The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-11-18
THROUGH THE SENTINEL TELESCOPE
Lefties Not Left

The SO-called left-wlngerS were not left at Fairbanks. As antici- pated, they moved in and took over the constitutional convention and are now probably busy getting some minority delegate support fol the constitution they have likely had rough-drafted for months through the Statehood committee.
 They had the votes, although the division was close, according to reports from the Golden Heart of the North On the vote for per manent secretary of the convention with but one candidate State hood committee employee Tom Stewart the split was 30 for Tom and A against with one ap- parently caught in a snowstorm. The news report indicated it was Delegate Frank Peratrovich of Kla- wock who hadn't got to town yet. There aIe 55 votes in the conven- tiOn.
 Mildred Hermann qf Juneau, self
  retary of the Statehood Committee since. it's inception, was quickly moved in as temporary chairman while the vote was being sampled. It didn't take long. Then former Speaker Billy Egan of Valdez, with a 20-year legislative record and known as sort of middle-of-the- roader, was elected permanent chairman with little, if any, op- position. Chips started to get down when former Senator Frank Pera- trovich beat Senator James Nolan of Wrangell by two votes for first vice chairman and Senator Ralph Rivers of Fairbanks was named se- cond vice chairman. Tn electing Stewart secretary by six votes, the Statehood committee and the boys and gals little left of center had it in the bag
 What they'll bring out of the bag for the voters Christmas is a. bout as haphazard a guess as try ing to determine what kind of vit- amins Santa, Claus feeds Donder and Blitzen.
 Meanwhile, the amazing il> D m- ation comes from Fairbanks that convention committee meetings are closed to the public and the press and special permission must be ob- tained to gain entrance to those sacred portals. Perhaps they are going to pass up that we'll known document - the Bill of Rights LII in drafting whatever it is they are going to draft at Fairbanks.
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 Sharp Edition
 While all this federal was going On out at the University at College, downtown in Fairbanks the News Miner was turning out neat job of newspapering. Editor John J. Ryan and his stafe was out with the News-Miner's sixth annual in- dustrial edition. We'll edited, ex- cellently illustrated, and packed with information and ads m the big 144-page special is credit to the =.aff, to Fairbanks and the Territory. With the finest equipped newspaper plant in Alaska, the News Miner proves it knows now to use it by producing special edition on par with anything Ill the nation Congratulations.
 
 Better Register
 Chipper as ever, w. A. Clipper field. Territorial Commissioner ol Lands, was in town this week and dropped pretty strong hint that property owners outside of town who haven't done so, should regis ter their land before January (See his statement on Page 7, to- days paper.)
 Chip, some 30 years with the Forest Service before his retirement and many of those years spent 1T Petersburg as District Ranger, was glad to get back to his old stamp ing grounds in the Southeast ant see, on the aside rom hls of1lcla land duties, how things were stacking up in the timber industry Over some bacon and eggs and { cup of coffee, he was ol' the con sidered opinion that the long standing Forest Service policy oi conservation for use was paying off: mighty pleased the pulp mi was paying of in Ketchikan ant other plants were scheduled fol Wrangell, Sitka. and probably Jun eau. Alaskass timber re-ources wer, finally coming into their own, h' felt.
 Don't forget about that lanl registration business.
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