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The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-04-26

lands reserved Or devoted to the support of the common schools of Alaska and the University of AL .aska hereinafter described; (dD Mount Mckinley National Park; (e) Glacier Bay National Monu- ment as established, described. land delimited in the proclamation .Of the President of the United States dated February 26. 1925 (43 Stat 198S); (f) the naval petroleum reserve situated in northern Alaska, as established, described and delimited in Exe- cutive order of the President of the United States dated February 27, 1923; (g) the Pribilof Islands; (h) all of the Aleutian Islands ly- ing west of the 172 degree merl- dian west longitude which may be required by the United States for military purposes. All of the pro- perty of the United States situated in the Territory of Alaska used in
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cable without the consent of the United States and the people of said State;
 First That perfect freedom of religious worship shall be secured, and that no inhabitant of said State shall ever be molested in per son or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship.
 Second. That the people inhabit- ing said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever dis claim all right and title to the pro- perty and lands of the United States within said State in actual ossession of and used by the Uni ted States, all other public pro perty and lands to become and be the property of said State of Alas ka, as hereinafter provided.
 Third. That the debts and liabil- ities of said Territory of Alaska shall be assumed and paid by said State and all debts owed to said Territory of Alaska shall be col lected by said State.
 Fourth That provision shall be made for the establishment anu maintenance of a system of pubile schools which shall be open to al children of said State and free from sectarian control.
 Sec. 4. The State of Alaska shal! have and retain, and the United States hereby conveys to said State all public property and all yacan' and unappropriated lands, includ- ing lands reserved or withdrawn from entry embraced within the boundaries of said State, except the following. (a) All such lands and property as are in the possession or and actually used by the United States or some department or agency thereof for some govern mental purpose, but not including lands reserved or withdrawn from entry except as herein specifically described; (b) all lands with ad- Iacent waters and other property set aside or reserved for the use or benefit of the native Indians, Es- kimos, and Aleuts of Alaska; Cc)
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lature of Alaska.
 Sec. 3 The delegates to the con vention so elected shall meet at the capital of said Territory on the first Tuesday following the nine tieth day after their election, for q session of not to exceed 75 days, and after organization shall de- clare on behalf of the people of the proposed State that they adopt the Constitution of the United States, whereupon the said con- vention shall form a constitution and State government for the pro- posed state.
 The constitution shall be repub- liean in form, shall make no dis tinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color, and shall not be repugnant to the Con- stitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. Said convention shall provide by ordinance, irrevo-
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NOTICE

Department of the Interior, Sur plus Property Office, Post Office Box 2466, Anchorage Alaska, Ap- Til 16, 1946. Sealed bids will be received until D. m. May 6, 194G. at the Department of the Interior Surplus Property Office, Anchor age, Alaska, on "as is-where is" surplus marine equipment located at Juneau, Ketchikan and Skag- accompanied by a 25Go deposit ia the form of a certified check CT cashiers check payable to the Treasurer of the United States, and 8 statement indicating whether or not the item desired Is for use in Alaskan waters. Bids will be sub
 iect to prior withdrawal by gov ernment agenc.es and purchase by certified veterans through prefer ence. Certified veterans may pur- chase under preference at the ap- praised price on April 29 at the Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau surplus property office. Listings of equipment and instructions may be obtained at the Anchorage Fair banks or Juneau Surplus Property Offices and at the Veterans Club, Ketchikan, Alaska The Surplus Property Office of the Department of the Interior reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-04-26
Bill
 Gives Set Up For
 Alaska Statehood

