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The Washington times., 1932-12-13

Christmas will soon be here
again, and I wonder how many
of my readers look upon this
coming event with forebodings.
Usually we say we are not go
ing to make SO many presents
this year." if any, and then,
in the end, we go ahead and
spend more than we ever did.
The growth of the so-called
Christmas Clubs" is a case in
point. People are saving more
and more every year, and for
the sole purpose of making
others happy when the Yuletide
season comes along.
And isn't that really a fine
thing? Isn't it true that what
the world needs is more of the
Christmas spirit, rather than
less of it? Materialism we have
a-plenty. Even sordid self-inter-
est is manifest on every hand.
What we need is to feel happy
in giving, to appreciate the
struggles of the other fellow
who happens to be less fortu-
nate than we are, to be tender
hearted, kind, forgiving, gener-
Gus and conSiderate.
A ChiIdren's Time
To be sure, Christmas is
essentially a children's time of
year. and has special meaning
also =? certain religious circles.
But it should mean something
worthwhile to everybody. 1t is
a period during which we
should all pay heed to the
values of the spirit, and allow
it to escape and wing its way
wherever it will. The real
meaning of Christmas should
be taken to heart whether the
individual be Gentle or Jew,
Atheist or Agnostic.
We probably need more of
the Christmas spirit this year
than ever before. With unem-
ployment still a pressing prob
lem, witt. so many destitute
unless we lend a helping hand,
it be.looves each and every
one of us to add thought and
timelineSs to his Christmas
present as never before.
This world of ours in recent
years has been growing too pro-
sale and scientific. That tends
to make it a bit lopsided. We
must, therefore, seek for balan-
cling factors wherever we can.
We must try to find within our
selves such values as will soften
us, keep us elevated in thought
and feeling, raise us up and out
of the rut of Self-seeking and
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Like Oysters?
Try This

INGREDIENTS:
4 cupfuls diced celery.
4 tablespoonfuls flour.
" teaspoonful white pepper.
/ cupful milk.
112 dozen oysters.
4 tablespoonfuls butter, fat or
oil.
~ teaspoonfuls salt.
"a teaspoonful paprika.
u cupful celery stock.
" cupful oyster liquor.
"a cupful buttered crumbs.
METHOD: Cook the diced
celery in sufficient boiling
water to cover Until tender.
Drain. reserving one-half cup
full of the celery stock. Melt
the fat in a saucepan, then add
the flour, salt, pepper and pa
prika. Add the milk, celery
stock and the oyster liquor
drained from the oysters, grad
ually, while stirring constantly.
Cook until smooth and creamy;
then add the cooked celery. In
a creased casserole place a
layer OF creamed celery, then a
layer of drained oysters. Re-
peat until the ingredients are
used up, having the celery on
top. Cover with the buttered
crumbs and bake at 500 de-
grees Fahrenheit for is min
utes.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
SYNOPSIS


Mary Faith, young and cOmeIy
fiancee Of Kimberley Farrell,
handsome blond youth, just out
Of law school, leaves her pO-
sitiOn as secretary to the
wealthy Mark Nesbit to marry
"Kim." Mary Faith receives q
note from Kim's mother in
viting her to dinner.
CHAPTER III
kim. what's the matter?
Are you angry with me-"
she was beginning when he
brought his hand down hard
on hers, interrupting her.
wait, let me tell you about
my mother" he said. She
was awake last night when I
got home and told her that
you and I had just about
made UP our minds to get mar
ried on the first"
Just about made up our
minds?" echoed Mary Faith as
he stopped. why, Kim, we
have made up our minds,
haven't we? 1 thought we
settled everything last night"
Surely there had been no ifs
and-buts about their getting
married when they had talked
1t over the night before. Kim
had been very clear and def
mite about their plans then.
They would be married on
the first day Of october, a
Saturday, and leave town in his
little roadster for a weeks
honeymoon "just bumming
around the State" Then they
would come back to the flat
where he and his mother lived
and settle down to be Mr..
and Mrs. Kimberley Farrell for
the rest of their lives.
"Of course, we did settle
everything" he said now. But
you asked me what my mother
thinks about our getting mar
ried, and I'm telling you. She
thinks we ought to wait until
I'm making more money
enough to give her a flat of
her own somewhere. She does
not want to live with us. She
says it'll never work"
Their Great Love
In the darkness Mary Faiths
face flushed. "She's been say
ing that for almost four years,
Kim" she reminded him. "She
knows it will be years before
you'll be making enough money
to keep up two homes. You're
% and I'm "a, and we know we
care for each other and that
we're old enough to marry and
settle down. I'm sure we won't
mind facing a little poverty to-
gether if we have to. Suppose
we do have to pinch pennies?
Who cares?"
She bent her head and her
lips brushed the sleeve of his
coat. Il shall love pinching
pennies. I shall be the most
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

