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EDITORIAL
Economic efff.ct of war
There may be people in the
United States who think that we
have nothing whatever to do
With the war in Europe.
Let us assume, fox example^
that the war lasts several years,
that it becomes the “blood-bath”
that Herr Hitler predicts and
that Germany, France and Great
Britain alike are the victims of
the wholesale destruction of pro
perty.
What has the United States to
do with this? Simply this: Eu
rope, economically bankrupt,
will be a poor customer of the
United States and our economic
ills will be aggravated. Regard
less of which side wins the war,
the United States cannot profit
through commerce with a pauper
iaed Europe.
In years past. Europe has been
the best customer for our goods.
The nations of that continent
have at times taken much more
than half of our exports. Even
in recent years, although buying
has been greatly reduced, the na
tions of the continent bought
about forty percent of what we
'Sell the world.
Public May Fly Own Plane
The average person may soon
fee able to fly a plane the same
as he drives an automobile, if
plans of the United States Civil j
Aeronautics Authority material
ize. This organization, in control
of all civil aviation in the United
Slates, has presented to airplane
manufacturers a plan by which
airplanes easily and safely oper
ated with a short period of in
struction, may be constructed.
The aviation authorities hope
this will result in producing air
p’anes on which the ordinary
person may learn to fly in a per
iod somewhat corresponding to
the time it requires to learn to
drive an atuomobile. The plane
must be easy and simpe to take
into the air, to fly and to land
safely. In order to provide these
features, certain engineering
specifications of design and per
formance have been presented to
the airplane manufacturers. As
a result of this plan it may be
that the average citizen will be
able to fly an airplane just as he
drives an automobile at the pres
ent time.
ALASKA PILOTS—BEST IN
WORLD—IN SPORTSMAN
It is often said that Alaska's
airplane pilots are the best in the
world. They have to be, for the
Northland is the toughest flying
country in the world, and its
pilots get their full share of dan
gerous assignments.
Some of the exploits that have
made Shell Simmons, the “Irish
Angel” of Juneau, one of Alas
ka’s crack pilots are told by Sher
wood Wirt, former Juneau news
paper man, in the December is,
sue of The Alaska Sportsman
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POLISH HEART S—American I l.dren of Folish ancestry
r. >'er rt at New York world’s fair Polish building to help U. S.
1 ,jj- : i i ' h 1 ?raes of the resolution, Pulaski ami Kosciusko.
I . . . t. : j,ki i recognize the Nazi partition of Poland.
magazine.
Night flights to isolated can
neries and mines to bring wound
e ! men to the hospital, flying sup
plies to shipwrecked seamen, lo
cating other flyers cracked-up
and lost in Alaska wilderness;
all of these and many more are
told in the story of “Sheldon Sim
mans, Alaska Pilot.”
Also in the December issue of
The Alaska Sportsman is the
story, “Sourdough Governor," a
stirring tribute to John Weir
Troy, Alaska’s beloved governor,
now retiring. It is written by the
well-known Alaskan writer, Lois
Hudson Allen.
Christmas-time in the Arctic is
described by E. L. Leithahn in
the article, "Eskimo Christmas.”
There in Klekletuk, an igloo vil
lage ten days north of Nome if
the weather is fair, and as far as
the moon if it isn’t, Santa Claus
does come with his sled drawn
by reindeer, and believe it or not
Santa Claus is an Eskimo!
Other stories in this issue are
“Fishin’ for Fun," by Laura P.
Ordway, “In the Talest Trees,” a
storp of eagle hunting by Man
ley Sweazev, “The People of
Nome were Scandalized,” last of
the current series of articles
about early-day Nome by John
B. Wallace.
On this month's cover is per
sonified the full charm of the
North, "When an Eskimo Smil
es,” a delightful portrait of an Es
kimo girl, by George A. Dale. It
is believed that this will be one
of the most famous of The Alas
ka Sportsman’s covers.
Navi! Reserve Wants Medical
Technologists for Hospital Corps
The Commandant of the Thir
teenth Naval District, which em
braces the States of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyom
ing and the Territory of Alaska,
with headquarters in the Federal
Office Baiding in Seattle, advises
that the Navy Department desir
es to enlis men in the Volun
teer Naval R 'serve with medical
technological training and exper
ience These men, following en'is
ment, would be called to active
duty only in case of a national
emergency or in time of war.
Medical technologists who have
a college education and are ex
perieneing in handling men as
well as professionally qualified
will be considered for the rating
of Chief Pharmacist’s Mate (act
ing appointment), those less qual
(led in basic education and ex
perience will be considered for
lesser petty officer ratings. In
j addition to the usual petty offic
er rating such men will have an
additional designation as “tech-,
nician" in their appropriate
, specialty.
Men with the following train
ing and experience are particul
arly desired: Clinical laboratory.
X-Ray technicians, prosthetic
and general dental technicians,
and care of neuro-psychiatric
cases. Some vacancies exist for
pharmaceutical, embalming, el
ectrocardiography and physical,
theraphy technicians.
Detailed information can be se
cured by writing or visiting thej
District Medical Officer, Room
549. Federal Office Building, Seat
tie, Washington.
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BROKEN TOYS WANTED
Anyone having broken toys,
children’s p: ay things, sleds, skiis,
bicycles, tri-cyeles and etc., wish
:ng to donate them for the bene
fit of less fortunate children are:
requested to communicate with
IIa/ry Egbert, engineer at the
Fire Department, who is arrang
ing under the sponsorship of the
Nome Volunteer Fire Depart
ment to repair and provide for
distribution at Christmas time,
numerous children's gifts along
this line.
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