VOLUME NO. VI.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA,
DECEMBER 18, 1931
NO. 22
Church Program
Christmas Eve
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The Indian Bureau School un
der Mrs. Magill will put on a
Chiistrnas program at the Pres
byterian Church on Christmas
Fve. Christmas songs, recitations
and two little Christmas play
lets “Christmas in Mother Goose
Land” and “Joy Bells” will be
presented by the children.
A neat sum has been realized
f om donations by private in
o viduals, business houses and
the Alaska Native Brotherhood
f d Sisterhood so that there will
be no disappointed little ones at
tne exercises. Mr. George Betts,
lay-worker in charge, is di^p^tin0,1
he erection of the tree, its deco
ration and suitable presen' 3 that
'mil give joy to all
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Klawock Schools j
Busy Year
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The pupils and teachers are ,
spending extra hours preparing (
for the School Christmas pro
gram which will be given in the
town Hall on Christmas Eve.
A very interesting report
the A. N. B. Convention was giv
en at the school assembly by Mr.
George Demmert. He reminded
the puoils that the convention
was greatly concerned about the
educational activities in Alaska.
The need for more training in
the various professions was r
stressed.
Robei*t Peratrovich Jr. leader *
cf the boy scouts of Klawock,
rave a very good talk at the as- .
sembly about the history of the j
Scout Organization and what he (
expected the Scouts to accom- ^
pbsh here at Klawock. A camo
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rPe has alrpad.y been cleared by
the feruts across the bay from
the Town. The boys have already '
begun to practice doing good 1
deed5; such as cutting or carry
mg wood for elderly people.
It 5s said that “competition i3 ”
t^e life of trade,” and so it is in
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r-'.rts'n school activities. Keen
interest is being shown each
week. by members of the differ- ,
ent rooms of the school to secure
the highest percentage of at
tendance. The room securing the ,
greatest number of scores by the
end of the school year will be
awarded a silver cup by Mr. and
Mrs. A. Gunderson of Tacoma.
Mrs. Gunderson is the daughter
of Mrs. Fletcher, government
nurse at Klawock. Mr Gunder
son is a jeweler in Tacoma.
Upon the arrival of the dele
gates to t’ e convention from
Yakutat. pnrtv was given by;
the local who listened!
v. ith great interest to each!
sr.caker and t1 ev were much
pleased witv the results of the
convention
It is exj ■'"ted t.h»t the new
highway c< v^-ting our town
with Craig will be completed in
about three weeks.
The Sisterhood Camp of Craig
has invited the Klawock locals.
And we are anticipating a migh
ty fine time.
L. T. Watson had a fine
Thanksgiving dinner— feeding
his guests on crows and seagulls
which ^e still plentiful in thi1
neck of the woods. Reminded
George Demmert of some of his
seagull dinners at the old Sitka
Training School, thirty or more
years ago. The seagull was net
on the school bill of fare. That’s
another story.
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ALASKA TRAPS IN 1930
There were 701 traps fished in
Alaska in 1930, of which 444 were
in Southeast, 255 in Central and
2 in Western Alaska.
Clnb Discusses
Radio Interference
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There was not much to talk
about at the Wednesday night
meeting of the local Chamber of
Commerce. The matter of radio
interference was taken up and
discussed at length. It was urged
that members of the Club make
effort to get their messages to
the wireless station early in or
der that the operators need not
send messages in late thereby
causing much of the local in*
terference with radio reception
The engineer in charge of the
iT s. Signal Corps operatiohs in
Alaska will be here very shortly
end so the matter was held in
abeyance pending the confer
ence which will be held witri
h;m. It is not improbable that
with the modernizing of the
local station, much of the inter
ference will be eliminated.
Misses Josenhauser, Garner
and Peter, teachers in the public
school were appointed as judges
:o decide which is the best de
corated Christmas tree in the
contest sponsored by the Club.
The Club adjourned its meet
ng until the first Wednesday
ollowing New Year.
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Territorial Bank
Balance Low
At the close of business on
November 30th the books of the
territorial* Auditor's office show
d a cash balance of $162,736.20,
/hich is $400,305.66 less than'
mat shown on November 30.'
