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Natnl Defense Is
Hitting Nearly All;
Warning Given
By MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer
WASHINGTON. July — Up to
ri ov the war has hit most of usj
in the poeketbnok, the electric
refrigerator and the fasteners on
our clothes.
This month it starts in on the
kitchen, the bathroom and the
scrap box of nuts and bo'ts and
wire in the ba-omen* —possibly
on the Sunday afternoon joy
ride.
By fail, it'll catch us in the suit
and overcoat, probably the fp, 1
oil tanks and possibly rent. Come
winter we may even be giving
up that new house we planned—
or at least modifying its design.
Next year?
Every hour of the day will find
us making a sacrifice if the war
lasts.
Oddly enough, we scion may be
living better in some re poets be
cause Uncle Jim. who hasn't had
a job in years may be working
steadily a; the foundry.
We're already paying through
the pocketbook because of the
liOTc special income tax for de
fense and we’ll be paying even
heavier next year. If we haven't
put out income tax money, we
have paid extra on taxable pro
ducts like movies, cigarettes, etc.,
either because taxes are higher,
or because we've bought more.
We are paying through th r
frigerator. because ice trays are
getting scarcer, and so are the
freezing units.
We're paying through clothes
fasteners, because manufacturers
have been forced to lower the
quality c«f dollar wash frocks for
•women by putting on more and
cheaper buttons, and fewer zip
pers.
So far aluminum products are
under the heavk st restrictions.
That's because defense industry
is ah orbing every pound of vir
gin aluminum production ir, this
country.
Next hard1 st for the household
er to get will -oon b c per. I.
know a woman who already has
given up her cherished hobby.—
it.:..-: rg dishes and dre ’rat'vt
pieces out of sheet c p A
n ' pi. :
her. V w --he can't cv n mv rup
per in • e desired fot i. T:
trou e . .• e r going to r>ro l ie.
k s than 1.000 090 short tans of
copper this year, and dSfense and
civil an needs require more than
1.000.000 tons. There just isn’t
enough to go around.
Zinc is scarcer, too. to galvan
ize your defense pests, for roof
ing and for garb: go cars. Steel
for that new home.you've been
planning is being delayed 14 to
18 -Weeks now, because Uncle
Sam is buying so much.
Mrs. John Q. Citizen, you're
already p ying 25 to 30 percent
more f--r wash frocks, or taking
poorer qua ify. And just wait un
til y u gel ready to buy your win
ter coat and furs! They’ll cost
you at least 20 percent more, say
the retailers.
If your husband thinks he'll es
er.pe, he's mistaken. Ei'hrr he'll
take c ttoif and wool mixtures,
or he'll pry $2.50 to S5.00 more
f r his winter suit and overcoat.
As for food, we have plenty.
Ir general, fond prices are much
lower than they were in pros
p rous 1029, and somehat lower
( v ' .than they were in 1937.
Tite government bid x. for a'l
foods, taking the 1933-39 aver
age as 100, shows p' ic's were up
around 131 in 1929. The index
stood at 107.9 in 1937, and it’s
only up to 100.6 now.
But in areas where’ defense in
dustries or Army camps are lo-1
cated. fond costs are much high
er, or they’re spotty and uncer
tain.
Take the care of my wife and
the string beans, here in Wash
ington. Last summer, her gro
cer bought a local standard-pack
can of string beans, and sold
them to her for five cents a
can. Now she pays nine cents,
and her grocer tells her string
beans can’t be had until the new
pack comes in this month.
But. strange'v enough, there
iv y be no canned bean crisis in
K okuk. Ia., or Peoria.
On the other hand, top round
-t.ak around here is now 33 cents
a pound against 45 c-nis last fall.
Why? Many reasons But the big
one is that somebody started a
price war on round steak a few
veers ago. and the stores had to
me. t the competition—even at a
loss.
There are four reason why
■ t're having all these little trou
b es:
1. D v r ion o' supplies to de
ft- - ■ :1 ’ > G: .t Britain. That
..nd and score:‘v.
2 M. r ■ rcrple are working,
and demand is greater for things
■ y c mldn’t buy before they
U. S. Fatigue Pills
—
Those mysterious anti-fatigue
•pills fed German soldiers before
going into batlle are nothing new
'o the U. S. Army. In fact, U.
S. nutrition experts have gone
the Germans one belter.
The Nazi pi l is simply a tab
let made of a mixture of corn
sugar and citric acid. The acid
causes a flow of saliva which in
bun promotes quick diegstion of
t' e corn sugar, giving the soldier
a ‘lift” within a few minutes
after the pill is swallowed.
