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The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
Fish Shipments
HAZEL B NO. 2

The Hazel B No. left Tuesday with mail, freight and express for Telegraph Creek and wayports, and with the following passengers:
 R. M. Bagshaw, auditor of the British Columbia provincial govern- ment; MT and Mrs. L. R. Patton and three children of Vancouver, B. O., who were enroute to the mouth of the Clearwater to locate home site near MT. and Mrs. T. W. Hol- lis; MT and Mrs R. A. Murdock of New York City, who signed up some months ago for a 45-day big game hunt in the Cassiar with George Ball of Telegraph Creek. The Mur- docks recently returned to the Unit ed States from Mediterranean cruise.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ChaS. Pierce Caught
 AtJuneau Oil Station

Charles Pierce who escaped the Federal jail at Wrangell during the night of July 30, was captured last Saturday morning by R. A. Reichl, Juneau agent for the Union Oil Com pany, following a robbery of the company's warehouse, where a burglar alarm was his undoing.
 When Reiehl was awakened by the alarm he armed himself with d shotgun and hurried to the plant. Pierce had left the building and was headed across Gastineau Chan mel in a small boat equipped. with an outboard motor owned by MT. Reischl. Pierce could not get the motor to start as the gas supply had been turned off by the owner. As he labored at the motor Reischl got a skiff and when he had over taken Pierce held him off shore while waiting until the arrival of officers, called by Mrs. Reischl, who took him into custody.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
|. 5 TO BUY 5 l'ILLION HOGS
 FOR NEEDY

C AGO-Secretary of Agri- cult Wallace outlined the govern mer emergency hog program for buying 5,O00,OO0 swine and employ ing meat packers to process them. The meat would be distributed to the needy, he said. Making his ad- dress at the century of progress ex- position here, Wallace said that the plan would go into effect in a few days.
 The program calls for the pur- chace of 100000 pigs at 25 to 100 pounds at a cost of 6 to 912 cents a pound, and 100000 sows, as soon as they farrow, weighing a minimum of PTS pounds. The sows would be purchased at the market price, plus a bonus of $4.
 Wallace said that he expected the purchases would be completed by October | He estimated the cost at $55,O00,000 and said that it would be met by a processing tax.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ECW CREW RESUMES WORK
 ON CITY PARK SHELTER CABIN

Work on the shelter cabin at the City Park was resumed today under the supervision of J. R. Red" Hart ley, foreman of the ECW crew. The work was begun some time ago, but rainy weather prevented it's com pletion.
 The boys have finished their job of clearing away the undergrowth on the lower side of Wrangell High way and are working back toward town on the upper side of the road this week. Motorists are enthusias- tic about the improved appearance of the highway since the work was started.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
WRANGELL DISTRICT OBTAINS THREE
 DAY EXTENSION OF FISHING SEASON

Acting upon the recommendation of local field agent Shirley Baker, l.. G. Wingard. Alaska Agent for the Bureau of Fisheries, requested and obtained from the Secretary of Commerce a three-day extension of the fishing season in the North Prince of Wales Island district. The season was extended from August 23 to D. m. August 26. A further extension, which is urgently needed by both the fishermen and packers. is now dependent upon the run of fish in the district.
 Aerial Observations
 In order to secure quick and accurate data on the run of fish in the district, Wingard and Baker cruised for six hours in an airplane. calling at various traps, packing plants and seiners' fishing grounds. Leaving Wrangell Tuesday on the Alaska Southern Airways plane Chichagof, Pilot Bob Ellis, the two officials visited Lake Bay, Klawock, Craig, Moves Island, Waterfall, and other points on the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island, returning to Clarence Strait, Gravina Island, Cape Chacon, Cape Pole, Etolin Island, Union Bay and Ketchikan. Good indications of fish were ob- served in the Moves Island district, also along the north shore of Prince of Wales Island. Fair runs were indicated along the Gravina Island shore, Myers Chuck and Ship Island. Although the plane did not land at all the traps, satisfactory observations were made from the plane while flying sixty to seventy five feet above the traps. Frequently the pilot was requested to circle the trap and bank over, in order that the Bureau officials might form some estimate of the number of fish in the trap.
 Cruise On Brant
 The trip from Ketchikan to Wrangell was made aboard the fisheries boat Brant, via Sumner Strait, Union Bay, Ernest Sound and Zimovia Strait, calling in at Olive Cove, where F. Dahlgren, a herring expert, stopped to confer with Dr. Davidson. Upon arrival at Wrangell, the request for fur ther three-day extension of the season was wired to Washington. The unusually heavy rainfall of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
-0HN JOHNSON ON FIRST TRIP
 TO TOWN IN TWO YEARS

