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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
SEINERS UNION MAINTAINS PICKET
Line AROUND DIAMOND K CANNERY

The F. c. Barnes. cannery tender
OF the Diamond X. Packing com
pany, returned Wednesday night
from a trip to Ketchikan with a
load OF trap wire A picket line es-
tablished the next morning by the
Alaska Salmon Purse Seiners Union
was respected by local longshore-
men. The pickets are in the street
outside the Diamond X. property,
and unfair signs are posted outside
each gate.
Several conferences We're held yes
terday between local union leaders
and F. II. Buhrnam, president OF
the harvest Fishermen. Inc, of An
acortes, which operates one OF the
largest salmon canneries on Puget
Sound. and J. Frank Wright, Of Sc
attic, Mr. Buhrnam arrived here from
Anaeortes at Z o'clock yesterday
morning on the eannery tender Vio-
let Ray and Mr.. Wright on the
Marguerite.
The harvest Fishermen recently
ASdS6u tue OldLlOuu ~ dl NidA5Ell
from the Pacific American Fisher
les, who took over the properties
upon the withdrawal this spring OF
Karl Thiele. Mr.. Wright is to be
superintendent in charge.
THE lease contains an option to
buy" Mr.. Buhrnam said today land
it is our intention to exercise this
option if unnecessary obstacles are
not thrown in our way by Wrangell
I told the union leaders
yesterday in very few words,
that if we were going to
be molested here and prevented
from carrying on a satisfactory op-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Beautiful Ordination
Service At St. Philip S

a service OF unusual Importance
and solemnity took place at St.
Philips church Sunday morning at
1920 when Arnold Krone who was
ordained a deacon last year was
elevated to the priesthood Repre-
sentatives from all Wrangen church
organizations and other friends fill
ed the little church. Sunshine
streaming through the lovely new
windows fell on the red and white
flowers and cleaning brass on the
marble altar, on the white robed
priests and the beloved bishop-all
forming an unforgettable picture.
The candidate for Holy Orders
was presented to the bishop by the
Rev. NJ. L. Wanner who with Dean
c. E. Rice of juneau and Rev. Paul
Mather of Ketchikan arrived here
last week to form the board of ex-
aiming chaplains. The fifth priest
to participate in the impressive cere-
mOny was the Rev. w. NJ. Partridge
of Massachusetts who accompanied
Bishop Rowe north as his chaplain
Bishop Rowe delivered the sermon
Sunday speaking on the work of the
ministry and the help which the
people of the parish can give. His
sermon preceded the ordination and
he was assisted throughout the SER
vice by the visiting priests.
Following the ordination service,
Holy Communion was administered
by Bishop Rowe with Rev. Krone
assisting. Another communion SER
vice was held at 7:30 Monday
morning with Rev. Krone official
ing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Bishop Rowe To Build
37th Church In Alaska

The Right Rev. Peter Trimble
Rowe. Episcopal Bishop Of Alaska.
left last night on the Kadin for
Ketehikan where he will visit the
parishes of st. John and S. EIiz-
abeth and board the North sea
Sunday night for sitka. He was ac-
eompanied by his chaplain. Rev. ".
NJ Partridge.
Coming here from Seattle last
week for the ordination at st. Phil
ip's Church, Bishop Rowe left the
Ketehikan visit for this weekend
After visiting Sitka, he will 60 to
Juneau and then continue to the
westward and interior points. COM
ing out via Dawson late in the
summer
The bishop spent a quiet week
here following the Sunday service,
contracting old friends and enjoying
informal home entertainment No
attempt was made for a reception
or even a meeting with the hosptt-
al board in order that he might
have a week of rest. He expressed
great pleasure and appreciation for
the financial support given the hos
pital during the spring months and
presented the treasurer with a check
for 100000 before leaving last night
as his contribution toward the main
tenanee of that institution
Bishop Rowe is now engaged in
R=
eese of Alaska having been elected
to become the first Bishop of AL
aska at the General Convention held
in Minneapolis in 1895 and conse-
Grated in St Georges Church No
yember 30, 1895. He will be SO
years of age November 20 of this
year and is the Senior Bishop of the
Church in point of service. The Rev.
Partridge who accompanies him on
his present trip calls himself a priest
of the highways. Still listed from
Massachusetts where he had his last
parish, he travels through the states
in a trailer and breaches where he
finds the need. He is adept at meet
ing people and making friends With
them, has fund of ready wit aud
stories and is delighted to be max
ing a tour of Alaska at this time,
having been stationed at Sitka 40
years ago.
The newest project to be launched
by Bishop Rowe will be to replace
the thirty-year- old St. Stephen
church at Fort Yukon. It will be
constructed of logs with cement
foundation and will be the thirty
seventh church built in Alaska by
the bishop. Its construction is made
possible by a gift of $4,000 from
the legacy of a prominent New York
woman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

