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The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08
NEWSPAPER MISTAKES

Lehigh Independent-Argus Err TOTS in newspapers are frequent, though it Is the goal of one and all who claim to be journalists to era l. lcate the disease of mistakes. An editorial in the Lehigh, Nebraska World, published some time ago, eX- pressed the situation and gives some advice which could be read over with profit every once a while, both by newspaper folk and sub seribers.
 Yes, newspapers make mistakes. There IS no concealing the fact, be- cause the errors themselves are spread where all the world may see them. But is there as nfhch inac- curacy as people think? Probably not. Frank R. Kent of the Balti- more Sun, speaking at William and Mary College, makes a striking statement of the case, which may interest readers as much as it in terests newspapermen. Tn no bus mess and in no profession save that of the pure scientist, he declares, is the premium of accuracy so high, the penalty for inaccuracy so prompt and the proportion of ac- curacy so great. There isn't a newspaperman anywhere who does not know that, trivial though his error may be, someone will catch #. Even when it escapes the watchful editorial gaze, even when no one in the office picks it up, even when he himself is unaware of it, there are still the old subscribers-thousands of them-vigilant, alert, aggressive, resentful. eager to put their finger on the "break," communicate with the editor and show up' the writer and the paper. These old subscrib- CTS, in my judgment, are by far th7 most valuable asset a newspaper man can have. Thelr militant, mi- croscopic scrutiny is the finest pos sible corrective influence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08

small business man. then why be ashamed to tell where ,hey come from?
 And the poor Chambers of Com merce come in for an expose also. says Mr Ellis
 While we were successful in se- curing the support of the Chambers of Commerce. this support will be short-lived unless We stay on the job and defend the industry before the public and in politics. A great cry has gone up from the fishermen and from radical business men over the action of the Chambers of Com meree."
 And then 10 make sure that the tie-up be not misunderstood. MT. Ellis says
 "The surest and cheapest way ta defeat the object of Sirovich and Dimond is to weaken their support in Alaska.
 And what support is it that must be weakened? Explain that satis- factorily
 Farther down in this letter this chairman of the trump" convention points out four groups of candidates before h primarles-Republicans and Democrats designated as "Sate and Friendly" @. "Antagonistic" " C3). "Not contacted" (4). "Abso- lute dynamite It might be inter esting to have the doctor explain, what these groups indicate and wh{ his Republican chairman should go into non-partisan recommendations before the primaries
 As to Willie Paul turning down fat legal fee from a eannery-if he can get one" 1 will state here without equivocation that MT. p lul turned down more fees from her ring packers and canners than Doe Scruby has earned or will earn in his profession in Alaska. Let him contact Jack Wilson of Juneau, the go-be-tween, In the offers which Paul turned down if he wants in- formation on offered eannery fees.
 To bring Mr Paul into the argu- ment is a scurvy trick. He is out of politics-out of Alaska since last November and has taken no part in any political activity this year. He was not mentioned in my previous letter. Let the doctor stick to the text and play ball according to the rules
 He charges me with peculiar reasoning" If he will go into the past ten or twelve elections he will find the same peculiar" reasoning returning Dan Sutherland to Con- gress so many times; election of Judge Wickersham; his defeat and the election of Delegate Dimond. And the election records show that the majority of the electorate have the e same peculiar" reasoning. hence l must be right and the do '- TOT wrong.
 The employment of one or a thousand people in Wrangell does not qualify a nonresident to elect
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska
March l7-l43G-


 March IT. 1886 Notice is hereby given that James L. Dolan, entrymao, together wit his witnesses Frank Reed ard James Nolan. an Of Wrangel Alas ka, has made final proof on his homestead entry. Anchorage O7320. for tract of land situated a sh ,tt distance north of the North Addi- tion to Wrangen Townsite. embra ed in [. s. Survey No. 194S, COZ taining 2.41 acres. latitude 56 de grees 28' 402 N longitude 132 de grees 23' W. and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office. An Chorage and if no protest s filed in the local land office within the per iod of publication or thirty days thereafter. said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is sued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO.
 Register.
 Date last publication May 2a. 1886.
 Never go around with a married woman unless you can go two rounds with her husband.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08
JUNEAU MAY KEEP DOGS OFF
 STREET SAME AS WRANGELI