John M. Johnson, who is in charge of the Brueger mild cure plant and store at Pole Anchorage, is Wran- gell visitor this week on his first trip to town in two years.
 He reports that Pole Anchorage is growing. There are now sixteen cabins which are occupied by fisher men during the winter and several more cabins will be built during the coming winter.
 The Forest Service has surveyed number of lots for the men, and is preparing to build trail soon which will extend all the way back of the lots.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
One Million DOlIarSIS
 Allotted Alaska Roads

According to the best available information, release of the funds al- located for public works in Alaska can be expected at any time within the next few days. The $1,096,0 900 allotted to the Alaska Road Commits sion will be used in all parts of the Territory served by that organiza- tion. One million dollars is earmark- ed for roads, and the remaining $96,0O0 for air fields.
 An even half-million dollars has been set aside for the Gulkana-Na- besna and the Olnes-Livengood roads.
 The public works administration announces the following tentative distribution of funds:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ROADS
 APPROVED
 UNDER NRA

The Secretary of Agriculture, un- der whose department the Forest Service functions, has approved five road projects comprising the Forest Highway program covered by the S35O,000 allocation, made to Alaska from the Forest Road section of the National Recovery Act In addition to S290,000 allotted to the five prof. ects the sum of $12,O0O was approy- ed for location surveys on other projects.
 (. Il. Flory. regional forester. an- nounced when in Wrangell recently, that he had recommended a survey for the proposed extension of Wrangell Highway to Pats creek, and it seems probable that Wrangell will be in- cluded under the survey allotment.
 Funds were allotted on the five projects as follows;
 Glacier Highway, for improve ment and surfacing the Juneau L0hIoH ciSeh SeCtlOh, 9OV1oVO, Aou- g.ass Highway, widening and sur facing the Ketchikan Bugge beach section, $130.000; Mitkof Highway for clearing and grubbing the can nery landing section at Scow Bay, $40. .000; for grading and grubbing the Hoonah village road, $35,000: Seward Highway, for improving and surfacing the Seward-Kenai Lake section, $35,000 was approved.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
FINE WEATHER LURES DEER
 HUNTERS, FISHING PARTIES

The clear weather of the past week and the promise of more fine days to come, is acting as power full lure to Wrangell .sportsmen. A number of fishing parties will take to the field over the weekend and deer hunters are overhauling their rifles.
 The open season for deer began last Sunday and several were brought In. George Fabricius and Leslie Scribner report good hunt ing in the vicinity of King Georges creek on Etolin island, and party composed of John Kaer, Carl Brad ley and Don Richfield had luck on Mitkof Island. Misty weather which prevailed on the opening day, was a hindrance to the hunters.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
Ketchikan To Vote On
 $1,OOO, ,OUU bond Issue

The Citizens Municipal Owner ship League was organized in Ketch- ikan last week for the purpose of carrying on a campaign which is hoped to result in a favorable vote at a special bond election on Sep tember 26 which would enable ketchikan to acquire public owner ship of the light, water and tele- phone utilities now owned by the Citizens Light, Power and Water Company.
 In speaking for the proposition of municipal ownership Councilman H. c. Mccain is quoted as saying:
 During the past four years, ac- cording the the utility companys report now on file with the city, the Citizens Light, Power and Water company made a net earning of $530,000. If the city owned and op- erated the property and continued to earn the same ratio, the earnings would be sufficient to pay interest at 6 per cent on $1,000,000 and have $290,O00 as a balance with which to pay on the principal in- debtendness."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ALEXANDER RELEASES HAYNES
 MAN AS FIRST JUDICIAL ACT

