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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-10

Rockville Mayor and Council
last night held hearings on two
petitions for annexation to the
city.
The petitions. which ask in
clusion in the city limits Of
about $50 acres on two sides Of
the city, are the first of their
kind to be considered by a
municipality under provisions of
the home rule legislation en-
acted by the Maryland General
Assembly this year.
The petition of Joseph L.
Geeraert. owner of 22l acres
east of the present city limits,
between Viers Mill road and the
Norbeck road. provides a testing
ground for the thorniest prob
lem Of the annexation petition
since the land is within the
jurisdiction of both the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission and the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. The new law
provides that such commissions
shall retain their jurisdiction
over land annexed by municipal
titles.
Own Commission
Rockville has its own planning
commission and its own sewer
and water systems. Although it
presently buys some water at
retail rates from the WSSC and
Us currently negotiating with the
commission for joint construc-
ton of trunk line sewer in the
Cabin John valley.
Citing the advantages to him
self Of the proposed annexation.
mfr. Geeraert said he intends to
Iextend his T'winbrook Forest SUBJ
division into the new area and
that one continuous subdivision
without political boundary would
enable the residents to feel more
community spirit.
He said building cost would be
about the same whether his
property was annexe dor not.
Mr.. Geeraert said he was glad
to be "a guinea pig for the whole
State of Maryland" because he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-10

thinking by saying. "There il
just too much or too little water
at the wrong time"
Patrick said the dams would
help the economy Of this area in
four ways. by:
/. Reducing or eliminating
flood damage.
2. Sustaining or increasing In
dustrial development Of the
region.
8. Improving the security Of
the population.
4. Raising the standards Of
living.
Dam CurtaiIed Flood
He noted that the Savage Riv-
er Dam, located on a tributary
is the only dam in existence on
the Upper Potomac. He pointed
out that during the high water
caused by the torrential rains
of Hurricane Diane, the dam
held back 11s billion gallons OF
water.
Estimating that every billion
gallons Of water means q rise OF
8 Of q foot in the level OF
the Potomac, Patrick estimated
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-10
SILVER HILL CRASH INJURIES TWO

injured today this struck utility pole at Silver
49, rman William sandf 2 both stationed the Naval All Station
Georges police said the driven by Aman Sander through stop sign
Sander
fractured bPhoto by Charles Renaud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-10
Two Petitions Request
Annexation to Rockville

Rockville Mayor and Council petition provided
night held hearings two porunty to work out dual ris
petitions for annexation to dconal problems by
city. ton between agencies
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
RIPPLE ROCK IN
 SEYMOUR NARROWS TO BE BLASTED FROM SHIP LANES

SEATTLE -(R- The Canadian government has prepared plans for one of the worlds biggest peace time explosions - tremendous blast to take the top off Ripple Rock which partially blocks the Inside Passage to Alaska, it was learned this week.
 Ripple Rock lies midstream in Seymour Narrows, 120 miles north of Vancouver, B. c. Since 1875 its undersea pinnacles have been re- garded as the Number One navi- gation obstacle on the Inside Pas sage, claiming 114 lives i'll a num- Der of shipwrecks.
 Bids Called
 A call for bids on the project will be made this month.
 The Canadian government, through it's Ministry of Public Works, has prepared plan to tunnel under Seymour Narrows from Maud Island directly into the core of Ripple Rock.
 Here, a SerleS or SuDSlQlary tun- neis would be drilled and packed with million pounds of nitro, then set off in one mighty blast.
 Cost $1la Million Dr. Victor Dolmage, Vancouver geologist in charge of the project, said up to 30 months will be all lowed to carry out the plan. Alter native schemes for slicing 40 feet from the top of the rock will be considered, he said.
 Estimated cost of the project runs as high as $1,500,000.
 The Canadian government dur ing World War II spent a million dollars in an attempt to blast the rock loose and open the Inside Pas sage to full scale military use.
 Seymour Narrows at the point where Ripple Rock lies is now pas sable only during brief periods of slack tide
 The wartime project to remove the rock was abandoned after nine men lost their lives in strong tide rips.
 The contract would be let 60 days after the call for bids is is- sueG-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
FREED AIRMEN
 RETURNING HOME BY WAY OF ALASKA

