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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
C0LORED GIANTS TO PLAY THUNDERBIRDS HERE DECEMBER II

Top show of the basketball sea- son here will be seen Sunday, December II, when the Philadel- phia ColOred Giants clash with the local Thunderbirds at the high school gym. The Giants, one of the sharpest teams in basket h.ll and on par with the equally famed Harlem Globetrotters. are making another Alaska tour as they did last year under the man. agement of Bob Wright, who re- ports the boys have a bunch of new stunts this year in addition to a lot of basketball. Among the stunts will be using a flourescent painted ball for trick stuff with tne lights off
 Reserved seat tickets for the big show are now available, re- ports Thunderbird Manager Geo. Miyasato.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
WILLIAM EGAN, VALDEZ, HEADS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS Wi l i n Egan, Vnldez, veteran legislator and one-time Speaker of the Ter ritorial House, was elected Presi- dent of the Constitutional Conven- tion on the third ballot this week.
 Egan received the 2S votes, ma jority of the 55 delegates on the third round. Frank Peratrovich, of Klawock, was chosen first vice president on a third ballot He won out from Sen. James Nolan, Wran- gell, 28 to 26. Sen. Ralph Rivers, Fairbanks, was elected second vice president, receiving 32 votes on first ballot to 22 cast for Nolan.
 Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Juneau, who had received seven votes in baIloting for first vice president, dropped out of the race and was given standing vote of thanks for serving as temporary convention chairman. A third vice president is to be chosen yet.
 Gruening Addresses Meeting
 Former Gov. Ernest Gruening, in an address to the convention said, "the United States does not prac- tice what it breaches as long as it retains Alaska in colonial vassal- age. Colonialism, which the U. s. imposes on us, and which we have suffered for SS years, is no less burdensome, no less unjust, than that against which our founding fathers poured out their blood treasure"
 Gruening quoted the treaty by by which the vast Territory was obtained from Russia: "The inhab- itants of the ceded territory shall be admitted to all rights, ad- vantages, immunities as the citi- zens of the United States."
 Gruening said that was a pledge that the United States had not kept He contended that Alaskans are treated with less consideration by their government than were the colonists who revolted agninst England. Not only are they sub ject to taxation without represent ation, but they also are subject to military service for the nation - a privilege and obligation Alaskans g'ndly accept - but an obligation King George III didn't impose up- on their colonial forebears."
 The committee, headed by Burke Riley of Haines is working on convention rules.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
WEYERHAEUSER MEN IN ALASKA ON TIMBER SURVEY TRIP

Whether the Weyerhaeuser Lum- Der company of Tacoma is explor- ing the possibilities of entering the pulp industry in Alaska is only a matter of conjecture, said A. W. Greeley, regional forester for Al aska, after a visit of three top of ficials of the Tacoma company.
 The trio visited Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan areas last week but Greeley, in Juneau, said the inspection trip was purely routine and that the Weyerhaeusers ex- pressed no special purpose in their visit.
 At present, the only available timber is at Sitka where the Jap- anese-owned Alaska Lumber and fuip Company proposes building a pulp mill. Bids have been advertis- ed by the Forest Service for the Sitka timber and will not be op- ened until January.
 Greeley said the Forest Service does not plan to open any more timber tracts to bidding until it completes it's inventory of South 'st Alaska forests which has been underway for two years but not expected to be completed until 1857.
 The Weyerhaeuser officials who made the inspection trip to Alas Na were Howard Morgan, pulp consultant and (. D. and John Weyerhaeuser.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
OGAWA IN TOWN;
 MILL TO START SHORTLY

Tom Ogawu, vice president of the Wrangell Lumber Company, ar rived in town from Seattle Wednes- day. Ogawa said the mill, which has been shut down for several weeks, will start again in a very short time. The shutdown occurr- ed while Il new conveyor was built and other improvements made in the operation of the mill.
 During the shutdown, however, several barges of lumber have been sent south, with another at present nearly loaded, making room for more lumber stacks when they get to cutting again.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
ANDERSON SAYS HIGH R.R. RATES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST TERRITORY

