Cordova Airlines Buy
Air Taxi Service at Homer
1 UP(,n*sp of the c and S Air
l.!,xi ,,r Home) by Cordova Air
’Hfs. Inc., hn* !)(»c*n Hpfit'ovnd hy
'he Civil Aeronautics Hoard, with
the merger being regarded as a
progressive step for the K.-nai
i f’nmsiila.
I he ( AH also granted a tompo
'ary exemption to Cordova \it
lmes to provide scheduled air car
•''fu'e of passengers, mail and
freight, between Homer and port
Graham via Halibut Cove, Red
Mountain, Seldovia and Knglish
biy, 'he Alaska congressional
delegation has been informed.
The temporary permit will con
tinue in effect until 90 days after
the CAB renders its final decision
"n Cordova’s application for a
permanent certificate on the llo
mer-Port Graham route.
( ordova will base a Super Wid
yeon at Homer to furnish two
daily flights to Seldovia and other
points on the Lower Peninsula.
Passengers, mail and air cargo
will be handled by this service.
Oil Concern Tells
Of Cook Inlet Well
Petroleum prospecting in Cook
Inlet is highlighted in the recent
ly released annual report of the
Phillips Petroleum Co.
A full page color photograph
shows the explorator well drilled
in Cook Inlet, with Phillips hold
ing a 25C interest. When natural 1
gas blew at high volume, the re
port says, “the probability of
large reserves was indicated.”
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Soldotna still mmains as the in
city to b< -served by Cordova
"ith three flights in and out daily
and with no direct, mail service.
* y Mayo Cord .va’s well-known
Widge m pilot, has been busy the
on * two Weeks yetting; food sup
plies into Seldovi < for the Wes
tern Offshore I )i ill inCompany’s
barge and Seldovia merchants,
Mayo spent one niirht in Soldotna
last week due to had weathei in
A nchoraye.
The runway at Soldotna Air
port has remained in yood condi
tion and no problem is anticipated
duriny the spring; breakup, ac
cording to M. I,, “lied” Grange,
au-por! nanayer. The taxi way and
ramp have a few soft spots but
will be corrected as soon as yravel
is available.
“ The fl.viny safety record of
( ordova Airlines is among the
best in Alaska. The flyiny public
s.iould know some of the pilots
who are respnosible for this safe
ty record,’ Grange remarked.
“1 his vyeek Cordova is offering
a special salute to our chief pilot,
Gene hffler,” the Soldotna man
ager said. “Gene has been with
' ordova for years. He formerly
lipijjesteaded. at Homer ami also
was a bush pilot out of Homer,
dene has one goal in mind as for
’lying, and that is safety—both
n the air and on the ground. He
s always ajert and advises sta
ion personnel of any unsafe con
ijtion on the runway.”
Dr. Paul Isaak of the Central
■’eninsula Clinic in Soldotna now
las his new Cessna 180. parked
it the Spldotna Airport and finds
he location most convenient for
mergency flights, Grange added.
Home Furnishings
Seminar Slated
For Council Meet
•ferry Norland of Norland's
Home Furnishings in Anchorage
"ill present the program at the
-pring meeting of the Kenni J’e
ninsula Homemakers’ Council next
weekend.
Films and visual demonstra
tions will illustrate each of the
six categories to lie covered hy
Norland during the two-day event.
Friday and Saturday, April 2^-11.
A question and answer period will
follow each category so that indi
vidual problems may be discussed.
Sessions will open at 10 a.in. each
day and will be presented in the
basement of the Soldotna Baptist
('hui'cn.
Classifications to be discussed
by the guest speaker will be:
Furniture construction — film
covering subject and visual dem
onstration of things to watch for
in purchasing furniture; How to
chose carpeting and other floor
coverings—film on choosing car
peting and demonstration on types
of carpetings and hard surface
floor coverings; How to buy bed
ding—what to watch for; Building
color schemes—film on types of i
color schemes, fabrics, accessor
ies and how to build up color com
binations; Color in accessories—
tabje arrangements, color in floral i
arrangements; and Furniture ar
rangement—film and discussion.
An invitation to attend is ex
tended every interested woman on
the Kenai Peninsula. Each is ask
ed to bring her own sack lunch.
Salad, dessert, coffee and tea will
be .served hy the Homemakers
Clubs of Soldotna, Sterling and
Kenai.
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