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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
Home Loan Privileges
Will Be Available Soon
To Alaska Residents

Extension of the Home Loan Cor
poration's activities to Alaska
through the Washington State
branch with headquarters at Seattle,
has been directed from Washington,
D. c.. it has been announced by Gov
John w. Troy. That means that as
soon as machinery can be devised
locally, Alaskans with mortgaged
homes can refinance through the
Home Loan Corporation.
The necessary machinery will be
established without delay. Troy
said. 1t was indicated that for the
present, at least, under the instruc-
tions of the Home Loan Board, no
local appraisers or other personnel
would be appointed in the Territory.
The Washington State branch of
the corporation is under the direc-
tion of W E. McCroskey, State
manager. He will handle all re-
quests for refinancing of home
mortgages. In a letter to Gov. Troy
he said it would be his aim to ex-
pedite all applications but he real
lied. due to local conditions. there
were bound to be delays. He hoped,
however, to establish a system that
would cut these down to the lowest
possible minimum.
As soon as local representatives
OF the Corporation have been ar
ranged for and a program decided
upon, full details will be published
in order that those seeking aid
from the Corporation will know
how to proceed,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
COUNCIL MUST DEFER CONSTRUCTION
BEACnNArIP FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL

All of the City Councils plans for
building a ramp on the Waterfront
beyond the Standard Oil station
from which garbage may be dump
ed in the bay, must wait on an in
vestigation by the United States
Land Office of protest filed by
residents of that district, according
to correspondence read at the regu-
lar meeting of the town council on
Thursday night of last week
Late last fall the council spent
approximately $500 to build a spur
of road well outside the city limits
to the beach from Fifth Avenue on
the A. P. A. highway. Application
was made to the Land Office for
title to the unoccupied public land
and consent to build the ramp was
obtained from the War Department
which has control Of all tide lands
in Alaska
AT the same time the city re-
quested Campbell Bros. to abandon
their stone powder house on Wran-
CELL Highway in order that a dang
erous curve might be eliminated. A
site off from the road leading to the
proposed garbage dump was offered
by the city to the firm for a new
powder house.
Campbell Bros, as a mark of con-
Germ for the public welfare abandon
ed their stone powder house, relin-
pushed their rights to the ground
on which they held a quit-claim
deed, and bearing the entire ex-
pense they erected another powder
house on the site suggested by the
town council.
A vigorous protest was sent to
the Anchorage Land Office by John
o. Peterson and eighteen other resi-
dents of the district and the city
was at once requested that pending
investigation action be with held to-
ward locating the garbage du tp
and powder house at the foot of
Fifth Avenue,
The protest sent to the Land Office
and the accompanying signatures
follows:
We, the Undersigned, residents
and property owners of the North
and East Divisions of the Wrangell
Tewasite, hereby respectfully notify
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
WILL HeLn ANNUAL
VALENTINE FOOD SALE

At the monthly meeting Of ST.
Philips Guild, held last Wednesday
evening, committees were appointed
for the annual Valentine food sale
and tea which VIII be hela in the
Wheeler building on Saturday after
macon, February II, at $3.50. Mrs.
Wheeler and Miss Aitkin will take
charge of the kitchen and Miss Ma
jor and Mrs: Sharnbreieh the food
sale. Miss Brunsvoid and Miss Dor
othy Johnson, assisted by junior
Guild members, will decorate and
serve, Mrs. Wheeler mas charge of
the soliciting and all who wish to
contribute are requested to report
at the drug store. Fhe proceeds will
be used for the annual church as
sessment which must be met at Eas-
ter time.
The meeting last week was held
at the Waters home with Mrs. Wa
tiers and Miss Glenora Waters as
hostesses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
More Wreckaqe Found
From McCracken Boa

Mrs. Robert MeCraaken came into
Wrangell Saturday with Bert Me
Cay and his sister. Miss McCay. ON
her first trip in since the tragic loss
of her husband in December:
McGay last week found 1--WE
matches Of McGracken's gasboat. the
Nellie Ferrey. Oh Bluff island. In
eluded in the wreckage piled on the
rocks were, the mast, false keel,
blankets, mattresses, a mans coat
and boat, some provisions, and half
of Darrew's skiff which had been on
the deck of the gasboat.
Strips of canvas on the deck in
dictate that motor trouble caused a
sail to be rugged. Mecracken, OAR
row and one of the three Wrangell
men were aboard the Nellie 4elrey.
The other Lw9 were in the 20-foot
boat of Ed Smiths which with a
small skiff was being towed by the
Nellie Torrey.
What took place la the storm that
suddenly overlook the men in Clar-
enee Straits can only be conjectured
and will never be known with car
tainty According 10 the lighthouse
keeper: at Lincoln Rock, no small
boat with engine trouble could have
lasted in the storm and 1T is the
opinion OF many experienced men,
that the motor stopped and the boat
turned over in the gale that came
roaring up the straits.
The southeast wind that blew for
a few days subsidized and north
wind then blew according to the
records of the fox island farmers in
that district. Wreekage from the
Nellie Torrey was found by Fred
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
SHELDON JACKSON STUDENTS
TO VISIT WRANGELL ON TOUR