George F. Alexander, Portland lawyer who was recently appointed United States District Judge of the First Division of Alaska, was in- ducted into office at Juneau on August 19. The oath of office was administered by H. B. Lefevre, pres ident of the Juneau Bar Association.
 Judge Alexander's first judicial action was to release Geo S. Hall, 72year-old truck gardener of Haines on a writ of habeas corpus, who was serving a three-months sentence in the Juneau federal jail imposed by the U. S. Commissioner at Haines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ALA KA R. R. ADVERTISES
 FOR MEN ON ITS EXTRA GANG

The Alaska Railroad is advertis- ing for men of that section to work on its extra gang. The wages are 49R cents per hour, limited to 30 hours per week and with a 50 cents per meal board deduction. The work will continue as long as weather conditions permit.
 The money to create the jobs was provided through a Public Works fund allotment for the Alaska Rail- road If a man eats three times a day he will have $4.35 left to spend each week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

At the convention of the Ameri- can Legion and Auxiliary last week in Cordova the Rev. Russell F. Ped erson was elected department chap lain of the Legion and Miss Irene Coulter department chaplain of the Auxiliary. Dwight A Chase of Ket- chikan was elected department com mander of the Legion and Mrs. Naimi Saari of Cordova was elected department president of the Auxi- liary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

The combined pack of the five oanneries in Wrangell district is 265,00Q cases, which includes the Diamond K Packing Company, the Wrangell Packing Corporation. the Petersburg Packing Company, Han seth Brothers Packing Company and Union Bay.
 Dog Salmon
 A short open season for dog sal mon, heginning about September 25, may Be recommended later, local agent Baker said last night. A num- Der of canners who fell short of their humpy pack may thus be permitted to fill their empty cans. A season of 15 to 20 days running into October, is contemplated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
; JUNEAU YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY
 KILLED WHILE DEER HUNTING

JUNEAU, Alaska - A few hours after the deer season opened here at midnight Saturday, John Reyes. young truck driver for a clothes cleaning establishment here, was ac- cidentally shot and fatally wounded by his hunting companion, Bert Johnson. The pair were hunting for deer on Douglas island. Reyes died Sunday afternoon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

the past few weeks has worked a hardship on both fishermen and cannerymen, and has unquestion- ably interfered with spawning. Most of the creeks are running bank full, and much of the spawn has been washed away, it is thought. The progress of the salmon to the spawning beds has been retarded by these conditions.
 Extension Possible
 A fuTther extension of the fishing season Is doubtful at this time, As sistant aAgent Baker said today. It all depends on the run of fish with in the next forty-eight hours. Close watch is being maintained at all points where the Bureau has stream guards,' and three patrol boats have been dispatched to cover various areas to note the progress of the run. Reports from these sources will be tabulated Sunday afternoon and evening, and if a good run of fish is indicated further extension may be granted
 Pack To Date
 The salmon pack in the Ketchikan area up until Thursday night, is reported by cases as follows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
- - WITH THE FISH BUYERS