Grafton, We would ship back to Ana
eortes all supplies delivered here
and definitely discontinue our plans
for eannery operation at Wrangell"
The eannery was due to lie idle,
Mr. Buhrnam says. and it would not
have operated if his company had
not become interested.
We FEEL, he declares, that
NrangeH needs US more than we
need Wrangell and we are not go
ing 10 put up a fight for the priv
ilege OF staying here, of employing
only local labor, purchasing most
Of our supplies from local stores,
paying a probable case tax Of $10,-
600 which alone viii provide the
treasury of the Town of WrangeII
an approximate income of $4,000
each year"
The Diamond X payroll, he said,
is around $4,000 and fish purchas-
ed from seiners should run $4,000
annually I'VE plan, Mr.. Buhr-
nam says, to buy all seine fish
caught by the fishermen signed up
with US and in the event of being
swamped at the peak of the salmon
run, to buy seine fish first and re-
lease trap fish over our canning
capacity"
As to the 20 per cent trap reduc-
ton demanded by the AsPSU Mr..
Buhrnam says the Diamond K
company has eliminated two traps,
kingsmill and Snow Pass, from it's
eannery operation and a further re-
duction in effect would mean, be-
cause OF the heavy fishing of those
traps, a rs per cent instead of 20
per cent reduction
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Civic Club To Hold
July Meeting At Beach

The luncheon table for the June
Civic Club meeting at the dugout
last Saturday was lovely with sum
mer flowers and Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Darlington and Mrs. ThornQuist
served the dessert and coffee which
preceded the business session.
Letters from Mrs. L. r. Hermann,
president Of the a. F. ". c., and
Mrs. Il. P. Hansen of Ketchikan.
past-direetor IN the G. +. ". c., told
of the success of the recent visit OF
clubwomen TO Alaska and OF the
Council meeting in San Francisco
which preceded that trip.
Mrs. Hermann quoted one OF
the clubwomen as saying when she
lett Nrangell. Those women at
the dock, and the royal way they
had welcomed US just did something
to me. 1 shall treasure that memory
forever" Mrs. Hansen told OF the
Directors parade in san Francisco
wherein she was asked TO represent
Alaska, Mrs. r. B. Atwood, the
present director being unable to
attend the Council She said that she
had gone as an Alaska fisherman.
with gaII hook and salmon (cost
SI.651. The costume had created
much merriment in the opera house
where the parade was staged and
the poor salmon was evidently the
worse Tor wear when Il was over
aIthO the women had specified that
they wanted a salmon that was not
too dead"
Reports OF committees included
library, tennis and park, and it was
decided to retain William Walters
as custodian OF the park as in sum
mers past. the club paying the cost.
Letters OF thanks were authorized
sent various persons who have aid
ed the club in their work the past
month. Mrs. Robt. Murphy who will
shortly leave for Seattle was re-
ported to have resigned as a mem
Der of the library board and OF the
and Wrangell Fine Arts
The other members OF
those groups were requested to select
her successor from among the club
members.
a discussion OF the fire-cracker
nuisance as il affects the Front
street area was discussed and it wasl
decided to see if anything can be-
done about it. It was planned toI
have a wiener booth on the Fourth,
definite arrangements to be made
later.
The July meeting will be held
at the beach if weather permits
and will take the form OF a picnic
Following the business meeting,
Mrs. Florence SyYerud, Home Dem
onstration Agent for the UniYer-
sity of Alaska Extension Service,
spoke Interestingly of the profession
of home-making.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Cauley Says Union-Cannery Trouble
May Be Settled Soon

