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The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
clio STRIKE LEADERS
THREATEN COAST BLOCKADE
AT HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE

HONOLULU - CI0 strike lead
ers renewed threats this week to
invoke a west coast blockade
against Hawaii shipping handled
under proposed emergency leglsla-
ton.
Governor Ingram NJ Stainback
told the legislature in its opening
session Tuesday to ignore such as
sertions by spokesman for the
striking International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's union.
But ILWU's Henry Schmidt came
right back with; If strike-break-
ing apparatus is set up here, no
matter how it is done. the west
coast will cooperate with us so the
strike won't be broken"
Hawaiis six ports have been
tied up SO days by the ILWU de-
mand to increase pay of 1000
longshoremen from LAO to $1.72
an hour Before negotiations col
lapsed weeks ago, the employers
Offered 1852.
COoling Off Period
AC9 Jill bGlOi &c lhC iGB AoAdA III {
seeks authority for Stainback to
take over essential Industries and
run them = under civil service -
as public utilities if labor disputes
are not settled during a 116-day
cooling off period. The right to
strike would be restricted in hos
pitfalls, sugar and pineapple opera
tions and the docks.
Stainback said:
THE threat has been made by
certain labor leaders that If
this Territory has the audaeity TO
operate stevedoring on its own
docks and with its own labor, this
Territory will be blockaded by a
refusal to unload such cargo on
the coast.
81 am authoritatively advised
that any such attempt will be a
direct violation of the Federal La
Dor Relations Act
Jugular Vein
The Governor spoke again and
again of the Islands dependence
on ocean going transportation. He
lcalled it 1.-The jugular vein" of
Hawaii. IF that is cut" he said,
both hands and heart are sure to
perish"
Since the strike began May /.
only emergency food, medicines
and livestock have been allowed
to come in. There have been no eX-
ports of sugar and pineapple,
Stainback said, and unless they get
relief soon, many of our enter
prises will be forced out of bust
ness"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
PARTY FOR MERELY FORBES
ON FOURTH BIRTHDAY

An enjoyable party was given
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Will
liam Forbes marking her daughter
Merrily's fourth birthday. Mrs
Forbes was assisted by her mother,
Mrs. w. C. Waters at whose home
the party was held.
Little Merrily is the daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. Forbes who are
visiting here from their home in
Mt. Vernon, Washington
Movies were shown and each
guest was present with a balloon
favor. Refreshments consisted OF
birthday cup cakes and ice cream
and place cards at the table were
dainty cookie dolls.
Ice cream, cake and coffee were
served mothers who attended.
Young guests invited were Sher-
RE and Johnnie Smith, Margaret
and Hughie Hall, Karen and Dick
lie Campbell, Terry Sharnbroich
Ricky Sorset, Sharon and George
Beais, Shelley Rutledge, Judy Rit-
chic, Denny Parrish, Jill Krepps,
Hoopie and Johnnie Wellons
Michael and Eric Otteson. Char
lene and Jimmy Early, Alta Ney-
man, Nancy Fries, Mary Ann Nc
Cormack, Nancy and Jim Waters
and the little guest of honor's
brother, Hughie Forbes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
q A0MEsITEs ELIMINATED
BY FOREST SERVICE; ONE
ON ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY

JUNEAU - Twenty-one Alaska
National Forest homesites have
been made available for patent un-
der the applicable public land laws
through the signing OF public land
order 594 on July u. 1919, accord
ing to information received in the
Juneau office of Regional Forester
B. Frank Heintzleman. Six of the
eliminated homesites are located in
the Kenai Division of the Chugach
National Forest, and 10 in the
Tongass Forest of Southeast Alas
ka.
The hOmesites eliminated in the
Petersburg Division of the Ton
gass National Forest are:
zimovia Highway, Sec. 2 group,
Robert W. Meryyn, Jr., Lot Is,
1926 acres and Petersburg Creek,
Frank Chopper, 4.S7 acres.
The elimination of the above
tracts from the National Forest is
the first step leading towards pat
ent. The Regional Forester points
out that hundreds of homesites
have been eliminated from the Ma
tional Forests since the domestic
law became effective and that
hundreds more are now occupied
under Forest Service permit. The
latter will become eligible for ell
limitation after three years resi-
dence on the area. The Forest Ser
vice has spent thousands of dollars
from its funds in building spur
roads to open up. new groups of
homesites for bona-fide settlers
along the forest highways and
other sections adjacent to the vari-
Gus communities. These groups are
laid out in advance of demand. A
good many vacant domestic lots
are still available, said the Region
al Forester.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29

