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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1944
TWO-WAY AIR WAR
ALLIED PRODUCTION of aircraft now sur
passes the enemy’s. American factories alone
ftfe turning out around 9,000 a month. That is why
it is possible for Anglo-American air power to di
vert large forces to attack German fortification
along the Channel coast and still have enough sur
plus strength to strikq telling blows against enemy
cities. . ,...,.-..1
The bombardment of .cun pr rocket emplace
ments along the French Channel coast falls into the
category of defensive offense. Its prnpary purpose
is differenl from that of strategic bombing of Ger
man industrial cities, which is to weaken the
enemy by striking at his heart before the final as
sault upon the perimeter of his defenses. Bombs
dropped on these fortifications in occupied France
this early in the campaign do not weaken Germany
materially. The leaders of the Allied air forces
would much rather use them to complete the job
of destroying Berlin.
But the attacks on suspected rocket positions
along the coast have been made necessary for the
pr teetion of the mam bases from which the air
attack on the Reich from the west is mounted. That
now at last the RAF and the United States Army’s
Eighth Air Force each are able to fight two major
battles against the Luftwaffe simultaneously is an
index to the increased strength of their bomber
force It is a safe assumption, however, that even
now, when weather conditions for attack upon Ber
lin are as nearly ideal as they ever are likely to be,
the number of planes that can be used against the
German capital is smaller than it would be if it
had not become necessary, in self-defense against
an untested weapon, to open a full-scale offensive
against another, unexpected objective.—(New York
Times.)
SAYS SOVIET WILL FIGHT JAPAN
IN A 'MESSAGE to the Chinese legislature, Sun
Fo, President of the Yuan, expresses the belief
that Germany will be knocked out by the summer
of this year and that “when the time comes, our
ally, the Soviet Union, will turn tier forces to the
East and participate in the war against Japan."
The Chinese statesman talked ©f post-war peace
in Asia as a result of the close collaboration be
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tween China and the Soviet Union. He gave six
reasons for their good neighborliness and collabora
tion:
1—Both China and the Soviet Union are build
ing their nations on revolutionary principles and
have always been sympathetic with each other.
2—Both China and the Soviet Union are peace
j loving and opposed to aggression.
| 3-r-Both are countries with vast, territories and
abundant resources, and, apart from recovering
their lost territories, have no territorial ambitions.
4—Both maintain friendly relations with the
great democracies—Great Britain and the United
States—and will continue to cooperate with them
after the war. <
5—After the war both will engage in rehabili
tation and reconstruction.
6—Both are fighting and rebuilding under the
guidance of great leader?.
The reasons advanced by Sun Fo for the co
operation of Soviet Russia and his own country are
solid and substantial. They have more basis, per
haps than his prophecy that the Soviet Union will
enter the war against Japan.
At any rate, his statements seem to deny per
sistent reports of tension and disagreement between
I Soviet Russia and China in regard to territorial and
i political questions.—(Fairbanks News-Miner).
LITERARY
GUIDEPOST
By JOHN SELBY
By JOHN SELBY
“MAGGIE NO DOUBT." by Mag
gie Owen WadeBon Bobbs
Merriih $2.75).
Only the Irish can explain the
Irish, and not many of them can
do as well with the job as Maggie
Owen Wadelton. Mrs. Wadelton's
book seems to me one of those
little miracles that sometimes
come frqpi the unsuspecting pfess
1 es, of publishers. It also is an t?x
planation-t-after reading ft, " one
can upde/^t&nd how it- is poslsibie
for her spn Tommy Wadelton" to"
1 write so .well while • strll in^ftls
a middle ’4seen$. . Tommy has writ’
’’ ten, if you. recall, “My Mother is
a Violent Woman”; and two other
boons, and he is barely seventeen.'
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WAdeltcrt Mere's new book' is
called “Maggie No Doubt,” arid 7t
® is a continuation of the journal
published some time ago as’ “The
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Book of Maggie Owen.” That
u ended with its 12-year-old creator
arriving pn..these shores from Ire
la land; the new one takes Maggie
Owen through youth and into
H marriage with Tommy's father.
This is the way “Maggie No
Doubt” begins:
“Katee Melody and Catherin
O’Neil and meself sailed over the
■ sea for long days and turned from
it unbeknownst to us. Those with
knowledge of such things said the
lines we beheld on the ship’s far
side and near side were not lines
at all but the United States. We
sailed up a fair body of water and
came to a great stone woman. She
held aloft a stone light in her
hand that those coming to the
1 United States in the night would
be well lighted into it. We came
in the daytime and had no need
of such. She appeared a fine
| stone woman anyway.
