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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
Iris Matthew and Robert Gore, USCG
 To Wed Saturday

At an s o'clock ceremony SatUr- day night at the Presbyterian manse. Iris Matthew. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Fred Matthew of Sun niyside. Wash, will become the bride of Robert Gore. commanding officer of the Wrangell unit. U.S.C.G. The Rev. Ben Judd Jr. will read the VOWS
 Mr Gore has been in Alaska since 1887, and prior to entering the Coast Guard service. worked for the Forest Service and the Game Commission. He is a graduate of the University of Idaho and has been in Wrangell a little more than a year.
 Miss Matthew has been in yari- ous towns in Alaska. including Nome. where she met AIr. Gore. She formerly worked for the CAA.
 Following the wedding Saturday evening. a reception Yill be held for the couple at the home Of MT. and Mrs. Rupert Shaw, and all friends are cordially invited to cali at that time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
Mobile Health Unit Will Be In Operation
 In Southeast Alaska

JUNEAU-A new kind of public health project-a mobile health unit-will be in operation in southeastern Alaska early in 1945, according to Dr. c. c. Carter, ter ritoriaI commissioner of health. The project is designed to furnish medi- cal, nursing, x-ray diagnOstic lab oratory and sanitary facilities to the many areas that previously have received little or no public health services.
 The unit will consist of a vessel Of approximately 65 feet, it's crew and physician, nurse technician and occasionally a sanitary officer. The vessel is to be equipped with an X-ray laboratory for examining sus- pelted eases of tuberculosis n d crippled children and a bacteriolo- gical laboratory which enable the personnel to make the examinations necessary for the diagnosis of con- tagious diseases and the control Of epidemics
 Funds for the operation and maintenance of the unit as well as to provide the doctor and nurse, were obtained after negotiations conducted by pr. George Hays, exc cutive officer of the health depart ment, with federal officials, and will be provided mostly by the United States children's bureau which has agreed to provide $125,- 900 for a fiVe-year program. Tine remaining money is expected from special tuberculosis appropriation by congress to the U. s. public health service for the benefit of states and territories.
 Territory To Aid
 No territorial money is included in the budget for the operation of the activity. However, territorial funds will be used to provide hos pitalization of cases of tuberculosis and crippled children uncovered by the unit
 Tn the absence of hospital beds. Dr. Hayes states, the best and only substitute in attacking the tubercu- losis problem in Alaska is that of finding the cases and teaching them how to protect themselves and others by strict isolation in their homes. This is difficult and expen- siye and admittedly a poor substi- tute
 There is at best one thing that will be realized by all intelligent and informed people. and that is: the longer we put off doing some thing about tuberculosis, the more it is going to cost in lives, misery and money"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
2 '' 'S ss ..' -s ..' z. .t
 Emblem Club Notes
By Doris Eastaugh

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 The first of the Ladies Night Card Parties was held last eve ming at the Elks club. From the small number of Elks present 1t was apparent that a good percent age of the regular attenders were either out hunting resting up from hunting. or tired out from the We'd nesday night poker game.
 A new and fascinating card game was introduced by Emma Case. called "Fish." We predict great future for it judging by the hilarious reception it received last night.
 Two tables of whist. one of bridge and one of pinochle were in play. We were glad to welcome Mary Steears back again Wrangell is much nicer than Skagway. isn't it Mary2 It was very nice to meet Mrs. Doris Davis of Telegraph Creek everyone in Telegraph how to play Fish? Mrs. Davis is a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wing while in town.
 When it came time to pass out the whist prizes the question arose should the Ladies being Gentle men try for the Ladies or Gents prize?-and was settled satisfactor- fly by Doris Barnes saying she didn't know for sure-but all yhe women she had played with had been perfect Ladies' However. Ser tha Christensen won high and me booby. This was quite a blow. es- pecially after being a shrimp Ca miscue) a smelt and a sucker in the Fish" game. Father Hoch and Dave Wing had close race for the Gents prize and Father carried home first prize-au according to Hoyle.
 Hostesses Susan Elswick and Clarice Stensland served "beggars' stew ldon't let the name mislead you-it's a spaghetti and meat ball dish that's very tasty) sandwiches and coffee.
 The next L.N.C.P. will be Novem- Der 16. same time IS o'clock and place, Elks club. Remember the date and bring a friend and if you are real niee we'll show you how to play Fish too. Prizes will be awarded in the pinochle and bridge games if attendance picks up but that 25-cent fee cant stretch far enough to include that with small crowds.
 Just a reminder to Emblem club members, November 13 is next meeting night with roll call and initiation-so be making your. plans to come.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
Officers Installed By
 ANB Last Monday