930. This loss is largely due tej
ncreased expendituies, plus I
iome decreases in miscellaneous
ax receipts and a twenty per'
ent reduction in fish pack taxes.
Some of the canners, appreci
ating the Territory’s financial
lOndition, have sent in their
axes three months in advance
ff when they usually pay. The
\laska Packers Association has
?aid $80,000, and several small
•anners have paid amounts
vhich will bring the total to ap
sroximately $100,000. This aid
vill permit payment of Terri
.orial obligations which other
vise could not have been met
with the $162,736.29 balance.
FUR HIGHER AT
WINNIPEG AUCTION
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Prices of furs were 15 per cent
aigher than had been anticipat
ed at the first auction of the
reason at Winnipeg.
Mink ranged from $7.25 to
$0.00; ottei from $9.75 to $11.75;
skunk from $1.20 to $1.80; mixed
lots of muskrat from 40 to 40
cents; wolf from $4.00 to $10.00;
Ontario ermine 62V2 cents; Man
itoba ermine 70 cents; Saskatch
ewan ermine from 87 y2 cents to
? 1.27y2.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Gardiner
were passengers on the steamer
Victoria be ml for the states
where they will visit with friends
and relatives.
John Slee s came over from
Point'Agassiz-with Ed Ramstead
on Wednesday. Tahn had the
misfortune drop a large block
of wood on his w bruising it ur
so that it was not so e^y tr
navigate around.
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany’s liner Victoria leaves Se
attle for the north on Sunday
The steamer Northwestern i
due in sometime Sunday, south
bound. The freighter Denali lef
on the 15th from Seattle fo
Alaska ports with mixed freigh
and coal.
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Community Christmas tree Zith
School Christmas Program At
The Coliseum Wednesday Night
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The public grade and high
schools are putting on a Christ
mas program next Wednesday
evening in the Coliseum Theatre.
While the program appears to be
long, it is in fact made up of a
number of short pieces so that
ihe program is normal in length
of time it will take to render it
The teachers, have been putting
forth considerable energy pre
paring the children for this en
tertainment so that a very nice
program is to be expected. Prin
cipal George V. Beck will con
duct the program.
Santa Claus will be at the
Christmas tree at the Fire Hall
Thursday afternoon at four o’-j
clock when he will dig into hi
bag of goodies and haul out a
remembrance for every kiddie
who comes to the tree. It is pro
bable that a short program will
be given as wras done last year—
providing of course, Old Man
Weather permits.
School Program
First Grade
‘ Jolly Old Santa”... .First Grade
‘Fairy Snowflakes”. .First Graded
Song “Merry Christmas”.
•. Mildred Hemnes
‘ A Possibility”... .Alice Espeseth
“My Gr<'°‘ing”.Ncls Otness
“A Greeting”... .Louis Severson
“Greetings” . .Mildred Sandvirk
“A little Boy”... .Stanley Otness
“A little Girl”. -..Frances
Roundtree.
‘ Ted’s Stocking”.. .Richard Paul'
“Multiplying Joys”.Margaret
York.
“Envoy”.- Arne Espeseth
“A Happy Child”.. .Lloyd Brown1
A dialogue—“Ten Little Presnts’ i
.Grade group
“A Christmas Letter”....Bernice j
Benjamin and several children
‘A Letter to Santa”.Phyllis'
Ekrum.
‘ Good Night”-... . Jacqueline
Isom.
Concert Recitation - • .“December!
C OURTHOUSE SOLD TO
PAY BACK TAXES
Butte County’s courthouse
placed erroneously on the assess
ment rolls has been sold for de
liquent taxes by the City of
Oroville, bought in by the city
end given back to the county. j
New the county turned thej
tables and presented a tax bill to
the city for county owned land
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John E. Sales took a load of!
three-inch piping up to his plac- i
er claims on Kupreanof Island.
John is right optimistic about
.the value of his claims.
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STILL PREMISES MAY
✓ BE ABATED
Action to abate premises on
which stills are operated may be
.taken by the government, it was
'declared yesterday by Federal
Judge Jeremiah Neterer.
