MOOSE PASS MINER
Bv L. H. Allen
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This is a land where it is perfectly
safe for a woman to write thus insultingly
to our First Lady*
"Before you proceed with your newest,
most intriguing idea of conscripting our
daughters, will you please give a little
advice from your overflowing stock of
knowledge as to how we may secure commis
sions for our draft-age sons? Similar, il
possible, to those of your family."
And this is a land where the First Lady
took the trouble to answer the malcontent,
honestly and graciously, as follows*
"As far as I know, the most important
thing, in order to obtain a commission to
day in our military services, is to be
qualified to have one. To do that, one
must have done some work in the past which
can be usefully applied in some branch of
the service, and to have done it well* The
other way is to have taken the officers'
training courses in college and pursued
one's training from then on every year,
which entitles you to a reserve officer's
commission,
"Since you ask me specifically about my
own sons, I will tell you exactly how they
obtained their commissions.
"JameB took the course in college. He
was then taken into the Marine Corps and
did the required training as a reserve of
ficer, long before the present emergency,
to hold his commission. When his father
went to South America, James was given a
high rank in order to be able to appear
with his father at certain functions. On
his return to the United States, he himself
asked his father to request his demotion.
Before he was called as a reserve officer
in this emergency he reported for duty in
Los Angeles, where he was then living, and
went regularly and worked with the unit
with which he would be called to serve. He
was actually called for active duty in that
unit last autumn.
"Elliott had worked for a time on the
West Coast, and some of his first work was
with an airplane-manufacturing company, and
later he worked as an aviation editor for a
newspaper. He learned to fly and held a
license, but hiB eyes would not permit his
entry into the Army as a pilot. He knew
that he would not be drafted because he has
a wife and two children, and yet he felt he
would like to be useful, so he came to
Washington and asked the Army authorities
where his experience could be of use. He
was commissioned and, as far as I know, his
work has been satisfactory.
"Franklin, Jr., took his Navy training j
course in college and has done his cruise \
in the ..Naval Reserve every year since. He I
(Continued on back page). !
LOCAL
NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hacking and three
children have come from New Bedford, Mass.,
to locate in Moose Pass and have purchased
Mrs. Warren Nutter's cabin and tract on the
.highway.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laubscher returned to
Girdwood Tuesday to spend six or seven
weeks.
Mrs. John L. Nelson visited in Moose
Pass for several days recently, guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gillis.
Art Magnusson, professor at the Universi
ty of Alaska, was the house guest of Mr.
and firs. Harry L. Smith lrst week. Mr.
Smith took his guest on a hunting trip and
both Mr. Smith and Mr. Magnusson got moun
tain sheep.
In farewell compliment to Mrs. K. N. Gil
lie, an informal tea was given last Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. L. H. Alien and Mrs. Bob
^illis, at Mrs. Allen's cabin. In addition
to the honor guest those present were Mrs.
Oscar Plowman of Lawing, Mrs. Leora Roy
croft, Mrs. 2. L. Robbins, Mrs. Frank Hielo,
Miss Orah Dee Clark, Mrs. Lyman Graves,Mrs.
R. B. Seater, Mrs. "Bud" Schindler, Mrs.
George B. Clark, Mrs. Bob Rutledge, Mrs.
Dell Douglas, Mrs. Homer Hooker.
Mrs. Gillis sailed Wednesday on the ss
Aleutian for her home in San Antonio, Tex.
Harry L. Smith sailed for Portlock Fri
day on the ms Monterey to open school there.
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Roland Paul ie over from Kodiak on a
vacation visit with intention to bag a
moose and to add some improvements to his
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