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I By-products in the broader
»; sense are not only those im
| mediate industries using timber
1 but are all of the industries
I springing from the needs of
| the timber industry. I would
| say that the by-products of the
I Washington and Oregon timber
I' were 90% of the cities, towns,
[ railroads, highways, telephone
| and telegraph lines, farms,
I chicken ranches, dairies, in fact
| all industry and settlement with
| • in the confines of the timber belt
| has felt the help and support of
(profits derived from the harvest
ing of the timber.
What is the Forest Depart
ment proposing to do with the
profits derived from Southeast
ern Alaska’s timber industry?
Is it going to be used to build up
subsidary enterprises to benefit
this country? Or is it going to
turn it over to non-residents.
Are our cities going to prosper
to the point where they will be
able to house and entertain the
woods worker and fishermen,
keep them from feeling the need
of going to the States for en
tertainment and a contact with
progress or are they going to
remain forever the landmarks of
a people without vision—a peo
ple despoiled.
What subsidary enterprises
supported by news print pulp
mills are there which could be
expected to benefit our towns.
They are like the packing houses
of Chicago they utilize even
the squeal of the hog but they
turn out only one product, paper
The towns of Alaska will have
the same chance at the payroll
of their employees as they have
: at present at the payroll of the
| cannery help. Company towns
! are an old story. They will pay
I stumpage charges of about $50,
000 a year each. Part of this may
be used to build roads and re
lieve taxation. This is the sum
total of the benefits derived
from pulp mills under Forest
Service salesmanship. I as a log
ger am not thinking that I can
log for the pulp mills even on a
contract basis without buying
my supplies from the Company
store. That will mean of course
that I will pass right back to
them all but what profit I
make, if any. Any new men in
my camp will behave as all
such men do. They will stick
close to camp until they have a
stake. They will use the money
either for a big bust or to start
themselves off in business. They
can not own land here and Se
attle calls to those with money
to spend.
Under private ownership of
sand the local towns will have a
chance at spending the cost of
delivering pulp wood to the mills
Roughly about one million dol
lars for each plant of the size
projected. They, will have a
chance at an immensely higher
percentage in the mill industry
which will develop around our
present towns as labor sources.
The best brains of the country
! say that national ownership of
resources is wrong. Why not step
| out and get our own?
E. S. Hungerford
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Divisional Notes
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ANGOON
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On the first of February the
mailboat made its first landing
at the new city float. The whole
town, accompanied by the band,
old and young, were down on the
float to greet the vessel. Mr.
Henry d. Wilson, teacher in the
government school is now post
master.
The Kake S. A. visitors re
turning from Hoonah stopped off
here for a three-day visit. Meet
ings were held in the S. A. Hall,
and the visitors were entertain
ed by the Home League and
Home Missionary Society. Dur
ing the reception John* Bean,
Tom Twist, Paul Thomas, Frank
Shorty, Kelly James, Johnny
Jackson, James E. Pete and Billy
Grant joined the Brotherhood.
The Kake visitors were surround
ed by the Angoon Sisterhood and
the hosts told the visitors that
they were surrounded by a net
of brotherhood. After the re
freshments were served John
Bean expressed his appreciation
|rOf the kindly reception and stat
j ed that he was going to join the
Brotherhood. The Sisters pre
sented him with an A. N. B. pin
and marched around the hall
singing “Onward Christian
Soldiers” while giving the hand
of fellowship to Mr. Bean. The
others immediately followed and
declared their intention of be
coming members. The following
from Angoon also joined: John
Nelson, John Davis, Eddie John
json, Daniel Wright, Johnny J.
I Davis and Charley James. Mrs.
I John Nelson and Mrs. John Dav
| is joined the Sisterhood. With
j the regular Brotherhood cere
jmonial, the gathering left the
hall.
Mr. Watson who went out
Ashing for halibut caught a lot
of codAsh instead. The Ash story
did not end there for he caught
a devil Ash which he threw on
the bottom of the boat. The Ash
oon wrapped its tentacles a
jound the ankle of Mrs. Wilson
and Wilson had a bitter Aght
with his two hands against the
eight tentacles of the octopus.
