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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31

 SharkSkin
 Possibilities
KETCHIkAN

KETCHIKAN - An interesting pro-ect to inquire into commercial possibilities of Alaskan sharkskin is underway at the fishery products laboratory here. Director Lyle An derson made tthe announcement this week.
 Several strips of skin from the AL aska sleeped shark which is caught in large quantities in this area for its liver and meat have been tan ned and tested for hardness, endur- ance and other qualities Member. of the laboratory's staff plan to try the sharkskin as halfsoles on theii
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31

Lew Nj. Williams and Winifred D.
 Williams
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31

OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PRINTED NEWSPAPER IN THE TERRITORY
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31
WHY NOT STATEHOOD? By FRED G. HANFORD
 Mayor of Wrangel

statehood for Alaska has been vision foremost in our minds for many years. The present worldwide strife and war has brought the real importance of our territory forcibly fs the people of the United States. The time has arrived for all true Alaskans to consider, and then back with all our might, movement to make Alaska statehood a reality Of the present and not a dream of the future.
 On my recent visit to Juneau l found no one, and l questioned many. who could really tell me why We should not have statehood for Alaska. The Juneau Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution a. gainst the proposed Alaska state hood. Why did they pass this res olution? No one seemed able to de finitely state. other than Alaska Is uaI vet ready" That is not a req son. that is an excuse. Where is the great spirit that brought our pioneers north? No, we must assume fhat their reason is personal, and they are afraid Of a forward step, feeling secure in themselves, and wiling to just drift along. It won [ be the drifters, but the fighters who Will build the future of Alaska.
 We live in a country richer in natural resources than any other in the world. We all know that, and yet we wonder why these great resources have not been developed It takes only little good old-fash- toned reasoning to get the answer. FiI5t Of all transportation, or l should say lack of same, and second ig government control of all our re sources. If these obstacles can be burdled and I believe statehood can beat them, there will be no end to the development of our resources.
 One of the questions from the Jul neau Chamber of Commerce. and MT. Allen Shattuck was, What would bring people to the state of Alaska?' ?' There is an old saying that history repeats itself, and that answers this question quite well. After every war there is a feeling of unrest, feel Ing of wanting to make home in a land of opportunity. That, and the love of adventure, are sure to bring many young men to Alaska, the last frontier. And you can be sure the stories told by the serVicemen who served in Alaska shall not be de- rogatory in any manner.
 One of the members of the con serYatiYe Chamber of Commerce asked, 'If We have nOrthward mi grafton, what shall we do with a growth in population?" He said that we have only two major in dustries in Alaska, which are fish ing and mining and that fishing was dropping all the time due to the conservation effort. What is the answer to that? Well, from the Aleutian King Crab to the bottom fishing of Southeastern Alaska we have a field that has not yet even begun to be developed. The Japs eX- plotted our Aleutian salmon and crab and sold, them back to us. Will
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
 ADOPTED IN JUNEAU

Following is the platform adopt ed by the Democratic Divisional Convention held at Juneau December IT, 1943:
 l. We take pride in endorsing a gain the great leadership of Frank lin D. Roosevelt who in time of wal as i'll time of peace has proved him self a great President of the United States.
 We affirm our faith in the fore ign policy of the United states a.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-31

the shortage of leather and the well-known virtues of sharkskin justify further work Anderson be- Heves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
HOLD DISCUSSION
 ON RIDE-SHARINC
Clubs, Civic Agencies Are Urged to Cooperate By
 State OPA Official

Organization of community ride sharing projects by civic organiza- tions and clubs was proposed by Bradley H. Patterson of the state DPA mileage rationing division at district meeting of 35 members of gasoline ration panels and plant transportation comm tees last night at the city hall. Various methods of further reducing gaso- line consumption were discussed.
 The local ration board was con- mended by the state officials for cutting down gasoline coupon is- suance by 45,OO0 gallons since the previous allotment period, and all of the panel members were urged to continue steps to cut down allow ances still further.
 Workers whose coupons expire or are reduced in value will not re- ceive adjustments if other trans portation is available, it was an- nounced. Adjustments will be au- thorized only on recommendation of plant transportation committees fol- lowing thorough investigation. Stan ley Crute of the state OPA and Mrs. Archer RoWbottom, new local gas oline ration chairman, were among those attending last nights meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
Wage Boosts Asked toMeet Living Costs
By RAYMOND LAIR
United Press Staff Correspondent

