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The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
Phone Operator
 25 Years Here

Twenty-Five years ago this week Mrs. Christine Darwell took a job at the Wrangeu Telephone Com pany. The vacancy came about be- cause Elsie Nolan, who was the op- orator at the time, was quitting to becomes Mrs. James Nolan.
 Since that day in 1925. the job has been pretty steady for Mrs. Darwell. She is still on the job and going strong.
 When this exchange of jobs took place that year, the company was owned by a Mir Neville. He oper- ated it for a short time and sold it to Charles Darwell. After the lat ter's death, the business was oper- ated jointly by Mrs. Darwell and Fred Dahl until. just before the war, when it was sold to Harvey Mccall lum.
 McCallum ran things for a year or so and then Mrs. Darwell oper- ated it herself for the city until it was purchased by MT. Friedman. Friedman sold it to the present Alaska Telephone Engineering Cor poration in September, 194S.
 After nursing the telephone sys- tenn through 25 years of ups and downs, Mrs Darwell has no inten- tion of quitting. Wrangell may have dial phones some day and this modern convenience will no doubt be a long stride in Wrangell's prog ress. But the dial phone will take the place of the kindly operator who gives you your party when you've lost your telephone book and can't remember numbers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
TWO WRITERS DUE HERE
 ON FOREST SERVICE BOAT

Miss Julia Fauber, director of program activities for the Business and Professional Women's Club, and Miss Jessie Ash Arndt, staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor. are due to arrive in Wrangell this afternoon aboard the Forest Service boat Forester.
 c. M Archbold of Juneau, divi- sion supervisor of the U. S. Forest Service, will also be aboard the Forester.
 Miss Fauber and Miss Arndt are gathering material for a series Of newspaper and magazine articles on Alaska. They will go to Petersburg tomorrow morning.
 Mrs. Doris Barnes will entertain the two writers while they are in Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
0E.S. WORTHY GRAND MATR0N
 TO ARRIVERE HERE MONDAY

The Wrangell Chapter of the Or der of Eastern Star is fortunate to have as their guest the Most Wor- thy Grand Matron, Mrs. Abbie Han son, and her husband, MT. Hanson. They will arrive Monday, July IT, and remain until July 19.
 MT. and Mrs. Hanson have just completed a tour of official visits which included chapters in the East, South and Nova Scotia.
 The local chapter has made plans for a special meeting to be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Redmen Hall, with social hour following. A buffet supper will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p. m. at the Civic Center.
 If there are any visiting Eastern Star members in WrangeIl at this time they are welcome to attend these functions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
SOCIAL SECURITY HAN
 TO BE HERE WEDNESDAY

James G. Browne. manager the Social Security Administration Lield office in Juneau, will be ir Wrangell next Wednesday, July 19, arriving on the noon plane.
 Browne may be contacted at the Employment Office and will answer any questions or furnish informa- tion regarding the Social Security Administration program.
 He said benefits are payable as Q matter of right-not by want or need. Payments are not made auto matically but a claim must be filed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
Census Work
 Is Completed

JUNEAU = The biggest census taking job ever conducted in the territory has just been completed.
 One year ago the territorial of ice of the census bureau was open ed in Juneau. A complete census of all retail. wholesale and service 'business was the first project un- dertaken. Figures on gross sales have been recently published by the bureau showing the large gains in all business during the past nine years in the territory 4 complete breakdown will be available within the next few months.
 The second project was the talk ing of the decennial census of pop ulation, housing. and agriculture. Preliminary figures have been pub lished indicating the gains in popu- lation during the past ten years in all areas.
 The final preliminary figures, as submitted to the Washington office by Clarence P. Heating Jr., terri torial supervisor of census. show the population by judicial divisions as follows:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
IwO-DaY Strike Ends;
 New Agreement Signed

