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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

to see them. While playing with
the little fellows, the mother dog
became excited and attacked Mrs.
Erickson, biting her on the nose.
She was given medical attention
as soon as possible.
Passerby Put Out
Flames On Water Tank
Clinton-Rev. E. A. Binger, who
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

resides east of Clinton, recently ex-
pressed his appreciation of friend
ly deed. E. L. Shoquist and four
others were driving past the Bing-
err place when they noticed fire
in the water tank. Thinking that
Rev. Binger possibly was not at
home, they stopped in and put out
the fire which had started from a
tank heater.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

the seating capacity is approx
mately 1900. The seats are of
bleacher or stadium type, and are
constructed along both sides Of the
court. The basketball court is
86x46. The entire building, which
includes gymnasium and auditor
ium, is of steel structure with steel
windows, and of fire-proof con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

Mrs. Erickson
Bitten On Nose
Littlefork-Mrs. Erickson heard
that Ted Peterson's dog had new
born litter of puppies, and went
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

Physical education and athletics
will not be increased in the school
as the result Of the new gymnas-
ium, but they will be enhanced and
made more interesting because Of
this new addition to the public
school system. AS determined by
the district basketball tournament,
held in the gymnasium recently,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

struction throughout. An electric
score board and other gymnasium
equipment have been added to this
modern sport addition, which prov
ed to be an excellent set-up for
tournaments and other school act
ivities, according to the reports of
visiting coaches, superintendent
and teams. There are locker
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-03-28

rooms, lavatories and shower baths
for boys and girls, with sufficient
lockers for all physical education
and athletic classes and teams.
These lockers are provided with
combination padlocks, each with a
different combination so that each
boy and girl has access only to their
own individual locker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19
KETCHIKAN ELKS MINISTRIES GIVE WRANGELL TREAT

The Ketchikan Elks minsrels came to Wrangen last Saturday. joined in Wrangell hospitality. con quered with their show in the even ing at the ANB hall. tripped the light fantastic toe at the dance which followed, returning home ear ly Sunday morning tired but with Wrangelrs welcome still ringing in their ears: We enjoyed having you, liked your show, and be sure to come again" Individually, they said they would be back for the POtlatch. June and 4.
 In the party which came by Coast Guard Gutter, Nemaha by airplaneI and by steamer Baranof were Leon ard Soholt. Dewey Knight, c. Mac Isaac, C. Whipple J. Valentine. Har ry Diamond, E. Cooper, R. Aiken, D. Boos, pr. Mackenzie, P. Kerrigan, Ed sande, Merrill McGurry, J.. Stearns. John Shannon. Vinton Ellis. John Ellis, David Rowe. Bill Bailey.i Leslie Monsen, Ted Terry, Bob Caw-I thorn, Mrs Mary Neill. Mrs. Vivian Forrest, Mhs. Sylvia Olson, Mrs GI MacIsaac, Miss B. Brounty, E. Bai-, ley, W. c. Stump, c. Drury, R. Roady R. Cush, A. Bryant, H. Mel Lean. Miss Tobin. R. Johnson. Bill Latin, pr. c. V. Carlson, Director Bill Gabler, Stage Director, Netty Hanson, Frank Billingsley c. Poole
 The main party came with Lieut.. George Synon, Commander of theI Cutter Nemaha; Dr. Ellis, Mary Neill and Mir. Poole flew in with Pilot Herb Munter and Dr. Carlson, Gabler, Netty Hansen, MT. and Mrs. Billingsley and child came up onI the Baranof.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19

tions covering four of the Terri tory.a fishing areas were signed on April 3 by Secretary Ickes. In the Alaska Peninsula area the require meut of q distance interval Of 1S00 feet between purse seines and be- tween purse seiues and traps has been eliminated The distance inter- val requirement. Of 500 feet fixed by law will be applicable with respect 10 such fishing apparatus. Purse seines mol exceeding 200 fathoms in length and 200 meshes in depth may be operated by boats not ex- eeedfug 56 feet in length in the wa ters between Castle Cape and Cape Paukof Previously purse seines be tween Castle Cape and Cape Lazar- of were limited to loo fathoms in length and loo meshes in depth. The area where purse seines and boats of unrestricted size may be op- erated has been extended from Cape Lazarof 10 Cape Panof
 In the kodiak area commercial fishing for salmon has been termiu- ated in the Alitak Bay region eX- olga and Moser Bays. where salmon counting weirs are main tained, on August 5 instead of Aug ust 20 10 enable adequate escape ment of pink salmon to the spawn
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19
ORDER AND NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

