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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
Labor Registration
 Starts PWAPrOject

Boyd Yaden, PWA engineer for the new Wrangell waterworks res eryoir, yesterday opened his office at the city hall for registration of labor for the project.
 Labor will be paid weekly by the contractor. The wage scale is 6Oc, soc and $120 per hour with a maximum of 132 hours per month except for administrative and sup ervisory work.
 According to PWA regulations, preference will be given war veter- ans with dependents, then to citi- zens of the United States and aliens who have declared their in tentions of becoming citizens, who are residents of First Division and third, to citizens of the United States and aliens who have declared their intentions of becoming citi- zens, who are residents of Alaska. The purpose of the regulation is to provide work for the residents of locality where PWA projects are under way.
 Yaden will represent the Govern ment to see that the contract is car ried out according to the terms of the PWA loan and grant agreement and Frank P Barnes will look after the city's interests
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FOUR DIE WHEN AIRPLANE CRASHES WHITEHORsE SUMMIT

WHITEHORSE, Jan 31.-Four persons were killed in a plane crash 90 miles from here yesterday in the most serious transportation disaster as yet known in the Yu- kon. The dead are: Lawrence Muehleisen, pilot, formerly of Glendale, California; Archie King, diesel engineer at North Fork Daw- son for the Yukon Consolidated Gold corporation; Charlie Larsen of Dawson, an associate in the dredg- ing business with Ed Holbrook; ; and J. H. Muralt, who was enroute from Prince George to Dawson to join friend.
 The plane, the property of h. ternational Airways, left Skagway yesterday morning enroute to Daw- son with Pilot Muehleisen at the controls. At approximately 11:45 the crash was heard by section workers of the White Pass & Yu- kon Rly at the Summit who imme- diately left for the scene of the disaster, about one-half mile south
 The plane was found on the roof of the snowshed and had apparent ly collided about 25 feet above with such force that one wheel remained imbedded in a crevice on the shed When the fuselage was cut away 1t was found that all four of the oc- cupants were lifeless The plane was completely demolished by the impact,
 While the cause of the disaster will never be really known, it is the general opinion of other fliers that the pilot was flying low ow- ing to poor visibility and hit an air pocket, causing the machine to drop suddenly and collide head-on into the snowshed.
 The pilot, Lawrence Muehleisen, leaves a wife and two children in Skagway; Archie King leaves a mother in Kentville, Nova Scotia and Chas. Larsen leaves a wife and children at Oakland, California.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
39 Boat Owners Sign HarbOrmaSter Petition

A petition signed by 39 names, was presented to the town council last night asking that a harbor- master be appointed to supervise the boats in Wrangell harbor and to keep the fairway clear
 The council decided, after dis cussion, to leave the matter to the new council, as boats are beginning to thin out and the congestion of the past winter is now practically over,
 The petition was signed by the following persons:
 Wm. Fletcher, J. A. Kown, F. c. Schumacher, c. o. Roos, John Man tie, Ole Johnson. Fred Freed, H. Hustof, w. A. Swenson. J. B. Kuhn, A. Swenson, P. Iverson, L. Larson, K. J. Johansen, John Ostman, J. E. Roaming, A. Mork, E. Jussila. Alex Katainen, J. H. Larson, Andy Bar low, w L. Stafford, L. Jean Lar son. ". A. Fox, Ed West.
 Al Cramer, J. G. Roberts, Chas. Hay, E. Bellman. R. Walberg, Arne Hangen, Ole s a a e S, Sylvester aieatak, L P Nore, S. Axbery, Roy Ruttan, L c. Bjorge, c. B. Wyatt, H. Armstrong.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
WORKS
 ARE CLOSED
 TEMPORARILY

