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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13
TRAVELLERS

Returning from the court term at Ketchikan to Juneau for the open ing of the court there January 6 aboard the North Sea this week were Judge and Mrs George F. AL exander. Clerk of Court Robert D. Couglin and Deputy Clerk Mrs. Peg gy Mcleod
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 Attorney Frank Foster of Juneau who has been in Ketchikan for some time. was returning on the North Sea to his home in Juneau.
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 Honeymooner, 4. B. Phillips, su- perintendent of Schools at Juneau. and his bride. the former Myrtle Moe, were returning to Juneau af- ter being married in Seattle recent ly.
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 South on the Baranof this week were ". c. Arnold, Ketehikan At torney. who had been attending the annual meeting Of the Alaska Plan ming Council in Juneau.
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 Also returning to his home in BeIlingham was Archie Shiels, Pres fdent of Pacific American Fisheries, and Mrs. Shiels, who have been on a visit to Juneau.
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 For Ketchikan, thence to the West Coast and back to Wrangell was Architect Lynn Forrest of the [. S. Forest Service aboard the Baranof. Forrest designed the Shakes community house here.
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 On court matters, Assistant Dis trict Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr. of Ketchikan arrived in town on the North Sea, expecting to return to Ketchikan by first available trans portation.
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 Over night callers in Wrangell by air this week were Wildlife Agent Gerald Banta of Ketchikan and Pilot Ray Renshaw of the Alas ka Game Commission. They were ac- companied by Thomas Naughton, Federal Bureau of Investigation, who stayed aver here for a few days before returning to his headquar- ters in Ketchikan. Game men were in Tuesday night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13

Attorney Frank Foster of Juneau, who has been in Ketehikan for some time. was returning on the North Sea to his home in Juneau.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13
CARD OF THANKS

Ne wish to thank the many friends and acquaintanees for their kindly acts, for the beautiful floral tributes. for their expressions of kindness in word and deed during our recent bereavement in the death of our beloved husband and father, H. D. Campbell.
 Mrs. H. D. Campbell,
 MT and Mrs. Leonard Campbell
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest M Camp
 bell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13

Fred Gunderson returned home this week from Juneau after attend ing Scottish ceremonies in the Cap ital City.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13
PRESBYTERTAN CHuRCH

Rev. \. Harry Champlin. Minister
 9:45 a. m. Chapel Service al Wrangell Institute.
 10:00 a. m., Sunday School
 11.00 a. m. Morning Worship with a Nursery for the children.
 6.30 D. m. Young Peoples Chris tian Endeayor
 7:30 D. m. Open Forum Subject. What is a Christian?
 Wednesday. 7:30 D. m. Mid Week Service. Sbjeet: creation
 Thursday. 7:30 D. m. Choir Practice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13

Civic building. Bible hour at II O. clock
 Wednesday night at 7s30 prayer meeting in Mr. Henry Browns home
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-13
AT THE CHURCHES

ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. Arnold Krone. Pastor 3rd Sunday in Advent.
 7t3g Holy Communion 10s00 Church School
 11:00 Morning Prayer and ser mon
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

mended that those who handle
money in large quantities know
their money and become familiar
with the ways of identifying the
genuine from the fake.
First compare suspected bill
with a genuine one of the same
denomination. Observe the follow
ing features. The portrait on the
genuine bill is life-like, stands out
from the oval background Which is
a fine screen of regular lines. Com
pare the eyes particularly The
counterfeit is dull, smudgy or un-
naturally white; it is scratchy and
the background is dark with irregu-
lar and broken lines
Next look at the seals. On the
genuine one the SaWtooth points
around the rim are identical and
sharp. On the counterfeit the saw
tooth points are usually different,
uneven, broken off.
Check of the serial numbers was
recommended next. The genuine
ones are firmly and evenly printed
and are the same color as the seal.
On the bogus ones the numbers are
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
By LOUIS +. KEENLF
United Press Cable Editn,.

