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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
NEW TREE BOOK

The State Forester has just
printed a new and valuable 100
page book on Forest Trees of
Maryland. 1t is illustrated with
many engravings. showing leaves,
buds and twigs of all the import
ant native trees of Maryland. to
enable the reader to identify
them. 1t also describes the var
ious uses for the wood. There is
list of the largest tree of each
species with name of owner and
location, which is of much inter
est in the study of trees. Schools,
clubs and individuals can obtain
copies by sending to F. w. Beas-
ley, State Forester, University OF
Maryland, College Park. NJ.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
FIRE LOSSES IN
RURAL DISTRICTS
Specialist Points Out How
Farmer Can Save
Property

Loss from rural fires averages
S4OO every minute Of the day, ac-
cording to RAY w Carpenter,
specialist in Agricultural Engi-
peering for the University CT Mary
lana Extension Service.
The farmer, in particular, he
points cut. may be his own build
ing inspector. coming officer and,
in emergency, his own fireman
and fire chief, If he does a good
job in each case. he can do a lot
toward reducing an annual rural
fire loss for the United States OF
about $225,O0O,OO0.
Mr.. Carpenter quotes from a re-
port of engineers in the United
States Department of Agriculture
to the National Fire Protection
Association on the common cause
of rural fires in every part of the
country. From their research
come definite recommendations
for farmers and householders.
When possible. farm buildings
should be in a line at right angles
to prevailing winds. With this
arrangement there is less danger
of sparks being carried from one
building to another. Roofs of ma
jor buildings should be of fire re-
sistant material. Chimneys may
be cleaned of SCOT with a few
bricks or rocks in a sack at the
end of a long rope. Furnaces.
stoves. and stove pipes properly
installed and inspected regularly
reduce a common cause of fire.
A system of grounded conduc-
tors gives protection against
lightning. Carelessness in handl-
ings lamps and lanterns. in dis
posing of ashes. in storing and
handling gasoline and kerosene.
and in allowing rubbish to accu-
mulate where it becomes a fire
hazard accounts for many farm
fires. In building. closing all open
spaces in hollow tile at each floor
iiHe of the home keeps a fire from
spreading quickly from one story
to another. In addition it is wise
to have ladders and water near at
hand for emergencies.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
NEW FACTORY

Within a few days articles of in
corporation will be filed with the
State Tax Commission to estab-
lish a factory in Middletown for
the manufacture of metal products
of various kinds. including a pat
ent window ventilator The in
corporators will be: Charles A.
Bridges, Willard Baer. of TiffOn,
Ohio. and Lawrence F. Rudy. of
Middletown. The capitalization
is $4,000. all provided.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
NEW UNIFORMS

The Pennsylvania Motor Police
will get new uniforms of pearl
gray with black trim and will in
clude new campaign hats. Sam
Brown belts. leather puttees and
black leather shoes.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
"LOVE"
BY Walter Byron Stehl

He showered his love with or
chids
And many a valuable thing
That only man with money
Could ever hope to bring;
He promised her a castle
And on his yacht to sail
But she turned and kissed the ar
butus
That came in the mornings mail!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
PROCESS BUTTER PLANT
QUITS AT MIDDLETOWN

The process butter factory at
Middletown, the largest of its kind
in the east, will soon be no more.
The South Mountain Creamery.
Inc. owners of the plant, will, in
the future. manufacture nothing
but creamery butter.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
TAX RATE RETAINED

Greencastle retained the prop
erty tax rate for 193S-1939, of Is
mills, and the per capita tax of
$3.50 per year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20

Mark O'Nei of Tenine. Wash
ington, while fishing drew up a
small slot machine into which he
dropped a nickle. but it didn't
work.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
IMPROVEMENTS 70
SWIMMING pOOI
Work Being Done on CITY,
ReereationaI Center,
Frederick Street

Workmen are engaged maxim,
some necessary Improvements :
the Municipal Swimming PM :,
Frederick road, and when oon,
pleted will make one of tho g,
est and most up-to-date noolo !,
this section. The pool proved -
be an excellent recreational cor
ter all of last season and Ms
work now being done will add
materially to the pools ponnIar
ity.
The sides of the pool are helm,
painted. the ladies room is heinz
enlarged, new wash bowls and
showers are being installed. all
of which will add much to tbo
sanitation of this recreatiOnal
center.
Other improvements to the
grounds, ETC., are also being made
including the picnic grounds. ad.
jacent to the pool. The opening
day of the season has not vet
been definitely decided upon
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
COAST SURVEY IN S.E. ALASKA
 THREATENED

