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The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
TOWNSEND MEN GET
 PAID $150 WEEKLY

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 28- R. E. Clements, co-founder and sec retary of the Townsend pension movement, has disclosed that he and Dr Francis Townsend each re- ceive salaries totaling $50 week, plus all travelling expenses. He said that he and Dr. Townsend recently raised their salaries from the old age pension organization to $100 a week and receive $50 a week each from the Townsend National Week. ly. Asked what is being done with the income from the paper, he said it is being put in reserve fund. An inquiry as to how much is in the fund brought the answer, ''I don't think that Is a matter of pub lie interest"
 Word was received by deputy United States Marshal James Nolan this morning that Mrs. Marshall Poynter died last night at Ketch- ikan following an appendix opera tion. Mrs Poynter wss serving 8 federal jail sentence imposed at Wrangell last fall. She is surviv. ed by her husband and three little girls at Wrangell, and by her moth CT and other relatives in and neaI Prince Rupert,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
Post Office Reflects
 Increased Business

Postmaster B. Y. Grant, has re leased figures showing the amount of business transacted by the Wran- gell postoffice for 1885 as compar- ed with 1894.
 During 1884 there were 5,564 money orders bought at the Wran- gell postoffice amounting to ESQ., 157.38. The increase in business is reflected by the fact that during 1885 there were 6,775 money ord CTS bought amounting to $90,07O.- 27.
 Receipts from postage stamp sales increased from $4,313.97 in 1884 to $6,402.56 in 1885.
 Postal saving certificates issued in 1885 totaled $9,092.O0, being practically the same as in 1884.
 Other postoffice figures show that the number of registered parcels leaving Wrangell during 1885 was Il5O and the number of insured parcels was 1860.
 Money orders paid in favor tr Wrangell residents during l935 a mounted to $12,O22.76.
 Mr. Grant states that his great est problem in efficiently handling the duties of the post office, arises from the shortage of boxes. At the present times there are approXi- mately 150 more applications on file for boxes than are available for rental. During the summer this number will be increased to 200 or more. In several instances there are now four and five families us- ing the same box.
 He has hope that the post office department within the next few months will rent additional floor space at Wrangell so that more boxes can be installed.
 Another problem that MT. Grant is facing is the vandalism in the lobby evenings caused, it seems cer- tain, by young boys while roaming the streets. They spoil the pens, spill the ink, tear up blotters and in other ways show their lack of realization of the privileges and re- responsibilities of young citizens.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
HARRY HOPE HOPES THAT HIS
 PENSION HOPE COMES TRUE

Harry B. Hope came in from the fishing grounds the first of the week on his first visit to Wrangell since last April. He came to A laska from Maine thirty-one years ago and for the past twenty years has been a resident of Wrangell or nearby areas.
 MT. Hope is an enthusiastic Townsend Club boaster and is very eager that the Townsend Plan for old age will go through by the time he is 65 next fall, as he hopes to get married, he says, before he gets much older, and he realizes that he can never hope to persuade an old woman, much less a desirable young one, to live on a troller's earnings, these days.
 He is very bitter about the her. ring plant boats seining out the herring in Steamer Bay last sum mer and attributes to them the sud- den scarcity of king salmon in those waters, which he says was the final step in pauperizing the trollers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
NO NEWS OF W. c. DENNY
 MISSING SINCE FEB. 1:

No further word has been receiv- ed at the custom house in Wrangell regarding the search conducted fo.. w. c. Denny by the coast guard cutter Alert since the wire received by L. H. Chilberg on February 26, stating that Neshit reef had been searched with no sign of the miss ing man and that the cutter was then searching Kashevaroff islands. Denny left Wrangell on Feb. 13 for Cape Pole and was last seen this side of Nesbit reef.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
BETTY BARNES IS ELECTED
 SORORITY HOUSE PRESIDENT

