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These tourists of the "master
race" finally got their summer
cruise across the English chan
nel—several years later than
they planned. They were
sketched by Howll Dodd, AP
Features artist, as they waited
to be taken ashore at an inva
sion port in the British Isis.
AIRWAYS
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Wien Alaska Airlines
Monday Pilot Whaley made a
round trip to Lost River, return
^ mg with, Tom Christianson.
Tuesday Pilot Peterson flew
with Spike Milllgrok, Willis
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Singydke, and Winfred Adloat,
and returned to Nome with Otto
Okpealuk.
Wednesday morning Pilot Pet
erson took John McCormick, Ben
jamin Howell and Lt. Carthal M.
Talley to Kotozebue, returning
with Leslie Stevens as an addi
tional passenger on the return
trip.
Alaska Airlines
Monday Pilot Bliss flew to Fair
banks with Mr. and Mrs. W. Fack
len, Ivan Zonaff and Hilda Koom
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Tuesday Pilot Weaver flew to
Ungalik and Unalakleet with
Jesse Jorgenson, Bessie Towarok,
Gordon Wildes.
Pilot Bliss came in from Fair
banks with Louis Hudgins.
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OLD-TIMERS
By ACK STINNETT
WASHINGTON — Why the “old
folks” in this war effort have
been neglected I don’t know.
They’re doing a magnificent job.
Men and women between the 60’s
and 7$’s—most of them retired
on pensions—are making a big
contribution to industrial labor.
After a trip across the coun
try and talking to scores of these
old-timers, I checked with the Det
partment of Labor on statistics.
Ypirth in wartime labor has been
given plenty of attention; the
oldsters little. Actually, the Labor
department says, there normally
are around 2,000,000 persons over
65 in the labor force. Now there
are half a million more than
that.
These half-million can be di
vided into two classes—those who!
want jobs and now" find they can
get them—and those who are just
willing to help out. The second
catgory is by far the larger. La
bor officials here estimate that
around 350,000 persons over 65
have returned to work solely for
patriotic reasons.
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The contribu'ion they are mak
ing deserves more than passing
notice. I have talked to many
Pullman and train conductors
who have returned from retire
ment just to help out. What they
suffer in 20-hour days and the
body-shakmgr, that wartime road
beds subject them to is nothing
short of brutal.
This is orw industry. There are
hundreds of them. There are
grandmothers and grandfathers
who are riveters, truck drivers,
mechanics and other heavy-duty
laborers. They also are inspectors,
welders, seamsters and seam
stresses. They are mployeri in de
tailed work that takes the pa
tience of Job and the eye of an
eagle.
Among these old-timers I have
a favorite. His name is Daniel T.
Shaw. He’s from New England.
His record is on file with the
merchant marine and a little
further down the street than that,
with the Navy
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When World War l came roll
ing along, Dan Shaw tried to en
list. Nothing doing said the Army
and Navy recruiting officers.
Dan didn’t give up. He finally
worked his way into the merchant
marine. A few months later, de
spite his age, he was inducted into
the regular Navy. He took to salt
water like a whale. When the first
World War was over, he had a
stripe and a half on his sleeve.
Today, Dan Shaw, who was
| 4urned down for being over age
in World Wa I, is Captain Daniel
T. Shaw of the merchant ma
rine, the skipper of a liberty
ship. His experiences can’t be re
corded until this war is nearing
its close or over, but they have
been plenty.
The rugged 72-year-old four
New England Bell Telephone
company. He worked for 33 years
to earn his retirement. It was just
a little over 50 years ago that he
s'arted this work
WHEAT FOR NEEDY
BUENOS AIRES—<AP)—Up to
100,000 tons of wheat will be dis
tributed to needy Argentine citi
7,ns as a government measure to
combat increased living costs.
The grain is part of the 1042-43
crop surplus not needed for ex
portation.
LIVES UP TO NAME
DANVILLE, Va. — (AP>— Mrs.
C. A. Brumfield, of Gretna, re
ported to police the loss of her
purse containing $500 in cash. It
was safely returned to her by a
service station attendant. His
name—Dan Algood.
CLASSIFIED ADS
LOST—A ladies’ wrist watch.
Roamer-Swiss made. Between
Sommers Mess house and Diesel
Oil Sales office. Return to The
Nugget. Reward.
FOUND—Ladies’ purse with con
siderable money. Inquire of The
Nugget.
WANTED—Automobile, any make
or model. Must be in good con
dition. Call Main 125.
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