Work on EZRA projects in Wran- gell was suspended temporarily Sat urday on receipt of orders from Governor John ". Troy, EZRA ad- ministrator in Alaska, pending re- ceipt in his office of advices regard ing allocation of funds.
 The closing of the relief work affected eighty men, one crew hay ing had but one days work, and an additional crew of twenty men called for a new project to start Monday, not having even that chance of work.
 Although the governor expects an allotment to be made at any time for February's relief expenditures in the Territory, work will not be resumed until further funds have been forwarded and orders have been issued to proceed.
 It is believed that the work will not be resumed until the Senate has reconciled it's differences as to the amount of relief money to be ap- propriated and whether it shall be expended as direct relief. common lv known as the dole, or through public works projects.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
COunCilmen Will Hear
 Light Plant Proposal

w J. Mcintosh, manager muni- cipal division of Fairbanks, Morse, & Co.,, with offices at Seattle, Port land and Spokane. arrived on the Northwestern Sunday and has spent the week ill Wrangell
 His visit here was made to look over the city light plant with the view of installing an additional unit for his company.
 MT. Mcintosh will meet with the town council tomorrow night and submit his proposition, which it is understood will include the finane- ing of concrete building, both the building and the new unit to be paid for by light plant earning over period of years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
INDIANS HOLD SIXTEEN
 HOUR DANCE AT NULATO

Quite number of out of town natives, including practically all of Koyukuk Station and Kaltag vil- lages, were at Nulato to attend the potlatch and stick dance held the first week in January. Two ar rived by plane from Ruby. The pot latch was given by Mrs. Anna Stickman, in honor of her late hus- band, Paul Stickman, the onetime popular and well known medicine man." also known as "Old Stick man." He was the father of Joe and Fred Stickman, we'll known in dog racing circles. The stick dance had run continuously for sixteen hours when the stick, a gaily dec- orated green spruce pole about fifteen feet long and three inches thick, was finally broken up by the dancers and singers, thus ending the dance. The big hall was crowd ed during this dance, and practi- cally everyone in the village did their stuff around the stick, which was fastened to the floor and ceil- ing in the center of the hall. The stick dance was the main event of the potlatch. There were other na- tive dances also, including the washtub and Kobuk dances, all of which were accompanied by native singing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
Claims presented to be paid from light dept. funds $1825.28.
 Mrs. Johnson Resigns

Claims presented to be paid from
 light dept. funds $1S25.2S.
 Mrs. Johnson Resigns
 The resignation of Mrs. M. O. Johnson as clerk of the school board was read. Also a communiea- tion from Mrs. L c. Bjorge and Charles Darwell. the remaining members of the board, asking the council to name Russell F. Pederson to fill the vacancy until the next municipal election. This was done by the unanimous vote of the coun- cil upon a motion made by Camp bell, seconded by Sorset.
 Would rh sck Water Waste
 Councilman Sorset reporting for the water committee stated that there was an abundance of water at the present time. He recommended a survey of every house with in spection of the installation of water pipes, and the taking of stringent measures with those who did not install pipes so they would not freeze but depended upon letting the faucets ruh wide open.
 Gets Engineering Job
 Frank P. Barnes, Stanford Uni versity engineer graduate, was ap- pointed consulting engineer on the PWA Waterworks project at sal ary of $1SO per month which will be paid from PWA bonds.
 The appointment of an engineer to look after the city's interests is compulsory under the terms of the PWA contract. Other applicants were F. A. Metcalfe of Juneau at $35O and W. J. Sisson, now at Pet ersburg, at $25O per month,
 Young Barnes appointment was made on unanimous vote, various councilmen expressing their prefer ence for a home boy whenever pos sible Tn addition they declared that Barnes was not only we'll qualified professionally, but that he had an abundance of good sense, a clean record of conduct, was a credit to the town and deserved to get the iob
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
TEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR
 MINERS AID

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Re- construction Finance corporation, under the bill passed yesterday ex- tending the life of the corporation for two years. is authorized to make loans to miners of partially devel- oped properties bearing gold, silver and tin. with a view of developing them as commercial enterprises.
 The sum of $l0.00O,000 is made available with loans not to exceed $20,O00 to any individual property. on reasonable assurance a paying mining venture may be developed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
EXPLOSION WRECKS FOXY
 BILL" BURNS TO WATER LINI-

Henry Wells, owner of the gas boat Foxy Bill" which he bought from William Fox in Wrangell last August, is in the Petersburg hospi- tai, suffering from severe burns about the face, neck and hands which he received when an explo- sion occurred on his boat. He was anchored at Woewodski island. The explosion followed his striking a match when he arose one morning The cabin and deck were blown off the boat as were sacks of coal and a drum of oil. The boat burned to the water line.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
TROAST DETAILED TO EZRA
 COLONIZATION IN MATANUSKA

