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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
CAMBRIDGE WATERMAN
WOUNDED BY COOK

Captain Edwin Haring, a we'll
known waterman of Cambridge, and
master of one of the dredge boats of
that section, was shot through the
thigh and wrist by Arthur Bracket,
the cook on Capt. Haring's boat. The
shooting occurred near Howell's Point.
Capt. Haring was Immediately car
ried to the Cambridge Maryland Hos
placed in the County Jail where he
is being held pending the outcome of
Capt. Haring's injuries.
According to reports, Capt. Haring's
boat was going down the river to
dredging grounds when the rigging
broke an dthe boat was forced to turn
back to Cambridge. Capt. Haring
asked Lockwood Price, a member of
the crew, to take the wheel while he
went down to the cabin for cigarettes.
When he entered the cabin, he ex-
changed a few words with Bracket,
and started back on deck. Just as he
reached the top of the steps Bracket
fired at him, the bullet penetrating
his right thigh. Captain Haring at
tempted to get behind the mast, but
Bracket fired twice more, one shot
striking his right wrist. Clarence
Robbins, another member of the crew
grabbed the gun, but before he got it
away from Brakett another bullet had
passed through Captain Haring's hat.
A 80 pistol was used.
The boat was brought into Cam
bridge and as soon as it docked, Cap
tain Haring was taken to the Hos
pital and the Sheriff was notified of
the shooting.
Sheriff James r. Thomas and De-
putty Sheriff Alton Ondrews went to
the boat and took Brackett into Gus
tody. Sheriff Thomas states that
Bracket was under the influence of
liquor when taken into custody.
No date has been set for the hear
ing in the case. The dredge boat,
carried crew of a men in addition
to the Captain.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
ANNAPOLIS - MATAPEAKE
ROMANCOKE CLAIBORNE

NINNllIOLIS - M N AT FAN T.
ROM MANCOKE - CLAIBORNE
FALL & WINTER SCHEDULE-f9 1888
Effective September 20. 1888
DAILY AND SUNDAY
Eastern Standard Time
Leave Annapolis: 1925, $500, 900.
1000, II: 100 A. NJ, 1900 Noon, 700,
g 200, 800, 400, $500, 600, 700,
500 p. Nj.
Leave Matapeake: 7:25, 500, 800
1000, 700 A. NJ, IL Noon, ZOO,
200, q 800, 400, 500, 600, 700,
$500 p. M.
Denotes bus connections via Mata-
peake, ROmancOke and Claiborne.
g Denotes bus connections via Mata-
peake only.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
Oak Hall, Va. News

Miss Ruth Taylor of Deep Creek,
Va, and Miss Annie Laurie Taylor,
of State Teachers College, Farmville,
are spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Taylor.
Miss Louise Hayman of Bowling
Green, Va, is spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Sallye Hayman.
Miss Ruby Knight of Hallwood and
Mr.. Alva Wimbrow were married
Sunday. We wish for them much
happiness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
FORMER ORIOLE BALL
PLAYER, FIRE CHIEF

Fritz Maisel, former manager of
the Baltimore Orioles and newly ap-
pointed fire chief of Baltimore county
has no definite changes planned for
the county's fire department. "I'm
going in with both feet on the ground"
he said. "I have no definite plans or
changes in mind. I'll look the situa-
tion over and feel my way along"
Mr.. Maisel was appointed by the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
DENTON ROTARY CLUB AP-
PROVES POST OFFICE SITE

At the weekly meeting of the Den
ton Rotary Club on Tuesday, Decem-
Der Goth, one of the charter members
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30

Judge Johnson warned, are the crimi-
nails of tomorrow and he ascribed neg
lect of parents and feeblemindednes
as two of the major causes of delin-
quency among minors.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30

Between RomaneOke and Claiborne
Leave ROmancOke: $4,000, 1900
A. NJ, 200, 400, $4,000, 500 p. NJ.
Leave Claiborne: 500, $1,000 A. NJ.
100, 800, 500, $500 p. NJ.
** Denotes pedestrians will be trans
ported by motor coach between Mata-
peake and RomancOke and Roman
coke and Matapeake on these trips
only.
The Claiborne-AnnapOIis Ferry Co.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
SEWERS CALL
 CONVEN TON AT KETCHIKAN

