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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
RED RESISTANCE
HAMPERS INVASION

BERLIN, July Is - Strong Red
army resistance and bad roads are
hampering the German invasion of
Russia, the German high command
admitted last night. but claimed pro-
gress along the whole eastern front
nevertheless.
Again the communique from Adolf
Hitler's headquarters gave no details
of the vast operations but DNB, the
official German news agency, re-
ported the defeat with extra-ordin-
airy heavy losses of a large Red army
force trapped at Newell north of Wit
ibisk It said that $4,000 prisoners
were taken there and declared that
the Russian losses were high be-
cause the Red Army political COM
missars had compelled their troops
to continue hopeless resistance.
Another 5000 eaDtiyes were said
by informed German spokesman to
have been taken in the Mogilen sec
tor on the south side of the Smolensk
salient after German troops had
smashed local resistance. Booty
these spokesman said, included wea.
pons, war materials and equipment
for an entire division.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
NO MAIL COMING HERE
VIA CLIPPER SERVICE

KETCHIKAN = Planes now OPP
Grating on twice-weekly schedule be-
tween Ketchikan and Juneau can
not carry air mail connecting with
the PAA clippers to and from Seat
tie, according to word relayed to Al
aska Airlines from the Juneau at
torney for that firm and the Jul
neau flyers who are cooperating in
maintaining the schedule.
The post office department adj
vised the flyers that it would be i'm
practicable to attempt carrying all
! mail to and from the states by way
of Juneau.
AS for another proposal for thu
northbound plane to pick up mai
for the north from the steamers
northbound through here on, say
Mondays, the post office department
also turned thumbs down. saying
such a violation of the principl,
established by congress in refusing
to appropriate money for a sta
route air service connecting Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ju
neau.
The planes, however, may continu
| to pick up local mail destined to an,
from the various communities. Thi
is carried on an emergency rout
basis and is paid for at pound rates
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
U.S.. Embassy
In Moscow
Hit By Bombs
-lRy Associated Press !

MOSCOW, July % - Windows
on two sides Of the residence Of I'm
tied States Ambassador Laurence A
Steinhardt were blown in by a bomb
during the fourth successive night
of German air assault on Moscow
The raid carried out in relays again
lasted for five and one half hours
but Russian spokesman declared that
like its predecessors it was a fail
ure.
No officers of the I. S embassy
were in the Ambassadors residence,
"Spassa House" -Four American
neWspapermen who were there at
the time were unhurt Curtains were
ripped and rugs and furniture were
showered with glass.
The Red army communique again
reported fierce night fighting in the
region about Porkhov in the Polotsk
Newell sector and in smolensk and
Zhelomel areas but indicated there
had been no significant change on
the long front facing Germany.
The Red army stand on the cen
trial sector was pictured as the most
brilliant resistance of the war and
Russian troops were said to be still
holding on grimly in the Smolensk
sector. a week after the Germans
struck in that direction.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
J.R. Brown, WrangelI Theatre
Man, Sprouts Wings With
First Solo Flight Sunday

The seagulls have nothing on ].
R. Brown.
At least, they haven't since last
afternoon when veteran Pr
lot Tony Schwam, Wrangell-Peters-
burg Air Service pilot and instruc-
tor, economically speaking, push
ed Brownie out of the nest for his
first solo flight.
Borwn, local manager Of the col
iseum Theatre, has, for the past
few weeks, been diligently practic-
ing take-offs and landings in the
Sch wamm Taylorcraft with a few
figure Fights and verticals thrown
in. Last Sunday afternoon Instruc-
tor Schwamm climbed out of the
cabin and waved his embryo pilot
off, with the traditional .She's all
yours, take her around and bring
her in" Brownie poured the coal to
her and took off for what is gen.
orally one of the most lonely rides
pilot ever takes-his solo flight.
1t was a pretty hop, with a per.
feet landing scored.
After being congratulated by {
beaming Schwamm on his return tt
the float, again carrying out tradi
ton. Browns solo was thoroughly
eOEnpletsd whsR he Was grabbed b.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25

