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The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
LANDING CRAFT:

LANDING CRAFT: President
Roosevelt signed legislation author
izing the construction of one million
tons of landing craft and special
boats at cost of 81, 100000.
TOLERANCE: The Junior Cham
ber of Commerce of Odessa, Texas.
asked the city council to adopt a
resolution eliminating the first syl-
liable from the word "damyankee.
LEND-LEASE: Lend-lease SUD-
plies worth $60,000, 900 were trans
ferred to the forces of Gen. Henri
Giraud in French North Africa dur
ing the last four weeks of the Tuni-
sian campaign, it was announced.
MEAT: The OPA has reduced by
3 per cent the price of special cuts
of beef and veal sold to restaurants
and other eating places in order to
implement its program to ron back
"out of hand" food prices. Similar
reductions for lamb and mutton were
made several months ago.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
MOBILIZATION:
Super Board Formed

President Roosevelt's appointment
of James F. Byrnes as director of
the newly formed Office of War
Mobilization meant that now the
home front would be marshalled be-
hind the war program on scale
hitherto undreamed Of.
Coming after the historic series of
conferences between the President
and Prime Minister Churchill of Brit
ain the establishment of the Office
of War Mobilization marked a sig
nificant milestone. For now the re-
sponsibility for production, procure
ment, transportation and distribu-
ton of military as well as civilian
supplies, materials and products was
vested in one man-James F. Byrnes
and the committee working with
him. That committee included Sec
retary of War Stimson, Secretary of
Navy Knox, Harry Hopkins and WPB
Director Donald M. Nelson and Judge
Fred M. Vinson who succeeded
Byrnes as economic stabilization di-
rector.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
UNITY:
French Leaders Agree

Unification of French leadership
with all conflicting forces submerged
in the grand task of liberating the
empire was dream that had had
many nightmare Interruptions. But
with a spirit of give and take evil
dent among the Giraud and De-
Gaulle forces themselves and with
persistent urging from the United
States and Britain, the dream had
become reality.
Gen. Charles DeGaulle, Fighting
French leader, hailed the new era
in a radio broadcast on the eve of
his historic trip from London to Al
giers to meet General Giraud.
'Union of the empire will be ac-
complished," he said. 'When it is
realized how this is done in the face
of difficulties then ones re-
spect for France and ones faith in
her destiny will become even great
er We have paid heavily enough
for our absurd division to be con-
vinced we shall emerge from the
abyss only by uniting"
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
RUBBER:
Strikers Go Back

Back to their jobs in Akron, Ohio,
streamed 81 500 rubber workers fol-
lowing curt ultimatum from Presi-
dent Roosevelt that ended a five-day
strike stopping essential wartime
rubber production.
Terming the walkouts "inexcusa-
BILE" and fragrant violation of the
no-strike pledge" the President
had warned that necessary steps
would be taken to protect the ma
tion's interests" unless the strikes
were terminated. The President act
ed after the dispute was certified to
him by the War Labor board.
Earlier, national CIO officials had
urged the strikers to return to their
jobs.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
ALEUTIANS:
Cleanup on Attu

Even as a senatorial committee
was digesting a report that Japan
would send a naval and land inva-
sion force against continental United
States this summer, American forces
in the Aleutians were pursuing q
relentless cleanup of enemy detach-
ments on Attu island.
Purveyor of the tidings of Jap of
fensive intentions was Kilsoo K.
Haan, Washington representative Of
the Korean National Front fedora
ton, who had established a record
for prophecy by warning two months
in advance of Jap plans to attack
Pearl Harbor. Burden of Hams re-
port was that Admiral TOTO had dis
closed plans for this offensive at a
party in Tokyo at which Korean
spies had been present.
In the Attu engagements, bayonets
and hand grenades in the hands Of
American infantrymen had taken the
place of trench mortars and auto
matte rifles, as the few resisting
enemy were pressed into a narrow
area from which escape was impos-
Sible.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
RAIL WAGES:
NOnOperatOrs Tipped

Wage increases of eight cents an
hour recommended by an emergen-
cy fact-finding board of the National
Railway Labor board panel for more
than 900, 900 incorporating employees
will increase the rail industry's an
nual wage bill by approximately
$204, 900, 900, authoritative transpor-
tation sources estimated.
The Is incorporating unions had
asked an increase of 20 cents an
hour, with a minimum wage of 20
cents an hour and the union shop.
The board declined to recommend
these proposals. Subject only to ap-
proval by Sterilization Director
James F. Byrnes, the boards rec
concentrations were retroactive to
February l.
The wage increases, a report of
the board said, are "the minimum
noninflationary adjustments neces-
sary to correct gross inequities and
to aid in the effective prosecution of
the war"
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10