To the Electors of the town of Wrangell, Division No One, Terri tory of Alaska:
 Notice is hereby given that pur- suant to Chapter 39, Session Laws of Alaska, 1919, Approved May 3, 1919, A Primary Election will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1940, between the hours of am. and T o'clock pm. of said day for the pur- pose of nominating candidates of the various political parties of Alaska for the following offices, to-wit: A Delegate from Alaska to Con- gress;
 An Attorney General;
 A Territorial Auditor;
 A Territorial Highway Engineer; One Divisional Senator;
 Four Divisional Representatives; Two Divisional Road Commission CTS.
 The Common Council of the Town of Wrangell having heretofore, by Ordinance, duly desIgnated the Vot- ing Precincts of said town and the polling place in each thereof, the Electors are hereby notified that all duly qualified voters residing with in the boundaries of Voting Precinct No. One of said Town of Wrangell which are as follows, within the in corporated. Town of Wrangell, will vote at City Hall building, located on Second Street, in and upon lot USR2 of block which is owned by the Town of Wrangell, the same being the fully designated polling place in and for Precinct No. One Town of Wrangell.
 Dated this 22nd day of March 194O.
 (signed)
 The Common Council of the Towr of Wrangell
 By L. B. Chisholm, Clerk First Publication April 19 Last Publication April 26
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Page THREE

ing grounds.
 In the Cook Inlet area the dis tauee interval between set or am ehored gill nets and between such nets and traps has been reduced to 500 feet Previously Che distance in. fervaI vas 500 feet This is precise ly what was requested by the Cool nlef fishermen and by Delegate Dt mond
 Ia tbe Southeastern Alaska area fbe salmon fishing season in that part of the Western District south af a line eastward from Point Cou= xerdeu has been extended from Au- HusI 1G To August Is. In that part of the Western District north of the north end of Sullivan Island iu Lynn Canal the extension of 24 hours has been eliminated with res pect to the operation of gill nets in salmon fishing In fhe Taku Inlet section of fhe Eastern District the exxtension of 24 hours to the week ly closed period has been eliminated with respect 10 gill net operations In salmon fishing
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19
GAME MEN IN TOWN

Wildlife Agent H. R. Sarber of the Wrangell-Petersburg district, Capt. Howard Jensen of the Black Bear and Deputy Agent Jack Jeffrey of Juneau were in Wrangell the first of the week, dropping in on one of their regular patrol trips. Agent Sarber attended the meeting of the Wrangell Sportsmen's Association Monday evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19

of small boat basin 80,0o0
 Port Alexander ImproYebent 10 harbor entrance 31,000
 Wrangell Harhar, Construction of small=boat basin IS9,00O
 MetIakatla Harbor small-boat ba- sin 100000
 Meyers Chuck, Breakwater protee- ton for small boats 25,000
 Craig Harbor. Mooring basin for small boats 80,000
 sftka Harbors small-boat basin 109,00O
 EIfin Cove. Dredging of chan nel 3S,000 Kodiak Harbor, Dredging of chan nel 7O,000
 Proposed projects embraced in the measure for authorization of prelim- mary examinations or surveys to be made with a view towards deter mining the feasibility of their con struation are.
 sitka Harbor. Removal of haz- ards to navigation
 Gastineau Channel. Improvement. for general navigation
 Kodiak Harbor. Construction of small=bOat harbor
 Neva Strait and Olga Strait, Dredging of channels.
 skagway Harbor, small-boat bal sin.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19

