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Evening star., 1939-02-10
City News in Brief

Meeting, American and Federal
Bar Association Committees, May
flower Hotel, S pm.
Meeting, War Mothers Bicenten-
NAL Chapter, Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance. Epsilon Mu Sigma Fra
ternity, Hotel Annapolis, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Gridiron Club, Willard
Hotel, II pm.
Breakfast, Danes Of the Loyal
Legion, Mayflower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Tea dance, Georgetown Law
School, Wardman Park Hotel, 4 pm.
Banquet. Washington College of
Law, Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Sandy Cove Yacht Club,
Mayflower Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Matrons and Patrons,
o. E. S., Mayfower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, United Spanish War Vet
erans, Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Performance, Washington Civic
Theater, Wardman Park Hotel, $50
pm.
Winter carnival, Kappa Sigma
Fraternity, 1903 Nineteenth street
NV, 8 pm.
Dance, Republican Club, Raleigh
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance. Artisans Social Club,
Hamilton Hotel, 10 pm.
Dance, Phi Kappa Fraternity,
Carlton Hotel, 10 pm.
Junior prom, Mt. st. Mary's Col
lege, Wardman Park Hotel, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
jolly Polly

A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. J. FRISCH.
M. B. C.-Some purists condemn
the use of the words ice cream and
ice water, but the more liberal au-
thorities recognize these terms as
correct. 1--WE never hear any one say
Evening star., 1939-02-10
? s1RsG1 AZ StveNYN

Trust the Gibson Girl, from her Ieo-o-mutton
shoulders to her wosp-woist and full flored
skirt. She's springs foshion-pIote-ond you
with her, in your shirt-wost dress Of rose,
oquo, or gold. Sizes z to 20.
(sposts Shop. Third Floor. The Hssht co.,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
Trappers Ask Change
Game Fur Regulations

A petition was forwarded to the
Game Commission today by Mr.
Brinley accompanied by letter from
him presenting recommendations
urged for consideration by a meeting
OF so trappers held last night at
the A. F. of L. Union Hall.
The recommendations follow:
1. Permit trapping of land otter
and mink from December 10th un-
I'll February 10th of each year or
there about.
2. Beaver season 10 be opened for
80 days in the spring of 1899.
3. Marten season to open Novem-
Der LIST until December 1st, 1899.
4. Il shall be illegal to shoot mink
or to use spotlights for hunting All
furs before sale presented TO post
master, notary public or Commission
er or Warden for proper sealing.
At which time the trapper shall
turn petit to show illegal methods
were not used. Any shot gun marks
to be prima facie evidence of guilt
and furs to be confiscated.
5. That it shall be illegal for any
hunter, big game or otherwise, to
leave edible meat to spoil in the
woods. Such practices are not toll
Grated by residents and are frowned
upon by the Commission without
any effort to stop such practices.
Edible meats should be disposed of
through proper agencies where the
hunters are unable to or do not
care to utilize such meat foods.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
WRANGELL TO BUILD new FLOAT;
MAKE CITY LIGHT AVAILABLE BOATS

In an effort to reduce radio in
reference, the town council last
night authorized the purchase of
six Westinghouse "ehokers" at an
approximate cost of $500 for the
six
They will be placed ON the lines
at the light plant and it is believed
completely eliminate all radio inter
ference originating at the light
plant.
After general discussion. Council
man L. NJ Campbell stated there
was a lot of money invested here
in radios, that they afforded much
pleasure and he believed the coun-
ell was justified in trying ont a de
vice tested and put on the market
by as reliable a firm as Westing-
house His motion that the purchase
be made, was seconded by Council
man Hansen and carried unanimous
".
II. Wellons. city light plant oper-
ator, submitted his estimate of the
cost of making city light available
to the boats lying at the floats at
the head of the bay. Serving four
boats from one outlet, he estimated
that the service could be installed
at four outlets for approximately
$50 for material and $25 for labor.
Mayor Fisk said he believed the
town should offer the fishermen
every encouragement to come here
and every convenience within reason.
He pointed out that installation of
the service would not be a money
making proposition, but that the
town while losing directly. would
gain Indirectly, and that even if the
town lost a dollar a month on each
boat, the loss would be more than
eounteracted by the benefit which
would result
1t was stated that Ketchikan
furnishes a generous minimum ser.
vice for one dollar a month to boats,
but that the city's production costs
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
Warm December Rains Played
Havoc With Fox Fur

