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The frontiersman., 1954-09-30
Navy Sets December II
 For Annual NROrC Exum

The ninth-annual competitive examination for high school seni- ors who desire to attend college and train for careers as Naval off, ficers will be held throughout the nation and Territory of Alaska on December II, the Navy an nounced this week. Applications for the NROTC are now available, but must be received by Novem- Der 20, the announcement said
 Male cltlzens o1 the U. $. and Territories, between the ages of 17 and 21 are eligible to apply for the NROTC aptitude test. Persons who attain a qualifying score will be given the Navy's rigid midshipman physical exam ination next February. From the pool of qualified candidates re- maining in competition, approxi- mately 1900 young men will be selected for appointment to the NROTC, and the college of their choice.
 Students enrolled in the Regu- lar NROTC program will spend their summers on training cruis- es with the Fleet, and will re- ceive $500 annual retainer pay until commissioned. In additional to the normal college curriculum, the midshipman will study planned course in Naval science. All tuition, fees, and books will be furnished by the Navy.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30
Reporters
 No1eAoah

Don Ingalls,, 1854 graduate of Palmer High School, and son ot MT. and Mrs. Don Ingalls, of Pal .rner left last week for Mon mouth, Oregon, where he will attend the Oregon College of Ed ,ucation, his dads Alma Mater.
 Word was received this week from Fred and Sara Machetanz that they are pretty well settled now at Unalakleet and that they are very busy getting in Wint- CTS supply of wood.
 Two tires were reported stolen from a Studebaker sedan at the Coop garage last week, while it was parked in front of the gar age.
 Mary Lacher plans to leave Pal .mer this week for Cordova.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Barrett re- turned to Palmer last week fol- lowing a vacation spent in the Chitina area.
 Russ and Rusty Dow were at Copper Center this past weekend. Rusty said the trees have turned orown and the mountains in the i ;ance have quite a bit of snow. Looks like winter is just around the corner.
 Mrs. Sue Eldridge began new duties this week as second grade teacher in Central School. She replaces Mrs. Kathryn Wilson, teacher who transfers to the third section of grade sev- zen, replacing MT. Marvin Rupp.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Andrews returned to Palmer last week fol lowing six-week automobile trip to the States. Their 12,000 mile trip took them as far East as Washington,D C. and the state of Maine
 Mrs. Marne Hanks flew to Po- 'atello, Idaho this week where she was called at the death of her father V. L. Ruggles.
 Lee Ehrhart will be hostess to Theta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi aon Monday, October 4 at her home on Valley Street.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30
Committee Reports Health and Safety

Members of the Health ana Safety committee reported the city health officer, pr. C. C. Bail ey has requested anyone having questions about the present polio incident write him note. He stated he would take the time to answer every note. He requested this as a means to prevent "scut- tle-butt" and rumors which are circulating around the city. The city health board hopes to sched- uIe a meeting next Monday night.
 Street Committee
 The bad condition of two ap- breaches to the Glenn Highway were discussed by council mem- bers. They referred to the ap- proach near Hartley's Motor and also the one near Kirk's Sales. Although the condition exists on Alaska Road Commission right of-way, councilmen will attempt to get gravel in the holes.
 " d1Gr ana SGWSI
 Ray Mathews, APW inspector, has notified the city that the water system contracor is expect ed in Palmer his week All fire hvdrants on the new water sys- tenn are being painted by the con- tractor this week. Committee members were reminded of the public meeting to be held on Thursday of this week for a dis cussion of the sewer proposal.
 Appoint Judges
 Mrs. Clara Buzby, Mrs. Nan 1 Curtis, and Mrs. Kathleen Moore were appointed judges in the city election to be held October ,. Mrs. Gertrude Larsh and Mrs. Ger trude Felzien were also approved, as alternate judges.
 Heating Plant
 Further discussions on the type of heating plant to be used in the new fire hall were held. The Council will call for bids when requirements are made known tThe use of a temporary-type heat CT was discussed, along with the complete heating units.
 Business License Granted
 A business license was granted to Betty Jo Riddle of Palmer who plans a part-time hobby business in the City of Palmer.
 To Survey Street
 Council members authorized the survey of Bingle Street for widen ing purposes. The city plat shows a 6O-foot street and a request from the churches of that area for widening will be complied with as soon as possible.
 Mayor Vacancy
 No action was taken on the va cancy in the Mayors office.
 Bills Approved
 Bills totaling S1 ,,43996 was ap- proved for payment. They includ- ed: ARR, freight on steel cul- verts, s61O.68; Ben Hudgins, power work in fire hall, S219.96; Health Center expenses, S28.09; Interior Freight Lines, S6.75; Jack c. Land, labor, S190; Robert Brooks, labor, S25.28; Applegate labor, S63 20; Marvin Kneff, labor S147.60; and Bill Fogg, labor
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30
cify EIection--

