Greeks Claim
Breaching Lines
Central Albania
Greece claimed gains and
breaching of the Italian lines in
the central Albanian sector. Au
thoritative quarters predicted an
“important development” soon.
A German radio broadcast
heard in New York said there
had been no. change in the
Reich’s formal relations with
Greece although the Italians
have announced that the German
air corps was sent to aid them.
Greek Pr.mier Metaxas renewed
the prediction of a Greek vic
tory.
Operator
Discusses Gross
Gold Tax
Carl Whitham, popular old tim
er and manager of the Nabesna
Gold Mines while at Valdez re
cently and when asked by Editor
Hal Selby to give his opinion on
the propos-d eight per cent tax
ation of gross gold output, stat
ed he was against any gross gold
tax, whatever, as it was not an
equitable taxation.
Rather than a gross tax, Whit
ham said a net tax should be im
posed and when it’s a case of
raising more money for the gov
errm'ent of the territory increase
the size of this tax when neces
sary.
“The gross tax works a hard
ship on the comparatively small
operator,” he explained. “In a
* case like ours it takes a gross of
$200,000 before we can consider
our year’s expenses paid. If we
have to pay tax on this it means
we’re paying taxes on our ex
penses not our production.
c “When a gross tax is made, of
course it’s a lot smaller percent
age than a net tax. That is, they
might have a two per cent gross
tax and. it’d, be the same, as far
as the taxes 4t .would yield the
Territory as probably a 10 per
cent' net tax.
“Im not talking against taxes,"
the mine manager made clear.
“If the Territory needs the mon
ey that’s the proper way to raise
it. But I want to see it raised th?
fairest way.”
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Meat Industry
Advertising Is
Modeled on Fish
M',d 'led closely after the success
ful Canned Salmon Industry ad
v rtising campaign now entering
its sixth year the meat packers
of the country are now carrying
on an aggressive national adver
tising campaign designed to in
crease consumption of all meats
in the United States.
With air advertising appropria
tion approximately t n times the
amount u-ed to help sell Alaska’s
canned salmon, the American
Meat Institute is addressing its
!story of the health and nutrit
l ive qualities of meat to the U.
S. Public through magazines to
taling nearly 40,000,000 copies.
In addition to colorful messag
| cs in such magazines as Life, Sat
urday Evening Post, Collier’s,
American Magazine, Cosmopoli,
tan, Red Book, Look, and other
general magazines, the meat
health story is being told direct
ly to the nation’s meal planning
housewives through women’s
magazines such as Ladies Home
Journal, Good Housekeeping, Me
Call’s and Woman’s Home Com
panion.
Newspapers in a long list of
cities are also carrying the meat
advertisements.
Following the salmon indus
try's lead in developing banners
in full color for retail stores use
in tying in with the publication
advertising the Meat Institute is
also supplying a number of at
tractive illustrated banners show
! ing cuts of meat.
Government sources indicate
that consumer demand for meats
is already rising.
Salmon industry sales executiv
es point out that the campaign
i the meat industry has launched
j indicates the soundness of the
advertising program carried on
by the salmon industry during
the past five years but emphasize
that the new promotion for meat
as the leading protein food in
creases the competition faced by
canned salmon in retail stores.
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N E W CEN ERATIO N—Younger Roosevelts took the spot
light during their weekend visit to the White House. Sara. 9, the
daughter of James Roosevelt, “mothers” Franklin, 3rd, two-year
old son of Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., and the former Ethel duPont.
The unwilUn* Scotty is Falla, the President's pet.
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BUILDING UP THE MARKET for Alaska’s No. 1
product is mighty important to all people in Alaska. And
again this year, the Industry is out to sell America on
Canned Salmon and Arcepitsold! Intensive advertising in
the States is teaching housewives the nutritive values
and economy of Canned Salmon. Millions of magazine
ads . . . recipes on the food pages of newspapers—are
telling women how to serve more Canned Salmon in
delicious new ways. The cooperation of grocers, too, has
been enlisted to push Canned Salmon sales in their stores.
All over the U. S. the forces of advertising, publicity,
and promotion are at work building a more stable market
for Alaska’s major food product. A market that will mean
protected prosperity for every Alaska family.
Mine Expert
Sees $45 Gold
This Month
WALLACE, Idaho — Stewart
j Campbell former state mine in
, speetor predicted that the price
1 of gold will be advanced from
, $35 to $42 an ounce some time
! in January, 1941. Campbell gave
two . reasons to substantiate his
1 prediction.
“One is that Britain’s gold sup
1 ply is sufficient only to carry' the
government to April 1, 1941, so
if the price of gold is not in
creased prior to that date Great
Britain wiil be unablef to make
further purchases of any kind in
the United States after that date”
he said.
