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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
LIBRARIAN MAKES REPORT
 TO WRANGELL CIVIC CLUE

The January meeting of the Wran- gel Civic Club was Ieatured by a library report from Mrs. Valborg Coulter. librarian. and by a request from the president of the federation for the club to finance a nurses scholarship for a local girl.
 According to the library report the Wrangell library is used a great deal and very appreciatiyely by a wide range of readers. The local li- brary is sponsored by the Civic Club.
 The letter from Mrs. Sara A. Whitehurst. president of the fedora tion. asked that the Civic Club re- cruit at least one student nurse and raise 25O, the amount required for her scholarship. The great need for nurses was stressed, and a nurse recruiting program for Womens Clubs has been submitted, with quotas for each state. It is hoped that 20,000 nurses can be recruit ed throughout the United States and their training financed by Women's Clubs. Mrs. Peter McCor- mack has been appointed as chair man for this project in Wrangell.
 The Salvation Army dinner serv- ed to service men with the coopera- tiyn of members of the Civic Club was reported by Mrs. Gillingham to have been highly appreciated by the men privileged to enjoy it.
 Volunteer hostesses for the USO club still are needed, and anyone wishing to help out with this ac- tiYity is asked to notify Mrs. H. 5. Thornquist
 Activities of the holiday season. caused a sharp decrease in the amount of Red Cross sewing done. There still is a great deal of unfin- ished material on hand at head quarters, especially refugee gar ments, and local officers are de- sirous of more helpers.
 Mrs. Geo. Sumption and Mrs. H. B. Thornquist were hostesses for the dessert luncheon served before the business session.
 The next meeting of the Civic Club will be February 6.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
ALEUTIAN DIMOUT ORDERED
 BY SIMON B. BUCKNER

General s. B. Buekner has ordered a "dimout" of the Aleutian islands. effective February l. according to a public proclamation received by Postmaster Agnes Reinert from AL aska defense command headquarters.
 The zone ofrestricted lighting % as defined by Buekner. comprises that part of the Territory west of the 15S parallel of longitude and south of the 62nd parallel of lat itude This includes a part of the mainland. Bristol bay, south Boring sea and the Aleutians.
 Except for authorized lights ne eessary to facilitate air or water navigation, authorizea railroad sig nal lights, headlights of railroad Io- comotiyes," etc, all lights normally visible from the sea must be shield ed. according to Buckner's proela- nation. The only railroads in the Territory are the Alaska Railroad. between Seward and Fairbanks. and a marrow guage line along Seward peninsula, far north of the zone.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Red Army
 Continues Gains
 On Russian Front
By Associated Press1

MOSCOW - The Red Army in swift reconquest of more of the north Caucasus terrain advanced ufty miles yesterday The middle Don offensive resumed it's progress with the seizure of several villages and along the RostoY-Baka railway reached q point less than 255 miles southeast of Rostoy. Troops astride the lower Don were within 6o miles of the gateway city.
 Russians. moving down the stal- ingrad-Tfkhoretsk railway. contin- ued hopping up the SimoYniki re- zion and moved close to the import ant rail hub of Salsk The method ieaI cleanup continued also in Stal- ingrad where the Russians said they had cleared the enemy from twenty-seYen dugouts and block houses and had repulsed German counter attacks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
WEEK DAY" SHOWER
 E0NORS WRANGFLL BRIDE

Miss Elna Arola was hostess last Friday evening at her home for a
 weekday shower honoring Miss Sue Smith whose marriage to Pri- yate Stanley Fries took place last Sunady evening Each guest brought gifts appropriate to the day for which they were assigned, Monday. wash day, Tuesday. ironing day and so through the week. Gin rummy was played during. the evening and preceding the presentation of the honor guest with her numerous gifts, delicious lunch was served. Guests invited included. Mrs. T. J. Mcbride, Mrs. John Coulter, Mrs. Ernest Campbell. Mrs. J. Dar Smith. Mrs. P. G. Hanford. Mrs. William Vim, Mrs. ". D. Grant, Mrs. Lew Williams, Mrs. Van II. Fisk. Mrs. Ben Bennest. Miss Edna Sinclair. and the bride-eleet. Miss Arola was assisted during the evening by her mother, Mrs. Carl Arola.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Gillian Plane Still Missing

