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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of the Town of "rangell has fixed the rate of tax levy for the year 1855 Ut 20 MILLS on each dollar of assessed value of the real and personal property assessed within the cor porate limits of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska.
 The tares are now due, and will be delinquent after 5 o'clock P. M, on the 18th day of November. 1855, unless one-h4lf of the tares sh-ll have been paid, as provided by Ordinance No. IA of the Town of Wrangell, on or before 3 clock P. M. on the 18th day of November, 1855.
 A penalty of 15% will be add ed to all delinquent taxes after November 18th, 1855, and inter. est of S3o per annum will be add ed to all delinquent taxes and penalties from November 15, 1855 as provided by Ordinance IA. Iaxes may be paid at the office of the City Clerk every day ex- cept Sundays and other legal hol- idays between the foIlowin Q hours: From g A. M. to 12 noon: From 1 P. M. to P NJ. except on Saturdays the hours shall be from g n. m. to 12 noon.
 COMMON COUNCIL
 VERN E. SMITH
 Mayor
 Town of Wrangell ATTEST:
 Robert G. Neimeyer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28
OHMER STRICKEN; FUNERAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 2 O'CLOCK

PETERSBURG Earl Nichol- as Ohmer, chairman of the Terri torial Game Commission and one of Alaska's most prominent citi- zens, was found dead Wednesday morning outside his home here.
 Funeral services will be held at 2 D. m. Saturday nt the Elks in Petersburg.
 Dinner, who has owned and op- erated the Alaska Glacier Seafooi Company since shortly after his arrival in Alaska 40 years ago was discovered lying in a small culvert near his home shortly af- ter s o'clock in the morning.
 He was 73 years of age. He is believed to have succumbed to heart attack Tuesday night as he was returning home from his of flee at the seafood company. He was in the practice of working late in the evening.
 His body was discovered by Ed Cedergren, an official of the Trading Union store in Peters, burg, on his way to work.
 Dinner was one of the best known men in Alaskl, his pictur- esque beard, familiar garb of rid ing brooches and puttees, and big gold watch chain his trademarks. It was often said Dinner was the most photographed man in AL nska."
 Born in Ohio in 1882, Dinner first came to the Territory in 1915 and with a brother-in-law, Carl Sifferman, went into the fishing business i n the Thomas Bay region. Since then, he has variously been engaged in min ing, salmon canning, fur farming, cold storage operation, and shrimp and crab packing. The lat ter three enterprises he was en- gagged in at the time of his death.
 He is survived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Arvid Norheim of Petersburg; three sons, James, a recent graduate of San Jose State College in California; Day. i'd, who was associated with his father in the cannery business. and Robert, who currently is in Juneau employed by the Berg Construction Company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28

low carnations.
 The groom was attended by MT. Elmer Mork. Little Christine Tor gramson, wenring a dress of blue taffeta and carrying a basket of rose petals, was flower girl and Master Paul Fisher, in tuxedo and carnntion buttonier, was ring bearer. Ushers were the groom s brothers, Lance and Leonard Ingle. Music was furnished by Senator James Nolan, Mrs. B. Y. Grant and Paul Guggenbickler who sang, accompanied by Mrs. Larry Kozlowsky at the organ.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Lewis and MT. and Mrs. R. J. Ingle, parents of the groom, assisted in receiving guests at the reception.
 Mrs. Thomas Voorhies served the wedding cake; Misses Betty Rooney ond Judy Moore served punch nnd Miss Ethel Casey serv- ed coffee and tea. Mrs. Sig Tor gramson and Mrs. Fred Lewis, Jr., displayed the wedding gifts and Miss Pet Moore was in charge of the guest book. Mrs. Kenneth Lewis assisted in serving.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28
NETTLETON TWINS TO
 APPEAR HERE IN DU0-PIAN0 CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT

In a program featuring, among other music masters, selections of Bach, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Strauss, the Nettleton Twins, will appear here tomorrow night at the school auditorium as the first attractions of the Alaska Music Trail 1955-1956 season.
 Born in Winfield, Kansas, the two young women began their duo career by singing at the age of three. At five they began piano lessons and at six performed to- gether for the first time at two pianos
 In both their art rnd private lives Jeanne and Joanne feel, act ,.nd think alike. Their identical appearance also is misleading. A noted pianist recently attended one of the twins New York con- certs. He decided that the twin at the right piano had the more musical personality and became convinced of his preference as the program progressed. Later, in expressing this opinion, he was embarrassed to discover that the twins had changed pianos severnl times during the evening without anyone in the audience being a. ware of it.
 Graduating from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music as CO., valedictorians of their class, they
 Continued on Page Two)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28
DEMO MEETING
 TUESDAY NIGHT

