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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-23
DAILY MENUS
sMOfHERED ROUND STEAK

SMOTHERED ROUND STEAK
 Try out in a frying pan three slices fat salt pork; add one me- dium-sized onion which has been cut into slices. Cook, stirring con stantly, until golden brown.
 Wipe a two-pound slice of round steak, put in pan and pour over one and half cups cold water and add quarter teaspoon salt. Bring to boiling point, cover and let simmer until meat is tender. Remove to serving platter and strain stock (of which there should be one cup). Melt one tablespoon butter, add two tablespoons flour and stir until smoothly blended, then pour stock on gradually, while stirring. until mixture thickers. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over steak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-23

The ancicnts believed that small artarv ran directly to tho heart iron emo fourth fingers Of the leit hand; the custom of placing the wedding ring on that finger grew rum this belief.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-23

crate oven. If you do not have the shells, spread the crab mixture thickly over large soda crackers and bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-23
CHEESE CRQQUETTEs 3 tahjhsnnona blitter

CHEESE CRQQUETTEs
 3 tablespoons butter
 A cup -four
 2-3 cup milk
 2 egg yolks
 cup mild cheesa cut in small
 cubes
 # cup Parmesan cheese
 Salt and pepper
 Few grains cayenne Make thick white sauce with the butter, flour and milk. Add yolks of eggs, unheaten. Stir until well mixed, then add Parmesan cheese. As soon as the cheese melts, remove from range and fold in the finely diced cheese and season to taste. Spread in shallow pan to cool. When cool, cut into strips or squares, dip in crumbs, slightly beaten egg, crumbs again and fry in deep fat. Drain on brown paper. Serve hot with or without 3 cream sauce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-23
RsE5R g0!lsIS I'd Q I'd k s.y.y.!I

2 teaspoons 6f bcklng puWqer
 1 teaspo8h Of allsplee
 1 teaspoon of cloves
 1 teaspoon Of ginger F
 2 eggs
 X cup milk <,
 # cup cream z Chop up the suet and mix WItn the sifted bread cFuEibe. Gpflnkl9 In sugar and spices. FaieilAs nf hgs and beaten eggs, baking pcWqefs milk and cream. Put iIi q bakI1l9 dish and let it steam for two and 2 half ts three hours. Serve with 2 fruit sauce. M
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
ALASKA HAS
 95O ON OLD
 AGE PENSION

JUNEAU, Alaska - The social security board announced last week through Hugh J. Wade director of it's office in Juneau. that it had au- thOrized a grant of $39,768.75 to assist the Territory in financing its old-age assistance plan.
 The amount of money is to be matched by at least an equal amount of territorial money, and paid out to needy aged persons who qualify un- der the new Alaska old age assis- tance law.
 It is estimated that the depart ment of public welfare will give old age assistance to $50 aged persons during the quarter beginning Jan uary 1 and ending March 31.
 MT. Wade pointed out that, since the 1887 legislature in March ann ended the Alaska old age assistance law to comply with the requirements of the social security act, Alaska has received from the federal govern ment $1OO,312.5O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
GOODNEWS BAY SMALL ROCKS
 BELIEVED TO BE DIAMONDS

When Walter Culver goes to the states this winter he will take with him small rocks believed to be dia- monds which were discovered at Coodnews bay this summer states the Anchorage Times. Culver plans to have them identified to determine definitely whether they are dia- monds.
 The small rocks were found in the creek grayels of an ancient channel paralleling Fox creek, a tributary to Slate creek which is, in turn, a tri- butary to Goodnews river.
 Howard C. Wilcox, University of Alaska mining instructor, told a class recently diamonds are often found in platinum fields. He said the discovery was no cause for alarm or speculation.
 Culver said banner noticed the tiny rocks in workings about 40 m les from Platinum. He was pan ming down concentrates from hy- draulicing operations The glint at tracted attention
 Some of the stones are white and some red. They are round and have no points to use in testing their hardness. Culver said every indica- tion shows them to be diamonds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
ALEX RUNGE DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Alex Runge, pioneer of the Ketch- ikan and Wrangell district. died m the Ketehikan General Hospital at 4:27 Sunday afternoon after an ex- tended illness. He was about 6I years of age.
 Mr. Runge came to WrangeH be- fore the turn of the century, inn mediately entering the logging Ous- mess with Walter Eubank with whom he was associated for a mum Der of years. A few years later he moved to Ketchikan, and since then has for the most part engaged in logging in some of it's phases. Much of his work consisted of contracting to build salmon traps.
 He was a member of the Eagles lodge in Ketchikan and for many years played in the city bands.
 He is survived by the widow. A brother, William, came to Ketchi- nan from Blaine on the steamer Yu- kon, arriving there just 24 hours after MT Runge's death
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Everett Cannery To
 Move To AnaCOrtes

