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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06
SOME HUNTERS CONFUSED IN
GAME BIRD REGULATIONS

Charles BENJAMIN., game licensing
officer at Wrangell, said today that
some confusion seems to prevail here
as to migratory game bird regu-
lations.
Shooting time, he reminds hunters
is 8 a. m. to p. m, Pacific Stan
dard Time, which Wrangell uses.
Daily bag limits are ten ducks and
four geese with the maximum in
possession 20 ducks and eight geese.
The season closes November Is.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06
FIRST BLACKBERRIEs ARE
SOLD FROM WRANGELL GADENs

Campbell Bros. this week had the
privilege of selling the first Wran-
CELL grown blackberrtes ever offered
in local stores.
The berries were grown by c. C.
Mundy who sold the surplus from
his garden. The blaekberries, Mr..
Mundy finds. have a more prolific
yield even than raspberries which
are grown in practically every gar
den here. From a 75-foot row one
hundred pounds of blaekberries, de-
spite the unfayorable weather of the
past months, have been gathered by
Mr.. Mundy.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06
new HIGHWAY
SECTION OPENS
TO PUBLIC SUN.

The Wrangeu Highway Chiehagof
Point section will be opened to the
public next Sunday, A. II. Conn, en-
gineer for the Bureau of Roads ad-
ministration. said today. The grad
ing and surfacing of the section was
completed ~ the contractor the first
part of this week.
The location survey for this por-
ton of Wrangell Highway and the
Pats Creek section was made in
1884 Two years later Custard
Meadows, Ola and Co. completed the
clearing and grnbbing of the seven
miles comprising these two sections
Still another two years later bids
We're opened by the PRA at Juneau
Tor the grading and surfaeing OF the
first "a mile section known as the
Chichagof Point section. Wright &
Stock. Inc of Seattle were the low
bidders and started work on Sept.
L, 1898.
Due to inclement weather the pro
ject was closed for the winter on
November Il, on April of this year
work was resumed and carried to
completion on Sept. 30 The grading
and surfaeing of this "a mile sec
ton was completed at a cost of
100000.
In spite of an exceptionally vet
year, the contractor has done a very
fine job, Mr.. Cohn says, and A. B.
Swanson, superintendent of the con
tractor is to be especially eongrat-
ulated for the fine organizing and
prosecution of the work
The public is asked to une care
in driving over the new road, until
after the roadbed has had one sea-
son in which to set This will per
nit the shoulders to harden and the
fills to become stabilized.
A roadbed width of 16 feet per
hitting the passing of cars has been
obtained for nearly the entire
length of the project. However, the
surfaeing material has been placed,
for construction purposes, for oRly
one lane of traffic, with turnouts
provided at least every 500 feet, for
passing purposes. The maintenance
organization of the Public Roads
Administration will blade this ma
terial out, so that a surface will be
over the entire width of the road
bed, and thus permit passing of cars
at almost every place on the high
way. Until this is accomplished, mo-
florists are asked to use care in pas
sing cars, using the turnouts for
this purpose.
The bluff sections, Miles $3.50 &
Z 5-81 of the road, have been made
exceptionally wide in order to help
prevent accident Nevertheless, it
would be wise for the motorist to
drive slowly over these sections, at
least until he is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the road.
The preliminary log of the Chicha-
got Point section of Wrangell high
way is written up by the PRA as
follows:
Mile 5.4-start of Chichagof point
Section.
Mile 5.5-temporary construction
camp, and fair road to beach.
Mile 56-start of ski trail to left
of road.
Mile 6.O-good picture ahead.
Mile 6.1-Wells mink ranch on
beach side.
Mile 6.4-good creek and fair
Continued on page four)
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06

Harold Jones of Petersburg, pass
ed through Wrangell Friday night
on his way to San Francisco where
as international representative of
the Resident Cannery Workers and
Seine Fishermen of Southeastern Al
aska, CLIO affiliate, he will attend
the national CLIO convention which
will be held in San Francisco on
October 10. He planned to be away
from Petersburg for two weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06
PRECIPITATION

