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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
Body Of Joe Johnson Found
On LeSnOi Island

lost his oars in the heavy wind, and
fell overheard; he kicked off his
boots, and unable to get back into
the boat, made a sling of his belt
on the side of the skiff and tho buffet
ed by the storm so that his body
was terribly bruised, managed to
stay afloat in the icy water until
some hours later he was blown near
Lesnoi island; then knowing there
were men on the island, he cut loose
from the boat, swan to shore and
managed to get up the beach twenty
feet above high water line before
the marvellous vitality which had
sustained him so long in the icy
water, was exhausted and he died
of shock and exposure.
st. Philips Episcopal church
where funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon, was filled with
sorrowing friends. The Elks lodge
of which he was a member, attended
in a body. Rev. Arnold Krone gave
the address and the choir sang three
hymns. Elks officers had charge OF
the graveside service. The greater
part of the business houses were
closed during the time of the funeral
rites.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
Tenderfeet Tested
Scout Court Of Honor

With Richard Suratt presiding as
judge the Wrangell Boy Scout troop
court of honor met at Legion dug
out on Thursday night of last week.
to examine eight tenderfoot scouts
for rating as second class scouts.
The scouts were presented by A.
E. Moe, scoutmaster. They were
tested in outdoor life by James Low
EFT, first aid by DR.. ]. II. Clements,
and scout law by Russell F. Peder-
son Judge Suratt gave the tests in
signalling in place of Leo Osterman,
who was unable to be present.
Advanced from tenderfoot rating
to second class scouts, Bernard "
erson, Vernon Wies, Rodger Larson.
Valentine Ferguson, Arthur Peder-
son, John Teller, Francis Churchill
and Richard Stokes were awarded
pins for the higher rank by R. H.
Nichols, assistant scout master.
George J. Fabrieius, member of
the troop committee, awarded ten
derfoot badge to Eugene Steik.
The scouts expect to have a much
bigger affair next fall when a num-
Der of scouts will appear before the
court of honor for tests for first
class scouts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
SEA SCOUTS VISIT WRANGELL
ON CRUISE FROM KETCHTKAN

Twenty Ketchikan Sea Scouts Wis
tied Wrangell Sunday morning on a
cruise aboard the Salvor, Captain
Jennings, owner, and Captain Rice,
skipper.
Leaving Ketchikan Friday, part
of Saturday and Saturday night
were spent in Petersburg. Return to
home port was made Monday morn
ing. Under supervision of the Of
ficers in charge, the boys ran the
boat, standing by twos, a two-hour
watch at the wheel, the engine and
on deck. Two of the boys served as
cook and assistant in the galley
throughout the cruise.
The American Legion post spon-
sors the Sea Scout organization in
Ketchikan, the boys ranging in age
from fifteen to twenty, the average
age being sixteen.
The Sea Scouts are a part of
scouting and are under the same
national direction, although with
different programs, as are the Boy
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
VERDICT AGAIN
UPHELD FAVOR
WIN. SINCLAIR

William B. Sinclair last week
won his case against the Virginia
Mason Hospital Clinic, when the
state supreme court affirmed a YER
dict rendered some months ago in
the King County court which
awarded $1,000 to Sinclair.
The action was to recover dam
ages for malpractice by DR.. Hale
Haven, nerve specialist, but was dt-
rected against the clinic whose
members besides DR.. Haven are Dr.
J. M. Blaekford, j. T Bowling, Geo.
A. bowling, Lester ]. Palmer, M. F..
Dryer. P. A. Rohrer and M. c. Lille
1t was charged by the young
WrangelI man that two operations
by Haven resulted in paralysis of
one side of his face, loss of all his
teeth on one side and loss of his
sense of smell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
Public Health Nurse
Stationed At Wrangell