One hundred fifty-six blue fox
skins were shipped this week by ].
G. Smith and his son George w.
Smith from their Vank Island fox
farm near Wrangell.
Young Smith had intended pelting
$50 foxes and trapped up $50, but
the warm, rainy weather of Decem-
Der which delighted most people
here was a sore grievance to fox
farmers. The rain matted the fox
fur making a streak down the back
from head to tail, detracting SO
percent from their value and at
Vank island the foxes after being
trapped were placed in pens for a
few days for their fur to dry out be-
fore pelting.
The foxes, deprived of their free
dom, began fighting when put into
pens so after 156 of the best fur
was pelted, the rest of the foxes
were turned back on the island.
Vank island produced several
surprises this season in the way of
freaks, George Smith said today. He
told of one fox, who when a little
pup, poked his head into a tin can
which had the top and bottom out.
The tin cylinder slipped over mis-
head and held fast from behind his
ears to his shoulders. Smith saw
him frequently on the island but
was unable to catch him until re-
Gently. He says the fox was a COM
ical sight, although a pitiful one,
too. with his head held rigid and
grown deformed by the imprisoning
tin.
After the ean was removed tine sox
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
Territorial Chamber
Considers Relief Need

A copy of the minutes of the
meeting of the Alaska Territorial
Chamber of Commerce was received
this week by the Wrangell Cham
Der of Commerce, a member organ
ization.
The major portion of the minuses
follows:
"A called meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Alaska Terri
torial Chamber of Commerce was
held in juneau, Alaska on the above
date, with the following in atten-
dance: Presiding officer and First
Yice-President F. A. J. Gallwas and
L. w. Kilburn of Douglas; John w.
Jones and NJ. S. Whittier of Juneau;
H. R. VanderLeest, Treasurer; and
Curtis G. shattuck, Executive Sec
rotary.
Minutes of the Board meeting
of October were read and approx
ed.
Consideration was given resolu-
lions by several member chambers,
which called attention to the fact
that much incorrect publicity has
been given Alaska in the last few
months with resultant influx of I'M
employed to the Territory; that Al
aska is being considered as a re-
fuge for political outcasts from
Europe, which is absolutely imprac-
teal; and that Alaska is in need al
ready of additional money from the
federal government for relief pur-
poses. The Board voted to write to
various influential government men
calling these matters to their at
tention, and particularly endorsing
the resolution of the Juneau Cham
Der, in which President Roosevelt
was asked to have caused the send
ing of a ship to Alaska for the
purpose of returning to the States
stranded in the Territory and also
asked for a special relief appropria-
tion of $4,000.
Tentative support of $4,000 was
'oIeu W the pidh sponSoFeu ny tnt
Fairbanks Chamber of having q
large base-relief map of Mount Nc
Kinley and vicinity made for exhi.
bition at the San Francisco Fair
The support was pledged, and is tc
be given when the exhibit is com.
pleted and at the Exposition pro.
vided there will be no exhibition
costs involved as far as the sponsors
are concerned.
"a resolution of the KetchikaT
Chamber relative to expense funds
for United States Marshals to in
vestigate out-of-city crimes, was re
ferred TO the biennial meeting, Jan
uary 90
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
Benefit Payments Due
For Unemployment

Under the Alaska law, benefits of
the Unemployment Compensation
Commission became due and payable
on January 1, 1889. Benefits will be
paid through the Territorial Employ
ment Service Offices at juneau, Wal
ter P. Sharpe, director.
Individuals who have worked in
covered employment during 1888
and become unemployed will be ELI
gible for Unemployment Compensa-
ton benefits provided they meet the
requirements set out in the law,
it is announced. Benefits are in
no sense of the word a dole; they
are insurance premiums rightfully
due to the worker and are payable
to him during periods of involuntary
unemployment.
Registration Required
In order to secure benefits, a
worker must register at the local
employment office where a claim for
benefits will be completed in his be-
half; a continued claim must be fill
Gu OuI CG1Ah HCChs anu TIC WI hCA
must at all times be able and avail
able for work.
Claims for workers in outlying
districts will be handled by mail.
Wrangell not having an offise, local
workers should file claims with Mr..
Sharpe at Juneau.
The benefit amount will be COM
puted on the actual wages earned
by the individual in covered employ
ment during 1888. The maximum
benefit amount under the law is SIS
a week for 16 weeks.
Workers who are employed in
seasonal occupations will not be eli
gible for benefits until the recur-
ring season.
100000 Available
The Unemployment Compensation
Commission has approximately 49,
900 individual wage records on file
in Juneau. The tax is paid solely by
the employer There is over 100000
available for benefit payments to
Alaskan workers, it was stated.
Alaska has entered an Interstate
Benefit Payment Plan" whereby a
worker who moves from one state
to another may draw benefits from
the state in which he earned wages
in covered employment. To date,
some 900 claims have been COM
pleted by the employment service
for individuals who have earned
wages outside of the Territory OF
Alaska and who are now unem-
ployed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
BIrdiCk Visits Here
Gen. Inspection Tour

