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The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
Taxi Service
 1 Curtailed By
 OPA Ruling

In an order issued for the pur- pose of conserving motor equipment the operation of taXicabs and taxi service are sharply curtailed, ac- cording to an announcement released today by the Office of Price Ad- ministration which has been asked to release information covering the general provisions of the order.
 Seven restrictions are placed upon the operation of taxi service that have not heretofore been in effect. Of greatest interest to Alaskans, perhaps, is the restriction prohib- iting the use of taxicabs for mak- ing commercial deliveries of prop erty. This is in line with other re- strictions, all designed for the pur- pose of conserving rubber and mo- tor equipment, which have been is- sued by the Office of Defense Transportation and the Regional Tire Rationing Board. A list of the operating regulations follows:
 No person shall drive or operate a taXicab:
 (al For any purpose, including social or arecreational purposes, per sonal to the driver or operator;
 (b) At a rate of speed which is, CD in excess of the speed limits duly prescribed by competent public authority, or CD in excess of forty (40) miles per hour, whichever rate of speed is the lesser;
 (c) For the purpose of making commercial deliveries of property;
 (d) More than ten (10) miles be- yond the corporate limits of the municipality in which the trip or iginated;
 (e) For the purpose of securing passengers while cruising;
 (f) On any trip that exceeds twenty-five (25) miles from point of origin to point of destination;
 (g) Without distinctly marking every such taxicab to indicate that it is taxicab.
 Every person engaged in taxi ser vice in the territory, as elsewhere in the United States, shall keep { daily record of the number of milei and hours each taxicab used il such service is operated, the mum Der of passengers carried and th' gallons of fuel transferred to it fuel tanks, and shall keep sucl records and make such reports a may be required by the Office 0 Defense Transportation. Such rec ords shall be available for inspec tion by authorized representative of the Office of Defense Transpor tation at all times.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
CAPT. CAMPBELL AND SON MAY SOON BE TOGETHER
 IN UNCLE SAM'S FORCES

Capt. E. M Campbell of the Al asco arrived in Seattle fore part of the week and report reaching The Sentinel is that Capt. Camp bell, son Leonard and their boat may all soon be in the service of Uncle Sans forces carrying supplies
 Others who went south with Capt. Campbell were George Mills, who expects to spend the winter Outside; Barney Iverson, high school grad headed California way to visit relatives, and young Lew Williams, bound for Handles school in Wash ington, D. c. to prep" for Naval Academy examination.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
STIKINE SPORTSMEN WILL MEET MONDAY
 7:3O IN CIVIC CIUB|

Regular monthly meeting of the Stlklne Sportsmen's Association of Wrangell will be held at 7.30 Mon day evening in the Civic Club, it is announced by President F. G. Han lord. A fall program of activities Will be gotten under way after the busy summer season, he reported in urging all members to be on hand. The fall game dinner is to be pIan- ned and many Liatters pertaining to game are sehe 4uled to come up.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
RATIONING BOARD GRANTS CERTIFICATES
 FOR SEPTEMBER

The local War Price and Ration ing Board No. IT announced this week the issuing of certificates authorizing purchase of rationed articles during the month of Sep tember to the following:
 Automobile George Gunderson.
 Bicycles Richard Suratt, Mir jam Peterson.
 Tires and tubes-Dr. J. H. Clem- ents,' 1 tire. 1 tube; E. A Lindman, tires (obsolete), tubes; Ches- ter c. Stear. ? tires; S. N. Harvie, 1 tire, 1 tube; Town of Wrangell, 1 tube.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
TRAVELLERS

Applications for permit to travel were made this week by the follow ing: Capt. and Mrs. Hill Barring ton, Mrs. Ben Engdal, Meredith Eide, Collis Green, Orie Harris, MT. and Mrs. Charles Jussila, Mike klasoff, Emil ang, Harry Lenam, Halfdan Roed, Ralph Reid, Mrs. A. w. H. Smith, Mrs. J. A. E. Sim mons, MT. and Mrs. William Tennis and daughter, Maxine, Mrs, Lucin- da Turner.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
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 By JAY" BYRD ]

