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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Relief Crews To Build
Wood Road Extension

Forest Ranger J. NJ Wyckoff is
expected to arrive here late this al
ternoon to make arrangements for
putting a crew of ten men at work
Monday on preliminary details of ex-
tending a half mile the wood road
leading off Wrangell Highway into
the National Forest.
It is understood that $4,000 has
been appropriated for the project by
the Highway Engineers office, but
the Forest Service will have super
vision of the labor.
One hundred twenty-four men are
registered at the city hall for relief
work and from this roll ten will be
selected tomorrow and other lists
made up later
Il is not possible to announce de
finite details. Mayor Fisk said this
afternoon, until the arrival of Mr.
Wyckoff.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Nth legislature
Gathers Steam Slowly

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 13-lSpec-
ial to the SentineD The fourteenth
Alaska legislature in the first five
days gathered steam slowly.
Five bills were introduced into
the lower house urging respectively.
Boosting the bounty on wolves
and coyotes to $25 with substitution
of pelts for leg bones now demanded
as proof; removal of the bounty on
eagles; participation of Alaska in
the Golden Gate Fair to the extent
OF $40, Appropriation Of $4,000
for restocking barren lakes with
game and fish and appropriation of
$4,000 for importing Roosevelt elk.
buffalo and game birds
The senate is busy with social Sc
eurity amendments.
Howard Lying of Nome was elect
ed speaker of the house and Norman
Walker of Ketchikan president OF
the Senate. Walker is being doomed
for United States Commissioner of
Fisheries although unnamed
A resolution for a four million
budget has been submitted.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13

can lines
By resolution petitioned the Hon.
Geo. F. Alexander, Judge U. S. Dis
trict Court for construction of fire
proof vault for protection of Wran-
CELL Precinct records.
Requested of U. S. Signal Corps
longer open hours for cable service
Approved by resolution the pas
sage of Senate Bill 1892 with re-
ference to Interpret transportation
in Alaska.
Prepared comprehensive report
for consideration by the Board
recommended the following projects
for consideration by the Board.
Federal Building, indian District
improvements, School ground i'm
provements, Public highway extern
sions, City floats and harbor i'm
provements.
Endorsed by resolution Senate
Bill 1880 in 18th Congress to pro-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Chamber Commerce Meets Tonight
To Organize Program

Every man interested in the pro-
the meeting of the Wrangell Cham
Der of Commerce called at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the city hall by President
F. S. Barnes.
The meeting is to be concerned
chiefly with organizing develop
ment program for Wrangell. The ad-
vice and participation of all are ne
cessary if the chamber is to ac-
complish anything worthwhile, de-
clares Mr.. Barnes.
L. B. Chisholm, who has served
as secretary without pay for the past
two years, will submit a financial
report which will be published next
week.
A summarized report Of some of
the principal projects sponsored by
the chamber as gathered from the
secretarys records of 1937-1938
follows:
Recommended to the Light House
Department which resulted in Sc
curing several aids to navigation in
this immediate district.
Sponsored small boat basin in
back bay resulting in securing an
appropriation of 100000 for such
purpose.
Sponsored and supplied U. s. En-
gineers' Office complete report and
other information, and exhibits in
support of general harbor improve
ments, and which has been favor
ably acted upon, including a survey
made.
Commended by resolution the ex-
cellent service rendered to Alaskans
by the Canadian Pacific Steamship
Co. during the maritime strike on
American lines.
BY resolution the excellent SER
vice rendered to Aiaskans by the
Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. dur
ing the maritime stKihe Gn Amert-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Classes
Attract Many Adults

Capt Carl YeYeltsad of Petersburg
who was secured as instructor in
Navigation for adult students, op-
ened classes at the high school this
week. as a part Of adult education
offered by the Territory through
federal funds in cooperation with
the local school board.
The enrolment of 80 is divided
between two classes, beginners and
advanced, although several advanced
students are also attending the be-
ginners' classes to review the work
they took OF Captain Yevelstad
when he conducted similar courses
here two years ago.
The classes are held at the high
school each night from to 8 o.
clock. the beginners meeting Monday
Wednesday and Friday nights and
the advanced students on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday nights.
In addition Captain Veyelstad yes
terday started a daily 5O-minute
period for high school boys, who
during the month he is here, will
discontinue attendance at the boys
cooking class.
instruction in the beginners class
es will be confined to chart nayiga
tion including plotting and dead
reckoning. Advanced students after
review of chart navigation will be
instructed in mercator sailings.
Some will go far enough to work
out latitude problems by the mer-
idian altitude of the sun, longitude
problems by observations of the sun,
also, and other known mathematical
problems.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Teachers Refuse
Support Tenure Bill

