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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-31

& member of the District National
Guard and had qualified as a sharp
shooter.
He has three sisters in Washing
ton, Mrs. Robert Van Every, an en-
ploye OF the RFC, and Mrs. Nelson
Davis, both of whom have apart
ments at 1000 F street NV, and
Mona johnson, an employee of the
Civil Service Commission.
He was born at Forman, N, OAK,
where his late father was post
master. His mother, Mrs. o. B.
johnson, lives in Minneapolis, MINI
One brother, o. B. Johnson, IT,, is
a civil employe of the War De-
partment in New Jersey, and an
other, r. H. johnson, is a banker
at Drayton, N. Oak.
Also listed as missing in action
IN the European theater were First
Lit. Thomas A. Parks, jr., Accokeek:
First 1t. John X. Phelps of Fred
erick, Md, and Staff Sergt. Walter
E. Vince of Upperville, Va. Corpl
Irwin E. Fields of Bladensburg, Md.
was listed as missing in the Medi-
terranean theater.
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than half of the airmen missing
over Germany later are reported
alive.
1t. Kelley's last letter, Mrs. Kelley
said, told. of his Thanksgiving Day
dinner with all the trimmings" at
an airbase in England. The next
day, November 26, the American
planes went on a big daylight attack
on Bremen. 1t. Kelley did not re-
turn.
His flight to England was not
without incident, Mrs. Kelley said.
On the first leg from Topeka, Kans.,
to Presque Isle. Me-, the pilot, First
1t. Robert Copp. flew low over his
home at South Burlington, Vt, and
bombed" it with a bundled blanket
purchased in Mexico.
1t. Copp was down with flu at
Thanksgiving time and did not go
on the Inflated mission the next
day.
Despite 1t. Kelley's feet inches,
and difficulty in keeping his weight
under the 20O-pound flying ceiling,
his mother said he had been kept
out of athletics at Western High
School with heart murmur. He
was a sophomore at v. P l., she said,
when he enlisted In the aviation
cadets.
Technical Sergt. Albert c. john
son, 38, 1000 F street, an engineer
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Forest Fire Danger
Warning Is Issued

Because of the forest fire which
last week burned several thousand
acres in Clarke, Jefferson and
Loudoun counties on the Virginia
West Virginia line, C. F. Mersch,
supervisor of trails, Potomac; APP
palacian Trail Club, urged today
that all users of the woods be warned
to use extreme care.
Apart from the destruction of
lumber needed for war use the ex-
tent of the fire and the speed with
which it spread because of the di-
minished available fire protection.
calls attention to the seriousness of
forest Ares under present condi-
tons" Mr.. Mersch said.
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ed here for duty. He has been In
service since November, 1912, when
he left his position as an account
ant with the Washington Gas
Light Co.
PENSACOLA, Fla:-Robert c.
MCGEE, 20, son of Mrs. r. c. MCGEE,
1910 Tenth street NE, and Thomas
r. Riley, 81, son of Mrs. Grace E.
Riley, ALP Emery place NV, re-
Gently were awarded their wings
and commissioned second lieuten-
ants in the Marine Corps Reserve
upon completing prescribed flight
training at this naval air training
center.
SEATTLE, Wash-Harry L. Hast
ings, 81, of 712 c street NE, has
been promoted to sergeant here.
FORT BENNING, Ga.-Pfc. Ar
thur B. Wells, son of DR.. Roger
C. Wells, SCOT Chevy Chase park
way, has been promoted to corporal
here with the Academic Regiment.
KINGMAN, Ariz.-Norman l.
Good, 10, son of Norman G. Good
1918 Morningside drive, recently
was graduated from the flexible
gunnery school here at the Army
air field.
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!
SEYMOUR JOHNSON FIELD
Cadets Ernest J
Breton, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. E
]. Breton, 1924 Eighth street south
Arlington, Va, and Edwin D
Shackelford, 1418 Thirty-fifth street
INV, recently arrived here at the
aviation cadet pretechnical school
for officer basic training.
TYNDALL FIELD, Fla.-Hugh c.
Martin, son of Mrs. John S. Martin
1907 North Fourteenth street, Ar
lington, Va, has been graduated
from the flexible gunnery school
here and promoted to sergeant.
BOISE, Idaho.-Donald J. Scho-
field son of E.. H. Schofield, 25l4
Fourth street NE, recently was
graduated as an aviation cadet and
awarded his wings as a second lieu
tenant 1t. Schofield has been as
signed to duty here at Gowan Field
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~ eNWlTH ID. O.!
FIGHTING MEM

