The
Homer Homesteader
Published by W. R. Benson
In the interest of the community
"Give me the right word and the night accent and I will move the world"
Joseph Conrad
Editorial.
with the cool and maritime
strike supposedly settled, we are
looking forward to a merry Imas
indeed.
Even though our freight boat
cannot make Iomer before Imas, our
express and parcels post will be
here on time.
we are not the only folks who
will share in this bright Xmas, for
the families of the striking work
ers, who must have had to go with
out the things they needed or the
coal to keep them warm, will also
be jubilant over the settlement
of these long drawn out disputes.
We, who have lived in Alaska
very long have learned, not tou
figure too strongly on the arrival
of a Xmas boat, for almost invar
iably something comes up to delay
the sailing of the boat which was
due to arrive just before Xmas.
The old sourdough says;
"If wrinkles must be
written upon our brows,
let them not be written
upon the heart. The spirit
should not grow old...J.A.G.
Looks like the Imas turken will
be scarse, but we have hopes of a
feast at new lears, if the boat
arrives
Sunday the 15th was the beginning
of the moose season. Get that moose
before the 21st...
Give a subscription of the domesteader
to the Folks for imas you will be
surprised how they will enjoy it.
$2.50 by the year, mailed weekly.
V
The Seldovia Air Service expects.
GORD
to put a Seebee amphibian on the
tomer run in a few weeks.
news
Sule Barter is bac
on his old job with
the C.G.G. Mrs.
Baxter will not be
back until after the
first of the year.
The Homemaker's Xmas party was
a decided success. Evervone
mentioned having a good time.
We can hardly pass up mention
ing the record breaking cold
snap of the past ten days, Sub
zero temperatures have been
persistant, even during the day
most evrijone's water supply is
frozen and the creeks are most
all frozen clear to the bottom.
Our sympathies go out to those
who are cold and uncomfortable,
in their homes, we are hoping
we will all be rewarded for our
forbearance, with a late decem
ber thaw, similar to the one we
had in 1&f!..
The Sherman Chapmans were over
joyed at the arrival of a baby
boy, selivery was made at the
Seldovia hospital, Dr. Beltz
attending.
Mrs. Al Dillinger and baby
slipped into town so quietly
that we are extremely tardy in
announcing their arrival, Mr.
willinger had flown outside to
accompany them home.
a near tragedy was averted
when the last week's mail boat
to Seldovia picked up a disable
small boat with Herman Brantley
aboard and which had been adrif
for almost two days with a
fowled rudder. The small boat
was so iced over that the mail
boat skipher almost mistook it
for a floating drift log.