EVERETT, Washington - Direc- tors of the Fishermen's Packing cor poration, one of the northwest's s leading salmon canning firms, voted at a special meeting a few days ago to move it's plant to Anacortes next year.
 Lease on the plant here. the lar gest salmon cannery under a single room in the world, expires next May
 At Anacortes the company will take over the Booth Fisheries com pany cannery and Texaco Oil dock, on which the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce is holding option. Price of the site was placed at $12,5OO.
 The Fishermen's Packing corpor- ation was organized in 1928 and took over the plant opened here in 1913 by Steve Chase, now of Seattle and the late Sam McGhie and the late J. o. Morris of Everett The company has been here ten years.
 Decision to move to Anacortes was reached after sites at Port Townsend, Bellingham and other northwest cities had been investiga- ted
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
FAIRBANKS FLYING FIRMS
 LOW ON MAIL CONTRACT BID

WASHINGTON. D. c. - Delegate Dimond said Tuesday the post office department had advised him the fol- lowing concerns submitted low bids in the vicinity of Fairbanks for mail route contracts.
 Fairbanks t3 Meehan, Thomas -,omo, $500 yearly; Fairbanks to LiyengOod, Frank Pollack, $48.50 a round trip; Fairbanks to Chandalar l" len Alaska Airlines, $S5 a round trip; Fairbanks to Bethel, Harold Gillom, $720 a round trip; Fairbanks to Big Delta, Edmund Lowe, $85 a round trip; Fairbanks to Tetlin Frank Pollack, $160 a round trip; Fairbanks to Wiseman, Wien, $40 a round trip; Fairbanks to Nome, Pacific Alaska Airways, $457 round trip.
 Dimond said the routes are not designated officially as lair mail" but virtually all bids came from living firEls. He said it will be some time before contracts are awarded Some contracts probably will not go to low bidders.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Juneau NeWSpaperman Dies At Phoenix, Ariz.

Robert w Bender, son-in-law of Governor Troy of Alaska was found dead, partly clothed, in a he tel room bathtub at Phoenix. Ariz- ona last Sunday by Harold Shaffer, his travelling companion.
 Bruises on Bender's forehead and elbow indicated an accidental fall As a result, an autopsy was ordered, but Dr. James E. Drane county nh'' sician, said the autopsy showed Ben ders death was caused by a heart ailment and not from injuries re- sulting from the fall
 Bender. for several years editor and manager of the Daily AlasPa Empire at Juneau, was recuperatlng in Arizona from a recent serious ill- ness The widow. a daughter of Gov ernor Troy, survives in Juneau. W. L. Bender. the father, survives in Tacoma.
 Prior to coming to Juneau, MT. Bender was manager of the Wash ington and Oregon division of Fox West Coast theaters While attend ing the University of Washington, from which he was graduated, he worked as manager of the University Daily.
 For a while after graduation he worked as advertising manager of the Everett Herald, then returned to the university under President Henry Suzzallo as editorial secretary. At the same time, he handled some theater publicity, later becoming manager of the Columbia theater in Seattle. Then he went to New York to manage the Schine Bros. theaters in New York and Ohio. In 1880 he went to Fox theaters. He came to Al aska in 1892 assuming full charge of the Empire the next year when his father-in-law was named gover- nor of Alaska.
 He and Mrs. Bender met while they were students at the university
 MT. Bender's body was taken to Tacoma for interment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Wrangell Celebrates Christmas
 With Joyous Festivities
By HELENE G. JOHNSON