Following is Senate Bill
 1788, introduced by the Hon
 orable Pat McCarron of Nev-
 ada, on stathood for Alaska.
 It is identical with House Res
 Olution 389S. introduced re-
 gently by Delegate from Alas
 ka E. L. Bartlett Next week
 The Sentinel will publish the
 report of the Juneau Chamber
 of Commerce on H. R. 3899.
 Tn the Senate. A bill to provide for the admission of Alaska, the 18th State.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, that all that part of the United States now embraced within the Territory of Alaska shall become the State of Alaska as hereinafter provided
 Sec. ? All citizens of the United States who are qualified to vote for representatives of the Territory Legislature of Alaska are hereby authorized to vote for and choose delegates, having the same qualifi- cations, to form a constitutional convention in said Territory. The convention shall consist of 26 dele gates apportioned among the sev- eral judicial divisions of Alaska IS fellows First judicial division nj rh dn1aoraF indinio o l division, four delegates; third judi cial division, eight delegates; fourth judicial division, five dele gates; and one delegate to be chos- en at large from the entire Terri tory.
 The Governor of Alaska shall within 30 days after the approval of this Act, issue a proclamation ordering an election of such dele gates to be held at a time desig- mated in the proclamation within eight months after the approval of this Act and providing also for filings by independent or nonparty IoI pug uouo9Ia kIBm!L Su!pa09Id candidates, which proclamation shall be issued at least two months prior to the time of holding said primary election and five months before the date of election of such delegates The nomination, filing, and election of such delegates shall be conducted, the returns made, the results ascertained. and the certificates of persons elected to such convention issued in the same manner as nearly as is practicable as is prescribed by the laws regu- lating nominations and elections of members of the Territorial Legis-
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F0nn SALE POSTPONED

St.. Philips Guild Food Sale, or iginally scheduled for April 20, has been postponed and will be held May 4 instead.
 CAMPBELL BROS STORE - SAT. MAY 4, at 1:30 P. M..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Brooks WVche Was
Sneaker Wednesday
For War Mothers

Brooks P. Wyche, Veterans SerV-
ice Officer for Vance county, was
speaker at the regular meeting o
the Vance county chapter OF Wa
Mothers held Wednesday afternoon
at $50 o'clock at the H. Leslie Per
nv Memorial library. Mr.. Wychc dis
cussed in detail the G. |. BIZ OF
Rights, giving the purposes and o.
~iectives of this gO-betWeen lmole'
ment between service men and 3
government in the return Of the Vet-
erf'n to civil life.
Following Mr.. Wyche'S talk, a dis
cussion period was held during
which the group asked questions
with the ensuing answers clarifying
a number Of previously puzzlinG ST
uations.
Mrs. G. w. Knott presided in the
absence of the president, Mrs. NJ.
w. Westcr. The meeting was oDen-
cd with the salute to the lag. FOL
lowing. the roll call and the minutes
of the last meeting, reports were
given from various committees.
It was reported that visits Wcro
made to the Butncr no ;pital during
thanksgiving dHu tldt 0H'9
aiken to about 40 boys IN one OF the
wards. Gifts were also sent to the
local service club for distribution al
Christmas and members participant
ed in the entertaining during inc
Yulc season.
Announcement was made of the
state convention to be held in Gas
tonia on january IS and Is and MIS-.
G.. r. Allen was elected as a dele
gate.
Mrs. J. F. Mills presented the
framed charter Of Vance county to
the group.
Mr.. Wyche was introduced to the
group by Mrs. Knott.
The meeting was closed with .
prayer read by Mrs. Knott which
had been prepared for WA Mothers
chapters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Prison Total Has
Decrease OF Is
During December

Fifteen prisoners at the State hlsh
way DrisOn camp were discharged
or paroled during the month of DE
cember to lower the total number o
prisoners now to 60. according to
the monthly report of J. H. Gupton,
superintendent of the camp.
At the beginning Of the month
there were so colored prisoners ant
two white. Six colored were recelV-
ed from courts during the month anc
seven were transferred from othe,
camps to bring the total to IS.
=, One of the white men was dis
charged. along with l3 colored n
the other white man was paroled t
make a total of 60 prisoners ! n the
camp now.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Returns to Kansas.

Cpl. Elaine V. B%uunette, daughter
of Mrs. Florence Brunette, has re
turned to duty at Fort Riley, Kan
sas, after spending the holidays witt
hcH mother. Cpl. Brunette served Ii
months in the southwest Pacific
prior TO her holiday Through here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
SOrOsis Club Meeting.

