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The Washington times., 1938-04-25


ERMA NAJERA, daughter Of
II the Mexican Ambassador
and Nine. Castillo Najera, also
there and dancing past so fast
we hardly recognized her, and
Eleonor Campbell, daughter Of
the Commercial Attache of the
Chilean Embassy and Nine. Car
los Campbell, nearly hidden by a
group of swains who wanted
"just one dance"
T AURA BELLE WYATT,
IL Randy Richardson, Mary
Agnes Young, Susan Pettingill
and Gloria Grosvenor, whose
frock had been specially made
for this ball, determining to
leave the ball room long enough
to have a bit of supper.
A CHSAH DORSEY, daughter
n of Captain and Mrs. Ben
jamin Dorsey, U. S. NJ, who is a
darkly lovely person and &C.
centuated her beauty with a
vivid crimson striped dress, nod
ding to her mother, as she tried
to dance at least two steps with
out being "cut-in" upon, and
Mrs. w. o. Hay, daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. James Hughes,
carrying out the rural atmos-
phere perfectly, with a circlet of
radishes in her hair and both
shoulder straps Of her gown
fashioned of the same fat rad
iSheS. Janice Rupprecht, house
guest Of Captain and Mrs. Isaac
Kits, who is a stunning blonde,
creating all kinds of admiring
comment and everyone telling
Neitah King, who sponsored the
ball, that it was the most sue
cessful one ever.
NHE breakfast given by the
l. League of American Pen
Women, and so many person
ages, celebrities and we'll
knowns present that we were
practically overcome with awe.
Carrie Jacobs Bond, beloved
song writer, was the hit of the
whole thing. She has such a
beautiful philosophy of living,
and her deep and frequent
chuckle delights ones soul. She
is so natural. and told a little
story about how she came to
join the Pen Women's League.
A friend Of hers who believed
in her gave Carrie Jacobs Bond
the membership. "You see,"
said Mrs. Bond, "she liked my
little stories and knew that
some day they would be pub
lished." Then Mrs. Bond chuck
led and went on to add, "Of
course, that was many years
ago and the stories have never
oeen published, yet, but that
doesn't matter"
MARGARET CULKEN BAN
N1 MING was smartly tailored
and charming and from the way
she talked, seemed to possess
more real executive ability than
writing genuses are presumed
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
To Wed in June

DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Rawls, of
Suffolk, Va, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Emmaline Holland, to Mr.. Osce
M. Bentley, son of the late
Rev. and Mrs. o. P. Bentley.
The wedding will take place
at the First Christian Church
in Suffolk, Va, on Saturday
evening, June 25.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Committee Members At One Table

Mrs Parker West has been the guiding spirit of the club
since its inception and for this Friday number of dinner
parties have been planned by the members when they will
entertain in honor of prominent guests The committee
bers who will form the receiving line will dine at large
table which will seat 3S
The Solicitor General and Mrs. Robert Jackson will be
the ranking guests the table OF Mr. and Mrs Emil Hurja,
who will have II guests with them The vvacious Mrs Mabel
Walker Webrandt will be the honor guest of the Arthur H.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Issue Bids

The Minister of Latvia and
Nine. Bilmanis have issued in
vitations for a reception in cele-
bration of the anniversary of
the regeneration of the Repub-
lie of Latvia on Sunday, May
Is from 5 until Z o'clock.
y 4 Il
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Vain
wright, of New York City, are
staying at the Hotel Raleigh
while visiting in Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25
Dinner Hosts for Friday Euening Dancing Club PETER
Says:

Weekend Diary: The Kentucky So
w ciety Dance, with take-off on the
Kentucky Derby and Lorenzo Martin and oursef broad
casting the affair and having too too much fun doing it.
From there to
The Gngham Ball. where Betty Boschen daughter of Gen.
and Mrs Frederick Boschen looked as rose in
white fock sprgged with deep blue forgemenots and her
blond curls in a swirl about her face.
The Washington times., 1938-04-25

Double feature party, yester-
day afternoon, at Ranleigh, Va.
-. Fascinating Frida Frazer was
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
TONGASS HIGHWAY TO BE
 EXTENDED THREE MILES