If you were to say the first bugle
call of the day in the Army is
"Reveille"-you'd be wrong. It's
"First Call" But you probably
know what cigarette gets first call
with Army men-it's Camel. And
Camel is the favorite with men in
all branches of the service-Navy,
Marines, Coast Guard, too. (Based
on actual sales records from serv-
ice mems stores.) And though
there are Post Office restrictions
on packages to overseas Army
men, you can still send Camels
to soldiers in the U. S., and to
men in the Navy, Marines, and
Coast Guard wherever they are.
ADV.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
WAR PROFITS:
Contractors Curbed

Smaller profit margins for war
contractors loomed ahead as the
war departments price adjustment
board reported the elimination of
nearly $4,000, 100000 of what it
termed excess profits through the
renegotiation of army contracts.
The savings to the government
represented readjustments on con-
tracts covering 1941 and 1912 busi-
ness to date. 1t was estimated that
1943 savings would be bigger.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
CASUALTIES:
u. S. Losses Light

Balancing Axis versus American
casualties in the Tunisian campaign,
Secretary of War Stimson found the
scales overwhelmingly in favor OF
the United States. The North Afri-
can victory cost the United States
1858 casualties, including 2,l84
killed, 9,437 wounded and 6,937 miss
ing or taken prisoner.
Axis casualties amounted to $685.
600, or 18 times the American total.
German and Italian losses included
1000 men killed and 26, 400 wound
ed, with another 266, 900 taken pris-
oner. In comparison, overall Al
lied losses were less than 10000.
In addition to prisoners, the Allies
captured tremendous quantities Of
military supplies, including large
numbers of aircraft and many naval
vessels, he said. Despite small
American losses Stimson said the
Tunisia campaign had developed
nothing to cause the high command
to reduce its manpower estimates
under which the army is expected to
total 5000, 900 men.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
SPENDING:
Curb NOnessentiaIs

Blunt demands for a halt to
"wasteful and unpatriotic expendi-
lures" for government travel and
communication - exclusive of the
army and navy-were served by the
congressional joint committee inves-
tigating nonessential federal expend-
itures.
A report by the committee esti-
mated that such expenditures will
total more than S100.000.0 900 this
year, and urged drastic
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
~ Heat rash irritated skin
- @Au thrills to the touch of Mex
InE sana, formerly Mexican
EAT Heat Powder. For sooth-
uuAHn ing help. get Mexsana.
Wholesale Only

Abdul-Aziz, sultan of Morocco,
thought, until he was deposed in
1909, that such articles as automo-
biles, pianos and diamond neck
laces had to be bought in dozens.
The Ely miner., 1943-06-10
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Super War Board Spurs National Effort;
Russians Press New Caucasus Drive;
Dual Threat Allied Bomb War Blasts
Nazi War Plants and Italian Ports

NOTE opinions these columns n sIs
by Union.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
Alaska Wage
 Scale Frozen
 As Of October

JUNEAU = Under the wage stabilization program of the War Labor Board. increases in wages and salaries will be approved only in exceptional cases said Michael J. Haas, Territorial Representative of the wage and hour division at Ju- neau, today. Early in the program the War Labor Board set up this policy for administration of that part of the economic stabilization program over which it has juTisdic- tion. continued Haas "The policy directive given the National War Labor Board by congress and by the President is clear. Under that dir ectiye. the board will act on the presumption that wage rates pre- vailing on Sept. l5. 1922 are prop CT The board will grant wage in creases over he level prevailing on Sept. l5. 1912. only in exceptional cases and in accordance with execu- tive order 925a. O. Oct 3. 1922 The board will examine carefully each claim Tor suea exceptional treatment before approving any in crease and in such consideration will be guided by the general prin- ciples of the directive which indi-. cate that the following are the only reasons under which raises in wages may be justified. G) Maladjust- ments of wages. where less than 15 per cent increase has occurred since Jan. l, 194I. t2l Correction of in equities either within a business or between one business and another in the same industry or field or production. f31 Substandards of living; (4) Effective prosecution of the war
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
EMBLEM CLUB MEETS
 TO DRAFT BYLAWS

