THE NOME NUGGET
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America's
Clear Course
Stalin is revealed as the great
est dupe in history—
Britain’s chances for survival
ere enhanced many-fold—
The United States is given a
chance to really get into mass
production of war materials—:
Japan, as so often is the case,
is in a quandry—
All as the result of another
world-shaking stroke by Adolf
Hitler as the mighty German
Army and airforce are sent crush
ing into Russia.
The attack upon Russia, for all
its stunning impact upon an un
believing world, has been in Hit
ler’s head ever since the war be
gan. It is part of the time table
by which he plans to conquer
and rule the earth. For two pre
cious years Hitler has kept Stalin
neutralized. The Russian war ma
chine, which certainly could have
done Germany infinite harm if it
bad joined Poland. England and
France in September. 1939, has
been kept under wraps by a spur
ious pact of “non-aggression and
friendship" while Hitler cleaned
up on his minor foes one by one.
Now he is in a position to clean
up on the big bully himself and
flaunts a crippled Britain by
turning his back to take on Rus
sia.
Even if the subjugation of the
USSR will be as simple and
speedy as many—including, pre
sumably, Adolf Hitler —believe,
the new campaign can only mean
that there will be no attack on
the British Isles in 1941. Hitler
has given up for the time being
the apparently impossible task of
getting across the English Chan
nel or North Sea at England.
While a cause for rejoicing, this
turn of affairs should not be wast
cd by the democracies in a mere
‘‘breathing spell.”
This is England’s and our op
portunity to defeat Hitler. Not a
minute of time should be lost in
celebration or speculation. Every
minute must be used to produce
weapons for the ultimate destruc
tion of Hitler. If Hitler and Stalin
have given us the precious gift of
a year of time— and no gift could
be more precious—we must leave
looking this particular gift horse
in the mouth until after we have
used it to win the war.
Next year Britain —with our
help, which must be increased
until it becomes decisive—should
be able to ruin Germany by air
bombardment. While the dictat
orships spill one another’s blood,
the democracies must store up
weapons to spill a whole lot more
cf it.
One can well imagine the
thoughts of Josef Stalin today.
He kicked away the opportunity
to destroy his greatest enemy,
just as the democracies almost
did. The German military pow
er of 1941 never would have ris
en but for the benevolent assist
ance of Russia in the late lam
ented friendship pact of 1939.
Stalin made this war possible.
Now the war will destroy him.
In the same sense, Mussolini
made a strong Germany possible
when he listened to the blandish
ments which kept Italy behind
the Alps when Hitler seized Aus
tria. This strong Germany which
he helped build has long since
destroyed Mussolini. Today he
joins weakly with his ally in the
attack on Russia, though all he
has to contribute to that attack
ere brave words, which probably
were written for him in Berlin.
Hitler is still using Mussolini,
particularly just now in an at
tempt to divide U. S. opinion on
the subject of the newest turn in
4hewar. The Italians whoop about
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
IS LN NEAR FUTURE.
PROPHESIES WILSON
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Arriving in Juneau Wednesday
southbound. Ora L. Wilson. Vice
President of the National Mine.
Mill and Smelter Workers Union,
on his way to Spokane from Fair
banks, where he has been the last
six weeks representing the strik
ers of the United States Smelt
i ing. Mining and Refining Com
pany.
The strike, which started on
June 5. was originally called
i when company officials refused to
I bargain with the Fairbanks Min
i ers Union and to abide by the
National Labor Relations Board
t decision handed down by Concil
! iator Jesse Jacobsen, said Wil
lson. The striker also demanded a
, union shop.
Despite the fact that the strik
ers and the company have been
in a deadlock for almost three
weeks Wilson seemed optimistic
as to the outcome.
“I feel sure of a settlement
which will be agreeable to both
factions in the very near future"
stated the union official.
Lindbergh says Hitler rules the
air. But Lindbergh still controls
a considerable portion of the hot
air.
a holy war on communism, hop
ing to convince Americans—Cath
olics especially—that the Axis is
a pretty fine thing after all. But
Americans will not be deceived.
The Italians joined Germany for
a cowardly assault upon the Cath
olic nation of France while Ger
wany was still an ally of Russia.
There is nothing holy about Hit
ler’s warfare. He is fighting Rus
sia now because the campaign
serves his ends. He wil fight us
later—if we give him the oppor
tunity—for the same reason.
It is up to u= not to give Hitler
a chance to break out of Europe.
Aid to Britain must be increased.
So must aid to China, now that
all Russian aid wil! cease. Japan
must not be allowed to move an
inch.