These garments are smart,
as you can see, and they have
their practical points too, with
the extra warmth they will
afford you these chilly nights,
and with their superior launder-
ing qualities. They come in
flesh tint, and are priced only
$1.95. They're a marvellous
Christmas gift idea, for they
have just come out, so will be
new to nearly everybody. It's
nice to give them in pairs,
gown and a pajama, or if you
know a girls preference, give
her two gowns or two pairs of
pajamaS.
For fashion information, or
for the name of the store
where you can find these new
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Gripping Story by Author
Of The FIapper Wife

stingy wife under the surl-aS
well as the happiest one," she
added.
You're sure you won't mind
having her live with us?" he
asked after a minute or two.
Il never could stand listening
to two women pickering every
night when I came home, let
me tell you'll"
His voice was harsh and his
eyes were straight ahead of
him on the .lamplit road. He
took his hand from hers and
laid it on the steering wheel.
kim, please don't say things
Continued on 2nd Comic P0ss)
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

believing give they
They waiting for the do all
the endless pursuing and proposing wives tell
Don't be reluctant show certain Of approval and
% . ike-AH wives didl
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Why Divorce Is
No Longer
Popular
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Famous Authority on Love and
Marriage

Marriage
Have you noticed that di-
vorce is becoming less popular?
All that was necessary, it
seems, was for divorce to be-
come the careless free-for-all
that it now is. AS soon as it
became matter of six weeks
change of residence and of al
most any pretext whatever for
breaking the marriage bonds,
marriage, in the steady, regu-
lar, old-fashioned sense, began
to seem considerably less of a
bugbear.
There isn't nearly as much
"kick" in getting divorced if
nobody opposes you. And don't
let anybody persuade you that
under any circumstances it is
a gay and merry adventure. It
isn't.
None of us would go back for
a moment to the days when a
stigma actually was attached
to the divorced woman -
though never, of course to the
divorced man. A divorce then
was somebody to be mentioned
only in whispers.
Not the Whole Story
We had to change our feel
ings about that word divorce.
We had to stop being afraid
of it, so that hopelessly miser-
able marriages could be dis
solved, and so that martyrs to
tyrannous husbands or impos-
sible wives could properly be
set free.
This happened. Divorce be-
came respectable. But perhaps
we went too far, as human be-
ings have way of doing. For,
before we knew what we we're
about, divorce had become a
social habit, a sort of contag-
ion, even. It was so easy; easier
than marriage. And it salts
fled the desire for novelty.
But this wasn't the whole
story. Young husbands and
wives who divorce each other
without any real grievance,
merely to have a change, some
times wished they hadn't.
1T was all my fault, JIM"
they would like to say. Or
Betty, darling, give me an
other chance"
But it's too late to say these
things after they've given you
your decree, and you're simply
aching with loneliness, and
you'd give anything in the
world for half an hour with
the one person who, you sus-
pect really loves you.
Divorce in haste, repent at
leisure" is the new proverb
that is rapidly supplanting the
more familiar one.
Divorce is Going Out
Playwrights and novelistS
have sensed what is going on,
and they are showing us young
divorced couples finding each
other again, returning to their
first loves. It's a way of show
ing that marriage. first mar
riage, even if there are some
trying faults on both sides,
isn't a thing to be lightly
tossed overheard.
Have our young people been
a little ashamed to confess a
happy marriage? Has it seem
ed smarter and snappier to be
discontented and unhappy? If
so, the fashion has begun to
change.
Divorce, except for legitimate
reasons, is going out.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Household Hint

