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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05
Church Notes

st. James A. M. E. Church News:
On the threshold of November, a
cool autumn rain descending, the
faithful braved the weather and
came to worship at our 10:45 a. m.
service, Oct. 81, discharging their
duty to God and church.
Rev. B. N. Moore gave profound
message of absorbing interest. He
took his text from Matthew 21:11.
His subject was cart Thou the
One" "To Be Or Not to Be" is
the question. At intervals, our faith
sometimes weakens and amid perse-
cution many of US doubt that the
powers that be are ordained of God
and forget that, he works in mys-
FERROUS ways, wonders to perform.
An agreeable surprise was a vocal
trio, well rendered by Rev. and Mrs.
B. N. Moore and Mrs. Florence
Hibbs.
The senior choir musical at 5
p. M, Oct. 81, was a rare treat. Mrs.
Jean Waters presided with grace.
Invocation and special prayer for
the men in the armed service was
offered by Rev. Moore and J. R.
Lynn. Mrs. Dessa Gresham of
Minneapolis, guest reader, charmed
ner listeners with her superb rem
ditions. The Five joys, quartette:
Messrs. w. Turner, Paul Curry, ].
Gresham and Ed Brown was accom-
panied by Miss jeanette Dorsey.
Miss Dorsey also appeared as a
pianist on the program. John
Waters and Douglas Lewis sang
md played respectively. The senior
choir sang several pleasing num-
bers under the direction of Mrs.
Cora E. Moore, including cliff Up
Your Heads" and "Inflammatus."
Mines. Viola Alsup and Cora E.
Moore, soloists, were accompanied
~ Mrs. Bertha King. Rev. Moore
banked the participants and those
n attendance. This program was
dedicated to Marine Cyrus Lewis,
member of st. James Church.
A meeting of our workers relative
% the United Church canvass, was
leld Monday night, Nov. 1. Other
meetings. will follow. The slogan
Tor the canvass to begin Nov. 81, is
What Can Do, 1 Ought to Do,
What I Ought to Do, By the Help
# God, I Will Do"
Great preparations are being
made for the reception in honor of
Rev. and Mrs. Moore, Sunday night,
Nov. IA. They have acted we'll their
part. Let US do likewise. For light
will be their task if united we share
The toll.
Nov. z is Communion Sunday.
The pastors subject at the II a. m.
meeting will be "The Cleansing
Tide. "-Charles H. Miller.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
Last Sunday morning, Rev. S. E.
Ware preached a soul stirring mes
sage from the subject "Such AS
Have" Rev. Wares message was
one of peace and understanding.
He said that Gods power is ex-
hibited through His servants as
through Peter in the healing of the
lame man. Appropriate music was
rendered by the senior choir and
Gospel chorus.
Visitors included Mrs. LYDIA Mann
and Mrs. Dorothy Swanegan of
Dalton, Mo.
Friday night; Rev. Ware will
preach at Mt. Olivet church at 8
p. m. Major Samuel Ransom is
general chairman of Mems Day
which will be observed on Sunday,
Nov. IA. Major Ransom is asking
all men of the church to cooperate
| fully with the mems Tlroorano He
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05

residing with Mrs. M. Davis, 666
Rondo Ave.
MIR. and Mrs. C. D. Hardin, 260
Rondo Ave., are receiving congratu-
lations upon the birth of a baby boy
born Thursday, Oct. %, at the
Northern Pacific Hospital.
Birthday party: The Nifty Cafe
staff gave a birthday party for Mr..
George Brooks, at the cafe, 556
Rondo, Monday, Oct. Is. They
drank toasts to Pvt. "Arty" Boyd.
owner of the cafe, now somewhere
in North Africa, whose birthday
was also Oct. Is. Guests included
Messrs. and Mines. Hectar Vasser,
George Brooks, Harvey Moss,
Mines. Aloma Skinner, Irene Jack
mon, Florence Mobiley, Grace Gard
ner, Jean Harris, Messrs. Joe Lyle,
Fred Law, Tom Cochrell and Miss
Esther Bradley.
MIR. Thomas r. C. Taylor, 436
Arundel, will celebrate his S4th
birthday Nov. z. His daughter,
Mrs. Daisy Conley, of Great Falls,
Montana, came to st. Paul to visit
with him and will be here for the
occasion.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05
Social and Personal
q MINNEAPOLIS n
q MINNEAPOLIS

Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Collins, 1851 Bryant Ave. N, enter
tanned Mrs Louise Keene and Johnnie Maxwell at dinner
at their home, Sunday, Oct. 81.
Mrs. Lucille McAdams hostess to the T. o. B. Club
Saturday. Oct 3d. at her home 1874 18th St. Games
played and Mrs Josephine Chambers winner of the first
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05
Social and Personal
. ST. PAUL .

