The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-05-06
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Last Call

Tuesdays the final date for getting your petition in to the Clerk of the Court for filing as candidate for delegate to the con stitutiortal convention to be held in College next November Those runninb from the Wrangell-Pet- ersburg district need signatures of 56 qualified voters on their petitions; candidates at large from the Division or Territory need 200 based on percentage or the total vote in the last general election.
 Erling Strand, Petersburg fish erman, has filed from this dls- trict and petition is reported out for Elder Lee, Petersburg air line representative. No filings rom Wrangell are reported to date.
 Senator James Nolan is giving consideration to filing as dele gate at large from the First Div ision. Senator Doris Barnes an-ss nounced before leaving for the south recently that she would de7 finitely not be a candidate.
 Two petitions arrived in town this week for candidates from other areas running at large in the Division. One for B. D. Stew art, former Commissioner of Mines now operating an apart ment house in Sitka, and the oth- CT for Rep. Burke Riley of Haines.
 Stewart is an old-time Alaskan; served many years with the U. $. Bureau of Mines before heading up the Territorial Department from which he retired a few years ago. He lived in Juneau 35 or 40 years and served as Mayor of the town at various times in the days before they turned pro up there and started paying 'em; knows Alaska rock by rock, particularly where there's a showing. B. D.. IS also a better than average bridge player which should be something of an asset during those long, winter evenings in Fairbanks next winter when the mercury will be bearing down to cool off the agitated statehooders.
 Riley is the young Haines at torney. former Juneauite, now do- ing something about a pipe line in the Strawberry Festival metro polls; used to be legal assistant in the Governors office, previous ly was in the Attorney. Generals office and served as Secretary of Alaska in the dying days of the Gruening regime which shouldn't be held against him. Probably shouldn't mention it, but Burke was one of those 12 attorneys in the recent Territorial House of Representatives.
 Former Rep. Frank Peratrovich of Klawock was filing for the Division and several other peti7 tions were out and about.
 Territorial-wide Mildred Her man and George Sundborg of Ju- neau and Senator Ralph Rivers of Fairbanks have filed. Report from Anchorage said E. E. Rasmuson, Wrangell, Skagway and Anchor age banker, would be a candidate. Former Senator Ed Coffey of An chorage had tossed his hat in the ring and there were scores of others mentioned.
 Don't forget Tuesdays the fin al day. You have until September 13 to run for election.
 Prosperity?
 in case you wonder about all that boom and prosperity up a. round Anchorage and Fairbanks, the figure the Defense Depart ment is now using in its request to Congress for money for its AL aska program is $5S,526,000. Of this amount $12,52S,OOO is ear marked for the Navy, $17,33S,- UuU for the Army and S,660,000 for the Air Force, all to be used for defense work in Westward and Interior Alaska
 Your $31 Million
 Of the $31 million appropriat- ed by the recent Legislature, some of it is going for new jobs. The Territorial Police Depart ment is looking for fire mash al, salary s715 a month, and a supervisor of weights and meas ures, salary not stated but $15,- ha so. there's a query out for Fin ance Director, created by the free wheeling lawmakers, salary in the $10 to $15 thousand bracket
 l. W.