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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-16
SIX IDEAS TO KEEP
CHRISTMAS MERRY!

Santa Claus may be as busy as
bee on oose, harnessing reindeer
and filling packs, but Mrs. Claus Is
buster still-she must present the
housewives of the world with lots
of shiny bright ideas for the holi-
days. christmas comes but once
year" but it's not just one day,
it's a season! r.a##
From the trimming party
through the big day itself and clear
past New Years every days a red
letter day on the home calendar.
The more ideas the merrier Christ
mas-so take stock of these for i'm
mediate use. Legendary foods and
ideas from other countries and
climes inspire them; be sure to no.
tice the origin.
Ensalada De N0che Buena
tMexican Christmas Salad)
Red and green and tantalizing as
the baubles on the tree Is this salad
from q Mexican cook book.
2 oranges
l grapefruit
ripe bananas
apples
small beets
4 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
l tbsp. lime or lemon juice
1l2 tbsps. salad oil
4 teasp. salt
u teasp chilli powder.
Peel oranges and grapefruit, Sc
lecting choice fruit; remove men,
brane from sections and dice. Peel
and dice bananas, apples and beets.
Make a dressing of the lime or lem
on juice, salad oil, salt and chill
powder. Combine all ingredients
lightly but thoroughly. Serve well
chilled on crisp lettuce. Serves 6
to 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-16

comes packaged in a cigaret box
of ground glass and bakelite. in
the modern manner The belt is
of fine calf skin, and the buckle
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
LEGION AUXILIARY
 MARCH HARE PARTY

Rapid headway is being made with the plans for the March Hare Party that the Auxiliary will hold in the Dugout on Saturday night, March 21. Your admittance to the party will be fifty cents and a package wrapped as if for mailing containing a March Hare. in other words. some article that you con sider of little value to you but will take chances upon your neighbor who might have something you would like. Your package will he exchanged upon entrance to the Hall, winch will entitle you to play cards, and the Committee guaran- tees that you will have an evening If mirth and laughter
 CELEBRATE TIE FIRST DAY OF SPRING WITH THE MARCH HARES.-adV.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Oscar Bergman Dies
 From Flu, Pneumonia

Word of the death of Oscar B. Bergmann was received In Wran- gell this week by members of the family of Mrs. Bergman, formerly Juanita Lewis of Wrangell, from David Lewis, her father, In Seattle
 Mir. Bergmann died of flu and pneumonia in the Port Gamble, Washington. hospital on March To-. Details of his death have not been received but from recent letters [ is known that his illness must have been very brief
 The Bergmanns were married in Wrangell about four years ago, and the marriage has been a very happy one Two years ago they moved to his old home near PtDulsbo, Wash, where his parents reside. He has been employed the greater part of the time since leaving here in the Port Gamble sawmill.
 The deepest sympathy of the com munity goes out to his sorrowing young wife.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Town Team Takes Win From Wrangell Institute

Winding Up a successful season ih which they lost but one game, the Wrangell Town Team Saturday demonstrated their superiority over the Institute team by rolling up a score of 4l to 22. Jumping into the lead shortly after the starting whistle the Town Team was never headed throughout the game; the first half ended 17-s and through the rest of the game the Towners managed to score two points for each one the Institute was able to chalk up.
 It was a fast, spectacular game from the first and each team was out to take the other into camp and thus claim the championship Of Wrangell. Tn the opening game of the season the Town Team won a close 18-16 game from the Insti- tute which was evened up in a re turn game when Wrangell Institute won 34-24 The Towners were out 70 ayenge this one lone defeat and they did just that thing.
 Time after time the fast break ing Town Team would manage to get EveTson or Brood in the clear. under the basket, for a quick shot. The boys from the Institute could not seem to solve their quick pass ing attack with the result that 19 field goals were scored on them Just to show that they were adept at all styles of attack the Grants, Bill or Fred, would now and then let fly a long one from midcourt which would swish through the basket. Urata played a good checl . ing game until he was tossed out near the end with four personals. Everson was high point man with IT points,
 The Town Team seemed to have solved the Institute offense and al lowed them but eight field goals throughout the game The Inst ute center, Grant. WIS fouled out early in the second quarter which seemed to hamper the team play of the Indians.
 During the course of the game referee John Grover kept his eyes and lungs in trim by calling 32 per sonal fouls--l6 on each team. MOr- ris Grant and Stanley Peratroyich were lost by the Institute players on fouls while on the Town Team Urata was the only one to go out on fouls. At the end of tae gar.e three other players had three per sonals on them. Eacll team mana ged to convert six points from fir } throws.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Thousands ShrinerS
 Plan To Visit Alaska

