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EDITORIAL
A Law For
Alaskans
A naturalized citizen finds it j
easy to get a job on an Army or
Navy defense base project in,
Alaska. Not so the citizen who
was born in this country. All the
naturalized citizen has to do to es
tablish he is a citizen and there
fore eligible for employment is
to show his naturalization pa
pers, which every naturalized cit:
izen keeps at hand. The citizen
bom in America, on the other
hand, is not allowed to work on
one of these projects unless he
can produce a birth certificate,
and in many cases this is im
possible.
Those born in Alaska, our
own people, are particularly
handicapped by this requirement,
for births were not recorded
systematically on this raw front'
ier until comparatively recently.
Most native-born Alaskans are
unable to prove they are citizens
of the United States. Unless they
can, they are not allowed to work
on the Army or Navy construc
tion jobs in Alaska.
To make it possible for these
men-without-a-coun’ry to estab
lish their rights as U. S. citizens,
Territorial Auditor Frank A.
Boyle has sponsored and Rep.
Harvey J. Smith of Anchorage
has introduced in the Legislature
a bill providing for the issuance
of delayed birth certificates to A1
askans. The bi'l provides that
such certificates may be obtained
upon affidavits sworn to before
a qualified officer. Sufficient safe
guards are provided to prevent
such certificates being issued to
persons who are not, in fact, na
tive-born Alaskans. The affidavits
must explain fully the relation
ship. if any. of the person execut
ing the certificate to the child,
the source of the information
upon which the affidavit is bas
ed and, wherever p ssible, corrob
oration by two witnesses who
know the facts. United States
C mmissioners are charged with
examining carefully such delay
ed certificates to see they are
sufficient in form and substance.
The bi 1 is a good one and there
is great need for its passage at
■this time. Alaskans should not
be deprived cf the chance to
work on projects in their own
Ten itory just because they were
iborn in a country and at a time
in which, systematic processes
had not developed to their pre
sent state of efficiency.
• — Daily Alaska Empire,
Red Cross Linking
Army Recruits
With Families
A young draftee with imagina
tion explained it perfectly.
"It’s like a bridge,” he said,
talking about the Red Cross. “It’s
sort of a fast connection between
camp life and the old life back
'home.
“And it's what I can depend on
if my family gets caught in any
emergency where they need me."
The young draftee knew what
lie was talking about, for in his
own camp he has seen the Red
Cross field director verify, and
get, an emergency furlough for
a fellow soldier called home be
cause of illness.
It was accomplished with a
minimum of lost time, also, for
the Red Cross d rector had wired
directly to the Red Cro.-s chapter
in the soldier’s home town for
information.
There the Red Cross worker
had verified the facts, wired back
to the camp-—and the young sol
dier was given his leave.
The Red ^Cross is pledged, thru
its congressional chapter, to act
as a lias-on between service men
and their families, connecting the
fast-growing military popula
tion with the civilian population.
According to the chapter, the
organization is authorized to act
as a ‘‘Medium of communication
between the people of the United
States of America and their
Army and Navy.”
It also furnishes “volunteer aid
to the sick and wounded armies
jn time of war.” •
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“Red Cross service is based on
three facts says Don C. Smith,
director. Red Cross Military and
Naval Welfare Service.
He lists them as:
1. Morale underlies all aspects
of military life.
2. Anxiety, worry and fear are
productive of poor morale.
3. Anxiety, worry and fear re
tard the recovery of the sick and
injured and may negate entirely
medical aid in certain circum
stances.
"Red Cross directors now are
on duty at all Army, Navy,' Ma
rine Corps stations and hospit
als in the U. S. and insular terri
torie:,” Mr Smith explains.
Regular visits are made to
Coast Guard stations also.
Among duties of the Red Cross
performed at the “specific re
quest” of the War and Navy De
partments, and incorporated in
their regulations, Mr. Smith
lists:
1. Advice on welfare matters
for families.
2. Aid to families on business
problems.
3. Obtaining reports on home
conditions required by military
authorities concerning discharges
and furloughs.
4. Acting as a medium of com
munication between hospitals
and families of men dangerously
ill.
5. Assistance to discharged, dis
abled men in re-establishing
themselves in civil life.
6. Caring for relatives sum
moned to government hospitals.