The Sorosis Club will meet Sal
urday afternoon - 3 o'clock at the
home of Misses Mary Belle and Cor
nelia Gary on Charles street, il was
announced. All members 7 urged
10 attend this meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Leg PANS MAY
Be DANGER SIGN
ne T;ral K;du>ve
OF Tired kidneys

If backache and leg pains are making you
miserable. don't Just complain and do nothing
about them. Nature may be warning you that
your kidneys need attention.
hekidneys ature' schief way of
excess acids and poisonous waste out of the
blood. They help most people pass about 8
pints a day.
If the Is miles Of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well. poisonous waste matter stays
in the blood. These poisons may start nagging
backaches, rheumatic pains. leg pains, loss Of
pep and energy, getting up nights. swelling.
pufiness the eyes. headaches and dizzi-
ness. Frequent or scanty passages with smart
ingand burnings ometimes shows there's some-
thing wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ash your druggist for Doan's
Pills, q stimulant diuretic. used successfully
by millions for over 40 years. Doan's give
happy relief and will help the Is miles Of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from
the blood. Get Deans Pis,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Albert Brady aulkncr, Jr.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B. Faulkner
announce the birth of = son. Albert
Brady Faulkner, Jr., on January ),
1916 at Maria Parham hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Returns to Washington.

Miss Locise overly has returned
to Washington, d. c., after a visit
with her parents. Mi. and Mrs. p. l..
OVERLY in Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-10
Dorothy Walker TO
Wed Mr.. Barker

An engagement Of special interest
was made tod'5 as follows;
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Walker
nnoun the engagement OF
their daughter
Dorothy Lillian
Mr.. A. Taylor Barker
Mr.. Barker is the SOY Of MIR. and
Mrs. N. V. Barker, Of the DreWry
community. No wedding date has
been set.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14
Pascagoula
Personals

James Terrell and Lee Nell
vain, arrived from Jackson dur
ing the'mid-week to visit in the
home of their great-uncle, DR..
S. B. McIlwain, on Columbus
drive.
MI. and Mrs. Foster Carson
motored to Summerdale, Ga,
Saturday, to bring back their
son, Jimmie, and his sister, Lei
la, who will visit with them for
two weeks after which she will
return TO the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Ed Mannick, in the
Georgia city. Jimmie has beer
visiting his grandmother since the
close of school.
Weekend guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Stacks,
SOC 18th street, we're Mrs. E. E.
Smith, and son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith
and family, of New Edinburg,
Ark. On their departure for their
home they were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacks son, Gene,
who will visit them for a while.
Nh. and Mrs. Upton David have
as guest the latter's mother, Mrs.
W. c.. Horn, of jackson, who
will spend a number of weeks
with them. They also have as
guest, Mrs. Horns grandson, Bf-
ly Horn, of Laurel, who will visit
with them for the next two
weeks.
Miss Rosalie Ledbetter CON
cluded a visit of a week with
Miss Joyce Justice by joining her
parents, The Reverend and Mrs
G.. Fl. Ledbetter, on their re-
turn to their home at Coffeeville
Miss. after a visit to points in
Florida. Miss Justice visited Miss
Ledbetter following the close of
her studies at the University of
Mississippi and with her hostess
and the latter's parents, motored
to Pascagoula Monday of last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ledbetter
went on to Florida, and picked
up their daughter on their home
ward trip.
Friends of 1t. T. 7. Justice,
.Jr. of the United States Army
Medical Corps, will be interest
ed to learn that he and Mrs. Jus
tice are now residing in Colds
burg, N. c. to which point the
former was assigned recently.
Notice has been received thai
Joseph Merlin Purdy. 18, seaman,
second class. has been assigned
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are moving this week into what
is known as the old Gautie,i
property which lies along Krebs
Lake at the end of Spring street
which they recently purchased
and have been improving. They
formerly resided at $40 Adams
street.
Mr.. and mrs. FRED Williams
had as interesting guest for a
few days this week, Miss Mary
Rose Williams, a recently acduir-
ed kinsWoman of San Juan Puer-
to Rico. MIR. and Mrs. Williams
were unaware of having such an
attractive member of the family
elan, until her picture recently
appeared in a Mobile paper in
connection with an Alabama club
that Miss Williams was organic
ing in San Juan. Relatives recog-
nized Miss Williams and wrote
to her in Puerto Rico where she
has been living with her mother,
Mrs. Rosaura Garayuga Williams
since her father, who was a coast
| guardsman, was lost at sea when
she was a small girl. A visit to
the new found relatives ensued.
Mrs. James l.. Bailey, 805 9th
street, has as guest her sister,
Mrs. James Pierce, and the lat
ter's two children, Betty and
Anne, of P~oplarville, Miss.
Mrs. Carl S. Millar departed
Sunday for a visit of a fortnight
with relatives in Gary. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Edgar and
son, Billy, of Mobile, were week
end guests in the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Dan W. Bateman.
The Navy announces the hon
orable discharge of Bernard
Hugh Krebs, electricians mate,
third class, 500 N. Willow street,
and DOYLE Hope Nash, water
tender, third class, F 300 East
lawn, from the personnel center
at New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marston Thomas
and family arrived Monday from
Birmingham for an extended
visit in the home of Mr.. Thorn
as parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. L.
Thomas, HOS E. Lincoln avenue.
NJ. l.. Pol is recuperating nice
ly from a sudden illness with
which he was seized Tuesday
morning at his home at APT jack
son VENUE.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Braswell
were guests of their daughter,
Miss Earline, in New Orleans
over the weekend. They were ac-
companied by their son, Billy
Ralph.
Miss Jean Gautier who is en-
ployed in Washington, D.. c., ar
rived Sunday night to spend this
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold w. Gautier, $50
jackson avenue.
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her granddaughter, Julia Caro-
lyn Wilson, who will spend part
of the summer with her. Mrs.
Wilson and Julia Carolyn, will al
so visit in Greenwood rs guests
of Mr.. Wilson's parents, Dr..
and Mrs. J E. Wilson, before
returning home.
The name CT Miss Verginia Hill
debrand of Paseagoull appears
on the honor roll If Huntington
college for the last semester Sr-
cording to news received from
Montgomery, Ala. whore The ia-
stitutioa is located. Miss Hi
debrand has already arrived home
following her graduation recent
ly. She is the daughter cf NJ.
and Mrs, Lester Hildebrand.
Mr.. and Mrs James F. Temp
Mis- VIII NSpdi MpHIdf lbi at
bany, N. Y, former home Of M,
Tompkins, where they plan 10
reside. Mrs. Tompkins viii be
remembered as Miss joyce Vel
cich, daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. J,
F Vcleieh.
On their return to Jackson af-
ter a visit with Mrs. Emma
Stokes and other relatives, Mrs.
Jeff Fulmr and children, 10
Anne, 10 Jeff and Ella Mae, were
accompanied by Mrs. Baylous
Stokes and children, Sarah and
Wayne, who visited them for a
few DAYS this week. Mrs. Stokes
and her children were accompan-
led home bv Lee and james Ter
rell McIlwain who are guests in
their nome.
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DIR. and Mrs. w. R. Kell enjoyed