ANCHORAGE -lR- Al Ander- son, executive director of the All aska Resources Development Board. predicts that Federal defense spending will continue at q high level in Alaska for the next ten years.
 Anderson was a witness at Inter state Commerce Commission hear ings on Alaska's protests that stateside railroad rates discrimin- ate against the Territory
 Anderson said that rate revis- ion would not only stimulate busi- ness in Alaska but would alsn boost business for the railroads as Alaska developed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
WRANGELL PIONEER AND WAR VETERAN DIES IN PETERSBURG

Bertram Gallos, veteran of World War I and for more than 30 years a resident of Wrangell, died Sunday in the Petersburg hospital following lingering illness from cancer.
 Gallos was born December 5, 1885, ill Nauth, Pa., and came to Alaska in 1921. He had been gassed in the war and lived here because he found the climate bet ter for his health. He trolled out of Wrangell for years and later was with the Union Oil Company, He was a member of Merlin Elmer Palmer Post No. 6 of rangell.
 He is survived by y. a brother in Washington, D. C., and sister in Wilkes Barre, Pa. The body was shipped east for burial.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
MICHIGAN MAN FOUND SHOT IN VALDEZ

VALDEZ -LR- George Mason, A, book salesman from Michi- gan, was found shot to death in his car Tuesday about two miles west of here on the Richardson Highway.
 Territorial police said com panion, Freda Gregorieff, about 20, of Valdez, was found a short dis tance away with a bullet wound ill her leg. Police said Mason was shot through the head as the two were sitting in the parked car.
 The girl told officers she was wounded while graphing with Ma son in an effort to disarm him to prevent what she described as a premeditated suicide plnn.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
ARMY HOLDS TITLE
 ON LAKE LOUISE SHORE

WASHINGTON -lH- The Army is holding totle to 2912 acres of land on Lake Louise in Alaska which has been used as a recrea- tion and training area.
 The tract, approximately 40 miles northeast Of Anchorage, is located on the uke's south shore. An Army spokesman said he knew of no present plans to develop the site over what facilities may be available now.
 Its just spot for the troops to go fishing" the press informa- tion officer said.
 An order reserving the land for the Army was signed by Assistant Interior Secretary SandahI.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
WRANGELL PIONEER
 TAKEN BY DEATH -

Frank Rivers Gadd, "A, long time resident of Wrangell, died at the Pioneers Home in Sitka last week end. Gadd had been in poor health for some time and was confined to the hospital here before entering the Sitka home Episcopal graveside services were heiu Monday in Sitka.
 A pioneer of 1898, Gadd wus born in Cordova, Maryland, Mar. 24, 1881. Most of his Alaska years were spent in the WrangeIl area where he was engaged in the fishing industry. He is survived by son, Melvin, of Wrangell and daughter, Mrs. Alice Jack son, of Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
MRS. CURTIS IMPROVING GOING TO CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Roland Curtis, of the City Market, who entered Mayo Clinic in Rochester recently for treatment, is getting along nicely and expects to be discharged from the clinic Saturday, accord ing to telephone conversation with her husband Tuesday night. She will go to Sacramento, Cali fornia, to be with her sister, Harriett Wartman, for time be- fore returning home. Miss Wart- man visited here with MT. and Mrs. Curtis last summer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
HOME FROM SOUTH

Mrs. Robert Neimeyer, wife of Wrangelfs City Clerk, and Mrs. Neimeyer's mother, Mrs. Mary Haling, have returned from Seat tie where Mrs. Haling underwent special surgical treatment at ir- ginia Mason hospital. She is re- ported much improved.
 Mrs. Haling was formerly on the staff of Wrangell Institute. but has resigned her position.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
FEATHERsTONE HERE

William Featherstone, engineer for the Alaska Native Service at Juneau, was a visitor in Wrangell this week at Wrangell Institute. He returned to his Juneau head quarters the first of the week.
 Featherstone is a former Wran- gell resident.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY

kETCHIKAN -LR- Indicted by the grand jury here this week was Fred Eli Wilson, charged with rape. The case dates back to last February when he allegedly as- saulted a Wrangell girl at Wral- gell. Wilson tns been held in fed eral jail here since la,e February awaiting action of the grand jury.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
CIVIC CLUB PLANS
 CARD PARTY SERIES