Mrs. E. NJ Campbell returned on
the CPR. liner Princess Louise
Monday morning from Seattle The
H. D. Campbells are nicely located
for the winter in an apartment two
blocks from the University of Wash
ington campus Leonard T. Campbell
who entered freshman classes in the
engineering department at the uni
versity, is living with his grand
PARENTS.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06

L. B. Chisholm returned on the
Louise Monday after a months va
cation spent on the Pacific coast. He
took UP city clerk duties the morn
ing of his arrival and says that he
found everything in excellent order
at his office Miss Dorothy Voss car
ried on the routine work at the city
hall during Mr.. Chisholm's absence.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06
September Weather
Was Somewhat Moist

September weather was decidedly
moist, 1134 inches falling in the
80 days, according to the monthly
report submitted to the I. S.
Weather Bureau by Mrs. Margaret
Simmons, cooperative observer.
Temperatures averaged but nine
degrees difference maximum and
minimum. The highest temperature
81, recorded on Sept. II and 20,
was low for the usual September in
Wrangell.
A summary of the report follows:
Temperature
Mean maximum, 1898.
Mean minimum, 4473.
Mean, 90.
Maximum, 81; date. Sept. 11-20.
Minimum, 35; date, Sept. IL
Greatest daily range, 27; date.
Sept. Il.
Precipitation
Total 11:24 inches. Greatest in q
hours, Is; date, Sept. 10.
Number of days: With OF inch
or more precipitation, %. Clear, 2;
partly cloudy, 8.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06

Continued on page four
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-10-06

Continued on page FOUR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
EVEN IOWANS NEED
OCCASIONAL DINE

Editor, The Times: Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace,
mystic, philosopher, metaphysic-
ian. agriculturist, is not revo-
lutionist. He is a prerevolution-
airy tory.
Mr.. Wallace is engaged, busily
rs a bird dog, growing a crop
of stamps. The orange colored
stamps are symbolic of Ken
lucky gold. taX-exempt, interest
bearing bonds, and existence
wages-the three (Wallace trim
ity) side by side. The blue
stamps are indicative of agricul-
tural gloom and billiousness.
This barren country must rely
on imports.
If our memory is not swry,
stamps had something to do with
a Boston Tea Party.
Some time ago on Broadway.
a gentleman approached us and
said:
Brother, could you spare me
a dime ?"
He was desperate to imagine
We had a dime: but flattery won.
And we asked where he hailed
from.
He said: II am from Iowa"
We borrowed a dime and gave
1t to him. T. S. WATSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
A Happy Appointment

The choice of the president of Archibald MacLesh to be
librarian of congress is particularly good one.
MacLeish is not only poet and darned good but
well being of the countries outstanding of
letters he has been artillery captain lawyer, and
magazine editor.
The Red Scare which has become standard procedure in
congress in regard to almost all appointments has been
dredged up. it being charged that MacLesh has been
elow-traveler with Communists in various causes. Con-
gessmen would do well to catch to the fact that Mac
ment in the Survey Graphic of the whole united anti
Fascist 'front.' tactic and powerful exposition we've
read of the growing feeling that the best defense
against both fascism and communism to get behind de-
mocracy and push ike-wel, like agetou This earned
MacLeish most bitter condemnation in recent number
of the New Masses, communist organ
MacLesh has a forwardooking, mentalykeen and
searching mind which should do much to make the 10000
600 items in the Library of Congress of service to congress
and to the people. That is what they are for
He is the president said. "a scholar and gentleman
well able executive 1t would be shameful to see his
confirmation delayed because of uniformed opposition
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
OLD AGE PENSIONS

Editor. The Times: The vote
against the Townsend bill in the
house of representative will un-
doubtedly tend to arouse resent
ment among the needy aged men
and women who comprise the
Townsend movement.
Time and again the Republi-
can party has proved itself to
be the bitter foe of all social
legislation in which the old peo-
pie have a stake. They will
doubtless try to place the respon-
sibility for the defeat of the old
people to further the COP.
drive to defeat the New Deal
in 1910.
This presents all New Dealers
and progressives - both those
within congress and us who are
progreSsives must recognize that
outside-with a serious respon-
sibility. In the first place. all
the needs of the aged men and
women of this country are most
acute and. above all. that these
needs must be met.
If the sales tax methed of
financing provided by the Town
send bill. is faulty-as we have
maintained all along while stead
tasty supporting the social OBJ
jectiyes of the Townsend move
ment-then some other method
of financing must be found.
The Workers Alliance sup
ports plan popularity known as
the "S60-60 plan which we pre-
scented TO & congressional COM
mittee recently when We testi-
fled on proposed changes in the
Social Security act. II provides
for an upward scaling of old
age benefits. and aims at the
quick establishment of mini
mum OF 500 each month for
every one Of our senior citizens
who reaches the age Of so or
over. II would. for the present
at least, maintain the system Of
federal state cooperation now
existing under the Social Seeur-
ity act. ana the funds 70 finance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
UNIONIST EXPLAINS
MILL SHUTDOWN

