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Addressing more than 1.000 delegates at the 31st annual meet
ing of the National Council Boy Scouts of America at Washington,
D C May 16 and 17 are (top) Norman H. Davis, Chairman, Amer
ican Red Cross; Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas; Sir Willmott
Lewis, Washington Correspondent. The London Times; (oval) Paul
V McNutt Administrator, Federal Security Agency; (bottom) Dr.
James E. West, Chief Scout Executive; Frank J. Hogan past
President, American Bar Association and Walter W. Head. Nat
ional Boy Scout President.
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Scouts to Hear President
Besides all the Boy Scouts In the country—a membership of 1,500,000
right now—all America will have an opportunity to hear President
Roosevelt, Honorary President; Walter W. Head (right), President, and
Dr. James E. West (left). Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of
America, mark the 31st anniversary of the Movement in the United
States, over the NBC (Red), CBS and MBS networks, and many local
stations not affiliated with the networks, on Saturday, February 8, at
7:30 p m., EST; 6:30 CST; 5:30 MST and 4:30 PST.
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loading is important in the
program of the Boy Scoots of
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ganisation realises how mnch
time boys spend In reading —
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Boy Scouts Of
America Proud
30-Year Record
Members of the Boy Scouts of
America pride themselves that
“there are no softies in Scout
ing.” Citing their record as aides
to rescue workers, first-aid men,
and message bearers in time of
disaster, they are equally proud
to serve their community in hun
dreds of less ‘spectacular ways.
Their day - to - day program,
Scouts insist, keep them ready
and eager to help in any manner
that is needed.
Some idea of the service ren
dered in the past 30 years is
available in the records of the
National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America. A quick sur
vey shows that the khaki-clad
youngsters sold Liberty Bonds
worth $147,000,000, • have saved
many lives, delivered half a mil
lion Thanksgiving baskets to
needy families, participated in
hundreds of searches for lost
A. D. C. Chaplain
Makes Trip To
Kodiak Base
Lt. Col. James L. McBride.
Chaplain for the Alaska Defense
Command. recently returned
from a two-week stay with the
U. S. Army troops at the Kodiak
Base, during which time he or
ganized a religious program for
both military personnel and civ
ilian workers. Need for inspira
tion must have been very great
at Kodiak for it is reported that
great numbers attended the ser
vices.
The men seemed to be in good
shape physically, one of the rea
sons being that the Buxton Riv
er, providing excellent fishing,
runs right through the military
reservation. Evidently that has
drawn the men out of doors for
their recreation.
The famous Kodiak bears pro
vided an interresting incident
while the chaplain was there. Re
cently, the bears, coining out of
hibernation and being very hun
gry, attacked many cattle, neces
sitating that the furry giants be
scouted and killed. One ranger
encountered a bear while on pat
rol. The bear charged like a loco
motive, but JO feet from the rang
er he was stopped in his tracks
by a bullet, his 1,200 poulnds
crashing to the ground.
Other interesting notes were
that the former Pacific Coast lux
ury liner, Yale, moored to the
docks, is housing 600 workmen.
| The weather was typical of the
| coastal area, except that 90 inch
es of rainfall is quite normal for
Kodiak. Incidentally, this rain
forced the chaplain to buy what
he laughingly called rubber
pants. “You can’t be without
them,” he said.
Very shortly, chaplains from
both the Army and Navy will
be stationed at Kodiak.
SCOUTS WILL HELP
COLLECT ALUMINUM
NEW YORK, July — Chief
Scout executive Dr. James West
announced that the Boy Scouts
of America will respond to a re
quest from the Office of. Produc
tion Management and the Office
of Civilian Defense that they par
ticipate in the national collection
of scrap alumnium.
Housewives will be asked to do
nate usde aluminum which can;
be spared without replacements. '
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persons, guarded school cross
ings, fought fires, cleaned up un
sightly vacant lots, acted as col
or guards, assisted in controlling
traffic, ushered at public and pri
vate ceremonies, aided in bring-,
out the voters campaigns, even;
helped rescue a parachute jump
er caught in a tree. Scouts do;
not however, solicit money for
anyone.
Between good turns, Scouts
keep fit by practice and competi
tion in first aid, signaling and sim
pie engineering, by extensive
hiking and camping, and by eon-;
stant adherence to the fundamen j
tals of Americanism.