Delivering to A. R. Brueger, Capt Otto Hooker on the Almarie came in from the fishing grounds Satur- day with 13,000 lbs. of mixed kings and echoes and Capt. Al Cramer on the Sea Bird with 13,OO0 lbs. of mixed kings, echoes and halibut.
 The Avalon on Sunday brought. in 5000 lbs. of echoes with a few kings mixed in and sold to Lennie Eng itrom, agent for the Sebastian-Stu- art Company. The kings sold for 2-7-4 cents and the echoes for F cents per lb.
 Sunday the Circle H., Capt. Har- ey, brought in 3400 lbs. of kings and 500 lbs. of halibut, while the Emblem, Capt Dave Lewis, was in Monday with 7500 lbs. of kings and echoes and $500 lbs. of halibut, all for Brueger.
 Capt. Hooker Wednesday brought in 1000 lbs. of kings from Snow Pass. They were a fine lot of fish, nearly all running in the mild cure class. The Alyeska was in Wednes- day, also, with 13,000 lbs. of mixed kings and echoes for Brueger from Chatham straits.
 The combined crab catch of Me- Donald, Desmond and Devinney for the Stikine Sea Food Company. amounted to 500 dozen during the past week.
 Fish Shipments
 A. R. Brueger shipped 1000 lbs. halibut, 2000 lbs. iced echoes and IA tierces of mild cured kings and echoes on the Aleutian and 15 tierces of mild cured kings and CO., hoes on the Victoria.
 The Stikine Sea Food Company shipped 1900 lbs. shrimp meat, 700 lbs crab meat and 20 dozen cooked crabs in the shell on the Aleutian, and 450 lbs. crab meat and five dog en crabs in. the shell on the Victoria.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

Mrs. Elton Engstrom was aboard the Victoria in port at Wrangell early Saturday morning. She was enroute to Douglas where she is a member of the high school faculty, from a two-months' trip in the states which included visit to the Gen. tury of Progress Exposition at Chicago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
ALASKAN APPOINTED REC.
 ATTORNEY AT WASHINGTON

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Harry F. Morton, local attorney who has been mentioned as possible choice for judge of the third division of Alas ka, has accepted appointment as at- torney for the Reconstruction Fiji nance corporation with headquarters in Washington, it was learned here. Morton will report for duty at the national capital October 1.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

The Victoria will leave Seattle August 30 on the Alaska run and will call at all the regular south eastern Alaska ports, including Sitka, according to word received this morning by Leo Mccormack, agent of the Alaska Steamship Com pany. The Victoria will call at wrangell northbound September 2 and southh0und on September 6.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

The Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery plant at Karheen burned the night of August IF, according to word brought to Wrangell by the mail boat crew. The watchman was powerless to quench the flames as the plant had not been operated this. season and the water was shut off. The origin of the fire was not stated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
GOVERNMENT GETS FORTUNE
 FROM ALASKA SEAL HERD

SEATTLE-A fortune in furs from the Pribilof islands arrived Monday night on their way to the St. Louis and London fur markets. The furs are from the government seal herds and were landed here by the navy supply ship Vega. The vessel unload ed 54,55O pelts, valued at more than $1,5OO,0OO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
RED CROSS NOTICE

The regular meeting of the Red Cross will be held Monday night August 28. in the library at the city hall at 7:30 o'clock.
 RUSSELL F. PEDERSON,
 Secretary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25
Canned Salmon Leads
 Value July Commerce

Outborne commerce from Alaska during the month of July totaIed $2,764, ,469, according to the nor ta- ly statement of commerce issued by James J. Connors, Collector oi Gus toms.
 Canned salmon, just making it's appearance after the opening of the new season, held first place in the list with total value of $1,197,- 142. Gold was in second place with $1,010,473.
 The commodities exported and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

A. Rasmussen, Wrangell school superintendent, accompanied by his foster son, Dick Johnson, returned Tuesday morning from visit with his mother and other relatives at Oxford, Indiana. Several days were spent visiting the Fair at Chicago and other points of interest enroute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

Mrs. Roy Hammer and two chill dren came in from the Cape Pole fishing grounds last week, and are guests of Mrs. E. F. Carlstrom,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

Large cucumbers, to 10 inches in length, for table and pickling, 30 cents doz; Leave orders blackberries $1.2O crate 24 boxes; sweet corn 35 cents dozen, due on early boat.
 Mrs. Dow.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

The P. A. F. cannery at Peters burg on August IS had approxi- mately 73.000 cases of salmon packed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-25

Mrs. Ralph Bontrager left during the week for Seattle to consult an eye specialist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07
Meets With Approval

