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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
CHOIR PRESENTS CANTATA AT INSTITUTE

The Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church journeyed to W1ungell Institute last evening and presented "The Music of Christ mas" by Wilson, for the students and staff. Prior to the cantata Mrs. Paul Evans, who accompanied the choir, played "A Fantasy of Christ mas Carols" for the Prelude after which the choir sung 70 Come All Ge Faithful" with the students and staff joining.
 The .choir then presented the cantata with suitable readings by the Rev. Paul F. Evans.
 The choir of 21 voices was under direction of Mrs. E. R. Sharnbroich with Miss Rosalyn Howard as sop rho soloist.
 Following the concert the choi1 were guests of the staff at the dup lex for Christmas cookies and cof- ipp
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
HAULING WATER
 ORDER OF THE DAY AROUND WRANGELL

With continued cold weather causing mains and water pipes to freeze as well as threatening the capacity of the reservoir, hauling water became the order of the day in Wrangell this week.
 With tierces from the cold stor- age serving as containers in the emergency, the city put on a water wagon and as of today had 62 wat CT users getting their supply from this source which rises at the creek at the city park Others formed their own bucket brigade and call ed on neighbors who were fortun- ate to still have water.
 City officials reported the water at the dam holding it's level and gaining a little as more and more residents were cut off by freezing mains or pipes. Operation "Thaw" is now being planned, depending on weather conditions. There was some moderation in temperature at midweek but not enough to free frozen lines. Effort will be made tomorrow to clear some of the city mains.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
WALTER A. COULTER SUCCUMBS TO | LONG ILLNESS

Walter A. Coulter, 58, member of the pioneer Coulter family, dled here last night following a long illness. He had come home just be- fore Christmas from the Marine hospital in Seattle where he had ,een undergoing treatment ana exnected to return after the first of the year.
 tuneral services will be at II o. dock Mon(, morning at the Pres byterian Church with the Rev. Paul Evans officiating. The follow ing friends of the family will serve as pa lbea CTS: Art Nelson, James Nolan. Neil Grant, E. R. Sharn- broich. L. T. Campbell and Art Ivy. Burial will be in Wrangell Memorial Cemetery.
 Walter was born ill Robbinsdale, Minn.. in 1897 and came here with his parents, the late Cash Coulter and Mrs. Coulter, surviving, in 1900. He was educated in the local schools and was engaged in the fishing industry until two years ! 20 when illness forced his retire ment from active work. He was a charter member of the local Elks lodge and was for many years a member of the Pioneers of Alaska.
 Adopting photography as a hobby, he had acquired an extensive col lection of Wrangell scenes. In the last year Walter had spent good deal of time in the hospital, suffer- ing from kidney condition.
 Surviving besides his mother and sister, Irene Coulter, with whom he hade his home, are two brothers, John J. and Harry of Wrangell; a sister, Mrs. James McAden of PalG Alto, Calf, the former Etolln Coulter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
KLONDY DUFRESNE HAS LEAD STORY IN XMAS SATEVE POST

Klondy (Nelson) Dufresne), as "A Daughter of the Gold Rush, ' collaborating with Corey Ford, has the place of honor in the Decem- A issue of the Saturday Evening Post - the lead story.
 Klondy, who came to Alaska at the age of five with her mother from Deadwood, So. Dakota, tells of their landing on the beach at Nome into a world of all-male gold-seekers - except for the girls living behind the Board Wall"
 It is fascinating true-life story of Nome in the early days and of her father, Warren Nelson who was never contented with a sure strike but was always seeking more golden pastures" and of her moth CT and herself who stayed home a. waiting his return with "solid gold mansion"
 Profusely illustrated, it also tells of the Nelson family's contact with others who later became national figures Tex Rickard, Jimmy Doolittle, and others.
 A young Biological Survey agent, fresh from New Hampshire and World War l named Frank Du- fresne, unloaded a wild dog team he couldn't handle onto KIondy. After she hnd tanned them and won races with them, he wanted them back. Finally, he had to marry the gal to get the dogs, as Frank puts it. and they have lived happy ever after" first along the Arctic Coast in Juneau where Funk was heas of Fish and Wldlife Service a- the Alaska Gane Commission. now in Olympia. Thev have tw children and six grandchildren.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
TWO HOLIDAY FIRES HERE DURING
 WATER SHORTAGE

