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EDITORIAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE
COMMITTEE AND ACTION
Announcement recently of the
appointment by President Roose
velt of a “National Defense Com
mittee” whose duty it will be to
gear the nation to top speed of
production marks one of the
greatest steps ever taken by a
nation for her security in time of
an extraordinary emergency.
Each member of the committee
is chosen from among the most
skilled and highly trained of the
nation’s industries. That all are
eminently qualified is attested by
their success in the fields in
which they have labored.
Millions of men and women
will be summoned to cooperate
in this cooperative industrial task
—and the nation may expect to
witness a more intensified era of
production of manufactured and
certain raw materials than even
■dTeamed of before.
The unleasing of billions of
dollars of national funds for the
purpose soon will have its ef
fect. Every state in the union and
every territory will participate
in the new activity^-and Alaska
should count on doing her part
and sharing the new business and
prepare accordingly.
—Fairbanks News-Miner.
Current Comments
From Washington
If Democratic sources of in
formation are to bo relied upon,
the Republicans definitely are
down and out. The news from the
R publican side is that the Dem
ocrats have spent the country to
the verge of bankruptcy, and that
what they are going to get in
November will be plenty. In
view of conflicting claims, but
more especially since it is the
fined policy of this column to
rub no one's fur the wmong wray
poli tically, a search for decad
ency will be made in other quar
ters.
Perhaps the isolationists, above
ary other group, have had to
f a diminishing popularity dur
ir - .he past few weeks, and es
p . ally in the light of the hap
po igs of the last few days.
/ ndii i the isolationists creed,
c. landoning it alto? .her, does
n mean an offensive participa
ti in the European war. It in
ti es rather, a ss and alertness
a. - that the n otto ' It can’t hap
p here" had been turned face
to •• e wall.
j - present trend of public op
in it i along the line under dis
co. in is well sketch, d in a s i
t P cut's Dc-1
1 The . elopn i'll
ti faw wt have made
i r ' • all of .r c uzens that
1 -attilily e-f ;; a on vital
/ n zones ought to make it
< al the L we have the physic
: - ready ability to meet those
i . and to pi vent them
1 aching their objective;-.'’
: ! Tr. R ci ' sruck
c c rang w if. was made
< > ■: only by the r.an
] ipph use on the spot,
1 by the non-parti n act
i. ; ;at was under foot almost
bt e the echo of his words had
o. I away. Support was qualified
1 re and there in one respect
< • 1 ■ The suggestion that two
hundred million dollars be made
sc hjjct to the President’s discre
t failed to go over without
ti -nting remark.
A though the matter is some
f ’ for wiser heads to settle,
th view of the man in the street
is that until some more effective
ins'rum on t of carnage is invent
e nd n; rfected, the airplane,
■ r downing it, are en
titled to first consideration. With
this, both Cogress and the Presi
dent appear to be in accord. Turn
ing out fifty thousand planes per
year seems offhand to be some
thing to be expected only in a
land which like Germany, has
made war and preparation for
war its chief business for genera
lions. The aircraft industry sees
nothing ridiculous in the demand
and dismisses compliance with it
as "a simple matter.”
The Aeronautical Chamber of
Commerce may be a trifle over
confident but after all is in the
best position to know its own re
sources. One thing is certain. The
occasion to test the efficiency and
the capacity of the plane-mak
ing plants is here, and the same
observation holds true respecting
other manufacturing interests
which would be called upon to
do their part if the United Stat
es was threatened or invaded.
Many remember and regret the
delay in delivery, wast, high cost
of production, and misspent ef
fort that followed our entrance
into the World War. The coun
try did well under the circum
stances, but what is going on
abroad proves should Mr. Hitler
see fit to turn his attention to
conquest beyond the Atlantic, the
“circumstances” would not be
those of a quarter-century ago.
U. S. WILL BE
GEARED TO TOP SPEED
WASHINGTON, May 29 —
President Roosevelt named a Na
tional Defense Commission of
seven to gear the nation to top
speed production of defense ib
plements.
Edward R. Stettinus, Jr., chair
man of the United States Steel
Co., will have charge of delivery
of industrial materials to war
industry plants; William S. Knud
sen, president of General Motors,
will supervise production.; Sidney
Hillman, president of the Amal
gamated Clothing Workers, will
supervise labor and employment
problems; Ches Devis, Federal
Reserve Board member, will
manage farm products; Ralph
Budd, chairman of the Burling
ton Railroad, will supervise trans
portation; Leon Henderson, of the
Securities Commission, will
watch price trends in an attempt
to avoid undue increase in the
cost of living; Miss Harriet El
liot, Dean of Women, University
of North Carolina, will advise on
consumer problems.
The President acted under the
1917 Defense Act in operation of
the Army and Navy in place of
his own orders. The commission
will see they are carried out.
Gov. Alaska To
'’Freeze* Assets
f ii Territory
Tii? Governor of Alaska has
been designated by the Secre
tary of the Treasury to adminis
ter the Executive Order and the
Regulations designed to “freeze”
credhs which may be held in
Alaska by Norway, Denmark,
The Netherlands, Belgium or Lux
I
embourg or nationals thereof.