Possibility that coast and geodet- .s su.tey work by the steamer Ex- plorer in Southeastern Alaska will be discontinued next season due to lack Of sufficient funds WAS discussed at a recent noon meeting of the Ketch ikan Chamber of Commerce in the Blue Fox Cafe. After discussion 1t was decided 10 write Delegate Di- mond and ask him 10 do what he can to assure sufficient appropria- tion to enable operation of the Ex- plorer
 l. was pointed out that the sur vey still has much important work 10 do in southeastern Alaska Support of other Southeastern Alaska cham bers and the Seattle chamber will be sought.
 The Explorer was notified when alled south from Wrangell early last fall that it would be returned here this spring
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
JUDGE TELLS CATHERINE CATO'S BOY
 FRIENDS HE FEELS SORRY FOR PIGO

Catherine Cato. who last summer returned to visit the scenes of her childhood at Wrangell only to be sentenced some weeks later to serve sentence at the Juneau federal gall imposed on drunk and disor- aerly charges, is again in the lime light
 Catherine, whose mother was an A.askan Indian and father a Jap anese. became wild and unruly at an early age. She Is now 26 and for 1ne past twelve years has been in and out Of jail Her latest escapade as related by the Juneau Empire last Monday follows:
 This is the story of the "corpse" wnIcn woke up to have a drink as related to an Empire reporter by Deputy Marshal Walter 0. HelIaH, who officiated al the ''resurreetion" along with D. s. Hostetter, Federal Bureau Of Investigation Agent.
 Around g o'clock this morning We received a telephone call from the radio station out the Highway that there was a native woman mur- dered out at Lemon Creek. Hostetter and 1 got a cab and went out. We found Mike Fuchs, who lives about aalf mile up Lennon Greek from the rOad WallIng for us. He sad that ne anu naUYe woman, Catherine Cato, nau staI ted out to his cabin last night anu mad stopped at Tom Acoanns place at Lemon Creek be- lore going on 10 the Fuchs place.
 They haa a Jew drinks with Me Gam we learned and then Fuchs and the Cato woman went on to hls cabin. This morning, Fuchs told us, McGann came up to his cabin and accused the couple Of taking some money from hls place. There was an argument and Fuchs said McGann took a couple of shots at nm, hit the Cato woman over the mead with a gun and lett. riding in- Jo town with Joe Render.
 When We got to the cabin. tie AdLO MOA4au VI dS Sti ShCAcA Oul CoaAi put investigation revealed she was still alive. although bleeding from a wound on her head. We had told the hearse to follow us out and when it drove up we loaded the wo- man into the dead basket and start ed for town. l rode in the hearse As we were coming along near Sal mon Greek I looked back at our basket and found the corpse sitting up and pulling a bottle of whiskey
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
ELECTRICAL STORM, UNUSUAL S. E. ALASKA, DAMAGES PHONES

Damage to the ketchikan tele- phone system by the lightning storm in the last week Of December was the greatest ever registered there from an electrical storm, it was re- ported by W. T. Stuart, manager oi the Ketchikan Public Utilities, fol lowing completion of repairs, states the Chronicle.
 The approximate center of the Tightening storm was at StedmaI and East streets where the lightning entered the cable and travelled tc the switchboard and the center oi town.
 The cable was damaged in T. places and in varying degrees 4 total of 94 cable pairs were affected and l67 telephones were out of ser vice until the trouble was cleared up. It was necessary to install Z complete new section of cable at th' Commercial building where all tele phone service was disrupted b, punctures in the cable.
 In addition to the disruption O service, one telephone was damaged six relays at the swithboard wer' burned out, one cable box was ruin ed and one power meter destroyed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
Evening Classes Again
 Available To Women