R. H. Stock, of the Wright and Stock Construction Company, was aboard the North Sea Saturday en- route from Sitka to Ketchikan where his firm some months ago was awarded the contract on their bid of $93,000 to grade and surface a three and one-quarter mile extension of Tongass highway from Point Hig- gins to Clover Pass.
 Wright and Stock under pre- vious contract, cleared the exten- sion two years ago. MT. Stock said at Wrangell that from forty to fifty men will be employed on the sur facing job which will be completed in October. Commencement of the work will be delayed, he said, by reason of lack of transportation for heavy equipment no wat Cordova due to the delay and uncertainties in cannery operations there are now no freighters in westward Alaska waters to bring the shovel, tractors and rock erushers south.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
Counties 4OOO Wolves Coyotes Exhaust Fund

With approximately twice as many wolves and coyotes being turned ir to Territorial Treasurer Oscar c Olson this year compared with 1936. 37, Olsen has announced that the wolf and coyote fund is exhausted until the 1889 Legislature appro- pTiates new monies.
 All bounty claims for wolf or coyote until the Legislature meets will be vouchered, Olson said, and it is presumed the Territorial Leg islature will make appropriations to meet the deficiency.
 Last year, $4O,OOO In bounties was paid out in approximately the same length of time as $SO,00O was paid out this year.
 Treasurer Olson, however, an nounced that eagle and seal boun- ties will still be paid.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
Bishop Rowe Making ]
 Annual Alas. Visit

Enroute Co Arctic Village, 200 miles beyond the Arctic Circle, Bishop Rowe head of the Episco- pal church in Alaska was a pas senger aboard the Yukon Monday.
 While the Yukon was in port here the bishop told Arnold Krone. in charge of esryices at St. Philips that he would be back in Wrangell some time in June. Usually he works north on his annual trips to Alaska but this year he is go- ing directly to the farthest north point to be visited from there and work south.
 He had passage booked for Seward from which point he will go to Fairbanks by rail and then fly to Arctic Village either from Fairbanks or Fort Yukon.
 The bishop seems to be in excel lent health, MT. Krone says. and as usual. is happy to be back in the North to carry on the work in which he has been engaged in AL aska for 43 years
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
A.N.B. GRAND OFFICERS
 TO VISIT CAMP UNITS

c. Don Miller, Grand Treasurer of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, will leave here Sunday morning on the gas boat George W. for Juneau.
 On arrival in Juneau, he will be joined by Grand President Cyril Zu- boff, of the A. N. B. and also Mrs. Bessie Miller, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, Mrs. Cyril Zuboff, Grand Secretary of the Sisterhood and David Howard of Sitka, Grand vice-president, of the A. N. B.
 The trip is for the purpose of re- organizing the camps. and also en- deavoring to secure a larger mem- bership in each town. The itinerary calls for stops in the following places Haines, K1ukwan, Sitka, Tenakee, Angoon, Hoonah, Rake. Klawock, Craig, Hydaburg. Ketchikan, Sax man, Kasaan. Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau.
 MT. Miller states that the organi- zation is doing very we'll considering the dull times, and that the mem- bers seem to be taking more interest in the things that are of vital con- cern to their welfare. He expects to be gone about three weeks, and it is possible that Mrs. Miller will accompany him. Mike Loftus is captain, and Cyril Cho- quette, engineer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
BANK OF ALASKA TRANSFERS
 KIRTLAND TO ANCHORAGE

c. P. Kirtland, vice president and cashier of the Wrangell branch of the Bank of Alaska, received notifi- cation Monday of his transfer as senior vice president to management of the banks branch at Anchorage.
 MT. Kirtland has passage engaged for himself and family on the Yu- kon, due in port here on March nearly eight years, MT. and Mrs. Kirtland have been important mem- bers of the community during their stay here. MT. Kirtland has served term as mayor, is now president of the school board, and has been active in all community work. Mrs. Kirtland has confined her activities outside of her home mainly to St. Philips Episcopal Church work and the Eastern Star, although she has materially aided many other organi- cations. The departure from Wran- gell of the Kirtland family is sim cerely regretted by a wide circle of friends.
 H. B. ThornQuist of the Skagway branch of the Bank of Alaska, will succeed MT. Kirtland at Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
CREDIT ACT. FOR NATIVES
 SENT HERE

