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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29
Southern Railway Conductor
Winds Up so Years of Service

lOne time a group Of his friends
was going down to visit. and said
they wanted to get on at Orange,
Iva.
II knew Mr.. Stettinius' friends
always were met at Culpeper. so ]
had the train stopped there, in
stead. They were met, too. Never
would have been in Orange"
"One time a woman had a baby
lon my train, Mr.. Armack contin-
Iued. II found q nurse but there
wasn't a doctor aboard. I must
have been a fair substitute because
the woman named the baby after
Ime."
Speaking of babies reminded the
conductor of the time i woman
left her baby on the train when it
pulled into Washington.
Born in Virginia.
by the time I'd found 1t and
turned into over to Travellers Aid,
the woman had taken a train
north. Got to Baltimore before
she remembered it.
Mr.. Armack was born i, Orange
County. Va. and got his first job
as machinist's helper in the
Alexandria yards of the Southern
railway. A year later Mr.. Armack
became q brakeman. He attained
the eminence of passenger con-
ductor in 1909.
Mr.. Armack's leavetaking from
the railroad where he spent most
|of his life was quiet, almost
routine. His wife. Pearl, left their
home at 5456s Thirtieth place
NV. and came down to meet him
at Sis this mornj- The mem
bers Of the train crew came up,
shook his hand and wished him
luck.
A moment later he was in re-
tirpYnanf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29

ductor j o h n
Arnack.
w h en- h e
train pulled in
to Washington
early i cd ay.
Mr.. Armack left
1t for the last
time. An en-
ploye of TIL e
railroad for Just
over 80 years,
he's r e firing
n o W to fish.
hunt and call
on the friends
he's made 6ur-i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29
Nays Fastest Ship
lis Back at Annapolis
BY the Assoeiated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 29.-The old
|Reina Mercedes, called the fastest
ship in the Navy" because she's
been tied fastest to her dock. has
come home to roost.
The former Spanish cruiser,
which was named after Queen
Mercedes, has been at the Naval
Academy since 1912. In all ti.at
time, she's gone on two trips
always under tow. She sailed down
to Norfolk last April IS for her
second complete overhaul. She had
earlier been towed down in 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29

Robert C. Purdy, is on duty with
the Coast Guard at Seattle. A
daughter, Mrs. Jean Elizabeth
Murray, lives at Kansas City, Mo
Mr.. Purdy plans to spend a lot
of his time from now on at base.
ball games and may scout for .
big league club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29
Ping Purdy, Former
|Banplayer, Honored
On u. 5. Retirement

Elias G. (Ping) Purdy, So, one
of Washington's best known base
ball players 80 years ago, was hon.
|ored today at ceremony in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29
Mrs. Pfeiffer Gets Post

Mrs. William r. Pfeiffer, past
president of the Alexandria
League of Women Voters, has been
appointed action director of the
League of Women Voters of Vir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-29

Regular riders on the Southern
Railways crack Crescent Limited
will have to get along now with
out the friendly services of Con-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
WRANGELL BREAD
 WILL SOON BE BACK ON THE MARKET

Kenneth Stensland, owner of the American Bakery in Wrangeu. an nounced today that he had leased the bakery to Lee Stella of Seattle and il was expected the shop would be back in operation in a. bout two weeks, or as soon as work of renoyating is completed
 Stella has arrived in town and will be joined shortly by his wife and two children. He comes from the Frederick & Nelson bakery in Seattle
 The local bakery has been closed for about two months. or since the former operators, the Walter Ludtkes. left for Tacoma.
 Steneland. who operated the shop for msn- years. now has bakery in Salem. Ore. He had planned to come back to Wrangell to operate his own plant but was unable to make satisfactory arrangements for disposal of his property in Salem.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
KOREAN TRUCE TRY
 GETTING NOWHERE

MUNSAN, Korea lAP) LIN. spokesman said Allied and Com munist truce subcommittees held a completely unproductive and incon- elusive two hour and forty-fiye minute sesion Friday, cancelled the lafternoon meeting and called an iother for Saturday morning.
 Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols. Allied spokesman, said the Reds had again brought up their five point plan for ceasefire line which lthe UN command rejected Thurs day. Nulols added that the Com- 'munists were giving increasing in- .dication of a dsire for immediate freezing of a demarcation line to relieve them from any military pressure to reach agreement on other agenda items.
 