ANCHORAGE -R- The II American airmen who have been freed by the Chinese Reds are fly ing home by way of Alaska.
 Military officials said that two C54 planes from Hong Kong, via Tokyo, are expected to land at Elmendorf Field either late today or early tomorrow morning.
 The II airmen, who have been held in Red China for two and half years, crossed the border into Hong Kong on Wednesday and found steak dinner and white percale sheets on air foam mattress ses awaiting them. They were later flown to base in the Philippines
 From Elmendorf they will go either to McCord Field near Taco ma or Travis Base, near San Fran cisco. for reunion with their fam lilies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
JACOB JOSEPH. S3, WRANGELL PIONEER, TAKEN BY DEATH

Jacob Jack" Joseph, S3, resi- dent of Wrangell for 36 years, was found dead in his home here where he lived alone. Death was attri- buted to heart attack.
 Neighbors reported no activity around the Joseph house for sever al days and Police Chief Tom Charlton on investigation found the body. He is believed to have been dead since Saturday,
 Funeral services were held We'd nesday with the Rev. Paul Evans officiating. Burial was in WrangeIl Memorial Cemetery.
 Joseph was born in Sitka and lived there until coming to Wran- gell. He is survived by three bro- thers, John W. Joseph of Wrangell, Charles Joseph and Eddie Marshall both of Sitka, and a sister, Jennie Kangas of Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
THOMAS AND HANF0RD TO JUNEAU TODAY

Fred G. Hanford, Pacific North ern Timber Company representative here, and Verlyn Thomas, consult ing photogrammetrist of Eugene, Ore, who is here doing aerial map ping engineering for PINT flew to Juneau today to confer with For est Service and other government officials.
 Hanford reported before leaving that c. Girard Davidson, Secretary of PINT and it's legal advisor, was scheduled to be in Juneau August 17 for the opening of bids on some "a million feet of timber in the Admiralty Island area on which Georgia Pacific Plywood Go. is re- ported to be the only bidder. Rob ert Johnson, president of PINT, is a member of the Board of Georgia Pacific.
 Davidson, Hanford said. would be in Wrangell either before or af- ter the bid opening.
 Hanford and Thomas expect to return here the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
SALMON CANNING STILL AT SLOW PACE IN
 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

Fish and Wildlife figures for the commercial salmon pack for the week of July 23 to July 30, show a pack of 120,021. This is a "slow belP' as compared with last year when, during approximately the same week 4S6, 400 cases were put up.
 The pack so far for the season this year in Southeastern Alaska is fl 4,9O2 cases to the week ending July 30. Last year it was 7S2,241 cases, FWS figures show. Of this years 414,902 cases there are 9S.- O33 for the Wrangell-Petersburg district; 67,451 for Ketchikan dis trict; 17,753, West Coast; 43,51O for Eastern district 151, 1,137, Vest ern district and 37,O1S for Icy Strait.
 By. species, 246,SS3 cases of Southeastern's pack are pinks: 11S,797, chums; 41.O46 reds; H. 67S cohos and 1,49S kings.
 Western District has 744,453 cases for this season up to July 30 and Western Alaska, 31S,9O9. To- tai pack for the Territory up to July 30, 1855 is 1,53S,264. This Is 62O,O35 cases short of the pack on approximately the same date last year when the total pack for Alaska was 2,15S,299.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
SENATOR DORIS BARNES RETURNS FROM BPW MEETINGS IN STATES

