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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
MINING COURSES
 TO BE HELD HERE
 BEGINNING APRIL 10

Howard c. Wilcox, mining eX- tension instructor from the Univer- sity of Alaska, will be in Wrangell on April to conduct a five weeks course of mining extension classes. They will be held each week Mon day to Friday. inclusive, commence ing April 10 at 7:30 D. m, the place to be announced later.
 Time will be devoted to geology, mining. ore deposits and practice in mineral Identification and are open to all persons who might be inter ested in mining The only cost to the student, MT. Wilcox announces, is a mineralogy manual costing $1.oO, platinum wire, costing 20 cents and a blowpipe costing 15 cents, or a total of $1.35 for the course. Pros pectiYe students may leave their names at The Sentinel if they wish and they will be turned over to MT. Wilcox upon his arrival.
 Courses of similar nature are held each winter by the University. MT Wilcox is now conducting classes in Ketehikan and will finish there on April 6. Fifty-five were registered for the course there Jack Dorsh is giving a course at Cordova now and then will go to Moose Pass. Aben Shallit starts a course in Nome April 1. Courses this year have been com- pleted in Is towns, MT. Wilcox re- ports. This is the fifth year of min ing extension and in the first four years 1852 persons were enrolled.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
INSTITUTE TO GIVE BENEFIT
 FOR BISHOP ROWE HOSPITAL

A concert and show will be given by the Wrangell Institute for the benefit of Bishop Rowe hospital on next Thursray night. April 4. at the Coliseum theatre. it is announced by Superintendent George T. Barrett. Director A feature of the program will be the appearance of the In stitute Glee Club with Mrs Claris- sa Ursieh as aeeompanist.
 Glee club members are.
 Sopranos = Evelyn Ridley. Irene Nickerson. Johanna Marsden. Doro- thy Wallace, Lenore Dalton. Mabel Wilson. Martha Carlo, Patricia Paw sey. Beulah Nekeferoff. Nellie Bur ton. Geraldine Jones.
 Tenors = Roy Williams, Patrick Pawsey, Mike Johns, Thompson Per atrovieh, Thomas Hubley, Edward Mather. Bill Gross, Amos Wallace Sheldon James, Reginald Johnson.
 Altos - Elsie Gunyah, Nellie Per atrovieh, Ethel Hudson, Annabelle Hotch, Emma Grant, Elsie Austin, Elizabeth Joseph, Dorothy Wilson, Thelma Milne.
 Basses - Pat Kiely. Rudolph Jackson, Harold Rose, William Reece, Fred Wood, Charlie Evans, Ralph Jackson, Harvey Leask, Eu- gene Nelson, Francis Verney, Ed ward Littlefield, Charlie Marvin, Colby Williams.
 Second annual concert tour will be taken this year by the Institute group, between April and 15, vis- iting Juneau, Angoon, Sitka and Rake.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
ELKs NOTES <
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At the meeting last Wednesday night the lodge had as it's guest MT. Harry sperling, an executive of the U. S. Forest Service in Juneau. MT. Sperling is also a Past District Dep uty and Past Exalted Ruler of No. APO in Juneau. He gave an inter esting talk on lodge activities in the Capital city and on the Shakes Is- land project in which connection he is in Wrangell.
 James Nolan was appointed as a representative of the local lodge to act with the Central Committee who will have charge of putting on the Wrangell Potlatch at Shakes Is- land.
 At the Ladies Night card party held Thursday evening, four tables of whist and one of pinochle were in play. Mrs. Ernest Anderson won high score for the ladies in whist and Mrs. Ted Hethcock was low. Dave Wing won the high for the men with M. O. Johnson low man. Refreshments followed the card games
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
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The Sentinel extends birthday greetings this week to the follow ing:
 Henry Bowman. March 2S. Marlene Messinger. April 8. Helen Johnson. April 8 T. J. Mcbride, April 5.
 Mrs. George Gunderson. April 3.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
LOCAL RADIOPHONE
 TO BE INSTALLED
 BY PILOT SCHWAMM

Tony Schwamm of the Petersburg Air Service will be in Wrangell to- morrow to install a new Hallicrafter HIS 20R radiophOne in Joel Wings office at the American Express. With the new equipment continuous contact will be had with the numer- ous radiophone stations throughout Southeast Alaska from Ketchikan to Juneau.
 Joel Wing will be the Wrangell operator and can be in constant touch with Schwamm's plane while it is flying or with his headquarters station at Petersburg for instant call. The station expects to receive the assignment of it's call letters on next Mondays boat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
HOSPITAL NOTES