organizations of the city, more than thirty baskets having been distribu- ted the day before.
 Church services were held again on Christmas day, special music and decorations emphasizing the glory and joy of the Yuletide. Tired bus mess men and women relaxed after the hurry and furry of Christmas shopping days and gave themselves up to the blessed relief of a double holiday. Dinners were shared with relatives and friends in countless homes and happiness reigned. It was hard to believe that the world was torn with hatred, strife and blood-shed not so far away but that the echo of it could be heard from hour to hour by simply turning a radio dial.
 A belated Christmas appearance was given Wrangell beginning Tues day when snow began to fall and con- tinued night and day until snow blows, shovels. and brooms were kept busy clearing paths and streets for humans and vehicles. Those who had talked of sending to their fa- vorite mail order house for packages of the white beautiful in order to use the skis found under their Christmas trees know now that such unprecedented action will be quite unnecessary But why couldn't it have come Christmas Eve?" they ask. All of which shows that a green or brown, Christmas is not apprecia- ted by everyone.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Union Demands Halt
 Japan Fish Products

Demanding that importation of Japanese fisheries products be halt ed. a resolution was forwarded last week by the Salmon Purse Sefners Union of the Pacific at Seattle to officials of the Washington, Oregon, California and federal bureaus oi fisheries.
 The resolution asserts Japanese encroachment on the American fish ing industry is making inroads on American markets. It charges further that California tuna canners have refused to accept catches of albacore from American fishermen, at the same time receiving thousands of tons of inferior grade tuna from clippers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

 MAY ASK FOR
 BIGGER NAVY

WASHINGTON. D. C. - President Roosevelt announcing the projected construction of two new battleshlps and 16 lesser craft left a distinct impression Wednesday that growing concern" over internatioa al conditions might prompt him tl ask congress for even more naval 
 Facts are facts and the Unite,. States must recognize them" the President said in a letter to Chair man Taylor of the house appropria- tions committee Citing the failure of his own efforts to arrest tle world armament race the President added. The fact is that in the world as a whole many nations not only are continuing but enlarging their programs"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE RETURNS TO
 DATE ARE SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR

them will be established definitely. Last year a portable X-ray for Use in places where there are no hospil- als was purchased from Seal Sale funds and the work is going on as rapidly as time and funds permit
 Funds Kept In Alaska
 The money raised by the Seal Sale is kept in the Territory except five cents on each dollar that goes to the national Tuberculosis Association for the expenses entailed in the sale,
 Tuberculosis is no respecter of persons or families. The death rate from the disease has been cut to less than one-third of what it was thirty years ago a splendid record-but it is still the leading cause of death for men and women between the ages of 1 3 and 45, and among young women between 15 and 30, one out of every four deaths is from tuber- culosis, according to national statis- tics
 Wrangell is anxious to do her part in this campaign. She is quite as much exposed to the dangers of the disease as any other community and must help in the fight and the way to help now is by buying the. little seals whether your correspondence is too small for the use of them or not We should at least equal the record of last years sale which ran over fifty percent
 Lack of Response
 The lack of response this year is not because of indifference, it is felt, but because it is easy to forget 10 leave the dollar at the bank, or one has no dollar bill in his possession when he thinks of mailing it. If che cannot spare the dollar for the en- tire sheet, a smaller amount may accompany the balance of the stamps not kept and will be gratefully re- ceived by the committee. Those who handle the Seal Sale are giving their time and work and are glad to do it for a worthy cause. They ask your cooperation. All together now! Start the New Year right by sending in as much as you can for the Seai Salei
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

It was a green Christmas. Or a brown one. It depends on whether you are literal minded or not. It was not a white one and the grass exposed to the sun and cold looked scared. There was blue sky and bright sunlight to lengthen the shortest days of the year and stars by night with occasional flashes of Northern lights. Tiny lamps of red and blue and green and gold shone from trees that reared their heads where no trees had stood only a short time before, and signaled from windows the length and breadth of the town that Christmas was here.
 Children and grown children sang the beautiful carols over and over again. The lovely gifts displayed in shop windows, pointed and gazed at longingly for weeks ahead had been transported to many a home. The Sunday schools had their part in making scores of children happy with toys and candy on Christmas eve, a few hours after the larger celebration centering in the matinee and the community tree was over.
 A large gathering enjoyed the carol service in St. Philips church at mid night, but the carolers who had planned to walk about the town still later were discouraged by the very cold weather. Shut-ins and others were substantially remembered by the Christmas basket committee, re- presenting the social and fraternal
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Churches To Observe Nationwide
 Week Of Prayer