The allied drive To make tht
blockade of Germany as nearly 10f
per cent as possible met with The
declaration in Berlin "Wednesday
that we will break the Britis 4
blockade one way or another"
Berlin showed concern over ex-
tension of the allied naval patrol
10 the Arctic coast of Norway. be-
cause 1t threatens to block sea traf-
lie from Russia to Germany BY the
Norwegian coastal route
Germany renewed II spressure on
neutralS to cease cooperating with
the blockade. All authorized spokes-
man warned neutralS again that
their ships are subject to torpedo
attack II they visit an allied control
port. or even if they obtain a Bri-
ush "navicert" designed to speed
them through the blockade without
delay at Il control port.
Allied sources contend the block
ade IS becoming increasingly effec-
tive. While French figures place the
rate of allied and neutral shipping
losses from the German air. mine
and submarine offensive at only
Is per cent of the total tonnage.
Part of the allied strategy is to
monopolize one by one. all the essen
tial metals they can. to hasten the
slow process of starving Germany's
war industries.
A French government statement
declared that extension of the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

poorly printed, badly spaced un-
even in appearance.
Ring Coins
G Genuine bills are printed on dis
tinctive paper containing very
small red and blue silk threads
Rubbing a bill will not prove
whether it is genuine or counter
felt. Ink will rub off of either.
In detecting counterfeit coins it
is wise to ring all coins on a hard
surface. Genuine ones ring with
a sound clear and bell-like. The
bogus ones sound dull.
Feel all coins. Most counterfeit
coins feel greasy.
The ridges on the outer edges
genuine coins are distinct al
evenly placed Wlfle on counter
feits they are poorly spaced and
irregular.
Cut the edge of suspected coins.
Most counterfeits are made of soft
metal easily cut with knife.
Test suspected coins with acid.
Scrape the surface and apply
drop of acid. If bad the coin will
turn black unless it has high
silver content Silver test acid solu-
ton may be purchased at any drug
store.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

ordered 5000 planes in the Unitec
States since January. 1899.
Such a new 5000 plane program
would give the allies a minimum
of $4,000 of Americas best fight
ing craft. L was reported that il
would be stretched over an lS-
month period with first deliveries
sometime next September. and the
last year later.
The commerce department said
that France and the United King
dom received more than one half
of total aircraft and engine ex-
ports of Sll708l.2l2 from the
United States during 1899 The
total. reflecting expansion of the
aircraft industry. was S6 per cent
higher than in 1888, and l97 per
cent above 1887
The report showed that France
received S42 4S4742 of American
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
We VIII Break Blockade re Way or
Another is German Declaration

blockade has greatly increased the
cial metals which are an essential
part of basic alloys.
Tie French cited wolfram. from
Nhlsn tungsten Is derived for the
5lmament and machine tool indus
tries. 4 French government sur
yey reported that Germany had a
slx te alne months stock of wolfram
Y hen the war started, but the stock
l. JUS about exhausted as the war
nearS its seventh month.
Genmanys pre-War sources were
chiefly China. Indo-China. India.
Portugal and Bolivia but the Allies
have acquired the entire output.
There IS only one substitute, molyb-
denum. but none of it is produced
il. either Germany or Russia.
Wolfram is only one of the i'm
portant products which the Allies
are trying to keep from Germany
The fight to deprive her of the
greater part of the Rumanian oil
which she had hoped to get is
still going on TO Bucharest.
Although Germany's financial
trouble Shootert. Dr. Karl Clodius, is
about to visit Bucharest to put pres
sure ON King Carol. the British
have their own form of pressure. All
exports to Rumania were stopped.
Nov intimations come from London
that they are about to be renewed,
if King Carol satisfies
the Allies
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