Search for Pilot Harold GillamI and his five passengers. missing since last Tuesday on a flight from SeattleI to Annette island, now centers al short distance south of Ketchikan.
 Planes and boats securing the area still have found no trace of the missing plane. An oil slick sighted off Mary island, g miles south of here, proved to be bilge waste
 Bad weather last week hampered the search, but despite that fact a considerable area already has been thoroughly searched.
 Harold Frederick, regional CAA airway traffic control chief, said in Seattle, according to A. P. reports, that the coast guard and royal Can adian air force, flying from Patricia bay and Alaskan bases, covered the route over which Gillian had sched- uled his flight, but much of the territory-particul that inland from his planned route-has not yet been thoroughly checKed.
 lAG 6IildIu party ISlI 56hbIiC d' 12:27 D. m. Tuesday (Ketchikan tlme) and expected 70 be at the ketchikan airport on Annette 41a hours later.
 The plane, Frederick said, had been identified at 1:0S by Canad- ian aircraft watchers. and again at 1:24 at QuaIicum beach, flying in a northwesterly direction.
 The plane, a two-engined Lock- heed Electra land plane was last heard from at 5:30 D. m. slightly more than a half hour after it should have landed at Annette is land. The last report from plane Tuesday said that one of the planes engined was "conkins out, but failed to give positioS.
 Frederick said the general opin- ion seemed to be that the plane was down in the area south of Annette, where the main search is concen- frated.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Patriotic Alaska Women
 Volunteer As Nurses Aides
 To Assist In Nurse Shortage

Thirty-one Alaskan women since December '. 1941 have taken for themselves the most difficult vol unteer task of this war-serying as volunteer nurses aides.
 An additional 51, training in classes in cooperating hospitals in the territory, will soon be prepared to serve their annual minimum of l50 hours caring for hospitalized patients and easing the load on short-handed, over loaded nurses.
 This is the end-of-the-year report to the public made by A. L. Sehafer manager of the Pacific area of the American Red Cross.
 Thinning ranks of civilian nurs- es because of the call to the armed forces made it imperative that thou sands of high-ealibre women he quickly and efficiently trained to carry on non-technical work in hospitals and clinics" Schafer said.
 Our survey year ago" reviewed Schafer, showed a need for at least ten thousand aides in seven states and Alaska comprising the Pacific area. Thanks to patriotic women who have taken the stiff course and carried on the demand ing work, We are almost half way to that goal. We crossed the four thousand mark the week of Decem- Der '. 1942. As our professional nurses are called to the colors, if becomes more and more vital that the goal be reached"
 Second only to Carmel, California. in outstanding cities in this work Is Ketchikan, Alaska, which is one of only five cities % nave exceeded city goals of one nurses aide for every 1000 population.
 In addition to established re- quirements for persons between IS and DO possessing the high school education or it's equivalent the re- port amounted new ruling open ing the door to women over 50 who are in good physical condition. The greatest need at the present, it was pointed out is for day time work CTS when younger women find it necessary to be at nome with their
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Cleaning Up Jap
 Remnants Slow Work
 In New Guinea Jungle
gByAssoeiated Press

With American Troops in New Guinea-The very character of th. front. laughingly called the sanau= anda front. accounts in large degree for the slow progress of Allied troops in clearing up the Fistage4 of enemy positions in the Papuaa peninsula Actually. fhe front iz composed of entirely similar patch es of jungle in some of which ara the Japs and in others the AmeIi# cans and Australians. II is rare. aH Associated Press correspondent said. for anybody 10 see any of the ofh= CTS. friend or foe. unless they stand up or move about and thus expose themselves.
 Al A1ubo. New Guinea. lI6 J4as have been slain in ground fightiuz M0bo is 12 miles sougn of salnmaaa on the north New Guinea eoasf. Trails south of salamaua have been strafed recently by Allied planes. hintins at the possibility that Lac Salamaua may be the next sector in Allied ground activity now that the Jap army of I5.o00 has been de5- troyed on the Papuan peninsula. save for the remnants at Sanananda.
 Near Bnna Allied bombers and attack planes ranged widely over Finsehafen. Lac ana Salamaua Iu New Guinea, Fuiloro in Portuguese Timor and Gasmata in New Britain American torpedo boats were report ed by the Navy Department to have damaged two, and possibly three. enemy desuoyes off Guadaleanal in the Solomons. The enemy warships. presumably attempting to carry re- Inducements to embattled Japs oa the island, were forced to with draw as a result of the torpedo boat Two torpedo hits Were scored on one or the destroyers. one hit on a second and two possible hits n a third. the Navy said.
 fhe comm unique also said |. $. troops on the island continued their advance Qnder aerIal support
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15

