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The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17

last report no specirc charges had been made against Drager He just wasn't city attorney any more.
 
 CCG Civilian Conservation GorpsJ has folded since the begin ming of the fiscal year July 1. No funds and no particular need for the work with war industry taking up the slack. CCC, least condemned Of the New Deal alphabetical list. did lots for Alaska in the burden some years; kept lots of families going when there wasn't much else: developed recreation areas which will prove of value to the Territory, particularly after the war when the tourists trek north again. One of it's best recreation bets in Southeast Alaska was restoration of totems and community houses, such as Shakes Island in Wrangeu. thus keeping alive Indian culture and giving the traveller what he wants to see.
 I. "
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17

indicated that for the duration Of the war 40 miles an hour should be the maximum speed for the entire nation in the interest Of gasoline. oil and rubber conservation. it seems proper that Alaska. with it's unpaved highways, should set fig ure of not less than five miles an hour under the maximum speed limit" Coy. Gruening said. aThis regulation will both add to the safety Of life and limb on the high ways and be useful contribution to the indispensable conservation of rubber and fuel supplies. This or der takes effect immediately and is for the duration of the war un- less subsequently modified.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17
WRANGELL SENTINEL

LEW M. WILLIAMS Editor & Prop WINIFRED WILLIAMS---Ass0ciat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17

bond sales. helps IL in this effort. Conversely. every dollar we neg lect to lend to the Government com pels the Government to add new money, in the form of new bank deposits, to the great supply we already have
 If you overlooked it. dig up your copy of the Post for July and read Invisible Greenbaeks." In it you'll probably find the answer to a lot of those questions you are pro- pounding to yourself and others a. bout Government finance
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17

brought into closest possible con formity with military requirements. Incidentally, representatives are net supposed to release anything to the public until it has the Council o. k. and military information has 10 go through military channels. Army and Navy has liaison officers to meet with the Council
 ## &
 Alaska Spruce Corporation. creat- ed under the auspices of the Forest Service to get out spruce which Is suitable for airplane construction (remembeE the spruce division of '179 is going to center one of it's major operations on Kosciusko Is land, west of Wrangell and off the northwest end Of Prince of Wales Forest Service has been cruising t for some time and estimates a bil- lion and a half feet of high grade spruce is available on the island Regional Forester Frank Heintzle. man heads up the corporation and Charles c. Burdick long with the Forest Service in Alaska, is general manager. J. M. Wyckoff. formerly stationed in the Petersburg -Wran- gell district will be his assistant W. B. Ihlanfeldt is being brought in from Nebraska, R. 1. Teller from Pennsylvania and Paul Logan from Portland, all Forest Service logging men. to help direct the operation Plan is to raft the timber down to Puget Sound
 * * < &
 Dr Harry c. DeVighne. who practiced medicine for many years in Juneau and now lives in Calff- ornia following retirement, has blossomed out as an author again. His latest is ''The Time of My Life published by J B. Lippincott comp any which is planning an Alaska sale push of the book. said to have an especial Alaska appeal. DeVighne was in the Territory for years and is widely known.
 * * * *
 Karl Drager, who used to be a police officer in Ketehikan and la ter moved to the Third Devision where he studied and became act i've in the practice of law. is on the pan with the Anchorage town Council. Drager. who served one term in the legislature from the Third, has been serving as City Attorney in Anchorage. Recently something popped and the Council busted Karl with only one dissent ing vote. In his own defense, Ora ger told the Council you start in Yestigating a prostitute and wind up by bringing an indictment a. gainst me, and now you are giving me no chance to defend myself" At
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17
SPEED LIMIT SET LOW
 IN ALASKA TO CONSERVE
 RUBBER AND GASOLINE

The Territorial Board of Road Commissioners, at a meeting held in the Governors Office Monday, July G. established a maximum speed limit for the Territory of 35 miles an hour for pleasure cars and 30 miles an hour for trucks or other freight-carrying vehicles.
 Since President Roosevelt has
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17
BOMB BURST BETRAYs BURIAL

