FLAT
Correspondent
Mrs. Fred Padersen.
Dec. 22.
Pilot Winchell left with Holy!
Cross mail this A. M. making Anvik
and Shagluk before returning here.
All residents of Flat wish all the
pilots who have been busy on the job
bringing our freight, mail and tak
ing passengers to the different
points to spend the holidays and our
people to Anchorage for the outside,
the merriest Xmas they ever had.
Dec. 23.
Pilot Jerry Jones and Tom Groves,
mechanic, arrived Flat today with
big Ford plane, carrying two ton of
excess accumulated1 mail for the Kus
. kokwim points. It wi 1 make all
happy tg get the mail tnat otherwise
would have been held up until spring.
Thanks to P.A.A. Postmaster at
, Fairbanks and all who made it poss
ible to get the mail..here.
Pilot Jones left as soon as mail
. unloaded.
December .24.
The ..Moose and Pioneer lodges
• were hosts to the entire community
on Xmas eve. With a beautiful tree
and' the hall decorated to the last
word with presents piled around the
tree for all goes to show that the
committees were up and dong. The
feature of the evening’s entertain
ment was the very fine program by
the school children of Flat under the
direction of their teacher, Miss
Marie Lyon. Santa Claus arrived at
the close of the program with his
big pack on his . back with stockings
of “C oodles” for the little folks.
And what a spread. Fruit salad,
sandwhiches and ice cream all made
by the boys. They did not try their
hand at the cakes, however, Mrs.
Taylor -of DuRand’s cafe made the
fine assortment of cakes. Dancing
was then in order and a most won
derful time was had by all.
Pilot Moore arrived from Stuyohok
spent .the night here and left for An
chorage to get a load of Christmas
freight for Flat and. way points.
Pilot Don Glass left for Takotna
after a trip to Holy Gross.
Pilot Jack Waterworth arrived
• with a load of freight for Flat and
Crooked (. Creek. Jack’s plane was
loaded with turkeys, chicken and
everything including prettily wrap
ped packages for the residents >.i
Flat.
Pilot Winehell returned from a trip
down the lower Yukon and Kusko
kwim having with him Leo Koslosky,
a fur buyer, and bringing in P. P.
Brevik. from Good News Bay. Also
as passenger on the return trip was
F. H. Roderer of Crooked. Both
Brevik and Roderer will remain in
Flat, Koslosky returning to Anchor
age with Pilot Winehell.
December 30.
Pilot Jack Waterworth of the Star
arrived with Chas. Koenig and Eric
Hard, also freight for Flat. From
here they will go to Fairview where
they will load sleds bought form the
“Guggs” by Mr. Hard for his hold
ings on Ophir Creek.
Pilot Munson returned from the
lower Kuskokwim, pickin up out
going mail. e
December 23.
Pilot Jerry Jones of the P. A. A.
arrived from the Emergency mail
trip, carrying 3800 pounds Of accum
’ ulated mail from the Fairbanks P.O.
J Jor Flat and way points.
On Xmas nite a real dinner was
served at the cafe of the Branch
Pool Hall. The counter and tables
were filled at 5.30 to partake o: the
delicious food which was cooked and
served by Mrs. Erbacher.
Dinners served at DuRand and
Sourdough cafes had tables piled
high with all good Xmas eats and
were enjoyed by the diners.
December 28.
Pilot Moore arrived with freight
for Flat, taking off for Crooked
Creek alter refueling.
December 29.
Pilot Munson arrived from Fair
banks with the weekly mail.
December 30.
i hot Oscar Winchell arrived with
Mary Marcell and Cecil Bailow.
Miss Marcell has spent a month in
Seward undergoing treatments foi
Sinus trouble. Mr. Barlow spent a
few months at Fairbanks on business
and while there consulted a- doctai
us he has not been feeling well for
some time.
McGrath
Pilot Jack Waterwovth -of the St.u
Airways left for Anchorage, today.
Mr. Ronald Morrison ca^ne fro.tu
his home below Medfra with Pilot
Moore to spend Christmas among hm
friends and • will be leaving scon.
Peter Snow was in from Salmon
River and had a good time during
the Holidays.
Mrs. Joe Condrey is down from
Big River to httend her sister, Mrs.
Albert Ivey, during her convalesc
ence.
It is certainly a big boy, good for
you, Albert.
Esia and family are also here
from Big River and are having a
good time at the dances.
Peter Marco and family spe it
Xmas at McGrath and left for their
home a few miles up river from
Mr. Stewart’s fox farm.
Alexi Wilson is the only represent
ative of his family from down river.
The Gregory boys, Pete and And
rew, are in McGrath from their home
down river. They intend to stay
and cut some wood.
Cecil Barlow arrived in McGrath
during the week from Anchorage
with Pilot. Winchell and intends tc
spend a few days, with us.
Joe Wills is down from his home
on the South Fork and will return
in a few days.
McGrath school gave a creditable
program at the schoolhouse o i
Christmas eve. The exercises, which
consisted of songs, recitations, dan
ces and playlets by the children,
w.t -. enjoyed by all.
After the program thjb present's
from a heavily laden tree were dis
dributed. Miss, Ulrich, teacher, and
pupils desire toexpriess their appre
ciation to the many friends who con
tributed so generously toward mak
ing Christmas “A Merry time for
the children.”
