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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
MAN RECEIVES
 HIGH APPOINTMENT
 WITH F&WL SERVICE

c. Howard Baltzo. we'll known local business man last week re- ceived word of bis appointment as Assistant Chief. Branch of Alaska Fisheries of the Fish and Wildhfe Service. MT Baltzo will be assist ant to Seton Thompson in Wash ington. D. c.
 MT. Baltzo is leaving the City Store, where he was in partner ship with George Sumption the past Is months, for his new duties next Monday. He will make a trip to the Westward on fisheries busi- ness and then proceed to Washing ton. D C., where the family will make it's future home. For the pre- sent, Mrs. Baltzo and two children will remain here until living quar- ters are found in Washington.
 In his new capacity, Mir. Baltzo will probably follow the Alaska salmon season during the summers and will be in the Washington of flee during the winter. MT Baltzo was formerly with the fisheries management agency of the Fish and Wildlife Service, having been stationed here four years, before going into private business, as an agent in that service.
 He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University Of Washington Mir. Baltzo gave valu- able information to Congressional mer, especially to the Crawford party, which brought commenda- ton from Senator Crawford.
 He is withdrawing from partner ship in The City store but hopes 10 visit Wrangell occasionally In his new capacity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
WRANGELL PIONEER
 BURIED LAST WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for Andrew Peterson, Rescue Pete" were held here last Wednesday afternoon from the Episcopal church with Capt Vision, of the Salvation Army officiating.
 He died in Petersburg, July 1.
 For many years Mir. Peterson has been a popular and well known figure In this area. He was born in Sweden. December 28. 1865 and in 1887 was fishing off Gloucester, Mass Prior to that time he had been a sailor.
 He came to Wrangell in 1900 and engaged in fishing here and had many friends in the WrangelI- Petersburg area.
 Mir. Peterson was a member of the local Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
GIRL SCOUT NEWS

Girls Scouts, with their leader Mrs. Frank Webb, enjoyed a hike out to the Smile post on Zimovia Highway yesterday. From there they hiked to Pats Lake where the girls went swimming and then re- turned to the 9-mile post for lunch. In the evening Art Clark, ot Wrangell Transfer went out with the transfer truck and drove the girls to town.
 Next Wednesday regular meet ing of the Girl Scouts will be held at 7:3O in the Fire Hall to which girls 10 to 12 years, desiring to join the Scouts are invited Work on rank will be main feature of the meeting.
 Saturday the girls will make blueberry jelly. It Is planned to put up wild blueberry and wild cranberry jelly in fancy little jars for sale to tourists.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
ENGDALS ASK FOLKS
 TO LOOK OUT FOR SAMMY

The Ben Engdal house has a new pet - sammy the Seal.
 He is a young pup seal, still in the bottle stage of feeding and the family has grown greatly attached to the little fellow. as the seal has to the family
 We put him in the water down by our dock every day" Mrs. Eng dal said. "and he swims around and has a fine time. But I wanted to let people know that he is a family pet and if he is found out a little way in the bay, where the tide may have carried him, I hope no one will shoot or modest him"
 She said he was very friendly and unafraid of humans and can be easily approached.
 So we'll hope all youngsters and grOwn-ups as well, will treat hap py little Sammy with care and aI- though his relatives over on the river may be having a tough time of it, remember that Sammy has reformed and now his only desire is to become a respectable citizen of the boat harbOr. Let's all give the little fellow a helping hand
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
PLANS FOR PLAYGROUND
 NOW IN FINAL STAGE

Plans for the construction of 8 children's playground are now in the final stage and the Women's Civic Club is hoping to commence actual work on the project shortly. Civic Club members have felt the heed of a suitable playground for children for a long time, it was re- ported, and the project was given go ahead signal when the City Council and the School Board gave permission for the use of the cor ner of the school grounds in the rear of the Adventist church as a playground
 The Club is planning on gravel Ling this section and installing swings teeter-totters. a jungle gym, sand box and adding more equp- ment as it can be made or puI- chased. A fence will be built on the street side to keep the children off the street Being in the corner of the school grounds. the playfield will not interfere with the present baseball field at the side of the school.
 The adding of the playground to the tennis court and ball field will make a complete set-up for the re- creation of children and young persons of all ages in the one. place.
 "The women of the club" Pres ident Dorothy Eslick advises. "are
  in different sections of town where more playfields can be enstructed and thus provide a suitable play area for all children of the town close by their homes"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
RECEPTION FOR DR. PARIS

