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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
Waterman Jailed Mail
Thefts Juneau Office

Jack Sparks, 81, night Waterman
and fireman in the federaI-terri-
torial building, was arrested in Ju-
neau Tuesday on charges of rifling
the United States mails and steal
ing from various offices.
Suspicion was directed at Sparks
for the past several months. and fl
nally, Tuesday morning, he was
caught taking mail from a drop box
in the post office.
II money was found in the letters
he stole, he said in a confession, he
poeketed il. jamming the torn let
tiers into his pockets and later burn
ing them in the furnace.
Sparks was caught by Postmaster
Albert Vile burning letters in the
furnace, but two letters were re
covered before they were consumed
by flames.
If checks were found in the let
tiers, Sparks said, he burned them
with the letters. Many of the checks
he destroyed were for jurors or wit
nesses, he told the United States
marshals office.
Spark house was searched and
many stolen articles were found
there, officers said.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
Cooperative Boundary Patrol
Convicts Fur SmugglerS

convicted of possession of poison, al
so of possessing a number of con-
traband marten and fox as well as
wolf pelts. He is a naturalized Am
erican.
The game commission has been on
the trail of Dolan for three years,
Dufresne said.
The new boundary patrol consists
of two Alaskan wildlife agents and
two mounted police who use planes
in rounding up suspects
Beaver Pelts Seized
Dolan first came to the attention
of the game commission, Dufresne
said, when IA beaver pelts were
seized at Tacoma and traced back
through Denver, Vancouver and
Dawson, then to Snag, in Yukon
Territory, where Dolan lived. 1t was
found there that the beaver were
trapped illegally at Nabesna, Alas
ka and smuggled across the boun-
Diary to Dolan.
Dolan, officers said, was taking
wolf and coyote pelts over the Dor
der and returning with beaver pelts
last year when Lou Anderton was
convicted at Cordova for collecting
bounty fraudulently. Dolan was i'm
plicated, but always remained in
Yukon territory beyond the Alaska
law.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24

JUNEAU, = The smashing of ma
jor leaders in a smuggling ring
which probably cost Alaska thous-
ands of dollars in bounty money has
been announced by Frank Du-
fresno, executive officer of the Al
aska game commission.
Arrests resulting in the convic-
ton of one Canadian and one I'm
tied States citizen at Dawson Tues
day were listed as the first accom-
piishment of the new cooperative
boundary patrol which has been
functioning for only a few days
along the Alaska-Yukon border.
Jack Dolan, Yukon mail carrier,
was convicted on four counts of vio-
lation of Yukon game laws. He was
found in possession of 80 wolf and
coyote pelts with the leg bones at
tached. There was only one explain
alton, officers said. They were to
be smuggled into Alaska for collec-
ton of the $40 bounty for each
pelt.
American Is Held
Louis Lyckens, also arrested on
Yukon soil, agreed to return to Fair
banks from Dawson to stand trial on
the American side. He also possessed
wolf pelts with the leg bone at
tached. Lyckens, arrested at his
home in the s0-mile country. wal
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
Prizes Will Operate
Hydaburg Cannery

Supplies are arriving in Hydaburg
for construction of a cannery to be
operated there by W. A. Prizes, head
of the Annette Islands Canning
company, it was reported by E. c.
Sukow on his return to Ketchikan
Wednesday with Herman Jones fol-
lowing a flight to west coast points.
They said a piledriyer was taken to
Hydaburg yesterday to start work.
Sukow and Jones held meetings
at Hydaburg, where rs attended;
Craig, with 100 in attendance; and
Klawock, where 70 turned out, they
said.
Saying that the west coast seiners
and cannery workers had been
doubtful concerning the support the
Sailors Union of the Pacific would
give them in case they attempted
to tie up canneries using trap
caught fish, as proposed by some
Alaska Salmon Purse Seiner union
members here, Jones added, "They
appear to be satisfied the sailors
will back them up.
April l is the new date set as the
deadline set for canneries to an
nonce they have complied with de-
mands of the AsPSU before the Sail
ors Union of the Pacific refuses to
handle cargo destined for the can
neries, Jones said.
He added that Sukow had turned
over to him a list of canneries in
Southeastern Alaska and the traps
that the union demands be removed.
The sailors on April 1 will refuse
to handle cargo for those plans list
ed unless the owners signify their
intention to close the sites, Jones
said
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
JOE JOHNSON
BELIEVED
DROW NED

