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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

DR.. Carl L. Hubbs, travelling as
special representative of Secretary
of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, and
with special personal authority
from President Roosevelt, spent a
short time in Wrangell Friday
DR.. Hubbs for the past 20 years
has been a professor at the Uniyer-
sity of Michigan. He received his
special assignment from Secretary
Iekes when the bureau of fisheries
was taken over by the department
of the interior from the department
of commerce.
The publicity given out regarding
his mission in Alaska is to the effect
that he is here to study the admin
istration of the bureau of fisheries
and all phases of the fishing in
dustry, but the Brant which met
DR.. Hubs at Ketchikan on his ar
rival there on the steamer Alaska,
was hurrying to get him to Juneau
in time to make connections Satur-
day morning with the PAA plane
for Fairbanks, his first destination.
From Fairbanks he will visit
Mount Mckinley National Park,
travel down the railroad belt to An
chorage, then go to Bristol Bay and
the Pribilofs.
The Brant will pick up DR.. Hubs
at Unalaska within a few weeks and
take him to Barrow.
He expects to return the latter
part of the summer and spend two
or three weeks studying conditions
in southeastern Alaska.
Aboard the Brant meeting DR..
Hubs at Ketchikan for conference
were Seton Thompson, acting AL
aska agent of the Bureau of Fish
cries, A. w. Hawkins, assistant
agent, Frank Dafresne, Executive
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
CUSTARD MEADOWS CREW
COME IN FROM KLAW0CK

J. NJ. Steear, Ole Lillengraven and
Lars Eide, members of the Custard,
Meadows crew who have had charge
of the construction of a PWA water
system at Klawock, and Mrs. Steear
returned to Wrangell this week.
The men will be employed on
temporary assignment for the Blu
reau of Public Roads in clearing,
grubbing and doing rock work on
the road improvement program lead
ing from the crest of the hill near
the BPR warehouse to the cemetery.
When completed the dangerous
curves around the bluffs overhang-
ing the road. will be eliminated
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES
SHIPMENT NEW BOOKS

The library board of the Womens
Civic Club, Mrs. F. S. Barnes, chair
man, this week placed eleven new
books on the shelves of the public
library.
The titles of the books and their
authors follow:
Song of the Years. Aldrich.
Danger Signal, Bottome.
Disputed Passage, Douglas.
Lure of Alaska, Franck.
Next to Valour, Jennings.
Wexford Point, Marquand.
Williams Room, Rosman.
Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck.
Days of Our Year, Van Paassen.
River House, Willoughby.
l. Claudius, Graves
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
Captain NOrd Killed
IN Auto Accident

JUNEAU - Captain Gus Nord.
veteran mariner of Alaska wa
ters. was drowned Saturday night
when the car in which he was
riding rolled into river near
Haines. Nord. sitting in the back
seat of the auto, was trapped His
body was recovered several hours
later. The others in the car escaped
injury. Nord was pilot Of the steam
er Alaska.
Nord was with Captain o. s. An
derson of the Alaska. Captain Luken,
pilot on the ship, and Captain Roy
Wheeler of the tender Torrance of
Chilkoot Barracks when the fatal ac-
eident occurred. The three men from
the Alaska were the guests Of
Wheeler in his auto on a trip along
the Haines river.
Wheeler until recently was first
officer on the steamer Baranof
On the return trip. at the 9 4
mile post. the car struck a soft
shoulder in the road. rolled down
a steep bank and into the river.
Nords body was taken aboard the
Alaska The others in the car es=
capped injury.
Nord' body was taken off the Al
aska here Monday morning for an
undertaken to prepare for burial.
The body will be sent south on the
steamer Baranof Friday.
Captain Nord was one of the few
remaining captains of t e m e S
which operated in the early KIon-
dixie days He was known to hun
dreds of gold seekers who travelled
with him either northward or on
their return to the states.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
NAVAL AIR
BOMBERS
VISIT HERE