Typical of the spectacular side
of Scout work is the record of
the 1938 New England hurri
cane. Almost without exception,
every damaged community prais
ed the work of the khaki-clad
youngsters. They helped clear
streets, carried messages for the
police and fire departments, res
cued half a dozen marooned per
sons, collected clothes for those
left homeless, and, when unable
to complete rescues themselves,
guided better-equipped adults to
the scene.
Similiar stories have been told
repeatedly from every part of
the country. Tornadoes in the
South, floods in the Mississippi
Valley, blizzards in the mountain
states, and forest firafe in the
West have been the occasion for
brilliant rescue work by Boy
Scouts, whose long training had
prepared them for emergency
service.
Far less dangerous, but no less
useful, was the work done by
Scout Troops in collecting cloth
es, furniture, food and supplies
for needy families during the de
pression. The job was begun in
1934 in response to a suggestion
from President Roosevelt, and it
continued for several years.
Bulls, Like
Spaniards, Are
Hungry Too
By John Lloyd
AP Correspondent Just Back
From Spain
NEW YORK — Even the bulls
live on abnormal rations in
Spain these days. All that can be
spared them is grass. They are
underweight and lack the old fire
when they enter the ring.
There are fewer smiles in
Spain these days. There aa’e
tighter belts. People go to bed at
the unheard of hour of 1 a.m.
They are up and working by
mid-morning, grimly earning a
pittance that will not stay their
hunger.
Smokers go about with long
faces. Tobacco is severely ration
ed. A man is entitled to two
packages of cigarettes every ten
days. Women get no tobacco.
Spain always has been a coun
try of contrasts and this holds
today. There is bountiful food
for some, but these are the very
few. The food is in the restau
rants not in the homes.
A dollar, which is more than
many a workingman’s day's pay,
is required for a meal in the
cheaper places. For an average
good meal in a better restau
rant one pays two and a half to
three dollars. From there is goes
on up.
Olive Oil a Rarity
Probably the most disastrous
thing that could have been done
to a Spaniard in normal times
would have been to deprive him
of his olive oil. Oil has been the
traditional basis of all Spanish
cooking.
Today olive oil is so scarce-'
that it is in occasion, indeed,
when a pint is available. People
are so tired of boiled food that
eating has become mechanical.
Then there is the question of
bread. Spaniards were always
heavy bread eaters. They used to,
consume an amount that would j
amaze the average American, i
Now in some cases they get lit
tle more than a mouthful.
Faced with an acute shortage, •
Generalissimo Franco’s dietary
planners hit on what seemed the:
fairest arrangement. They decid j
ed that people who could afford j
to buy more of other foods |
should have less bread and the!
poorer people more.
As a result Spaniards in the
“high” income brackets —that is|
those who earn $50 or more a!
month—are entitled to only 801
grams a day. Eighty grams is less !
than three ounces.
Those who earn between $30
and $50 get 120 grams or approxi;
mately four and a fifth ounces. [
The rest are allowed slightly i
more than six ounces.
There is such a shortage of!
meat and it comes at such rel-!
atively high prices that the work!
ing classes seldom have it on!
their tables.
All this sums up to a general
under - nourishment which has
weakened the people physically.
Birth Rate Threatened
An expert who made a study
of the results found a marked in
fluence on the child-bearing cap
acity of Spanish women. If pre
sent conditions go on for another
couple of years, he said, the per
centage of women incapacitated
for bearing children will reach
a startling figure.
The said state of affairs in
Spain is attributed both to the
ravages of the civil war and the
impossibility of maintaining nor
mal trade relations during the
European conflict that followed.
It is hard for Spain’s millions
to keep skin and bone together.
Yet an official campaign is on to
increase the population. The ex
ample of Germany and Italy is
being followed. The authorities
hold that Spain has a race to con
quer in the future and must rear
sons in abundance.
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Federal Aid
Act Passes
Made Law
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House Bill No. 4545. to provide
federal funds for aiding com
munities in the states and terri
tories to undertake projects or
improvements growing out of na
tional defense activities passed
the two houses of Congress and
was approved June 28. Advice to
this effect was received in Fair
banks from Gov. E. H. Greuning
by Paul W. Gordon, supervisor
of Alaskan affairs in the division
of territories and island posses
sions, in Fairbanks on a survey
of Alaska conditions.
The message to Mr. Gordon
stated that all applications from
communities must be processed
through Lindley R. Durkee, No.