 TOKYO-The Peiping radio flatly denied Friday an Allied statement reporting the Reds as insisting on an immediate. inflexible military demarcation line in Korea. The broadcast quoted irresponsible member" of the Communist truce delegation as saying that state ments and communiques put out by the American side are in utter con- tradiction to facts" It said further the Reds proposed another under standing that if any real changes occur in the actual line of contact before the armistice agreement is signed the buffer zone should be shifted to conform.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
NEW OIL FIELD REPORTED ION COLVILLE RIVER

DENVER (AP) - The industry advisory committee to the Navy Thursday the discovery of new Alaskan oil field at Umiat on the Colville river above the Are tic Circle in interior Alaska. Capt. R. H. Meade, Chief of the Naval Petroleum Reserves, said the group also heard from responsible sour .ces" reserves there were from 90 Ito 100 million barrels, also that natural gas was found in reserve.
 The committee decided at the end of the four-day session to rec ommend to the Navy secretary that he ask Congress for funds to carry on exploration in the 37.0O0 square mile reserve throughout the next two years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
SUPREME COURT
 CONSENTS TO RULE ON FISH LICENSE TAX

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has agreed 10 say whether Alaska may impose a $50 a year license fee on nonresident fisher men when it charges Alaskans only .$5.
 The |. s. Circuit Court in San Francisco has held the Territory
 aunot The circuit court said the higher fee on uon-residents was an unconstitutional burden on in ter-state commerce.
 lae fuIius was given on a suit by the Alaska Fishermen's Union on behalf of some 3,2O0 members who are non-residents of Alaska and who fish in the Territory each year.
 fhe supreme Court review oH Che dispute was asked in an appeal filed by J. Gerald Williams, atto- ney general of Alaska. He con tended, among other things. that Alaska had shown that "the in convenience. burden and expense" Of collecting the tax from non-res- ident fishermen is substantially greater than that of collecting from residents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
To Meet In Sitka
 December l2

Call for a Democratic Divisional convention to be held in sitka be- ginning December 12, was issued today by Senator James Nolan of Wrangen Chairman of the First Division Democratic Committee. Nolan said he expected the session could complete it's work in two or possibly three days.
 Official notice 10 all precinct chairmen in the Division will go forward in the mail in the next few days. requesting that precinct .caueuses be held and delegates named to the convention. Each pre- cinct is entitled to one delegate for each 25 votes or fraction thereof cast for the Democratic candidate receiving the highest vote at the last general election Wrangell will have 10 delegates.
 The Sitka convention will elect delegates to the Territorial con- vention, scheduled for Anchorage in January. It will also elect divisional committee to carry on the organizations work in the di- vision during the next four years and adopt a platform to be pre- sented at the Anchorage session.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
ALASKA TELEPHONE CORP. EXPANDS TO SKAGWAY

JUNEAU The Alaska Tele- phone Corporation is in the process of buying the Skagway Public Ser vice Co.,, in Skagway for $80,OO0, aceosding to Douglas Starr, vice president and general manager of the corporation.
 Starr said that J. NJ. Pichotta, president of the Skagway Public Service Co.,, which furnishes light, power, water and telephone servi- ces for Skagway, had served mo- tice a year ago that due to i'll health he would close operations as of November 6.
 The ATC took over the telephone operation at Skagway as of Nov ember l, Starr said. Present plans call for the install lation of dial equipment and power plant improvements at Skagway shortly after the first of the year, Starr said.
 The Arc now operates telephone service at Seward, Nenana and Wrangell and expects to install a '100-dial telephone system at Haines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
WHAT'S THIS ? THE OLD BOARD
 STILL IN BUSINESS :?

JUNEAU = The Board of Ad- Iministration of Alaska, meeting N ednesday afternoon in Governor 'Gruening's office approved the re- lease o1 S05O,U0U to the office of the Commissioner of Veterans Al tails for Use by veterans on loans for homes and businesses
 Inc money had been held in the Territorial treasury as a balance .Of an appropriation made for Vet erans Affairs for use by veterans frozen since June, 1949. Other funds were also released from the freeze order.
 ne money released for veterans loan purposes was at the request of the Commissioner of Veterans Af- fairs, Floyd Guertin. Guertin ap- peared before the board in support of his requets.
 Four of six members of the old Board who met yesterday were Gov. Gruening, Henry Roden, trea- surer; Neil Moore, auditor; and Frank Metealf, highway engineer. This action was taken by the old Board of Administration in ratifi- cation of a previous action by the Board created under the reorgan- ization bill. Legality of the new Board has been questioned. The new Board had approved the re- lease of the funds at it's meeting August 30.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09

