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The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-24

Brotherhood. Eastern Star.
 Clubs consist of Wrangell WOm- ems Civic Club with a membership of approximately 50, which is active in all civic improvements and who have charge of the public library.
 There are other smaller organi- cations such as American Legion Auxiliary, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts.
 The following list of Public Im- provement Projects are respectfully submitted to your Board, as worthy economic improvements.
 FEDERAL BUILDING:
 The following information is set forth in support of a Federal Build ing. The present Customs building used as office and residence of GUS toms officers family is one of old est structures in Alaska. and as such has been considered as not worthy. or impraeticable to attempt remodeling.
 The Federal Jail Building in which is the office of Deputy Mar shal and United States Commits sioner. is cheaply constructed wooden building, the jail proper be- ing insufficient and unsanitary as well as 2 bad fire risN.
 Too much importance cannot be stressed upon the need of a suitable vault in connection with the Com missioner's Office for the keeping of all deeds and other records for this precinct At the present time some of them are kept in cabinet. the balance loose. and always sub-I iect to loss by fire.
 The present federal grounds are parti ularly we'll adapted for such improvements, being spacious with ample room for such building and lawns. The property is particularly well located in the center of the First Division so that extra jail cap acity should be provided for to take care of long term Territorial pris- oners from the overflow of other jails, and which at present are be ing sent to Skagway and other out of the way places in this district at a considerable extra expense by req son of their poor locations.
 The above project should include. a permanent street on the water front of the federal property. The present street is a piling and plank street with the federal property on one side and the beach on the other therefore. no local assessment can bel levied towards the cost of such new street.
 The following offices are now To- cated in Wrangell, using the present inadequate quarters and additional rented properties.
 U. S. Commissioner.
 Deputy U. S. Marshal, with living quarters and federal jail.
 U. S. Customs Office, with living quarters.
 U. s. Postoffice.
 U. s. Bureau of Fisheries.
 U s. Forest Service.
 Department of Public Health. Indian Improvements
 Attention is directed that the Town of Wrangell is carrying an additional burden as a municipality
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-24

1t will be noted are of a public na- ture and free from any tings of pri- Yate gain to any individual or class. None of them would be subject to any assessment or tax levy, nor would they return any income eX- eeptiug to the general welfare of the community.
 respectfully submitted, Wrangell Chamber of Commerce
 By l.. B. Chisholm,
 Secretary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-24


 the newly organized Alaska Plan ming Council, L. B. Chisholm. sec retary of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, prepared a brief sketch of Wrangell conditions for use in preliminary study by the Planning Council for a long range plan of Alaska development.
 This plan will follow a study of Alaska, its problems, administrative, economic and otherwise. its resour-| ces, industries. population etc. for .rm ssion 10 the National Re- sources Board in connection with the latter organizations work on al comprehensive plan for Alaskan development" requested from it byI President Roosevelt.
 It is understood that money ex-. pended by the Planning Council must be outside the incorporated limits of a town or on Federal pro- ect3 within the town with the sx-. ception of incorporated Indian yil-. lages
 Wrangell has to contend with a. difficult situation. There are large tracts of Indian allotted lands with. in the town. The Government does not recognize these tracts as con-. stituting an Indian village and therefore. has done nothing toward their improvement At the same time. it has been held that the Ire ts cannot be taxed by the nun icipality.
 It seems probable that something will be done through the Planning Council to correct this injustice. The answers to the questions of the Planning Council as submitted by the Wrangell Chamber of Com merce follow:
 l. Population
 A. Estimated population of Town of Wrangell-1, 100.
 Estimated population of out lying districts-500.
 B. Estimated transient population during active part of year-5OO.
 c. Percent engaged in mining 2.5
 " fishing 400
 agriculture 1.0I
 numbering 10.0I
 cannery work 36.5I
 service industries 10.0I D. A slight increase in population since 1880 estimated at 100.
 E. Birth and death rate since 1930I Births, Native 25 White S3; Mixed | T. Deaths, Native 51; White Ill; Mix ed Is.
 Also the following deaths
 Filipinos, 1 Chinese, 1 Negro, Japanese.
 u-NDUSTRIES AND TRADE ---- A. Trade area served consists of Wrangell precin and West Coast of Prime of Wales. North of Sha- kan also the Stikine River district of Telegraph.
 Distance to Shakan, 70 miles; toI Telegraph-125 miles; other out lying districts within 50 miles.
 Practically all of the above is served from WrangelI.
 B. Industries within the area.
 Mining consists principally of prospecting; no operating mines within the area. Estimated employ ment,-25.
 Fishing consists of seine fishing, trolling, crab and shrimp fishing, the salmon fishing confined to the cannery season excepting some troll ing throughout the year. The shrimp and crab season extends through ten months Estimated employment 400.
 Agriculture industry practically nil. Estimated emplOyment-10.
 numbering industry consists of no sawmill business, the industry being confined to one small shingleI mill and logging for piling and trap logs Estimated employment-10O
 Cannery industries are strictly seasonable through the salmon can
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
HUNGRY?