Wrangell teachers meeting in
formally with Supt. George ]. Fa-
bricius this week expressed unani-
nous opposition to the proposed bill
providing that Alaska public school
teachers shall serve two years on
probation, after which, unless dis
charged they shall oe considered
permanent teachers.
Some of the Wrangell faculty
have had experience with tenure of
office for teachers and found that
in practice it worked against Sc
curity in holding a teaching posi-
ton. School boards, reluctant to put
teachers on the payroll for life,
would discharge them at the end of
the probationary period.
It is reported that Wrangell
teachers favor enactment of laws
providing more security for teach
ers, but they will not support the
proposed act as it now stands
Since paying their annual men,
bership dues of rs cents each into
the Alaska Education Association
last year, the local faculty have had
no further word from the associa-
ton, they do not know what use
was made of their dues nor have
they been asked to renew member
ship this year.
The three proposed acts tenure OF
office, minimum wage and retire
ment on pension, were written by
Anchorage and Palmer teachers
without any other teachers of the
Territory being given the opportun-
ity of expressing their views or par
tieipating in any way in drawing
up the proposed bills which never
theless, are to be submitted to the
legislature in the name of the Al
aska Educational Association.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
BELL RESIGNS
COMMISSIONER
OF FISHERIES

WASHINGTON. D. c. - Harry
Hopkins, secretary of commerce has
announced the resignation Of Frank
7. Bell, commissioner of fisheries.
II was said Bell plans to return to
private business in Washington
state. Hopkins said he did not know
when President Roosevelt would &C
eept the resignation, but it was in
dicated Bell plans to leave Washing
ton in about 30 days to operate his
hotel and stock farm at Ephrata.
1t was said Commissioner Bell de-
cided last summer to resign, but
that he withdrew his resignation
at the request of Secretary Roper.
Hopkins is the new secretary Of
commerce, having succeeded Roper,
who resigned only late last month.
Hopkins has not yet been confirmed
by the senate.
Bell started farming in Grant
county, Washington, in 1907. Three
years later he was in the real estate
business in Ephrata, then in apart
ment and hotel business in Seattle
from 1912 to 1918. He became coun-
" commissioner in Grant county in
1913, serving until 1922. From then
until 1888 he was secretary to I'm
tied States Senator c. c. Dill of
Washington. In the latter year.
President Roosevelt appointed Bell
as commissioner OF fisheries, sue
eeeding Henry 0'MalIav who has
since died.
Bell was recently in Seattle to
hold hearings on regulations for
fishing in Alaska in 1889. Under
act of congress the secretary of
commerce has wide powers to reg
ulate Alaskan fishing.
No intimation was given in Wash
ingtOn as to who Bells successor as
fisheries commissioner will be.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Cannery Workers Plan
To Build Benefit Fund

I'VE are well pleased with our
sick benefit plan in fact, we con-
slider it one of our chief accomplish
ments of the year" Margie Binkley,
charter member and former agent
of the Cannery Workers Auxiliary
Union, said today.
Being a new venture and with
but small fund to draw from the
weekly payments are necessarily
small" she explained, but added
that in the three months since the
benefit plan was inaugurated $75
has been paid out.
AT this rate said Mrs. Binkley,
"our fund will soon be exhausted as
dances and entertainments are our
main source of revenue. The other
source is the unclaimed attendance
prize drawn at the meetings twice
a month, the usual drawing being
for two dollars.
However" she continued, 1.-The
benefit plan has proved to be a
great success and the payments,
though small, much appreciated, so
that we hope we shall never have
to abandon the benefits and to that
end we are now trying to work out
a plan to assure US a larger benefit
fund for the coming year"
The entire net proceeds of the
jamboree which the organization is
giving tomorrow night, will be paid
into the benefit fund.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Cauley UnOppOsed
CWAU Nominations