The Wrangell Women's Civic Club and Library Association is planning to hold a series of card parties through January and Feb ruary on each first and third Fri day, it was announced today. Re- treatments will be served and there will be a choice of card games, including bridge, whist and pinochle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
QUICKER TO JUNEAU

Jack Gucker, Sr., well known duck and goose hunter of Juneau flew home to Juneau this week af- ter spending several weeks at his duck house on the flats. Gucker is through with hunting until next year
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
TO S. A. MEETING

Major and Ms. E. V. Hammer, of the Salvation Army, flew to Petersburg Tuesday to attend meeting of Salvation Army units of Southeastern Alaska being held there this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
McCAYS SOUTH

Nrs- Bert McCay md children flew to Seattle Tuesday to join MT. McCay there. The McCays ex- pect to make their future home in California.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
CHEF NELL HOME

Chet Neill. uperintendent of the Wrangell Lumber Mills. Inc, re- turned home this week after a short business trip to Seattle
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
CARD OF THANKS

The kind expressions of sym pathy from our friends are deeply appreciated and gratefully ac- knowledged. Each gave us a measure of comfort in our be- reavement
 Mrs. Loyla Dinner
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Dinner
 MT. and Mrs. David Dinner
 MT. and Mrs. James Dinner MT. and Mrs. Arvid Norhefm
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
BATIKIS IN HOSPITAL.

Bill Batikis wns admitted to the Bishop Rowe hospital this week for medical attention.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
TO KETCHIKAN

MT. and Mrs. Jerry Marshall were plane passengers to Ketchi- kan this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
COUNCIL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY

Regular monthly meeting of the City Council will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the City Hall at 7:3O ?. m., it is announc- nd
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOUND - Woman's pocketbook. Owner can have by identifying and paying for this ad. Sentinel 1t
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11

FOR pipe thawing call 4453. 51-3t
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11

FOR SALE 1850 Chevrolet sedan. See Harold Shaffer
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-11
They're Down

Our wildlife expert, operator No. 56, says the deer are now in the 100-yard area adjacent to the beaches. You have until No verr,he~ 22 to investigate this report From November 15 that final date of November 22, a doe may be taken in your Him. 1t of three deer. Good huntin'.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

Rates of dividends in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or Semi-annuAl dec
laration Unless otherwise noted, special
or extra dividends are not included
Also. extra or extras. b Annual rate
plus stock dividend d Declared or paid
in 1905 plus stock dividend Paid last
year. PAYABLE in stock. estimated cash
value on ex-dvidend or redistribution
date. Declared or paid so far the
year h Declared or paid after stock
dividend or split-up Declared nr paid
this year, an accumulative issue with
dividends in arrears. p Paid this year,
dividend omitted deferred or no action
taken at last dividend meeting. De-
clared or paid N la54 plus stock divi-
dend Louidating dividend cid Called.
" Under rule. XXX dividend. x.dis Ex
distribution. kr FIX rtshs XIV WITHOUT
rants. I'D When distributed. wi when
Issued, 'ln bankruptcy or rereivershtu
or beinE 20. EaniSed under the Bank
ruptey Act, or securities assumed By such
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE, May IA lP (UsDA>-
Cattle: Compared last week: Slaughter
steers generally 30, instances / 90 or
more lower; other classes unevenly steady
commercial cows and commercial SAUSAGE
bulls, Few loads and smaller lots mostly
caoice steers "a .50-26 80, load lot top
.5,Ia: bulk predominant, supply good and
choIce including S0S-l, 1913 ID steers
e oo-24 90; few commercial and good
cool PAS Id @O,O0-o2 25. Most good
and choice heifers 1a00-22 Oh Including
commercial heifers I350-ls75; few cut
ter grade IL 90; few commercial and
5000 Young cows on the heifer order
nercial 13sO-i6 90 with late sales les mainly AMI
auo down: Gamers and cutters o 90
u so, shelly Gamers dropped TO 700;
rev commercial and GOOD sausage bulls
Of utility and commercial in range OF
IA oh-l6.5n with most late sales & .0O
Gown: good and choice 313-7aO III
medium and so S" a gSve n i 81"
200; inferior ard common 463-5l0 lbs
,. calye s., COMPARED last week Mostly
Thursday 26 50, weeks high: other choice
and and prime yeslers 25.0o-"6oo; good and
fsolc no ~ 90 co. 90; commercial and good
ii oo-ia 90 c1lis ' 10 90 an" down S@m%eF'ia
Hogs; Compared last week: Not enough
on offer either Friday to permit com
parison Of prices. Thursdays quotations
compared week earlier barrows and gifts
steady to ~ lower, spots off more on
over 300 lbs. sowS 80 to mostly 90
i5n lower; Thursdays choice fs0-2"n
- bsrrowS and eilts lS,2b-1ST5: 600
go lbs. 17.15-1S. so. ct0-"1O lbs. II 90.
$500; @Tn-30n lbs. 15,T5-lT25: over
500 lbs. li0o.l5 90: 1c0-t4O lbs. 16 So
y so; 14O-1fn lbs 17.OO-lS 90; 100
$50 lbs. 175h-tS50. Choice sows under
u 90; most 4on-45n lbs 700: d10-
800 lbs, J ! on 50O-55O lbs q n0; $50
600 lbs, 100; over 600 lbs. 500 down:
stays discounted 100000 from same
weight sows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Speech Contest

