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EDITORIAL
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GIANT BOMBERS
FOR BRITAIN
(New York Times)
It is no wonder that the Brit
ish are r.joicing over the trans
fer of 26 huge bombers from the
United States. If these giants of
air warfare are properly armed
and armored they should give
the Royal Air Force the offensive
punch which it has lacked until
now in striking at distant tar
gets. With full bomb loads they
can fly more than 1.500 miles to
a target and then return; theyj
can climb as high as 34,000 feet
where anti-aircraft guns of exist
ing types cannot touch them. The
most remote parts of Germany,
and even her conquered territor
ies in Eastern and Southeastern
Europe can be brought within,
range of effective bombing when
these planes are in active ser
vice. The effect on Britain’s for
tune and on our own may be be-1
yond price.
For this reason it seems unmc
essary for General Marshall to
have announced their transfer in:
terms of a mere “horse trade.” j
Tire General tells us that in re-1
turn for the bombers Great Brit!
air. has released engines to equip,
41 “flying fortresses” for our
own Army. This of course was j
not the real basis of the trans-1
action. The American people
know by now that Great Britain
is fighting for their security as
well as for h:r own. The trans
action is to be justified only on
the ground that the greatest pos
sible help for Great Britain is
the soundest possible defense for
ourselves.
IMMINENT BANK
STEP FORECAST
WASHINGTON — An immin
ent "monetary banking" step!
was forecast by Federal Reserve
officials and is fores en by author
itsl've sources as a precautionary!
tightening of lending powers of
banks to check any inflationary j
tendency that might arise from j
defense spending.
< C nfirming the impending
move which will involve banking
cam from Marriner S. Eccles,
chain an of the Reserve Board,
and Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Mcrgenthau Jr.
Americans Hop
Across Ocean
In Warplanes
Mass Flights Deliver
U. S.-Made Bombers
To Great Britain
BALTIMORE <JP) —Forty Am
erican pilots are making regular
mass deliveries of American
bombers to England without mo
lestation from German Nazis, one
of them disclosed, and are taking
tire ships across the icy North
Atlantic at high altitude in ap
proximately 10 hours.
George R. Hutchinson head of
the “Flying Hutchinsons" family
which in recent years made
“good will” flights to 51 countries
asserted that regular deliveries
had been made since early Nov
mber and that none of the pi
lots had encountered German op
position.
Seven high-speed Lockheed
Hudson bombers were delivered
in the first flight he said. His own
ship made the fastest time for
the trip—eight hours and 50 min
utes from land to land and 10
hours from takeoff in North Am
erica to landing in Britain.
Three In Plane
The planes take off from an air
port in “British North America”
Hutchinson said each carrying a
pilot, co-pilot and a radio oper
ator. He said about 60 pilots and
30 radio operators including Am
ericans, Canadians and Britons
wen? participating.
On the first flight seven bomb
ers started away in formation,
led by a British officer but after
five and one-half hours bad wea
ther and severe icing conditions
forced them to separat'?. Al
though scattered the rest of the
way the pilot said all of the
planes landed within an hour at
a pre-designated British airport.
Since then added mass deliver
is have been made on a regulai
schedule.
Strict Regulations
Hutchinson interview during &
brief visit here with his family
-aid the crews were paid month
ly salaries and made about one
light a month. They return by
ooat, with a roundtrip thus re
quiring about two weeks.
Special equipment for the haz
No "Spending Spree" Or Bond Issue
Is Planned By Alaskan Officials
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett in Fairbanks for Several Days to
Talk Over Legislative Matters and He
Discusses Vital Public Problems
No ‘‘spending spree” is contem
plated by Territorial administrat
ivc officials and the bonding of
Alaska is not within the realm
of possibility because such action
| is forbidden by the Enabling Act
! passed by Congres in 1912. E. L.
(Bob) Bartlett, secretary of the
Territory declared in Fairbanks
recently.
He was on a trip to talk with
j legislators and others in various
communities in the hope of gain
ing information that will be help
ful in connection with legislation
at the approaching session in Ju
' neau of the Territorial lawmak
\ ers.
Studies by Planning Council
Studies of problems confront
| ing the Territory have been
j made by the Alaska Planning
Council and the results of these
studies will be put in pamphlet
| form and made available to ad
ministrative officials, members of
| the legislature and the public gen
j erally.
! There has b;en considerable
misunderstanding in numerous
places Mr. Bartlett said with re
jspect to tax matters.
Many persons believe the Coun
cil has made definite recommend
ations. It has not, he declared.
The Council made studies of tax
pn>b ems with a view of trans
mitting through the Governor
without commendations the re
sults of those studies to the Legis
lature.
No Revolutionary Tax Plan
Fear has been expressed in
some quarters that the Legisla
ture will be asked to adopt some
revolutionary tax structure. That
is notso Mr. Bartlett stated pos
itively.
Studies that were considered
by A’aska Planning Council as
| its last meeting were in effect
; merely a continuation of earlier
! studies made by the Council two
| years ago.
Many persons throughout the
Territory believe that the need
| for some sort of revision of the
tax structure is much more press
ing now than ever before, for the
reason that the licenses taxes
which constitute the chief sourc
of revenue and which are paid
principally by the two leading
industries—fishing and gold min
ing—do not represent an equit
able system and do not provide'
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ardous flights includes oxygen
tanks, extra fuel tanks and flota
tion gear in the event of a fore
ed landing. Hutchinson said the
pi ots fly according to strict in
structions —-which included the
action to be taken in case of at-1
treks by German aircraft.
stability of income so desirable.
