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The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Teachers on Summer
Trips; School W Ork

General approval met the an
nOuncement of the school board re-
Gently that the entire school facul-
ty had been re-eleC<ed for the COM
ing year All the teachers signed
contracts and are expected to be in
their places again next fall with
the exception of Miss Ann Eide who
declined reelection to take a posi-
ton in the Petersburg schools.
Miss Eide has taught the fourth
and fifth grades for the past five
years and it was with deep regret
that the school board and the COM
munity learned that sne would not
return to Wrangell.
The faculty members will spend
the summer in various ways. Sup
eTintendent Rasmussen will remain
in Wrangell until the latter part
of July when he plans to go to
Indiana for a visit with his mother
during the month of August.
Geo. F. Fabricius will be en-
rolled for the summer quarter at
the University of Washington in
work on a masters degree. R. r.
Continued on Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

notification should after -.
days notice. discharge such en-
ployees
Another demand of the union
was that the company must agree
to furnish free medical, surgical
and hospital aid to each employee
and to each member of his family.
that every employee be given a
choice of doctors.
A formal reply to these proposals
was read to the union committee
Wednesday afternoon by L. H.
Metzgar, general superintendent Of
the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
company.
The company reiterated its state
ment of policy made year ago,
namely, that in discussing labor
matters with any committee. that
committee would be considered as
representing only such number OF
employees as they actually did rep
resent.
To allow a decided minority of
the employees, such as your organi-
cation obviously is" stated Mr.
Metzgar, to impose a closed shop
on the majority who on the whole
are free American citizens. would
be most unfair and unjust. My an
swer now to these proposals is the
same as it was last October when
your members voted three to one
against it. 1t is something we can
not grant"
Alaska juneau officials declare
that the wages paid their miners
are the highest paid TO the miners
of any metal mine on the North
American continent. The wage paid
ommon labor is as high as that
Continued on Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Wrangell Institute
Will Graduate Eight

Wrangell Institute will hold
Commencement exercises next-Sun-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock for its
graduating class Of eight boys and
girls with F. S. Barnes. mayor OF
Wrangell. presiding
The address TO the class will be
made by DR.. W. Carson Ryan, re-
search director for the Us. Bureau
OF Indian Affairs, who came north
from Washington last week. DR..
Ryan will leave juneau for Wran-
CELL by plane next Saturday.
The members of the graduating
class are: Fred Unger of Kodiak.
Vince Baronovich. Hydaburg;
Ethel Roberts, Klawock; Edna Nc
Kay, Ketchikan: Evelyn Atkinson,
Metlakatla; Marietta Moy, Hoonah:
Margaret McGilton, Petersburg and
Katie Joseph.
The public is cordially invited to
the commencement program. an
nounces c. W. Miller. director Of
Wrangell Institute, and the school
truck and station wagon will be
sent into town for the accommoda-
ton of those who do not have
means of transportation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Condition Of Front St.
Is Problem to Council

A special meeting of the town
council was held Tuesday night
with Mayor Barnes, Councilmen
Campbell, Sorset, Johnson, Mundy.
and Antonich present.
The mayor announced that the
meeting was called to consider the
budget, salaries of city employees.
approval of liquor licenses and par
ticularly the Importance of making
decision within a reasonably
short time in regard to the Front
street improvement under a PWA
loan and grant authorized last
year.
The mayor stated that it was OBJ.
vious that unless some definite ac-
ton were taken promptly that the
opportunity would be withdrawn
by the government A lengthy dis
cussion- ensued during which eacn
member had opportunity to express
his view as to what form of con
struction would be for the best in
terests of the town.
Tentative estimates were sub
nitted of costs of construction of
concrete surfaced and oil surfaced
street which had been prepared by
PWA Engineer Boyd Yaden. All
estimates were in excess of the
present authorization and would re-
quire a special election for appro-
val.
No definite action was taken at
the meeting further than that the
councilmen were to personally in
spect the condition OF the present
plank and timber street for the
purpose of determining whether it
might be practicable to continue
that type of construction for the
time being.
\ resolution fixing the salaries
and schedule of rates and wages OF
all city employees for the coming
year effective from May l was in
troduced and upon motion each
councilman voted aye" The rates
follow
Street and water commissioner
$4,000 per month.
City marshal, $4,000 per month.
Light plant manager and city
electrician, $4,000 per month.
Light plant assistant, $4,000
per month.
Fire chief, $4,000 per year
Fire marshal, $27.0O per year.
Day labor rate, so cents per
hour.
High climbers, light dept, IL
cents per hour.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
BILL
BLOCKED
BY SENATE