J. B. Cauley was unopposed as
agent, secretary-t in the
Cannery Workers Auxiliary Union
nomination for officers at its meet
ing last Friday night. Cauley and
Don Miller were also unopposed in
the nomination for delegates to the
convention at Petersburg next
month.
The complete roster of nomina-
tons follow:
President - VIM Grant, Jewel
Binkley, Elsie Jenkins, Nellie De-
yenny, Barney Oldfield.
Yice-President - Margie Blink
ley Viola LOTUS, Ann Dunkelber-
ger.
Agent, Sec. Treas. = J. B. Cauley
Sergeant-at-arms - Arnt Sorset,
sr, Victor Villarma, Joe Herman
DEE.
Executive Board = Anna Person,
Ethel Casey, Ann Dunkelberger,
Margie Binkley, Chas. Sadler, Frank
Desmond, Martin Massin, Arnt. Sor-
set ST., Jewel Binkley, John Grover,
Mae Hanford, Viola Lotus, Leo
Cramer, Andy Mather.
Convention delegates = J. B.
Cauley, Don Miller.
Officers elected from the above list
of nominees will serve for one year
beginning with the first meeting in
February. The election will be held
Friday night, January 20.
For officers of the newly organ
lied headquarters. the Wrangell
CWAU voted for Sam Murchison,
Metlakatla, as president. Mrs. Ed
Hamilton of Hydaburg as vice pres
ident and Don Miller of Wrangell
as secretary
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13

A complete story of how two boys,
working along principles learned at
Chehalis reformatory, stole automo-
biles and staged a crime wave in
Anchorage was told officials by
Charles bud" Chartrand, Is, al
legged leader of the pair, and Dan
Kraft. IT, states a recent issue of
the Anchorage Times.
Both boys, ardent readers of de-
tective story magazines, explained
in detail their operations and even
went so far as to suggest crimes
which they committed but about
y hich they had not yet been ques-
toned
THE merchants in Anchorage are
dumb" officials quoted Chartrand
as saying. They have night latches
on their doors and all 1t is neces-
sary to do is break a hole in the
glass, reach in and unlock the door.
l know four or five more places it
would be easy to enter.
Outside it is different. They
don't have latches like that. AT the
reform school we had bunch of
locks that the officials didn't know
about. and we practiced picking
them"
Chartrand told police he had done
two Stretches" in reform schools
Coming TO Anchorage late in Sep
TENDER. Chartrand apparently spent
October and most of November as a
law-abiding citizen, officials said.
They alleged 1t was in December he
took Kraft as his partner and en-
harked ON the seriea OF crimes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13

ANCHORAGE, Jan. 8 - Pressing
a move for enactment Of a Tenure
Act which would strip Alaska school
boards of authority to discharge
public school teachers, the Alaska
Educational Association. through a
committee of Anchorage teachers. is
preparing to send a lobbyist to Ju-
neau for the forthcoming session of
the territorial legislature.
The proposed tenure act would
give all present members of school
stats in Alaska who have been in
service two years or more. a per
manent appointment to their posts.
subject to removal only after formal
charges and hearings
". X. Keller. superintendent Of
the Anchorage schools. was reported
by some school teachers as being
the author of the bill but he denied
emphatically today that he was
connected with the proposal.
Z am president of the Alaska
Educational Association which is
composed of school teachers all over
Alaska and this is legislation that
teachers have been wanting Mr..
Keller said. The bill was drawn by
a subcommittee of the association
consisting of Anchorage teachers,
but I had nothing to do with the
drawing of it. William Gashen is
chairman of the subcommittee.
Life Jobs
The proposed law. if enacted.
would give Mr.. Keller and all others
who have been on the public school
stats in Alaska for two years or
more virtually a life job, without
possibility of discharge except on
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
KETCHIKAN H00PSTERS
HERE FOR TWO GAMES

The Polar Bears, Ketchikan's high
school basketball team, arrived here
last night to play two games with
the Wrangell Hi Wolves, although
Wrangell is eliminated in the tourn-
ament finals.
The players, Left Leding, Roy
Myking, Jack Goddard, Lawrence
Cantil, Lars Farstad, John Ellis,
Farryle Waters, Tom Llanos, Mich
ael Hagiwara, are accompanied by
Coach Clarence Henning and Student
Manager AL Bussanich.
After playing here tonight and
tomorrow night, the Polar Bears
will leave for Petersburg for games
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
SENATE URGES APPOINTMENT
ALASKA FISH COMMISSIONER

JUNEAU, Iaska - A senate con
current resolution introduced Tues
day by James Patterson urges
President Roosevelt to appoint an
Alaskan as commissioner of fisher
les. Copies were radioed to Roose-
welt and Secretary Hopkins of the
department of commerce
Local 203 of the Mine and Mill
Workers union passed a resolution
Monday night urging Senator Nor
man Walker of Ketehikan as COM
missioner.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
WRANGELL AGAIN TAKES PART
IN PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY BALL