U. S. Army experts have devel
mo, d a much improved version,
knmvn a-- Type D super-emer
g y ration. It consists of a con
c unrated chocolat* bar fortified
V'.ith vitamin B. The bar weighs
one ounce, can be carried in the
soldier's pocket and will with
stand heat up to 120 degrees. It
1 is enclosed in a special wrapper
which will resist eight hours of
, mustard gas attack. One bar is
the energy equivalent of a full
meal.
The Army also has developed a
special ration for pilots, consist
ing of a cracker containing
whole wheat, soybean meal,
grourd beef muscle, whole milk,
hydrogenated fat, vitamins and
minerals. This cracker with with
s'ond tropical heat without spoil
ing.
3. The government is pegging
prices or promising to peg them
on several farm products, among
them pork and tomatoes. They’ll
need lots of tomatoes for Britain.
Vitamins.
4. Many manufacturers and
oeople themselves tend to create
an ar'ificial scarcity by buying
mme than they need as a back
1 g. That’? what caused the sugar
” -is p few months ago. The Gov
.nr tit stepped in on that.
r ■'• up the panic and the extra
•r fits.
P S to housewives:
About the only thing you buy
: ■ that won't be going up or
scarce soon, will be stockings.
') "o are substitute fibreis
api.n’y. e.ven if Japan pigs the
price r-f silk. You’re actua ly pay
e : loss now than you wore a
v ir : go.
New Revenue
Zone System
For Alaska
Clarke Squire, collector of in
• • rnnl revenue for Alaska and
Washington, with headquarters
in T coma, arrived in Fairbanks
recently. Harry W. Call, chief of
'he fi Id d:vision for Washing
‘on and Alaska also was an ar
rivsl. Mr. Squire came from An
eh rage bv speeder, stopping
over at McKinley Park, with Col.
O. F. Ohlson, genera! manager of
the Alaska Railroad.
Mr. Squire anounces a revision
of the internal revenue service
in Alaska, effective from July 1,
with considerable addition to the
office personnel.
Three Zones
Alaska is divided, under the
new setup, into three zones, with
headquarters at Juneau, Anchor
age and Fairbanks. The Juneau
zone will include the first judic
ial division; the Anchorage zone
the third division; and the Fair
banks zone the fourth and second
divisions.
O. S. Sullivan, who has been
deputy collector in charge of all
of Alaska the last several years,
is being transferred to Anchor
age, where he will make his head'
quarters, serving in an advisory
capacity over the three newly
created zones. He will visit Fair
banks soon.
Wesley Overby, who was sta-i
tioned at Juneau with Mr. Sulli-j
van, will be deputy in charge of
the Juneau office and zone.
Cecil W. Minaker has been ap
pointed to serve at Anchorage in
cooperation ith Mr. Sullivan. He
is from Valdez, and is in experi
enced auditor and former attor
ney.
Fairbanks Staff
Peter Gatz, for years in the ser
vice at Seattle, will be deputy
collector at Fairbanks; and Peg
gy Lylei in charge of the Fair
banks office the last several years
will continue as stamp deputy,
Collector Squire announced.
Collector Squire and Mr. Call
will be in Fairbanks several days
surveying the local situation and
completing arrangements under
the new setup.
Canadian Troops
Get
For Harvest
OTTAWA, Canada, July— The
Defense Department has decided
to grant leave to soldiers in train
ing so that they can help with
Iks harvest. Many farm and or
chard regions of the country
have reported a lack of hands.
No soldier will be allowed to
leave his unit for more than four
weeks. His officer commanding
must also state that his absence
will not interfere with the train
ing of the soldier or his unit.
No traveling allowance, pay or
similar Army benefits wlill be
given men volunteering for har
vest duty.
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for you.
“POTS AND PANS I) .Y AT BALL PARK
Women were admitted free if tiiey brought alonganylliing aluminum to the baseball game be
tween Los Angeles and Oakland clubs at Los Angeles. Flo Nolen (left) and Ruby Nolen helped
gather the colclction of pots and pans from the fans. The collection will be turned over to the gov
ernment for use in the defense program.
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Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Continued cloudy with occasional light drizzle tonight and Thurs
day, with little change in temperature. Winds will remain south
erly with slightly high velocities Thursday.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 57 Lowest temp — 46 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month — 0.87 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 — 3 06
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ..— —.. - 50 85 SW 9 Cloudy
8am_____- 48 84 SW 7 Drizzle
12:30 p m...... 50 81 SW 11 Cloudy
Tomorrow: Sunrise 1:36 a. m. Sunset 9:38 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 50 Lowest temp — 47 Precipitation — T