The Nation Wide Week of Prayer for the Churches will be observed by the Wrangell Protestant Church es during the week of January 3rd to 9th, 1888, as follows:
 7:3O Monday in the Episcopal Church with Rev. Russell F. Pe- derson speaking on the subject, Prayer for the Rediscovery of the Reality of God"
 8 D. m. Tuesday in the Presby- terian Church Parlor with Mrs. w. J, Carruthers speaking on the sub- ject, Prayer for Forgiveness"
 7:30 p. m. Wednesday in the Presbyterian Church with Brigadier W. J. Carruthers speaking on the subject, Prayer for the Holy Cath ollie Church..
 p. m. Thursday in the Presby- terian Church Parlor with Mrs. Ed na Wallace speaking on the subject, Prayer for the Nations"
 7:3O D. m. Friday in the Salvation Army Hall with MT. Arnold Krone speaking on the subject, Prayer for Spiritual Awakening"
 Sunday at the usual hours of worship the several churches will participate in the program. Pray CT for the Coming of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth,
 The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, through it's Department of Rzangalfsn. invites
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
Frank Denny To Wed
 BertraCe SturdeVant

A recent issue of a Chehalis, Washington, newspaper carried the following item of much interest to Wrangell friends:
 Mrs. Nellie B. Sturdevant an- nounced the engagement of her only daughter, Bertrace Fac, to Frank Ross Denney of Chichagof Alaska, son of Mrs Van H. Fisk of Wrangell, Alaska at a dinner party Friday evening. Green and silver holly and red and green candles were used on the table Small cards tied to holly cOrsages with red and green ribbons bore the announcement On the back of each card was a map of AL aska with the route of the trip of the bride-to-be to the north outlined.
 Miss Sturdeyant expects to leave Seattle January first on the steamer BaranOf for Juneau, then by plane to Chichagof where the marriage will take place She is a graduate of Centralia Junior college and of the Bellingham normal with the class of '36.
 MT. Denney attended the Univer- sity of Washington and then grad uated from Bellingham normal in 1886. He is employed at present a teacher in the Territorial school at Chichagof."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
U. S. TO CONTINUE BUYING
 NEWLY MINED MEXICAN SILVER

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Treasury and Mexican officials Wednesday an nounced continuance of U. S. Pur- chases of Mexican silver through January. The understanding was reached in a conference between Mexican Finance Minister Juarez and Secretary Morgenthau.
 Purchases will be made on the same basis as in the past year, the United States paying 45 cents an ounce for newly mined Mexican sll- yer delivered in New York.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
W. c. WATERS RETURNS FOR
 FUR BUYING SEASON

w. c. Waters, owner of the Bear Totem Stores, returned on the Prin- cess Norah this morning from Seat tie and will remain here until the end of the trapping season.
 He has fully recovered from an appendicitis operation which he un- derwent in Seattle last fall Elliott Bradford, of Wrangell, who is a stu dent at Washington state College has been a house guest of Jack Wa ters during the Christmas holidays
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
TULSEQUAH MINE EMPLOYS
 no MEN ON PROPERTY

There are no men working the Polaris-Taku mining property at Tulsequah, states the Evening Elm pire of Prince Rupert. The new mill, built along the most modern lines, Is giving good satisfaction, and the camp throughout contributes mater ially to the industrial development of Northern British Columbia.
 Tulsequah is a gold camp situat- ed near the Alaska border line, out from Juneau
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
MASSIN MOORE