Small hope is held today for the
possible appearance Of Joe Johnson
who has been missing since last
Sunday morning.
Last seen on the street at $50
a. m, it is supposed that he was
making his way to the city float
back of the Wrangell Hotel where
he had skitf Whether he entered
the skiff to go aboard the seiner
Tiny Boy on which he was living
is not known Sunday afternoon,
however, the skiff was missing from
the float and Joe was nowhere TO
be found although c. E. Lloyd. city
marshal, thoroughly searched the
town.
A southeaster of gale force blew
from the bay Sunday morning and It
was considered possible that, getting
into the skiff, Joe was blown to sea.
Accordingly Deputy L. S. Marshal
James Nolan sent out two boats 10
seour the WindWard shores of the
islands. They were unsuccessful. 1t
was not until yesterday afternoon
that Ed LoWney brought in word he
had found a skiff which answered
the description OF the missing one.
1t was on Rynda island, half swamp
ed In the boat, according to reports.
was portable photograph and three
bottles of ale. The oarlocks were tied
together in the bottom of the craft.
This precludes any supposition that
the skiff had been rowed after it
was united. As there were no oars
aboard, it is the opinion OF many
that the unfortunate man fell over
board while getting into the boat.
For some time there has been
doubt as to which float the skiff
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
DufreSne Secures New Game Birds
To Propagate In Alaska

Frank Dufresne, executive officer
of the Alaska game commission,
was aboard the Alaska Monday
night returning to his headquarters
in Juneau from a trip to Washing
ton which he made to present Al
aska game commission regulations
for the approval of the secretary of
agriculture.
Mr. Dufresne stated at Wrangeil
that he is quite confident the new
game commission rule requiring
three-years' residence before obtain
ing a resident trapper's license will
be approved by the secretary of ag-
riculture, but that approval, as yet,
has not been given.
While in the states Mr.. Dufresne
visited several big game bird farms
in various sections for the purpose
of securing new game birds for Al
aska. He was successful in getting
three new types, the Monaghan
pheasant, the chukan partridge and
the blue Manchurian pheasant,
which he believes to be we'll suited
to this climate.
Weighing six to seven pounds,
twice the size of the ordinary ring
necked pheasant, the blue Man
curian will be the largest pheasant
ever tried out in Alaska 1t was
with much difficulty that Mr. Du-
fresno secured the birds from Wis
consin which in turn brought them
in from northern Manchuria. No
other state is. trying ost the
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
Alaska Pioneer Dies
From Heart Disease

Eighty-fiye years of life. filled to
the brim with stirring adventure
from early youth until recent years,
closed early Monday morning for
George T. Barrett, ST., as the re
suit of a heart attack suffered at
the home OF his son, George T. Bar
rett. principal Of Wrangell lnsti-
tute. who after the first Of the
year went 10 Minneapolis to bring
his father back to Alaska.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada,
on January IA, 1854, Mr.. Barrett
spent his early youth in hazardous
occupations in the Minnesota woods.
From there he went to Montana
where he served as a scout in the
Indian wars, first under General
Custer and then under General Mel
son A. Miles. He bore to his death
bullet wounds received when cap
tured by the Indians before the mis-
toric Clusters Massacre. In the fall
of 1873 he decided to seek adYen-
ture further afield and went to San
Francisco The next spring shortly
after his tWenty-fifth birthday he
shipped for the Pribilofs under a
three-year contract with the old Al
aska Commercial Company which
had the concession for the seal
rookeries, and owned a number Of
trading posts. Mr.. Barrett repre-
scented his company for years mainly
nd
then bought a trading schooner Of
his own which he operated for sew
eral years and the latter years Of
his half century OF residence in the
Territory were spent at Katalla.
He lived in pleasant surroundings
after returning to Minneapolis but
recently had wanted to come back
to the land he had pioneered and
he was very happy to be in his son 8
home.
Two sons and two daughters sur
vive Mr.. Barrett George T. of Wran-
gell, Don of Seattle, Mrs. Otto
Kulper of Cordoya and Mrs. Paul
succsini, Meriden, Connecticut.
Two sisters live in Minneapolis.
Besides these three are several
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church yesterday morning.
Requiem mass was said by Father
Monroe. Those bearing the casket
for the last services were the three
men of Wrangell Institute staff, NJ.
Rain, E. L. Keithahn and Ralph
Mize and T. V. Garry, James Nolan
and Leo Mccormack.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
GOVERNOR NAMES MEMBERS
NEW ARCHITECT BOARD

