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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01
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Local Girl to Wed In Sep
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BEACON FALLS
Correspondent VIM. J. Baxter
Phone Naugatuck 3945

Beacon Falls, Aug. 1.-TWenty-
four persons have been chosen from
Beacon Falls to be eligible for
jury duty for the period September
/, 1910, to September l, 1941. They
are: Mrs. Hester Allen, housekeep-
er; Harry H. Atwell, laborer; Mrs.
Blanche Brennan, housekeeper;
Milton Darlington, farmer; Mrs.
Ada M. Carroll, housekeeper; Frank
T. Clark, farmer; Mrs. Helen C..
Dolan, housekeeper; Miss Harriet
Prick; william Gallagher, laborer;
William C. Gruber, clerk: Mrs.
Charlotte Heiss, housekeeper; Os-
car j. johnson, retired; Frederick
M. Koerber, laborer; Mrs. Josephine
B. Maher, housekeeper; Joseph w.
Mckinney, retired.
Also, Vincent MuleSki, laborer;
Mrs. Theresa Quinn, housekeeper;
Mrs. Grace l.. Ritchter, housekeep-
er; Henry Schmitz, farmer; George
w. Simpson, farmer; John J. Smith,
End, laborer; Henry j. Smithausler,
laborer; Sherman D. Stocker, re-
tired; Prisque P. Valois, farmer.
To Wed Next Month
The wedding of Miss Jenny Dip
hcinski, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Dipchinski of Main street,
to Louis Backlund Of Naugatuck,
will take place in September.
Miss Dipchinski, who is employed
in the label office of the Beacon
Falls Rubber Shoe company, was
with an electric mixer by
her associates at the factory at a
party recently.
Birth Announced
Announcement has been made Of
the birth on July 26 Of a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Jackman OF
Main street at the Waterbury hos
pital. Mrs. Jacklnan is the former
Rebecca Hill of Main street.
Confessions Today
Confessions will be heard at 4
o'clock this afternoon at st. Mi
chael's church and tonight at o.
clock and the mass tomorrow, the
first Friday of the month, will be
Gele0raJed aC a. m.
Library Open Friday
The local library will be open from
I D. m. to 4:30 p. m. tomorrow for
the convenience Of residents. Maya
zines were recently donated to the
library by Mrs. j. Lobdell.
Briefs
Mrs. Margaret Hardness, Lucille
Rau, Andrew Rau and Harry and
Billy Classy of this town are va
cationing in Maine, has returned.
Marguerite Rau Of Wolfe avenue
Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Bouley Of Waterbury.
Beacon Falls, Aug. IA fine OPP
portunity is available to youths here
between the ages of IS and Is, who
are unemployed at present, to secure
work on the National Youth Adj
ministration, 1t was learned today
from Miss Florence Conroy, NYA
interviewer.
There are a number of jobs avail
able as q sidewalk project is to be
started here, Miss Conroy said,
There have been few applicants
lately and Miss Conroy believes
that some feel they are not likely to
get work, which is not correct. she
said.
The restrictions for NYA work
have recently been made more lib
eral and one does not have to be
on relief basis now to get the NYA
work, she pointed out.
Miss Conroy will be at the town
hall here tomorro waiter l p. m. to
receive applications.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01
nNNECTTCUT SECURITIES
The B. =. Griggs Co.

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
Bid Asked
Bridgeport Gas 1t. Co.. SO 36 Z
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. "a 81
Con. Gas & Cokne pfd. 38 Al
Conn. Lit. g. Power -. So 81
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Connecticut Power Co. !. 49A BIZ
Hfd. Elect. 1t. Co. com. 66A 68ls
HID. Gas 1t. Co. COM. 80 36
Illuminating Shares. A 561k 58h
New Haven Water Co. 70
South. N. E. Tel. Co. .157 162
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01

Registrars Of Voters
Registrars of vosers will be in ses-
sion Friday at noon until p. m. to
place names of voters on the party
caucus lists. Paul johnson and Jo-
seph Thompson are registrars in
Oakville.
Names are being received for the
ito be made" list and voters for the
town election will be made August
16 at town hall. This will be the last
day for voters for the town election.
The Ito be made" list TO rthe state
and national election will be closed
September 3.
Funeral
The funeral of John J. Gladney
will be held tomorrow morning at
BIS o'clock from the Mulville fu-
neral home to st. Mary Magdalen's
church where a solemn high mass
will be celebrated at 9 o'clock.
Burial will he in the family plot
in Calvary cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home this after
noon and evening.
Personals
George and John Anderson of
Hartford were recent guests of their
sister, Mrs. Frederick Slough of
Eastern avenue.
Mr. apd Mrc William Paad opd
son, William, of Eastern avenue have
returned after a two weeks vacation
with Mrs. Reeds mother in Provi-
dence, r. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur James of Wa
tertown avenue and three daughters
Natalie, lola and Suzonne, have re-
turned from a weeks vacation at
Hammonassett beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01