families The recruiting. training and placing program is being carried on by four of the eleven Red Cross chapters in Alaska, Juneau, Ketchi- kan, Anchorage, ana Panama Valley. The work can be carried on where ever there is a qualfr4ed hospital It is an activity carried on in eoor- dination with the Office of Civilian Defense. Traned ades are qualified and stand ready in any emergency to serve with the OCD disaster med ical teams.
 Schafer praised the aides, who. he said, deserve credit for changing the entire psychology of the nurses aide program since it's beginning" Hospitals at first were cold to the idea of flood of incompetent, un- trained amateurs. The volunteers themselves were not particularly in terested in the routine of bed mak- lng' cleaning up and doing the dir ty work. The nursing profession looked with suspicion at the over enthusiastic volunteers who could be expected to fade out just when they were needed most.
 Today, according to the report. the Red Cross receives remarks like these; From the director of a de- partment of health; 1.-TWO hands and an intelligent nead-they don't substitute for trained nursing care, but they surely do supplement it". From nurse, "St. Ann's hospital in Juneau would not nave been able to meet the demands of a recent in- fluenza epidemic had it not been for the services of the volunteer nurses aides" From an aide, "Is the job worth while? Of course it is. It's undramatic stuff mostly, like punching pillow or rubbing kinks out of a back. But what we do means lot to these people. And our work does release trained nurses for more vital jobs.''
 Only two per cent of the nurses aides have resigned, the report stat ed. This has been principally due to i'll health or because of full time employment in defense plants.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
ShaFnbrOiCh New co. Head

E. R. Sharnbroich was elected President of the Wranger Chamber of Commerce for 1943 at the meet ing of the Board of Directors held Saturday evening in the Elks hall. F. c. Hanford was named Vice President and Joel Wing, Secre- tary. Report of the Board meeting will be made at the regular lunch con meeting of the Chamber Mon day noon in the Civic Center.
 The Board named the following committee heads and asks that they be prepared to report their full com mittees on Monday; Home Indu#- tries, Leo Mccormack; Membership Wing; Harbor and Airport, Van II. Fisk; Mail and Transportation, V L. Eastaugh; Publicity, Entertain ment and Greeting, Lew Williams.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Boys Must Register At
 IS Years

The local draft board wishes to emphasize once more that every male person residing in the United States must register for Selective Service as soon as he reaches his 18th birthday Register at the Local Board office in the City Hall on any day during regular office hours.
 A registrant who is Is or 19 years old, and who is pursuing a course of instruction at high school or similar institution of learning and who receives an or der to report for induction during the last half of the academic year at such school shall. upon his re quest, have his induction postponed until the end of such academic year.
 According to information just re. ceiYed by Board cIerK Mrs. Karl Theile, until approximately Feb. l. 1943, any registrant between the ages of Is and 3S who wishes to volunteer for induction into the Ma. ". Marine Corps, or Coast Guard may make application with his To- cal board for Voluntary Induction This applies only to regisrants who, after classification, are not defer red. Voluntary induetees for Navy. Marine Corps or Coast Guard are required to provide their own transportation to and from the des- ignated recruiting station or sub-l station of the branch of service for which they are volunteering, Mrs. l Thiele said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
LONE LIFEB0AT SAVES
 LIVES OF SEAMEN

PHILADELPHIA - 4 hfeboat rescued with survivors from anoth- CT torpedoing. saved the lives of 21 seamen when their small Panamian merchantmen was sunk off the west coast Of Africa last November two members ot the crew disclosed here today.
 The seamen said that all life boats belonging to the ship herself were lost when she went down, her bottom blown out, but that a sal- raged lifeboat, carried as a spare floated free with three life ratts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Hours
 Changed By
 War Council