N. lester Troast, Superintendent in the Office of Indian Affairs, has been given an EZRA appointment in connection with the colonization this summer of the Matanuska val ley by approximately 100 families from the drouth areas of the Mid de West,
 It is understood that MT. Troast- has been granted a six-montns' leave of absence from the Indian Bureau for his colonization work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
Mrs. Sheppard is Over
 Crisis Recent Illness

MT. and Mrs. William Tamaree were much relieved to receive a radiogram Wednesday m or n g from their son-in-law, George Shep- pard, at Mountain Village, stating that Mrs. Sheppard's condition is much improved. She Is over the crisis and convalescing nicely al though on account of the serious ness of her illness it will be some time before she is entirely we'll
 Mrs. Sheppard became i'll on Jan, 14, Her husband, who has a radio telephone at his trading post at Chevak, summoned an airplane from Anchorage to take her to the hospital at Mountain Village,
 Pilot Barnhill made the flight that night. He left Anchorage at $40 pm. and arrived at Mountain. Village at 10 o'clock the next morning After leaving there he was forced back by storms and was unable to reach Chevak until Fri day morning.
 Pilot Nat Browne, who had been standing by at Marshall with his plane, arrived in Mountain Village shortly after Barnhill got ill. On January 29 the Anchorage Times reported that radio adyices re- eeived there that day stated that Mrs. Sheppard had suffered another hemorrhage and that Brown was flying from Akiak through snow storm with medical supplies pro- vided by Dr. Myer at that place.
 Mrs. Sheppard, who was an ex- pectant mother, had planned to fly out to Anchorage early in the spring enroute to Seattle. Her mother was to join her at Wran- seii and stay with her until after the birth of the child in June.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
Chamber Wants Coast
 Guard Boat Wrangell

The Chamber of Commerce held luncheon meeting, it's first for several weeks, at the Wrangell ho- tel Wednesday. pr. R. N. Scruby presided in the absence of President F. S. Barnes.
 The members present were A. B.. Anderson, Leo Mccormack, H. Vel Ions, F. c. Hanford, James Nolan. J. c. Grant. E. M Campbell. c. P. Kirtland, z. NJ Bradford, Russell F. Pederson, Chas. Benjamin. Dr. Whitehead and Dr. Scruby.
 Among the communications read by Secretary Nolan was one by Claude S. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy, who wrote as follows under date of December 21:
 'The receipt of your letter of De cember 11th, requesting that part of the United States Fleet visit Wrangell, Alaska. during the sum mer of 1885. is acknowledged.
 ''I am pleased to inform you that your letter has been forwarded to the Commander-in-Ch of the Fleet for such action as he may be able to take.
 ''I regret. due to official busi- ness, that will be unable to ae- cept your kind invitation to visit Wrangell."
 Although there is no hope of a visit from Secretary Swanson dur ing the time the Fleet is in Alaskan waters, Wrangell may, however have distinguished visitors, Adol- phus Andrews, Rear Admiral, US Navy, Chief of Staff, addressed the following letter on December 21 to the chamber:
 Your letter of December Il ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Navy in regard to the visit to Wrangell by units of the United States Fleet during 1885 has been referred to the Commander-in-Chief for action.
 Admiral Reeves. the Comman- der-in-Chief, has directed me to ex- press his appreciation of your kind invitation and wishes me to assure you that should the employment of the Fleet permit we will be delight ed to accept your invitation and dispatch vessels of the Fleet to visit Wrangell.
 However, due to the fact that the Fleet schedule for next year has not yet been completed it is impos- sible at this time to make any def mite commitments"
 Endorse School Protest
 A circular letter entitled "A Menace to Our School System" sent out by the Valdez chamber of com merce was read and discussed. The letter is directed against the rec ommendation of the Territorial Board of Education to change the
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
JUNEAU LONGsH0REMEN
 END EIGHF-DAY STRIKE