aeronautlcal equipment. and the
United Kingdom. s34 1874 800. The
French exports included 444 land
planes. and 563 extra engines, while
Britain got PAL planes and 491
spare engines.
Japan. against whom a moral
embargo on plane exports has been
in effect since 1888. purchased only
s. .580565 of equipment. mostly ac-
cessories and parts. 1t received
only one land plane worth S32 600.
Soviet Russia, against whom a
similar ban was declared after the
Finnish invasion. purchased y land
planes valued at Sl447000; one
amphibian. S5l2.449; l9 engines.
sl76.536. and engine parts, access
ories and other equipment. $767,
88l.
Other major purchases included
the Netherlands Indies. which
bought 64 land planes. two sea-
planes. and other equipment total
ling S6,248,675. Brazil bought 81
planes worth Sl,270.07l. and rs
additional enginese worth S19l,873.
In all. there were exported l,2ll
land planes, eight seaplanes and
amphibians, one glider, and 1880
spare engines. the report showed.
Allied officials have been wor-
ried about adequate engine pro-
duction facilities in this country
to meet the expected increased pro-
gram. Domestic aircraft product
ion of fuselageS is about 1900
monthly. while engine production
is about LOGO. These. however, are
far above the levels OF two years
ago when only $500 planes were
produced during the entire year
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
-Four Speakers on
Center Program

-Four speakers will be included on
the Spruce ce-Westmorland farm CEN
ter program Friday night at West
morland school. according TO Gene
Imler. director.
George L. Winright, assistant
county agent. Will speak on live
stock feeding; Argyle MacLachlan
will speak on the flaxseed associa-
ton R. L. Wood on the Haygrow-
ar's association and DR.. Helen Mac
Ter on the public health department
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
War Orders May Make US.
World Supreme Air Power

WASHINGTON. Feb. % up
Military experts predicted today
that the placing of almost $1,000.
100000 of French and British ord
ers for American warplanes means
that the United States is destined
10 become the worlds supreme ar
power.
These officials said that the el-
gantlc program. revealed by allied
purchasing agents. would swell pro-
ductlon IN the domestic aircraft
INDUSTRY, already at record pitch
win unprecedented foreign. ma
tonal defense and commercial ord
ers, TO new heights.
BY this development of product
ION facilities, the United States
has potentialitles which can be
harnessed quickly, in an emergency
10 turn out warplanes for its own
use on record schedules. The army
and navy long have advocated ex-
panSlon OF private Industries as
potential supply reservoirs in war
periods.
Although the allied purchasing
mission did not reveal details of
the projected $1,000 100000 pro-
gram, 1t said that possibly more
tnan IS per cent would 60 into
aircraft with rle balance scattered
1or other war needs. Informed
quarters believed that this would
include about 5000 warplanes,
mostly speedy pursuit ships. hight
and medium bombers
Some sources felt that engine
orders, including replaeements.
might be around $4,000. France
ana Britain are reported to have
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28


money passed on the American pub.
lie these days is as poor an imita-
ton as dime store jewels, actually
has less value.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware this week
received copies of a bulletin issued
by Frank j. Wilson, chief of the
secret service, to instruct the pub
lie against the dangers of counter
felt money and government check
forgery.
Remember, the federals warned,
not all strangers are counterfeiterS
but all counterfeiterS are likely to
be strangers.
Phone Police
What to do when a stranger gives
you counterfeit money? The secret
service answered that with four
rules-Do not return the money;
telephone police at once; delay the
p, ser under a preteXt; avoid argu-
ment by telling the passer that the
police will handle it; write down
a description if the passer leaves;
take the license numbers of any
cars involved. Then it is up to the
law enforcement officers.
The secret service men recon-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
CuIIibIe Public Suckers
For Counterfeit SIickers

This is story entitled How to thwart sucker money.
artsts-or who passed that phoney phn?'
1t all revolves around too gullibe public that re-
fuses To slow the tempo of the daily long
enough to inspect money transactions the bogus
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
War BUYING
SLOWS SLUMP
IN METALS