Governor Troy on Monday ap-
pointed an architect and engineer
examiners board which was created
by the recent legislature.
The following persons were ap-
pointed by the governor to the board:
Victor Rivers of Fairbanks, presi-
dent; Angelo Ghiglione of Anchor
age, vice president; Walter Scott of
Juneau, second vice president; Herb
Redman of Juneau, secretary.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
Municipal Election
Will Be Quiet Affair

City elections promise to be very
quiet this year, When the time for
filing nominations of candidates
closed Monday night it was found
that Van H. Fisk is unopposed for
reelection as mayor.
T. S. Barnes was nominated with
out opposition for the one-year term
on the school board and Leo Nc
Cormack for the three-year term.
olaf Hansen, II. H. Hungerford
and Fred Cunningham were nomin-
ated for reelection TO the council.
DR.. e. J. Wheeler is the sole new
nominee to the council.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
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SOOTAINLY TOUGH CLARK
=

While strolling down main
street Monday we encountered
Clark the Barber, who exhibits
his skill in tonsorial artistry
in the Hurley Barber Shop,
: looking very much like the end
man in a minstrel show and
seemingly in bad humor.
AS Mr.. Clark is usually a mild
hammered, neat appearing gent
t we Immediately smelled a mice.
{ Inquiry revealed that the oil
stove in the shop clogged dur
: ing the night, emitting volumi-
( nous quantities of smoke and
SCOT 'blaekwashing" the inter
: ior of the shop. Clark's resem-
blance to an African Abort
ginee was due to his efforts to
: tidy up the place of business.
Contributed
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24
ALTAR SOCIETY SPONSORS
HOSPITAL BENEFIT AT THEATRE

Through the courtesy of Manager
J. R. Brown, the ladies of the Altar
Society will have the use of Coli
scum Theatre on Easter night for
the showing of an excellent movie
augmented by musical numbers.
The Altar Society will pay. all the
expenses involved with the exception
of the theatre rental Net proceeds
will be donated to Bishop Rowe Gen
eral Hospital
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24

Pastor NJ. L. Miles returned on
the Alaska Monday from Ketchikan
where he was called on official du-
ties of the Seventh Day Adventist
church.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24

The hospital board committee, CO.
operating with the Harold Maxi or
chestra in the arrangements for the
hospital benefit dance, announced
this week that it will be held in
the A. N. B. hall, April Is.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24

CONTINUED on page four
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-24

Continued on page FOUR
Evening star., 1939-12-16
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS,


Do you happen to live In an old
frame house that is getting pretty
tired and woe-begone looking? Few
things can look more miserable than
frame house that needs paint and
repairs and If your home is in that
sad condition you probably have
wondered many times how in the
world you could do something about
it. OF course, the easiest thing you
could do would be to put a bomb
under it and start all over again,
but this entails bit more expense
than the average pocketbook can
stand.
Obviously the thing to do is
change the exterior with some sort
of siding material which will give
the old place a new lease on life.
This may sound like a large order,
but we have been advised that it
now can be done at surprisingly
low cost, considering the many ben
eflts resulting from the face-lifting
operation.
NOC OIlly uOcS D. IlcW SluulB IIld.
terial now available change your
home into a handsome brick resi-
dence, but 1t also provides an ex-
cellent sheath of insulation which
will make itself known when your
fuel bills come in quite bit lower.
This new material is made Of
sturdy fiberboard which has been
completely impregnated with as
phalt, having an extremely high
melting point. To simulate brick
the surface has been covered with
layer of mineral sand and placed
in giant presses, which emboss an
attractive brick pattern. The effect
is so startingly like brick that you
have to look at it twice, even in its
unapplied state, to be sure that it
isn't thin layer of standard bricks
tackled onto backing piece.
When you have these sheets of
Bricks put in place over the ex-
terror Of the manse you have your
choice of two colors, red and buff,
and they are made in number of
conventional brick patterns. To
make the job of transformation a
neat and tidy one the edges of all
the panels are shiplapped and the
joints are provided with corruga-
Evening star., 1939-12-16
Realtors Yu|e Party
Already a 'SeI|out'

