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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
Mundy Says Should Get
Part of Fish Produced
Editor Sentinel:

l should like to ask space to ex-
press what seems to me an unfair
discrimination by the Stikine river
cohoe gillnetters.
l was approached last Saturday
by a representative of the gillnet-
tiers union and asked if l would be
in the market for silvers. My reply
was, yes; I was asked if l could
handle them all and I stated l
would give my answer before their
meeting Sunday.
On Sunday morning l presented
the same delegate with a telegram
from a very reliable concern in Sc
attic stating that they would pay
8 Y cents per pound round and take
the entire production for this sea-
son. Monday morning l received
another telegram from the same
firm saying: 1--WE guarantee to take
entire production for season. You
can arrange satisfactory to gillnet-
ters with our cabled guarantee and
your own guarantee to take all
their salmon for the season."
In my opinion when a fish buyer
is asked for a bid on fish by any
union or association it is the same
as placing fish on the exchange
and the highest bidder takes them.
l was in the market for the en-
tire production of sockeyes this
past season at As cents each and
would take all pinks at market
price here, but inasmuch as a COM
petitive buyer had gone into extern
sive preparations to handle these
fish I did not try to enter the
field and buy.
Quite apart from the fact that I
naturally feel l have been unfairly
Disseminated against; that my one
quarter cent higher bid deserved
some consideration and that l was
entitled to at least half of the fish.
l believe that the gillnetters are
pursuing an unwise and shortsight-
ed policy for their action will lead
to elimination of competition and
without competitive bids they can
not hope to receive highest prices
for their fish.
c. C. MUNDY.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
The SpOrtsmen's Corner
BY
THE OLD WARDEN

Well, boys, the deer season op-
ened very successfully SO far as
the deer are concerned. To date l
haven't seen anybody packing any
thing home except some wet blank
cts.
Geo Bidwell and Ole Johnson
went out to Blind Slough for the
opening day but report very few
signs and no deer, Perhaps they
talked local politics too loud and
the deer heard them. Then again
perhaps there are some fox farmers
living near there who have foxes
that rather enjoy a few meals OF
choice venison when the fish are not
biting. | would just love to fab in
with some fox farmer doing that
scurvy trick.
Well, now that we have the deer
season on its way let's think about
the duck season. In spite of all rep
resentation, facts and figures to the
contrary, the all wise Bureau of
Biological Survey located four thou
sand miles away, has placed Alaska
on the same basis as the States and
given us only thirty-day season.
So far as this district is con-
cerned the season will open on Sep
TENDER 20 and close October 10.
Another provision that will work a
hardship on the boys is the posses
sion limit of ten birds. That means
THAT while you are allowed to kill
ten ducks day If you go out for a
week you can onnly bring home ten
birds and not have more than ten
in your possession at any one time
The daily limit on geese remains at
four per day and only four in your
possession at one time. l guess the
snipe are holding their own pretty
we'll as the limit on them has been
set at Is per day. So now after you
get your ten ducks and four geese,
why, go back to the boat and get
all the shells you can find loaded
with small shot and go out and get
a mess of these long bill beauties.
So long for just now, I'll be seeing
you.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
A.N.B HallWillC Comply
With Liquor Ordinance

Section l. Regulation >, Terri
rorial Liquor Laws. prohibiting the
.rinking of liquor in public places.
pplies to the Alaska Native Broth
rhood hall.
Violation by the public of these
regulations and laws may cause
the closing of the building to the
hurt of the owners.
Hereafter the use of liquor and
the presence of intoxicated persons
on the premises will be sufficient
reason for the management to close
the hall forthwith. Otherwise. the
dances will continue as permitted
by the ordinances of the city.
The cooperation of the public is
requested in keeping open this place
of amusement
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHER
HOOD,
By Chester Worthington. Pres.
Wrangell, Alaska.
August 10. 1885.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

council proposes to take such mea-
sures as may be necessary to en-
force the provisions of the law in
this respect"
c. H. Lloyd was removed temper
arily Wednesday from his office as
street and water commissioner and
placed on police duty from z in the
morning until at night when c..
W. Bradley takes over for the
next IL hours.
In order that the police officer
may be summoned whenever need
ed the council ordered large
red light placed on top of the main
fire hall on Front street and con-
nected with the telephone office.
Whenever a call for the police is
teleDhoned the operator at the
switchboard flashes on the light
which is visible from all parts of
town and a police officer reaches
the scene of disturbance in a short
time.
The council discussed in complete
harmony the action which they de-
cided to take and the police officers
are instructed to carry out their
duties with strict impartiality.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
Salv. Army Will Make
Annual Funds Appeal