(Contlnued from page D
 election, voters will be asked to cast theri ballots for or against the autorization of granting franchise to the Matanuska Elec tric Association and to the Ma tar uska Telephone Association.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30

Esslinger will have to pass en- trance and physical examinations before entering the 1855 class at Annapolis. He is believed to be the first boy from the Valley to be appointed to the Naval Aca- demy.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30
Council hotes-
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1COntlnued on page B bers of the city council. The re- port was not read but will be held until all annual reports are in from the various city depart ments.
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30

FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
 ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
The frontiersman., 1954-09-30

Also residents will be voting on the sewer proposal.
, 1954-03-22
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NO.
NOTICE TO HEIRS OF VIDAL E~NcARNAcIoN, DcsD.
Public notice is hereby given that VIDAL ENcARNA-
CION died in CAristiansted, st. Croix, Virgin Islands, on the
21st day Of December, 1853.

Any and all heirs or next Of kin Including Legitimate
~children) of the said decedent who were dependent on him
for support, partially or totally, at the time Of his death, are
hereby required to file proof Of such relationship and de-
tendency in the Office of the Compensation Commissioner,
located on the first floor Of the Court Building, Frederiksted,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands. on or before the 18th day Of April,
1854.
Done at the Office of the Compensation Commissioner,
Frederiksted, ST. Croix, Virgin Islands, this eleventh day of
MARCH, "A. D, 1854.
LOUIS E. BROWN
Compensation Commissioner
, 1954-03-22
LOUIS E. BROWN

Compensation Commissioners
, 1954-03-22
LOUIS e. BROWN

Compensation Commissioner
, 1954-03-22
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION NO
NOTICE TO HEIRS TO IsIAH GEORGE E~DwARDsDcsr
Public notice is hereby given that ISIAH GEOF
EDWARDS died in Christiansted, st. croix, Virgin Islal
on the 21st day Of January, 1854.

Any and all heirs or next of kin Gncluding Legitimate
.childrenl of the said decedent who were dependent on him
for support, partially Q rtotally. at the time Of his death, are
hereb required to file proof Of such relationship and depend
ency in the Office Of the Compensation Commissioner, located
on the first floor Of the Court Building, Frederiksted, st.
.Croix, Virgin Islands, on or before the 18th day of April, 1854.
Done at the Office Of the Compensation Commissioner,
Frederiksted, st. Croix, Virgin Islands, this eleventh day Of
MARCH, A. D 1854.
Jul E. BROWN
Compensation Commissioner
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
| SURVEY. TEAMS
 DISAGREE ON LOCATION OF MINING OFFICE

JUNEAU --R1-- Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman said that two Interior Department survey teams have made diverse recommendations for location of the Bureau of Mines AL aska office.
 One stateside team recommended that the mining regions be reduced from nine to four and Alaska be in- cluded in a western region with Washington, Oregon. Idaho, Califor- mia, and Nevada with headquarters at Reno.
 A second team of Alaskans, head ed by Roy Earling, former manager of the Fairbanks Exploration Co.,. recommended no change in the AL aska set-up, which HOW has its headquarters in Juneau. The Gov ernor said he opposes moving the office out of Alaska and will dts- euss the matter with Assistant In- terior Secretary Felix Wormser who is at present touring the Territory!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
WRANGELL COMMENDED FOR DONATIONS TO ALASKA CRIPPLED CHILDREN

The May-June issue of Brace and Crutch," official organ of the Alaska Crippled Children's Associa- tion, gives Wrangell a pat on the back for it's support in the recent drive for funds. The article says:
 "Fhe Wrangell Chapter has only small group working but it is a very ambitious group. Their form CT president, Mrs. William East augh, resigned in February but Mrs. Doris Barnes and Mrs. H. B. Thornquist are carrying on. The report of the Wrangell Chapter for 1853 listed 13S members and with their collection jars, sale of cook books, etc, were able to raise $1,- 639.35. During 1853 they contrib uted $302.49 and paid $194.90 for cookbooks. In addition, they pur7 chased glasses for a local child, a hearing aid for another child. orth- opedic shoes for still another. and paid for a trip to Mt. Edadcumbe
 for mother for child consultation. This is a wonderful showing for a small but hard working group.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
VISITING JOE LAWT0NS IoN SURPRISE VISIT

