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The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
ROMINE MADE FISHERIES
 WARDEN WRANGELL DIST

A. P, Romine arrived from Se- atle this week and will be stationed at Wrangell until the close of the fishing season as warden of the U, s. Bureau of Fisheries, a position te has held at Craig for the past two years.
 MT. Rcmine Is getting the office organized here and is making the preliminary arrangements or the seasons fishing operations in this district.
 He states that Wm. B. Newcomb will return from Seattle shortly for work on general patrol and opper- atlon of the speed boat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
National Hospital Day
 To Be. Observed Here

The Hospital Auxiliary whicq consists Of group of Wrangell women from various organizations met at the home of Mrs. NJ. O. John- son last Friday to make plans for the hospital tea which is held an nually on the Sunday nearest Ma tional Hospital Day. May 12.
 This year the event will take place Sunday, May 10, at the Leg ion Dugout where last years tea was given. The hours will be from 2:3O to and the public is cordially invited. New residents of the town are hereby extended a special inYl- tation to come. A program of mus ic will be given during the after noon and while no admission is charged, an opportunity will be gir- en 10 make a silver offering for the Bishop Rowe General Hospital
 The following women attended the Friday meeting to plan the tea. Mrs B. Y. Grant. Altar Society Mrs A. R. Brueger, American Le- zion Auxiliary Mrs. IT R. Coulter, Civic Club; Mrs J. c. Johnson. Eastern Star and Guild; Mrs Ge Green. Presbyterian Aid Society Mrs. w. J. Carruthers. Salvation Army and Mrs. M 3. Johnson, Hos pital Board Mrs. H. B Coulter was elected president of the Hos pital Auxiliary for the current year and Mrs. M. 0. Johnson. secretary
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
DIR. RUDE ON CONSULTATION
 CAPTAIN SIMPSON CASE

Dr. Rude of Petersburg was cali cd to Wrangoll yesterday in con- 3ultation with Dr. Clements in the case of Captain Simpson, chief pi- lot of the Victoria, who was taken on April IT from the boat at Wran- gell to Bishor Rowe General Hos pital, suffering from bronchial pneumonia which was followed by septiremia and arthritis.
 Mrs Simpson came from Seatt.,. on being notified of the serious con- 0ition of her husband, and has been at his bedside for the past week. A blood transmission was given last night to Captain Simpson, his wife being the donor. It failed to be of any appreciable benefit a q little hope is held for his recovery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

Earl West and his aunt, Mrs. Nellie Wellesley, came in yesterday from the Back Channel, where they have "rusticated" for the past sev- en months. Mrs. Wellesley, who was eonvalescing from major op- eration when they left town, has gained steadily in health, but Earl declared sadly on returning that he does not think this is a very good climate because he does not feel nearly as skookum as when he ae- rived here 36 years ago. If he does not improve in the next 36 years he is going to leave Alaska in dis gust. He Is highly pleased with the appearance of Front street and thinks that if a few cocoanut palms and banana trees are planted aloug the curbing that Wrangell will be a real show town.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. John w. Stedman. Jack Will son and Ed. Russell, were admitted as medical patients this week at Bishop Rowe General Hospital. Elma Jackson, a little Native girl who was taken to the hospital aft CT falling out of school swing yes terday, was found to be suffering from minor bruises only and will he taken home tonight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
NOTICE

Applications for Janitor at school house wanted. Must be mechan- ically inclined and understand work incidental to taking care of our new school house. Write applica- tions and address same m ar k d "Janitor Application to:
 SECRETARY SCHOOL BOARD
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
SpOrtSmen'S Corner By the YOUNG WARDEN (Unhcensed Leap Year Guide)

