MOOSE
PASS MINER
Bv L. H. Allen
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ALIBI
We sincerely apologize for the more
than usual mis-statements in our last is
sue. We ran into a fifth columnist who
had a good laugh at our expense.
AIR RAID DON'TS
Don’t become panicky
Don’t go outdoors. Lie down; protect
the back of your head.
Don't crowd in one spot. Don't go to
cellars unless they are under well con
structed buildings.
Don't go near windows. Don't leave
lights on unless you are absolutely sure
your blackout is Complete.
Don't point flashlights upward nor to
ward any object which may reflect light
upward.
Speaking before the House of Represen
tatives the stupendous 45 percent increase
in freight rates to Alaska, Delegate Dimond
said:
"Right here nay I say that this increase
means there will be taken largely out of
the pockets of the people of Alaska for
every year that this 45 percent increase
remains in effect a sum which would amount
to $400 for every man, woman, and child in
Alaska. It is a simply stupendous sum
for us to pay. It is economically almost
insupportable by the people of the Terri
tory; yet we have to take it because we
must have transportation, and this is the
only transportation we can get - transport
ation by sea."
Delegate Dimond said that while arguing
for immediate construction of the U.S. to
Alaska highway - after which, of course,
there can be transportation by truck.
A Salisbury, Maryland woman air raid
spotter, alert hut excited, reported:
"Two planes and a submarine directly
overhead!"
The navy didn't disclose whether one of
its blimps was in that vioinity.
The government does disclose that it
takes approximately 200 gallons of fuel oil
and about 30,000 cubic feet of natural gas
to equal one ton of coal. But we are in
terested in how much wood beats 200 gallons
of fuel oil.
LOCAL
NEWS
The Library Board met Thursday with
Mrs. Lyle Saxton. Present were Mrs. Hoy
Thurston, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs. Fred Laub
scher and Mrs. Kenneth Condit. Nineteen
new books are recent addition to our al
ready wxcellent library.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Schindler are parents
of a daughter born February 10 at Seward
General hospital* They have named her
Katherine Doan.
Mrs. Frank Hielo spent several day6 in
Seward recently.
Mrs. George Roll returned to her home
at Hope Monday. She has been in Seward
for a month and a half following Mr. Roll's
death on December 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Laubscher are in
Moose Pass from Anchorage for a stay of
indefinite length.
Mr, and Mrs. Lyman graves are moving xo
Seward to live while Mr. Graves is employed
there.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Schofield and small i
daughter returned Monday to their home at *
Hope following a trip to Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Foster purchased Ever
ett Hooker's cabin and are adding many im
provement s.
Miss Flossie Smith returned from Anchor
age where she attended high school.
Mrs. Maxine Shaw of Trail Lake Inn spent
a week or more in Anchorage recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Elwell of Upper Rus
sian Lake, driving with Frank Towle of
Cooper's Landing, stopped in Moose Pass
last week en route to Seward.
Miss Kay Kennedy, writer, well known in
this section, was married in San Francisco
on January 14 to Arthur Donohue. They
are said to have met while "riding the range"
together in Colorado 10 years ago.
From The Alaska Weekly -
The Illinois Federation of Press Women
gave a special party for Mrs. Cornelia T.
Hatcher on her 75th birthday in Chicago at
the Women's University Club. Besides
this one, her two Detroit brothers arrived
for the occasion, also a half-brother and
half-sister and their families. Her daugh
ter arranged this surprise family reunion.
Her husband, Bob Hatcher, is spending the
winter in Moose Pass and was not able to
get away due to transportation problems.