The Wrangell sentinel., 1953-03-20
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He Did It Again!


 Anyone. with half an eye. will doubtless see the biggest story that ever hit little ole Wrangen on the front page of today's Sentinel.
 At long last, Wrangell is coming into her own -- with a four and a half million dollar lumber and pulp chip plant Not bad!
 We, as Ketchikau, have one man to thank for it - besides the John son company of Portland, of course and that man Is Alaska s new Governor, B Frank Heintzle- man.
 It was Heintzleman who talked to Mr. Johnson who last fall sent two timber cruisers to Wrangell to look over the situation. It's Wran- gells share of Heintzleman's efforts and dreams over 25 years of intro ducing pulp mills into Alaska.
 Special Session?
 Ney. Thursday the 2lst Legisla- ture will be winding up it's affairs in Juneau. At any rate, the 60 days allotted for the session will have terminated. Whether the lawmak- CTS will go home remains to be seen A report from under the cap ital dome is to the effect that special session may be in the off ing when the new Governor takes over. What for, the report didn't say. but if called by Governor Heintzleman is usually requires 15 days notice, so the Legislators might have a chance to go home and find out what they did wrong before reporting for a special ses- sion. The unhappy fact that special session must be paid for entirely out of Territorial funds may have some bearing on whethe" an eNtra- ordinary session is called. What with $35 a day salaries, plus mile age, plus. cost of printing, plus 3u- plies and a few other things, spec ial sessions run into important money. The last 15-day eXtraordin- arv session of the Legislature in 1949 cost a neat $5O,OOO. However economy being what it is, what's fifty thousand smackers after you've paid your income tax? Just a figure We read about in the books, or in Treasurer Henry Rod- ems financial report.
 Now You're Told, MT. MalenkoV
 We suspect things are going to 0uiet down along the Russian iron tier: no more of this shooting at American airplanes. We note in a disDatch from Juneau that follow ing the shooting incident of last Sunday between an Alaska-based bomber and some Russky boys re- tiring Gov. Gruening has put his stamp of approval on the shoot back"
 "It was" said Ernest, proper procedure.'
 Now you're told, MT. Malenkov.
 Going Wages
 Tn the closing hours legislatures usually pasg an appropriations measure of some sort to provide the means for keeping the wheels of government turning for another couple of years. This session the waya and means committee is up with a new salary bill, and report CT Bob DeArmond of Northern Notebook fame has been delvine into it. He reports proposed going wages for Territorial departnen heads for the next bieAnium is af follows:
 Commissioner of health, S13,500 m from $12.000: commissioner O education, $13,5O0, up from SIP, GOO: attorney general, S12,000, in ceased from $10.OOO; first assist ant attorney general. 5000 as a present; second assistant, $8,50O aq at present: third assistant. $S, 0on. a cut of $400 a year.
 Tax commissioner, $10,800. 1T from s9.OOO; auditor of Alaska S1O.OOO, an increase of $2,OO0 deputy auditor. $8.OOO. up iron s7.ONO; assistant treasurer. $8,00t m from $6 800: commissioner q rines. s10.000. un from $8,00O director of the welfare department $10 0no m from SS.500
 Director of ae~o"auticT $9.50f an incrnoen of s1.nO0: supervisor ( communications 5000, boost {
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