Miss Betty Barnes, daughter of Myyor and Mrs. F. s. Barnes. was recently elected president of her sorority house. Chi Omega, at State College, Corvallis, Oregon, where she is a junior.
 As a result of her election she will be sent as delegate from he. house to the national meeting next June of the sorority at Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
 The Chi Omega, was Mrs Barnes sorority, also, when she was a stu dent at the University of Oregon at Eugene.
 Miss Barnes had the honor last fall of being elected vice president of the juniors, the highest honor a woman student can attain in the class organization, as the president must be man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

Custard, president of the success full organization, states that work will begin as soon as possible, snd local labor will be utilized so far as 1t Is efficiently available.
 The work will consist of filling Front Street with rock throughout the business district and surfacing. construction of a hand-placed rock sea-wall, and a sewer main and ser vices.
 As all the bids in the Front Street Water Main project were in excess of the $3,5OO.O0 limit of the bid advertisement, all were thrown out However, arrangements will be made to take care of this matter. and the construction of the pipeline will proceed with the remainder of the work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
Deputy Marshal Raids
 Seward Liquor Cache

Tony Parish, oldtime resident ot seward, was placed under arrest re- gently in connection with charges of allegedly possessing and conceal ing liquor, according to the Seward Gateway Seizure of approximate ly SO gallons of stuff" was made as the result of investigations in h e basement of the Noodle House." near the waterfront. on Parish property.
 Arrest of MT. and Mrs. Albert Oxford, tenants of the Noodle House." were made at the same time that Parish was taken into custody, The three were later re- leased under $500 bond each.
 The raid and the arrests were made by the deputy United States Marshal whose suspicious were a. reused following inspection of the property when the tenants were taken into custody a few days be- fore on the charge of conducting a disorderly house.
 The cache was cunningly con trived compartment in the basemen; innocent looking shelves being built on the intervening wall.
 Attention was first attracted tc a possible cache by worn path that led in that direction, so the marshal, acting upon his hunch, broke down the wall. This would not have been necessary had he dis. covered the end of a rope peeping slightly out of a side portion of the "walI' which by pulling released beam leverage on the inside swinging the wall" open.
 The liquor was in keg contain CTS, five being full, two somewhat depleted, There were II kegs in all, the others being empties. Pa ish showed much astonishment at the discovery, conjecturing that the liquor must have been cached there by earlier tenants.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
FEB. COLD
 FROM 8
 Al ABOVE

The temperature in February ranged at Wrangen from three de- grees below zero to 41 above, with a mean maximum of 24 and a mean minimum of 10. according to the monthly summary compiled by C w DeRemer, cooperative observer for the Weather Bureau, whose ob servations are taken each morning at 10 o'clock Pacific time. for the previous 24 hours. During two 24- hour periods the temperature drop ped to zero. in one period 1t was one degree below and once. the coldest day of the year. to date II was below.
 Other data of the summary fel- lows:
 Precipitation: Total. O inches greatest in 24 hours, O; date,
 Snow: Total snowfall. 2.55 iu- ehes. On ground 18th, .24 inches. at end of month. 17 inches
 Number of days: With .0I inch or more precipitation, 6; clear II. partly cloudy, 4 cloudy, Il.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
Brig. CarrutherS Home
 From Salv. Army Tour

