The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-03
TBIlR0UGlH ITBIlE SEN I7INlEIL
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retary Harold L. Ickes, Coordinator of Fisheries. as .consultant for Alas ka in drawing up the Salmon Con- centration Plan for next season. Gunderson. who went south recently to wind up business affairs for the season. is hurrying home to Wran- gell to get Mrs GundersOn and their young son. to take them south for the winter. With a transporta- tion break, he hopes to be back in Seattle by December IS to start work on the tough problem of help. ing line up fisheries operation plans for next year.
 Gunderson, one of the top men in Alaska fisheries, was on Secre-. tary Ickes' advisory board last seal son. Did a fine job, as the new ap-' pointment proves As consultant. he'll be one of the Coordinator's| right hand men on the fisheries pro- blem.
 Task this year is going to be moreI gigantic than last. More men have been drawn into the service. The problem of getting equipment hasn't eased. Boats and transportation areI as ever a No. 1 headache. Whatever the plan worked out may be, it| means a lot of mighty tough work this winter.
 Local Democrats got hot this week. In response to a call from thel Divisional Committee received in the first of the week mail (thusI no previous notice in this peerlessI family journaD, the donkey riders on call of Precinct Chairman Van H. Fisk of Wrangell precinct and Chairman Carl Bradley of StikineI precinct caucused last night in theI big recreation room of the Fire Sta tion. Nothing short of fire hall usually can withstand the average meeting of a bunch of Democrats. However, everything was calm and placid last night. Not even onel speech denouncing the Republican party, a rare evening indeed at al Democratic meeting.
 With Mayor F. G. Hanford pre-I siding for Wrangell precinct, in theI absence of Chairman Fisk, who isl still confined to his home with ill-l ness, and Mrs J c. JJohnson serv-I ing as Secretary, Wrangell precinct set up it's precinct committee organ ization with the following members elected: Chairman Fisk, reelected; members, F G Hanford, c. Don Mill Ter, Mrs. Hill Harrington and Mrs. Lew Williams.
 Meeting then elected four dele gates to the Divisional convention, namely, Fisk, Hanford, Miller and Mrs Burlington.
 With Chairman Bradley of StikineI taking over, Stikine named it's pre- cinct committee: Carl Bradley, Mrs. J. c. Johnson, F. A. Cooper, Joel Lawton and Mrs. Charlotte Steear. As delegates to the Divisional con- vention it named Bradley and Mrs. Johnson.
 Divisional convention will be held this year at Juneau December IT, according to the call issued by Act ing Divisional Chairman Mrs. Betty Mccormick of Juneau No date has yet been set for the Territorial con- Vention, but it is expected that Ter ritorial Chairman Howard Lyng of Nome will get call out for the big session for some time in January af- ter the Divisional conventions are held.
 Due to the death of Harley Turn CT of Juneau, Divisional committee is without a permanent chairman at the present time and Mrs. Me Cormick wife of Selective Service Director, John Mccormick, has been named to act until the convention of the 17th names a chairman. Mrs. Mccormick also is the Divisional secretary.
 Just how many delegates from the two local precincts will actually attend the Juneau meeting remains to be seen, but indication is that Mayor Hanford and Mrs. Harrington at least will be up there to see that justice is done with six votes in their pockets.
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 Periscope is in receipt of Public Proclamation No. and not a min ute too soon. We've already received one wire pointing out that our com. ment last week on travel control il Alaska needs a little revision. Doe: too, and we're the first to admit it But everything is hunkydory now Public Proclamation No. 8 is al hand, right from the headquarters of the Alaska Department, Office O the Commanding General, dull signed and sealed by Lieut.. Gen Simon Boliver Buckner, Jr. If VI don't get it right this time, tn General might have our scalp am boost us out of the Territory as al .,,A.n9~~h1 ra~~ou IvrI.fah he oOs.I