Kingsmill still belongs to the com
pany, although Snow Pass has been
turned over to another company to
be fished for Petersburg eannery.
Wrangell seiners demand that the
Diamond X eliminate Eagle Greek
and Beauclere traps, designated last
year by the union to be taken out
In the meantime about % Seattle
men, tender gear and trap gear
crews aboard Diamond X tenders
are working the trap gear from the
F. C. Barnes behind the picket line
of the A. S. P. S. U. The Seattle mel
are members of the Alaska Fisher
mems Union, a CLIO affiliate, whih
the Alaska Seiners are AFL. How
ever, the two unions are not In
conflict over the picket line.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Wrangell Businessmen, ClubwOmen
Entertain Editors

merce, President F. S. Barnes and
other chamber members, the pub
Usher of the Wrangell Sentinel, and
members OF the Women's Civic
Club.
Mr.. Bradford presented each of
the visitors with a souvenir folder
of parchment paper with print of
Wrangell pasted on the front page
and containing greetings from the
chamber and the Sentinel. On the
back page was printed the words of
the song, Alaska, My Alaska"
Flowers assembled from Wrangell
gardens by Mrs. Ernest Anderson
and copies OF the Federated Wom-
ems Club edition of the Alaska Press
for the past two years, were put
aboard the Aleutian by the club
women, who afterwards shared
in acting as guides about town to
the editors anr their families.
From the dock the guests were
escorted to w. C. Waters Number
One eurio store where at the side
and rear a totem pole carved from
a 60-foot cedar log was recently
completed by Charles Tagcook, who
came here from the Indian village
OF Yakutat to do the work.
1t had been hoped by Mr.. Waters
and Leo Mccormack, who own the
pole, that it would be erected in
time for unwilling ceremonies while
the newspaper folk were here, but
as H. B. Thornquist, master of
ceremonies, explained, things did
not develop fast enough" and it
was necessary to unveil the totem in
prone position. Mr.. Thornquist
welcomed the visitors in the name
of the town as a unit, expressing
the pleasure of all citizens in their
visit and the wish for happy ex-
periences and life long memories OF
Alaska.
He called attention to the beau
tiful weather, which he insisted
was not unusual. Mr.. Thornquist
then discovered the totem coverings
had been removed prematurely but
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Flag Day Observed
By ElkS Ceremony

With F. G. Hanford, exalted ruler,
presiding, Flag Day was observed
Wednesday night by local EIks at
their lodge rooms, members of the
Legion Auxiliary attending in a
body following their own meeting,
and other visitors being present, al
so. The observance of Flag Day is
mandatory with the B. P. O.. E.,
this action having been taken in
July. 1908.
The ritualistic service of the or
der was used and tiny silk flags of
the various periods were displayed
as the story of the American flag
was unfolded beginning with the
white flag with it's red cross and
ending with the present emblem
with its thirteen stripes and forty
eight stars, James Nolan read the
history and Charles Wagner dis
played the flags.
The beautiful response of the
ritual was read by Arnold Krone.
Other officers taking part in the
ceremony were Leo Osterman,
Frank Winston and J. C. Johnson.
Mrs. Val Coulter played the Incl
dental music and was the accom-
PIANIST for the vocal selections which
were used The audience sang the
National Anthem and America in
closing and Aud Lang Syne was
sung by an Elks' chorus of eight
men, Arnold Krone, Frank Winston,
Fred Cunningham, Harold Martin
dale, Leo Osterman, H. B. Thorn
quist, L. Meadows and Al Torvan-
ger.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
MISSIONARY TOLD WRANGELL
IS NOT CHURCH-G0ING TOWN

Rev. and Mrs. John II. Wright
missionaries for the Church OF
Christ, arrived in Wrangel this
week and will conduct a series OF
meetings at the Sisters and Broth
ers hall.
Mr. Wright states that his church
has no central organization. each
congregation being an Independent
body They are fundamentalists in
doctrine, and do not believe in US
ing any musical instrument in their
church services.
Ever since he was ordained in
1882 Mr.. Wright says he has want
ed to preach to the American IN
dian but this trip to Alaska is the
first time he has had that Oppor-
tunity He and his wife will remain
in Wrangell as long as interest is
manifested in their services.
From what he has been told he
says he gathers that WrangelI is
not a church going town; that the
total attendance at the Catholic
church. Salvation Army, Episcopal,
Presbyterian, Assembly OF God and
Seventh Day AdYentists services is
small Therefore, while he hopes to
be able TO do some good here, he
will not be surprised if the attend
ance at his service fails to justify
their continuance.
Rev. and Mrs. Wright are not
paid for their services nor do they
ask for money. They use their own
funds and accept whatever is volun-
teered by those interested in the
work.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