We'll, girls the season will clos. soon for Leap Year hunting The bachelors protest and want an ex- tension of season so I suggest that you Leap Year hunters run two shifts for the balance of the season
 Now for today's game trail. Shares deadfalls and No AS New house traps baited with plumbobs, and transits will be necessary to get this one
 Your victim this week Is a hand some but clever critter and win weigh about 188 lbs dressed. He has a craving for sweets and weakness for public schools. He can be found roaming Front street most any hour of the day and when the sun goes down his most frequent haunts are about the Chisholm property, high on the hin above the water lily pond.
 On account of competition now in existence the critter will be doubly hard to corner. If he answers at all 1t will be to the call of Fraba. Good luck and happy landings to all hunters attempting this pros pect.
 Dr. Scruby and associates have introduced a new kind of bait to aid the Leap Year hunters and they guarantee quick, positive action and marvellous results. To prove tha- this new find was a success they passed out samples unbeknown to their victims and the effects were colossal; Therefore, the positive guarantee.
 This bait can be secured in small quantities from the Scruby Co. Lah- ratories Ltd.
 Young Warden,
 Sportsmen's Corner
 Wrangel Sentinel
 Dear Sir:
 wish to call your attention to some illegal Leap Year hunting that is going on in our fair community in the hope that you will see 1t is stopped,
 There are about a dozen known violators who infringe On us single girls trapping grounds by hunting after dark with the aid of artificia: light. Each has already bagged ! specimen, good or otherwise, and If he leaves town on a short business trip or goes trolling or halibut fish ing they immediately "step out" onto the highways and along the byways.
 They sometimes gang up for hunting parties and what parties!
 We girls don't want any damag- ed goods That is, pelts that are badly rubbed and half shot. would suggest that severe restric- tions be placed upon the illegal dozen" by not allowing them to hunt or run loose after dark unless accompanied by their better half.
 Yours Lovingly,
 LEAP YEAR TRAPPERETTE
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

Rev. Verne Swanson. who has charge of the Presbyterian Mission boat Princeton, called in port here this week and will deliver the ser mon at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

The hospital benefit dance ant floor show given under the dire lion of Jack Wilson Saturday nigh with the cooperation of the nursing staff of Bishop Rowe General Hos pital, cleared little over $S0
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

Father Monroe returned on the North Sea this morning from Ketchikan where he spent the past ten days, He is recovering from an attack of influenza and still has rather bad cough,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

St. Philips Guild will meet Wed nesday night, May 6 at the home of Mrs, M. O. Johnson. with Mrs. Sharnbroich assisting hostess.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01
LESS THAN INCH AND HALF
 RAIN FALL DURING <APRI'

Wrangell weather ranged in tenn perature during the month of April from 36 to GA degrees, according 10 the monthly report of c. ". Dc Remer, cooperative observer, |. $. Weather Bureau. Observations are taken daily at 10 o'clock in the morning for the previous 24 hours. A summary of the report follows
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

FOR FLOWERS see Gwen Car ruthers. Potted plants now avail able, or Phone 36.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

Temperature:
 Mean maximum ........52.6 Mean minimum ........ 40.1 Maximum ............... .64
 Date, April 24. Minimum ......... .36
 Date, April 1-5-6-9 Greatest daily range ......17
 Date, April 22. Precipitation
 Total, 1.45 inches; greatest in 24 hours, .S9; date, April 1S. Number of Days:
 With .01 inch or more precipi- tation, 4; clear 4; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy. 20.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
THE MEN BEHIND
CALIFORNIA'S NEWSPAPERS

1t would be a good thing for public
and newspapers alike if every news
paper reader in California could set
aside three days for a trip such as
that made early this week by members
of the Post-Press staff. AT the outset
it was purely business trip, to learn
what other newspapers are doing to I'M
prove their service. To do so it was
necessary to go behind the scenes, to
talk to the unseen, almost unknown men
whose words are read daily by thou
sands and whose opinions are sought
by men high in public and business life.
If the people who read CALIFORNIA; pa
pers could do that, their faith in their
daily paper would be increased a hun
dred fold.
These men, their identities submerged
in the identities of their papers, are
business men. You would expect them,
naturally and normally, to think in
terms of more business, greater circula-
ton, larger advertising budgets. But
they do not.
This is to say, these are not their
first considerations. In the minds of
the men who publish, edit and distri-
butte southern California's newspapers,
without exception, there was found to
be one clear-cut policy. 1t could not
it had been tossed into a composing room
melting pot and emerged one unit. In the
words of one veteran editor, whose opin-
ions are known to a million readers, it
is:
.'If we put out good newspaper, de-
voted to what is best in the community,
giving true picture of what goes on
from day to day, entertaining as we'll as
informative, considerate but fearless,
and with an ultimate regard for service
to our customers, we do not have to
worry about profit. If our product is
the best we can make it, if it serves
our readers, our business will be good"
In almost a dozen newspaper plants,
no one voiced the question, 'How can
we make more money! Always it was,
instead, "How can we publish better
newspaper" Behind the question was
the knowledge that, only through great
er service, can ultimate success be at
tanned.
Perhaps, after all, these newspaper
men are not far from the best principles
of good business.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
News Behind the News
Bankhead The Next Speaker !. All
This Talk About Battle A Matter OF
Health Raybmn Heads List :.

