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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08

Sngenieur: @Iauben Sic benin
lpirtlt6, Serr Hforrer, oaB our 3eit
SSoiues bic Come au6 nur i6einbor
itiueeltanben lei?
Bfarrer: 8orum nidt? &ann ni6t
@ott, 1pel9er bic Sonne, Die @roe
uno oos 2idt eridaffen bat, fir etnige
3eit aufbalten in ibrer n1orebung Die
5onne, iooaB bic Sonne itia gu ite-
ben ibeint. aann er nidt ettpo aud
ourd cine 2uft. ooer 2idtipieeelung
ODER ourd cine ablentung Der Son-
nenItrablen oosielbe be3pirten2
Sngenieur? Das pdre ia gegen Die
yeaturgeiete.
8forrer: Sit es ni6t gegen Die Sea-
tureeieRe, penn i9 elm Wublra6 itiu=
lteben loiie. so lit es aud nidt ge>
gen oas Natureeieb, menn @ott Ser
4umddtiee Dem @robau ausnabms-
peiie Stiultano gebietet.
Sngenieur: Nun, meinettpeeen
Aber pas bat bas nit unlern ie6s
Sd0pfumgstogen gu tun2
Bfarrer: Sd tpollte Sbnen nur aei'
gen, oaB man noriidtig iein muB IN
Ser Iuslesune Der 81. 5drift. Bie
man li6 tGui6t, Denn man aus elmer
5teIe BEL Soiue obne 8eiteres BIZ
llr,orebung Der Sonne Inn Die @rot
foIgert, 10 tauidt man iid metnes
gradtens ebenio ols menn man aus
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08

henn ni9t oieier Anit9t?
8farrer: 8eil mir i6eint, oaB bic
@eologie au9 nit ienen Gage bon
43,20O Sabren nidt alsreidt.
Sngenieur: 8ie pollen sic oenn
lonIt bic Gage beriteben, Inn Der &C.
ologie 3u geniigen?
Yfarrer: Cine an6ere Nnft6t fatbo'
lii9er 5driftausleger erblidt in Die
fen Sagen 3eitraume BON unbeitimm'
ter Dauer. Das @ort Sag" Dare
alsoonn i'm ubertragenen Gimme 5u
per1teben.
Snsenieur: Das laBt fi4 boren.
Mber es itebt oo6 in Der 81. S6rift:
gs tparo gbeno unb Morgen, ein Gag.
Sage, tpel9e Morgen uno Ibeno ba'
ben, iino ood pobl getpobnlide Gage
bon "a Stunben!
Bfarrer: 2ieBen iib oenn nidt auh
oie 9usoride ,Worgen" nno
,,glbeno" glei6faQs i'm iibertragenen
Sinne beriteben, 10 oab iie iopiel be-
oeuten pie 4nfang uno @noe2
Snsenieur: Salten sic bieIe Ius'
+eeune fir Die ri6tige?
8farrer: 0as Iaiie id oabinselteut
Elm.
ssngenieur: Gtebt Sbnen oenn nod
,:ne tpeitere Auslegung 5u @ebote TN
oinpegautommen iiber ben angebli6e1
Bioeripru9 aipiiden Geologic uni
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08

bern aud Inn Die Sonue orebe, oo
priifte man eenouer iene 5telle uno
es fano iia Ieibt cine 20Iuna Ser
54Dieristeit. 9ie 81. 56rift bate
olfo nibt gelebrt aitronontiid gefpro-
den, Ionoern 10 tpie man i'm getpobn-
li9en 2eben fpridt.
Benn id ieBt erflGre, Die Sonne
let oufgegangen, 10 min i9 onmit nidt
logen, oaB Die Sonne li9 nm Die gr-
De orebt, ionoern MIR, BOB iie fir uns
lid 10 gu betpegen ideint. @benIo
fonnte offenbor iene Steue aus oem
8u6e Soiue bon einem i6einbaren
Stiliteben einem l6einbaren Sidbe.
megen Der Sonne berltanoen tperben.
Dober gIoubt iett bod tein gebiIbe-
ter Ratbolit mebr, ooB bic Come fi9
Inn Die @roe orebe, un6 es gibt feline
bo6ite 2ebramtsenti6eibung unferer
Stride, melde oie l1n1oreblng Ser gr-
oe Inn oie Sonne leugnet.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08

