MOOSE
PASS MINER
Bv L. H. Allen
$2.00 for 1? issues by subscription
_25i single copy _
This is the 75th celebration of Thanks
giving as a national holiday. Abraham
Lincoln in 1864 issued the first presiden
tial proclamation fixing Thanksgiving as a
national holiday.
If we take time out on Thanksgiving day
to make a list «f things we have to be
thankful for, each of us will probably be
amazed at the length ef his list. Americans
have so much for which to be thankful in
this ye<-»r ef 1939 that there is just no
argument.
None of us wants te be wearing a gaB
mask and seeking a bomb shelter en Thanks
giving day 1940 - but selfishness and
smugness are boomerangs - they come back
te us. ’ffe ceuld earn some more ®f these
glorious days ef Thanksgiving if we extend
ed a helping hand to the refugees from war
ridden Eurepe instead of demanding that
they starve where they are because they
might make us uncomfortable.
What with all the mistakes we manage to
make and all the words we mis spell in
this little paper, the follewing story
greatly amused uss
"A woman called a re-write man on the
excellently edited LouisvilleCeurier-Jour
nal and volunteered the information that a
spider at her place had spun "Czechoslo
vakia" across its web. The re-write man
told Neil Dalton, the managing editor,
aboat it.
"Say, if she's got a spider that can
spell Czechoslovakia, tell her we can use
it on eur staffi" said Mr. Dalton.
Some weeks ago we tried to tell all and
sundry that George Severson had painted
his cabin. We made a terrible mess ©f
the item. Mr.Busey of the Seward Gateway,
tried his best to figure it out. Finally
he decided he had got the "smart" of it -
s© he wrote an item saying "The bright
spot ©n the Moose Pass landscape for winter
months to come will be the depot, painted
a bright red by George Severson, says the
Moose Pass Miner . . "
Wo apologize for leading you so far
rstray, Mr. Busey. 7/hat we were trying to
say was that"Geerge Severson has painted
his cabin depot-red in color which makes it
a bright spot on the Moose Pass winter land
scape.
And new we add that he has hung new cur
tains on his windows and otherwise refur
bished the cabin until he now has one of ’
the "slickest" looking cabins in Moose Pass.
Overall Sales Up 200 Per Cent - Headline.
This Is Perhaps the Most Significant Fash
ion Note Since 1929.
- -Indianapolis News.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING PROVES
ENJOYABLE AND HILARIOUS EVENT
An enjoyable and hilarious time made
the hours fly too fast when Seward Post
•f the American Legion and its Auxiliary
met in Moose Pass last Wednesday night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Laub
scher. Those attending from Seward
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheldon, Mr.
and Mrs. John Ives, Miss Thelma Ives,
Mr. and Mrs. E.D.'Vebb and Mrs. Webb's
mother, Mrs. Clarkson; the Rev. Father
Chapeaut, Miss Sylvia Sexton, Mrs. Merle
Whitmarsh» Mrs. John Amend, Mrs, Reein
strom, Harry Holt, Frank Cooper,M. S.
Brunelle of Valdez, Ed. Kriese of Lawing,
Dominick Kelley. Attending from Moose
Pass were Hr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Rey Luckey, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Williams, Charles V/hitmarsh, Bud
Tolson and the host and hostess, Mr. and
Mrs. Laubscher.
Informal games were the diversion, in
cluding stream-lined charades and a com
bined track and field meet. To play the
latter the company was divided inte three
groups known as the Yellows, the Reds and
the Blues. The Yellows, led by Father
Chapeaut, were the winners. Then there
were guessing games and an unscrambling
of the names of ten Presidents at which
Mr. Brunelle got the prize.
Sandwiches, coffeo and cake were served
The Sewing club was entertained by Mrs.
Paul Williams last Wednesday afternoon.
In attendance were Mrs. Harry L. Smith,
Mrs. E. L. Robbins, Mrs. Ralph Reid, Mrs.
Fred Laubscher, Mrs. Roy Thurston and the
hostess. An elaborate chocolate eclair
cake was served with tea.
Among those who danced at Hielo's
Roadhouse Saturday night were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack English, Mr. and firs. Paul
Williams, Miss Mary Stafford, Hei'ley
Davis, Miss Marjorie Webb, Miss Alice
Brownell, Richard Prosser, Bob Stanton,
Ed and Bob Estes, Chuck Whitmarsh, Fred
Halley and others. Some of the dances
were accompanied by Miss Stafford, piano
accordion and Mr. English, drums.
Russian River Rendezvous will be the
scene of a jolly Thanksgiving party.
Chuck Whitmarsh took Mr. and Mrs. Tho
H&tten and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lovett out
to the Rendezvous teday. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry L. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Baker will go after school closes Wed
nesday.
Mrs* John L. Nelson and Daughters,
Jeanne and Peggy were entertained at
dinner Monday night by Jim Nelson in
Sewarfl at the Struve apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ives of Seward,
were Moose Pass visitors Sunday.