THE NOME NUGGET
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Current Comments
From Washington
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Congress is said to have pro
gressed somewhat beyond the
rough draft stage regarding the
price control legislation suggest
ed by Mr. Roosevelt. The salient
points are that the President
may be given power to deter
mine a commodity price ceiling,
founded on average prices for
the year ending June 30, 1941.
and to make such adjustments
as circumstances require. Rents
may be controlled. Buyers who
learn that they have been charg
ed more than the maximum, will
have a redress by way of damag
es. A tribunal will be set up to
handle all appea's from the
the President's rulings. Wages
paid are an important factor in
cost of production, and conse
quently in prices. Therein, per
haps, lies the hardest nut that
both the White House and Cap
itol Hill will have to crack.
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The poet Goldsmith was so
kiridhearted that he pawned a
borrowed coat, gave the money
to a friend who was in trouble,
and then found himself unable
to raise funds to get the garment
out of hock. The United States is
not quite so accomodating and
thoughtless as Mr. Goldsmith,
but she has shipped iron and
steel scraps abroad until, accord
ing to President Grace of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, there
is no use in building more fur
naces when there is not enough
Stock to run them. The hour may
come when horse shoe pitchers
will have to cast toward the col
lector’s cart, rather than in the
direction of the peg.
■One must admit that the Nazi
scheme of drawing the attention
of the United States away from
European affairs and toward
Japan, has been attended with
dome, measure of success. It
would be hasty to presume,
however, that the bombing of
the American gunboat Tutuila
Was a deliberate Japanese con
tribution to German plans. In
view of an apology and an offer
«f idemnity, the incident may be
considered, for the present and
perhaps permanently as being
Closed. Giving the Japanese
«mple credit for a desire to do
this country no wrong, it is like
ly that the sharp economic clamp
lately applied by the President
caused Nippon to think that
quick conciliatory action in the
gunboat bombing was in order.
Even those nations which nom
inally are at peace ,are tired of
war. Those actively concerned
in that occupation are doubly
weary. What, then, must have
been the feeling in Europe in
1648, at the close of 3 general
strife at arms that had lasted 30
years? The battles of the Thirty
Yeas War have passed out of
mind and few have any interest
:n them. The contest is mention
ed simply because, in the treaty
that concluded it, the independ
enee of Switzerland was ack
nowledged. The Swiss are cele
brating the aniversay in a week
long Fourth of July, so to speak.
With at least three languages
spoken in Switzerland, and in
spite of other matters that are
supposed to cause internal
troubles, the Swiss have main
tained their national integrity
for a long time. Napoleon broke
through it for a short season.
Hitler and Napoleon have been
so frequently compared of late
that nothing need be said on that
'subject. This year the Swiss are
cheering and rejoicing in their
liberty. He would be a wise
man who could predict what
they will be doing a twelve
month hence.
Just now. the Swiss and every
one else have their eyes on Rus
sia. There, the fighting is of the
old style priae ring sort, .in
which the contenders stood toe
to toe and kept at it until one
had enough. In addition to a de
sire for immediate victory, Rus
sian resistance is prompted by
the hope that the Germans may
be held off until bad weather
comes. ,
The Old Testiment is author
ity for the statement that “the
stars in their course fought ag
ainst Sisera,” a trouble maker of
the time. Of course Hitler does
not bolive in the pow?r of any
thing so remote as the stars. Yet
without comparing men or mo
tives, it may be hazarded that he
has no desire to find himself in
the position of a Civil War gen
eral who is recalled today main
ly by an oft-repeated newspaper
03iption which mentioned his
name, coupled with the phrase,
“stuck in the mud.” *
VACCINE ON ELECTRA
FOR NOME, SAVOONGA
A Supply of vaccines and anti-,
toxins for Nome and the native
village of Savoonga, arrived
Nome via PAA Electra last week1
from Juneau.