PETERSBURG
By Clara Johnson
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The Bureau School Council
was called to order by the May
or Joyce Wilson at 1:30 p m.
February 13, 1931. After reading
the minutes of the previous
meting, by the clerk, Clara John
son, the meeting was opened for
"cn, the regular business of the
Council was taken up. After all
business had been attended to
he meeting was turned over to
the Social Committee. Marian
Paul, chairman of the committee
announced that the Arst on the
program was the openning of
the Valentine box. Mayor Joyce
Wilson and town marshal, James
Berkeley distributed the valen
tines.
Then Julia Joe and Clara
Johnson took charge of the
games that followed.
Refreshments of cocoa, sand
wiches, cookies, doughnuts and
candy were served. Everyone
went home declaring that they
had enjoyed the party.
Andrew R. Hanson, president
of the local camp of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood, came to
,risit us on February 12 and gave
ibbons of perfect attendance!
to the following pupils, for the>
month of January: Marian Paul,)
Eliza Jackson. Amy Watson.!
Emma Mason, Gloria Paul, Harry!
George, John Berkeley, Henry j
Adams and Daniel Paul.
The Petersburg Camp of the!
Alaska Native Sisterhood, at aj
recent meeting, elected new of
Acers for the coming year as
follows: President, Mrs. A. Mc
Gilton; vice president, Mrs. John
Sylva; Treasurer, Mrs. Anna
Mason; Secretary, Evelyn Ro
wan; sgt.-a't-arms, Mrs. E. Han
son; assistant sgt.-at-arms, Miss
Helen Marks; Home Life com
mittee, Mrs. J. Romero; Health
committee, Mrs. A. Moreno;
School committee, Alice Verney;
Social committee, Mrs. Selina
Hanson, Mrs. Mary Phillips.
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HOONAH
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The Brotherhood School Com
mittee is busy keeping the work
properly lined up. Their coopera
tion with the teachers means
more efficient work in the
school.
We are expecting the S. J. S.
basketball team soon. We will
give them a warm reception.
Mrs. Benjamin Johnson, an
active Sisterhood member died
on the 10th of February, and
buried under the auspices of the j
Brotherhood and Sisterhood on
the 14th. She is survived by four
sons and three daughters.
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KAKE ^
Kake Camp are up and com
ing in following up the program
of the A. N. B. If the other
camps wish to be up in the rank
of Kake they will have to add
more horse power. “Deeds not
words” is the Kake motto this
year.
Trapping season was a night
mare for most of the people^
Those who did get any game to j
speak of did not get such good
returns for their catch.
Frank Johnson is planning to
'go to Klawock soon.
The S. A. delegation wnich re
turned from Hoonah had a very
enjoyable trip. Several new A. N.
B. members were brought back.
They joined at Angoon.
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SAXMAN
By Chuck
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Mrs. Grace P. Barrick has
twenty pupils in the Bureau of
Education School and the kid
dies want all the world to know
that they are up and coming.
The Brotherhood has been
busy clearing stumps and brush
from around the school budding
in order that there may be bet
ter playgrounds for the kiddies.
After the stumps and brush are
removed, the digging of ditches
will be next in order. This will
be necessary to properly drain
the area.
Mink trapping this year hasj
been very poor which is not a
blessing for this community..
Rev. George E. Beck, who for
years has been pastor a*t Hoonah!
has charge of the Presbyterian,
work in Saxman. Saxman wasi
started by Dr. Sheldon Jackson
and Mrs. William Tamaree of,
Petersburg way back in the ’90’s, j
The town takes its name from a
missionary teacher who was lost
with Louis Paul in 1887 when
<hey were going to Metlakatla to
start a new village and school
for the Tongass and Cape Fox
people. Only a few Tongass
people are alive today most of
whom live in Ketchikan. The
Cape Fox people now all live in
Saxman.