A two-day strike which threat ened to tie up pink salmon opera uous in outheastern Alaska was settled in ketchikan Wednesday.
 The strike was called to establish seine fish prices for the 1850 sea son tTbere was no pieketing of the local cannery as the Wrangell Cannery Workers Union, AFL, had already been instructed to disre- gard picket lines.)
 After a two-day deadlock, Indus try representatives submitted an of Ter to the union of 40 cents for pinks, 60 cents for ehums, 90 cents Tor reds. so cents for echoes and $2.O5 for kings. This was an in- crease over prices paid last year of 2i2 cents on pinks, cents on chums, 10 cents on reds and 10 cents zon echoes. King prices remain the same.
 Union demands had been for 45 cents for pinks, 65 cents for chums, sl for reds and 90 cents for CO., hoes.
 Picket lines were withdrawn from all eanneries in the vicinity of Ketchikan and normal operations were resumed.
 A provision of the new agree ment provides that in the event the agreement is reopened by either party prior to January 15, 1851, they will discuss the possibility of paying for the fish by the pound next season rather than by the fish as Is now done.
 yern Albright, general represen- tative in the territory for the ILWU, said the increase in fish prices for this season would mean at least a $600,00O increase in in- come for the fishermen of South east Alaska if a normal season is experienced. A good season, such as last year, could bring an additional $1.200,000 to the fishermen of the region, Albright said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
ALASKA FILM WILL BE
 SHOWN TOMORROW NIGHT

The Alaska Development Boards sound colored film, Alaska, U.S.A." will be shown free of charge to the public tomorrow night at o'clock at the ANB Hall.
 The film was shown at the Elks Lodge rooms last Saturday to a fair-sized gathering and received favorable comment. The picture shows scenes if indus- try and sports taken from all over Alaska, including Wrangell. A mar rator tells the story of Alaska de- velopment as the picture Is shown.
 The film run9 about 30 minutes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
THREE FROM HERE TO ATTEND
 CONFERENCE AT HAYNES

The Rev. Paul F. Evans, Barbara Sharnbroieh and sharon Zepp will leave Tuesday <aboard the Presby- terian boat Princeton Hall for Rainbow Glacier to attend the Ju- nior High School Conference July 2O-26. Rainbow Glacier is seven miles from Haines.
 The conference will be attended by young people from throughout Southeastern Alaska.
 The Rev. Evans will teach a course on ''The Life of Christ" {"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
TH0RNQUIST HEADS
 STIKINE STAMPEDE CAST

H. B. Thornquist was elected president of the Stikine Stampede Show at a meeting Monday night at the Elks Club Mrs. R. B. Me- Kibben was elected seeretary-treas- urer and R. B. McKibben manager. Mrs. William Eastaugh was given the job as assistant manager to aid the dancers.
 No more shows are planned until the east can be rebuilt, McKibben said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
MW Con1pang
 Is Incorporated

The AIaska-Wrangeu Mills. inc. has been organized aa a corpora ton under the laws Of the state of Washington. according to a notice in the Seattle Post-Intelliieneer yes erday.
 Capitalized at $97o.Ooo, officers of the corporation were listed as c. T. Takahashi, William r. Mimbu and Gerald D. lille.
 The organization was incorporat- ed Ito carry on a general timber. lumber and milling business"
 No further information was given.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
Pulp lIliiI GlVen
 Another EXCentlOn

JUNEAU - me preliminary award o1 1 12 billion cubic rect ot Alaskan pulp ttmDer to the hetchi- Kan Pulp ana Paper Company has been modified so that the company will have until August :, 1851, to qualify for final purchase of the timber, Lyle F. Watts. chief, Forest Service U. s. Department Of Agrl- culture, said this week.
 Under a preliminary award made to the Ketchikan Pulp and Paper Company on August 2, 194S, the company was required to meet cer tain qualifications for fina pur- chase Of the timber. The date for final award has now been extended Ia total of two years, Watts stated, o the company will have additional time to complete arrangements fo- construction of sulphite pulp mill using the magnesium base process
 Commercial application of the magnesium base process is under development at the Weyerhauser Timber Company's plant in Long view, Wash. Difficulties which have arisen in applying the process on d commercial scale make it imprac- ticable for the Ketchikan company to complete the final design for its plant at this time.
 WILL PROTECT FISH
 The Forest Service agreed to the the time extension because the mag nesium base process eliminates all possibility that pulpmill waste ma terials might pollute the ocean wa ter and damage the Alaskan fishing industry.
 The initial pulpmill, to be built at Ward Cove, Ketchikan, will have daily capacity of 300 tons of pulp. The IF billion cubic feet of timber which the Ketchikan com pany has agreed to buy will supply pulpmill with a daily capacity of 525 tons for 50 years.
 The sale area, described by the Forest Service as within Pulptimber Allotments E, and G, is in the vicinity of Ketchikan. The commer- cial timber is within six or seven miles of nayigable tidewater, with approximately three-fourts of the ltimber within 2 F miles.
 Watts said there is sufficient timber on the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska to sup ply five or six large pulpmills fol all time to come.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
FAIRBANKS PLUMBERS SETTLE
 FOR $3.50 HOURLY WAGE