Brigadier W. J. Carruthers, div lsionaI commander of the Salvation Army. returned to his Wrangell headouarters on the Victoria after A months tour of native villages with Captain Chas. Newton, Lieut.. Richard Newton, and the Rake Salvation Army band. The trip vas made on the Captains boat, Katie"
 Leaving Wrangell the last day of January the Brigadier went direct to Rake and made final arrange ments for the trip. While there the band gave a Musical Festival, and many of the Army's latest marches and selections were played very ac- ceptably.
 The band was organized twenty five years ago and has shown steady growth in numbers and proficiency They now have twenty-two bands men.
 The band tour included visits to Angoon, Sitka, Tenakee, and Hoon- ah. At each place visited they were well received and the largest hall in town was too small to hold the crowds. At Sitka a Musical Festi- val was rendered at the Sheldon Jackson School and the Pioneer's Home. in addition to the Festival in the A. N. B. Hall when 250 at tended. Hoonah drew the largest crowd with 347 present. Many din ners were given in honor of the band.
 The band intended visiting Ju- neau before returning to Rake, but the Taku wind was so bad and the weather so cold this was not pos sible. The Brigadier and Lieuten- ant Newton went to Juneau by mail boat and conducted the weekend services. Then they went on to Yakutat on the Victoria where six days were spent in helpful services. At Juneau and Yakutat a musical program was put on with the help of local talent, Lieutenant Newton contributing to the program with vocal and cornet solos. The Brig adler gave helpful talks on the work of General EyangelIne Booth.
 In all forty services were held during the tour and many were helped to take a greater interest in Christian work in the Church or Army corps where they attend.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
ELTON ENGSTROMs LEAVE
 ON BRIEF TRIP TO STATES

MT. and Mrs Elton Engstrom and year-old son, Elton Jr., were aboard the Northland Tuesday morning enroute to Seattle where MT. Engstrom, who is the Juneau buyer for Sebastian-Stuart Fish Company, will confer with Seattle executives. He will then go to Chi cago for conference with the Best Fish and Oyster Company, whom he also represents. He will make the round trip by plane, During his absence Mrs, Engstrom and little son will visit relatives In Seattle. Lennie Engstrom, Wrangell repre- sentative of Sebastian-Stuart, join
 ed the party at Wrangell for the trip to Seattle. They will all re- turn north on the North Sea, sched- uled to leave Seattle in March 16.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
WENATCHEE GIRL FIRST
 TOURIST OF SEASON

Heralded as the Lone Robin of Spring." Miss Lucille Cadman of Wenatchee, Wash, was a round trip passenger on the North Sea in port here northbound Hast night, the first round tripper of the sea- son. Miss Cadman said she was having wonderful time, that she was getting thawed out in the mild Alaska cline from the Wenatchee cold, and that in a score of ways the trip far exceeded in delight and beauty what she had anticipated
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
DimOnd Asks For More Money Alaska Natives

Delegate Anthony J. Dimond and MT. William L. Paul of Juneau ap- peared before the Senate Appropria- tions Committee On February 22, according to word from the Dele gates office, and urged the adop- tion of an amendment to the Inter for Department Appropriation Bill so as to grant the sum of $25,000 for relief of Restitution among the natives of Alaska The Delegate and MT. Paul pointed out to the Committee the pressing and urgent need of this additional appropria- tion and furnished for the use of the Committee a list of approXi- mately one hundred children, nine blind persons and other disabled na- tives who had no other way of se- curing adequate relief, While it is too early to say what the action of the Committee will be, from the questions asked it would appear that there is a fair chance of hay Ing the Senate increase the appro- priation by the amount desired.
 The Delegate also requested an increase of the appropriation for the Geological Survey work of Alas ka. The bill as passed by the House carries $6O,O00 for this purpose The Delegate pointed out the need of making an adequate investiga- tion of the really promising tin prospects in Alaska since the Unit ed States imports practically all of the tin used and in case of another World War the supply of tin might be cut off to the great damage, if not ruin, of many American indus tries,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
Geo BidWell Asks For
 More Dam Information
WrangelI. Alaska Feb. 29. I936