With the Wlnngell Fire Depart ment running fire patrols, auxili- ary pumps ready to flood mains with salt water, and the cold wea- ther, everyone has been on edge waiting for the fire alarm to go. On Christmas eve afternoon 1t sounded for a fire at Jacobson's Apa- -tments and the day after Christmas, in the afternoon, for a fire at the Laurence Taylor home.
 The fire at Jacobson's was start ed by shorted- and overloaded wires in the attic, it was reported. The alarm rang about noon and the fire was out within an hour. There were several thousand dollars of iamage reported, confined mostly 0 the roof and attic.
 The fire at Taylor's was caused " the explosion of an oil heater in the wash room. Taylor said he lad just checked the heater and gone in to sit down when it went off with a bang. The room was immediately enveloped in flames hat quickly spread to the upper loor of the house.
 The fire department pumped salt water from the bay to put the fire put but, because of the age of the house - over 60 years - Taylor said it looked like a complete loss.
 Stay On Phone
 The Fire Department requests persons turning in alarmfs to please stay on the phone, after the fire alarm rings, so they can tell the department where the fire is. There was slight delay in getting to the Taylor fire as, the first person calling in and ringing the alarm did not stay on the phone to tell where the fire was. Remember, making a fire call automatically rings the alarm - but does not tel the fireman where the fire is.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH TO HAVE FIVE WEEKS BIBLE STUDY COURSE

Starting January 5, 1856, next Thursday evening at s o'clock, and continuing until February 2, a Bible study course will be held at the Assembly of God Church, 1t is announced by the Rev. Richard A. Hendricks, who will teach the course An invitation to the public was extended by the Rev. Hend- ricks, to attend this Bible study group. Hendricks said main source book will be Tn to All Truth" hy Snnley Ho lon, which, he said. contains a good study on four of the fundamental doctrines of the Bible. Glass; will be from s to 10 o'clock each Thursday evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Prospects Bright

The new year of 1856 comes winging in tomorrow night Wltn prospects bright that it may be one of the best for Wrangell ana Southeast Alaska.
 On January 25 bids will be op- ened by the Forest Service for big block of timber in the SltKa area. Expected to be the ma1or bidder is the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Co. which operates the Wran- gell Lumber Company. If this group is successful, it will mean pulp p.ant for Sitka and it will also mean a continuing operation for years ahead of the Wrangell lum- Der manufacturing plant.
 In the Juneau area, the Georgia Pacific Company has given 1ndlca- aion and done some preliminary work toward the establishment of paper manufacturing plant in the vicinity of the Capital City
 In this immediate area, Paclf1c Northern Timber Company expects to get underway with construction and operation of it's plant at Shoe maker Bay to harvest the 900 of central Southeast Alaska timber it holds under 50-year contract with the Forest Service. The con- pany has acquired by act of Con- gress, some 45 acres of tidelands at Shoemaker Bay location, six miles south of Wrangell on Zimovia highway and dredging, filling and construction is expected to start in the spring.
 The summer of '56 also will see the dredging of the local harbor, completion of the finger floats within the harbor and completion of the new airplane facility at A. Mile, all of which tie in with the industrial development of the com munity
 Other possibilities for 1856 may find the city making provision for a more adequate water supply - as result of our present water shortage and the Wrangen Hotel Corporation might function with a much-needed hotel.
 Indeed, 1856 promises to be, a year of extensive progress and de- velopment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
Woman of the Year

Our judges haven't come up with the final decision on the man of the year" although they have been giving a lot of consideration to the men who have been keeping the town in water and guarding a. gainst fire in the present emerg- ency. However, we can announce
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
WRANGELL PIONEER TAKEN BY DEATH

Walter Andrew Swenson, SD, long time resident of the Wrangeli area, died here Monday. Funeral services were held Wednesday with the Rev. Paul Evans officiating Burial was in Wrangen Memorial cemetery.
 Swenson was born in Manitowac, Wisconsin, in 1870. He operated a farm on the Stikine flats for a good many years before retiring to live in town. He is survived by 2 son Owen of Wrange1l
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
ATTENTION SALT WATER TEST TOMORROW

In an effort to clear water mains and test it's salt water hook-up the City Water Department has amour ces that salt water will be turned into the water mains for three hours, between l and 4 o'clock tomorrow af- ternoon.
 Water users are advised not to draw any water, es- pecially into their boilers or hot water tanks, until after the test is completed at 4 o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
CHRISTMAS TREE
 PICKUP STARTS MONDAY; PLEASE CUT BRANCHES

Dicks Disposal Service will be gin Monday to pick up discarded Christmas trees. Patrons are asked to cut the limbs off trees and tie them into an easily handled bundle so they will not take up so much room on the truck
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
CIVIC CLUB CARD PARTIES START NEXT FRIDAY