Juneau is considering adopting an ordinance similar to that oi Wrangell, requiring all dogs out side of yards to be led by a leash. on complaints from IraEv citizens stating that: Juneau's dog popula. tion has increased out of bounds One hundred and fifty dog licenses were granted last year, whereas the number of dogs is much larger Many thoroughbred md worth while dogs are being killed or mangled by other loose dogs; IL is almost impossible to walk down the street without tripping over dog and that the chief of police answers at least three calls a week t, shovel up a dead dog"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08
LETTERS
Wrangell. Alaska May B.. 1936

" NAdHEeils tAldShd
 May 5, 1936
 Editor Sentinel:
 Dr. Scruby's letter last week properly analysed is so contradict ory that it sounds ridiculous. We did" and We didn't'-so what?
 The Republican caucuses were called upon order of the Republican national committeeman for Alaska. His call to the precincts was not for meeting of nOn-partisans hut a meeting of Republicans. 1 repeat. at this caucus were Democrats who also voted in matters which were none of their business It is just as wrong for Democrats to enter Re- publican caucuses and primaries as it is vice versa. And the doctor reply last week was an affirmation of my allegation of steamroll ." methods to which he objects when applied to his gang.
 As to party utilization I have no apologies For the past twenty years l voted in the Republican pri- ,naries and followed the dictates of those primaries into the general election. Not even Doe" Scruby can deny that, He well remembers writing me for support in the Re- publican primaries-and got if, and he got it in the general election. Had his recently acquired friends given him similar support he would | IhaVe been elected. But they o, posed and defeated him. The rec ords show that
 The effort of cannery politicians to control the convention might be "hooey" to the doctor. I am be- ginning to believe that he has join ed that throng of capitalists with and without capital in Alaska which ever tries to defeat h e wishes of the electorate.
 Let him explain the lost brief case of W. c. Arnold's which Mr. Gilbert of Skinner & Eddy hired a detective to trace; let him explain the letters in that brief case which showed the machinations of that group of cannery politicians which sought to control h e convention let him explain who paid the tray cling expenses of Arnold and Clyde | Ellis prior to the conyention-and how much they got to gallivant a. round the country seeking proxies | to contral the convention; let him tell who that cannery lawyer poli- tician is that uses the alias "Balas I l.s toI hi in, attle. Let him explain the follow ing quotations from letter writ ten by Clyde Ellis dated at Valdez on the 4th of April, 1886:
 Tt is absolutely imperative that we choose our friends and support them in the coming election. The primaries will be held on April 2t and we have not much time to lose Financial aid can be given without anyone knowing from where the money comes. As a suggestion, can secure the printing of litera. ture for our candidates and can eln- ploy a stenUgrapher to mail it out radio without anyone knowing who is paying for the service
 Does ne remember the campaign of the late Tom Marquam? How and where he got his campaig funds from and why he had to ap pear before a congressional com mittee2 If these funds are proper ly secured and are not from forces aligned against the fishermen am
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Southern Pacific

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FREE TICKET THRU CALIFORNIAN That literally, is what Southern Pacific gives you reduced round trips cities.
 From Seattle Vancouver swing down thru San Francisco and Los Angeles your EaS then circle back your choice of northern lines Gbs IOWest rOHnatrib directly East and back
 SUMMER EXCURSION FARES, on sale May Is to Oct. IS eturn limit Oct 3D. extremely low For example, from Seattle Vancouver Chicago and back S5735 in coaches and chair $6SS0 tourist sleeping (us beh and $es in standard Pulmans (plus berth).
 AlR-coNDITIoNED COMFORT all the way. Every car on Southern Pachc principal trains cool and clean Dust and dirt eliminated LowcoS meals in diners Tray coach and tourist coffee milk 5c sandwiches TWO GREAT PROPOSITIONS lines Both the Pacific International San Diego and the Texas Centennial Dallas can be included on your trip East.
 MEXICO CITY A $50 SIDETRIP your way East. Go down Ret COaf Route from Tucson Mazatlan and Guadalajara Return from Mexico City Fl Paso and unue on your eastern journey.
 MANY OTHER ADVANTAGES provided Alaskan travellers to the States this you planning trip California will investigate what have offer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-08

Now science has given Us a new eye that will see in the dark. But seto wants to be seen in the dark Is there to be no privacy left in the world at all?-Ottawa Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-28
WASHINGTON TINES DAILY CIVIC AND SOCIAL EVENTS