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 After a summer of idleness, the Wrangell Red Mems famous initia- tion goat, putin bruiser" will again display his talents next Tues day night when "Bally" Bigelow and Irony" Massin are initiated into the order.
 Members of the initiation team will meet at the hall Sunday after noon in an attempt to tame the butter" down to where he can be handled.
 A committee of John Washington, Lowell Sturtevant and Chet Steear will furnish the refreshments fol lowing the ceremony. LetIs be thsFa!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
NAVY POET THANKS WRANGELL FOR ITS
 WARM HOSPITALITY

Navy men who have been drop ping in on Wrangell recently ap- parently have been enjoying their brief stays here just as much as Vrangell is happy to have them. The following poetical expression has just been received by The Sem tinel from T. w. Riley, Quarter master 3 c U. S. N R., indicating how the Navy feels about 1t:
 JUST AN ODE FROM US There's place up North
 Meath the midnight sun That is spoken of not enough. It's not so big by topography Butts it's got Paradise on the run From Akutan to Panama
 And back to the Golden State From Rio north to the woods of
 Maine
 well, none of them will rate. Wrangell--the home of kindly words Yea, kindness evermore, Whether your Sailor, Soldier or Ma Or it's the Coast Guard your
 working for It's come in mate" and have a
 drink.
 A drink of happiness. It may be liquid or it may be words But it's always "Wrangell Hap
 piness"
 Hospitality, it has been said,
 Comes from the deep deep South, 0Well, that's the dope they've passed
 around;
 Passed by word-o-mouth) But no Colonel could ever show Hospitality like a Sourdough. Well, it all sums up
 and these words are worth A momentous gratitude
 weak in rhyme and verse; That Folks, we thank you a lot For your kindness in welcome And the grandeur of your smiles For the spark--that's been seldom In our trihulatiouS and trials.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
IFS STUDENTS NOW
 ENROLLED IN THE
 WRANGELL SCHOOLS

Wrangell school enrollm reached total this week of IFS, it Is announced by Superintendent George Fabricius, The grade school has 133, a few under last year, while the high school has enrolled 45, about the same number as last term. Normal grade school enroll ment is down due to several famil- ies going Outside for the winter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
COMMANDER CALLS
 MEETING OF LEGION
 POST FOR THURSDAY

First fall meeting of Merlin El- mer Palmer Post, American Legion, will be held next Thursday night, Oct. s, at the Dugout, it is announc- ed by Commander R. L. Hunting. As fall and winter activities are to be outlined at that time and forth coming election of officers to be considered a full membership turn out is urged.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
GEORGE BALLS IN TOWN

George Ball, we'll known big game guide and operator of Balls Diamond B ranch on the Stikine below Telegraph, and Mrs. Ball ar- rived in Wrangell yesterday on ths Harrington river boat from their ranch home. They'll be in town for several days. planning to catch the iaat hnat aR tkG river.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
WRANGELL SEPTEMBER BOND SALES REACH
 HIGH MARK OF $l5,53I

Wrangell war bond sales for the month of September reached high mark of s15,581.25, according to Postmaster B. Y. Grant. This is one of the largest months sales thus far recorded.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
DRAFTEES GET AWAY

Wrangell's latest selected men for the Army left on this weeks south bound boat for induction center. In the party, headed by Leader Ed LoWney, were Syerre Larson, Liv- ingston Desmond, Eddie Loftus and Jimmy Shakinaw.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
MRS. MIG BRIDE SOUTH

Mrs. Belle Mcbride, proprietor of The Mode, sailed south this week on combination buying and vacation trip, expecting to be gone about six weeks, stopping in Seattle and other coast cities. While in the south she Will have reunion with her hus- band, T. J. Mcbride, who left here recently to go into war work with the Maritime Commission.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
CIVIC CLUB TOMORROW

Regular meeting of the Civic Club will be held tomorrow at 1:3O p. m opening with a dessert lun- cheon at that ime. The meeting will especially honor WrangeHs new women teachers and welcome back old ones who have been Outside Tor the summer. Mrs. Frank S. Barnes will be hostess.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
AUXILIARY MEETING

Monday evening, oct. 5, the To- cal unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet in the Dugout. IL Is urged that members be pres ent at this meeting when new of ficers for the year will be install led.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
ST. PHILIPS CHURCH