The Presbyterian mission boat
Princeton is scheduled to arrive in
Wrangell next Thursday afternoon
with representative Indian students
from Sheldon Jackson school at
sitka.
ON Friday afternoon from 2 to 4
O'Clock an exhibit of work from the
carpenter and machine shops, clubs
of the school, girls weaving and
domestic arts. will be on display at
the Presbyterian Church.
At o'clock an interesting pro-
gram will be given by the orchestra.
Word pictures of the school program
and its associated activities will be
presented. No charge will be made
for the exhibit or program and the
general public is invited.
The Princeton will leave sitka
today and will spend Saturday and
Sunday at Klawock and Craig. One
day will be spent at Hydaburg and
Metlakatla and Ketchikan will be
visited before reaching Wrangeli.
Other stops to be made before COM
plotting the 12-day tour. are Peters
burg. Kake. Angoon and Haonah-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
STAFF CAPT. ACTON RETURN
FROM ARDU0US OFFICIAL TOUR

Staff-eaptain j. Acton returned
Wednesday after a six-week's tour
of a number of the Salvation Army
Corps of which he has oversight, A
portion of the time vas spent in
connection with important business
at Ketchikah and Saxman. He also
visited Metlakatla, Alaska.
Most of the travelling in Northern
British Columbia had to be done by
foot, as torrential rains had melted
the SNOW from the mountains, caus-
ing bridges to be swept away and
making It impossible for trains to
run. After being storm bound at
Kitselas for five days. and realizing
he was going to be late for his 9TH
er appointments, the Staff-Captain
decided TO walk to the next place
which was forty miles distant. Be
ing heavily laden with equipment.
such as lantern slides, lantern, con-
certina, etc, Native Salvattonist
was appointed to accompany him.
They trudged and stumbled along
in the drenching rain from early
morning until seven O'Clock at
might, when they found that they
had travelled twenty-five miles,
The staff-CSptain could go no
farther and seeing a bachelors
shack hailed the occupant and told
him that he must take them in for
the night, or they must stay in a
snow bank. The man had no food
End igst one straw bunk for himself,
20 making the best of their position,
the travellers rolled up on the floor
and proceeded to cover the remain
ing fifteen miles the next day with
out food
The tour was a most arduous one
in every way. many miles having
heen tragersed by foot in bad wealth
er. but the reception accorded N
Staff-Captain at the various PORTS,
and the encouraging progress of ,
Native work at all places visited.
We're, he declares, a compensation. -
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
CANDIDATES FILE FOR PARTY
NOMINATIONS APRIL PRIMARY

At closing time Tuesday for fill
ings of declaration of candidacy for
party nominations in the April pri-
maries, fifteen filings had been
made in the Democratic primary
and six in the Republican. Ten OF
the Democratic and four of the Re-
publican filings are for seats in the
Legislature from the First Division,
while five Democratic and two Re-
publican filings are for Territorial
offices. The filing list follows:
REPUBLICANS
W. G. Smith, Juneau, and DR.. w.
Fl. Chase, Cordova, for Treasurer.
H. G. Mccain, Ketehikan; Louis
F. Paul, Wrangell; Frank H. Fos-
ter and H. r, Shepard, Juneau, for
Representatives.
DEMOCRATS
a. j. Dimond, Valdez. for Dele
gate to Congress.
Martin Harrais, Ellamar, and
Oscar G, Olson. Eyak, for Treasurer
w, B, Kirk and Allen Shattuck.
both of juneau, for Senator.
j. W Caldwell, Douglass Erick
Ness, Petersburg; A, p, Walker,
Craig; Joe Green. Hyder; F. J. Ba-
ronovich, ketehikan; John Roman,
r. f, Raumgartner, Henry Messere
schmidt. j. P. Anderson and Mrs.
Crystal Snow JENNIE. all Of Juneau.
tor Representatives.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
WITH sHE FISHERMEN

