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Evening star., 1948-01-27
The Federal Spotlight
Balcony Raises Half f-Serious
Questioning Of $40 Bills
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

Some Government officials wondering out loud half ser
ously whether the controversial White balcony
validate the country's $40 bills
The $40 bills contain the picture of the south porco of the
White House where Mr. Truman determined to build his
balcony.
But with the balcony added the White engraving
the $40 bills will be factualy and
nctnr a1v ncorrec
Evening star., 1948-01-27
jap General to Huno

SINGAPORE, Jan. q (P,.-Jap-
anese Maj. Gen. Sasa Akira was
sentenced by a military court yes
terday to hang. the British Army
announced today. He was convict
ed of ordering the execution of
four British prisoners of war who
attempted to escape from a work
camp on the Burma-Siam Railway
In February, 1943.
There are an estimated half mil
lion active cases of human tubercu-
losis in the United States every year
Evening star., 1948-01-27
Weather Report

DlSLTlCG OF OOluIuDld-NCCASlOl
snow this afternoon, becoming
somewhat heavy during night with
possibly one to three inches before
snow ends tomorrow morning. Low
est temperature tonight about 1s
degrees. Temperature remaining
below freezing tomorrow. i,
Virginia-Sone snow Tonight
probably ending tptnbrrow rnornihg
and mixed with sleet and freezing
rain in souen portion. Somewhat
colder Wednesday and in interior
tonight. .>%- &.
Maryland-Some snow tonight,
ending tomorroW Inhrning. Sonis-
what colder tomorrow and in the
interior tonight So J.
Wind velocity, miles per hour i;
direction, north northwest. &.
5-Day Weather Forecast-January
Il Through January 81.
District Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware. New Jersey, East Pennsyl-
vania and New York:
Temperature will average to 10
degrees below normal. Normal max
imunl, Al degrees; normal minimum,
26 degrees. Quite cold Wednesday
and Thursday, little warmer Friday,
colder again over the week. end.
Snow ending on Wednesday and
snow again about Friday night or
Saturday Total precipitation near
tWo-thirds of an inch.
Road Report.
(From American Automobile Associat tion. J
Main roads in Eastern Maryland and
Virginia have one lane clear. with icy
spots. but no chains are needed: Back
covered with haEEd.packedl snow and are
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia;
roads very slippery, chains needed, travel
inadvisable.
River Report.
(From U. s. EngineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
IIar
Evening star., 1948-01-27

Monthly precipitation in inches In ca
Capital (current month to dste}:
Evening star., 1948-01-27

Automobile lights must be turned on
ane-hslf hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1948-01-27

additional ne1os OF Govern
ment d6ars and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast persion OF the Federal Spot
light, regular feature at 3::l5
pm. each Sunday on WMAL,
The Star station.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
JOHN OLAFSON IS HEAD
 OF SEE. TROLLER UNION

KETCHIkAN - John Olafson, resigned as business agent of the Alaska Fishermens Union to serve as full time executive secretary for the new Southeastern Alaska or ganization of the United Trollers of Alaska. will be replaced by O. ear Erickson. members at a special meeting decided this week
 Olafson. who also resigned as head of the Ketchikan CIO council he had headed for four years. vi open new UTA headquarters in Ju- neau for locals in Juneau. Sitka, Pelican. Petersburg. Craig. Wra . gell and Ketchikan affiliated with a new parent" local 100 at Jun eau.
 Olafson had headed the AFU 10 years. He is also executive board member on the Alaska CIO council under Chris Hennings, acting chairman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
MONDAY TO BE OBSERVED
 AS HOLIDAY IN WRANGELL

Wrangell except for the public schools. will keep it's doors closed Monday morning in observance of N ashiugtons Birthday which talls on Sunday. The banks, Post Office, City hall. stores and offices win be closed.
 Ushering in the holiday will be the annual Firemen's Dance to- morrow night with several attrae- tions as drawing cards Besides the usual good music and good time at these lire eaters affairs, there wllf be a door prize and during the course Of the evening the bicycle, under auspices Of the American Legion will be awarded High light of the evening will be the present ation of the respirator which the Emblem Club is giving the Fire De- partment It has been on display in the window of the WrangeI Variety Store and Is a valuable piece Of equipment for the proteu- ton Of citizens of the town in cas- es Of being overcome by gas or IL cases of drowning.
 Dancing starts al 10 p. m. and everyone is invited to join Wran~ gells volunteer uremen in a good time at the A.N.B. Hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
AN.B. 18th ANNIVERSARY
 FEBRUARY 21: TO HOLD
 CELEBRATION MARCH a