Schwamm and Trig Hansen Peters
burg pilot, and unceremoniously
"dunked" in the bay. However,
Brownie did not go alone He pulled
Instructor Schwamm along with
him, which is definitely not accord
ing to tradition.
The cold waters of the bay how
ever, could not quench or dampen
the new solo-pilot's joy AS he walk
ed down the street leaving a watery
saltwater trail in his wake, Brownie
didn't know the water was cold, or
wet, or salty, or uncomfortable. As
far as Brownie was concerned there
wa sno water or no street, he was
still up in the clouds. Still living
through that greatest thrill that
comes in a flier's course of flying
his first solo.
Brown sOloed after approximately
eight hours instruction. Since his
solo he has chalked up five hours
on the solo side of his log book and
hopes to swell that number by many
more before the summer is over. He
is the first WraIfgell trained pilot
: to get his wings.
So, the seagulls have nothing OF
j. r. Brown.
L Many happy landihsR.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
U. S. WARNS JAPAN
AGAINST AGGRESSION

WASHINGTON, July % Brand
ing Japan's move in French Indo
China as a threat to American Sc
curity and step toward further
conquest, the United States limited
at strong counter measures and
warned Tokyo against drive on
Singapore, the Netherlands East In
dies and the Philippines.
From President Roosevelt himself
came some plain talking about why
the United States had not hereto
fore shut off all oil shipments to
Japan, all in the past tense. He told
a civilian defense group bluntly that
this policy was designed to make is
unnecessary for Japan to go down
to the East Indies for oil and, the
President said, it had worked for
two years, thus keeping war out of
the Pacific.
Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary
of State, said the Japanese move
threatened sources of American de-
Tense materials and endangered the
safety of other areas of the Pacific
including the Philippines and bears
directly upon the vital problem of
our national security.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
MOTHER OF MRS.
E. J. WHEELER
DIES IN PORTLAND

A wire to Mrs. James Wheeler. of
Wheeler Drug Company from her
son, Mayor E. J. Wheeler, now Wis
iting in Portland, Oregon, told of
the death in that city yesterday OF
Mrs. E. ]. Wheeler's mother, Mrs.
Mary Borgess., which occurred yes
terday.
Mrs. E. J. Wheeler went south
some time ago to visit her mother
who was i'll and was Joined about
two weeks ago by Doctor Wheeler
Although no details of the death
were given in the wire, it is pre-
sumed the funeral will take place
in Portland within the next day or
SO and Doctor and Mrs. Wheeler will
return to Wrangell within the next
week or ten days.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
Widely Known
Pioneer Wrangell
Woman Passes

Mrs. Rose Sylvester Willett. Is. a
resident of Wrange1l for almost so
years, died last Saturday evening
at the family home at O'Clock.
Mrs. Willett, born in interior
Canada. came to Wrangell as the
young bride of Rufus sylvester who
rose TO wide prominence in Alaska
and besides being the owner of
Wrangelrs first mill was a large
property owner in the town. In her
younger years Mrs. WiHett was
noted as one of the towns most
prominent and most beautiful wom-
en-.
Mr.. Sylvester died many years
ago and Mrs. Sylvester later married
Oscar Willett. a Wrangell earpen-
ter.
SIX children survive. They are
Mrs. R. J. Suratt. Mrs. May Gartley.
Mrs James Nolan. George Sylvester.
Mrs Allan Richie all of Wrangell
and Mrs. Ann Chilberg who lives in
California.
Funeral services were held last
Monday morning from the home and
We're private. Pallbearers were Rich
ard Suratt James Nolan, James
Lovett and George sylvester and in
terment was in the family plot in
the Red Men cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
Wage--HOur Men
10 Alaska To
Inspect Plants

To inspect Alaskan industries COW
cred by the Fair Labor Standards
Act. Walter 7. Neubert, Northwest
Manager Of the Wage and Hour DE-
vision of the U. S. Department Of
Labor. Of Seattle. arrived in Ju-
neau this week on board a Pan Am
eriean Always Lodestar. He was
Joined later in the week by inspee-
tors Walter G. McCrea and Paul X.
Paschke.
Neubert said that the investiga-
ton of Alaskan industries will be
concentrated on mining operations,
but that the books of wholesalers,
transportation concerns. mail order
houses. lumber operators and other
businesses engaged in interstate
commerce also will be inspected to
determine whether or not the con-
Germs are in compliance with the
Federal wage and hour law.
A judgment against the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company, lar
gest of the operations in the juneau
area recently was signed in the Tn
tied States District Court in San
Francisco. Under the terms of the
judgment to which the company Of
fered no objection, payments aggre-
eating approximately 100000 are
being made to the 1000 employees
of the company in this area.
I'VE will not confine our inspsc-
ton to the large operators Mr..
Neubert said. Il would like to en-
phasize that our coming here has
two purposes. One is to inspect those
plants engaged in interstate COM
merce to determine if they are OPP
Grating in compliance with the wage
and hour law. The other, is so that
we will be available to any employ
er who is concerned with whether
or not his employees are entitled
to the benefits of the act"
The government man and his as
sistants will remain in Alaska until
some time in September
Neubert was formerly owner Of
a newspaper in Ketchikan and was
connected with the newspaper bus
mess before going into Government
service, so is not a newcomer to AL
aska.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
AUXILIARY HEAD
COMPLIMENTS UNIT
ON DEFENSE WORK

