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Alaska and World War Status
, What of Alaska's position rel
ative to the world war now open
jng with its far sweeping effect, j
This question is uppermost in
minds of every resident Alaskan
'iir anyone having to do with A1
aska.
First of all the the questions of
defense and territory and the
welfare of her industries.
It is patent that never before
was the territory so much in
need of every possible means of
defense—and by this token the j
army and navy projects for the
purpose should be speeded to
completion as rapidly as pos
sible. Its no time to hesitate or
lag.
If anything the appropriations
for army and naval bases should
be increased at the first opportun
ity and the country made impreg
nable at the earliest possible
date.
Should America become involv
ed there is no telling where en
emy forces may strike and it
would be nothing short of folly
to leave the largest and most vul
nerable territorial possession of
America exposed to attack and a
stepping stone to continental
America.
Doubtless the administration,
and the high command of the
army and navy services apprec- j
iate these facts. Alaskans giving
the matter the merest thought ap
preciate them. Staunch support
of every Alaskan factor indiv- j
idually and collectively, at this
critical time is vital and will go
far in making doubly sure the
security of Alaska and the safe j
guarding of the gateway to the
heart of the continent. —Fair
banks Daily News-Miner.
Wallace, Idaho, does not make
a large splash on the map. Its
residents pursue the even tenor
of their way, busied mostly with
the affairs that occupy men’s
minds in Shoshone County: but
the local Chamber of Commerce
has issued a letter on the sub
ject of reducing the expenses of
the Federal government, which
indicates that Wallace has a
good supply of sound statecraft
timber. The following excerpt
needs no comment:
“Collectively the people of
the United States are asking for
national retrenchment and ec
onomy, tout paradoxically the
same individuals continue to
clamor for more an'd more ex
penditures in their respective
communities. The prevalent at
titude is: if we do not get it some
one else will. Obviously a pro
gram of national retrenchment
cannot be inuagurated in the
face of such inconsistency. If a
start is to be made it must or
iginate with the local commun
ities. However, no one commun
ity standing alone could accom
plish anything. It will require
united and simultaneous action
by a large number of commun
ities uniformly scattered through
out the nation,”
GDI) NAMES GF
PLACES IN ALASKA
(Compiled by J. Uumer E.M.)
Elephant Nose
; Beaver Tail
Yellow Dog
Jackass Pt.
Five Fingers
Eye Opener
LLiar Rock
Old Women
Helpmejack
Horse Marine
Turnagain
Glory of Russia
Holigochuck
Purgatory
Hell-for-Sure
Resurrection
“Yesterday I told the girl
friend her stockings were sag
ging and she slapped me.”
“Why?”
“She didn’t have any on.”
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British Freighter
Manaar Is Sunk
58 Are Missing
LISBON. Sept. 7. oP*—Twenty
I nine survivors were landed here
by the Dutch steamer Mars. They
' said the British freighter Man
aar was torpedoed in the Atlan
tic and 58 are missing.
The Manaar survivors said
their ship was torpedoed without
warning off Portugal last night.
Forty one of a crew of 88 are
unaccounted for. The 7.000-ton
(freighter was enroute to Calcutta,
i from Liverpool.
S The survivors said that the
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' lifeboat, killing one and wound
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128 Missing In
Athenia Disaster
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: day. announced that 128 of the
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Station KFAR
In Fairbanks
To Start Oet. 1
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 8—Ameri
| ca’s farthest north commercial
i broadcasting station, KFAR, will
! be on the air October 1.
From the 300-foot tower top
ping KFAR’s ultramodern 1000
| watt transmitting station will
flash to all points of the Terri
t tory and to sensitive receivers
throughout the world the Fair
! banks Studio’s dedicatory pro
gram at 7 p.m. (Fairbanks time)
of that date, a Sunday evening.
The initial broadcast will cli
I max a day's open house pro
j gram, when studios and trans
! mitter will be thrown open to
the public for inspection of the
newest type equipment designed
especially for the peculiar geo
graphic and climatic conditions
under which KFAR must oper
ate.
Regular schedule of daily
broadcasts will begin the follow
ing day at 8 a.m.
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! Arcady in Fairbanks with a
\ large measure of KFAR’s operat
ing calendar ironed out are key
i n en of the studio and technical
staffs.
Formerly nationally known as
'the ’'Gentleman from the South".
1 while leader of one of America’s
"name’’ bands. Jack Winston has
i been imported to the Territory
to serve as manager of KFAR.
His assistant is W. K. Bud Fos- i
ter. best known of all Alaska
produced announcers and until
recently commercial manager of
! the station at Juneau.
Heading the technical crew is
Stanton Bennett, who was chief
engineer at the Bend. Ore., ra
dia studios before coming to A1
| aska. Bennett’s righthand man is;
August Hiebert, who held the
same position to the KFAR chief
engineer when the former was at |
Bend.
Head of the continuity depart
i ment will be Miss Irene Rich-1
ards of Seattle. Miss Richards is
well known to radio listeners on j
the Pacific Coast as a producer
| of women’s specialty programs at!
several Washington State sta-;
tions. She will also have charge
of women’s features for KFAR.
Offered to the people of Al-.
aska as his contribution to the!
continued modernization and pro j
gress of the Territory. Station
KFAR is owned by Captain A. E.'
Lathrop himself a pioneer in I
proving the northland. KFAR
was originally scheduled to be
| gin broadcasting September 15, j
i but delay of materials impeded \
construction and necessitated re-!
setting of opening ceremonies for
15 days later.
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