Mr. Campbell also predicted
that “In January, 1941, Congress
will place the limit on United
States government indebtedness
| at sixty million dollars. That
debt cannot be sustained unless
th price of gold is raised to $42
an ounce.”
It would give the government
i an enormous profit on the gold
I bullion stored in the nation’s
vaults and would stimulate busi
ness generally although the idea
is not looked upon favorably by
the bankers of the nation h said.
The increased price probably
will first be established in Lon
don as it was when the price was
raised to $35.
Alaska SS Co.
Takes All Of
Pier 1 and 2
To All Interested:
Effective January 2. 1941, The
Alaska Line will take over Pier
1 in addition to Pier 2, and both
wharves will be operated jointly
as Alaska Terminals, Piers 1 and
2, Seattle.
The offices of the General Man
ager, Traffic and Operating De
partments will be located on
Pier 1.
The Auditing. Purchasing and
Claim Departments will bo locat
ed on Pier 2.
Regular Southeastern and,
Southwestern Passenger steam
ers will berth at Pier 1.
Bering Sea passenger and j
freight steamers and all of the j
freighters will berth at Per 2.
Telephone exchange connect
ing with all departments — call
Main 4530.
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Gasoline For
Japan Is Sped
From Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the
United States embargo an in
cr.ase in shipments of gasoline
from Houston and other Texas
Gulf ports to Japan has taken
I place in December and the early
part of December according to
I information received here.
It is estimated that more than
250,000 drums of the fuel have
been loaded for Japan in this
period. Several freighters are
now taking on drums of gasoline
for the Orient at these ports,
among them bring the ship Win
ston Salem with 12,000 drums
and the Azalea City with 25.000
both at Houston.
All shipments are made under
special government permits.
Youngsters Are
Greeted Rv Mrs.
F. !). Roosevelt
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WASHINGTON — Mrs. F. D.
Roosevelt carried Marry Christ
mas greetings to 100 delighterl
youngsters then added this srl
emn note to adults:
“This Christmas on v^hich a
many children are not going to
be able to be happy, we, the old
er people should do 'much to
make our children in this coun
try happy. Also to make the
world a happier place.”
The President’s wife spok at
the 24th annual Christmas party
of the Central Union Mission.
CIO WORKERS SPEED
PLANE CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON — President
Roosevelt told his press confer
ence that the CIO proposed to
speed up and eventually produce
500 pursuit planes a day and that
pooling the entire facilities of
the automobile industry is being
seriously consider' d by the ad
ministration.
The plan was submitted to the
White Housa by CIO President
Murray several days ago and by
Walter Reuther, director of Gen
eral Motors division of the Unit
ed Auto Workers CIO Union.
J
Refuses Register
is Sentenced To
4 Years in Jail
PORTLAND. Ore. — Rev. Paul
Ackerman, Portland minister
who recently plead gui’ty to re
fusing to register for the draft
was s-ntenced to one year at a
federal road prison camp.
Federal Judge Fee said the
: case wa« looked on as a sounding
board in many parts of the coun
try and he considered this fact
when he decided on the sent* nee.
He ha= received he said many
pleas lor leniency because Ack
ermanm has four children, but
added the d fondant was fully
aware of the consequences when
he vio a ted the law.
Ackerman registered after he
was indicted but reit rated that
his refusai was on td on religi us
principles.
CON I RAFT CONFLICT
IS CRIMINAL
WASHINGTON — Music and
ladio in. rests .c.k* :1 f. r nv-nt. s
in a conflict over a new broad
easting contract, face federal
prosecution early in January un
der the anti-trust laws.
Holding that th music-loving
public is the loser if the contro
versy over song copyrights is cam
tinned, Attorney General Robt.
Jackson announced he has or
ered criminal proceedings start
d in Milwaukee against four
parties in th: dispute.
These are the American Socie
ty of Authors, Composers and the '
Broadcast Music Inc., an organ
.zation set up through the Nation,
a Association of Broadcasters to
oarallel A. S. C. A. P.
BROADCASTERS AND
ASCAP AT CLIMAX
NEW YORK The i w be
tween radio broadcasters and the
ASCAP controlled tunes will be
banned by three mayor networks
•ov ring most of the nation’s sta
tiors. With the twelfth chime at
'Ight, the five year contract be
tween ASCAP and broadcasters
expires. No prospect for peace
appeared in the battle ov r rates
"aid for the use of ASCAP’s mus
ic.
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Mrs. F. O. Roosevelt is shown making friends with a small girl,
one of the 100 she addressed at annual Christmas party of the Cen
tial Union Mission in Washington just before Christmas.