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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1944.
A BIGGER JCB AHEAD
From both the War Department and the WTar
Production Board come the statements that
1644 war deliveries will exceed those of 1943.
Says the War Department: “No immediate relax-'
ation in our production effort is in sight—despite
the fact that the production peak for parts of the
program has been passed.”
Says WPB: “For every line of production that
eases up, another will expand.—The demands of
the military will be bigger than those of 1943,
just as the offensives of the United Nations will be
bigger."
1943 Production Records—Maritime Commission
reports the launching of 1896 ships—19.238,626
deadweight tons; 3944 goal is set at 20 million tons
including 3G0 Victory ships.
Secretary of Interior reports mineral production
exceeded all previous records.
Transportation Records—Railroads during 1943
carried the largest freight and passenger loads in
history; 15 percent increase in freight traffic and
60 percent increase in passenger traffic—Passen
gers on local transit systems increased 22 percent
Cver 1942.
War expenditures in 1943—Total United States
expenditures in 1943 reached $88 billions, including
fttore than $82 billions for w*ar costs—nearly
$170,000 per minute for the entire year.
The Navy Department Reports—Production in
1843 of 65 aircra/t carriers; also 13,617 naval com
bat planes, giving a net total at the end of the year
after all losses, of 16,000 combat aircraft
War Food Administration—Reports that 67 per
cent of all 1944 meat supplies available have been
allocated to United States civilians.
Treasury Department Reports—American-owned
property in Axis countries to be $1,070,398,668 as
against $450,000,000 on Axis assets in the United
States; total American investments in all countries
is over $9 billions.
Many changes in commodities and industries
have been necessitated by arrival of mech
anical, Isteam, and electrical powerT internal com
bustion engines, and perhaps, out of this war, some
new and radical advancements in the transmission
of power.
These changes are continually going on in the
field of endeavor, making life easier and more en
joyable.
At present times are trying—materials are dif
ficult, and in many cases, impossible to secure
except on the highest priorities—but business is
trying in every way to help the government win
j this terrible conflict.
We can surely put up with inconveniences and
less profit in order to back up the boys who are
making the supreme sacrifice at the war front.
We must pray that never will another conflict
such as this ifpset the peaceful relations of all man
kind, but further, we must put forth much effort
i in order to assist materially in bringing peace to
! the world the sooner.
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It is believed that about 75 million people in the
United States are certain the greatest post
war problem facing our country is employment.
But since other countries will have a shortage of
manpower, we might consider the possibility of
contracting, through the transition period,with our.
own manpower surplus, to furnish through labor
and industry, the labor and materials to help re
build the devastated countries, who will not only
require labor and materials, but capital as well.
The world at large must be groomed to support
all the peoples therein.
There is but one thing to do today, and that is
plan constructively, make our blueprints now, for
tomorrow, so that time will not be lost during
a reconstruction period, or in other words, the
transition from war to peace, a peace which we
sincerely hope will be dictated by a truly firm
Justice.
LITERARY
GLTDEPOST
"DESERT CONQUEST/* fey Rus
scJI Hill Kncpi: 33).
The personal experience history
Of the North African campaign
Which Russel] Hill began in
"Desert War” is now complete.
That is to say, his “Desert Con
quest brings down the record
to the capitulation of the Germain
forces on May 13 after the Afri
can landings and the junction of
the British 8th Army with Eisen
hower's forces from the west.
Hill is one of the youngest cor
respondents in the field, and he
writes with almost deceptive
quiet. It is nonsense to say that
his two books have the historical
perspective, because that is im
possible when the last of them is
published only six months after
ihe events of its story. But the^
read as if they had that perspec
tive,. .there is a o.nking and
very welcome absence of nonsen
sical DEdding such as has disfig
ured a good many works of the
sort. Nor does Mr. Hill yield to
the glory complex, and pretend to
have lived in the vest pocket of
the great. Finally, his style is de
liberately unheroic—he avoids
that super-lusty, goddamit, I'm a
he-man among he-heroes style
that certain of our slick magazines
exact from certain of their cor
respondents. This is a blessing
for his readers.
The story of “Desert Conquest”
begins with Rommel blasting
through the British in the direc
tion of Cairo. It records the end
of that swing, and the stalemate
that followed, and the turn of the
tide toward the west once more.
All the familiar place-names of
the campaign pass in review: 1*1
Alamem, Mersa Matruh, Tobruk,
Bengasi. El Agheila. The realign
ment that followed the landings is
included and so is Rommel’s burst
through the Kasserine Gap and
his retreat therefrom,
i The Mareth Line, the Akarit
Line, Sfax and Gairouan and
Sousse and Mateur follow./ And
then on May 7th of last year, Tii
rtts^l^ td; fee,. 1st atjd 8tl? Arm
ies. and l-Jizc'rte to our own 2nd
Corps, with the end of the begin
ning just six days later. These
things are commonly spoken of
as the materials of history, and it
is a good thing to find them pre
sented so soon and with such hap
py balance. Mr. Hill has an eye
j for big events, and a feeling for
the human side of war as well.
This is enough for one young man
to have.
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I cup soft bread cubes * i
1 tablespoon minced onions
2 tablespoons minced pimientos
1-3 teaspoon salt
1-4 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup hot milk
2 tablespoons melted margarine
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Stuffed Apple Salad
4 baked or boiled apples
1-2 cup cottage cheese
1-3 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons nuts, broken
1-8 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons salad dressing
Chill ingredients. Stuff apples
with cheese mixed with celery,
nuts, salt, tablespoon of dressing.