Wrangell had the pleasure last
night of entertaining 236 members
of the National Editorial Associa-
tion while the Aleutian was in port
from 7:30 to 10 o'clock.
Ten years ago Alaska newspaper
men began urging the NEA to hold
its annual convention in Alaska.
The invitation, and several succeed
ing ones were received with interest
which grew until last year the
association voted fayorably to char
ter a boat and hold the 1899 con-
vention during trip to Alaska
and between ports.
The Aleutian was secured for the
purpose and reservations were made
from almost every state in the
union. The newspaper folk met on
June 10 in Chicago where they
boarded a NEA special train bound
for Seattle and the Alaska Steam
ship docks in that city. The next
morning additional cars were at
tached at st. Paul with convention
LlEiADEl5 hum 41lnACoOLGs IL" q
Kansas and southern points and al
the train made its way west through
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho ant
Washington other members of tht
convention got aboard. Awaiting
them at Seattle were members WHIT
had gone on ahead or had come II
Seattle from Washington, Oregon
and California.
The cruise is for sixteen day
from Seattle to Alaska and return
Some of the members are going onl!
as far as Seward, others will TAX
two-day trip inland from Seward
to Anchorage and Matanuska, ant
a third group are taking a four-da.
trip going on from Matanuska t.
Fairbanks and Mt. Mckinley Park.
Headed by w. H. Conrad, publish
er of the Medford, Wisconsin, Star
News, NEA president. the conven
ton members came down the gang
plank at Wrangell in the brillian
sunshine of late afternoon sun.
They We're met by z. M. Brad
ford, chairman of the entertainment
committee of the chamber of com
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

Conferences are being held with
the Diamond K Packing Company
executives, progress is being made,
and it is possible that the difficult
ties may be ironed out shortly" J.
B. Cauley, acting agent of the AL
aska Salmon Purse Seiners Union
at Wrangell, said this afternoon re-
garding the picket line established
yesterday by the union outside the
Diamond K property.
In support of the seiners' action
Cauley says that no fish prices or
agreements have been signed and
that request for adjustment of the
designated traps has not been COM
piled with.
The A. S. P. S. U. last year in its
move for the elimination of traps,
over a fiye-year period, marked 20
percent in each district to be elm
mated this year. They began with
killer" traps which a majority of
the seiners marked for elimination
as being the ones they considered
the most seriously to interfere with
SEEMING operations and the conser
walton of fish. In this district the
traps so marked bore most heavily
on the Diamond K Packing Com
pany.
1.-The demand for 20 per cent re-
duction is by Districts" Cauley
points out, mot by individual pack
ing companies. The seiners deny
that the Diamond X has eliminated
two traps, KingsmilI and Snow Pass.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
YUKON PILOT
BURNS DEATH
JUNEAU CRASH

JUNEAU. June IL Special to
SentineD - Pilot Charles Tweed.
burned TO death in a Southern Fair
child plane at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Ha had brought Allan
Richie of WrangelI to Juneau from
Dease Lake and was taxing 10 take
off to return to his Canadian base
when he struck a dolphin.
As the plane bounced back the
gasoline load exploded. The plane
burned and sank. Cecil ?. Piekell,
%, eo-pilot and mechanic escaped
with his life. He leaped from the
door and was rescued by Jerry Cole,
Is. in an cupboard skiff. suffering
only shock and abrasions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
Continued on Page Six
LEWIS BROTHERS LAUNCH
NEW FISHING BOAT

