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Mooe* Pa»e« Alaska - March 4, 1939
No. 12
APOLOGY
The Strike in eeme my»terious(?) way
has hindered a shipment of supplies to the
MINER and the news and Ads are necessarily
condensed to two pages.
Ray Stafford returned on the Baranof
from a visit with relatives in Washington.
He visited his mother, Mrs. M.E.Stafford
and two brothers, Jake and Leonard Staf
ford at Rockford, Skagit county, Wash.,
and his sister, Mrs. Charles Kinkead in
Seattle. While he was in Seattle he met
Mr. and Mrs. E.W.Robinson, formerly of
Ueose Pass, Mr. Robinson is employed by
the Boeing Aircraft Company. The two
Robinson children are in better health
than when they went to the States.
Mrs. John Ebing, her mother, Mrs. Mary
Scrimsher and Miss Alice Ebing sailed on
the Baranof for Sitka where they will live
in the future, Mr. Ebing and son,John hav
ing made their headquarters in Sitka.
Ur. and Mrs. Harry V. Johnson and Mrs.
Johnson's brother, Walter Gresham, return
ed on the Baranof after spending the win
ter in Kansas City, M®. The Johnsons n
bought a Model A. Ford coupe while Outside
and drove it from Kansas City to the West
Coast over the southern route to Califor
nia then north to Seattle. They are at
home in Moose Pnss at the Will Estes home
but are completing plans to build and live
on a home site at Mile 18.
A Bingo Party will be held Monday night
at the schoolhouse when 50^ of the pot
will again go to the Library fund. Every
body is invited to participate. Refresh
ments will be served and the usual good
time is promised,
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The Library Board met with Mrs, Leora
Roycroft last Monday afternoon, Mrs, Har
ry L. Smith is president} Mrs, Fred Laub
scher, secretary and Mrs, Ralph Reid is
treasurer,^ Thru the Bingo parties the
Board is endeavoring to raise $50 which
will be matched by the Territory with $50
which will assure the library patrons of
new and good books to read, The Board
met at the schoolhouse Friday afternoon
and counted and sorted books on hand and
made repairs where possible.
Sam and Bob Estes are at home to spend
the week end from their tie cutting activ
ities at Sunrise.
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DANCE AT LAWING ROADHOUSE TONIGHT,
COMMUNITY HALL FOR MOOSE PASS
MAY BE REALIZED
The following account of a well-attend
ed aeeting held at the schoolhouse last
Sunday night to hear the report of a com
mittee appointed at a previous meeting on
plans to build a Community Hall in Moose
Pass was turned in by a faithful reporter:
Those in attendance at the meeting were
Harry L. Smith, Eunice K. Smith, Grace
Stafford, Mary Stafford, Lyman Graves,Roy
Thurston, Norma Thurston, Charles Clements,
Bud Tolson, Lewis Tulare, Roland Paul,
Charles Flynn, Loren Schmidt, Vern Saxton,
Lyle Saxton, Albert Williams, Fred Holley,
Wesley Laubscher, E.L.Robbins, Ralph Reid,
Frank Hielo, Letha Laubscher, Jake Laub
scher, Antoine Velanis.
Lyman Graves presided as chairman and
Charles Clements acted as secretary. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read
and adopted. E.L.Robbins presented the
report of his committee on investigation.
This report recommended that Moose Pass
apply for a P.W.A. grant for full cost of
a building equipped with light plant, a
heating system, kitchen, stage, dressing
room, library or club room, lavatories and
ain auditorium - cost of such building -
diagram of which was posted on wall- would
bo «p.LOjOOO%
After the first shock-the idea was ac
cepted and suggestion made and acted upon
that the present committee contSnue to servi
as a Ways & Means committee, to contact
WPA officials, make application for grant,
etc. Upon the receipt of real informa
tion the Committee will call an Open meet
ing and present the news to the community,
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Mr8, Ralph Reid entertained the Sewing
Club last Wednesday afternoon,February 22.
Members attending were Mrs. Roy Thurston,
Mrs, E,L,Robbins, Mrs, John Ebing, Mrs.
Leora Reycroft, Mrs. Fred Laubscher, Mrs,
Jake Laubscher, Mrs, Sam Estes, Mrs. Will
Estes, Mrs, John L. Nelson, Mrs. Clarence
Scheiber, Mrs, Harry L. Smith, Mrs. Lois
Allen,Mrs, James Pierce, Mrs. Glen Collins,
Miss Alice Ebing, The hostess served a
luncheon of peppermint ice cream, sponge
cake and butter cookies, coffee and tea.
A farewell gift of a tray framing Alaska
wild flowers in their natural colors was
presented by the club to Mrs, Ebing,
The next meeting of the Club on March 8
will have Mrs. Leora Roycroft for its hos
tess,
Mr. and Mrs, James Pierce have been in
Anchorage during the last week.