Catherine Hanson of the Wran- gell Institute was admitted March 16 for an appendectomy and was dis charged March 21.
 Orrie Harris was admitted Thurs day night for major operation. He is reported as doing we'll.
 Mrs. Oscar Ogland was operated upon Wednesday morning and is progressing satisfactorily.
 Clarence Lewis was admitted for medical attention Wednesday and was discharged the same day.
 Peter Asis was admitted Wednes- day for medical attention.
 Hubert Wellons was admitted Wednesday, a medical patient.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
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A. T. Hutchinson, Westinghouse representative, was in town this week calling on the trade He's go- ing north from here, swinging around the circuit. This is his first trip To Alaska. He's successor to MT. Parrish, who is staying in the dffice in Seattle now but who will be recalled by many in the nortL as genial soul who used to make regular trips to the Territory, and was always good for a story at Chamber of Commerce meetings, Ro- tary and what-haYe-you.
 Mrs. Mary Beardslee, wife of Jack Beardslee of the Civil Aeronauties Authority at Anchorage, was north bound on the Alaska to join her husband.
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 George W. FOlta of Juneau, re- gently appointed Alaska attorney for the Interior Department. was south bound on the Yukon this week, en route to Washington for a confer ence with Secretary Iekes and other officials before returning north to take over his new duties in about 8 month.
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 The Rev Father E. A. McNamara returned to Wrangell on the Alaska this week after holding a mission in Ketchikan.
 After taking prisoners to institu- tions in the States, Deputy Marshals Walter Helen and Sid Thompson of Juneau were returning to Juneau on the North Sea.
 After several months visit to Chi eago. her former home, Mre Hazen Brough, wife of the Editor of the Petersburg Press, was returning home on the North Sea this week. She was met in Ketchikan by MT. Brough. It's a treat to go back to a big city, but the complex life of the Metropolis with it's "street car tokens" and so on makes living in Alaska a comfortable pleasure, Mrs. Brough said.
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 Planning to start a newspaper in Sitka, Bob Wall, Chicago and Port land newspaperman, was north bound on the North Sea the first of l the week. He expects to bring in printing equipment, he said, and publish a printed newspaper. Sitka at the present time has a mimeo- graph weekly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS

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 Guests registered at the Wrangell Hotel the past week were, A. L. Vaughn, s. Babcoek, E. J. Egland, John Kayer, Alfred Gramer, A. Hutchinson, Kenneth Hauser, H. O. Dunlop, A. K C6hn, Harry sperling Linn Forrest, Oscar R. Hart, R. C. Strong.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
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 Passengers leaving Wrangell the past week were: On the Alaska, northbound, to Juneau, Captain Morrison. To Petersburg, Geo. B.. Philips.
 North Sea, northbound, To Ju- neau, Mrs Louise Joseph.
 Northland, southbound, to Ketch- ikan, Meredith Custard.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
FOR SALE

FOR SALE - 105 HIP. Heavy Gray six cylinder gas engine 27a to 1 reduction. Power take off, exhaust pipe and muffler, also stock and propeller. In excellent condition.
 Inquire Reliance Shrimp Go. 12tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29
NOTICE

Have you heard the Bible Talks at the Civic Bldg? Remeber, Sun day p. m. and Wednesday, 7:30' D. m. You are welcome. 13tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-03-29

FOR SALE - One IA foot Round bottom row boat and one 12 foot cedar skiff,. Both new See F. G. Hanford, Union Oil Dock.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21

Edward Fanslow, proprietor OF
the Montana-Made Single Com
pany at Troy, was a business visitor
in the city Monday.
Go to Roscoe Garrison for FEEDS
and GROCERIES. Wheat, Sl.35 per
100 lbs; Sperry Shore Lay, $3.50
per 100 lbs. If you have cattle to
sell also see GARRISON, Phone
44-W. IL
Frank Mitchell, VINO is logging 70
miles out on Pipe creek, was IN the
city Saturday. He said that while
he was driving to town he picked up
a stranger who was carrying rifle.
Soon a coyote showed up in the road
ahead of the truck, whereupon the
hunter stepped out on the running
board and fired at the animal. The
coyote ran some distance down the
road and dropped dead. Examina-
ton showed it had been shot just
back of one ear. Mitchell opines
that the man with the rifle was
either mighty good shot or that the
result was one of those accidents
that now and then happen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Three Lost Worlds Yield
Fine Lot of Specimens