Many of the thousands of ShriQ- CTS from all parts of North Amer ica who will pour into the Pacific Northwest with the opening of the Imperial Council Session of the Mystic Shrine in Seattle, July i3 to It, are planning to go on to A laska, according to word received from Convention headquarters.
 Islam temple, San Francisco. is planning to go to Alaska first and stop at the Session on its return trip.
 While Nile temple and Seattle are the official hosts of the Sessicn the entire Pacific Northwest will help to entertain the visitors.
 Plans are now being made fo.' & program of side trips that will take in practically every point Of interest in the entire area. It is figured that 5000 automobiles will be required to take care of this one feature of the elaborate pro- gram that is being planned.
 Arrangements are being made for the use of golf courses and swimming beaches. Fishing trips are being planned. Visits to the Skagit hydro-electric plant, to the Navy Yard, to the mountains, D all the neighboring cities.
 The bands and patrols of some sixty temples will be dramatized in the three-night entertainment and water pageants to De held at the University of Washington stadium and adjoining L "a ke Washington ship canal. Motion pictures and operatie stars will share toplih9 honors with a massed 2,500 Shrine band under the leadership of a na- tionally-known director.
 The boys from the Ketchikan Shrine club are planning to put on an old-time gold rush stunt that will open the eyes of the effete customers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
 CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH

Ten new names were proposed for membership in the Townsend Club and no objections being offer ed they were duly elected to mem bership at the regular meeting held Sunday afternoon, March l, with George M Bidwell in the chair In the absence of Dr. R. N. Scruby, president.
 A number of subjects came up for discussion but were tabled un- til the next meeting which will be held in Redmen's hall at 2:30 Sun day afternoon. March Is.
 All citizens eligible to member ship" stated MT. Bidwell today, ''are invited to attend the meeting and join the club. Reports show that this great movement Is still growing by leaps and bOunds"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
DOCTORS FLY TO ANCHORAGE
 HELP SCARLET FEVER VICTTM

Four physicians. pr. A. D. Hay erstock of Seward, pr. Noble Dick. formerly of Ketchikan and now O! Fairbanks, and pr. J. IT. Romie and A. S. Walkowski, both of An chorage. were consulting on the the case Of Hugh Brewster jr. Botb the Seward aud the Fairbanks do. tors were flown to Anchorage
 They found that 14 compile tionh had settled in the boys head iol- lowing a severe attack of scarlet fever. The boy is the eldest son of Hugh Brewster. aeronautics inspet tor for Alaska, who makes his head quarters at Anchorage.
 Pilot Oscar Winchell who made the flight to Seward for pr. Haver- stock and Pilot Herm Joslyn who flew Dr. Dick from Fairbanks both bucked heavy weather.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
NEW RADIO
 EQUIPMENT
 FOR STATION

New equipment now under con struetion in Seattle for the WraL- gell Signal Corps Radio Station, after its installation will m k 6 Wrangell the best equipped statlop in Alaska. according to information received by c W. DeRemer, officer in charge at Wrangell, from Col G. E. Kumpe. officer in charge of the Alaska Telegraph system in Seattle.
 Atthe time the Sitka station was destroyed by fire there was a call for radio equipment and as Wran- gell has all auxiliary communica- tions system the radio equipment was taken from this office to Sitka by the coast guard cutter Talla- poosa. Since then Wrangell has op- erated on the old Signal Corps cable system.
 The new transmitter which Col kumpe is having constructed Is Of the most modern type, It Is sup piled with direct electrical power. through a modern rectifier. and as the motor generator is eliminated, the sending of messages will mt cause any interference in home ra- do sets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
NOONAN ON WAY SOUTH
 FROM TRIP THRU TERRITORY

Dan Noonan, Alaska representa- tive for Barlin and Silver Inc, and other firms. arrived in Wrangell this morning on the Northland He has recently completed a three months trip through Alaska as far as the Fairbanks district where he spent three weeks He encounter ed much cold weather. which on the whole. however. was pleasant.
 Tho Matanuska eolOnists were happy as the weather was so much milder than in their old homes in the states. Mir NOOnan was in Palmer on February 1 and found the colonists working in their shirt sleeves and expressing contentment with their lot. He predicts a su'- cessful outcome for the colony pr ject
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Contractor Will Work
 Two Shifts Front St.