800 P.M.-Meeting, Washing.
ton Philatelic Society, Carlton Ho-
tel.
800 P.M.-Lecture on Compare
tive Law, DR.. Milton Colvin, fac
ulty of the Catholic University
School Of Law, at c. U. Law Ii
brary.
$3.50 P.M.-Concert Beren-B Brook
Artists, Willard Hotel.
$3.50 P.M-Performance, THE
Late Christopher Bean" by Studio
of Theater Arts, Wardman Park
Hotel Theater,
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Late christopher Beam" by Studio
of Theater Arts, Wardman Park
Hotel Theater.
900 PM.-Installation Of Off
GERS; entertainment program; The
Young Peoples League, at Congre-
CATION B'Nai Israel Synagogue,
Fourteenth and Emerson SITS.
1000 P.M.-Meeting, II p. m.
Buffet, washington Petroleum
Products, Inc, Hamilton Hotel.
TOMORROW
ALL DAY-Hobby Show. Ward
man Park Hotel.
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Conventional. s. Chamber Of
Commerce, p. m: luncheon
meeting on Natural Resource
Policies: / p. m, luncheon meet
ing on Rebuilding Our Cities"
Willard Hotel.
ALL DAY-Board Meeting, AS
ISOLATED General Contractors. Will
lard Hotel.
1880 P.M.-Luncheon, Rotary
Club, Willard Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, Midweek
Luncheon Club, Hamilton Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, Lions
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Carlton Hotel.
800 P.M.-Installation Of Off
GERS, Columbia Lodge No. 126,
Loyad Order of Moose, at Moose
Hall, 1414 1 st. N. w.
500 P.M.-Meeting City Fire
Fighters, Hamilton Hotel.
8:15 P.M.-Talking motion pic
ture, "Fashioning the Face Of the
Earth, a Geologic Drama with
Science in Our National Parks, "
at Music Building Auditorium,
Catholic University.
$3.50 PM-Performance, "The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-28

500 P.M.-Dinner, Chicago AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce, Mayflower
Hotel.
TOO P.M.-Banquet, American
Trade Assn, Executives, May
flower Hotel.
TOO P.M.-Meeting; 9:15 PM.
Buffet Supper, Combined Drive
Fifty Club, Willard Hotel.
1880 P.M.-Dinner and Dance,
jacob Medical Society, Shoreham
Hotel.
500 P.M.-Dinner, Shell East
ern Petroleum Products, Inc,
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Club, Mayflower Hotel.
1880 P.M.-Luncheon, Electric
Institute, Carlton Hotel.
100 P.M.-Luncheon, Soropti-
mist Club, Willard Hotel.
100 P.M-Lun h con, q. 8.
Chamber Of Commerce, Mayflower
Hotel.
TOO P.M.-Dinner, Minneapolis
Civic and Commerce Association,
Hamilton Hotel.
TOO P.M.-Dinner, Business Ad-
visory Council, Department OF
Commerce, Mayflower Hotel.
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Selfish interests want Congress TO put an additional
tax Of So to lof on every pound Of Margarine.
These tax bills should be killed. They Gre H. R. 9672
by cvIkn Of New York, II. R. 1865 by BoiIeov Of
Wisconsin, and n. R. 1861 by Pierce Of Oregon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
HALE WILL SPEAK
AT AYCOCK OPENER
Prof. w. c. Poe, Principal,
Announces Plans for
Start Thursday

Rev. Albert S. Hale, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Henderson,
will make the address at the opening
of the Charles B. Aycock rural
high school, five miles east of Hend-
erson, when the fall term opens there
on next Thursday, September II, it
was announced today by Prof. w. c.
Poe, the principal. The hour is $50
o'clock in the morning. A large
number of parents and former grad
yates of the school are expected to
be on hand, Prof Poe said.
In the faculty will be three new
teachers this year, these being Miss
Margaret Mcleod and Miss Louise
Grissom, in the elementary school,
and Miss Ada Thompson, in the high
school.
1t is important, Prof. Poe said,
that every beginner be present for
the opening, SO that all may start the
year with clean record. He stated
the poor attendance last year caused
us to have one teacher less in our
faculty this year"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
FUNERAL HELD FOR
LATE CHAS. w. FINCH
Large Number of Relatives ana
Friends at Final Rites for Hell
derSOn Business Man

