A string of two-foot long trout that he caught out of Big
Eddy on the Kenai River are held by Chris Rhodes, son of
Herb Rhodes of Anchorage Printing. Chris is currently
visiting at the Loren Stewart home.
Homer Electric Gets Loan
-A ;s»oi.uuu loan to tne Homer
Electric Association has been
approved by tlie Rural Electri
fication Administration, the
Alaska delegation has been ad
vised. The purposes of the loan
arc to finance construction of
as miles ol distribution line to
serve 220 new rural consum
ers; to finance construction of
16 miles of 69 KV transmission
line and conversion of eight
miles of existing line, and to
finance construction of a branch
office at Soldotna.
the
swashbuckling
sweater
This bold belle of a sweater prides itself on its “hand-knit”
look. Stunningly styled with casual cuffed collar and
pseudo double-breasted buttoning. Wonderfully warm in
Minklander, softest lambswool blended with fur fiber. In
the brilliantly assorted colors of the season. Sizes 34 to 40.
BROWN & HAWKINS
ONE OF ALASKA’S FINE STORES
Seward, Alaska
Truckers Seek
Permits
Three Kenai Peninsula truck
ing firms will be among the
50-odd Alaska trucking con
cerns seeking “grandfather”
rights at the docket set for Au
gust 24 in Anchorage. A law
was enacted last year to permit
so-called “grandfather” rights
to motor carriers operating in
interstate or foreign commerce
within Alaska or between Alas
ka and other states.
Local firms included are
Jerry’s Freight Service, Ster
ling; Walter Christensen, Ho
mer; and Homer Freight Lines,
Soldotna.
Kenai Students At U. of A.
Five high school students
from the Kenai Peninsula have
been named to participate in
the third annual Summer Sci
ence Training Program for
High Ability Secondary School
Students on the University of
Alaska campus Aug, 3-23. The
SSSTPSSS is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation.
The students are:
Larry Jordan, 16, son of Ken
neth W. Jordan of Kenai. Larry
will be in the 10th grade this
fall and attends Kenai High
School.
Carl Nelson, 15-year-old son
of Clarence A. Nelson of Horn
er, will be in the 10th grade
and attends Homer High School.
Kathleen Rearden, 15, is the
daughter of Jim D. Reardon of
Homer. She attends Homer
High School and will be in the
10th grade.
Mike Tauriainen, 16, son of
Arthur W. Tauriainen, Star Rl.,
Kenai. attends Kenai High
School and will be in the 10th
grade.
Kathryn Tillman, 15-year-old
daughter of Jack R. Tillman,
Star Rt. B, Homer, will be in
the 9th grade and attends Hom
er High School.
SOLDIER OF THE MONTH—Sp4 William J. Rumberger, TV Repairman with the Armed
Forces Television Station, Channel 8, at Wildwood Station, Alaska, receives award as outsland*
ing Soldier of the Month for June from Major William H. Wizenread. Post Commander. SFC
Joseph Floyd, Chief Engineer of Channel 8 looks on.
Recent
Arrivals
Twila Kay Mohn
Born at 9:20 a m., July 9, at
the Central Kenai Peninsula
Medical Clinic in Soldotna, a
daughter to Harold and Joan
Mohn of Sterling. The infant
tipped the scales at 7 lbs. 14i/2
oz., and has been named Twila
Kay.
* * *
Chris Noel Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Chell Bear of
Soldotna are wearing those
proud grandparent smiles since
the birth on July 14 of a 5 lb
5 oz. Chris Noel Larson, in the
Seward hospital. Parents of the
baby are Noel and Carolyn Lar
son, also of Soldotna. Mrs. Lar
son is the former “Cary” Bear.
What a fool does in the end,
the wise man does in the be
ginning.
Crab and Shrimp
Industry Grows
Demand for Alaska king
crab continues to spiral up
wards. As an example of what
has occurred in a previously
undeveloped fishery product,
the value of canned and frozen
king crab increased from $754,
000 in 1951 to $5,300,000 in
1960.
Shrimp is a more than $1,
500,000 a year industry, while
halibut from Alaskan waters
approximate a fifth of the
world’s yearly catch.
C. L. PARKER
Registered
Surveyor
Office Near "Y"
Soldotna Box 387
ED'S
Appliance
Service
☆
REPAIRS
for ANY
and ALL
Appliances
Phone 262-4361
Soldoina Box 273
NORB KIASER & HAROLD JACKSON
Announce the OPENING of the NEW
Garage & Machine Shop
ONE BLOCK BEHIND MEDICAL CLINIC IN SOLDOTNA
ALL TYPES OF REPAIR INCLUDING:
☆ CARBURATION
☆ AUTOMATIC TRANS.
☆ ENGINES
☆ RADIATORS
☆ HEAVY DUTY REPAIR
(All Kinds)
☆ CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
(Portable)
☆ DIESEL ENGINES
☆ LATHE WORK
☆ WELDING h CUTTING
(Portable)
ALL WORK PRECISION GUARANTEED