We should take ocr hats off TO
our gals, and to their leaders, Mrs.
Frank Webb, Mrs. Frank Zepp and
Mrs. Hershel Harding, who have
aided and abetted the Scouts In
this work. The tourists are amazed
and pleased at such voluntary SER
vice and do not hesitate to say
so often with monetary contri-
button, which goes into the Girl
Scout fund.
We hope that next time the
Girl Scouts have a food sale, bingo,
or drive to raise funds, we will re-
cali their civic service and help
them to do even bigger and better
things.
The Sentinel salutes the Scouts.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
INSTITUTE CHILDREN
RETURNING HERE AUG. A
ABOARD S. S, DENIAL

The Alaska Steamship vessel
Denali is due in Wrangell south
bound on August 4. 1t is making a
special trip to Wrangen, bringing
the children of Wrangell Institute
back to the school The more than
$50 children have been at Mt.
Edgecumbe school in Sitka while
repairs and renovation have been
in progress at the Institute.
E. C. Intolubbe, superintendent
at the Institute, is expected home
the end of August. He is attending
summer school in the States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29

COURT ADJOURNS TIL AUG.1
District Court in Ketchikan ad-
journed this week until August l,
when it will re-convene in juneau.
The court party flew from
Ketchikan to Juneau Wednesday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
VISITING MOTHER

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Walker
of Seattle, arrived here July 20 by
plane and are visiting Mrs. Walk
er's mother Mrs. Henry Wells and
Mr.. Wells.
Mrs. Walker will be remembered
by her many local friends as Miss
Isobel Moore, who graduated from
Wrangell high school in 1913.
The couple will be here until
August 2.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-07-29
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exclusively to the use for republi
cation of all the local news printed
in this newspaper, as we'll as all
AP news dispatches.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31

Woodrow E. Cecil, "a, is Cald-
wells new postmaster. The senate
confirmed his appointment, Sat-
urday, at Washington, D. G., 1t
was disclosed here today.
Several weeks ago, CeciPs
name was submitted by President
Truman to the senate and their
confirmation, Saturday, is tanta-
mount to appointment.
A well known local business
man, Cecil was further honored
last week by being named presl-
dent of the Noble County Cham
Der of Commerce.
He married the former Martha
Gray and they have one son,
Larry.
Cecil will succeed Thurman
Smith, Jr., who has been acting
postmaster since the death OF
Abner G. Farmhouse in 1946.
For the past several weeks,
the new postmaster has been
familiarizing himself with his
new postal duties.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Deadline Today
For Auto Tags
Must Be Displayed
After Midnight

Deadline for using the 1946
automobile tags expires at mid
night, this Thursday, March 81,
and as in the past, state highway
patrolmen will be checking all
motorists after that time to see
if they are complying with the
law.
Frank Esadt, local deputy reg
istrar for this community, said
that he would be open during
the evening hours on Thursday,
to accommodate all motorists who
have waited until the last min
ute to make their necessary tag
purchase.
Registrar Estadt said that the
WIG series has already been ex-
hausted and over 700 tags in the
VIII series. When this has been
completed, the W. series will
be used.
In addition to the tags for
automobiles, which are black
background with yellow numer-
ais, Estadt is also the only reg
istrar in the county issuing truck
and trailer tags.
There is an unusually brisk
sale on the tags with an average
of "a being sold each day. This
is due, in part, to vast strip mine
operations throughout the coun-
ty and the increased number OF
trucks owned locally.
Motorists are again warned
that all 1949 tags must be dis
played by midnight and it is ex-
pected that the local registrar
as we'll as those in Belle Valley
Summerfield and Batesville, will
have a rush of last minute shop
pers for the new tags.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31