Custard, Meadows & Oja, low bidders on the Wrangell Street and Sewer projects, and who were a. warded the contract, are waiting final approval of the contract from the WPA office in Juneau. but ex- pect To be ready to start prelimin- ery work the first of next week.
 Meredith Custard of the firm. who will be in charge of construct ion, stated today that he will give preference in selecting workmen to married veterans. There will be no aliens employed. nor any but loc- al men except in a few instances where skilled men for some parts of the work are not available here.
 Work will begin on the end of the street next to the slab eonstruc- tion in front of Billie's Shop and proceed up Front street to the in tersection with Stikine avenue
 The contract provides that the work must be completed within 15OI days and in order to meet that re- quirement two shifts of men will work throughout construction.
 SiXty-five tons of sewer pipe which arrived on the Zapora for the sewer contract, was thoroughly in spected on the dock Wednesday by Mr. Custard. Boyd Yaden. engineer for the government and Frank P. Barnes. engineer for the city.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS

A meeting of the Republicans of Wrangell will be held in the Elks lodge on Friday evening, March 20 at o'clock, for the purpose of electing three delegates to the Ter ritorial convention at Douglas April yth. Only legal and qualified vot- ters can vote at the caucas or ba elected delegates but anyone inter ested in the reestablishment of sound and conservative government is welcome to attend.
 c. P. KIRTLAND,
 Republican Committee
 man for Wrangen Pre-
 cinet.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
TATR A N G E IL w R I N G E R

That pesky sausage must have seen his shadow last mouth, hence the continued wintry blasts. and il wasn't at all surprising to see the Wrangell garage attendant selling the girl with the cold feet some anti-freeze solution.
 Todays quiz for the history class: What is the difference between Henry the Eighth and Edward the r ghth?" The answer is at least six wives.
 From reports it is concluded that ihe cabaret dance last Saturday night was quite a success. and one of the outstanding numbers ot the program was the impromDtu quar- tet and their rendition of that beautiful Irish song. Meet Me To- night in The Brickyar1 Where Tie Pickled Onions Bloom."
 But rather disappointing was the non appearance of the little hula dancer in her seaweed skirt. We understand she sprained her ankle,
 Can't quite understand why the Matanuska ood-hound was chair ed so securely in Campbell Bros. display window. The poor pooch couldn't even scratch his fieas.
 Peggy's Shop displaying the lat est in spring millinery, but here's hoping that spring isn't as long as coming as prosperity.
 
 The trouble with giving a fellow S200 a month is that at that age he wouldn't be able 10 have much fun spending the money. Why Snot retire 'em al 302
 The mistress of the house heard a knock at the door and upon seeing Ghinaman standing there, called to her daughter You Go, Ella This was too much for the Chinese who stuck his head in the door and shouted indignantly: You go 'elia yourself
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Winner Fairbanks Dog Derby Sets New Record

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March g. Old-time dog team drivers and race officials agreed today that Johnny Aliens team of nine dogs. winners of the Fairbanks derby which was ended yesterday. established a neW Alaskan record for the first 30- mile heat He averaged a speed of l4.23 miles an hour for the dis tance. compared with Leonard Sep tance. compared with Leonard Sap alas recogized mark of 1426 for 2614 mile run at Nome many years ago.
 Allen. by winning the derby col lected the 5000 purse for first place After winning the first two heats easily, Allen came near dis aster in the final 30-mile heat , yesterday when Rip. his lead dog. stumbled in hole and injured his shoulder. He rode the last 22 miles of the race in the sled
 Aliens total time for the 90 miles was hours, g minutes and Il seconds.
 Harold Woods of Rampant came in second with a total time of hours. 5l minutes and IT seconds. Bergman Kokrines of Nulato was third with time of hours 56 minutes and T seconds.
 Six teams withdrew from the race after the Saturday heat, leaving eight to make the final run.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Denny Boat WreCkage
 Found Middle Island