Much of the trouble and tribulaton that act the Ne
people of these United States is akin to that of the
who goes through the streets crying hunger with loaf of
bread under his
In other Words the Negro often fails to take advantage
of the opportunities that are his.
In certain this is because he does not recognize
the opportunity More frequently he hestaes to take the
trouble to give the cooperation needed to turn the oppor
tunity into definite asset.
The omission is noticeable when the benefit to
will come to other than the individual himself
Many cases in point come to mind None force
fully than the neglect to support artists who bid for
try in the new and lucrative field of broadcasting.
Here the powers that be must the value of the
program by the response gets of public approvanown
to the initiate "fan mail"
number of instances might be cited in the local field
to nothing of the larger national setups where peo
pie have lost valuable contracts deserved by the merits of
their presentations solely because have enjoyed the per-
formance but failed to let be known in the places where
would do the most good.
This is not always because of sefshness- often
it's just thoughtlessness.
Let's eat the bread carry around with before we
bewal our hunger
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
NealSpOnsOrs
BrOadcasts

For the past two months the Neal
Funeral Home, Inc, of st. Paul and
Minneapolis has sponsored a week
ly program over station WMIN.
W. Squire Neal, president of the
institution, explains that the ex-
pertinent was largely in the interest
of the talented members of the
group to whom an opportunity was
offered to disclose whatever of mu-
steal, oratorical or other acceptable
gifts they possessed.
The programs were heard at 7:15
on Wednesday evenings. Mr.. Neal
may continue the broadcast indefi-
nitely if the response of the public,
sent either to the station or to the
Neal Funeral home, indicates IA
vorable reaction.
Among a number of organiza-
tons or individuals heard on this
broadcast were the Camphor Meth
odist choir of st. Paul, the choir of
the Fourth Street Church of God,
Rev. A. W. Wilson pastor, Mime
apolis, and Mrs. Esther Stovall
Roach, Minneapolis pianist.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Copeland Loses"
Dollar Money!
Ordered to Pay
SAYS HE LOST GRIP CARRY
ING MONEY
Conference Orders Rev. Copeland
to Repay Lost" Dollar
Money

Keokuk, Iowa.-Rev. C. II. Cope
land, former pastor of Wayman
A.M.E. church in Minneapolis,
showed up at the recent North
western conference late and with
out $72 of his dollar money that
he was carrying to conference in a
grip.
When he was questioned by the
presiding bishop, Rev. ]. A. Gregg.
he stated that he had the money in
a grip and the grip had gotten lost
on the train. He was carrying a
certified check for the missionary
money, and he had his personal
money in his wallet, but according
to Rev. Copeland, he was carrying
the $72 in grip.
When Rev. M. C. Mccormick
went to the railway authorities to
investigate, the conductor reported
that only three passengers were on
the train for Keokuk. One was a
railroad official, another passenger
and colored man (Rev. Copeland)
The conductor further stated that
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