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I “Property owners had better
I sit up and take notice,” the
I judge said. “People who allow
| stills to be operated on their
, property are liable to lose it.”
t The court’s remarks were
made when Joseph M. Giblin
! pleaded guilty to manufacturing
mash for distillation near Ren
ton. Sentence was postponed,
j Two co-defendants, Andrev,
| Nugent and William Charles
■ Smith, were dismissed on mo
■ tion of Assistant United Statef
. Attorney Jeffrey Heiman.
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The Bravo is on the Andersor
t grids for recaulking and over
"(hauling. The Fram which i:
t having extensive repairs an<
alterations made in this yard i:
nearing completion at the pre
• sent time.
I Spelling Lesson”—“ Why Do Bells
j Tor Christmas Ring ”
Song—“How We Caught Santa”
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“Old Christmas Dolls”..... four
girls.
“A Wonderful Man”... .four boys
Song—“Christmas Chimes” ....
Second Grade.
Song—“Silent Night”.Sixth
Grade.
Operetta
Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades.
“When Santa Listened In”
Cast of Characters
Mr. Santa.Verne Israelson
Mrs. Santa.Lorraine Rude
Mother Goose.Betly Hofstad
Three Toys.Francos Fryer.
Bernice Mathiscn, Ann Marie
Espeseth.
Radio Agent.. • - Kenneth Oyam
Nows Boys... .Vernon Heimdahl
Feter Thyness.
Mother.Mildred Burch
Janie.• ■.. .Dorothy Larson
Songs.... • •.by the Sixth Grade
Christmas Pageant and Panto
mime. . .Seventh, Eighth Grades
and High School.
Choruses.by High Schoo'
Mixed Choruses—Girls’ Sextette
—-Girls’ Glee Club—Boys’ Gle
Club - All under direction o'
Miss Bertha Lero.
“Spanish Classes” - Under d:
lection of MRs Scott.
(Numbers in Spanish)
Mary.••..Ruth Tveten
Joseph. ...Howard Holten
The Angeles. .Charlotte Clausen
Margaret Anderson.
Three Wise Men. ...••. .Gordon
Jensen, Bob Allen. Stanley Jo
hansen.
Miss Henrietta Dahl at the piano
School closes for the Christ
mas and New Year holiday sea
son on Wednesday the 23rd fol
lowing the programs in the sev
oral class rooms. The bell wil1
call the children back to schoc'
work on the 4th of January.
Delegates Named
Demo Convention
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Delegates who are to represent
the First division at the Demo -
cratic territorial convention to
be held at Fairbanks January 22,
were named by the democratic
divisional committee, at the con
vention held here recently. The
following are the delegates:
John W. Troy, W. D. Kirk, S
Hellenthal, Allen Shattuck, T. B.
Judson, James McClosky anu
Claude Helgesen, all of Juneau:
Charles Wortman of Sitka; N. E.
Walker, W. T. Mahoney, George
B. Grigsby, Anthony J. Karnes,
,Mrs. William Holzheimer, all of
Ketchikan; James Brennan of
Petersburg and Roy Gault of
. Skagway.
j The Divisional committee is
made up of the following:
j S. Hellenthal and James Me
Closkey of Juneau; James Bren
nan of Petersburg; W. R. Han
lon of Sitka; James Nolan of
i Wrangell; William Holzheimer
and William T. Mahoney of
Ketchikan.
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Ed Lang, for many years a
resident of Petersburg, died in
the Petersburg hospital Tuesday
morning following a long illness
during which time he underwent
major operations. Following the
last operation, last week, it was
j hoped that he would be able to
t recuperate but his vitality had
.! sunk so Iqw that he was unable
; to make the grade. Funeral will
[jbe held in the Sons of Norway
; j Hall Saturday at 1:30 o’clock
. and interment will be in the
(South Petersburg cemetery.
Chcfr Putting On
Christmas Cantata
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Members of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood and Sisterhood, un
cer direction cf Mr. Eli Kata
nook, will put on the Christmas
Cantata “The Everlasting Light,”
in the Variety Coliseum on Mon -
day, December 21st.
This is the first appearance of
this organization in the local
musical field but the most of the
members have been together for
the past several years as choir
of the Presbyterian Church.
