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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
MORE THAN HUNDRED HAVE ENROLLED IN
 RED CROSS THUS FAR

II. D. Campbell. chairman Of the Red Cross Roll Call, reports today that the drive has already over on hundred names listed. Wrangell has shown a fine spirit of appreciation for the work of the Red Cross and is cooperating in a very satisfac- tory manner, he stated. So far, only Mr. Campbell and Mrs. H. Kittilsby have solicited members but other workers will visit the balance Of the residential district after a check with the names already secured principally in the business district. to avoid duplication of effort.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
ELIMINATED
 FROM PROVISIONS OF
 eco ENROLMENT PERIOD

Congress has passed and sent to the President for approval an am eudment to the CCC act. This am endment. sponsored by Delegate Di- mond, eliminates Indians from the provision Of the CCC act that none may serve a longer time in the CCG than four "six-montha enrolment periods.
 The amendment is highly import ant to the Alaska Indians and to the Territory at large It affords the chance of continued employment Of Indians during the long winter sea son when other forms of gaInfuI work for this part of the population are almost entirely lacking. Also. the work Of the Alaskan Indians in the CCC Is largely directed toward betterment of the living conditions around the local native villages.
 The CCG activities in Southeast Alaska are supervised by the For est Service with the office of Indian Affairs acting as adviser; other Fed eral as well as Territorial agencies also cooperate in the work The Ter ritorial Highway Engineers office. especially, eooperates financially in any cases where the work projects involve the construction of roads, trails and airports
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
PLANE NEWS

Pilot Tony SchWamm Of Wran- gell-Petersburg Air Service had a busy week, making many trips be- tween the two towns. Monday he spent a good portion of the day scouting in the Port Camden area with Harry Coulter. who was head ing a search party for Jerry Des- mond and Willie Willard, who found their way out to the beach.
 Other trips during the week were:
 Friday. Oct. 11-Homer Acton, Jim Clark. Wrangell to Lake Bay; Mrs. Lew Williams. Elmer Hansen, Wrangell to Petersburg.
 Sunday. October 13th-Walter Wing to Lake Bay and return.
 Monday. Oct. Hilary Coulter Port Camden and return.
 Tuesday. Oct. 15-A. E. Nomen- sen, Oscar Nelson. Henry Becker, to Wrangell from Petersburg; Sid Dennison, Wrangell to Petersburg; and Jack Gucker Petersburg to WrangeIl.
 Wednesday. Oct 16-Clifford NJ Close. George Case, J. E. Johnson Petersburg to Wrangell, A L. Flor, ence. H. G. Fairhurst. Petersburg tc Wrangell.
 Thursday, Oct. 17-Tom Scott Petersburg to Wrangeli.
 Brig. Grant, Wrangell to Ketchi- kan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
SUE SMITH HOME AFTER INTERESTING MONTHS
 VACATION OuTSInF

Miss Sue Smith, Worthy Matron of the local Order of Eastern Star returned home the first of the week after attending the 23rd Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Chapter of 0. E. $. in San Fran cisco September 13 to IS. She re- ports a wonderful meeting and a fine vacation, visiting friends in San Francisco, seeing the Fair and stopping over with other friends and relatives in Seattle and in Lang ley, Wash, where her mother lives.
 The banquet, one of the high lights of the Assembly which was in charge of Mrs. Sybil Locken of Petersburg and featured Alaska dishes, Wrangell shrimp, etc, was a big success, Miss Smith said, eY- erybody at the gathering being en- unused about it, paying special com pliment to Mrs. Locken for it's ar engagement and novelty.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
KAKE NEWS

Work on the new breakwater is to start at Rake immediately. 4 sum Of $1,570 was raised locally for the towns share of the non-labor costs, the work to be done by eco labor through the Forest Service. When completed, which is expected to take about three years, the breakwater will be the largest in Alaska and will create an excellent small boat harbor.
 Ray Bell has returned from a months visit Outside.
 Al CIeYa is the new cannery watchman for this year. John De Champiain. who had been winter Watchman for the last six years, has taken his family Outside for the winter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
WEATHER REPORT
 ##% Margaret simmons) Cooperative Observer U. S. Weather Bureau
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Guests at the Wrangell hotel this week were. J. J. Hillard. Roland Ward. Sig Veseth. s. Y. Dennison. Petersburg. J. E. Moran, Max Ste phens. R. W. Meldram. Telegraph Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hagen. Ketchikau. Jack Wilson; Hugh Me Lean. Telegraph Creek. Bob Barrin- ger. Juneau; c. N. Johnson, Rich MeCabe. 4. E Nomensen. J. ". Gucker: J. E. Johnson. Ketchikans Loren Mccormick. 4. L. Florence. Ketchikan. H. G. Fairhurst. Ketchi- kan; Tom Scott. Petersburg: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gadd. W. C. Blan- ton. R. Y. Ellis. Ketehikan; Thel- ma Edwards.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
GEORGE LANE, ESPE SUSPENDED FROM UNION
 ON ORDERS OF LEWIS

