the Nome Nugget
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NOME, ALASKA
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WEDNESDAY' JULY 12, 1944._
FISH CONSUMPTION
According to the Coordinator of Fish
eries, contrary to the belief that meat
rationing has increased civilian con
sumption of fish, civilians in the United
States have been eating less fish, even
during periods of strict meat rationing
than they eat in normal times when
plenty of meat was available.
Per capita consumption of fish and
fish products by civilians in the United
States, always comparatively low, now
has dropped to 9.8 pounds per year, in
cluding fresh, canned and cured varie
ties.
But men and women in the armed
forces have been getting twice as much.
Before the war the average American
ate 13.3 pounds of fish each year—more
than the average Australian, far less
than the average Jap who ate 55 pounds
of fish a year- the average Swede with
52 pounds" and the Britisher’s 35 pounds.j
Before the war Americans ate some
25.000. 000 pounds a year of imported
sardines and about $5,000,000 wrorth of
canned crab from Japan yearly.
But while the average consumption
of fish is less in this country, apparently
more persons are eating fish than be
fore. The heaviest market always has
been on the coast, but now Chicago is
becoming fish conscious. In 1939 only
48.000. 000 pounds were sold in Chicago
and last year this figure was 84-000,
00° pounds.
Most of the fish produced, of course,
goes for the armed forces and lend-lease
requirements. More than half of the
canned salmon produced has gone fori
sucv purposes.—(Juneau Empire).
DON’T TRAVEL, PLEASE!
Th.s is the third summer that the Of
fice of Defense Transportation has ask'
ed the public not to travel during their
vaca* r>ns And this year the request is
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more than ever serious and necessary.
Troop movements now total 1,500,000 a
month. And soon, unfortunately, there
will be a two-way traffic when casual
ties start coming back to hospitals and
homes from overseas. Furlough and
war business travel remains heavy.
Perhaps more immediately impress
ive than figures are the promises of dis
comfort. Half of the cou^ithy’s Pull
mans and a third of its coaches are in
full wartime service. The rest are car
rying a peak load. So if you plan to go
{vacationing by train you can confident
ly expect some or all of the following
experiences:
You will have to stand all the way to
I your destination; there will be no air
conditioned cars; you will wait long for
dining car meals—if you get ’em; you
will have to carry your own baggage;
you’re train will likely be late.
Think it over and you may agree with
the ODT that for a wartime vacation,
there’s no place like home.—(Anchof
age Times).
DISPOSAL OF WATER PLANTS
The government has invested around
$16 000.000,000 in war plants and there
is considerable interest in the disposi
tion of these facilities when the war
ends.
Labor leaders are taking the lead in
demanding that they be operated and
that the government, in disposing of
them, make sure that they will not come
under the control of existing monopolies.
Labor also insists that the government
get value received for every plant sold.
It is apparent, of course, that the gov- ,
ernment cannot expect to get back its
full investment. The construction of
many plants, under boom conditions,
may make this impossible. Just how
much can be salvaged is doubtful but
business executives, just polled by the
Fortune Forum, believe that not more
than 27 cents on the dollar will be real
ized.
Twenty-nine per cent of the 35-000
j executives polled thought that the most
(important consideration should be get
ting the plants in the hands of compan
ies that would use them to keep up com
oetition. Fortythree per cent were for
quick conversion to avoid unemploy
ment and twenty-six per cent were for
getting as much money as possible to
help reduce the national debt and lower
Jaxes.—(Fairbanks News-Miner).
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Four Brigadier
Generals Win i
Legion of Merit
C
HEAPQT FARTERS. ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — Four brigadier
generals have won the Legion of
Merit for outstanding service as
commanders of various posts in
the Alaskan Department, it has
been announced by Alaskan De
partment headquarters
Cited were Eng. Gen. Edwin
W. Jones of Huntsville, Ala., Brig.
Gen. Wilbur E. Dunkelberg of
Pipe Creek, Tex.. Eng Gen Les
ter A. Daugherty of Santa Bar
bara. Calif., and Brig Gen Hen
ning Linden of Minneapolis,
Minn.
‘Utilizing his extensive know
ledge of engineering. General
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Jones was responsible for the
planning and supervision of the
cons*ruction of a major Alaskan
base where conditions of severe
cold, unsuitable terrain and lack
of transportation facilities requir-1
ed the development of new engi
neering methods in order that the
installation be completed on
schedule,” said his citation. “The
base was placed in operation and
General Jones, with outstanding
qualities of leadership, coordinat
ed the activities of various agen
cies operating from that base.”
General Dunkelberg won his
award for outstanding qualities of
leadership in the development of
an advanced Aleutian base. “His
energy and devotion to duty were
evidenced in the rapid completion
of defense installations, port fa
cilities and housing for the mem
bers of his command,” his cita
tion noted. “With keen profes
sional ability and foresight, he
has made secure one link in the
front line defenses of the United
States and its territory in the
north Pacific area."
General Daugherty, who was
credited with having played an
important role in the development
of three large military installa
tions in Alaska, was cited for in
vestigaitng every opportunity for
expeditious completion of a proj
ect exercising excellent judgment
in planning for future undertak
ings and instilling in others the
spirit of getting the job done.”
General Linden’s citation said:
! “He assumed command of a large
base in the Aleutian Islands,
where an airfield and other im
portant installations were in
< progress of construction, and un
der his supervision this base has
become a strong offensive position
against the enemy.”
The posts commanded by the
four generals are among the lar
gest bases in Alaska and the
! Aleutians.
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COMES TO NOME
FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION
Mrs. Dahle, wife ol Rev. Dahle,
whose home is at Shishmaref, ar
rived in Nome from Shishmaref
for medical attention. Mrs. Dahle
arrived with the flying mission
, ary, Rev. Wood, who is visiting
the various missions in this part
of the territory.
MRS. SAM KLYVE
IN NOME
Mrs. Sam Klyve, widow of the
late Rev. Sam Klyve, who died
June 13th at the Teller Mission,
where they have been station for
10 years, is in Nome enroute to]
the States to visit with her
daughter in Minnesota. The
Klyves are well known and be
loved for their many years of
service in the Territory.
VISITORS RETURN TO
KING ISLAND
The M. S. Bozo of Teller, left
with one large oomiak and sever- j
al islanders from the King Island
village for their home on King
Island, after a short visit in
Nome. This was an unusually
short visit for them but due to
sickness on the island of one of
the older natives, they felt they
should return home.
S1LVERIO RUIZ CALLED
INTO SERVICE
Silverio Ruiz, chef for many
years for G. R. Jackson and also
owner of the Silver Cafe, has
been called into service. Mr. Ruiz
is a reserve officer in the navy
and has been waiting for his call
to the colors for some time.
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