At a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Wrangeu City Council voted on and passed new regulations for city liquor stores and bars. Or ders for the new regulations came from the Alaska War Council, which is headed by Governor Er- nest Gruening. In his message to Wrangell's Council, the Governor pointed out that the new measures had been recommended by General Simon B. Buckner. chief of the AL aska Defense Command.
 Effective immediately. all liquor stores will close al eight D. m. and remain closed until 10 a. m. the following day. Bars, where liquor is served on the premises must close at midnight and remain closed un- til 10 a. m. the following day.
 Hubert H. Wellons, for many years Wrangell City Electrician, rendered his resignation at the spe- cial Council meeting and it was ac- cepted. Ralph Deyeuny. formerly first assistant, was moved up to fill Wellon's place and Julius Ma son was promoted to first assistant No successor to Mason's place has yet been named.
 Wellons. better Known as Hoop" to his many friends expects to leave shortly for the westward where he will join q brother in the contract ing business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
FRENCH TAKE STRATEGIC
 HEIGHTS FROM GERMANS

Allied Headquarters in North A rica-A French attack northwest of Kairouan, below Tunis, drove the Germans from two strategic heights in the mountains, a French spokes- man announced today. Bad weather limited both Allied air and ground activity over other fronts and also temporarily checked the aerial of fensive from the west against Mar shal Rommel's army in Tripolitania. At heights seized troops took the axis positions after capturing eighty Italian prisoners, after having sur rounded them there two days ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
TO JOTN=NAW

Disappointed previously because of enlistments being closed for the Navy, Dick Stokes, Bernard Iyer- son and Gordon Blake were return ing to Sitka this week armed with voluntary inductee papers from the local draft board which, they hoped would gain them admittance. 9th CTS going to enlist were Danny Me Gullough, Harry Thomas, Tommy Munson and Harry Brindler. The good luck wishes of the folks at home go with them
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
RAF HITTING HARD
 ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL

LONDON - The RAF hammered the French coast again last night with heavy bombs inflicting heavy damage on Lyons. Farther to the east other British planes brought the war to the home of the great krupp gun works doing consider able damage. The British said that only four bombers were lost.
 The raids constituted the eighth consecutive night that the RAT had bombed Germany and the third straight night that the industrial Ruhr had been hit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
CHINESE MAKING
 PROGRESS AGAINST LAPS

CHUNGKING - The Chinese high command last night announce cd the reoccupation of the Donan province towns of Kwangshan and Lassan, and declared that Chinese troops fiercely attacking the Jap anese within the city of Sinyang and its environs had made definite progress.
 Allied bombers attacked Jap pos itions in Burma and were contin- uing successful attacks through Fri day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
ALASKA NATIVE SISTERHOOD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
 FOR COMING YFB

The Alaska Native Slsfarha ! held it's annual election of of1i ,as at a meeting held las5 Monday. J.. :. uary II. in the ANB baa. Thea elected to serve 1943 terms @ares Mrs. Olaf Person. President; Mrs Louis F. Paul, Vice Pfesidents Miss Louise Joseph, Secretary; Mrs Mary Lanting, Treasurer Mrs. Alice Joseph and Mrs George White were elected to serve as Social Commit tee; Mrs. W. NJ Tamaree, Mrs Charley Jones and Mrs. Katie Har- vie as Council and Mary Requina and Mary Lanado as Sergeant-at arms.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
French And Giraud's Forces
 Make First Contact
By Associated Press

LONDON = British news dispat- ches reported today that contact had been established between the headquarters Of General Giraud, the French commander in Tunisia. and the fighting French force under Brig Gen Jacque Le Clere which is thrusting upward across Libya from equatorial Africa. It was ad- ded that this laison. the first be- tween De Gaullists and Giraud in the current phase of the African war. had been accomplished by the arrival at Giraud's headquarters Of a currier from Le CIerc
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
EDWARD J. FLYNN BUTT
 OF REPUBLICAN, ATTACK

WASHINGTON - A barrage of Republican charges against the re- cord of Edward J. Flynn, retiring Democratic National Chairman, prompted Chairman Connally, Dem ocrat of Texas, to assure the Sen ate yesterday that the Foreign Re- lations committee would not act on Flynn's appointment as minister to Australia before holding hearings
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
AGREEMENT REACHED FOR
 SUPPLYING ICELAND