Christmas eve was certainly en
joyed by everybody. After the
presents were distributed among
young and old everybody repaired to
the N.C. store, where the back
space of the store was cleared of all
incumbrances and dancing started,
lasting into the wee small hours.
At midnite Dave Clough brought in
a big dutch oven full of baked beans
and lunch was served.
Both roadhouses had a fine Xmas
dinner, plenty of turkey and all that
goes with it. The young people
started to dance in Bill Kruhm’s
place soon after. George Clyde with
his banjo-uke and Freddie Marcs
on the mandolin accompanied by
Miss Helen Koenig on the piano
made very good dance music. Ai
midnite genial host Kruhm served a
tine lunch and dancing continued un
til about 11.30. Mrs. Esia ar.d Mrs.
Larson gave a fine exhibition of
native dancing at the windup.
The oldest residents declare that
this one of the most enjoyable times
they had in a great many years, and
this is as it should be.
January 4.
New Year’s eve passed off in a
quiet way at McGrath as most of
the young folks had gone to Takotna,
nevertheless a few of the oidtimers
spent an enjoyable evening and sang
the old year out and the new year
in.
Pilot Barnhill left on the first for
Bethel and way points.
Dan McDonell bid us all a good
bye and left with Pilot Winchell for
Anchorage on business in connection
with his Candle Creek holdings.
Mr. B. E. Berry our popular U.
S. Deputy Marshall arrived New
Years day with Pilot Munson on the
mail plane, from Fairbanks.
Miss Ellen Reidy is a visitor from
Takotna.
Most of the young folks have
drifted back from Takotna, where
they had a very nice time during the
New Year festivities; go it while
you are young.
Pilot Lyttly is leaving this morn
ing for Ophir, Crooked Creek and
Bethel.
OPHIR
Mrs. Margaret E. Eodlund, Crip
ple, was brought to Ophir by Dep.
U. S. Marshall, B. E.iBerry, charged
with violation of Section 1, chapter
63, Session Laws of Alaska-1933.
At a preliminary hearing before
U. S. Commissioner Jessie M. How
ard, Mrs. Rodlund was held to ans
wer the charge at Fairbanks to
where she was immediately taken by
Marshall Berry.
Pilot Jack Valley made several
trps between McGrath, Ophir and
Cripple relative to the Margaret
E. Rodlund case.
Mr. A1 Greenberg of Cripple left
with A1 Munson for Fairbanks foi
the holidays.
Mr. Ralph Courtney of the N.C.
Co. made a flying trip to Ophir
recently.
January 2.
Matt Kivi and Mike Carome both
returned from Seward and Anchorage
much improved, in health.
John Repo and Pete Messich en
tertianed their winter crew of 17 at
a fine Xmas dinner on Ganes.
John Repo and Pete Rasmussen
spent New Year’s in Ophir. Also
Del Thompson in from Takotna on
his way to Tolstoy.
Frank McCaffrey who has been on
the sick list is up and around again.
Three cheers for A1 Munson who
came in with a large Xmas package
mail.
Chef A1 Fredlund at Pete Carl
son’s roadhouse served fine holiday
dinners and had a goodly crowd of
diners.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM OF OTTER
SCHOOL AT FLAT.
Christmas Carols .By School
A trip to the North Pole . ..Miller
Children , Virginia Jensen
Song .—. By School
Making Christmas .Kindergarten
Dialogue .-Elizabeth NieLcn and
Tim Jensen
Eec., I told you so, Johnnie A .cierso.i
Toy Shop, Playlet by Fifth G.ada
Rec., Snow Tracks, Keith Ilouslcr
Song, .. Dance of the Snowflakes,....
By School.
Piny, ..Enchanted Garden, School
Recitations by:
Elizabeth Nielsen
Keith Housler
Maxine Keller
Clara Jensen
Henry Jensen
Johnnie Anderson
Paul Keller
Song by School, .It’s Christmas
Playlet, ....Niel Beaton and Henry
Jensen
Song by School, .Kris Kringle
Playlet, Christmas Cookies, Maxine
Keller, Laura and Elizabeth Niel
sen, Niel Beaton, John Anderson,
and Henry Jensen.
Recitations by:
Maxine Keller
Laura Nielsen
Neil Beaton
Dialogue, Johnnie Anderson and Paal
Kelbr
Song, It Came Upon A Midnight
Clear, . School
Dialogue, Maxine and Paul Keller
Song, . Jingle Jangle, . School
Play, .... A Pot of Red Geraniums . ..
By School
Guodniht Song, .... Elizabeth Nielsen
Miss Marie Lyon, teacher.
TABLE OF DISTANCE BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Mi!
Nenana ._..... -jw
Tavern Roadhouse . 17 Mi
Knight's Roadhouse . 28
Nimeen-Mile Roadhouse . 58
Diamond itaadhouse.. "*»
Roc . sit Roadhouse . 81)
iake Minchumina . 1'5
Trapped sGabio . 1 f?
Lone Sstar Roadhouse . 15>
Telida Roadhouse . 160 B
Slow Fork Roadhouse . 187
East Fork Roadhouse .-. 205
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse—. 22?
Big River Roadhouse . 241
McGrath . 2 "3
Takouia .......
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse _ „..291
Ophir . 34G
McCafferty . JuS
Brown Creek shelter cabin . 818
Fritz shelter cabin ._. 33?
First Chance shelter cabin . 843
Sshermeyer R. H.. 84P
Iditarod . 376
Flat . 3S4.
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