NEW YORK-A hint of renewed
war buying acted as a brake this
week on the new years business
decline.
Brisk demand for copper, a vital
war material, followed a report
France had purchased a large guam
tity of the metal for shipment from
South American mines.
Export buying of steel also was
reported on the increase. More for
eign orders, particularly from Swe-
den, were in sight for aircraft max
ers. Machine tool and ship builders
worked at rising wartime tempo
With spring approaching, the ac-
tivity in these war baby" sectors
of industry drew the attention Of
business analysts seeking to fathom
the prospects for a reversal later in
the year of the current main down
trend of production.
Some pointed out copper the last
few years often has been one of the
first markets to signal a turn in the
trend
Actual trade figures revealed a
further showdown of factory wheels,
The pace of decline diminished,
however.
Curtailment in steel operations
was smaller than in the preceding
week. Production was cut to 6S.S
percent of capacity, off 29 points.
The drop from S6.1 in the second
week of January has wiped out most
Of the war boom gains recorded in
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES upswing
of industry.
A fifth straight decline carried
The Associated Press weekly index
Of industrial activity to the lowest
since September.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
Anne NOTES
u. S. METAL
DEFICIENCIES

NEW YORK-.Mining experts
agreed here that the United States
is deficient in resources for seven
essential war metals and two war
minerals
These reports were made to a
symposium of the American In
stitute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers. Some of these metals
are so impor ant, engineers declar-
ed. that lack in some European
countries and their control. by 9th
ers. made the present European war
inevitable even emitting some OF
the other reasons for fighting.
The United States is not so bad
lv off. but nevertheless, China
which can be cut off at any time,
is main source for two Of these
war essentials. India. a third, Asia
Minor another. and Italy and Spain
a fifth
The seven metals are:
Tin-On which an army's canned
food depends. The L. s. produces
but one per cent of its tin and
the source is the Far East.
One-half of one per cent
produced by the United States,
with Canada the main supply
source
Manganese-U S. production 8
to 10 per cent of its needs Supply
Russia. Cuba and Brazil
Chronium-Home production one
per cent. Sources, Turkish. Asia |
Minor, and Rhodesia, the latter a
British source already cut off from |
the United States.
Tungsten Essential for tools to
make munitions. U. S. production |
so to 60 per cent. China supplies |
the rest
Mercury-For illuminate caps for
projectiles. u S. supplies $3.50 |
per cent and the rest comes from |
Italy and Spain.
,Animony-For bearing or me-
chanized army and alloy for bull
let's, US. production 1915 per
cent. China, Mexico and Brazil the |
other sources.
The two minerals are mica, for |
electrical equipment and quartz for |
military radio. The u. S. supplies !
about 20 per cent of its own mica,
with the rest coming from India
and Brazil America has virtually |
no quartz and gets its supply from
Brazil.
j. w Furness. chief of the Eco
Monies and Statistics bureau, U. S. |
Bureau of Mines said that as soon
as one nation controls a lot of
mineral resources, and limits their
distribution under a highly ma
tional policy, war is inevitable
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
TOWNSEND
HITS Silver


MISUNDERSTANDING Mexico
was the chief remaining beneficiary
of the United States silver purchase
program, Senator Townsend (R-Del.)
inquired why this country should
continue to help nation whose
attitude has been one of ingrati-
tude and impertinence."
"Mexico's attitude he said in a
statement, lis not that of a country
which has been Selling American
properties without prompt or ade-
quate compensation. It's attitude
is not that of country which has
been receiving from us all sorts of
favors on the theory that it is
good neighbor' of ours. Rather
Mexico's attitude is that of an
urchin who kicks his neighbours
shins in the knowledge that said
neighbor is too big and too polite to
express displeasure or to withdraw
favors currently being granted.v
Townsend is author of legislation
to terminate the buying of foreign
silver. His bill was approved last
week by Senate banking sub-com-
mittee, but the full committee 'has
postponed action
He contended that from 1884
through 1899 Mexico had received
between $8O.OOO,OOO and $780,
100000 more for her silver thana If
there had been no United States
buying program.
"If buying Mexican and other
foreign silver is so helpful in max
ing jobs in our factories here at
home, why is it not ridiculous that
we pay Mexico only 35 cents an
ounce for its solver, when by pay
ing $1.05 an ounce, Mexico could
buy three times as much American
goods with the proceeds? Why not
even be more ridiculous and pay
Mexico ten times 35 cents an ounce
for silver and so get 10 times as
much export business with Mexico
cor why not simply put Mexico
on our pension list, and make it
an annual gift of so many millions
Of dollars, so that Mexico can buy
goods from our exporters? I wonder
whether the administration would
not be frank enough to introduce
such a bill on good neighbor Mex
ico's behalf?"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
METALS
Virginia City Men
Form Mining Group