A joint meeting of Wrangell and Stikine Democratic precinct committees has been called by Chairman Donald J. House for 7:3O Tuesday evening in The Sen tinel building. Plans for a Demo- cratic dinner will be discussed, he announced. ssM ss
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28
WRANGELL INSTITUTE
 NEWS
# * *
By W. S. Watkins, Principal

During the past several months two important changes have tax en place in the Wrangell Insti- tute. One is obvious and consists, of a building and improvement program which is resulting in a modern plant designed for the care and education of young children. The second consists of a change in the purpose for which Wrangell Institute is operated. Whereas formerly Wrangell Insti- tute was primarily for children from broken homes it is now pri- marily operated to provide educa- tional opportunities for children from areas where schools are not available.
 In connection with this new enrolment policy, several remote villages are sending practically their entire group of children of elementary school age into Wran- gell. Among these are Anaktuvak Pass, Hamilton, Lower Kalskag, Paimuit, Postulik, Mentasta Lake and Kotlik. In addition, several villages are relieving their over loaded schools by sending in some of their children. Among these are Minto, Fort Yukon and Beav- CT. Other children are coming in from scattered settlements and is plated family groups all over the Territory from Kasnan to the far north. It is notworthy that all of these children are coming on the voluntary request of their par ents.
 Two noteworthy changes have been made in the staffing. An el- ementary teacher has been added to the staff who is trained in the teaching of instrumental music and full night coverage has been added in the dormitories. Matrons working on night shift will do much of the clothing work as well as look after children who need help at night.
 The building prognam has pro- vided not only new facilities but has made extensive improvement in the older buildings A new kit chen and dining room has been built to replace the old one in the dormitory building. Attached to the building is a modern mainten- ance shop. The space formerly oc- cupied by the dining room has been converted to recreational and utility facilities for the girls
 Two new staff buildings have been added. These consist of a single dwelling and a six-apart- ment staff house. They provide much needed facilities for famil- ies of personnel who must be a. vailable on an on-calI basis.
 The school has been improved by additional classroom and stor- age space as we'll as improve ments in library, craft shop, home economies room, primary room and administration facilities.
 FOR SALE - Large upright
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA FIRST DIVISION, WRANGELL PRECINCT
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF MELVIN BOLSING- FER, Deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Executrix of the above entitled estate.
 All persons having claims a. gainst said estate are required tc present them to the undersigned at the office of P. J. Gilmore. Jr 21O Commercial Building, Ketcb. ikan, Alaska, with the proper vouchers, and duly verified with. Tn six months from the date here. of.
 Dated at Wmngell, Alaska. this 2Sth day of October, 1855.
 EUNICE BOLSINGER
 Executrix First publication Oct. 2s. 1s55 Last publication Nov. IS. 1855
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-28

FOR SALE - Large upright Frigidaire freezer and large re- frigerator, both in excellent con- dition, nearly new. See Dan Rob- erts. 49-tfc
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Prominent
Druggist
TakesActiorl

Mrs. Julia James Yancey
of Newport News, Va, and
her sister, Mrs. Mamie J.
Lash Of Salisbury, N. C. have
been subpoenaed to appear
in February term of Dur
ham County Superior Court.
Their father, DR.. S. T. James
is the plaintiff.
In the complaint, which
was filed in March, 1854,
the aged druggist charges
that he was removed from
his home and taken to the
home Of Mamie Lash while
under sedatives and ill. He
further contends that his
physical condition plus the
mental depression brought
on by serious family diff
culties incapacitated him for
exercising judgement or
prudence with regard to dis
position Of his property.
He further stated that the
two defendants, Mrs. Yam
cey and Mrs. Lash, knowing
that their father was under
the Influence of sedatives
and that his physical con-
dition was such that he di6
not know what he was do
ing, through fraud and un-
due influence took advan-
tage Of their fathers said
(Continded 20 page 60
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12