death was caused by a concus-
sion of the brain and other in
juries which included a fractured
hip.
Mrs. Schafer was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Man
fold.
She is survived by two sons,
Carlos, of Ava, and Clarence, of
Olive; four daughters, Mrs. Nab
ell Sullivan, of Canal Fulton, Mrs.
Blanche Marquis, of Cambridge,
Mrs. Ruby Leasure, of Berne,
and Mrs. Iva Keeton, Of Colum-
bus, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 200 p. m. from the
First Methodist church, Main
street, with Rev. John F. Mcleod
of Cambridge, and Rev. O. 0.
Wilson officiating. Interment
was made in the Sharon cem-
etery by the B. B. Wheeler fu-
tneral home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Noble County
Has Increased
Unemployment
Claims Go Up
34% During
Six Months

Claims for unemployment
checks last month have increased
"a percent curing the past six
months, according to figures re-
leased today by the Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation,
with headquarters in Marietta
but serving Noble county.
The present number of claim
ants includes 80 new state claims
and three Servicemen's claims
which are paid by the Federal
government. But there were con-
tinued from the previous month,
352 state claims and 235 veter-
ans claims for total of SGT or
grand total of 629.
In other words, the unemploy-
ment for Noble county during
the past month would indicate
that 391 non-veterans are re-
ceiving unemployment checks,
plus 237 veterans. This number
is considered unusually high for
Noble county.
For the same period in Febru-
ary, 1948, there were a total of
III claims paid to non-veterans
and 339 to veterans for a grand
total of 500.
1t can be readily seen that
while unemployment benefits to
veterans are dropping off, pay
ment to civilians or non-veterans
increased.
According to the bureau of
unemployment compensation, to-
tai new claims increased IA per
cent in February, 1949 from
January, 1949. Total continued
claims increased 18 percent in
February, 1949, over January,
l949. Total continued claims in
creased "a percent from Septem-
Der, 1948, until February, 1949
However, the increase of total
continued claims was 16 percent
from February, 1948, to Febru-
ary, 1949.
1t will be noted that service
mems claims increased 13 per-
cent from September, 1948, to
February, l949, but over per-
iod of the past year, these claims
decreased % percent for veter-
ans from February, 1e48, to Feb
ruary, l949.
Six months ago or during Sep
tember, 1948, total unemploy-
ment claims for Noble county
amounted to 399 or slightly less
than so percent of the present
claims.
This would indicate that the
unemployment increase actually
occurred during the past six
months, with no indication when
it might take the other trend.
Many of the non-veterans re-
ceiving unemployment checks
are the victims of layoffs in fac
tories throughout the state.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31

council, which Will govern the
1949 progtam.
These new members include
Mabel Hesson, Gladys Steiner,
Urbane Hurst, John Hedge, Mil
dred Law, Edith Stevens, Leila
Stiers, Adeline Groves, Edna
Bond, Vernon Moore, Dale Lothes
and Ross Watson.
Honored at the banquet were
Alfred Brown of Crooked Tree
and Joe Parrish of Three Forks,
who were presented with five
year recognition certificates IN
club work as an advisor. Mrs.
Winifred Ogle of Crooked Tree
received recognition but was un-
able to attend this meeting.
Also honored for their long
years of service in this work
were Mildred Law, Mt. Ephraim,
who is completing IA years as an
advisor; J. o. Gibson, Batesville,
13 years; Ruth Wiley, Forest
Grove, II years; Leila Stiers, Ava,
nine years; Winifred Rich, Mt.
Ephraim, six years; Wava Oliver,
Mt. Ephraim, six years; Adeline
Groves, Rich Valley, six years,
and Murl Pickerpaugh, Danford
Ridge, six years.
Following the dinner, served
by ladies of the Methodist church,
Vernon Moore of Summerfield
presided for the interesting pro-
gram. Group singing was in
charge of Miss Patty Boord of
Dexter City.
Mrs. Mildred Law of Mt.
Continued on page three)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
District Approves
Seven arm Plans
$4,000 Trees To Be
Planted In Area

