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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Walter WirlcheII
 COnSt-tO-COaSt

cOND THOUGHTS ON SOME
 SECOND EATERS
 \ Hitler, according to the Moscow mlghttes, is suicide, the first vic En of his killings people can be
 glad about. Bdt the tragiv part EI 1t all is we could have had him Bead by his own dirty hand dec- nde ago. Had one nation-France, Britain, anybody-pulled gun on N,lm when he marched into the Ruhr. Hitler, by compact with the Migh Command, was pledged to blow his looney top off.
 The accounts of Hitler'S career, From bar-room babbler to chancel- boEy ditto, carried reproving note k,hat his whole program was pre- Sentable. But what have we really hearned? The same people who marvel that he got away with 1t hre trading wet kisses with Argen- hna, which Is doing the same thing, pnly more clun1sily.
 The supreme rattiness of Hitler's Butch act has never been paralleled n history. His exhortations to the Ehlmp constituency to fight to the kieath against the Bolshies was sim ply cover-up to the job of playing bodyguard to his loathesome hide. So when the payoff came, he let them live to take the fall. Even Mussolini, stumblebum to the end, hied more nobly than his madder erony. He didn't mean to, but the fact remains that he faced final Justice.
 The heavy thinkers, in their re- kumes of the Hitler career, claim he shaped his gimmick to the "evil potential" of other men. My guess hs he aimed it at the ignorance potential. His preference for the big lie, echoed and echoed and echoed, showed shrewd under Standing of the lame-brains. Even now there are many American nit Hits mourning his death. Their kondness for him is based on his host monstrous cruelty: Persecution bd the Jews.
 This doesn't mean the people who hre liking Hitler for pay-just the ordinary run of half-wits
 Unless Ad0lph Hitler was nut Bier than usual, the inglorious Tate of Musso the busto must have kiven him plenty to fret about. Ehere was a grim warning to all hictators in the fury attended ole baldy's scragging. It is a good bet k,at Quisling Is sleeping these nights with all the lights on and wear Ing his eyes on four sides of his Heacherous conk.
 { Franco, one imagines, is not as harefree and easy as he'd like to be. His towel swingers are getting fewer and fewer and just the other hay a New York paper carried hne that civilization has a right ko know more about. It said that there were some anti-Franco Spanl- hrds in one of Hitler's slaughter hails. Who put them there-Franco, hnd for what? Huh?
 One of the editOrialists had 1t in him b pen a few kind words for hrussoiini. Let's overlook the fact knat this editorialist has yet to krieye a grieve over the prison kill Engs ef Americans held by the en- enly. But what made the editorial | dilly was that it praised Musso 0a lots of things it was forever ac- ellsing FDR of trying to put over bn us!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-16
Canvas Hose Ideal
 For Soaking Garden
BY HENRY L. FREE Written for NEA Service

The fact that the majority of vegetables contain more than 90 per cent water is evidence enough that moisture must be available in the soil to keep the plants growing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
CHAMBER MEETING

The Wrangell chamber of com merce welcomed two visitors at it's Dimonthly luncheon meeting yes terday in the Civic Center. Frank M. Kelly, with the office of Price Administration in Juneau, spoke briefly, as dId A. D. Karnes, for mer commissioner of Education for Alaska and now associated with the Veterans administration. He stated turning veterans to Alaska would constitute a real problem and that all the population of the territory should be prepared 10 meet it with a planned program.
 Fred Gunderson, who arrived by plane yesterday morning from Ket- chikan, having recently come north from Seattle, told of the fishing prospects Tor the season in regard to the manpower shortage, which he says Is acute. This is in part que, MT. Gunderson pointed out, to the recent reconsideration ot men of military age. He said more women are being allowed in the territory, wives of military person mel, anu this may relieve the labor shortage to some extent, but the situation looks gloomy in regard to younger men. Also, he said, if the war ends soon in Europe, a large number or vessels on the west coast may be used in transporting men and supplies to the Pacific war, and shipping to Alaska may be restrict ed.
 The question of a printed folder containing Information about Wrangell came up for the ump- teenth time, and the Publicity conl- mittee was ordered to get busy on it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
Russians Are Now 90 Miles
 From Berlin