The Wrangell Camp of the Alas ka Native Brotherhood held election Of officers on october 23. and on last Monday evening the following officers were installed: John Jo- seph. president; James Martin, vice president Walker Rudolph, secre- tary. Walter Shadesty. treasurer; Jack Joseph, sergeant-at-arms; and Don Miller, George Collins and Tommy Ukas, councilmen
 Committees will be appointed by the president. Delegates elected to the grand convention at Rake were Frank Desmont, Tom Ukas, an 1 Willie Willer.
 The thirEy-first convention of the A.N.B. will be held at Rake Novem- Der 13 to IS. Business to be dis cussed and acted upon will include, among such other business as dele gates regularly introduce, the fol- lowing:
 1. Reports of grand officers and executive committee.
 2. Financial reports of local camps and grand camp.
 8. Bargaining agency instruc tion of business delegates. and cleo tions called by A.N.B. and CIO.
 Resolutions and orders for the coming year on any appropriate subject with constitutions and by laws, including citizenship, fish cries and Native fishing rights, health and sanitation conditions in villages, towns. canneries, etc.
 5. Reports of attorneys an d others on legal proceedings.
 6. Amendments to A.N.B consti- tutions, revision of dues payment system, increase of dues, revision of size of executive committee.
 Speakers at the convention will include E. L. Bartlett, delegate elect to Congress, Secretary of Al aska Lew Williams, pr. Norris, Miss Fohn-Hanson, Don c. Foster, George V. Dale, Ray Wolfe and Evelyn Butler.
 The convention will close with the grand ball on the night of Sat- urday, November IS. Three dele gates will attend from each camp.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
PANIC IN BUDAPEST

MOSCOW - Russian tanks, guns and men rumbed today toward the outskirts of Budapest, where front dispatches said panic prevailed as the noise of battle swelled g miles away. The Red Army is already smashing into the outer defenses of the ancient city on the Danube The Russians are within loo miles of the Austrian frontier and 140 of Vienna.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
DUSSELDORF FOUNDED

LONDON - One thousand British heavy bombers laid 448O tons of ex- plosives and fire bombs on Ger many's great arsenal of Dusseldorf after a day in which U. s. fighters of the eighth airforee won "t Il @ greatest victory of the war over the Luftwaffe." A special communi- que from the L. S. strategic air force headquarters told of the de- structiou of POS German aircraft over the synthetic oil center of Merseburg and scaled down the American losses to 40 heavy bomb- CTS and Is fighters.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03

commander in several of the II central territory divisions with headquarters in Chicago. Possessing friendly likeable personality he is an outstanding speaker and has many friends throughout the states and also Canada where he served for about five years. He was ap- pointed to his present position in 1922 by General George L. Car penter. the present worldwide lead CT of the army.
 Commissioner Barrett has preached the gospel from some of the most famous pulpits in the country, in army camps, prisons, and at reli- gious conventions.
 As a boy, he came under the in fluence of the army's founder and first general, William Booth, served under five succeeding generals. FoV eight years he was principal of the officers training college in New York City, where more than soc persons were trained and commits stoned under his direction for full time service.
 Early in his career he won g name for himself as a musician serving as cornet soloist with tho national staff band for 10 years He visited London with this musi cal organization in 1914.
 Attending the Petersburg con vention from Wrangell will be It Frances Fletcher and Envoy Juani ta Routh.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
SuperfOrtS Bomb Yards
 At RangOOn