George Lane and Conrad Espe, well known in labor and union cir cles in Alaska have been suspended as union officials by order of John L. Lewis. CIO chief, according to word received here.
 Acting on special orders from John L. Lewis, president of che Congress of Industrial Organizations a special committee has taken charge of the Washington State h. dustrial Union Council and removed Eugene V. Dennet, secretary, and seven members of the executive board from their offices.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
LEGION PLANS PROGRAM
 FOR ARMISTTCE DAY

Plans for an Armistice Day Ob- servance were outlined by Merlin Elmer Palmer Post, American Le- zion. at it's meeting Tuesday night at the residence of Harry Coulter. Commander Loyal BinkIey appoint ed a committee of Roy Dolan, Chair man. c. P. MeCreary and H. C. Me Rowan to handle the affair which will be concluded with the annual Armistice Day dance in the even ing. It is tentatively planned to have a program during the day which is observed throughout the nation as a holiday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
ON BOATS

Alaska. southbound. October H. Mrs. Charles Voitus, Mrs Belle Me Bride. Mrs. Georganna Clark, Mrs. 4. C. Early. Jack Kato. Frank Kato. Alfred Nollner. Mary Hakey, Walter Marine. Elaine Early. Joan Early. Ben Engdahl, all for Seattle.
 North Coast. southound. October May Roach, 4. ". McKfbben. Lena Webber. May Magnussen. Bob bic Osterman. Dave Crow. all for Seattle.
 Yukon. northbound. October 15- Hannah 0tteson. O. Brattebo. Ju- neau.
 North Sea. northbound. October 14-J B. Carlyle, Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
DENNISON MAKING SURVEY

District Ranger s. Y. Dennison of the U. S. Forest Service in this dis trict was in town the first of the week making an improvement census along the highway for future de- Yelopment. He was making a check on all the places along the roads, whether fur farms, summer homes, permanent homes. etc., with the aim Of laying out future plots with the thought toward greater building up or the area.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
ALASKA DAY BEING OBSERVED THROUGHOUT
 TERRITORY TODAY

Alaska was celebrating it's 73rd birthday today as an American pos session-Alaska Day. the day when the [. s. Army raised the Stars and Stripes at Sitka. October IS. 1S67, concluding the purchase from Rus sia Territorial and Federal agen- cies and banks throughout the Ter ritory were closed. Observances were held generally in the schools
 Alaska Day is the sequel to Sew ard Day, March 30, when Secretary of State William H. Seward nego- tiated the purchase of the Terri tory from Russia at a price of ST. 100000. (See editoriaD.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR GUILD
 TEA TOMORROW

Mrs. Fl. D. Campbell will have charge of the fancy work depart ment at the Guild tea tomorrow af- ternoon and Val Coulter and Mar iorie Sharnbroich will furnish the musical program. Mrs. L. B. Chis- holm reports that packages for her Parcel Post department have arrived from as far away as Maine and New York and will be disposed of un- opened Al f o'clock, the blue and rose satin comforter will be aw- arded and at o'clock. Mrs. H. R. Coulter will start the bridge and pinochle players off for an evening of cards followed by refreshments.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
MAN TAKES TRAIL OF GRIZZLY BEAR
 THAT KILLED BARNES

Tom Scott of Petersburg. old time hunter and formerly for years with the Bureau Of Public Roads, arrived in Wrangell yesterday. headed for the Stikine river and a crack at the grizzly which fatally attacked Frank Barnes. Scott. who had known Barnes for years. says he thinks he can spot the grizzly, being eonver- sant with their habits.
 Hes going up to Paradise Camp to make his headquarters and from there take the trail of the killer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
ALL GLASSES OF MAIL
 CAN NOW BE CARRIED
 IN ALASKA BY PLANE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18-Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed legisla- ton which authorizes the Post Of- lice Department to carry all classes Of mail by airplane in Alaska.
 Delegate Anthony J. Dimond ex- plained that such mail was already carried by plane In the Territory but the bill signed removes any question regarding the legality of the system.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
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RECEPTION PLANNED NEXT WEEK TO WELCOME PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
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The Rev. Harry Champlin. new pastor of me Presbyter- ian church. and Mrs. Cham plin will be honored with public reception Thursday evening. October 24, from s to I0:30. in the church parIors to which the com munity is invited to meet the new residents of Yran- gell.
 The affair is being ar ranged by the members Of the congregation to welcome the new minister and wife to the community.
 The Rev. and Mrs. Cham pin arrived here the first of the week from their former home in New Mexico and are making their residence at the Presbyterian Manse.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
IT'S CAB NOW, NOT CAA:
 AIR AUTHORITY NOW BOARD