Maj. Robert F. Bourne, 1924 Hall
place NV, has been assigned to
the requirements section at head
quarters, Army Ground Forces, here
A graduate of Catholic University
Maj. Bourne is former electrical
engineer with the Federal Power
Commission.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.-Leonard
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Mrs. Amanda Kelley, widow, who

w e a I S S ! l V e I
W / n gs on her
blouse for her
only son, yester-
day picked up
two pictures of
him from the
Georgian secre-
tary in her living
room.
use the smil-
in 6 o n e." S h e
said. TT looks so
much more like
him"
Someone had
told her, she
said, that more
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RPUS CHRISTI, Tex.-Leonard

AlIred Snlder,
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde E.
Snider, Hern-
don, Va, recent
ly was gradu-
ated from the
naval air train
ing center here
a n d com m i S.
stoned an en-
S i & n in t h e
Naval Reserve.
He is q former
S t u d e n t a t
George WASH
ington Univer-
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on a LlberatOr
operating from
a base in East
ern India, also
was listed as
missing in &C
ton. He was
lost December l.
presumably in
the attacks on
the railroads and
harbor facilities
OF RaHgOOn.
Sergt. johnson
was an employe
of the Railroad
R e t / r e m e n t
PnocI IT, ,,oz
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"A former student at Michigan State
College, he entered the Army in
May, 1912. He is now a navigator
gunner on B-24 Liberator bomber.
CAMP COOKE, Calif-Stafi
Sergt. Marcelo P. Asuncion, whose
wife lives at 1923 K street NV,
is serving with Filipino infantry
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Ii. Joseph Kelley, "a.
Sergt. A. {. Johnson
Missing in Action

Second 1t. Joseph (Jack) Kelley
"a, of 2227 Twentieth street NV.
bombardier on a Liberator, was list
ed as missing in action today by
the War Department along with a
number Of other Air Forces person.
mel from the District, Maryland and
Virginia.
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-
fore enlisting in
the Army he
was associated
with the supply
Office of the
Treasury De-
partment. He Is
a graduate of
the N a t ! o n a !
University Law
School.
w E NDOVER
FIELD, Utah
Second 1t. Har-
old E. Nelson
1716 R street
G r has rapOrt-
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5 lll[ :
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way since Pearl Hobor Victory and Peace the desire Of
American for 1884, The New Year offers each
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diminishing as during the depression days. other conditions
q Monpo~er shortage the the mine
has reduced production, caused cuto1nts N
ices that have been seriously felt the retail industry throughout
q the ArmedFoc prduc-
ton for the successful prosecution the been
with the result that Of woods and
Of their importance in the effort
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and Of large the public, and the willingness
each Of the winning as quickly
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double efforts provide country and our Gallant Men
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we doing donating blood e9u|oboe
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
Many Petitions Filed For City
 Council, Mayor

With the municipal election fall= ing on Aprn 6. voters were warned this week that they must register prior to 4 D. m. the day before el- ection. Registration books are open at the City Hall every day from 3 a. m. to D. m.
 Meanwhile. petitions have been filed for Olaf Hansen, P. c. Han ford and H. II. Hungerford for May or and for E. R. Sharnbroich, W. l.. Eastaugh. J. Oar Smith, H. II. Hungerford, Olaf Hansen and Neil Grant for the Council
 Councilmen whose terms expire this year are Grant Hungerford and John J. Coulter.
 For the School Board. petition has been filed for H. B. Thornquist President of the Board, whose term expires. for reelection.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
RUSSIANS HOLD GERMANS IN FURIOUS FIGHTING
 ALONG ENTIRE FRONT