WASHINGTON.-The non. Will Bankhead OF
Alabama will be chosen without opposition as
speaker of the next House Of Representatives.
Yet the capital buZzes with off-the-recoro ols-
cuSsions of the speakership fight.
The reason for that terminofosy Is tnat Mr.
Bankhead has been, is, and is expected to be IN
Door health Winner of the bitter battle tor
the Democratic floor leadership will not only
be carrying large piece OF the speakershlp
load; he also will be considered likely TO succeed
Bankhead at early date
Outstanding candidates for, the majority lead
ership are the Hon. Sam sRayburn OF Iexas'
chairman of the House interstate commerce
committee. and the Hon. John j. OConnor OF
New York. chairman of the House rules COM
mittee.
Rayburn currently is given the edge because
Roosevelt is understood to favor him, because
he outranks OConnor in seniority by many years,
and because he is somewhat more popular than
the Tammany man.
Nevertheless, there's a House tradition that
the leadership should go to a northerner when
the speaker is from the south. The issue VIII
be decided at a Democratic House caucus shortly
before Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
Rayburn has made conspicuous record IN
handling such New Deal measures as the stock
market and securities act. the communications
act and the public utilities holding companies
act.
The Texan is 54 years old bald, short and
stocky genial and fast, both mentally and phys
ically Born in Tennessee and moved to Texas
in childhood, he went from law practice to the
Texas legislature and became speaker OF its
house before he was 80. He has. farm near
Bonham, Tex and is bachelor.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
THE CHURCHES MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE TIMES

Students of progress spasmodically
take occasion to bemoan what they
describe as an increasing drift away
from the churches and onto the golf
courses and picnic grounds. Perhaps
if there were more examples such as that
set in Ell Centre, there would be no cause
for their alarms. Here the young people
of Protestant churches have recently
formed their own coordinating council,
meeting regularly to discuss their prob
lens and work out their plans to the
greatest benefit of all.
There may be drift away from strict
sectarian lines, toward a greater, truer
religion; but it is such drift as should
be welcomed by anyone really inter-
ested in the spiritual welfare of the
community. 1t is, truly, demonstra-
tion of striving toward the greater un-
derstanding upon which any true reli-
gion is based.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
THE IMPERIAL COUNTY
MID-WINTER FAIR

Scarcely three months away is the
eighth annual Imperial County Mid
Winter Fair, for which the 45th district
agricultural association, otherwise the
fair board, already has begun to lay
plans. 1t will, beyond any doubt, be the
most elaborate, largest fair ever held in
imperial Valley. Two things make this
prediction eminently safe One is the
effort spent by members of the fair
board; the other is the fact that the
valley is entering upon a prosperity
shared by all of its people. Taken to-
gether, these facts cannot help but make
this years fair an outstanding success.
With eyes fixed upon the prospect of
thousands of visitors to the fair grounds
at Imperial during the exposition, farm
ers, merchants and other business men
of the valley will do much for their
own welfare by beginning now to lay
plans for participation in the fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
TEN YEARS AGO
December 4. 1926