“Small little vessels came and
cajght hold of the ship and made
j whistles and puffs and so on . . .”
This is the tenor of all that fol
| lo\C^—Maggie Owen living at the
; Plaza Hotel, .calling on her dread
j Ml aunts in Brooklyn, spending
long \yeeks in the “Prespaterian”
Hospital, smashing into “Charlus
•Fromari” with her \Vhee! chair.
Maggie' Qwen homesick and hope
lessly in love at thirteen with' Ed
ward. , Arid so through the years
to marriage with Edward and
.three weeks of happiness before
he went away to death in the first
World War. America again, a new
romance, and marriage,, Lt is a
charming Vivid ftory, and salty
as-.well. 'Andis.perfect .of its
ffciscU '. - “ ' " :
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.SEEKS WORD OF FATHER
FORMER HOME RESIDENT
; Sylvia Dawson Ma* is seeking
information concerning her father,
James W. Da\vson, who once
owned a hotel and gambling house
in Nome. He went North in ’98
and has not been heard from since
1903. She was a little girl when
she left the North with her
mother. She is now married and
is Mrs. C. W. Max, 1310 Lay Road,
St. Louis. Mo. Anyone having in
formation relative to Mr. Dawson
are requested to get in touch, with
Mrs. Max as soon as possible.
AIRWAYS
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chorage yesterday with Alice Yae
gel and Mrs. Julia Cook.
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Ice Pool ates
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According to the records at our
disposal, the following list are the
official dates on which the ice
moved at Nenana:
1917—April 30 11:30 a. m.
'1018—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.
1923— May 9 ... 2:00 p, m.
11924—May 11 .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— May 5 ...3:41 p. m.
1930— May 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. ip.
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 ....:.3:27 p. m.
1941— May 3 .'.1:50 a. m.
1942— April 3Q .1:28 p. m.
1943— April 28 .7:22 p. m.
VETOS ANTI
SUBSIDY BILL
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.—(API
—With “emphatic and vigorous
| disapproval.” the president vetoed
the anti-subsidy bill sent to him
by congress less than 24 hours
earlier.
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Famous Dogs
As I’ve Known
Them of Old
By Rube CREMER
There was Balciy—Scotty Al
len's great leader, immortalized
by E. Darlings in poetry and song.
Balto, owned by Gunner Kassan.
It was he who made the famous
run during a blizzard from Bluff
to Nome with the life-saving ser
um during the diphtheria epidem
ic of 1924. And then there were
the great dog teams that com
peted in the All-Alaska Sweep
stakes*. Nome to Candle and re
turn a distance of 408 miles.
Then there were the Pete Cur
ran mail teams. It was a great
sight to see 32 dogs coming down
the line with 1200-lb. of mail.
Then there was the small
white terrier, “Nomie”, who would
guide the Nome Fire team to all
blazes. Those were the days of
Fire Chief Haughy—before the
city became mechanized. It used
to be quite thrilling to see the
fire team go down the street. Most
kids would as soon see the fire
wagon go as to see Santa Claus
come up Front St. with his team of
reindeer.
Now I wish to tell you about
tt»e most intelligent dog I have
ever seen—off stage. A good many
Nomeites will remember this
silky-haired, long-eared, rat
tailed, Spaniel. He could always
be found in the old Nevada Saloon
which was destroyed by fire when
Nome went up in smoke. <1 am
sorry 1 can't recall the spaniel’s
name. He was owned by the pro
prietor, Henry Burghh
Dad Stemple, who was Mr.
| Mr. Burgh's father-in-law, also
j was the janitor. Dad and the dog
; got along just like two good pals.
When Dad opened up in the morn
ing. the dog watched every move
Dad made. Dad would walk to
the store and say: “Get my gloves
they are on the table.” The dog
would get them. Dad would shake
down the ashes and say: “Get
the wood.” The dog would run
back to the caghe apd bring the
wood; Now Dad would say: “That’s
, enough.” When the kindling was
placed Dad would say: “Get
coal. The dog would bring one
J lump after another until there was
enough. When the fire was go
| ing Dad would give the dog the
! gloves and say: "Put them back
jon the table.” Then dad walked
i back of the bar and told the dog:
“Pick up the empty bottles and
jut them in the box,”
One day when the dog wasn’t
looking, I asked Dad for a bottle,
which I placed behind the table
leg. Dad said to the dog: “Get
the other bottle.” The dog walked
slowly from behind the bar, as
much as to say, “H-,1 got them
all.” Soon he spotted the bottle,
and wagged his rat-tail: Dad said:
‘‘Well, we are through.” Went to
the cash register and gave the dog
a nickel. “Go get your meat,”
Dad would say. The dog would go
to Billy Webb’s butcher shop,
j several doors down the street,
, where he would get his breakfast
in a paper parcel. This he would
; bring back and eat in the saloon.