On February 2I the local A.N.B. camp will celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the dedication of the present AN.B. Hall Due Go the fact that the Firemens An nual ball is being held at the hall on that evening the Brotherhood will hold it's observation oeremou- jes and dance on Saturday March I3.
 The present building was a com munity project back in those days of 1883. Present members recall that the Camp had but S125.O0 in its treasury when the idea for a new hall was born, but by tearing down the old hall, on the site of the present building, and an old cannery, enough lumber and tlm7 bers were salyaged to make a start
 Members recall that the entire town helped toward the success of the construction. Mr. Herbert Brad ley. who by the way. was Presi- dent of the locol Camp at the time. recalled that the late Frank s. Barnes. Leonard NJ. Campbell and Fred c. Hanford were especially helpful in having lumber and logs haueld free of charge from outly- ing places
 At the dedication ceremony which took place on February 2I, 1893. over 500 guests were pres ent They same from Petersburg. Rake, Saxman. Ketchikan and Met- lakatla.
 An A.N.B. band of 2o pieces op- ened the ceremony with a selec- tion after which the Rev. R. F. .Pedersen gave the invocation and Herbert Bradley extended vel come 10 visitors.
 Tn late Frank s. Barnes, who was Mayor of Wrangell at the time, spoke. as did Fred G. Han ford. Charlie Jones lChief Shakes addressed the gathering in his na- tive Thlingit tongue and the Rev Corser gave a short talk and then closed the ceremony with a bene- diction.
 Mir. William Willard is present head of the local A.N.B.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
MRS. BARNES RETURNS
 FROM JUNEAU COP DINNER

Mayor Doris Barnes returned to Wrangeu Monday after attending the annual Republican Lincolns Birthday dinner in the Capital City. Mrs. Barnes. a candidate for the Territorial House of Represen- tatives on the Republican ticket was invited 10 attend the dinner by leaders of the Republican par ty in Juneau.
 Al the dinner. she was heard, as were other candidates Of the First Division. in a short radio broad cast.
 While in Juneau Mrs. Barnes. also a prominent Eastern Star. was invited to attend Friendship Night Of the combined meietng of the Douglas and Juneau chapters
 Mayor Waino Hendrickson # Juneau took Mayor Barnes as his guest to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting where WraD gels Mayor extended the greetings of the town 10 its Juneau neigh bors.
 MayOI Hendrickson invited Mrs Barnes 10 a meeting of Southeast E. ern Alaska Mayors which he is call-. ing in Juneau Februar 24 with the. aim of organizing the various towns into having an annual May. Ors' conference where problems of importance and in common with all Southeastern towns can be dis. cussed. Subjects to be taken up at the coming conference are: opera ticn and maintenance Of small boaT harbors. new sources of rev enue. revision Of city ordinances creation Of school districts and any other problems which may be in- troduced by any of the conferees.
 While in Juneau Mayor Barnes| was guest of Gov. and Mrs. Ern- est Gruening at a dinner for 16 at the Governors House
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
D AND F COMPANY
 FAILS TO BID FOR TIMBER

WASHINGTON - One and one half billion cubic feet of Alaska timber was put up for sale We'd nesday but there were no takers.
 It is in the Tongass National Forest. near Petersburg. Before ths dime set for the auction. the D and F Company Of New York, the only concern which previously h i qualified Co make d bid, notified the Forest Service it was not ready To submit it's offer.
 Forest Service officials said # the company decides to make a bid later, il WIu be considered.
 The proposed sale was to be the first step in establishing news print mills in Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
WEATHER FORECAsT

Wrangeu was in store for more snow today. But. according to the weather forecast, rain was due as a relief shortly.
 Marine forecast, from che U s. Weather Bureau for the period from this morning to tomorrow night as:
 Advisory storm warning f 0 Lynn Canal and Taku Inlet with northerly tO northeasterly winds 8 to 50 miles per hour.
 Protected waters of southeast AI- aska south of Lynn Canal and north Of Frederick Sound. norther- Iy 10 norJheasterly winds 20 to 30 miles per hour with winds shifting to easterly and southeasterlys 20 to 30 miles per hour Friday night.
 Protected waters Of southeast Alaska south o1 Frederick sound and the outside waters. Dixon En- trance to sitka, sOuLheasterIy to soulherly winds 25 to 4O miles per hour.
 Outside waters. sitka 10 1akutat nOrtheasterly 10 southeasterly .4inds 25 lo 4U- miles per hour.
 Mostly cloudy with snow over the entire area with snow chang ing to rain over the southern DOT tion today and over the northern portion saturday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
RED MEN PARTY