NolEltCu CSS SGdll
 Washington, July ' - U.PD - The administrations wage stabiliz- ation program faced another major attack today from union representa- tives of 100000 shipyard workers demanding wage adjustments to meet increases in the cost of living
 Those demands were involved in the biggest wage case ever to reach the War Labor Board. Representing nearly all of the employees in 18S shipyards were the American Fed eration of Labor Metal Trades De- partment, the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers (CIO), and the International As sociation of MachiniSts Gndepend- enD.
 The case reflected the increasing pressure on the administration's wage stabilization program, de- veloping while wage disputes in- volving 530OO0 United Mine Work CTS and 100000 incorporating rail- way employees still awaited final settlement.
 Although the AFL and CIO unions have ben bitter rivals in the shipyards, they are united on plans to demand wage adjustments in line with changes of living costs. Neither group, however, planned to ask specific amounts over the 5 120 hourly rate now in effect on a na- tional scale for first class skilled mechanics"
 John P. Frey, president of the AFL metal trades department, said he would demand a wage adjust ment equivalent to the rise in the cost of living" He said he would present cost of living data showing that the price of food-one third of the cost of living-has jumped 80 per cent in some cities since aJnu- ary, 1941.
 John Green, president of the CIO, Union, will present a similar de- mand, but calling for an increase of only half the cost of living change shown in a realistic" an- alysis. The CIO has said that it's surveys show the cost of living has risen about Is per cent in the past year, approximately twice the in- crease shown by the U. s. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 Green also will ask national minimum wage of 90 cents an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

When a tired and train weary Private Block reported to the AAFSAT base after 10 weeks of tasic training at Camp Robinson, Ark, the editors of the AAFSA- TONIAN, official newspaper of the post (With a circulation of about 100000 almost broke into tears of joy over the solution to their edi- torial page cartoon problems. So, as in civilian life, newspapering is one of Blocks jobs.
 But cartoons for the camp paper aren't the limits of the work to which Block will be assigned
 Army authorities are already planning to use the talented pen of the 33-year- old winner of a Pulitzer and Headliner's Award prize for educational and morale purposes.
 Past use of the cartoon has proven very successful in Army posts, and Block probably will make endless drawings of what happens to reck- less young second lieutenants who insist on navigating cross-country by following railroads, or the sad plights of ground crew sergeants who absent-mindedly walk into the arc of a whirling propeller.
 TOOK REGULAR
 ROOKIE TRAINING
 regardless of who's the boss-is Blocks life. A native Chi cagoan, he started freelance work while attending Lake Forest Col lege, His first job was with the Evanston NeWs-IndeX in suburban Chicago, and from there he drew his way into a job with the Chicago News. In January 1883, Block went to work for NEA in Cleveland and remained there until his Selective Service Board beckoned him earlier this year.
 At the Camp Robinson replace ment center, he went through the mill like any other soldier. He drilled, sweated and nursed his army wife''-his rifle-like Private Dog face Jones from Hoboken. While he admits the pay isn't quite as good for Private Herb Block as it was for Civilian "Herblock. the Army has it's consolations for a lowly private.
 "At least I eat and sleep regular hours now. I don't wake up at night dreaming about a nightmar- ish deadline jumping up and down on my chest"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
ALL-T|ME MARK IN ENROLMENT
Middlebury College Opens for l44th Year; Naval
 Men Attending

Middlebury, Vt, July ' - The student population on the Middle bury College campus this week reached an all-time high of over 1000, as the summer language schools of French and Italian went into session simultaneously with the opening of the Hath academic year for $40 civilian undergraduates and some 500 apprentice seamen pursu- ing the Navy V-12 program at Mid dlebury. The largest previous Mid dlebury matriculation was 815 in September 1941.
 The added enrolment of the Middlebury Spanish and German schools, in session at Bread Loaf and Bristol, Vt., brings the total Middlebury registration today to 1,276.
 The Middlebury Spanish school, its capacity limited by the facilities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

