Death Claims
Homer Banker
Mr. ArthurT. Hewlett, Pres-;
iflent of the Bank of Homer
died of heart failure early last
Saturday morning. Mr. Hew
lett had been a resident of
Alaska since 1917 and a resi
dent of Homer since 1949. He
was 49 years of age. I
He.vlett was raised on Long
Island in the town of Hewlett,
named after his ancestors. He
moved to Homer as agent for
Pacific Northern Airlines and
after a year organized the
Bank of Homer, which is
owned entirely by stockhol
ders in that town.
Hewlett directed that he be
buried at sea. As a young
man, he was a sailor and was
very fond of yachting and
water sports. While living in
New York he spent most o
his week ends sailing a boat
on Long Island Sound. He is to
be buried in Cooks Inlet from
the mail boat which plies be
tv. e n Seldovia and Homer.
He is survived b> his widow
and an only daughter. Nancy,
who is attending a girls school
near Boston. Burial services
were conducted at 10 A. M.
Monday at the Church of
Christ in Homer by Reverend
Johnson. I
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Jules Radinsky and his lads
from the Maval Station will
make with the music tonight
for the March of Dimes Dance
which starts moving at 9 pm
at tiie Elks Club on Brooklyn
Avenue.
The local March of Dimes
Campaign comes to an end to
night with the inn a
dance. The local campaign was
sponsored this year by the
Emblem club.
Contributions to the worthy
campaign are expected to ex
ceed last year’s. Several local
businesses and organizations
have given generously.
Tne annual March of Dimes
is conducted on a National
scale and the money received
is used in the fight against the
dread polio.
Locally, posters and small
tin iron lungs have been placed
in every business in town.
Other contributions have been
made to members of Ihe Em
blem Club. It is not too late
for anyone to make a contri
bution.
Contributions may be given
to Emblem Club members or
taken to the Elks Club tonight.
The admission to the dunce to
night. is $1.20. tax included.
Looal Bear Hunt
Receives Publicity
Alf Madsen was tne subject
of an article by Jim Bond,
photographer, in a magazine
titled The Riflman in Alaska.
The booklet was published
late in 1952 after Bond had
spent several weeks during
the summer on Kodiak Island
and other parts of the ter
ritory.
One complete chapter is de
voted to hunting Kodiak Bears
and Bond’s experiences at
Karluk Lake with Madsen.
Many pictures are included in
the magazine.
Persons wishing copies of
the magazine may write to
lim Bond, 5255 N.E. Cleve
land Ave. Portland 11, Ore. or
write to the National Rifle As
sociation of America, 1600
Rhode Island Ave, Washing
ton 6 D.C.
Crutcher Assists
Homer Bank
Marshall Crutcher, Presi
dent of the Bank of Kodiak,
made a hasty trip last Satur
day noon to Homer, when he
heard of the death of Arthur
T. Hewlett, President of the
Bank of Homer. He stayed to
attend the funeral services
and to help the bank with
emergency matters that arose
incident to Mr. Hewlett’s
sudden death. He returned on
the PNA plane Monday night.
The Palisana, Alaska Steam
ship Company freighter, was
“hanging on the hook’’ in St.
Paul’s harbor Sunday and a
part of Monday this week.
Carlier the vessel had dis.
charged cargo at the city
dock.
i Marie Olsen
Married ian. 29
The wedding of Marie Olsen
and O.K. “Okie” Chandler of
Kodiak Naval Station, took
place Thursday in Arlington,
Virginia.
Mrs. Chandler is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson
of Kodiak. She is a Kodiak
resident and was employed in
the Dry Goods Department of
0. Kraft and Son for eight
i ears.
Chandler has been a KNS
resident for several years. He
was employed in the fire De
partment on the Naval Station.
The newly married couple
went outside before Christmas.
Mrs. Chandler was a guest of
-ier husbands sister in Virginia.
Pictures of the bride ap.
peared in a Washington, D.C.
paper and the newly married
:oup1e witnessed the inaugura
tion and parade.
Chandler wrote to the MIR
ROR that the Alaskan float, in
the parade was beautiful.
1 Holly Evans was fined $50
and had his drivers license
suspended for 30 days when
he was found guilty of driving
while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor.
The case was heard Monday
in City Magistrate Robert
Hedloff’s court.
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