VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JULY 7, 1927
NO. 52
Address of Day Urges
Higher Gtizenship
Mr. E. L. Nanthrop, representing
the Hood River Rubber Company,
very kindly consented on very short
notice to substitute in place of a
speaker who was unable to come to
Petersburg. The audience was very
much interested in the thot set forth
which was fitting for such an oc
casion and celebraion.
The speech in part follows
We are citizens of the greatset
country in the world and “No May
be” about it. The comparison con
be made by each person. Those who
are not satisfied with such a country
should be ashamed of himself. “The
Flag—they do not make them pret
tier.”
“What lias made this country so
great?” First the foundation laid
down by the Pilgrim Fathers—with
reverence of God and knowledge iof
the Bible. They were willing to
pay the price for their freedom and
they did pay. Patrick Henry in his
speech before the Convention said:
‘Give me Liberty or give me Death.’
And on down to John Brown who
when he was ready to die was ‘sory
that he had not a thousand lives to
give to his country. It is this pa
triotism and love of country andfree
dom that has made this country
what it is.
“How may we keep it the Great
est Country?”
By building on the same founda
tion so well and securely laid by
our Forefathers. Th Country needs
real fathers who will raise their
boys aright; needs mothers who will
be examples worth while to their
daughters and help make them the
mothers needed for tomorrow. We
must have respect for our countries
laws and abide by them rather than
to make of them “mere scraps of
paper.
He stated further that brave men
are needed. Men who are not only
not afraid to die, but who dare to
In conclusion he urged that God
be not forgotten by the citizens as
He has been the backbone of our
national life down thru the years.
After the speech the following
prizes were awarded:
• Additional Alaska Fishery Regula
tions
Salmon Fishery.— Regulation No.
11 is amended so as to extend the
36-hour weekly closed period for
salmon fishing prescribed by section
5 of the act of June 6, 1924, to in
clude the period from 6 o’clock an
te meridian of Saturday of each
week to 6 o’clock antemeridian of
• the Tuesday following, making a
weekly closed period of 72 hours.
In the waters of Kvichack Bay be
tween a line extending acros3 Kvi
chack Bay from the marker at
„ Graveyard Creek, to the marker on
the opposite side between the
mouths of Squaw and Russian Finn
- Creeks, the 36-hour weekly closed
period for salmon fishing prescribed
by section 5 of the act of June 6,
1924, is hereby extended to include
the period from 6 o’clock ante
meridian of the Monday following,
making a weekly closed period of
48 hours.
J. Walter Drake,
„ Acting Secretary of Commerce.
Joe Standard, Trygve Strom J.
Hollingstead, Pat Verney and fam
ily and L.. Paul and family left for
Wrangell on the goo<tahip “Tom
Boy” and spent Sunday watching
a punk game of 'ball' between the
crew of the Dorothy Alexander anc
the Wrangell T^ftm. They repor
a pleasant Jfcut not exciting time.
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Famous Auther
In Petersburg
The yacht Simba of San Francis
co was in port Saturday for a short
visit. The party will spend the
summer in Southeastern Alaska.
On board the Simba were Stewart
Edward White, nationally known
author, Mrs. White and Mr. and
Mrs. Peck. Mr. Peck was at one
time editor of the Sunset Magazine
published in California.
While at Wrangell they were the
guests of ‘Dick’ Surat at .the Wran
gell Theatre where for over an hour
Alaskan scenery ranging from Dix
on’s Entrance to Point Barrow was
shown with many scense taken of
the inetrior country. The distin
guished party enjoyed themselves
immensely as the pictures put out
by Suratt cannot be beat by any
photographer in the Territory.
Wickersham Again
Starts Suit
James Wickerhsam renewed his
fight against the payment of terri
torial moneys to federal officials last
week by filing suit in the district
court against the Territorial Treas
urer, asking for an injunction to
prevent payment of certain moneys
for executive purposes appropriat
ed by the last legislature.
Suit was filed in the names of
Eugene Wacker and B. W. Haskins
of Ketchikan along with Judge
Wickersham.
The items under contest at this
time were included in the previous
suit, rcently dismissed upon his own
motion after Judge Reed had ruled
in the main with the contention of
Wickersham.