vice. The functions of the eonsoIi- dated agency shall be administrated under the direction and supervision of the Secretary Of the Interior by Director and not more than two Assistant Directors, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and per form such duties as he shall pre- scribe. The offices of Chief and As soeiate Chief of the Bureau of Bio logical Survey are abolished and their functions transferred to the consolidated agency"
 Under the provlslous of law The congratulations specified in the plan shall take effect in accordance with the plan: la) Upon the expiration of sixty calendar days after the date. on which the plan is transmitted to. the Congress, but only if during. such sixty-day period there has not been passed by the two Houses al concurrent resolution stating in sub stance that the Congress does not. favor the reorganization plan. tb) Ii the Congress adjourns sine die before the expiration of the sixty day period. a new sixty-day period shall begin on the opening day of the next succeeding regular or spe-I eial session.
 < <
 Alaska Harbor Improvements
 Authority for construction of Al. aska harbor and navigation i'm. provements, and for examination orI survey of five other proposed pro-' jects to determine the feasibility of their construction is contained in the omnibus river and haTbor bill reported to the Senate on April 8 byI the Senate Committee on Commerce. This bill represents the national river and harbor improvement pro- gram.
 The action just taken by the Sen ate Committee has been encouraging to the sponsors of the measure who have keenly felt the uncertainty faced by the bill during the long period of inaction when it was any body's guess as to whether or not itI would simply die in committee 0r-I iginating in the House. it was re- ported favorably by the House Con- mittee on Rivers and Harbors onI May II. 1889. At that time Dele gate Dimond obtained the inclusion of three Alaska projects all that were then approved by the Army Engineers and therefore eligible for such authorization. It passed the House on May IS, and while pend-l ing before the Senate Committee on Commerce the Delegate arranged for three more items for the Terri tory to be included in the bill pro-I jects which had since been recom- mended for construction by the Chief of Engineers. On June 20 the measure was reported to the Senate, and there action stopped. Opposition was so great that on February 6, 194O, the bill was ordered recom- mitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce. The Committee then took up the pIODIeul u leSiSlIS lhS bAii to get it in a shape where the appro- val of the Senate could be had This temporary setback proved to be. only a respite so far as 1t affected the Territory's interests. for during this time approval of the Army En-. gineers was had on four other pro- posed Alaska projects, and these were justified before the Committee by MT. Dimond for inclusion in the bill.
 The Alaska items on which con struction would be authorized by enactment of the bill and their es- timated costs are:
 Wranell Narrows, Improvement for general navigation $2,731 600
 Petersburg Harbor, Enlargement
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19

Indians from all southeast Alaska will assemble in Wrangell June 8-4
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-19

Fishing Regulations Amended Amendments to fishery regula
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Duke Ellington
To Play For
Finals Aug. rs.

and the finals are therefore as
sured of having the cream of
feminine charm and pulchritude
competing for the title, "Miss
Bronze America" and the $500
in cash prizes.
The finalist, on their arrival in
Chicago, will be Immediately reg
istered at the Administration
building of the Exposition, 1852
South Parkway. and will pay an
informal visit to the mammoth
celebration at the Coliseum. Since
most will want to rest from their
trip to Chicago, no special activ-
tiles will be planned for that eve
ming.
A theatre party, boat ride and
beach party are on Mondays pro-
gram, and Tuesday they will visit
the Washington park swimming
pool in the afternoon and the Sa-
voy amateur boxing bouts at night
where they will be introduced.
Wednesday night a roller skating
party has been prepared for their
pleasure by Joe Hughes, mayor of
Bronzeville, and later they will be
his guests at the Deluxe Gardens
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

These men and women know
that they must be experts at
the game of interracial relations
and Negro education is in the main
an interracial effort. Negro educa-
tion is looked upon with constant
suspicion by many white people.
especially public officials, who
must make funds for it's operation
available. Public education for Ne
groes is an interracial Juggling
act.
When in company with each
other these men and women are
constantly asking for and giving
each other information on how to
get more equipment, bigger ap-
preparations and new buildings.
The president of Vell-knoWn COL
lege, after telling of the trying
experiences which he had had with
the appropriation committee of his
State Legislature this spring, re-
marked with earnestness and a
touch of sadness that he wished
all Negroes could know what en-
barrassment Negro college presi-
dents have to go through in trying
to provide useful and adequate
education for Negro Youth.
pAvIN(, CpEAT prize
It is quite apparent in nu,ner-
GUS instances that these men and
women are paying a great physi-
cal price for their jobs They are
permaturely old. This is easily
accounted for when one learns how
seldom they take vacationS-they
seem to feel that to take a vaca-
tion is to "steal" something from
Negro Youth and the cause of
Negro education.
The financial agent for one col
lege said that he hoped to leave
the president of his college at
Hot Springs for few days Of
relaxation because he never felt
that he had time for a vacation and
if he went directly back home they
would never persuade him te leav
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
By ROBERT M. RADCLIFFE

