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No. IV.
Kennecott, Alaska, Friday, April 15, 1938.
FREE—By Carrier, Five Cents.
May First Marked
For Health Day
Health Day is to be observed
on the first of May. This day
was made by an act of Congress
of May 18, 1928, instructing the
president to proclaim the day
annually. It stands for preven
tion of disease and for health
education. The pupils are go
ing to study health, exchange
information, and will work out
a school health project.
The school has received a large
amount of ' information on dip
theria, small pox, measles, scar
let fever and special diseases of
childhood. Next Staii will com
t«in announcements from the
Dept, of Health.
Salesman Here
J. L. MeCarrey, a salesman,
•’itffle up to Kenaecott to sell
clothes for the Utah Woolen
Mills during the early part of
this week. He has been selling
clothes in Alaska for eight years
and has been all over the terri
tory. He sells six months out
of the year and goes to the Uni
versity of Utah the rest of the
time. He is taking up law and
expects to finish in another year.
Michael Crowley has taken
over the assistant’s position in
the electric shop.
Star
"We have tried to make every
issue of the Star bigger and
better than the one before. The
next and last issue, coming out
on May 16, will follow this same
rule.
Financial note: In, $31.20;
Out, $35.15.— The Editors.
Jim Moore Leaves
Jim Moore left today for Knox
ville, Tennessee, and familv.
He came here in 1919, and left
and came back four times but
was here the biggest part of the
time. He went prospecting up
in the White river country in
1923. He stayed up there for
one year.
The third time he loft he went
to Chile to work for Kennecott
Copper Corp. there. When he
came back he had a wife with
him. After Jim had settled
down here he gave up his pro
fession as a miner and took
jobs in camp so that he could
stay at home with his family. In
the same year he went prosper
ing in the Bremner country.
Up to the present time he has
worked in every department in
camp but the shop, general
office and power house, atone
time or another. He says his
favorite hobbies are hunting
sheep and fishing, but he seems
to be interested in everything
and everybody. Jim was store
keeper up to the time of his de
parture.
One of his children* Mary
Jean, was a pupil in Blackburn
Scbpol last year, and is now do
ing second grade work in Knox
ville, Tenn.
Jim has been known all over
this section as a man who always
put himself where help was
needed, and who wras always
ready with an encouraging word.
For these reasons, all who know
him say that Kennecott has lost
a lot in losing Jim Moore.
The crusher padding wTas get
ting worn out so the men in the
machine shop had to go up to
the tram and fix it. It took the
machine shop gang & week to fix
it. — LM.
Class Prograss
All of the grades are almost
through with their courses and
the high school is finished with
the regular material.
Tommy, in the first grade, has
finished second grade numbers,
and is ahead of schedule in his
reading. Johnney, in the third
grade, is somewhat behind in
arithmetic because he missed a
lot of school. But he will finish
well before school is out on May
20. Ronald and Johnne.v have
been writing stories for the
Star, besides their regular lan
guage work.
rl'he fourth grade, composed
of Billy, likes reading, history,
health and geography. He is
trying hard to improve his
script, and he writes the Alaska
Notes. Lyle of the sixth grade
finished arithmetic a month ago
and has teen doing supplemen
tary work. Lyle writes articles
and stories for the Star aud
also does regular text book work
for language. Billy and Lyle
are going to combine geography
now that they have finished reg
ular work, and study Alaska.
The high school is finished
with almost everything and is
doing supplementary and re
view work. A drill book is be
ing used in Spanish and Frank
has been back and forth through
his geometry book so many
times it is falling to pieces. For
English Bruce and Frank study
American literature and write
news for the Star.
Emil Norman, in the hospital
for several weeks, now does ac
crolatics and stands on his bead.
Axel Anderson has become
chief waiter at the hospital. He
thinks it even better than min
ing.
(Lots more news but no room)
Ronald And Family
Leave For Homer
Ronald, who has been with us
in school for two years, and his
family, the Sol Brososkys and
little Maxine, left for Homer to;
day on the first train of the sea
son.
They have a homestead in Ho
mer. They can get coal on the
beach, farm, fish, and enjoy a
fine climate If they get tired
of that,5they can do fur raising,
beach mining for gold and can
go hunting. Homer is on Cook
Inlet, near Seldovia.
We are mighty sorry to see
Ronald go, but we are glad to
know he is going to such a fine
place as Homer. —LM.
Tunnel Excavators
The school constructed a cave
under the snow. The cave was
about60 feet long and was lo
cated by the skating rink.
The professor was delayed for
a short while when he got hung
up on the first corner. All
others could get through easily.
The sun is so warm that the tun
nel is about all gone now.
Aaron Erickson has left for
Anchorage. He has been the
truck driver here for some time.
Before that he worked in the
mill. He has been here many
years.—LM.
Shows
The following pictures are to
be presented in Kennecott:
April 17—“Poppy,” W. C.
Fields, Rochelle Hudson.
April 24—“Rhythm on the
Range,” Bing Crosby,. Francis
Farmer, Burns, Raye.
May 1—“Anything Goes.”