The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-07-21
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The name of Joe Green of Haines will appear on the Democratic bal lot at the September election for a Senate seat from the First Division. He will take the place Of Mrs. Crys- tai Snow Jenne of Juneau, who won the nomination in the primary, but since has been appointed Postmaster at Juneau and is compelled to drop out of politics. First Division Demo cratic committee. meeting in Ju- neau last Saturday. unanmously selected Green to make the race. He had trailed Mrs. Jenne by less than 50 votes in the primary.
 Green. formerly of Hyder, is prominent in the Pioneers of Alas ka and was active in the Townsend movement. He has served previously three times as a member of the Ter ritorial House and was speaker in 1887. He has long been active in the progressive wing of the Demo cratic party in the Territory. Fol lowing service in the Legislature he served for six years as tax col leetor for the Territory and later went into business for himself at Haines, where he had sawmill and other business interests.
 Despite an effort to swing the nomination to Jim Davis. two fac tors determined the selection Of Green by the Divisional Committee. First, he had the largest vote a. mong the defeated candidates in the primary. trailing Mrs. Jenne by 45 votes and leading Captain James V. Davis by 46 votes. Second. Jim Davis. having sold his home some three miles north Of Juneau, and re moved his domicile to Puget Sound where is reported to have acquired a handsome estate. is no longer tru- ly a resident of Alaska, although he still retains his various conner cial interests here-and may per- haps continue to be, technically at least. a resident of Alaska. Mrs Jenne. incidentally, tendered her resignation to the Legislature with great regret. The first woman re elected 10 the House Of Representa- tives. she could have been, ii sue cessful at the next general election "a virtually fOregone conclusion Alaskas first woman Senator. Alas ka Legislature has suffered a dis tinct loss. but il is difficult to find fault with Mrs Jenne's decision.
 Green and Senator Doe" Walker Of Ketchikan will be the Democra L. ic nominees for the four-year term, opposing Howard Stabler of Juneau and Mrs. E. E. Enggtrom of Doug las, Republicans Andy Gunderson of Ketchikan. Democrat, is unop- posed for the two-year= Senate term. Senator A. P Walker of Pelican City is holdoyer Senator in this Division.
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 Albert White, party boss of the COP in Alaska, has returned to the Territory confident of Republican success in the fall. White was chair man of the Alaska delegation at the COP Chicago convention He was accompanied by Mrs. White and the Alaska couple. while in the east, were the guests of Gov and Mrs. Thomas Dewey of New York at the executive mansion in Albany, New York. Alaska delegation plugged for Gov. Dewey, helped to win him the Republican presidential nomin- ation. Al White long has been AL aska Republicans strongest link with the national COP organiza- tions is usually called upon by the national committee to do some stumping in the States for the Re publican presidential nominee. Pro- tege of the late Senator Borah of Idaho, White has been the power behind the Republican throne in Alaska for the past decade.
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 Two studies, one on wage rates and the other on living costs in AL aska will be made by William 4. Bledsoe, Director of the western re- zion, U. S Department of Labor. Both surveys vii be under the gen. eral direction of J. ". C. Harper, in charge of the Bureaus branch office in Seattle Miss Ruth Sawyer and Miss Pauline Paro will conduct the cost of living survey. The Bur- eau's representatives will consult with Government agencies trade unions and employers in the Terri tory.
 Survey of wage rates will cover the actual hourly earnings of all workers in a group of key occupa- tions This information has been re- quested by the War Labor Board Similar information has been ob. tained by the Bureau of Labor Sta ligtics for more than 65,000 estab. lishments in continental United States for use by the National and Reginnal War I.ahnr Boards. ThE