Editor, The Times: In reading
the Pulse Of the Public" l find
that there is an erroneous i'm
preston in the minds of a few
readers as to the relationship
of the st. Paul & Tacoma Lum-
Der company operations shut
down, with the negotiating of a
new working agreement.
This confusion is caused by
writers contributing articles
without knowing the real facts
of the case.
The first fact is this: That
the st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
company was notified by the
union, As days prior to the ex-
piration date of the agreement
of intention to revise or amend.
The company was at liberty to
negotiate at any and all times
while the plant was in opera
ton, had they so wished.
Fact number two: The union
filed charges with the labor
board because of certain unfair
labor practices, and not because
the company suggested that the
men return TO work, pending
negotiations.
Fact number three: The plant
has been shut down one month
yet the negotiating commit
tee has met with the company
for a total period of only "a
hours in an effort to reach an
agreement.
To top it all off. the company
has issued a statement, showing
how concerned they are about
the loss of wages to their EN-
ployes in conjunction with their
stslling tactics. St. Paul mill
employees are quite familiar
with back to work" propa-
gsnds. and pay small attention
to II. F.. o. LOIRE.
233S So. G. st. CITY,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
American Foresight

Our people sympathze deeply with England today over
her tragic submarine disaster The sympathy is the more
keen because this nation also recently lost
In q similar disaster.
At the same time, cannot help but feel sense OF
pride at the efficient busnesslke manner in which all
those who alive after the original disaster saved
from our stricken submarine.
Our submarine rescue is clear example of of the
characteristics which has made country Of the
greatest known-foresight. and determination
TO be satisfied with existing things.
We think ahead. For years. there have been various
devices which, in theory would stricken
submarine But the American not satisfied with
these devices and better by building the
diving chamber, which worked successfully.
BY being prepared for any evenuaty America
tinue to lead the world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn TO the
comic page for the answers.
/. What is archaeology?
2. What form of government
has the concentration of power
embodied in one individual
3. Name the largest river In
Virginia.
4. In law. how long is a day7
5. Which member of the presi-
dents cabinet recently celebrated
his 5lst birthday.
6. Where are the Orkney is
landsy
Z. Was jamestown ever the
capital of Virginia
s. What is the correct pro-
nounciation Of the word ludi-
crous7
9. Was daylight saving time
first adopted in the United States
or Europe.
10. With what sport is the
name of Willis S. kilmer asso-
ciated?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
pEpLoREs ATTITUDE OF
UNION ON STRIKE

Editor. The Times: see in
the papers that the st. Paul &
Tacoma Lumber Co. has pre-
scented the union with an agree
ment which the company is
willing to sign. I don't know,
of course. what is in the agree
ment. but it indicates. al least,
the willingness of the company
to sign an agreement with the
union. The men have been told
that the company had refused
To make an agreement.
In view OF the fact the COM
psny is willing TO sign. and that
il may take considerable time
to settle the exact terms Of the
agreement, and since there Is
no dispute over wages and
hours. why shouldn't the men
be allowed 10 return TO work
pending the completion of nego-
tiations
This loss of work for an en-
tire month is bad enough. Why
allow il 10 continue Il seems
TO me the union is taking = lot
on itself to deny jobs to POO
men under such circumstances.
MRS. JENNIE CHRISTIANSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
;: YOUR HOROSCOPE =:

hold extraordinary interest and
be unusually profitable from an
educational point Of view, II is
prophesied. This may mean that
expositions will be helpful to
American citizens.
Under this sway refugee prob
lens may be widely discussed.
The stars presage for the United
States an influx of war victims.
including many children.
Strain, both mental and phys
ical. is foretold for statesmen
and diplomats. Young men are
to replace old leaders in England
and the United States.
Persons whose birthdate II Is
have the augury of year Of
profitable activity. Women may
expect much social diversion.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be exceedingly talented
but inclined to attain success the
easy way. These subjects of
Cancer have the Moon as their
ruler. Monday is their lucky
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
THURSDAY, JUNE e2, 1889