Mrs Dell Wright and son, Eugene, 847 St Anthony left
side of her daughter Mrs Norma Cooper who seriously ILL.,
Dr. J. S. Smith of Chicago the house guest of his
brother w. D. Smith, 1920 Rondo last week. While visiting
in the city Dr. Smith, his brother and Kelly Turner spent
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
HanfOTd Elected Mayor; To Assume
 Duties Next Week

Fred c. Hanford was elected Mayor of Wrangell last Tuesday in the municipal election with a total Of 79 votes. Hanford will assume his duties in the next few days
 New Councilmen elected to serve with Hanford. besides Jorgen Ron ming, Dr. E. J. Wheaer and George Gunderson, holdovers. we're W. j.. Eastaugh. who boiled 76 votes. .. R. Sharnbroich with 75 votes and J. D. Smith, 68 votes. Olaf Hanson received one vote and H. C. Tex. McKowan. who came into the run ming at the last minute as a stick CT candidate boiled 27 votes. H. B. Thornquist Was high man on the ticket. receiving Sf votes for the school board
 Against 21I votes east last Year in the City election this years to- tai of I05 votes was poor show ing but ineelment weather prob ably had something to do with keeping people away from the polls.
 Hanford served as Mayor once be- fore in 1887 and left a creditable record. In an interview concerning his policy for the present term Han ford said:
 "It was not my wish 10 again enter city politics. However. having been elected as Mayor of Nrangel I can only promise to use my best judgment in city affairs.
 T have only one recommendation to make to the new Council That will be strict economy in all bran ehes. Owing to the shortage of man power and the very high cost of material I urge that the Council start no new projects this year.
 .'I find that there is a substan- tial surplus in the light fund over and above our emergency fund Since the plant is all paid for and the citizens have had tworeductions in light rates I feel that the tax payers of Wrangell are now entitled to some of the benefits by a reduc- tion in taxes of 25 percent. By low ering the tax levy 10 15 mills in stead of 20.
 As for city employees I will in sist that the town receive a days work for days pay"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
Three Coast Guard
 Men Die In Flaming
 Building In KetChikan
By Associated #Press1

Three Coast Guardsmen. one of whom sacrificed his life in order to arouse his sleeping mates, were burned to death early yesterday morning in Ketchikan h a fire which completely destroyed a Ket- ehikan laundry building
 The laundry was being operated by the Coast Guard. II had former ly been owned and operated by George Suzuki. Japanese, who was evacuated from Alaska.
 Twenty-Five enlisted men of ths Coast Guard were asleep in the up. Der story when the fire broke out some escaped by diving throug4 windows into Rocky Creek wbigl swirled twenty feet below, runninz past the rear of the building. Twelxs civilian occupants of an adjacent reoming house also leaped from second story windows. fearing the fire would spread
 Two surviving Coast Guardsmen. who suffered severe local burns. told of the heroism of one of the dead men. who cauld have escaped buI stayed behind to arouse h. sleeping mates and was trapped b. falling. flaming timbers.
 Origin of the fire is unknown hal today officials were probing the still smoudlering embers seeking the cause.
 Since its operation by the Coast Guard the laundry had been known as the "Young American Laundry and the upper story was being used as sleeping quarters for enlisted men assigned to work or live in the wooden two-story building
 Names of the dead men. according to military custom, will not be dis closed until the next of kin haze been notified.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
DELEGATES RETURN
 PRESBYTERY IN JUNEAU

Wrangen delegates, and the Rev. Ben F. Judd and Mrs. Judd, return ed this week from the Annual Presbytery of the Presbyterian church which was held in Juneau last week.
 Memorial Presbyterian church in Juneau was host for the meetings and those who went from here be- sides the Rev. and Mrs. Judd were Mrs. Virgil Newman, Mrs. Earl Cad berry. Mrs. Gil Eide, Mrs A. Bar low and Mrs. Bernard Lanting.
 The party went up and returned on the Orion, of Hydaburg, skipper ed by Delbert Nicks.
 Highlights of the meetings, as reported by the Rev. Judd, were the ordination of George Betts, of Pe- tersburg, as an evangelist; an ad- dress by Dr. Gruber. representative of the office of Harold L. Ickes who talked on Alaska's future; and the election of Elder Leslie Yaw as Moderator for the year 1943-44. He succeeds the Rev. Walter Soboloi of the Memorial Presbyterian church at Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09