Every person in the Territory,
directly or indirectly holding, or
having title to, or custody, con
trol of any property valued at
$250 or more owned by the coun
tries named above or by nation
als thereof must make report
forthwith to the Governor of Al
aska upon a form which will be
provided upon application. The
word “person” as used above ap
plies to every partnership, asso
ciation and corporation under the
laws of the United States or any
state or territory of the United
States, in the shares of whose
stock or whose debentures, notes,
bonds, coupon, or other obliga
tion and securities of Norway,
Denmark, The Netherlands, Bel
gium or Luxembourg or any na
tional thereof, has at any time
on or since April 1949 had any
interest of any nature whatso
ever direct or indirect. It is also
required that report shall be
made to the Governor by every
agent or representative in the
Territory for Norway, Denmark,
The Netherlands, Belgium or Lux
embourg having any information
with respect to such property.
Application for license also
must be made to the Governor
before there may be affected for
eign exchange transactions, trans
fers of credit, payments or the ex
port or withdrawal from the
United States or the earmarking
cf gold or silver coin or bullion
or currency, involving property in
which the nations named above
or their nationals have had any
interest or any nature whatso
ever on or before April 8, 1940.
Willful violation of these re
quin. ...eats may be punished by
a fine of not more than $10,000
or by imprisonment or not more
than 10 years or both such fine
and imprisonment.
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A 'dressing grave faced members ox Congress President Rot sever ia a s •eeia! d ,e mcsagc ask
ed or S 1,182,000,000 in cash and nliact authorizations for milita / liapl m. • > ‘meet any 11
. ' nii.g offensive gaainst our Am rlcan interest.” P' sho\ s . Roosevelt v V h>g on rostrum
bchinl I-dm are Vice President Gamer (le't) and Speaker Banhh id. Meingevs of the ;oint session
(»;’ «•*:-.. i s shown here, applaud *d the P e ident frequently.
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LISTENERS AT DIES SESSION S—Three members of the Dies House committee in
ve irating un-American activities are shown in a recent session in Washington. Left to right: Rep.
Joseph E. Casey (D-Kass.l, Chairman Martin Dies (D-Tex.), Rep. Noah M. Mason (R-Ill.). Other
committeemen are J. Parn 11 Thomas (R-N. J.), John J. Dempsey (D-N. Mex.), Joe Starnes (D-Ala.),
and TJ. .lorry Voorhis (D-Cal.L
ONE SHOW FRIDAY, 7:30 PM Adm. 55* & 25*
“HOLD THAT KISS”
with Mickey Rooney — Maureen O'Sullivan — Dennis O’Keefe
Their Pocketbooks were Flat But Not Their Romance
also “THE JEEP" and “CLOCK CLEANERS”
ONE SHOW SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. Adm. 55* & 25*
“MARIE ANTOINETTE”
with Norma Shearer — Tyrone Power — John Barrymore
also “PICTORIAL”
TWO SHOWS: SUNDAY 1:15 & 9. Adm. 55* & 25*
“DEVIL’S PARTY’’
with Victor McLaglen — William Gargan — Beatrice Roberts
Street Gang Leader Grown Up To City Boss
also “GOLD" and “GOING PLACES”
FATHER’S DAY
Greeting Cards and appropriate
Gifts for this occasion
The date: June 16
NOME DRUG STORE
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TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE
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THE BIC SQUEEZ E—With this “cascade” bomb appara
tus being demonstrated in Washington, D. C., by Dr. Roy W.
Goranson of Carnegie Institute, pressure of 3,000,000 pounds per
square inch can be created. The machine can convert liquids,
such as petroleum, into solids. Under its pressure steel can be
transformed into an unknown substance.
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Continued cloudy with occasional light rain ending Saturday
morning. Little change in temperature.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest f.*mp — 5G Lowest temp — 44 Precipitation — 0.13
tal predp this month 0.40 Tutal since Jan. 1, 1940 2.34
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight .-. 45 94 WNW-6 Rain
8 a m .. . .. 45 95 SE-8 Rain
i2:30 p m ... . 47 83 SE-10 Rain
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 40 Lowest temp — 25 Precipitation — 0.00
Tomorrow: Sunrise 1:44 a. m. Sunset 10:12 p. m.
The Peninsula: Temp, Wind ..Weather
Deering .
Council . 48 SSW-2 Cloudy
Golovin . 50 SE-16 Cloudy
Kotzebue . 55 5E-5 Pt Cldy
Solomon .-.-. 58 SE-10 Cloudy
Teller . ..— . 43 Calm Foggy
Wales ._.- . 38 NE-5 Cloudy
Weather Elsewhere: 1:00 am Nome Time ’
Temp. Wind Weather Precip.
Anchorage .-.-. — 47 NE-2 Cloudy 0
Bethel .-. 43 SE-2 Cloudy 0.07
Cordova ..-. 43 Calm Pt Cldy 0
Dutch Harbor .-.— 42 SE-6 Pt Cldy 0.05
Fairbanks _ __-. 44 SE-2 Clear 0.00
Juneau..-.. 48 Calm Clear 0.00
Pt. Barrow _ _-.— — 29 NE-16 Foggy 0.00
Suggestions and Criticisms Invited