Five naval air bombers TAXED in
to Wrangeu harbor Wednesday 70
join the aircraft tender Teal which
had arrived here early that morning
to anchor buoys for the planes to
tie 10. The mine sweep Teal. com
manded by 1t. r. B. Prize. is being
used as a base for the five planes
which are cruising southeastern
Alaska in the nature of an indoe-
trination and Authorization trip to
inspect anchorage facilities and ad-
vance base possibilities.
1t. F. y. Trapnell is commander
Of the five twin-motored. P2Y-3
type patrol bomber planes which
comprise patrol squadron ASP. Other
officers are W. T. Erdmann. j. R.
Van EYera. ". s. Sampson and E.
P. Beggs. Each plane carries an Of
ficer and a crew of five men.
sand Point, near Seattle. Wash.
is the home base of the flying tort
resses although they have been sta
toned at Sitka for three months.
The Teal, besides Commanding u
ficer Prize, has four other officers
aud carries a crew of 40 enlisted
men. The aircraft tender is utilized
to carry provisions and equipment
and usually precedes the planes to
their destination to lay out the 500
pound anchors TO which the buOys
are attached as mooring posts for
the bombers.
The squadron remained overnight
in Wrangell leaving here Thursday
morning, the drone Of their power
full motors filling the air as they
TAXED for flight formation position
before departing for Petersburg on
the last lap of their journey before
returning to Sitka.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
CONTINUED on page FOUR

Ne action was taken by the coun-
Gil following the reading of the re-
port
For the amieable settlement of
road widening project along the in
ner bay the following resolution was
passed:
Whereas. the Territorial Bureau
of Public Roads has agreed to and
is now building a road improvement
to Peninsular street in block 81,
conditioned that property owners ON
both sides of said street convey to
the Town of Wrangell land on both
sides for the widening and improve
ment of same and
Whereas. all property owners
abutting on said street have convey
ed land on both sides of said street
for this purpose except the heirs of
Mrs. Lillian Lewis, deceased, who
have requested and demand that the
Town of Wrangell convey TO them a
piece of land on the south side of
said street in lieu of strip of land
approximately feet wide on the
southern boundary of lot in
block 81. said strip of land to be in
corporated into a part of said street
improvement, and
Whereas, the citizens of the
Town of Wrangell will not be dam
aged by such transfer of a portion
of said street, but will be benefited
by the above mentioned transfer of
land and the public Improvements
thereby.
Nov, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved
that in the best interests of the
citizens of Wrangell the mayor and
! clerk be instructed and authorized
to convey whatever interest the
Town OF Wrangell has of that GER
tain portion of Peninsular street de-
manded to the heirs of Mrs. Lillian
| Lewis, deceased. in lieu of an equal
portion of land on the south side
of lot in block "a to be conveyed
by said heirs to the Town of Wran-
CELL for the public improvement
herein mentioned"
Claims presented and ordered paid
amounted to $5,8S0.4O from the
general fund and $2.211.73 from the
light department fund.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
Council Deeds Land In Amicable
Settlement For Road

The city council held its regular
monthly meeting on Thursday night.
July s, in the city hall. Present
were Mayor Van H Fisk and Coun-
eilmen Campbell, Hungerford, Han
sen. Ronning and Wheeler.
The light plant report for the
month of June was filed by H. We'll
Ions, plant operator. He requested
approval of the the council to pur-
chase a 80 kva capacitator at a cost
of approximately $3.50, but was in
structed to communicate with Fair
banks, Morse & Company. to obtain
their approval of the purchase.
A communication dated June Is,
was read from the Wrangell Wom-
ems Civic Club asking the councils
cooperation in the firecracker stu
alton which arises each July. III
the firing of fireworks ON Front
street and in buildings is prohibit
ed" said the writer, I'VE feel that
the safety and enjoyment of the
Fourth of July holiday will be great
ly appreciated by our citizens.
No action was taken regarding
the letter other than the advisa-
bflity of notifying merchants and
all others as to prohibiting fire
works in due time to prevent il
another year.
Councilman Wheeler reported thai
it had been brought to his attention
that children were breaking win,
dows about town. No action wa'
taken other than to report it to tbs
police department.
AT the June meeting complaint
was filed by adjoining property own
ers of the condition of From
street boat shop and premises as {
fire hazard. The subject was re
ferred to Fire Chief C. H. Lloyd II
make inspection and report hi
findings. Lloyd filed the following
report at the July meeting:
81 have inspected the premi-
ses and report that l consider
same not only a dangerous fire
hazard, unfair and unjust to adj
joining property owners, but al
so that the property is considered
unsafe to life and limb and / re-
commend that it he condemned" "
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
Mrs. Grant Opens
First Cocktail Bar