It's no longer the Civil Aeronau- tics Authority, commonly known as CAA, but it is Civil Aeronautics Board, CAB, according to announce ment in Juneau by Walter P. Plett, Assistant Director for Alaska. It is a branch of the Department of Com merce.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18

Recent tests made by the Terri torial Department of Health indi- cate that the water supply of Wran- gell is impure and advise that drinking water be boiled until fur ther notice.
 City Health Officer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-10-18
AT THE HOSPITAL

Warren Chisholm and Jack Will son were admitted to the hospital this week for medical attention.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Another Oscar for Bette,
Boy, and Be Quick About 1t
The Letter. at Earle, Gives Her Chance
To Be Exquisitely Wicked Female,
Which Just About Settles Award
BY JAY CARMODY.

Along about this time when other actresses be dream
Bette
performance past the field and that's that Miss Davis sinister
Letter" Leslie,
exquisiy wicked addition
Evening star., 1940-11-22

Marguerite HODerCS, Jne aQapCerS.
One mentions them before the stars,
Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer,
on the theory that they are a lot
more important to the dramatic
worth Of the film which opened
yesterday at the Palace.
That is not a criticism Of the
principal players Of Escape" Both
do very well, indeed, in creating
the impression of innocents sur
rounded by savage beasts in the
shape Of men. That is no small
feat a cast which offers such COM
petition as Nazimova, Conrad Veidt,
Albert Basserman, Felix Bresshart,
etc.
There have been revisions Of a
minor nature in the script of
Escape" None of them, however,
modify the essential mood of the
tale which is one of haunting terror
and unabated suspense BY way of
compensation, the Metro Goodwin
Mayer went the book one better by
forthrightly identifying the locale
of the gripping story as Nazi Ger
many. Miss Vance, 1t will be re-
membered, did not do so although
the force of her writing left no one
with the impression it's geography
was Graustark.
For those who know it only as
title on best-seller lists, or even
less well, Escape" is the story Of
a German born American actress, a
great and innocent lady, who is
condemned to die largely because
the NaZis don't like her. Around
her, few and frightened among the
brutes who have condemned her.
are several believers in decency and
humanity whose forlorn and des-
perate hope 1t is to save her. These
include a son (Taylor), the beauti-
full, kindly countess-mistress Of a
brutalized general; canny old
servant, young prison doctor,
whose swastika is not a symbol Of
dehumanization.
Over their desperately conceived
plan of rescue hangs ghastly i'm
minence Of failure which creates a
suspense that few films have
matched. Leroy's direction is in
variably designed to keep the faith
with the book in this particular
quality. and it achieves that pur-
pose for the most part. Where it
fails is in those passages in which
motivation has been sacrificed to
speed, a pace which is responsible
toward the end of completely over
Evening star., 1940-11-22

looking that telephone call which
was climactic kind of chill Miss
Vance arranged for readers of her
book.
For the most part, in spite of the
romantic presence Of Miss Shearer
and Taylor, the screen version of
Escape" has resisted what must
have been a profound impulse to
let the love story have its head.
The main emphasis of the story is
kept always upon the rescue of the
innocent victim with only just
enough pauseS in that narrative to
indicate that the young artist and
middle-aged Cbut well preserveO
countess really were made for each
other. 1t is sort of sweet and touch
ing and relaxing, too, although it
is no more logical than it was in
the novel.
The effectiveness Of Escape" is
enormously heightened by the pres
ence in the cast of such genuine
Germans as BasSerman, Veidt and
Bressart-all of them exiles from
the viciousness which they help
portray on the screen. BaSserman
as the lawyer, Henning, has but one
sequence in the film. That one he
makes convey more of a sense of
terror of existing authority than
any other in the film. Veidt plays
Evening star., 1940-11-22

the cruel megalomaniacal general
with impressive skill, and Bressart
makes a memorable thing Of the
egotistical old servant, whose 10y
atty and canny thinking were SO
instrumental in the success OF the
plan. Equally good among this
group is Philip Dorm, young Hol-
lander, in the role Of DR.. Often.
X 4 4 +
Nine. Nazimova as Emmy Ritter
plays a vastly diminished version
Of the character as it was presented
in the book, but every moment al
lotted to her is richly rewarding in
its contribution to the film.
Taylor's role, which may surprise
many, is larger than that Of Miss
Shearer, ~and he plays it with as
surance in its every value.
Escape" has been given frame
entirely worthy of it's reputation as
a novel, worthy of M-G-M's repu-
tation for making its sIper-offer-
ings things of super-production.
j. 9,
Evening star., 1940-11-22