Mayor John w. Murphy of New Haven presided at the meeting
 Professor Axtelle pointed out that no partial point of view can find a correct understanding of the coun- trys wartime problems; but that nevertheless we are in grave danger of being partial in an antagonism to labor which does not have all the facts. In our resentment at the superficial faults of labor, seen in recent strikes, we have failed to See the number of strikes by manage ment-such as that of the meat packers recently-which have pass ed without comment.
 We are faced today with the danger of conducting a smear cam- paign against labor without any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
TIN COLLECTION
 NEXTSATURDAY

J. Warren Upson, salvage chair man, announced today that tin cans will be collected on streets south of East and West Main streets this Sat urday by employees and trucks of the street department under super vision of Street Supt. Herbert H Scott-Smith.
 He pleaded to householders to put the can collection on the sidewalks in front of their homes either the night before, or before a. m. Sat- urday. Due to the gasoline short- age, no repeat trips will be made. It is hoped Saturdays collection will bring up the city's tagging record. The next collection On streets north of East and West Main streets will ake place August T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

adequate knowledge of what labor doing to help win the war. If we are really interested in reducing thf number of man-hours lost iron work during this critical time, wh. do we nt show more concern ove the fact that 70 times as mucf time was lost last year in accident: as in strikes?
 We are guilty, in short, of re. fusal to accept labor during the wal as an equal in the country1 strength Labor proposed a change to near production eighteen months before Pearl Harbor: and has now as great a stake as anyone in win. ming the war. But it asks, and has the right to ask, that all the troubles of wartime production not be laid at its feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

TT HAS BEEN our privilege to play an important l in war producton-geared with the supply ser of the Army and Navy, and with almost 19,ooo ( producers who have worked with us.
 Figures show how successful this partnership been. But they do not show the valuable direction cooperation we have had from Army and Navy oflt Nor do they indicate the fine spirit of "teamw shown by our suppliers and sub-contractors.
 While 1875 organizations have shared our big of war productions there have actually been more os,oOo such partnerships established For, in f cases, several divisions of General Motors have to the same source, though for different types of W
 It is interesting to note that nearly three-fourtf the firms which have furnished parts for F ucts, employ less than 500 people. Of these more half employ 100 or less.
 We have chosen our sub-contractors and supp carefully in order to secure those best qualified fo work at hand.
 In this we have had one great advantage:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
100 DAYS FOR 21 CENTS

San Jose, Cal. (UP) Walter Ro- bles, 30 went to jail for 100 days for the theft of 21 cents. Judge Percy O'Connor held that the amount did not count, but that the heavy fine was imposed on the theory that Robles would prabably have taken any amount that happened to be available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

include five Army officers, one Coast Guard officer, and six South Amer ican assistant fellows.
 Twelve miles to the north of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

Peanut, cottonseed or palm oil have been found suitable for fuel in Diesel-motored trucks. Tests in dicate such vehicles may burn these oils if minerial oil is not available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

of the Bread Loaf Inn and cot
 tages on the mountain campus of
 the college, has the exact enroll ment of last year. Its 216 students
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07

main campus, in Bristol, Vt, the Middlebury German school has 37 students, six more than in 1922 Six Army officeres are taking courses there.
 Matriculation in both the French school, with ITO students, and the Italian school, smallest and young est of the Middlebury Language schools, with 19, has continued the decline which began with the dec- laration of war and the shift of interest in Romance languages to Spanish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
By NEA Service


 the ngers of Herbert Block whose cartoons signed Hboc daily
 stationed the Applied Tactics his assignment EdraWing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
LABOR RELATIONS
 DURING WARTIME
Subject Discussed By Pro- lessor Axtelle; Mayor
 Murphy Presides

New Haven, Conn, July - At the general afternoon meeting to- day of the Conference on War time Administrative Problems of Schools, Public Institutions and So- cial Agencies. George Axtelle, As sociate Professor of Education at Northwestern University discussed labor relations during wartime.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
CALENDAR