WASHINGTON - The senate to-
day blocked enactment OF the Pat.
man bonus bill by refusing to pass
the legislation over Pres n
Roosevelt's veto. The vote to over
ride was 81 to 40. The senate ori-
ginally passed the Patman bill SO
to 33. The house yesterday voted To
override the veto by 322 to 9S.
The senate action killed the bill.
but opened the way for a new drive
for similar legislation. Cash bonus
forces were ready to offer an alter
nate proposal as a rider to the
pending Naval appropriations bill.
A shift on nine votes would have
been required to pass the bill over
the veto. That would have given
the bonus advocates 63 votes, leav-
ing the opposition 81. Eleven re-
publicans joined with Al democrats
and the lone farmer laborite and
lone progressive to override the
president, but his veto was sus-
tanned by rs democrates and y re-
publicans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Fairbanks Drug Clerk
Wins Nenana Pool

" NJ. Berrigan, who came to
Alaska six months ago from Brem-
rton. Washington. to clerk in a
airbanks drug store. won the
81, goo Nenana ice DOL.
The ice went out at 1:32 pm.
Nay Is. and Berrigan's guess was
Exactly on the minute Thomas NJ.
Hunt, also of Fairbanks. was the
next closest guesser with ticket
marked at 1923. The entire pool
goes to Berrigan, who is said to
be SO years old His wife and T.
year-old daughter are with him in
Fairbanks.
He seems to be consistently
lucky reports the Fairbanks News
Miner. At a recent Catholic Ladies
bridge party he won first prize and
the door prize and at the Empress
theatre Bank Night. three weeks
ago, he won 500.
In southeast Alaska several near
guesses on the ice pool are report
ed. In Ketchikan three persons
missed by nine, ten and eleven
minutes. John Jacobson. Roy Doug
las and Anne Budde marking their
tickets 1.23, I.22 and lei. res
pectiyely.
Mrs Mildred Hill was the larg-
est individual winner in the min
ute pools at Juneau. She guessed
''32n in both a 81 and 81 pool and
Won $50. Wilfred S. Gartley, Of
Wrangell who has been employed
for some time in Juneau. was the
second largest minute winner IN
Juneau. He won $70.25 in a gro
Gerry store pool
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Eastern Medical Men
Study Flu At Barrow

Dr. E. S. Pepper and Dr. Horace
Petit. psychologists from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, visited in
Wrangell Monday while the Yukon
was in port.
They were enroute to Point Bar
row TO study the influenza germ
which has ragged in the northern
post for the past three weeks. Thew
crossed the continent by plane,
boarded the Yukon at Seattle for
Juneau, where they had engaged
passage on the plane to Fairbanks
which they would reach Tuesday
evening and from there be flown
into Barrow the next day.
The young medical men will take
several cultures from which they
hope to separate the virus influ-
enZa. Because the community is 50
isolated scientists are agreed that
it is an ideal place in which TO
segregate the influenza germ, as
t was held to be unlikely that any
transient could have carried in the
disease. The Point Barrow virus
will be compared with virus from
London. Porto Rico and Philadel-
lhia, which upon examination
3royed to be identical.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
N. Y. LIFE REPRESENTATIVE
VISITS FORMER FRIENDS HERE

c. X White, of Seattle, repre-
sentative of the New York Life In
surance Co., arrived in Wrangell
this morning to spend a week here
in the interest of his company. He
is a guest in the T. NJ. Bradford
home. Mr.. White, who served as
a mining engineer in Alaska and
the Yukon for several years before
5ntering insurance work. is also
renewing friendship with A. w. H.
Smith, whom he knew in Dawson.
and with former Juneau friends
now residents in Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
2. M. BRADFORD RECEIVES SAD
NEWS OF HIS FATHERS DEATH

