The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-09-07
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Elections

Double-header in the election league this year, and, like the world series, it's just around the corner.
 Come Tuesday October ?, and the duly qualified registered voters of Wrangeu precinct will go up to the usual polling place in the City Hall and elect a mayor for one year term, Councilman for one year term to fill the unexpired term of Ole Haaseth, who resigned when he went to kotzeDue on a construction job, and three Coun- cilmen for twO-year terms. They also will choose a school board member for a five-year term and one for a four-year term to fill the uneXpired term of Lew Williams, Jr., who resigned when he went to Petersburg to publish the Press.
 Only registered voters can cast their ballots in the municipal elec- tiOn so be sure and have your name on the dotted line up at the City Hall If you are not sure about your registration see the City Clerk at his office open every day from 9 to , except Saturday afternoon and Sundays.
 Aspirants for public office can all so get a petition form at the City Hall. It requires 20 s,gners and must be turned in by noon two weeks from tomorrow, that's Sept. 22. The forms are for free, so it's the opportunity of lifetime for an Office-seeker to be candidate without cost. It's possibly what the international politicians mean when they refer to free elections.
 Thundering Herd
 The following Tuesday, Oct. 3. the qualified voters WEI have an opportunity to declare their choice in the Territorial general election. Registration is not required in this one but you must be d qualified voter, the requirements of which are a citizen of the United States, a resident of Alaska and 30 days residence in the precinct in which you desire to vote.
 Candidates in this election will be the laundering herd you will hear and probably see during the next 30 days. There is ro De elect ed a Delegate to Congress, and if you have been listening and read ing you are no doubt aware the candidates are incumbent Delegate Bob Bartlett and Byron Nevada Kid" Gillian of Fairbanks. The Nevada Kid" has been making far the most noise thus far, but Bob's back in the Territory and will start to tee off shortly.
 There is an Attorney General to be elected and voters will find the candidates to be incumbent j. ter aid Williams. who won consider able attention last winter by his action in the Fidelgo Island case, and William Sanders. m Anchor age attorney.
 For Highway Engineer you'll have choice between two old pro fessiOnals- incumbent Irving Nick Reed and former Highway Engin- ger Frank Metcalf. It will be inter- esting to see how Wrangelrs sea wall vote goes in this one
 Then there are two divisional Senators to be elected from that we'll known field of four - Doris Barnes, Henry Roden, Elton Eng strom and Frank Peratrovieh - and six divisional representatives from a field of 12, whose names we'll get around to publish when we get hold of sample ballot.
 Aside from this list. there will be the usual list of a couple of AL aska-Tennessee plan senators and q representative. As Bob Kederick of the Juneau Empire recently phras- ed being a candidate and even el- ected to one of these offices is something like being elevated to Kentucky Colonel The illustrous array of candidates however, i'm clude former Gov Ernest Gruening of Eagle River and Washington. D. C., Senator John Butrovtch of Fair banks. constitutional convention chairman William Egan of Valdez. Robert Atwood. Anchorage publish