The local Red Men lodge is hay ing it's annual Basket Social and Old Time Dance a week from to- morrow evening, February 28, with full proceeds to go to the Wrangell Health Council to be used toward buying glasses for needy school children.
 Committee Chairman Ralph De- yenny guarantees everyone a good time and when the baskets are sold probably in the early hours of February 29- it will be seen that the extra day is necessary in AS to include all the fun.
 Materials are gradually being obtained to construct a new stair way up to the Red Men Hall from the front by the City Market which will give entrance to the dining room of the hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
BARTHOLOMEW GOES
 ON EUROPEAN TRIP

KETCHIkAN - Alaska's $ repre- sentative for the Christmas relief Friendship vessel Gretna Victory today ia en route to Europe. He Is Ralph A. Bartholomew, who left Ketchikan on the Aleutian Tues day night for Seattle. In a long distance telephone conversation shortly before he sailed, he was a0- Yised by Ralph Grossman Of the northwest committee that only four persons would make the trip Co Germany and Austria.
 Purpose Of the trip is to have re- presentatives on the ground when the ship. loaded with food and clothing docks at Brennan. The rs- presentatiyes then will spend two months in Europe to see the situ- ation for themselves.
 Grossman said that the quartet would fly by Northwest Airlines from Seattle to New York, then overseas from there They are due 10 arrive at Brennan March l.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
WRITER TELLS
 EASIERHERS OF WRANGELI

'. b. Gray, UutaOor Editor ot the Cleveland Plain Dealer, wn3 was here lat Asugust WIJh the Ou.- aoor Writers Association, sends us copy ot the Cleveland Plain Dealer thIs week h which. on Feb. ruary |. iu the Sunday edition ape peared a lengthy article on tho trip made by the Writers and ther visit To Wrangel. MT. cray deYote5 a whole column to Wrangell. lts history and Shakes Island. He a4s0 mentions the gathering held for the Outdoor Writers at Elks Had with Alaska motion pictures On tha program, the miniature totem poles presented each visitor, the brown pear presented to J. Hammond Brown, president of the Outdoor Writers Of America and the lunch served.
 The Outdoor Writers hope Co make Alaska an annual tour
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10 HOLD NIGHT MEETING
 MONDAY. FEBRUARY g

The Wrangeu Chamber of Com merce. at its meeting last Monday voted 10 hold a night meeting on Monday. February 9. even though 1t is a holiday. to pass on the new Bylaws for the organization anu to clear up other urgent business. There will be no noon luncheon Monday.
 At the meeting al the Civic Center Monday the Chamber. on motion by Don House and seconded by Jack Waters. voted to circulate petition to have a City Manager form of government put on the next election ballot to allow tax payers to express themsevles as 10 whether they would be in favor of this form Of government The peti- tion is being circulated by F. O. Cunningham
 Secretary Of the Chamber l.. NJ Williams Jr. reported he had un- derstood from Mayor Doris Barnees, who visited Jgneau recently. that the Highway Engineer's office has Ab AuuuE dha4labtE ANA AAe oAu uelkih Point road. as it is within the city limits. F. C. Hanford reported that Highway Engineer Frank Metcan would be in town shortly and the Road Committee of the Chamber would take the matter up with him then.
 J. NJ Red" steear reported that Petersburg was almost assured of having its harbor dredged wnlle the government dredge is in the vicinit working in the Narrows and pointed out that if the town of Wrangell would apply to the right office they might also be able to have some dredging done in our harbor. Then on a motion by z M. Bradford, seconded by l.. NJ. Will lams, Jr.. it was voted to have the Harbor Committee ask the City Council to apply to the |. s. En- gineera' office for. local harDor dredging.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
CHILLY AND CHILL

It was chilly and cbili at the Elks lodge last Wednesday evening with the cold weather and made quate heating causing the members to shiyer until the refreshment committe of George Gunderson and Don House produced some real chiLi.
 The turnout wasn't large this week due to the cold weather and lack of adequate heat in the hall but the House Committee has since arranged to have an auxiliary oil heater installed immediately.
 The heater will be temporary only during the present cold spell with landlord F. G. Cunningham planning to install a larger heat ing plant for next year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
PLANE PASSENGERS

