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The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
S. A. OFFICERS SOUTH

Commissioner Benjamin Orames and Col. Ham of the Salvation Ar my, who were here recently for the S. A. Congress, were southbound this week on the Alaska after spending several days in Juneau. They called here on friends while the boat was in port and then con inued on south to their respective stations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
ALASKA PROJECTS

Harold Foss, Juneau architect man who designed Wrangell's new fire station, was aboard the Alaska, Ketchikan bound, on business this week. Reports a good many govern ment-financed projects being approv1 ed in Alaska. Ketchikan's new li- hFaxy vas among the latest.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
SEASON OPENS DEC. 10
 ON MINK, LAND OTTER,
 WEASEL, FOX AND LYNX

* Thirty-day fur season opens in # Southeast Alaska this year on * December 10 after being closed * last season except for the spe- # cial opening on beaver. Sea- * son will remain open until Jan * uary 10 and furs which may * be taken during that period are a mink, land otter, weasel, fox # (red, cross and silver) and lynx. *. The season is closed on mar # ten, muskrat and beaver. There * is no closed season on wolf, coy # ote, wolverine, marmot and l: squirrel, they may be taken by * any person at any time in a le- # gal manner. 7. |. :. z. :: z. z. :. :. :. .s. .s. .
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
sOMMERS SOUTH

R. J. Sommers of the Sommers Construction Company which has handled contracts in Alaska from the Arctic to Dixon Entrance was Seattle bound on the Alaska this week on a business trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
TRAVELLING "BOBn HOME AGAn

AIaska's No. l travelling attorney -s E. Bob" Robertson of Juneau Was aboard the North Sea this week, heading homeward after a quick trip to San Francisco on bus mess. With many clients in the north and Outside, Lawyer Robert son probably makes more trips in year between Alaska and Seattle than any barrister in the Territory.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
DEPUTY COLLECTOR SOUTH

For a conference with other bu- reau officials, W. c. Overby, Dep uty Collector of Internal Revenue with headquarters at Juneau, was south bound on the Alaska this week for Tacoma, headquarters of Inter nal Revenue for Washington and Al aska. Expects to be gone several | weeks
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
Winter Arrives In Wrangell
 With Snow And Freezing
 Temperatures; low 22 Above

noon there were several inches of fluffy white on the ground and the fall was continuing during the day.
 Snow was reported throughout Southeast Alaska, but it was the h. terior that held the temperature prize Fairbanks reported 37 degrees below aero.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
MOSCOW WOULD BE 18TH
 CAPITAL TO FALL TO
 ADOLF HITLER,S EnRCES

* If Moscow falls to the Nazis * as is now threatened, it will be * the 18th capital which Adolf * Hitler has added to his collec- * tion.
 * The fallen capitals are: War * saw, Poland; Luxemborg, Lux * emborg; Prague, Czechoslovak- ia; Copenhagen, Denmark; The * Hague, Holland; Brussels, Bel * gium; Paris, France; Oslo, Nor way; Athens, Greece; Belgrade, * Yugoslavia; Bucharest, Ruman- ia; Tallin, Estonia; Riga, Lat
 x via; Kaunas, Lithuania; Sofia, * Bulgaria; Vienna, Austria; * Budapest, Hungary; Danzig,
 * the free city of Danzig in the
 < old Polish corridor.
 4, .& < + s& s$ S% SSp sh < + .fs
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
OWN DEPTH CHARGES
 KILLED U. S. SAILORS

NEW YORK - An undetermined number of the 100 men who perish ed when the torpedoed Reuben James went to the bottom died from explosions of the ships own depth charges while they were thrashing around in the icy waters of the north Atlantic on the night of 0e- tober 31, survivors said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28

Winter arrived in Wrangell to- day in all it's white glory after giy- ing warning for the past several days with below freezing tempera- tures
 Mercury drove down to 22 above zero last night and then turned up- ward as snow started falling. Fly
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
COOPER TO SEATTLE

Expert Accountant James c Cooper, who heads up his own com. pany out of Juneau and is known in Wrangell and other Southeast towns through having done account ing work for various businesses, was south bounding it on the Alaska making a more or less fleeting bus mess trip to Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
EARLYS HOME