ben, 6aB @ott bic Belt in le9s Gagen
erfbaffen babe, mas ibm burd Elm
Brtroer aud moglib getpeien pare
tros Sbrer Geologic. @ommt nun
aber bic neuere Geologic un6 erregt
8e6enfen geeen oieien naditliegenoen
8ortIinn, Damn bin i'd nod ben Re-
eeln elmer geiunoen Auslegung ge~
notigt 5u priifen, oh bic Borte Der
81. Sdrift nidt aud einen anoern
Sinn aulafien. Aebnlid ereing es ia
NIT Der Grase, Oh bic groe itd I'm
bic Sonne brebe, ober bic Come nm
Die groe. @be Ropernifus, Der Dom-
berr bon Srauenburg, bic un1brebung
Der Groe Inn Die Sonne betpies, glaub.
te mon aueemein, Die Sonne orebe iid
UNI bic @roe, bic Sonne gebe ouf uno
unter. &ud iest nod fpridt man bonn
auf' un6 l1ntergang Der Some, OBJ
elei6 man tpeib, oaB Die @roe fid I'M
Die Sonne orebt uno nidt Die Come
Inn bic eroe. Sn oiefem Gimme Der.
ftanS man foleenoe Stele Der 81.
Sbrtft: .,Gonne unb Wonb itonben
fttu, biz iib eerddt bas 8olf on iei'
nen Seinben" (Soiue 1919. Man
foleerte aus oieier Steue, 6ab fir
geap0bnli9 bic Sonne nidt ftiae ftebt,
ionoern fid nm Die @roe orebt. ala
man aber erfonnt,e oaB bic @r6e ftd
nibt nur INN bic eieene ahfe, fo1'
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08
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Ssu Reb. 8. Guertges
(Jortiebung)

Btr fabren NIT Dem Dialog 5tpi.
iden 8rieIter un0 oem 5tpeifelnoen
Sngenieur fort:
-Sngenieur: Sic brauden aber bod
1pabrlid nidt in bie 8ibel binein5us
leien, oaB @ott Die @eIt n, feds Eo-
gen eri9offen babe, benn oas ltebt
bod nit flaren Borten in Der 8ibel.
Rfarrer: Das ftebt freilt9 6orin.
Wenn sic nur auf ben nG9tliegen-
Den Bortlinn i6ouen, uno nenn mir
nidts bltten als oieien 8ortIout,
tDiiroe i6 glei6falls babel iteben blei>
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-11-08
Die 6epnblif 8araeaaD

(Sortlebnng bon Seite y
alles in aeuBerli6feiten oufgegungen
lit.
Srgenoein 9eiligenbilo in ser 3int-
merede, Dem man an beIttmnten Ta=
gen unO Soften cine Serge an3iinoet,
ooer einen ouSgelalienen San5 oufs
filbrt, lit alles, mas bas religi0Ie 8e=
oitrfnis zines e6ten poroguapii9en
@au6o befrie0igt. DaB bic faframen-
tale @be i'm 2aufe Der Sabre BEL oieien
GerbGltniien lang1om auBer uebung
geraten lit, lit leidt erfldrli6. Gs
mogen our6i6nittIid 80 Bro6ent al.
Ter &inoer unebeli6 iein. Sn unierer
Bfarrei goronel 8ogo6o lit BEL elmer
religi0ien 8etrelung mebr tntenfiber
&rt felt foit 90 Sobren Der Snoex
auf 40 Bis so Rro3ent geIunfen.
Dte etnpanoerune aus europa.
bouptla6lid DeutidIano, 8olen,
&Blano, Der Eide9ei nit ieiner eoan-
gelii6en uno idisn1taii9en 8ep0lte-
rl1ng 1T Elm neuer Saftor, Der Die re.
ligto1e ueber5eugung Der fatboIii1en
2anobepolterung beeinfluBt. Bet iei-
ner Sgnorana; nerbunoen nit einem
ansgelpro6enen aber unbefrie6igten
religioien Beoiirfnis lGuft er uberen
gum @ottesbienit, mo er 6ieien slo,ibt
befrieoieen 3u fonnen, ,,1ro tpenn nun
Die uuausbleibli9en Wiideben bic
Solee iein meroen, oann muB natur.
nottpenoig Elm ausseiprodener Snoif-
ferentismus Die GoIge fem. gon ben
noroamerifanii9en Seftenienolingeu,
Die iiberau auftauden, lit 6abei nod
gar nidt bic &eoe. SSSn elmer Nadbar.
tolonie, mo- ite itb bauptid6lid unter
Die ortboooren ruiiiiden einuanoerer
n1iiben, baben mir ueuli6 is berfhie.
bene 8efenntnifie eeadbIt.
Ser Dardidnittsparaeuaper ftebt
NIT idelen Nusen auf biele ebaneeli.
ftiide Bropaganoa. Bas fann fie ibm
bieten? Die Solge miro fem, oaB i'm
2aufe Der Sabre oasielbe ii9 e1tspit.
felt, tpie in Den 8er. Staaten ielbt:
Gin 5eftendaos, aus Dem fib lire
(5ortiekung auf seite III
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
CHRISTMAS MOTIF AT
 EASTERN STAR MEET