In this case the appropriations
held up is the provision for addi
tional salary for the governor, com
pensation for janitor and messen
ger service in the governor’s house
and office and for his travelling ex
penses and for entertaining, re
pairs and improvements to the ex
ecutive mansion. The sum of
$7,890 is involved in this case.
TOPOGRAPHIC VIEWS
AXiASKA FOR SAIiE
Arrangement has been made tor
sale to the public of prints of “pho
totopographic” views made in south
western Alaska last summer, bv
the Navy Department, it was an
nounced by the Departemnt of the
Interior.
Nearly 5,000 sets of ex? . »urns
were made, it was stated, am- each
consists of three groups. Each set
of pictures represents about 11
square miles. The planes we e fly
ing at an altitude of about 10,000
feet while taking the views. The
prints may be pieced together t
‘ provide an accurate map of the en
• tire area covered.
Sets of the pictures will be dis-j
played to the public at the office of
the Forest Service, in Juneau, Alas
ka, and in Washington, at the office
of the Alaskan branch of the Geo
logical Survey. More than one half
of the prints have been completed.
The price of each group of three
pictures is $1 unmounted and $1.40
mounted.
Colleen Moore at the SHOW, will
■ be seen in “Twinkletoes” on Sun
i day and Monday.
; Beverly of Graustark will be
5 shown Friday and Saturday. It i3
l a treat to anyone who has read the
t book an dwill be heartily enjoyed
by all.
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Biggest and Best Independence
Day Celebration Held Here
Celebration of Independence Day
in Petersburg for the year 1927
will remain in the minds of the ci
; tizens of Petersburg for many
years as the best ever held. From
the organization of the committees
to the awarding of the last prize a
spirit of unanimity and coopera
tion was manifested thereby • in
suring a real live celebration. The
fact that the Admiral Farragut
carried bunting, banners and fire
works by did not dampen the arder
of anyone and the disappointment,
if there were any, was not allowed
to mar the harmony of the occa
sion
The parade which formed at the
Variety Theatre started off quite
promptly at the designated hour
and passed down Front Street past
the Trading Union Store. The en
tries made considerable effort to
have good floats and succeeded be
yond the hopes of many. With the
Petersburg Band in the lead playing
real live music Miss Liberty (Miss
Frances Miller) followed in the de
corated car entered by John Adams.
The floats followed in order and
[ were admired by all.
The following prizes were award1
ed at the Variety Theatre after the
address of the day:
Organization Float: .
1. .Sons and Daughters of Norway.
2. American Legion.
Decorated Auto.. • •
1. John Adams
2. Alaska Native Sisterhood.
Baby Carriage .-.
1. Wilma Dunkleberger
2 Marian Sutphen
Most Original . ..
1. Phillip Calusen
2. Jimmie Ohmer.
Doll Buggy ..
1. .Sylvia Noreide.
2.. Margaret Anderson.
. .Charlotte Clausen, Frances Parks
and Clara Wanberg all received a1
prize fro mthe Committee for par
‘cipating in the parade.
Bicycle
L Henrietta Dahl
2. Rengvald Stenslid
1. Fred Nelson, Jr.
2. Clara Wasvick
G. Nicholsen placed for taking
part in the parade.
Judges of Election Mrs. Bob Al
len and Mr. Loeken.
Men’s Three Mile Race—
1. William Rusk; 2. Clifford Way
ha; 3. Jack Enright
lloys Marathon—
1. Elvin Lien; 2. Henry Adams; 3.
Walter Johnson.
Obstacle Race .
1. J. Farrow; 2. Henry Adams . . .
Rope Climbing Contest—
1. Lawrence Pignal
Shot Put—
1. Jesse Ames
Boys 50 Yard Dash—
1. William Rusk; 2. Lien and Far
row, tied.
12 and under.— •
1. Louis Omee
8 and under
Jack Alberts; Rengvald Stenslid
Women’s Egg Relay Race—
Mrs. Pete Lund and Mrs. Gordon
McDonald.
Three Legged Race, Boys—
,Rusk and Fred Morgan; Farrow
and Lien.
Shoe Race ,.
. . J. Farrow; Harry Berkley.
Women’s Nail Driving Contest—
Mrs. Martin .Enge; Mrs. .Pete
Lund. ,
Women’s 50 yard dash: Mrs. P.
