VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA MAY 20, 1927
NO. 45
PETERSBUBG III CELEBRATE
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. .A meeting of the Fourth of July
General Committee composd of re
presentative® of each organization
in the city, was called by the Mayor
on Wednesday evening, in the town
hall. This was the grst meeting of
: the committee and everyone enter
- ed into the spirit of the occasion
and a well organized plan for the
Big Celebration was formulated. j
The Committee voted to hire the
City Band to play at intervals thru
out the day and of course lead the
parade in its march thru the city.
Of course a parade was planned for
with prizes for the best showing—
but that would be telling too much.
The details of all the plans are to
be worked out within the commit
tees which were appointed by the
Chairman. It was also decided to
have a contest to determine who
would be the “Liberty Queen.” The
nominations for this honor are to
Wrangell Narrows
Qosed This Week
The following telegram was re
ceived from the U. S. Engineer's Of
fice last week but too late for pub
lication:
“Wrangell Narrows closed to all
steamships effective midnight May
nineteenth except that they can
reach Petersburg from north. Fish
ing and other small boats may con
tinue to use Wrangell Narrows but
should keep well away from con
tractors plant account lines to an
chors. Please give publicity.
STEESE
According to announcment made
by Major L. E. Oliver, Assistant
District Engineer, the Narrows will
be closed until September 1 to the
larger steamers, but it will remain
open to the smaller craft, tugs, etc.
According to Major Oliver it is
reported that the Narrows may be
open to general navigation the 1st
of September and closed intermit'
ly after that date until the end of
the year.
Two tugs arrived In the harbor
yesterday with the dredge outfit. It
is expected that drilling operations
will begin about Monday of nexf
week. Most of the preliminary
work, which has been under the di
rection of Mr. Truitt has been com
pleted and all is in readiness for
dredging and rock work. This worx
includes about 10,000 cubic yards
of rock material and about 260,000
‘cubic yards of sand, gravel and
other material. It is expected that
this work will be completed in about
a year.
Major Oliver arrived in Peters
burg on the Queen yesterday and
will remain here for a week or ten
days personally supervising the pre
liminary work.
MEMORIAL. CHURCH TO BE
ERECT ID AT ANGOON
A memorial church to the memory
of Father Veniamlnov I, is to be
erected by the natives of Angoon.
This church will be built for the
of that village. Angoon distin
guished itself in the past by erect
ing a church for the Presbyterian
denomination without the aid • of
any church erection funds. It also
draws down the anathema of the
organ of the sexless political parts
for voting the Republican Uckel
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cordingly. In this manner the Fi
nance Committee hopes to be able
to earn some money and not depend
wholly upon contributions, thereby
relieving the individual citizens
from a great deal of the financial j
burden,, and giving the general
public an opportunity to support
the celebration.
The committee decided that a
vote to cost ten cents and every do
nation to the cause to apply ac
be made by popular acclaim consist
ing of not less than ten votes, each
baseball game in the afternoon
would interfere with the other
sports, so they will stage that event
on the preceding day, Sunday July
sed. This will eliminate a great
of the rush and confusion prevalent
in former years.
the following committees were
appointed:
ADVERTISING: Mr. C. Clausen,
Chairman, Mrs. Gaufl&n.
-FINANCE: Mr. F. Fryer, Chair
man, Mrs. J. A. Mendenhall, Mr. S.
Gauffln, Mr. Hans Wick.
SPORTS: Mr. Hasbrouck, Chair
man, Mr. Stedman, Miss McKecknie,
Mr. Holt
PROGRAM and FIREWORKS,
Mr Cornelius, Chairman, Mr. P.
Verney, Dr. Susie Standard.
DANCE: Mr C. Johnson, Chair
man, Mrs. Husvik. Mr. D. Hansen.