Two sisters of Mrs. Joe Lawton' arrived in Alaska last Tuesday on surprise visit to see Mrs. Layton and a brother, Neal Goodrich, in Ketchikan. Mrs. Lawton flew to Ketchikan to meet them and bring them to Wrangell for visit with the Lawtons and their family. The sisters, Mrs. Jeff Elwood of Pendle- ton, Ore., and Mrs. Frank Russell of Lacey, Wash., were accompanied by Mrs. Russell's grandson, Dick Yarbo.
 This is the first time in fourteen years Mrs. Elwood has seen her brother and the first time in 20 years the sisters have seen their niece and family, the Al McEih- bens.
 The travellers will return to Ket- chikan Saturday for another visit with Mir. and Mrs. Goodrich and then fly home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
WRANGELL GROUP INCORPORATES FOR HOTEL PURPOSES

JUNEAU (Special) -- Articles Of incorporation of Wrangell Hotels. Inc, have been filed in the AuaAt- Ors office here. Ineorporators are Nell E. Grant. Doris M. Barnes and Lennie Engstrom, all of Wrangell.
 h addition to the incorporatOr5 the following are listed as Diirecr tors: James Nolan, Lillian E. Grant, Inez H. Engstrom. Lew NJ. Williams, all of Wrangen, and FL ton E. EDgstrom and Howard stabr Ter both Of Juneau.
 The corporation Is capitalized for $500,000 in preferred and com mon stock listed at s100 8 share.
 The group plans to construct a hotel iD Wrangell to replace the Wrangell Hotel destroyed in the fire of 1852.
 Neil Grant who operated the for mer Wrangell Hotel, Is President of the corporation and Doris Barnes is Secretary Treasurer. Howard Stabler, pioneer Juneau attorney who serves as City Attorney for the Town Of Wrangen. Is the com pany's attorney. Elton Engstrom Mrs. Barnes and Nolan are all members of the Territorial Senate from the First Division.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
ALASKA STEAM LINE
 NOT PLANNING TOURIST BOATS NEXT SUMMER

The Alaska Steamship Company is going out of the passenger ship business at end of the summer sea- son and has no plans for opera ling even tourist boats next summer, Henry Clark, native of Wrangell, former head of the Alaska Deyel- opment Board and now an official of Alaska Line. told a group of business men at a meeting iast night in the Fire Hall.
 We are not going out of the trade" Clark said. but will con- eentrate our efforts on improving and developing freight service. We have no plans al this time for op- erating further passenger vessels after September, including any tourist vessels next summer"
 Costs of operating passenger ships had reached a point where it was financially impossible to. continue the service. He said 1t was a condi- tion prevailing generally in the American shipping industry. Ship building yards generally are idle, he reported, because costs of build ing modern ships and their opera tion has reached the prohibitive point where risk capital isn't inter- ested
 While developing it's "unitized"' cargo program for freight hauling Alaska line is studying the sea train possibility, Clark said. This is the method used to some extent on the Great Lakes where loaded freight cars are swung aboard the vessels and are unloaded onto rails, at point of destination for unload- ing. He said it is a particularly costly program due to the need for having special harbor facilities. but that his company is exploring the idea.
 Clark, who was born in Wrangell and raised in Ketchikan, has been on a swing throughout the TerriL tory and left for Ketchikanl today. en route to the States. He is the east coast representative of the company and spends much of his time in the national capital
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
JUNEAU HAYWOOD PLANT CLOSED BY STRIKE