Work on certain sections of the
new commodity standardization act
as referring to cantaloupes and
watermelons will be begun at once
by two Imperial Valley committees,
following their appointment yester-
day at meeting of the cantaloupe
committee appointed by G. H.
Hecke, state director Of agriculture
and held yesterday in Los Angeles.
At meeting yesterday afternoon
of the plant pest control commit-
tee. j. B. Norton, well known
pathologist, was employed for one
year with salary beginning Decepa<
Der 1, to fight cantaloupe mild 49,
in the valley ~
Decision has been reached by the
directors of the Imperial County
fair to extend the fair two more
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
~ OA BOZ says
1r FRANK WATANABE
X\IX BY I'D HOLDEN
SIDEWAYS
eY lED HOLDEN

Has you ever been in subway? They
having those apparatiX in New York by
the plenty. 1t are a train you know.
Many homes cannot using there base
ment to put bottles in because rail
road are using it. The rumble as IL
earthquakes under your front room are
a express train And if you are store
keep maybe you got very important
depot under your neck ties. You Will
never get so sick of a tunnel in my LIE.
And the noise will blind you. 1t are
very convenient to understand how
gopher feels when you coming out OF
subway. All the underneath OF n. \. are
them cowfounding trains, wonder
where the sewers are Kept maybe Ill
those wires over head. t''''~
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Planes Cannot Destroy Great Cities Overnight

But they haven't destroyed Ma
drid in one raid. or in two doz1
raids: they haven't come recoy
nizably close to doing half of the
things which the outspoken pro-
poncnts OF aerial warfare have said
bombings from the air would surely
do.
The Spanish rebels do not, of
course, command air fleets so large
and so modern as the great military
powers command. But the number
of their planes is, far from con-
temptiblc. The machines are up
to-date and are flown by skilled
pilots; the bombs they carry are as
modern and as destructive as any in
existence.
Added to that is the notorious
fact that, during the first OF the
bombings. the Madrid defenses
against air attacks were almost
non-existent. It was several days
before the government could put
any defending planes at all into
the air; to this day the anti-aircraft
batteries are manned by unframed
militiamen. F.
The airmen. in other words. prac-.
tically had carte blanche to 20
ahead and prove that the air arm
is as potent as they have been
saying it is.
And Madrid is not destroyed VI
1t has suffered fearfully, but 1t "
still standing. A fortnight of raids
has been unable to do what zone
fleet of bombers' was supposed to
be capable of doing,
1t looks very much as if the air.
/ men had been oterstatins their
| case. -..... ~~
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

My job is to work my fingers to the
bone to make others happy and
whatever is left over is mine. I
mustn't start crying with SO many
neighbors probably going to the
fire, too. I'll walk right through
the police guard as though had a
card. I look like neWspaperman
sometimes, side view. Here go!
What right has that cop to shove
me around that way? I thought
for a moment he had unhinged my
neck. And then jeer: Better hurry
back to New Haven, Chester, you'll
be late for chapel" That swipe
was for the raccoon coat.
Don't look now, but in my hurry
I forgot to put on my pants. But
no matter, the good old raccoon
hides all. Never in my life did I
ever seem to be so in the way. Why
can't they make out I'm not here?
If it isn't a cop showing me, it's A
fireman or some private citizen who
has an idea 1 have no right to be
breathing. | have as much right
here as anyone. I'm Taxpayer
boy, am I a tax-payer!-and as
good a citizen as the next fellow.
For two cents, I'd get up on that
fire plug and make speech about
my rights. There goes my hat over
my ears again. They take me for
one of those Hit him once, you
get one cigar" fellows.
That cop has kindly face. Prob
ably a family man. I'll tell him
how I forgot my police card. III
clear my throat nicely. Sometimes
my voice changes in the night all
and takes off in a fluteY uptake
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06