The Salvation Army will make
It's annual appeal for funds this
coming week. Wrangell will again
be asked to support this worthy
work as it has in past years.
There should be a generous re.
Spouse to the Salvation Army
need as no organization has worked
with greater success on limited
means.
Major Carruthers deeply appreci-
ates the help given in the past and
is hopeful for a successful effort
this year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
YACHT SEELYN ON CRUISE
WITH PARTY TEN PERSONS

The Seelyn II, a British yacht
registered in Vancouver, B. c., I'M
der charter to Campbell Church, Jr.,
called at Wrangell Saturday after
noon. The yacht is skippered by H.
c. Durham who is we'll acquainted
in southeastern Alaska.
The vessel, which is LOT feet in
ZENITH, is powered with two ITS h.
p. Eastern Standard full diesels, and
is one of the few vessels plying
these waters to be equipped with a
Sperry gyro compass and an Iron
Mike by which navigating is done
automatically. The Seelyn II also
carries radio telephone.
On this trip the yacht is carrying
a party of ten: Mr.. and Mrs. E. T..
Foley and daughter of ST. Paul, Mr.
and Mrs. 7. M. Hannaford, Jr., and
daughter of st. Paul, H. P. Winslow
of New York City, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl l.. Swenson of New York and
H. E. Stevens, first vice president
of the Northern Pacif railroad at
st. Paul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
JOHANSEN ASKS SCHOOLS
OBSERVANCE erickson DAY

Editor Sentinel:
President Roosevelt has kindly
set aside October 9 as Left Erickson
day.
1t is now by most educated
peoples admitted to be a historical
fact that the American continent
was discovered in the year $50 by
a Morse navigator, Herjulfson, who
saw land but did not go ashore. His
description was of such nature that
another Norseman, Left Erickson.
in 1901, not only saw but landed
several times at different places.
For several hundred years peoples
from Norway, Iceland and Green
land made regular trips over to
America.
When Columbus went to Iceland
and found out about this continent
he lost no time in going back to
Spain and by promising the Span
ish king the gold and the Catholic
church the souls of the helpless In
dams, he received backing to make
the trip.
Why cannot the school set aside
an hour on the 9Th of October and
give the growing population
chance to learn the historical truth
about the discovery of America?
l have talked to Supt. Rasmussen
about the matter and he thinks it
is a good idea. If he goes on and
has the school engage in special in
struction on this day | hope the
community will back him up on his
enterprise.
K. j. JOHANSEN.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
NOTICE TO PARENTS

Notice has been received from
DR.. w. w. Council, Territorial Com
missioner of Health, stating that all
school children and teachers who
have not been vaccinated for small
pox during the past three years,
must be vaccinated before entering
school.
DR.. ]. H. Clements has been sent
a supply of vaccine and children of
school age may be vaccinated free
of charge during his office hours,
IL to II in the morning and to 4
in the afternoon.
CARRIE G. BJORGE.
President, School Board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
SINCLAIR HOME FROM
BUSINESS, PLEASURE TRIP

Donald Sinclair, proprietor of the
City Store, returned on the Alaska
Monday from a combined business
and pleasure trip which took him
down the coast as far as Tia Juana
in Mexico. He visited the San Diego
fair and was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. J. Jeffries in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Sinclair returned home a
little earlier than he had planned
on receiving word that his wife was
i'll. Mrs. Sinclair is reported today
to be very much Improved.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
FIRE TAKES
EARLY DAY
GAS BOAT