PARADE: Mrs. C. O. Parks,
Chairman. Mrs. P. Lund. Mrs. Evans*
Mrs. Wm. Dunkleberger. Mrs. Mc
Kecknie. This committee will also
supervise the Queen contest.
DECORATING: Mr. C. Holm,
Chairman, Mr. C. Hatland. Mr A.
Wikan.
These committees are to hold
individual meetings and work out
a budget and other details and
then assemble at another general
meeting on June 1st. This is to
be YOUR celebration and the com
mittee needs your support to make
it a success.
Troller Explodes and
Sinks at Juneau
An explosion aboard a small boat
i Juneau this week set the boat to
the bottom and Moreno Bols to the
marine hospital. The accident took
place at the Standard Oil dock
where the boat was taking on oil.
Moreno was blown overboard by
the explosion and was picked up
with both arms badly burned and
with other more or less serious
burns on his face.
RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE
HERE IN LINE OF DUTY
Miss Marie E. Falldine, Red
Cross Nurse in charge of its work
in the First Iivision, arrived in
town on the Queen this week. She
will hold clinics in the public school
building during the ensuing week.
She expects to be through with her
white classes by Wednesday of next
week. If a sufficient number of na
tive mothers respond to her invita
tion, she will hold classes for them
in the federal school building be
gining Thursday. She also has given
an invitation to the native parents
to attend a lecture along her lines
of work, next Monday evening.
Miss Falldine has been delayed
in coming to Petersburg by reason oi
an epidemic of whooping cough it
Juneau.
Commercial Club
Discuss Need For
Fire Apparatus
At its regular meeting on Wed
nesday evening of this week, the
Commercial Club discussed thei need
tor additional fire-fighting appara
tus but no definite action was tak
en. However, it was the concen
sus of opinion that the City Coun
cil should take Immediate action in
this direction.
TO ADVERTISE PETERSBURG..
The Club adopted a report from
ihe Executive Committee relative to
the advertising of Petersburg in the.
Alaska Magazine. The Committee
suggested that this advertising be
limited to just one issue. Another
recommendation from the Commit
tee was adopted in which the mat
ter of getting out a broquere was
deferred until the last of the year.
The same committe was contin
ued, however, with the request that
they assemble all data, copy, and
photographs and secure additional
prices for printing same, including
a bid from THE ALSKAN.
Steese On Tour
Of Inspection
General James G. Steese, Presi
dent of the Alaska Road Commis
sion left Juneau last week for a
tour of inspection in the Westward
divisions. He will stop off in Ko
Anchorage and other points, expect
ing to be gone for about a month
POWER RATES REDUCED
TO LOCAL MILLS
The schedule of power rates to
the local mills was discussed at the
last meeting of the City Coun« ‘1
It was decided, in view of the fact
that these industries bring added
revenue to the town that the cur
rent rate of $85. the month in win
ter shall be reduced to$25 .the
month.
PASSES ORDINANCE AFFECTING
THE SALE OF MILK & PRODUCTS
Ordinance No. 79, entitled "An
Ordinance to provide regulations
for the sale and vending of milk,
cream, and other milk products in
the municipality of Petersburg, and
to provide for the issuance of a li
cense therefor” was read for the
third time and adopted.
Ordinance No .80 In regard to
spitting on the streets was also real
for the third time and adopted.
Representative William E. Worth
addressed the Council and inform
ed them that he had succeeded in
petting the bill passed which would
reimburse the City for expenses in
curred during the smallpox epidemic
ot 1919.
SKAGWAY "ALASKAN”
Skagway has decided to start
another paper to be published twice
a week by Gurden J Farwell Mr.
Parwell has been a resident of Skag
way for a number of years serving
timemost of the time as secretary
| to the general auditor of the White
Pass and Yukon Railway.