THURSDAY. JUNE 70, 1889
This il not an important day
n planetary direction, according
70 astrology, but there are men,
acing aspects for women. Girls
should be cautious in accepting
new positions or new friends.
AZ the Sun enters Cancer there
IRE signs promising closer CO.
operation among peace-lovng
nations. Military and naval
movements are indicated In the
Seven Seas.
Women who are wage earners
may find fiercer competition
than usual for well paid posi-
ttons, even though large num-
bers Of men may be withdrawn
from white collar jobs.
Commercial improvement Is
forecast and U. s. foreign trade
y 10 b greatly increased. Bet
ter business may tempt many
persons to spend money too free
". Thrift u strongly recon-
0ended.
Vacations this summer will
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Mr.. Fixit: Am IL years Of age
and have just graduated from
the eighth grade with an excel
lent rating. Could ! enter busi-
ness college next September:
Could i take up tipping. short
hand, etc, and art-drawing
there Approximately how
much would IL cost and how
long would II last? In your
estimation. do you predict i
would succeed?
HILDA NJ.
Predictions are out of Mr..
Fixits line. We should recon-
mend, however, that you go to
high school next fan and get
little older before you enter
business college. You can start
your commercial courses there.
Except In unusual cases, bust
ness colleges don't admit stu
dents under is, or until they
are high school graduates. They
couldn't hope to place you in
job until you are three or four
years Older, so IL wouldn't be
wise to accept you as a student.
When you do get there. you
can take almost any course you
wish. Tuition is standardized at
$50 a month. 1t usually takes
IL months to finish.
Mr.. Fixit: Can an old-are
pensioner who receives his PEN
sion In this state 60 on a visit
out Of this state for a certain
length of time, say two or three
months, without losing his pen
sion, or IL there a definite time
limit: MRS. X. Blk.
If he can afford to take that
long a trip out Of the state, or
IL he has someone to visit who
can support him that long. it
might be interpreted to mean
that he doesn't need old-age
assistance.
His check would not be sent
to him outside the state. Before
starting on any venture like that,
he'd do well TO confer with the
county welfare department,
which decides questions like this.
Mr.. Fixit: Some time ago In
your column n lady who signed
her name "Alice b." wrote re-
garding n remedy for gray hair.
Several people wrote you ask
ing for her address. II you got
II. will you please send II to me:
G. A. Il.
We have not been able to get
Alice BIS address. II she sees
this and cares to send her ad-
dress, we'll be glad to forward
IL to those who have asked for ii.
Mr.. Fixit: j came from Can
ada m . child and have lived
here ever since. MY head tax
was paid. ! married an Amer
ican-born man IL years ago. I
want TO 20 up to Canada for a
four-day visit. Could I 70 with
my husband and children on a
visit and cross both ways with
out any trouble. or do l have to
take out my papers first: l am
going to take them out, hut
wanted TO do Il after, AS I want
Ia 20 up now. Is IL true each
person has 10 have $50 cash
on him before he can cross to
Canada on visit, u we own
our own ear: Il. X. b.
II you are in here legally. you
will have no trouble either way
at the border. You can make
sure, If you wish. by getting
written authority to return from
the u. S. immigration Service
in the postoffice building.
The Canadian immigration and
customs men make no inquiries
about the amount of money you
carry.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me how
old Kate Smith il, how long ON
radio and where WAS she born.
F.B.
She was born in Greenville,
Va. in 1909. Her career as q
major radio star dates from
1881.
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llGH I
CONTINUED From Page One)