Feb. 29, 1886 Editor of Sentinel:
 have read your editorial of Feb. 28th in regard to the local water supply and our new dam. In reply will say that l wish to take exception covering several of your statements.
 The citizens understood that the new dam was built for the purpose of supplying more water to this community.
 The new dam is many times larg- CT than the old one and notwith- standing this we have no more wat CT than when we depended solely on the old dam. l have been in formed that the new dam was emp ty on and before Feb 2Sth There fore, if the new dam will hold wat CT for any length of time and as stated is several times larger than the old one, where has all the wat CT gone2
 When you state that there were thirteen weeks of dry weather you are mistaken. The Government sta tistics show that about thirteen in- ches of rain fell in December accom- panied by thirty-two inches of snow. There was no snow on the ground January 2nd, so all of this precipitation flowed into our dams In January there were over two in ches of rain Therefore, instead of thirteen weeks of dry weather there was only about eight weeks. With all this precipitation such a short interval before we were warned to go slow with the water. II is strange that with the great capa. city of the new dam that there is no water in 1t.
 The citizens would like the en- gineers in charge and others re- sponsible in having the dam con structed, come forward and explain why there is no water in the dam. Why spend nearly 100000 of tue taxpayers money without cores bonding results and giving the com munity a bountiful supply of water as was fully expected? The fact is we have not had practically any more water to use this winter with the expensive new dam than form erly with only the old dam.
 George M. BidweH
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
KANSAS TEACHER DELIGHTED
 WITH SCENERY AND WEATHER

Miss Etta Hofmeister arrived here last week to be teacher of bus mess and commercial subjects at Wrangell Institute. Miss Bofmei- ster's home is in Clafliu, Kansas When it became known that she was going to the frozen north," friends and neighbors shook doubt full heads. On arriving here Mise Hofmeister found much talk about cold weather but as it was 15 be- low when she left home, Wrangells temperature of 22 above seemed nice and warm in comparison.
 Miss Hofmeister is enthusiastic over the scenic beauty of the trip through the Inside Passage from Seattle to Alaska, and thinks the setting of Wrangell is particularly beautiful.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
RUM RUNNERS SMUGGLE IN
 MILLION DOLLARS OF LIQUOR

LOS ANGELES, March 3-Alfred M. Hubbard, a figure in the whis- pering wires case involving Roy Olmstead on rum charges several years ago, was arrested by federal agents in connection with rum run ming on the west coast, it was re- yealed today. He is believed to be member of a ring that is snug gling in $1,O0O,OO0 worth of liquor. Four others also were jailed and 40 others are being sought.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
$40 TO TAKE SMALL CAR
 45 MILES A LITTLE STEEP

In a four and one-half hour trip Rev, M. J, Jackson drove from An chorage to Palmer recently with Mrs. Jackson and two companions, reports the Valdez Miner. r O u T small glaciers were encountered and had to be crossed with blocks and falls. The Knik river was crossed on the ice beneath the bridge now under construction.
 MT. Jackson who Is in PAlmer to establish Seventh Day \ 1ventist church does not recommend the route, but says the railway wanted to charge him $40 for hauling his Ford 45 miles, which he thought was just O little too much
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
BEHRS MAKES ANNUAL
 VISIT TO WRANGELL

Peter Behrs, former WrangeH resident, was in town the first Of the week on what he termed his aa nual visit. He brought the Sigurd Hadland family in from Rocky Pass to take the Northland south for trip to the states, and was accom- panied on the trip by Paul Me Whirter.
 MT. Behrs, who raises foxes on an island in the Rocky Pass dis trict, stated that he pelted in De cember with satisfactory results.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
XATR A N G E IL w R I N G E R

MT. Keeney, the boy with the pink whiskers is nursing a peach of a sinner. Cant believe that Mrs. T[eeney would throw the Pierce Ar TOW at him, but anyway the car had to be repaired.
 On the entertainment program of the Elks Cabaret Dance are couple of numbers that are rumored to be be so hot that they have invited thr local fire department to attend in a body.
 There seems to be a persistent rumor that spring is not far off but the best guess is that in its an- nual migration from the south it was sidetracked at Hollywood. The surest harbinger of spring is when the glacier worms seek their icy homes and those long billed mos quitoes start sharpening their chawing apparatus.
 Dr. Clements had just diagnosed Junior Bowman's illness as chicken poX, and overhearing the verdict, Junior began protesting to his mother that it couldn't be, since he lad not eaten any chicken since Christmas.
 The Matanuska bloodhound was seen trailing along Front Street yes terday and from the way he sniff fed at Charlie Moore it would seem that Charlie knows something T bout the heinous crime, committed against Hurleys Barber Shop Yoa Yon dere Sharlie?
 