Andy Engstrom, buying for the
sebastian-Stuart Co., picked UP
about 1899 pounds of leeal kings
during the past week, paying for
them 17-10-9 cents.
Pat Devenney brought in about
100 pounds of kings from Quiet
Harbor Thursday and sold TO A. Fl.
Brueger TOR ls-12-12 cents. The
same day he brought in 80 dozen
crabs, and Livingstone Desmond 40
dozen crabs, f2r the stikine Sea
Food CO.
The stikine Sea Food Co.. shipped
2See pounds of shrimp meat and
$50 pounds or crab meat during the
week.
The Reliance Shrimp Co.. shipped
400 pounds of shrimp meat to the
Whiz Fish Co., and lace pounds to
the Washington Fish and Oyster Co.
Devenney reported good run of
kings at Quiet Harbor for ten days
while the herring were plentiful
but Wednesday the herring disap-
peared and the kings quit cold at
the same time and haven't been To-
Gated since.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
DIMOND FEARS AIRMAIL SERVICEFOR
ALADKANS WILL Be DISCONTINUED

whether il should not be raised to
$135,OO0 As l intimated a moment
ago, if this is not done. some of us
somewhere in Alaska will suffer
from lack of mail service.
Mail Service Costs
In this connection it is worthy
of note that the cost of the star
route contracts in Alaska has been
coming down slowly but steadily
for a good many years, with some
variations, and those variations are
dependent, l think, upon the neces-
sity of giving emergency contracts
where the regular contracts fail.
Taking the figures from the Stat
utes at Large showing appropria-
tions made for the star-route sery-
ice in Alaska we find the following
sums provided for the fiscal years
indicated: 1927. $4,000; 1928,
$165.OO0: 1928, s155.OO0; 1880,
S165,OOO; 1881, s175,OOO; 1892,
$165.OO0; 1898, $15O.OOO, of which
apparently S13O.7O1 was used; and
for 1894, $4,000.
Better Pilot Than Financier
know how the amount came to
be so low for the fiscal year 1884.
We have no regular contracts for
air mail service in Alaska the same
as you have in the United States.
Nevertheless, several years ago a
man named Frank Dorbandt, who
was a skillful and bold pilot, deter
mined that he ought to make bids
for himself and associates for some
of these star-route contracts. He
was a better pilot than financier,
because he underbid the old dog
team contractors in some cases by
as much as so per cent. OF course,
he got the contracts; and, of course.
he lost money. He and his associates
losing money, sold out to another
company, and this other company
lost money and finally sold its
assets to the present operating COM
pany, the Pacific-Alaska Always,
which, as l understand, is a subsid-
larry of Pan-American Always. In
the meantime, the contracts have
been fulfilled at a very low price,
but the operators tell me they have
Jatinually lost money on these
contracts.
III OF living the level UP to
s115,17o or $4,000, which is al
most as cheap as the service can be
performed without loss to the con-
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
Code Fair Competition
For Salmon CannerieS
Sent To Washington

A code of fair competition for
the canned salmon industry has
been formulated. forwarded to Wash
ington for consideration, and was
made public on Tuesday by Deputy
NRA Administrator Hugh J. Wade.
for the first time. Before it can be
put into effect, it must be opened to
hearings.
In its present form it is only
tentative and changes can be, and
are almost certain to be made. II
establishes a minimum rate of pay
for cannery workers not receiving
board and lodging of 35 cents per
hour. and a 4S-hour working week
for most workers. with Sc hours for
certain classes of labor.
Eliminates Contract System
1t seeks to eliminate the old
Oriental labor" contract system by
requiring that all contracts be made
directly between the employer and
employee. II requires employers TO
pay imported" labor from the day
it sails from the south until it re-
turns to the port of embarkation.
and to pay transportation costs.
1t requires that Gamers operat-
ing in Alaska to give, as far as
practicable. preference to Alaska la
Dor. 1t establishes a Code Authority
OF II persons composed of two mem
bers operating plants in the dis
tricts of Columbia River and Oregon
and Washington up to Cape Flat
terry. two from Puget Sound, two
from Southeast Alaska, two from
Central Alaska, two from Western
Alaska and the eleventh to be select
ed by the first ten.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

