The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-08-18
THIlR0UGIa TH1E SEN NTIElElL
 PERISGOPE

Alaska aviation this week has its opportunity to tell it's story to some of the men who make the policies. the aviation subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and For eign Commerce of the House of Rep resentatives. Making no committ- ments but assimilating a great deal of information. h e committee. headed by Chairman Alfred J. Bull winkle CDemocraD of North Caro- lima. swung into the Territory at Fairbanks. hopped to Anchorage, l Nome and Juneau from where they uook off yesterday for a loOk-see at aviation in the Pacific Northwest. ! In Chairman Bulwinkle's party were Congressmen Virgil Chapman of Kentucky. Lyle H. Boren of Okla l homa. Lindley BeckwoTth of Texas, ! Richard r. Hairless of Arizona, all Democrats. and Joseph P. O'Hara of l Minnesota Carl Hinshaw of CalifOr- mia and Evan Howell of Illinois, the latter three Republicans. With the Congressmen was Dr. Edmond P. ! Warner, Vice Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, who had his pencil busy all the time making a . complete record for his board of | the facts as he found them on AL aska aviation Keen, able Dr. War ner took the committee out of tech nical tailspins during some of the questionings at the various hear ings. smoothed the way for those being questioned by backing them up with factual data. Gov. Gruen- ing outlined the general picture of Alaska aviation and it's post war hopes at the Juneau hearing. Among those giving the more Or less local slant were Tom Dyer of the Juneau Chambers aviation committee, May or A. B. Hayes, and Sheldon Sim mons of Alaska Coastal Airlines. If the Juneau hearing was typical of others during their visit, the com miUtee had opportunity to gather a great deal of information on Alaska air transportation from the days of Ben Ellison, A. A. Bennett and other early birds to today's modern ayia- tion, the results of which may prove beneficial to the Territory in the post war period.
 With the general election of Sep tember 12 only a few weeks away politics lly-minded Alaskans are giy- ing thought to what the lineup will be when the legislature con Yenes the fourth Monday in Janu ary. Republicans are not conceded much chance in Alaska this year, and conjecturing on who will bel Speaker of the House and President of the Senate is based on the fairly, safe assumption that the Democrats will be in control. In the First Di- vision the most ardent Republicans do not expect to elect anyone on their ticket. It has always been the policy of Al White, acknowledged leader of the Republican party in Alaska, to have a full ticket in the field to encourage party spirit and organization. One year Al took the rap himself When no one else would file for Delegate in hope less contest against the popular Tony Dimond, Al filed in order that his party would have a full slate of candidates.
 Assuming that Jesse D. Lander, progressive Democrat from Fair banks, is elected it will be his fourth term in the House, and fol- lowing the long established and fairly well adhered to precedent of selecting the dean of the House to be Speaker the honor would go to Jesse. The Fourth Division has not had a Speaker since Joe MacDonald,l now US. Marshal in Fairbanks, pre- sided over the House in 1883. In the Second Division Wallace Porter of Haycock has served two terms and the indications are he will be reelected. No other nominee, either Democratic or Republican, in the Second Division. has had any legis- lative experience. In the Third Di-l vision Warren Taylor, formerly of C6rdova and later of Kodiak, served in the House in 1883, Almer Peter son of Anchorage was a member of the House in 1941 and Stanley Me CutcheOn of Anchorage was Rep resentative in .1943. Messrs. Taylor, | Peterson and McCutcheon are the only nominees among the seven Democrats and seven Republican aspirants for the House in the Third Division who have had previous legislative experience. In the Fourth Division Mrs. Alaska Stewart-Linck, who was in the House in the last session is the only nominee for the House aside from Jesse Lander. Inl the First it is the first time noneI of the nominees has has served in the House. Usually, some HouseI member will file for reelection, but this year it looks like New Deal" in the enlarged legislature.