It is time for the United States
to get tough. Because, country
men. this is a mighty tough
serves his ends. He will fight us
world. — Juneau Empire
SEATTLE BOY GETS TRIPLE SURPRISE
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Four-year-old Richard Ericson of Seattle, who expected one sister and got three, gazed with amazed
delight on the Ericson triplets, Alice, Bernice andClarice (left to right) when the girls arrived home
after five weeks in a hospital incubator.
Postlethwaite,
Former Nomeite
Passes
(From June 13, 1941. issue of
“Greater Oregon” Albany. Ore
gon.)
Berkley King Postlethwaite,
60. died Wednesday morning at
5:00 at the Chase residence in
West Albany whee he has resid
ed for the past nine years. He
was born on October 25. 1880 in
Prescott, 'Wisconsin.
He attended the University of
Minnesota for two years: he grad
uatcd from Armour Institute of
Technology, Chicago. Illinois in
1902 with the degree of mechan
ical and electrical engineer. He
was assistant chief engineer in
the Swift Plant in Omaha, Neb
raska for the next three years;
later he was connected with the
Baker Ice Machine Company and
the Diamond Iron Works in Min
neapolis. Minn. During the World
War he represented the Minnea
polis Civic and Commerce asso
ciation in handling orders for
war supplies in Washington, D.
C. Until the partial loss of his
sight, he held a commission as
capiain in the U. S. Army Re
serve.
In 1922 he came to Oregon as
representative for the Diamond
Iron Works of Minneapolis. In
1924 he made the first of several
tr.ps to Western Alaska in the
capacity of a refrigeration ex
pert. In 1934 he was called to
Nome, Alaska, to help in the re
building of the town after its de
struction by fire. Part of the next
two years was spent in the em
ploy of the Lomen Reindeer Com
pany of Alaska. In 1937 he made
his final trip to Alaska on a nun
ing project. After that time he
was unable to take an active part
in his profession because of fail
ing health. He has been critical
ly ill for three weeks.
Postlethwaite was a member of
the Episcopal Church.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Lilkan S. Postlethwaite: one son,
Howard S. Postlethwaite; Ruth,
Alice and Fanny Chase of Albany
are cousins.
Bid Is Offered
On Dwellings
At Airports
SEATTLE, June 23 —The Civil
Aeronautics Administration here
announced that the American
Builders of Seattle have bid $630.
000 for the construction of dwell
ings and community houses on
all airports in Juneau, West*
Ruby. Nome, Boundary, Cordova
and Big Delta.
Morcom, Mapleton,
Metcalf, Doekler
Forrest Appointed
The following appointments
are announced bv Gov. Ernest
Gruening:
Dr. Thomas Morcom. of Nome,
is appointed Assistant Commis
s'oner of Health for the Second
Divis on, to succeed himself, foT
a term of two years, expiring
March 9. 1943.
Dr. G. A. Doelker of Juneau
is reappointed a member of the
Alaska Board of Ch:ropractic Ex
miners. New appointment will
expire June 12, 1943.
Lynn A. Forrest. Assistant Ar
chitect in the U. S. Forest Ser
vice. Juneau, is appointed as a
member of the Board of En.gin
crs’ and Architects’ Examiners
to succeed N. Lester Troast.
whose appointment expired Jan
uary 1, 1941. Forrest's appoint
ment will expire January 1, 1947.
Frank A. Metcalf of Juneau
ar.d Frank Mapleton of Fair
banks are reappointed as mem
ber- of the Board of Engineers’
od Architects’ Examiners, their
ppointments expiring January 1,
1947.
iron Lung
Juneau; Gift
Of Citizens
Juneau's iron lung, purchased
by voluntary subscriptions for
use in 3n emergency such as that
which recently claimed the life
■if an infantile paralysis victim
there arrived by steamer.
The portable lung was manufac
tured by Warren E. Collins, Inc.,
of Boston. Its cost was $550 and
express charges to Juneau total
ed $30.04.
After the equipment has been
assembled and put in working or
der, it will be presented to the
city in a ceremony to be arrang
ed by E. F. Clements, Chairman
of the successful drive for its
purchase.
HAIDA BACK AFTER
COURT CRUISE
Returning from a month’s
court cruise that carried it to
Dutch Harbor and to the scene
of the Dellwood around off False
Pass, the U. S. Coast Guard cut
ter Haida, commanded by Lt.
Commander H. W. Stincheomb,
arrived in Juneau June 22.
The vessel will be in Juneau
for several weeks before leaving
for its Bering Sea patrol.
The Haida was the ship that
pulled the Dellwood free two
weeks ago.
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