DETTpH T° PUTTOP C^NT. )
and sociap functions. Two visitations
were .Also ma^de -torDelta Junction to
assist that fine Post in its activa
tion. ;
The Fost and Auxiliary Unit join- j
tlv suonsored the Christmas activit- j
ies this veQr. Under the guidance of ;
the Auxiliary unit, Santa Claus visi
ted every school in the Conner Fiver
Basin, spreading good cheer, toy °nd
Christmas goodies to over 100 grade
and pre-school children.
Heading into 1063 we have reached
135 percent in our membership. We
encourage the leader Petersburg to
continue its drive excitedly and
congratulate them on their present
Post activity. It lo.ohs liPe they are
heading into'such a satisfying year
as we hnve just enjoyed.
Joe, we have tried to enrn the
confidence you nlaced inus. ye Pnow
thnt you and all Department Officers
dedicate your fullest enthusiasm and
energy in fine leadership to MasP - * s
American Degi.on. The tire of such
enthusiasm must surely and eventually j
re»ch aU posts. When it dees, ^e
Vnow they will find the same Pind of j
satisfaction in Community work °nd
good fellowship as we-enjoy.
TPS FEFBERdFIP ^ J
A.m.eric°n legion Post $27
Clenn°len,\1a ska
Serving your family needs
Located in the H HUB1* of Alaska
Now .on Display EUREKA VACUUM CLEANERS
iind Floor Polisher-Scrubbers
Mens WASH AND WEAR wool dress shirts
And sport shirts
Nugget Jewlry Alaskan made.
LEES Leisure and Casual wear
Slacks and Jeans
Don't forget to send a GREETING CARD,
We have a good selection1
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KENNY LAKE NOTES
KIBPLE
. Judging by the layout and form as well
as the amount of advertising in the last
issue of the CURRENT, our paper is grow
ing up rapidly.
It doesn’t do this spontaneously
though, Behind this well-arranged and
edited little newe-sheet are a lot of hours
of thought and work by the people who ’’put
it to bed” as the big dailies c^Ll it when
they hurry for their dead-line and their '
released presses start to thunder and roll.
One* of the n< ccssriry iters in .the''pic
ture of wester# civilization has always
been c* method of quick, accurate, and tho
rough communication. A news-paper occu
pied a unique position in the list of
those things mechanical" that s'oeiety uses
to infdVm.
• JiPs not as vivid or on-the-spot as
TV, nor-as blanketing as radio, but a
newspaper has the faculty of covering the
news in-depth, to analize and odfer insight
by those traJhed in the field td 1tie }*eadof
who, without realizing it, is looking for
a solid position from which to view the *■
news,•.and evaluate it and how it will af
fect--fcim individually, *
Of course, in. an' area such* as our
Conutr liver Basin, these gtals.*.rc''*£
bit high^Hown, for a beginning news effort
but that is where every Paper that was
ever started •vas he ad cdf and a great In any
had#*® ir»rc of an auspicious beginning
than'•ur.-own CURRENT. F#r has" ontl ever •
been cheated and nursed Along by' % mere- *
s elfins s« find hard working “group of “bub lie-®
spirited- individuals than ours. • •
11 i like to ad*d ny congfaiulatiims
to those*of 239 other subscribers for
the efforts of the ^taff »that*rsefult In
ay-finding such „a good piece.#ending
ever;/’ other i’ricfay in my mail •box. •
- • • •
One of* the .land marks of an «earlier' ••
era is gradually being obliterated, by *
the rfc-.ady march of progression this
plateau* the old Engerton cutoff f rom«
Chitina to the Richardson. • • •
It meanders over vtl%c country as it**
hangs to the ridges -and. high ground bul •
is now getting scct*Lons-*straightoned and
some pieces by-paseed altogether as frem
Kenny .Lake to Pippin Lake. . •
A. ..State* Dept. of ^ublia UorkstPOrt-*
able drilling ri^; is -cuKrcntiy oirospcci
ing fpr suitable gravel -denosits and
probing to find’ what lies under the*pro- * *
pospd uroject from Kenny Lake to Lower t
Tonsina. •
suppose it is an .indication ®1 my »
steadily passing years,_ th\s nostalgia,
I feel connected with the replacement of
the old with the new.
Experience has shown that the "Good .
Old Days" were really not so "good" un
less viewed with the backward glance of'
several score years. However, the shiney
and new innovations contain their share
of disadvantages too.
On one end of the scale are the jobs
the construction creates, the better ac
cessability to the country all the year
around, the better advantages industry and
commerce enjoy.
But level, straight roads also nro
ducc snccd. The eye must not wander from
the hynn.tic center line, the dipping,
'Cot- time d