More than twenty Wrangell wom en turned out at an Emblem Club meeting held at the Elks hall last Tuesday to draft by laws for the new organization.
 Second and fourth Mondays of each month were decided upon for regular meeting nights after the charter has been accepted and sent to the local organization by nation al headquarters. For the present it was agreed that brief meetings will be held at D. m. every Thursday for three consecutive weeks, before the Ladies night card parties to vote on acceptance of the bylaws. New appointments made by Presi- dent Louise Curtis were; Mariana Winn, Chaplain; Betty Bennest, Outer Guard; Milly Grant, Inner Guard; Susan Elswick, Marshal and Laura Bradley, Organist Dues were voted to be $3.O0 per year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
r FOrtreSSeS Level
 Axis Supply Base And
 Threaten Axis Safety
lBY AssoeLaLe.l. Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. North Africa - The Allies have opened the floodgates Of their oyerwhelm- ing aerial might In the campaign 10 sweep the Axis from the face of Tunisia
 The greatest force Of Flying For tresses ever massed nearly loo Of the Iour-motored bombers. pulyer ized the enemys supply base at gagliori on Sardinia yesterday. vr- ually erasing it from future mil itary calculations while swarms ot other American and British plan turned Marshal Erwin Rommels r,. treat up the easter Tuinsian coa into nightmare Of destructio. Dispatches today said the Amer cans and British were still adyan ing.
 Any hopes the Axis might haFr entertained of using Cagliori as Che base for a Dunkerque evacuation zar divisions now enclosed in a great Allied trap, apparently were wiped out by the concentrated assault of Inc Fortresses which hi five mer- chant ships and 20 smaller craft and damaged or destroyed 7I enemy planes on the ground The Fortres- ses left acres of flames and fire across the city's port area. Proof of the Allied supremaye of the air in North Africa and the Mediter- ranean was shown bv the fact that not Fortress or escort plane was lost.
 The bulk of Rommers forces. trying to beat their way north for junction with Col. Gen. Jurgen von Arnims troops, were reported con tinuing their tortured retreat un- der a rain of bombs and bullets while a rear guard dug in about 2i miles north of Gabes. on the coastal highway, in an effort to fend olC the pursuing British Eighth Army
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
Allies Continue
 Onslaught On JapS
 In No. And So. Seas
By=Associated# Press

WASHINGTON = Two more raids by American planes on Jap-held Kiska in the Aleutians and a raid on Attn were announced today by the Navy Department One bomber was lost
 The Navy also announced another aerial assault on Munda in the Sol omons and from Burma a commun- ique said [. S and British aircraft have bombed oil installations and railways and warehouses widely in Chat sector Evidence was. as Secre- tary of War stimson pointed out that the Japs were increasing their air strength in Burma, China and the Southwest Pacific but our planes were continuing to outright the en- emy.
 A Chinese spokesman said the touch-and-go situation in the south Hupeh province near Yangtze, had become stabilized and much improv- ed during the past week. The Chin csc were said to have lauched IT attacks and repelled 13 Jap attacks further sapping Japan's limited strength.
 General MacArthurs Friday com munique reported Allied planes have made new raids on Mubo. Fin schhafen and Saumlaki Medium bombers attacked the Jap-occupied town of Saumlaki. on Tanimbar Is land. 300 miles north of Darwin. Finschhafen. on the Huon benin sula of New Guinea. was visited by a single four-motored bomber which dropped bombs in the harbor area starting fires along the waterfront Jap troops positions were strafed in the Kitchen area. around Mubo and a lone medium Allied bomber was intercepted by two Jap fighter planes but shot them both out of the air.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
RUSSIAN FRONT LOGGED
 DOWN IN SEA OF MUD

MOSCOW - All along the Rus sian front laundering artillery lob- bed shells into opposing ranks to- day across mud so thick that large scale operations were impossible and the 160O-mile battle lines remained essentially unchanged, the Russian eommunique said
 The Red Army was creeping to- ward Smolensk. 230 miles west of Moscow, and appeared in contact with the heavily fortified German Yartsevo defense line but the Rus sians claimed progress.
 Sharp but narrow enemy thrusts along the Donets river, east of Kharkov. were reported beaten back in fights which felled 200 Germans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
$35,OOO Quota Here
 For April