Wrangell friends will be pleased to learn of the return to Wrangell of Dr. John T. Paris for a visit.
 Dr. Paris, eminent author and writer of religious work, spent sev- eral weeks in Wragnell last sum mer in charge of the Presbyterian chruch.
 The Rev. and Mrs. G. c. CroweIl are holding a. reception for pr. Paris Tuesday evening, July 13 at T o'clock at the church and all friends are cordially invited.
 pr. Paris made outstanding con tribution as editor in the Vest minister Departmental Graded Ser ies and the Uniform Lessons, curriculum of the Board of Chris titan Education of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.
 Dr. Paris started out years ago as a printers devil on the Chicago Tribune. He completed his appren- ticeship and, after joining the ministry, became editor of various Presbyterian publications. Before his recent retirement, he was ed itor-in-chief of all Presbyterian publications in America. He has written. many volumes on theolgy and other religious matters.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
ACS PROVIDING
 COMMUNICATIONS FOR AIE

.- SEATTLE - The Alaska Com munication System station at Yak utat is providing communications for the Arctic Institute Expedition, headed by Sir Hubert Wilkins, now operating on Seward Glacier in the Mt. St. Elias range.
 Seward Glacier, which is approx imately 50 miles north of Yakutat, originates high on the slopes of mountains that tower well over 14,OOO feet in the air. This was an nounced by Col. T. J. Fully, com manding officer of the ACS. The expedition is scheduled to remain on the glacier for aOut six weeks during which time the ACS will be it's only means of communica- tion with the erst of the world.
 Last year the ACS provided the same service during the operation White Tower Ascent of Mount Me Kinley, highest peak on the North Amrican coentinent
 Technical Sergeant Edward F. Rodenberg is in charge of the ACS station at Yakutat.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
PLANE PASSENGERS

Passengers out of Wrangell this week via Alaska Coastal and Ellis Air Lines were:
 Friday, July 2, to Ketchikan: c. Runner, c. p. Vogan, Reuben Ben son, Les Florence, B. L. Anderson, Mrs. Bill Wilton, Ronald Whiton, Susan Whiton, Marie Whiton. M Gardner, Clarence Dalton. To Jun eau: Dr. and Mrs. H. j. Hodgins, Harold Hodgins, Hugo Frederick son, Mildred Tilson. To Peters burg: 16 Pan Pacific Tours. To Hood Bay. Pearl Owens, Wesley Owens
 Saturday, July 3, to Ketchtkan: Vern Clark, Odin Jensen.
 Sunday, July i, to Ketchikan: Clara Uhl.
 Monday, July 5. to Ketchikan: George Sumption, IgnaoiO Naver- ate. To Petersburg: Aurora Grant, Mary Lanting.
 Tuesday, July 6, to Ketchikan: E. G. Guzman. To Petersburg: Ed Dalton.
 Wednesday, July ', to Ketchi- kan: Bertha George. To Juneau: Orville Dunlap, A. R. Brueger. fo Petersburg. L. M. Heaton, J. M. Steear, Mrs. Steear.
 Thursday, July 8, to Ketchikan: Gordon PristhoIt. To Petersburg :. Jack Davis, Jim Angell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
THREE AMERICANS
 KILLED AT FRANKFURT

BEItIlIN - Three Americans were killed last night when U. s. Air Force plane, flying food dur ing the Soviet blockade of Berlin, crashed near Frankfurt. These are the first American lives lost in such effort.
 Names of the dead are withheld in London. Diplomatic officials said Britian, the U. s. and France have decided to delay publication of their notes demanding an end of the blockade for at least 24 hours while Russia thinks the matter over.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
DELAY IN ALASKA
 SHIPPING NEGOTIATIONS

W WAoFINTIUN - IUe MaHLIue Commission said negotiations for chartering ships for Alaska service is still progressing Assistant to the Commissioner, Grenville Mellel, said a careful study of the new legislation passed by the recent Congress is under way and every effort is being made to work out an arrangement which will be fair to the government, operators and the public"
 He declined to say what specific differences were causing the delay in the agreement between the Com mission and the shipping compan- ies in the new contracts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
DIT ON ALASKA

Passengers who have made re- servations on the Alaska tonight southbound are MT. and Mrs. J. W. Voorhies, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.. Samples, Richard Gretchell, Mrs. Dave Remmerden, Pauline Rem merden, Marguerite Melum, MT. and Mrs. Phil Williams, MT. ana Mrs A. Hiebert, Bob, Ellen and Cheryl Hiebert, Mir. and Mrs. L.. M. Owens. Mrs James Lovett.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
WEATHER REPORT

