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PASS MINER
__ By L. H, Allen_
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EXCERPTS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S
ADDRESS TO THIS CONGRESS
"Our best defense is the promotion of
our general welfare and domestic tranquil
ity ....
"There is a vast difference between
keeping out of war and pretending that
this war is none of our business. . . .
"We in all the Americas are coming to
the realization that we can retain our
respective nationalities without, at the
same time, threatening the national exis
tence of our neighbors. . . .
"When the time comes the United States
must use its influence to open up the
trade channels of the world in order that
no nation need feel compelled in later day:
to seek by force of arms what it can well
gain by peaceful conference. ....
"We must as a united people keep ablaze
on this continent the flames of human lib
erty, of reason, of democracy and of fair
play as living things to be preserved for
the better world that is to come. ....
"The first President of the United
States warned us against entangling for
eign alliances. The present President of
the United States subscribes to follow
that precedent."
No boat this week, no mail,no freight 1
The liner Mount McKinley's scheduled sail
ing from Seattle last Sunday was canceled
"because some of the crew struck for bet
ter quarters on the boat."
South-central Alaskans have heard that
one before. Our Mr. Hall is in Seattle
at this writing and if the company had
consulted him about an excuse for not sail
ing he would have warned them not to use
the one with the whiskers.
The Moose Pass Basketball team,Chuck
Whitmarsh, Chuck Clements, Lyman Graves,
Paul Williams, Don Cook, Harry L. Smith,
Jake Laubscher and Sam Estes will play a
Seward crack team in Seward tonight. We
feel safe in announcing that our team won.
In fact we feel safer in announcing that
they won than we would that they lost.
Anyhow, they practised on^e.
Old Man Winter is certainly being good
to south-central Alaska thus far but it is
just as well to keep our fingers crossed.
Mrs. Roycroft says that she recalls a win
ter that started out like this one and
ended up with 90 days straight of sub-zero
weather from the middle of January to the
middle of April. Mrs. Roycroft has samp
1 «mrth-nantral Alaska winters.
N £ V S
LOCAL
Mrs. Roy Thurston was hostess to the
Sewing club at its last meeting,
Mrs. E. L. Robbins will entertain the
club next Wednesday afternoon.
Russell Williams sailed last week for
the States. He will attend the Seattle
fur auction and sell his mink pelts in
that market.
Mrs. Oscar Plowman of Lawing visited
Moose Pass friends last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Mrs. Ray
Stafford and Miss Mary Staffo-d attended
the basketball games in Seward Friday
night.
Charles Clements is much improved in
health following medical treatment he re
ceived while he was in Anchorage.
William Manley of Anchorage, who visit
5 ed Lyman Graves, has returned to his home,
Newell Ponds, who spent several weeks
in Moose Pass, left last week for Kodiak,
Tom Osbo of Osbo's Electric Supply in
Seward, is in Moose Pass these days,wiring
various homes and public places for elec
tricity. To date electricity is being
supplied at Nelson's Store, the Moose Pas
Store, Hielo's Roadhouse and the school
house.
Joe Stanton of Seward, accompanied by
Dr. ’Williams and Harold Painter, visited
Mr. Stanton's cabin at Mile 44 for a few
days and on their return trip were guests
at Hielo's Roadhouse.
Warren Nutter, star route mail carrier
made it into Moose Pi ss f om Hope by New
Year's eve. He was able to drive from
Hope to the McCann cabin and came the re
maining 35 miles on snowsiioes. He car
ried the first class mail back on January
1, also via snowshoes.
John Manich and Joe Doshian of Seward
visited at Cooper's Landing and at Moose
Pass, last week.
Everybody is invied to attend a dance
at Hielo's Roadhouse next Saturday night.
Mr. Hielo had storm doors and windows
put in this week and a much needed hand
rail on both sides of the front steps.
The roadhouse has a new radio.
George Lindsay and Ray StafiO.d are
busy at getting in wood. Mr. Lindsay
hauls his wooc in with his "cat" and Mr,
Stafford delivers his wood by horse and
sled.
LANCE AT HIELO'S NYXT SATURDAY NIGHT