Charles Burdiek, Assistant Region
al Forester of Alaska arrived IL
Wrangell this week from Juneau on
a general inspection tour of S. E
Alaska towns While here he dis
eused Gee activities in Wrangell
with ]. NJ. Wyekoff, Forest Ranger
for this district.
Mr.. Burdick reports that a total
of SIS men, IS percent of whom are
native and 30 percent white. are
employed on CCC projects through
cut the territory. In the northern
and interior sections of Alaska the
projects consist in the main of es-
adjustment of landing fields for
increased air travel village sani-
tation projects and improvement of
living conditions among the natives.
A crew of ten Eskimos are employed
as maintenance men to keep the
telephone line between Chatoolick
and Nulato on the Yukon, open
for communication.
Projects in the northern sections,
reports Mr.. Burdick, are being closed
and the available funds transferred
to South Eastern Alaska to relieve
the more urgent unemployment
prevalent here.
Burdick has passage booked on the
Northland this afternoon for Keteh-
kan where he will contact C.. W
Archbold. forester of that district
and investigate conditions in that
locality. He intends to return to Ju-
neeu IN two weeks to prepare for his
annual winter inspection sojourn in
to the far north which sometimes
takes him as far north as Barrow.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06

are low. Petersburg plans to with
draw the flat rate service and Ju-
neau meters the current
IN the end the council authorized
the light plant committee to order
required materials and install two
outlets to serve eight boats as a
trial.
The committee will work out a
new schedule for the boat service
and submit communications at the
next council meeting It seems prob
able that a flat rate of $3.50 will
be charged boats for current that in
residenees would cost about $500.
Street and Water Commissioner
Clifford Close was present at the
meeting. He reported that city wa
ter lines had been extended in the
northern addition TO the residence
of John Kaer Two men working a
day. he said, would carry the water
service to the city limits.
Upon receiving the report that
Charles Benjamin had asked the city
10 eAItuu the WdlEI line 10 lut CITY
limits. in which event he and at
least one other residing just outside
the city limits, would connect with
city water at their own expense, Mr.
Close was instructed to make the
extension.
The harbor committee, Council
man Jorgen Ronning chairman, was
authorized to check on what they
needed for float repairs and go
ahead and order it,
Ronning asked for the construc-
ton of a new float in the inuer
harbor He pointed out the congested
condition of the floats Yesterday
he counted "A boats on the float,
six and seven deep. and "a or Is
other boats swinging in anchor
His suggestion to build another
float at the crab cannery and turn
ing the airplane float around to-
face the sawmill, will be followed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06

ORGANIZE AT
WRANGELL

Stikine Tribe No. So, National
Association of Haymakers, was In
stituted Tuesday night by Deputy
Grand Chief Haymaker Frank S.
Barnes, following adjournment of
Stikine Tribe No. 5, Improved Order
of Red Men
The new organization IS the play
ground of the Red Mems lodge. 1t
was instituted at Wrangell with
twenty charter members. Following
its institution Mr. Barnes presented
the new lodge with its charter and
an election of officers was held.
Carl Bradley had previously been
appointed Past Chief Haymaker by
the Grand Lodge Deputy.
The roster of officers follows.
Carl Bradley. Past Chief Hay
maker.
Geo 1 Gunderson. Chief Hay
maker.
Fred Cunningham, Assistant Chief
Haymaker.
Olaf Hansen, OYerseer.
John seyerson, Collector of
Straws.
Harry Olsen, Keeper of Bundles
Fritz Angerman, Hornblower.
Ken Halyorsen, Boss Driver.
James sundberg, Guard of Hay
Loft.
Martin More, Guard of Barn
Door.
F. S. Barnes, E. A. Lindman. Mar
tin More, stewards.
The Haymakers officers CORES
pendent to those of the Red Mems
lodge, the chief Haymaker, having
the functions of the Red Mems
Sachem; assistant haymaker, senior
sycamore; oYerseer junior saga
more, collector of straws, chief of
records secretary; keeper of
bundles collector of Wampum
(treasurer) hornblower. senior ,an-
past chief haymaker's duties are
those of the Red Mems prophet.
Besides the twelve officers elected
the charter members of the Hay
makers are Neil Grant, S. Cunning
ham, 1. c. Bjorge, f. G. Hanford,
David Lewis, David Davis, J. H
Wheeler Jr., and Emil Peterson.
The Haymakers will hold their
organization meeting next Tuesday
night following Red Mems lodge, at
which time routine matters will be
decided.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
Council Tells City Marshal Enforce
CurfeW Ordinance
"A FISHERMAN.