Nrangell,s first cocktail bar was
opened Tuesday morning in the sec
ton of the Wrangell Hotel in which
a beer dispensary has been operated
by Mrs Mary L Grant She had filed
application and posted the required
cash bond of $4,000 in preparation
for changing over By the Fourth Of
July bur the new license was not
issued until this week.
Under the act passed BY the leg
islature last spring. the saloons
were restored TO Alaska with the
exception that packaged goods may
not be carried out All drinks, beer.
wine and hard liquor, are sold over
the bar. Mrs. Grant is meeting the
loss of the bottled beer trade BY
selling IL in her liquor store next
door.
Women not being permitted To
tend bar under the new act, Mrs.
Grants bartenders are confined 10
Tom Miehaelson and Charles
Wright. They have learned TO shake
cocktails in the approved manner
and the bar opened to a good trade,
Wrangen as yet prefers
liquor To mixed drinks.
Prices are starting out at as
cents a drink for scotch and 25'
cents for rye and bourbon. Cocktails
rye, bourbon. old fashioned, rye Col
Inns. whiskey sour, martini, club,
gin fizz and Tom Collins, are IS
cents. a Scotch highbau. 80 cents
and imported cognae soda, Is cents.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

Observance of the sixtieth ami
versary Of The organization of the
first American church in Alaska
will be held at the Presbyterian
church next sunday by the Rev
Russell F. Peterson, pastor.
The address will be given by Dr.
Frederick R. Thorne, secretary Of
Young Peoples Work of the Board
Of National Missions. Special music
is being prepared by Mrs. L. l.
Meadows.
In the afternoon approximately
one hundred members of the Cali
fornia Christian Endeayor Union
Tour viii arrive on the Prince
George and will hold a rally in the
church upon their arrival with Rev.
Claude Richmond OF jacksonville,
California, as speaker The boat IS
due in port about o'clock. I'm
mediately upon its arrival the
church bell will ring and the rally
held, after which those OF the tour
will be conducted to points of in
terest about the town.
The work was begun in 1875 by
Philip Mckay a native from Net
lakatla, Canada, who preached and
taught the Christian faith which
he had accepted under missionaries
in Canada.
In the meantime. DR.. A. F. Linds-
lev nasfOr Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Portland, had become in
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

terested in the Alaska Indians
through reports which had come 10
him and his church sent Mrs. A. r.
Mcfarland as missionary worker
To Fort Wrangel She was accom-
panied by Dr. Sheldon Jackson. They
arrived here on August 10. 1877,
and within a few days a school was
established with Mckay as assistant
teacher and Mrs. Sarah Dickinson,
young Indian woman who had
married a white man. as the inter
prefer. Twenty Indian young women
swo or three boys and a mother with
her three children constituted the
membership of this school.
The church at Fort WrangeI was
established by the Presbyterians in
1878. Not only was it the first Prot
estant church in Alaska put the
first American church, all previous
churches having been the Greek
Orthodox established by the Rus
slams
The First Presbyterian church
served the community until destroy
ed by fire in 1880. It was rebuilt
the following year as a memorial
church to pioneer Christian workers
and is carrying on the traditions of
service in which it was founded.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all in the community 10 attend
all services .nday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
CLAIMS FILED
HAIR SEALS AND EAGLES

Bounty claims amounting to 1927
have been filed at the office of U. S.
Commissioner Richard Suratt since
July 4.
The claims filed include So seals
by Ralph Lindsey, 70 seals Roy
Lindsey, II seals E. Lindsey, %
seals Elmer Young, So seals James
Mason, 80 eagles and II seals, Paul
Binkley.
The Territorial bounty of one dol
lar ON eagles and three dollars on
hairseals is paid in an effort to re-
duce salmon predators.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

The midnight preyiew held Sat
urday night by J. R. Brown, Coli
scum manager. incidentally the first
ever held in Wrangell, was so sue
eessful that they will be featured
throughout the SEEMING season in
order to give the seiners a chance
to see the Sunday night show. Doors
open at 1870 and the show starts
at midnight
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14
Ickes Sends DR.. HubbS AS Special
Investigator In Alaska

officer OF the Alaska Game Commits
sion, Earl dinner, Petersburg shrimp
cannery operator and president OF
the Alaska Game Commission. Haw-
kins and Dinner remained in Ketcni-
kan and only Thompson and Du-
fresno accompanied the investigator
to Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