Mrs. Margaret Hardness, Lucille
Rau, Andrew Rau and Harry and
Billy Classy of this town are va
cationing in Maine, has returned.
Marguerite Rau of Wolfe avenue
Is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bouley of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01
Birth Announced
Library Omen Friday

The local library will be open from
p. m. to 4:30 p. m. tomorrow for
the convenience Of residents. Maya
zines were recently donated to the
library by Mrs. j. Lobdell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-01

The weekly bingo party of st.
John of the Cross church will be
held Friday evening at $3.50 in the
church rooms.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
CHOQUETTE AND LOFTUS DIED OF
 GAS POISONING

Funeral services for Cyril Cho- quette and Mike Loftus, well known Wrangell fishermen who died of carbon monoxide gas poisoning last Friday aboard the ARB No. 6, were held here this week with a large group of friends in attendance. Ser vices were at the ANB hall under the direction of Mortician Ed Linde- man, the Rev. Arnold Krone officiat- ing.
 An autopsy held last Saturday re- yealed officially that the men were overcome by gas poisoning, Dr. Bruce Milligan said He, with Dep uty Marshal James Nolan, U. S. Commissioner Richard Suratt and Undertaken Lindeman brought the men into town after a hurried trip out to Chichagof Pass aboard the Wrangell Pack vessel XL where the ARB apparently had run on the beach after the men had been over come. Officers reported finding gas leak in the manifold Choquette was dead in his bunk and Loftus had fallen over at the wheel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
CHAMBER URGES
 LONGER STOPS
 FOR BOATS HERE

Wrangell Institute with an en- rollment of PIP students, an increase from 58 two years ago, is a real as- set to the town of Wrangell Prin- cipal George T. Barrett pointed out in an address before the Chamber of Commerce at it's luncheon meet ing on Monday. Between s40,000 and S50,000 annually comes into as the result of expendi- lures by the school and the students, MT. Barrett said
 The Chamber went on record to urge the steamship companies to stop their boats at least one hour here on south bound trips, particul- arly between the hours of o'clock in the morning and 1 o'clock the following morning. It was brought out by several members that sever al occasions have arisen lately where half hour and 15 minute whistles were blown as the boats docked and then they stayed on in port for an hour or more. This, it was explain ed, keeps the passengers from com ing up town.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
J. s. STRIKES OUT AT FIFTH COLUMN
 ACTIVITIES HERE
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. May 24 Con gress and government agencies have joined in a widespread attempt to uncover and stamp out subsersiye fifth column activities which might ieopardize the nations security.
 Attorney General Robert H. Jack son called on the public to cooper ate by reporting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation "acts or threats of violence or sabotage, or other disloyal activities"
 He said he would favor periodi- cal finger printing of aliens before yisas to the United States were granted.
 Senator Richard Byrd of Virginia urged Congress to lose no time in passing drastic compulsory legis- lation requiring complete registra- tion of every person in America who is not a legalized citizen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
1O9 BlOuSeS At POtlatch
 Dance; At Least 25O Are
 Expected Night Of June 4

Wrangell turned out en masse and in costume for the Potlatch dance last Saturday night in the ANB hall which was declared by the partici- pants to be the most colorful affair of it's kind ever put on in Wrangell.
 Doorkeepers Leo Mccormack and Leonard Campbell reported 109 per- sons in Potlatch blouses were check ed into the hall. Chairman Frank S. Barnes reported that there were 136 admissions and that the Potlatch fund would be swelled by a net of $75.75 after all expenses had been paid. Potlatchers Walter Waters and James Nolan of the floor committee declared it one of the most color full and orderly crowds they had ev- CT seen.
 The dance committee, which will also have charge of the Potlatch dance on the last night of the Pot latch, June 4, said they were en- couraged to believe that by night Of June 1 at least 250 Potlatch blSuses would be in evidence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
Bishop Rowe Holds Confirmation
 Here Sunday