With Worthy Matron Val Coulter and Worthy Matron-elect Lempi Fly kerude as hostesses, members of the Eastern Star met in the Chap ter room for dessert preceding the regular meeting last Tuesday eye- ming. Two Christmas trees and tables festive with cedar, pine and candlelight made the chapter room especially attractive. Chris m a 8 place cards for the occasion were hand painted by the Worthy Ma irons sister and each bore h e O.E.S. signet.
 During the dessert course, Christ mas music was provided by Helen Angerman, Yolanda Ferguson, Ethel Lund, Henrietta Bradley and little Miss Patricia Keeney who played and sang Silent Night" and Away in a Manager"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
REDS MAKE ALL OUT
 TRY FOR BUDAPEST

MOSCOW Russian forces cracked the first three inner lines of the encircled Nazi garrison at Budapest while the Austrian bound Red army to the north stepped up it's drive along both sides of h e Danube.
 The Red forces made an all out bid to win strategic control of Bu- dapest within matter of days if not hours, as fanatical Nazi troops in the hilly district of Buda d Ghe populous flatlands of Pest gave ground under the score of assaults of the Russian combat teams, tom my gunners, tanks, and self-pro- pelled guns.
 The enemy was hurled out of l2 eastern suburbs of the city yester- day by the hard driving Soviets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
BENEFIT DANCE NETS
 $15O FOR HOSPITAL

As a result of the Christmas dance last Saturday night sponsored by the Carpenters and Joiners To- cal. the sum of $15O has been de- posted for the benefit of Bishop Rowe General hospital.
 The members wish to express their gratitude to the orchestra which furnished the music, to the AN. B. for the donation of the hall, to Mrs. James Lovett who proved a super saleswoman in ticket selling, 10 the members of the hospital staff for their cooperation. and to h e public whose patronage contribut- ed 10 the success of the undertak- ing.
 inc committee in charge an nouneed today they hope to make the dance an annual affair to be held on the Saturday evening i'm mediately preceding Christmas, the proceeds to be given to the hospi- tai
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
:, .s & @ s s
 ELKS NOTES

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 Elks Hi-Jinks, biggest event of the year, will be celebrated at the A.N.B hall, starting at 12 o'clock midnight on New Years Eve and lasting for four hours into the new year. Good music and a punch bowl promise a sure-fire way to welcome the new year.
 Preceding the dance open house will be held for Elks and their ladies from g to 12 o'clock. with Brother Hanford pouring.
 Bros. Eastaugh and Moore com pleted their session on the Enter tainment committee and finished in a blaze of glory with a chilli feed which sure hit the spot on a cold night. Bros. Harvey and Red Steear will carry on with the good work
 Wrangell lodge was happy to welcome Brother L. A Layman, for merly of Ketehikan, who is now operating the American Bakery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
Nazi Spearheads Are
 Being Forced Back
 By U, s. Doughboys