Weather report for Southeast AL aska, as reported by the U. S. Weather Bureau for the period from Friday morning to tomorrow night is as follows
 Protected waters of Southeast Alaska and outside waters, Dixon Entrance to Yakutat, variable lwinds, mostly nOrthwesterly to southwesterly less than 20 miles Der hour. Variable clOudiness
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
LAPS GET PETROLEUM

TOKYO Two ships, carrying 209 Japs sailed for the Aleutians today to obtain surplus U. s. Army petroleum supplies The Jap gov ernment has been directed to move 50,000 drums of gasoline and mis- oellaneous packaged petroleum pro- ducts which will be part of quo ta of supplies from the U. s. to meet occupied Japan's minimum requirements.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
McGRATH SAYS EISENHOWER
 VII NOT BE NAMED

PHILADELPHIA Democratic Congressman McGrath predicted tO- day that Eisenhower's name will not be offered at next weeks Dem- ocratic convention as a possible party Presidential nominee.
 McGrath told a news conference he also does not believe Supreme Court Justice Douglas will permit his name to be proposed as an op- position candidate. In response to questions, McGrath said that while he does not thing the ''stop Tru- man' drive is stopped, he thought 1t had been detoured.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
CATHOLIC CHILDREN PICNIC

SiXty-three Catholic children from Wrangell Institute and 37 from the local parish held picnlcs this week with the Rev. M. B. Hoch, pastor, in charge of festivit- ies.
 Picnic for the Institute children was held Tuesday and that of the local parish children on Wednes- day. Both were at the Smile post out the highway.
 Hot dogs, marahmallows, cookies and Kool-aid contributed toward the success of each afternoon along with swimming and a general good time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
CORRECTION

In last weeks Sentinel it was stated that Bishop Rowe Hospital had cut it's deficit from $S,00O the first of the year to $4,000 at the present time. This, according to Mrs. M. O. Johnson, Board Chair man, was erroneous.
 Mrs. Johnson stated the debt was $5.OO0 last fall and has been sIsf tG s4.0G9 since that time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
ILLEGAL FISHING

The boat Betty was apprehend- ed and crew members fined in U. s. Commissioners Court this after noon on charges of illegal fishing.
 Karl Askeland, skipper, was fined $400 and each of his crew members drew $20O fines. They were Clifford Close, Carl Johanson. end Courtland Bigel0w.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
CARD OF THANKS

The local Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska wish to thank all hls friends for their kindness to our late member, Andrew Peterson, who passed away July in Peters burg and for their floral offerings and attendance at his funeral ser vices.
 Pioneers of Alaska
 Igloo No. 21
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
WRANGELL ENJOYS A GRAND AND GLORIOUS 4TH
 IN SUMMER SUNSHINE