 Building 2 New
 Barges For River

Capt Hill Harrington of the Bar rington Transportation Company re- turned to Wrangell this week to get boats and gear into shape for the summer run on the Sukine Capt Hill and Mrs. Harrington spent the winter at their Oak Harbor, Wash. home. Mir. Harrington and their son. Billie. and Capt and Mrs. s. C. Harrington will be along on teh next Princess boat. General Agent A. ". H. Smith and Mrs. Smith plan to come north the later part of the month.
 Barringtons are building two new power barges for the river to supplement their fleet which has been depleted as a result Of the government requisitioning the Ha- gel 3. No. 2 and barges No. 1 and No. 2 The latter three craft will be taken to the Westward, Bristol Bay region. by Capt. Ted Stirling, Harrington skipper. Mrs. Sterling is coming north as a member of the Harrington office staff.
 One of the new barges, 50 by IT. will be built Outside and brought north and the larger one. 75 by 27. will be built by the Bar here with local labor. The Captain reported prospects for a busy season on the river with a heavy freight haul.
 Incidentally, The Sentinel report ed. on usually reliable authority" !" that Capt. Hill and his wife were ye hosts for a large house party in Seattle during the winter which was by many Alaskans. Fact is that Capt. and Mrs. S. c. Barring ton gave the party and our usually reliable authority was there, too, and We have Capt Hills word for it. He saw him and he looked his usual reliable self at the time. Our apologies to the Barrtngtons; a de- merit mark for our usually reliable
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
FRED GUNDERSONS AND YOUNG SON HOME FROM
 WINTER IN SEATTLE

MT. and Mrs. Fred Gunderson and son, Fred Jr.. returned to their home in Wrangell this week after the winter Outside. As a member of the fisheries unit of the War Production Board and Alaska's only member on the fisheries advisory committee to Fisheries Coordinator Harold L. Ickes. Mr. Gunderson spent most of his time at conferen- ces in Seattle and Washington, D. c.
 In comentinmg on the Salmon Concentration Program now in ef- feet tsee Periscope) the Wrangell man pointed out that in consolida- tion of operations two especially significant points were taken into consideration. Under the plan fish ermen who have in the past fished for a plant which will be closed this season are not to be discrimin- ated against, but must have equal chance with other fishermen to dis pose of their fish at the operating plants Another point was the ec- onomic question. Plants were ap- proved for some small villages due to the fact that it is the only means of livelihood of the residents of those communities though it was probable that larger plants operat. ing in the region with more equip ment would mean greater efficien. ey. The entire effort was to coveI the entire picture and be ns fail as possible in setting up the pro gram.
 Fred Jr. is now a bouncing young man of months, born aftel ! the Gundersons went south and il reportedly a chip off the old block
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
Loan Drive Starts
 April 12

The people of Wrangell will be put to the acid test during the Sec ond War Loan, beginning April 12, 1t was announced today by Van H. Fisk. Local Chairman, to raise sl5.00o as their quota.
 "The United states Treasury must raise SIS billion during the Sec ond War Loan, and a substantial part of this money must be loaned to our Government by people in or dinary walks of life-you and me and the fellow next door, Fisk said. It is obvious To every think ing man and woman, Fisk also pointed out. that as the United Ma tions take the offensive against the Axis dictators. the cost Of war op- erations increase in proportion.
 The staggering sums of money necessary for the victory drive Of the American and other Allied arm ies and navies.. the task and the cost of providing food, transporta- tion and munitions for millions of men, over and above the cost of equipment in planes, guns, tanks ships and other material..must be borne, in large measure, by the Am erican people left here at home.
 Chairman Fisk said that it was not only a patrionc duty, but a duty to ourselves as well. Every dollar which you have available now and do not invest in Govern ment securities is a wild dollar, he emphasizer. which may, togeth- CT with its billions of brother, turn into a Frankenstein which will raise our cost of living to the point where the dollar Will be worth no more than the paper it is written en. In short, he added, this loose money is likely to be the cause of a wild imitation that will sweep away your savings and send the price of a loaf of bread beyond what you now make in a year. It cant happen? It did in Germany And that could happen here"
 On the other hand, the dollar loaned to the Government, Fisk said, will work for Us in three ways: CD it will help hold down imitation be- cause it will be harnessed to war work; CD it will help buy the food, the transportation, the muni- tions that our boys out there in the front lines need to win the good fight, and (3) it will be earning interest that, together with your original loan. will come back to you later to help you buy the things you cant buy today-to insure your piece of the future.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
Allies Continue
 Pursuit of
 Axis Army
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. ]