2. M. Bradford last week received
the sad news of the passing of his
father, George A. Bradford at Port
land. The deceased was 88 years of
age. He had not been in robust
health for some time but he had
been ill only a short time be-
fore his passing. Funeral services
were conducted by the Masons and
interment was in the Portland
cemetery. Mr.. Bradford was born
in Indiana and went to Minnesota
as a young man, where he lived
and reared his family until 1915
when he retired from the farm and
moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, and
then to Portland.
While pioneering in Minnesota 1t
fell to Mr.. Bradford's lot to be one
of the posse that captured the no.
torious Younger Brothers. The rest
of the posse that put an end to
the criminal activities of the out
laws, all preceded him in death.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Fish Dock Notes

The Reliance Shrimp Co. shipped
1900 lbs. shrimp meat to the Wash
ington Fish & Oyster Co. on the
Alaska Monday night.
The Stikine Sea Food Co. shipped
242O lbs. shrimp meat and II cases
crab meat on the Alaska, and 2150
lbs. shrimp meat on the Victoria.
F. Churchill, representing San
Juan Fish Co., shipped 1900 lbs.
trolled king salmon, bought at ga
and 6-3, on the Alaska, and 5000
lbs. kings, at 5-3, and $50 lbs.
halibut at 53, ON the Victoria.
c. C. Mundy shipped 91OO lbs
kings, purchased at 63 to 1873,
to Chase Fish Co., 1890 lbs.
kings, at 6-3, and 400 lbs. halibut
at cents to Washington Fish &
Oyster Co. on the Alaska. On the
Victoria Mundy shipped to Wash
ington Fish & Oyster Co. $500 lbs.
kings, for which and was paid,
and 500 lbs. red kings at cents.
L. Engstrom shipped 1900 lbs.
kings on the Alaska to Sebastian
Stuart Fish Co., prices 7-3 and 5-3,
and $500 lbs. kings on the Victor
ia, prices and 3.
A. R. Brueger purchased 1854
lbs. halibut May II for 5 and 8, and
4173 lbs. at and on May 90.
Both purchases were placed in
storage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
Hazel B Boats Contend
WithLOW River Water

The Hazel B No. ? and the
Hazel B No of the BarrinGto
company. left We
nesday afternoon on the second
trip of the season for Telegrap,;
Creek and Stikine river way ports.
The company opened navigation
on the river on May ID, the lowest
initial sailing on record. by dis
patching the two boats with full
load of passengers and freight
Extremely low water was en-
countered along the whole river
The Hazel B No. 8. the smaller of
the boats, by lining over half a
mile, managed to get through with
the passengers. A small boat with
an cupboard motor was used to
transfer six tons of freight over
the shadows, taking a half ton at
time The six tons of freight was
the shortage of provisions that the
Telegraph Creek residents have been
without for the past six weeks.
The Hazel B No after unload
ing at Telegraph Creek returned to
Hazel B No. =, where it was still
at the foot of Grand Rapaids, and
relayed another load of freight, US
ing the same laborious method of
transferring with the small kick
er" boat. The Number returned
to Wrangell on May 10.
The Hazel B No. 2, by lining one
mile at Grand Rapids. made Tele-
graph Creek and returned to
Wrangell Tuesday, having taken
nine days to make the round trip.
Her usual time for this voyage is
three days.
The season is still very backward
in the upper country and while the
boats may not have quite so strenu-
Gus a time ON the trip in which
they are now engaged, they will
have to contend with very low
water
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
FIRST TWO SILVER AWARDS
CARRY OVER AT COLISEUM

The name of Mrs. Syerre Larson
was called at the Coliseum's first
Silver Night last Friday night. Mrs.
Larson was not present, so the
award of $3.50 will be added to-
night, making a sum of s25 avail
able to the person whose name is
called if he is present to claim it..
If he is not present it will carry
over to next Friday night.
James Martins name was called
Tuesday night AS he was not pres
ent, the $3.50 award automatically
carries over to next Tuesday night
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
HENTSCHEL LEAVES TO WORK
WITH KENNEC0TT ENGINEERS

H. w. Hentschel left Monday on
the Yukon for Cordova enroute to
Kennecott where he was asked to
report to Supt. E. j. Duggan of the
Kennecott Corporation. 1t is said
that no definite time has been set
for resuming operations but the
company is getting the famous cop
per property in shape for work
when needed. Mr.. Hentschel, who
was employed by the company
when it closed the Latouche pro-
perty, will again have a place with
the engineering force.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
SHRIMP PICKERS' STRIKE
is SETTLED TEMPORARILY