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 4.-The efght-day longshore strike ended here last night when the motorship Northland returning from Sitka with undischarged freight pre- ceeded to the Femmer dock for un- loading. The steamer Northwestern of the Alaska Steamship company went te the Pacific Coast dock.
 Both vessels are to be unloaded by union men with arrangements of the wharf instead of the steam ship companies paying the men the 95 cents an hour for day work and S1.40 an hour for night and holi- day work they demanded.
 Settlement came last night as the result of a conference called by Governor John w. Troy at which Acting Mayor Wallis George proposed all steamers land at the neutral city dock which has been closed about a year and the city would pay the demands, collecting wharfage.
 The acting city executive also proposed that if the other wharves paid the demands of the iongshore- men that steamers be unloaded at their respective docks as formerly. The freight is to be taken from ships in slings handled by union workers with payment by the wharf companies. T h e present agreement is effective until Sep tember 30 when the truce along the coast terminates subject to fu- ture deals.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
RED CROSS BOARD SENDS
 LETTER OF APPRECIATION

The executive board of the Wrangell Red Cross last week sent a letter of appreciation to H. D. Campbell, who has resigned from active chapter duties after serving on the board for almost eighteen years. The letter follows:
 January 31, 1885 Mir H. D. Campbell
 Wrangell Alaska
 Dear Friend:
 We, the undersigned members of the Executive Board of the Wran- gell Chapter, American Red Cross, wish to express to you our sincers appreciation of your untiring ef- forts in the work of this Chapter and our deep regret that 1t has been necessary for you to resign from the Board.
 Wrangell has noted your whole hearted ministry as volunteer taking part in the Red Cross. The community more and more will recognize that you have been more than a friend. While you were in public office We admired your de- sire to assist everyone, and some of us know that as the Relief chair man you properly used that avail able from public sources and in ad- dition spent yourself as well as your private funds to give men and women an opportunity. We con- slider that you rendered a Christian service.
 Our regret in your resignation comes not alone from losing a hard worker, but we will miss your spirit. You have given relief and courage to the needy We know that there can be no just criticism of your work, and we sign our names hereto as those who wish to con- mend this part of your life which we feel can well be an example to the young and old of our Territory.
 Sincerely,
 F. c. Hanford, Chas. Benjamin, Helene F. Johnson, Axel Rasmus- sen, Sarah E Pritchett, w. M Whitehead. c. P. Kirtland, c. Don Miller, J. G. Grant, Russell F. Ped erson, A. R. Brueger, Josephine Mason, Mrs. Ernest Anderson, H. P. Corser, Major w. J. Carruthers, V. L. BoaTdway, Martory B. Major.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
BRIDEGROOM TOO JAUNTY
 AT HIS EIGHTH WEDDING

BUDAPEST - Married for the eighth time, 78 year old Joszef Va1da, wealthy farmer of Ujlak. Hungary, attempted youthful gesture as he brought his bride home from the church.
 He sprang jauntily from the high carriage, intending to help his new spouse descend from the vehicle, and broke his leg.
 I've done this sort of thing seven times without damage, but suppose eight is once too often" Vajda remarked
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

Phe Valdez town council recently made a contract with the Miner Publishing Co.,, making the Valdez Miner the towns official paper. It voted the sum of $3150 per month for the publication of all notices, delinquent tax list, treasurer's re- port, ordinances. franchises, etc. Job work was not included,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

R. E. Gridley, chief inspector in Alaska for PWA, arrived Wednes- day by plane from his headquarters in Juneau and spent some hours here on official business
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

N. Nussbaumer, manager of the Alaska Spruce and Products Co.,, re- turned home on the Northwestern Sunday from 8 business trip to Se- attle and various Pacific Coast points.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

A R. Brueger took passage on the Yukon Tuesday night for business trip of some weeks in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

The Norco is due in port at o'- clock Saturday morning, according ta late renoEts this aftsrnGan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

The freighter Panama, for the Alaska Steamship company. will sail from Seattle on January l5, ar irving in Wrangell about January 19, according to word received to- day by Leo Mccormack, local agent for the company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

c. W. Miller, director of Wran- gell Institute, returned on the Northwestern Sunday from a brief trip to Portland
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

Mrs. H. R. Coulter was hostess for the Bills at the ladies night card party last week and prizes were won for high scores by Miss Eide and M. o. Johnson, while Mir and Mrs. Bradford carried away the low score awards.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

It is reported that the US Bu- reau of Fisheries has taken over the Shirley A. Baker residence pr perty for the residence of a fisher ies agent. The family's personal be- longings are being shipped this week to Seattle where MT. Baker is still a patient at the Virginia Mason hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

o. R. Keeney has arranged to take two weeks off from duties at the Campbell Bros. store and will leave next week with Mrs. Keeney aboard their gasboat for an outing at Anan creek. On their return to Wrangell they will occupy the resi- dence property owned by Mrs. L. A. Olsen and vacated this week by the c. H. Lloyd family.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

c. H. Lloyd Is moving his family this week into the home on Church. street which he bought some. months ago from J. q. Grant,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