ALEHANDRIA-Bombs are aid- Ing archaeological research in Egypt
 A bomb dropped In a recent air raid burst open previously unde- tected burial crypt in which were found ancient valuable antiquities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17
SINGER SEWING MACHINES

Singer Vacuum Cleaners, Maytag Washing Machines. Ironite Ironers. Maytag 11O-volt AC Light Plants
 J. H. Anderson, Box 101, Juneau. Alaska. Distributor 38-tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-07-17
TRIlR0UGlH TH1B SENTINEL
 PERISG0PE
Q

Aleuts from the Jap-threatened Aleutian islands---159 of them arrived in Wrangell this week and are being temporarily housed att Wrangell Institute. This is the third group of refugees to be brought to Southeast Alaska. Another 600 or so have previously been located at Killisnoo and Funter Bay. There ll be more along shortly, some from bombed Unalaska. Arrangements are being made to house some of them at Burnett on Etolin island
 Group now at the Institute in elude IT from Biorka island. 2l from Kashega, 72 from Nikolski, 43 from Akutan and from Ma kushin. They include men, women and children. some babes in arms.
 Aleuts take it smilinglyi think it's hot down this way, but get a thrill out of the automobiles. One man and woman rode to the Insti- ute the other evening; first time they had ever been in a car. One chap hailed a taxi out near the In stitute with how much to town?"I Driver quoted his rates. Too mueh,n said the Aleut .I'II walk. He did. Later in town, after join ing one of his friends, he approach ed the cab driver with take Us out to the Institute" and hauled out theI necessary fare. Curiosity had gotten the better of him. Driver learned it was the first time he had ever ridden in an automobile.
 Refugees brought only wearingI apparel, and some little of that. Big job for Indian office is getting mattresses, bedding, dishes, etc., toI take care of them. Man with theI headache, who has to produce these necessities. is Principal George T.. Barrett of the Institute, who has been assigned by General Superin tendent c. NJ. Hirst to handle the job; it's no small one. Next busiest man on the project this week was Dr. John H. Clements, Wrangell physician. Dr. John innoculated for typhoid, first shots, and vaccinated for small pox all 159 of the refugees in one day. in addition to attend ing to his practice in town.
 &** <
 Alaska War Council, created by the President through Executive or der, is now a going concern. Head ed by the Governor as chairman itI includes Alaska representatives of the Interior, Agriculture and Com merce departments, an official from Federal Security Administration, one from the Federal Works Admin one from the Department of Justice and a representative at large from Alaska to be named by the foregoing members of the Coun cil Duties of the Council are to con- slider war time programs in their departments; maintain a close liaisOn with military author ities in Alaska and for the duration to see that Federal activities are
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
CONF PROMISE ON
PRICE BILL MAY
MEET APPROVAL

Continued from Page One)
an amendment by Sen. O'Mahoney
Cd Wye, approved by the Senate
but rejected by the conference,
which would have. permitted farm
price ceilings TO climb with wages
OF industrial employees.
President Roosevelt opposed the
amendment. declaring it would re-
suit in spiraling OF prices and yir-
tually would compel initiation.
The Chief Executive wen on that
point in the conference. but lost
when the committee approved an
amendment by Sen. Bankhead Cd
Ala, giving Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wickard power to veto price
ceilings imposed by the admins
traitor on farm products. Leon
Henderson is slated to retain his
capacity as price control chief
The measure prohibits the price
administrator from fixing prices at
lower than 10 per cent Of parity,
or the ayera price Of a given
commodity for the 19l9-l929 per
iod. He shall also consider the
farm prices OF oct. l. 1871. and
Dec. Is, 1871 and fix prices on
the basis of the highest price for
any Of these periods-1l0 per cent
Of parity, or the Oct. ! or Dec 10,
1871, prices, whichever is highest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
WAR

