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w THL OLD CYNIC’S COLUMN
BY: O.a, kelson
A very few salmon have shorn up in the Copper River here at Ohitina.
The very warm weather we have nad for the first vvoek in June has
made the river 30 high and muddy the fish are apt to be somewhat
l-*te getting hero this year. June has not started out so warm for
many years, God and Uncle take very good caro of us Alaskans. God
sends us the salmon find oho weather, Uncle sends us the UnompioymenL.
ann '11 :lfarc chocks. But we don’t earn .so ntuab ah-^et nolmon any
more, xxxxx
A few cf tho diohy.rv.ts are still talking Statehood, but that mild
epidomic of mental illness seems to be dying out. Most Alaskans are
beginning to speak up and, think and talk sense.
xxxxx
If you are cynical enuf to recognize human nature for what it is,
remember this: Everyone has his price. As long as dave Beck stole the
money and si ont It tho way moot of the good people of beattle thought
was to tin. ir advantage everyone in boat tie , almost everyone, from
the preachers and priest3 and leading educators to tho street sweepers
were overlastingly rationalizing arid justifying what they knew ho was
doing. Alien the heat was turned on and the stihk that came up could
' no longer bo ignored with ar.y somplancc of sense, then those good
people in self defense turned against Beck in the sane way that a
woman being sought with another manscrearns "rape" and implores that
the scon.ixarel bo burned at tho 31alee.
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MENTAL TELEPATHY: A couple of tho Ghitina air field crew were walk
ing dov/n the street when one noticed two women approaching, and
darted into a doorway. " For huavon’s sake,” he exclaimed, "here
cornea my wife and i..j girl friend together". The other follow looked
up and also leaped into the doorway. 11 Gosh, you took tho words
right out of my mouth," he said.,
xxxxx
Tex had boon prssented with a flask of rare old rum. He was walking
briskly along the road to his home, when along came Oakio in a car
(driving carefully) which he did not sidestep quite in time. it thru
him down and hurt him badloy. h get up and limped down the road.
Suddenly he no tie jo the t something vara and wot was trickling down
his leg, 11 Oli Lord'1, he groaned, ,! i hope that’s blood11.
” in his will your Into employer has named you as his beneficiary,"
said the Attorney.
” it wasn’t me, sir", said bho girl anxou3ly, " I know he had one,
but it v/asn’t • .o, honestly. ’
xxxxxx
Jo ( holding a heavy hot cake .d»ov« Poncho’s head) 11 Speak Poncho,
Poncho M what’ll 1 say?"
xxxxxx
M Youfre an apt boy. Is your slater apt, too?
M If she guts a chance, 3he 's apt to."
xx:;xxx
'* Pardon me, does this bus stop at the Chitina airport?"
” Yes'1, replied the Chitinaito, ” watch no and get off five miles
this side of where I do. 1
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KEN Kellner, of C.A.A., Gene ko/tuszeka, of ADA v/sre in Chitina for
the r'omnl final inspection today. The President of Central Construc
tion, Ken heck and into Shea wore alon/t with the inspection party.
The fielo was fii'prov -cl and accepted and Chitina is now on scheduled
airline service provicr. d by Cornov-* Airlines.
fhoOKAL TbAMKS By: Tex Orma
I wish to thank each and over^ one in Chikina for their wonderful
cooperation while wo wore build inf: the Chitina Airport, Special
thanks to 0,A, Kelson for the ).r. ry flavors and help without which
wt* would have had nnny delays• Hunks also to the eil3ons. Al->o
we appreciat'd Jack Oilson for picking us up after our crash, Also
to Howard hunt non for helping search for us. Thanks again 1.0.