The Right Reverend Peter T. Rowe. Bishop of the Episcopal churches of Alaska arrived in Wran- gell today aboard the Denan and is registered at the Wrangell Hotel.
 Bishop Rowe is on bis annual tour of the Alaska diocese which will take him as far as Seward and Anchorage. He will conduct confir- nation services at St. Philips Church next Sunday morning.
 The WrangelI Episcopal church was founded here in 1907, Bishop Rowe explained, when Mir. H. Cor ser was ordained by His Grace and put in charge of a local parish. It was also in 1907 that Bishop Rowe confirmed Kudanake who will be- come Chief Shakes at the Potlatch June 3, and as His Grace said, that was a long time ago."
 Bishop Rowe expects to sail next Thursday or Friday for Juneau where his pre-arranged schedule calls for him to be and regrets that he cannot remain over to see Kud- anake raised to the dignity of his chieftainship.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
SPORTSMEN WILL
 HANDLE POTLATCH
 WILDLIFE EXHIBITS

At it's meeting Monday evening in the Elks club with President Fred Hanford presiding. the Stikine Sportsmens Association of Wran- gell decided to sponsor the wildlife exhibit which will be held here in conjunction with the Potlatch June and 4 President Hanford brought several fine trophies down from Tele graph Creek, donated by sportsmen there, and the Alaska Game Com mission has agreed to provide furth- CT trophies as well as to bring wild life motion pictures which will be shown in conjunction.
 The Petersburg Chamber of Com merce through it's President, Earl N Dinner, who is also Chairman of the Game Commission, sends word that it will bring over the great 120 pound King Salmon which is said to be the largest of it's kind ever taken.
 The Sportsmen's Association has consented to take over the manage ment of the exhibit for the Pot latch and at present is hopeful of getting the Redmen hall store room which is under lease to J. E. Wheel CT for the exhibit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24

Door prize, a beautiful colored picture of Chief Kudanake-Shakes, went to Mrs. Melven steear and the confirmation prize for the best cos- tuned couple in the hall to MT. and Mrs. Lowell Sturtevant.
 Highlight of the evening was the Grand March, led by Princess" Harrington on the leash of her mis- tress, Mrs. S. C. Harrington, in striking Potlatch costume, accom- panied by Master of Ceremonies Barnes. Princess, gay in her Pot latch blanket, was awarded a spec ial prize of dog biscuit for her poise and style.
 While the Saturday night dance was conceded triumph, the Pot latch dance committee is looking forward to the dance on the eyen- ing of June 4, with hundreds of wis itors in town. to be even more of a success. That goal of 250 blouses, they believe, is only a minimum. By that time there should be many more.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
Business Heads
 Put Resources
 Behind Defense
Associate. .Pressl

WASHINGTON. May 24-Ameri- can business leaders mobiIizing their vast resources on the industrial front today pledged the national de- fense program unreserved eoopera- tion for a task in which they said "our very lives and liberties may be at stake"
 After a round of conferences on production problems. more than 90 members of Secretary Hopkins Ad- yisory Council went to the White House to give President Roosevelt assurance of full aid.
 The House is to act next week on the huge Army and Navy bills which already have passed the Senate. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, inI charge of coordinating plane pro- duetion. announced plans were be- ing worked out to standardize and spread the manufacture of war planes and motors among many plants.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
STRIKE CALLED BY AFL UNIONS
 AT CANNERIES

Strike at salmon packing plants in eight Southeast Alaska towns was called this week. effective here last Wednesday morning when picket lines were formed and signs went up at the Wrangell Packing Company, the Harvest Alaska Company and the A. R. Bruger Company.
 Called by the negotiating com mittee in Ketchikan the AFL locals here of the Cannery Workers Aux Hilary Union and the Alaska Salmon Purse Seiners Union at a special meeting Tuesday night endorsed the action, 1t was announced by James CauIey, representing the groups.
 Towns in the Southeast effected are Wrangell, Ketehikan, Metlakat- la, Hydaburg, Craig, Klawock, Rake and Petersburg.
 The strike involves only the AFL as CIO workers were signed up in Seattle before coming north.
 Major strike demand of the can-I nery workers is a guarantee of 200l uouES TOT the sedbou, guarantee which they say is granted the out siders before they come north Last seasons agreement, which the pack CTS offered again this year, calls for a guarantee of 150 hours and the same wage scale as a year ago. The Seiners are asking for an in. crease in price of fish of two cents and upward
 Negotiations are understood to bel continuing in Ketehikan and indi- cations from both union represen- tatiYes and packers was that agree ment would be reached probably in l week or 10 days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
LEGION TO HOLD MEMORIAL DAY
 PROGRAM HERE