The merger of three mutual savings banks
in this city is one that is being roundly APP
plauded not merely in financial circles but
also in the homes of the thousands of depos-
itors. The soundness of any of the institu-
tions concerned was not at stake. Far from
it. All are revealed in good shape con-
sidering present day conditions. However.
the strength of the new bank is such as to
dispel all false rumors and to give the city
one of the outstanding savings banks of the
state.
The combined assets of the companies
are considerable. Certainly the prestige of
their directors is sufficient guarantee of the
calibre of the new bank. 1t is step forward
for this city and one that will never be re-
GREETED. The city should be proud of the
initiative of It's financial leaders who thus
embark on an undertaking that should re-
feet great credit on the old home town.
May the life of the new bank be as long and
honorable as that of each of its individual
members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07
Medievalisna

Germany under Hitler seems to under
stand other nations as little as she did under
the Kaiser in 1914 And other nations
similarly fail to understand her. Consider
for instance. the formal invitation issued by
the German minister of education. welcom-
ing foreign students to Germany universities
as in the past providing they possess an
understanding of the new German spirit"
This new German spirit, as regards educa-
ton. is revealed by an almost incredible in
tolerance of academic freedom. Scholars and
authors who do not agree with Hitlers po-
litical philosophy are rudely expelled from
the Prussian Academy and the universities
1t has nothing necessarily to do with Semit-
ism. though DR. Einstein and other Jewish
professors are banned. 1t is general war
against freedom of thought, press and teach
ing. There is long forbidden list of books
by liberal thinkers on political and economic
subjects. some of them by Americans, which
are prescribed in Germany and are to be
burned publicly as warning. If this sort
of thing represents the new German spirit.
what has happened to the Germany we have
known? This looks like swing back to
the dark ages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07

Il looks as IL some of our legislators
erred in Judgment in cutting the interest
rate on small loans as low as per cent. The
present legal limit is and IL per cent =
month. There were various bills introduced
this session to lower this figure and finally
one lone bill was left. The banks commit
tee reported out the bill as lowering the in
terest figures to 3 per cent. When the SEN
ate voted on the bill it amended it to read
z per cent. There wasn't sufficient support
in the House for so low figure. so far as
we can ascertain. 1t would have been the
wiser policy to choose the happy medium of
two and one-half per cent as the legal rate.
That was suggested on several occasions.
We can't see why full one per cent decrease
wouldn't have been better than none at all.
The situation now seems to be that the bill
will die with the end of the Legislature to-
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07
Jews OF 1776

A little burial plot on the Bowery,
second oldest Jewish cemetery in the United
States. was the scene of Memorial Day
services honoring those Jews who showed
their patriotism in the American Revolution.
Fifteen of them were buried there. Some
were privates or lieutenants in the Continen-
tai Army. There lies the rabbi, Gershon
Mendas Seixas, who was one of fourteen
ministers participating in the first inaugur-
alton of Washington. Some of them
helped supply the Revolutionary forces.
One, Jonas Phillips, after serving as
private, petitioned the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1887 for the removal of sectar-
ian references in the oath of office. One.
Benjamin Jacobs was member of the Con-
tinental Congress in 1875. So goes the list.
Jews are not new in America. The strength
and beauty of their ancient faith is built
into our very foundations
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07
Logging Luggage

Hand baggage is still toted by hand. ;"
exclaims an American travelling about the
country. Why | wonder, don't they use
the trucks they have? 1t seems SO silly to
see men staggering quarter of a mile under
burdens that could just as we'll go on
wheels This is another of the little de-
tails in which efficient Americans lag be-
hind their supposedly slower British cousins.
Luggage which has been checked for through
transportation usually is wheeled from one
train to another, but the suit cases and bags
which 60 along on the Pullman with the
traveller are carried down the platform and
through the station by foot and hand power.
In England, the American traveller is at
first surprised and then pleased to see his
bags and boxes and cases piled neatly on
small hand truck and trunded to the train
or the cab. Are Americans so busy being
efficient about important things that they
can't be bothered with being efficient in lit
tie details? Or are we not quite SO eff
Gent as we have imagined?