The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-05-26
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boards in many of the smaller com munities of Alaska is nearing an end. Some already have been dis continued and come the end of the fical year. June 30. others will be demobiIized and centralized into the larger boards. Reason is that most Of the smaller boards have got to the bottom Of she barrel. They have called all their eligible. avail able men up and lite remains to be done except handle the average groups and the new registrants of Is as they come along. Tn the In- terior and Westward many of the smaller boards have been consoli- dated with Fairbanks and Anchor age. Similar action soon will be taken in the First Division. Skag- way, Haines. Sitka and points in the northern end of the Division probably will be assigned 10 Iu- neau with the local boards abandon ed. Wrangell. and probably Peters burg, will be allotted to Ketchikan. Selectiye Service in Alaska has reached the point where expense Of maintaining local boards isn't war ranted due to the volume of men already called coupled with the fact that the Army wants .em un- der 26 now.
 
 Appointment of Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne as Postmaster at Juneau past week has complicated the Dem ocratic political picture and stirred up no end Of speculation. Mrs. Jenne, it will be recalled. recently won a Democratic nomination for Territorial Senator. If she accepts the Post Office at Juneau. which is expected. under civil service she will be barred from participation in politics and consequently will not be able to campaign in the gen eral election or serve if elected. Some speculation has it that she may not accept the Post Office until after the election. or possibly until alter the legislative session next January. if elected. Strongest in dication is, however. that she will be postmisUessing in Juneau be lore long and the Democratic Cen traI Committee will be scratching it's collective head 10 determine who will Eaka her place on the bal lot in the general election. Joe Green Of Haines was next high man in the primary. less than a hund- red votes beind Mrs. Jenne. and would appear to be the man to get the call. although Jim Davis was low man and probably would de- mand consideration. It shouldn't be forgotten that it vas the Demo- cratic convention in Fairbanks who gave a rising vote Of thanks to Jim for his work on behalf of the Democratic party" and ordered the same entered in the minutes of the convention while turning down resolution to commend Gov. Gruen-. ing. Jim won his rising vote for being anti-Goyernor. It was urged by Harvey Smith, an anti-Governori buddy from the Third Division. and both Mr. Smith and Mir. Davis were defeated in the primary, indicating that the Fairbanks convention may not have had its finger on Hhe pub lie pulse on some occasions.
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 Alaska Republicans at their re- cent convention in Skagway went down the line for statehood. adopt ing strong plank advocating i'm mediate passage by Congress of a practicable enabling act which will permit the people of Alaska to draw up a constitution and form state government under which it would be admitted to the Union on a firm and equal footing with the ether 4S states. COP action makes it unanimous as the Demos pre- Vieusly had adopted a similar plank in their Fairbanks convention.
 GOPers instructed their delega- tion to the national convention Albert White of Juneau, G. A. o. Rondy of Fairbanks and Morris Andresen of Anchorage-to vote for Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York for the presidential nomination.
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 Looks like postal employees in Alaska are about to get a break in the shape of the 25 per cent Alaska differential. Differential is being paid to all other departments in the Territory and now the Post Office Department has authority to pay the increase, according to advices
 
 ment, however, will not be made until Congress passes the deficiency appropriation bill, making the funds