DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND KENAI PENINSULA.
Vol. 2
Moose Pass. Alaska - June 30» 1940
No. 4.
TRAGIC ACCIDENT
Fire caused by an explosion when Mrs.
L. Ratchford at Mile 5 mistakenly used
gasoline instead of coal oil to start a
fire in the kitchen range, brought about
the death of two-year old Alberta Ratch
ford anc’. completely destroyed the Ratch
ford home last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Ratchford was severely burned.
The little girl was asleep upstairs
when the explosion occurred. Two older
children, Jackie and Marilyn, were saved.
Mr. Ratchford was in Seward at the time.
Only some clothing which was hanging on
the clothesline was saved and the Auxiliary
Unit of the American Legion is asking for
clothing, bedding, etc., to help the Ratch
fords out. Articles will be received at
the Dugout and relayed to the Ratchfords.
The Matanuska Vailey Farmers’ Coopera
tive Association has purchased the East
Side Dairy at Anchorage. The transaction
was a joint affair, the cm/s - about 20 of
them - were purchased by M.D. and Roland
Snodgrass, the route and the equipment by
the Cooperative Association. Equipment
includes bottles, bottle crates, a 100
gallon pasteurizer, milk cooler, bottler,
bottle washer, steam boiler, and delivery
truck. This equipment will enable the
Co-operative Association including 30 dai
rymen to put Grade A milk on the Anchorage
market as well as butter and buttermilk.
The Association is also purchasing ice
cream equipment. The ice cream making
equipment, which will include machines for
making ice cream bars, will be placed in
the creamery. A fountain service will be
installed in the old trading post building.
Colonel Ohlson is quoted in Anchorage
as saying that "the Alaska Railroad has
been granted authority to supply its work
ers with food supplies at a greatly reduc
ed cost. The possibility that the rail
road may open its commissary department to
all employees in the near future is a three
against those who are criticizing the rail"
road's "freight policies and nastily trans
ferring patronage to other carriers," ac
cording to a statement by the colonel.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are
now in Madrid. The Duke threw over his
job as liason officer. Felt it was be
neath his ex-dignity.
Colonel Ohlson announced in Fairbanks
last week that 100 section and extra gang
laborers are needed on the railroad. They
are wanted for work on various sections.
WENDELL WILKIE IS NOMINATED
FOR PRESIDENT BY REPUBLICANS
At the national convention of Republi
cans held at Philadelphia June 24,Wendell
Wilkie of Indiana was nominated to make
the race on the Republican ticket for
President of the United States and Sena
tor Charles L. McNary of Oregon was named
candidate for Vice President.
In Wendell Willkie the Republicans have
a strong candidate. He is in absolute
accord with anti New Dealers. He will
draw the votes of the Democrats who are
opposed to the present policy of govern
ment. In the June 22 issue of the Sat
urday Evening Post he wrotej
"The greatest need facing the United
States is to re-create a condition in
which the spirit of free economic enter
prise can flourish. We must recapture
the dynamic quality that used to be this
country's outstanding characteristic -
the quality which makes men with ideas
eager to start new enterprises and men
with money eager to finance them, all to
the end that there shall be more jots and
more goods for more people."
Delegate Dimond has an excellent ar
ticle in the August AMERICAN titled "Is
Our Neck Out?" The article is illustra
ted with a map which is exceedingly inter
ting. It's caption: "By bombing plane,
one corner of Alaska is less than 15 min
utes from the Soviet mainland}another cor
ner is about three hours from a Japanese
naval station."
Mr. Dimond points to the necessity to
the United States that no attacking foe
shall acquire"bases within air-bombing
range of important American cities." IF
they first take over Alaska, they will
have those bases.
Seward has an elaborate and interesting
program prepared for the Fourth of July.
The usual race to Mount Marathon,contests
tfor both youths and adults, winners to be
rewarded with prizes. There is a good
sale of pool tickets to finance the event.
It is expected that there will be six
entrants for the Marathon race. Fifty
per cent of the fund acquired from the
sale of pool tickets will be paid to the
winner, 25$ as a second prize and 25$ will
be used toward defraying expenses of the
all-day program. There will be a dance
at night.
There are now 318 residents and 35
farms at Homer. So attractive to sett
lers is this section of Kenai Peninsula
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