Seven complete farm conserv-
alton plans were approved Mon
day evening, when regular meet
ing of the Noble Soil Conserva-
ton District was held at their
office in the postoffice building.
The farm plans approved in
cluded George L. Kappel, Jack
son township; Carl Delaney,
Sharon; Ernest Burkhart, Elk;
Glen Delaney, Sharon; Roy
Mason, Elk; Maurice Reed,
Noble, and James E. Cox, Cen
ter.
Plans were also discussed for
a countrywide conservation field
day to be held in August near
Caldwell, in addition to the
John Deere field day, April 7,
at the Andrew Crum farm.
The board of supervisors also
approved Is new applications
for assistance in developing con-
Servation farm plans. Most OF
these applicants are members OF
the Belle Valley and Caldwell
agricultural CT trainee classes.
Now that spring has officially
arrived, many farmers through
out the county are interested in
getting their tree planting COM
pleted.
At the Monday night meeting,
plans were made to allot $4,000
pine and locust trees for plant
ing by the district cooperators
all on land which is more suit
able to tree raising than the
growing of grass.
District cooperators, who plan
to purchase trees and have not
checked their allotment recently
| should do SO before they arrive
in Caldwell.
The board pointed out Monday
that farm conservation plans
should generally include some
woodland planting as we'll as
management of woods already
established.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Veterans S Body
EnrOute To States

Mrs. Esther Garvin, of near
Caldwell, has been notified by
the u. S. Government that the
body of her son, Junior Long
fellow, who lost his life in the
Battle of Cappelin, Italy, was
being returned to the states on
the U. S. Army Transport
Kirschbaum.
A graduate of Dexter City
high school, young Longfellow
was the son of Clyde Longfel-
low and Mrs. Esther LongfelloW
Garvin. He was killed in action
shortly after he had gone over
seas and buried in Holland.
The McVay-Shilling funeral
home at Caldwell will receive
the body and funeral arrange
ments will be completed at that
time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Personal Tax
Deadline Here

At 4:30 o'clock this Thursday
afternoon, the 1949 personal tax
collection will come to an end
and a penalty must be charged
after that date, according to
Auditor Jack Wilson.
1t is expected that Thursday
will be a beehive in the audit
or's office as there will be many
wait until the last day for COM
piling their report.
A check at the office, Tuesday
afternoon, revealed that l446 re-
turns have already been COM
pleted and this would represent
approximately $4,000 In years
past, the tax returns usually
number approximately 1900.
March 81 is also the deadline
for filing of oil and gas produc-
ton incomes and these, too, are
filed with Auditor Wilson.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31

This should prove to be red
letter day for farmers in this
area. Noble county which in re-
cent years has been progressing
rapidly in the field of agricul-
ture is always looking forward
eagerly to new ideas and meth
ods which will boost the county's
main source of income.
The company has extended
cordial invitation to the public
and is bending every effort to
make the event day well spente
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Vernon Archer
Named On Board

Attorney Vernon Archer was
named as a new director Of the
Caldwell Building & Loan COM
pany, when their regular meet
ing was held Monday night.
Attorney Archer will fill the
vacancy created by the death of
William A. Okey, which occurred
at his home, Friday afternoon,
following illness.
For the past several years, At
torney Archer has been serving
as solicitor for the company.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31

carrier, was crossing the highway
with the mornings mail when
struck. She apparently had gone
after the mail while preparing
dinner, as relatives and neigh
bors found her noon meal on the
stove.
There were no witnesses to the
accident although her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Clarence Schafer,
and a neighbor, Mrs. Mary Mich
ell, arrived On the scene immed-
lately following the accident.
Her son, Clarence, an employee
of the highway department, hap
pened along shortly afterwards
and called the B. B. Wheeler
ambulance which rushed his
mother to St. Francis hospital.
The accident was investigated
by the state highway patrol and
by Sheriff Clayton Mckee. No
charges were filed.
Hospital authorities stated tha
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Winter Months
Prove Balmy In
Noble County
Mercury Hits
Low OF Four
Degrees Above