New York.-Five American Mu-
scum of Natural History explorers
have brought back a large collection
of specimens showing the close re-
lationship of birds and mammals
atop three lost worlds" in the jun
giles of Venezuela.
Headed by DR.. George H. Tate
and backed by William Phelps, the
expedition explored 8,000-foot high
Mt. Auyantepuy in the Orinoco jun
gle, one of the least explored regions
in the world. With them on their
return they brought 1900 birds and
500 mammals, plus large collec-
ton of plants.
Museum expeditions, of which
Doctor Tate was member, already
had visited the other two isolated
previously UNEMPLOYED mountains,
Mt. Roraima and Mt. Duida.
They spent three and hall
months atop the tableland. Unlike
many expeditions which in the past
have had to spend weeks and months
toiling to reach their detectives
they reached Mt. Auyantepuy in 6
few hours by airplane from Gu
dad Bolivar, a city in Venezuela.
Peculiar types of vegetation founc
nowhere else in the world were
found growing on the bare sandstone
or on the humus. Varieties Of or
chids were also observed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Insomriac Declines S1eep Job

An old stage tradition, that your
true performer does not play a
role for which he is not suited cost
an extra--Who shall be nameless-
an Sill job. Director Ted Reed
needed middle-aged man for a
small part in Those We're the Days
(At Good Old Siwash).' This is
easy" Reed explained to the extra
You're q college professor. It's
night. You're asleep here on this
bed William Holden sneaks in and
turns back all of your clocks an
hour. You just lie there without
moving. You're asleep" Mr..
Reed, | appreciate your lterest, but
| cannot accept the role. 1t ISM
suited for me. y Not suited?'
mo, Mr.. Reed. | cannot sleep.
suffer from INSOMNIA =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Forbidden To
Show Eovoritism

c. A. Dykstra, director of Sc
lective Service, said today that
thousands of letters continue to pour
into National Headquarters from
mothers, wives, employers and 9TH
ers vitality interested in the lives of
individual registrants citing reasons
why deferments should be granted.
But National Headquarters has no
power to grant-or even recon-
nd-deferments, Mr.. Dykstra
pointed out The question of what
classification any registrant shall
be placed in is a matter entirely up
to his local board
''Of course we are interested in
every individual case" Mr.. Dykstra
said, but the only thing possible
for us to do with the letters that
come addressed to National Head
quarters-and which are forwarded
from the White House and members
of the administrative and legislative
branches of the government here in
Westinghouse to inform the send
ers that they will have ample oppor-
tunity TO present their cases to their
local boards and that the very spirit
of the Selective Service Act pre-
cludes National Headquarters using
its influence in any way whatso-
ever with the decisions of the local
boards"
Mr. Dykstra emphasized that any
person who is able to give reason
able proof that he is interested in
registrant may appear before the
local board and give evidence per-
tinent to the case. The witness must,
Mr.. Dykstra added, have real and
an honest interest and be motivated
by something more than a mere de-
sire to NEEDLE in a busy-body way
But no person who does have sin
cere interest will be denied the right
either to appear personally or to
give evidence in writing
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
| Local |
HAPPENINGS

+. w. Humphrey and Bob Nc
Clure of Rexford were in Libby
Monday attending to business mat
tiers.
Program, Western Farms and Pic
lures, at M. E. Church November 49,
1t
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hess were
down from Warland Saturday and
while in the city attended the fu-
neral of the late L. S. WEIGH.
F. D. FeWkes Of Troy was in
Libby Saturday and with brother
Masons attended the funeral of L.
S. WEIGH.
Something new and timely-patri-
otto Christmas cards, with beauti-
full reproduction of U. S. flag ir
colors. Only l0c each, See them al
Western News office. Il
Mrs. Ray Pival and two children
left Saturday for Kalispell to spend
Thanksgiving week with Mrs. Pr
walls parents.
The Eight Ace Pinochle club be.
gan their series of parties at the
home of Mrs. j. A. COPYRIGHT this
week. Mrs. John Solem won high
Mrs. Sam Anger took the consola.
ton and Mrs. Lee Richardson wor
the travelling prize, After very
enjoyable evening delicious refresh
mentS were served.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
An ArniIitraYe