Listeners of radio station KSTP
will soon have an opportunity to
find out just how many scrapes one
eight year old boy can get into
when Johnny Lawrence begins his
daily broadcast on September Is.
Johnny is known as THE
FRESHEST THING IN TOWN,
and you'll soon discover why when
you hear him on the air. Why, in
his very first broadcast he mad
vertently starts trouble between
his sister Sue and her new beau.
You never quite know what Johnny
will do next but mothers and chill
dren throughout the country love
him for his amazing antics and
lovable freshness. Beginning Mon
day, September IS, Johnny Law
renee, THE FRESHEST THING
IN TOWN, will be heard every
week day afternoon, except Satur-
day, at $50 p. M, over station
KSTP, sponsored by Zinsmaster
Baking Company.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Minnesota Negro
Council to Send
Delegate to Philly

The Minnesota Negro council
held a special meeting Sunday eve
ming, September II, at the Sumner
Sweet Shop. A representative group
from st. Paul was present and ex-
pressed desire to become part of
this organization.
A charter of utilization with Ma
tional Negro congress has been re-
ceived by the council. Plans are
being drawn up by committee I'M
der Chairman John Thomas to send
delegates to the second National
Negro congress to be held in Phila-
delphia, October Is, 16, II.
Pat Patton, chairman, Scottsboro
committee, reported receiving a
contribution from the A.F.S.C.M.E.
Hospital Chapter No. a for use in
defense fund.
Mr.. CasSiuS, industrial commls-
sion, reported a satisfactory pro-
gram is being outlined in reference
to work with trade unions. Within
a short time a very significant an
nouncement will be made.
The next regular meeting will be
held next Sunday evening, Septem'
Der 10, at $50.
Mr.. Martin Brown, Minneapoli!
business man, and Miss Florence
Cato of St. Louis were quietly mar
ried September 16 at the home Of
the brides sister, Mrs. Charlie:
Riggs, 4585 Garfield avenue.
The newlyweds left immediatel!
on a honeymoon trip to Boston
Washington, D. c., Detroit, Chicago
and New York, where they viii
attend the American Legion con
vention.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Vibration of Bridge Is
Principally Up and Down

The International Encyclopedia
states that the action of a suspen-
sion bridge is that of a rope span
ming between supports; for any load
ing it finds the appropriate curve Of
equilibrium and is stable in that
position. But as the adjustment to
varying position of load results from
change or curve, the roadway hung
from the cable also distorts, that is,
the bridge is very flexible. Longi-
tudinal stiffening trusses are there
fore used, their stiffness preventing
any but slight distortion under To-
Called loading. The vibration would
therefore be chiefly up and down,
because of the pull of the load on
the cables.
1t is fact that a comparatively
small force, applied at regular in
tervals under favorable circum-
stances, will occasionally set up
considerable oscillation in a Suspen-
sion bridge, and experts have testi-
fed that a few soldiers marching
over long bridge in regular step
might produce more vibration than
a whole regiment out of step. A
suspension bridge in France broke
down in 1850 as the result of the
vibration caused by 487 soldiers
marching in step, plus the great
weight of the soldiers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
r. B. MOulden Is
Critically Ill
With Pneumonia

R. B. ("Bob") Moulden, Mime
apois restaurant proprietor, was
rushed to Minneapolis General hos
pital Tuesday morning after suffer-
ing an attack of double pneumonia.
Late Wednesday night his condi-
ton was reported still critical.
"Bob" Moulden, a former Pullman
employee and staunch supporter of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters since it's earliest days, is
one of the Twin Cities best known
men. For the past seven years he
and his wife Edith have operated
the popular Bob's Cafe at 3755
Fourth avenue south.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
New Service
Station Employs
Six Race Men

The new Spee-D-Wash Super
Service Station at Eighth and Jack
son streets in St. Paul which opened
recently employs six negroes. They
are James Robinson, Harvey Kemp,
Basil Smith, Victor MCGOWAN,
Merrill Taylor and James Lumford.
This new station offers up-to-the-
minute service and carries a full
line of U. S. tires and Sicily gaso-
line and oils.
Your patronage is appreciated at
this modern service station at all
times. See advertising elsewhere in
this paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

