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DEVOTED TO THE INTERSS'
S OF MOOSE PASS AND KEMAI PENINSULA
Vol. 2
Moose Pass, Alaska - April 8, 1941
No. 18
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT '.TILL ASK
PENSIONS FOR ALL OVER 60
Now that- the aid-to-Britain bill has
been enacted, President Roosevelt will
carry out his plan to send a special mes
sage to congress asking a flat federal
contribution of ^30 a month to retired
persons over 60 regardless of other in
come and state pensions. The president
wants the social security program broaden
ed into a "national system" and to include
all types of workers under the unemploy
ment insurance and old-age pension plans.
It will be recalled that in the presi
dent's budget message to congress he laid
the foundation of his plan by recommending
"that the congress give consideration te
the inclusion in the old-age and survivors
insurance system and the unemployment com
pensation system of workers not now cover
ed."
President Roosevelt told cabinet mem
bers and Democratic leaders that after the
boom spending of ’7orld war second is ended
the old-age pension system will be a wel
come cushion to help keep up the nation’s
buying power. I.fany older men and women
have returned to work under the impetus of
the defense program but these would be the
first to be laid off when it ends.
The president feels that a flat $30 a ■
month federal contribution 'will be suffi
cient, with whatever state funds and out
side income aged persons receive.
A survey shov/s that 65$ of persons over
65 years old lack any resources, while 20
per cent have incomes of under $100 a
month. Only 15$ over 65 have incomes ov
er $100 a month.
Bryant O'Brien received an interesting
letter from Lanson B. Harvey, who is now
at Kodiak and is well-known in this sec
tion. "Obie" is kindly allowing the MPM
to print those portions of the letter which
will prove of general interest!
Dear O'B:
It has been quite a while since I've
seen you and I intended writing sooner but
I have had a lot to do and have hardly an
hour to myself. How did you enjoy the
holidays and was there plenty of snow on '
the lake and mountains? Y/e had no snoft
for Christmas or New Years but we did have
ice for skating. Nearly four weeks later
we had snow - something Kodiak had not had
for several years. There was around five
inches of snovr on the level and maybe a
foot or so in the drifts.
Things have changed since you left Obie.
New dormitories built, luxurious ppartments
house some of the office force. The thea
ter is in full swing and the recreation
hall sells beer and soft drinks. Every
month there is a dance in the theater, the |
(Continued on back page).
ESTES BROTHERS BUY
HIELO’S ROADHOUSE
Ed, Sam and Bob Est6s have bought Hielo’s
Roadhouse and will operate it under the
name of Estes Brothers’ Tavern. They
took possession on April 7.
By next June they expect to have it on
a lot of their own - on the south corner
from their home. They will build a 40 X
40 concrete basement to move the building
onto and after the tavern is in place they
will build an addition to it to house the
:bar, the lunchroom booths, etc. The large
room in the present roadhouse will be used
for dances.
There will be central heating, running
water, a bathroom. Moose Pass will havo
comfortable hotel accomodation to offer the
visiting public.
A dance will be held next Saturday night
when a good old-fashioned social "get-to
gether" is planned. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
The United Mining and Development Co.,
held its annual meeting of stockholders
and elected the following officers for
1941: .1. L. Hatcher, president; R. E.
Baumgartner, secretary-treasurer; R. M.
Kilmurry, vice president.
Four directors wore naiHed as follows:
A. H. L. Moyer, Henry Leiror, Sr., J. B.
Stanton and Dr. Ray G. Bannister.
Charles Harper will act again as super
intendent of operation,
Joe Vonah, who operated Hielo's Road
house for the last six months, , turned it
over to its new owners, tho Estes brothers,
last Monday and has busied himself since
in getting tho home place of Mr. and Mrs.
George Lindsay in readiness for their home
coming, Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay are coming
in on the ss Mount McKinley instead of the
Denali, as we stated elsewhere.
Mrs. Frank Towle of Cooper's Landing,
is ill at Seward General hospital*
The Boeing Aircraft company, Seattle,is
operating 24 hours a day and turns out one
"flying fortress"(four-motorcd bombing
plane every two days. The plant is being
enlarged and by the latiter part of the
year Boeing hopes to be delivering five or
six bombers a day.
Now employing 9,000 men, tho company is
preparing space for more than 15,000 work
ers who will be on the job by summer.
The enlarged plant will be a continuous
structure one-fourth of a mile long and
ono-fifth of a mile wide, making it one of
the most impressive production xayouts of
any manufacturing industry in the United
States.