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"
Josehh Comad
Editorial_
now that the REG has decided
to back us in the electrification
the district, it is well for us to
watch our step in loving the ground
work for our future electric sustem.
we can avoid the pitfalls by profit
ing by others mistakes.
Seward with a goverment .F.C.
loan for a municipal plant, started
out with a rate that couldn't poss
ibly pay operating expenditures and
the result was a loss that they could
never overcome even by raising the
rate structure. now they are in de
fault with a suit on their hands
instigated by the loaning agency
what will happen to their municipal
plant is anyone's guess.
The fica
engineer has soured
will
the writer that a competent man
be hired to run our plant and that
the rate will be such that will assure
a successful operation of the project.
we hope this will be the case.
For sale; Large fireplace damher
w... Genson,
will trade; Good wood and coal
circulating heater for a large cook
stove. W. J. Wallace, C-I road...
The old sourdough says;
Good resolutions are a
pleasant crop to sow". L.Maler
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notice
The Womans Club will meet at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Matheson on
Saturday the 5th at 2 P.M.
Parker Lester of the Extention
service will be in I omer Thursday
for a few days visit here. Mr.
Lester has been in this service
for a good many years in the States
and was connected with the f--a
at one time.
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news
Hawley Sterling of
EXThe Road Commission
is making a visit to
the contraction crews
at the homer end of
the road.
The maritine stike is on in full
swing again. We are getting no
better fast.
The omemakers Club will meet
Thurs. Oct. 3rd at 12 noon at
the benson home. Miss, Martin
of the Ertention service will
present a working programe par
the coming wear. Miss. Lois Lund
of the Tern. Lealth sept. head
ollice at Juneau will be present
and explain the mission of the
health boat, hygienic which will
dock at tomer in the near future.
Everyone is asked to attend. This
will be an unusual meeting.
The Homer Coal Co. got a ship
ment of coal over to Seldovia.
Local demand is holding with
shoping that people are becom
ing wise about fitting in their
winter's fuel.
The storm which lashed the
Gleutians the host week missed
bomer altho it is reported that
Anchorage and Palmer felt the
ellects at the storm.
Mr. Bruan, the fi-a-engineen
will be in tomer the 9th.
Bob Bartlett made a lluing visit
to
week. came
down in one of the new SeeBee
amphibians we have been hearing
about. It is the only one that
has been delivered to Alaska.
Eat our homemade ice cream and
fortify your system against the
winter's rigors." Cold Storage.