PARIS-American armored blows on the nose of von Runstedts of fensiye have beaten his most ad- yaneed spearheads back more than To miles and chased them across the narrow Lesse Homme river into Rochefort. Field dispatches report ing this development up to Thurs day morning said von Runstedt's escape gap was at the same time cut less than IT miles north of Bastogne
 Non Runstedt's December offeu- sive was put in reverse by the Am erican forces which slammed into all three sides of his extended bulge, with Pattons third army sensationally changing it's front and advancing 20 miles into [ h German flank This move was not au uumiXed success. however, as Pattous shirt of front brought his own offensive along tho 5aar 10 d stop and obliged the Americans to give up their hard won bridgehead across the Saar at Dillingen, where they had broken into the initial de lenses of the Siegfried line
 The big turning point of the seyen-day stand was the U. s. I0lst airborne division and others as yet unidentified units in Bastogne, one of the gateways to French Sedan. Now the Americans are hitting back throughout the northwestern area Of German penetration from Celles to RochefoIH. Doughboys. tanks, and greyhound armored cars overrunning German trucks, ar mored cars, and inIanrymen wan- dering blindly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
SATAN BASE BOMBED

USPFH, Pearl HarbOr-Japanese bombers raided the American Sup erfort base on Saipan island in the Marianas on December 26, for the second time in three days, navy communiQue announced. These t. tacks were by a small force d were made from the enemy's two Two lima bases in the Volcanoes 75O miles north of Saipan, despite a heavy bombardment of Two this month by American warships and almost daily raids by Tank planes including Superfortresses. Two oi the Jap raiders were downed by American fighter planes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
chamber Holds
 Election Meeting

Foremost business transacted at the regular luncheon meeting of the Wrangeu Chamber of Commerce yesterday was the annual nomina uion and election of a seYen-mun board of directors to guide the or ganization through the next twelve month period. Out of IA persons nominated h e following were chosen for the board: George Gun derson, Fred Cunningham, James Nolan, Bill Eastaugh, Chet Steear, the Rev Ben F. Judd Jr., and Mrs. Ann DeLong. This group will meet Defore the next sessIon to elect Ol- ucers ana committee heads.
 Il. s. ThCrnquIst, outgoing presI- dent who has served for three terms, expressed his appreciation to all the members and especially to the heads of the committees sery- ing under him for their cooperation during his incumbency, and to Mrs Frank Barnes, secretary, without whose splendid work, he said, much less would have been ac omplishea. He advised the newly elected board of directors to use care in their Sc lection of committee heads, q II 6 promised his support iu all tuuLc undertakings.
 Mayor F. G. Hanford on benall of the members, extended vote of thanks to MT. Thornquist for his three years of service as chamber president, and said that great deal had been accomplished during that time
 The chamber voted to endorse a bill for the legalization of the De- partment of Health, either the one which had been presented for en- dorsement or a similar one which will meet with the approval of the legislators when they convene in IGhe coming Territorial legislature next month.
 The next meeting of the cham Der of commerce, the first of the new year, will be held on January II in the Civic Center.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
WRANGELL ENJOYS WHITE CHRISTMAS
 AS EAST SEWERS

Preceded by several clear days ol brilliant sunshine and mild weather, big white flakes of snow began to fall on Christmas eve, as if by special order. until there was plenty for old Santa Claus to get around handily with Donder a Il d Blitzen and the rest of the team also enough for some good sliding during the Christmas vacation.
 Thereafter the emp eratur r e steadily dropped until 19 above was recorded Thursday, but some thing tells us it went even lower after the thermometer reading. Also, a breeze sprang up, making the streets icy, proving a menace to life and limb. But read this:
 A new cold wave with bitter be- low-zero temperatures struck the middle west, the Associated Press reports. It says that the mercury plunged far below the zero read ings in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Ne. braska, Wisconsin, Iowa, northern and central Indiana and upper Mi- chian as well as portions of Ohio.
 At Rockford, Illinois, only 75 miles northwest of Chicago, h e weather bureau reported an Offici- al temperature of 22 degrees below zero, the coIdest on the Chicago weather bureaus map.
 Chicago itself experienced a temperature of 2 degrees below zero, the coldest weather so far this winter. That citys low point was registered at o'clock in the morn ing.
 Miami continued as the nations balmy spot, recording a maximum temperature of 66. San Diego, in sunny California, could claim a high point of only 47 and Los An geles had to admit that the official temperature there was 40.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
JAP NAVY MAKES HIT AND RUN RAID ON TANK
 POSITIONS, MIND0R0
CBy Associated Press)