THE REV S. W. PEACOCK dropped by the desk the
other evening to tell of of his experiences
missionary in dark Africa He under the coors of
the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and sta
toned at Mount Coffee Liberia for period of 18 months
He found himself seat, removed his battered grey
hat and placed it top the desk beside his walking stick
which sported ivory handle drink boy passed through
the hail. The good reverend bought bottle of orange
soda and after drinking half of it. began to talk about his
trip
What interested us most what he said of the
tves who attend the church school, At the end of days
work. when the young Africans pack their books and start
their trek homeward each of them says to the teacher
Thank you teacher"
Now, imagine American pupil thanking the teacher.
Missionary Peacock said the natives have way of
putting the finger guilty person They heat pot of
OIL he sad and each student required pass his hand
through the hot stuff The whose hand is burned is
the guilty
Reverend Mr. Peacock didn't explain what would hap
pen should the oil all hands that passed through it,
And then the natives, he said have their way of
cheering up i'll respondent friend Instead of saying
81 am sorry Brother so-and-so" they say, "Neb Mine
and give the gloomy friend pat on the back.
The despondent person nsulted if he doesn't hear
"Neb Nine and get pat the back from his friend,
the reverend told
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

buddy OF Rhodes, named Noland
Ellis. who was now leading rapid
ly forming mob, five shots were
fired at him.
Thornton kept going however,
running about three quarters of
mile into a field before he became
so exhausted from the loss of blood
that he sat down upon terrace.
A white woman saw him take out
his handkerchief to mop the blood
from his face. He attempted to
move on as the mob gained on him
and finally gave up in sheer ex-
haustion, when the mob overlook
him.
THE mob brought up small
tlllck. showed him into it, and car
ried him to a "dead-end" street in
the town. They dragged him out
and carried him some PAGES into q
swamp. Shortly shots were heard
Members of the mob returned from
the wooded section near the swamp.
The whole thing had not taken
more than % minutes. Jesse Thorn
ton did not come out Members of
the mob now went to the City Hall
where they talked with Mayor T.
McKing. They went to the barber
shop, learned where Thornton lived,
and then went to his home where
they asked his wife, where Thorn
ton was, as if they did not know
She told them that her husband
had gone to town. They disputed
this, threatening her if she did not
tell the truth The mob came
back later that night, took her out
in car where they kept her prac-
tically all night, threatening her life
if she revealed anything They
scared her so thoroughly that she
refused to talk to Negroes and on
ly reluctantly admitted anything to
whites.
"On Friday, June %, Stephen
Thompson was fishing on the bank
of the Pataylagga River, where he
scared up a drove OF vultures and
ouzzardS Upon Investigating, he
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

the job for a rest.
More than one teacher told the
writer of the tremendous sacri-
fices that his or her administrator
was making physically and finan-
cially for the sake of the cause OF
Negro Education. The writer
thought of many whom he knew,
personally, dead and alive who had
gone to early deaths or are now
living in varying stages of declin.
ing health because of devotion
to the cause of Negro Education
and the almost super-hunan de-
mands it has made upon them.
ONE EXAMPLE
When one teacher related the
fact that only recently his Presi-
dent had worked three days and
nights without taking off his
clothes the writer thought Of a
new president in a certain college
who had pledged payment of $1,000
to the college endowment to be
paid within year, in less than
ten days after he had assumed
charged of his new position.
This hero-worshipper has a new
appreciation of these superb
souls, who as all human beings
have faults, but more than most
human beings have mastered sell
fishneSs and learned sacrificial de-
votion to a stubborn cause. Maybe
if more teachers would observe
more gatherings of school adminis-
traitors, watch them as they work
on the job and off and eavesdrop
their conservations they would re-
dedicate themselves to the job of
developing leaders for this great
under-privileged race of o4rs.
There could be no greater reward
for both administrators and teach
ers then watching their "hoys and
girls" go forth into the world
bravely facing its problems and
mastering a significant number
of them.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