A new combination trolling and
SEEMING boat was launched this week
by Clarence and Bill Lewis from
the machine and boat shop owned
by their father, Dave Lewis.
The fishing vessel is completely
equipped for outside trolling with
booms, variable speed power girdies,
oiled decks, living accommodations
for two or three men, and ample
storage space for every requirement.
The boat was modelled by their
uncle. William Fletcher, veteran
Wrangell boat builder, and was built
by the three brothers, Lawrence,
Clarence and Bill Lewis with the
mechanical assistance of their faith
er.
The V-bottom craft, which has
been registered under the name of
Slab" is SO feet in length, has a
9 foot beam and draft of 81 inches.
A new 452 Gray motor with modern
fresh water cooling system furnishes
the power, which in trial runs has
enabled the vessel to attain a top
speed of knots and an average
cruising speed of knots.
The two young owners, who are
both seasoned fishermen, announce
their intention of leaving the first
of the week for the trolling grounds
at Cape Pole where the Slab" will
be initiated into the realm of fish
ing activities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
GOVERNMENT TO COST A
BILLION MORE TO RUN 1910

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Despite a
session of constant economy at
tempts, the cost of the federal gov
eminent for the year starting July
l, exclusive of the relief appropria-
tion, is shaping up to be almost a
billion dollars bigger than the cur
rent fiscal year.
Eleven regular appropriation bills
have already been passed by the
House that carry s690,445, 900 more
than the present year.
Several supplemental estimates
including $239,O0O,O00 for the army
are still pending.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

The action of VIM. Wies, in ap-
pointing ]. B. Cauley to serve tenn
porarily in his place as agent of the
A. S. P. S. u, was ratified by the
seiners Wednesday night. An cleo
ton will be held later. Wies is not
withdrawing from union activities,
but as he will not be able to be in
town this summer, he could not con-
TIME as agent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

Skippered by Pastor H. L. Wood,
the S. D. A. mission and welfare
boat Messenger arrived here from
Ketchikan Tuesday evening. On
board were Mrs. Wood and their
daughter, Miss Virginia Wood, and
Miss Viola Johnson who will re-
main in Wrangell to visit her aunt
Mrs. NJ. L. Miles. The Messenger
will be in port until Sunday
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

The hot weather today caused a
general exodus to the beaches of all
who could get away from town.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16
UNIONS MUST
STOP PICKETING
ORDERS COURT

JUNEAU. June 1t Especial to
the Wraugell sentinel i'm in1une-
tion proceedings brought by the
steamship companies against the Al
aska Salmon Purse Seiners Union.
Judge Alexander issued a temporary
restraining order yesterday order
ing the cessation of pieketing from
the water aud interference with
ships or crews.
Judge Alexander issued the order
after he had stated he was convinced
there is no labor dispute between
che union and shipoWners and that
the shipping companies were limo
cent bystanders in the eannery and
union controversy. Although, he
added he had complete sympathy
with unionists and knew from per
sonal knowledge that the recently
leased traps were causing great
hardships and ruination among fish
ermen.
Eddie sukow told newspapermen
in Juneau before the restraining or
der was issued, that even if an in
junction were granted the union
would continue pieketing from
streets and the sailors would reeog-
nize their picket lines.
From Ketchikan came the infor-
nation today that the union there
Dieketing Is continuing
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-06-16

Arguments by the steamship
companies We're heard Tuesday.
On Wednesday. arguments were made
by the union in an attempt to get
dismissal of the injunction pro-
Milford chronicle., 1939-06-30
Standing of Teams
HELPING WITH PROBLEMS
OF AGRICULTURE

If for no other reason than the fact
that they are the promoters of ma
ton wide producer er-consumer" cam
paigns. the retail chain stores are en-
titled to an established niche in the
economic structure of the nation.
Since the food chains inaugurated
this organized plan of agricultural
assistance three years ago, more than
65 campaigns and promotions have
been conducted. On a number or
these figures are available with
which to measure concrete results.
They indicate startling and gratifying
success. For example, a national
beef campaign in 1886 brought a "a
per cent increase in beef sales over
comparable period in 1885. Large
percentage increases in sales were
reported for similar campaigns in
grapefruit (2O. lamb az, apples
(46J, eggs (16), beans (45), oranges
(64), dairy products. and other citrus
fruits.
In the face of demonstrable proof
of this kind, of the economic value or
mass merchandising, it is hard to see
how politicians and short-sighted
business man will be able to talk the
public into condemning the chains to
death with "chain-store taxes" and
other forms of punitive legislation.
Even now the tide appears to be turn
ing. And undoubtedly if given a fair
opportunity, mass merchandising will
do still more in the future to amelior-
ate the evils of farm surpluses.