The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-10-08

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 Oil Stampede
 A boom that will make the gold stampede Kindergarten stuff will be on the way once the first gusher we'll produces. Vast oil acreages have been taken under lease in western, Interior and northern Al aska Even during the heat of the prediction campaign. oil company representative Outnumbered pOli- ticians in the lobby of the Vest ward Hotel in Anchorage Oldtime Alaskans there, who formerly were heard to discuss only the possibility of another big gold strike, or cuss the government. now are willing to talk oil and nothing else. Rus sell HaYenstrite. bigtime operator who Is drilling on the Alaska Pen insula in renewal of operations that started before World War II, is in the vanguard of optimists a. bout Alaska oil prospects.
 Tourist Business
 Ray Peterson of Anchorage. who now heads up Northern Consolidat- ed Airlines after years of bush fly ing, is building mp a sizeable tour ist business with his fishing camps in Katmai National Monument. Some of the worlds best fishing is to be found there. experts say. And Wien Alaska Airlines is taking more. and more tourists every year on the triangle tour Fairbanks Kotzebue Nome Fairbanks. The Wien hotel at Kotzebue is reported to have had close to 150O guests the past season. Tourists thrill at being in the above-the-Arctic circle town and Eskimo dances and rides in Eskimo boats add to their plea sure. Wien is starting a similar service to Point Barrow.
 Fairbanks Report
 Fairbanks is intensely interested. in the recent study pointing to the possibility of piping gas discovered by the Navy while the oil pros pecting program was on. down for industrial and residential use. The report noted that this would bring fuel costs down to the point where industry would be attracted. 4 multi-million dollar investment would be required to install the pipe line.
 Ta'va Project
 Sure that arithmetic in on their side, Skagwayites have by no means given up on the vast Taiya power development They are con vineed that the cost of power pro- duction would be so much less un- der the plan proposed by Alcoa that no substitute arrangement such as that of Frobisher can be compefl- tive.
 Pioneers
 The convention of the Grand Igloo of Pioneers, set for Anchor age the middle of this month, will attract oldtimers from all over AL aska. Elaborate plans are being made for the convention. Sitka is likewise preparing a bang-up cele- bration for Alaska Day, and an at tractive commemorative booklet has already been published.
 Can't Lose
 Alaska can't lose as a result of the Oregon senatorial election. Guy Gordon, facing a tough reelection battle, succeeded to the chairman ship of the Interior and Insular Af- falrs Committee on the death of Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska. He has long been a leader in the Alaska statehood cause and has helped the Territory in many ways. He is opposed in the November el, ection by Dick Neuberger. Demo- crat, noted writer. Neuberger serv- ed at Whitehorse in the Northwest Service Command during World War II. He has frequently been in Alaska and on recent trips has been accompanied by his attractive wife Maurine.
 First Delegate
 Alaska's first Delegate to Con- gress, Frank Waskey, and Mrs. Waskey have left Dillingham; in Bristol Bay to spend the winter with daughter in 0lney, Nary land. just outside Washington, D. c. Waskey was elected to Congress in 1906. flEk
 Subsidy. Maybe
 There seems to be slight likeli- hood the military transport services will yield to requests that depend ents of service personnel be trans
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