KLUKWAN
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The trappers have been look
ing forward to a good season i>:
trapping this year but they have J
been spending their time look
ing for a good day in which to
set their traps. Before the most!
of them got started the season j
was over so that no one up here
even caught a mouse this year. I
There is between eight and nine,'
feet of snow up this way. At
Porcupine, fourteen miles above
Klukwan the snow is about
twelve feet deep and some of the
houses will be under the snow
ii this keeps on a couple of
weeks more.
The roadhouse at Wells was
destroyed by fire recently. Wells
is about one mile above Klukwan
and is owned by Samuel Whitak
er who had gone down to Haines
late in January for a short trip.
When he returned on the last
day of January he found noth
ing but ashes where his road
house once stood. As no one in
Klukwan had gone up there that
week on account of the deep
snow, they did not know any
thing about the fire. The loss to
Samuel is about three thousand
dollars. The Brotherhood and!
Sisterhood took up a collection!
for Sam and his wife to ease
them over the first hard stretch
after the fire. Mrs. Whitaker is
mother of Ed Donnelley who
died recently while out on a
hunting trip.
KETCHIKAN
By Genus
Seventy-two men are working
on the Thomas Basin project.
Three times that number would
be tickled to death to have a
chance to work on the project.
Metlakatla is planning a $30,
000 community hall from funds
accruing from payment to them
for fishing rights and for the
‘ease of their cannery. The wo
men folk are doing a large part
in the building of this new edi
fice. It would not be complete
without the women. “Am.”
Rev. Edward Marsden and
Mayor Roderick Davis went to
Juneau to help dedicate the new
capital building.
The film “Norway” which has
been shown in Puget Sound
moving picture houses recently
was billed at the Coliseum last
Monday. Norwegian musical se
lections were featured in the
program.
William Wetleson, veteran of
the Spanish-American and
World Wars died recently and
was buried in the local cemetery.
Emery Tobin was recipient of
a bronze vase bearing the name
of presenters, the Ketchikan
COLISEUM
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Sunday - Monday
“The Golden Calf”
With Jack Mulhall, Sue Carol, Ed Brendell,
Marjory White and many others.
Tuesday-Wednesday
“Gold Diggers of Broadway”
Winnie Lightner, Ann Pennington, Nick Lucas,
Conway Tearle
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Scout Troop, No. 601, as a token
of their love and respect. Tobin
recently resigned as Scout Mas
ter of the Ketchikan troop.
The price of bait herring has
dropped to $15. the ton, import
ed Canadian herring will be sold
at $30 per ton and all local fresh
herring caught before the first
of June will go for $20 per ton.
Price of ice still stands at $4 per
ton.
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KLAYVOCK
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A group of people from Kla
wock made a trip to Massett, the
B. C. branch of the Haida people
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WRANGEIL
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The new 200-horsepower dei
sel powered electric light plant
is now in operation and the
consumers are very much pleas
ed with the service.
M. Katzenmyer, former owner
of the Wrangell Machine Shop
died recently in Burlington, Wn
Mr. Katzenmyer was more popu
larly known as “Katzenjamer.”
He had a reputation of giving an
absolute guarantee on any of his1
work or return to the owner a
new peice. He was 61 years old.
Dr. J. B. Loftus, territorial vet
erinary, was a guest at the Mon
day luncheon of the Wrangell
Chamber of Commerce and spoke
at some length of the work of
his office. He gave it as his opin
ion that much of the troub’e
experienced by the fox farmers
was due to improper feeding. Fe
mvored the use of raw feed and
stated that many of the farmers
had been negligent in the mat
ter of sufficient and regular
feeding.
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CRAIG
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A Commercial Club with 83
members was organized here re
cently with Dr. De Wydum as
prime mover of the organization.
The program outlined is ambi
tious and will be of direct bene
fit to every town on the West
Coast and also Wrangell and
Ketchikan.
Work on the Libby properties
is moving along. This will be the
only cannery which will be
operated by this company on the
West Coast. Klawock will be used
as a net and ware house and
Karheen will be closed entirely.