FAIRBANKS, July IF - lAP)- Deadlocked more than a month in a dispute over wages, members of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union and five contractors agreed today on an hourly wage of s9.50 and double time for work beyond 40 hours except Saturday, when time and one-half will be paid
 The increase amounts to 50 cents per hour. Work will be resumed immediately on housing and mili- tary projects.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
FIRE DESTROYS ALASKA
 CEDAR MILL AT THANE

JUNEAU, July II -. (AP)-Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed the Alaska Cedar Com pany mill at Thane yesterday. Loss was estimated at $20,O0O.
 The plant had been in operation less than year It was owned by Jack Martin and Norman Durocher. They said they intended to rebuild.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14

As several hundred individual re- ports have been turned in to the Washington office by Alaskans trav- cling in the states, the final official total should be approximately 132,- 900. Heating said. He pointed out this 82 per cent increase will per haps lead the nation in population growth during the past ten years
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
WELL-CHILD CONFERENCE
 TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK

The monthly Well-Child Confer enca will be held Friday, July 21, 9 until II a. m., at the Health Cen ter in the Federal Building. Dr John Bangeman will be on hand.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-07-14
WATER sHUTOFF

Water will be shut off Mon day July IT. in the block be- tween the Wrangell Shoe Repair and Grants Grocery between the hours of 8 P. m. and 2 a. m.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
YOUTH SURVEY BLANKS LOON TO BE MAILED TO ALASKAN CITIES

Questionnaires designed to gather information on the living conditions, health, education, vel fare, labor and recreation of the territory's youth soon will be mailed to every Alaskan city. The survey is sponsored by the Commission on Children and Youth, created recently by Presi- dent Harry Truman.
 Alaska's Department of Public Welfare is taking charge of or ganizing the local commission in the territory, and will assist with the work of the survey. However the program is in no way con nected with the welfare depart ment, it was emphasized.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24

: The entire student body of Val deg School took part in a St. Pat rick's Day program presented at the school last week. Parents of the students were their invited guests for the days entertain ment.
 The St. Patrick's program was presented as follows:
 First Grade Miss Mable Anderson, teacher)
 March," a poem, by Kathy Terrier;
 "The Clouds" a poem, by Larry Gregorieff;
 "Snowflakes," poem. by Jane Bruce;
 'Merrily," a song, by John and Gene George;
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Valdez Students Present Holiday Program

My Wild Irish Rose," a song, by the entire first grade.
 Second and Thixd Grades
 Miss Dolan, teacher) "The Magic Shamrock" play, in which Bonnette Harrison, Den his Jennings, Sharon Olson, Mary Jane Schmidt and Mac Teeter all took part.
 Fourth and Fifth Grades
 (Mr. Stout, teacher) Piano solo by Diane White: Guitar solo by Edward George.
 Junior High School
 (Mrs. Stout, teacher) Poems read by Bernice Teeter and Betty Seward.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Minister PI0ns MunuoI Troininu Center

"A building. now located on the old courthouse property. will be given to inc Rev. R. J. Teeter to be used as a youth manual training center. it was decided at special meeting of the Civic Club held Monday. March 20.
 Reverend Teeter plans 10 move the building 10 a more central location. In addition 10 a manual training classroom. he intends to establish a hob bYcraft center for adults and youth alike. :.=:
 The special Monday meeting was held at the home of Miss Helen Long. .a.>.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
FILM SHOWS LIFE
 OF YOUNG NEWSMAN

The movie shown at the Little Theatre in Valdez school last Tuesday, under the sponsorship of the Valdez Community Hos pital, was Price of Freedom" the movie dramatization of the news paper career of a young war vet eran.
 Thief of Bagdad," techni- color serial, is to start soon at the Little Theatre. Playing dates will be announced in the near future.
 Admission to these Little The atre movies is by donation. They are scheduled each Tuesday eve- ming at 7:45 pm.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Cordova Completes
 Blood-TYpinq Program

"A bIood-typlng program was completed in Cordova recently, under the sponsorship of the Cor dova Health Council. Residents were given free blood-typing. The blood samples will be ana lyzed in Anchorage and each par ticipant in the program will re- tceive a card carrying information about his blood type and Rh fac tor.
 A similar program recently was completed here in Palmer, under the joint sponsorship of the Xii wanis Club and Dr. C. C. Bailey.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
1850 Changes In Fishing Rules Announced By Secty. Chapman