 American liberation forces on Mlndoro island today aseeHained the Japanese did not use the Tues day night naval attack on Tank positions to screen the landing of troops on other portions of the is- land.
 A Nipponese task force fired CT radically on the U. s. beachhead area and disappeared in the China sea, pursued by American planes. Enemy air and ground activity on the island was lacking on Wednes- day. Gen. Macarthur reported to- day he thought at first the Jap na- val units had taken a great risk to draw American attention while put ting troops ashore on other points.
 After the attacking force W S driven off with the loss of three destroyers sunk. and bomb hits on a battleship and cruiser, Cub planes flew reconnaissance missions eX- tensiveIy on the Mindoro west coast, but found no evidence of an enemy beachhead.
 Hopping up of isolated Japs on Leyte island went on along h e Valencia-Palompo highway, n d another 912 enemy dead were counted. The Tanks who landed on Leyte behind the Jap troops at Pa lopon December 25 continued to meet only slight resistance. The m n American forces pushing through mountainous country on the west coast ran into tough local ized fighting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ShattuCk Has Big Lead In
 Senate Race

JUNEAU-With 2l precincts in- cluding Juneau, Douglas, Skagway, Ketchikan, Sitka. Wrangell, Pet ersburg, and Metlakatla out of 52 reporting in the special election held Wednesday to elect a Senator in the first division to fill the un- expired term of the late A. P. Walker, Shattuck has 1126, Davis $50, and Price 512. It is doubtful if the remaining precincts will bring either Davis or Price to the top.
 Juneau cast a record vote of HOS, giving Shattuck 688, Davis 263, and Price Al.
 A light vote was cast in Wran- gell with IA ballots being cast in the Stikine precinct, eight for Da- wis and six for Shattuck. Tn the Wrangell precinct Davis received 58 votes, Price 32 and Shattuck IS. One voter turned in a blank ballot, one apparently voted for himself getting in trir for signing first of the year checks, and a third voted for two candidates. Total vote cast in Wrangell was 125 ballots.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
ARRIYE CHRIsTMAs DAY

Disembarking from the North Sea, which docked here on Christ mas day were Elmer Lee, Mrs. l.. Taylor and Thorvold Skulstad from Ketchikan and the following from Seattle: Mrs. May Kangas, Darrell Kangas, Ronald Schwartz, Mrs. Ronald Schwartz Lynn Schwartz, James Schwartz, Lawrence Frank, and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hunger ford.
 Coming in from Ketchikan by plane were MT. and Mrs. Neil Grant, Suzanne Grant, Mrs. Hilja Prusi, and Mrs. Ina Shepard.
 Marion Nelson and Patty Deyen- ny took passage to Juneau to spend Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Lew Williams and daughters Jane and Susan. Rhoda and Frances Hanford also went to Juneau to visit MT. and Mrs. Brooks Hanford over the holidays.
 Other passengers to the capital city were Mrs. Alice Munson and two daughters, Ida May and Peggy Jean; and Mrs F. Allstead.
 Southbound passengers on the Northland to Seattle were MT. and Mrs. J. A. Davis and Lawrence Frank,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
VIOLATIONS OF OPA
 REGULATIONS SETTLED

The Enforcement Division of the OPA has completed settlements with two Seward firms by Administrators Consumer treble damages cases of-living items of mems clothing, according to statement of Walter Walsh, Territorial Enforcement At. torney for OPA.
 The Seward firms in violation Were Leon Urbach, paying damages in the amount of $798.15; also Brown & Hawkins Corp, $1225S0 Both of these amounts represent three times the amount of the overcharges.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
U. NAVY
 IS STILL GROWING

WASHINGTON - T h @ largest navy in the world fighting the most extended war in history now has 1I67 men of war to carry the battle to the enemy and is still growing.
 This was reported in a navy re- view Of ship production which showed that in the past year S9,- 971 new vessels, APO of them fight ing ships, joined the fleet, boosting the overall total to 61,45O ships of all types. Much emphasis was placed on landing craft and attack vessels with the constructing of 37,724 little ships.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
BRITISH ARE STILL
 FIGHTING THE GRRRRS 2

