The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-12-07
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISC0PE

7 0 Deal to try and sell it to the Al aska Steamship Company didn't jeu. Company wasn't interested A letter from Highway Engineer F. 4. Metcalf advises that from all indications lship) will be operated next season by it's present owners, win or lose"
 Frank further reports that the ferry didn't do so bad for it's sum- me- s operations after all Final report shows a grand total balance of S277.9S over and above expenses for the entire seasons operations But, as Frank points out, "the ship itself, of course, is an investment. 9 Territory paid S38,877.74 for the palatial Chilkoot.
 Let's see, if S277.98 a year was applied on the original investment it would take something over a hundred years to get that ferry money back in the road fund. Hope you live to a ripe old age, Frank. and prove the good ship Chilkoot is a money maker.
 0cpOIJ EIOm NOme
 The people of Nome and ,he See ond Division have become some what alarmed at the continued lack of a IT. S. Judge and a District Attorney. The judgeship has been vacant since Joe Kehoe resigned to become Secretary of Alaska and the D. A. s office has been vacant since the President fired Franz Bingham on grounds that he was ont of the Territory most of the time.
 The Second Division Democratic Committee endorsed Harold J. Butcher of Anchorage for the judgeship and James Van der Heydt of Nome, present U. S. Com missioner and practicing attorney, for the district attorneyship. They were also endorsed by Alaska s Democratic National Committee man, Howard Lyng of Nome, and the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce. with headquarters at Nome. Nome presently has no Bar Association.
 Meanwhile. some of the Gruen- ing supporters in the Third Divi- sion have been pushing the candi- dacy of Rep Wendell P. Kay of Anchorage for the judge position Kay is the author of the secession resolution which was introduced in the last Legislature and had the backing of the seven House mem bers from the Third. The boys from the Third, as may be recalled, were going to secede from the In ion and form a Republic of Alas ka. It brought violent repercussions from the people of Alaska and the members from the Third ducked, and withdrew the proposal
 Peratrovich to Run
 Former Senator Frank Peratro- vich of Klawock, who lost out last year, is reported going to run for his old Senate seat again on the Democratic ticket Dope from Ket- chikan is that Bob Ellis may also file on the same ticket and Ralph Bartholomew is considering filing on the Republican ticket Ren Doris Barnes of Wraagell is expect ed to seek a Senate seat on the COP ticket next year after two sessions in the House.
 Welkin to Ring
 The welkin peobabIy will ring in a loud key next week over at Sitka when the First Division Dem hoi vention. It looks like Juneau, with it's government-support forces, against the rest of the Division, which may well bring up the old Gruening- g-anti-Gruening feud. The pro-Grueningites are out to try and control the delegation which will be elected at Sitka to the Territor- ial convention to be held in An chorage January IT, Is and 19.
 Tailings: Senator Anita Garnick of Juneau is reported being con- sidered for the position of the Dir ector of the Employment Security Commission from which Robert E Sheldon retired last summer. John
  director since Sheldon's retirement -. Seems Delegate Bartlett and the Governor were invited to sit in on conference at the recent ANE convention in Ketchikan which was discussing the Bartlett native land claims bill. A few minutes after the session took up Roy Per atrovich moved that the visitors be excused as he felt the native people could arrive at their owr decision without outside help. Mo tion prevailed and Bob and Ernes took walk. They can't figure i out.
 After reading the news on thC Candle case it's easier to deter mine political incompetency The smart boys come up with mini coat for the wife, deep freeze O. free trip to Florida at some