WASHINGTON Carrying record bomb loads, Superforts today at tackled railroad marshaling yards at Rangoon in Japanese held Bur ma.
 The Twentieth airforce communi- que said the daylight attack was made in substantial force' a d that preliminary estimates of the damage inflicted are good.
 The giant craft took off from bases in India with the largest bomb loads per aircraft so far known to be listed in aerial war fare"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Not since the contest between George Grigsby and the late Judge Wfckersham for a seat as Delegate to Congress has closer contest de- veIoped in Alaska elections than that in the Second division this wear between Mrs. Bess Cross (DemD and B. G. Baker (Rep1 for a seat in the Territorial House of Representatives. With all the pre- cincts counted but without the ab- sentee ballots the tally stood at 4SO for Mrs. Cross and 479 for Baker. An unofficial tally of the absentees to date is reported to have tied 1t up again at 492 each. Absentee bal lots must be awaited 60 days fol- lowing the date of election so d vote here or there may determine the contest.
 Another interesting angle enters the contest too. In the precinct of Wales. some go miles out of Nome, all the official ballots burned up. It occurred when Pilot Bill Peterson on September 16 was taking off from Wales for Nome with mail and passengers. Pilot and passenge barely had time to escape but the mail and plane were lost. Fire broke out just before the plane took off. In the registered mail were all the official elections returns from Wales. The Wales election board had kept a copy of the returns and made a certification of what they said was the count as they had kept it. Tn this precinct Mrs. Cross, ac- cording to the certification, got two votes and Baker 19. At last report a legal question had arisen as to the legality of the certified vote in the absence of the official ballots and Mrs. Cross had indicated she might demand a complete recount.
 Official canvass of the Territorial vote cast September 12 was begun in Juneau this week by the Terri torial Canvassing board. While the tabulation had not yet been com pleted it was indicated the only possible change from the earlier un- official report was the outcome of the Cross Baker contest in the second
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
SIGNAL CORPS NOW
 CLOSED AT NIGHT

Beginning the first of the month Of November, offices of the Signal Corps. U. S. Army. in several of the smaller towns of southeastern AL aska, discontinued the night serv- ice, which has been in operation since the war started. Hereafter. the cable office will be closed in Wrangell from 8 pm. until T a.m. until further notice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
NORTHBOUND TRAVELLERS

Salina Marks left for Juneau last Tuesday on the Northland. Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Jeffreys were passengers ito Petersburg on the North Sea. Mir. Jeffreys is a representative for the M. Seller company. Others leaving here were Mrs. M Thomas, D a e Thomas, and H. M. 0lsen to Ju- neau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03

be held at Petersburg next week
 Here for the occasion will be Lt.- Commissioner William Barrett, commander of the Salvation Army in the western states, the Hawaiian islands and Alaska; and It. Colo nel Percy DeBeyoise, field seere- tary. The latter is responsible for the well-being and appointments of over TOO full-time officers. besides assisting in the acceptance or re- lection of new candidates for Sal yation Army service, also advising 1he commissioner of important de cisions coming before the army s various boards at headquarters.
 Born in New York, he served as editor of the Chicago War Cry. and also held the position of divisional
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03
Big Salvation Army Meet
 On Tonight

Tonight at the Presbyterian church. a special meeting will be held by the Salvation Army pricr to the annual congress which will
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03

Aboriginal rights, widely cussed and discussed of recent weeks, may become Indian claims before h e smoke of battle blows away. Drafts are now in the making which will be presented to Congress as the basis for drawing up legislation aimed to settle the Indian rights question once and for all Under the tentative plan for which con gressional action will be asked, pay ments would be made to the Indians and the areas in question would re- vert to the public domain, thus clearing title which is one of the barriers to the former attempts at settlement through the court of claims. Th e actions previously brought in the court of claims ask damages for use of Indian lands i; make no mention of title. Margold decision on which the aboriginal rights question hinges holds the United States is only trustee for the Indian lands The new proposal would, if enacted, establish title in the U. S., reimburse the Indians and kick the reservation idea into a well-deserved cooked hat. Inciden- tally, strongest proponents of the new plan are the Indians them selves, who for the most part don't want to be restricted to a reserva- tion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03