Again this year the Department of Vocational Eduaction wishes to offer evening classes in Home Economics 10 any Of the girls and women of the town who may be interested.
 Two possibilities have been sugges- ted, a course in foods and cooking for those who are inexperienced and wish to learn some principles of plain cooking and meal planning; or 3 course in sewing-beginning, ad- Yanced, or remodeling, as the group may desire.
 An evening class offers an oppor- tunity to young or inexperienced home makers to improve their meth ods of cooking or to learn to sew and the school hopes that many will be interested. Miss Mary Alice Shields, high school home economics teacher, will be the instructor.
 If those who are interested will meet at the High School Home Ee. onomics room Monday night at 7:30 plans may then be made.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28

out from under her coat
 "I told the driver, Don Skuse, to stop, but he said if we stopped there in front of all the houses we'd scare everybody out Of their wits, battling with corpse in broad daylight But directly we passed the houses and rescued both the corpse and the whiskey. We took the woman to the Government hospital where doctors treated her and said she wasn't very seriously injured, so We took her to jail.
 We had Fuchs, and a little later we rounded up McGann. and we've got them all up here trying to find out what it's all about
 The Alaska Press Of Juneau re- porting further on the story the next day stated that U. $. Commissioner Felix Gray disposed Of the case as follows:
 To Tom McGann, who beaned the lady, he awarded three months in the skookum house, accompanied by $100 Ine, for disturbing the peace and promlscuous use Of frearms3 To Mike Fuchs, who thought his brun- cite companion was murdered and telephoned TOT the hearse, he pres ented the opportunity of enrichlng me treasurys coffers by S150, for uIsturblng the peace''.
 To catherine Cato, he gave ad- diUionaI tune to sUUer up.
 put at this point a new issue threatened to jam the proceedings. McGann and Fuchs each or whom owns a caDIn at Lemon Greek, were partners in a livestock deal, viz. six pigs, including four sows. Three of the pigs technically belonged to Me Gam, who was about to transfer his duds to his new abode for the en- suing twelve weeks.
 Since McGann and Fuchs had quarreled, it looked like the sows under McGann's ownership would find the going a bit tough in the immediate future. It was then that Commissioner Gray decided that nc sow should suffer from the idiosyn. crasies Of human misbehavior, and ordered Fuchs to buy the other three pigs from his ex-partner.
 4 deal was struck and the sowt were purchased for S105. Said Com. missioner Gray. cycling the defen- dants, each in turn, .I don't fee sorry for you and l don't feel sorry for you, but do feel sorry for these pigs!"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
LIBEL SUIT FILED AGAINST
 MARY II OF KETCHIKAN

Walter Brown recently filed li- bel action against the fishing boat Mary Ii. whose home port is keteh- ikan in federal court al San Fran cisco seeking an award for salvage and for services in saving the crew last January 22
 In the suit. Brown said the ship sailed from Monterey to fish sar- dimes. After catching T tons, the crew of II went to sleep. Brown said he stayed awake when the sea became choppy and waves washed the deck He said he told the captain that the ship was settling and leak ing. He said the captain ordered the crew into a skiff but Brown de- clared that he declined to leave and that he took command and brought te vessel to calm water near Half Moon bay.
 Brown said the crew went aboard and salvaged a net worth s5000 be- fore the ship sank. He said the boat is valued at s22.000 and that later it was raised, repaired and returned to service Brown contended that Ii he had not stayed aboard the shil would have been lost beyond sal. wage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
LETTERS

To Parents:
 During the past half year disap- pointingly few parents have visited the school and show an interest in their children, the teacher and the school program. Possibly many feel that their visit will be looked upon as critical and therefore not welcome. Admittedly that has often proven true, parents visited the school only as a last resort in ad- justing children's difficulties. either scholastic or disciplinary. Intelli- gent visits may be constructive and very valuable to parents, teachers. and pupils. Parents should be in- formed about new methods of teach ing, the school building. sanitary conditions. the personality Of the teacher in whose charge the child spends many hours, and the general aim of the school system. This is as essential for parents as it is for the teacher to know the kind of home the child comes from. his health. the type of parent he lives with, and the social ideals of the family.
 There are certain points 10 be observed in school visiting that will aid the parent and make visiting more valuable and pleasing to all.
 You should plan to spend con siderable time on the visit, a half day if possible, to secure a true impression of the school day. If half day is not possible your en- trance should be made at a break in periods or at recess and as un- obtrusive as possible. The less you disturb, the more natural will be the school day you are observing.
 If there are certain matters you wish to discuss with the teacher, remain after the session, or make an appointment, and ample time will be available for establishing friendly and valuable relations with the teacher.
 The school will In turn receive you with courtesy and be pleased to direct you to any department or room. present you to any teacher, and acquaint you with the aims and ideals of the school.
 l am sure that knowing your school its teachers, your childs daily school life and the problems attending, will establish a more val uable relationship between parents, pupils and teachers.
 George J. Fabricius,
 Superintendent of Wrangeil i Public Schools.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
J. SCHREDER
 FOUND DEAD
 ON ICY BEACH