Clifford Craig returned today on the Baranof from Seattle where he was sent six weeks ago as a rep 2 sentative of the AsPsU to carry on negotiations with packers.
 He reports conditions in the can niag industry to be very serious. Negotiations between packers and fishermen have become deadloeked he said. due to a 40 percent cut which packers are offering fisher men.
 A convention of fishermen is to be called in Ketchikan next week in an effort to come to some defin mite agreement
 4 meeting of the Wrangell local is to be held tomorrow evening to select men to attend this convention and to have the true facts of theI situation placed before them by Craig
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
HARVIE RETURNS FROM FIRST
 VISIT OLD HOME IN 40 YEARS

S. N. Harvie returned the latter part of the week from seven months visit to the states, all but one month of which he spent visit ing his mother and old friends and relatives in Manchester, Massachu- setts
 It was his first visit home since he left there 40 years ago. Every where he went he was besieged for information about Alaska, he says, people in all walks of life displaying deep interest in the frozen north" The one thing they knew for a certainty about Alaska was its ice and snow and they found it difficult to believe that Wrangell had ice enough last winter for only three days of skating and that the ski run out from Wrangell High way could be used only a short time owing to a scarcity of snowfall.
 MT. Harvie said he began taking Wrangell Sentinels as he received them, to a stationery and tobacco shop where they were read with deep interest.
 He spent a month Tn Seattle en- route home and made the return trip in his gasboat which he had left in Seattle for the winter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Two Teachers Resign
 Wran. Public School

Members of the present teaching staff of Wrangell Public Schools, are expected to resume work next fall with the exception of Mrs Ben Brodhead Virginia Shedd) and Miss Dora May Conrad who have resigned.
 Mrs. Brodhead will be succeeded in the fourth and fifth grade room by Miss Geneveve Mayperry of Mill ton, Oregon. Mis- sMayberry receiY- ed her teacher training at the Ore gon State Teachers College and the University of Oregon. She has had 12 years of experience and her re- commendations are very high. Con tracts have not yet been signed for successor to Miss Conrad.
 Supt. George J. Fabricius is not able at this time to make definite announcement concerning proposed changes in the school curriculum other than to state that the Dhysi- cal education and shop courses, will be considerably strengthened, the boys cooking classes will be resumed and classes will not be maintained for two or three students.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
SCHOOL
 GRADUATES
 CLASS OF 8

A class of eight will receive di- plomas from WrangeIl High School at Commencement exercises to be held in the school auditorium at & o'clock tonight
 The roll of graduates are Leonard T. Campbell. valedictorian, Robert Urata. salutatorian, Edward ". Casey. Vivian E. Close, Margaret Eyon. Hall Ferguson. Clarence V. Lewis and Irene Sundberg.
 Instead of having a Commence ment speaker the graduates have di- vided the general theme of citizen ship into seven parts and each will present a five-minute talk on one of the topics following the class greet ing by Irene Sundberg
 Hall Ferguson will speak on the Origin of Citizenship: Vivian Close, Health and Citizenship; Edward Casey, Citizenship in the School Margaret Eyon Obedience; Clarence Lewis, Future Living Robert ur- ata, Leisure Time and Leonard Campbell. The Pledge.
 Presentation of the class will be made by Supt. George J. Fabricius and presentation of diplomas by F. & Barnes of the schoolboard.
 Musical numbers on the program will include two selections by the High School Girls Glee Club and piano solo by Margaret Eyon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20

to run concurrently.
 His arrest served as a reminder that Filipinos, the same as other Orientals, cannot become citizens except through military service of the United States. It is reported that but two Filipinos in this district are citizens. All others who are fishing commercially are subject to arrest. It has been customary with many enforcement officers to overlook the regulation pertaining to aliens in the case of Orientals and whites alike who have been residents of Alaska for a number of years and who are married to Native women. However, it is believed that the law will be equally enforced and all aliens will be required to conform to fishing regulations.
 The law providing for fish escape ment by closing commercial fishing between p. m. Saturday and 6 a. m. Monday carries severe penalties for violation. Enforcement officers in this connection use 135th Mer- idian time, which at Wrangell and Ketchikan where Pacific Coast Standard time is used, is from 2 D. m Saturday to 2. a. III Monday-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Fisheries Officer Stops Sunday
 Commercial Trolling

