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**V frail Road** -- A Iii>t Stt»p
Completion of the military highway to Alaska
reflects credit alike upon the army engineers and the
public mads administration. It will add immeasur
ably to the safety of Alaska—and of all North America.
But the job of making Alaska a part of the Unit
ed States is by no means done.
An immediate issue, raised bv Delegate Anthony
Dimond of Alaska, is that of a road between Prince
George, B. C.. and Dawson Creek, so that highway
traffic from the Pacific Coast can get to Alaska, -without!
having to go 1) ick through the Middle West.
If a proposed railroad also is constructed, there
will be equal reason for a rail connection from the
Pacific Coast.
Eventually this country end Canada must get back
to the original conception of the Alaska International
Highway—an extension of the Pacific Highway, thru
Seattle, Vancouver, Prince George, and thence to Fair'
bank - <.ver the shortest, most practical north-and-south
route.
S< cietary of War Stimson refers to the route just
completed as the “ALCAN road."
This is a good designation. “ALCAN" of course is
a combination of Alaska and Canada. And the name
describes accurately a military road, not a general pur
pose highway.
This road was located through the interior of Car
ada to link a series of military airfields, thus assuror;
both a land supply route and an air route.
It took the War Department a long time to de
cide that any road to Alaska was a military necessity.
And we can join heartily with Delegate Dimond in
his even-handed criticism and praise:
“I have been among those who have complained j
at the obtuseness of some of our military policies.
But to the army men who built that road between the
thaw and the freeze, I take off my hat for a magni
fiscent job.”
It is magnificent. But it isn’t all done.
There should be the connection from Prince
George.
There must be, eventually, the real Alaska Inter
national Highway, as distinguished -from the “AL
CAN road."—-Seattle Post Intelligencer.
' Vy liiniiig of Fear**
1 he Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston
Chur ill, in his address at Edinburgh, as reported in
recent dispatches noted the contrasting tones that are
evident in the pronouncement of Nazi leaders, as con
trasted with their words of onlv a few vears ago.
Says Mr. Churchill:
“There is one note which rings through all those
speeches. It can be quite clearly heard above their
customary boasting and threats—a dull low whining
note of fear.”
Not only is Mr. Churchill a great leader of a great
people. in their clay of gravest dangers, but he is a re
porlc of the facts. He has the Nazi war lords sized up.
They are beginning to become frightened.
Chasing Phantoms
Some people believe so strongly in the pursuit of
happiness that they make themselves miserable try
ing to get more out of life than there is in it.—Hough
ton Line.
Poor Timing
In other words, if photographers timed pictures
the way speeches are timed, the photographs would be
over-exposed.—Louisville Courier-Journal.
It Flies Fast
The eagle is said to fly faster when going away
from its nest — making it an appropriate emblem for
our money—Brunswick (Ga.) News.
Robert H. Jackson, Associate Justice, U. S. Su
preme Court: “The free forces of the world must again
take their posts at the guiding end. not at the receiv
ing end of fate.”
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OPA Warns
Of Deadline
Steve McCutcheon. District Di
rector of OPA, reminds mer
chants that Nov. 15th v as the
date upon which all non-cost of
living commodities reports must
he submitted. Reports may be
given to local rationing boards
or be posmarked not later than
12 p.m. November 15th.
Mere Due In September
McCutcheon pointed out that
all reports were originally due
Sept. 15th but that extension to
Oct. 15th was granted, then thru
special intervention of Mildred
R. Hermann. Alaska OPA direct
or, a further extension was allow
ed, setting the deadline at No
vember 15th.
"The educational period is de
finitely over." McCutcheon said.
“Every possible cooperation has
been offered by OPA. In cases of
further non-compliance, proceed
ings will have to be instituted
for revocation of licenses of vio
lators."
Slow Progress Seen
Posting of prices on cost-of
living commodities was progress
ing it was stated, hut slowly.
OPA advises that each sale in
the absence of proper posting
constituted a separate violation
of the law and could be prosecut
ed as such.
McCutcheon stated that inform
ation had lately been received
from Juneau indicating that the
legal divisions's staff was being
filied in preparation for full en
forcement.
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