| you that we are most earnestly op-
posed to the Town of Wrangen put
ting a garbage dump at the foot of
Fifth Ave. in our division.
The natural contour of the beach
there forms an eddy that causes
refuse to drift ashore to become an
annoyance and a menace. The rock
bottom along there makes the build
ing OF a dump out to deep water too
costly a project to be practical
There is fine place for the
garbage dump. from a low bluff in
to deep water, back of Point High
field and about 1900 feet Northeast
from Fifth Ave.
The Point Highfield location is
the best place we know of available
Tor the powder house that the town
insists on building at Fifth Ave.
III spite of the objection of the resi-
dents of this Addition.
We most strenuously object to
the Town of Wrangell or any indivi-
uual building a powder house at or
near the foot of Fifth Ave. as it
would be a constant menace to life
and property.
AT present people live within a
couple of hundred feet of the pro-
posed location at Fifth Ave. and
others are planning to live at the
foot of the street.
within year or SO this Addi-
tion will probably be voted into the
Town of Wrangell and then the
powder house if built at Fifth Ave.
would have to be moved as it would
not be permitted within townsite
limits.
surely your office has the au-
thority to prevent this Addition be-
ing subjected to these proposed
dangers and annoyances. and We
trust you will take prompt action
necessary to do so.
John o. Peterson. T. D. Hogan.
w. T. Davis, ], NJ. Longhurst, Nora
E. White. John Eyon, R. Urata, Carl
Arpberg;
Mrs, E. S. Reed, Mrs. g, Z. Die
mart, F. Reed, F. A, Cooper, Mrs.
Hide Laino, Mrs, Ray Pekkala, Mrs.
Hilda Brood, Mrs. Albert Lauth,
w. A. Lucas. Richard Suratt. J. l..
Dolan."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
WRANGELL BASKETBALL TEAM
WINS FROM PETERSBURG 1886

The Petersburg Basketball Town
Team, accompanied by an orchestra
and a group of rooters. came over
and played the Wrangell Town Team
last Saturday evening to the tune
of 1895 in favor of Wrangell.
1t was q hard fought game from
the starting whistle, Petersburg
leading for seven-eighths of the
game only to be overtaken by the
Wrangell sharpshooters. With but
five minutes to play, Wrangell scor-
ed Is points. John Everson and
Bobby Goodrich were tied for high
score with Il points each.
Following the game, the Peters
burg orchestra gave a dance in Red
mems hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
9Apr JACOBSON WILL MOVE
STORE INTO NEW LOCATION

Carl Jacobson recently signed a
five-vear lease on the Front street
building Ia which Ole Johnson's
store was located for several years.
He expects to have finished re-
pairs and remodeling shortly after
the first of the month ana TO get
his stock of jewelry and curios
moved in ready for business by the
fifteenth
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
COURT NEWS

A civil suit brought by Mrs. M. A.
Cramer against Ralph Hansen for
the recovery of personal property
called In U. s. Commissioners court
Thursday night, was adjourned by
Judge Stedman to Z O'Clock Satur-
day night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
Cold Storage Applies
For Waterfront Permit

Mayor Thomas Dalgity and Ceun.
cilmen Hanford. Anderson, Anger
man, sumption and Campbell were
present at the regular meeting of
the town council on February |,
A letter from War Department of
ficials was read stating that the
Wrangell Cold Storage Co., Inc. had
applied for a permit to put up a
building On the water front space
between the two Mccormack docks,
and as customary when permits are
asked inside the city limits, the De-
partment asked the town council if
such building would interfere with
navigation. With the letter was
read the protest filed by the MeCor-
mack Dock Company
After discussion a motion to the
effect that the clerk be instructed
to write the War Department that
the town council had no objections
l Ia the application from the stand
point Of navigation, was made and
carried.
Claims were read and approved in
the following amounts: General
fund, $1a5s.o6; Light fund, $685.
16.
Street Department
| Street projects under the eva
were reported by the mayor as pre-
crossing satisfactorily. The Church
street Improvement. he said, was
| nearly completed and would be ready
for traffic within a few days; work
had been started on st. Michael
street and also that part Of Reid
street near the hospital.
The mayor called attention to the
urgent need of suitable drainage
bitches and culverts to carry off the
surplus surface water. The matter
was referred to the st - committee
to investigate and provide for.
Finance Committee
The finance committee by Ander-
| son reported for the month of jan
uary as follows:
General fund REGENTS s1Q36.65
Light Plant receipts - 1899
General fund balance 1912
Light Plant balance 1574.66
Health and Police
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09
Defends Air Mail