Wrangell Health Center, which
has been closed for nearly a year,
opened again Saturday with the ar
rival of Miss Helen Johnson, public
health nurse.
Under a new set up Miss Johnson
is employed jointly by the Terri
torial Department of Health and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, thus COM
bining the offices held here at one
time by Miss Margaret Weightman
and Miss Armine Singer.
Starting on a program which will
be amplified and changed as time
goes on to suit the needs of the
community, Miss Johnson is spend
ing each morning from nine to ten
o'clock at school. Home visiting oc-
cupies her time from ten o'clock
until noon and the health center
will be open afternoons from one to
five o'clock.
Pre-School and Well Baby Con-
ferences are tentatively planned for
Friday afternoons by Miss Johnson.
Other divisions of public health
program will be worked out later.
Following her graduation from
Washington State College Miss
Johnson, whose home is at Clarks-
ton, Washington, was accepted for
entrance in the Yale School of MUIR
sing, one of the graduate schools at
Yale Onened in recent wears to
women students. After a three-year
course at Yale she entered public
health work serving two years with
the New Haven Visiting Nurses As
ISOLATION. Her work here will be
full time service, instead of spend
ing alternate months at Wrangell
and Petersburg as contemplated at
first by the Territorial department
of health.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

ON STIKINE
OPENS SOON

River conditions permitting. the
Darlington Transportation Com
pany will open navigation On the
stikine tomorrow, sending passen-
gers and freight to Telegraph Creek
on the Hazel B. No 3, Captain &.
E. Kalkins. Telegraphie adviees re-
ceived by the company Monday said
that the river Is the very lowest
for this time OF the season and 1t IS
possible the trip scheduled for to-
morrow may have to be deferred
few days.
The Number returned Friday
from the lower Stikine where it was
engaged a week in snagging op-
erations.
The Number was launched from
the Charles Williamson marine ways
Monday and all boats of the fleet
hive been inspected this week by
Captain John NJ. Clark. inspector of
bulls, and John Newmarker. inspec-
tor of boilers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

The body of Joe Johnson, missing
for six weeks, was found Monday
morning twenty feet above high
water line on the Lesnoi island fox
farm owned by N. Engdal, three
miles from Wrangen.
Discovery was made by Herman
Danielson, while on his rounds to
the feed houses on the island. The
body clothed with the exception of
boots, lay face downward with head
in arms not far from the feedhouse
but it had previously escaped no
tice.
Johnson was last seen about $50
on Sunday morning, March 10, pre-
pairing to return to the seiner Tiny
Boy on which he was living across
the bay. His skiff was tied up at the
float near the Wrangell Hotel. At
ter spending the night in town he
went to the firehall and changed
his clothes but no one has been
found who saw him after he left
Front street for the float.
Search was Immediately instituted
by Deputy U. S. Marshal James No
Ian, after it was reported that John
son was not aboard the Tiny Boy
and that his skiff was missing. A
southeastern of gale force blew from
the bay Sunday morning and in the
possibility that Joe had been blown
to sea, two boats were sent out to
scour the windward shores of nearby
islands.
No clue to his fate was found
until the following Thursday when
the skiff, without oars, was picked
up on Rynda island one and one
half miles beyond Lesnoi. Johnson's
belt was tied through the inside
railing at the top of the skiff
While the details of the last
tragic hours of his life can only
be conjectured, 1t is believed by
those familiar with the situation
that in rowing across the hay, 10,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
Ralph Mize Receives
Substantial Promotion

Ralph Mize, staff member OF
Wrangell Institute for the past five
years, received transfer Saturday to
the position of assistant eonstruc-
ton engineer for the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, with headquarters in
Juneau.
Mr.. Mize with his wife and two
small daughters, left on the north
Star Tuesday morning. The new pos
ition is in the way of a substantial
promotion. Mr. Mize who is a grad
uate electrical engineer, with much
graduate study and experience, will
have charge of all heating plant
and electrical installation in the
extensive building program to be
started in the Territory.
1t was with deep regret that their
many friends learned of the transfer
for the Mics stand high in the
community and with staff members
and students alike at Wrangell In
stitute, although all joined in ex-
tending congratulations for the pro-
motion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
CHAD WYATT INSTALLS
MEAT MARKET IN STORE

Chad Wyatt, proprietor of Wyatt
and Cramer's Store, announces this
week the addition of a new and
modern meat market, recently in
stalled in connection with his gro
Gerry and general merchandising
business.
A full line of Carsten's selected
meats and choice steer will be
featured along with the regular
supply of meat viands and access
series.
THE facilities for handling the
meat, said Wyatt today, were made
available to satisfy an increasing
demand from our customers and to
accommodate those who wish to
their meat orders delivered with
their groceries. 1t is our DESIRE" he
continued, ito make it possible for
those who find it difficult to shop,
to phone in their orders and have
them delivered, and to that end we
will deliver any time of day"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

