| TAKOTNA i
i SCHOOL NOTES
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‘Spring fever’ overtook all of us
last Friday afternoon so we went
for an atural study hikhe after the
last recess.
INSPECTION IMPROVES—
The following have had 100 per
cent in health inspection all week:
jean. Vilma. Vesta. Martha and
Henry."
Enttiled to Dismissal—
Freddy Henry, Adeline, Martha,
Vlrma and Vesta earned enough
'Stars’ last week to entitle them to
an. early dismissal Friday afternoon.
Waiting for Repart Cards—
We are to receive our report cards
today, so we are in suspense, wonder-;
mg whether we will keep all of our
AS.’
The Irish Got Homesisk—
We had* two Irish visitors on St.'
Patrick’s Day wno came to get a
glimpse of the Shamrocks on our
blackboard. We were glad they ]
came bat sorry to have made them
‘homesick.'
Nature Studiing—
(By Jean Aif r'tt
Oik warm aftern -on . oui teacher
said that »e would go out for a na
ture study hike if ail of the children;
had good lessons. All of us worked
hard, t-en. We straiebtene up the
room and started out. When we had
g pens little war. we met sevral oth
ers who who were out walking also.
Sohne of us walked until we met Mr.
Oates 'oming Oack from McGrath
the tractor . While on our hike we
looked for signs of Spring. On Mon
day we wrote about the things we
saw for Language Class. All of us
enjoyed our hike ano hope we can goc
gi$ soon.
PLAN PROSPECT TAYLOR
CREEK THIS SUMMER
Frank Wiseman anu Hans Halver
son and two" other men are prepar
ing for an extensive prospecting trip
up-- on Taylor Creek soon, according
to reports reaching heTe this week
from Sleitmute.
The prospectors plan on being out
until the middle of June ot the. first
of July. If the ground proves up
to expectations, they will move in
equipment this summer and set up
camp preparatory to working the
ground in earnest.
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! TRAPPER HAS CLOSE CALL
WHEN CABIN FLOODS
Dan McRea, one of the best known I
oldtimers in this country, who has
been trapping in the Salatna River
district the past winter, was caught
in a serious predicament in which he :
almost lost his life during the thaw
ard early flood last January. The
river overflowed and forced him out
of his cabin onto the roof.
He had nothing for shelter and
only a little gas stove ard sleeping
bag with Which to keep warm- Four
days and nights he remained on the
reof surrounded by a sea of ice
water. At the end of that time the
weather changed some and ice start
ed to form and he was able to get
dawn off the roof and exercise a
I little around the cabin. It wasn’t
j i.>efore the sixth day before the ice
| became strong enough to bear his
weight sufficiently to enable him to
i tiavd over it.
If it hadn’t been for the sma’l
| amount of heat produced by the
stove and hot tea he would have j
ccrtainlyfrozen to death.
NORTH NEEDS AIRMAIL SAYS
THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D O, Mar. 17—
Saying that, the development of Ai-j
aska “ depends or more adequate ■
communication and transportation.” i
4 he sc nate commerce commiTtte to- j
day recommended tire appropriation
for what it termed “foreign” rirmai j
service between Juneau and Farr- •
backs.
“The postoffice department might
weU request an amendment t>- the
Alaska star route law which w.Il per
mit the postmaster general to provide
£> reasonable surcharge on mail car- '
riei over those air lines.” the chair
man of the committee said.
On the basis of the 1935 report of
Governor Troy that §2.20(1,000 is
needed for aviation aits, the commit
tee lorrited special attention to that
problem, advocating- generous ap
propr gtions to me.: it.
The committee maid the aids are
needed “ not only to e ver the needs
of national defense, hut to make pos
sible the only feasible transportation
1 system that can be installed to de
velop that great country."
MYNTTI’S OFF FOR FAIRBANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Myrrtti of
Ophir, were passengers on the P.A.A.
jtlane Friday morning. The couple
are making a visit to Fairbamcs and
expect Jo be gone four or five days.
Mr. Myntti is interested in mining
in the Ophir district, and is one of
the owners of the Games Creek
dredge. - They also operate the only
general merchandise store in this
busy mining center.
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WHAT’S DOING
IN McGRATH
BY MRS. DOROTHY TIBBS
(Special Correspondent)
Miss Reidy Is Visitor—
Miss Ellen Reidy of TaVotna, was
in McGrath on a combined business
and pleasure trip, -over the part
week-end.
Make-- Trip to Candle t trek—
Harold Strandbe'rg, who is asso
ciated w:lh his father. David Strand
berg, was in McGrath Sunday. Mr.
S’randberg made a trip to Candle
Creek, while here and then proceeded
to Fairbanks with Pilot Don Good
r-gn. Mr. Stranriberg stated that
Vtc-y will put a dragline on Candle'
Creek, as soon as possible this sum
.TK.
Goodman Hanling Freight—
Pilot Don Goodman has been busy
hauling freight from McGrath to
various mining camps; during the
past wee
Leave cn Prospecting Trip—
Alex Mongel and Frank Balovitch.
v/ho returned last week from their
trapping grounds, left Saturday on a
prospecting trip. Their destination
was not known.
Peterson Moving Furniture—
John Peterson of Takotna, visuad
in McGrath for several day- during'
he past week. Mr. Peterson is mov
ing his furniture to Takotna, where
he expects tc be established perman
ently.
Opium is now sold by the govern
ment in -Chiaa but only, to licensed
smokers, who must cur? themselves
before 1940, when all trad* in opium
;s scheduled to be suppressed: -
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