The Helen Payne. one of the first
gas powered vessels in commission
in Alaska, burned to the water S
edge last Wednesday morning where
she lay at anchor in Salmon Bay,
on the east coast of Prince of Wales
island.
The fire followed an explosion at
5 o'clock in the cabin due to a hot
stove and leaky gas tank. The men
on board, Ray Hurst, owner, ". NJ.
Floyd and Ed German, fortunately
were on the after deck. They took
to the heavy seine skiffs and rowed
away from the boat at record
speed. fearing that the tank would
explode. This did not happen and in
a subsequent examination Hurst
found that the top of the tank was
rusted which permitted the gas to
escape
Flames were shooting from all
sides of the vessel Immediately
following the explosion and the
men had not a chance to get into
much clothing
Other boats in the vicinity fuTn-
ished them with necessities and
they did not suffer from privation
They reached town Saturday night
and Hurst set about negotiating for
another boat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
REPORT SAYS
BILLION MADE RICH STRIKE

o. w. Billion of Wrangell is the
man named Billion" to which ref
erence is made in the following
item from a recent issue of the
Anchorage Times:
Reports of a rich new quartz
strike on the slope of the divide be-
yond the head of Peters Greek were
brought into Talkeetna the last few
days, said George Anderson, mining
man, just back from Talkeetna.
He says the report was to the
effect a man named Billion had
found a rich lead where he took out
more than $1,000 in crude gold in
day, and that he is taking in a
two-ton mill for the place"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
COLLEEN CARLSON SUFFERS
SEVERE FRACTURE OF ARM

Colleen Carlson, siX-year-old
daughter of Ellery Carlson, while at
play Sunday sustained a supracon-
dylar fracture of the numerous, ac-
cording to DR.. J. H. Clements. In
other words, the rounded end of the
upper bone of her arm was broken
and the lower bones dislocated
backwards. She was x-rayed at
Bishop Rowe General Hospital
where the fracture was reduced un-
der the Horoscope. The accident
will keep her with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson,
for a few weeks longer. She had in
tended to return home this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
Continued on Page Two
John Kassunk browns
at MilIDOck Wednesday

John Kassunk, well known
Wrangell Native, was drowned
early Wednesday morning from his
seine boat, Annie K, which was
tied up at the mill dock.
Kassunk was seen about II
o'clock by Earl West, night watch
man at the Wrangell Packing Com
pany and again about l o'clock by
Eddie Berkeley. At that time he was
sitting on deck with his arm
around the winch. In the morning
when he could not be found drag
ging operations were started and the
body recovered near the boat. A
coroner's inquest found that he
came to his death through accident
al drowning.
John Kassunk was born in
Wrangell about ~ years ago. His
father was the Chief of Kake and
was renowned among the Indians
as one of their great men and for
his prowess as a gold and silver
smith. His mother was the grand
daughter of Chief Tow-att.
He is survived by his wife and a
sister, Mrs. Peter John, and grand
daughter, Lillian Kassunk.
Funeral services, conducted by
Major Carruthers, were held this af-
tenoon at the A. N. B. hall. Inter-
ment was in the Redmen's cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
WRANGELL
CASE PACK
OVER ZOO 900

Wrangel canneries had packed
over 100000 cases of salmon UP to
last night and it is probable that
when operations for the season close
the combined packs will be around
the 100000 case mark.
However. during the week the
fish dropped off to such an eN-
tent that many of the seiners are
quitting.
Sumner straits district closed
Thursday as did a part of Clar-
ence strait district. second part
closes August % and the remainder
on August Is. The Stikine district
will close on September %.
The Wrangell Packing Company's
pack up to last night was $4,000
cases. The Diamond K Packing Com
pany has packed l21.0O0 cases and
the A. r. B Packing Company
pack is 28,576 cases of which 90
983 are tails and 1888 cases are
halves.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. J. G. Roberts

Mrs. J. G. Bob" Roberts was
found dead early Wednesday morn
ing in the bathroom of her home
on Stikine avenue by her husband.
Death had evidently occurred some
hours previously from heart-disease.
Mrs. Roberts seemingly had been
in vigorous health. She had not
complained of being i'll and her sud
den passing was a great shock to
her husband and friends.
The deceased was born in Germ
any in 1886 but was brought to this
country by her parents when a
small child. The family settled first
at st. Paul, Minnesota, but later
moved to Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by her
husband, to whom she was married
in Wrangell on December IA, 1927,
and two sisters, Mrs. Anne Shana-
han of San Francisco and Mrs. Mar
tina Boedecker of Tacoma.
She was not a member of any or
ganization in Alaska but for many
years she was leader in the Gar
ment Workers Union of Tacoma. and
her greatest interest and sympathy
were in union principles.
Funeral services, conducted by
Major W. j. Carruthers, were held
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. Inter
ment was made at Redmen's ceme-
terry where flowers sent by friends
and neighbors completely covered
her grave.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
CIVIC CLUB WILL HOLD FOOD
SALE SATURDAY, AUGUST 81