New rules governing the 1850 fishing season were announced last week by Secretary Chapman of the Department of the Inte- rior. Changes in regulations were based in part on recommenda- tions made at a series of public hearings in Alaska and in Seattle, Secretary Chapman said.
 The changes which affect this area would extend fishing dates for red salmon on Copper River to June 20, an extension of five days time over last season:
 Port Chalmers on Montague Is- land is closed to all salmon fish ing this season.
 Set net catches in the Eshamy section are required to be re- ported daily to the Fish and Wild life Service, after the Prince Will
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Hiqh School

High School (Mr. and Mrs. Harold French.
 teachers)
 History of St. Patrick's Day by Jimmy Segerquist;
 Casey at the Bat" poem, by Dean Thatcher;
 Stories of famous Irish people in the United States by Lee Ann Thatcher;
 Irish records played by Frieda Gregorieff.
 Roger Schmidt was master of ceremonies for the program. He concluded the entertainment by thanking the students for their participation, the teachers for their help, and the parents for their attendance.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
BIDS FOR WORK TO BE OPENED ON MARCH 27

Funds in the amount of $16,500 have been assured for a new float. gangway and dock ap- proach for the Valdez small boat harbor, it was announced this week by George Gilson, acting mayor.
 The city council has called for bids on the harbor work. Sub mitted bids will be opened in the Council chambers at the Tillikum Club on Monday, March 27.
 The planned work, together with the maintenance dredging of the small boat harbor, will greatly improve existing dock ar engagements for small boats. The float to be constructed is to be l50 feet long and will lie at right angles to the main dock approach.
 The present dock approach is to be considerably enlarged, to make for easier handling of sup plies to boats docking at the float.
 In addition to this small boat harbor work, negotiations are now under way with Territorial officials, in an attempt to get a seaplane ramp built at the end of the new float. This would permit much better handling of Valdez seaplane traffic, which is heavy during the summer months. x x x * * * k * * * * x x x x * * * x * * * * * *
 A public hearing will be held
 in the Tillikum Club at Valdez
 on April 20. at 8 p.m.. 10 de-
 termine the citY's need for an
 increased harbor area for small
 boats. Hearings on this matter
 were last held in l946. but the
 project was tabled at that time.
 The April 20 hearing will be
 conducted by a representative
 from the office of the district
 engineer al Anchorage. N N. x n sL v As V x w ~
Valdez news., 1950-03-24

liam Sound trap and seine sea- son closes on Aug. 2.
 The fall quota of razor clans was reduced from 5000 to 1000 cases and 2,OOO cases was added to the spring quota.
 The closed season for crab fish ing in the waters of Orca Inlet was extended to Oct. 3l, to pre- vent fishing during the time when the catch is of low quality.
 Herring quotas in the Prince William Sound area were an- nounced on a three-year basis. For the years 1850, 1851 and 1852, the Resurrection Bay-Prince Will liam Sound quota was fixed at l80,000 barrerls annually. The season was shortened in each area. It now ends on Aug. 10 in the Prince William Sound waters.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Funds Approved For Small Boat Hurbor Her
VALDEZ CLEANERS
 PLAN IMPROVEMENT

Joe Davies of Valdez Cleaners, who has just returned from re- cent business trip to Anchorage, announced the purchase of a new cleaning unit for his shop. MT. Davies is planning extensive inn provements for his business, in- cluding a Valdez pickup and de- livery service, in the near future.
 Future plans for the Valdez Cleaners also includes one-day cleaning service for truckers. AS soon as the newly purchased equipment is installed and in good working order, there will be a three-day cleaning service for all customers.
 The Davies are recent arrivals in Valdez from South Dakota.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
VALLEY RESIDENTS VISIT IN VALDEZ

Last week Ed Christensen, Al Gregorson, Leonard Moffitt and Mrs. Wayne Welch drove to Val dez. The trip was particularly enjoyable for MT. Gregorson who had not seen Valdez since he ar rived in the Territory a number of years ago.
 MT. MOffitt and Mrs. Welch wis tied their aunt, Mrs. Lydia Searles, and were guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Ham. .::--:."
 MT. Moffitt drove home a new automobile which had been de- livered at Valdez for him.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Father Melbourne Tells Time of Church Services