The city council last night set
salaries and appointed city officers
as follows.
L. B. Chisholm, city clerk and to
carry the same offices as previously:
treasurer, tax assessor, municipal
magistrate and city attorney. His
salary was again fixed at $175 per
month, of which 500 IS to be paid
from the light fund and SIS from
the general fund. Payments for sew
eral years have been made with $50
from the light fund and $125 from
the general fund.
H. Wellons, city electrician and
light plant operator, at a salary OF
$40 a month.
Ralph Devenny assistant light
plant operator at S175 a month, an
increase of $15 per month.
G. c. Close, street commissioner,
at $3.50 per month; Mrs. Josephine
Mason, librarian of the public Ii
brary, $40 per month, an increase Of
SIS per month; Vim. Yreeland, as
sistant harbor master at $50 per
month; DR.. J. H. Clements, health
officer at $25 per month; day Ia
Dor and truck driver rates were
fixed at So per day
Chef. Lloyd, Chief of police and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
Charles Sentenced
To Be Hanged July q

KETCHIKAN - Judge George Al
exander sentenced Nelson Charles
Saturday afternoon to be hanged at
Juneau, July q.
Before that he denied motion
for a new trial after listening to
arguments between A. H. ziegler
attorney for Charles, and George
Folta, assistant district attorney
Ziegler's motion cited alleged err
rors. It also mentioned as new evi-
dence a statement by William H.
Caswell, former U. S. Deputy mar
shall, that he saw Charles so intoxi-
Gated he didn't know what he was
doing.
Folta pointed out the time Cas-
we'll saw Charles was not near the
time he criminally attacked and
murdered Mrs. Cecilia Johnson, SO
had no bearing on the case. Judge
Alexander said he thought Charles
had a fair and impartial trial
In sentencing Charles Judge Al
exander said the native was found
guilty without qualification of first
degree murder, so that under the
law the only penalty he could i'm
pose was the death penalty.
He asked Charles if he had any
thing to say before sentence was i'm
posed. Charles was silent. The court
then delivered the sentence-"It Is
the judgment of the court that
you, Nelson Charles, be hanged by
the neck until you are dead"
The execution was set for juneau
on Friday, July q in such place
as the marshal may select"
Ziegler announced in court that
he is filing notice of appeal with
the L. S. circuit court of appeals
at San Francisco.
Judgment will be stayed pending
execution of the appeal" Ziegler
told Charles.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
APPOINTS City EMPLOYEES
SETS WAGE RATES and SALARIES

harbor master. s172.50 per month
and fire chief at $40 per month. The
salary Of fire chief was voted to be
paid monthly instead of annually as
heretofore.
The clerk was authorized but not
by motion. that all city appoiutees
be required to pay their light and
water bills each month. This action
was taken following recent settle
ment of light and water bills by
two city appointees each Of whom
were in arrears for both light and
water for the entire past year.
A motion that the mayor be ap-
pointed to the office of Street and
Water Commissioner to compensate
in some measure for all the time he
deyotes to the city's interest and
appoint an assistant to supervise the
detail work, was supported by
Campbell, Gunderson and Campbell
and opposed by Hansen, Wheeler
and Ronning. The mayor declining
to cast the deciding ballot, the mo-
ton was lost.
Claims presented and voted to be
paid when funds are available were
$1722.73 from the general fund and
S1780.69 from the light fund.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
School Scores
Success In Operetta

The operetta, Hansel and Gretel,
presented by the children of the
grade school at the gymnasium Fri
day night was an outstanding sue
cess, and reflected the greatest cred
it on children and teachers alike.
Only the children carrying the
dialog were on the stage, the chorus
of SO children being seated on the
auditorium level below the stage,
thus eliminating the confusion at
tending children being moved on
and off stage.
The entire operetta proceeded
smoothly under the direction of Miss
Geneyieve Mayberry, who had charge
of the music, with Dorisanne Barnes
as accompanist. The three stage
settings, all beautiful and unusual,
were the work of Virgil Neyman
and Miss Mary Jane Armstrong. To
Miss Harriet Caldwell goes the
credit for the excellent dialog, with
Joy Carruthers and Kenneth Blink
ley carrying the major roles, ably
supported by Robin Ferguson, Rod
ger Larson and Helena Gross. Mrs
Coulter was responsible for the at
tractiYe costumes.
supported by Robin Fergson, Roger
Larson and Helena Gross. Mrs. Coul-
ter had charge of the attractive cos
tunes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
DimOnd Bill Curtails Non Resident
Alien Fishing In Alaska