Well deserved honors descended
upon the distinguished barrister,
Atty. William L. Houston of Wash
ington, D. c., recently. He was
elected president of the National
Bar Association in Philadelphia
and ere the acclaim had died
down was appointed Special AS
sistant to the United States At
torney General.
Mr.. Houston is a member of the
firm of Houston and Houston, his
son being Charles H. Houston, for
mer member of Washington Board
of Education and acting Dean OF
Howard Law School.
Mr.. Houston is president of the
Washington Bar Association, a
member of the National Lawyers
Guild and numerous fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

was ASINAAOO W W. JdIlCSs
The trustees of the church met
Monday, September 6, and by an
unanimous standing vote e vot-
ing) voted to recommend to Bishop
Gregg that Rev. Guy be removed
from the pastorship of st. James.
This meeting was held and the
vote was taken in the presence of
Rev. Guy.
According to a member of the
conference from st. James, Rev.
T. B. Stovall, presiding elder, in
his conference report stated that
the vote to return Rev. Guy to st.
James was unanimous when ac-
tually the member said only three
bona fide members of the confer
ence voted. When Rev. Stovall
was interviewed by a newspaper
staff member, he stated that in his
report he said that out of eleven
st. James members voting at the
last quarterly conference, ten
voted for the return of Rev. Guy.
Last summer a committee of Of
ficers of the church interviewed
Bishop Gregg in Minneapolis to
acquaint him with the situation at
81. James. Among other things
they told him that the normal at
tendance at church was from $50
to 400, and that for the past two
years under the leadership Of Rev.
Guy the attendance had been re-
duced to from 80 to 100. At that
time the church and the church
property was out of debt, but now
about $1,100 worth of bills have
been accumulated due to the fact
chat the membership won't come
to church nor will they pay their
dues or assessments.
Among the accumulated bills is
$500 coal bill, and coal compa-
MES refuse further credit; conse-
quently, no coal can be bought this
year unless personal credit is used,
and the members of the church
who have personal credit refuse
to use it.
1t is reliably reported that re-
Gently a meeting of officers and
members of st. James has been
held and they were all wrathy
about the reappointment of Rev.
Guy. That the trustees of the
church wired Bishop Gregg that
Guy can't stay here. Gregg is al
legged to have wired back that GUY
will have to stay here until Octo-
Der 6 when the Chicago Conference
meets. He promises the member
ship a new pastor after the Chi
cago Conference.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Public Schooling Compulsory

1uOuC oCHUOlHS compulsory
Besides in the United States, pub
lie schooling is compulsory in AL
bania, Argentina, Australia, Bel
GUM, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Canal Zone, Chile, Costa
RIGA, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Den
mark, Dominican Republic, Ecua-
dor, Egypt, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Guate-
mala, Honduras. Hungary, Iceland,
India, Iran (Persia), Irish Free
State, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithu-
ania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Neither
lands, Newfoundland, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru,
Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Ru-
mania, Russia, Ell Salvador, Siam,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Turkey, Union of South Africa, Unit
ed Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
and Yugoslavia.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Neal Homes
Awarded US.
Vet Contract

A contract was awarded by the
United States government on July
Is of this year to the Neal Funeral
Home, Inc. The contract authorizes
this company to take charge and
arrange funeral services for de-
ceased veterans from the U. s..
Veterans hospital in Minneapolis.
While the award is given on a
competitive basis, the competition
is not one of price but on a COM
parison of service. The complete
ness of equipment and the evidences
shown of ability and efficiency in
the conduct of funeral rites were
the deciding factors.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
In
This Issue
''NO Hiding Place"
Daring
Intriguing!
Interesting
Love Story
BY
Joseph Francis
Albright
Gibbon Ape Nearest Human

Smallest of the apes, and suppos-
edly the least developed, the gabby
gibbon is, nevertheless, one Of the
most human. 1t walks erect, with
its long arms almost dragging the
ground. That isn't its only man.
like action. Like a human gym
mast, it swings from branch to
branch, using only its arms. Other
monkeys generally push off with
their feet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Coal Buying
Time Here