423 New Postoffice Building, Seat
tie. The application for neces
sary forms should be made di-'
reot to Mr. Durkee. Necessary i
forms will be supplied, and the
information required seems to
be rather voluminous, the mes
sage from the governor said.
Mr. Gordon conveyed the fore
going information to Mayor W.
W. Growden of Fairbanks and al
so to officers of the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce, Junior
Chamber and other local groups.
The several organizations will
cooperate in respect to whether
cr not to make application for
federal funds under the new act.
W. A. Clark of the Federal Se
curities Agency is expected with
in a few days to go into the mat
ter in detail with local citizens
Barrymore Has
Night Club Fight j
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., — The
great profilic actor, John Bar
rymore emerged without serious
damage from a night club in
which Barrymore exchanged a
number of punches with young
Clarence Reed of Bakersfield,
Calif. At one time during the
fight, the actor measured his)
length on the floor. He came up
punching, but night club em
ployes intervened and escorted
him outside. The bout occurred
in Earl Carroll’s swanky es
tablishment.
According to Reed’s version of
the fracas, Barrymore stopped at
his table and began making wise
cracks that Reed considered of
fensive. Then fists started flying.
Barrymore said that he slip
ped and fell to the floor, and was
not knocked there by Reed.
The Barrymore-Reed bout was
an unscheduled event in an ev
ening that saw the Rev. S. An
derson Jardine perform a mar
riage ceremony uniting Evelyn
Sexton and Jimmy Maddox, both
enthusiastic jitterbug fans. Jar
dine is the minister who married
the Duke of Windsor and Mrs.
Wallis Simpson.
New Bridge Over
Tacoma Narrows
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 3 — j
Gov. Arthur B. Langlie announc
es that Director of Highways
Blantz has been ordered to draw
plans for a new bridge over the
Narrows at Tacoma.
Several months ago the old sus
pension bridge swayed, and then
collapsed, during a high wind.
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President
Occupied With
New Legislation
WASHINGTON —New legisla
tion and the President's return
are expected to start a fresh
round of activity in the nation
al capital. The President picked
up his duties in Washington af
ter a week at Hyde Park and con
gressional leaders have no im
portant topics to discuss with Mr.
Roosevelt. The new legislation
concerns the army's request to
use troops outside the Western
Hemisphere if necesary and to
keep draftees in service beyond
the one year training period. Al
so Price Control Administrator
Leon Henderson wants power to
back up his price freezing orders
The President hasn’t announced
his stand on these issues.
Meantime, Major General John
Williams. Chief of the National
Guard Bureau, says 27.000 nation
al Guardsmen will be glad to
stay in active service as long as
the country needs them.
Suggest Alliance
In Event Of
War in Pacific
WASHINGTON —An article in
an authoritative naval magazine
suggests the possibility of a Rus
so-British-American alliance in
event of war in the Pacific. The
writer is a military strategist.
He urges in the publication,
“United States Naval Institute
Proceedings,” that it would be
well to fortify the Aleutian chain
of islands and form a continent
to-continent line of communica
tion if such an alliance developed
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 638
In the Probate Court in and for
the Cape Nome Precinct, Sec
ond Division: Territory of Alaska
In the matter of the Estate of
EMIL C. STROM (sometimes
known as Charles Strom). De
ceased.
Notice is hereby g.ven that by
order of the Probate Court in
and for the Cape Nome Precinct.
Alaska, the undersigned has been
appointed Administrator of the
estate of EMIL C. STROM, de
ceased. All persons having claims
against said estate shall prsent
diem, with proper vouchers at
tached, within six months from
the date of this notice to the un
dersigned, or to him through his
attorney, Leroy M. Sullivan, at
his office in the City Hall in
Nome, Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, June
30, 1941.
Nels Swanberg, Sr.
Administrator
Publish June 30, July 7, 14, 21
Subscribe for The Nome Nugget
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Cloudy with light rain tonight and early Tuesday morning becom
ing partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 56 Lowest temp — 49 Precipitation .05
Total precip this month — 0.05 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 — 2.24
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight___. 51 92 NW 7 Cloudy
8am _ _ ___ . 53 89 W 3 Cloudy
12:30 p m _... ____. 52 92 S3 Raining
Tomorow: Sunrise 1:36 a. m. Sunset 10:32 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 49 Lowest temp —46 Precipitation — .12