Passengers out of Wrangell this week via Alaska Coastal and Ellis Airlines were:
 Sunday, Feruary 15, to Ketchi- kan: William A. Fox. To Juneau: Albert V. Keeney. George Osage, Louie McGee.
 Monday, February 16, to Ketch- ikan: John Sivertsen. To Peters burg: Margaret Bidwell, Louis Dyorak
 Tuesday, February IT. to Ketch- ikan: Al Rinehart, J. c. Becker. To Petersburg: Lois Dvorak and children, Isaac Jacobsen.
 Wednesday. February IS, to Ket- chikan: James Lyman, c. W. Ab- bolt. To Petersburg: Dr. AdeIson, Dr. Lear.
 Thursday, February 19, to Ket- chikan: Neil Grant, Col Otto ohl- son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
DRAWING STARTS TEAMS
 IN GOLD MEDAL TOURNEY

JUNEAU - The Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament Committee met in the Boy Scout of flee Wednesday night to hold a drawing to determine the starting game brackets for the tournament which will be held here next week.
 Four of the twelve teams drew byes in the first round. There are eight starting brackets.
 The schedule of the first round is as follows:
 Sitka ANB-bye.
 WaSvick-Torwick. of Petersburg vs. Metlakatla Vets.
 Juneau High School-bye
 Mikes Night Owls vs. Imperials.
 Columbia Lumber ys. Wrangell Town Team.
 Sheldon Jackson Junior College bye.
 Petersburg Trading Union vs Ketchikan All Stars.
 Mount Edgecumbe-bye
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
WRANGELL HI DROPS
 2 GAMES IN KETCHIKAN

The local WrangeI High School basketball team returned home from ketchikan last Sunday on the Con sul b., after losing two games to the hetchikan High school team.
 The first game, played last Fri uay ulgnL, the local boys got away to q slow start, letting the Ketchi- kan Bears get a I7-pOint lead the fils- quarter. From then on the N raugen Wolves did their best to close the gap but ketchikan held and went ahead to win 63-40.
 The second night the game was close and rough 'With neither team breaking the others defense. Half time score was only 1914 in favor oI Ketchikan. Then, in the second half, Wrangell lost three of their first-string five on fouls and one, Arnold Bakke, by an injury. ket- chikan fought out ahead to win 29-20 in the last quarter.
 The Petersburg Vikings of the Petersurg High School arrive ir Wrangell today to play the local Wolves tonight and tomorrow night on the Wolves own floor. Wran- gen previously beat the Vikings on the Petersburg court in a two game series and tonight the Vik- ings will be out to turn the tables.
 Next week the Ketchikan High Polar Bears journey 10 Wrangel to play the Wolves here to decide who will play Juneau for tho Southeastern Alaska champion ship
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
T-ON-TBE-H00F
 SUPPLY LOWEST SINCE 1889.

meat-on-the-hoof supply has drop
 WASHINGTON America ped to the lowest level since 1889.
 An Agriculture Department re- port this week said the number of cattel, hogs and sheep on farms all went down during 1947. So did the number of chickens and turkeys.
 These are meat being grown for the market and the breeding ami mals which must supply the future meat
 On January 1, the number of an- imals was four per cent below what it was a year earlier. It was Is per cent under January 1, 1944
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
TO HEAR PETITIONS
 FOR NATURALIZATION

According to word received here by L. s. Commissioner R. J. Suratt, the U. $. District Court will be ln Wrangell March 15 to IT to hear petitions for naturalization. There are six or eight candidates locally for naturalization.
 In the Court party will be Judge George ". FOlta. District Attorney Pat Gilmore and Clerk of the Court Bill Leivers
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
HEALTH CODNCIL. FEB. 28

,,taugeu Health Counicl will meet al the Health Center Thurs 41s evening. February 26, at 5 0 c4Ock
 5.acs puDtication of donations to he Iuau Tor Keeping the Health ,ouncII luuetioning, the following additional contributions have been made:
 Ladies Altar Society, 5000; Elm Dlem Club, 5000; Assembly of God Mission, $500.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
JOHNSONS TO RETURN

A letter received from MT. and Mrs. Alvin Johnson, who were In Wrangell about a year ago and who now reside in Kettle River, Minnesota, tells of Al degrees be- low zero weather in Kettle River.
 The Johnsons expect to return to Wrangell after school is out in the spring. MT. Johnson Is a broth CT of J. C. Johnson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
IN WRANGELL

W. E. Donaldson, merchandise broker was in Wrangell this week. This was MT. DonaldSon's first wis it to Wrangell in several months. He left today on the mail boat for Petersburg and will visit Juneau and Sitka calling on trade. before returning to his headquarters in Seattle and Portland
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20