Beginning in the next issue some
of the leading coal firms in the
Twin Cities will advertise in your
paper. Only the most reliable firms
advertise in these newspapers. The
advertising copy of the short
weighters, wild-catters and others
of that ilk is not accepted by this
publication. 49,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

no loss of grip was reported to
him.
Copeland was sent to an unin
portant charge down in Iowa and
was only allowed S15 missionary
money from which S12 was deduct
ed for an unpaid automobile bill of
last year. He was further ordered
to pay back the '1ost" $72 dollar
money in installments of So a
month.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
English Horn" Not a Horn

In spite of its name, the English
horn. well-known orchestra instru-
ment, is not a horn at all. It is q
"wood-wind" instrument, observes
q writer in Pearson's London Week
ly. Other wood-winds are the clar-
met, oboe and bassoon. The true
horns Of the orchestra are the
''brasses," such as the cornet, trum-
pet, trombone, tuba and others. One
instrument in this section is the
French horn. This is called brief
~, 1.-The horn; and this expression
usually refers to the French horn
rather than any Of the other
brasses.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Snakes and Indians

The Hopi snake dance draws thou
sands to the fantastic cliff villages
in northwestern Arizona. The time
Of the snake dance is never an
nounced by the Indians until ten
days before the actual date, but it
is held almost invariably in mid
summer. This ancient ceremonial
is one of the most interesting of all
Indian survivals.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17
Members Threaten to
Lock Rev. w. e. Guy
Out of St. James
ST. JAMES A. M E. CHURCH DISSATISFIED WITH
REV. w. E. CITY

Church ST. Paul has stirred up quite bit of controversy
and dissatisfaction among the church members Talk of pad
locking the church if he isn't removed has been common
among the leading lights and officers of the church.
petition signed by large number of the influential
members definitely stating that pastor other than Rev.
Guy be sent to fill this charge ignored by Bishop A.
Gregg the presiding bishop of the Northwestern Conference
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Soft, creamy foods are the
enemies that rob your gums Of exercise
Gzm4<z <znzY
10 IPANA and MASSAGE

VoU may scarcely notice that first tinge
1 of pink" on your tooth brush it
signal is natures way of warning you
of guarding you against future dental
tragedy. Right then and there may be the
turning point of the future health of your
teeth and gums. That's why your dentist
will tell you-"Gum troubles call for i'm
mediate attention."
"Pink tooth brush" is distress signal
and only distress signal. But when
you see it-see your dentist You are
probably not in for serious trouble-but
let your dentist decide. Usually, however,
it only means gums that have grown ten
der from our modern soft food menus.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Jonvory H. 1887

EoPLE are fast becoming more
appreciative of what consti-
tutes a good picture through
the wide publication Of striking
illustrations in magazines and news
papers. However. too many amateur
photographers are shooting promiscu-
ously, with no thought to composition.
background or other factors that may
break or make a photograph.
This applies particularly to snap
shots of children. We usually see Billie
or Mary in a and-there-until-1-take-
your picture" pose which has about as
much animation as cactus plant in
the Mohave desert.
BY giving little thought to your
snapshooting you can get interesting
storytelling pictures that you. your
children and their children will enjoy.
Notice the photograph Of the boy
and his dog The boy is in a natural
pose and probably wasn't aware the
picture was being taken. This off
guard" snapshooting is becoming more
popular every day because it brings
life and action into snapshots.
How much more appealing it is with
the boy talking things over with his
dog" than it would have been had he
been standing against the trunk of a
tree or in front of the garage door
merely holding the pup in his arms.
This picture. taken on a sunny day.
was snapped with the lens opening
set at f.l6 and the shutter speed at
l/25 of a second. Providing the boy
and dog did not move. it could have
been taken with an ordinary box
camera set at the largest lens opening.
1t doesn't necessarily require an
expensive camera to get good pictures.
Much depends on the ingenuity of the
imam behind the gun"