LONDON = The Board of Trade announced yesterday that an agree ment with the United States on supplying Iceland had been reach GU. The United States will supply most Of Iceland but certain clas- ses of foods" will be supplied from the United Kingdom in limited quantities, the report said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
MORE THAN A MILLION
 SEE FOOTBALL GAMES CHICAGO - Teams of the nat

tional football league played before a greater attendance in 1943 than in any previous year since the pro- fessional sport was organized. FL mer Layden, Commissioner of pro- tessional football announced yes terday. Spectators totaled more than 1,725,000 despite the uncer- tain war conditions and most wret- ched weather experienced in the last ten years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
Allied Pliers
 Attack Axis Bases
 Along African Coast
lBv-AssocIated Pressl

CAIRO - Allied airmen, flying in support Of the British Eighth Army yesterday attacked Axis air fields near Misurata. along the Lib van coast Other western Libyan and funisian positions were bomb ed and an enemy cargo ship was badly damaged off Tunisia. Four German planes were shot down and others damaged. Eight Allied planes were lost
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
TO KETCHIKAN

Brigadier and Mrs J. T. Gilling- ham. of the Salvation Army, have gone to Ketchikan for an inspection trip of the Ketchikan district. Lieu tenant-Commander Donald McMillan Western Territorial Commander, is due to visit Wrangell in March, ac- cording to word received recently by Brigadier Gfllingham.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
MOVIE ACTRESS SERVING
 SIX MONTHS SENTENCE
SANTA MONICA. Calf. =

SANTA MONICA, Calf. - The tempestuous Hollywood career of Frances Farmer came te> a climax today as the actress started serving a six months jail term. The blonde Seattle girl sentenced for violating probation in a drunken driving case.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
BACK TO UNIT

Private George Case. Wrangell man now in the service, returned to his unit the first of the week after a two weeks lurlough spent with his mother in Wrangell, Mrs. Emma Case.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-15
ST. PHILIPS CHURCH

Services January IT.
 10 a. m. Sunday School. Il a. m- Morning Prayer aud Sermon
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-03-29
III. s. Probes
Faxed Steel
Plate Tests

Washington, Mar. 27-The Dept.
Of Justice was investigating this
week one Of the most shocking
episodes in the World War II con-
duct of private enterprise-the de-
liberate taking Of tests Of steel
plate and the shipping Of an esti-
mated $4,000 to $4,000 tons Of steel
that failed to meet specifications,
from the Irwin Works Of the Car
negie-Illinois Corp, subsidiary OF
U. S. Steel.
The taking was publicly admit
ted before the Senate Truman
Investigating Committee this
week, and workers who engaged
in Il said that they did so on
instructions from high company
officials.
Fraught with the possibility that
this may be only the first OF a
series OF exposures which would
rock the nation, the sworn testi-
mony showed that the chief speci-
fications examiner for the Irwin
Works had, by his own admission,
made fake entries In test record
books for steel that was destined
for use by the Navy.
George F. Dye, supervisor OF
inspection for the firm, stated
that he had been aware since
last July that the mill twas ship
ping badly laminated and piped
plates to the U. S. Navy and U.
s. Maritime shipyards" and that
defective steel was being sup
piled on U. S. Treasury Lend
Lease orders"
He said that he brought the mat
ter to the attention Of superiors,
but that they told him to "go easy
on reflections"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-03-29
Profits Up,
Living High.
WLB Blind

Washington, Mar. 27-Disre-
garding soaring profits and sky
rocketing living costs, the Natl.
War Labor Board this week at
o stormy meeting voted eight to
four TO reject labor's demand that
the Is per cent cost OF living
formula be readjusted upward
30 that the standard Of living
Of workers would not be drasti-
cally cut.
The public and industry men,
bers Of the Board composed the
majority and the labor members
united to form the minority. Vot-
ing against the ban on increased
wages were: Van A. Bittner and
Emil REEVE of CLIO and George
Meany and Matthew Woll of AFL.
The labor members declared
that the Boards rigid adherence
to an out-dated formula for
determining wage Increases
amounts to freezing wages.
The labor members pointed out
that the Boards position ignores
some Of the basic propositions
which are supposed to govern Its
deciSions-that wage increases may
be granted when inequities, In
equalitles or Embellishments exist.
or to aid in the effective prosecu-
ton Of the war.
These reasons for increases have
been ignored, the labor members
said, and the raises that have been
granted have been based only on
the maximum allowable under the
old Is per cent formula.