Mrs. C. c. Mundy has returned
from a months visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Christensen in An
chorage Her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Ludwig Berg whom she aceompan-
led to Anchorage stood the trip very
well and all had a delightful time
at the westward city.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

Leo osterman, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Osterman, underwent
a tonsilectomy the first of the week
at Bishop Rowe Hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

John J. Coulter of the ARB Pack
ing Company, who yesterday char
tered a Petersburg plane and scout
ed fishing areas at Seymour Canal
and Frederick Sound, reported on mis-
return that there is no sign of any
fish anywhere in those areas at this
time 1t is believed the runs in those
districts will not start until August.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-07-14

she believed to be empty.
It is believed someone threw ;
match in the shed and the small
trash of the floor caught on fire thu
flames spreading until the gasolin,
and diesel exploded.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
ARMY Filler TO SPEND 2 YRS.
TESTING RADIO BEAMS ALASKA

KETCHIKAN - Appointed by
the Civil Aeronauties authority to
test Alaskan radio beam stations for
the next two years, Lieutenant Ben
ton Davis. army aviator. flying an
army Douglas seaplane of the OBJ
server type took off from Ketehikan
for Sitka Monday morning. after ar
irving here about o'clock the pre-
vious night.
Lieutenant Davis said he viii be
flying from one radio beam station
to another, checking up on all the
stations, which were constructed by
the government for the benefit of
pilots to encourage Alaska air travel
and make it safer. He expects to re
turn to Ketchikan in two months to
test the Grayina island radio beacon.
He was scheduled to come to Al
aska TWO weeks ago to begin the
tests, but bad weather and airplane
repairs at Seattle delayed him, said
the pilot. He was transferred from
Washington, D. C. For the past sew
eral months he tested beam stations
in the east.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
HAZEL B NO. 2 LEAVES TUES.
ON TWELFTH TRIP OF SEASON

Leaving Tuesday afternoon on It's
twelfth trip of the season the Hazel
B No. carried the following pas
sengers for Telegraph Greek: Carl
Gustafson, J. H. Berg. J. Williams,
Jack Johnson, J. F. Curran, Mrs. E.
E. Kalkins and three children and
Lillian Campbell
Roundup passengers were Dr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Whitehead, Mrs. Leo Os-
terman, Leo. Dale, Jay and Bobbie
Osterman and Charles Wagner.
On the downtrip arriving here last
Friday afternoon passengers from
Telegraph Greek were T. D. Daily,
Jack johnson, Lillian Campbell and
Geo. T. Faulkner.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21

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origin
and fixed the Official tn
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21

From Rome newspaper comes
the interesting information that Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt, after a quar-
rel with her mother-in-law. enter
tanned the King and Queen of Eng
land to a picnic at Hyde Park, New
York. The hostess served hot dogs
made of buffalo meat. and stuffed
with cabbage. all being washed
down with beer, while secret service
men and soldiers stood behind the
trees"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
NEAREST THING TO HEAVEN
THEME SONG JUNEAU COUPLE

Juneau - While the blue creYas-
ses of Mendenhall Glacier yawned
two thousand feet below them, Miss
May lynne Penttinen, of LongvieW,
became the bride of Donald Lee
Hammond in a seaplane with IN
tied States Commissioner Felix Gray
performing the rites.
The young couple set a brand new
precedent in unusual weddings in
Alaska by their jaunt made in a
Marine Always plane with Pilot
Alex Holden at the controls.
Bud Holloway, fellow bartender
OF Hammond at the Baranof Hotel
cocktail bar, and Miss Virginiaree
Patchin were the attendants, who
went along for the ride.
The wedding was the climax of a
three weeks eourtship. the bride
having arrived here from Longview,
Wash, to visit her uncle, Andrew
Penttinen, well known sourdough of
Southeastern Alaska. who has been
employed both in the Treadwell and
Alaska Juneau mines.
The honeymooners are now stay
ing at the Baranof Hotel.
Commissioner Gray returned plae-
idly to his duties, undisturbed by
the aerial rendezvous except that he
was smoking a cigar.
A. B. Got" Hayes made out the
tickets for the nuptial jaunt and
Joined in the spirit of the occasion
by writing under the words origin
and destination" the words, "Pent-
linen to Hammond. For the witness
ses he wrote, From the Baranof to-
a wedding, and returned the tickets
to them as souvenirs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
ASSEMBLY OF GOD MISSION
Mrs. Berta VAUGHN, Pastor