Services for Sunday, October 1, are at 10 a. m. Sunday school and II a. m. Morning Prayer and aer- man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-02
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Masses at the local CatnO1c church for Sunday, October 4, will he aa T:ae and 9.7a a. m
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
BRIEFS:

DAUGHTERS: Cautioning that Sc
we're labor shortages may develop,
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
Wickard has urged rural families to
keep their daughters on the farm to
help with war food production.
INDEPENDENT - Despite Adolf
Hitler's surprise visit to Finland, a
government spokesman stated that
the nation would continue to steer
a strictly Independent course"
LOSS-After two months Of opera
tions over Burma, the u. S. air
forces have announced the loss Of
their first heavy bomber in that
area. Meanwhile they have been
doing a terrific job of blasting Japa-
nese offensive plans.
FOOD-Approximately 1900 fac
tories employing 10000 workers will
be closed by orders originating in
Vichy, France. The workers win be
diverted to labor pool to man
farms expected to produce food re-
serves for. next winter and to pro-
vide volunteers for labor in German
war factories.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
SECOND FRONT:
In Cern,any's Air

The stunning effect of the monster
Raj bombing raid upon Cologne be-
came known to the world when the
first newspapers from that historic
Rhineland city reached neutral ter
ritory.
Cologne, as its people knew it, is
forever lost, according to the dis
patches. Whole quarters of the town
are empty, and a Stockholm news
paper, quoting a German dispatch,
reported that all the property of at
least 10000 persons had been de-
stroyed completely. The central dis
trict of the city was ruined and
damage reached far into the city's
outskirts.
The Koelnische Zeitung, Cologne
newspaper, said:
'"Th0se who survived the night f.
and who on the morrow looked at
the city were fully aware that they
had babe farewell forever to their
Cologne, because the damage Is
enormous and because the integral
part Of the character and even the
traditions of the city are gone for
ever" M
While the Cologne bombing was
followed by a 1,000-bomber attack
on Essen, home of the great Krupp
armament plants, a complete pic
ture Of the damage to that industrial
center is lacking. However, Eng
land was jubilant over these "sec-
ond front" activities. The initial
raid on Essen was followed the
next night by second 'mopping
up" raid, employing an estimated
400 bombers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19

or rationing of most foods are in
prospect.
An analysis Of the step however
would indicate that this new board
might eventually find it necessary
to make rather definite changes in
the eating habits Of U. S. civilians.
While the total supply Of food for
1912 is expected to be the largest on
record and more than enough for
u. S. needs plus the demands Of
England and Russia, it is conceiva-
BILE adjustments in normal food pro-
duction and consumption may be-
come necessary.
PRODUCTION:
Indication that U. S. military pro-
duction was hitting its full stride
was gathered from the statement by
Undersecretary of War Patterson to
the effect that the army now has
all the weapons it can send abroad
under present shipping conditions
and also enough to arm every sol
der in the U. S. This was true, he
said, despite the fact that almost
twice as many light arms are re-
CURED per man since the develop
ment Of parachute troops.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
SEA RAID:
On australia

The cities of Sydney and Newcas-
tie on Australia's southeast coast
were shelled by Japanese forces in
the first sea raid on that country's
mainland since the beginning of the
war.
Termed nuisance" raids by Cen
eral MacArthur's headquarters,
these first attacks caused little dam
age and there were few casualties.
Submarines were used for the at
tack.
At Sydney the shells whistled over
the city so fast it was impossible
to estimate their number. Newcas-
tie was shelled for 80 minutes. Both
cities were BACKED out and resi-
dents hustled to their air raid shell
tiers.
The attacks came only a week
after four of the enemy's midget
submarines were destroyed as they
attempted a sortie into Sydney's
harbor. Also in the same week
three and possibly four other subs
were destroyed in the southwest Pa
cific.
Increased submarine activity off
the lower Australian coast was be-
lieved to be aimed at cutting AL
lied communications and supply
lines as well as an attempt to divert
United Nations naval units from the
more major scenes of action. I.E..
between Alaska and Hawaii.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19

spread. This leaves 26-inch-wide
strip for the side ruff1es Of the
spread. If you make your own
seam welting, cover cord with bias
strips basted, as at A, and stitched
with the cording foot, as at B.
NOTE: This bedspread is from BOOK
! Of the series Of booklets which Mrs.
Spears has prepared for our readers. This
book also gives step-by-step directions
for making slip covers, dressing table
skirts and IL different styles of curtains
including simple rigging for draw cur.
tains. To get copy of Book 1. send your
order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
AN IOWA FARMER
AND UNION LABOR