frying pan, and broke only one yolk.
 After Saturday nights meeting over 25O people swelled the new hall to enjoy dancing and enter tainment until the wee hours of the morning.
 The following visiting Elks reg istered at the local Elks Temple for the two-day ceremony. This does not include wives and others who brought the attendance from out of town to over 100 persnns:
 From Juneau: Henry Museth. A L. Riendeau, LeRoy West, c. L. Wingerson, Stuart Huston, E. k Haag, Harold Fennel, Gus Gis5- berg, Mel Johnson, Scotty Adams. M E. Monagle, Fred Reed
 From Ketchikan: Bill Lockwood, Art Bryant, E. A. Vincent, Gordol Zerbetz, Al Wingren, Art Ander- son, Cliff Emard Vern Stedman, A H. Zeigler, R. A. Bartholomew, V. R. Milligan, Jack Brounty, Rod Burgh, Art Liljestrand, Joe Bailey, A. N. Bue, W. c. Stump, Bud Bod ding, Butch Thomas, Ronald Wick, Robert ziegler, Tom Chandler, Jim Whaley, W. c. Blanton, Pete De- Boer, James Barry, John Miles, Clyde McGillvray, Pete Wilson, Bill Boardman, K. A. Alderman, George Mackie.
 From Petersburg L. A. Math ison, Bud Peterson, Ed Dahl, Les Wingard, Jess Ballard, John Clark, Wm. Stedman, Lyle Roundtree, Earl Hagerman, Jerry Bolanger, Vern Heimdahl, Slim Faber, Claude Roundtree, James Mcbride, Donald Riggs, Marion Kvernack.
 From Sitka: Orville Paxton, C.. E.. Wortman, Arne Dorum, Gil Bartlett, Howard Bradshaw.
 From Skagway: c. A. Carroll, M. P. Taylor, Frank Richmond.
 From Anchorage: A. T. Kirk land Louis Odsather, Eugene Smith.
 From Seward: Hal Gilfilen.
 Other visitors were H. H. Dick Fairhurst from Moose Jaw Sask., Canada; William Hawkins, Occur d'Alene, Idaho; Emmett Anderson, Tacoma, Wash, Ed Alexander, Ab- 'eTdeen, Wash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
NEW TAXES ON 'LUXURIES NOW IN EFFECT

The new Federal tax on cigaret- tes, liquor and other luxury items went into effect November 1.
 The new tax ups the rate on cigarettes from $3.5O to $4.0O per housand. This amounts to an ad- .ded tax of one cent per package of twenty.
 The Federal tax raises the price beer S1.0O barrel. Hard liquor is taxed an additional $15O per al.on, or 30 cents a fifth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
ALASKA GOLD PRODUCTION UP 20 PER CENT IN 1850

WASH. DC. (AP) = The Bur eau of Mines reported Thursday that 1850 gold production increased 20 per cent over the previous year to reverse the two-year downward trnd. Gold output was 2,394.231 ounces. Silver production also up .22 per cent over last year for a total of 42,459,O14 ounces, highest since 1942. Alaska production lis- ted as: gold 289,272 ounces; sill yer, 52,638.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09

government by Alaskans, rather than by Ernest and the Interior Department.
 Something More Inspiring
 Under a beautiful autumn sun this morning We saw something much more inspiring and refresh ing than any political haze.
 Some 100 and better feet in the air workers are getting close to putting the crown on the new lsmokestack at the local sawmill- the first of couple of twin stacks which, one of these days, will be lspouting industrial smoke into the Wrangell skies and bringing pros- perity and activity to the commun- ! ity. Somehow. we are acquiring an affinity for that smokestack. It is the sort of thing that brings sound development and progress to the Territory of Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
VISITS HERE FREELY

Dr. Grace Field, from the Jun eau office of the Territorial De- partment of Health. was a brief yis- itor in Wrangell today between planes.
 pr. Field was returning from San Francisco where she attended a meeting of the American Public Health Council : While here she visited with Mrs. Marjorie Buntin, local Public Health nurse.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
PLANE PASSENGERS