CONTINUED from Page One)
sion armies for three days now are
throwing their full weight into a
terrific counter-offensive. with
the battle raging on an S0.mile
front across Johore state, less
than 70 miles north OF Singapore.
Driven Back
Red army troops were reported
today to have driven the German
survivors of the battle of Mozhaisk
% miles along the Smolensk high
way toward wanna, upon whiSh
thanking force was closing a le-
thai trap.
Borcdino and Uvarovo were be
hind the Russian assault units
and about 40 miles ahead lay
wanna 125 miles out of Moscow.
toward which Russian Pincer
spearheads have long been aiming.
A strengthening stand by Turkey
against Axis propaganda was in
dictated by a Reuters dispatch
from Ankara 1t said the Turkish
government had barred the sale
Of the German news magazine
signal, distributed by the millions
over Europe
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
Campus Events
Miss Hayden, z. Niparko
Win OratoricaI Contest

Miss Betty Hayden, Ypsilanti.
won first place in the womens divi-
sion and Zigmund Niparko. Hazel
Park, won first place IN the mems
division OF the 53rd annual Mich
igan State Normal College oratorical
contest Thursday evening in the
Alumni Lounge of Charles McKenny
Hall
Miss Hayden, who is a sophomore.
speaking on The Logical Emotion,
pleaded for a national patriotism
that Is actively alert and logical as
II is emotional She said that guns.
bombers, and men will not make
Americas war program a success
Il the patriotic hearts OF millions OF
Americans do not back It also. She
included as duties each one should
consider important the following;
reason and careful study In con-
fronting propaganda: knowledge of
AmerlCa'I history and of national
state ana local laws; personal sacri-
flee OF time to fill an office; toler-
anace and promotion OF tolerance OF
foreign born; exercise OF the voting
privilege; and willingness to die in
a righteous cause. She defined pa
triotism as. Patriotism is the flesh
and blood emotional flood we feel
when America is spoken Of but
more important, true patriotism Is
also logic, clear-cut analysis, and
search for facts"
Mr. Niparko. a Junior student.
spoke on Immigrants All-Ameri.
cans All" He declared the time has
come when native Americans should
express recognition OF the courage
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23

shown in so many cases by imml.
grants here. He pointed out that inn
migrants have been assigned the
lowliest jobs, doing work around
sitting furnaces and jobs OF heavy
lifting, but they are taking II be-
cause they are here in America and
they do remember the spirit OF the
Lady Of the Harbor as she greeted
them. He pleaded that Americans
turn to the immigrants and say.
You have proven yourself and we
accept you into into our great united
society Of democratic principle. En-.
Joy the free rays that disseminate
from the Lady of New York Harbor
for we were all immigrants and
now we are all Americans"
Other women contestants and
their topics in their division were:
Miss June Gracey. Detroit, "The
Cry OF Rachel" and Miss Leona
Moeckel. Grass Lake, "Labor's Part
In This War"
Other men contestants and their
top les in that division. were: Har-
old Leverett. Ypsilanti. The
Fruits OF Victory; Keith Jolliffe.
Plymouth, THE Invasion OF Amer
lea; and Wilbert McKeschie, Da-
visburg, "His Truth Endureth."
Professor Harry T. Wood was
chairman.
judges were Professor Frederick
B. Mckay, head OF the speech de-
partment. Mrs. Marian w. Magoon.
and Professor Joseph P. Kelly. Prof
Kelly has been in charge OF the
orstorical contest.
A mixed group OF students, facul
ty. and townspeople were present.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
Winter Scenes Subject OF
Prospect Drawing Course

School children at Prospect are
interested in a variety OF activities
this week.
Winter scenes have been the sub
ject OF colored drawings In the
sixth grade room where pictures
have been posted above black
boards around the room.
In the third grade. a weather
calendar for January was made by
Janet Bastian and will serve as q
model for February calendars to be
drawn by the children. Weather
for each day will be marked.
In the back of the fifth grade
room are paper maps OF the south
ern cotton belt which has been
studied. Calendars have also been
made by these pupils. For art
work in this grade, Oliver Jackson,
negro boy. sat as model for draw.
ings which were later colored.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
GEORGE Afford
RITES SATURDAY
BODY FOUND BY BROTHER
NEAR WABASH RAILROAD
TRACKS