The shrimp pickers' strike was
settled temporarily over the week
end. The pickers asked raise from
eight to ten cents a pound. The
operators offered nine cents which
the pickers accepted until the frs
of June. at which time the ques-
ton will be re-opened
It is reported that Earl Dinner,
of the Alaska Glacier Sea Food
company in Petersburg, has raised
wages in his cannery from seven
to eight cents a pound.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
FIRST AID CLASSES TO BE HELD
AT BISHOP ROWE HOSPITAL

At the request of the Wrangell
chapter OF the Red Cross, DR.. W
NJ Whitehead will instruct a class
in first aid with particular empha-
sis on resuscitation and injuries
apt to be encountered in out Of
door pursuits.
The first meeting will be held
at the hospital at o'clock on
Tuesday nj g h t, May %. The
meetings are open to all without
cost and will be continued as long
as interest in the project warrants.
DR.. Whitehead will be assisted by
Miss Helen Peterson and Mrs. E. C.
Anderson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
MRS. CARRUTHERS' FATHER
PASSES AWAY IN MANITOPA

Mrs. w. ]. Carruthers is grieving
the death of her father, r. ]. Bell
who passed away last Sunday at
the home of his daughter. Mrs
Rae, in Brandon, Manitoba.
Mr. Bell, who was so years OF
age, lived in Wrangell with the
Carruthers family from 1925 to
1928 and will be remembered by
many friends that he made during
that time. He was born in Belfast,
Ireland, and emigrated to Canada
when a young man. Shortly after
his arrival in Canada he joined
the Salvation Army and lived a
consistent life for over SO years
as a Soldier Of the Cross
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
WILL BE HELD IN COLISEUM

Memorial Day exercises will be
held by the American Legion
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in
the Coliseum.
A number of late changes in the
program made it impossible for the
committee in charge to announce
The program fully today. more than
il is assured there will be a num-
Der OF interesting features.
c. W. Miller. director OF Wran-
CELL Institute. has been secured to
make the address.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

Lee Considine, we'll known big
game guide, left on the Yukon Mon
day in response to a telegram from
Campbell Church asking him to
join the yacht Westward at Ju-
neau. Considine did not know when
he left Wrangell, what his destina-
ton would be nor who the hunters
were that he would guide
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

w. G. Dygert, who was dismissed
the first of the month from Bishop
Rowe General hospital, where he
had been a patient for several
months, is reported to be improv-
ing at his home, where he is being
cared for by NJ. LonghuExt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

Mrs. w. ]. Carruthers returned
on the North Sea Monday from Jul
neau where she went to be with
Ensign and Mrs. Tanner, recently
appointed Salvation Army officers at
Juneau, whose eight-year-old son
was very ill., When Mrs. Carruthers
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

The American Legion will have
a flag raising Memorial Day morn
ing, am, on the school grounds.
The new flag pole erected by the
American Legion will be used for
the first time on Memorial Day.
The special committee for this SER
vice is Post Commander Ernest
Campbell, Russell F. Peterson and
NJ. G. Shain, with Jack Stokes
sounding the bugle calls. The flag
which was presented to the Wran-
CELL school by Mrs. Guy Chaplin is
to be used. The public is invited.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

Howard Churchill, youngest son
of L. NJ. Churchill, returned home
on the Yukon after spending sever
al years in school and at work in
the States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

M. E. Leblanc, Alaska represen-
tative of the New York Life Insu-
rance company for the past twenty
years, will not be able to come
north this year, according to word
received by business friends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
NOTES
(By Olive B. Johnson)

Nby OIIFb %. JUHHsUHJ
The Auxiliary has purchased a
piano for the Dugout, which will
be an added attraction towards the
social as we'll as patriotic need for
music in the meetings that are
held.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

The Yukon arrived in port Mon
day afternoon with a full passen
ger list and a heavy freight cargo.
Passengers from Seattle for Wran-
CELL were George Silwonens Leo. A
Matthews and Howard ChnTehSiI-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24
NEWS FROM
ALL OVER
THE WORLD

SEATFLE-Two squadrons of Z.
S. Naval planes arrived here from
the Aleutian islands today. They
will take off tomorrow for San
Diego. The planes have been en-
gagged in tactical maneuvers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