To remove creases or marks
from velvet, hold the back of
the fabric to the steam from a
kettle, and allow it to perco-
late at the parts where the
creases or marks appear. After
it has been we'll steamed lay the
pile down gently with a clean,
fairly stiff brush. This treat
ment does no harm to the
material.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Here and There

In one second there pass
through the filament of an ordi-
nary 60.watt electric lamp so
many electrons that if all the
people in New York we're set to
counting them, and if they
counted out two a second with.
out stopping day and night for
10000 years they would still
have a few to count!
When one walks his left hand
savings forward while his right
foot advances, and his right
hand swings forward while his
left foot advances.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Secrets Of Health
BY DR.. Louis A. Bisch

Ous Authority on Health and Psychology
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
A 842
y AK S 2
d @ j 6
4 A I IN

Now the bidding was open
for z. He knew that Y's clubs
were longer than his spades,
because Y had first shown the
minor suit. z did not want to
support a short, major suit,
nor did he want to try making
five-odd for game at a minor
suit. With diamonds safely
stopped twice, provided B
could not twice lead through
z, the best call appeared to be
3-No Trumps, and z made that
declaration, which held the
contract.
The opening lead was the S
Of diamonds, drawing the Z
from dummy, BIS @ and the
declarer's Ace. z led his @ of
clubs, and was lucky enough
to find. the K covering at his
left. That gave the declarer
five club tricks. Upon the last
two tricks he discarded his two
low hearts. He knew that suit
never would win more than
two tricks.
Having exhausted dummy's
clubs. the declarer made one
of his two remaining diamonds
good, by leading dummy's last
card of that suit. AS K won
the trick. A led his 8 of spades
through dummy Dummv'S 10
went on, and BIS j won the
trick. B led back his top heart.
The declarer's K won the
trick, and he led his 8 of
spades. BIS K won. B led
back a diamond, as he held
only two losing spades and one
diamond. z won the trick. He
made one trick over his con-
tract. That over trick scored
40 points above the line, as it
was an even numbered trick,
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Do You KnoW2

To clean rusty curtain rings
put them in hot vinegar and
leave all day. Then dry and
polish with powdered bath
brick.
Add a few drops Of methyl-
ated spirit to the rinsing water
after washing silk stockings.
This will prevent rain from
"Spotting" them.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

first sight, and endless and proposals before they
"yes."
They will show of their husbands love
you will rarely be shown of theirs.
This legend should be for the sake
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
WRANGELL FOR HOME MAN

Politics are warming up in Wran- gell as elsewhere. Several political speeches are expected to be given here within the next two weeks and the present warmth of politics will undoubtedly be increased to boiling point by election day.
 The community, of course, is divided in preference of all candi- dates, with the exception of our own home candidate, Dr. R. N. Scruby, who is running for the legislature on the Republican tick ct. There is no division of opinion regarding Dr. Scruby in Wrangell.
 We know that from no other candidate can we expect quite the attention paid to our welfare when the legislature meets. We know that Dr. Scruby will be fair and square in his attitude toward every problem that arises.
 If elected, his first thought and allegiance will be for Wrangell, perhaps, but because he is inhe- rently fair by nature, every com munity can vote for him with con- fidence that he will truly represent southeastern Alaska and not Wran- geii alone. If elected, Dr. Scruby can certainly be counted upon for everything that is honest, and fair and square. A candidate of that character deserves the support of the voters, and from all accounts Wrangell will give practically it's entire vote to Dr. Scruby.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
HEADLINE ENGLISH

Professors of English held a con- vention in Kansas City a few days ago and among other things discuss ed the influence of newspapers In modifying the speech of the people. As might be expected, some felt that this influence was good, while others thought it terrible.
 In their search for short words which fit within the limited space available to them, writers of news paper headlines have developed a peculiarly effective, though some times inelegant form of expression.
 In the headlines, an investigation, of which there are many, is called a "probe," because five letters are easier to handle than 13. Similarly a collision is crash; an agree ment is pact; to denounce is to Hay; an explosion is "blast" l; an athletic contest is a tilt" and so on On the sport page journal ese" does it's worst.
 Deploring what he considers the evil effects of newspaper English, pr. Hopkins of the University of Kansas, said that teachers were duty-bound to take a stand against it, but significantly added; "In theory that is our stand, but it does little good to take any stand. We might as we'll let the language go it's way. It will anyway"
 And that probably covers all there is to be said on the subject.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
STOP THE PAPER