Superintendent Hahn, rail division
Miss Katherine Hahn, daughter ot
cf the same company well be asso
ciated with Mr. Hahn In this yen
Favorable Report
jFor U. S.-Alaska
Cable Line
In a recent report issued by
Major General C. McK. Saltzman,
chief signal officer of the U. S. Army,
Washington, D. C. he expresses
satisfaction at the showing made in
financial statement by the Washing
ton-Alaska Miitary Cable for the
year ending December 31, 1926.
The report shows an increase ini
receipts ' year after year, whicn j
tends to prove that Congress did
the right thing when it set the
business as at present. The chief
signal officer last year turned into
the federal treasury the sum of
$260,000 from the commercial mes
sages which does not include the
large amount of government busi
ness for which no charge is made.
The government business, if paid
for at regular rates would have add
ed $157,000 to the revenue, making
a total of $425,000 proceeds for
the year.
The system involves 2,806 miles
of submarine cable, thirty stations,
forming the connecting link between
the people of Alaska and Alaska
and the outside world. There are
connected with the system 176 en-i
listed men of the signal corps and
four officers.
Jail Being Repaired
The federal jail is undergoing ex
tensive repairs under the direction
of Deputy U. S. Marshal Charles
Brown. At present the entire system
of piping and plumbing is torn out
and is being replaced in a more con
venient manner. New plumbing
equipment is being installed so the
building will be in first class condi
tion and entirely sanitary.
Composition board has been re
ceived for the rooms upstairs. When
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completed the living rooms will bej
greatly improved. Painting opera
tions inside and outside the build
ing will begin very shortly. AH in
all when Marshal Brown has com
pleted the work it will add to the
appearance of the town instead of
detracting.
All this work and expense of the
work has been made possible thru
the effort of Marshal Brown and
with the cooperation of Marshal
White and Judge Reed of the U. S.
District Court.
MISSISSIPPI RELIEF FUND
A nation-wide appeal having been
issued for funds to relieve the suf
ferers in the flooded area of the
Mississippi Valley, and there being
no organization in Petersburg to
handle the matter, the Bank of Pe
tersburg will be pleased to receive
contributions to be forwarded to
the American Red Cross which is
doing all it can to relieve suffering
there.
The quota of the Juneau Chap
ter ol the Red Cross is $1,000. of
which amount Juneau has raised
$800. The Juneau Chapter expects
its branches of which Petersburg
is one, to raise the balance.
The people of Petersburg have
never failed to respond quickly to
an appeal for help so lets do our
little bit quickly and not wait for
personal sollctiatlon.
T. S. ELSEMORE
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Carmichael of
Portland, Oregon are visiting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carol
Clausen. Mrs. Carmichael is Mr.
'Clausen's netee.
POPP! SALE BY LEGION AUXILIARY
“LESI WE FORGEI”
THE POPPY OF FLANDERS
FIELD
In Flanders Field the poppies grow
With brighter hue than poppies
know- l
O’er silt enriched with crimson
flood
Of many a martyr hero’s blood.
In Flander’s Field each poppy red
Is Freedoms torch flung by the
dead.
Throughout Alaska and the Unit
ed States the American Legion
Auxiliary Units are sponsoring a
Poppy Sale to be carried o n the
week preceding Memorial Day. The
Petersburg Unit has 500 poppies
to sell as their share in this great
campaign.
The message of the American Le
gion Auxiliary Poppy is SERVICE.
Each poppy enabled one cent to
be earned by a disheartened service
man in the hospital, and the ten
cents which you pay for your pop
py goes for service to those fo1*
whom the war is not yet over. The
WRANGELL MAN OPERATED ON
AT JUNEAU
Carl Dyrendall of Wrangell, who
passed through here recently to
Juneau for medical attention, is
reported to have undergone an op
eration. An operation was perform
ed by Dr. L. P .Dawes and Can is
reported as improving rapidly. 1 he
lower one-fourth of his stomach was
removed and also the beginning cf
ihe small intestines. It is said the
patient could not have lived another
month as it was impossible to keep
anything on his stomach.