Under the leadership of Mr.
Katanook they have developed
considerably in the past several
weeks. Mr. Katanook has had
considerable experience putting
cn musicale programs in Angoon.
Juneau and other towns and the
local people are receiving bene
fit from his experience.
The funds which will be raised
by presentation of this cantata
will be used to pay for and se
cure additional music for the
shurch. It is also planned to put
an another cantata later in the
winter.
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Notes Around
The Town
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Frank Barnreidei left fov
[•letchikan during the week.
Mrs. Glenna Pierson, left for
"rattle.
Father Monroe returned to
Wrangell, on the Victoria.
Peter Jorgensen is in from his
ranch at Farragut Bay.
H. A. Arnold of Wrangell cam -|
iver on business.
F E. Walker of Seattle was re -
mistered at the Arctic Hotel.
Frank Preuschoff, Lung Island
rancher was in port during the
week.
William L. Paul passed thru]
Petersburg eni*oute South, on the
Victoria.
C. C. Mundy shipped out 60.
(160 pounds of frozen fish a larg
"art cf which will be exported te
European markets.
Jen'’-: Olsen, manager of thr
Trading Union Company, made '
round trip on the last Norco to
Juneau.
Mr. George Anderson, pian
hmer of Juneau is in town tak
ing care of the various pianos in
need of his skill.
The Grand Cafe has installed
a player piano in its dining room
for the entertainment of it
patrons.
Mr. Gabrielson, artist who has
been in this vicinity for the past
several months, took passage on
the Norco for Seattle.
Mrs. C. R. Bell, wife of Mr.
Bell, Kake merchant, and Miss
Mary Butler, Indian Bureau
nurse at Kake, are around town
doing their Christmas shopping.
John Grebstad, in charge of
the Petersburg cannery, took a
trip to Seattle, on the Victoria,
lie will make a quick return.
Mr. H. O Waller, contractor in
charge of the highway construc
tion, West Petersburg and Craia
rHawock roads, left for Seattle
Miss Virginia Steward, itiner
ant magazine solicitor took pa ;
I sage on the Victoria for Seattle
Jr Iter spending several weeks ir
Petersburg. She reports a ven
successful campaign here.
| Mr. L. S. Vincent, Methodisl
missioner at Seldovia will giv<
a stereoptican lecture in th<
school auditorium Wednesday
The subject is the Barrow am
Bering Sea country.
I Capt. C. R. Bell, Kake fisl
. buyer and merchant is in tow;
jfor mail and supplies for th
(holidays.
j Governor George A. Parks, o
.Juneau, was a passenger bourn
'for Denver, Colorado, where h
Seabird Survivor
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Dies of Injuries
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Alfred Dyb, 31 years old, mem
ber of the crew of the ill-fated
fishing schooner Seabird, which
j was wrecked November 11, 1929,
i off Cane St. Elias, Alaska, died
I recently in the Marine Hospital
|at Port Townsend, from injuries
leceived in the disaster.
Heavy seas can’ied away the
Seabird’s pilothouse, part of her
lail and her mast. Two members
of the crew were drowned and
E>'yb and three shipmates drifted
with the wrecked vessel for four
or five days, finally reaching
Wingham Island.
Funeral services were held at
Port Townsend. Dyb is survived
j by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Dyb of Seattle, and brothers and
sisters in Norway.
Customs to Sell
Seized Beaver
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Alaska beaver skins, 1,022 of]
them, will be sold at public auc
tion December 16 by United
States Marshal Charles E. Allen
on the steps of the Federal
Building. The skins , illegally
shipped, were seized by the Cus
terns Service. Pacific Coast fur
buyers are being notified of the
sale. The skins are estimated at
nr~o than $10 000.
The customs appraisers store
house. 87 Lenora St., has the]
skin£- on display.
will spend the holidays with his
narents. He expects to return n
'he North shortly after the new
'-oar.
Miss Thelma Martins is leav-j
ing on the Northland, Saturday
rcr Seattle. On Christmas day
Miss Martins will start voyaging
on the matrimonial seas. Her
friends are wishing her many
htle joys.