was an all-Negro group discus
sing the vital and difficult ques-
ton CT adequate education for
Negro youth.
However, the writer having al
ways been a hero worshipper the
angle most absorbing for him was
the personalities who serve a"
administration of institutions of
learning for Negro youth. Convci-
sation was engaged in with as
many of these men and women as
possible. They probably felt that
many of the questions asked them
we're either naive or down right
impudent.
TALKED "SHOP"
They appeared severely intense
when talking shop" and that
seemed to be the only subject
they enjoyed talking about. AS a
whole they gave the impression OF
never quite relaxing but working
continuously on their problems
They seem to feel that the job Of
educating Negro youth is SO COM
plex and sensitive as to warrant
constant vigilance lest one mistake
wreck the work of a life time.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
DR.. Shields
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page -
Accept the underworld challenge.
Turn their officials out, fight
for right and freedom.
26. Stop being guinea pigs and
claim our God-given birth right
of individuals, free citizens of a
free land, the homeland of the
brave, the pioneer, the land that
must lead the way to freedom
and the more abundant life.
q. Stop economizing at the ex-
pense of the down and-out cit
tizens who have failed honor
ably, and also the honored vete-
rams, wounded and disabled for
world humanity and democracy,
and practice common sense econ
omy for once in a lifetime by
hard work. honest service and
sacrifice.
%. Bring the cost of living down.
make the dallar go farther and
raise the standard living.
20. Work and save and get up and
fight-force Arizona to go for
ward.
DR.. Shields say that he does not
come before his fellow citizens
with a great display of scholar
ship and excellency of speech, but
that he understand the language
of the people, and that he is ready
to fight their battles, absorb the
blows and deadly thrusts meant
for them, and if defeated honor
ably to pay his debtS-for he has
no $4,000 campaign fund or bosses
that go with such a fund. ADV.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
The Farmer And Democracy

The future of agricultural marketing cooperation America
depends the future of democracy America That the
main theme which through all the sessions Of the
ing of the American Institute of Cooperation
Delegates representing 25OOOO0 farmers attended They
present world and domestic conditions greatest chal
enge that the farmer and the marketing cooperative
have faced They also great opportunity service
to the nation
Such movement marketing cooperation is possible only
democracy represents the combined efforts of free
ndvduasts, if wl-hvng in land 1t is purely vol,l-
tary-it is dictated.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

where a special floor show will
be presented in their honor.
TO VISIT MAYOR
Jim Martins Airplane Inn will
be hosts to the beauties Thursday
night and Friday they will pay
social visits to a series of lawn
parties and summer formals. Next
day, Saturday, they will visit the
office of the mayor of Chicago,
Edward J. Kelly, and the offices
of county officials. A loop sight
seeing tour has also been arrang-
ed.
A picnic and parade has been
scheduled for Sunday, August rs,
and no activities will be arranged
for the day of the finals except
social matinee with Duke El-
lington and his band and the of
ficial selection of male escorts to
accompany the beauties when they
parade before the judges. The
special events in honor of the con
testants will end Tuesday with a
farewell matinee dance at the
Administrator building.
Expenses of entertaining the
girls will be paid by the exposi-
ton. A crowd of 10000 persons
is expected at the finals. In addi-
ton to the contest, another fea-
ture will be Duke Ellington day
in which homage will be paid to
the great composer and band lead
err
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
PLATFORM


of and in which they their political
religious and questions which the
that must become job makers as eekers.
g. To instruct boys and girls in the thrift
To FaherhOod Of
s To build a q posterity.
To succeed business of the colored
with
dealing vh
1cnt courteous
business enterprise Therefore
points the INDEX shall all times
gesions from rendering better
weekly snail published
question national
To awaken racial conscience especially
the opinion of PHOENIX
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Unity The Light
Continued from page y

Continued from page y
of Arizona's next Governor vii
have to assume the twin goals Of
constructive administration of gov
ernment and an economic admins
trative retrenchment.
Are you as intelligent. patriotic
minded colored voting citizen, look
ing at the candidates for governor
with these measurements in mindt
Do you feel that the man who now
occupies the Governors chair die
in the past, and can in the future
give the citizens of Arizona con-
structive administration of govern
ment and an economic adminiStra
tive retrenchment? Did he give 70