The shipment, made up by the
laboratory of the Territorial De
partment of Health at Juneau,
contained smallpox vaccine, dip
theria toxoid and tetanus (lock
jaw) antitoxin.
The vaccine supplies are not
needed for any emergency at I
either Nome or Savoonga, so far
as is known. It was described
as a routine shipment to prevent
doctor at the two places from
running short of supplies.
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Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps
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DEFENSE OITT7
BOND yVlL
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Q. Why should Americans buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps now?
A. Among the reasons are: (1) It is the quickest
way in which every citizen can both serve his
country and conserve his earnings, and (2) the
purchase of the Bonds and Stamps helps not
only to finance National Defense but also to pre
vent high prices and increased cost of living.
Q. Can I pledge a Defense Bond as collateral for
a bank loan?
A. No. Bonds are registered and not transferable.
They are payable only to the person named on
the Bond.
Note.—To purchase Defense Bonds and Stamps,
go to the nearest post office or bank, or write
for information to the Treasurer of the United
i States, Washington, D. C.
Classification
Of Draftees Is
Local Problem
Any matter pertaining to the
classification of a Selective Ser
vice registrant must be taken up
directly with the local board
with which he is registered. Gov
ernor Ernest Gruening advised
registrants, their dependents and
employers today.
Communications on this sub
ject addressed to Territorial,
State, or National Selective Ser
vice headquarters must be refer
red to the proper local boards, he
said, because only local boards
can act upon the cases of indiv
idual registrants until they have
been classified and appeal from a
classification must be made thru
the local board of the registrant.
The Governor said:
"Any person entitled to appeal
the classification of a registrant
— the registrant himself, any per
son who claims'to be a depend
ent. or any person who has filed
written evidence of the occupa-j
tional necessity of the registrant;
—may do so within ten days af-|
ter the registrant’s notice of
classification was mailed, unless
the local board has extended that
time. The appeal may be made
in either of the following ways: j
Methods of Appeal
"By filing with the local board
a written notice of appeal. Such
notice need not be in any set
form, but it must state the name
of the registrant and the name
and identify of the appellant to
how he has the right to appeal.
"By signing the "Appeal to
Board of Appeal’ on the regis
trant's questionnare (DSS Form*
40.)’’
-ziseqdiua SuiuonaQ JOU-iaAOQ
ed the provision of Selective Ser
vice Regulations that the person;
who makes an appeal may attach
to his notice of appeal, or to the
registrant’s questionnaire, a state
ment specifying wherein he be
lieves the local board has been'
in error: that he may point out
any information in the regis
trant’s file which he believes has!
been passed over without proper J
consideration, and restate in full
any data which the local board
has failed or refused to include
in the registrant’s file.
To Protect Registrants
"Selective Service Regula-!
tions,” the Governor said, “have
been drafted to give every reg
istrant the fullest protection con
templated by the basic principle
of the law which is that he shall
be judged by his neighbors.
“The administration of Selec-1
tie Service is thoroughly decen
tralized by law and by the reg
u’ation. The local board has pri
SHIP FOR ALASKA
IS LAUNCHED SEATTLE
Recently, a little wooden ship
took to the waters at the Mari
time Shipyards, at Seattle, a
ship built to fathom the unchart
ed waters off th-° Alaska enact. |
She had not the sleek thrilling
appearance of a man o’ war. and
her name of Patton carried no
poetic sound, but her mission is
one which catches the imagin
ation.
f^mmander A. M. Sobieralski
of the coast and geodetic survey,
for wh:ch the little motorship—
only 88 feet long—was built, voic
ed in simple terms what she
meant to Americans.
“In dictator-ridden nations.”
the commander declared, . “the
launching of a new ship always
means new aggression, new ter
ror. new conquerings . . . but to
us. a launching carries only the
thoughts of peaee and the pur-j
suit of peaceful commerce.
“Many sea lanes are closed to
day bv war. But this ship, and
others like her, will go on open-"
ing new channels, new routes,1
new vistas, for a commerce un-|
touched by violence.”
