The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-06-10
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Eu,ogy

Sad is the news this week of the death of Federal Judge George w Folta while on a hunting trip in the Yakataga country. Many words are written of his ability as an able jurist, a great prosecutor and a fine public servant. Many words are uttered by his countless friends and associates praising his finer qualities as a human being, good neIghDor and u sound and honest American. Judge Folta is deserving of 1t all.
 Our simple eulogy is to a good hunter. While George was best known as a bear hunter, having probably bagged more briuns than any man in the Territory, he was an outdoOrsman and loved to hunt regardless of the bag or trophy.
 Memory harks back to an event full duck and goose hunt in Duncan Canal years ago when the late judge was assistant district attor- ney for the First Division and pro- scouting a case in Petersburg. Rarely without his guns during the fall season, George was glad to join a party headed for Duncan for try at waterfowl. It so happened that he and this writer teamed up for day above the salt chuck. We were deposited by outboard on high tide and left a skiff with a warning not to forget to drop down to tidewater before the tide ebbed too far and the chuck start ed roaring
 Hunt was good but there were Q couple of honkers plaguing us no end with the result it was dusk when we returned to the skiff with our geese. Confident we were still beating the tide, we showed off, George at the oars and your Peri scoper with pole in the bow to spot rocks.
 We hadn't beaten the tide. It was wild ride and lucky one. A lew minutes later, at the bottom of the chuck, the late judge made one of his classic and apt qualifying statements. Said he, as we looked back toward the chuck, " THINK we made it's
 George Folta loved the out-of- doors. He liked nature at it's raw est. We suspect that he came to the end as he would have wanted 1t Inn bucking the Kaliakh in quest of the trophy.
 A fine man, an exceptionally able public official, Alaskans all will mourn his passing.
 Harbor Dredging
 Back from Washington this week is former Mayor Fred G. Hanford after representing Alaska at the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress in the national capital. He reported that only Wrangell and Petersburg harbors of the Alaska proposals were placed on the ap- proved list by the projects com mittee. Whether both or either Woulu win pldCc III JHlS year $ congressional appropriations is pro- blematical. Gov. Heintzleman, now in Washington, and Delegate Bart lett were continuing efforts to get them placed but the budget has been set up and they would have to get approved as over-ceiling items, no small task.
 Various prominent members of the Senate and House appeared on the program of the rivers and har. bors group, Hanford reported. A. mong them were Senator Allen J Ellender, ST., of Louisiana, known to many Alaskans through his ex. tended visit to the Territory a few years ago. The Senator is Chair Il man of the committee on agricul. ture and forestry, Chairman of the public works subcommittee and ( member of the powerful appropri ations committee. Significantly, h. addressed the rivers and harbol meeting on appropriations fol public works
 Hanford paid high praise to Gov Heintzleman and Delegate Bartlet for their efforts in behalf of tn Territory. Noting that other wit nesses before the project committe
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