Patrick J. Fitzsimmons, credit agent for the Wheeler Howard act administration passed through Wrangell Monday morning aboard the Princess Norah enroute with Mrs. Fitzsimmons to Juneau, to es- tablish residence in that city for al least a year
 Referring to his mission in the Territory, Fitzsimmons explained to the Alaska Press, Our business is to make sound loans to native vil- lages whose citizens are seeking to better their economic welfare by cooperative endeavors."
 He said that the Wheeler Howard act provided up to 12 million dol lars for such loans, the fund being drawn upon from time to time through Congressional action as deemed necessary.
 To date, s4,O00,0O0 has been bor- rewed of this total by Indians in the States, Fitzsimmons said. In AL aska, it is necessary that native communities organize under consti- tutions and draw up charters before they can be considered eligible for Wheeler-Howard loans.
 The loans, he disclosed, are for ten-year periods. and may be re- newed at the end of that time. Be- cause the act did not provide any appreciable amount for administra- tion of the act, it will be necessary to restrict operations to Southeastern Alaska for the present.
 Later on, other native sections of the Territory will be considered. We will attempt to reach the more populous villages where the need is greatest at the start, and move on from there" Fitzsimmons said. He has made his headquarters in the Bureau of Indian Affairs office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
TRAPS 8 WOLVES ON
 KUPREANOF

Otis H. Speer retrned to town this week from Kupreanof, where for the past six years he has run trap line several miles up from the east fork of Duncan Canal. For at least four months of each year he is alone in the wilderness.
 Besides his fur take during these years, speer who has a long record in predatory game control work, has taken approximately fifty Kuprean= Of wolves. Two or three of these have been shot, but the rest were trap ped.
 Yesterday he had the eight wolves which he brought in this year on dis play at Campbell Bros. Store. They are huge pelts. even for wolves of alike. as is characteristic of Ku- preanof wolves in color, size and build. They are gray with a yellow ish tinge and have dark guard hairs along the back and a heavy mane all around the neck which MT. Speer says, resembles the mane of a lion when they stand and look at him.
 Apparently the Kupreanof wolves are a distinct breed Hard to trap and exceedingly man shy they diff fer greatly from the Etolin and neighboring island wolves which are tall, thin, long-legged animals varying in color and not so shy or hard to trap.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
Fletcher Built Seine
 Boat Ordered By Boys

Work on a seine boat to be joint 1y owned by Lawrence Bahoveci Warren Gartley and Lloyd Benjam- in is we'll under way this week at the Fletcher boat shop. Considered by many as an ideal all-around fish ing boat for this district the craft is built of number one Puget Sound fir throughout, is 38 feet over all with an 11-foot beam, planked with full inch stock, and is to be powered with a six cylinder Fl h. D. Gray motor with a three to one reduction gear.
 The forecastle as planned will ae- commodate four and it is estimated by Chief" Fletcher who is also the designer as well as head builder, that the boat will carry between 4500 and 5000 salmon.
 The youthful owners, all local boys, expect to seine next season on a three-way split, since each will own a share of the boat and gear Lawrence Bahovec with six seasons of seining to his credit, will be skipper. It will be Benjamin's first year of seining experience but the fourth for Gartley.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
YEAR PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
 OUTLINED FOR PLANNING COUNCIL

out specific instructions of the AL aska Legislature. Permit me also to offer you the cooperation of the Council and any assistance it can give you in aiding your own pro- grams. Tn the list of municipal pub lie works should be included such items as schools, libraries, city halls and other public buildings. streets. sewage disposal systems. public parks, recreation and play grounds, municipal centers, harbor improve ments and flood control projects.
 While the Council is not author iZed to sponsor any individual pro- ject it is directed to submit to the Legislature a program of all public works Of proved merit. The final determination rests, of course, with the Legislature, and the achieve ment rests, of course, with the Leg islature, and the allotment of public funds. However, the inclusion on our program of projects planned by your community should be of some ma terial value.
 will you kindly lay this matter before the City Council and furnish us with the data desired at searly a date as possible?"
 While the letter has not yet been acted upon by the city council, 1t is the mayors opinion that com mittee should be formed consisting of a representative from the city council. chamber of commerce and Civic Club to confer with citizens and carefully formulate a public works program for Wrangell to be submitted to the Alaska Planning Council
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18