An architrave is term of classl-
cal architecture applied to the prin-
cipal beam and lowest CT the hori-
zontal members supported by col
umns. It's position is directly above
the columns, between which II ex
tends, and it carries the upper mem
bers-frieze and cornice-of the en-
tablature. 1t is used also to desig-
nate the molding around the side
and top of door or window frame
or similar molding around vain
scot or other panel.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Cancer Does Occur in
Those Of Tender Years

St. Louis Young persons can and
do have cancer. 1t occurs in prac-
tically all parts of the body
The Barnard Free Skin and Can
Ger hospital here since 1908 has had
1874 young patients in whom the di-
agnosis of cancer was definitely
proved by microscopic examination.
THE age OF the patient must not
influence one in procrastination and
'watchful visiting" the st. Louis
specialists state. "The results OF
treatment in young persons, as ir
older ones, depend on early dag.
nosis and adequate treatment"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Device Warns of Danger
From Radium Exposure

WASHINGTON. The national bu-
reau Of standards has developed a
device which flashes a warning to
persons who are in danger Of over
exposure to radium rays.
When exposure to radium radia-
ton reaches the limit deemed safe
by the bureaus experts the device
flashes red light and emits buzz
ing sound. The bureau pointed out
that In hospitals where large guam
titles Of radium are handled it Is
important to protect the technicians
from overexposure.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Plenty of Potash Is
Now Assured Farmers
of the United States

Dallas, Texas.-America is
now free of dependence on for
eign nations for its supply of
potash, valuable chemical wide
ly used by the nations farmers
as an ingredient in fertilizers.
How dry lake bed in a California
desert, and a mine in New Mexico
where men work beneath an over
laying blanket of water, have made
Americas potash industry possible,
was described here at a special
symposium of the American Chem
ical society.
Prior to the World war Germany
with its great potash deposits at
Stassfurt, monopolized the world s
potash trade. These Stassfurt de-
posts, formed in prehistoric times
by evaporation Of sea water which
then covered the spot, have an ORR
gin comparable with the dry, desert
bounded Searles lake at lorna,
Calf.
BY drilling wells into the dry lake
strong brine is encountered which
contains over IS per cent dissolved
chemicals, said w A. Gale, chemist
of the American Potash and Chem
ical corporation at Trona.
Triumph of Chemistry.
The brine is rich in the salts OF
potassium and sodium and the sep
aration of the various fractions by
evaporation is one of the trlumphs
of American chemistry. The prior
work in Germany was of little use
in developing the present processes.
The founding of town of l,80o
workers in desert region was nc
small feat in itself.
The Searles lake deposits at Tro-
ma furnished 40 per cent OF Amer
ica's potash needs last year, saio
R. w. Mumford of the same com
pany. AS auxiliary products the
salt brine produces 40 per cent o.
the worlds consumption of boras
and boric acid, together with sub
stantial amounts of soda ash ane
salt cake.
In the California brine wells the
potassium chloride is obtained onl.
after ingenious evaporation proc
esses. In the New Mexico deposits
near Carlsbad. the potassium chic
ride is mined in operations which
in some ways, are a race agalns
time. The urgency arises because
the potassium deposits lie beneath
layers of water-bearing sand ant
gravel. If that water enters the pot
ash mine, the operations will bt
abandoned because the potassium
chloride is highly soluble in water
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Gasoline in Water Well
From Mysterious Source

ARCH, N. M.-For the last few
months w. F. Wade has brought up
gasoline when he hauled the bucket
from water well at his store, but
efforts to locate its source SO far
have failed
Refinery tests showed the gaso-
line film on the Well-water to con-
tain tetra-ethyl lead, probably from
nearby gasoline pump, but the
leak hasn't been discovered. Stor-
age tanks and pipe fittings near the
well have been dug up and subject
ed to air pressure tests without re-
vealing the leak.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Young Professional
Men Must Also Serve