ATHENS-The British opened a three-pronged drive against ELIAS forces in the eastern suburbs of Athens, jumping off after a pro- longed artillery barrage in the sec- ond phase of operations designed to clear the city. After slight oppo- sition, the British advanced from the south through zappion park on ArittOs hill, which changed hands in q mortar duel a week ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
NEW ENGINE ORDERED
 FOR GILLNET BOAT

The City Motor Service has re- quested a priority to furnish Knut Ness with a new National Load Master marine gasoline engine for his gillnet boat 31E4S6.
 MT. Ness is a well-known local gillnetter and is president of the Stikine Gillnetters' association.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
CARD OF THANKS

The Missionary society wishes to thank everyone for their help n d cooperation in making the Christ mas Benefit Raffle success. Mrs. Fred Lewis won the comforter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
PETERSBURG MAN IS
 REPORTED WOUNDED

WASHINGTON - The War De- partment has announced the wound ing of Pfc. Halvor O. Gjerde, son Of Andrew Gjerde of Petersburg in the European area.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29

While the News, which doesn't t like Ickes. was chortling, Washing ton Post was taking another tack Said the Post: Critics of the pro- rosal point out that if the research reports already available on Alaska were laid end to end, they would reach almost to the Territory itself. The reports of the National Re- sources Planning Board alone would take weeks just to read. Alaskans, from Gov. Ernest Gruening on down, see the need for action, rather than more talk at this junc- ture The time is too short for a lengthy research program if Alaska is to be ready for returning veter- ans Already the Interior Depart ment is receiving thousands of in- quiries monthly, and veterans are beginning ito migrate northward without any advance preparations being made for them. Such un- planned settlement may be disas- trous. Research will be needed. es- pecially on crops adapted to h 9 northern climate such as Soviet Russia has developed in Siberia, and on opportunities for capital invest ment But such research should be the handmaiden of an operating agency which has the power to act, rather than simply channeled into existing bureaus which may have their own narrow views on how the job should be done"
 Fact is that if Alaska is to have a development program, which Ii most certainly needs, it must have one with punch in it. Research isn't enough. There must be authority to act, and quickly to meet the in. flux of population which is certain to follow the war. Suggestion has been made that something in the nature of an Alaska Development Authority, patterned after the Ten nessee Valley Authority and simi lar projects might be an answer Point is that Alaska development talked for years, must be a plan O action, not words.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Leo Osterman, Dec. 30
 Joel Wing, Dec. 30 John Maxand Jr., Jan. 2 Susan Smith, Jan. 2
 Doris Nielsen, Jan. 8 Eddie Churchill, Jan. 4 Mrs. Josephine Mason, Jan. 5 c. L. Wies, Jan. Lawrence BahoVic, Jan. 5 Buy War Bonds and Stamps
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-12-29
THROUGH THE SENTINEL TELESCOPE

Plan to spend $3,86O,0OO on a study of Alaska aimed toward a post war development program, as reported in this column last week, ran into heavy seas almost as quick as it got into the congressional hopper. House Appropriations com mittee, chairmaned by Clarence Cannon, Missouri Democrat, shook its collective head while lowering the boom on Interior Secretary liar old L. Ickes, under whose depart ment the study was to be made.
 Washington Daily News in re- porting the hearing before the com mittee declared it the "neatest ear slapping-down job of the week. ad- ministered to Secretary Ickes. The committee also, according to the News, went to work on B. W. Thoron. Director of Territories and Island Possessions.
 In a nutshell, the committee is reported to have believed enough studies of Alaska were available at the present time, and that some thing more than a study was re- quired. Chairman Cannon was re- ported as saying: Employment of one competent research man to col late and analyze this material we already have on hand would accom- plish more than the activity for which you propose to spend this very large sum of $3,S6O,0OO."
 Rep. Jed Johnson was quoted as saying: Wouldn't it be more help full to open a land office, rather than set up a high-powered com mission to go gallivanting over AL aska. holding hearings and getting the people disturbed?"