culties besetting the farmers,
as result of certain Roosevelt
experiments and affiliations. He
isn't telling it around the White
House, however.
Florida growers, according to
the aneedote, cannot obtain suf-
ficient farm help because field
hands prefer to sign up with
WPA, even though they receive
less money on relief. So rural
thinker proposed that they send
a ship to Africa and obtain a
thousand monkeys, train them
and set them to picking fruit.
Various practical difficulties
were discussed and solved, but
before the question was put to
a vote, a quiet fellow who hadn't
done much talking uttered
comment that ended all monkey
business stuff.
Even suppose you can find
1000 monkeys and train
Them" he said, at won't do
you ANY good. One Of two
things will happen: The damn
Yankees will come down here
and free them, or John L.
Lewis will organize them
President sevelt was
subtly sidestepping when he told
a press conference he did not
intend to ask congress to author
ize a new public works program
at this session. He realizes
though his listeners did not
that a generous appropriation
for local projects is something
you receive without asking for.
Ickes quietly is lobbying for
another batch-about S500,0o0,-
600 worth-even though he is
not sure he will be placed in
charge of the reorganized build
ing agency. The necessary bills
have been introduced. and they
will romp through unless the
president insists they be side
tracked.
He won't do that. but neither
will he apply any pressure. He
wants congress to accept respon-
sibilitv for another PWA plunge.
although he will gladly sign the
measure If and when it reaches
his desk.
The New Deal planners
litical as well as economic
count on another round OF PWA
spending to rehabilitste their
ballot-box fortunes between now
and 1910. That's why each con-
gresham gets a notice every
few days that almost 5000
projects are listed in the 1ckes
files as ready for immediate ac-
ton and construction provided
congress supplies the money. II
probably will.
Shortage of both skilled and
unskilled labor in Germany re-
ported serious deterrent to
general staff program of stra-
tegic road building around Ru-
msnisn and Polish borders :.
U. S. share in Latin American
trade said TO have increased Sc
per cent since World war: Brit
aims has dropped nearly SO per
cent. Germany's remains about
the same Survey Of city
building permits shows sharp
rise. despite usual spring decline:
May this year &3.1 per cent
above q year ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-22
655575:57SSy2zz2z2RzZ.',

Old News Staff Put One
Over on S. A. Perkins
Activities Of Imaginative
Reporter Recalled
Wrote Sprieh'ly interviews
With Dead Men
Sure, He Was Fired-Buf
Read the Story
DIFFERENCE in this column
IL the other day to the sky
rocketing of Charlie Johns from
cub to star reporter on the old
Tacoma News has brought to
this desk reminders of other in
cidents in connection with early
new spaper activities here.
Among others, a Masonic friend
recalls the instance of the high
pressure news hawk, one Max
well Victor. 1t seems that S. A.
Perkins. then owner of the News
and the late lamented Ledger,
had complained that the News
was becoming too commonplace.
To his managing editor, the late
Herbert Hunt, he advised doing
something to brighten up the
pages. Hunt passed the word on
to the then city editor. Lowell
Mellett, now serving the New
Deal in a public relations ca
pacity at the national capital.
While Mellett was bordering
the situation, In blew Victor
craving job and f0rtifying
his request with some substan-
tial documentary evidences as
to his ability. He seemed to
be the answer to a city edi-
tors prayer-a reporter with
initiatives; a man who could
create news where there had
been no news. He was hired
forthwith.
AT this time there was on the
News staff Squire" P. G. Hub
bell, of blessed memory, law
unto himself. whose perogatives
were the local markets, obitu-
aries. doings of the state his
torical society and Masonic ac-
tivities. He knew the markets
and everybody connected with
them. His obituaries read like
personal tributes of a near friend
of the departed, but his greatest
pride and joy was his Masonic
lodge. For many years, by COM
mon consent, the Squire" had
written all the news of Masonic
doings in Tacoma and part of
the state.
1t also happened that at this
particular time the Masons were
gathering in Tacoma for a con-
clave of more than ordinary sig
nificance. Here, through City
Editor Mellett, was an opportu-
nifty to put little life and color
into what otherwise might prove
to be just another commonplace
story. AS automatically as he
could he told Squire" Hubbell
that he had decided to relieve
him of some of his duties and
that the new man would cover
the Masonic meeting. To the
latter Mellett explained that he
wanted to play up" the Masons
and told him to circulate among
the members and get as much
color in his stories as possible
get away from the routine.