The hollo homestead at tippin Lake is also
boastin g a new addition to the family, a
.real little charmer of 21 months by name of
jhary .nine. Just before leaving Fairbanks in
I December, they adopted their new daughter,
'and then had a fine time surprising their
Respective families with the baby, he have
.seen her, and can verify that she is a dolll ,
!Josephine Van Dorman is back-at the kitchen
range for the AgAby's at Copper Center Road
house. Jo is'getting to be a real Sourdough,
showing up with the pussy willows in the Sor
ing l
Plans for the Basin area continue to multi
ply, but it now seems certain that ere will
soon have regular banking facilities at
Glennalien. It is reported that the National
Bank of .HLaska is planning a trailer-typo
bank for the time being.
Beth Hooner and the three youngsters arc
back at the homestead after spe nding the
winter in Valdez. They just thought they
were getting away from the Bay breezesii
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iWe had a most interesting letter from Harry \
jRevelle, who Stayed in Copper several years •
jago. Revo lie is now at he Chord Island, ( also;
(known as oitkidilak) located just off the
(coast of Kodiak. He describes the island as ;
(being 76,000'acres, and with the excention
(of alders, willows, and a few scattered
(cottonwoods, it is mostly grass. They do
jhave mountains, lakes, bays and lagoons, and j
[when the weather is good ( about %0% oi the j
(time) the island is very pretty. The weather j
(never gets too cold, cither. On the island
jis a rge herd of some 35>0 cows, a flock of j
[approximately 80 sheep, and some horses ( allj
(fairly wild). The island is under lea.se to
[fra "Rocky" Rothwell, formerly of Cordova,
(and now of .jachoragc. Rcvelle’s father,
;Colonel Rovelie, was one of the real pioneers
(of the Richardson highway, and at one time
iwas owner of the Rapids Roadhouse. The ‘Rev- j
lelle’s were also interested in an oldtino
.trading post at Slana. !
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(The Jack Keubler's have left Copper for a
new job in anchorage
Li real surprise birthday party was held, for
•jyirs Roach by her students in the upper grades.
jRef re shine nts were quietly sneaked into the
jschool during the morning hours, and during
teachers absence at noon, the children set
a fine looking table with three birthday
cakes, Kool-.eLd, candy, etc. The kids then
sent one of their number into the apartment
telling Lrs Roach to “Hurry...hurry...the
boys are having a terrible fight in the
classroom..one of the windows is broken, and
we think Paul Pete is badly hurtM l IJhat a
laughing crowd greeted the frantic teacher I
The lower grades promptly joined the festiv
ities, and a fine time was had by alii
Support your.local talent I Don’t forget the
spelling bee tonight ( Friday, the 29th)
Match your wits against the kids I
NOT XU.
| New hours for the Copper Center Postoffice
will be from 9 ^.L. to 5 P.L. since boxes
have now been installed. Lobby hours will
be announced soon and posted. Watch for
this notice. The new hours go into effect
beginning «.pril 1.
Patricia Goble, Postmistress
/fCrUf
Jhen wc gripe at the roads being( closed
because of storms, and coiiiptain of mil
and freight scliveries, we might think
back to the early 1900’s, when things were
considerably tougher. Goods would leave
Valdez by sleighs, drawn by b horse teams ;
as far as Vorkman's Roa■’’house, about 25
miles distant. Then there was a transfer •
to double-ender sleds ( singles) for the !
25 mile ride to Tiehkel, which went through
Thompson Pass. Then another transfer back
to the h horse sleighs, which were use" as
far as Paxson’s boathouse. The rest of the!
trip to Fairbanks was finished in compar
ative luxury with k horse stagecoaches. In
1908, a part of the road between heiers
and Paxson was on the river.One stage
driver had the misfortune to have both
horses and. sta.go coach break through the
ice. Hurrying to Paxson on foot, he found j
men to help extricate the horses. The
horses were still there all right, but had|
frozen to death in the shallow water I
Permanent things to not happen; they to j
not spring up from nowhere and nothing*
They grow. The more slowly they grow, the
longer they live, and of course, they must
meet a need which cannot fully be net by
any other, ,/e of the Basin area arc most
fortunate in having not only a hospital,
but a dedicated staff manning that instil-i
ution. There has been a regular human pro-j
cession of pain, ever since the doors were j
opened. The overworked doctors have made j
their life their argument for their bel
iefs. They have held their ground, neither
in an per nor in bitterness, but out of the
same purpose that brought them to Alaska in
.the first place. No matter what, our own
pe rsonal beliefs, we cannot but increase
and strengthen our own convictions in the
capacity of men to grow, to evolve, to
become more and more respectful of life,
when we arc served by any of the staff of |
Faith Hospital. No one has ever been turned
away because of race, creed, or color, or
because of lack of funds. These people havcf
dedicated their lives to the totality of j
their original design to serve..... j
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