=Wraugell is being ask ed 10 serape bottom in its eollee- tive War Bond and Stamps barrel this month to the tune Of S35.0o0. to meet it's quota in one Of the largest sums to be raised by the Treasury Department to date in the war The order comes from Freder- ick Aver Juneau, Alaska Director of War Savings Ayers wire to Van II. Fisk. Nrangen Chairman says
 ..Alaska's share in the second War Loan drive, for the month Of April. will be S1.7S0.0oo. The na= tional quota is S13.0O0.0oo.00o. ef which SS.000,000,OO0 will come from non-banking sources. This Is the largest quota which the Ter ritory has, as yet, been asked to attain in a single month.
 The April drive is a special Vic tory Loan campaign and while in diYidual quotas by communities may seem high, it must be remem- bered that this is the first pres sure' drive which has been asked DY the AiedSuAy DIPeh4 1AAA~AAh 9A+-1e the inception of the War Savings program.
 Heretofore, We have been asked to purchase bonds from earned in come regularly every week or every payday. Now for one month it has become necessary to ask every per son to dig as deep as he can It is not an impossible task Alaskans are now being asked to perform. If every person who has been purehas- ing bonds regularly would double, and wherever possible, triple his usual amount. We can easily exceed the quota.
 Goals set for individual con- munitfes ale as follows: Anchor age. s350,O00; Juneau, $200000i Seward. s100,000: Sitka, $100.o0oi Kodiak. $100,O00; Petersburg, 3D. GOO; Nome and Cordova, $50,o00 each; Wrangeu, $35,O0O; skag- way, s15,000: Valdez, s15,000, Craig. $1O,0OO; Palmer, $5,000s Yakutat, 5000.
 Federal employees in Alaska are being asked to subscribe S100,000.
 Wrangells War Bond sale for March amounted to $4,62G.00, ac- cording to figures released by the local Post office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
CHEF SPEAR GIVEN
 SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

A surprise party, which really was a surprise. was held last night at the Chester steear home out the highway and honored the alleged head of the Steear household on the occasion of his birthday
 The evening was spent informally with lunch served at a late hour main feature Of which was a large birthday cake and all the trim mings." The honor guest was pres ented with many gifts from those present who were MT. ad Mrs. Oar Smith, MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Stems lad, MT. and Mrs. Ralph Lindsey, Mrs Leth Meadows and Mrs. Ches- ter Steear.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
ELECTION CANDIDATES
 FILE FOR OFFICE IN
 COMING CITY ELECTION

Candidates for the coming munie- ipal election, April 6, who have ac- cepted and are running for office are for Mayor, Fred G. Hanford. For the Council, William Eastaugh, E. R. Sharnbroich and J. D. Smith. For the School Board, H. D. Thorn quist.
 Voters are once more reminded that they have until next Monday at 4:30 D. m. to register for the coming election.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
GILLrNGHAMs HOME

Brig. and Mrs. J. T. Gillingham returned this week from an inspec- tion trip which took them to Sitka, Angoon, Tenekee, Hoonah. Exeur- sion Inlet and Juneau on Salvation Army business. Their stay here will be brief as they expect to leave on the next Canadian boat for Prince Rupert to attend a meeting of Sal vation Army members in that city the middle of April.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
SHRIMP RFTURNS

The Shrimp. owned by the Re lianee Shrimp Company, and skip pered by George Sumption, operator of the concern with Neil Grant, re- turned to Wrangell from the south this week to be ready for the shrimping season which open the middle of April. Aboard, besides Sumption, were Otto Teller and son Tommy, Jerry Desmond and Es- sendorf Ordal, all of whom spent re- cent vacations in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
STAR TAXI COMPANY
 CHANGES OWNERSHIP

Ire st2r Taxi, formerly owned by Morris Larson, was sold this week with the new owners, William E.. Byrd and Lowell Sturteyant, taking over the operation immediately.
 The sale included two cars, one Of wnieh is in operation at present and the other will be called into service as soon as the need arises.
 Tt is our aim," the new owners said today, ito give Wrangell prompt and dependable service which will be maintained 24 hours a day.
 William E. Jay" Byrd Is manager and driver for the company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
BOY FOR MIG C0RMACKs

Proud Papa Peter C. Mccormack Jr is passing out cigars today with gusto and announcing the arrival of a son, born April 1 at Bishop Rowe hospital. The little fellow weighed seven and three-quarters pounds at birth and joins two older sisters in the family Mother and son are said to be gaining rapidly, and Mrs. Me Cormack's first chore on returning home will be to sew the buttons back on Papa McCormack's vest
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
HOME ECONOMICS CLASS
 TO SERVE CHAMBER OF
 COMMERCE LUNCH MONDAY