Wrangell enjoyed the three-day Fourth of July celebration under a blue summer sky with a temperature of 62 on sunday and on Monday 75.
 and soft-all game featured the Sunday celebration. Boat races were not run due to lack of en- trants.
 In the two games of softball played against Petersburg Sunday afternoon the neighbOr city came out winners 19 to in the first game and II to 3 in the second.
 Players coming over from Peters bug for the match were. sluggers Kinnear, Hagerman and Gibler and Wick HolbrOok, Roger Ringstad, Roy Scott, Bill Wilder, Bud Glenn ons, Gene White, Jim Miller, Chas Stedman and Winner Oines.
 In the costume parade prizes for ohildrens' best costumes went to Mike and Erie Otteaon who were dressed as clowns and second prize to Sidney and Melvin Jenkins and Art Nelson, dressed as days of '9S" miners.
 Richard Garcia won the prize for the best decorated bicycle.
 In the girls foot race for girls under six awards were: Theresa Mccormack, first; Susan Hay, sec ond and Marylin June Ness, third. Boys foot-race for boys under six: Mickey Lynch, first; Richard Rooney. second and Carol Hamley, third
 Foot-race, girls under g.. Doris Kuntz, first: Kathleen Rooney, second and Henrietta Katasse, third. Boys under g: Joe Petticrew, first; Alvin Johnson, second and David Butler, third.
 FoOt-races, girls under IA: Myrna Stokes, first: Alora Petit crew, second Elaine Simmons, third and Eileen Lewis, fourth. Boys under IA. Robert Hull, first Billie Wonders, second and Louis Wigg, third.
 Three-legged race, girls g or under: Kathleen Rooney and Trudy Close, first prize; Carol Snyder and Sylvia Nore, second; Georgina Roaming and Henrietta Katasse, third. Boys, and under, John MaXand and Joe Petticrew, first Richard Garcia and David Butler, second; Michael Hay and Arnold Casey, third.
 Three-legged race, girls IA ana under: Alora Petticrew and Caro- line Lewis, first; Myrna Stokes and Erma Churchill, second; Grace Ka-' tasse and COrrine Truitt, third Boys, 14 and under. Dale Intolub- be and Thomas Ingle, first; Lewis Wigg and Ray Lawton, second; All len Casey and Bill Wonders, third.
 Long distance bicycle race: Dol ly Villarma and Betty Toni won first and second prizes respectively, for the girls and Bob Hull, Earl Jenkins, Alen Casey and Bill Won ders won first to fourth prizes for boys in order of their names.
 Pie-eating contest winners were: sharon Zepp, first; Arnold Casey, second and Corrine Churchill, third.
 Slow bike race: Girls, Myrna Stokes, first; Eileen Lewis, second; Trudy Close, third. Boys, Jacob Truitt, first; Skippy McKibben, second and Dale Butler, third
 Old Wooden-Face contest: Alvin Kaer, first; Thorne Ferguson, sec ond prize and Evanali Shangin, third.
 Saturday nights American Leg ion dance was highly successful and enjoyed by a large crowd. On the night of the Fifth, the Chilcot- in was in town with 106 Shriners aboard and the Stikine Stampede program of Eskimo dancers, Shoot ing of Dan McGrew, Back-room Balladiers and Can-Can Girls was presented and brought enthusiastic applause from the tourists.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09

Word came to Howard Baltzo, Wrangell businessman, of his ap- pointment last week to Assistant Chief, Branch of Alaska Fisheries of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 This is a distinct honor, both for MT. Baltzo and the Town of Wrangell.
 Howard expects to take off MOn- day on his new duties and with his going the old saying what's one mans meat is another's poison" comes to light
 The Baltzo family is highly thought of in Wrangell and all though we are all most gratified to see our Wrangell resident so genuinely honOred, both he and his wife Ann will leave a big dent in the community. Howard has been a leader in Wrangells Chamber ot Commerce, Sportsmen's Assocla tion and has served one year on the City Council. He has always done his part in civic affairs and Ann, too, has served as President Ol lhc OlNlC Nlhb, t AoSSA S'HiJ S' the Hospital Board and is active in church and social affairs.
 But we're glad Howard is going back to his chosen profession - fisheries However the family vii be missed in Wrangell, Howard will be back in the field of work which took five hard years O scrimping and working at the Uni versity to obtain. He graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries from the University 0 Washington and guy doesn' work that hard at thing unless he's interested, sincere and in loV with his work.
 That's why we know what is ou loss is the Bureau gain and al though We like to kid him abou now being a "bureaucrat" if al bureaucrats were as consideration as the new Assistant Chief, ther wouldn't be any point to the joke.
 Anyway Howard and Ann can b sure the warmest wishes of Wran gell go with him and we'll hop their new Washington. D. O., hom isn't so far away they cant ge back to Wrangell every so often.
 saeeesss
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
ON PRINCESS NORAH

Passengers leaving here for the south on the Princess Norah July ? were George Johnson, Mrs. Amy Reed, MT. and Mrs. R. F. Johnson, Mir. and Mrs. A. A. Johnson, Lynn Bowditch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
GnEs SnnTH

Harold Brown was a passenger for the south on the Prince George Tuesday evening when it stopped in Wrangell southbound
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
ARRIVE ON IOuISE

Passengers arriving in Wran- gell Sunday aboard the Princess Louise from the south were Alex Sedlecky Richard Currier.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
CARRIE CIRCLE TO MEET