MT. and Mrs. Charles Early have returned home after an extended visit down the coast as far as Cali fornia. Wrangell weather can knock the spots off California, at any rate during the time he was there, Early renOrted
The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-11-28
WRANGELL CHAMBER
 LUNCHEON MONDAY

Regular luncheon meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday in Civic Center. All members are urged to be on hand. Several matters of importance are scheduled to come up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
MERRY-Go-ROUND

Tall, fast-moving Rep. Lyndon
Johnson is going to let no grass
grow under his feet in his campaign
for the seat of the late Sen. Morris
Sheppard of Texas. The young New
Dealer, who has the public blessing
of the President, plans 208 speeches,
an average of three day.
George Brooks, executive assist
ant In the OPM labor division, is
able to keep two secretaries busy
taking dictation and at the same
time carry on a telephone CONVEX
sation.
Last act of Texas Senator Shep-
pard before he died was to send
out a letter soliciting donations to
the American Bible society. This
is a time when more people need to
read the Bible" the senator said
War may be engrossing the world,
but the Federal Trade commission
is very, very busy deciding whether
beauty cream manufacturers, ct al,
are violating the Robinson-P altman
act when they supply demonstra-
tors to big department stores. One
cosmetic firm already has spent
Sis, 600 presenting evidence en- this
point.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

of men, Flagwill, lot of men! But
l want you to go out and see the
situation for yourself - and tell
Hague why I'm forced into these
desperate delaying actions out in
'front.'"
An hour of patient driving put
Flagwill down the Arny's projected
front. Whole regiments stood about
In the dawn, still waiting for orders
and supplies. The men were tired
and hungry. Shortage of ammunition
was general, even in the infantry.
Ammunition was reported available
at the railhead, but the railhead
was swamped with demands and
there were insufficient truck trains
at present for all purposes.
As the sun shot over the horizon,
Flagwil turned back to the Lannes
command post. Squadrons of Amer
lean combat planes had combed the
air of Van Hassek's night hawks
and the day had quoted down to a
rumble of artillery columns and
hum of friendly planes.
Given a day or two, Flagwil con-
cluded, the hastily assembled Third
Army would shake itself down.
American ingenuity somehow would
overcome the shortages of supplies,
motor vehicles, the obsolescent or
ganization tables, the unco-ordinat-
ed stats, outmoded weapons, the
lack Of training IN team-play Of
higher units. At least the officers
had sound academic training In the
science of war.
General Lannes, his face flushed
and harried, his eyes distended, sat
feverishly at the end of field teIe-
phone as Flagwin re-entered the
command post. After a staccato,
fretted exchange he hung UP the re-
ceiver and got to his feet.
Van Hassek is driving at Mole.
with everything he's got this morn
ing!" Lannes roared. ''Only the reg
iments sent up to him last night
kept Mole from being cracked up
early this morning. Says he'll be
lucky to hold on till nine. My God,
Flagwill, this mess is going to cost
US five thousand men, maybe tent"
By eight O'Clock, Mole saw he
could hold no longer. Chastity losses
were multiplying, his tanks were
threatened. Now the American air
service held the supremacy of the
air Immediately over the heads of
Mole's troops, which made possible
the dangerous operation of daylight
withdrawal.
''Pm pulling out Of here now,
LannesI" he shouted fercely over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
CHAPTER XVI