bill provides that not more than SO
per cent of the seines may be oper-
ated by non residents during 1899
and not more than rs per cent dur
ing the years 1910, 1871 and 1912;
after January 1, 1943, restricted to
residents only.
THE first fish trap bill which
introduced several years ago made
no attempt to limit seining to resi-
dents of Alaska wrote the dele
gate, "but the fishermen of Alaska
themselves, and particularly the
native fishermen, insisted that if
traps are to be eliminated seining
must be confined to residents of AL
aska. l saw the force of the argu-
ment and agreed to what was then
requested. When hearings were had
on a similar bill in 1896 before the
House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, the represen-
tatives of the Alaska fishermen who
appeared and testified at the hear
ings again insisted upon having
lhdL pIOSlSAOn Ill Tie Ulll. Al 1dCL,
there was no difference of opinion
on that point.
I'm all of the speeches which l
made with reference to the fisheries
in 1886, 1 specifically referred to
that provision of the fish trap abo-
lition bill and said that l would in
sist upon having seining limited to
residents of Alaska. At that time
not a single fishermen of Alaska,
so far as I can recall, expressed any
different opinion.
81 realize, however, that times,
conditions and opinions change. II
the fishermen of Alaska now desire
to have fish traps abolished without
any limitation of seining to resi-
dents of the Territory, am willing
to cooperate to the fullest extent
even though in my own judgment
think that such a decision is q
mistake
After full consideration of the
subject, will you please let me know
your views,"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
San Francisco Fair
Declared Success

S. b. Stretton. District Sales
Manager of the Standard Oil Com
pany of California at Seattle, yes
terday announced that he had re-
ceived a letter from his Home Of
fice in San Francisco saying that
the Golden Gate International Elk
position on Treasure Island in San
Francisco Bay is a great success
and going institution.
The letter from San Francisco
stated, I'VE have heard of rumors
in many parts of the Pacific Coast
that the Exposition is not complete,
and that people who would other
wise visit Treasure Isalnd are defer
ring the journey. These rumors are
entirely unfounded- every major
has been constructed, with
one exception mems club, plans
for which were not even made until
after the Exposition opened in Feb
ruary.
The Exposition has proved to be
a most beautiful and entertaining
affair and is we'll worth an imme-
date visit. The attendance is up to
and with the coming
of spring and summer will constant
" grow"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
BOATS REVISE sAILINGs as
CANNERY SETTLEMENT NEARS

KETCHIKAN = Advices from
Seattle indicating that the cannery
situation apparently is settled"
were accompanied by revised sched-
ules of steamers by both the Alaska
line and the Northland line.
However, following what was in
terpreted by shipping circles here
as good news, came an Associated
Press dispatch from Seattle saying
that sailors aboard the Cordova and
Dellwood walked off those ships by
orders from the Sailors Union of the
Pacific. Both ships were being load
ed at the time of the walkout. Com
pany officials said the union COM
planned about the company's meth
DDS of operating the Alaska lines
yards at West Seattle, but the exact
nature of the grievance was not
announced.
The Northland lines North Coast
left Seattle Thursday morning on
special trip to Ketchikan and
canneries at Kake, Port Althorp and
Sand Point, and the North Wind is
to leave in a few days with more
cannery supplies.
The Mount Mckinley of the AL
aska line inaugurated mid-week
sailings again with its departure
from Seattle at 10 o'clock last night
The sailing, previously scheduled
for Wednesday morning, was cancel
led last week when it appeared the
cannery situation at Seattle would
not be settled by this time. The Nc
Kinley will have aboard cannery
| crews.
The Dellwood of the Alaska line
was scheduled to leave Seattle yes
terday and will call at Ketchikan to
load wire netting, as will the North
Coast and most other boats coming
north during the next few weeks.
The Cordova, also scheduled to
leave Seattle tomorrow, was to go
direct to Kodiak island, then in
augurate it's feeder service out of
! Cordova until next fall.
The Denali is to leave Seattle
next Tuesday for Southeastern Alas
ka cannery ports. emitting Wrangell
and Petersburg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