"The Letter" is that in which the
outwardly immaculate, naughty Les
lie completes the transaction with
the hated Eurasian whose husband
she killed. The latter, played by
Gale Sondergaard in an amazingly
inscrutable mask, stands on q
sort of dais, insists that the
white woman remove her shawl,
hand over the money personally, and
then adds the ultimate humiliation
of dropping the letter and forcing
the other to stoop for it. That is one
of the finest touches in Wyler's pic
ture, but there are dozen which
come close to its effectiveness. Or, if
one prefers the macabre touch, there
is that opening scene. In that, one
hears the blood-like drip of latex
from a tapped rubber tree, is per-
mitted to gaze at it for a moment
and almost instantly is confronted
by the falling, riddled body of the
lover.
Wyler has succeeded perfectly in
evoking completely finished per-
formances from all his players in
1.-The Letter" Herbert Marshall, of
course, could not miss as the imposed
upon husband. James Stephenson,
however, might have got far less out
of the role of the attorney who knows
and hates the evil of his fair client,
but who defends her out of affection
for the husband. Miss Sondergaard,
whose expression never changes in
the film, is perfect as the avenging
Eurasian woman, and Sen Yung
(Chas. Chan's No. son, remember?)
is fine as the smiling, sinister Chi
nee who gives the film its rare
moments of somewhat mirthless
laughter.
Boy, another Oscar for Miss Davis.
X X
The Earle's stage show this week
is mostly Ken Murray, who wanders
in and out of the various acts,
spreading kind of Infectious mer1i-
ment which is sorely needed as an
antidote for the unrelieved gloom
of the screen feature. His associates
are a pair of acrobats, Park and
Clifford; the champion drum ma ajor-
cite, Betty Atkinson; Singer Wynn
Murray and the unfailing Roxyettes,
who seem to get prettier and more
talented all the time.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Horror Boys
VS.. Kyser
At Keith's
Orchestra Leader
Meets LORE, ct al,
In You'll Find Out

Setting the old professor of musi-
cal knowledge, Kay Kyser, up in
opposition to the cinema's three
horsemen of horror, Peter LORE,
Bella Lugosi and Boris Karlof, is
to arrange a situation fraught with
all sorts of possibilities, anyone can
readily see. And it is pleasure
to be able to report that any num-
Der of the possibilities are explored
with a gay good humor in You'll
Find Out" Mr.. Kyser's second mo-
ton picture venture. which is the
new tenant at Keith's.
This is, as you would naturally
expect of a film built around Mr..
Kyser's zany presence, one of those
horror pictures of the tongue-in-
the-cheek school, Without him
You'll Find Out" would be con-
ventional stuff, indeed; with him it
becomes a frolicsome affair permit
ting you to have yourself some fun
watching the nervous antics OF a
fellow who is just as frightened as
you'd be in his shoes if it all were
real.
New to pictures as he is, Mr.
Kyser can approach all of this with
a fresh point of view and an en-
thusiasm a veteran cinema player
would have difficulty emulating
The plot is one of those things
about the heiress, the hidden codicll
and the gents who raise heck of
a ruckus trying to do in the heireSs
so they can cheat her aunt out of
the estate The sliding panels, the
secret passages, the fake seances,
the wild night-al the usual appur-
tenances of the horror yarn are
here. But when Kay Kyser be-
comes involved in them they don't
seem ordinary anymore; sometimes,
in fact, they become almost hill
ariouS.
The Messrs. Lugosi, Karloff and
LORE have quite a time, too, in
You'll Find Out" They leer as
they have never leered before and
that's leering that is leering. But
sinister as they are, it isn't enough
to throw pretty Ginny Simms off
key, she singing very bandily I'D
Know You Anywhere" and you've
Got Me This Way" among other
things. The Kyser musical crew
is on hand for other numbers, too,
this being deliberately a horror
musical.
It's nose for news still keen, March
of Time looks now into another
phase of today's life in which there
is universal interest>throughout the
land. arms and the Menu. S.
A." at Keith's along with Mr. KY
ser's escapade, is thoroughing re-
port on our new citizen army, a
preview of the life selectees will
lead, the training for defense they
will receive. H. M.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