First elimination contest of
the f1ve-minute speech contest
OF Washington Chapter. Amer
lean Savings and Loan Insti-
tute Will be held Wednesday
night at the Burlington Hotel.
Seven conte%tants will COM
pete following a buffet supper.
Charles c. Elderkin is chair
man and Robert A. Mazzolini is
cochairman of the Contest Com
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
By DONALD B. HADLEY

If you have been fleeced by a
phoney securities salesman, don t
look to the Securities and Ex-
change Commission to bail you
out.
Better hire a lawyer at once
to represent you in suit for
restitution in Federal Court.
Officials of the commission
yesterday emphasized that the
SEC is not a collection agency.
They said they have received
many telephone calls from Wash
ington area residents who have
purchased securities from a firm
accused recently by the SEC of
violating anti-fraud provisions of
the Federal Securities laws.
Many citizens regard the
commission as a policeman of
the securities business, and in a
very real sense it is, but it does
not operate like an ordinary
policeman.
Judgment Is Needed
The protection it affords is
only good if the buyer uses it.
This protection consists of Ger
tain information, which the law
requires to be given to SEC in
complete and accurate form. The
commissions function is to see
that this information is filed
with it for public record. that
1t is complete and accurate, and
Is made available to investors.
At this point the primary re-
sponsibility of the SEC ends. 1t
cannot do the investors think
ing for him. Of course the SEC
has investigative and enforce
ment duties but only after viola
lions have occurred and the
damage has been done.
disclosure is only one-half of
the job of investor protection
the other half is what might be
termed investor self protec-
ton, is the way SEC Chairman
Ralph H. Demmler puts it.
It is particularly important for
the investor to heed only the
printed word for that is all that
the SEC has passed upon. What
the securities salesman tells you
may be quite different.
Care is Necessary
The sad part is that the pros
pectlve investor may be. too lazy
to read the statement or perhaps
his unframed eye does not I'M
derstand it. He may pay atten-
ton only to what the salesman
tells him and that is more than
enough to lead him astray and
cost him plenty.
AS phoney securities statesmen
here and in other cities reap a
harvest estimated to be running
into many millions of dollars a
year, the anxiety of the SEC,
other Government officials and
members of Congress has been
mounting steadily.
Investment and banking lead
erS also have expressed deep con-
Germ that growing boldness of the
dishonest fringe may place the
entire securities business under a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
FLIM-FLAM ART
From "Sales" Letter