LONDON Russian tank spear heads have driven close to the east ern border of the Prussian province of Brandenburg, a German broad cast said, while the Red Army newspaper Red Star asserted We have reached the last road - the road we have dreamed about for three long years"
 At the nearest point the Brau- denburg border is 91 miles from the German capital, but the broad cast did not place the Russian spearhead exactly
 Moscow reported yesterday that Red Army forces were l25 miles from Berlin. Two other capital cities of German provinces are threatened. The Russians announc- ed, All direct communications from .Breslau are cut off"
 The Germans declared the Sovi- cts have launched an all out drive on Konigsberg. Moscow placed the Russians within five miles ot Poz- nan, but the German broadcast had them driven past on both sides of this key city, reaching the Bran denburg frontier
 A Red Star dispatch reported German defenses along the Oder river line as cracking under the iron pressure" Hitler's newspaper admitted no continuous hne Co- uayp and that contact between Ger man forces on the eastern front IS broken.
 Later Moscow dispatches reported IIatIy that East Prussia IS cut or and the German troops there arc isolated.
 Associated Press correspondent Eddy Gilmore said the Russians arg now starting the grim task ot storm1ng KonigsDerg and EDling, two or the biggest centers of resls- Uance IeIt in tue WIde hopping up operation in progress In East rus sia. souet columns are sulll 10 or 10 miles rom honIgsDerg.
 Todays German communique said bitter fighting IS in progress TOT Poznan, ByugoYcz ana rorum. The. german n1gn command announced d nerce tank battle developed southwest of GleiwItz, an important mlnlng and communications center Ill upper SIlesia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
s. N. HARVEY PASSES
 AWAY HERE TUESDAY

s. N. Harvey long time resident of Wrangell, died Tuesday morning at his home here, at the age of 72. He had made a trip to Juneau re- gently for surgical care, but it was thought inadvisable to operate be- cause of his weak heart.
 AIr Harvey was born in Nova Scotia on May 9, 1873, and came to Alaska during the gold rush of 1898. He travelled all over the ter ritory. settling in Wrangell 8 years ago. and worked as fisher man, carpenter, and owned a can nery A member of the Alaska Pio- neers, he once served as grand sec. retary of the organization.
 Survivors include the widow, one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Stokes, and four grandchildren, Myrna, Juanifa, and Beatrice Stokes, and Jimmy Harvey Jr.
 Funeral services were held onI Thursday afternoon at the ANB. hall with the Rev. Ben r. Judd Jr. of the Presbyterian church con-I dueting the rites Interment was inI Memorial cemetery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
SALVATION ARMY HEADS
 TO HOLD MEETINGS HERE

Brig. and Mrs Taylor, division al commanders for The Salvation Army in Alaska, accompanied by Adjt. Henry Lorenzen, divisional secretary, arrived in Wrangell yes terday for a series of special meet ings over this coming week emu Services will be held at The Saliva tion Army on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday morning and evening. Brig Taylor will be doing a survey of the local work and will also discuss plans for the future with Lieut.. Frances Fletcher and Envoy Jackie Routh, the local corps officers. Mrs. Brig Taylor met with the women of The Home league on Thursday evening, and meeting of the Wrangell Salvation Army ad- visory board was held on Friday noon at the officers residence. The divisionaI officers are on their all nuaI tour of the Alaska division and came to Wrangell from Rake where they held a weeks special meetings. Brig. Taylor reports that they had a splendid time in Rake and also that The Salvation Army's work is making progress in all it's Alaska locations. A cordial invitation tc attend the meetings in Wrangell is given to all.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
VETERANS BENEFITS
 DISCUSSED BY KARNES

Anthony D. Karnes, Alaska rep resentative for the Veterans ad- ministration. met with members of Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. 6, The American Legion, on Tuesday evening at the dugout. The official benefits obtainable for veterans of World War I, and eX- plained the GI Bill of Rights under which vocational training for wounded veterans of the present war is available, as well as loans for which the government guaran- tees security up to 50 percent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
WEST BANK OF ROER
 CLEARED Ut GERMANS