With all reservations sold the 9Th
annual realtors Christmas party
will be held in the main ballroom
of the Mayfower Hotel on Friday.
December %, at 1890.
Edward R. Carr, chairman of the
Program Committee, making plans
for the party, selected John H. Da-
wilson to be in charge of the
luncheon details and he will be as
sister by j. Hawley Smith and Will
liam E, Shannon, Sd.
Heading the Souvenirs Committee
is Richard D. Stimson, who has an
nounced the following additional
contributors: Samuel Del Vecchio
OF Peoples Hardware Stores, Heurich
Brewing Co., Hudson Supply &
Equipment Co., John w. johnson,
Maloney Concrete Co.. L. P. Steuart,
Inc: United Clay Products Co.,
Washington Concrete Products, West
Bros. Brick Co. and Western Ex-
terminating Co.
Santa Claus will off1ciate as mas
ter OF ceremonies and will distribute
gifts and prizes, and in addition
features of entertainment have been
arranged under the personal super
vision of Raymond M. Taylor.
Other members of the Program
Committee assisting are j. Lee DON
nelly, S. S. Spruce, Oliver M. Walker,
c. Hayward Marshall, Frederic E.
Middleton, jr., and John R. Neale.
Evening star., 1939-12-16

architect; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1925 Pope street Sc; to
cost $4,000.
Roy Veatch and Betty Webb, 1914
Thirty-fourth street NV, owners;
R. C. Archer, jr.. 215 Florida avenue
NV, designer; E. Huff, 1929 Sumner
road Sc, builder; to erect one Q
story brick addition, 1914 Thirty
fourth street NV; to cost $4,000.
Roy Veatch and Betty Webb, 1914
Thirty fourth street NV, owners;
E. Huff, 1929 Sumner road Sc,
builder; R. C. Archer. jr., designer,
215 Florida avenue NV; to erect
one 2-story brick addition, 1914
Thirty-fourth street NV; to cost
$4,000.
R. D. Stephens, owner and de-
signer, George H. GeWer, 22O Ham
ilton street NV, builder; to erect
one 2-story brick addition, 37O9 S
street NV; to cost $1,000.
Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss
3101 R street NV, owners and de-
signerS; John w. Bliss, 3245 S street
NV, builder; to erect one 1-story
brick, concrete, stone addition, 31Ol
r street NV: to cost $1,000.
Emma Sheunk, owner; o. T. g.
w. A. Carr, Inc, Mills Building
builders; R. B. Carr. designer: to
erect two 2-story brick dwellings,
BIB and 3l5 Eighth street NE; to
cost $1,000.
Evening star., 1939-12-16

E. L. Payne, 120 c street NE,
owner: D. Theodore Morgan, 421
Colorado Building, designer; to
erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling, 2425 Thirty-third street
NE; to cost $6,500
Helen B. Swenson, 506 Mellon
street Sc, owner and builder; r. c.
Archer, jr., 215 Florida avenue NV,
Evening star., 1939-12-16