General Hague nervously paced
the floor of his office despite the
long days of driving toll and anxi-
ETY. that had drained his energies to
the point of exhaustion. The last
troop trains had moved south with
the force of fifty thousand men that
was to stop Van Hassek on the Fort
Worth-Dallas line. But reports from
the south shook him with new mis-
givings and he had sent for Colonel
Flagwill.
Young Benning got away this
morning for Mexico City, didn't he?"
Flagwills face dropped. Sorry,
General. Benning has vanished in
thin air. Not word from him all
day"
''Benning missing?" General
Hague scowled incredulity. THAT
doesn't sound like Benning."
II authorized him to follow
Van Hassek agent aboard Norwe-
gian tramp freighter, thinking we'd
get haul of spies. A destroyer
Overhauled the boat last night after
1t sailed, only to find Benning was
not aboard as planned. The ships
captain claimed not to have seen
anyone resembling Benning."
Nothing should have prevented
Benning's fight to Mexico City,
FlagwiIl," Hague complained. "AIl
right, let's hope he turns up SOON"
Flagwill drove at once to Boiling
Field where a fast new O-47 obser-
walton plane put him IN the air short
ly before dusk. Seven hours later,
as the plane approached Dallas, a
radio warning told the pilot to avoid
the Dallas airport and put down at
an emergency landing-feld south
of the city.
The savage winks of defamation
bombs caught FlagwilPs eye as his
plane drove past the city. No SOON
er had his plane roared to a stop In
the emergency field than his ears
rang with the bedlam of air bonn
bardment over Dallas. A staff Off
Ger from Army headquarters was
waiting for him.
Dallas and Fort Worth are TAX
ing an awful beating tonight" the
staff officer reported. We're forced
20 detrain troops and impedimenta
north of the city. An hour ago a
bomber registered on one of our
troop trains-three hundred men
killed. Things are In pretty bad
jam here, sir"
III be frank with you, FlagwilIl"
General Lannes said in a peppery,
overweight voice. eff Van Has
SEX sizes up this mess and hits us
promptly, he'll roll up my Third
Army In spite"
Lannes' voice was drowned bv
the mighty crash of a heavy bomb.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
CHAPTER XV-Continued

The boat bobbed across the har-
Dor; Benning decided that Bravot
must be headed back for some Sc
Cret rendezvous in New York, a part
OF some crafty maneuver to cover
his Uttered trail. In that event Ben
ming decided to strike in the dark
ness the instant the launch reached
shore.
A few minutes later the launch
Swerved sharply out of its course
and slowed down. Benning saw the
massive shadow of a ship looming
over his head. A voice called
down from above. Bravot got
TO his feet, edged his way to
the bow. A boatman made the
launch fast to the ships ladder. One
by one the passengers swung onto
the ladder and were swallowed up
by the night.
Go ahead, Bromlitz!" a voice
commanded when Benning hesitat-
ed.
Fincke caught Benning's arm,
gently forced him forward. Benning
made a swift estimate as he stood IN
INDIGESTION. Quickly he saw that but
one course lay ahead. In the bob
bing little boat he knew he would
stand no chance If he put up a fight
for possession of the craft. As for
swimming ashore, even the strongest
swimmer could not expect success
IN that feat tonight.
Benning swung to the ladder and
mounted to the deck. Close behind
him came Fincke. On the deck
there was glow of light from an
Incandescent.
Inside the Austrian tossed off his
coat and stretched himself. His face
now was exuberant.
'Himmel, but what a comfort,
Bromlitz!" he exclaimed with vast
sigh of relief. Now fellow can
take free breath"
Fincke paused to give Benning
knowing wink.
What does it matter if we're sit
ting over cargo of high explosives,
Ell, Bromlitz? It'll not blow up until
we give the commandment that'u
play the biggest card IN the whole
Van Hassek deck! Cheer up, Brom-
itz, IN ten days from now you'll be
back with your girl in Mexico City!"
Now it was all to clear to Ben
ming. Fincke at last had vitalized
the meaning of this cruise, the rea-
son for his own restless misappre-
tensions. This ship, with its cargo
OF explosives, clearing New York
with papers for San Francisco, was
part of an intricately laid plot to
destroy the Panama Canal and strip
the Atlantic seaboard of the protec-
ton of the United States feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
TOUGH DRAFT BOARDS

The problem of industrial man.
power has become so acute that de-
tense chiefs have complained to Sc
lective service officials that some
local boards are ''too tough" about
granting deferment to skilled work.
men.
Ohio draft boards, for example,
are ordering the induction of crafts
men badly needed for the crucial
machine tool program. Similar
complaints have been made against
Michigan draft authorities for TAX
ing specially skilled men needed by
the Packard plant, now producing
Rolls-Royce airplane engines for
the British.
From Virginia have come reports
that the draft is hampering the vast
naval and shipbuilding program at
Newport News.
The problem of labor supply is
also hitting agriculture Agricul-
tural officials fear that so much
labor is being drained off farms that
some of them want to bar any more
defense plants in midwestern dairy
and pork sections.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