Wrangell Women's Civic Club has announced that it will begin a series of card parties, for men and women, next Friday evening at 8 o'clock in Civic Center. The parties will be given every two weeks.
 Admission is 75 cents and a player can name his, or her, game bridge, whist, or pinochle.
 Refreshments will be served.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
NOLAN TO REPORT ON CONSTITUTION CONVENTION

Senator James Noban, delegate to the Constitutional Convention at Fairbanks, will discuss the propos- hear recommendation at a public
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-12-30
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Bill Gross was fined $5 in City Court this week for parking in no parking zone and Frank Keso drew a fine of $5 for parking over time nt the airplane dock
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Newsmon Flying in Fringe of Atom Cloud
Finds 1t Has Fascinating Beauty of Cobra

derside is ominous enough from
less than 10000 feet below.
The real testing of its volatil-
ity is left to the F-84G jet fly
boys who can hit and run a lot
faster and higher than we can.
Their job does not arouse our
envy.
Although the heat has gone
out of the cloud, there's a nat
ural apprehension about radio
activity. Despite official assur-
ances that it takes sustained,
heavy exposure to get a harmful
or even latently injurious dos
age of radiation, you can't help
but feel that every rule has it's
exception - and you'd just as
soon not be exceptional.
Yet as the plane pierces the
gauze-like fabric of the lower
cloud. or stem, you feel no diff
ferent than on previous flights
through natures clouds. Ion
chamber recorders and Geiger
counters point briefly to figures
that would cause an X-ray tech
nician no worry; several hundred
millioroentgens (MR) could take
pictures of your chest or teeth,
but little else.
The film badge you are wear
ing looks about the same after
3 hours and 20 minutes of flying
Evening star., 1955-03-02
.AP Wirephoto.

as when it was issued to you.
Pathological laboratory develop
ment will show exactly how
much radiation you were exposed
to. Unofficially, dosimeters in
dicated total in-f1ight exposure
of 64 to 78 MR. inside the plane.
Outer surfaces picked up 100 MR..
Newsmen's boots registered
6 MR. and some had almost that
much on their hands. All they
had to do was wash them.
Finally, there's the feeling Of
admiration for the skill and
GOODNESS of the Air Force men
who fly these cloudtracking and
sampling missions on every test
in Nevada or the Pacific. They're
scientists. too, and their COM
petence in collecting data on
atomic cloud structure and
radio activity is building up a
vital fund of knowledge.
1t could mean the difference
between victory and defeat in
event Of atomic war.
Our radiation-wise crew was
headed by 1t. Col. Alden Thomp-
son, 81. of the Air Research and
Development Command, Balti-
more, who formerly lived in Ar
lington. Va, and attended school
in Washington. He is a veteran
of World War II.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
LOST.

BEAGLE. female, tricolor. vic. Old Do
ward Cali KE. s-67s0. %
BLUETICK HUNTING DOG, Feb. 23.
vic. Of Doncaster, Nd; 20 in high:
answers s Tot9 to name of shorty" Reward
COCKER sPANIEL, black and white. 10
mos. old, injured behind ear: Feb. 81;
Silver Spring area. 10. 4-S472. -
COLLIE CHOW, black. male puppy. green
collar Mt Rainier. child's pet. AP.
DOG. Manchester toy, black and tan;
Sss.4a T. Si IL s1s iSS
rSS; serxyn s"'ii; Heishts. a.s' Nd A reward. To.
FUR SCARF, 3-piece: vic. Ga. and
Alaska aves:; probably telephone booth
Of Shepherd PIX, Pharmacy; Mar. lst;.
pngl7; LIBERAL reward for RETURN 10,
KEYS. on ring, with name: either on
Md bus. Conn. ave. NO 1857. --;I
KEYS. Sat, Feb. 10 on chain with plas-
tic, tag. A few large and small KEYS.
LOST IN TAXI GOING FROM INVEST
10 am. an envelope containing a xaega-
zine cover pasted on gray board along
with photo OF man tSxIOl, type
written and i blank letter head: S%5
reward JU S-9SS5. )
PARAKEET, blue and white; talks: on
Sun: eve. yics Hvattsville. Reward; VA
PARAKEET. chartreuse, friendly;L vic,
Tenley Circle. Liberal reward. WO g.
7343 or WO. 6-9564. -3
PARAKEET lost Sun evening; light blue,
gray wing, l toe missing on right foot.
male: very friendly; child's pet: lost
vic. 22nd and r SITS. NV. REWARD
PARAKEET. greenish yellow, named
Billy; Sat, Feb. 26th. vic. Wilson
School. Reward. ia. 2-S256.
PUFFY, 10 mo-, black and white checker
springer spaniel; ans. to Molly; Va
tag no. 1S79T3: vic. 1918 Garland ave
Takoma Park. Md, Sat, Feb. II tn
Reward. JU. s-3763.
PURSE. woman's, Potomac Park street
car, Feb 2Sth. am. Contents. Senti-
mental value only. Call Ma. S-5566
Ext 6O7.
PIN. gold fiigfee. butterfly: vic. Dept
Interior or Conn ave-: reward. EN-
WALLET, brown leather; IN yirGinnlis
Theater. Alex. Va Sunday, FEB. ~
Evening star., 1955-03-02


