The Wrangell sentinel., 1953-12-11
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EagIe Spreads Wings
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Eagle Spreads Wlngs
 For some weeks now we've been going to write something about our far0rite contemporary in the pub fishing business The Wraugeu Eagle. It appears We are about five weeks late as We notice in the Eagles masthead that the issue We are now perusing is Volume l. No. which means the Eagle is in ita first year and to date has five ed- ilions.
 The Eagle is the publication put out by the students of Wrangeu In- stitute and its Editor-iu-Chief is George Butler. George has an able staff of Julianna Boskoffskey as news editor. Gabriel Monignok. art editor; Tommy Shook. eartoonists Nancy Hynds. business manager Richard Boskoffsky. circulation manager. and Helen Fredericks in charge of production.
 It's our considered opinion that The Eagle excels in two things - art work and able reporting. On it cover page each issue will be found what's called in the trade as slick art
 The current issue carries draw ing by Paul Wing showing an otter taking off with a fish that's about as graphic as one will find any where. Its reporting is the style that gray-haired old city editors have been trying to drill into cub reporters for decades - pungent, accurate, brief. For example. we find the report of Jimmie Major, age II. on hunting for deer" It reads:
 In Ketchikan my father and went in the woods to hunt for deer. We saw a deer and my father shot il with a 3O.3O."
 In about 20 words there's the whole story. Strikes us as mighty concise, able reporting.
 The Sentinel is happy to welcome the Eagle into the Alaska publish ing field It's got what fl takes -- vim. vigor and vitality.
 Old Home Week
 Sort of an old home week around Wrangeu since last Saturday Aid sd and abetted by the weather which kept some of the airplanes Iloat-side, the town had quite a few notables dropping in.
 Quota in hand, Tom Stewart of Juneau, Divisional Democratic Chairman, paused between snow squalls on Saturday, en route to ketchikan on party business. Chair man Stewart didn't mind. He was going to have to niche the local donkey riders for a small stipend anyway to get the party's financial house in order so he might as we'll do it first hand. It it hadn't been for a couple of fast blocks in Toms best skiing form with a quick as- sist by car from Pat Kangas, Jun eau-born Tom would probably have had to take permanent residence in this gem city of the Stikine, and probably would be running for Ma yor or something by next year and, Of course, on the Democratic ticket.
 Chairman Stewart. who happens to be assistant Attorney General, reported the Democratic situation in good shape. Nothing wrong with it, he said. that a few contributions from the faithful wouldn't remedy, a condition with all political part ies which is absolutely normal. Too bad he had to hurry to catch the plane for we suspect that with a little prodding we probably would have been able to quote that it will be a Democratic victory next year." All chairmen in all parties are expected to say that on virtual ly all occasions.
 Also Weather-bound for a few hours, but with an eagle eye out for a sleeping bag which just fits on the feed board of our Country Campbell, was c. A. Pat" Carroll, former mayor of Skagway and now The head of the Federal Housing 4 Iministration in the Territory. Pat said he had slept in worse plae- C. which is true enough. After all, he lived in Skagway for many years.
 FHA's Carroll reported he hadn't overlooked WTangell for a housing project Bit Of solace in that OF these winter days.
 .oa Godding, Pan Americans gen. eralissimo in Ketchikan, was just a. long for the ride. Never did find out where Joe was headed; didn't think to ask, realizing that Pan-Am circles the globe. One place he wasn't going - Skagway; he was raised there.
 Then Monday, following Sunday as it often does. found former May