Medical social service work in
hospitals^ and provision of recre
ational activities or convalescents
are other Red Cross duties.
Neither good eyes nor bright lights
are now required to thread a needle.
A threader gadget does 4t. The
needle is inserted in the threader,
point up, and alter the plunger is
pressed in, the thread is looped over
the hook as shown in sketch No. 1.
When the plunger is released the
threaded needle may be withdrawn,
sketch No. 2, and upon pushing the
plunger in again the thread is freed.
Hints And Ideas
For Housewives
Always use a dry cloth to re
move hot glass dishes from the
oven. A damp cloth may cause
the utensil to crack. And always
soak hot glass dishes in warm
water — “If you’ve got ta soak
’em."
Use a stifT bru<h dipped in
scouring powder for removing
stains and burns from kitchen
utensils. Never scrape with a
knife or other hard instrument.
To keep clothes from freezing
to the line and to keep them
from tearing when removing, fill
a cloth bag with table salt and
wipe the line first.
Keep a small bott'e of vinegar
near where hands are washed frr
quently. After washing and rins
ing. and before drying, use a lit
tle vinegar as if it were a lotion.
It prevents dryness and rough
ness.
Hookies for (he Kiddies
Schcol-Boy Favorites
1 3 c. lard
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
2 c. sifted flour
4 tsp. soda
'•> tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/i tsp. nutmeg
'2 c. sour cream
1 c. chopped dates
Cream lard, sugar and egg un
til fluffy. Add sifted dry ingred
ients alternately with sour cream
Add dates. Drop by spoonfuls,
bake 10-12 minute in a moderate
(375 deg. F.) oven.
These cookies are very good
and can be kept indefinitely. ..
Grandmother’s Gingersnaps
2 eggs
1 c. molasses
2 3 c. soft lard
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 lb Dp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
about 4 c. sifted flour
Beat eggs, add molasses, lard,
sugar, and beat thoroughly. Add
sifted dry ingredients, blend
well. Roll balls the size of mar
bles. place on greased cookie
sheet. 2 inches apart. Bake 12-15
minutes in a moderate over
(350 deg. F.)
Norway Bishops
Issue Rebuke
STOCKHOLM. Sweden UP) —
A 1 Norwegian bishops have sign
ed a letter, it was disclosed, put
ting it up to the government of
Nazi-occupied Norway to say
whether a state which regulates
church affairs accepts responsib
ility for its acts.
The document was distributed
here by the Norwegian legation.
Presenting difficulties confront
mg clergymen in Norway, the
letter cited these three factors
which it said are causing anxiety
and indicate that the judicial
system itself is disintegrating:
1. That acts of vio'ence not on
ly are not prevented, but are en
couraged.
2. That the whole Norwegian
supreme court has resigned.
3. That clergymen are being
coerced to betray the confidence
of their communicants.
877,477 PAID
FOR SUGGESTIONS
NEW YORK — General Elec
tric company employes who
thought up better ways to do
their jobs in 1940 rec. ived $77.
477 for their suggestions, the com
pany reported.
The urn was split among 11,
510 employes, the top award of
$500 going to a worker in the
Schenectady plan s. About 33,
400 ; mployes offered suggestions.
Aver? ;e award was $6.73, com
pared with $6.31 in 1939.
The grownups go for these too.
Cocoanut Caramel Chews
*2 c. butter
1 c. white sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1'2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
4a tsp. salt
Tic. brown sugar
’2 c. cocoanut
Cream butter, add white sugar,
egg yolks, vanilla. B at until
light and fluffy. Add flour and
press into the bottom of a square
baking pan. Beat whites until
stiff, beat in brown sugar, then
cocoanut. Spread meringue on
top of dough. Bake 30 min., in a
moderate oven (350 deg. F.).
Cool, cut in squar.s.
Cookies will have neait, smooth
edges if the cutter is frequent
ly dipped in a pan of warm wa
ter during the cutting.
ACTRESS TO WED COMMENTATOR
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Titian-haired Jean Parker of the films will become the bride of
Douglas Dawson Sanders, radio commentator known professionally
as Douglas Dawson, in a ceremony to he performed at the home of
Sander's family in San Diego, Calif. The marriage will be the sec
ond for Mias Parker.
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Tune In On This Mad Glad Song of Youth
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