DIR. and Mrs. w. r. Kell enjoyed
a veritable Homecoming week
at their residence on No. Pasca-
goula street this week as their
daughters, Mrs. Edward Mum
son and DR.. Munson and son, DR..
Edward Munson, Jr, of Clinton,
La, and Misses Anne Kell OF
Flagstaff, Colo, and Miss John
sic Kell who came from Vicks-
burg were all home at the same
time. Dr.. and Mrs. Munson and
their son were visitors over the
weekend. Miss Anne Kell has re-
turned to her duties as instruc-
tor in the summer school of the
State Teachers college of Colo
RADIO at Flagstaff. Miss Johnsie
Kell is at present confined to
her bed as the result of a dis
placed vertabra, sustained at
Vicksburg shortly before the
close of the school in. which she
is teaching 1t will be some time
before she is able to be up again.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Dorsey of
Kingsville. Texas, who are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Flechas
and other relatives in Pascagoula
are at present guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Flechas in Oscala.
They were accompanied by NJ. NJ.
Flechas, Sr.
Lieutenant Mary Azalie File
chas of the United States Uurses
Corps is expected to arrive June
18 for. a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M M. Flcchas and
other relatives. 1t. Flechas is
stationed at a hospital in Sahp-
son. NJ. Y.
Carl Miller is among Pasca-
goulans who are to attend the
University of Mississippi through
the summer. He has been instruc-
tor in literature at the Pasca-
goula High school during the last
half of the term having accept
ed that position following his
release from the Naval Reserv,
in which he held the rank OF
lieutenant.
Mrs. w w. Woodman had as
guests over the weekend he
daughter, Mrs. Byron Hess ano
Mr.. Hess and their two children
Mrs. Gladys Tusnstall, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Louis Adler of Mobile, and
Mrs. R. j. Woodman and baby
daughter, Maarilyn of Philadel-
phia, Pa. Mrs. Woodman and
Marilyn are visiting MI. and Mrs.
Adler VINO are the formers par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Sharpe
have returned home after a pc
riod of vacationing at Gulfport
On her return to her home al
Moorhead, Miss, Mrs. j. T. Yves
son was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. c. R. Wilson,
whom she has been visiting, and
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the Naval Training Center at
Norfolk. Va. The Young seaman
entered the Naval Service Feb.
rs, 1916. He is the son of MI. and
Mrs. j. W. Purdy, 1923 So. Mag
nolia street.
Mrs. Sam Leslie has complete
ly recovered from a recent ton
sillectomy and other illnesses
which have kept her a shut-in
for a while.
Miss Myrtle Louise Steiner of
Houston, Texas is dividing a
visit between her father, Joe
Steiner, and her grandmother,
Mrs. Delmas Bosarge.
Miss Marion Hoffman, a for
mer Pascagoulan. is dividing
visits among a number of her
friends this week. She plans to
return to her home at Fairhope,
Ala. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Heidelberg
have given the name, Samuel
Terrell, Jr. to the son who was
born to them at the Jackson
County hospital May 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hurst of
Eagan, Tenn, and their daugh-
ter, Miss Thelma Hurst, who
has been serving as X-ray tech
nician at the Pensacola City hos
pital for the past year, have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
R. Wells for several days this
week. On their departure Friday
for Eagan they will be accom-
panied by Tommy Wells. Jr. who
will spend the summer with
them. Miss Hurst will return to
Pensacola after a visit home.
Mrs. Pete Cerenich and Mrs.
John Sekul Of Biloxi were. guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Travis Avara ON Lake street,
Monday.
Misses Ruth May, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. May, and
Cecily White, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil White, arrived
during the early part of the week
to spend the summer at home.
They have been attending Union
college at Barboursville, KY.
Mrs. William M. Colmer ar
rived Tuesday from Washington,
D. c. and is a guest in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hermes Gau-
tier until she is able to move
INTO her own residence on Col
umbus Drive. The three sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Colmer, Billy and
Jimmie, who are officers in the
service, and Tom who is study
ing at Duke, university as a w
student, expect to receive their
discharges from the service this
summer after which they will
join the family in Pascagoula.
Mrs. e. j. Jane and children
spent the weekend with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Blake, in Biloxi and is re-
turning home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Walker
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kai an outlet for exporting varied
products in conjunction with the
latest Slvirt five-year plan, ne
said, These include products Of
heavy and machine industries.
Czeehoslovak National Banl.
representatives have aunounced
that in the exchange Of products
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PRAISES A PACT