Marines in Clash-2 Are
Killed in Nicaragua
The U. S .Marines stationed in
Manabua, Nicaragua, report a couple
of clashes with a band of Liberals
at Lapaz Centro. Six of the Liberals
and two marines were killed and
several others wounded.
An armed attack on the American
marines’ camp at Chinandega was
made also but the band of natives
were put to flight when their fire
was returned by the Americans..
No casualties resulted from this at
tack.
Mrs. R. Larson left for the soutn
this week on the Queen. She
plans to visit her mother in Copen
hagen.
NEW CURIO STORE
FOR WRANGELL
Mrs. Georgia Clark of Wrangeli.
was a visitor in Petersburg, es
pecially to gather material for a
new curio at Wrangel. The build
the store will occupy is on Front
Street near the cross street leading
to the Episcopal Church. The bulid
:ng is being constrhcted by William
Fetcher and Jess Crowell.
Jeff Casson, old timer of Wran
gejl died in Sitka where he was ai
Inmate of the Pioneers’ Home. Jest
had been an inmate of the home foi
several years prior to his death.
Jess was an old timer in th<
the country and for a long time be
fore entry to the Home he was i
well liked citizen of of Wrangell.
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.blood of the men who fell in Flan
ders Field. It is a Memorial to all
who died in service and should bo
worn in reverence and understand
ing.
We are again approaching that
day set aside as Memorial Day,
May 30, handed down to us as a
day sacred to the hearts of all true
Americans whose duty it is to see
that it is fittingly observed. This
is the day of all days when we pause
to pay tribute to the heroes of our
country whose brave deeds and
many sacrifices are held sacred by
every patriotic citizen. The local
Auxiliary is planning an appropri
ate program to be held in the Va
riety Theatre on the afternoon of
Memorial Day. The Legion and the
Boy Scouts will also participate
in the observance of this day by
decorating the graves in the local
cemetery.
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Former Editor Becomesi
Benedict
Mr. and Mrs James C. Wright
have announced the marriage of
their daughter Helene Cecile to Mr.
Harry M. Appleton of Bellingham,
Washington. The sentence was pro
nounced at New Westminster, B.
C. on the 27th day of April, 1927.
Harry came to Petersburg in Feb
ruary or March of last year and
became enamoured of the Peters
burg Herald. After flirting with
the little lady for a couple of,
months he felt that the proper thing
to do was to tie up with her legal
ly so papers were made out and
signed, the usual tax in this case
neing waived Harry then published
a newsy sheet till July when Inde
pendence Hay rolled around. He
found his first love flirting with
a new ‘first love’ and himself out
of a job Whereupon he spent some
t me on the Petersburg-Scow Bay
road hoping thereby to accumulate
sufficient wealth to pay income tax;
he next pulled feathers from the
tail of the Eagle, General Rossitor,
which so gracously and efficiently
put deeper channel under our Alas
ka. liners coming through the fa
mous Narrows. Then he hied him
I self south to the once “greatest sal
mon canning center in the world.”
He held down the chair of reporter
on a farm journal and being of an
industrius nature he added that of
operator, advertising agent, assist
antbusiness manager, office boy and
devil all in one. Rumors of his tak
ing on a new job reached his friends
last winter so the annuncement at
this time is not a complete surprise.
A clean-cut, square-shooting guy,
he made many friends during the
short time he was here and he
has the good wishes of these friends
for a long and happy life.
LOCAL COOPERATIVE ASB Jtl
A UON IN OO Jn.
Suit and j\*.*ment was ent«r*d
in the court ai Juneau this wo»v.
tgainst t la iv;e?sburg Coope*« '*j
Association for $1,912.78 for the
Carnation Milk Company, Pacific
i Coast Biscuit Company and others
by Mrs. E. P. Sheeler through at
torney R. E. Robertson.
» This concern closed its door last
■ summer, the above account being
i for the purpose of disposing of stock
on hand.