Wrangell Town Team is all ready to go to Juneau to compete in the Tourney but is having difficulty in securing a boat to make the trip.
 Merchants and friends have con- tributed over $2OO to send the team up, but if boat is not se- cured shortly they may be forced to forego the Tourney.
 Police Chief c. P. MacCreary is in charge of collections for the team and making arrangements for the trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERlSCOPE

No amount Of pulp will be pre- duced in Alaska until at least 1851. according to report Of the Capehart Committee which visited the Territory last summer on uewsprint study. Report has the committee declaring While ths Tongass National Forest area of- fers a tremendous potential source of wood for pulp and paper manu- facture, based on information ob- tained from both official and prlv- ate sources. no amount of pulp eau be produced from Alaska until at. least the spring of 1851
 Problems Of transportation. hOus- ing. power and labor are the ruling factors which must first be worked out said the committee, made up of Senators Homer Capehart of h.. diana. Harry Cain of Washington and Allen Ellender of Louisiana II recommends the Federal Power Commission complete a study of power resources at potential pulp sites and housing and home finane- ing agencies make a survey or housing problems.
 In connection with transpOrta- ton. Capehart has Joined with Del-| egate Bartlett in his bill to amend existing laws to allow carriage oI' freight and passengers between AL aska ports on Canadian vessels.
 @#
 The Territorial Federation of Labor will hold it's annual eonyeu- tion next week in the lap of na- lure. Sessions open Monday at Nc Kinley Park hotel Governor Eru- est Gruening will address the gathering.
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 Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle was flown south last week end where he entered the swedish Hos pital in Seattle for an operation.
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 More than I5U attended the Jet-I lerson-Jackson annual Democratic banquet last night in Juneau held at the Baranof Hotel Governor Gruening was the principal speak. CT. -
 As Juneaus Demos sat around the banquet table and listened to resounding talks by various party leaders they wondered what had happened in New York earlier in the week where Henry Wallace backed candidates ran away with the election in a Congressional District race. polling more votes than Demos and Republican candi- dates put together.
 
 Less than a month after urging upon Congress immediate state hood for Alaska and Hawaii in his State of the Union address on Jan nary [, President Turman rein forced his belief in presenting toI Congress on February ?, ten points for a minimum program of civil rights legislation including a re- commendation for statehood.
 The present political status of our territories and possessions, T the President stated, 'impairS the enjoyment of civil rights by their residents l have in the past re- commended legislation granting statehood to Alaska and Hawaii, and organic acts for Guam and American Samoa, including a grant of citizenship to the people of these Pacific Islands. I repeat these re- ooTnr,ap q affouu The laUiela- tion I have recommended for en- actment by the Congress at the present session is a minimum pro- gram if the federal government is to fulfill it's obligation of insuring the Constitutional guaranties Of in dividual liberties and of equal pre- tection under the law"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20

U. s. Commissioner R. ]. Suratt this week asked the Coast Guard to assist in locating Ignacio Alo, ol Wrangell.
 Several of MT. Abs friends ar, concerned about his safety. F went trapping on the West side oi Zarembo Island near Bushy Islau, in December and has not been seeL or heard from since.
 Commissioner Suratt also asks any trollers who are in the vicin ity to be on the lookout for Alb and report anything they discover to the Commissioners office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
MONDAY
 AT EMBLEM CLUB

Initiation ceremonies will be held at the regular meeting of the Wrangell Emblem Club Monday eV ening, February 23. Officers are requested to wear formals. The meetings are held at the old Elkh Hall above Bjorge's Garage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
NOTICE HOUSEWIVES

Housewives are warned to buy Saturday for two days as All local stores will be closed Monday in honor of Washing tons Birthday. Bank. City Hall and Post Office will also be closed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
MRS. HANFORD ILL

Mrs Fred G. Hanford was taken to Bishop Rowe Hospital last Sun- day morning when she suffered a heart attack. Dr. H. Leer, of Pet ersburg flew over to see her We'd nesday. She is reported improving gradually.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20
BACK HOME

Mir. and Mrs. Dave Remmerden arrived home on the Princess Nor ah this morning after a months vacation and business trip in the states.
 Mrs. Remmerden. proprietor of Irenes, purchased a new spring stock for her store while in the south
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-20

Passengers arriving in Wrangel this morning on the Princess Norah from the south were: Mir and Mrs. Dave Remmerden, Ingvald Ask, Grover To-Day, Fermand Wat terson.