Dad said to me one day as the dog
was on his way with the nickel
in his mouth: “When he came to
a certain crack in the sidewalk
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he made a big detour and watch
ed close.-’ Dad raid he lost a
nickel there one mcming.
Dad has gone over the Big Di
vide several years ago. I hope he
and the dog will meet again on
'• the Long Trail.
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SCHOOL NOTES
Monday noon, snow, storm,
sleet, skis, and all, the entire high
sciiool population save five, piled
into the back end ol a truck and
embarked to the ski lodge. About
a mile from the loctge, at one end
of Sariel: * Field, an insurmount
able hill approached us, so after
several attempts the high school
proceeded on by other, meahs,
On first looking at the ski dodge
from the road, there seemed to be
no life around, so three b^ave
scouts raced down the snowy go^ge
and on the other side of the lodge,
was one of the caretakers grace
fully collecting oil from a fifty
gallon drum. We walked in ,the
door and noticed a message on it
bearing the commanding general’s
signature, who paid the lodge a
visit the same day. The lodge was
warm, and soon the others came
along. Two of the girls served
as cooks, for the afternoon. Ham
burgers were the main dish on
the bill of fare.
Soon the ski tow was working,
and everyone that was able-bodied
partook of skiing. One casualty
occurred. Marjorie Castel wrench
ed and dislocated joints in the
knee and ankle on opposite legs
Hastily, she was hauled to the
lodge and after first aid was ap
plied. she remained there the ma
jority of the afternoon until trans
portation was available.
About five o’clock, everyone
was on the road to town, and by
six everyone was safely at home.
Several of the students have slight
bolds as a result of too much snow.
Though the adversity of the wea
ther did tend to stall us slightly,
I'm sure this experience will
stand out prominently and per
manently in each and every stu
dent's mind.
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Wednesday evening after school,
the class in Music Appreciation
assembled in the study hall, and
under the direction of Sgt. Kir
stein, the high school band lead
er, recorded classical selections
were heard.
Be sure and tune your radios
to Station WXLN Sunday evening
at 6:30 p. m., for at this time
members of the biology class will
present a radio play, entitled "The
Third. Horseman,” by Bates
Smith.
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Fish Scramble
4 eggs, beaten
1-2 cup milk
1-2 cup cooked fish (any kind)
1-3 cup, diced celery
1-8 teaspoon paprika •. .,'>•*
1- 4 teaspoon dried or finely
chopped parsley
! 1-4 teaspoon salt .
| 2 tablespooins fat (bacon sug
gested)
Mix eggs with milk, fish and
' seasonings. Beat one minute.. ^
! Pour into fat, heated in frying
| pan. Cook slowly, stirring con
stantly until creamy. Toss oi}tov
warm platter and surround with
toasted English muffins/bran gems
. or squares, of bread.
Fruity flakes
j 1-2 cup shortening
2- 3 cup sugar "
1 tablespoon molasses
1 egg -: •
2 2 tablespoons cream (sour
preferred)
2-3 cup uncookpd. oatmeal flakes
j (breakfast cereal) .. ' -
| 11-2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1-2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1-4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
j 1-4 teaspoon grated orange rind
, 1-2 cup chopped figs
, Cream shortening, sugar, mo
lasses and egg. Add remaining
j ingredients. Chill dough. Flatten
! pieces of dough onto greased bak
ing sheets. Bake 12 minutes in , ;
moderate oveh. Cool and store
I in covered stone jar (if conven
ient) or cooky jar. These cookies *
! moisten with age if they are well
I stored.
PIONEERS HAVE
CARD PARTY
j Weather, did not hinder the Pio
neer? from having a big turnout
| at their second card party of, ^he
year. Some faces were missing tijs
the weather made it impossible‘‘
for the boys from the garrison to ' •
get to town. The prize winners '
for the evening were Mesdame?
Mahan, Polet and Jenks. The ggn- " * '
tlemen winners were Albin mt..
son, Peter Peterson and Guy
Boyd The door prize wa& won
by Mike Walsh. Refreshments
were served by the Pioneer Wom
ien’s committee* Mrs. Jessie Leh
mann and Mrs. Pete Olson. ~ ' r '
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