The Wrangell sentinel., 1953-02-27
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and COnTl. med by the senate Re- gional Forester B. Frank Heintzle- man will be the next Governor of Alaska and Mayor Waino E. Hend- rickson of Juneau will be the See retary of the Territory.
 Interior Secretary Douglas Me Kay this week announced that he had recommended to President Els enhower the appointment of both men and as both will become em- ployees of the Interior Department it is probable that the Secretary's recommendations have been cleared all the way.
 The big majority of Alaskans hope so as evidenced by the wide acclaim winch has greeted the an nouncement. Both are tops in a. bility with a wide knowledge of the Territory. as well as being a couple of real human beings. If Doug Mckay had taken another look in his crystal ball he couldn't have come mp with two better ap- pointments. If he keeps on doing as we'll for Alaska the next four years look comparatively bright for this vast Territory despite that remark of the Presidents the other day about Alaska continuing to be a dependency" indicating were relegated to the role of second class citizens at least for the dur ation of this administration.
 The new Governor-designate is one of the best informed men in the Territory on Alaska, its needs and its ambitions He's been work ing on these very problems since he came to Alaska with the U. s. Forest Service in 1918. Since 1887, when he succeeded the late Charles Flory he has been Regional Pores ter and if there are couple of shrubs in the Territory somewhere that he doesn't know about they must be in a very remote area. Not only is Frank Heintzleman No. 1 forester in Alaska but for years he had been rated among the top For est Service experts in the United States.
 Public spirited and civic minded, the soft-spoken, friendly Forester had given his time, money and eff fort to scores of worthy projects during his 35 years of Alaska resi- dence. Probably one of the out standing is the new memorial lib- rary in Juneau which stands as tribute to his determination and effort. Not only did he scurry a. round and gather up financial sup port for the community project but contributed heavily himself to as- sure success of the enterprise. Meanwhile. he wasn't forgetting the smaller communities. It was through Heintzleman that small settlements on the west coast had reading material brought to them through the Sears floating librar- les. Boats making weekly trips to these places which could not of themselves afford a library. It was Franks dream to extend this serv- ice to every small community in Alaska and the start he made on 
 beginning. Such aims and ambit- ions are typical of the man Alas kans are fortunate to have for their new Governor.
 Teamed up with Frank will be Alasko-born Mayor Waino Hend- rickson of Juneau, sort of a dark horse in the political pickering that has been going on over Alas ka's two top jobs, but an excellent selection for Secretary of the Ter ritory. Born in Juneau 56 years ago and having spent his lifetime in the Territory. Waino is conver- sant with its many ramifications. and his knowledge of municipal af- fairs will be a great aid to every community. A former Department Commander of the American Legion in Alaska and active in it's affairs since service in World War I, Jun eaus Mayor will be a handy man to have around in connection with veterans needs in the Territory.
 This oldest continuously publish ed newspaper in Alaska, which has watched them come and go for a half century, extends its congratu- lations to two fine men Frank Heintzleman and Waino Hendrick- son. AS Senator Jim Nolan might say, they're good enough to be Democrats.
 On The Ball
 This column notes with more than passing interest that Wran. gells two Senators, Jim Nolan and Doris Barnes. are doing a bangup job in the Legislature This week the two got memorial through the Senate aimed to clear the way for Japanese use of Alaska timber but under the American system oi processing by an American comp. any. They propose to use Alaska'f timber resources but with the safe