One thing the fighting IN Spain
ought to accomplish is to deflate
the blown-up claims of those peo-
pie who have been assuring us that
airplanes will destroy whole cities
overnight in the next wer.
No reader of the popular maga-
zines or the daily newspapers can
have missed those claims.
At their most modest, they tell
how one fleet of bombers could re-
duce Paris, London. Berlin, or New
York to a wasteland in one visit.
In their more robust form they go
on to describe the gas bombs such
planes could drop: they picture a
cityWide blanket of poison gas seep-
ing up through houses and office
buildings until the entire popula-
ton has been killed.
Always it Is lone fleet of bomb
ers." Details are supplied with con-
vincing fervor. A good bombing
plane can carry at least a ton Of
explosives; a ton Of the best eX-
plosives has such-and-such a de-
structive power. Multiply this pow
er by 40, or so. or whatever num-
Der of planes you arbitrarily as
sign TO your imaginary bombing
fleet. and you have the city de-
stroyed In one visit.
But somehow it doesn't seem to
be working out that way in the
laboratory at Madrid.
X X
Those bombings have been de-
structive. cruel, and deSolating
enough to have been planned by
the apocalyptic rider on the pale
horse, heaven knows. They have
caused enough plain, unvarnished
human misery to make the angels
weep.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
Strolls Thru HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. S. W.H-Light
heavyweight dancing beauties who
vowed baldheaded rows of the
Bosky 1905 are a vanishing type,
reports Hermes Pan, RKO-Radio
dance director. after rounding up
one-ton chorus.
The robust chorines are to work
with Edward Arnold, impersonat-
ing Jubilee Jim Fiske" in "The
Robber Barons." Pan wanted "a.
but settled for an even dozen after
a week spent cycling hundreds of
husky candidates.
Most of the ladies who applied
were just fat" he complained. 81
couldn't use stout girls, because the
1870 model chorus girl wasn't over
weight. She was 'Junoesque'-
large, shapely. pretty, and she
could really dance.
Its hard to. find girls of that
outline now. Most of them starve
themselves to mere laths. And when
you do find one, usually she can
not dance. g. -.-f
big girls don't go in for stage
dancing anymore. The average
weight of chorus girls is less than
lit pounds. I guess it's matter
of supply and demand.
Pan finally picked IL dancer av-
eraging ITO pounds, but says the
job wore him out.
II lost five pounds hunting
weight" he said +. and he weighs
all of 1870 pounds, dripping wet.
Deanna Durbin, adolescent with
the mature operatic soprano voice,
is going Hollywood the whole hog,
and building a large. sprawling
house overlooking the Universal lot,
scene of her predicted triumphs.
Payoff is her bedroom will be built
of glass bricks SO ultra violet rays
rays can get at her while her view
of the studio is unobstructed. De-
anna turned IA this week.
Lynne Overman finally found use
| for his 1929 debris when his studio
sought a collection of worthless
stock certificates for a scene in
"Oncc Over Lightly" Overman
handed propmen suitcaseful that
once cost him 100000. Shedding a
tear for the Great Bull Market y
Overman said when the crash came
his commitments amounted to $285,
900. When dust cleared he had
$4,000 left.
Blue" says Harold Adamson
(words) and Jimmy McHugh,
(music) "is the color of passion, and
red is just sissy"
Practice of the Adamon- -McH Hugh
song-writing act requires hot num-
bers to be written In blue crayon
while red is reserved for lullabies
The colors. the boys say with
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-06
New York Day bv Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

Like Ed Wynn. The cop listens and
Just grunts "Yeah?" and goes on.
I'd like to tell him how much he
means in my life. In spades.
Anyway, I can lean. against this
abandoned doorway. Leaning. is nice
work if you can get it. A lean lean
er. How's that for fast thinging?
Without my pants, I'm beginning to
chill little around the ankles. And
I wish that stray mutt would go
on away and quit shifting this coat.
He probably takes me for some
new kind of animal What an ex-
citing evening! Dash out to a fire,
have to stand around in a doorway
and be shifted by. dog.
Well, I finally-glug, glug-Sot
it. I mean stray squirt of water.
With all the people at this fire I'd
be the only one in range. But did
you see how took it standing up?
Any muggs who think they can
knock me over with squirt of
water don't know their McIntyreS.
There isn't one of us afraid to face
even Niagara Falls. A lot of water
dogs is what We are and the back
of my hand to them. This raccoon
coat is getting bit aromatic. Wet
up a bunch of raccoon hides and
one thing you haven't got is a
scent from Araby. A bit gamey
smelling, I'd say. Well, about the
only thing for me to do is shake
myself and go back to bed where
belong. One thing that has not
happened to me is that didn't
catch on fire myself.