The Carrie Circle of the Presby- terian Ladies Aid, will meet at the church Wednesday. July If at 8 G'- clock ?. R-
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-07-09
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Decision handed down by Feder- al Judge Anthony J. DimOnd at Anchorage last week declaring the experience rating act passed by the last legislature void and of no ef- feet may cost some of the large taxpayers around $8O0,00O. The act is an amendment to the Alaska un- employment Compensation law which provides for credits to cer- tain employers who have paid sub stantial amounts into the unem- ployment fund. Since the act bp. came effective last July credits have been extended upwards of $800,0O0, all of which will have to be paid back to the unemploy- ment fund if the Dimond decision is upheld by the appeal court. Pending appeal no further credits will be extended. The salmon in- dustry, large mining companies and big contracting firms who have paid on a large number of em- ployees are the ones mostly effect ed.
 Dimond ruled the act had not legally passed the legislature be- cause on it's third reading Tn the House the bill had been read by number only Organic Act provides that a reading might be had by title" only but makes no proyis- ion for by "numberr Gov. Gruen- ing called the attention of the Senate to the error when the act went up to him from that body af- ter passing both houses, but the Senate fired it back, alleging 1t was O. k. The Governor, under the circumstances, let the act become law without his signature. Action was later brought by Felton N. Griffin of Anchorage, former head of the AFL, challenging the valid ity of the law and that challenge now has cen upheld by decision of the court with the result that some of the big taxpayers who thought they were going to get some reduc- tions, may have to dig instead.
 At the end of June the Terri tory had $1,178,797.81 in the bank, but it was the same old story it was mostly in earmarked or special funds which couldn't be used for general purposes. Actual ly, there was $1S5.466.97 available for meeting the payroll, paying school refunds and taking care of general operating expenses. There was some liquor money coming in after the. first of July which might keep the ball rolling at least until fall. At that time it was very prob able there would be no money for paying school refunds for the fall term. Of the special funds biggest item was the motor fuel tax - neat $22O,276.74. The veterans ad- ministration h ad 213,196.34. There was $139,G61.22 in the teachers retirement fund n d $lO4, ,869.50 set aside for old age assistance. The rest of it was scat tered in various other special funds
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-22
More on Art

Besides George Tsutakawa, whose
oil painting, "Carkeek Beach at
Summer, won honorable mention
in the professional painting divi-
sion at the Western Washington
Fair judging. two other Japanese
Americans and three Chinese have
their art work on exhibit at the
Puyallup Fair which opened last
Saturday.
The Chinese and their works are.
Andrew Chinn, "Our Alley; Fay
Chong, DRY Dock" and Mr.. Posts
Warehouse; Howard Eng, Toll
ing for the Bread Of Tomorrow
(oiD and Companions" water
COLOR.
The Japanese Americans are Paul
Horiuchi. wyoming Winter" (oiD
and Twilight Stroll" (oiD, and
John Matsudaira. "Gulls and the
Salmon Eyes" toiD and "Sawdust
Road" (oiD.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-22
Sweet Young Thing Married for Money
But Old Man Lived a Bit Too Long

suey' should be more accurate
than chinese Chop suey.
In Tokyo. near roranomon. there
is an establishment which calls
itself American style Chinese
Restaurant"
Things that we can never under
stsnd: Why the Japanese radio
station MIX carries on q campaign
Of commentaries on smashing the
blaclmarket" yet another program
broadcasts to Japanese housewives
recipes which must utilize black
market commodities.
Nor for that matter why the gov
eminent gives two days off q week
to their employees. 50 they can go
out into the country, presumably
to buy blackmarket food.
Reading between the lines Of
the new tax program reveals that
taxi-dancers. cafe hostesses. rest
aurant mattresses and even geishas
come under the 200 yen waitress
bill.
We also ponder over the state
ment that every cup Of coffee or
a package Of lunch priced at so
yen or more win be taxed 20 per
cent. We thought that food SELL
ing was Illegal and that the CELL
ing on coffee was 10 yen.
How come?
From Nippon Times.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-22
CONG. YOUTH
SET SEPT. "a
AS FUN NIGHT

A Fun Night, with square and
folk dancing listed on the program,
viii be held by the Young People
of the Japanese Congregational
Church from 7:so pm. this Friday,
Sept. "a.
The evening viii open with a
short fellowship program led by the
Rev. Donald Mills, minister Of the
kirkland Congregational Church.
Fifteen Young People of the Kirk
land church win demonstrate
square and folk dancing and inst
ruct the group In leading and call
ing the turns.
Refreshments will be served. For
further information contact Bill
Soyejfna. PR. 0455, or the Rev.
Tsai, MI. 1868. The public is cor
daily invited to come and enjoy
the Fun Night.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-09-22
BIRTHS

Mrs. Mitsuru Takahashi, 1855 26th
Ave-. a girl, Providence hospital.
Mrs. Ben Yanagimoto, lis Yesler
Way, boy. Columbus hospital.