Father D. A. Melbourne spent the week of March 14 to March 20 in Valdez. Prior to his return to Cordova, Father Melbourne announced church services at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church as follows:
 Daily mass at 8 am; Rosary and Litany on Wednesday eve ming at 7:30 pm; stations of the Cross on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday mass at 10 am
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
LIBRARY BUYS 151 BOOKS IN '4q

A total of "A new books for adults and 77 new books for children was purchased by the Valdez Library in 1949. Library membership is free to all Valdez children; adults pay a member ship fee of s a year or 50 cents a month.
 The Valdez library is open each Monday evening from 2 to g, un- der the charge of Mrs. Sullivan, volunteer librarian.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
vaIdez Bank Is Approved for FILA Building Loans

Housing again held the spotlight in Valdez last week. Two public meetings, one with Ed Critten- den of the Alaska Housing Au- thority, and another with George Bond of the Federal Housing Ad- ministration, were we'll attended by interested Valdez residents.
 MT. Bond, representing Clinton Staples, who is territorial director of FILA, announced that FILA fi- nancial assistance is now avail able to home builders in the Val dez area.
 The First Bank of Valdez has been named an authorized lend ing institution of FILA. and as such can make loans to indi- viduals interested in construc- ing homes in Valdez.
 MT. Bond was guest at a public meeting held on March Is, in which acting mayor George Gill son explained procedures for se- curing an FILA loan through the Valdez bank.
 MT. Bond asked for a selection of 35 m.m. slides at the conclu- sion of his visit here. The slides will go to MT. Staples, who is collecting film library of Alas kan communities to be shown to lawmakers at Washington, D. C..
 At the earlier public meeting with MT. Crittenden of AHA, resi- dents were told how that organi- zation could help in alleviating the Valdez housing situation.
 MT. Crittenden said AHA could be asked 10 undertake the erection of housing here. when local interests had shown they could not handle inc job. He suggested formation of a CO., operative of home builders, as inc step toward most rapid ac- | 44CI1s II ILLS SO-OPC& o@AtC 4S formed. AHA can give finan- cial assistance up 10 about 85 per cent of the total cost of housing. ii was stated.
 Local Valdez businessmen also might band together to form a corporation and then request AHA assistance, he explained.
 At the conclusion of both hous- ing meetings, Valdez residents pooled opinions on the speediest and most efficient method of se- curing needed housing here. The concensus was that the most prac- tical and rapid method of secur- ing housing in Valdez would be to borrow construction funds from the Valdez Bank under an FILA loan.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
Easter Seal Drive Starts Here March 2l

The Easter Seal drive got under way in Valdez school last Tues day under the chairmanship of Gail Stalker. Seals will be mailed to Valdez residents through the post office. However, if anyone who wishes to buy seals should be missed in the mail, Miss Stalk CT will sell additional replace ments.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
NEW ARC ENGINEER

Bernie Krovets, a recent arri- val in Valdez, is to be an addition to the Alaska Road Commissions engineering department. He has just completed a contract with Drake Puget Sound on Adak.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
NURSES VISIT HERE

Miss Florence Eby, assistant di- rector of public health nursing in Alaska, and Miss Florence Bins ley, district nursing supervisor, were due in Valdez early this week.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
RETURN FROM VISIT

Mrs. Mildred Kaser and Mrs. Florence Ingraham returned from visit to Seward and Anchorage on March Is.
Valdez news., 1950-03-24
PLANS OUTSIDE HOLIDAY

Bob Easterday, who has been employed as a locating engineer by the Alaska Road Commission for the past year, is going Out side on vacation.
Evening star., 1950-10-25

lately has fashion begun capital
izing on the elegance of cleaning
glace leather which so captivated
the women of the fabulous nine
ties. In fact, Florell used white
kid for one of the hat hits of his
collection.
Correct gloves, claim the design
ers, are needed to complete all
outfits. An experienced choice of
gloves can only come through a
woman's being fully aware that
an education in gloves is as i'm
portant as being well versed in
what to wear when"
Cell Chapman states that the
choice of the right gloves for that
evening gown can make
or break the dramatic effect you
desire. This American designer
whose reputation for producing
perhaps the most striking ball
gowns on the present-day fashion
scene, also feels that gloves should
enhance and not over-balance a
gown. Bare shouldered fashions
need long gloves, not to compete
with their bare beauty, but to
emphasize it.
Sophie thinks that the choice of
( accessories offers the wearer a
chance to share with the designer