Expressing herself as delighted
with her trip so far TO Alaska and
especially with the opportunity OF
meeting personally so many members
of the American Legion Auxiliary
units, Mrs Louis J Lemstra, Ma
tional President of the American
Legion Auxiliary, passed through
Wrangell nortbhound on the North
Coast last Monday.
In the States conditions are quite
different the National President
said, where I attend meetings OF
the Auxiliary in various parts Of
the country I may speak to, perhaps
several hundred women with the
opportunity of meeting only a few
personally. Since coming to Alaska
appreciate especially getting togeth-
er with the units here where be
cause the membership is so much
smaller I can chat with you and go
away feeling l know each one per
sonally.'
\ delegation of local members
headed by Auxiliary President Mrs.
Rena Shain, met the North Coast
and took Mrs. Lemstra to the dug
out for tea. Later she was taken to
the hotel or dinner
Local women were enthusiastic
over meeting the National President.
Charming and gracious, they found
her an interesting talker and com
mended the Alaska units on the
work they are doing for National
defense. She left on the North Coast
bound for Juneau and the Interior.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
Virtually $4,000
Cases Salmon
Up Here So Far

Alaska5s No. 1 ndustry-salmon
packing blossomed into full bloom
this week as fish continued to pour
into the local canneries at pace
far in excess of last season and at
the best rate in many years for this
district.
In addition to the seiners and
gillnetters, traps, which opened yes
terday and today. we're adding to
the volume. harvest got in 5000
fish from their traps this morning.
ARB reported its traps fishing we'll.
Estimated packs up to tonight as
given by the three local packers are
as follows:
ARB-25.65O cases.
Burnett Inlet Salmon Company
22.100 cases.
Harvest Alaska Company-12,0 600
cases.
Up to last Saturday night. Offic-
ial figures reported to the local Of
flee of the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice, for packers in this district as
the season was just getting under
way. were:
ARB-18,110 cases.
Dean Kaylor, Petersburg, 57O2.
Alaska Glacier seafoods, Peters
burg, 2,239.
harvest Alaska Company, 1897
Burnett Inlet Salmon Company, H.
682.
Nakat Packing Corp, Union Bay
1855.
Pacific American Fisheries, Pc
tersburg. 6,992.
Reports received by local packers
from other districts indicate Bristol
Bay is running fair with 100000
cases up at last report. Prince Will
liam Sound is way down with not
much of a run. Ketehikan district
is having a normal run and the run
is still very good in the Icy Strait
area.
Fishermen in this district were
reporting excellent returns Price
was up TO 20 cents from some areas.
Some boats were reported to have
reached a catch of $4,000 and other
$1,000. One boat crew already has
shared in an amount of $500 per
man.
Pay in tn canneries is running
from 81 Y cents an hour up with
additional 10 cents for overtime and
all local labor is being absorbed.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
U.S., Britain Poised
For Action Against
Japan In Pacific

WASHINGTON. July - The
United States and Great Britain are
reported poised for a swift and dras-
tie counter action against imperial
japanese occupation of strategic air
and naval bases in the south OF
French lndo-Ghina Indications both
here and i'm London were that the
American government stood ready 10
impose sweeping economic restrict
ions ON Japan paralleling possible
British military action To offset the
threat against their singapore naval
base and the Netherlands East N
dies which would be created by es=
adjustment of Japanese bases i'm
southern Indo-Ghina.
Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary
of State. received renert ON the
Japanese view of the situation from
the Japanese Ambassador Admiral
Kfehisaburo Nomura Nj Welles
would not comment ON the outcome
of the conference and Admiral Nom
ura, confirming that he had ap-
preached the subject from our
side. would say only that he hoped
the feeling between our Two coun=
tries will become better and bet
ter"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
Z. S. ASKED TO ACT
IN ECUADOR-PERU
BORDER TROUBLE