The following letter was received by a small town weekly in the Mid dle West:
 T hereby offer by resignashum as a subscribe to your paper, it be- ing pamphlet of such small konse- quence as not to benefit my family by taking it. What you need in your shete is branes and some one to russell up news and rite edytorials on live topics. No menshum has bin made in your shete of me butcherin pollen china hog weighin 309 pounds or the gages in the chickens out this way. You ignore the fact that I bot bran new bog sled and that I traded my blin mule and say nothing about Si Simpkins jersey calf breaking his two front legs in falling in we'll. important we'd din chivarees have been utterly ig-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
FATAL CARELESSNESS

It is one of the most amazing facts connected with modern life that the number of deaths resulting from carelessness makes no greater impression upon the general public.
 In spite of the daily record of grade crossing accidents, drivers continue to take a chance, with an inevitable percentage of fatal re- suits. The same is true of other practices which take their grim toll of human life.
 Persons who are ordinarily care full in protecting their property or their health appear to throw discre- tion to the winds the moment they grasp the wheel of an automobile, and positively invite disaster through failing to observe the most elementary cautions.
 The jaywalker is equally reckless, taking the chance of being run down
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
TASK DAD, HE KNOWS"

The following letter from Your Affectionate Father" to his Dear Daughter" published in the Rock land (Me) Courie r. Gazette has such a sympathetic and timely ring that we share it with our readers:
 "You ask me if your husband should stay on in his present posi- tion at an adjusted salary, but you forgot to tell me what he would do if he didn't. You and he couldn't very well come here just now. Your brother Sheridan's salary has just been reconsidered, so he moved into his old room at home, and brought his wife.
 "Your sister Eloise telegraphed the next day that Wilfred has just been offered a new contract that was an insult, so your mother is airing out her room. Wilfred never could endure insults. Your sis ter Frances, who you will recall has been a private secretary, wrote last week that if anybody thinks she is going to drop to the level of a common typist, they are mistaken, so we expect her any day.
 with those and the younger children, I imagine that as long
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

as Rupert's salary is merely being adjusted he had better stay. It's hard for me to keep up with the new language of big business, but as I understand it an adjustment is the equivalent of a raise. Of course, Rupert wouldn't know that; he has been working only since 1928; he should ask some old timer to explain what raise is.
 My own business is coming along fine. It was sold on the court house steps last Friday. but there were no bidders, so the sheriff let me keep it. That makes the best month I've had since the upturn."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
FAR SIGHTED POLICIES

During the past two years more constructive work has been under taken in the improvement of the Territorial schools than for a num- Der of years past. This is due to the foresightedness of W. K. Keller, Commissioner of Education, who is now candidate for reelection.
 During his two years in office, Commissioner Keller made gen. eral survey of the Territorial schools, and upon the findings, has built farsighted policies aimed to provide continual improvement of the school system. To mention only few of the activities of the De- partment, we find that school fla cilities have been expanded as rapidly as the enrolment warrants and funds permit; new bus lines have been established and better equipment required on established routes; new schools have been es- tablished equipment has been sal vaged from schools previously clos ed and a definite program for the improvement and expansion of the schools has been formulated
 Thousands of dollars have been saved the Territory through the salvaging of abandoned equipment alone. By securing the enactment of legislation permitting the Ter ritory to advance funds to school boards for school. purposes, the cities have been relieved of heavy financial burdens, also.
 These are but a few of the ac- tivities which have won Commis- sioner Keller national recognition as a school administrator. He should be reelected to the office he now holds, in order that the po1i- cies he has inaugurated may go for ward without interruption.-adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

nored by your shete & 8 column obitchuary notice writ by me on the death of grandpa Henery was left out of your shete to say nothing of the alfabetical pome beginning "A is for And and also for Ark writ by aunt Silbvia. This is the reason why your shete is so unpopular here. If you don't want edytorials from this place and ain't goin to put up no news in shete, we don't want sed shete."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
EXTREMES IN NATURE