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. IN NORTH Plunging north eastward in the Medjez-el-Bab re- zion. Lieut. Gen. K. A. N. Ander- sons British First Army has swept to within 27 airline miles of the Axis stronghold of Tunis. while American. British and French for c-s joined today in merciless pur- it of Field Marshal Erwin Rom mefs forces retreating up the east east of Tunisia.
 The First Army's surprise blow at a new point on the long Axis del Iense line gained four or five miles. ye terday. over country so diff paIIaI eIsN kIesIBI seInm lBql ana upon to move supplies. General Anderson sent his troops forward al dawn and by noon the first ob- jectiye and 150 prisoners were taken
 General Eisenhower. the Allied Commander-in- Chief. congratulated Gen. Sir Harold Alexander. his de putty in charge of land operations in Tunisina. on the victories which led to the junction of the American Second Army Corps and the British Eighth Army in the south and threw RommeTs forces into another headlong retreat.
 The Allied communiQue said that the pursuit Of the enemy from his broken defenses at the Wadi el Akarit. D miles north of Gabes. was being pressed relentlessly and that many more prisoners and quantities of abandoned material were being taken and that the AL lied troops have advanced more than 15 lies beyond the captured city
 Allied light bombers and fighter bombers were reported carrying out heavy and continuous attakcs a. gainst Romme1's personnel :. and equipment in the south while other swarms of bombers blasted the en- emy's transportation in the north and pounded at the Sfax Souss road along which the Africa Corps must beat it's way toward Tunis.
 In Washington. Secretary of War Stimson, describing operations in Tunisia as a signal success" de- clared that the ultimate objective is the destruction of the German army
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
ALMOST 12 ACRES
 OF VICTORY GARDENS
 FOR WRANGEII. VICINIT7

Wrangell Garden Club reveals that almost 12 acres of ground will be in cultivation this year in Victory gardens in the vicinity of Wran- gell. The Garden club has been in strumental in urging people here to put in gardens due to the diff culty of receiving shipments of fresh greens and vegetables.
 Next meeting of the Garden Club will be held Tuesday, April 13 in the Fire hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
GOVERNOR WARNS
 AGAINST SHIPPING
 FO0DSTUFFS OUTSIDE

That Alaska people themselves will bring on rationing ln the Territory if the practice of shipping out food stuffs is not stopped, is expressed ia a letter from Gov. Ernest Gruening to The Sentinel. The Legislative passed bill prohibiting the expor- tation of merchandise, rationed apy- where in the Uited States, in com pliance to the Governors request.
 Text of the Governors letter says:
 "At the last session e the Lells- lature, I requested the pass. ge of a bill which would prohibit the eK- portation from Alaska of merchan rationed anywhere n the Unitel States. The Legislature promptly complied.
 Since rationing mas been estab- lished in the United States, an creasing number of persons on leag- ing Alaska have taKen advantage Of the fact that Alaska VIC. -45t under rationing to take N w.ch them food staples and other articles. Others nave sent SuCu dIlltieS Out by huiis This action was not only unfair to the people of the whole country, in that 1t constituted a violation of the spirit of rationing, but it also worked a great injustice on the people of Alaska whose stocks of supplies are none too plentiful and may be further diminished, incl dental to the war, Tn the near fu- ture. It likewise placed an addi- tional burden on the already inad- equate transportation services.
 Moreover, unless this practice is stopped, rationins is virtually certain to come to Alaska, where it would be difficult to apply and ! would work great hardship. A form of rationing now takes place in AL aska because of the difficulties of l transportation to many points in 1 the Territory. Alaska needs to 1 build up, ot to diminish, its stocks of essentials, so that in the event of unforeseen interruption of trans portation the Territory will be self sustaining"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
TALBOT ELECTED KETCHIKAN MAYOR

KETCHIKAN-Jack C. Talbot was elected Mayor of Ketehikan at Tues days election with 63S votes, de- feating John E. Johnson who boiled 402 John Wick with 523 and Hen ry Erwick with 500 were re-eleet- ed to the Council along with form CT Mayor Harry G. Mccain, who re- turned to the Council table with 482 votes. The fourth man was 37 votes behind Mccain.
 Voters overwhelmingly rejected the plan to pay the Mayor S25 and Councilmen $1O per meeting by a vote of 447 against 10 only 252 in favor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
2. M. BRADFORD IS
 MARRIED IN SEATTLE

z. NJ. Bradford, well known Wrangel representative for the Standard Oil Company was married this week in Seattle, according to word reaching hero.
 The bride Is the former Mrs. Will liam ". Casey, jr. former resident of Juneau and lately Of West Los Angeles where she was a house motehr for one of the college soror- ities.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bradford are ex- pect to return to Wrangell shortly and the bride will be welcomed here by Bradford's many good friends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
HOSPITAL AGAIN ON
 Ja A