Memorial Day observance will be held under the auspices of Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. American Legion, and it's Auxiliary at the Col- iseum theatre next Thursday morn ing at 1O:3O o'clock, the major feature of the Memorial Day holi- day here.
 The program includes invocation by the Rev. Russell Pederson; song by Chorus; solo, William B. Byrd; addrebs. the Rev. Arnold Krone; solo, Mrs. Valborg Coulter; reading, R. c. Evans; song by chorus, and benediction by Brig. Gillingham.
 Following the program at the theatre, brief services will be held at the cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
JUNEAU RELATIVE DEDICATES PLAQUE
 IN HIS MEMORY

Miss Josephine Juneau, grand niece of Joe Juneau who with Dick Harris, founded the town of Juneau when they struck gold on Gold Creek, was north bound on the Den ali today bound for the town of her illustrious ancester where she will dedicate a plaque on Memorial Day to the memory of Juneau and liar ris.
 Miss Juneau, resident of Aurora, Ill., was accompanied by Miss Flor ence Kilb of Naperville, H., and Miss Anna Merchut of Chicago. All three girls are employees of the Chi cago, Burlington and Quincy rail road and are on their annual vaca- tion. While here they. visited the Shakes Island Community house and Wrangell Institute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
FIRST EXHIBIT FOR
 P0TLATCH GOES UP
 IN WRANGELL BANK

First, and one of the most strik- ing exhibits to go up for the Pot latch June and 4 is that in the window of the Bank of Wrangell. Personally prepared by Manager H. B. Thornquist of the bank, the ex- hibit has a typical Potlatch atmos- phere with the famous Sydney Law renee picture "Off to the Potlatch' forming the background.
 An unusual collection of minerals has been assembled, and more are being added, making it the most valuable and one of the most at tractive in town.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
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POPPY DAY EXCLAMATION

Whereas when the forces of ruthless autocracy com mftted aggressions against the United States in 1917, the best young men of this nation offered their lives in the nations defense. and
 Whereas, among these young men were many from Wrangell who served gal- lantly and sacrificed greatly in the conflict, and
 Whereas, more than one hundred thousand young Americans were called upon to sacrifice their lives that America might be secure as the land of liberty justice and democracy,
 Nov, therefore, I. Van H. Fisk, Mayor of the City of Wrangell, believing that the memory of their high patri- Otic sacrifice should be kept bright for the inspiration of America, urge all citizens to wear their memorial flower, the poppy, on Saturday, May 25. and give for the poppy as generously as they are able to aid the wars living victims, the disabled vet erans and dependent fam lilies.
 .To that purpose, I do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 25, to be Poppy Day in the City of Wrangell"
 VAN H. FISK, Mayor &
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
WHILE OTHERS FIGHT, SWISS MAKE PLANS

FRIBOURG, Switzerland - The Swiss government is pushing for ward plans to make the little con- federation the communications cen- ter of Europe.
 Government-controlled, radio or ganizations have acquired a large tract of land near the village of Cha tonnage, where they have begun building a 3-masted short-wave ra- dio transmitting station to commun- icate with North and South Ameri- ca and Japan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
SCOUTS IN CAMP AT
 ANITA BAY THIS WEEK

With their motto "every Scout good camper" eight Boy Scouts with Scoutmaster Ray Nichols and the Rev. Russell Pederson in charge, left for Scout Camp at Anita Bay Wednesday, planning to return Sat urday afternoon. Making up the par ty were Scouts Iverson, Stokes, Weis, Jenkins, Pederson, Larson, Ferguson, Churchill and Billy Moore, who is a guest of the troop and expects to pass his first requirements for scouting. Frank S. Barnes and Leonard Campbell saw to it that the boys got to camp with their bag and baggage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
FORESTER SEES
 BIG SUCCESS
 FOR POTLATCH