CLEVELAND - Police were
called out today to control a mob
of unemployed who were demon
strating in front of the hotel
where Harry Hopkins, head of the
Federal Relief administration, is
staying. Three hundred jobless par
AIDED with banners and signs which
read Mr.. Hopkins. could you live
on % cents a day ana stop play
ing football with our stomachs.
Hopkins refused to see the march
ers. but he is scheduled TO address
members of the Citizens league to-
night
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

VANCOUVER. BIC. - Mayor Nc
Green predicted today that there
would be a complete waterfront
strike here not later than next
Monday. Stewards and seamen of
the Union Steamship line are al
ready on strike.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

WASHINGTON-Two bills, CALL
ing for payment of the soldiers
bonus out of the 1880 million dol
lar work relief fund, were intro
duced in the house today after the
senate sustained President Roose-
velt's Veto They were sponsored by
representatives Elderly, republican,
of Pennsylvania, and Reed, repub-
lean. al New YaFk
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

FRANKFORT. KY. - Governor
Ruby Laffoon directed that the
grim doors of the state reformatory
swing open today and freedom
given to 276 men. All the men
were given conditional pardone and
were told by the governor that he
did not want to see them back in
side the institution again.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

CANTON, China - Six men were
killed and Al injured in a freak
airplane accident at the Canton
military aviation field Tuesday.
One of three airplanes in formation
flew too low. 1t crashed into a
building, killing the pilot instant
". The wall fell in upon 40 SOL
diers listening to a lecture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. = T 2
police chief settled grave ques-
ton here today. He told the public
that it was perfectly okay with
him if the Smith college girls want
to wear shorts on the streets. Now
that this is legal the girls are look
ing around to see any other way
ore.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-05-24

SAN FRANCIsCo-Atr defense
of the San Francisco bay area will
be strengthened with approval of
the seven million dollar public
works appropriation asked for Cali
fornia OF the four million dollars
asked three million thirty one
thousand dollars is for completion
of the Benton field at Alameda.
army maintenance flying base.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-06
The Anthracite Strike

THE strike called by the United Anthra-
L cite Miners of Pennsylvania, an indie
pendent union, of the 1900 miners en-
ployed by the Glen Alden Company, should
receive the support of every miner and all
workers. 1t is a fight for enforcement of
union conditions and against the lowering
of wages. The company fears the strike
and has already applied for an injunction
banning all picketing Police are attacking
picket lines.
But what is the policy of the officials
of the United Mine Workers of America,
affiliated with the A. F. of L.? Jointly
with the company they have tried to in
tinlidate the workers, in order to keep
the workers divided
In their attempts to smash the U.A.M.
of P. the U.M.W.A. officials are trying to
organize their members to scab. They have
instigated street fights in Wilkes-Barre
between the members of both unions. The
fact that the very existence of all trade
unions in the anthracite is at stake, makes
no difference to these reactionaries.
The membership of both unions must
fight against this disgraceful state of af-
fairs. Miners of both unions can and
should unite behind the strike demands
Otherwise only the coal barons will gain
The rank and file program in both unions
is to cement such trade union unity despite
the ceaseless struggle between the reac-
tionary machines controlling both unions
Unity on the basis of fight against the
real enemy, the mine owners. Unity COM
mittees should be set up in every colliery
by the members of both unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-06

and Tin Workers and the Lewis-Fagan
machine of the United Mine Workers have
declared they will demand the expulsion
of all locals and individuals taking part in
the Feb, 8 conference in Pittsburgh.
This expulsion policy, backed by Viii
liam Green, exposes the hypocrisy of these
leaders, who are now, in words, attacking
the N. R. A.
The Feb. 3 conference consisted of reg
ularly elected delegates from A. F. of L.
locals. It was carried out under the con-
stitutions of the two unions The Feb 8
conference took up the building of the two
A. F. of L. unions into mass unions, and
the preparation of strike against the
attacks Of the employers and N. R. A.
boards.
Green and Co. now denOunce Rich
berg and the N. r. A. boards. In words,
they say they favor economic action"
But the very forces in the A. F. of L.
which are trying to carry out such action
and to strengthen the A. F. of L. are
threatened with expulsion.
Every member of the A. F. of L. should
reject this expulsion policy of the Green
machine.
Every A. F. of L. local should pass
resolutions denOuncing these splitting
tactics of Green and Co.
Not single expulsion. Not single
charter revocation.