U*S*Public Health Ser
vice* 'Approval of the water
supply is necessary before the
health department will grant
final approval to the Alaska
Public Works which is holding
up the call for bids on the
project pending approval of
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WE SELL
PRESTONE
AT THE REGULAR PRICE
WITH
OUR-SERVICE
LET US PREPARE YOUR
CAR FOR WINTER NOW ■
HUSKY
REPAIR SHOP.
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