account of how far a woman Will go
to shatter the boredom of rubber
plantation life in Singapore, but
1t is the most handsomely wrought
melodrama of the season. The
abominable has not been so fascl-
mating in a long time.
The credit for this high drama OF
despicability belongs not entirely
to Miss Davis. For director on this
occasion she has William Wyler,
fellow who believes evil in large,
straight doses is a fine purifying
thing for movie audiences. From as
eerie an opening sequence as you
ever saw until beautiful, inscrut-
able Eurasion makes happy use OF
a cleaning dagger. Wyler never
lets the audience up FOR minute.
X X
"The Letter" which has served
such notable stars as katharine
Cornell, Jeanne Eagles and Gladys
Cooper is not the old story, save in
broad outline. 1t is an even more
sinister affair in its wealth of new
detail. Moreover, it is carried to
a differet conclusion, that of let
ting Leslie die instead of sending
her off to Sumatra with husband
she hated, and where she might run
amuck among the innocent Dutch
planters. Vaughan thought exile
In Sumatra adequate punishment.
Wyler didn't, although he did, de-
tour the gal around the galloWs
to save her for death messier than
hanging.
Howard Koch's screen play has
stimulated Wyler's imagination as it
has not been affected since he laid
his genius on the script of "Wuther-
ing Heights" He misses never
trick in evolving the symbol precisely
suited to the evil dominance OF the
lady over the place and persons con-
tiguous to her life. And in each OF
his neatly contrived, sinister inter-
walls Miss Davis is in there giving
quiet, restrained, loW-voiced impress
sion of woman whose passions are
murderous things.
Among the most neatly imagined
sequences in the newest version OF
Evening star., 1940-11-22

SfCIl lOllBCI lllob ilC VA op'y ssO @AANN~A
and bring down upon his head the
wrath of many Nelson Eddy fan
scornful. beside which the wrath of
a woman Scorned seems as peaceful
as a brook bubbling through a
lesfy glen.
The new MacDonald-Eddy picture,
Bitter Sweet" which opened yester-
day at Loew's Capitol, is no excep-
ton. We are beginning to suspect
that Mr.. Eddy is not going to de-
velop into an actor of sufficient
stature that he will become the
proper inheritor of the great dra-
matte roles of, say Robert Taylor
or Mickey Rooney. And it is hardly
likelv that Miss MacDonald's COM
petitive presence in Hollywood Is
the reason Katharine Cornell has
refused to listen to those wheedling
pleas that she make movie.
Mr.. Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet"
is not, for that matter, any great
shakes as a motion picture operetta
this time. Our most inspired screen
material today just does not seem
to lie latent in stories about head
strong young British girls who flee
Vienna with gay young music teach
ers and find love that endures
through even the yong years after
the gay young music teachers have
been perforated with Austrian cav
airy officers sabers. It's just bore,
vest IN the lavishness of its staging,
beautiful in the splendor OF its tech
nicolor, with Mr.. Coward's I'll See
You Again" 'Zigeuner" and other
melodies sung quite spiritedly by
the two principals.
Miss Macdonald and Mr.. Eddy do
sing melodiously, of course, and d.
rector w. S. Van Dyke, I'd, who has
directed them before, has adopted
a technique which is perhaps as
good as any for their pictures. He
has just placed the accent on music,
letting his stars sing whenever pos
sible, mercifully looping off hope
fully every dramatic or romantic Sc
uuence at the earliest possible mo-
ment and leaping to the next. He's
cut the whole business down. to
something like an hour and 40 min
utes, making it only semi-colossal
among M-G-M musicals.
The warning that this is an hour
and 40 minutes of unmitigated dull
ness, punctuated by the creaking of
"Bittersweet's" newly fitted celluloid
joints, is directed only, of course, to
those who do not find the presence
of Miss Macdonald and Mr.. Eddy
sufficient inspiration for dashing
Immediately to the theater. With
those who feel that these. their idols,
would make a magnificent filmusical
of even Maj. Bowes' "Verses Like" :"
Evening star., 1940-11-22

for instance, we will not argue. Bit
tersweet" is magnificent.
On the Capitol stage, repeated by
popular demand" Fague Springman
is again singing Justify and well the
stirring Ballad for Americans" :"
with the support of vocal chorus
and the Capitol Theater's Sam Jack
Kaufman-conducted orchestra.
Headliner of the vaudeville bill is
Leila Moore. that. girl who dances
with herself Chats right and 9TH
ers on hand are Wally Vernon, Carl
ton Emmy, the Arnolds. Renna &
Co., Earline King, the lovely local
soprano, and the Rhythm Rockets.