parent or guardian of the child shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be taken before the City
Magistrate of the Town of Wrangell
for trial and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
ten dollars or by Imprisonment in
the city Jail not exceeding five days
or by both such fine and imprtson-
ment".
A section of the same ordinance
provides for compulsory school at
tendance and designates the city
marshal, his deputy or any person
appointed by the city council in
such capacity, shall serve as truant
officer. Whose duty it shall be to
arrest during school hours, without
warrant, any child who is found
away from school and who is known
to come within the provisions of he
school laws of the Territory and
shall deliver such child to its teach
err, aren't or guardian.
The city marshal, or whoever is
acting as truant officer, is given the
power further to arrest and bring
the parent or guardian of the child
before the U. S. Commissioner of
Wrangell precinct, upon warrant
duly issued by the Commissioner
upon complaint sworn out by the
city officer
The ordinance having been found
clearly to make the city marshal
responsible for keeping children UNI
der 16 off the streets and in school
during school hours, and to fix re-
sponsibility upon the parents wheth-
er they care a whoop or not what
their children do" the council were
of the consensus that reasonable en-
forcement must be observed.
There is no question, they agreed
about children going home from the
movies; they can leave the theatre
/ by $50, winters, and 10 O'Clock
summers, buy a candy bar or Other
sweet, and be on their way home in
a few minutes. It was stated thai
the council would inform the city
marshal it insisted ON his enforce
ment of the curfew law, leaving i
to his judgment to allow only {
j reasonable time for the children II
i get started far home
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
WRANGELL OR MYERS CHUCK?

Editor Sentinel:
Hello! A strange troller enters
Wrangell harbor; nice ship we'll
equipped; surely a Highliner. He
sees the local fleet moored behind
the breakwater and proceeds to join
them. After giving them the once
over he is somewhat disappointed.
He had expected to see boats like
his own, since he had often heard
that Wrangell was nearer the fish
ing banks than other Alaskan ports.
He finds after spending a few
minutes conYersing with local fish
ermen that accommodations here
aren't so good; First, if he is to get
supplies he must either walk a mile
and a half or row part way and
walk the balance He also learns
that better bait and ice can be had
in other ports And finally after
learning that there are two kinds
of water at the float (SALTY and
SCARCE) he casts off with the re-
mark, Meyers Chuck looks better
to me-.
"A FISHERMAN
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06

began Turing out along his neck
but instead of the natural color the
fur, so far, is a soft silver.
Another fox had his tail bitten
off when a pup. His fur was of fine
quality but he was sent to market
with a stubby tail like a wolverine.
Another fox sustained a broken
jaw when a pup, so that he went
through life with an underslung
jaw and lower teeth showing. The
lower jaw pointed to his right ear,
the upper jaw to the left ear. which
gave him ferocious, pugilistic ex-
preston.
Despite difficulties in mastication
the pup thrived. He had been fed
by hand when small and was one of
the friendliest of the pups that
stayed close to the house.
Offsetting the freaks, the island
had the good fortune to have plat
mum foxes, thirteen In all, appear
in four filters. The remaining foxes
of the filters, Smith says were ex-
ceptionally fine dark blues. All of
the platinums were saved for breed
ers.
Smith raised few pups last year
in pens to experiment in feeding
goats milk. The results were so
very satisfactory, that he plans to
add several more goats to the three
he now has. Pups, apparently equal
at birth were selected for the ex-
periments. In a short. time the pups
fed goats milk had far outdistanced
the others, and kept their superior
ity through to peiting time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
TWENTY MEN
ENROL IN NEW
CCC CREW