PARIS - American Ninth anu brIush Second army troops cleared une enure west bank of the Roer rIyer Tor 40 airline miles from 1ol- Ianu to below Duren, achieving d strategic sprngDoard for aLuacas agaIusL the industrial Runr anu Rhineland.
 FIame-Gnrowing infantry of the Ninth army advanced more tnan a mile in limited night attack, cap turing Bracheten, 27 miles soutu- west of Dusseldorf, also yf sles- fried line pillDoXes. German 5ur- YIyors withdrew to the east bank ol the river.
 british patrols just to the north d ront of several miles WItnoul conuacUlng the Germans" Assoclal- GU Press correspondent Yves Gal- lagner reported from the NlnJu army front, this clears the Secouu army sector west Of the Roer anu liberates the Sittard sector of H0I- land"
 On the opposite flank of Cue western front Lt. Gen. Patcn Seventh army appeared to have brought the new German offensIse in the north to a standstill. A. correspondent Robert Wilson sa.a the Americans have sealed off peAe- trations by seven NaH divisions. and have slowly hammered tD, line back to it's original position. fighting during one of the Wora. snow storms in Alsace since L4 war started
 House lighting continued SchillersDOrf, 10 miles north oI u.. SaVerne gap, Allied life line to l. periIled otrasbourg. Wilson said Germans are being herded into southwest sector of the town
 In the woods just west Of nau, l5 miles north of the capital, Americans are moppI the Germans who crossed the river between Neuborg SchWieghouse. Wilson said th ericans cOunterattacked befor, Germans could consolidate t h bridgehead penetration east of guenau, which was cleared and 1ul Germans captured. Fighting brok out near Bishwiller, four mile southeast of Haguenau in snow 1 inches deep in places, begging dow. the infantry and grounding h ( planes. The First and Third armies hammered the Ardennes bulge flat ter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
CLARK FIELD CAPTURED.
 C0RREGID0R IS FOUNDED

CEN. NacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS ON LUZON - Clark Field, whose 13 airstrips constitute one of the richest prizes of the Pa cific war was captured Thursday by the southward driving Tanks along with the adjacent Fort Stats enburg. Other columns pushed even deeper to within a scant 10 airline miles of Manila.
 The climax of the campaign which has yet to run into any con cenrated Japanese resistance. was the push of more than 70 miles from Lingayeu gulf to ayenge one of the major American setbacks of the war at Clark field where Jap dive bombers wiped out Gen. Mac Arthur's main air strength in the Philippines early in the war, fa- ciiitaJing the Nipponese conquest oI the archipelago. This gives the Americans a land air base to help blast open the landing beaches on the coast of China.
 Maj. Gen. Oscar Griswolds I4th army corps, moving so fast the Japs Were unable to mass defenses ou the ridge areas where they had la bored for months, shot motorized columns well beyond Clark fled, moving into quick Use of the all center. and Griswold sent patro4s Into the nearby hills from which the Japs could impair the field disability.
 IOday communique supplied other details, which made it clear the drive toward Manila is on Iu earnest. While planes blasted Cor regIdor, Cayite naval base in the Manila area to soften the capital aeleuse zone, columns moving soulu to the lelL oI Clark field fIanked Mount Arayaton on the west. That is the only good defense barrier for the enemy down the rentral Luzon plain on the shortest route to Manila.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
NOTICE TO CANNERY WORKERS

All cannery workers, both men and women, must contact Charles Sadler, agent secretary of the Cannery Workers union, the latter announced this week. They are re- quested to sign up now to deter mine what labor can be furnished to the Harvest Wrangell and Sagi. naw bay canneries for the coming season, and how much of the quota of necessary workers can be sup piled here before importing outside help.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
24 TAKE PASSAGE ON
 S0UTHBOUND NORTH SEA

Leaving here on Tuesday aboard the North Sea were Mrs. L. Delis, Edna Hudson, MT. and Mrs. Leon ard Taylor, P. L. Stump, Mrs. |. Green, MT. and Mrs. H. Wells for Ketchikan, and the following for Seattle - Mrs. Irene Remmerden, Eleanor Mccormack, Mrs. z. M. Bradford, B. Y. Grant, MT. and Mrs Ben Engdahl, Lloyd Benjamin, MT and Mrs. George Bidwell, Walter Bidwell, Nick Cush, Richard w Kester, Mrs. H. M Olson, and Miss Olson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
JUNIOR CHOIR WILL
 SING NEXT SUNDAY