Thomas Ukas and David Starr reported to United States Commis- sioner Richard Suratt this morning that they had found the body Of a man, unknown to them, frozen in the ice on the beach at Anita Bay, where he had fallen apparently from his boat
 The Commissioner secured the ARB No. : and summoned a coron- CTS jury to go to the scene. The party Jeff here shortly before noon.
 The boat which is equipped with radio phone. called In this afternoon stating that the body had been iden- tified as Julius Schreder. a hand troller.
 Further particulars will not be available until the return of the Number : this evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
UTILITIES REVENUES UP
 z PERCENT AT KETCHIKAE

Revenues of the Ketchikan Public Utilities totaled s20,955 for the month Of December, according to a statement issued today by w. T. Stuart, manager The sum represents an increase of : per cent over che same month of the previous year.
 The greatest increase in the three departments of the utilities was in telephone revenue, which amounted to s3525, an advance of 13 percent over the previous December. ReVen- nue from the electric department s14,42S, an increase of T percent; from the water department s3002, a gain of l percent
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
Civic Club Will Hold
 Social Meeting Feb. 4

The social meeting of the Civic Club planned for Saturday evening. February 5. will be held Friday eve ming February 1, instead at Elks Hall, and the hour is set for O. clock
 Attendance is limited to the membership. each member having the privilege of inviting one guest. In the case of married members, husbands will be guests of honor and single members may invite a friend either man or woman.
 Mrs DeRemer. secretary of the club. who has charge of the meet ing has appointed the following committees. Decorations, Mrs. Hungerford and Mrs. Chisholm; entertainment, Mrs. Meadows, Miss Mclaughlin, Miss shedd and Mrs. Moe, refreshments, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Bjorge and Mrs. DeRemer; pro- gram. Mrs. Osterman; receiving Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Mccormack and -4rs. Mason.
 Members are requested to notify Mrs. DeRemer by Wednesday whether they can attend the gath ering or not so that committees may plan accordingly. ..
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
BOY CLAIMING FAIRBANKS
 AS HOME WAS NEVER THERE

William Baxter. 12 years old who press dispatches reported as having been picked up by police in Santa Barbara. Calf. as an orphan from Fairbanks never lived in that city, Deputy Sheriff Jon J. Buckley de- clared after an investigation. In the dispatch the lad was quoted as hay ing said that his father was a den- tist and that he had died in Fair banks after having gone to that city from the States.
 The marshal's office at Fairbanks received a telegram from Arthur W. Evans, probation officer at Santa Barbara quoting the boy as saying that his fathers name is Bejamin Baxter alias James Curry; that he was engaged in mining at .'McKin- ley camp in Mount Mckinley Ma tional park and that he is a fugi- tive from justice. The lad was rep. resented as asserting that he had flown from Fairbanks 10 Nome and that he had voyaged in a steamship from there to Seattle.
 The probation officer asked whai instructions the father Of the bo. desired to give regarding him
 Request Is Strange
 That is a strange request on t1' part of the probation officer inas much as he was told by the boy tha the father is fugitive from justice Deputy Marsal Buckley commented according to the News-Miner.
 He added:
 Thorough investigation convince me neither the boy nor his fathe was ever in Fairbanks. The boy i just romancing as little boys some times do.'
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
COMING EVENTS

F Presidents Birthday Ball at E Gym, January 29. t Redmen's dance, Feb. 12. E St. Philips Guild luncheon, # February fl. $ Firemen's Masquerade Ball ' February 22. # Meeting Dates: < Women's Civic Club, 2nd Sat- E urday of month at l p. ID. # Town Council, 1st Thursday # at 7:30 p. m. < Elks lodge, each Wed. night E at 8 p. ID.
 # Alaska Salmon Purse Seiners < Union, each Wed. night at z # p. n.
 * American Legion. 1st Thurs. < night at D. m.
 # Eastern Star. 1st sud 3rd
 < Mondays at o'clock.
 # Redmen's lodge. each Tues. st
 < 7:30 p. m.
 s Legion Auxiliary. End We'd
 : nesdays at 8 o'clock.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
Ketchikan Rejects
 Street Bond Proposal