but rather for one who would prefer
to make 1t q career.
- ~
After you finally get yourself out
Of the bathtub with this amazing
equipment on 1t you will be more
than ready to dive into a breakfast
Of mammoth proportions. To pro-
vide you with q supply Of delicious
bacon to go with numerous eggs
and cups of coffee, you can get a
special bacon grille made of alumni
mum which fits over either the gas
stove or an electric grille.
The special part about this grille
is the fact that it is shaped like the
roof OF house and the bacon strips
are hung over it while they are
broiled. A convenient lid with an
insulated handle holds the strips in
place while they are cooking and in
3 or 4 minutes they are done on both
sides. You can see that the bacon
will be dry of grease because it
drains down into a drip pan at the
bottom and doesn't spatter all over
the place.
4 4 4 Il
IT you would like the names of the
manufacturers of the products de-
scribed in this column send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Lawrence CroIius. 81 East Sixtv.
seventh street, New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1939-12-16
Chicogoon Increases
HOLDINGS to $50 Acres
ecial Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec.
16.-The sale of the Isbell farm,
mile south of Rippon, to H. w. Boyd
of Chicago increases his holding
in that section of Jefferson County
to about $50 acres in five tracts. In
the Isbell farm he acquires 213 acres
improved by fine brick residence,
tenant house, bank-barn and a never
failing spring for water. About five
years ago Mr.. Boyd, who is a vice
president of the Armour Hide &
Leather Co. of Chicago and
brother of DR.. Philip Boyd of VIM
chester, began his acquisition of
land here by the purchase of the
X. H. Byrne farm of about 200
acres. He subsequently added the
Stull farm of 100 acres, the T. ].
West farm of 1870 acres and the
Allen tract of so acres.
Evening star., 1939-12-16
ReuItor Exhibits Homes
In Three Communities

Simultaneous display Of exhibit
homes in three Of his four resi-
Dental communities Is announced
by Albert w. Walker, realtor and
builder.
Developer of Westhaven, West
moreland Hills and Green Acres,
Mr. Walker recently announced the
opening Of Wood Acres, a COM
munity of homes priced between the
brackets covered by Green Acres
and Westhaven.
Three display homes are open in
Green Acres. the original low-cost
homes development, located off
River road beyond Western ave-
nue. in nearby Montgomery County.
One of these-a tWo-story, detached
Colonial home with two bedrooms
and bath-has been furnished by
the Hecht Co. One of the others
is a three-bedroom variation of the
basic loW-lost home type, while the
other is an uncompleted home, with
sections of walls and floor left un-
covered in order to demonstrate de-
tails of construction.
Two homes have been completed
in Wood Acres, with nearly a dozen
others already contracted for, sew
eral of them already under con-
struction. The display home at 7103
Massachusetts avenue, two miles
beyond Westmoreland Circle, has
been furnished by the Hecht Co. 1t
contains living room, dining pom
and kitchen on the first floor, with
three bedrooms and two baths on
the second floor.
A third display home is open at
5516 Worthington drive in West
haven. This is three-bedroom and
two-bath dwelling on large wooded
corner lot. 1t has a unique floor
plan. with a bedroom and bath To-
Gated at the story half level.
Evening star., 1939-12-16
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Ro1ESSiz4T'9S8 eSM5
Is which make them practically

tions which make them practically
invisible.
Let us remind you again that this
material has two-fold possibilities
because Of its insulating value as
well as its primary job of beautifica-
ton and once in place 1t should re-
Quire no maintenance expense in
the form Of painting or doctoring up
with stucco. You may have trouble,
finding your house after it goes
through such a radical metamor-
phosis, but you can be pretty sure
that 1t will be a far more attractive
home for you to stand back and
admire after you do find 1t.
It's far cry from changing over
the outside of your house from
frame to brick to a bathroom ac-
cessory, but we saw one the other
day that we thought you would like
to know about. If you like to loll
about in the warm comfort of q
bath tub, rather than the quick rush
of a cold shower you will like this
one particularly well.
This device consists of a handsome
chromium plated tray which sup
ports itself very handily on the sides
of the tub. In the center of the
sturdy supporting bars is located a
kind of basket where you can store
books, cigarettes and other little
1ux,lries. On either side of the
shallow tray you will find containers
for soap, shampoo bottles, matches
and similar necessities. And Of
course, in the middle you have a
handsome mirror with a chromium
plated frame where you can look
at yourself while you fix yourself up
bit, with a razor, let us say, or a
few cosmetics.
Needless to say this device is not
suitable for a person who takes his
or her bathing as mere necessity,