Prague. AP.-Czecnesiovakia
in fhe words oi Foreign Traas
Minister Hubert Ripka. is more
trade agreement gSHg
than satisfied with IFS now trade
agreement with the Soviet Union.
The treaty offers Cvechoslova-
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goods named in the agreement on
mutual deliveries win be paid for
by clearing. Extraordinary deliv-
cries By foreign exchange,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

The words red tape, denoting
official inaction or delay. origin
ated in England in the 18th cen
tury when legal and official doc
uments were tied in a pinkish
tape.
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MOSS POINT

Mrs. E. l.. Golf and Mrs. John
Hill, Jr., are attending summer
school at Mississippi Southern
College at Hatticsburg.
Mrs. E. ]. Pitman Of Jackson
is spending this week with her
mother, Mrs M. Cirlot.
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Oil dug from the earth IS ono
# The oldest materials known to
mank'rd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-20
Departure of Curmudgeon

Things will be quieter in Washington without Harold l.,
Ickes. Also duer The temperamenta empesuous self
styled and sefmade curmudgeon hung up number
ords during his stay in the capitol most of them unofficial
One of them far know is 13 consecutive years
in the cabinet post Also in his various capacities
Secretary of the Interior he must have set sort of job
holding mark in towering bureaucracy Mr. Ickes had
titles than the Emperor Halle Seiasseand he worked
at lot of them, too. And somehow with all this he man
aged to write and longer letters than almost anyone in
public e OF which output his letter of resignation is fair
sample.
Mr. Ickes lent good deal of Zip if glamour to the
somewhat unspecacuar job of heading the Interior Depart
ment By vuperative word and vehement action he made
lot of enemies especially around election time But he
viii undoubtedly be remembered having done honest
and efficient job.
And, parting legacy, he has left and literal
conception of tmeworn phrase. Whether his charges
against Edwin W. Pauley proved dsproved many
mttee testimony when in the future mentions
'welloiled political machine"