JUNEAU -LR- Juneau's ply wood plant, closed Sunday noon in strike called by the PlywOod Workers of Alaska Union, remained idle this week with management and labor at a standstill and q chance a federal conciliator may be called in to the dispute.
 The union asks a 30-cent an hour raise across the board for plywood employees. Average current pay is slightly less than s2.S0 with the wage scale range from a minimum lOf $2.50 to $3.24, it was reported
 The corporation offers no raise in the wage scale but guaranteed AS hours work per week from the present and 40 hours per week through the late fall and winter months, operations depending on weather conditions The firm says it now has assurance of a log sup ply to keep the plant in operation.
 Steady employment is a factor in the dispute.
 It was learned this week that the Alaska Plywood Corporations pay roll for the last two weeks will be an average $2OO net take home pay to stockholder-employees, with gross wages for the 80 hours and over time ranging approximately from $250 to $39S. Observation-Disclosures, of which there are 15, according to employees records, receive a wage about 15 percent less than the stockholders. Gross salaries show payments for the two weeks of a. bout S170 for Fl hours work and approximately $196 to $395 for 80 hours plus overtime.
 Ar employee-spokesman gave the average pay to date this year as about S1,6S5, or just a little over $200 month, on the average.
 A union spokesman said in a statement, "any discussion of hour. y rates means nothing if the work CT cannot live on it."
 Corporation President T. A. Mor- gan has contended that wage in- creases are not feasible for opera- tion of the plant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
CONGRESS STUDYING STEAMSHIP PROBLEM

WASHINGTON -lR-Three Dem ocrats posed what they called the problem of providing "deeentn steamship passenger service to AL aska to the Secretaries of Com merce, Interior and Defense this week.
 The discussion came at a meeting held in the office Of Senator War rem G. Magnuson, Washington Democrat. at which Henry Jackson. Washington Democrat, and Dele gate Bob Bartlett, Alaska Democrat, participated.
 The members of Congress insist ed the Territory is entitled to am- pie steamship service. The Alaska Steamship Company has announced 1t would discontinue passenger ser vice after Sept. 6, because of in sufficient revenues
 One promise of support came from Brig. General J. p. Doyle. chief of the Air Forces transporta. tion division. He said all Air Force personnel bound for the north will go via Seattle November 1. Many have been going north from San Francisco.
 Magnuson said some way must be found to provide enough passengers to permit the line to continue oper. alton of two smaller vessels in AI( aska passenger service.
 Jackson said something must be done to give the people of Alaska decent steamship service" He said many towns cannot be reached by air.
 Jackson and Magnuson insisted that representatives of the Ma1S- time Administration. Interior and Defense Departments report 0 their departments that the confer ence expects them to work out a plan for preventing stoppage of passenger service then to report it to the Senators.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
THROUGH THE. SENTINEL PERISCOPE
0TP S1O.75 An Hour

In explaining 10 a group Of local business men here lasu night why the Alaska Steamship Company was forced to discontinue it's passenger ship service effective next month, Henry Clark, official of the ship ping line, brought out that over time plus penalty time for steyedor- ing runs to $1O.75 an hour in Al aska, the highest wage rate known in the shipping trade.
 Mounting wage scales generally, he reported. Is causing a pressure on some businesses to seriously con- sidor closing down. He pointed out the current strike in the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest. Wages in that industry had reach- ed a point where 1t is no longer profitable to operate with the re- suit that the cessation of opera ations may go on all winter.
 The inflated dollar with it's at- tendant demand for more pay to meet consumer costs is indeed quite a buck these days. However, we would like to know where one signs Up for some of that OTP at $l0.75 an hour. Yes, the man said hour, not day,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
PACIFIC NORTHERN PLANNING INSTALLATION OF WRANGELL PLANT

PORTLAND (SpeciaD - The Pacific Northern Timber Company announced today that work has be gun on the plans for the first DOT tion off installations to be made in the Wrangell area. This work will be under supervision of C. D. Johnson, Jr., whose title Is Project Manager
 Johnson makes his home in Port land, Ore, and has previously been employed by Georgia-Paelflc Ply wood Company as assistant to the vice president In charge of produc- tion. He was previously comptroller for the C. D. Johnson Lumber Cork poration and has worked for the First National Bank of Portland and for -Zellerbach Corpora tion in the capacity of an indus trial engineer He was educated at the California Institute of Technol- ogy in mechanical and electrical engineering.
 MT. Johnson advised that Pacific Northern Timber Company's con tract with the Forest Service calls for preliminary plans to be present cd prior to January l, 1855, and that the company expects 10 meet this deadline.
 He further pointed out that the preliminary plans will be made al- most entirely at the companys Portland offices.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
NEARLY S19 MILLION SLATED FOR ALASKA MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

WASHINGTON -R- over $1SA million is listed for Alaska military projects in a supplemental appropriations bill passed by the Senate this week. The bill now goes to a Senate-House conference be- cause the Senate added $352 mil lion to the House bills overall to- tai for military construction at home and abroad.
 Major item or the biii was sf2,- S70,00O for the Alaska Air Com mand, which includes $719,OO0 for Navy aviation facilities at Kodiak. Also, in the bill, are large items for the Army at Alaska bases, a. mong them $1,954.OOO for Kenai installations and $541.00O for Whittier.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
SENTENCES REDUCED FOR SITKA SEWERS