This peerless family journal didn't think things were quite so bad until We received a letter from Louis F. Paul. one of Wrangell's pioneer citizens. But now we are alarmed. Our correspondent reports the interests of Alaska are about to be "prostituted and seduced" a d
 political stumble buns" are abroad in the land. Altogether, we take 1t that Louie isn't a bit happy about it. And neither are we. Writer Paul hints we've been getting some advertising from the canned salmon industry, and if that's so somebody is holding out on us, for we haven't seen a canned salmon ad in more than two years. How ever. we agree with Louie when he says honesty in publishing news is as essential as in any ot h e r field" so, if you want to share Louie's burden and ours, look else where in this honest newspaper and read the epistle according to Paul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-03

Alaska Historical Library Juneau. Alaska
Evening star., 1944-09-07
|hanpower Shortage
Cuts Defense Value
|M 5iegiried Line !
~ the Associated Press

~ ths Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEADoUAR-
TIERS, Sept. la senior stan o3ncAl
1t supreme headquarter1 said yes.
lterday that Germanys aicefried
Line was no stronger than the over
run Atlantic Wall, II rs strong, and
declared that "of course, were coins
to break 1t"
The ofhcer 1tressed that the great
est problem for the German defense
was insufncient manpower, the Nazis
having far fewer troops for the linl
than II was intended to have Ia
defense against Z major assault. The
big blow might come anywhere along
its length from the Swiss frontier
to Cleve, In the Rhineland 50 miles
northwest Of Dusseldorf.
The staff ofacer. an authority on
German defenses, emphasized the
Siegfried Line is not 4 line in the
sense Of the Maginot. which he
described as . monument to passive
defense" intended to stop the enemy
In . single shock.
System Explained.
ut (the Siegfried Line) Is instead
q system Of defenses In which it Il
anticipated a strong attack would
make some penetration but would
suder losses 80 that It could be ex-
PEELED by counterattack." he said.
The Atlantic Wall was built on the
same theory, but it embodied more
modern concepts, the ofiicer said.
The Siegfried has two main points
to Its credit Is q defense system: It
Is old enough SO that nature has
completed its camouflage.. It was
built when the Germans had plenty
Iof manpower and better concrete
Evening star., 1944-09-07
On the Other Hand
States Rights Makes Good Talk, but
DOesn't Create ANY Jobs. Saws Writer

Icause Of the coming election. e q
possible they viii learn back home
what they nesd to know. It y pos
sible their friends, including their
governors, win tell them that the
States just can't do the Job, that
the Federal Government ua,'st han
L die 1t.
States rights may make good tall
but 1t won't make Jobs for the mil
lions Of returning soldiers and dis
Iplaced war workers.
It won't provide customers for the
reconverted factories during the
transition period.
T Perhaps the plain voters will point
this out to their congressman.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

EDUCATIONAL.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

Z
fnrnes. Police Chjef Eugene q. Cole
said. The latest victim, llrs. Carl
C0rdes, -, WAS hospitalisod after
she told police sl1e HAD snidod d
Z damp cloth she had found On her
porch Tuesday night.
In III other Cases. the peoWles
had sprayed the fumes into open
bedroom windows. Mr.. Cordss sa:d
that after his wife smelled Of the
cloth The became violently III. Har
lips and face became infiasaed Anj
she was unable to spesk tor alrnosi
two hours. The cloth was 10 b etvey
scientific scrutiny by the State Do
partment ofsPubhc Safety.
All Of the victims except one have
been women and In each case tis
prowler has been frightened avaI
Police said there were no reports o.
the prowier during the night.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

can s. sAbsir6d that ssay attempt
|to naeks : !. : distsa11anee wtu + pts-
Farrell recalled II scyofument
proclamation of juno {. iols. whicn
said the nov roeinno Wuu0 unl,oid
the institution And l1M1 u t,ae M
tion ii the heli11 tlboy were not et
|fault ana that i NAs ths meu Wiso
had applied than who usrs trans
|eressork E
There y no b6tter answer %
those calling the government stAsi'
than this a6lsmat3on Ia the fevolu.
tionary proclamation, be sjd. 10.
day, more than ever, we declar9,
this time ennphaticAlly. for public
|repudiation Of any foreign or ex.
tremist ideology."
Evening star., 1944-09-07