Mr.. James H. Lewis has
resigned as administrator of
Burrell Memorial Hospital
to become effective March
1, 1866. Mr.. Lewis became
administrator of Burrell in
I947 after serving over sew
en- years in that capacity at
the Community Hospital in
Newark, N. J. He succeed
ed DIR. l.. G. Downing who
is now Administrator Emeri-
tus. Prior to going to New
ark, he served as cashier
and bookkeeper at Burreil
from 1885 through 1889.
| Mr.. Lewis is a member of
the Omega Psi Phi Fratern-
ity, member Finance Com
mittee of Management of
the First Baptist Church,
member of Committee of
Management of the Hunton
Branch YMCA, Frontiers,
treasurer of the Shriners
! and has served as chairman
of the Fed Cross Campaign.
During the past 5 years
Mr.. Lewis has participated
in the planning and construc-
ton of the new Burrell Hos
pital now nearing compile
ton. In 1858 he was induct-
ed as a Fellow in the Amer
lean College of Hospital Adj
ministra!ors. He plans for
the present to take a much
needed vacation.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Or. III. Johnson
Reelected Howard
President

DR.. Mordecai Johnson ha
been asked to remain as
head Of Howard Universit
for the next five years.
Because of University ten
ure regulations the Board O
Trustees voted to retire hin
as of June 80, 1866. Follow
ing that action he was i'm
mediateiy reappointed tt
head of the institution fo
a period of five years.
Pres. Johnson then an
nounced his plan to launch
a $250,000 scholarship cam
pa1gn. ~
~
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Roanoke Interraeial
Commission To Observe
Annual City-Wide Program

The Roanoke Interracial
Church Commission will OBJ
serve the annual Citywide
program, Sunday, Feb. 13,
3 pm. at the First Baptist
Church, located at SIS GRID
St., S.W.
The guest speaker will be
Rabbi Tobias Rothenberg,
who is the Rabbi of the Beth
Israel Synagogue. Music will
be furnished by the Lucy
Addison High School choir
under the direction of Mr..
Thomas K. Harris, and the
choir of Hollins College, di-
rected by Mr.. Arthur S.
Talmadge.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Interraciai Commits
sion Committee: Rev. AL.
James, Rev. Merlin E. Gar
Der and Rev. Raymond E.
Mssser.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Crowds Brave Sleet
And Rain To Hear
Judge Vim. HASTE

elected TO the City Council
of Richmond"
Concluding, Judge HASTE
advised that Negroes alert
themselves to the need of
good citizenship and do their
share TO make their COM
munities the best possible.
There was a time when we
were restricted in our par
ticipation but now, since
Congress has given us the
right to vote, even in pri-
maries, We deserve the kind
of government we get" :
DR.. Harry T. Penn, presi-
dent of the citizens group,
and Attorney 0. w. Arnold,
yice-chairman, asked IN a t
you sign cards given and
state what block you would
be willing to work. The plan
is to have door to door can
wasting by chairmen of each
block Go get out the voters.
Rev. A. L. James, pastor
of First Baptist Church, of
fered the invocation; Rev
Frederick G. Sampson aske.
for the offertory and Rev.
M. A. Camper offered the
benediction.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Ralph Bunche
ReceIvesAWard

DIR. Ralph Bunche, Under
Secretary Of United Nations
was presented a plaque de-
noting life membership in
the NAACP.
Upon accepting the award
he said, 81 regard a life
membership in NAACP as
a sound and richly reward
ing investment in democra-
cy and freedom. These" he
further stated, Should BE-
the concern of every Ameri-
can citizen"
The presentation was made
in DR.. Bunche's New York
office at Mn. headquarters,
prior to his departure for
g scheduled business trip
abroad. Kivie Kaplan of
Boston made the presenta-
ton. Mr.. Kaplan is chair
man of the Life Member
ship Committee of the Asso-
citation.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Elderly MatrorI
Storm Victim

Pinehurst, NC. : Mrs
Bertha Gooch, 70, was the
victim Ct exposure here last
Tuesday. 1t appears she be
came lost in a binding snow
storm, attempted to find
her way home and finally
huddled against a tree where
searchers found her the next
morning.
Duding Tuesdays inter
mittently freezing rain OF
binding snow it seems that
Mrs. Gooch wandered away
from home and became lost
in a wooded area nearby.
Coroner Steed theorized sh
survived Tuesday night
freezing temperatures be-
cause when she was found
Wednesday evening after o
10 hour snow storm, her
footprints were still visibl'
in the snowcovered woods
Her footprints also indi-
Gated that she walked in
circles as she tried to fin
her way home. Once during
the wandering she was
headed toward home but ev
identity thought it was the
wrong way and came back
to the circle.
Every inndication is that
she became much alarmed
and confused at her diem
MA and as a result, died of
expoeufe. The irony of the
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
South African
Issue Critical