Last Sunday was a busy day for Art Nelson and his staff in the lo- cal airline office Eleven planes called in during the day and took cut 69 passengers - most of them Elks who had attended the dedica- .tion ceremonies Saturday of the Wrangell Elks' new hall.
 Other passengers. besides Sun days special flights in and out of Wrangell during the week were.
 Saturday, Nov. 8 = To Ketchi- Mr. Marlowe, Pauline sphung. T. o. Dickinson, Mr. Dawson, Bud Wilder From Ketchikan: John Miles, Jim Barry Bud Wilder, c. Dawson, Mir. and Mrs. Bill Board man, Mr Raghich, Jean Dorman, MT. Hubbard, Bud Lindstrom.
 To Juneau: Marvin Taylor A. T. Kirkland From Juneau. Fred Reed, Julius Ferney. To Peters burg: Mir Esch, Mir. Pierce. From Petersburg: Mir. and Mrs. Ed flag eman, Jerry Balanger, Slim Faber, V. Heimdahl, Bunny Madison, Bud Peterson, Ed Dahl.
 Sunday, Nov. 1 To Ketchikan: Jim Whaley, Art Lilyestrand, Mrs. Lilyestrand, Ron Milligan, Mrs. R Milligan, Jean Dorman, Miss Hub bard, Amanda Anderson, Maybelle Hurley Ann Gulf, Jim Barry. J. Miles, Joe Bailey, Al Wingren. Pete DeBoer, Arnt Bue. Mrs Ron aid Wick. Pat Carroll, OrYille Pax ton. H. Bradshaw, A. Dorum. Charles Wartenan, Scotty Adams. NJ E. Monagle, Gene Smith. L. Od- sather, Ralph Bartholomew, Laura Bartholomew, Herbert Duguqua.
 To Petersburg: Mr and Mrs. Hagerman. To Juneau: Capt John son, Fred Hanford, Hal Gilfilin, Le Roy West, Gus Gissberg, Jim Sim mons, H. Fennel, R. Haag, Stuart Houston, C. Wingerson.
 Monday, Nov. , - To Juneau. Etolin McAden, Allen Bradley, Jul jus Ferney, Ray Hammer. From Juneau: Karl Asheland, L. Lind strom. To Petersburg: Clint Stach- ley MT. Cooter, Try Cassetz.
 Tuesday. Nov. = To Ketchi- kan: Everett Buness, Olaf Hansen, Bertha Hansen, Al Marcum, All Marcum, Pete Wilson. From Ketch- ikan: Bob Ziegler, O. Berg, Walter Kubley, P Wilson. D. Alexander, Jim Schwartz, M. L. Anderson, W. Dahlquist, Willie Skinna
 To Juneau: Victor Hill, Frank Buckner. From Juneau: c. Keil, W. A. McGee. To sitka: Howard Marks. To Petersburg: Larry Lindstrom. Marian Sumption. From Petersburg: Marian Sumption, Lee Steear.
 Wednesday, Nov. = To Ket- chikan: Mrs. Jessie Armstrong, Cliff Berg, Matilda Hernandez, Alberta Roody, MT. Hightwoer, MT. Rudon. From Ketchikan: R. Peters. To Juneau: MT. Keil, Fred Reed. From Juneau: Mrs. B. Wad- galis, Bishop Gordon. To Peters burg: Frank Webb. Dorothy Webb, From Petersburg: Frank Webb, Dorothy Webb.
 Thursday, Nov. - To Ketchi- kan MT. Hurley, H. Schaub, Bill Latin. From Ketchikan: Wm. Lat tin, Carl Hall, A. Roaming, s. Jen- kins, Leo Lyster, J. Benson. To Petersburg: MT. Anderson. From Juneau: Frank Buckner, George Rogers, Wm. Bateman, Lloyd Ness, Margey Rosseau, Mir. Rosseau, Mir. Butare, MT. Zumwalt
 Friday, Nov - Prom Peters burg: Father Hoch, Carl Hall, MT. Butare, Mir. Peters. From Peters burg: Alice Joseph.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
Eastaugh Honored

A highlight of last Saturdays meeting was when Past GER And 'erson presented William Eastaugh with a life membership in the To- cal lodge for his leadership and work in the building of the new hall.
 Wrangells FIR Coulter expressed the thanks and appreciation of the lodge for the wonderful gifts and was joined in the expression of gratitude by Wrangell Elks who stood and applauded as the an nouncements were made.
 Coulter said later he and his To- cal brothers would strive to carry out the principles of brotherly love so well illustrated by the visitors.
 Gifts from the Wrangell lodge were presented to Anderson, Alex ander and Hawkins.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
MCKINNEY NEW DEMO NATL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON - Frank E. Me Kinney, 47-year-old Indiana banker and businessman, was elected chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee this week.
 Mckinney the Administration choice succeeds William NJ. Boyle who resigned recently.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09

DON'T FORGET to register for the water bond election by Nov. 28. On Nov. 27 go to
 the polls and vote YES for issuing $15O,O0O in bonds to finance the new water system
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
Over 100 Out-of-towners Here For Ellzs Program Last Week End