The Junior choir of the Presby- terian church will make their first appearance next Sunday when they sing at the II o'clock seavice, in addition to the senior choir. The younger group, composed of high school students, includes Helen Ol- son, Marjorie Sumption, S e e a Bakke, Christina Teller, Jessie Bar low, Katherine and Louise Willard Betty Bigelow, Pauline Remmerden Gordon Mason and Emil Vinberg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

AIaska's 17th Legislature got away to a harmonious start thIs week. The House, enlarged under the amendment to the Organic Act to 24 members, elevated Represen- tative Jesse Lander of Fairbanks to speaker without a dissenting vote while over in the Senate, now enlarged to 16 members, Senator Edward D. Coffey of Anchorage was moved up to president by un- animous vote of that body. Lander, like FDR, is a fourth termer in the Senate, having formerly been in the house.
 Veteran House Clerk Margaret Grisham of Juneau, Che former Margaret Otteson of Wrangell, was elected by the senate to be secre- tary of that body while the House elected Ben A. McManus, a dis charged soldier, to be chief clerk of the house, Margaret's old job.
 Governor Gruening probably fur nished what will be the bomb shell Of the present. SES9lon HI AAA9 NA~1N nial message to the legislature de livered Thursday afternoon. The chief executive, among other things, suggested a graduated tax on fish traps, aimed at absentee ownership, at the same tihe getting some revenue for the Territory Under the governors plan as sug-I gested. a trap owner would pay al certain amount on his first trap, al little more on his second and so on up the line. He pointed that one Outside company alone owned GOI fish traps, and out of 434 fish traps in the Territory 396 of them were owned by Outside interests. The governor pointed out that a tax moving upward on number off traps would have a tendency toI curb large monopoly and spread ownership among individuals in All aska. making for a sounder econo- my in the Territory. First reaction of legislators sounded favorable butt report around the press table was that W. C. Arnold, representing theI canned salmon lobby, had retired to his hotel room with a sick head ache. 1t was obvious that fish traps once again was going to be thel sounding block of the territorial legislature.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
PRIORITY ASKER FOR
 NEW MARINE ENGINE

Campbell Brothers have applied for a priority to obtain a marine gasoline engine for Joe Petit crews purse seiner vivian June.
 The new engine will be a 40 h.p. Cryslor Royal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
DAUGHTER BORN TO
 MRS. FRED LEWIS

MT. and Mrs. Fred Lewis are the parents of a baby girl, born Thurs day morning, January 25 at Bishop Rowe hospital. The child has been named elph Beatrice, and weighed seven pounds, nine and one half ounces at birth. The Lewis also have three other daughters and one son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
RECEIVES PROMOTION

HEADQUARTERS, Alaskan De- partment = Charles s. Jenkins of Alaska, was recently pro- noted from private to private first class. Prior to entering the service Private Jenkins was employed by the Burnett Inlet Salmon company He is a member of headquarters company at the present time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
NEW EMPLOYEE AT GUS
 J0HNS0N'S MACHINE SHOP

Jack Lyerla, expert machinist, is now employed at the Johnson Ma chine Works. Talented in a variety of ways, MT. Lyerla is a painter, some of his work being on display in the window of Helen's Place
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
TO DUNCAN CANAL

Otis Speer left for Duncan canal recently with Lee Ellis on the Essu
 MT. Speer will trap there until around the first of April. He left later than usual this year, first taking a trip Outside to visit real tives
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
CHARTERED TRIP

William Willard returned in his boat Enos from a chartered trip to Ketchikan. The vessel was char tered by a group of Aleuts at Bur nett inlet
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
MRS. BRADFORD LEAVES
 FOR VISIT OUTSIDE

Mrs. z. M Bradford left on the North Sea on Tuesday enroute to California. Also a passenger was Miss Eleanor Mccormack whose destination is San Antonio, Texas, where she will be married to Sgt. Lee Lucas, popular Juneau young man, who is now stationed at Kelly Field.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26

funds be provided to rebuild the sea wall and for the improvement of the road in front of the Federal building at an estimated cost ot $10,000. The bill provides that tha funds be made available immed'- ately and be expended under the di- rection of the territorial highway engineer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
SON BORN ON FRIDAY
 TO MRS. CHARLES EARLY

A seven pound, ten ounce baby boy was born last Friday evening to Mrs. Charles Early at Bishop Rowe General hospital The young man has been named James Charles and joins a little sister, Charlene. The proud father is owner of the Star Taxi.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
VAL COULTER TO WORK
 FOR HERR. LEGISLATURE

