The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-11
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

ing momentum as the candidates start filing their intentions to re- present, the people Thus far in the Firat Division, the Republi- cans are making the biggest show ing. Of five filings in Clerk of Court John H. Walmer's office in Juneau, four are COP and one Democratic. A. B. Cain, Juneau Democrat, was the first Democrat to file when he filed for re-elee- ton to the House. The GOPers who have filed thus far are Will liam L. Paul, former attorney who is trying a comeback; Anita Gar nick, Juneau business woman and Edmund Krause, all candidates for the House, and pr. L. P. Dawes, pioneer physician, who is seeking a Senate seat.
 Candidates have until on or be- fore February 1 to make their de- clarations.
 In addition to legislative seats in the various Divisions, three Territorial offices are to be filled in the 1946 elections Delegate to Congress, Territorial Treasurer and Commissioner of Labor. While none has filed to date, it is eX- pected that Delegate D. L. Bartlett, Treasurer Oscar G. Olson and La bor Commissioner Walter P. Sharpe all will seek reelection.
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 o. S. Sullivan, long associated with the Internal Revenue Depart ment in Alaska and more recently appointed Tax Commissioner under the new Department of Taxation created by the last Legislature, has resigned and will go south in an effort to improve his impaired health as soon as a successor has been named. Spanish war veteran, taxation expert with many years in the tropics and islands under his belt before coming to Alaska some 10 years ago, Sullivan is one e of the best and best-liked tax men ever in Alaska. He retired from Internal Revenue some years ago but during the war when the man shortage was acute, Sullivan went back in the harness to help the Unempioyment Compensation Con- mission. When the Territory was looking for a tax expert to set up it's new repartment, "Sully', as he is best known, was again drafted. He has that department set up, and is now going to seek remedy to his physical condition which has been botheirng him for some time.
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 Stateood Associations are mak- ing progress around the Territory under the able leadership of Mrs. Evangeline Atwood of Anchorage. To date associations have been formed at Wrangell, Anchorage, Valdez, Fairbanks, Nome and were reported in the making at Ketch- ikan and Juneau. Anchorage al- ready has over 100 members and is pointing for 400. Membership fee at $5 should raise a substantial sum to employ a competent re- search man to compile all the pros and cons on statehood, have the same printed and distributed to the voters of the Territory before next October when the referendum on statehood comes up for vote.
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 Thanks to Delegate Bob Bartlett and Gov. Ernest Gruening, both of whom are in Washington at the moment doing a whale of a job for Alaska, the freight rate hearing set for January 8 in Juneau has been postponed. It will be held some time after April 1. Mean while, Alaska will have time to prepare a case. The Governor has been able to obtain the esrvices or David Scoll, who went through the rate battle of 1940 and who is particularly conversant with Alas ka shipping, to help Alaska pre- pare its case. Attorney General Ralph Rivers, aided and abetted by Don O'Conner, Alaska OPA price expert, with virtually no time for preparation, went to the preliminary hearing in Seattle and CdIne out WlIH c " Juneau. As self-styled Country lawyer" Rivers mildly put it: Ut was the best we could get' From there Delegate "Bob' and the Governor took over. It meant fin- ally a trip to the White House, but Alaska's representatives were up to it. The rate hearings have been postponed. subject to call sometime after the first of April.
 The late John McGraw of the old New York Giants used to say with the grace of God and good infield we'll win today" Peris- cope wants to be first to make its bow ito a great infield team which is doing sweet bit of playing fol