/ HAVE KNOWN JOHN NICHOLS
an Iowa farmer, for some years. To
me he has typified agriculture. He
considers farming as way of life,
more than as a business. He does
not keep a profit and loss set of
books. Over the years the family
father and grandfather before him
accumulated quite a sizable tract
of Iowa farmland, all paid for. John
and his family live there, and they
live well. The four children have
had university Quotations, The FAM
lily rides in automobiles. They take
vacation trips every year. In the
home they enjoy modern conven-
fences.
John, his two sons and the hired
man work when there is work to
do, and they do not count hours. He
considers himself good American,
with all the privileges Of American
citizenship. He does not ask help
or want it. He is not long at accept
ing advice as to how to conduct his
farm, or what to raise.
/ can imagine what John Nichols
would say to John Lewis should
Lewis propose that Nichols join the
CLIO farmers union which Lewis is
attempting to organize. America
should be thankful for the John
Nichols type of farmer.
HITLER HAS ANNOUNCED that
he has seen and interpreted the
handwriting on the wall, and the
strange message is defeat for Ger
many. You can look for peace over
lures before many months, which,
let US hope, will not be listened to
until Hitler and Germany are thor
oughly licked.
DOING WITHOUT shaving cream
does not constitute an "all OUT war
sacrifice. We can dig up the old
shaving mug of q generation ago
and save money for war stamps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
NEW IDEAS
Qos s4o,,se-NsohsA1
BY RUTH wYETH SPEARS dE

livery kind of cotton goods
- from dainty chintz to bold
plaid bingham is being used for
bedspreads. Most of these ma
terials are about SO inches wide
and you will need liz yards for q
bed 81 inches wide. See diagrams
for cutting dimensions.
Cut the center portions first;
then the 18-inch side sections for
the pillow cover; then the 10-inch
strips for the pillow cover and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
MIDWAY:
Melee

pearl Harbor has now been par
TALLY avenged. Vengeance will not
be complete until japanese sea pow
er as been reduced to impotence.
We have made substantial progress
in that direction"
With these blunt, stirring words,
Adm. Chester w. Ninitz, command
er in chief of the Pacific fleet, an
nounced decisive United States ma
val victory at Midway Island. In
remarkable demonstration of the CO.
ordinated power of the three Ameri-
can services-navy, army and ma
rines-a Japanese invasion fleet was
repulsed with the greatest losses OF
the current war.
From IA to II Japanese warships
were sunk or damaged, according
to early reports. Included were two
or three aircraft carriers sunk and
one or two lost; three battleships
damaged, four or six cruisers dam
aged, three transports damaged and
one destroyer sunk. Continuing at
tacks on the fleeing enemy made it
impossible to state whether the ships
bombed in pursuit had been dam
aged previously.
At the conclusion of the four-day
action, Adm. Ernest J. King, COM
mander in chief of the American
fleet, limited that the United States
has chance to knock out Japan as
a sea power. The battle, he said,
may determine the outcome OF the
war in the Pacific.
Hawaii, he said, must be held at
all COSTS" because it is the key
stone to the entire Pacific defense
system. Midway, 1872 miles from
Pearl Harbor, is a vital outpost in
the Hawaiian defense.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
LIBYA:
Tank Td1gIe

The battle of Libya entered its
most violent phase as thousands of
tanks took part in a raging fight in
the desert at Knightsbridge. Two
heavy German tank attacks were
repulsed as the British struck an
other dent in the Axis salient in
their lines south of Tobruk.
Marshal Erwin Rommel was re-
ported in the Knightsbridge area Is
miles south of Tobruk, directing his
men in a desperate attack against
the hard-fighting British. The Nazis
were sent Keeling back south and
west of ,Harmat, six miles south of
Knightsbridge.
Experts looked upon Harmat as
an extremely important position
since it was near an escape gap in
the British mine field. With the
British in possession, there could be
no wholesale Axis escape. 5
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
GAS RATIONING:
RepOlt ", House

