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Hunters Increase In War Time
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JUNEAU — Data covering the last World War show
ed that there was a gradual increase in the number
of hunters and sports fishermen during the war, and a
pronounced increase immediately following. Informa
tion now at hand indicates during the year 1942 the
number of persons who seek hunting recreation in Al
aska will be more than for the previous year.
Although it is true that the war will reduce material
ly or even stop the manufacture of sporting arms and t
ammunitions, the best information obtainable indicat
es that there are sufficient stocks of ammunition and
arms in the hands of sportsmen and dealers to take,
care of hunting needs for at least this year, and pro
bably for another year or longer.
Diverse Views Held
Those engaged in wildlife management have been
urged by one group to stop all hunting during the war,
while another class of people advocate letting down
the bars so as to permit more killing of game to make
a supply of meat immediately available. Between these
two extremes in thought probably lies the best solu
tion to the problem, for what is good game manage
ment in times of peace should also be good game man
agement in times of war. 1
Wildlife plays an important part in peace-time re
creation and should play an important part in war
time recreation. Furthermore, good management in
cludes the wise harvesting of a game crop which is re
newable from year to vear, provided sufficient breed
ing stock is retained. In addition to furnishing recrea
tion. the proper harvesting of the game crop can and
does supply valuable food.
13,000 Big-Game Animals
During the last year hunters bagged more than
13.000 big-game animals, consisting of moose, caribou,
dee-, mountain sheen, mountain goats, and brown,
griziiv. black and polar bears. Edible meats obtained
fr m this source excluding salmon feeding bears along
the southeast coast, totaled more than 1.300 tons, val
ued in excess of one million dollars. Game birds such
; s ducks, geese, brant, ptarmigan and grouse, taken
by hunters throughout the Territory, aggregated
150.000 in number—actually 100 tons of dressed game
birds ready for the table and having a value of about
$180,000. In addition, many thousands of hares, squir
rels, muskrats, beavers, and other fur animals were
used as food by the trappers of outlying sections. Along
the coastal sections great number of seals, walruses and
white whales were gathered and stored for food by the
native peoples. Altogether, Alaska produced not less
than 2,000 tons of meat gathered from wild sources
during the year.
Figures Are Impressive
Throughout the nation the figures are far more im
pressing. According tq W. E. Crouch, chief. Division
of Gamp Management, Fish and Wildlife Service:
“There are more than 900,000 big-game animals, in-;
chiding deer, elk, moose, and antelope killed in the
United States each year, which at an average of onlv
90 pounds each, dressed, represents about 81.000,000
pounds of meat. It is estimated that during the last
v';ir 15.000.000 waterfowl, 20.000,000 rabbits, 15,000,
000 upland game birds and more than 4,000.000 other
small game were killed which, averaging only one;
pound each dressed, would supply an additional 54,
000,000 pounds of food. This makes a total of 135,000,
000 pounds of meat in game animals and birds, to
which can be added the game fishes taken to replace j
meat needed in our war effort.
Over 12,000,000 Fishermen
“There are more than 12,000,000 sport fishermen ini
the United States, and it is conservatively estimated i
that each of these will catch on the average more than j
25 pounds of fish per year. In fact, information avail- j
able shows that the average catch is above 30 pounds i
in many States; in California it is known to exceed 50
pounds. However, on the basis of an average of only
25 pounds of sport fish annually for each fisherman,
there s supplied in this country each year 300,000,000'
pounds of game fish. Altogether this adds up to 435,
000.000 pounds of food available from the annual har-!
vest of game animals, game birds, and game fishes1.
“According to the Quartermaster Corps of the Unit;
ed States Army, the meat allowance per soldier each j
day is 18 ounces, but the full quantity is not always I
supplied. Using this generous ration of meat as a unit,
the 435.000,000 pounds of wild game and game fish
used in American homes would replace enough beef, I
pork, poultry, commercial fish, and other meat to fur-|
ndsh each year sufficient of this food to an army of
5,000,000 men for more than 77 days. It is important!
Methods bv Which Retailers ('an Es
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tahiish ( filings for Summer Apparel
Methods by which retailers
can readily establish their ceil
ing pricevs for a restricted list of
I summer apparel, furniture and
! certain other warm weather mer
chandise that was not sold gen
erally in March, are contained
in a new order issued by Price
Administrator Leon Henderson.
