The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-09-29
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Third Division where eight pre- cinets are still outstanding reveal . slight change in the legislative setup as announced last week. In the Second division. Mrs Bess Cross CDem.D of Kotzebue has nosed out B. G. Baker CRepD of Nome by 5b votes for the House, giving h e Second division a straight Demo- cratic slate in both the Senate and House.
 In the Third Walter Huntley (Dem.) is now apparently assured of a House seat while there is still a contest on between Oscar Gill (Rep.) and James McGinty (Dem.3 for a seat in the same body. Other wise. those elected to the Legisla- ture are the same as published last week.
 Absentee ballots were counted this week in the First division, making no change in the result as previously announced. Joe Green CDemD stretched his lead to more than 100 votes over Howard Stabler (Rep.D in the absentee count. Ter ritorial Canvassing Board meets Oe- tober 10, or within 10 days there after. to make the official canvass of the returns.
 Where the great Buckner had gone was shrouded in mystery. Long after the quiet announcement that he had been relieved as head of the Alaska department, the whereabouts of Simon Boliyer Jr., appeared to be a top military se- cret. Rumor variously had him in Hawaii preparing to head an eXpe- dition to hunt-Japs; back at desk in the Pentagon building; heading a school for W.A.C.S. in the middle west. Now word comes from his own hand in letters to Al askans that he has successfully. been hunting sheep in the crater ot. Mauna Kea. Game to the last and. true to form is the mightiest nim- rod in Alaskas military history. And the mystery is no more.
 There have been two kinds of censorship in Alaska. The amusing army kind such as the incident inI Nome where some bright young of ficer censored the Priests address, cutting out virtually everything but the Amen, presumably because itI might give religious succor to the enemy, or, perhaps, some of theI things the Father indicated about moral conditions in Nome make theI army's ears red. Then there is the censorship of civilian mail W h which we are all too familiar. This, too might be funny if it wasn't so foolish and stupid. Even the army has ceased censOring mail to its own armed forces in the Territory, but Byron Price, who heads up the office of censorship Cor some one who tells him what to do) still clings to the theory that Alaskans are largely suspicious characters and some bright young people should be paid money for snooping into the private affairs of the citi- zens of the far north. At any rate, mail censorship is still going on. At various times, Censor Dictator Price has indicated to Delegate Di- mond, Gov. Gruening and other of ficials that censorship of mail to Alaska would be lifted, but to date nothing has happened. Censored, No. 34567," or some such notation continues to be found on mail com ing through Seattle to the north Maybe Byron, who used to be a top flight reporter for the Associated Press, just doesn't want to go back to work
 Territory will be paying a part of the legislative bill at the forth coming session for the first time in its history Under the amendment to the Organic Act setting up the enlarged Legislature - 16 in the Senate and 24 in the House - the Federal government pays only the $15 per day salary of each member and their mileage at the rate of 15 cents per mile All other legislative expense must be paid by the Terri tory. This will include such items as salaries of legislative employees, printing of Senate and House jour- nals, sessions laws and sundry other printing, an item alone which runs to more than $10,000. Hereto fore, Congress paid the bill from an appropriation of $50,00O set aside for the purpose.
 
 Alaska has captured the political trend leadership from Maine, ac- cording to Gov. Gruening, an ex- Maine resident himself. "H's as Al aska goes, so goes the nation, avows the Chief Executive. The ol( Maine adage is out, as successive