TUESDAY
Shrine Social club, G:3O, 1850
Olive.
BUSINESS Women $50, 7O5 State.
Nirht school, 10, Central.
Girl Scouts, :, Scou! hut.
Jobs Daughters, $50, Masonic
temple.
Central LahGr council, 7:30, Labor
temple.
I. V. Stamp and Coin club, 7:3O,
s95 Main.
Confirmrtjon, 10. st. Paul's.
Nurses Assoc. s. Wilson school.
American LegiCn, s, Veterans
hall.
Eagles, g, i@5 Broadway.
WEDNESDAY
Arts and Crafts, 1880, 7i9
WcnSley.
Well baby conference, IA, East
side club house.
McPncrrin Memorial, 2, coart
house.
BartenderS, ?, Labor temple.
Troop 20. 7:15, Scout hut.
TeamSters, chauffeu"s, 1880. Labor
temple.
Night school, 80. Central.
state guard, 7.2J. stadium.
Mothr-s o Fighters, 1880, 1918
Brighton.
Sor'-i"eInen's =, $50, Veterans
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Music Teachers
Conclude Year
Al Banquet

May is the month for final meet
ings for in June the majority OF
the organizations adjourn for the
hot weather, resuming their actiVi-
ties in September or October.
Imperial Valley Music Teachers
association is one of the groups
which end the year this month, the
members having their last session
Monday night, beginning with a
dinner party in a Chinese reStau-
rant in MeXicali.
After dinner the group adjourned
to the home of the president, Tilla
McCampbell of Calexico, where Of
ficers were installed and plans made
for the final scholarship additions
Sunday.
Four free scholarships will be Of
fered by the association for the
next school year, one each in voice
piano, violin and wood winds. Win
nerS of the additions Sunday will
be permitted to select the teachers
of their choice from the member
ship of the association.
Tilla McCampbell continues as
president for the new year; Estelle
Livinston is president; Eliza
beth Waterman, corresponding sec
retary; Grayce Burt, recording sec
retary; Zona North, treasurer
Ruth Teeple Reid, Dorothy Arm
strong, directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Churches
Schools

SymboliZing the completion of all
requirements for advancement in
Camp Fire and the achievement of
all requirements for honor awards,
the annual Grand Council Fire for
Camp Fire girls from all parts of
the valley took place Monday night
in the high school gymnasium, at
tended by many residents from the
various valley communities.
From the lighting of the three
tall tapers which typified the three
cardinal points of Camp Fire, work
health and love, the Wohelo of
the organization. to the extinguish-
ing of the flames, the entire cere-
mony was an impressive one, and
one which eXemplified the emphasis
Camp Fire places both on activities
in the home and in the outdoors.
BY the light of candles, the Camp
Fire girls and guardians, either in
their ceremonial robes or in their
service costumes of red, white and
blue, filed into the rooms singing
their Camp Fire song to the ac-
cented rhythm of the tom-t toms.
One by one, the various honor
awards were announced, members
of the board of sponsors partici-
pating in the service, calling the
names of each girl eligible to re-
ceiVe them.
Awarding of ranks followed, the
trailkeeper's rank being the first a
Camp Fire girl may achieve; next
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Junior Ten Thousand Clubs
Banouet, installation

Junior Ten Thousand club mem
bers will have their annual banquet
and installation of new officers on
Thursday night of this week, an af-
fair which promises to be a par
ticularly delightful one.
The banquet this year will be held
in a Mexicali restaurant and the
theme for the program and table
decorations is, according to the
clubs tradition, a secret as yet.
Members ore to meet at the club
house before o'clock as the cars
must leave at that time, since the
banquet is to be served at 7:30
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Valley Camp Fire Girls Given
Awards at Grand Council Fire

the woodgathererS and last, the
firemaker's rank.
TWO special honors were awarded:
Maurine Brooks of Calipatria re-
ceived a national honor the first
to be granted valley girl in some
two years, and Marian Briden-
baugh, the thrift award, being the
only girl to earn this honor.
AS each honor was announced,
Camp Fire girl stepped forward
to receive the candle emblematic of
the honor, lighting it from one of
the three candles of work, health
and love, and placing it in the cir
Gle of the flame. Appropriate
Camp Fire songs were sung at in
tervals
Mrs. Fred c. Smith of El Centre,
Mrs Gertrude Coulter of Calipatria
and Mrs. Mabel Gregory of Braw-
ley were responsible for the i'm
pressive ceremonial and they in
turn received their awards from
the hands of Mrs. Willis Johnson,
executive secretary.
Board members participating
were: Mayor r. w. Hatton, E. Lee
Hiteman, county superintendent OF
schools; Mrs. Nora Epler Cooley,
Mrs. Don Young, Don Young,
George r. Kirk of Ell Centre; Mrs.
Ct. Middleton, president of the
Brawley Camp Fire board, and Mrs.
c. YoungerStrom, BraWley finance
chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Camp Fire Work
Concluded