VIRGINIA CITY-Frank Zic-
bosch, one of the directors, an
nounced the formation of the Lava
Channel Mining Association for the
purpose of prospecting and devel-
oping the possibilities of placer
gold deposits under the lava for
nation on the East side of Alder
Gulch near here.
The group expects to start opera
tions this spring and will work from
a base camp being constructed near
the head of Butcher Gulch three
miles south of here.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
RIMINI Mill
CAPACITY TO
Be INcREASED

HELENA-The 3O-ton mill of the
General Mines, Inc, will be enlarged
to treat 100 tons of ore daily ac-
cording to plans of Ross L. Roundy,
who is at Rimini, Montana, in
charge of the Little Lily-Lee Noun
tain property.
The mill has been put into OPP
GRAFTON and concentrates are being
shipped Mine development in
cludes opening both mines at depth.
The maximum depth of present
workings is around 230 feet.
Roundy recently acquired the
Little Lily mine from the General
Mines company, having already Sc
cured the adjoining Lee Mountain
lead-zinc group from other interests
F. E. Scott of Wallace is president
of the General Mines, Inc.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
REID CALLS
ATTENTION TO
RFC RULES

John T. Reid, Nevada mining
engineer, calls attention to the rules
and regulations of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation regarding
class ''B" loans on mining proper
ties.
The regulations are said to ex-
clude loans on areas of ores that
are in sight but not blocked out in
50-foot sections. This, Reid claims,
causes concerns seeking the loans
raising private capital to continue
with the work of blocking out
such ore so that engineers of the
RFC will approve of a second, or
class "A" loan. This condition,
Reid continues, creates agap which
makes it impossible to secure
class "a" loan.
A move is said to have been
started by western mining men to
have congress pass legislation which
will create another class of RFC
mining loan to serve an informed
late between class "B" and class
"A" loans 1t is contended that
such legislation will aid in reliev-
ing unemployment. as it would al
low mines to continue operating be-
tween the time the class "B'' and
class "A" loans were made.
Reid states that while the last
congress changed the wording of the
RFC act dealing with mines loans
TO make the security provision read
sufficient" instead of adequate, "
the REC engineers still adhere to
the rules and regulations originally
formulated
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Or. Thomson States
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BUTTE-Dr A. Thomson president Montana School
Of Mines be
United
position he regarded
leading candidate.
He has addressed letter Congressional representatives who
have been working obtain his appointment voicng his
citation for their confidence asking that they discontinue
their
The In
For the which explained desire
appointment director
ship United would that
advise Secretary Ickes Immediately.
appreciate confidence implied unsolicited
of yourself other friends in this matter
and that attitude will in embar
RAISING -
Recently Business magazine predicted that Charles
IawaI president University Virginia. would be
has been made The
held John w. Finch
vacancy
quick propose
Thomson, who also has large backing western
mining
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COPPER PRICES
MAKE ADVANCE
QUARTER CENT

NEW YORK-Two leading
producers advanced the price
of copper Il of cent a pound
to liz cents, delivered in
the Connecticut valley.
This is the first increase in the
price of the metal for spot delivery
since it started down from the
II x cent top reached last autumn
during the furry of war buying.
The price finally came down to
11A cents Feb. Z. but in the past
week fresh buying has come into
the market from French and other
sources. which caused a boost in the
scrap copper price.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
OVER THE COUNTER

UV Els THE COUNIEh
Wash. Water Power 111.00 1890
Montana Power Pfd 1O45O 10000
AEEmATC
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
MINING STORY 'ABsURD'

KELLOGG, Idaho-"It's perfectly
absurd" Stanley Hill Easton, presi-
dent of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Mining & Concentrating Co., said,
when asked about a report today
from Spokane that control of the
company had passed into eastern
hands There is absolutely moth
ing to it whatsoever, he added.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24

Pittman contends that under proposal the treasu
silver coins minted and in place of paper
make profit the deal