Miss Rosalie Moore, daughter of .dr and Mrs. Chester Moore, became tIe bride Christmas afternoon of Martin Massin. The wedding cere- mony was performed by Father Mon roe in the Catholic church rectory.
 The young couple have been friends since childhood MT. Massin in company with Mir Moore came to Wrangell two years ago from Montana. Later MT. Moore re- turned to the states and brought his family to Wrangell.
 Mr Massin is enrolled in the eco camp at Petersburg. He returned to camp Tuesday, and during his ab- sense his young bride will continue living at home. On his return to Wrangell they will establish a home of their own.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

Christians everywhere and of every name to begin the new year in uni ted prayer.
 The Churches of Wrangell invite all people who are in the community to attend as many of the above list ed services as possible, and unite with others in prayer and the spirit of prayer.
 This Week of Prayer Is being cb- served simultaneously with other lands throughout the world to which call goes from the Worlds Evan gelical Alliance, London, England.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
HEARINGS ON DIM0ND ALASKA
 FISH BILL BEGINS FEB. 1

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Chair man Schuyler o. Bland, Democrat, of Virginia, of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, has announced that hearings will begin next February 1 on Alaska Delegate Dimond's bill to protect Alaska sal mon fisheries from exploitation by foreign interests.
 The measure authorizes the Presi- dent to set up salmon fishery en- forcement areas" in any waters ad- jacent to the Alaskan coast where foreign operations threaten to de- plete the fiah.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
NOTICE

Automobile and drivers licenses for 1898 become due and payable on January 1. Cars must not be op- erated nor an person drive a Car without proper car and drivers li- censes.
 By order of the City Council.
 L. B. CHISHOLM,
 City Clerk
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

John J. Coulter, partner in the A. R. B. Packing Company, left last week for Seattle where he will be joined by Mrs. Coulter who went south last month to spend Christ mas at her former home in Leeds, North Dakota. MT. and Mrs. Coul- ter plan to return to Wrangell early in February.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

A few weeks ago little sheets of stamps bearing the design chosen for 1887 by the National Tuberculosis Association were mailed to more chan 200 residents of Wrangeu as they are mailed each year to peo- pie all over the world to raise funds for the fight which is made constantly against "the great white plague. To date, returns to the To- cal Bank of Alaska to which the envelopes were addressed are about 39 percent, and very much short of last year when the money was sent to Juneau headquarters for the Al aska Tuberculosis Association.
 The purchase of these stamps ls a voluntary contribution to a great cause. The Seal Sale is comparative ly new to Alaska. It was conceived by a postmaster in Denmark, ac- cording to published information, and introduced into America by Miss Emily Bissell of Wilmington, Delaware, who was honored by the unveiling of a bronze tablet at Wilmington November "A, commem- orating the first Seal Sale in this coutry in 1907.
 Goodwill Message
 The funds raised by the little penny stamp which conveys a good will message at Christmas time on letters and packages have saved m
 ountable thousands of lives. The number who have avoided infection by the health education disseminated cannot be estimated. In Alaska where the death rate from tuberculosis has startled those who are engaged in the campaign against the disease, the fight to reduce that rate is in it's infancy Alaska must raise funds by the Seal Sale in order to get more funds and the necessary help for the fight, and every dollar helps.
 Two of the country's most capable tuberculosis experts are in the Ter ritory at the present time and facts and figures on the real conditions existing in the cities and remote places are being gathered. It will take years to get the necessary hos pitals but meanwhile, the need for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

Ten men are at work at the Wrangell Cold Storage preparing a 40,O00-pound shipment of large hal ibut for A. R. Brueger to go south on the next Northland sailing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

John Arola who went south on the Tony Saari boat early in the month, spent the Christmas holidays with his son, Edward, and other rel ative3 in San Francisco, having ar- lived there December 18th after vis- iting friends in various cities en- route
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31
UNEMPLOYMENT TAX WILL
 GO UP ON NEW YEARS DAY

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Unem- ployment insurance will cost em- Dloyers more after January l. The tax on payrolls will increase from 2 per cent to per cent. Under exist ing law. the tax will reach it's max imum when it jumps to 3 per cent New Years day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

St. Philips Guild will meet We'd nesday night January 5, at the home of Mrs. H. R. Coulter with Mrs. J. H. Wheeler as assisting hostess.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-31

Miss Mary Alice Shields is unable o enjoy the school vacation as plan ned because of humps which devel- oped early last Tuesday.