THE CHIEF GHOST COLUI1N
By THE OLD 3YNI0*’ 1
(see note)
In an'editorial in ono of Alaska’s
leading news papers it was remarked re-' “
cently that "The only people in Alaska
who are opposed to Statehood are those
in the pay of the vested interest"s*
Now since this Old Cynic dislikes what
he regards as the asinine dishonesty of -
the Statehood Propoganda, it is somewhat
gratifying to note that ‘a considerable
part and an increasing number of Alaskans
do not believe that Statehood would be
practicable in the near future.' If the
advocates of Statehood knew how we are.
going to pay for it they would probably
come out and tell it. But they do not.
Ask any of the Statehood people how we
are going to ppy for it and they just
start talking about the weather. All
of which leads to the conclusion that
the big mental health resort that
Congress is going to build ua is now
over due. * .
Note: A Cynic is just any person who
is mean enuf and honest in a mean way
to come out and say the things that
everyone knows are true but which are
not admitted because they are un
comfortable »_;_]_
Just love to put people in categories . .
and analyze them. Engineers (especially
airport engineers) ajre very interest
in'-. 3‘pe'criniHTis *' ■" Take*-i4ai;a«r-iV>ifcri.n— -—
sto.ru;e, he ha' a def'inate blondephobia
or biondites, I don’t know which* He
don:t seem to realize that most blondes
use mink-oxide I mean peroxide (spokeh
like a true brunette)* -
Jack "Richards was waiting foi1 the good
weather to come before going on into ■
the Tbone, but when it came along he
didn’t quite make it probo.bly because
of all those beautiful girls riinning
around with shorts on. *
Talk about beautiful girls you should
see that' Lois Ogle. She came in
with her husband Art from^ Anchorage
to be with him while he is on this
construction job.
;We h-ve with'us another lovely lady
fxom. AnchbrgLge; Mrs«.„rarker This _
""Chitina c limate'^sec^e^tb '' agree with
and her two young oneB.
Liz and Jack. ’/oinrick at McCarthy are
handeling'some -good Sized tours this '
season. You -would never believe this
is the first year'they have tried this
type of work* Liz.cooks like a verterai^
and the'-, food I’s* mighty fine*
It seems we should be hearing something
definate about this big'dande that was
supposed to be in the making* Carol
and Reenee along with Sarg, Gene, Bob . .
and Larry were supposed to get things
squared away, wonder what is ailing
them. '
Bill Reed of Anaconda Copper Comoany
left this morning for McCarthy,with
his wife and two-children, to visit
with Norm Lutz, geologist for Bear
’Creek Mines. Bill plans to stay a >:.v*
few days, and look'over ICennecott with ' ..
Norm! He will return to Chitina after
checking with Gordy Herreid on the
Kuskalana river*
Thi9 Bush Country-really does effect
peoole sometimes. Take two of the
geologists u’p near the Kusklana River*
It seems a bunch of magpies flew over
and one geologist grabbed his gun and
shot one . l.rhen it fell dead, at their,
feet’ the other guy was furious ”y°u
fool he said why did you waste all
that' amuriitionj the fall would have y.-*.,
killed - him* •• ' .
Great-is:the ego‘when ones name
appears in print. You. wilighotice my;; ^
art editor writes hers* •
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