The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-11-12
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Diamond Jubilee
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 For 75 years - more than the average life time - the Presbyter- ian Church of Wrangell has been carrying it's message of faith to the people of this great north land This week it marks with appropri- ate ceremony it's Diamond Jubilee a token of recognition to the eour- ageous men and women who found ed the mission and it's scores of followers who have carried on with determination and faith through the years.
 Today the First Presbyterian Church of Wrangell is Alaska's old est protestant church. To it goes the credit for establishing the first Sunday School in the Territory, two years prior C1870 to the or ganization of the church in 1879.
 The history of it's beginning un- der the leadership of Dr. Sheldon Jackson when the lumber for the first church was brought from Shakan in Thlinget war canoes down through the years of effort and struggle has been ably told by it's present pastor, the Rev Paul F. Evans. in the series of articles which have appeared in this news paper in recent weeks.
 It is one of the great factual stories of the north great tab leau of the religious drama. enact ed in this historical and colorful town.
 On this occasion, The Sentinel no youngster itself at 52, joins with this community and many others throughout Alaska in eX- tending congratulations to the First Presbyterian Church Of Wrangell. May it's fine work con- tinue through 75 and many more years to come
 Veterans Dav
 While observing what We used to call Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day, yesterday, we de- cided a little research might be in order It developes that the credit for the change in names goes to Congressman Rees of Kansas, who shared the views of various veter- ans organizations that Armistice Day, which marked the end of World War I, should be broadened to include a few million other vet erans who have fought a lot of war since the fracas of 1917 and IS. Rep. Rees pushed a bill through Congress to change the name and President Eisenhower signed it on June 1 of this year. Yesterday Rep. Rees was awarded with a medal by the Veterans Day committee, and it's our thought that ho well deserved it.
 Active Winter
 Wrangell appears headed for an active winter. In addition to the sawmill construction work and the usual shrimp cannery operations, announcement is made this week Sat work will start in the next couple of weeks on the new con- struction program at Wrangell h. stitute which entails an estimated expenditure of something over $300,000. This work is being done on force account by the Alaska Ma tive Service which means the use of local labor and equipment.
 While the actual construction is not expected to get underway be- fore spring, site was selected this week in this area for an airplane facility known as pull-out ramp to be built by the aviation division of the Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission under the airport federal aid program. Estimated cost is around $75,O00.
 Timber Business
 Fred Niendorff in his Seattle PostIntelligencer business column, reports this week that Georgia Pacific Plywood Co.,, has acquired in excess of billion feet of tim Der in western Oregon at a cost of something more than 12 million dollars, giving it control of the largest single stand of timber of any company in the Pacific North WGSt. Georgia- Pacific is the par ent company of Pacific Northern Timber Company of Wrangell which in June acquired from the Forest Service an estimated three million board feet of timber in this area for it's projected lumber and pulp operation here.