BUENOs AIRES. July % - Ar
gentina awaited answers today TO
supreme call sent to Ecuador and
Peru urging cessation of border
fighting which has flared anew.
Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Gun
azu telegraphed the government of
the two countries saying that for
the good of continental solidarity
with which we make all our causes
common sense" hostilities should
cease. The governments of the I'm
tied States and Brazil were asked TO
send similar notes To Ecuador and
Peru.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
WRANGELLITES
URGED TO RESERVE
P. o. BOXES NOW

Postmaster B. Y Grant was re
minding Wrangell box holders to-
day that only a few days are let in
which to sign up for their new box
es in the new Post Office and Gus
toms House before the post office
is moved around the first of August.
1t is hoped that all box holders,
and all those who desire boxes will
make reservations before time to
move in order to facilitate distribu-
ton of the mail during the usual
confusion which always accompanies
moving.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
JAP WARSHIPS
OFF IND0-CHINA

Saigon. July 25-Nell Informed
spokesman reported here that Jap
anese warships have appeared Of
Cape St Jacques and Camranh BaY
following French acceptance of ia
panese demands for military facili=
ties in southern Indo-Ghina. The
same informants reported that L
Japanese transports were en- route
10 Saigon from Haiuan, Chinese is
land off the Indo-Chinese coast
which the Japanese have been using
as a concentration base for months.
Comranh Bay is a naval base On
Indo-China's southern c5asj and cape
81. Jacques dominates the mouth of
the Saigon river by which Ship
reach this port.
French acceptance OF Japan's de
mand for the extension 10 southern
Indo-China of the military grip she
already holds ON the north was re
ported officially. Foreign consulates
announced here that their represenz
tatiyes in Hanoi have been advised
by the Indo-China government of a
Franco-Japanes agreement granting
the Japanese certain naval and mil
itary concessions in southern Indo-
China. These informauts declared
that the agreement had been reach
ed by representatives of the Tokyo
and Vichy governments on July -
but details concerning its provisions
could not be learned Immediately.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
OLE BENJAMIN
TAKEN BY DEATH
AT PETERSBURG

ole Benjamin. father of Mrs. Ken
meth stensland and Berniee Benjamz
in of Wrangell. died Wednesday at
his home in Petersburg. He was long
a resident of Petersburg and besides
the two daughters here is survived
by his son. Howard. who lived with
his father. Mr.. and Mrs. Stensland
and children and Miss Benjamin
flew Immediately to Petersburg
where funeral services were held
this afternoon. Several lovely floral
tributes were sent over by plane
from here where Mr. Benjamin had
many friends
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
MARINE GENERAL ON
VISIT TO ALASKA

Brig. Gen. Charles F. B. Prince,
Commanding General of the Depart
ment of the Pacific of the U. S.
Marine Corps, with his aide, Lieut..
]. S. Mcintosh were passengers "a
board the Yukon northbound here
first of the week Both men were
accompanied by their wives and are
going as far west as Unalaska. Gen.
Prince is looking over various naval
and military projects in conjunction
with the trip.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

) ; !. : !. : : ; : : I. : 4
The Sentinel extends birthday
greetings this week to the follow
ing:
Mrs. Don Miller, July rs.
Doris Annette Hulse, July 81.
Lawrence Lewis. July 80
Clarence Lewis, July 80.
Marshall Hoppin, July 81.
Bobby Stokes. July 81.
RiRy R0wmam. taly Al.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
ALABAMA VISITOR HERE

Miss Twila Green, of Mobile Ala
bama, has been spending the last two
weeks visiting Miss Shirley Wilcox,
a nurse at the Bishop Rowe hospit-
al. Miss Green is leaving on the
Northland tomorrow for a position
in the Juneau Hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
CLAIM GERMAN ATTACK
SLOWING DOWN

LONDON, July Is - The German
attack on Russia is slowing down
if it has not entirely stopped, a
spokesman said here and there has
been no re-grOuping of the German
armies for a third assault
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
VISITORS RETURN HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Christensen and
small daughter, Carla, who have
been visiting Mrs. Christensen par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hansler,
for the past three weeks, left last
Friday night aboard the North Sea
to return to their home in Tacoma,
Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
HALF TAXES
MUST BE PAID
BY AUGUST FIRST

Taxpayers are reminded by City
Clerk L. B. Chisholm that taxes are
due and payable by August /, next
Friday. The first half may be paid by
that date and additional time al
lowed for the balance without be-
coming delinquent If payment is not
made by August I. taxes become de-
linquent and are subject to penalty.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
WRANGELL GIRL MARRIED