Mrs. Val Coulter left Thursday morning on the Alaska Coastal Air lines plane for Juneau where she will be employed at clerk during the legislative session.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
PAUL SMITH EMPLOYED
 ON SHRIMPING BOAT

Paul smith has gone to work for George Sumption assisting Winston Davies on the Shrimp. MT. Smith recently painted a sign for the Wrangeu Sentinel so now everyone knows where to bring their news items.-adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
TO MORNINGSIDE

Nick Cush, declared insane some weeks ago by a jury in the Com court, went south to Morningside sanitarium on the North Sea
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
MISSION BOAT HERE
 ON WAY TO SITKA

The Presbyterian mission boat Princeton Hall was in Wrangell early this week enroute to Sitkl after a tour of Southeast Alaska towns. Skipper of the vessel is Paul Prouty with Andrew Gamble assistant skipper.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
RECEPTION TONIGHT
 FOR LEGISLATORS

The reception to the legislators of the 17th Legislature will be an event tonight at the Governors 8 House in Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
WELL, MAYBE A LITTLE

George Lemki, science teacher in the Wrangell high school went out fishing on Sunday on the boat Mildred with Bob Sawyer and Joe Bigelow. Rumor has it the profes- sor had an attack of nal de mer on the trip. He'll be out again, though.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
Two Bills Are Introduced By
 Rep. HanfOrd

Rep. Fred G. Hanford this week introduced two bills in the house bill No. 4, providing for an addi- tfouaI licensing ta2 on fishermen and to create an ouice for the re- lief and care of sick and disabled commercial fishermen
 Being of particular interest tJ our readers, the Sentinel presents in full the provisions Of this bill
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory oI Alaska
 Section l. There Is hereby creaf- cd an Office for the Relief and Care of Sick and Disabled Conner cial Fishermen. There shall be al the head of this Office an Admins lrator to be known as the admin Istrator for the Relief and Care ol Sick and Disabled Commercial Fish ermen," hereinafter to be referred to as the Administrator. He small be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Leg islatufe, and he shall hold Uillce Tor term of four years, eOmmenc- ing on Apul first of the year in winch he Is appointed, and untI
 as successor Is appointed and duly quall.led. lie shall receive an on nual salary of $4,20U. In case ot vacancy Iu this position, for what eser reason, the Governor shall have the power to i'll such vacancy lor lIe period of the uneXpired term.
 section z. The Aammistrator shall have the power to employ such personnel as in his judgment are necessary to assist him in the performance of his duties. He shall Keep a complete decord of all re- ceipts, disbursements and eXpendl- lures. He shall report annually to the Governor and shall execute d good and sufficient bond approved by the Auditor of the Territory, in the sum of $2O,OO0, running to the Territory of Alaska, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, which bond shall be- filed with the Auditor of the Ter ritory.
 Section 3. The license fees pro- Yided for in Section 2, Chapter 30, session Laws oI 1883 are hereDyI amended as follows:
 (a) For each resident fisher man of all cIasses, six dollars ali nually;
 (b) For each nonresident fish erman, using whatever gear, thirty dollars annually.
 Section 4. The Territorial Treas urer shall, upon receipt of such i-I cense fees, transmit monthly to theI five dollars of each license fee so collected. The Ad- shall deposit h 5 e funds in an account to be known as the "Territorial Fund for the Re lief and Care of Sick and Disabled Commercial Fishermen" out of which fund shall be paid all sums necessary for the operation and ad-I of this Act
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
BUILDING RAZED

Dave Lewis has completed tear ing down the old Lewis house on Main street next to the George Sumption home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
MRS. DAVE REMMERDEN
 ON BUYING TRIP SOUTH

Irene Remmerden, owner of the Mode, left this week on the North Sea for a buying trip in Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
ORGANIZES CIO UNION

Lee Ellis returned Sunday from Petersburg where he helped organ ize the CI0 Trollers Union.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
ILL WITH INFLUENZA

Virgil Neyman IS conflned 10 ms home this week with influenza. Mrs. Mary Steear is conducting his classes in the Wrangell grade school.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-01-26
m KETcHIKAN

MT. and Mrs. Thomas Estelle left on their boat, the Wilmath, on Thursday morning for trip to Ketchikan.