Fruit Frosting for Plain Cake
2 tablespoons margarine or
buttei
2 tablespoons orange
juice
1 canned peach, chopped
[ 1-2 teaspoon lemon extract
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Speck salt
lVfc cups confectioner’s sugar
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spread on top baked cake or cover
cookies or cup cakes.
Communications
February 25, 1944.
Nome, Alaska.
To the Mayor of Hastings:
Here’s a yam about a dog, who
was owned by me. I’ll admit the
dog you spoke of is smart—but
this one was more so.
Back on the farm we did a lot
of hunting and every time we
mentioned hunting the dog would
understand and run to the shed
where we kept our hunting togs
and pull our hunting coats from
thfe wall. He would even gather
our boots and bring them to me.
One day I thought I would fool
him and go fishing. So not a word
was said as 1 gathered my fishing
tackle. As I was about ready to go
I called my dog. He did not an- !
swer, but not paying much atten
tion, I started for the barn where
I always dug my worms for bait.
And would you believe it, there
was the dog digging the worms.
PETE READER.
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angry with you, and went out to
“eat worms”.)
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Ice Pool Dates
According to the records at our
disposal, the following list arc the
official dates on which the ice
moved at Nenana:
1817—April 30 . .... 11:30 a. m.
1918— May 11 9:33 a. m.
1919— May 3 .2:33 p.m.
1920— May 11 .10:45 a. m.
1921— May 11 ..6:42 a. m.
1922— May 12 1.20 p. m.
? 923—May 9 2:00 p. m.
1924— May It .3:10 p. m.
1925— May 7 .6:32 p. m.
1926— April 26 . 4:03 p. m.
1927— May 13 . 5:42 a. m.
1928— MAy 6 4:25 p. m.
1929— Mfcy 5 . 3:41 p. m.
1930— M^y 8 .... 7:03 p. m.
1931— May 10 .9:23 a. m.
1932— May 1 10:15 a. m.
1933— May 8 .. .7:30 p. m.
1934— April 30 2:07 p. m.
1935— May 15 . 1:32 p. m.
1936— April 30 .12:58 p. m.
1937— May 12 .8:04 p. m.
1938— May 6.., 8:14 p. m.
1939— April 29 ..1:26 p. m.
1940— April 20 .4.. 3:27 p. m.
1941— May 3 .1:50 a. m
1942— April 30 .1:28 p. m
1943— April 28 . 7:22 p. m.
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SEN. McNARY
DIES IN FLORIDA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—<AP!
—Senator Charles L. McNary, re
j publican, of Salem. Oregon, died
I at noon Friday, 'Pacific War
Time!, in Fort Lauderdale, Flori
da, hospital, after a long illness
following a brain operation six
months ago.
McNary, by profession a lawyer,
has been dean of Willamette.Col
lege .of Law; associate justice of
' the Oregon Supreme Court, and
has served in the senate since
11917. He was nominated for vice
president of the United States by
.the Republican .National Conven
tion in 1940, and also has been an
j extremely active committeeman in
, the senate.
Senator McNary will be deeply
mourned by his many friends.
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION!
Business meeting, Sunday.
March Sth, at 3:00 P. M. in Fed
eral Building.
BEN F. GILLETTE.
President!!.
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FOR SALE: Team of seven young
sled dogs; also sled, new run
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RETAIL PRICES
SET ON LIQUOR
Maximum retail price* for bot
tled wines and liquors, to becorfc*
effective March 6, 1944. have
beqn anouneed by the Office < f
Price Administration. Nome falls
in Zone 3, which includes all
towns on northern coast of the
Alaskan Peninsula, Bristol Biy
Kuskokwim Bay, Bering Sea, Nor
ton Sound and Kotzebue Sound.
This zone includes, but is not lim
ited to Egegik, Naknek, Dilling
ham, Bethel, Fort St. Michael. St.
Michael, Deering, Nome, Shish
maref and Kotzebue.
Upon demand, retailers shall
give consumers receipts showing
brand, type, age, proof, container
size of and price charged for any
item listed, the date of sale and
the name of the store.
Charging more than the prices
listed subjects a dealer to penal
ties of law.
All prices listed must be con
spicuously posted in the premises
of each store.
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PIONEER CARD PARTY
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Wednesday evening of this week
i will see another in the series of
1 card parties givn by the Pioneers
of Alaska, Nome Igloo No. 1. Al
though the meeting will begin at
8:00 o’clock for members only,
the card playing should begin
about 9:00 p. m. for all who are
interested in the indoor sport. It
is noted that refreshments will be
served.
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SCHOOL NOTES
During tut past week several
events of common interest have
occurred. A Washington’s Day'
| Tea was given by the freshmen
: and sophomore girls under the
I supervision of Miss Foote, which
| proved to be quite a successful
! affair. Tea cakes and tea were
served to friends and parents who
j were invited Lt. Stqmel, who ren
dered several selections on the pi
ano, received much applause from
the group . Interest was also
j aroused as Sylv'a Henderson
played ‘‘God Bless America” and
another selection on the Viva
iHarp. A quiz program was given
over the school address system by
Jane Scott and Julia Silverman,
covering Washington's life. Poems
'were given by Marjorie Castel and
Caroline McLain.
At the regular Friday meeting
of the faculty, Juniors and Sen
i jors. the banquet. Prom and other
i problems were discussed, and
plans are now developing.
The biology planting project is
still a subject of vital interest to
the students. Some plants re
quire transplanting and some are
already in need of supports.
Another biology project, the
making of posters, has' no doubt
caught the interest of various cit
; izens. Posters concerning vari
ous phases of the campaign have
been placed in business houses.
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