T, ]. Mcbride, proprietor of the Wrangell Radio and Electric com pany, left on the Yukon Tuesday night on a months business trin to Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

A boy weighing seven pounds, five ounces, was born to MT. and Mrs. Joe Vinson at Bishop Rowe General hospital on Tuesday, Janu- ary 5.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

Father Dufour, who supplied the Catholic church at Wrangell last year during Father Monroe's ab- sence at Skagway, recently sus- tained badly sprained knee while skiing at Valdez.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

James H. Wheeler Jr., who will spend some time with the Wran- gell store of the Wheeler Drug com pany, was joined Tuesday by his wife and young son, James H. 3rd. who arrived on the Yukon from Petersburg. The triangle apartment in the Wheeler block is being fitted up for their use.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08
L0cQt Items

St. Philips Guild met Wednes- day night at the home of Mrs. c. P. Kirtland with Mrs. Harry Net tleton assisting hostess. At the election of officers for the ensuing year Mrs. J. c. Johnson was elected president, after Mrs. M. o. John son refused reelection. Mrs. H. R. Coulter was elected vice president and Mrs. w. M. Whitehead, secre- tary-treasurer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-02-08

The Women's Civic club will hold it's regular luncheon meeting at one o'clock Saturday in Legion hall. The hostesses will be Mrs, Wheeler, Miss Eide and Mrs. Prit- chett.
Evening star., 1935-04-09
Teachers Dinner
At Club Tonight

The annual dinner Of the High
School Teachers Association will be
held this evening in the club house of
the American Association of Univer-
sity Women. 1t will take the form this
year of an April frolic, at which Miss
Christine Church, soprano, and Miss
Edith Athey, pianist, will give a musi-
cal program, to be followed by special
stunts" presented by representatives
of each Of the five senior high schools.
Mrs. Page Taylor Kirk, president of
the High School Teachers Association,
is hostess for the dinner, while Miss
Mildred Dean, head of the latin de-
partment, is mistress of ceremonies.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes Miss Rhoda Watkins,
Miss Katherine Sunny. Miss Louella
Webb, Miss Maud Mcpherson, Miss
Susan Richmond, Miss Mary Ewin,
Miss Ida Hammond, Miss Mary Worth
ley, Mr.. Paul Gable and Mr.. E. s.
French.
Evening star., 1935-04-09
Mormon Chapel
Scene of Wedding

The chapel Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ, Latter-day Saints, was the scene
of pretty wedding when Miss Daisy
deem Dowell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calf, became the bride Of Mr.. j.
Edgar Nelson Of Washington, son Of
Mr. H. L. Nelson and the late Mrs.
Nelson. also Of Los Angeles. The
wedding took place at o'clock. Elder
Edward P. Kimball offciating, and
the organ music was furnished by Mr..
Edward P. Kimball. jr., who played
before the ceremony, and Miss Catha-
rine Wood sang solo.
The bride was given in marriage by
Senator Ebert D. Thomas Of Utah,
and she wore a gray suit trimmed
with red fox fur gray hat and
matching accessories. Her bouquet
was of gardenias and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. H. Frank Nelson Of Los Ange-
les, sister -in-law of the bridegroom,
who accompanied the bride to Wash
ington, was matron of honor. She
wore an ensemble of chartreuse, with
talisman rosebuds and matching ac-
cessories. Mr.. Nelson Of Los Angeles
was best man for his brother and the
ushers were Mr.. David Let's, Mr..
Paul Marriott and Mr.. Theodore A.
Coffy, all of Washington.
The bride and bridegroom are both
graduates of the University of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Nelson is a member of
the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and
the Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity
of the George Washington Law School,
which he is attending. Mrs. Nelson Is
a member of the Alpha Omicron ri
sorority.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Frank Nelson came
from Los Angeles to attend the we'd
ding and to accompany the bride,
who, while here, was the house guest
Of Miss Charlotte Beaman.
Mr.. Nelson and his bride left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for a
wedding trip and will live at 1850
Connecticut avenue, where they have
taken an apartment.