Every step taken by west
ern countries to solve their
social problems will not fail
to impress South Africa and
help her to solve her own
critical and difficult ques..
tons, a missionary to South
Africa said here this week.
Speaking at the second
international relations for
UNI, DIR. Emory Ross de
scribed at length the racial
conflicts OF the English,
Dutch, Indians, mullattoes
and black people who live
in South Africa.
An author and a member
of several African, inter
national and interracial bod
les, DIR. Ross first visited the
continent as a missionary to
Liberia in 1912.
The pressure rising in the
union, he said, is not a clash
of color but a human and
economic problem. A pres
sure that can lead to ex-
plosion, DR.. Ross stated, is
labeled a racial difficulty
because the principal parties
involved happen to be dis,
tinctive coJors.
Key to solution of the So
cial and economic Difficult
ties, the missionary declared,
lies in the Christian religion.
In answer to a question
about possible amalgama-
ton of the races in South
Africa, DIR. Ross said the
races are "clannish, they're
not keen on amalgamating
with anybody" But they do
want berret economic, Gull
tural, political and educa-
tional possibilities for their
children, he added.
Most Of the initiative in
CONTINUED from page 81
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12

Louise savage
"a alaer"an Library
University OF virginio
"arIottesville. Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Bennett College Players
Give Benefit Performance
For Roanoke YMCA

Productions Miss. johnson
has had a summers worl
at Western Reserve, Cleve
land, Ohio. AS if all of thesc
accomplishments were not
sufficient, Miss Johnson is
now a licensed Real Estate
Broker and Insurance Agent
for the firm of Johnson and
Reid Realtors.
Mr.. L. HI. Hamlar is chair
man of this Special Projec
Committee for the Hunter
YMCA.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
South Africa Herds
Negroes ToSegregated
Housing Project

johannesburg, South At
RIGA, Feb. .9--Under the guns
and spears of $500 police
men and soldiers, hundreds
of sullen Negroes were herd
ed from their shanty-town
homes TO a new life in a
gov rnm e mt segregation
project IA mieles outside
the city.
But many others w h o
were to have been evacuat-
ed were tipped off by a
hooded mystery man and
hid out with friends and
relatives.
Many of these regard the
government built Meadow
lands project as a device
for entrenching segregation
more deeply and preferred
to stay in their old Sophia
town siam area.
About $50 families were
scheduled for removal from
Sophiatown's worst slums
today at the beginning Of
South Africa's biggest pop.
ulation shift. Just over 100
families went.
The man who tipped of
the holdouts during las
nights driving rain appar
emily was a leader in the Af
rican National Congress wh'
is wanted by police for help
ing organize a resistance
campaign.
Police and troops sur.
rounded Sophiatown, long 2
center for race riots. White
police with rifles and bren
and stem guns and Negro
police with stabbing spears
and loaded sticks lined the
route to Meadowlands. The
Negroes were moved in az
my trucks in the binding
rain. Government wreckino
squads first sprayed the
evacuated Sophiatown how
els with insecticide and then
demolished them.
Feeling ran high among
the holdouts. But they ap-
peared to be fighting a los
ing battle since the govern
ment has doomed IN e i Y
shanties to make way for
white residences and facto-
ries in the advancing white
suburb of Westdene.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Born With
Heart 0utside

Muskogee, Okla. "A 81.
pound baby was born her,
recently with his heart out
side Of his body. Doctor
Immediately operated and
less than an hour the. heart
had been transferred to the
chest cavity.
Such a birth was the frs
of its kind ever recorded
here.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12