than was ussd IA the Atlantic wan.
Ia general the line WAs ccGupoeod
of drst sofne antitAak barrier, ssicl,
- the Rhine River Itself; varicua
|emplacements sucu - concrete walls
and traps.
Mime Fields Are Extensive.
Next were wire and extensive
mine delds. Then came concrete
works. machine gun and antitank
glm pillboxes backed up BY concrete
Ahelters for reserves.
IN the fourth line were artillery
and antiaircraft positions, largely
in the open.
The siegtried defense system can
be divided into I'VE sections. OF which
the initial American advances face
the most difncult to attack. This Il
the section built to Offset the Magi-
not Line, guard German soil west Of
the Rhine and block the Metz eap
and the Moselle invasion valley.
The second strongest was the
Aachen front to the north, facing
Belgium.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

forces. It Is reasonable to expect
similar swift reconversion Of indus
trial plants when the pressure OF
patriotism gives way to the pressure
for profits. The plants can be re-
stored or rebuilt rapidly.
And when they are thus recon-
verted they will have everything
they need except, possibly, CUSTOM
ers.
For plant reconversion Is only the
smaller part Of the national post
war problem. The greater part is
human reconversion.
That great and inescapable task
falls to Congress and Congress Is
revealing q disposition to duck it.
Congress listens and does not laugh
when one of its members talks about
returning to normalcy. Congress
gets bothered about something
called States rights-in connection
with a situation that will be as COM
pletely national as the war now Is.
Past Lesson Forgotten.
Congress accepts the notion that
each State has a separate and dis
tinct and divine right to promote as
much misery for the people within
its own borders as 1t may desire.
The lessons of the great depression
have been forgotten for moment
by Congress. particularly the lesson
that we cannot have economic dis
tress In some States without other
States being affected, that We can
not have any real prosperity that
is not national.
Another thing Congress has not
learned, despite q bitter lesson in
the lifetime Of all its members, Is
this: The history Of any great war
Is broken into three parts: First
the preparation: second, the Tight
ing; third, the recovery. And each
of the three parts Is costly. 1t costs
to prepare, 1t costs to fight and 1t
costs to recover. To the first cost
there is always great resistance, to
the second scarcely any-in fact, 1t
can be said that Congress doesn't
even count the cost of fighting.
But when 1t comes to facing the
third cost, the cost of recovery, Con-
gress turns miser with the Nations
money. saying recovery from a ma
tional war is 48 separate State prob
lens.
So 1t seems that before We can
begin to accomplish the great prob
lem bearing down on us there will
have to be-well, a reconversion in
Congress itself.
That reconversion may come
quickly. Congressman are going
home for a while, taking a recess be-
Evening star., 1944-09-07
Argentine President
Denies 'Nazi' Trend
- tAa Assoeiatef Dreee,

~ tAs Aseoeiattc Drsss.
BuENoS AIRES. Sept. T.-Pred.
dent Edelmir0 Farrell told the peo-
pie Of Argentina IN : nationwide
broadcast last night thAt some per.
sons were trying to spread "alarmist
r,lmors and disturbing versions re-
|garding the presumptive intentions
or attitudes Of the members Of ths
government.
Despite this, he said. his govern
ment more than ever fetE itself
the true representative Of the win
Of the people and methods employed
by those attempting to create con-
fusion are futile.
He said the citizens Of Argentina
Evening star., 1944-09-07

q. What organs In the body con-
troll the sense Of balance7-R. B. L.
A. The mechanism Of equilibrium
depends upon the labyrinth organs
In the internal ear, the sense organs
in the muscles. tendons, joints and
skin, and, In many animals, the eyes.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

q. Where are the two largest pipe
organs In the world?-A. w. G.
A. The largest is In Convention
Hall, Atlantic City. N. ]. It has
32,706 pipes. The second largest is
the Grand Court organ In Wana-
makers Philadelphia store.
Evening star., 1944-09-07

skulfuly q n d
effec lively.
broke down very
early the nat
urAl resistance
Of industry to
the need for
conversion to
war work and
thus obtained
the extraordi-
nary production
Of war material
that has had 20
m much to do
with the sue
cess Of the Al
Had ~ q a