 Scenes along the street Monday evening. Young couple walking a. long Church St. One of them slips on the ice, the other grabs and they both go down in heap.
 Slippery eyeryWhe and the voung matron who forgot her dig nity in trying to initiate the man on the flying trapeze.
 
 Jack Wilson barges along and wt notice a suspicious bulge in his pistol pocket-but scuse me t. pieces-it's only an extra handker chief, perhaps. Soft landings, Jack
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
TREMBLE HAS FAIR SUCCESS
 DURING TRAPPING SEASON

Tom Tremble returned to town this week from the Stikine where he ran a trap line on the American side during the season, with fair success.
 This was his fourth year of trap ping in that area and he reports that it was his hardest as he had twelve feet of snow to contend with much of the time. The weather was from IS to 25 degrees below zero all during February.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
FUJITA APARTMENTS SOON
 READY FOR OCCUPANCY

Tom Fujita, who has had his rooming house above the Wrangell Cafe closed for some time for alter ations, is about ready to open a gain. He has had eighteen rooms converted into eight two-room a partments and has discontinued taking transients All of his rooms, as well as the apartments, will be rented by the month.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

Preparations for a cabaret dance and floor show are under way by Elks committees for members and their friends on Saturday night at the A. N. B. hall. Admission will be by invitation only.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

c. Don Miller last week resigned as a deputy in the United States Marshal's office at Juneau, and with Mrs. Miller returned to Wran- gell on the Northland Tuesday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06
By The sHANTY FRESHMAN

From all indications skiers have visited the Wrangell ski way for the last time this season.
 Sally H art, Frances Nettleton, Kathleen Keeney, Andrew Prussi and George Mills on Tuesday found great difficulty in obtaining speed on the ski way on account of the recent rains, so after several at tempts the party skied back to town.
 The deep mystery of the disap- pearance of Cliff Bjorge's Matan- uska blood hound is promised to be cleared up early next week. MT Bjorge has been running a reward notice on the Coliseum screen dur ing the past week with no results until of late. We are all anxious ly waiting to see this critter, Cliff
 The big noise of the week WIS Hurley's new powder house which blew up.
 The big event of the week is to be the Elks uptown Cabaret Dance on Saturday evening, March 2, at the A. N B. hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

Jack Wilson barges along and we notice a suspicious bulge in his pistol pocket-but scuse me to pieces-its only an extra handker
 chief, perhaps. Soft landings, Jack.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

Slippery everywhere and the young matron who forgot her dig nity in trying to initiate the man on the flying trapeze.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-06

Scenes along the street Monday evening. Young couple walking a long Church St. One of them slips on the ice, the other grabs and they both go down in heap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-15
COMIC PAGE
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Evening star., 1936-05-14

Alley Dwelling Authority. The present
situation results. apparently. from new
and hitherto unanticipated interpreta-
ton of the statute, completely at vari-
ance with the intent of those who framed
1t, together with an understandable desire
to effect economies wherever possible.
What the Senators should understand
is that denial of the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority funds. by failure to Inappropriate
unexpended balances and failure to ap-
propriate additional funds, does not repre-
sent economy. 1t represents the destruc-
ton OF an investment. It does not save
money. It actually throws money away.
The original investment in the Alley
Dwelling Authority must be protected,
first, by reappropriating unexpended bal
ances; second, hy appropriating the ad-
ditional funds necessary to carry on and
make effective work already begun.