Senator Doris Barnes returned by plane last Saturday from sessions of Business and Professional Wo- mems clubs held during July in Louisville, Ky, and Reno, Nevada.
 Sen. Barnes, who is President of the Alaska BPW, attended the ma tional board meeting in Louisville and the 11th annual western con- ference of BPW in Reno.
 In Louisville, Sen. Barnes, from Alaska, and Mrs. Claire Carra, head of the BPW clubs in Hawaii, view by the Louisville Courier Journal with a picture showing Mrs. Cara presenting Sen. Barnes with a lei -- flown straight from Hawaii
 On July 4, at one of the official Iuncheons, Sen. Barnes and Miss Grace B. Daniels, second vice-pres- ident of the national organization, presented the national BPW with the flag of Alaska to decorate it's headquarters in Washington, D. c.
 On July 15 Sen. Barnes was in Reno where the western conference took place, over 500 members at tending from nine western states and Alaska and Hawaii.
 At a banquet for which Alaska, Hawaii and California were hosts, Gov. Charles Russell, of Nevada was guest speaker. He happened to mention his appreciation of the invitation, especially as at that particular time the gubernatorial mansion was without a cook and he had been elected to fill the va cancy. He added, with house guests who had four children - besides his own five, his task was not easy Sen. Barnes got rounds af applause when she told him she could heIr him out and presented him with an Alaska Cook Book
 | Sen. Barnes also invited the group to hold it's next annual con ference in Alaska but travel agent made an attractive offer for the conference to be held in Ha- waii and Hawaii won.
 After the Reno sessions Senator Barnes visited Lake Tahoe and San Francisco and other points on the Pacific Coast before returning home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
NOME ESKIMO JAILED HERE CHARGED WITH DISTURBING PEACE

Following complaint of Mrs. Ralph Prescott that some one was prowling around her home on Cas- siar Avenue last Friday night, Carl Apok, 31, an Eskimo of Nome, was arrested by police officers about ? o'clock Saturday morning hiding near the Harvest property on Stik- inc Avenue.
 In City Magistrate Robert Nei- meyers court, Apok pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined $10O and given 30 days in he city jail. Officers said it could not be determined whether Apok was the prowler who had been re- ported active in town but he ad- admitted in court having been near the Prescott residence.
 Apok was a member of the crew of the seining boat Jada, out of Kodiak, which was in town last week end, officers reported. They said he had a previous record and had served time in McNeill Island penitentiary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
RECORD JAPANESE SALMON CATCH HAS MARKETING HEADACHE

TOKYO -R- Japan's salmon catch so far this year has already broken all postwar records but fisheries authorities are far from happy.
 Their biggest headache is how and where to sell the catch which is expected to top 60,000,000 fish.
 Radio reports from this years fleet of IA mother ships, each ot which operates about 25 individual boats, has placed the total through May to the end of July at 53,500,- 900 fish, more than twice the a. mount caught last year. However, it is still far below the 22O,000,- 900 fish caught in 1889.
 This years canners expected the pack to be about 100000 stand ard cases, each containing 96 half pound tins.
 Gloom arises from the current deadlock in Anglo-Japanese trade talks. Britain, additionally, has been Japan's best market.
 One official reported said that last year Great Britain had licensed the importation of only 220,O00 cases although contracts had been signed to take 329,000 cases. It would license the importation of S00,00 cases.
 Fisheries officials denied rumors that Japan would dump" its pack abroad. A spokesman said: Our pdices this year have been set at $30 a case FOB for red and sockeye salmon and $17 for pink salmon. These prices have been fully ap- proved by the Minister of Forestry and Agriculture.
 "Japan's prices have always been 50 cents a case lower than Can ada's for export to Great Britain. 7 Canada has not yet announced it's opening prices.
 A Japanese official said that any attempt at dumping" by Japanese canned salmon firms would precipi- tate bankruptcy.
 At Seattle Claude Angstead, broker with McGovern & McGovern said the Japanese $17 price would be at least $2 a case under the domestic wholesale price, assuming the Tokyo quotation was for 96 half pound cans. He said most U. s. quotations are on the basis of AS half pound cans to the case.
 In New York yesterday brokers quoted price of $1O.65 for a case of As half pound can of Japanese salmon. Seattle brokers said this would be around $3 a case under the expected domestic price for the 1855 pack and would affect the market adversely.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
THREE SEWERS
 NABBED FOR FISHING BEFORE OPENING HOUR