Hope that a public works pro- gram may be undertaken in Wran- gell is held in a letter received this week by Mayor F. c. Hanford from Ike P. Taylor of Juneau. chairman of the Alaska Planning Council. The letter follows:
 By direction of the Territorial Legislature. the Alaska Planning Council is conducting d study of public works of all kinds, contem- plated. needed, or desired by the Territory. The objective of this study is to prepare and submit to the next Legislature an approved public works program.
 "As one of the essential factors in perfecting such a program is to coordinate Territorial construction with both municipal and Federal works, it would be of much value to the Council if you could furnish us with a list of your projects, plan ned or likely to be programmed dur ing the next five years.
 Many benefits can be obtained from a coordinated and timed public works program Of these, the most important is that such a program would constitute a medium of em- ployment during periods of slack time, consequently Tightening, if not entirely removing, the municipal ity's, as well as the Territory's, la bor relief problem
 'In seeking to obtain this infor- nation from you, the Planning Council does not desire 10 encroach upon your authority or to invade local fields of activity. It is merely asking your assistance in carrying
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
Chisholm Asks Audit City Books
 Certified Accountant

lected showed tie vote. This the mayor broke with flip of a coin with the result that Miss Coulter was asked to make the audit. AS in previous years she will do the work nights and charge $25 for her ser vices. Miss Margaret Bronson, who was here last year made the 1897 audit as Miss Coulter was unable to take on the extra work at that time.
 MT Chisholm last Monday asked MT. Hanford to call a special meet ing so that he might request a re- consideration of the matter, saying he felt that if there were any ques- tion about his books he was entitled to have an outside auditor regard less of expense, or the fact that per sonally he considered Miss Coulter highly competent.
 The councilmen who had opposed this in council meeting, each told the mayor they would not change their vote as they had not changed their opinion. They had perfect con fidence that an audit by Miss Coul- ter would be as competently per- formed as by an outside accountant. Mayor Hanford said today that if the new council were not satisfied with the audit, there is nothing to prevent them from sending out for a man
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
U. of W. Singers Enroute Alaska
 On Concert Tour

Comedy, specialties and solos also have an important place on the pro- gram. The Varsity Quartet, an or ganization of considerable concert and radio experience, performs a group of ''Melodic Meanderings. '' The opera burlesque, sung by the quartet with the assistance of the entire Glee Club. has for it's theme an apartment house fire and the horrible predicament of the apart ment-dwellers. It is done in tradi- tional grand opera style; many well known operatic melodies are intro duced, and the result is an act of side-splitting proportions.
 Humorous numbers sung by the Glee Club include Herbert Hughes Doctor Foster" after the style ot Handel, and Franz Abt's Laugh ing Song" in which the laughter never fails to spread contagiously tc the audience.
 Soloists will be Edward Palm ason, the University's golden-voiceC tenor, and Jack Erickson, talented young yiolinist. Erickson is also 6 singing member of the Glee Club.
 Heading the tour party will bt Professor Lawrence, director of tn, Glee Club for the past twelve year who is noted not only for his flint choral productions but also as ; composer of distinction, Mrs. Law renee and Lyle McMullen. accom- | panist and assistant director. ] The singing troupe is composed
 of the following men: First tenors I Robert Bowen, Paul Grano, Johl
 Lundberg, Fred Tubb, Lorris West
 Second tenors: Ernest Anderson ! Richard Kelly, Edward Palmason : Leslie Rein, William Wells. Bari : tones: Delbert Anderson, Paul Fl liott, Jack Erickson, Wallace Git i, tings, Arthur Stewart. Bases: Sher man Burd, Robert McPhaden, liar }, yard Palmer, John Ryan, Leste
 siegel
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
.-:FISH DOCK NEWS:-
By AL ICramer


 The ARB will be shipping on the Northland 74,O00 lbs. of halibut. This will clean out the company entire halibut stock in cold storage.
 Few salmon are being brought in. On the last Alaska there were S9 lbs. shipped. On this Northland there will be 53 lbs, red and III lbs. white king salmon. Prices at present are 13 and g.
 The Reliance Shrimp Co. is hav- ing its fish house replied and other alterations and repairs made.
 Halibut season opens April 1st. but it now looks like bait will be a problem. Wrangell is entirely out, Petersburg has a little and Ketch ikan is getting some from Prince Rupert.
 If herring reduction plants con- tinue much longer in southeastern Alaska, herring in these waters will be depleted to the point where the entire halibut fleet will be com pelled to fold up and look elsewhere for an occupation. As between her ring oil and fertilizer. and herring bait for the halibut fishermen, AL askans should stand by the fisher men.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18