J. NJ. Wyekoff. forest ranger foi
this district, arrived from Petersburg
Tuesday noon and yesterday enrol.
led 20 additional men for six
months period beginning Monday in
a second Gee unit at Wrangell The
enrolees are divided equally be-
tween whites and Indians. J. L.
Dolan is foreman.
The enroIees will live at home.
They receive $50 a month and an
additional $50 in lien of the food
and clothing which would be fur
nished if a camp were established. A
40-hour week is provided but from
this is deducted an hour for lunch
and an hour to go and come from
work each day.
The age limit for the Alaska GCC
units is from Is to 81, but this lin
it does not apply to Natives or ex-
service men The Natives are fur
Their privileged in not being requir-
ed to undergo a physical examin-
alton.
The first CCC unit of ten Natives
who since October have been en-
ployed in the construction of a dock
at Wrangell Institute. will continue
in that work.
F5us projects are now outlined
for the new crew: preliminary work
in restoration of totems; additional
work at the Reereational Park; re-
building the trail through the Ma
tional Forest to the city reservoir
and building a new trail between
the old and new city reservoirs.
For the totem restoration, a hand
logging crew of three will be sent
out to log cedar. The park work for
a time will be confined to general
maintenance and construction of a
wading pool for small children. The
trail work will include taking up
the old wire wound wood staye To-
inch water pipe which was discard
ed when the new reservoir was built.
The city will utilize the pipe, which
is in good condition, for the con-
struction of a sewer system in the
hospital district
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
UNIVERSAL WEEK OF PRAYER
DEVELOPS WEEK EVANGELISM

The churches which during the
past week have united in the obser-
vance of the Universal Week of
Prayer are continuing through next
week. January 9Th to 18th, with a
series of evangelistic meetings to
be conducted as follows; 7:3O each
evening:
Episcopal Church, Monday the
9th with Mr.. Miles as the speaker
Salvation Army, Tuesday the 10th
with Mrs. Vaughn as the speaker.
Presbyterian church, Wednesday
the 18th with Mr.. Krone as the
speaker.
Assembly of God, Thursday the
18th with Brigadier Carruthers as
the speaker.
Salvation Army, Friday, the 18th
with Mr.. Peterson as the speaker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06

What is the obligation of parents
in respect to the curfew law, City
Clerk, L. B. Chisholm was asked last
night by the city council in the dis
cussion which followed the reading of
a letter from the Wrangell Women's
Civic Club dated December II.
The club women asked enforce
ment of the curfew law, pointing
out the fact that children were
alone on the streets. sometimes as
late as 4 o'clock in the morning;
that children lettering in the post
office lobby where they have no
right to be, had brought on con-
ditions which threatened to close the
lobby to the public evenings.
ITO close the Post Office, said
the club-women, lis to admit that
the officers and authorities cannot
or will not do their duty. In either
case a disgraceful condition pre-
walls and something should be done
about it. The women of the town
who have it's best interests at heart
respectfully request that all ordin-
ances pertaining to present day liv-
ing and decency be enforced"
Mr.. Chisholm in answering the
question as to the responsibility OF
the parents, whether they cared a
whoop or not" as one councilman
said, referred to Ordinance No. 100
passed and approved by the city
council on November IL, 1886.
This provides for keeping boys
and girls under the age of 16 years
off the streets after the hour of 1C
O'Clock p. w. from April l to DC.
tober 1 and after 9 o'clock p. m
during the remainder of the veal
unless accompanied by a parent
guardian ,or some grown person
having him in charge.
The city marshal or his deputy il
made the enforcing officer and it il
his duty to take in charge boy o.
girl found on the streets aftel
hours deliver into the hands o
the PARENT or guardian.
The ordinance further states tina
1.-The same course may, in the dis
creti9n of the officer, be pursued
seco1ad time upon such offense. blu
for the third or subsequent time. tn
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-06
YOUNG TRAPPER JABs
MEAT FORK IN EYE

FAIRBANKS - Earl Middleton,
young trapper, who makes his home
at Nenana, accidentally put out his
right eye by jabbing a meat fork
into it. With a dog team, he was
running his trapline 10 miles from
Nenana last Friday when the team
of animals became snarled. He made
use of a meat fork to untangle the
harness. The fork slipped off a piece
of leather and penetrated his right
eye.
The injured man came to Fair
banks on a freight train of the
Alaska Railroad He is receiving
treatment at ST. Joseph's hospital
Middleton is % years old. He came
to Alaska from Oregon three years
ago. He was born in Texas.