This is in accordance with a
news release made today by Mil
dred R. Hermann, Alaska Direct
[ or of the Office of Price Admin
istraiton. Briefly, the new regula
tions requires retailers of the
seasonal goods listed to obtain
their maximum price by apply
ing last season’s percentage mark'
up to a cost figure that cannot
be higher than the highest manu
facturer’s price in March. Cov
ered by the new seasonal regu
lations are the following articles:!
men’s and boy’s clothing adapted
especially for summer wear;
bathing apparel and equipment;
women’s and girl’s clothing, in
cluding play clothe-s; infant's clo
thing.
Also included in the lust are
certain types of summer furni
ture particularly adapted for out
door and beach use; toys, includ
ing sand boxes and sand for
children’s play, beach toys, and
toy sail boats.
Among the miscellaneous
items listed are awnings, sail
boats, motor boat, electric fans
and ventilators, screen doors and
I windows and screening, sun glass
es. picnic baskets and other
things of like nature.
List Virtually Complete
The list of summer seasonal
commodities covered by these
regulations may be considered
virtually complete, Mrs. Her
mann stated .and while additions
may be made, there is no inten
tion of adding to it importantly.
The method selected for the
' seasonal items a.s listed above is |
i in keeping with the firm .policy I
of the Office of Price Administra- j
i tion to hold virtually all prices
connected with the cost-of-living j
, to the highest levels reached in
! March until peace returns. The
regulations tell a retailer of any
; of these summer commodities to
arrive at his summer prices by
! taking the lowest of the follow
; ing:
1. The Average Cast to him of
, the commodity on purchases
! made between the close of his
last year’s summer selling sea
son and the opening of this
year’s, or on May 11, 1942. which
ever date is later; or
2. The Lower of these prices,
'the retailer may then add his!
last year's average percentage
mark-up, then the average mark
up in the department in which \
he sold the same or a similar com ,
modity during the last summer,
selling season. The 1941 summer
selling season is defined to mean
a 90 day period in the 12 months
ending March 31, 1942 during
I which the retailer sold 75% of
the same or a similar seasonal i
commodity.
Must Keep Records
The “summer seasonal regula-1
tions" require retailers to keep
records in line with the provi
sions of the genera] regulations
1 and in addition records of all
prices established by the “mark
i up" formula. These latter records
| must show the average cost of
the seasonal commodity priced;
the* r,\nH quantity of each
purchase included in the aver
J age cost; replacement costs after
! May 11, 194.: the mark-up add
I ed; the cost and selling price of
! the same item during the re
tailers last sell’ng season.
War Must Not Stop
Before Victory
CHICAGO. June — Assistant
Attorney General Thurman Ar
nold warned last night that Am
ericans should beware of indiv
; iduals seeking to stop the war
when it is only half won.
Arnold told a gathering of the
1 American Bar Association in
i Chicago that nnoe the nation was
j safe from losing the battle the
task of winning it will seem like
an unnecessary sacrifice to some
people.
Arnold added that the object
ors would call for a negotiated
peace with paper treaties to end
i the war so that the Axis would
remain a strong military power.
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STAND ARM IN ARM
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek stands arm in arm between
her husband, the Generalissimo and U. S. General
Joseph Stilwell (right), after their conference in May
myo, April 7, when Chiang Kai-Shek told his Chinese
military leade*rs that the American general was to be
their boss on the Burma front. This picture was taken
by George Rodger, Life staff photographer.
! to note also that with proper
j management this valuable con
tri.bution to our war effort can
! be made annually without dam
1 age to the resource.” ,
Demand for Liberalization
As in most wars, a food short
I age existed during the last
! World War. It resulted in a
strong demand for liberalization
of game laws so that wildlife
could be immediately utilitzed
in large quantities. Evidence is
not lacking to indicate that the
movements were encouraged by
, persons desiring to profit by the
I commercial sale of game and
; also by those wishing to carry on
unlimited hunting and fishing.
! The matter was presented to the
| United States Food Administra
tion, and after a careful Lnvesti
gation and study the administra
tion came to the conclusion that
since wildlife conservation laws
had been needed in peace and
had operated to maintain from
year to year a more abundant
food supply, it was even more1
important that the restrictions!
should be continued and ade- j
quately enforced in wartime so j
as to provide a continuing source i
of food.
Now is the time to look over i
your job printing needs for the
spring and summer. The Nug
get Office will be glad to consult
with you as to your wants and
prices on same.
Japanese bombings of Maymyo, former Allied headquarters some 2 5miles north
east of Mandalay, resulted in fires like these. It was Maymyo, when this picture
was taken by Life I hotographer t.eorge Rodger while General Joseph Stillwell
stiH headquartered there, that was recaptured last week by the reportedly isolated
Chinese force which drove north from Taunogyi.