The Civic Club will give a food
sale at Campbell Bros. store Satur-
day afternoon, August 81, from
2:3O to 5, at which all kinds of
home made foods for Sunday and
Labor Day will be on sale. The pro-
ceeds will be used for the library
and other civic activities. Donations
will be gladly accepted and the
bachelors of the community are es-
pecially invited to patronize the
sale.
The committee in charge of the
sale will consist of Mrs. Rulaford,
Mrs. Bradford and Mrs. Hale.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
BOATS SCHEDULED TO HANDLE
PASSENGERS S Z. ALAS PORTS

Due to the fact that the South
western Alaska route ships are be-
ing taxed to handle business from
Southwestern ports, the Alaska
Steamship Company felt it neces-
sary to arrange for the Aleutian to
sail from Seattle September and
the Northwestern September 10 in
an effort to more satisfactorily take
care of the southbound movement
of passengers from Southeastern
Alaska ports.
The Aleutian will be south from
Wrangell on September Il and the
Northwestern on September 16.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Mrs. R. M. Edmunson, in charge
of the health department at Wran-
CELL Institute returned Tuesday from
the upper Yukon river where she
spent the past two months. Her
husband, who is working for his
father on mining property, will
not come out until Christmas. Mrs.
Edmunson was called to the coast
for conference with Miss Gregg,
who is in charge of the nursing
service maintained throughout the
United States and Alaska by the u.
S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Miss
Gregg came north last week from
her Washington headquarters on an
official visit to the Territory.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
OVERNIGHT BAG TO BE GIVEN
AWAY BY LEGION AUXILIARY

A fine quality overnight bag has
been filled with an array of very
desirable articles in ladies' Access
series by members of the American
Legion Auxiliary and will be given
away at the Elks dance on Satur-
day night, August 81.
The bag will be on display tomor-
row at Peggy's Shoppe and the sale
OF tickets at rs cents each will start
at once.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
CANNERIES UNPREPARED IN
CREW OR CANS FOR GOOD RUN

There was a good run of fish on
the Naknek side in Bristol bay this
season, and had the canneries been
prepared for full pack, no doubt
such packs would have been OBJ
tanned without unusual difficulty.
The run on the Nushagak side was
not so good.
These are the results, states the
Seward Gateway, of the observa-
tions of M. Monsen, who has lived
in the Bristol bay region for 35
years, and has fished for the Red
Salmon Packing Co., a San Fran
cisco concern, for many of those
years. This was practically the
first cannery to operate in Bristol
bay.
Unprepared with both cans and
crew, the Alaska Packers neverthe-
less got busy with what cans were
on hand, and employing a native
and resident group of fishermen and
cannery workers, put up $4,000
cases at one of their canneries.
Excellent Run
Fishermen, necessarily, were on
the limit, and from all appearances
the escapement was excellent.
Former Alaska agent for the Blu
reau of Fisheries, Dennis Winn,
kept check on the lakes for the
packers, said Monsen, and the form
er official was enthusiastic over
the Eah-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23
400, 1885 Cases Salmon
Packed Wrangell Dist.

That Wrangell district is still
piling up a record pack is evidenced
by the pack figures received this
week by the local office of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Through August II the pack for
the six canneries of the district,
compared with the 1884 pack is as
follows.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Adjutant o. Halvorsen of Hazel
ten, British Columbia, is spending
few days in Wrangell as the guest
of Major W. ]. Carruthers. He has
been visiting southeastern Alaska
canneries during the past month
and holding services.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

The Alaska arrived from the
south Monday night with the fol-
lowing passengers for Wrangell: o.
d. Allen, D. H. Burden, Darrell
Lindsay, Mrs. R. Lindsey, Mrs. H.
Lindsey, Mrs. Ed Morke, Elaine
Morke, Donald Sinclair.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

E. F. Warwick, who came to AL
aska 80 years ago on the old steam
er Alki, is a Wrangell visitor tAis
week. Mr.. Warwick took part in the
gold rush at Dawson and has been
prospecting and mining since. He In
now planning to prospect ON Chich-
agOf island
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Miss Clara Mann, home economics
teacher at Wrangell Institute, re-
turned last week from visit to her
home in Portland. During the sum-
mer she enrolled for an intensive
six-weeks course at Oregon State
College of which institution she is 4
graduate.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