The University of Washington twenty young singers under the di- rection of Professor Charles Wilson Lawrence, will present a concert of interesting and colorful music in the Wrangell A. N. B. auditorium Friday, March 25th. at S;15 O. clock. The program will be spon- sored by the Wrangell Women's Civ ic Club.
 This trip will mark the first ap- pearance of the Glee Club in Wran- gell. Previous Alaska tours were made in 1928 and 1894, in which years it was found impossible to in- clude Wrangell in the Glee Clubs schedule. The singers will arrive on the S. s. North Sea-, and during the week will make concert appear ances in Petersburg, Juneau, Ketch- ikan and Sitka.
 The Glee Club is now enjoying its 38th season of musical activity Noted for their rich harmony and tonal blending, their precision, theil  fire and enthusiasm, and their abil- ity to interpret correctly and artis tically songs of all types and na' tionalities, these young men have won recognition as composing one of the truly fine choral organiza tions of the Pacific Northwest.
 A distinctive and varied program is promised the Wrangell audience by Professor Lawrence. Designed t, appeal to musician and layman alik' the Glee Clubs selections will rang from 18th century Latin number to a hilarious burlesque of grant opera The Latin songs, sung anti phonally (with an echo choir) ant without accompaniment, have prov ed on past occasions to be one 0 the most popular features of the pro gram. Negro spirituals, and foll songs and melodies from Hungary Russia and Finland, are include' in the more serious portion of tn Glee. Ciuh'2 presentation
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
Seiners Union To Hold
 Convention Here Mon.

The Alaska Salmon Purse Sein- CTS Union will hold its second an- nual convention in Wrangell. Ses- sions are scheduled to begin next Monday. The first convention was held last year at Ketchikan.
 Two delegates are expected from each of the ten locals in the Union Rake. Craig. Metlakatla, Klawock Angoon. Sitka, Hoonah, Ketchikan Hydaburg and Wrangell.
 It is understood the convention will discuss fish prices, working agreements and other important matters incident to the coming sea son.
 All A. S. p. S. U. meetings will be held in Redmen's Hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18

Audit of the city treasurer Chisholm's books by a certified ac- countant was asked by Councilman Frederick Cunningham at the city council meeting last week.
 Objection to incurring this extra expense of approximately $350 was held needless by Mayor Hanford, who stated that every year the audit even though made locally, was nev- ertheless competently made. He said he was not connected with the council at the time the city brought in an outside accountant in 1881, but that he was fellow passenger on the boat on which the account ant left Wrangell and during the voyage became acquainted with him; that the accountant told MT. Hanford he had never seen a finer set of books than those kept by MT. Chisholm.
 Tn a roll call vote Cunningham $ motion was supported by Hansen and Gunderson and opposed by Hungerford, Mcbride and Campbell. The major cast the deciding vote with a no The names of Miss Irene Coulter, of the Bank of Alaska, and Mrs. c. H. Tozier, bookkeeper for the Wrangell Cold Storage, who has had many years of accounting ex' perience in brokerage and big in surance firms, were proposed.
 A written hallot up0n being ecb
The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-03-18
ShOnWald Sells Bakery
 Property To StenSland

Nels Stensland this week bought the Front street property of Robert Shonwald on which the American Bakery is located. MT Stensland last year took a long-term lease on the bakery which MT. Shonwald had made outstanding not only in it's modern equipment, but in the ar rangement of the bakery for ease of operation and shining cleanliness
 The building is 40 feet long with adjoining marine ways for a boat There are completely finished living quarters on the second floor. over the main part of the bakery as we'll as a downstairs apartment. In the business deal MT. Stensland also gained the pleasure boat Evelyn and MT Shonwald the Stensland's Stude- baker sedan.
 Although not stipulated in the bond Mr Stensland becomes heir to the controversy regarding the strip of property five feet wide be- tween the bakery building and the Coliseum.
 MT. Stensland and MT. Shonwald appeared before the city council at it's meeting on Thursday night of last week. Stensland speaking first, and obviously hampered in what he wanted to say by the presence of a woman at the meeting, nevertheless conveyed the meaning that the dark passageway underneath the windows