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^atch Those Priorities
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Whether you’re in manufacturing, wholesale, distributing, re
tail or processing business, it might be a swell idea to have a
complete understanding of just how far priority regulations go in
controlling that business.
For instance, did you know that you are no longer free to
accept or reject any order offered your business?
Did you realize that orders from the army, navy or anyi ether
agency directly connected with national defense must be accepted
and given the right-of-way over orders from your Tegular civti >;n
customers?
, ^ Misunderstanding as to just how sweeping these orders are
nave been getting some manufacturers and other businessmen in
the States into a lot of trouble with Uncle Sam. Following is a
statement by Manly Fleisehmann, chief priorities attorney, telling
us just where we stand:
“One of the most sweeping and important orders ever issued
misunderstood orders — is Priorities Regulation No. -.
“Regulation No. 1 is a basic document. Among other thing# it
requires manufacturers to accept defense orders. Therefore every
businessman in the Nation should become familiar with all thr
terms of Regulation No. 1 so that he may be sure that he is opera*
ing in aecardance with correst procedure. .
“Ignorance of basic priority rules and regulations may lead
to violations, and violations may lead to punitive action again.',
the violators.
“American industry is no longer free to accept or to reject
any order offered.
“Any defense order must be accepted, whether it bears a pre
ference rating or not, if the established price and terms of na>
are met.
“Orders placed by the Army or the Navy, or subcontracts
going into such orders or into other defense orders, are among
those which must be accepted, even if this means deferment, cur
tailment, or complete elimination of less essential orders.
“It should be understood that this requirement for the accept
ance f deiense orders cut; across and affects the entire American
economy. It applies to manufacturers, processors, producers,
wholesalers, and retailers, and covens every type of materia!,
commodity, and product, whether or not there is a shortage in
this product and whether or not the product is under any form
of control.
“The fact that a plant or mill has a full schedu’e of civilian
or 1 -v! r rate d orders does not authorize rejection of defense or
ders. Refusal to accept a defense order undr such circumstances
may result in severe penalties in tiie way of suspension of de.iv
erie; of scarce materials, withdrawal of priority assistance, and
injunction proceedings. Similar penalties may attach to a failure
to accord preferential treatment in the processing and delivery of
defense orders after acceptance. In view of this required dhange
in ordinary businss methods, every American businessma and
every attorney uhou d become completely familiar with the pro
visions of Regulation No. 1.
“Cndor authority of an act of Congress, no damages may be
recovered for a default or failure to deliver which occurs as the
result of the supplier's compliance with the foregoing rules a.nd
regulations.”
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Gruening Asserts
Philippines Must
Not Be Taken
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 13 l/P) —
Western frontiers of the United
States reach far across the Pac
ific to the China Seas, says Er
nest Gruening, governor of Al
aska and former director of the
Division of Territories and In
sular Possessions in the Interior
Department.
He told of shortening the dis
tances across the Pacific to "chan
nel width," and dec’ared “we can
not wait to defend ourselves at
Hawaii, at San Diego or at any
other proximal point.”
Writing in. "The Philippines,"
a monthly magazine published in
Washington. Gruening continued:
“We cannot afford to permit ag
gressor nations gradually and
progressively to attack us.
“We must not permit them to
take the Philippines, because
that wou'd make easier an in
vasion of the Dutch East In
dies, which would facilitate the
conquest of Australia, which, in
turn, would give oud enemies
everything they need to move
against South America.”
He described the Philippines as
“a barrier, past which an aggres
sor must move in any further ad
vance southward and eastward,”
and concluded:
“Despite the technical difficult
ies of defending the Philippines
— and they are being repaired—
it is essential that the islands be
defended.
“We canot yield the Philippin
es to an aggression without giv
ing him an added weapon against
ourselves. That is imperative to
day. There will be time, when
peace is reestablished, to return
our minds to purely political ob
ject ives.
“President Manuel Quezon and
the Filipino leaders well recog
nize the real factors of the sit
uation. They know their inter
ests today are identical with our
interests. They cannot look for
ward to real independence in a
world where small nations exist
only at the temporary pleasure
of aggressive, greedy neighbors.
“The Filipinos have reiterated
their loyalty to the American flag
which is proof to the axis nations
that the perils of democratic life
are preferable—to one peop'e at
least—to being under totalitarion
‘protection.’
“In Alaska, the growing mili
tary development has made it
possible for this territory to play
its proper role in the defense of
the Pacific. Today there is gen
era! realization that the United
States must be defended from A1
aska, from Hawaii and from
wherever else it is necessary.
“Alaskan residents, who in
clude a considerable number of
Filipinos, will do their part in
whatever dangers may come as a
result of our enlarged role in
national defense. People of every
locality, territory or nation must
realize at last that the defense of
one is the defense of all.”
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U. S. DESTROYER SUNK BY TORPEDO IN ATLANTIC
The United States Destroyer Reuben James (above), was sunk by a torpedo while convoying in the
North Atlantic, west of Iceland, the Navy Department in Washington announced.
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Defense Projeets
Swell Unemploy
ment Funds
Monies collected under the Al
aska Unemployment Compensa
tion Law from January 1 to Nov
ember 10, 1041 amounted to some
$911,000, an increase of $450,000
ovr the same period in 1940, Ex
ecutive Director Walter P.
Sharpe announced.
Although an increase in pay
rolls for all types of business was
noted, sixty percent of the 1941
increase was credited to private
construction compaines operating
under Federal defense contracts,
Mr. Sharpe stated.
Employers liable under the 3
percent Federal unemployment
tax contribute ninety percent to
the Alaska Unemployment Com
pensation fund, the remaining
ten percent is collected by the
Federal Government; which, in
turn pays the administrative
costs of the Commission. Mr.
Sharpe explained that the tenta
tive administrative costs of both
the Unemployment Compensa
tion and Employment Service div
isions, for the calendar year 1941,
wou’d be approximately .077 of
the ten percent collected by the
Federal Government.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that J.
S. Winder has been appointed by
the Probate Court for the Koyuk
Precinct, Second Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, Administrator of
the Estate of Sam B. Smith, de
ceased and all persons having
claims against the said estate are
required to present them with
proper vouchers within six
months from the date of this No
tice to the undersigned Adminis
trator at Haycock, -Territory of
Alaska.
Dated at Haycock, Alaska, this
21st day of October, 1941.
J. S. Winder,
Administrator of the Es
tate of Sam B. Smith, de
ceased.
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COMMANDED DESTROYER
Lieutenant Commander II. L. Ed
wards (above), 35, native of San
Saba, Tex., was commander of
the Reuben James, U. S. Destroy
er sunk by a torpedo west of
Iceland. .
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