Especial to Ypsilanti Daily Press)
Milan. Mich, Jan. 23-Final rites
for George Afford, Sc year old lab
orer. found dead beside Wabash
railroad tracks Thursday, will be
Saturday at 2:3O p. m. in Stevens
and Bush Funeral Home. Rev.
William Johnson, Of the Methodist
Church. will Off ,iate. Burial will
be in Marble PARK.
Coroner Edward w. Rupp, Mon
roe, said that death was due to
natural causes and that Mr.. Al
ford had been dead two or three
days The body was found south Of
the city, inside the city limits. by
Clarence Afford, brother OF the de-
ceased man.
Mr. Afford was born in Augusta
Township April T. 1905, son Of
Willis and Della Afford.
Surviving besides the widow,
Hazel, Toledo, O.. are three broth
ers, Clarence. Roy and Thurlow,
Milan: and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha
Russ, Mooreville. and Mrs. Lizzie
Herlocker Loganton, Pa.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
CABBAGE PRICE SCARS

Washington. Jan. 23-lNS- De
troiters with a taste for Irish tur-
key''-better known as corned beef
and cabbage-today were finding II
almost as expensive as its name
sake, particularly the cabbage part
Of 1t. According to a report by
Secretary of Labor Frances PerH-
ms the price of cabbage in the
motor city area scared So per cent
this month. During the first two
weeks Of the month, the average
increase in milk. eggs. oranges, can
ned tomatoes, navy beans. coffee,
lard and sugar was only 9f per
cent.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
JR. {. Of c.

Continued from Page One)
But the Argentines were not to be
exploited and they repulsed British
moves and at the same time threw
off the Spanish yoke
He cited a recent press story
describing the Argentine ENJOYS al
the current conference in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, as reluctant TO
sever relations with Germany. This,
he says. is only a natural and
logical thing for them since Ger
many has, in the past gained their
confidence in commercial enter.
prise. Germany bought what Ar
gentine had to sell. and in return
sold them what they needed. The
policies Of some other countries
unfortunately did not follow this
principle, and Germany was quick
to capitilize on their mistakes. Yet,
Mr.. jefferson says. Argentina is re-
luctant to break with that country
which has made the effort TO give
them full value for their money.
South Americans, particularly
Argentines, have many times been
indignant at comment in the Unit
ed States regarding the insignific.
ance OF the South American re
publics, and this does not make our
efforts at Cancellation at this time
any easier, Mr.. jefferson said. He
said they feel that at this point our
war is not their war. and since they
are democratic, as We are, they
should decide such a drastic step
in the democratic way. Prof. JEFF
ferson does feel 1t is our war and
laments the fact that we did not
earlier take steps to do what must
be done.
Mrs. Fred Battelle gave a short
address to the group on what is
being done on Civilian Defense and
what the Junior Chamber of Com
merce can do to help. She was &C.
companied by Mrs. Glenn Arnold.
She said the particular need at
this time is volunteers for services
such as artistic work, computing.
crafts, musical work and child care.
Mrs. Battelle believes that the poo.
ing of services at this time will
have lasting effect, by giving the
opportunity of meeting and under
standing problems of others in our
midst.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner OF the
Ypsilanti City Federation of Won
ems Clubs announced a lecture to
be Feb. at the high school audi
forum by DR., Allen A. Stockdale,
D. D., who is now associated with
the American Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION.
The organization ratified the
Articles Of Association making the
Npsilanti Junior Chamber of Com
merce a non-proit corporation.
Members present voted unani-
mously to volunteer for some form
of Civilian Defense.
Donald Porter outlined plans for
the lnfantile Paralysis Campaign
and expressed the hope that the
city give as hearty support as last
year.
The organization moved to open
each future meeting with a pledge
OF allegiance to the flag and close
by singing the National Anthem.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
OrSinl Guilty of Being
intoxicated, DiSOrderIy

Vittorio Orsini. 100 Ferris St.
was sentenced to pay $40 or to
serve 80 days in jail by Justice A.
NJ. Vandersall after Orsini pleaded
guilty TO having been intoxicated
and disorderly Thursday night. Or
SIM was arrested after 1t was re-
ported about 8 p. m. that he was
creating disturbance on Michigan
Ave.
Albert Cronk, Dearborn, was CIV
en- 80 day suspended jail sentence.
provided he remain outside Ypsi-
lanti. after Cronk admitted vagran.
cy charges. He was arrested by city
police Thursday outside a n. Huron
ST. store, in which he had been beg.
ging.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
IN WALL STREET
STOCK MARKET
MIXED TODAY