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock for the late
Charles W. Finch, 77-year-old Hender-
son business man, who died at ms
home shortly before noon saturday
after long illness with a heart all
ment. The services were held at MI.
Carmel Methodist Protestant church'
four miles east of the city, where MI
Finch had been a lifelong MEMBER
and a trustee for fifty years.
Rev. C. L. Spencer, the pastor, was
in charge, assisted by Rev. q. W..
Holmes of Graham. Interment was
in the family cemetery near the
church.
host of friends joined with mem
beers of the family in final tribute to
the deceased business man, who had
resided in Henderson % years, and
who was a native of Granville county.
There were about so floral designs,
sent bv relatives and admirers OF the
deceased. The entire plot in the ceme-
terv was covered with flowers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
ARE ON COMMITTEE
Mrs. w. H. Fleming For
Henderson on Group for
Roosevelt Electors

Mrs. w. H. Fleming, of Henderson,
and a number of other party leaders
in the county, have been designated
by Chairman James A. Farley, of the
Democratic National Committee, as
members of the National Council of
Roosevelt Electors, according to an
nouncement from the national COM
mittee's office in New York Mrs.
Fleming is chairman here. Other APP
pointments here included Mrs Al
pheus Thompson, of South Hender-
son; T.. H. Crudup, Kittrell; r. B
Taylor, Townsville; Mrs. H. V. Hale,
North Henderson.
In making the announcement
Chairman Farley expressed satisfac-
ton with the progress made by the
electors organization. This organiza-
ton is the only group representing
the Democratic National Committee
for the purr zee of raising the ma
tional camp fund for the reelec-
ton of Pres It Roosevelt.
Mrs. Fleming, the statement said,
was recommended for the place by
A. D. Folger, Of Mount Airy, finance
director for North Carolina. She will
appoint a committee in Henderson to
assist her in raising funds locally.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
WORK SPEEDED UP
ON THE UNDERPASS
Large Force of Workers
Given Employment AS
Project Moves On

Work was resumed on a large scale
today on the underpass project that
is to connect church and Charles
streets under the Seaboard Air Line
railroad tracks. Vast quantities of
steel and other construction mate
rails are on the ground and excava
tions for the roadway have already
begun. Most of the buildings and
materials that occupied land on the
Garnett street side of the railroad
have been removed. A steam shovel
is at work digging a huge ditch from
Garrett street northward across pri-
vate property, including that of the
First Methodist church, for drain
to carry off water from the pit of
the underpass.
Work is expected to proceed rapid
ly from this time on, and while many
jobs have already been furnished by
the work, many more are expected to
be provided in the next few weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
MRS. J. 0. M'MILLAN
PASSES IN RALEIGH
Had Been Ill for Several
Months; Funeral Services
St. Andrews Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie
Davis Mcmillan, 81, who died in Mary
Elizabeth hospital in Raleigh at 5:35
o'clock Sunday afternoon will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in st. Andrews Presbyterian church,
west of this city, it was learned to-
day Interment will be in ElmwoOd
cemetery in Henderson.
Mrs. Mcmillan, who had been ill for
several months, was the wife of j. O.
Mcmillan, long a resident of this
county She was a native of Virginia.
where she was born May 26, 1899 She
had made her home in this city or
county most of her life.
Surviving are the husband, six sons,
John D., Herbert, Carl, George, Bob
bic, and Jackie Fuller Mcmillan, and
two daughters, Louise Mcmillan and
Edith Mcmillan, of Neuse; one broth
er, Eddie Davis, of Clayton; one sis
ter, Mrs. B. F. Rowland, of Durham
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Davis, of Henderson.
Pallbearers were announced as fol-
lows
Active, Tom Brame, Robert Ivey,
Raymond Wyche, Lyman Wilkerson,
J. Buel Glover and George Burroughs
Honorary, Robert Evans, Perry
Brame, r. j. Turner, Julian Wyche,
Bailey Wilkinson, w. J. Parham, Ben
ME Barker, Melvin Evans, U. ]. Par
rott. John B. Watkins, j. r. Rankin,
George Hester, John William Beck,
C. S. Burroughs, Claude Clark, c. c.
Nuckles, S. w. Oakley, t. j. Fleming.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
FLANAGAN DESIGNS
COUNTY HOME PLANS
Building Program in TarbOrO To Be
Supervised by Well Known
Henderson Architect