In the heaviest vote ever cast in a bond election in Ketchikan. the proposal to bond the city for s175.- 600 10 wipe out the deficit incurred in rebuilding Water street and 10 finance additional street improve meuts was turned down January IS, 3l1 to 1S4 The total vote was 49S, but three ballots were spoiled.
 The heaviest previous comparable vote was in 1853 when the ballots numbered 433. At that time the city favored a bond issue up to $1.00o.- 00O to finance purchase of the pub lie utilities. In 1920. a total of 4So ballots were cast. the majority favor ing a SI00.O00 issue for a new school building. At that election, however all qualified electors could cast bal lots.
 Voting last week was confined to otherwise qualified electors whose names appeared on the latest tax assessment roll.
 A majority of 65 percent would have been necessary to carry the is sue. but those favoring the bonds lacked the necessary strength by 13S votes.
 Expressed in percentages, the vote was 63 percent against the bond is sue. g percent in favor of it. Even had the vote been reversed the issue still would not have carried for it would have required 65 percent, or 322 votes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
Cigarette Makers Had
 Record Year 1887

NEW YORK, Jan. I5.-Enough cigarettes to encircle the earth at the equator 282 times. if laid end to end. were rolled in American to- bacco factories in 1887, a record year.
 The total reached the stupendous sum Of I63,o00. 0.00c.0o0. as com pared with l52.400, 0,000.000 in 1886. 103, 3,560,000,O0o in 1892. and 119.- 500, 100000 in 1929, estimates based on bureau of internal revenue re- ports indicated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
PARALYSIS FUNDS WILL GO
 TO NATIONAL FOUNDATION
NEW Y0RE

NEW YORK All the money raised by the Presidents birthday balls throughout the country Sat urday night will go to the national foundation for infantile paralysis, Basil O'Connor of New York, general chairman said
 For the past three years proceeds have been divided into a 70-30 ratio between localities where the funds originated and the national fund.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
Citizenship Sought For
 All FilipinOs In U, s.

WASHINGTON D. c. - The house foreign affairs committee has re- ceiyed a petition from the Filipino Labor Rehabilitation league of Brooklyn requesting that the Uni ted States government confer the rights and duties Of American citi- zenship on all people of Filipino birth now in the United States.
 The petition was presented by Representative Delaney. democrat of New York, at the request of E. G. Moreno, league president.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
PONCE TORRES NOT ALLOWED
 TO MARRY 15 YEAR OLD GIRL

The Petersburg Press of January 21. carries the following item con- corning Ponce Torres, Alaska organ izer of the Filipino Cannery Work CTS Union of Seattle.
 This week Ponce Torres and Clarissa Gloria obtained a marriage license from [. s. Commissioner Dawes fraudulently swearing that Miss Gloria was sixteen years of age. as required by territorial law. Mir Dawes obtained proof that she Is only Is years old so refused to mar " the couple"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
ED WELLESLEY IN CHARGE
 CLEANING DEPT. AT STORE

Fred Cunningham, proprietor of Cunningham's Mems Store, this week secured the services of Ed Wellesley to take charge of the store's cleaning and pressing de- partment.
 MT. Wellesley who has served many years in this line of work combines his equipment with the modern steam press and vats re- gently installed by MT. Cunningham in osder to speeializa in uonen's aR DnSsA
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
RIDDEN FILES FOR SENATE
 ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Territorial Senator Henry Roden of Juneau has filed with the Federal Clerk his declaration of candidacy for reelection to the Senate from this Division on the Deocratic ticket The Senator has served in the Sen ate during the last two legislative sessions and was elected four years ago as an independent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
PASSENGER LISTS

The following persons took pass age from wrangell in the past week
 Yukon - To Juneau, MT. and Mrs. Jesse Bassford. MT. and Mrs James Gleason and four children Jerry Reiland, M. D. Williams; J E. Boyle; To Petersburg. Mir. and Mrs. J. S. Jeffry, L. Ketchum, Mrs W. J. Carruthers.
 Baranof To Ketehikan, K Louring;
 To Seattle. Marjorie Benjamin James Patterson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-01-28
NEW STARLET EXPECTED FOR
 JOAN BL0EDELL, DICK POWELL

HOLLYWOOD - Joan Blondell, screen actress, and her actor hus- band, Dick Powell, are expecting a baby within a few months, 1t has been disclosed by the employing stu dio.