An expression of opinion on the
matter of aliens and non residents
fishing in Alaska, was asked the
Chamber of Commerce at its Mon
day luncheon meeting by Bill Wies,
local delegate of the Alaska Salmon
Purse Seiners Union, Wies pre-
scented a telegram and letter from
Delegate Dimond and a copy of the
delegates bill introduced in the
House on January 80.
President Barnes tabled action
until next Monday in order to give
time for the members to become
thoroughly conversant with the pro-
visions of the bill.
The telegram from the delegate
follows:
Under the present law and reg
ulations charters of fishing vessels
to aliens may be made for twelve
months without the necessity of Sc
curing the approval of the maritime
commission, but the commission is
being urged to require that every
charter of a fishing vessel to an
alien require prior approval of the
maritime commission before the
charter is effective.
"The question is asked, however,
if such regulation will embarrass
fishing operations in Alaska, having
in mind that if the new regulation
is made all proposed charters OF
fishing vessels TO aliens for any
period, however brief, must be first
sent to Washington and be approx.
ed by the commission before effec-
tive and before an alien can operate
a vessel under charter.
after such conference with loca
fishermen as seems desirable please
wire your views as soon possible"
The delegates letter stated thai
the United Fishermen of Alaska
(CIO Affiliate) had telegraphed ant
written him urging that the traI
elimination bill be amended b,
striking therefrom all that par
which is designed to require tina
seine fishing be ultimately limitet
to residents Of the Territory. Tn,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
NEW EDITION CHARTS ISSUED
VICINITY OF WRANGELL HAIR

Of much interest to many in
Wrangell is the announcement from
the Department of Commerce that
a new edition of charts Of Steamer
Bay, Wrangell harbor and Highfield
anchorage, is now available.
The new edition shows amend
ments to the shoreline and to the
depths in the vicinity of Wrangell
harbor from surveys by the U. s.
Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The charts are drawn on scales
1: 10000 and /: 10000. In size
they are IS by 30 inches and the
cost is 20 cents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
BARAN0F TO CALL HERE N. B.
DENALI S. BOUND NEXT TRII

The scheduled call in port on May
IL of the Denali northbound has
been cancelled, according to word
received this week from the Alaska
Steamship Company by the McCor-
mack Dock Company.
The Denali is calling at ports on
the west coast of Prince of Wales
island and for that reason will not
stop at Wrangell until southbound
on May 18th.
The Baranof Is scheduled to take
the place of the Denali ON the one
trip and will call here northbound
only ON May hath.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
WRANGELL GIRL GRADUATES
NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL

Juanita Rinehart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Rinehart, and
graduate of Wrangeil High School,
is member of the 1899 graduating
class of Good Samaritan Hospital
Nurses Training School of Port
land, Oregon.
She will receive her diploma at
Commencement Friday evening May
18th at Trinity church, with %
other young women.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

The tanker Foss 100, called in
port Wednesday afternoon to deliver
gas and diesel oil to F. G.. Hanford,
Union Oil commission agent. Thirty
thousand gallons were pumped.
The Foss made a record trip, as
she left Seattle on April %, clear
ance was made at Ketchikan and
four hours. spent in port but no oil
was pumped. The tanker left here
for Juneau by way of Sitka and Chi
chagof.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05
JUNEAU OPTOMETRIsT
NOW IN WRANGELL

DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson, optome-
trist of Juneau, arrived in Wran-
CELL on the Northland today. DR..
Carlson will be here at the Wran-
CELL Hotel for one week to scien-
tifically examine eyes and fit
glasses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-05-05

Scouts.
Rev Russell F. Peterson, Depart
ment chairman of the American Lee
gion Boy Scouts committee for the
Territory, boarded the Salvor at
Wrangell for Ketchikan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-23
CIR

DIVORCE GRANTED
Pearl l. Flood was granted a fl
nal divorce decree Wednesday in
her suit against Harold F. Flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-23
Canada Planning
Military Airports

OTTAWA, Ont, March %. CUP
The Canadian government Will
take every aggressive steps" this
year to develop military airports
on the Atlantic coast to guard
against possible attack, Defense
Minister Ian Mackenzie told the
House of Commons today
The question was raised by d.
II. j. Hartigan, liberal, who drew
the minister's attention to reports
that Germany was seeking per-
mission to set up air bases in Ice
land and suggested that work on
Canada's Atlantic seaboard de-
fenses be expedited.
81 have not seen the dispatch
to which my honorable frleno
aludes, but I can assure him that
very aggressive steps will be taken
during this present year for the
development of airports on the
Atlantic coast" Mackenzie replied