that set the earth shaking under
them.
In spite of hell and high water!"
he concluded as the room cleared of
vibrations. It'll take me days to
straighten out this tangle and it'll
only take Van Hassek a few hours
TO run up here with his motorized
and mechanical outfts!"
General Hague probably has told
you, sir" Flagwill said, ''that we've
got to hold on this line The coun-
try is In an uproar and everyone
IN Washington, sir, feels we've got
to have victory"
Sure we've got to hold" Lannes
ragged. But don't forget that fifty
thousand men are fifty thousand SOL
diers only when they're shaken
down, organized, supplied, and
ready to fight"
The Army commander stalked to
wall map and pointed to his dispo-
sitions and immediate plan of &C.
ton.
Mole is taking an artillery lac
ing at this minute, which means at
tack on him at daybreak. With the
reinforcements I've sent up, he must
hold on the Colorado as long as
possible. Then he's got to fight de-
laying actions and make another
desperate stand behind the Brazos.
Somehow Mole must delay Van Has
SEX at least three days, maybe for
a week, until I can get in shape to
take the enemy on here IN front of
Dallas. It's going to cost us lot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
Improving Ventilation in Kitchen

Improving Ventilation In Kitchen
Additional ventilation by means of
built-in electric ventilating fans win
be the simplest solution to improve
the ventilation in a kitchen and bath
room. These fans are available in
a number of styles all of which have
the combined advantages of fan and
blower. The ceiling type can be
installed over range, shower or tub
to draw off fumes smoke or steam.
Where ceiling installation is not
practical, sidewa1 fans can be used.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
wallpaper Gets New Treatment

Wallpaper Gets New Treatment
Builders report renewed interest
in wallpaper as finish for walls In
new and modernized homes. As a
result of technical progress within
the industry, variety of papers are
now available to suit any type of in
terror. Hard, glossy finishes, metal
lie surfaces, basket weaves, cloth
reproductions, wood limitations and
old-fashioned embossed designs are
but a few of the styles on the mar
ket. .r.--
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

unearthed vast spy ring. Benning con-
timed to pose as a friend when he
unexpectedly met Fincke In Washington,
and accompanied him on a mysterious
mission which took them aboard small
boat In the New York harbor.
Now continue with the story.
q K
the field telephone. ST can't hold
another minute! I hope you have
strong reinforcements for me at the
Brazos."
"All right, Mole, use your own
judgment, Lannes retorted. "But
no matter what it costs, we've got
to delay Van Hassek until I can get
my Third Army ready to stop hirn!'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
1t Used. to Be Sissy

There Uhen the played regarded
something less than herman But days In these
action photos made 6 the Speeday technique toPnotcher Ken
Davidson and Hugh Forgie. shosO you of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AIR

One of the significant differences
between the war and navy depart
ments is the hostility of navy brass
hats to civilian scrutiny and control
of their operations.
Deciding that the vastly expanded
army air corps needed central di-
recting head, Stimson and Patter-
son selected Robert Lovett, New
York banker and World war ace,
for the job and had the President
appoint him. There was no inter-
ference from the generals, and air
corps chiefs are working harmoni-
ously and effectively with their new
civilian boss.
Navy brasshats, on the other
hand, are fighting tooth and nail to
block a similar civilian intrusion
into their gold-braided realm.
Through high-powered lobbying OPP
erations In the house, the admirals
wormed into the So, 500, 000, 900 navy
appropriation bill provision that
would make it impossible to name
an assistant secretary for air.
The prohibitive clause is a very
slick piece of axing. On its face
it has no connection with the pro-
posed civilian appointee. It merely
bars the expenditure of navy funds
"for any additional positions
at rate of compensation in excess
of 5000 year" The pay for an
assistant secretary is $4,000 year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

Top: The shuttlecock, or
Bird" is in flight across
the net here, and Ken David
son left also looks as if he
is soaring, after smashing it
oUer to his opponent, Hugh
Forgie, sUho is recovering
after going off balance.
Right: ZoWie! Hugh
Forgie completing an
around-the-heGd smash. This
shot is used by the better
players rather than a back
hand stroke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
NEXT WEEK
A.so1sss AdAasA<ss 2-4zsIz.~s~t
D Q Mt MIss I'll

Benning fornulates desperate
plan to sOarn the U. S. army of the
boafs mission. americas fleet iUiH be
bottled in the Pacific, Ieaping vital
Atlantic cities helpless, unless he sue.
ceeds-bm CAV he?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
M JeyiaLGvery oAmeyican !,

THE STORY so FAR: More than
100000 foreign troops which had been
secretly transported to Mexico suddenly
invaded the United States. Intelligence
Ofheer Benning had discovered their
plans while spy in Mexico City where
he had gained the confidence of Fincke
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
1MiQFlaNaa,
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Washington, D. C.

