The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-16
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Curry Controversy

There is more han a ittle con troEersy raging as an aftermath of the TOngass Timber Act passed by Congress in 1947 which provides for the sale of timber from the Tongass National Forest with the money to be held in escrow until the subject Of Indian possessorv right is established. II is partieal- arly revolved around attorney Jas D. Curry of Washington. D. C.. who represented the native groups at the time and more recently has been the subject of differences within the Indian organizations. William L. Paul Jr. of Juneau. who represented the native people in Alaska. recently stepped out as legal advisor indicating that all was not well with the Curry set-un. and more recently r. s. Snatar Clinton P. Anderson Of New Mex leo has entered the controversy as a result of a letter Curry is said to have circulated in connection with his own handling of Indian claims.
 In a letter to Louis F. Paul, prominent ANB member and uncle of William L. Jr., Senator Anderson says: ''I just happened to be reading the letter that you sent me which was mailed out by Mr Curry under date of February 19 You will notice a. gain that in it he says 50 far. all they have succeeded in showing is that I blocked several attempts to grab your land and that the peo- pie back of these land grabs don t like me for that reason. This is especially true of Senator Auder- son. who, as Secretary of Agricul- ture. was the main sponsor of the Tongass Timber Act
 "Of course. never sponsored the Tongass Timber Act. I think prrhaps we would have been better off had it become effective. It is still the law of the land" Senator Anderson in his letter denies emphatically some of the statements attributed to the Sena- tor by Curry. In a letter of later date, April 23, to Louis Paul, Sen ator Anderson goes into the subject at greater length outlining the his tory of the Tongass Timber Act. and mincing no words on what he thinks about Curry's statements.
 The Senator. a member of the Senate committee on agriculture and forestry. concludes with the assurance that many Of these matter will be cleared mp again as We resume testimony"
 There is strong indication that the present controversy is just simmering and one of these days will come to a full-fledged boil.
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 Still Nomi~oted
 With the count of the 1S3 ab- sentee ballots in the First Division Tuesday, results of the recent pri- mary were unchanged in this Div ision. with the nominees the same as reported last week. The final unofficial tally for contested off, fices with the nominees count fol- lows:
 Auditor - Moore CD) 34s9; Garnick 1716.
 Senate-Barnes (R) 32SO; Her mann (R) 1854; Peratroyich (D) 2354; Jensen (D) 2046.
 House Republicans: Hend rickson 3167; Locken 3140; John son 2S55: Eastaugh 235S: Mac Spadden 2163; Boardman 1923.
 Democrats - Hope 26S4; Met calfe 2412. Wood 2232; Coughlin, 1903; ". 0. Smith 1925; Nelson 151S.
 Of the 1S3 absentee ballots, Mrs. Doris NJ. Barnes of Wrangell re- ceived S6 and Ed Locken of Pe.,- ersburg S2. more than any one of the other candidates for the Legis- lature. Most of the absentaes were from Juneau and Ketehikan.
 Boon to Wrangell
 Tungsten development on the Stikine. as reported in this news paper last week, can mean a great deal to Wrangell. the natural gate way to the rich Stikine area. Tests being made now by some of the Canadian engineers. forecast the erection of mill in the Devils FL bow region before the summer is out, activities of which feed in and out of Wrangell.
 Congratulations Frank
 Elsewhere in this peerless family journal you will find story telling 0f tba amord er;v-ou Da0inpo1 Eor ester Frank Heintleman in reeog- milton of his work in developing timber resources of Alaska. It is an award of merit we'll deserved. No one person is as entitled to the credit for bringing the big, new nnln mill to Ketchikan as Frank