The Patton, a motorship with
twin screws, will operate this
winter in Rosario Straits and
la'er will chart in Southwest Al
a-ha. She has a cruising radius
of 4 500 miles, is equipped with
fi-n mo?t modern fathometer, dir
e"t on finder and draws only 8
feet, which wi’l enable her to
skirt almo-t any shore to search
out danger spots.
Sponsoring the vessel was the
commander's daughter Miss Kath
leen Sobieralski, who broke a
bottle of champagne over the
Patton’s bow as she began her
trip to the water. The vessel was
not launched in regular fashion, j
but lowered into the water on a
marine waterway.
Builder was Sivert E. Sagstad,
who honored Miss Sobieralski
with the gift of a wrist watch in
honor of the occasion.
Commanded by Lieut. Caster
M. Durgin, the $150,000 ship will
go into service around Novem
ber first.
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mary power and jurisdiction.
“While Territorial, State and
National headquarters have sym
pathetic regard for each indiv-!
idual registrant, these headquar-i
ters obviously cannot consider'
the case of each registrant. This1
is the responsibility of the local
board. Its members have that'
intimate konwledge of the regis-'
trant, of his personal situation,
and of the national defense needs
of his community, that must be|
given primary consideration in j
any democratic formula. The lo-;
cal board must have classified a1
registrant
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NAZIS CLAIM NEAR LENINGRAD
i
German armies (black arrows) may soon be hammering at the
very gates of Leningrad (1), Berlin reports indicated as Nazi col
umns battled toward the city from north and west. A Russian regi
ment was reported wiped out on the narrow strip of land between
Lake Peipus and the Baltic while guarding that approach to the
city;. The bittle of Smolensk (2), gateway to Moscww went on
with Moscow reporting that Red Armies (white arrows) apparent
ly had taken the offensive in that sector. Russian sources said that
the situation in the Zhitorim sector (3) was unchanged.
CREAM THEATRE
IOO% TALKING PICTURES
r-^3 MANAGE MCNT C.H. CODE c=r—^
*—list Hoyfuotstibi TfuuUht to Z/.s7rJ*—*
1 SHOW, 7:30 ’ MONDAY & TUESDAY Adm. 75c & 25*
“THE RAINS CAME”
with MYRNA LOY—TYRONE POWER—GEORGE BRENT
Story of Earthq'jrkcs—Plagues—Floods in India
and “PICTORIAL”
1 SHOW, 7:30 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY Adm. 55C & 25*
“DISPUTED PASSAGE” .
with DOROTHY LAMOURr-AKIM TAMIROFF—JOHN HOWARD
At the Door of Death Science Battles Love for His Life
and "VENETIAN MOONLIGHT” — A Musical
Two Shows Friday, 7:15 & 9:03 p.m. Adm. 55c & 25*
“THUNDER AFLOAT”
with WALLACE BEERY—VIRGINIA GREY—CHESTER MORRIS
A New and Glorious Chapter of American Naval History
also “CINDERELLA’S FELLER” — A Cartoon
PASSENGERS AND EXPRESS TO
ALL PARTS OF ALASKA
Approximately One Dollar of Each Fare
;; Is Spent for Passenger Insurance,
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
NOME FAIRBANKS ^
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FOR PROMPT SERVICE
ON TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
PHONE —
NOME MOTOR CO
Pioneer Water Co.
SPRING WATER
Always At Tour Service'
Phone Black 44
CHAS. CAVEY
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Beers.
FRONT STREET, NOMB
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Continued fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday morning. In
creasing cloudiness Tuesday afternoon.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 65 Lowest temp — 45 Precipitation — 0
Total precip this month — .69 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 _ 4.2
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight---- 50 91 SE 1 clear
8am-- 56 86 SE 2 Clear
12:30 p m--. 63 69 S 7 Clear
Tomorrow: Sunrise 4:24 a. m. Sunset 7:42 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 52 Lowest temp — 49 Precipitation — .01
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