THE GHOST TOWN GAZETTE
Oct, .50, 1958
CHITINA
lub 1 i a 11 o r : J o \i ± 1 a o n
ALASKA
Wy V'vo ’noticed a number of what seem to be ‘.‘blurs" running around
the sir : ,i:s» Upon 'investigation the blurry objects turned out to be
n t ■■ Loots but humans who wore shivering because of the low temper
atures 1 tiie past month, do fur wo have only about six inches of
snow. _
Charlie Hawkins has gone south for the winter but a few days before
he left ho hoard some, of us yaking about the need for fixing the wood
road, accross the Copper iCiv-.r before it froze up# Charlie said "what
u waiting, for?" and he organized a 31& 11 crow of “stow buns" ana
.id
. .-. _ . . . . . . ^ n +■ Vn t n If
marched then over and made a damn good job of fixing the road, few
buys later it turned cold for good and the ground froze harder than the
bub3 of helocoptor. Probably if Charlie had not soon to it that we
fixed our road so wo can get wood we would have frozen this winter
too.
Charley Jacobson decided to drop down our way and have a bull sess
ion with all his o3d cronies before hibernating at May Crook for the
rest of the winter. He left us about a week ago and will probably
not be seen again until spring.
Frank Carrol is putting in the winter at Lower Tonsina and is hold
er lag down Jack Richards abode while Jack is basking in the sun at
Tu.json.
bob
his j
Ci tos t
when
Coats'is a visitor in Chitina this week, he is vacationing from
ob in Anchorage, whenever ho gets time off ^ob heads for tho
town, v/o think he gets homesick, after all he used to live -here
he was a boy in knee-pants.
how Bull it on from Alaska S too. ns hip Company
ive November 9, bring substantial savings to
Steamship Conpan's container program, it was
"Reductions in terminal and ocean charges
applicable on ’unitized* cargo," R, C, “oao,
says" Now tariffs, effect
shippers under «]a dc a
rnnounc ed r ecently,
of about ^3.00 a ton are
lino trarfic manager said.
Jo33 and •uos3ie Huns.akor
states after a busy season
T' ns ina.
ar*;. planning a two month va cation in the
tliis year at their Aobd House at Lower
Ool and Viola /.ikon are still-'in Chitina but hope to bo back in Me -
Carthy aonn, Vi says she is getting honesick but wo think she is
probably sick of all of us persuading Her to play the music for us
dayand night.
Klas i.hlner is recuperating from bruises caused when he nis calculr t.wi.
mk' turn in the 3tairs and fell about 8 foot from the stairs going to
l a Vop of the drugstore. i*s a cure wo suggest loss alcohol’ and ii. r ■
i* aiming in daylight hours. ___
Bob boats and Jack Wilson made a trip to Valdez to pick up a lo-d of
winter grub supplies for the Chitina Cash Storo. They reported the
ia ■ ds in good condition. ______
...ark Goodman is still
-•pping grounds yet.
in Chitina and hasn’t started for hi3 winter
u jury i3 a bunch of guys
has the best lawyers.
v:ho 3it in a Jury Box and decide which side