THE BEJflON
THE BEACON# cm e<Wj
itorial sheet* is
published by Mirielle'
Spears on sheer grit
end old newsprint at
Dillingham* Alaska*
Sub.i Only |3eOO
is \
P*S# If a psychiatrist ^
doecnft coma soon, I night
make some money on this paper*
"AtfD OTMMBJO YOU1*
* T"ii kdTprei- ?.i¥3 a
5#000 word £i*9etin£ to,
welcome in th9 New
isar and thnr.k you **or.
your faithful-iph way of
helping uc out v/hen sales drop \
rff and editions blurryrrrr* and \
offences ctack too high; buit our '
r.c'vy rhopped it up end mixed it with
i\Yj dor-feed* Poor little puppiesl
So, I?ll just say "Thanks for your
3 ndu lgencn anil:! undo r st and ing •" To
those procious edvertisers who lasted
from the beginning to the bitter endi
Lowes Trading Company
Fishermen*& Cooperative
Bristol Bay Airline3
N & N Bar
I must include a SPEC7£J» thank you—for
your banking and help*.
And a word of cheer to those people ■who
never liked this paper anyway* We’re down
to six pc*.£9n now—at this rate we ought
to be able to dis-incorporate by 19581
Toll then—1*11 be getting in your
hair or Youfll see me around if I don’t
first or Kept Helpt Hooeyi
Hoy, I forgot to thank the MOST im
portent helper of all* THE GREEN FRONT
CAFE* Thoy h9ar all the beefs and yet
are willing to sell The Beacon*..in other
words I hwe the management of the oafe
my warmest appreciation and am so happy
to have this central spot, this popular
spot., this gathering apiece through whioh
to meet my circulation public*
Hold your hatsl Naknek is scheduled to
be the site of a 3-5 million dollar pro
ject to begin this year# Bids are now be
ing received in Soattle# The location has
been selected as that existing CAA air
field on the Naknek River in the north
western part of the Alaska Peninsula#
This information ws,s announced by the
Alaska District, UCS* Army Corps of En
gineers#
Economically, this might boost ”pro
porty values” in Dillingham! Also, a
go^d fishing year is predicted and some
government money MIGHT even bo spent
ri ’At here# Things look good for 1S55j
ko*'p your fingers crossed#
•••He was awfully mad because someone
told a lie about him. But with me it’s
different•••v-hen they talk about me I
don’t mind the lies* but if they ever
tell the truth* 1*11 break someone’s
nook*••
• ••All this singing that has been going
on around ye olde sohole house, was the
center of some merriment tuther day. Some
one asked someone if nhe could sing opera*
She said* " cf ooursei" Ho said* "Do you
sing Faust?" She said, "I sing faust fr
slow—any way you want." •••and lots
more,*.
• ••We’re all in a bit of a dovey mood
with the coming of Valentine1 s day. I
heard a discussion last night which de
veloped from the remark.•• Roses are red
violets are white* The obvious retort
was "Violets are blue* you sap." "Violets
are white—I otta know* I saw them on the
line this morning,.•"
•..Latest snatch of Sixth Grade poetry*
"Thirty days has September* April*
June* and my uncle.
• • •Dillingham* s latests
I whizzed
Like a breeze
On my nice
New skiisj
Till a tree
Interrupted, -
And I
Bottoms-uptedt
• •• Tha coffeehouses of Paris (states a
pamphlet published in the early 18th
century) are visited by men about town,
ooguefctish women, bumpkins, officers,
parties to lawsuits, drinkers, gamesters,
parasites, adventurers, men of fortune,
elderly lovers, ‘braggarts, spurious her
oes, diletantes, men of letters#
(lMio did you YOU see at THE GREEN
my New Year1 s
resolutions,..to myselfl (Harumph)
See you Around.••