And they were all filled with
the Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance. Acts %.
Sunday, Il a. m. Sunday School,
Evening Service, 7:45 Subject,
Acts 2:16. This is that.
Tuesday, 7:45 p. m. Prayer meet
ing and Bible Study.
Thursday. 7:45 p. m. Regular
Mid-week Service, Subject The fruit
of the Holy Spirit.
Everybody is welcome
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
At the Churches
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The ReV. Arnold R6one
Priest N Charge

Sunday: July the twenty-third.
The Seventh Sunday after Trim
ity.
7:30 a. m. Holy Communion.
1890 a. m. Morning Prayer.
Sermon: The Name of Jesus.
Tuesday: July the twenty-fifth.
Saint James the Apostle.
7:30 a. N. Holy Communion
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Sabbath School at 10 a. m.
Preaching service at II a. m.
Sunday evening at p. m.
A verse by verse study of Daniel
s being made each Wednesday eve
ling in the chapel at 500 p. m.
Pastor NJ l. Miles.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21

Pastor NJ. L. Miles returned Tues
day on the Taku from Ketchikan
where he had visited the S. D. A.
church and held services over the
week end of July Il and Is.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21

.14:2-12.
7.30 p. m. Evening Worship: "a
Memorial Service for Richard John
SON"
Wednesday. 7:30 p. m. Prayer
meeting in the Church Parlor.
Come And Worship God With Us.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Russell F. Peterson, Pastor

1920 a m. Morning Worship.
Beliefs that Matter"
L noon Bible School: Asa. A
Life of Trust" study II Chronicles
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
SALVATION ARMY
Brigadier & hrs. Carruthsrs

Sunday school, 2:8O p. m.
Evening Service. 1880 D. N.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-07-21
Notice Of Delinquent Taxes on Real and Personal
Property In Town Of WrangeIl, Alaska
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

g ru cal PERSONAL ybmh
an no m or h inspection al tn of the tt mLmd h mewmb
hearing b before ot judgments 0dr m The following taowHet
e h al o tho @ed
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-25
Outside Fire
To Be Topic

The question of whether or not the
rity Of Henderson will furnish free
lire protection to suburban areas is
to become before the mou,nIy .4l~c,-
ing Of the Henderson City Council
Monday evening, and may be one
of the principal matters up for dis
cussiOn.
At their monthly meeting the first
Monday in November, the Vance
Board of County Commissioners
adopted a resolution asking the city
to provide this protection.
Some weeks ago. Mayor Hentry T.
Powell announced that the fire
trucks would stop at the city limits to
avoid liability for damage to per-
sons or property that could occur in
trips outside. This action was taken,
he said, after efforts had been made
to reach an agreement with the
county commissioners and had failed
Several minor fires have occurred
lately in which the firemen did not
attend because of the ruling an
nounced by the mayor.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-25
Regulations
For Trucks
Are Imposed
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Nov 25.-Commissioner
of Revenue A. J. Maxwell will issue
detailed regulations this week gov
erning the transportation of gasoline
in huge tank trucks December l is
the likely date of these regulations.
So far there has been no official
revelation of what the regulations
will provide. but it is generally ac-
copied as a fact that a speed limit
not exceeding 40 miles per hour will
be placed upon the larger and heav-
Ter trucks In discussion Of the re-
gulations with truck owners, some
officials of the department, includ
ing the commissioner, felt that even
this speed is too high for the lum-
boring, tremendous gasoline trucks,
but representatives of the truckers
are said to have been able to con-
vince the officials that top of 40
miles per hour is not per Sc dan
gerOus.
Another likely feature of the re-
gulations will be provisions for i'm
proved braking minimums. There has
been considerable discussion of the
departments legal right to prescribe
brakes by strict and definite speci-
fications, though there is on the sta
tutes a requirement that all motor
vehicles be equipped with "ade-
quate" brakes.
A couple Of accidents in Albemarle
centered attention on the braking
situation and it is expected that
trucks will readily agree to abide by
specifications which the commission
er has worked out with their coop
Grafton.
Throughout the discussion of gas
oline transportation on the highways
the truck people have cooperatec
we'll, department officials agree, but
Commissioner Maxwell has repeat
eddy pointed out that even the best
of voluntary cooperation must be sup
plemented by strict rules and strict
enforcement of them. Come Deem
Der / and these regulations will come
into being.