Lund, first; Mrs. Gordon Mcdonald,
2nd. Girls 50 yard dash: Helen
Hunspedt, 1st; Sarah Mjorud, 2nd.
12 and under: Sigrid Lund, 1st; J.
Hammer, 2nd. Girls 8 and under:
Mildred Lund, 1st; Gudren Lund,
2nd.
BOAT RACES
. .Work Boat, around Sukoi .sland:
Marian, 1st; Charles T. 2nd; Rang
er VI. 3rd.—Time 7 3 minutes. The
Charles T. being but 5 seconds be
hind the Marian at the finish. ,
Speed Boat, free for all: Alaska 1st,
Vamp, 2nd. June did not finish ac
count of running out of fuel.
Outboard motor roce, 2 *4 h.p. J
Rhodes, 1st; J. Allen,- 2nd;
Free for all outboard motor race
Art Peterson, 1st; Erling Johansen,
2nd, J. Allen 3rd. „ ,, ,
Outboard motors, flat and round
bottoms, J. Allen 1st; A1 Jorgen
sen, 2nd.
COPPER RIVER TAKES TOLL
LIVES THREE MOVIE ACTORS
On June 30 Ray Thompson, Lo3
Angeles stunt man, Joseph Bautin,
Juneau and F. H. Daughers, Spo
kane, lost their lives in the swift icy
waters of the Copper River in Am
brcrombie Canyon, 50 miles from
Cordova, while filming “The Trail
of ’98,” for the Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer location company.
Harry Schenck is director. Bautin
tried to save Daughers and, Thomp
son, who were in a boat with Gor
don Craveth and Tom Granville,
stunt men, shooting the rapids as in
Alaskan gold days at Skagway. Five
more boats landed safely. Cravath
and Thompson jumped into the gla
cial torrent.
Granville landed the boat single
handed. Cravath swam the mighty
current and landed safely, but
Thompson was lost. Daughers fell
out from the life boat and was
swept away. Only Bautin’s body
was recovered.—Chronicle.
Registered at the Arctic Hotel:
J. Campbell and wife, J. H. Camp
bell, Mrs. J. E. Ronning, Carl John
son, H F. Preston, Olaf Hansen, A.
Olesen, A Wicke, O. Munson, Ed
Preuschoff and wife, M. F. Nichol,
Ole Jostol, Fred Harmen, Fred Sher
man, Sam Oleson and Bill Albers
VANZETTI AND SACCO IN
STATE PRISON
Bartolomeo Vanzatti and Nicola Sac
co, convicted of the murder of a
paymaster and guard six years ago
are now behind the walls of the
States prison at Charleston, Mass,
the week of August 10.
Considerable interest has beer
shownin the case of these two
men who have been fighting foi
life and liberty since 1920.
Governor Alvan T. Puller granted
a reprieve of one month in order
that he might fully study the volu
minous findings of the commission
appointed by him to investigate and
report the case to him.
KETCHIKAN HARBOR WILL
BE DREDGED PROBABLY
Indications that the Thomas ba
sin project ha^ been practically de
cided upon by the government as
the logical site for Southeastern
Alaska's new harbor improvement,
wasi given out today by Colonel Jas.
G. Steese, head engineer of the Alas
ka Road Commission, announced
that Washington officials have re
quisitioned his department for fur
ther particulars in connection with
the breakwater designs submitted
>. two years ago.
New Show Opens Doors
Afternoon Fourth
The SHOW, new theatre cons
tructed by Neil MacGreggor open
ed its doors to the public for per
formance for the first time on the
afternoon of the Fourth with a fair
crowd in attendance in spite of
counter attraction at the ball field.
At the evening performance the
house was filled to overflowing and
many had to be turned away. With
out doubt this was the largest
thatre crowd in a show in this city
at one time.
The standard of feature pictures
sot by Metro-Goldwyn and National
is of the best. The runs shown here
have been on par with that of any
house in Alaska and better than
many in the States.
Those who have attended The
SHOW express themselves pleased
with the comfort in the show and
at the quality of pictures shown.
Petersburg is fortunate at having
the quality in film and in building
that has been and is being put in
THE SHOW.
