The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-10
FHIR0UGIBI TH1E SEN FBESlELLs
 PElRTSGOPE


 the big story just breaking and the headline but minutes away, pr. Ern- est Gruening, Governor of Alaska, dropped in on Wrangell this week, and the top flight ex-newspaper man was "on a story as ever. His story was the comprehensive and constructive development of the tourist industry, particularly i n Southeast Alaska, which abounds with scenic natural resources for 1t. And his story, as the Governor well lnew was what the boys refer to AS A i'natural" What it needed was solid cooperation of the residents of Southeast Alaska with the vision to look ahead to the post war ped tod. The Governors task was to
 elp intensity that vision, rally AL skans to their own material good ends, and start the ball rolling.
 Teamed up on the assignment with him was Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, Director of the U S. Fish and Wild life Service No newspaperman, but crack student of public relations and expert on knowing what the outdoor public wants, calm Dr. Cab rieIson was pulling a strong oar to help Alaskans help themselves. Else where in this venerable family journal you will read details of their suggestions.
 Meanwhile, Uncle Sans head fish and Wildlife man was happy over having attained the goal he has long sought, that of establish ing a regional office, 9th in the na- ton. in Alaska He had, back in Washington, wrangled through Con- gress sufficient amendments to the Alaska Game Law to make the full consolidation of fish and game and creation of the united regional of- flee possible. Now the office was established and under command of wing commander Frank Hynes with orders to "go to it." The chief was going back to the national picture directed from his Chicago and Washington headquarters. In that national picture, Dr. Gabrielson saw the development of facilities to han de the thousands of people who will come north after the war very vital For a quarter of a century he had worked in the fish and game end of it in the States; saw it develop on gigantic scales. It could be done in Alaska as well. The governenmt stood ready to cooperate to the full est.
 Well" said genial Gabe, there you have it. It is up to Alaskans. The opportunity is there if you want to capitalize on it."
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 Don c. Foster who has been with the Indian service for some years and more recently has been station ed in Nevada, will succeed Claude Hirst as head of the Office of h. dian Affairs in Alaska Foster is reported rated as one of the top men in the States and comes north with rather an impressive dossier.
 Wildlife Agent Jack O'Conner of Anchorage will head up the Alaska Game Commission as it's Executive Officer, succeeding Frank Dufresne. Agent Clarence Rhode, who has been in charge of the Fairbanks district, was named to the position but Rhode, who was one of the Commissions flying agents, prefer red to go into commercial aviation and rendered his resignation from the Commission, with which he has served for 10 years, and is piloting for Alaska Coastal Airways out of Juneau. Pilots, incidentally, are making the kind of money you don't call hay these days. Drain of Qual- flied men by the armed forces has left the commercial lines begging for flying men with the result that important money is the order of the day. Some commercial pilots in AL aska figure it's been a bum month if the old pay check falls below sev- en or eight hundred, often times more.
 OConner veteran of the game force, has been in charge of the An chorage district: is the same 0'Con- ner who had the brush with Gen. Buckner and Judge Hellenthal in Anchorage when the General was trying to get a residence hunting license. It may have no bearing on the matter at all, but it is interest ing to note that the General didn't get his resident hunting license; Judge HellenthaI didn't get reap pointed, but Jack O.Conner was promoted to head the Game Commis- sion. MT. 0'Conner knows Alaska Game Law and his duties.
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 Game Commission in future will operate as unit of the regional of flee of the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service which is now established in |