TERRITORIAL BASES
The island bases of the United
States are now considered our best
safeguard against invasion. But
army and navy brasshats get a
scorching rebuke in a report pre-
pared by the house appropriations
subcommittee that inspected terri
torial bases.
Written by Rep. James G. Scrug-
ham of Nevada, chairman Of the
group, the report recommends the
immediate creation of an indie
pendent air force" This would be
intended to correct two chief
abuses:
Cd The location of army and navy
bases almost side by side In fiat,
unprotected country, thus inviting
destruction by enemy bombs" (2)
Failure to build hangers, repair
shops and other facilities under
ground.
Regarding the first criticism the
Scrugham report states: This
policy of concentrating highly essen
tial military or industrial struc-
lures in very limited areas cannot
be too strongly condemned, and
may constitute an error of gravest
consequences. This is as true in our
territorial as well as our continental
defenses. 1 t
1.-THE lesson of the destruction of
the Polish air force by the Germans
at the beginning of the war seems
to have gone entirely UNDECIDED (by
the aeronautic bureau chiefs re-
sponsibIe). In a fat country, pro-
tected air facilities may be imprac-
teal, but where there are adjacent
hills, it seems inexcusable to delib-
erately build -. bases invitingly
located for bombing attacks, and so
close together that an enemy plane
can hit one if it misses the other.
Everywhere the story is the
same, from Hawaii to Puerto Rico,
from Alaska to the Virgin Islands,
Jamaica and Trinidad. Also, no
adequate plans have been formulat-
ed for water reserves, except to con-
tract for drilling a few wells, with
gave uncertainties as to quality
and quantity"
Scrugham's conclusions are that
a tragedy of the first magnitude
may develop unless immediate
steps are taken to rectify conditions
at the territorial bases. His solu-
ton is the Capitalization of all mill
tary air forces under single head
with cabinet rank.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
INsTALLMENT FIFTEEN

and Bravot, two enemy officers, but his
warnings had gone unheeded. Foreign
forces led by Van Hassek pushed re-
lentlessly forward. His troops we're vast
ly superior In numbers and equipment
TO the American forces which opposed
him. Returning to New York, Benning
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-01
Australian Koalas Are
Fighting Life Battle

The real, live Teddy Bear" the
Australian koala, is fighting its
greatest battle. And the humans,
who almost exterminated this friend
ly, harmless little animal, are now
trying to keep the species alive.
Forty years ago, koalas were plen-
tiful in Australia, but disease and
hunters have almost wiped out this
small cousin of the kangaroo. An
open season on the koala, in 1927,
saw 584 900 killed for their soft,
heavy fur KoalaS are now protect
ed by government restrictions.
The koala requires special diet
of eucalyptus leaves, rarely sur
wives captivity. Efforts are now dt-
rected toward reproducing the nat
ural habitat in protected preserves
TO keep the koala alive.
A full grown koala is about two
feet high. weighs about 80 pounds.
The young are less than two inches
long at birth, live eight months in
the mothers pouch.
Koalas are easily tanned, make eX-
cellent pets. But given sweets and
starches, instead of eucalyptus
leaves, they inevitably die.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-08-01
Antiques Of Copper, Brass

Just as pewter is popular in home
furnishing, so are old copper and
brass. The beautiful hand-pOliShed
pieces of copper and brass may &C.
casionally be found in our shops and
add a delightful note Of color to a
room. Copper and brass may be
found in a great variety Of articles,
for they, too, came INTO use early
in our history.
In America we find large brass
and copper kettles which were ham,
mered out of sheet brass and copper
brought here in the early days from
Wales In addition there are old
brass candlesticks now hard to find,
that is, genuinely old ones. Shutters
and trays may be found in both met
ais and warming pans which were
in use for many, many years. SHOW
els, tongs and tenders, chafng
dishes and ladies are rarities. Brass
mortars are very much a collective
item at the present time. 1t is to
the Dutch we are indebted for the
fine old milk cans, tea and coffee
pots, skillets and also for the wash
bowls and pitchers now so much
desired for the ranch house. :