Mr. Ohmer shipped out 172
of clams cn the Victor!'
and expects to have around 250
cases going out on the North
western. He shipped out 4Y
tons of shrimp last week.
The Community Christmas
free has been set up by Ed Nil
-on and is ready for the efforts
f the Boy Eeouts, in decorating,
fhe lights will be furnished b:
[the city with Mr. MacKeclmic
doing the wiring.
The shrimp cannery will close
down operations ~n Wednesday
"ntil immediately after the New
Year. The clam cannery will
continue to operate as the tides
during the holidays are minus
tides and the diggers wusli to
take advantage of the long run
c uts.
The halibut schooners I,ars
ing and Middleton are being
I overhauled and made ready for
jibe fishing season which will
| be open in February.
I Mr. Sorenson of Ketchikan.
I lias been directed by the bonds
men to complete the Craig
Klawock highway, contracted
for by Hubbell & Waller and
subcontracted by Gordon Mc
Donald. A penalty is being paid
for each day until the work is
completed.
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j The Petersburg Junior Rc'
; I Cross in the Indian Bureat;
M School have made up sera',:
‘ books which are to be sent tc
• ithe Eklutna Industrial Schoo
t rnd several also arc being sen*
i to the Presbyterian orphanage
i Haines House, at Haines. Th,
l children are also making uj
? little remembrances for thei
parents and frienls.
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1 Watch for our Christinas Issue
3 Thursday afternoon.
Longview Gets Big
New Puip ^i!l
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Longview has cause to give
ithanks. The Weyerhauser pulp
plant, comprising a group of ten
I major buildings on the com
jpany’s 700-acre waterfront site,
has gone into production, giving
employment to 175 skilled and
unskilled workers.
The plant, first of its kind on
the Coast, manufactures a high
grade bleached sulphite pulp
which is shipped to paper manu
facturing plants in the New
England and Great Lakes states.
Hemlock is used.
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Census Takers
Lose Garments
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Census enumerators who en
deavored to interview Doukha
bors near Grand Forks were
greeted with a parade in the
nude and escaped after the fris
ky sons and daughters of free
dom tried to strip them. Their
schedules were destroyed.
This is the second attempt to
take a census in this district.
Girls attending high school
speaking perfect English were
bitterest in their harangues of
the census takers. Citizens of
Grand Forks are petitioning Ot
tawa asking that the Doukha
tors be forced to obey Canadian
law.
SHOTRIDGE SAYS STATE
BACKS HOOVER
Senator Shotridge recently
gave President Hoover “a load of
sunshine from the West.”
That was the way the Cali
fornian put it on leaving the
White House.
“I told him,” he said “that
California will vote for him over
whelmingly next year—as will
the nation.”
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THE CLOWN PRINCE
The Clown Prince of filmdom
will be seen at The Coliseum
Theatre, Sunday and Monday in
“Gcin Wild.” Joe E. Brown’s
Greatest achievement to date,
“Goin Wild,” is a sure-fire audi
ence entertainer. Brown plays
the role of a “boomer” nev spa
perman, broker and on Ins way
o Florida, paying his fare by
P'ay mg pcker. TTe is mistaken
fur a aviation author
wii/ii me same initials, and finds
me band turned out to meet him
at the station. Does he take it
big? Well, you know Joe E.
Brown.
' The fly in the ointment is
when he is called upon to fly an
exceedingly fast and tricky plane
! in a race. How he does it is a
j riot—but| you will have to see the
j picture to get the thrills and
laughs which Joe E. Brown has
in store for you.
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BEYOND VICTORY
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Every man employed in “Be
yond Victory” was a World War
Veteran, and most cf them had
seen overseas service. They were
procured thru the American Le
gion and other soldier’s organi
zations.
“Beyond Victory” presents
four separate sequences, held to
1 pother by the threat of the fifth.
1 A group cf men, facing death cu
hazardous wartime undertaking,
tell the episode lying closest ta
, each one’s heart in this trying
■ moment.
i Bill Boyd, James Gleason, Fred
’ Scott and Lew Cody play the
soldiers and Mary Carr and Zazu
Pitts are supporting stars.
Christmas Cantata, Monday nite.