 After being closed since Decem- Der 1, 1922 because of a shortage of available nurses, Bishop Rowe Hospital is again operating with 8 complete staff on duty. Nurses on duty are Mrs. A. Hawkins, Miss E. Komedal and Mrs. J. Lovett. Mrs. Carlos Dygert is in charge of the kitchen
 The new operating table for which many contributions were re- ceived last year and for which a number of benefits were given, ar rived last month and has been in stalled. This is one of the ost mod ern surgical tables available and is a fine addition to the hospital surgery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
MRS. WILLIAM GRANT AND DAUGHTER TO JOIN
 HUSBAND IN HAYNES

Mrs. Millie Grant, wife of Vol liam D. Grant, now employed in war work at Haines, is leaving on the next boat with their daughter, Aurora Marie, to join her husband and make their home until June in that town. Grant, Larry BohoVic and Club Skelton, who took BohoV- ics boat north for the war work first of the week, all expect to re- turn here for the fishing season. Bertha Christiansen, went north on Mrs. Bohovic and her mother, Mrs. the last boat
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
MOTHER OF MRS. RALPH PRESCOTT SUCCUMBS
 IN EVERETT, WASH.

Wire was received here today of the passing in Province hospital in Everett, Wash. of Mrs. Betsy Kline, mother of Mrs. Ralph Prescott. fol- lowing pneumonia Mrs. Prescott, in response to a wire from her sister in Everett yesterday, had boarded the Princess last night to go south
 Mrs. Kline is well known here, having spent several years here with the Prescotts and went south only last fall after spending the summer with her daughter and family here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
GERMANS ADMIT OUR
 BIG TANK EQUAL TO HEIRS

NEW YORK; transocean dis patch broadcast by the Berlin radio and recorded by the Associated Press here. compared the United States Gen. sherman tanks favor ably with the 60-ton Tiger which is the pride of Adolph Hitler's heavy armored divisions. The dis patch was reportedly a study in Berlin based on a Sherman tank captured undamaged by a German aTmored regiment on February 22-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09

MOSCOW-The Red Army turned the tables on the Germans in the Izyum sector of the Donets front today, routing them from several advantageous positions after exact ing a tremendous toll of casualties in week or more of sharp Nazi attacks. The gains were minor but the trend was important for it sug= gested the Russians were feeling for the initiative on the one sec tor of the muddy front where their winter offesiye had been reversed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
JUNEAU ELKS
 INITIATE LARGE CLASS

District Deputy Fred G. Hanford. of the Elks Lodge, returned last week end from Juneau where he at tended and took part in the initia- tion of the Arthur Adams class of 52 new members in the Elks lodge Hanford reported the ceremonies as impressive and said the Juneau Elks lodge was gaining memberships rapidly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
WRANGELL'S QUOTA S15,000 NOT $35,000
 VAN FISK REPORTS

# Wire received last week by * Chairman Van H. Fisk of the * War Bond Committee gave < Wrangell's quota in the Second # Victory Loan, starting April Z I2. as $35.00O. Today in the E mail from the north Chairman
 z Fisk was advised that the $ quota for Wrangell is actually # $15,000 and not $35,0o0 as < stated in the wire. Skagway # quota. which also was incor- # rect in the wire, is $50,000 ac=
 s cording to the communication # to Mr. Fisk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Mass at the local Catholic church for Sunday, April II, will be 1O:3o a. m. and Mass at the Institute at 7:15 a. m. Lenten devotions ev- cry Wednesday and Friday evening at the parish church at p. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
MRS. HUNGERFORD SOUTH

Mrs. Hungerford, wife of retiring Mayor H. H. Hungerford. sailed to- day for a visit of a month or six weeks Outside, planning to see friends and relatives in her former home, Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
ARRESTED ON CEILING
 PRICE VIOLATIONS

PHILADELPHIA- Seventeen in divivduals and one corporation were indicted on meat price violations charges today by a Federal grand jury which recommended legisla- tion to place ceiling prices on live stock as we'll as dressed beef
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-04-09
MRS. JACOBSON HOME

Mrs. Carl Jacobson, proprietor of the Smart Shop, returned this week after several weeks vacation and buying trip In Seattle and region