Wrangell will again participate
in the national observance of the
Presidents Birthday Ball, which
will be held Saturday night, Jan
uary 2Sth.
Mayor Van H. Fisk is chairman of
the local committee whose other
members are Mrs. M. o. Johnson,
Mrs. T. V. Garry, James Nolan, F.
G. Hanford, F. S. Barnes, r. j. Sur
att and George l. Gunderson.
One half of the proceeds of the
dance will be sent to national head
quarters for relief of infantile par
alysis while the other half will re-
main in WranGen for local use.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
LEGISLATURE TO BE ASKED
FOR RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS

KETCHIKAN = The City Council
at a recent meeting were informed
by Councilman Mccain that an eff
fort will be made in the territorial
legislature this session, to appro-
pirate money for relief work which
would have to be matched by mum
icipalities. This, he said, is because
no WPA funds will be Forthcoming
and added that the city should be
prepared to obtain territorial funds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
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FINE FINNERs FOR FINLAND

ASTORIA = Columbia River
Chinook salmon can take it"
according to reports here from
the director of fisheries in Fin
land.
Half a million salmon eggs
were shipped to Finland for
stocking mountain streams ov-
er the four-year period from
1926, and less than 2 per
cent of the future salmon were
lost during the 7,000-mile trip
by rail and sea.
The Finnish game officials al
SO reported the Chinook eggs
Matched very successfully"
! and the newborn American
breed were "noticeably larger
and stronger" than the Allan
tic salmon that have been
stocked in streams.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
ASK
EXEMPTIVE
PROVISIONS

After reading an article in the
December issue of the Motor Boat
ing Magazine. Madam Perkins Puts
Yachting ON the Spot. J. R. Brown
contacted ". G. Wies. agent of the
Alaska Salmon Purse Seiners Union
at Wrangell
The article referred to the inter
national labor treaty which requires
four licensed officers on every boat
Wies Immediately sent a wire TO
E. c. sukow. ecretary-treasurer Of
the A. S. P. S. Z. at Ketchikan
headquarters instrueting him to
take action. The results of that wire
are evident in a circular letter re-
ceived here this week in which Su-
kow states that he drew up a res
olution seeking exemption of yes
sells under 200 tons from provisions
of the treaty
In order to get action at Ketchi-
kan at once SukOw had the trollers
there pass on the resolution first
The resolution says that the en-
tire fishing industry of Alaska
would be paralyzed if the law is not
changed. The law requires that each
boat carry a licensed captain, a IL
censed mate, a licensed engineer
and a licensed assistant engineer.
The law is to become effective No
yember /.
Others May Act
The resolution says further that
the law would shut down the en-
tire fishing industry of Alaska and
work hardship upon thousands and
thousands of Alaskan workers who
depend entirely on the fishing in
dustry as their means of a liveli-
hood"
It is expected that other organi-
cations in Alaska, including the
Fishing Vessel Owners association,
Deep Sea Fishermen's union, Alaska
Salmon Purse seiners union, and
cannerymen will adopt similar reso-
lutions seeking exemptions.
Following protests made by fish
ing groups at Boston, the state de-
partment at Washington. D. C. isl
reported to have said that small
craft would not be affected if conf
gress passes exemptive legislation
permitted under the treaty. A basic
clause in the treaty allows any par-I
ticipating government to make ex-.
emptions for vessels of less than ZOO
gross REGISTERED tonnage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
SALVATION ARMY LEADER
DIES TUES. AT KLAW0CK

News of the death of Mrs. Will
liam Benson on January 10th at
Klawock has been received by Brig
adler Carruthers Mr.. Benson, Tor
many years a Salvation Army leader
at Klawock, died last June. Mrs.
Benson gave valiant service to the
Army in helping with the work in
Alaska, Brigadier Carruthers said
today.
Funeral services were held yes
terday by Captain and Mrs. Richard
Newton.
Mrs. Benson is survived by Mrs.
Charles Demmert, the daughter of
her first marriage, number of
grandchildren and other relatives.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
MYSTERY COYOTES IN
EASTERN PARK
= = =

RIDGWAY, Pa. = The howl
ing of wild coyotes can be
heard most any night resound-
ing through the Allegheny Ma
tional Forest.
Game wardens said the ami
mails were of the type that
roam the western plains and
were unknown in this section
Of the country. How they got
into the park is a mystery.
b = y . y . y O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
CHARTER FROM ISU OF Ma
ASKED BY SEATTLE TENDERS

