The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-06-03
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
End of an Era

Certainly mdrklHS lne Gnu 0h ~ era IS Lue announcement rom Ju- neau th.s week or the sale of the Daily Aiaska Empire, potent yu1ce in the Territory for more than 40 years under the ownership o, me prominent Troy family. All aska without Troy newspaper 1u,l woAt be the same. Like Wa,ching the Jets overhead comes the rea,lzatIon that IL new uge. An era has ended
 New owners of the color1ul olu dal.y a.e William Allen ana ms sons, who publish newspapers Ill 1exas and Colorado. (See news story elsewhere in todays paper.)
 since it's establishment in l9lz' the r4mpIre has always been usuD- lect of controversy, but gally n.ough it all, the famous old sneel mas been coming out, espous ing it's views, hurling its javelins at the political enemy and often being downright bias about 1t. III the number of irate readers WhO were consistently never gong 10 read the Empire again" but faith tul.y did, was toted up it would be quite subscription list. The back shop invariably contended the front office didn't know what It was doing and vice versa, and em- p.oyees of both departments, gath cred for a quick one after the pa per was out, laid all blame at the door of the management, but next day the Empire would be coming on the street as usual, it's often blatant editorial news stories cry ing out with alarm.
 Politically potent, the Empire has produced two Governors. Its founder, J. F. A. Strong was the first and John w. Troy, who was the guiding hand of the paper from 1914 until his death in 1942, was the other. Since then management has centered in his two daughters Helen Troy Monsen and Dorothy i Troy Lingo, with Mrs. Monsen in active charge.
 The Sentinel, pioneer of them all, extends it's best to the Empire, both old and new management.
 Franks New Edition Speaking of publications, we note another old time Alaskan is out with new edition. Second edition of Frank Dufresne's "Alaska's Ami mals and Fishes is now on the stand. After a quarter of century with the old Biological Survey and the Alaska Game Commission inI the Territory, Dufresne published his first edition in 1946. Based on a naturalist, the first edition was a sell-out a recognized authority on Alaska's wildlife it was soon out of print (and selling for $15 when obtainable.) This new 1855 edition Cat $3.5O) will be greatly appreciated by those interested in learning about Alaska's lemming, meadow mouse, the caribou, vol verine or the many varities of fish es to be found in the north coun- mals and Fishes,' has all the most important ones.
 Hometown Support
 Wrangell's Senior Senator James Nolan was notified this week that his petiJ.on as a candidate for delegate to the constitutional con- vention at College in the fall had been approved by the canvassing boan1. More than 100 others were approved, too, but noteworthy thing about Jim's candidacy is the fact that all the signatures on his petition as a candidate for dele, gate-at-large from the First Divis- ion were obtained in his home town of Wrangell in a matter of a couple of hours.
 Honored
 Wrangell's Junior Senator, Doris M. Barnes, was signally honored last week end when she was chos- cu IISSiQCAl Ol tuS DuSincSS anu Profess. .onal Women's Clubs of All aska at it's biennial convention in Petersburg. Mrs. Barnes, for six years a member of the Juneau club, will represent the Territorial-wide group at Louisville, Ky, next month at a meeting of state lead CTS from throughout the nation.
 Meanwhile, former Mayor Fred Hanford is representing the Terri tory as an appointee of the Govern or at the Rivers and Harbors con- ference in Washington.
 Could be our Wrangellites have something on the ball.
 l. W.