The Rennett College Play
ers of Greensboro, N. c.
will give a benefit perform
ance 60: the William A,
Hunton YMCA of George
Bernard Shaw's immortal
domestic comedy play, "Can-
dida," at the Lucy Addison
High School Auditorium,
Friday, Feb. Is, at 8 pm.
Candida" is perhaps one
of his most important do
nestle comedies. The final
scene has a great deal of
tongue in-the-cheek' humor
concerning who is the weak
er man--Morell or March
banks.
The cast will consist of
Candida, Miss Mamie Pin
nix; supporting female role
Miss Anne Stewart as Pros
erpine Garnett; male char
acters will be from A and
r College. located i'm Green's
horo, N c.; Mr.. Roy Eu-
banks as Rev. James Mavor
Morell, Mr.. Frederic An
derson as Rev. Alexander
Mill, Mr.. Alonzo Stevens as
Mr.. Burgess and Mr.. Doug
las Meade as Eugene March
banks.
The play will be directed
by Miss Constance Johnson,
a native Roanoker, who is
the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry c. Johnson.
Miss Johnson is a very
outstanding young lady. She
is a professor and the head
of the Dramatic Arts De-
partment of the College, g
graduate of Lucy Addison
High School, Virginia State
College in Petersburg, Va,
has a Master of Arts Degree
in Drama from Northwest
ern University, Evanston,
ILL.,, and has further pur-
sued her interest in Drama
at Yale University School
of Drama.
Miss Johnson has studied
Radio Techniques during the
summer at Wellesley, an all
women's college in New
York. She has toured the
New England States to OBJ
serve The Little Theater
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12
Music Furnished
By Addison Band
And Choir

nIju VIlUu
Sunday afternoon at the
American Legion Auditor;
UNI, the scene there took on
the appearance of a moving
panorama for the citizens
Mass Meeting. The weather
was bad but it did not check
the interest of an amost ca
pacity house who turned out
for the occasion. Approx
nately 1900 people were
there.
The Addison High School
band, directed by Joseph
Finley and the choir, under
tn e direction of Thomas
Harris, rendered music for
the evening, with Mrs. Flor
ence Fields Wood singing
and leading the National
Anthem. The 'Melodius" of
fered ''This Is My Country. :
This group is composed of
Miss Shirley Long, Miss De-
lores Leftwicn, and Messrs.
William Keen and Michael
Romby.
Such notables as His Hon.
or, Robert w. Woody, mayor
of Roanoke, senator's Earl
Fitzpatrick and Ted Dalton
gave brief remarks an citi-
zenship. Mr.. Dalton, the for
mer Rel aspirant for gov
ernor, spoke of each mans
responsibility to became a
good citizen. He remarked
that the borden of politics
was carried by too few peo-
pie in Virginia. Only about
one-fourth of the people in
the state vote, and of that
ratio less than 10 percen
of the adult Negroes vote.
Mr.. Dalton closed with the
edmonton that Negroes as
try to live up to their re-
well as other people. ehould
try to live up to their re-
sponsibjiities."
The guest speaker, Judge
William III. HASTE, was in
troduced by DIR. l.. c.. Down.
ing. Judge HASTE, present
ly a jddge of the Third
Court of Appeals and for
merly governor of the Vir-
gin Islands, emphasized the
fact that the ballot is one
of the sources of a mans
respect. Everywhere" he
said, .people will respect
the man who holds the bal
lot. It is not that special
somebody who Yields the
power; rather it is the mass
es, the men about the street
who hold the power. They
only need exercise it," HE
spoke of instances where
the white man deliberately
kept himself down by TAX
ing a stand against eleva-
ton of the Negro. 1t has
kept him down too," he stat
ed. He also mentioned the
late Sen. Carter Glass and
his attitude toward Negroes.
He was outspoken in his
effort to keep them out of
politics in Virginia. 'NThat
same man, che said, chow
ever lived to gee a Negro
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12

AT the dinner meeting OF the Magic City Medical So
cety held at the Burre Memorial Hospital February
Dr. L. e. Downing was presented gold key by Dr. E. D.
Downing president of the Burrell Memorial Association
This key presented to Dr. Downing his appoint
ment to the Emeritus Medical Staff. DR.. Downing has
served the hospital in practically every capacity since he
helped found the hospital more than 40 years ago.
A second key resented to Fiotlla Watkins, Md
for having served House Physician from July 1852
through July 1853 Only three physicians have been
pointed to the Emeritus Staff and received keys
The first and second went to ]. H. Roberts, Md, AMI
the late J. B. Clayton, ST., Md, co-founders with DIR.
Downing of the hospital The key to the late Dr. Clayton
awarded posthumously in 1851 and received by his
son, F. w. Clayton, MD.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-02-12

situation is that she was
less than a mile from home.
She is survived by her
husband.