A real treat is in store for mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce at their noon lunch Monday, April 5, at Civic Center. Girls of the To- cal high school Home Economics department will plan and serve the meal It will be an opportunity for many of the Chamber members with daughters in the class to see if their daughters measure up to mothers standards.
 Cooking and serving will be un- der the supervision Of Miss Ruby Pickett, teacher of the HOm c Economies classes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
FARMERS WANT DAVIS
 TO CONTROL FARM PRICES

organizations leaders are turning to the congressional farm bloc to bring pressure upon President Roosevelt to give full authority over farm prices to Chester c. Davis, new food administrator
 Reliable but improbable sources said that an effort is being made to line up sufficient strength on Capi- tai hill to pass the Bankhead bill over a possible presidential veto and also for the support of the Pace bill, now in the Seute Agricultural committee.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
SHOE RATI0NING
 HITS WAX MODELS

MCPHERSON, kas.-A McPher- son merchant has a corps Of wax models for his display windows. He doesn't deal in shoes. Before shoe rationing he borrowed shoes from a shoe merchant Now he's tried to buy shoes but couldn't get any No. IT coupons for wax models.
 He's appealed the case but mean while, says he, it's an outrage that his mannequins have to stand a. round in their bare tootsies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
AXIS FLYING FRESH
 TROOPS TO AFRICA

|. & HEADQUARTERS EAST OF FL GUITAR, Taaisia = The Avis is flying fresh troops into Tunisia now in final desperate effort to staye off it's African eclipse, it was disclosed today. The disclosure came with the capture of more than 400 Italians during an Ameirean tanks and inla1tJy pls. down the Cat. road yesterday soss of the Italia s had be - A fewer than n days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
WILLIAM I. BRADLEY
 HOST ON BIRTHDAY

WlIIlam I. BrauIey, BIT 10 hls many friends, and one of Wran- gell's best known pioneer fisher men, celebrated his 74th birthday Monday with an "at home" birth day party aboard his boat at the City float. Many fishermen friends dropped in during the afternoon to wish Bradley many happy re- turns and to partake of birthday cake and coffee. The cake was pre- sented to Bradley by Mrs. Sue Fries, employee of the Union Oil Company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
CIVIC CLUB TOMORROW

WrangeII WOmen's Civic Club Will meet tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. in Ci- vic Center. One Of the attractions of the afternoon will be an entertain ment given by the third grade girls quartette from the local school. Mrs. H. H. Hungerford and Mrs. c. c. Mundy will be hostesses for the dessert lunch preceding the business meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
MRS. WARFEL HOME

Mrs Russell Warfel and baby returned last week end from va cation trip spent in the States. She is the wife of Russ" Warfel well known Wrangelr musician and em- ployee of Campbell Bros.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
DAVIS GETS GIFT

was given sydney. Laurence paint ing by the House of Representa- tivevs and President 0. D. Cochran received an engraved desk pen set from the Senate, but aside from that the 1913 session of the Terri torial Legislature closed Ia s [ Thursday night without ceremony. The traditional Legislative Ball was not held.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
TO HAYNES

Lawrence Bohoyic and Bill Grant, two of Wrangell's well known young men in the fishing industry, are leaving this afternoon aboard the Bohovic boat for Haines. They have been awarded a contract in defense work and will be gone until June 1 |. Also board is Chub Skelton who has signed aboard as cook.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
SENATE COMMITTEE MAY
 INSPECT AFRICAN WAR FRONT

NGIUN-PfeSIueht ROOse- welt was reported today to have giv- en tentative approval to a proposal that members of the senate War In- vestigating committee make an in- spection trip to the American held front in North Africa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
U. S. TO REPLACE GER1TAlJ 2sNSP0RTs 0R
 50. AMERICAN AIRLISE

SAINT MOAIoA. tallf L built planes will replace German made crIs. ,a SlIth Americas la.- gest airline, said Dr. j. Robert ., Presidert of the airway compahy upon his arrival from Brazil tod@y to complete the purchase of our Douglas transports.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
LEAVING FOR HAYNES

Mrs Bertha Christianson and her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Bohovic. are leaving on the next Canadian boat for Haines. They will join dr. BOhoyic who is leaving for that city today aboard his boat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
TO RETURN HERE

Word has been received by Mrs. Bill Grant here. that Mir. and Mrs. Eilert Holbeck. Wragell residents now in Seattle, are leaving around the 21st of this month for Wrangell. Holbeck is to be in charge of the Saginaw Bay plant this year dur ing the fishing season.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-02
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Holy Masses for Sunday, April 4 are 9:00 a. m Wrangell Institute and 10:30 a. m. Parish church.
 Lenten deYotions on Wednesday and Friday evenings at TOO p. m.