and not more than IS cents a
share at its peak.
Why did the unwary investors
buy when the approved informa-
ton at the SEC was anything
but inspiring? 1t was what the
salesman told them. Oil had
been discovered. Nothing was
said about salt water. The stock
would double in value soon and
in another year would triple and
quadruple in value. That was
enough for the sucker.
Such claims should have put
the prospect on guard immeoi-
ately, a leader in the investment
business here commented in
dignantly.
What gets me-" he contin-
ued," is that this type of an
investor will shy away from a
brokerage firm that may have
just as fine a reputation as the
department store or bank with
which he deals, and yet will be-
lieve quickly what the voice
of stranger he may have never
seen tells him over the phone.
The SEC says it is hard to
catch the salesman in his I'M
truths. The investors quickly
get the idea that they can make
plenty of money by buying, but
they are almost always vague as
to Just what the man said.
They could have asked the
smooth talking man to put his
promises in writing. That would
have helped.
So the widow. the retired Gov
eminent worker, the young sport,
maybe even doctor or a lawyer
digs down deep and shells out
$50 or maybe $500. maybe even
$4,000, and what is there to show
for it-too often very little If
anything besides a fancy piece
of paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

HURRY, HURRY, HURRY-This order blank offers the
prospective customer one chance" make fortune
in OIL An accompanying letter tells srred-up prospect
"Order now-unailngy your limit while yet you cam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
SECWorns BiIked BUYERS
Con'tThink for Them

cloud of public resentment.
Some Tightening of present
regulations is being considered
by the commission, including
provisions for more complete dis
closure on issues of 100000 or
less under its Regulation A.
Tightening Up Favored
At least one member of Con-
gress is known to favor elimina-
ton of Regulation A which ex-
empts the smaller issues from
full disclosure" requirements
on larger financing, bit the SEC
has indicated a preference for
tightening of the regulation
which it has the authority to do.
Also under consideration. it
is understood, is a plan for p.ac-
inc proceeds from small issues
in escrow which would prevent
their release to the issuing COM
pany or promoters until receipts
were large enough to assure sue
cess of the financing and avail
ability of cash for the stated
project.
But the real problem goes
back to the investing public
which realizes much too little
the ease with which glib
tongued stranger can reel off
astonishingly convincing lie S
with a get-rich quick appeal to
thaW out the wallet. 9
Example Is Offered
After one wildcat oil concern
found that an oil strike had
quickly turned to salt water, Two
officers resigned and sold first
$4,000 shares and then 100000
shares to a promoter in a distant
city for 1919 cents a share. He
in turn sold them to investors
in that locality for Is cents a
share.
During the same period in
which this fast-buck artist was
unloading at rs cents a share,
investors could have bought the
same shares on the open mar
ket from ethical dealers IN the
same city for as low as 30 cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST

Anyone entering must he
sufficiently interested In air
conditioning his home 10
permit a free survey to be
made at convenient time,
There will be a public draw
inK for the winning coupon
made nv an independent
Judge.
The drawing will be held a.
~ am. on Tuesday, june
~. 1858. al United Clsv
Products Co. 3n55 v Street
NE. All who enter con
test are welcome, but II t.
not necessary TO be present
in order to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. :Iay - Up National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Competition
.Stiffening as
Output Rises
BY WALTER BREEDE, JR.
Associated Press Rusiness Wrifer


NEW YORK, May 14.-The
business picture this week was
a composite of booming produc-
ton. rising sales-and stiffening
competition.
Almost everywhere. the accent
was on the hard SELL"
Auto manufacturers, for the
first time this year, were Offering
sales-incentive prizes to their
dealers. Department. stores
slashed prices in fiercely COM
petitiye battles with the neigh
borhood discount house; mer-
chants of all stripes redoubled
their efforts to lure new Gus
toners with easy credit.
Competition was reflected, too,
in increased spending by busi-
ness firms on new plants, new
machinery and new equipment.
Overall. the climate was one
that seemed to favor the big. the
strong and the efficient. There
were hints of rough going ahead
for less capably managed enter
prises.
Still roaring along at or near
peak levels were such basic lines
as steel, automobiles and con-
struction.
Construction activity was re-
f1ected in record sales of lumber,
cement. structural steel, wall
board and plaster. Steel output,
scheduled at 96.7 per cent of
capacity, was expected to set an
all-time record for the secoY :
week in a row.
Auto production was per cent
ahead of the previous week and
40 per cent higher than in the
same week last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Dealers Meet

Audivox, Inc, of Boston, held
sales conference at the Shera-
ton Park Hotel yesterday for its
East Coast dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
DIVIDENDS

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