SITKA -R- Six Sitka seiners, convicted Monday of fishing during a closed period. received a reduc- tion ot jail sentences from the U. s. Commissioner Frank Richards on Tuesday.
 Originally sentenced to jail terms ranging from 30 to 50 days, the men were ordered to serve five days each. Richards said their fines of from $250 to $500 vial remain assessed.
 The reduction of jail sentences was recommended by U. s. AtttoT- ney T. k. Munson. The six defendants were Capt. Nick Kasakan, of the Freddie II; Richard Ellason, Henry Krukoff, Stanley WestoYer, Carl Kerr and Frank Cashea. All were remanded to custody to serve the five-day sentences.
 Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman said he received 75 letters of protest to the jail sentences which said the time involved would be for most of the remainder of the fishing sea- sc.l and deprive the fishermen of their livelihood. The Governor, replying to some Of the protests, said he trusted the suspension in the jail sentences was more in line with expressions made by those who protested the initial sentences.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
FISH PACK WE'LL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR TO DATE

Total fish pack to the week ending last Saturday, July 31 for Alaska is 2,158,299 cases, according to figures released by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Last year, for ap- proximately the same period the pack totaled 1.G63.047 cases.
 The pack for Southeastern Alaska so far this year is fS2.241 cases divided up as follows;
 Reds, 7S,SSf, kings. 2,555; pinks, I27S,08y; chums, 40S,61O; cohos, 14,106.
 Last year this area, to approxi- mately the same date had up 39O,r 134 cases.
 Central Alaska has packed 995,- S35 cases this year; up to same time last year. 75O,SO1.
 Western Alaska: 3S0,223 this year; last year, 522,112.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
REPUBLICAN, BOLT?

BILLINGS, Mont -tR- An air plane carrying Adlai Stevenson was hit by lightning yesterday during a central Montana storm. It landed safely at Billings, the only damage being to the radio antenna.
 While Stevenson waited for the antenna to be repaired he grinned wryly and commented, "and after all of the hospitality the Montanans have shown me-"
 Earlier in the week, at Great Falls, on completion of an Alaskan tour Stevenson had declared that If public opinion poll were taken now among Alaskans, 80 per cent of them would be for statehood"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
LILLIAN STOKES
 PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL THIS MORNING

Mrs. Lillian Stokes, daughter of Frank Desmond of Wrangell, passed .away at SEQ this morning at Bish- .op Rowe General Hospital She was 52 years old.
 flrs. Stokes was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening, suffer ing from pneumonia.
 Born in Douglas. Mrs. Stokes had lived in Wrangell 37 years. Besides her father, she is survived by three sons. Richard, Robert and Gilbert. and a daughter Mrs. Kenneth Lew is and a brother, Livingston Des- mond, all of WTangell.
 Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian Church Mon day afternoon at ? o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
Civil Defense

War is probably no closer than usual but there is considerable new activity in the Civil Defense pro gram in the Territory. Next week Sal Peterson, Federal Civil De- fense Administrator, is coming up from the national capital to take a look-see. Meanwhile, there is a re- activation of the defense program which has been comparatively dor mant except around key military points to the Westward and Inter- for.
 This week Harold E. Pomeroy, Alaska director, who visited here a week ago announced the crea- tion of the Wrangeu Civil Iaefense District which includes all of Wrangell Island and adjacent pop ulated areas. George M. Smith, who has served as local director of civil defense for the last several years, had been appointed director for the new district. Supplemental com munications promises to be the Wrangell districts major role in the revived program. Quite a ship ment of communications equipment is scheduled to be sent here shortly in connection with the setup.
 In line with security, the Coast Guard is instituting the identifica- ton card program in the TerFitorW similar to the pass you used to caJ- ry around during the last war to gain admission to waterfronts. A Coast Guard man is expected to be here within the next two oll three weeks to institute the pro gram
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-08-06
O. K. BAKKE HOME

o. K. "Tink" Bakke, who was flown south three weeks ago for special treatment at Virginia Ma son hospital in a seriously i'll con dition. returned home last week end. accompanied by his daughter Mrs Berkeley Sturteyant, who also took him south.
 Although he lost lot of weight and still has to take it easy TOT some time" "Tink" is on the road to complete. recovery.