Enforcement of the fishing laws by Laurinz Jensen of the Fisheries boat Merganser resulted in the ar rest of a Filipino Sunday and the cutting off of tails on all salmon found in the boats of hand troller5.
 Commercial fishing during the closed hours of p. m. Saturday to 6 am. Monday applies to hand troll CTS as well as power trollers. To those who were fishing for food mutilation of the fish found in their boat did not matter but the fish, of course, were ruined for sale by those who were fishing commercial ly.
 Pascuel Mere, the Filipino ar rested, pleaded guilty in the United States Commissioners court Monday to three counts of illegal fishing: fishing commercially as an alien, fishing commercially on Sunday and fishing commercially without li- cense.
 Mere stated he came to Wrangell ten months ago from Montana. He was assessed total fine of $150 by Judge Richard Suratt and sentenced to serve 30 days in jail on each of the three counts the iail sentences
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
WOmen'S Club Celebrates 25 Years
 Continuous Organization

Wrangell Women's Civic Club celebrated it's twenty-fifth birthday at the May meeting which was held Saturday in the music room of the school building The club is Alaska's oldest women's club, none other in the Territory having a quarter-cen- tury record of continuous organi- zation and effort in community bet terment.
 In recognition of the occasion a more elaborate luncheon was served than is usual at the clubs regular luncheon meetings. The lace covered tables were centered with bowls of double white lilacs sent from Seat tie by Mrs. H. H. Hungerford whose gift box also included mint cups and place cards tied in blue and silver ribbons
 A great birthday cake decorated in silver candies and silvered leaves was cut during the dessert course by Mrs. Emma Case, the only charter member present.
 Luncheon hostesses were Mrs. P. c. Mccormack, Miss Margaret Me Cormack, Mrs. A. w. H. Smith, Miss Mary Alice Shields and Mrs. J. w. Pritchett.
 Public Health Service
 The only business transacted was a brief talk by Mrs F. s. Barnes on behalf of Wrangells retaining the public health service inaugur- ated over year ago under the So- cial Security set-up by the Terri torial Department of Health. The department, she stated offers to contribute $1200 toward the nurses salary and $200 for incidental ex- penses if the town will contribute $500 toward the salary and main tain the health center.
 The city council at it's May meet ing voted to discontinue any further payment of the public health nurses salary and forwarded an urgent re quest to the Bureau of Indian Af' fairs to send a nurse to Wrangell to fill the vacancy caused by the re cant resignation of Miss Margaret
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Low Water of Stikine
 Holds Riv. Boats Here

Low water stage of the stikine. constituting a record for this time of year held the Hazel B. No. of the Harrington Transportation Co.,, scheduled to sail from here Monday, in port until yesterday afternoon, when the boat left with 21 passen- gers and 30 tons of freight.
 Those taking passage for Tele- graph Creek were Mir. and Mrs. Ben Cambron enroute to their placer holdings on Gold Pan; J. Anglin, F. Perry, F. Johnson, Dease Lake; s. Flaherty, c. E. Currie, O. S. Lunde, J. Schubert, H. | Clegg, MT. and Mrs. Vern Shea, Jim Shea, J. Kelly, Glen Marks, R. F. Kennedy, Clyde Baker, enroute to the Big Muddy district; Mrs. John c. Simp- son, R. F. Appleyard, Telegraph Creek; F.. c. Hanford, roundtrip; S. N. Bunker, round trip to Bound ary
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
PASSENGER LISTS

The following persons have taken passage from Wrangen in the past week:
 Aleutian: To Seattle, Miss Minnie Phillips, Gus Johnson, L. F. Paul.
 North Sea: To Seattle, MT. and Mrs H. Thomsen, Stanley Perato- vich.
 North Sea: To Petersburg, J. E. Boyle.
 Alaska To Juneau, Vesta Scott To Yakutat, Nellie Brown, Emma Sandman; To Cordova, Sally Barnes Mary Allen; Val Gartley; To Sew ard, Tom Case, 0. w. Billion, H Heinbockle, Lyle Hibner
 Louise: To Vancouver, H. A Nor genstern; To Seattle, M. G. Shain Dora May Conrad, Margaret Smith.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
MUSIC FESTIVAL CLEARS
 $48.80 FOR STUDENT FUNDS