Defense Program in Alaska
With the national defense pro
gram at Fairbanks, Anchorage,
Sitka, Kodiak, Annette Island,
md Dutch Harbor under way
there h3s occurred in most of
these communities and will oc
cur in all of them substantial in
creases in population. These in
creas s in population mean inev
itably that the Territory in com
mon with the several commun
ities must provide certain mini
mum services over and above
those now provided.
There is a point beyond which
which the license tax system can
not go in providing these needs.
Way Is Pointed Out
The studies made by the Al
aska Planning Council point the
way whereby tax legislation can
follow more closely that adopted
and found practicable in other
plae s. The Council points out
several ways by which this
might be done. Among these
ways are a net income tax and a
general property tax.
Consideration also was given
by the Council to revision of the
mining tax, flic Council pointing
out mining tax laws in other
states and countries so that these'
aws might be compared with the'
law in Alaska.
A general sales tax also was
discussed by the Council.
No “Spending Spree"
No one desires, Mr. Bartlett era
phasized to have the territory en!
ter on a “spending spree” but the
fact is that the wish so tfree
quently expressed for economy
will run head-on into the prob
em of serving measurably in
cr ased population. Coupled with
this fact is the fact that Territor
ial tax receipts for the calendar
year of 1940 will be smaller on
account of the reduced Bristol
Bay salmon pack.
Less In 1941
Further, the liklihood is that
fish taxes for .the calendar year
1941 will also be less than aver
age on account of closures which
are expected to be ordered for
next summer in important fish
ing districts by the Fish and Wild j
ife Service.
Ail in all this situation poses
a problem which will demand
the b st talent of Alaska busine=s"
'abor and governmentsal adminis
trative agencies to solve.
To spread the tax load more
evenly, to bring about equity in
taxes and to assure the Territor
ial government stability of in
come which now is sadly lacking
ar; objectives long sought. How
that goal can be reached or if it
should be reached is a matter to j
be determined by the people of
Alaska acting through their leg
islators.
Legislature Is Sovereign
In tb:se matters Mr. Bartlett
concluded the Legislature is Sov
ereign. The fear sometimes has
been expressed that there are
oersons or interests that desfre
io place the Territory in debt.
Df course this cannot be done.
Under the Organic Act the Terri
tory is clearly prohibited from
?cing into debt. That prohibition
can be removed only by Con
gress.
Mr. Bartlett well-known in
Fairbanks through residence of
many years and because of activ
ty in the mining industry and in
:he newspaper business was ac-1 ,
■ompanied by his little daughter
Uoris Ann. After severla days in
Fairbanks Mr. Bartlett and his J
laughter will go to Anchorage, j
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PASSPORTS REQUIRED
FOR CORPSES
BERN, Switzerland, — Corpses
nust have their passports in
;ood order if they wish to travel j
’ccording to a treaty jusj sibn-; .
■d between the Swiss and Bel- j
[ium, Egypt, France, Germany '
md Italy. Each corpse must also :
>e packed in a metal ca. ket.
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IT. S. Navy took steps to improve Alaskan defenses opposite Russian territory, awarding $4,305,- !
in contracts for work at navay air stations on Kodiak and Unalaska Islands. 1
IOO% TALKING PICTURES
^MANAGEMENT C.H.COOC ^-* |
7aAt/uLsr- JfyuUns iv\ U.S.r^~*
Two Shows Friday, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m Adm. 55* & 26*
“ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES”
with JAMES CAGNEY—PAT O'BRIEN—DEAD END KIDS
Hope Springs From the Slums and so does Hate
also “LUCKY PIGS” ^
ONE SHOW SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. Adm. 55* & 25*
“BLACKWELL’S ISLAND”
with JOHN GARFIELD—ROSEMARY LANE—STANLEY FIELDS
They made the rottenest prison earth a model institution
and "MIRACLE SALT LAKE”
t’WO SHOWS: SUNDAY /:I5 & 9. Adm. 55* & 2ft*
“CALLING DR. KILDARE”
with LEW AYRES—LIONEL BARRYMORE—LANA TURNER
A new chapter in the hectic career of Dr. Kildare
also "ONE ARMED BANDIT” ^
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PASSENGERS AND EXPRESS TO
ALL PARTS OF ALASKA
Approximately One Dollar of Each Fare
Is Spent for Passenger Insurance
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
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BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
Several thousand books are on sale at Bargain Prices
Covering the fields of Art, Science, and Litei^ature. Also a
thousand books of fiction in good condition at 25 cents each.
Large books like the collected works of Dumas,' Stevenson, ^
Zola, Flaubert, Tolstoi, and Hugo offered at 90 cents each.
Were published to sell at $5 each in a different binding.
Also books for children (ages 12 to 16). Large books, three
books in one, at 80 cents each.
At the Book Shop, Next Door West of
Mr. Sheldon's Log Cabin on Front Street
Don’t Annoy Yorr Neighbor By Borrowing His Paper
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
•’air and slightly colder tonight. Saturday increasing cloudiness
'ollowed by occasional light snow beginning before noon; warm
r Saturday.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
dighest temp — 8 Lowest temp — -1 Precipitation — 0
rotol precip this month — 0 Total since Jan. 1. 1941 — 0
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
2 Midnight .... . 2 56 N-8 Clear +
I a m...... _ 3 62 NE-26 Clear
2:30 p m.... . _ 4 48 NE-22 Clear
romorrow: Sunrise 9:54 a. m. Sunset 2:14 p.m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 19 Lowest temp— 7 Precipitation — 0
FORCAST FOR SEWARD PENI NSELA —
i'air and colder tonight'except increasing cloudiness and warmer Jk.
aver east portion. Saturday nig htsnow and warmer over East
portion in morning with snow and warmer advancing over west
portion in early afternoon.