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WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1944.
I BELIEVE—
... in America and that for which it
stands—as a monument to the past, as a
beacon to the future. I am not one of
those who are worrying about what is
wrong with our Country. There s noth
ing wrong with America—unless it is
with ourselves as individuals.
Three hundred years of personal and
collective effort have given to us what
we call our way of life. We have built,
through sheer determination, a great
country. Our agricultural developments
dwarf those of other peoples; our indus
trial strides would stagger the imagina
tion of the most practical dreamers of
even a half-century gone; our scientific
progress has been notable; our educa
tional accomplishments have made; our
literacy among the highest in the world;
our cultural advances through the print
ed word and the arts have kept pace
with other activities.
Yet this is no cause for complacency—
we must continue.
A Press which dares to tell the truth,
regardless of consequences, assures a
constancy of purpose to keep Americans
informed of right objectives and sinister
forces alike. So long as the Press lives
up to its high calling, America will con
tinue to grow—in achievement and in
destiny. ' THIS I BELIEVE!—(J. T.
Mackey, President, Mergenthaler Lino
type Company).
IN THE HEADLLNES
Two years ago tomorrow, on May 4,
1942, the British flag was hoisted over
the island of Madagascar, which has
been under French rule since the first
French settlement in 1505.
The French troops stationed on the
island gave little or no resistance to the
advancing British.
The island was necessary to the allies,
both from defensive as well as offensive
measures, in order to prevent the Axis
use of the island as a base, and an added
protection from, and prevention of fur
ther spread of the tentacles of Axis dom
ination.
The Japanese forces held the Dutch
East Indies as far south as the Indian
Ocean, the Timor Sea, and the Coral
Seas, and controlled the sea and air to
within a few hundred miles of the north
ern shores of Australia, the goal of the
thus far, advancing Nipponese.
The following few months changed the
picture in the southwest Pacific.
ADDITIONAL
RELIEF GIVEN
OPERATORS
Authorization to provide oper
ators of small lode-gold mines ad
ditional relief, similar to that al
ready afforded operators of
placer-gold mines, has been given
to B. D. Stewart, Commissioner
of Mines for Alaska, in a grant
of authority issued by the War
Production Board under date of
February 14, 1944. This new
grant of authority resulted from
conferences with War ProducMon
Board officials that were arrang
ed by Mr. Stewart on the occasion
of a recent visit in Washington,
D. C.
Under the grant of February
14th, permits may now be issued
by the Commissioner of Mines for
as many as seven men to be em
ployed on each lode-gold opera
tion. Permits, when granted, will
be valid for an indefinite period
unless cancelled for cause.
The provisions of the new grant
are as follows: i
‘‘Permission is granted to any
lode mine in the Territory of
Alaska which operated in 1942,
to operate during subsequent sea
sons, providing the following con
ditions are met:
1. That not more than seven
men, including the owner and as
sociates, are actively engaged in
the operation.
2. That not more than one of
those men, who must be either the
owner or supervisor, was residing
outside of the Territory of Alaska
at the date of the issuance of this
grant.
3. No men shall be employed,
unless because of age, physical
handicap, or other reasons, they
cannot be used in essential war
activities.
4. That no critical material,
other than those in the possession
of the operator, or available sec
ond-hand, will be required.
5. That the operator files with
the Coordinator of Mines for
Alaska, or his delegated represen
tative, the following information:
(a) Name and location of property.
(b) Name and address of owner
or operating company, (c) Type
of operation. (d> Number of men
who would be actively engaged
in the operation.
6. Permission to operate shall
be extended in writing by the Co
ordinator of Mines, to any opera-1
tor for the 1944 season, provided
said operator complies with the
restrictions and provisions of this
grant.
The provisions of Order 5-202
are waived to the extent required
to obtain the relief authorized
above, provided that Order L-208
in all other respects and all other
orders and regulations of the War
Production Board are fully com
plied with.”
Applications for permit* to op
erate under this grant may be ad
dressed to B. D. Stewart, Coordi
nator of Mines, Box 2811, Juneau,
Alaska, or may be filed with any
representative of the Territorial
Department of Mines at the field
and assay offices of that Depart
ment which are located at Anchor-1
age, College, Nome and Ketchi
kan.
The National League batting
race in 1931 was a humdinger.
The finish: Chick Hafey, Cards,
.3489; Bill Terry, Giants, .3486:
and Jim Bottomley, Cards, .3482.
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CAT-TRAIN
ARRIVES IN
UNALAKLEET
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The Cat-train which left Nome
April 9th, with two tractors, a
wanigan and a carry-all, in j
charge of Ludvig E. Ost, and three
drivers, Paul Amarok, Perry
Bahnke, and Tommy Blatchford,
arrived in Unalakleet Monday,
just 22 days after leaving Nome
for the rugged trip.
At Moses Point they picked up
another tractor and driver, Os
wald Moses, and proceeded on
their way, arriving at their des
tination about 10 days ahead of
schedule, and without any major
incidents on the trip.
Two of the men were flown
back to Nome Monday evening via
Wien Alaska Airlines—Paul Am
arok and Perry Bahnke.
Mr. Ost and his crew are to be
■i. -t. .1. ,t
highly commended on the suc
cessful trip.
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