Wrangell's Music Festival held on the night of May 5th, had mone- tary return above the expectation of Miss Sue Harding director, or her associates.
 The Festival was given in obser- vance of National Music Week for the purpose of stimulating music appreciation. A nominal sum for admission was charged in order to cover expenses. The response from the community was most gratifying and after all expenses were paid, it was found there was a profit of $48.80. This was divided equally be- tween the student activity funds of Wrangell High School and Wrangell Institute
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Alaska May Be Chosen
 For Natl Convention

It is very probable that the Ma tional Editorial Association may hold it's annual convention in June next year while making a cruise to Alaska, according to W. H. Conrad, vice president of the Association, who is making a round trip to Sew ard aboard the steamer Alaska with Donald Ross Eek. chairman of the NEA transportation Committee.
 While the Alaska was in port Monday afternoon they were guests of Mayor Van H. Fisk The boat was in port only 45 minutes but in the half hour available MT Fisk was able to take them out the forest skirting the shores of Zimovia strait to Wrangell Institute point out a few totem poles and show them some of the residential section of the town.
 Mir. Conrad. who will be N. E. A president next year is making the trip in order to see personally what Alaska has to offer the members of the Association, Early in the year editors and publishers of all Alaska united in extending an invitation for the convention.
 If the invitation is accepted de- spite the strong bid being made by Mexico City, the steamer Aleutian of the Alaska Steamship Company will be chartered and the conven- tion will be held aboard ship while making the cruise.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
FORMER YUKON MINER
 EN ROUTE TO MUDDY RIV.

R. Kennedy, who mined in the Yukon from 1910 to 191b, and has been engaged in mining operations for the past 30 years, arrived from Seattle on the Louise Monday morn ing and took passage to Telegraph Creek on the Hazel B No. 2 yes terday afternoon.
 He is going in with a pack train from Telegraph Creek to the Muddy River district where he will join Frank Matis of Atlin who flew in to the Muddy last fall.
 Kennedy is taking in pump for sinking prospect holes on the ground which he and Matis plan to examine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Heavy Storms Wreck
 L. Meadows Wanigan

After escaping from their found- ering wanigan home in a violent storm on the night of May II in Stevens Passage, and leaping to a log raft to cling for three hours to the cold metal of a waye-washed tractor. Mr and Mrs. L. L. Meadows were thankful to be alive today, stated a recent issue of the Juneau Empire.
 Meadows is a contractor in the firm Of Meadows. Custard and Ojo, which firm Is to construct two bridges on the Eagle River High way this summer With the cannery tender Betty towing the raft Of machinery and wanigan. which was the Meadows home, they were pro ceeding from Wrangell to Juneau At five o'clock that evening the Betty was making fair time off Port snettisham when suddenly the wind swept down with unbelievable force.
 Mrs. Meadows and l were on board the wanigan behind the raft, ," Meadows told the Empire T was working out on deck and paused to light cigarette. Suddenly the wind hit us like someone had turn ed on a powerful fan. The home started to keel over, and then one of the lines holding us to the raft broke.
 T told the wife to jump for the raft, and if we did not get there together to make for the caterpillar and hang on. About that time, he second line broke and left us about ten feet from the raft on the end of the emergency line. Of course, the way the sea was running, we were at times very close to the raft so we jumped and made it.
 When we jumped, we landed together, and I picked up my wife (she only weighs 1O5 pounds) and hoped oyer the logs better .han ever could before. I put her up on the tool box behind the cat and then started to try to save some of che tools that were shooting off into the water, but I couldn't save much, because I had to hang on most of the time with water wash ing up around my waist"
 For the next three hours, Mr. and Mrs. Meadows hung on while the Betty battered it's way into Inlet where the crew could put a boat over and take the water-soaked couple off
 Arriving i'll Juneau the Meadows estimated their loss at everything personal they had" In dollars and cents, the loss would approximate $3,O0O, which included the 40 foot three room wanigan itself, clothes, rifles, a $150 camera, all the com pany's papers and books and $500 in cash on the bedroom dresser.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
-:FLSH DOCK NEWS:-
By Al. Cramer)