MOSCOW Gounter-attaekihg Russians captured an important hamlet 9 miles southeast of Khar- kov in the height Of a furious tank battle in which the Red positions on both banks of the upper Donets beat back wave after wave of storming Germans. the Soviet communique for today said.
 Beating down on smolensk from 40 to 50 miles from that greatest of all German bases in Russia. the Soviet command declared the Rus sians had swept the Nazi from 32 more localities south of Rely and captured a key 10 Dronovka where fighting is most bitIer Caprieious warm winds melted the deep snow on this front opposite Moscow eaus- ing the Reds to discard their skis.
 Marshal Timoshenko's drive on Staraya Russa. northwest of Mos COW. on Lake linen was reported to have gained additional ground, Ten villages were captured in the wake of murderous artillery bar rage. West of Seysk the Germans were said to have repeatedly storm ed Red positions bur each time suf- fered heavy losses and were forced back.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
POTATO TEST

AgronOmist A. E. cross, of Ore gon State College. recently put out bulletin on a new method of sep aratfng diseased seed potatoes from healthy tubers. The information was brought to The Sentinel office by Charles Sadler. well known Wran- gel gardner
 Grosss bulletin states that heal thy seed tubers sink in pure wa ter. In salt water, the least diseased ones (Which are heavIer) sink. Those which are diseased are lighter in weight and float. By using salt wa ter solutions of different strengths, tubers carrying velvet leaf, mild mosaic and wide leaf were floated out recently in Oregon trials.
 The method has been found prac- tieal in Klamath county on Netted Gems. A solution of LOS specific gravity (one pound of common stock salt to one gallon of water) gave good separation of average lots. The salt must be washed off the dipped potatoes before planting
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
EMBLEM CLUB CHARTER
 TO BE CLOSED MAR. 2l

Wives, widows, sisters or daugh- ters of Elks, who wish to join the newly formed Emblem Club in Wrangell are reminded that the charter will close next Thursday, March 25, and are urged to get their name on by that time The charter may be signed at the City Market, or call Mrs Louise Curtis. president of the Wrangell chapter.
 Dues are nominal, being one or two dollars per year and those who join as charter members will be exempted from the S5 initiation fee. For information, anyone interested and eligible to join by reason of having a close relation in the Elks lodge, is invited to get in touch with any of the officers of the Elm blem club, who are Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Van H. Fisk, Mrs. Stanley Fries: Mrs. Kenneth Stensland, Mrs. Bill Eastaugh, Mrs Bertha Christensen, Mrs. Meredith Eide or Mrs. Char lotte. Steear
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
American Troops Advance Beyond Occupied Gafsa
XAssociated- -Pressl

Allied Headquarters in No. Africa American armored troops. com manded by the leading U. s. Army tanks expert. Lieut.. Gen. George Patton. have advanced 30 miles to capture Gafsa and sweep on south eastward today to the region Of Fl Guetar 13 miles beyond while the British First and Eighth Armies spared sharply with the enemy in the extreme south and north of Tunisia. It was General Patton's first public introduction as field leader Of American troops under the British General Sir Harold Alex ander, Allied ground commander.
 Patton succeeded Major Gen Lloyd Fredendall who was in charge when Marshal Rommel swept thorugh Faid Pass m central Fun isia and severely mauled the Amer ican troops and nearly turned the British First Army flank in mid February.
 Simultaneously, Free French for ces announced that their fighting men Were fighting their way north Of the Chott Djirid salt marsh and had reached their objective at the same time American troops oc- cupied Gafsa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
HOME FOOD SUPPLY
 MOVEMENT STARTED HERE
 nv VTTTa A aTrf
BY INTANGIBLE GARDNE