Regional Forester B. F. Heintzle- man was north bound on the Denali this morning after several weeks Outside during which time he visited Forest Service offices on the west coast and was in conference with officials in Washington
 With everything aimed toward the national defense program. little is expected for projects in Alaska this year except for the military defenses, he reported Congress and the people generally throughout the States are keenly aware that de- lenses must be put in order, he said. and on the east coast they are more acutely aware of the war troubles abroad than are We at this distance away.
 The Regional Forester commend ed the fine work Wrangell has done on the Potlatch and predicted 1t as an outstanding success. Only the war and war conditions are keeping many Congressmen and government officials in Washington from att tending, he reported. However, he anticipated a huge crowd here on Potlatch dates, June 3 and f.
 Forester Heintzleman will be down himself next week from Ju- neau with members of his staff to assist in every way that they can until the Potlatch is over. He in- spected the Island this morning while the boat was in port and re- ported it ready for the big event.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
MANY KILLED, INJURED
 WHEN LOCKS BLOWN UP

PARIS, May 24-Twelve are re- ported killed and more than 1,2O0 injured in Basel when French Army engineers blew up the Yores locks on the Rhine-Rhone canal, flooding hundreds of square miles of Terri tory on the French side of the Rhine The reason was not immediately ap- parent but some observers believed it would strengthen the Maginot line defenses at the point where thous- ands of troops are to be moved into Northwestern France.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
Germans In Position
 To Invade England;
 Bomb Way To Coast
(By Associate. Press }

PARIS. May 24-Allied armies have caught the German arm cured columns in artillery cross fire in a new effort to cut the German salient in it's march to the sea. Masses of Allied in- fantry also weighed down on the corridor, pressing south from Flanders Field in the Cambria region and north from the Somme river in a pincers movement which brought into full play for the first time two branches of the services in which the Allies claim super iority.
 Military reports said the Ger man columns had discarded their flame-throwing tanks in their drive toward the sea and were using new equipped ma chine guns.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
George Rallies People
 Against NaziS
1 Associate. .Pressl

LONDON. May 24-On Empire Day, today, with England threaten ed with it's first invasion since 1066, King George in a personal broadcast to the world accused Nazi Germany of a Hong planned scheme to subjugate by force nations of the world"
 He called up his peoples to keep your resolve unshaken, for defeat will mean destruction of our world as we have known it and descent Into darkness upon the ruins.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
SITKA, KODIAK HARBORS MAY GET
 o. K. BY MIITARY

WASHINGTON, May 24 - The House rivers and harbors committee may ask the War Department to select navigation projects of nation al defense value which President Roosevelt said he would approve.
 Among these and their estimated costs are Sitka Harbor, $109, 900, and Kodiak Harbor. s7O.OOO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
 ROCKS LIMA, PERU

LIMA, May 24-A strong one minute earthquake today demolish- ed houses and sent the population into the streets in panic. First re- ports were that none was injured.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24
SPECIAL POTLATCH EDITION OF SENTINEL
 OUT NEXT FRIDAY

 B The first special Potlateh s Edition of The Wrangell Sen 8 tinel. oldest continuously print g cd newspaper in the Territory 2 Of Alaska. will be off the press 8 next Friday, carrying with it s the regular edition of The Sen # tinel.
 3 Dedicated to Wrangell's first E big Potlatch, marking the res $ toration of Shakes Island and F the elevation of Chief Kudan- * ake-shakes to full ehieftain ship of his people, the edition # will be filled with pictures and # stories describing the outstand- ing event. In it you will find authentic stories of the totems, their origin and early history and many other interesting facts about Wrangell and the Potlatch. It will also contain the official program.
 < The Potlateh edition will be delivered and mailed as usual < to all regular subscribers and will sell locally at the usual # price of 10 cents per copy. # Copies for mailing will be < available at 15 cents per copy. mailed anywhere in the world. 3 +
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-05-24

German capture of Boulogne. France, strategic seaport just % minutes by air from London was admitted in authoritative London quarters today.
 The sweeping Nazi push to the sea, preliminary to the heralded iu- yasion of England. also gained in two other smashing blows.
 German mechanical troops were reported in Berlin 10 have advanced to within close reach of Calais, gate way to the French channel port only 22 miles from Dover, England, while other Nazi forces grappled In fierce fighting with Allied troops in the streets of Ghent, Belgium. Ghent is 30 miles northeast of Brussels where the Germans are reported attacking the outskirts of the city.
 Trend of battle in the critical struggle for mastery of the English channel Yeered rapidly north with the Germans striking hard for the shortest direct jumping off base for England at Calais. In so doing Hit ler's armored legiOns simultaneously frightened the steel trap on between 5o0,000 and a million allied troops poeketed in northern France and Belgium. Nazis jubilantly declared eneirelement of the Allies was near ing airtight completion and said that a great destructive battle may occur earlier than expected.