Miss Minnie Sue Bradley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Bradley,
was married July at Talkeetna, A
laska to Calvin Reeve of that town.
Mrs. Reeve was born and raised in
Wrangell and has many friends here
who are sending the young couple
best wishes for happiness.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
ZIP THE RIVER

Passengers aboard the Hazel B,
Darlington Transportation river
boat, bound for Telegraph up the
Stikine the past week were: James
C. Brady, F. G. Mcdonald, w. ].
Crawford, Mrs. J. Retallack and son
Mrs. Alice Thorman.
Joseph Sadlish, Charles Frans,
Miss Shirley Wilcox and Miss Twila
Green.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
VISITING RELATIVES HERE

Mrs. Maude N. McLennon of Sc
attic arrived here early Monday
morning on the steamer Yukon to
visit for the remainder of the sum
mer with her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wellman
we'll known Wrangell residents.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
MOVE TO WRANGELL

Mr.. and Mrs. V. e. Hamlin, for
merly of Point Baker, arrived in
Wrangell this morning and expect
to make their home here They came
here aboard an ARB boat, with Mrs.
Hamlin's brother. Lafayette Lieur-
azea-
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
VISITING GRANDMOTHER

James Wheeler III flew in with
Pilot Tony Schwamm last Friday al
ternoon from Petersburg to visit his
grandmother, Mrs. James Wheeler,
for the balance of the summer.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
MISS BErrBY TO KETCHIKAN

Miss Ethel Beilby flew to Ketch-
ikan this morning with Pilot Tony
Schwamm for dental attention fol-
lowing a night of suffering from a
bad tooth
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25
PLEADS GUILTY TO
TAKING CASH FROM
UNION OIL AGENT

Adolf Cramer pleaded guilty in
L. S. Commissioner Richard Sur
ats court this week to the theft
of SO from Fred Hanford at the
Union Oil office and was sentenced
to 80 days in Federal jail in Ketch-
ikan. The money was returned. Ora
mer, a stranger here, entered the Of
flee and took the money from the
cash box while Hanford had gone
out on the dock to service a boat
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-07-25

LOPEZ IN HOSPITAL
Leutino Lopez was admitted to
the Bishop Rowe hospital July "a
for observation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-04
Justice Courts Kept Busy
Bv Arrests Of State Patrol

Activities of the state patrol
over the weekend kept justice
courts at the courthouse busy
Monday morning. Arrests on the
highways tended to he in pairs
In Justice Blanche Funk Mil
ler's court were two arrested Sun
day on Meridian ave. in Puyallup
by Officer Paul Pattison. Mrs.
Dulce Woods. 80. of Route /,
Olympia. charged with drunken
driving. was fined $50 and SEN
fenced 10 90 days in jail. subject
to suspension Her companion,
Mrs Warrenetta Walstrom. %. Of
2OOS 7th st. $ W. Puyallup. who
it turned out. provided the liquor,
was fined IS for being drunk and
given 80 days in Jail
Fred Michael. 6O-year-old la
borer. OF 4s13 So. Park. was fined
500 and costs by Justice Clarence
E Layton on drunk driving
charge. Michael was jailed oy
officer f. f. Esteb late Saturday
evening after he wrecked his car
on a telephone pole on South Ia
coma way.
Emerson Hamilton. -. Of .oute
:. Box 324. Tacoma. srres,ed by
Capt. Pryde Of the state pslroi q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-04

short time before. was senrnced
by Layton to 40 days in the county
Jail for drunk driving.
J. c. Agnew. 43-year-old clerk.
Of 1901 So. f st. still was in the
county jail Monday with BAL set
at $500 on a drunk driving charge
He hit pile Of bricks in front Of
house after driving out of The
Graham-Loveland road on Il he
Mountain highway Saturday night
Joe Willet. As of $3.50 So G st.
arrested with Agnew as drunk.
was freed on SIS bail They also
were tailed by Pattson
Another pair. picked up by OF
FLYER W E. Campbell. south OF the
city, left the county Jail in the
hands Of military police They
were Ted r Heath. Is. cnal geo
with drunk driving. and L. z. Oard.
~. charged as drunk. both mem
bers OF Battery n. 21sth F. A.
Camp Murray.
Walter 2 Hawryls. 25-year-old
Seattle steelworker. arrested by
Officer Mike Wayne north Of the
city Sunday morning. as a drunk
driver. MAS free Monday IN a $500
bond