Gasboat wreckage found by Bert McCay Monday on Middle Island. where he operates a fox farm, was brought by him into Wrangell the following day and a report filed with '. S. Commissioner Richard Suratt.
 A bunk in the wreckage upon W which was written the name of Melvin Gadd was identified by young Gadd as being the bunk in the gasboat which he recently sold to W. C. Denny, who has been mis- sing since February 13 when ne left Wrangell bound for Cape Psle by way of Point Baker.
 After buying the boat Denny was held in Wrangell several days by stormy weather. He finally b. came restless and decided against all advice to put out for Cape Pole. Men of experience told him that no boat of that size should be talk en out in the storm that was rag ing outside, although Wrangel, harbor was comparatively calm Denny was not to De deterred by the fact that he did not have skiff nor that he was new to the engine and unfamiliar with the navigation of the course he was taking.
 He was last seen by Bert McCay that afternoon crossing at Round Point from Chichagof Pass to Ear embo island at the mouth of Snow Pass
 When 1t was found in Wrangell that Denny had lot reached the 1t. Baker settlement. a search was instituted in which the coast guard utter Alert joined for several days
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
CITY ENGINEER SUBMITS INFORMATION.
 CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT NEW DAM.

As was stated in the editorial, the recent dry spell extended over a l period of nearly thirteen weeks. Weather bureau reports are nis- leading when combating this argu- ment for the area in question per tained to the watershed. and eX- perience shows a temperature there of between ten and twenty degrees colder than the weather station re- port Precipitation in town was >now in the watershed. and sn w accompanied by subfreezing mean temperature adds little to q water supply.
 Mr Bidwell was misinformed when he stated that the upper dam was empty on February 2S. The upper dam contained as much wat CT as the capacity of the lower dom. and the lower dam was filled to within eighteen inches of the over flow. this level was maintained for at least a week prior to the heavy rainfall cf February 29 and show ed no immediate signs of decreas-I ing. The Town of Wrangell was asked to conserve water not because there was danger Of an immediate shortage but because there was no way to ascertain how much longer d dry spell might continue.
 A look at the record will prove the benefit of the new dam. In the year preceding it's constructio'. the town of Wrangell suffered three serious water shortages; in each case the water mains had to be closed to public consumption. shut downs ranged from four to seyen- teen days and cost the population of the town far more than may be realized in delays lost payrolls, and inconvenience One large firm. the largest in the community. estimat- ed that the loss 10 its employees and fishermen during the shortage of August, 1884, was S36, 1000. The cost to the town alone for hauling water by truck during one shortage was at least a thousand dollars.
 With a capacity of one hundred twenty-five acre-feet. the new da4h duueu q 5lOIdSG O2 upp4 OAAAAobNA' I forty million gallons. The estimat ed normal daily consumption of q l town the size of Wrangell is 200,- O0G gallons However it has been found that numerous persons in town are in the habit of leaving faucets open to prevent their pipes from freezing. It is amazing to realize that a half-inch faucet run> ming twenty-four hours uses over twenty thousand gallons of water :n that period That, Mir Bidwell, is where a great portion of the wat CT is lost.
 As far as I am concerned, the case is now closed, and I am not in terested in continuing the contro- versy. 1 hope the foregoing facts, which have been checked and re- ,hecked, are a helpful explanation.
 Sincerely,
 FRANK P. BARNES.
 City Engineer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Wrangell. Alaska March 1 9 3 6
TO the Editor