The SHOW will offer a prize to
be given the person securing the
most appropriate name for the new
theatre. A committee is being ar
ranged who will pass on the names
offered for the new theatre. A prize
of $50. will be given to the lucky
person who suggests the name de
cided upon finally by the commit
tee.
Post Office Receipts
Show Growth
. .The development of the town of
the town of Petersburg this quar
ter indicates a greater stride than
any other quarter or year. If this
is any criterion then the citizens of
Petersburg may well be optomistic
of the future.
According to Mr. Otness the lo
cal postmaster sale of postal orders
showed an increase of 20 percent
over last quarter; money order in
crease 40 percent; number of or
ders issued shows an increase of
30 percent.
December quarter is usually the
heavy quarter of the year, but the
record show* that business for this
quarter exceeds the December quar
ter by more than ten. percent.
Business for this month so far in
dicates the continuance of the up
ward trend.
The growth of a town may be in
dicated by its postal business so
in this instance the rapid develop
ment is shown by postal receipts as
well as by the considerable build
ing operations under construction.
ALASKA RAILROAD BUYS
ELECTRIC CAR
A 60-foot gasoline-electric car, a
recent development in railroad
transportation, is in transit for
Alaska for use between Seward and
Fairbanks, it was stated recently
at the offlc.e of the Alaska Railroad,
Department of the Interior.
The car will pull a 61-foot trailer
and will be used in heavy tourist
traffic in the summer and to replace
one of the regular steam trains in
winter.
It was explained that the car has
been started from the Brill plant
in Philadelphia toward Seattle,
which trip it will make under its
own power. At Seattle it was to be
loaded on a steamer for Seward.
Charley Jones of Wrangell brot
his baat to Petersburg in order that
he might have machine workdone it
by the Fryor Machine Works.
Seattle Chamber
of Commerce in
Appreciation
The Seattle Chamber Chamber of
Commerce adopted the following
resolution and forwarded same to
the Governor of Alaska and to the
several papers in the Territory:
WHEREAS, At the eighth session
of the Alaska Legislature *the fol
lowing item was included in the gen
eral appropriation act designated
as Chapter 60 which was passed
and approved by the Governor upon
the 5th instant:
“For care of Alaska patients
in Seattle Orthopedic Hospital, to
be expended by the Commissioner
of Health upon vouchers approv
ed by the Governor, $6,000.” and
WHEREAS, The recognition of this
institution, devoted to the purpose
of relieving suffering humanity by
correcting deformities in children
and returning them to normal con
dition, by the Legislative represent
atives of the Alaska people is
meritorious; therefore
RESOLVED, That the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce expresses appre
ciation for this act of the Legisla
ture in making provision for the
care and treatment of the maimed
and deformed children of the Terri
tory during the ensuing bienium
and the designation of our Seattle
insitution for that purpose; and
further
RESOLVED That copies of this re
solution be sent to the Governor
and to the newspapers published in
the Territory.
Unanimously passed by the Alaska
Committee, May 31st, 1927.
CHESTER E. ROBERTS,
Chairman.
Herring Patrol
The Bureau of Fisheries for the
first time in its history has put a pa
trol boat in the herring district.
The Valkyrie, Capt Wood, has been
given the charter, and John Mc
Laughlin will be in charge as spe
cial warden. They will remain in
the field the rest of the Bummer.
The Southeastern Alaska herring
district covers the lower Chatham
Strait around Cape Ommaney and
outside of Baranof Island.
It is hoped that in this way, the
charges of waste will be stopped,
and useful information obtained,
especially as it relates to the effect
the unlimited U3e of herring for fer
tilizer has on the supply of herring.
This bit of news just released to
the press within a very short time
was “old stuff” to the packers for
it was “told confidentially more
than two months ago that the Bu
reau of Fisheries was going to con
duct investigations in the herring
industry this summer.” In other
words the Packers wer8 advised
that owing to the noise put up by
Alaskans about the depletion of
their fisheries, they (the Bureau)
would have a boat on the field bo
“watch out or we’ll catch you.”
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Clausen gave
a delightful dinner party in their
home on Wednesday evening in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Roundtree who were married on
the evening of July 4th.
Miss Caroline MacKecknJe re
turned to Petersburg last Saturday
to celebrate the Fourth with her
brother and family. She expects
to remain here the balance of the
summer and will again teach in the
local schools next fall.
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