Professional men. including law
yers, doctors and dentists-and also
proprietors of one-man commercial
stablishments-must be considered
as eligible for Selective Service
training although every effort will
be made to protect the welfare OF
the community as it is affected by
their services, c. A. Dykstra, diree-
tor of Selective Service announced
on November IA
| Answering numerous inquiries
concerning occupational deferment
of professional men, Mr.. Dykstra
emphasized that such cases will be
passed upon by local boards III the
same manner as they consider the
status of other registrants He said.
'sThe test is the welfare of the
Nation and the community. AL
though individual hardships could
be dealt with in each case with the
greatest consideration, sacrifices are
expected of everyone, and the fact
that little more sacrifice is asked
of some than of others is inevitable :
/ Concedlng that the questions of
deferment concerning professional
men and proprietors Of small conf
mercial establishments present MOI e
/ definite and knotty problems, Mr..
| Dykstra declared:
THE hard cases arise where the
community which those individuals
serve have several similar services,
For example, take the case of q
young dentist who has just been
graduated from school and has gone
into debt in order to purchase equip
ment necessary to his profession.
I There are several other dentists
serving the same community more
or less satisfactorily. The question
arises-is such peron eligible for
deferment by reaon of his occupa-
ton?
obviously, a good case of dis
ruption to the economy or society OF
the community cannot be made. The
hardship here is not to the COM
munity, but to the individual"
Director Dykstra also said that
the young lawyer, who has just
acquired his first two or three clients
and who may find himself without
these clients upon his return from
to look to for return of his job is
probably making a greater sacrifice
than the garage mechanic whose job
will be waiting for him upon his
return and who has no individual
clients or customers to lose
Insofar as young doctors or den
fists are concerned, he said:
They will very likely find them
selves practicing their profession in
the army, and this experience will
be equivalent to practicing in large
clinic and will be of invaluable
benefit to them"
In all cases of this kind the Di-
rector said he believes the local
boards should give the registrant
ample time to wind up his affairs
but added.
1T must be clearly understood
that if his number has been called
he should be indicted for training
if he is otherwise eligible"
Director Dykstra pointed out that
where the individual is the sole
qualified person serving a commun-
ity "a much stronger case for de-
ferment" could be made before the
proper local board and emphasized
that the local board could continue
granting the deferment until such
time as the community will not be
completely deprived of such serv.
ice"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
Japan's Volcanoes

New York.-Fifty-four Of the 1872
volcanoes in Japan, one of the most
mountainous and geologically rest
less countries In the world, are
active or only recently extinct, Will
lard Price, an American who has
resided many years in the Land Of
the Rising Sun, reports in Natural
History.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21

Mother Daughter, didn't | tell
you not to let that strange man
come over to your apartment last
night? You know it's things like
that cause me to worry.
Daughter. Don't be ridiculous,
Mother: | went over to his apart
ment Now. let HIS mother worry"
-Kreolite News
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
The Catch.

A very lazy fellow was finally
prevailed upon to apply for job.
He seemed to fill all the require
He seemed to fill all the requisites
the application called for, but the
salary offered was very modest.
IF you take the job said the
manager. you will receive a raise
in six months"
You say I'll get a raise in six
months?" asked the applicant.
Yes" said the manager, 'if your
work is satisfactory, of course
Oh said the applicant, turning
away in disgust, Il might have
known there'd be catch to it,
Chicago Advocate
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-21
What Else.

John, I'm sure | heard a mouse
squeak
We'll, do you want me to get up
and oil it?
The Driller
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
OBITUARIES
7. e. WILLIAMS

Funeral services for John Edgar
Williams, superintendent at t h e
Register Fertilizer company here
for 10 years, who died at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at his home
at 10 Hawthorne road, Oleander.
after a short illness, were held at
1920 O'Clock yesterday morning
from the First Presbyterian church.
The Rev. A.D.P. Gilmour, pastor
of the church conducted the SER
vices. Interment followed in Oak
dale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: H. E.
Wells. E. S. Halle. w. A. Stone,
B. B. Eubanks, Jr., A. E. Bur-
nette and E. M. Allen. Honorary
pallbearers e e. Lieut.. Com
mander Ryssy, DR.. H. K. Thomp-
IN, Allan Oldham, Tho C. Empie
Fleet Williams, DR.. W. H. Moore,
E. R. Stamps, DR.. J. B. Sudbury,
DR.. David B. Sloan, Willard Cant.
well, c. David Jones, M. E. Pate,
j. M. Drown, j. v. Yates, Alex
Hoffman, w. E. Lewis, E. Payson
Willard, D. Vaughan Allen, J. Max
Gregg, Sr., Tom B. Cardwell, W.
10. Brodford, and B. B. Eubanks.
Mr.. Williams was born in Fay.
etteville in 1896, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Williams.
Survivors include: his wife, Mrs.
J. E. Williams; n son, j. E. Will.
liams, Jr., both Of Wilmington; two
daughters, Betsy Williams, of Will.
mington, and Patricia Williams, Of
Charlotte. 4