MOOSE PASS MINER
__ By L.H.Allen_
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GET DOWN TO EARTH !
By M. R. S. 8-29-'39
The Congressional train went whizzing by;
'What are you up to now, my good
fellows?
Speeding along past the stations in high,
The fireman must have been using his
bellows.
Is it a harbor, a bridge, or a dam,
Kodiak, Sitka, or Portage Bay?
Stacking the cards for a little slam-?
'Why not deal them out so both sides
can play?
Wrapped in a shroud that is meant to
conceal,
Rushed in surroundings, arranged and
complete,
Missing the beauty of things that are real,
Are you not bored in your sheltered
retreat?
Do you not long to escape from your
fetters,
Throw off the mantle of play and
pretense,
Drop the .free use of extravagant letters,
Stand on the virtue of good common
sense?
Get down to earth, with the people who
use it?
Find out from them what will better
the land.
There is less chance that your laws will
abuse it
With the feel of callouses on your hand.
Colonel Clarence Chamberlain, the flier
who was the first pilot to cross the Atlan
tic carrying a passenger, was arrested at
Madison, Wis., the other day, and fined be
cause his t\7in-motored biplane made a lot
of noise when he conducted sightseeing
flights over the «rity. Now aint that
somepin'?
Example (a) of federal economy in Alaske
is the discharging of around 350 Alaska
railroad track workers in mid-season.They
depended upon the summer's work for means
to buy fuel groceries, clothing and like
necessities, during the long winter.
Example (b) - sending an expedition of
good-time junketeers to survey the sense
less, impracticable nightmare suffered by
Col. Ohlsen - known os the Portage Bay
project.
The money saved on the "for bread and
butter" workers will no doubt finance the
vacation of the college-boy surveyors.
a >0 G A L NEWS
Mrs. Roy Thurston was hostess Wednesday
afternoon when a meeting of the Sewing
club was held. Attending were Mrs. E.L.
Robbins, Mrs. Ralph Reid, Mrs. Fred Laub
scher, Mrs. Frank Rave and Mrs. Paul vVil
liams. Meat sandwiches, potato salad and
coffee v/ere enjoyed at the close of the
afternoon.
Miss Jorene Smith will leave soon for
Fairbanks to attend the University of
Alaska this winter.
The Misses Sally Monserude and Beth
Sorenson, teachers at Anchorage, spent a
few days in Moose Pass last week and vis
ited Russian River Rendezvous and Cooper's
Landing. They spent their entire summer
vacation touring southwestern Alaska by
boat, plane, railroad, and on foot. They
made a 16-day voyage on the f.S Fern.
The Forest Service is calling in the
fire guards and their equipment. Those on
regular duty will go on trail work for the
remainder of the season.
Virgil Heath, who was appointed to suc
ceed Sidney V. Denison as head of the Chu
gach Forest Service, is recovering from the
long illness he has suffered and hopes to
be able to take over his duties at an early
date. Mr. Denison will return to conduct
the office until Mr. Heath is fully recov
ered.
Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Mrs. S.L.Robbins
and Mrs. Ralph Reid drove to Seward Satur
day afternoon to attend a party given by
Miss Sylvia Sexton at the Elks club.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Estelle of Matanuska
visited Hope, Cooper’s Landing, Moose Pass
and Seward districts recently in connection
with Mr. Estelle's duties as Agricultural
Extension agent for the University of Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl March occupied the
[Ranger cottage on Kenai lake at Lawing for
ja few days last week.
Incessant rain and Alaska's famous over
ihanging clouds have spoiled sheep and goat
[hunting to date. William Baker got a sheep
last Sunday. Paul Williams killed a goat
and "leaved it lay" while he followed some
other goats and when he returned to get the
goat he had killed, found only hide and
bones. He admits that for once, anyhow,
something "got his goat."
Stewart Edward White is said to claim
that bears are vegetarians - but a bear cub
in the back seat of Dr. Romig,Senior's car
chewed Dr. Romig's ear to an extent that
the injury was serious. Dr. Romig was
driving along Anchorage streets at the time
the incident happened last week. Dr. Romig
is now positive that bears cannot be tamed
by dosing them with the "milK of human
kindness."