New York, Jan. 23-INS- The
stock market presented a mixed
appearance at the opening today.
Price changes were extremely
small in most cases and trading
continued slow.
Du Pont stood out with an over.
night climb of IL points to 127A.
Lesser gains were chalked up by
Air Reduction, Westinghouse,
Pehlps-Dodge, Montgomery Ward.
Standard Oil OF n j., American Can
and American Telephone.
Similar losses were shown by
Bethlehem. U. S. Rubber, Santa Fe.
United Aircraft, Texas Co., Union
Carbide and General Electric.
Chrysler, U. S. Steel, Anaconda.
n. Y. Central and Consolidated Edi-
son all opened unchanged.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
POULTRY
(Bazley's Market)
LEGISLATORS PUT
MICHIGAN ON WAR
STATUS, ADJOURN

Continued from Page One)
other granting s673,000 for ex-
panding state police facilities was
also passed.
Other major bills provided for
creation OF emergency protective
areas around vital defense plants;
authorizing blackout traffic regu-
lations; making state conservation
officers emergency policemen; au-
thorizing defense councils to "cen.
sor"-or pass upon official
pamphlets, and permitting mobili-
nation OF fire fighting equipment
from various communities to one
point In an emergency.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
In The Sick Room

Miss Viola Gibson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. hurry Gibson. and
WIZ Craft, their cousin, are i'll with
influenza at the Gibson home.
Mrs. Howard c. Davidson is in
ST. Joseph's Mercy Hospital recov-
ering after goiter operation.
Mrs. Emily Youngs is confined to
her home on River st. because Of
a serious illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Rice and Mrs. Jack Hall. De.
troit visited her Thursday night.
George Schweigert. patient at Uni
versity Hospital three weeks, is con-
valescing at his home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
Hearing Started in Suit
For Damages of $4,000

Hearing OF testimony in a suit
brought by Sidney r. Rayburn.
$3.50 Button Rd., against Robert
Baylis, RID. l. for a judgment OF
$4,000 for injuries and property
damage sustained in an automobile
accident here April 5. 1871, was
held in circuit court Thursday.
Mr. Rayburn was injured in
collision on S. Washington ST. at
Harriet st. when the delivery
truck he was driving was struck by
an automobile driven by Mr.. Bay
lis. Witnesses for Mr.. Rayburn
testified Thursday in the opening
OF the suit.
Jurors were brought by bus to
the scene of the accident here
about p. m. Thursday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS

Detroit, Jan. 23-TNS-Negotia-
tidns were to continue today in the
strike which the AFL Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Union called
against the downtown branch of
the Detroit YMCA to enforce wage
demands. State Labor Mediator
William Rocks. who is comforting
with both factions, indicated some
progress has been made.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
JURY TO DELIBERATE

Port Huron. Mich. Jan. 23-INS
A jury today was expected to
start deliberations in the first de-
gree murder trial OF Pearl Horton.
80 year old factory worker whom
the state contends strangled Mrs.
Pearl Dunn, 25 last July. Horton
based his defense on a plea OF TEN
porary insanity
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
FORD REAPPoINTED

Detroit, Jan. 2S-INS-The re-
appointment OF Edsel Ford, presi.
dent Of the mammoth Ford Motor
Company. as a member OF the board
OF trustees for the Detroit Museum
Of Arts Founders Society stood
approved by the common council
today. The term expires Dec. 81,
1915.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-23
Drivers Pay

Assessments m municipal court
Thursday and today for traffic or.
oinance vioistio-s were AGAINST Dor
othy 5 Allen Tecumseh 81 passing
on a bill. Donald u Lohr. Belle
willie - speeding: Kenneth Platte.
Wayne, ST. stop violation Charles
7. Metericr. city &. speeding. Wal
te- Buc1rcr Ann irbor 81. improp
~ marking Louis 4 Schlossstein
Rol'agille. 81. improper parking: and
John \. Detzler. Mt. Pleasant, 81.
improper parking.