Action taken by a committee of
cannery tender men in Seattle re-
Gently in applying for a charter from
the Sailors International Union of
North America, an affiliate of the
A. F. of L., is welcomed by Wrangell
fishermen, as it will tend to lessen
the prospects of jurisdictional dis
putes in the future. The cannery
tenders voted last season to affiliate
with the CLIO. The Committee in ap-
plying for a charter stated they re-
presented approximately 100 men
who are far from being satisfied
with their present working condi-
lions and who feel their interests
can best be served by affiliation
with the SIU of MA.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
Anchorage Boys Practise Lessons
Learned Reform School

In all instances, the boys were af.
ter money, they told officials.
Early in the game, Chartrand
said they discovered that a garage
mechanic residing at the Crib
Apartments, parked his automobile
in front of the building and left ais
keys in it.
1--WE used to watch for him to
come home at night. Then we wait
ed for him to go to bed When he
1Continnod On pooo Two1
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
THERE GOES MAMA"

A woman got her divorce de-
cree after she testified that her
husband used to blow up bal
looms and tell their two-year-
old son. There goes mama"
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13

Mrs. Nels StensIand is leaving
Monday on the Northland for Pc
tersburg to be with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. A. K. Stensland, whose
mother, Mrs. Benjamin, died sud-
denly in Petersburg last Sunday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-01-13
PROPOSED TENURE BILL PROVIDES
LIFE JOBS ALASKA TEACHERS

formal charges of neglect of duty.
incompetency or dishonesty and
after a formal hearing before the
school board with the right of appeal
to a Territorial Tenure Commits
sion"
An emergency clause is included
in the tenure act which would make
II effective Immediately upon sig
nature By the governor.
Copies of the proposed law have
been Autographed and mailed to
teachers of the territory with a re
quest that they support the cam
paign with a subscription to finance
the lobbyist
Pension Provisions
Along with the proposed tenure
act. GO two other proposed laws, One
would establish a minimum wage
for teachers and the other would
provide for retirement on pension.
The tenure act is entitled An
Act to provide for tenure of office
for teachers in the public schools
of Alaska, and declaring an emer-
geney."
There is no indication in the pro-
posed law what emergency is invol-
we'd that requires the law to be-
come effective Immediately. The
minimum wage and the retirement
acts. as proposed have no emergency
clause attached.
The Tenure Act provides that
teachers shall serve two years on
probation, after which, unless they
are discharged, they shall be con
sidered permanent teachers. Once
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Evening star., 1939-11-09
Reynolds Company
Answers Charges
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The r. j. Reynolds Co. of Winston
Salem, N. c., one of the eight ma ior
tobacco firms cited by the Federal
Trade Commission for violation of
the Robinson-Patman Act, has filed
an answer to the charges in prepara-
ton for hearing tomorrow
Replying to the charge that it
Disseminated in prices between pur-
chasers of its products of like grade
and quality, the company said its
statesmen do not make sales to re-
tail dealers generally and that "it
does not sell its products to retail
dealers"
The company said its statesmen
called on retail dealers solely to seek
ITO induce such retailers to place
orders for respondents products with
jobbers."
The Trade Commission had
charged that the Reynolds company
paid to some customers compensa-
ton for services and facilities with
out doing likewise to all competing
customers on proportionately equal
terms. 1t charged also that the firm
disseminated against some Gus
toners by supplying certain services
to some but not to others.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Knit Underwear
35e; ) for'I
We're SOC to CSC

SO cotton knit union suits in
regular and extra sizes.
Part Wool-and-cotton. Knit
pants and vests in regular
sizes.
137 pieces Cotton Knit Under
wear, including vests and pants,
in snug knit fabric. Tearose.
Regular sizes. Originally Csc and
38c. Now l5c
36 RayOn Satin HOusecoats, slide
fastened and wrap around styles.
Dusty pink, light blue, royal blue
and wine. Sizes II to 20. Manu-
facturer's seconds of housecoats
that would regularly be S5.95.
Special S3.15
20 pairs Brushed Rayon Lounging
Pajamas, two-piece, tuck-in shirt
and slacks. Light blue tops, royal
blue trousers, and pink tops with
wine trousers. Originally $5.95.
Now SIes
100 pairs Cotton Knit Pajamas,
two-piece. Snug-f fitting with snug
ankle cuffs. Tearose and blue;
regular sizes. Were SIPS. Now 65c
Down STAIRS STORE.