U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent Elmer Copstead and F w s plane pilot apprehended three sein- CT early Monday morning at the entrance of Burnett Inlet who were charged with fishing before $ a. m.
 The Howard B, skippered by Paul Torgramson and the Bluefin, Bert c. McCay, skipper, were charged with fishing at 5:15 a. m., and the Sukie, Paul Binkley, skipper, with fishing at $50 a. m.
 Fines, all of which were paid, were as follows: Torgramson, $2,- 900 plus 15 days suspended jail sentence. It is understood that the shippers fine included fines that might have been assessed against three minor crew members of his boat but against whom, because of their age, charges were dismissed Others of Torgramson's crew were fined: Thomas Taylor, $400; Nor gan Joseph, $500. Charges against Orgin Piatt and Benny Duncan, IF, were dismissed and a charge a. gainst Leonard Ingle, IA, was dis missed before he pleaded.
 Capt. McCay of the Bluefin was also fined $2,OO0 plus 15-day sys- pended jail sentence and crew mem bers drew $400 fine for Ralph Davis; $400, Sig Torgramson; $4OO for Keith Bloom and $500, Dan Mccullough. .!j@ss
 Paul Binkley of the Sukie was fined $500, plus 15 days suspended jail sentence; Alvie H. Moritz, $2O0; Albert Beckman, $2O0; Jim Lovett, $20O and Richard Suratt, $25o. @s
 Charge against Richard Rooney, 13, was dropped before he could enter a plea inasmuch as Binkley said he was not a member of the crew.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
WEEK END MEETINGS MAY DETERMINE EARLY CLOSURES

A meeting of packers and fish ermen with fisheries officials will be held in Juneau tomorrow and another in Ketchikan Sunday to consider early closures of the East ern and Western districts and the Anan section of Ernest Sound. A meeting was held here last Satur- day by Seton Thompson, chief of the Alaska fisheries division of the Fish and Wildlife Service, with To- cal fishermen and packers to con- slider reports on these districts which are scheduled to close Aug ust IS.
 Thompson said that following the week end sessions decision will be made on the proposed early closures. Early closure had previ- ously been ordered in Icy Strait.
 Fish run generally was reported light throughout the Southeast.
 Want Escapement
 Thompson said the primary con- cern of the FWS now is insuring
  good escapement of pink salmon to- provide a good run of pinks in the next cycle year, 1857. He said the FWS feels it's two-year restora- ton program was successful in it's first year, 1854, with a good es- exponent last year. A good run can thus be expected next year. Thompson credited gear curtail- ment and the shorter season.
 Expected Poor Year
 Thompson and the packers a. greed that a good pink salmon run was not expected this year because or the extremely poor escapement in 1853, the preceding cycle year, but packers nevertheless argued that it is too early to tell what the run will be.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
No Friend in the White House

Despite implications contained III a recent statement by Presldeh' Eisenhower that he would oruer the impounding of funds approprl- ated bv Congress which were not contained in his budget recom- mendation, the Corps of Engineers is planning to go ahead with the Wrangell, Petersburg and Metla- katia harbor dredging projects.
 The Public Works Act which ln- cluded the Alaska projects con tained in all 107 projects when were not in the Presidents budget. In finally approving the act, the President said:
 "I have approved this bill with great reluctance The secono matter which concerns me IS the large increase in the number or construction starts for the corps of Engineers and the Bureau oi Reclamation. Many of these pro- iects which have been added by Congress have not had detailed en- pineering studies completed. AS a result, we have no basis for deter mining their financial soundness and their ultimate cost to the fed- eral government"
 The Presidents statement brought a furry of protests from some or the Senator's Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon summed it up this way:
 "Someone should explain to the President that some of the money appropriated was for the cost or making plans for these projects. It will be a sad day for government by law if the President is allowed to thwart the will of Congress as President Eisenhower apparently intimated he might do in regard to certain unbudgeted items in the public works appropriation bill"
 Once again the anti-Alaska attl- tude of the present administration reveals itself It wasn't too long ago that the Eisenhower admins tration put the brakes on even con- sideration of the Alaska statehood bill on grounds that it had some thing to do with military installa- tion. Later the White House frown- ed on simple amendment to the Organic Act which would permit members of the Legislature to serve as delegates to the constitu- tiopal convantiOn this fall althOuph the amendment finally won approv- al. A similar action had been talk en in behalf of Hawaii four years ago. Now come the dredging items approved with reluctance.
 It becomes more and more ob- vious that Alaska had no friend in the White House.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
BID AWARDED FOR BUILDING WRANGELL AIRPLANE RAMP