Dir. Arnold Mr.. Chairman.
yield 10 minutes to the Delegate
from Alaska (Mr, Dimond).
air. Dimond: Mr. Chairman, fear.
ing that l will not be able to con
GUIDE what wish to say in the time
allotted me. I ask unanimQus CON-
sent to revise and extend my re-
marks.
The Chairman: Without objec,
ton, it is so ordered.
There was no objection.
Mr.. Dimond: Mr.. Chairman, in
view OF some of the things that
have been said here and elsewhere
about the Civil Works Admlnistra.
tio4, it may not be inappropriate
for me here ana now to pay my trib-
uts 10 the great good that has been
a"complished, In my country at
least by the activities of the Civil
Works Administration and pay trib-
ute also to the very fine executive
ability that has been displayed il
The administration Of the funds al
lotted to if.
What I wish to speak about to-
day, OF course, eQngerns Alasks.
observe on page SO OF the bill an
item which reads as follows
FOR inland transportation by stsr
routes in Alaska. $4,000.
Error Somewhere
I suppose the committee. seeing
that only s130,701 was spent in the
fis al wear 1888, thought s192, 600
VII; ! I,s efficient for the fiscal
yea 1895. But in the meantime and
otter this hearing was held, as
Understand, the bids have come IN
and now am informed by the Ros'
enc Department that the total 81
the lowest bids for this service fol
the fiscal year 1885 will exceed
$4,000. l do not know how We
are going to get mail service in some
Of these regions unless the amount
Is INCREASED.
AR. Chairman, / know how futile
il is for me, as Delegate from Al
Rska. to offer an amendment to thil
bill unless the committee will ae
cept the amendment. Therefore,
respectfully request the committed
to again consult with the officials
of the Post Office Department ant
determine whether or not thi
amount of $4,000 is not reali.
based upon a misunderstanding an,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

The Bills CLUB announces that it
will sponsor a dance on st. Patrick's
Day, March II.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
In a speech made in the House Jan
uary %. Delegate Dimond placed
himself on record as favoring the
carriage of mail in Alaska by air
planes between principal points.
while urging transportation by dog
team between intermediate points.
Speaking during debate on the post
Office department appropriation bill,
he pleaded for an increased appro-
priation for Alaska star routes so
that the rapidly developing aviation
industry of the Territory might
have at least a measure of support
from the government.
As the situation now stands it
appears likely that very few star
route contracts for the period begin
ming July of this year will go to
aviation concerns. Their bids in the
aggregate were higher than those
offered by dog team bidders, and
while the department has not yet
made a definite decision there are
many reasons to believe that the
speedy mail service to which many
Alaskans have become accustomed
during the last few years will soon
be thing Of the past.
Minority Group
In taking a stand squarely in sup
port OF air mail, Delegate Dimond
was not unaware that there is a
section OF the public which would
welcome restoration of dog team SER
vice. But he believes that group is
far in the minority. Adjustments
have come after the hardships which
inevitably resulted when sale of fish
for use of dogs on the mail runs was
stopped in large measure by the ad
vent of the airplane. and roadhouses
on the mail trails found their bus
mess gone The faster mail service
which the airplane gives has brought
compensation in other ways, has
created other lines of business and
if financial assistance through mail
contracts is to be denied airplane
operators it is to be expected that
the industry will retrogress and
make necessary new and no less
severe adjustments.
For these and other similar rea-
sons, Mr.. Dimond is convinced that
continued EXPANSION Of aviation in
the Territory means the greatest
good to the greatest number and he
Will continue TO work for air mail.
In his remarks before the House on
the appropriation bill the Delegate
said:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

Remember there is a Blue Plate
Dinner at the Den Q'Sweets. Every
body loves it, Jack.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

Telephone patrons are asked by
by the Fire Department not to put
in calls after the fire siren has
sounded until after the fire truck
is out of the station. Quite a little
confusion results at the time of a
fire alarm due to the general rush
of telephone users calling Central.
1t Is most important that the fire
men be the first to be informed OF
the location of the fire.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-02-09

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Health and Police
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30

Of johnson & Long, Salisbury. Fol-
lowing his election, of course, Mr..
Johnson retired from active practice,
and Mr.. Stanley G. Robins, a native
of Somerset County. becomes a men,
Der of the old law firm. Mr.. Robins
who was admitted to the bar some
eleven years ago, has made quite a
reputation as a criminal lawyer. His
association with Mr.. Curtis Long, an
other criminal lawyer of wide repu-
tation, makes a strong combination
and one that is bound to be success
full.
Mr.. Robins is son of tSate's At
orney, John Robins, of Crisfield,
and is well known here, where he has
practiced in the local Court.