The winter of 1948-49, one of
the mildest in recent years, saw
only ten inches of snow, accord
ing to a report released this week
by Frank Burlingame, local Of
fetal weatherman.
Burlingame said the coolest
day of the winter fell on Jan. 80
when the thermometer tumbled
to four degrees above zero.
January also holds the record
for some of the warmest days of
the winter. On Jan. 9 and Jan. 16,
the mercury climbed to new
heights for this month when the
temperature scared to 65 degrees.
The month of February re-
/. corded the second highest read
ips of the winter season when
Oh Re 18th, the temperature was
81 degrees. The low for the
month came on Groundhog day,
when reading of 10 degrees was
recorded.
During December, the tempera-
ture fluctuated considerably with
the first Il days of the month
showing readings running from
l8 degrees upward to 63 degrees.
On December %, the .thermo-
meter reading dropped to 26 de
grees and remained in the twen-
ties with the exception of Dec
when it showed a high of So
and a low of 38 degrees for the
day.
The in-betWeen- month of No
vember proved to be exception
ally balmy. On Nov. 2, a reading
OF 70 was recorded, high for the
month, and a low of IS was re-
corded on November 24-25.
According to the report, the
average temperature for the
months of November, December
january and February was 40s
degrees.
Average temperatures for the
last two months in 1948 and the
first two of 1949 are as follows
November, 40 degrees; Decem,
Der, So degrees; January 1915 de,
grees, and February, 80 degrees
Snowfall during November was
negligible with 3.5 inches falling
during December. Five and one.
half inches of snow fell during
January while only one inch was
recorded during February.
Precipitation for the winter
months amounted to 11.80 inches
January again leading the way
with 5.38 inches: December rain,
fall totalled 1888 while rainfall
during February amounted tc
1853 inches.
The only temperatures avail.
able for the month of March are
for the first four days of the
month. March 1st showed a read
ing of Is degrees while tempera-
ture rose to So degrees March 4
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
Gasser Hit On
C.. TaylOr Farm

A gas well, reported to be max
ing 100000 cubic feet day was
drilled in last week on the Clin-
ton Taylor farm near Dungannon
by William Patten, veteran drill
er of the Dexter City community.
The we'll, which was drilled to
a depth of 1907 feet was struck
in the Berea grit sand. The new
gasser is located just over the
Noble Morgan county line In
Morgan county. Another well is
being contemplated and has been
surveyed. 1t will be drilled on
the Ed Reed farm.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31


Voytas, who works on the
Lorenz farm, went on a
searching expedition again on
Sunday and found an old sweat
er, thought to be either blue or
brown, a pair of work shoes,
size 812, only slightly worn and
two handkerchiefs, one white,
which was badly rotted and
another which was of the brown
army type.
All these articles have been
turned over to Sheriff Clayton
Mckee and they will be sent to
the London Prison farm, where
an analysis will be attempted, to
determine if there are any blood
stains on the clothing.
Working on Case
Sheriff Mckee stated today
that he is confident the mystery
of his disappearance two years
ago, June 80, 1947, and the sub
sequent finding of Becker's
skeleton will soon be solved.
Mrs. Becker is expected to
come to Caldwell and identify
the rings, etc.
Visit Home
Sheriff Mckee, accompanied
by John Voytas, Robert Lorenz,
and Thurman Smith, Sr., the
latter being with Voytas when
he found the pocketbooks, visited
the Becker home Saturday. Mrs
Becker was in Marietta on bus
mess.
Keys Fit
The two keys fit the trunk and
glove compartment Of the Nash
automobile, owned by Becker
and still in the garage where he
left it two years ago.
1t was impossible to test the
ignition switch, since it had been
taken off the car.
Looking for Dog
Thurman Smith, Sr., of Cald-
we'll, we'll known teacher in this
community, and John Voytas
were traversing the Lorenz farm
Friday morning, looking for q
beagle pup, which had failed tc
return home from the previous
days hunting trip.
AS they were walking over the
farm, Voytas casually stopped
over and picked up rock and
discovered the two wallets.
One was leather bill-fold and
the other, a small change purse
with upper. Both were very wet
and damp.
Contains Money
The wallets contained two
five dollar bills, one ten dollar
bill and four of one dollar de-
nomination, in addition to fiji
ty cent piece, a quarter and three
pennies for total of $24.78. This
is all the money that has ever
been accounted for, in spite OF
the fact that Becker is said tc
have carried $4,000 on his per
son when he disappeared.
The money, keys and two rings
were turned over to the owner
of the farm and he, in turn, gave
them to Sheriff Mckee.
Continued on Page Three)