Eric c. Flanagan, of Henderson,
is the architect for a new county
home and tuberculosis sanatorium in
Edgecombe county, contracts for
which were awarded at Tarboro last
Friday, amounting to $116,179 D. j.
Rose e. Sons, of Rocky Mount won
the general building contract at a
figure of $101, 920. The countys share
of the cost of the enterprise will be
betrayed by liquor stores profits, said
an announcement from Tarboro.
A total of $4,000 of the cost will
be provided for through a PWA grant
The general plan will be much like
that of the Vance County Home,
erected several years ago. and which
was also designed by Mr.. Flanagan
The Edgecombe county home will
have a two-story center part the sec
ond story to be used as the home for
the superintendent and his family.
The architecture will be farm house
type. Colonial with brick painted
white 1t is to be located on the main
highway between Rocky Mount and
Tarboro, some two miles from Tar
borO.
During the past decade Mr. Elan
Aagan has designed number of pub
lie buildings in this and other sections
Of the State and has supervised their
construction.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
SALESPLANS FIXED
BY WAREHOUSEMEN
First Time in Years Draw
ings Are Held Well in
Advance of Opening

Plans for the conduct of sales dur
ing the coming tobacco season were
adopted by Henderson warehousemen
at meeting held last Saturday night
The program included the fixing
of maximum time periods for a sin
gle set of buyers to work in any one
warehouse on stretch. The drawing
for the order of sales was also held,
with the two first sales being in the
Planters and Farmers warehouse on
opening day, and rotating and follow
ing in an order worked out on a sales
card by J. r. McDuffie, sales super
visor for the market.
1t was also agreed that a survey Of
the floor space of the several ware
houses would be made Immediately
by S. (. Jennett to determine the
precise relation of each warehouse tC
all the others in the amount of floor
Tpacc.
The meeting was attended ty re
personalities of all seven of the local
warehouses, and most of the mdlVl-
dual owners were present
Drawing of sales in advance OF the
day of the opening was agreed upon
by the warehousemen here for the
first time IN years. Heretofore the
drawings have been held always a
few minutes before the hour for the
start of sales on opening day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
BOARD MEETING tn
PLAN FOR OPENING
- = -s<s aSz.ss=z5ys=
Commercial Courses .ul
Junior High School To
Come Before BODY

A meeting of the board of trus+oo
OF the Henderson city school 80
been called for 7:3O O'Clock Tnood haS
evening to make final prenaratiaayy
for the opening of the fall tern, '''
Matters to be discussed and dooia.,
upon include the opening of the con'
mercial department of the new bia,,
school to graduates of that scbool
and the setting up of Junior biU,
school in the old Henderson biet
school. Preparations have alroa5.
been made for Moth undertakinnry
and pupils have already been enroIio5
Tor the commercial courses. from tha
ranks of graduates of the school IT,
commercial department is Leino -
augurated this year for the first tin,a
All schools except the Hendorson
high will open next Thursday ~
date applies to white and colorod
schools in both the city and CONT,
with the exception of the high school
which IS being delayed an additiopa,
week because desks and other fnr
nlshings have not yet been received
for installation there. The high school
is being used this fall for the first
time since its completion several
months ago
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-14
IMPROVEMENT FOR
TOBACCO REVEALED
Crop Better September l
Than August l, State
Board Announces

Tobacco in North Carolina showed
some Improvement in August, accord
ing to the Federal-State Crop Report
ing Service in Raleigh, covering ma
jor crops of the State. The condi-
tons of September 1 was Y per cent
of normal and six per cent above the
August l condition, with yield of
765 pounds per acre indicated. Total
production for the year was estimat-
ed at 463,S12,OOO pounds.
The condition estimate is Is percent
under that for September 1 last year,
and the total crop indicated is only
so per cent of that harvested in 1885
and about one per cent below the past
fiVe-year average.
August weather conditions through
out the tobacco belt in the State were
reported favorable. In some sections
of the Old Belt however, growers
reported excessively dry, hot weather
with the leaf maturing rapidly and
of inferior quality. Conditions in the
east, however, were reported more
favorable. Harvesting has progress
ed rapidly, and the crop has been
well cultivated and rainfall has been
plentiful during August.
EARLY in the growing season the
extended dry weather resulted in very
irregular stands. Considerable re-
planting was done and as a result
spotted conditions of growth are re-
ported, with plants of varying age
noticeable in the fields. AS a gene
raj thing, the crop is said to have
developed nicely" and made a re-
markable recovery after the dry sea-
son was broken