COCKER SPANIEL, young, black. vic;
l4th and Ses Sel rd' Call Jo' 7-S37S
COLLIE, large male in Montgomery
County. Cali Ju. 5-51s3 weekdays.
$50 to 5 pm.
COLLTE-TYPE FEMALE, sable and white;
vic. 900 East Hume ave. Owner or good
home in Va. KI. 9-3G59.
COLLIE-TYPE FEMALE, vic. 2400 Mt
Vernon ave. Owner or good home
breed; vic. 500 N. st Asaph st, Owner
or good home in Va: k1. 9-3959.
DOG, medium size white female: vicinity
14th and g sts. NV. Call EN-. 3-4677.
PART FOX TERRIER, female, young.
some larger than avg, VIII; with black
4I60. Br. 2334: eyes., NO: 7-6430.
PUPPY, black and tan. fox terrier, fe-
male. about Q to II mos RA. 6-4735.
PUPPY, fluffy white, vic. Alta Vista
bethesda. OIL. 4-2474.
SPITZ, female, white; vic. 900 s. Payne
st. Owner or good home in Va. XII.
TERRIER. female. black and tan, vic,
900 Marthas rd Owner or good home
in Va. XII D-3959.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Atom TEST Big Shot,
is Again Postponed
BY ,hs,As.oeia,ed Pres.

LAS VEGAS, Mar. 2.-Atomic
.Engeryv Commission scientists,
after last-minute conference,
called OF the "big shot" sched-
uled for lust before dawn today.
They said weather conditions
were unacceptable,
A spokesman said no shot
would be fired ton1ef1oW. either,
but that a weather eyaluation
session would be held tomorrow
to determine if the detonation
would be rescheduled for Friday
morning.
The Acc said winds changed
after a $50 o'clock weather con-
ference last night and an ex-
plosion would have resulted in
undesirable fallout in the Lincoln
Mines Hike Alamo area north
east of Las Vegas.
The oft-postponed shot, to
have been fired from a 500-foot
tower. was the one originally
scheduled to open the spring
test series.
Weather conditions were con-
sidered near perfect when yes
Evening star., 1955-03-02
By Bill Becker
Asseciated Press Staff Writer

LAS VEGAS. New. Mar. a.
What's it like flying through the
atomic cloud?
Scratch any one of five news
men who were on such an. Air
Force flight yesterday-this one,
for example-and you might get
five different answers. But agree
ment would be general on a few
things, in this first flight by
newsmen penetrating the edges
of the cloud of a nuclear ex-
plosion. =
First. there's the awe you feel
for the massive, rolling column
of brown and reddish particles
of dust and nitrogenous matter
towering before you. You have
the fascinating beauty - the
beauty of a cobra or water moe
casin-as it begins to slither
across the sky.
You've heard so many tales of
its deadliness that you are re-
lieved not to be flying into the
serpent's mouth. The main por-
ton Of the cloud, the so-called
mushroom. rises too fast for a
low flying B-25 to touch. Look
ing up at its brownish gray un-
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Will Have Power by go.

BY the end Of the 1950s, how
ever. according TO careful studies,
the Soviets will be able to hit
with H-bomb force almost any,
where. Even If they do not then
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Truce Sought in Day-0Id
Locomotive Plants Strike
BY the Assoeioted Press

High officials of the American
Locomotive CO. and the cIo
meet today to seek a settlement
of a day-old strike of $500 steel-
workers at company plants in
three Upstate New York cities.
Six locals of the United Steel
workers, representing production
and office workers. struck Alec
plants In Schenectady, Auburn
and Dunkirk yesterday in a con-
tract dispute involving wages,
pensions and insurance plans.
David ]. Mcdonald, steelwork-
ers' president; James ]. Reynolds,
Alec vice president; Arthur
Goldberg, general counsel Of the
CIO, and Joseph r. Molony, dis
trlct (State) director of the
steelworkers, were called to the
conference.
Two-year contracts between
the company and the six locals
one each of production and
Office workers in each city
expired Monday.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Russia Believed Able to Match
u. S. Military Might by '5o

