MOOSE PASS MINER
__Bv L. H. Allen_
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WE READ SOMEWHERE
That Stalin planned his Baltic coup
prior to making his pact with the Nazis.
The kremlin dictator’s plans of seizing
Estonia's highly developed industrial and
trade companies, besides small individual
farms and private properties,were already
decided when he started secret negotiations
with Hitler last April.
He is quoted as having said: "We must
crush those damn bourgeois Baltic republics
as soon as possible, since they are casting
more and more a dangerous shadow on our
border provinces with their boasts of pros
perity and liberty."
So Stalin's seizure of the Baltic states
is not to fortify Baltic shores against a
hostile invasion as he publicly stated, but
to get needed provisions, cattle and cul
tivated land and to start a communistic
conquest of Europe.
That German invasion of Poland cost as
much as half of the U.S.debt.
That Europe's ruinous war is costing
the three belligerents eighty-five million
dollars a day.
That Germans have been promised during
this month"in honor of the holiday season",
an extra pound of meat, three-quarters of
a pound of rice, one-half pound of butter,
six eggs and three ounces of chocolate.
That Rockwell Kent designed this year's
attractive National Christmas seal. That
a woman wrote to him saying: "I understand
that the head on the Christmas seal is
meant for an angel. It doesn't look like
an •ngol to.ec;"
The noted artist replied: "Have you ever
seen an ang^l?"
That a Nebraska Commercial Truckers as
sociation resolution asked President Roose
velt to remove Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes from office.
The resolution charged he was an "unfit
person" for office because he expressed!
"a desire to run the trucks off our high
ways and thereby increase our relief rolls
by millions."
That Finnish women and children, armed
with shovels, axes, pitchforks and shot
guns, killed three Russian fliers who
bailed out from their damaged plane at 01
kinuora, which was drained of its manpower
by the war with Russia. Small boys 9&w
the Russians parachuting and aroused ttte
villagers. The fliers fired pistols tut
were overcome by the women and childrepi.
From where we sit it looks like thoBe
European countries that are now shoutiflg
"neutrality" are going to live to regtfet
it.
N E W S
LOCAL
Mrs. Harry L. Smith was hostess this
week at the regular meeting of the Sewing
club. Members present were Mrs. Ralph
Reid, Mrs. Roy Thurston, Mrs. Fred Laub
sher, Mrs. S. L. Robbins. Ice cream,
sugar wafers and tea were servec.
It was decided to postpone meeting of
the club until after New Year's day. A
collection was taken to buy candy and
nuts for the Christmas tree stockings.Mrs.
Jake Laubscher is making the stockings..
A postponed Thanksgivinfa dinner and a
celebration of the birthdays of Mrs. H.
L. Holt, Harry L. Smith and W. J. Baker
was held at the Baker home in Seward on
Saturday night. Those/enjoying the
event were Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Holt,Mr.
and Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. ',7. J. Baker, Mrs.
Tho Hatten and Chuck TVhitraarsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith of Moose
Pass were guests Sunday evening at a party
in Seward given by Mr. and Mrs, Ray James.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Camp
en, Mr. and Mrs. H.L.Holt, Mr, and Mrs.
J. J. 3aker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lovett and
Mr, and Mrs. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams are enjoy
ing an outing at Russian River Rendezvous}
the guests of Chuck Whitmarsh.
Newell Pond of Portland, Ore.,friend
of the James H. Pierces, is visiting in
Moose Pass and is with Lyman Graves,
Howard Brooks, Charles Clements at the
Graves cabin. He plans to go to Kodiak
after the holidays.
Mrs. John L. Nelson and Mrs. Antoine
Velanis spent Wednesday in Seward.
Mrs. Irene Holden and Melvin Curtis of
L&wing roadhouse, were Moose Pass visitors
Monday.
Sam Griese is ill with a throat afflic
tion. He went to Seward General hospital
Wednesday for treatment.
Frank Hielo is serving sandwiches, coffee
and short orders at Hielo's roadhouse. He
will resume the sale of beer and wines on
January 1.
Dances are being held at Lawing road
house every Saturday night. There is
good music, sandwiches are served on order
and there has been good attendance.
Miss Mary Stafford has returned to Moose
Pass after spending five months m Seward
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leirer.
Mr. and Mrs. George James are enjoying
the modern conveniences - bath, oil furnace
heat, additional rooms, new garage, which
they installed at their Lake Kenai lodg
during last summer.