Babe Does Well,
But Pat Nervous
Ever since bab.y Sharon Kay
McCann came into the world on
Marh 24, father Pat McCann
has been a jumpy man. EveVy
lime the robust infant exercises
its vibrant vocal cords, Pat is
on the verge of nervous collapse.
Between taking care of the baby
and Pat, Mrs. McCann is pretty
busy.
Friends say that there just
isn’t any need at all for Pat’s
worry, either, because Sharon
Kay is an extra fine specimen
of babyhood.
Dan Morr is Back
Dan Morris came back from
Haines on April 23d. He had
gone down about a month be
fore to see his father, who had
had a paralytic stroke. Dan re
ports that his father has gone
Outside now for treatment.
S h o w s
May 22
“Timothy’s Quest”
With Elizibeth Patterson, Ele
nore Whitney, Tom Keene.
ALSO
“King of the Mardi Gras.”
“Yankee Doodle Rhapsody.”
“March of the Presidents.”
May 29
“Florida Special”
With Jack Oakie and Sally
Eilers. ALSO—
“More Pep.”
“I Feel Like a Feather
in the Breeze.
News Reel
J une 5
“The Glass Key.”
With Geo. Raft. Edw. Arnold,
Ciaire Dodd. ALSO—
“Shorty Goes South.” •
“Parade of the Maestros.”
June 12
“The Virginian.”
With Gary Cooper, Walter
Huston, Rich Alien. ALSO—
“Jungle Waters.”
News Reel
All kt*e Parainout pictures.
Mrs. Riehelson Back
Mrs. W. A. Richelsen came
back from Cordova on April 15.
She bad beeri there since the
middle of February, and came
back because of warm weather
and improvement in health.
Union Admits New
Members and Officers
Basil O'Neil is Recording Sec
retary for the local TTM.SW.
Union, and John lieyse*’ is the
Financial Secretary. Ben Cecil
has left, so A1 Dolan, the vice
president, has been acting pres
ident until new elections.
The officers report that the
union is going along fine. , Five
new members wrere admitted in
one week last month, and more
are usually admitted at each
meeting.
Four New Workers
Land in Kennecott
On April 20 George O. Caesar,
Ralph Carlson, Chester Gauz
horn and Tom Weldon came up
here to work. They were hired
in Cordova.
Weldon is from Honolulu, Cae
sar from Seattle, Carlson from
Minnesota, and Ganzhorn is from
Mentor, Minn. They are good
pals and met in Juneau, where
they stayed ior a time.
Greif All Well
Greif, Paul Wilhelm’s dog.
was ill during the last part of
April. Greif was ill for many
days. Now he is fully recovered.
He was so ill that Paul almost
had to shoot him. Everyone in
camp was on nerves’ edge when
Greif was sick, because he is so
well known and liked.
Oscar at Dan Creek
Oscar Watsjold came back
from Seattle on April 30. He
left on Deoember 18. 1937. He
went to Seward on his way to
Seattle.
0*car went to high school in
Seward once. He is going to
work at Dan creek.—LM
Mysterious Utsus
A black bear was seen up the
Erie trail by the mine engineers
Bill Tolnen and John Co ie. They
thought it might be Sam Sea
gar’s pet bear, just out of hiber
nation, but weren’t sure.
Weather For April
Sultrier Than Usual
The following facts on the
weather were given to us b> the
engineers of the mines:
The maximum weather for
April was 57°; the minimum,
18°. The mean temperature
was 33.8°, 6° warmer than the
regular April average.
Prcc pitation amounted to .59
ins , whtch is the normal aver
age. The snowfall amounted to
10 4 ins. The snowfall for the
winter is 10 4 ins.
Ken O'N.eel's Athletic
Pal Here From Oreg.
Virgil Hills of Estacada, Oreg.,
arrived in Kennecotfc on April
24. He played basketball, base
ball, football and track. He was
a right tackle in football, and
made all-conference.
The power plant hired Virgil
as an oiler about a day after he
arri\ed. Ken 0’n°el is a friend
of Virgil Hills as they both
come from Estacada.
Grace Back
Miss Grace Strandburg came
bi cit from Cordova on April 19,
after over a month’s absence.
She was nursing with Dr. Young
most of the time. The last is
sue of the Star got a little too
excited, and announced Miss
Strandburg’s arrival before she
showed up.
Tram Inspected
On April 29, Jack Morris went
down to Chitina on the speeder
to inspect the tram across the
Copper river. He came back
that night after finding it all
right. The tram is there to take
supplies to McCarthy and Ken*
necott while the bridge is out.
Hardy Explorers
Laugh at Danger
Oil April 17, John Cone, Wer
ner Henschel and Al Mikola.ua
took the first hike of the season
over the glacier to the island.
They climbed up the glacier by
the powder ho ise and they had
to dig steps in the ice. A rope
150 feet long was tied between
t .*m, so that if one fell iu a hole
t icy would all get pulled in. Al’s
f ice got burned to a frazzle by
H e glare of the sun on the ice,
and he had to sleep standing in
a corner for several nights.
His face was as red as a beet.
Joe Malloy Gone
Joe Malloy came in from the
Bremner about the middle of
April, and left for Yal ataga a
week later. He walked in from
t »e Bremner in two days, and
stayed around McCarthy until
h left. He expects to survey
at Yakataga in the oil fields.
Newcomer Here
Miss Ella Johnson came up to
Kenneootl on April 25th, to cook
in the W.A. Kichelsen home.
She came from San Diego, Calif.
She had been working for a
short time in Cordova before
she came up here. Miss John
son says she came up here to
see what the sourdoughs look
like. She had to cross the river
on the tram at Chitina. Miss
Johnson says that when she
saw that, she began to think she
had seen about enough.—LM
“Vic” Returns
M r. C. W. Vickory came back
on April 30 after a little over a
month’s vacation. He went to
Seattle to visit his family. He
said he had a good time.
Mr. Vickory says that many
more people have spare tires
now, but that quite a few peoplo
are out of jobs.
Deborah, one of Mr. Vickery’s
daughters, who left Blackburn
School in 1931, is teaching the
second grade in Shelton, Wash.