March ils l o To the Editor,
 Because l must take aesponsitii- ity for the data upon which you based an editorial. Water Wanted' in the Sentinel issue of Feb. 2S. l presume upon my shoulders falls the burden of answering Mr Bid wells letter in last weeks Sentinel.
 Being responsible neither for the design of the dam in question nor for it's being constructed. neverthe- less the writer is certainly interest ed in seeing that the truth is known about the project.
 As is so often the case with in- formation gleaned from a source not first-hand. Mir. Bidwells letter demonstrates that he has been sad ly misinformed on several phases of the matter.
 A brief history of the project should be noted. In December, 1883. under the administration of Mayor Dalgity, the City Council rel solved that application be made to the PWA for funds to construct dam and storage reservoir. Council man Bidwell did not oppose the res olution.
 Frank Metcalf. Juneau engineer, was commissioned by the Council to design d dam and draft speciti- cations therefor Metcalf alleged ly stated that owing to the condi- tion of the terrain. a watertight dam was economically impossil le. Because Of it's location above the main dam. this condition was de cided to be of minor importance.
 In May. 1894, a bond election was held for the purpose Of sub hitting to taxpayers whether nr not the municipality should sell bonds to finance the construction of the dam. The measure carried fayorably with an overwhelming majority of eighty-seven to seven.
 After considerable delay. bids for the dam construction were opened January. 1885, during the admins tration of Mayor Kirtland. Con struction was begun very soon thereafter. and followed in strict est conformity to the plans and specifications attached to the con tract documents. Owing to PWA aid. the direct cost of the dam to the taxpayers of Wrangell was $21.- O00. and NOT as Mr Bidwell so CT points out, S4O,O00-l merely an error of over ninety per cent,
 Of more interest perhaps is eur rent performance of the dam. As vas expected before it was built. ;ne completed dam does leak, but the leakage flows into the lower dam. hence is not lost The new dam has a capacity of approximate ly four or five times that of the lower dam. In other words, if the watershed is not furnishing wa ter. the storage reservoir will pro- vide water to the lower dam for a period of eight to twelve weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
HUNGERFORD
 NEW MANAGER
 COLD STORAGE

Howard Hungerford arrived this morning on the NJ s. Northland from Seattle to take over the mana cement of the Wrangeu Cold Stor- age plant II. R. Coulter having re- gently resigned.
 Mir Hungerford has been iderti- fled with the fishing industry for the past twenty years and is well qualified for his new position. For number of years he was employed by the Pacific Mild Cure Company in Alaska and had charge of sever al Of their stations He was also with the Booth Fisheries at Ana cortes where he had charge of their mild-curing and smoking depart meuts.
 In 1922 Mir Hungerford served as instructor in the Fisheries school of the University of Washington. He later joined the U x. Bureau of Fisheries. being stationed in southeastern Alaska and in charge of the Kodiak-Afognak area.
 MT. Coulter has rendered the community good service in his handling of the Cold Storage plart which will be continued by MT. Hungerford who will. without ques- tion. receive the support and CO., operation of citizens which is nee essary for the successful operation of the business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
Fed. Exports Include
 Platinum Shipments

Exports from Alaska for Febru- ary included 7SS ounces of plat mum valued at $22,O64, according to the monthly report of James J. Connors, Collector of Customs. The shipment represents last summers s operations in the Goodnews Bay district where platinum develop ment is beginning to show excep- tional promise.
 The total February shipment from the Territory to the United States was considerable under tie previous month but compares fay crably with a year ago. The Feb. ruary 1885 export was valued al S76S,62I while last month it Wa >75S,967 It was down from Jan uary when the export value reach d $1,O68,481.
 The complete report follows:
 Products of Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
MUSICAL PLAY PLANNED

The Magic House." an operetta in two acts, will be presented by the pupils of the Wrangell Grade School, under the direction of their teachers, on Friday, March 20. in the Redmen's Hall, The admission charge is ten cents for children, twenty-five cents for high school pupils, and thirty-tivs cents for a. dults. All parents and friends are invited to attend the performance.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13
NATURALIZATION COURT HELD
 FOR PETERSBURG FISHERMEN

Judge George F. Alexander he't naturalization court at Peters burg Saturday for the benefit ol sixteen Petersburg residents ready for their final papers. Although district court is still in session in Ketchikan. the judge came to Pet ersburg to hold the court before the halibut fishing season opens on March 1e.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13

The Women's Civic Club, whic I adjourned in November for a va cation during the winter months, will not resume luncheon meetings until April II. so far as is known now by the members of the execu- tive board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-03-13

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