Odin Jensen of Ketchikan has been awarded the contract for building the new airplane ramp near the four-mile post on Zimovia Highway. on a bid of $73,500. Bids were opened August l.
 Jensen arrived in Wrangell yes terday and expects to start work shortly on the new facility for which money had been allotted by the Department of Aviation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
CHAMBER LUNCHEON SCHEDULED TUESDAY

President Maurice Buness an nounces a luncheon meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce at noon next Tuesday at Civic Center and urges all member to be on hand. He reported that petitions for the Five-Mile Island light have gone forward to the Coast Guard bearing approximately 200 names of boat operators and other resi- dents of the community.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
ALASKA'S LONGEST STRIKE SETTLED

ANCHORAGE -LR- The long est strike in Alaska labor-manage- ment relations, IF days, ended here this week with the signing of contract between a union and the Matanuska Valley Bus Lines, Inc.
 Striking bus drivers returned to work with assurance of a 15-cent an hour wage increase. Negotia- tions between union an manage ment terminated after eight ses- sions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
FOURTH CHILD BORN TO DICK M0ORES

Their fourth child, a son, was born to MT. and Mrs Dick Moore on August l at Bishop Rowe Gen. eral Hospital.
 Named Charles Randrup, the new son weighed eight pounds two ounces. He joins two sisters and a brother in the family.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
COHO PRICE UP HALF A CENT

kETCHIKAN -LR- Three sal mon trips were sold over inc fish exchange here Thursday and brought a half-cent raise in the price of cohos. The price now is .27k cents.
 The three trips were the Beulab with 5000 pounds sold to the cold storage; the Whileaway, 5000, and Tyke II, 5000, both sold to Phil lips. In a direct sale, Whiz got one trip of $500 pounds.
 Prices on kings remains at 43, 25 and 25.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05

The party is scheduled to be in Wrangell August IS.
 The Wary Roebuck
 Forth into the forest straight way in search of the wary roe buck will go the mighty hunters in just 14 more days. Seasons on August 20. You have until Novem- Der to get couple of bucks. If no luck by then, you can take a doe between that date and November 22. close of the season. That's what the book calls an antler1ess deer in case you can't identify enc.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05

tomorrow evening and plans to spend the day here prior to the meeting
 A luncheon meeting with the Chief Executive is being planned here for tomorrow noon.
 The Governor will arrive around 10:30 in the morning and go over to Petersburg on the 5:3O plane in the afternoon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
REV. FRED THORMAN VISITOR FROM ENGLAND. AT ST. PHILIPS

The Rev. Fred Thorman, who has just arrived from England, will be guest at St. Philips Church Sunday.
 The Rev. Thorman is on his way to Telegraph Creek to visit his brother and family, the William Thormans. He was stationed at Telegraph Creek about 33 years ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
GOV. HEINTZLEMAN WILL VISIT HERE ALL DAY TOMORROW

be a Wrangell visitor tomorrow he advised The Sentinel in a tele- phone conversation this afternoon.
 The Governor is to be a guest of the Petersburg Chamber at dinner
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
BRINK'S ROBBED AGAIN. BANDITS CAPTURED

BUFFALO, N. Y. -LR- Three masked bandits held up a Brink's armored car carrying nearly $5OO.- ooO Wednesday night and fled under hail of police bullets. Two were captured but a third escaped.
 The money was recovered.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
AT THE HOSPITAL

Two patients from Telegraph Creek were admitted to Bishop Rowe Hospital this week. They are Susie Quock and Charlie Frank.
 Timothy Ben, of WrangelI In stitute who was admitted July 27, is still a patient at the hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
CIVIC CLUB LUNCHEON
 TOMORROW AT 1:3O P M

Wrangell Women's Civic Club will hold it's regular dessert lunch con at 1880 tomorrow at Civic Gen. ter, followed by business meet ing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-05
NOTICE

All people not having a dial on their telephone please not fly the operator.
 ALASKA TELEPHONE C0EP.