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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND KENAI PENINSULA
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Vol. 1
Moose PaBSt Alaska - April 27.1939
No.16
EBINGS BUY AN ISLAND
THREE MILES FROM SITKA
Mrs. Leora Roycroft has received an
interesting letter from Mrs# John O.Ebing
and realising that the news it contains
is of much interest to Moose Pa«s-ers,Mrs.
Roycroft permits the Miner to print the
following excerpts from Mrs. Ebing's let
ter for the enjoyment of her friendsi
"John bought us an island. It had
been used for a fox farm and is about 100
acres with quite a bit cleared(I guess a
bout an acre)and a good house* tho small -
and several out-buildings that can be used
for wood-sheds, dog-houses, chicken houses
and carpentry - shop, also there is a big
smoke-house, so "watch my smoke,"- I will
make some good old smoked salmon.
We are about three miles from Sitka in
a southwest direction- out among islands
and reefs and the surf sure does roar and
splash when the west wind blows. But it
seldom gets so rough that we could not get
to Sitka if we had to go; we just go about
100 feet to the west of the house, over a
little hill and we can look right out over
the whole Pacific Ocean and see the most
eorseous sunsets.
There is a little land-locked harbor
right in front of the house and the worst
winds cannot harm the boat. Jack bought
tie the swellest round-bottomed row boat I
ever saw. It is made of red and yellow
cedar and is as light as a feather and
sits on the water like a sea-gull. He
had it tied up out here when I got to
Sitka. . . Alice gets a lot of enjoyment
out of it too - she loves to row a boat.
She is having a grand time here - has met
so many nice young-people and they have a
lot of fun.
I had a grand time in Juneau seeing
Mikki and Billy, Marge and Lou, and being
with Dot and Charley;we had a fine visit
and got to go all around the highway and
see all the sights. Marge had a "tea"
for me and we had a big time.Mikki took
me to the legislature and to the museum
and the library,
Molly is a little lonely here - she
sees so few people and I sure feel sorry
for her. She has a cute room and we are
getting it fixed up nice for her with a
new bed, dreseer, chair and an oil heater
that need not be watched all the time.
I have a Flamo range and running water
and we have a light plant - run by a gas
engine. We got a new washing machine and
I am all set to do some washing right now
er as soon &e I unhook the radio from the
wire clothesline. We get gwell reception
here. I have the Zenith and it plays al
most all day as I get both short and long
wave almost any time of the day.
I will write to some more of my Moose
Pass pals very soon . . I have my flower
tray where I can see it aj.1 the time. I
sure do love it - it mearjs all the love
MANY ENJOY THE COMMUNITY SUPPER
The "bean supper” held last Saturday
evening at the schoolhouse was well pat
ronized and the library board* which spon
sored the affair, realized a tidy sun to
add to their maintenance fund. The school
room was transformed with an attractively
set and decorated table running its length.
The table was lighted with candles in sil
ver candelabra and there were vases of
flowers.
The supper centered around delicious
baked beans and served with the beans were
brown bread, rolls and butter, cole slaw,
dill pickles, coffee and apple pie. Those
who participated were Mr. and Mrs. Lyman
Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Harry V.
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thurston and
John, Mrs. John L. Nelson , Jeanne and
Peggy Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stafford
and Miss Mary Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Laubscher and son, Wesley; Mr. and Mrs.
Will Estes, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scheiber,
Mrs. W.H.Williams, Bob and Albert Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams, Mrs. L.H.Allen,
Mrs. James H. Pierce, Mrs. Glen Collins,
R. B, McEachren, Frank Hielo, Roland Paul,
Lewis Tulare, "Chuck" Whitmarsh,Fred Holley,
"Chuck" Flynn, Kenneth Gwynne,Roy Withe,
Charles Clements, and Lyle Saxton.
M.D.Kirkpatrick, pilot, and his passen
ger, Con Miller, were found Wednesday of
last week in their submerged plane in the
bay 300 feet off-shore from Humpback Power
station near Cordova. The plane was found
by a drag operated by Otto Tiedeman, with
his boat "Debs." He dragged the plane to
within 100 feet of the shore where it was
to be raised with a piledriver. L.G.La
Gasa, deep sea diver, made several dives
and reported that he could see the men and
the cargo in the cabin of the plane.
Moose Pass Volunteer Fire DepartmentN
No. 1 is organizing with Will Estes for
fire chief. Other officials so far named
include Lewis Tulare, hook and ladder
chief} Roland Paul, chemical engine chief}
Lyman Graves, rescue squad and Moose Pass
Miner, publicity counsel. A bal masque
is planned to raised funds for a fire si
ren. As there has not been a fire in
Moose Pass, thank fortune, since heaven
knows when, the bal masque is not imminent.
Mrs. James H. Pierce spent Thursday in
Seward.
Glen Collins is in Anchorage working
with the R.H.Stock Company.
There are few houses, if any, for rent
in Anchorage and Mrs. Collins and Mrs.
pierce await word from their husbands that
they have found quarters to live in.
land friendship that I found ir. the years
il was there.