The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-10-07
THROUGH THE SENTINEL TELESCOPE
Congressional Visit

Wrangell was host Sunday TOT a couple of hours for the HOUSE Interior and Insular Affairs sub committee which had been in the Territory the last two weeks looking into various Alaska sub iects ranging from the controver- sial issue of statehood to Ed Moore's garden. On the former they appeared divided but on Eds flower garden out the roao they were unanimous; voted It one of the best they had seen in the Territory.
 In the party were Congress woman Oracle Pfost, Idaho Demo- crat, acting Chairman since Con- gressn,an Leo O'Brien of New York had returned to the states; Congressmen J. Edgar Chenoweth, Colorado Republican,; James B. Utt, Californn Republican; B. E.. Sisk, California Republican; Del egate E. L. Bartlett; Sid McFar- land, engineering consultant to the committee; Jack Taylor, Ter ritories consultant; Col. M. A. Libby of U. s. Air Force, and Karl Veley, court reporter who had taken down reams of testi- mony and was enjoying a day off. In fact, the entire group express ed pleasure at little respite from the almost daily hearings since they entered the Territory.
 We get tired of listening to one another like anyone else" commented Mrs. Pfost as she slipped off her shoes in the car while driving out the road. "Ev- en my feet hurt Mrs. Pfost (just call me Gracie) represents north Idaho's panhandle and is the only Democrat in Congress from that normally Republican state.
 Accompanying the party from Juneau were William Olson, Dir ector of the Alaska Native Serv- ice, and Roy Peratrovich of the ANS.
 Arriving by Coast Guard plane from Petersburg about 1 o'clock, the Representatives were guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon in the Civic Center and then driven to points of in terest about the community, in cluding WrangeIl Institute and ;nJ ct,;a c;t particularly interested in the In- stitute's education program for which Congress votes money and the 45 acres of tideands which the Congress recently authorized sold to Pacific Northern Timber company.
 Boarding their plane at 3:30 for Ketchikan, and another series of hearings, they labeled the Wlnngell stopover, with no speeches, one of the most pleasur- able on their entire trip.
 "This,'' said Delegate Bartlett, twas just right. Everybody is getting a little tired. It's been a long RTlHu.
 Demos Alerting
 Democrats were taking on new look. The Presidents unfor- tunate illness lending to a politi- caly feeling that he would not be a candidate for reelection had sent Democratic stocks abooming although Dow-JOnes industrials were down on the big board. It began to look like a wide open race. WhilA in the states Adlai Stevenson was being still labeled the favorite, Senator Estes Ke- fauver had quietly stepped off a plane in Anchorage while en route to the Orient to get lit tie insight on how the Alaska delegates to the Chicago conven- tion next year might be persuad- ed. They haven't been elected yet, but the Senator wasn't overlook ing any bets.
 Meanwhile, Alaska Democrats were pointing for the election of 7 delegates at their Territorial con- yention in Fairbanks in January. First Division donkey-riders had been caucusing in the various precincts and next week would converge on Petersburg for their Divisional Convention and to name delegates to the Fairbanks meeting. Other Divisions were