 The ARB Packing Company this week put in the cold storage freezer 22.0OO lbs. halibut. and shipped on the Aleutian 16,00O lbs. salmon, 1920 lbs. trout, 250 lbs. mixed halibut
 Prices paid for the red salmon were Il and cents, cents for white kings, 10 and 8 cents for trout
 The North Sea will take 16O cases crab meat.
 ARB 10 is loading salmon for shipment to Seattle and expects to have 10000 lbs. of local and Cape Pole fish. Last week AS lbs were sent in on ARB 3 by the Hon. Wooden Wheel Johnson, mayor of Cape Pole
 Wrangell Cold Storage this week purchased for the New England Fish Co.,, ,5221 lbs red salmon, 1880 lbs. white and 35 lbs. halibut. Sal mon prices were 8 and cents. c. c. Mundy this week shipped on the Collette 5000 lbs. kings ,pur- chased at Il and cents, 1890 lbs. Dolly Warden trout, for which he paid 9A cents.
 Mundy shipped on the Aleutian 12,599 lbs. kings purchased at g to Il cents and cents. He froze 3516 lbs. halibut for which and cents were paid
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
MYERS FAMILIES MOVING
 SOON TO WILMINGTON, DEL.

Mr. and Mrs. A M. Myers, for the past 25 years residents of Wran- gell, have sold their home on Front street and are leaving soon for Wilmington, Delaware, to join MT. Myers sister with whom they spent the past winter in Florida.
 MT. and Mrs. Vernon Myers also plan to move to Wilmington as soon as they dispose of their property interests here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
B. c. CANNERIES PREPARING
 FOR COMING SEASON

Brigadier W. J. Carruthers re- turned on the Princess Louise Mon day morning from a visit to Salva- tion Army corps from Prince Rupert to intermediate points as far as HaZelton.
 He reports that canneries in the Prince Rupert area are preparing for the coming season, apparently with no fear of labor disturbances, and the Indians are coming down from the upper Skena for their usual summer employment in the canneries.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
WYCKOFF DISCUSSES ADVANTAGES
 GAME REFUGE BORDERING HIGHWAY

road by auto or on foot without seeing one or more deer and other game Those who were indifferent to the proposal when 1t was made are now among the most enthusias- tic. The residents of Wrangell will likewise to be more than proud when a like condition develops along their highway. The development of a large wild life population which, under protection from shooting, becomes a source of pleasure to the resident, the tourist and the camera hunter also offers certain commercial ad- Yantages to the community.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
 GOING TO BOULDER CREEK

J. Schubert of Prince Rupert, was a Hazel B No. ? passenger yesterday for Telegraph Creek. He will work for Percy Peacock whose Boulder Creek placer claims last summer proved to be very rich.
 Schubert, who is a licensed anna teur radio operator, is taking in an outfit to keep in contact with the outside world.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
Weightman.
Petition Presented


 Petition Presented
 Mrs. Barnes presented a petition addressed to the city council ask ing that provision for the public health nurse be included in the city's financial budget for the com ing year A number of signatures had already been obtained and many Civic Club members added their names to the petition.
 Mrs Barnes was followed by Mrs. Ernest Anderson, who presided at the meeting in the absence from Wrangell of Mrs. M. O. Johnson, president, Mrs. Anderson, herself a graduate nurse, spoke of the benefit the community derives from a public health nurse, especially in the school service rendered.
 Following the luncheon a program was presented in the high school auditorium. Robert Pederson played the two piano solos which illness had prevented his playing at the recent Music Festival. His selections W6It NdIClSSuS dlu ll6CS. DUH were played from memory and were very well rendered.
 Interesting Program
 A one-act play, Mushrooms" di- rected by Mrs. Leo Osterman, was declared one of the most delightful bits of entertainment ever presented here and the participants, the Miss es Irene Coulter, Dora May Conrad, Dorothy Bender and Harriett Cald- well with Mrs. Ben Brodhead and Miss Margaret Mccormack in the leading roles, won enthusiastic praise from the audience.
 An explanation sent by Mrs. John Coulter of why the direction of the play was taken over from her by Mrs. Osterman was read preceding its presentation. Just as practices were scheduled to start Mrs Coul- ter became i'll from a severe cold, Despite mustard plasters and other medicaments she wrote the club an amusing account of the affair phras- ed in clever Fhyming.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-05-20
SEWERS ATTENTION ]!

Capacity crowd necessary at a meeting to be held Saturday night at ZOO D. m. Redmens Hall. Nego- tiation Committee report and elec- ton. Weiss-Sec. Treas.