On March first the Extension Service of the University of Alas ka launched the Home Food Supply for Victory Campaign with a roll call for all rural women.
 Every pound of food grown in Alaska will help uo release ships and workers for work elsewhere, said Lydia Hansen who organ ized the movement here. A great many Alaska families grow a part of their garden supplies and under the threat of shortages and high prices will make a special effort to produce larger gardens than ever before. The roll call Is is a national affair and Alaska gardners will no doubt want to be included, she ad- ded.
 The Wrangell roll call will be di- rected by Mrs J. H. Clements. president of the WrangeI Garden Club. The town has been divided into six districts with a leader in each district who will report the number of people who plan to have gardens this year. The leaders are Mrs. Chester Steear will report for the district from the Institute to the city limits; Mrs. Chas Burch in the Bay district; Mrs. Tom Els wick from Church Street and Front Street to Wyatt and Craer'ms store Mrs. L. M. Campbell, the Hospital Street from Sharnbroich' Mrs. Van H. Fisk, the North Highway and Stikine Ave; and Mrs. Clements, Cassiar Street.
 A census" will be taken in the next week. If any one is missed they should report to Mrs. Clements before April first Tne garden club is also looking for extra ground to cultivate. If anyone mas ground to is not going to be used please noti- fly one of the leaders or Mrs. Clem- ents.
 Combined statistics from all over the Territory will show Alaska s patriotic endeayor to be self sup porting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
Governor, Legislature In Open Break Over
 Labor Dept. Funds
CBy Associated Press1

JUNEAU = Relations between the Legislature and Governors of= flee became strained here today as the Governor in a lengthy letter in- formed the House and Senate thai he had used his veto power on House bill No. 30 which would have ap= propriated approximately $3Z000 for the Department of Labor, h. cluding a raise to 5000 in aslarg for the Commissioner.
 The House voted II to five to override the veto but the Senate lacked one vote as five Senators voted against sustaining the veto The necessary two thirds was lask ing and the veto stands
 h the Senate H. H. MeCutcheoH. 4. F. Walker and Farnk Gordon unz held the Governor. In the House. Jenne. Eohoe. Lander. Stanley Nez Cutebeon and Porter did the same
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
YOUNG LEONARD
 CAMPBELL HERE

Leonard Terry Campbell, son of MT. and Mrs. E. M. Campbell, prom inent pioneer family, visited with relatives and friends here yesterday while the Army Transport vessel aboard which he is chief engineer was in port. Looking tanned and fit young Leonard reported he liked his berth fine.
 On the go most of the time, the young Warngell man hasn't had time to be present for initiation at any lodge, of the Elks, in their jur- isdiction, so the local lodge of which lie is a member, grabbed time by the forelock last evening and at a hastily called special meeting ap- proved by the District Deputy, led oung Leonard into the antlered herd with complete ceremonies, get ting through just in time for the new Elk to take hls post aboard his vessel which sailed shortly af- ter 8 o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
PETERSBURG CLOSED AS
 PORT OF AUGMENTATION

Under the provisions of Treasury Decision 50828, effective March 15, 1943. Petersburg has been closed as port of Recommendation, it is an nounced by the Customs service, Vessels outstanding at Petersburg will be redocumented at Wrangell unless the owner files application for approval of some other port of Recommendation as home port.
 This, of course, does not apply to vessels under five tons, referred to as numbered boats The records of such are maintained in the Port Captains offices in the respective towns.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
GROUNDHOG MINING
 ACTIVITIES ENDED

Drilling for strategic metal in the Grounding Basin, adjacent to Wran- gell, has been discontinued for the duration, and Engineer Alex Smith and diamond drill operator James A. Robinson sailed today for Van couver. Smith reported his company had been advised by the War Pro ductiion Board to discontinue oper- ations for the present time, prob ably, he said for the duration. Crew of 14 or 15 which has been on the operation all winter were paid off last week. They Were mostly local men,
 Difficulty in getting priorities, need of equipment which is neces- sary to the war effort and the gen eral war picture appeared to be the basic reasons.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19