An interesting list of the ex- tremes in natural substances was recently compiled by Professor Hop kins of the University of Illinois, in which the following were named:
 Radium is the most expensive. be- ing worth about 100, 900 times it's weight in gold.
 Platinum is the heaviest of well known metals, being 21 times as heavy as water, but the rare metals osmium and iridium are slightly heavier.
 Hydrogen gas is the lightest ordi- nary substance, having only about one-fourtheenth the weight of air, but a temporary gas produced in certain vacuum tubes is somewhat lighter.
 Diamonds are the hardest sub stanceknown, but carborundum is almost as hard.
 Electric furnaces produce the greatest known heat on earth, run ming up to nearly 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, while the extreme in cold is solid helium and other gases which solidify at about 458 degrees below zero. These extremes of heat and cold are not natural, however, but are produced by artificial means.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
TWO M0T0RSHIPS TO BE
 BUILT FOR S. E. ALASKA RUN

SEATTLE, Oct. 17-A dispatch received by the Seattle Times from Portland today said that a new transportation company was organ ized and wodld build two motorships for operation in Southeastern AL aska trade. The company is to be incorporated next week. It has an investment of $5O0,O0O and is head ed by F. J. Rosenberg and T. War ing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

The proverb that tits an i'll wind that does nobody good" was illus trated at Palm Beach, Fla, recent ly, when a tropical storm blew a big school of bluefish into the har- bor. Many families who had been receiving food from charitable agencies feasted on catches easily made along the waterfront.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

for the sake of saving a few steps or a moments time. Those who are careless of other dangers help to swell the harvest of deaths.
 And the most lamentable fact is that no amount of warning appears to have any appreciable effect.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

ing formed the evenings amuse- ment. Those present were: Misses Marie Mckinney, Edith Peck, Helen Hofstad. Lillian Barron, Edna Sin clair, Grace Wigg; Messrs. Thor Hofstad Louis Lemieux, Ned Le- mieux, Leonard Campbell, Lloyd Myers, Alfred Royalty. Lloyd Dal- gity, Marion Myers, Weston Dal- gity, and the honor guest, Mir Nussbaumer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21
15 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Items Taken From The Sentinel Files of Oct 25 1917

Rome, October 25, 5,1917-Fifty thousand Serbians are dying from starvation in the Monastir district the American Red Cross Mission an- nounced
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

Jeff Sickler, an unfortunate old vagrant died last Thursday and was buried by the government. A re- ligious service was conducted over the remains by Adjutant H. c. Hab- kirk of the Salvation Army.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

John Grant, George Case and Lennie Engstrom distributed the
 olders describing the Liberty Loan with IS much zeal and earnestness as if they were racing for a prize. M4rion and Vernon Myers volunteer ed their services in posting the large Liberty Loan pictures through out the town. Trust Wrangell boys to do their bit for their country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1932-10-21

Ten thousand dollars were sub scribed for liberty bonds at the Lib- erty Day rally Wednesday evening Oct. 24, 1917. The rally was ar ranged by committees from every organization in Wrangell. The rally opened with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner by the audience, Miss Margaret Bronson at the piano. The invocation was given by the Rev. J. S. Clark. F. E. Bronson. chairman of the meeting made an introductory address which was fol- lowed with address made by Leo Mccormack, F. H. Gray. w. H. War ren and Harvey Stackpole.
 Following the address the chair man announced that MT. Warren, the banker. was ready to take ap- plications for bonds Fred Lynch, an octogenarian, was the first to come forward and buy a bond. P. c. Mccormack, treasurer of the Red men lodge, announced that he had been authorized to purchase a thousand dollar bond for the Red men. w. H. Warren, secretary of the Arctic Brotherhood, announced that he had been authorized to pur- chase a five hundred dollar bond for the A. B. lodge
 Hearty applause greeted the an- nouncement of the chairman in cluding amounts subscribed before the meeting, Wrangell had bought $25,000 worth of Second Liberty Loan bonds. This represents IF per cent of the value of the taxable property of Wrangell.
 The rally closed with the singing of America and benediction by the Rev. H. P. Corser.