| McGRATH i
j SCHOOLNOTES j
BY MISS ALICE Mcf.OWAX
Xo Spring Fever—
We have not had the ‘Spring fever'
jet.
Mary Maxfle Back in School—
We were glad to have little Mary
Maxile back in school. She has been:
absent several weeks on account of
illness.
Elisabeth Dulak Returns—
Elizabeth Dulak was also back in
her 1 usual place for the first time
sintfe her return>fronv tire Anchorage
Hospital.
Chifciney Catches Fire—^
We were‘dismissed early on Tues
day" when the. schoolhcsuse chimney
caught afire.» The- roof began to
-moke,, but no damage was done..
Marie Dulak Absent—
Made Dulak. has been ..absent from
school caused-by a. sore-'hand We
hope that she kilh.be- in. school soon.
Test MeartaiflanJ Wiork*—
Our test .begins -tomorrow - which
means two- days of hard w*rk
4 nurse meats Listed—
Our amusem«its consist of ceast>
ing and >kiing. . We . sometimes go
out*and meet Mr. I'Vatteb'.tractor and
he is always kind and allows ‘as to
ridd. .
Like TaWotna School Notes—
We are always glad te read-- the
T&k’otna schPoUnate*. (Well bet the
Ta,:otna pupils will-be glad to read,
ycurs,. too„ Alice).
(Than*ss lots for sending us such
a fine bunch‘of notes of the happen
mgsurf the voupg folks of McGrath,
Aliee. We certainly . enjoyed them.
and we are sutp oar read ear will too.
Well, be looking forward to your
next letter.—The Editor).
TEX PASSENGERS KILLED
WHEN PLAN E. CRASHES
PITTSBURGH^ Mar 25 — A. large
Douglas air-liner crashed*, killing- ten
oassengers and three of the crew.
The weather asas clear and calm
with, an unlimited eeflicg.ti The^ship
was flying.at 2,000 feet and; suddenly
dove to the ground. All were killed
instantly
This is the second Douglas craft
to crash without apparent cause- in
*heipast three weeks.
COPPER JUMPS TO IB L-4 '
The sale of copper made the do
mestic market 16 and one-fourth
tents recent]jv the hignest since;
Appfl,T930. The one-quarter of «
cent level over the lfi-cent mark has
been in effect since t he third week
in February.- The latest increase
came on the heels of the boost in
zinc and load, prices earlier in the
dayv
“What’s the matter with your
bosh’s eyes?”
“THby’re all right as far as I
know. Why ?'
“Well, ! had to go and see him in
his office the other day and be asked
me twice were my *hat was, and it
was on my 'head all tEevtime.”
COLONY MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
With the days lengthening and
warming, colonists are now putting
finishing touches on last minute win
ter work and are looking forward to
spring plowing and planting which
should start about May 1. Seed lists
have already been completed.
A checkup on the projeci shows
that there are now 13a of the orig
inal families left.
With 31 new families since the col
ony began, the population is now
comprised of a total of 166 families.
There is room for four more which
will be selected by the WPA.
It is not expected the colony will
be brought up to its full quota af
200 this year.
Spend Winter Profitably
The cohtnists spent the winter at
inside finishing work, building barns
and poultry houses, or. slashing when
the weather permitted. For recrea
tion the residents engaged in grange
work, club meetings, amateur thea
tricals, athletics, games and dances.
One group from Camp 10, met
regularly with ©on- L. Irwin}. former
manager of the Icolony and now di
rector,of the -M itsfcu-ka ex rertfEtot
al station, wha gave lectures and ad
vice on farmrorobleins of the valley.
The Palmer high school enrollment
totaled -317 for the winter. Of the
number 226 twere from colonists’
families whill 97 were from families
of original settlers.
School* A Oddit
' ; Six school busses- bring children
from all over the valley, - to school
with the exception of those from.
Camps 2 and 4 which are close by.
Two of the busses carry 60 daily.
DISASTER CAUSESOFFICIALS
TO - CLOlJE! RURAL SCHOOLS
iKcRtor’a Note—Our report nf, the
terrible school disaster in last, week’s
issue was very much ib error, C The
corrected version is contained in the
following article).
NEW LONDON, Texas, March 22—
Horrors -of the worst school disaster
~7n the nation’s historv continued to
.yield the.-crushed hodies-af children
and teachers.
Mare than 42-V children and AX'in
structors were killed and 49 seriously
injured when an explosion -occurred
in the-boiler room of the rural school
here.
The explosion took place 10 mia>
. utes before classes were to have been
dismissed; for the day. The explo=
sion is believed to have been caused
by a leak, in the connection of a gas
pipe and the igniting of the gas-filled
basement. '
NEW LONDON, Texas, March 23—
The state officials closed all rural
schools for investigation for fire haz
ards and in search of leaking gas
lines.
After thoroughly investigating the
.scene of disaster, it has been decided
that!the explosion was caused by the
igniting, by an electric spark, of the
gas filled school waits.
Her- Fiancee: “Would you like me
better if I’d shave off my beard?”
'His Fianceei f'Bydr® means. I ac
cepted you on account of »it. It
makes you look so much like a dear
little Skye terrier that i last;v -
NUGGET
ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Hie Best of Meals and Beds :
GOOD DOG BARNS J
rerjfiody Welcome Mrs. John Rieck, Prop.
LOCAI.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mackey, who
•were married hew recently,' ' have
moved in from the trap line to Jive.
The young bride is very busy ar
ranging things and getting settled
in her new home.
Frank Bailess and Charlie'•Goebel
arrived in town Wednesdayfto spend
a couple of days. Bailess is located
or: Yankee Creek. Goebbel has been
busy this winter getting in a supply
of wood in preparation to mining "'his
lay on Ganes Creek.
Milton Hamilton. "Anchorage taxi
driver, was shot and killed at 1:16
p. m. Monday. The slayer. Jack
Martin, known as “Russiar. Jack,”
was found standing over the body
with a «t2. automatic revolver -in his
.hand.
t. J. W. Gacker. flying with Pilot
Jack Peck, was a visitor in Takotna
last Saturday. He is traveling fOT
.Sussman, Wormser 4 Co., Rainier
Brewing Co., Sunshine Biscuit CotJ
of Seattle, and WestCO Liquor Prod
uct Coi, of San Francisco. lie is mak
ing, a tour of the Kuskdikwim area
and plans on flying'on over to the
Yukon and Lower River points.
k
| • Johnny McClung and Ted' Roberts
arrived in Takotna with Pilot Good
I man from Anchorage Wednesday af
! temoon: Johnny'-•spent the winter
! trapping in the vicinity of Takotna
i and went to Anchorage'tm b visit a
short time ago: Ted Roberts, spent
the winter in Anchorage. The men
i expect to' resume their old dutws as
employees of the road commission
this spring.
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iOB PRINTING—bet us give yea an
l»; estimate on your printing seeds of
every description. We do neat, at
tractive modern printing at fair
prices. How are you stocked mp
at present with Letterheads, Envel
ops, Billheads, Statements, Invoices,
Requisition Blanks, Menns, Meai
Tickets, Business Cards, Display
Advertising Cards, Receipts, etc?
The KUSKO TIMES OFFICE
“Jane cairft hold her head up since
; she got back from that nudist col
ony." '
“Is she a marked woman?"
“Ye > « insects were terrible.'’
Refaiember the-* Advertisers'
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
My wife, Amanda StenbeTe,1 havin';
left my bed and board, I will not be
responsible for anv /i bt> contracted
by her on or afte.* this date.
JAMES STENBERG.
March 12, 1937!
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AND
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