MT. and Mrs. W. R. Edgecombe arrived in Wrangell this week from Rake with a first hand account of their narrowing experience of shipwreck a week ago near Gut Bay. Both were safe and well despite their disastrous experience which robbed them of all they owned but the clothes they wore. Previous un- confirmed reports, alleged to have been broadcast from an Alaska ra- dio station, said that MT. Edge combe had been the only survivor
 Mir. and Mrs. Edgecombe left Wrangell March for Pelican City aboard the Cultis, owned by Ed Vel lesley. On March T when about half a mile from Warm Springs bay the Cults developed a broken crank shaft and the couple, along with their two pet Scotch terrier dogs, drifted helplessly in a heavy sea. It was a narrowing night, according to Edgecombe, who told the story upon arrival here.
 Adrift
 "The crankshaft broke about 7:3O just as it was getting dark" he said. "A heavy sea was running and waves repeatedly broke over the boat, slowly filling it with water. The worst part was the utter dark ness. We couldn't see where we were drifting. 1t was too rough to try and rig sail and besides if we'd ever turned with our stern against the following sea we would have awamped.
 Along toward midnight I sight ed boat coming. I blinked out an sos with the mast light and got out on deck with a lantern which waved frantically. The boat kept coming right for us and I cheered my wife Up by telling her help was at hand. The boat came up short distance away, turned its beam on Us for a moment then went on. Why it didn't come closer to investigate I don't know. But the hardest thing I ever did was to go below and tell my wife that they had i passed us up.
 All that night the Cultis drifted each hour of darkness seeming like an age to the young skipper, hf i said. A cold north wind was blow. ing down Chatham Strait and huge "curlers" broke in a sea of missing foam over the sides as they drifted helplessly in the trough of the sea
 Headed For Rocks
 By noon Sunday we had drifteC about fifty miles down the strait i Near Gut bay We were drifting close to shore and just ahead of us was a reef of rocks The boat was head ed for them and so launched tho lifeboat. We couldn't get our dog to come with us, They were huddIeC
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
THORNQUIST HOME
 FROM SKAGWAY

H. B. Thornquist, Vice President and Cashier of the Bank of Wran- gell, returned home this morning after two months attending to atr fairs of the Bank of Alaska at Skag. way.
 Skagway, normally a town of some 400 or 500 persons, he des- cribed as a mad house" with the burst of war activity, highway con- struction, and other work there. Housing accommodations are nil and it is almost impossible to find room or board with the vast number of. .men,. One. construction company alone has a. payroll of 5000 men. More than 35 Wrangell men are now working in the area
 Wrangell and nome sweet home" looked pretty good to Banker ThornQuist-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
LEAVES LABOR
 DEPARTMENT BROKE

Gov Cruening's veto leaves the Labor Department, now headed hy Walter P. Sharpe. who brought ths accusations against former Commis isoner Mike Haas. which resulted ia the widely heralded investigation. without funds. as the department was reported virtually broke when Sharpe took over at the first of the year.
 It was the first outward break between the Chief Executive and the lawmakers at this session. although there has been a smoldering under current of the old feud of two years ago since the present session started
 Labor Department appropriation will be included in the general ap= propriation bill yet to be passed but the Governor has power to yefa any item of the general appropria. tion bill Such a veto in the general appropriations bill would leave the Territory with a Labor Department minus funds to operate.
 Meanwhile. the probe into the La Dor Departments activities wound up this week with Attorney General Henry Roden in his closing argu- ment presenting a copy Of a speech rurported to have been made by Steve McCutcheon, then Haas em- ployee, over the Anchorage radl5 which charged Sharpe and Karl Drager of Anchorage with "spend- ing thousands of dollars of tine Whiskey Rings money attempting to convince you that the Whiskcy Ring should be installed at Juneau" In the alleged speech Drager was charged with running the Whiskey Ring Campaign and Sharpe was a. cused of being the Southeast Alaska Manager.
 Roden read the speech at the con- cluding hearing sessions with the comment that it takes the wind out Of me" The speech was said to haye been made during the time Sharpe and Haas We're competing for the Department of Labor post which Sharpe finally won at the polls.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
AMERICAN BOMBERs ATTACK GERMAN U-B0AT BASE
 IN DAYLIGHT RAID

LONDON - American bombers attacked the German U-boat yards at Vegesaek, near Bremen in a day light raid Thursday, it was an nounced here last night. The raid was the sixth this year for the heavy bombers, which previously this month had attacked Rennes, Lorient. Rouen, Abbeville and Hamm.
 Ventura bombers raided objectives at Maasluss, near Rotterdam, the Air Minitsry announced. Eseorting Spitfires destroyed two enemy fighters. None of the Maasluss raid CTS were reported missing although the German radio claimed that in the Vegesack raid the Americans suffered "heavy dereat."