! have as many bombs as the
United States. their capacity to
deal Gripping destruction will
radically rejuggle the present
power relationships.
The conviction is that mean
while the United States has the
military power. including atomic
weapons, to meet with reasonable
confidence any Red challenge
anywhere.
In general, this appraisal gives
fateful significance to the last
two years of the present Eisen-
hover administration and to the
first two years of the next. re-
gardless of who is President.
Thus policymakers in WASH
ington and London have an
enormous responsibility to de-
termine whether their policies
hold any reasonable prospect Of
providing stability in the world
or whether they should be
revised.
Similarly Western diplomats
appear to come under special
pressures Of time and danger in
their quest for a workable world
disarmament plan while seeking
to bolster free world alliances.
The problem now developing is
not unlike that which faced
President Eisenhower when he
first took Office. He found the
United States and it's allies near
the peak Of their military
buildup.
He could use that force to
bring about a stabilized world
in an essentially offensive or
defensive manner. In general,
he has chosen to use the force
defensively. to avoid any serious
risks Of conflict in favor of set
tlement by negotiation.
He might have made a differ
ent choice in Indochina last
spring had Britain been willing
to cooperate. But Britain was
not. =
The next test of Unied States
and allied policy now in pros
pect is that of the Chinese
coastal islands. United States
leaders seem certain that sooner
or later the Communists will
grab for the Matsus. Pressure
from Nationalist China for heip
will be great. Pressure from
Britain to avoid a fight also will
be great.
The new element, as Mr..
Churchill indicated, is that
Western leaders now foresee a
time when the Soviets will have
the power to devastate key areas
of the Western World in a few
hours.
The United States has been
limited in its possible use of
force in direct support of it's
cold war diplomacy by its allies
and by home front opinion. The
Russians, however, are rela-
lively free of both modifying in
fluences.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
American AlrIInss Opens
New Services 10 Coast

American Airlines has inau-
gurated a second nonstop serv-
ice between Washington and
Los Angeles. giving passengers a
choice of daylight or overnight
fights.
At the same time the airline
inaugurated a new one-stop
service to and from San Fran
cisco.
Company officials said the new
service is In line with Amer
leans plan to promote Wash
ington in its national advertis-
ing as q business and tourist
center.
The new timetable for Amer
ican's flight system released yes
terday features the coast-to-
coast service on the cover. The
first nonstop service between
the two cities was begun by
American last July.
The airline said its plans to
feature in all its Offices and in
travel agencies displays of
Washington tour folders.
Evening star., 1955-03-02
By John M. Hiehtower
Assoeiatsd Press sfoff Writer

The United States has only
about three to four years left
in which to carry on the cold
war with Russia from a position
of overwhelming military might.
After 1859, the power relation
ship between this country and
the Soviet Union will tend to be-
come more nearly balanced. a
development holding interna-
tional political advantage for
Russia.
Somewhere about that time,
unless there are before then pro-
found changes in the nature of
the Soviet state and its leader
ship, the Russians may develop
O technique of diplomacy by
ultimatum in the expectation of
obtaining dominion over border
states merely by threatening
hydrogen bomb destruction.
Implied by Churchill.
These points, particularly as
TO timing. stand out directly or
by implication in British Prime
Minister Churchill's statement
to the House of Commons yes
terday and in President Eisen-
hower's press conference re-
marks today.
Mr.. Churchill noted the boast
last month by Soviet Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov that Rus
sia may have hydrogen bomb
superiority over the United
States. Actually, Mr.. Churchill
said, the United States is the
only country now able to deliver
an H-bomb attack ION a few
hours notice" He added, how
ever, that Russia in three or
four years will have H-bomb
power to cripple the West.
Mr.. Churchill's comments
about power relationships are
borne out by the best informa-
tion available here in official
quarters.
Russia is still behind in the
race. It is not enough for her
to explode q thermonuclear
bomb. To use it with military
effectiveness, she must be able
to deliver it under rigid condi-
tions on target.
Will Have Power by 80.
By the end of the 1950s, how
ever. according TO careful studies,
the Soviets will be able to hit
with H-bomb force almost any,
where. Even if they do not then
Evening star., 1955-03-02

terday's small nuclear shot was
fired from a 300-foot tower on
Yucca Flat.
Although the blast was in the
lower range of nuclear devices,
the flash was seen in five States
within radius of ATS miles. The
atomic cloud stretched out ;tisar-
ly 200 miles and sno radiation
fallout was reported outside the
test site. !.