The following shipments of fish
were made during the past week
The Stikine Sea Foods Co.
shipped $3.50 lbs shrimp meat and
1000 lbs. crab meat on the Yukon
and 2S0 lbs. crab meat on the
Northwestern.
A R. Brueger shipped tierees
mild cured silyers and tierees
mild cured kings on the Northland.
Besides the trolled salmon
brought in from his PIT Baker and
Cape Pole stations, Mr. Brueger pur-
ehased $500 lbs locally at Is, 7.
and to 20, s. and 5, and 54S5
BIS halibut at and 20 5 and 4.
The Stikine Sea Foods Co. began
rab cannery operations for this
eason, which opened the eighteenth
on Monday, with approximately
1000 crabs from the Duncan Canal
district. Grabs have been received
in smaller quantities from the i'm
mediate vicinity of Wrangell each
day since.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Mrs. M. Borgess. and Miss Mar
garet Borgess. of Portland, mother
and sister of Mrs. Eugene Wheeler,
were aboard the Alaska Monday
night booked for Petersburg. While
in Wrangell they were guests of
Mrs J. H Wheeler, &F-. and famsSsx.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Salmon pack shipments during
the past week included 2724 cases
by the A. R. B. Packing Co., $500
cases by the Wrangell Packing Co.
and $4,000 cases by the Diamond
K Packing Co.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Miss Helen Ross arrived this af-
ternoon with a shipment of ladies'
wear from Coleman's in Ketchikan
which she will sell this week in
conjunction with Mrs. Lucille Nc
DgRald- adV-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Announcement from the Interna-
tional Fisheries Commission was re-
ceived this week by L. ]. Chilberg,
Deputy U. S. Customs Collector, to
the effect that the halibut season
closes in Area 2 at midnight on
September 6.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Oscar Carlson has been appoint
ed by the town council to act as
street and water commissioner dur
ing the time C. H. Lloyd, incum-
bent of that office, ia serving as
special day VOlieensaB.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

Charles Williamson returned last
week from Ketchikan where he had
been working far several weeka-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-08-23

The Helen Payne was brought to
Alaska in 1901 as a tender for the
Lake Bay cannery, operated by the
F. c. Barnes company. 1t had been
built in 1898 as a sailing yacht for
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
l. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 3. U.Rl -
Two Edison issues made new 1885
highs today during a morning Ses-
sion on the Los Angeles stock ex-
change that was otherwise very dull
and without a diScernible trend.
Edison common rose * to high
at 2l7s on sales of 100 shares, and
the 5l3S made a high on a 4 rise
to 252s on 100 shares. Southern
Pacific sold 200 shares at 1812, un-
changed.
Transamerica sold 800 shares at
~ for a ls loss.
Security First National bank,
selling 100 at 46h. was off Il.
Republic Petroleum dropped u
to 2l2 on an 800-share turnover
Lincoln was unchanged at 90 on
sales of 1900
Lockheed sold 1400 shares, un-
changed at Al.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Sept. 3. outpost
holiday trading on the stock eX-
change today was dull with prices
irregularly lower.
Bank stocks received a shock in
the over -the-counter market when
Central Hanover bank cut its quar-
terly dividend from S1.50 to 81 a
share. All of the issues broke n
point to 25 points for the higher
priced issues. The sole representa-
tive of the banks on the stock eX-
change-Corn EXchan nge Bank
Trust company-Was forced down 4
points.
Consolidated gas Of New York
broke more than point when New
Yorks mayor signed a measure
providing submission to the elector-
ate of q plan for a municipal pow
er plant. Other utilities also weak
ened.
Several preferred issues, includ-
ing Electric Power and Light 7 per
cent and American Power and
Light and per cent, were off
more than points each. American
Water Works and North American
common stocks lost a point each.
Steel shares lost their snap and
yielded a point or more from Sat-
urday's close.
Losses of l to points were not
ed in such issues as Western Union,
Westinghouse Electric, Case, Du
Pont, international Harvester, and
Chrysler.
American Telephone was dull in
a narrow range. 1t touched 1877 and
then sank to 1866 from which it
rallied to around the previous close
of 1852.
New highs were made by Radio
Keith-Orpheum at 3ls, up y and
Paramount first preferred at 93% j.,
up 1&.
volume approximated 100000
shares compared with $4,000 shares
Friday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 1927
off 0.62. railroad 35.O7 off 013, util-
ity 25.16 off 0.54.