Winding up Camp Fire activities
for the current school year, mem
bers of the Camp Fire Council met
Monday noon in the California no
tel.
Announcement was made of a
training course at Mills college,
June 7, any young woman eligible to
take it and completing it satisfac-
torily, then being eligible for a full
time executive position.
The Pasadena conference June Sc,
was also announced and a commit
tee was appointed to see that a rep
resentative from the valley at
tends.
Don Young, -presiaent. rrc-
sided in the absence of Mrs. j. =.
McNeece, council president, who is
in the hospital recuperating from
injuries suffered in a recent auto
mobile accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
More ENDURING,
Less AI!urinq,
Hose in Store

WASHINGTON, May IL CUP)-
Quality standards designed to
sheathe the feminine leg in more en-
during if less alluring cotton
hose go into effect today.
The War Production Board made
plain that there would be mo ma
jor departure from current manu-
featuring practices. with the ex-
ception that very fine cotton yarns
which have not been found service
able or durable are eliminated as a
conservation measure"
"In the as and 48 guage construc-
tionS the maximum permissible
finenesS of cotton yarn is 1902 in
the leg and welt (2-ply yarn of
100" fineneSS) while a heavier
yarn, 6O-2, is required in the toe and
heel" WPB said. Equivalent
single-ply yarns may be used in
place of the 2-ply yarns if desired"
The schedule bans lace bands,
lace stripes, fancy designs or num-
bers in the welt or after welt,
while picot stitches, except for the
top half-inch of the welt, cannot
be placed more closely than three
quarters of an inch.
Full fashioned rayon hosiery
must now have cotton reinforce
ment in the toe.
The restrictions do not apply to
modified or full lace mesh con-
structions, to Jacquard mesh con-
structions or to so-called non-run
or run-prOof hosiery.
The length tolerance of women's
seamless hosiery increased from
one inch to two and a half. Full
fashioned cotton hosiery cannot
exceed 80 inches with a tolerance
of one inch. Length of the welt is
limited to three and a half inches.
Colors for any one style of the
hosiery cannot exceed four during
each six month period.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-11
Twice Told Tales
Section Ends
Year NJ rday

Twice Told Tales section o, the
Ten Thousand club concluded the
current year in the traditional
manner Monday, having lunch
con. program and afternoon of
cards, the affair taking place at
the home of Mrs. Lee Nuffer.
A tempting luncheon, arranged
by committee for which Mrs.
Guy A. Weakley was chairman, was
served at tables-for-fou centered
with bowls filled with pink oleander
blossoms.
After luncheon Mrs. Earle G.
Davis reviewed Marie Campbell's s
"Clcud- Walking" the story of her
experiences as a. teat her in the
mountains of Kentuckv
A brief business meeting was
conducted by Mrs. r. w. Ware who
was presented with a handsome
gift from the section in apprecia-
ton of her work as chairman. Mrs.
william Burke, Jr. Of Holtville,
will succeed Mis-. Ware.
The remainder of the afternoon
was devoted to bridge, Mrs. Kutz
winning the high score prize and
Mrs. Mack the second.
Those present were: Mesdames
William Burke, Jr.. Sidnev 6.
Campbell, Earle G.. Davis, H. C.
Diller, Norman f. Dupont, Laural
M. Ferguson, Olin r. Gresham,
Rodney Jenkins Forrest f. Kut2
w. S. Kong, Malcolm Macurda, E
j. Mack. Lee Nuffer. Don O.
Paulus. w. H. Tyler, Jr.. Robert w
Ware, Guy A. Weakley