The congressional fight against
nationwide gasoline rationing broke
into the open when Rep. Jed John
son Of Oklahoma introduced con-
current resolution opposing such a
step until the house gets proof that
the move is necessary. .A&
The resolution declared that there
is a surplus of oil in Texas, Kansas,
Oklahoma and other producing
states and that nationwide rationing
would cripple the war effort. The
War Production board proposed the
rationing program to conserve rub
Der rather than gasoline, of which
there admittedly is no shortage.
The johnson resolution was SUBJ
mitted following a boisterous caucus
session Of 100 members Of the house.
The resolution instructed Rep. Rich
ard M. Kleberg of Texas, who was
elected chairman, to appoint COM
mittee of five house members to con-
fer with similar committee of the
senate to take necessary steps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
FOOD:
Netu Control

In wartime. food for fighting men
is always Of prime Importance. With
this fact in mind the government
has now moved to assure ample
supplies of U. S. forces and the
armed units of United Nations. Gre
alton of nine-member food require
ments committee headed by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude WickardI
has been announced by the War Pro-
duction board.
This agency has been granted
power to designate what foods may
or may not be produced; what COM
modities are to be allowed for i'm
port or export; and to regulate the
distribution of foodstuffs.
While attention was thus being
drawn to the nations food supply,
the department of agriculture was
quick to declare that it should not
be assumed that shortages of food
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
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WAAC ENLISTMENTS

WAN
Thousands of determined women,
eager to don the WAAC uniform, are
driving WAAC officials wacky..
The campaign for enlistments In
the Women's Army Auxiliary corps
has succeeded too well. Maj. Oveta
Culp Hobby and her chief ieuten-
ants, Mrs. Arthur Woods and Mrs.
Genevieve Forbes Herrick, have
bear by the tail and they know it.
Sad truth is that there cannot pos
sibly be more than 500 WAC Off
cer-candidates taken in now. No
"ai1xiliaries,' that is, non-officer
WAAC's, can be recruited until the
officers have been trained, possibly
around September Is. The greatest
number of WAAC's that can be TAX
en- in this year is estimated at 20 900,
and all of these will be subjected to
a minimum of four weeks training.
This leaves some 275, 900 disappoint-
ed would-be WAAC's out of an esti-
mated registration of 100000.
Toughest job of all falls upon
the chief recruiting officers In
the nine army corps areas. 1t
is their job to sort out the WAAC
registrants and select the lucky
women. Those chosen then must
face a series of very stiff apti-
tude tests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
POISON GAS:
Another Warning

Within month after Winston
Churchill had warned Germany that
any use of gas warfare by the Nazis
would be met with the same tactics,
President Roosevelt has warned Ja-
pan that If she persists in using
gas against China the U. S. win re-
taliate in ''kind and full measure.
This statement by the President
came as . confirmation of reports
that Japan was using noxious gases
in battles with the Chinese.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
YOUTH AGENCIES:
House Acts

At the same time as the house of
representatives refused to abolish
the National Youth administration,
this branch of congress voted to end
the life of Civilian conservation
corps. -
The standing vote on NYA was
118 to 81 in favor of retaining the
agency. Voting was on the specific
motion by Rep. Everett M. Dirksen
(R., Ill., to cut $40, zoe, 900 from NYA
funds in its current appropriation.
His plan would have restricted NYA
activities to a $4,000 student-aid
training program for the next year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
v-MAM:
For Soldiers

u. S. army units IN England and
Northern Ireland are now using
new and unique mail system for
contacts with the United States.
Known as V-mail, this system pro-
vides that letters may be dispatched
to central station, censored and
then photographed on small rolls Of
microfilm.
Under army direction these rolls
are then sent to the United States
where they are developed and pho
tostatic copies are presented to the
postal service and sent through reg
ular mails to the addressee.
Value Of plan lies in the fact that
microfilm saves cargo space in
eliminating mail shipments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-19
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Jap Naval Losses OFF Midway Island
Strengthen Y. S. Position in Pacific;
Terrific Bombing Attacks by British
Stun Nazi's War Effort in England

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