HAbA 1f1l 4HN out tl loNu II Nl5Il- ors swelling the audience to more than 200 persons, the Wrangeu Elks lodge dedicated it's new hall and club rooms last Saturday after noon at four o'clock.
 Ihe dedication ceremonies were conducted by Past Exalted Rulers of the WrangeIl lodge. PER Nor man Whitaker headed the program assisted by PIERS James Nolan, Virgil Newman, Dick Moore, Al Ritehie, J C. Hay and H. B.. Thornquist. Thornquist is a PER of the Skagway lodge.
 The representative of the Grand Lodge. Past Grand Exalted Ruler Emmett Anderson and District be putty Wilfred Stump, gave buef talks on Elkdom.
 An appropriate musical program was presented by Mrs. John Cou,- ter wife of Wrangel's EAalted Ruler, Mrs. L. T. Campbell. wlIe of the Esteemed Loyal Knight of Wrangell lodge and Bruce John ston, a new member of the local lodge.
 Before 112 clks. meeting in the Inew Wrangell Elks lodge home last Saturday evening, the local lodge, ! B. P. O. Elks 1895. was presented with two bowling alleys and other gifts to commemorate the occasion of the dedication of their new home.
 The Ketchikan lodge, parent lodge of 1895, presented a bill of sale for the two alleys recently in- stalled in the local hall. The aB- leys were two that Ketchikan had replaced and sold to Wrangell when the Ketchikan lodge moved into it's new home two years ago.
 Presentation of gifts was made after brief addresses by WiIfred c. Stump of Ketchikan, District De- putty of Southeast Alaska Elkdom; William Hawkins of Occur d'Alene, Idaho, chairman of the Elks Ma tionaI Judiciary Committee; Ed Alexander of Aberdeen, past chair man of the National Activities ommittee and Emmett Anderson of. Tacoma, Past Grand Exalted Hulet. Anderson attended .the Ketchikan l)dge's hall dedication two years ago when he was Grand Exalted Ruler of Elkdom. Representative of tue re,el- burg lodge announced that they were pi piesenting the Wrangen lodge with special exalted rulers chair Wrangell is parent lodge of the Petersburg organization. LeRoy West, of Juneau, announced that
 he Capital City Elks were making the Wrangell lodge a present of el- ectric chimes.
 Fred G. Hanford, past exalted ruler of the local lodge and very active in the organization through it's years, presented a jewel to the station of Exalted Ruler. The Ter ritorial Elks Association announced that it was presenting jewels for the rest of the officers of the lodge.
 Sitka is sending an oil painting for the new Wrangell hall and the three visiting dignitaries from the states, Anderson, Alexander, and Hawkins, are presenting a bronze plaque to commemorate the dedi- cation of the new home of 1895.
 The Wrangell Emblem Club pre- sented the lodge with a gift of $250 and Anderson, as well as Ex- alted Ruler John Coulter, expressed the gratitude of the Elks to the Emblem Club, not only for the gift, but for the work in putting on a pot luck lunch Friday, dinner on Saturday and entertaining wives of visiting Elks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
Ia0PERTY TRANSFER

tesoerday Bfander Castle pur- Ceased lot 2 in block 14 from Wal Ter Wing. The lot is situated just below the William Eastaugh resi- dence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
Other Events

Tn addition to the luncheons and
 dinners put on by the Emblem Club, Don House headed a commit tee that supplied breakfast at the lodge hall on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He was aided by Chief Cook Ben Carson who cooked 22 dozen eggs, Tipping them with the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09

FOR SALE = Practically new Easy spin-dryer washing machine, $10O. Can be seen at Newman and Early's store. 51-1tp
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
DON'T FORGET to I

DON'T FORGET to register for the water bond election by Nov. 23. On Nov. 27 go to
 the polls and vote YES for issuing $150,oo0 in bonds to finance the new water system
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT = House, just clean ed and painted. oil burner steve. See Nore's 51-1tc
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09
ta ta's3s 's''s'' 't''i' 'sa''''Y } ARMIsTICE DAY TO BE OBSERVED
 HERE MONDAY

Stores and business hous- es of the community will be closed on Monday in observ- ance of Armistice Day which falls on Sunday. Shoppers are reminded to do their buying for a long week end on Saturday.
 No public program is planned this year
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-11-09

YOU CAN HAVE them if you haul them awayl Two stationary tubs in good condition. See Mrs. P. c. Mccormack. 51-Itc