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FRIDAY, APRIL ,1944
GOLD STILL SUPREME
Ever since the government of the Unit
ed States began amassing the gold of the
world speculation has been rife as to the
future of the yellow metal which lias for ■
so many centuries afforded the most
workable and convenient medium of ex
change known to the civilized world.
Guesses have ranged all the way from
forecasting the doom of gold as a basis of
world finance to predicting fabulous
prices for the metal as a means of retir
ing the enormous and steadily mounting
debt of the government.
Up to the beginning of the war pr<^ti
cally all the gold of the world w$s
ing to Fort Knox with the Uf4>ugdv<?rn-.
ment almost the only pur closer,
gold had all but disappe'ared’as a med
ium of world exchange. Then came the1
federal order putting an end to gold pro- !
duction in Canada and the hoarded gold
at Fort Knox, the greatest accumulation"
in all history, abruptly ceased to grow
except for small shipments from over
seas.
But, the latest figures from Fort Knox
show that the treasure is melting as
treasures sometimes do. We have less
gold in our vaults by $603,000,000 than
we had a year ago in spite of some pro
duction in certain parts of the world.
Commenting on this situation the. Van
couver Sun recently said:
“Gold bars are turning up in the
most unlikely places. In Iran, for
instance, the United States is paying
for local goods and services in gold.
Doubtless the same thing is happen
ing elsewhere. People simply like
to be paid in gold, preferring it to
any paper money.
“Meanw'hile the United States
plan for a world currency stabiliza
tion scheme in effect a world bank
—calls for the use of gold in part as
a base for the issuance of a new
world currency. It is even reported
that the British Treasury is quietly
accumul a tin g gt)id.. reserves.
“All this indicates that gold will
Jl^isappearjjSjj medium of ex
j|and. that dts \
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as to the future pm'e cvf. gcld but W-hsed i
be neither seer nor economic .wizard to "
state posit ivelytliat when the world re
sumes commerce on a sane basis gold
will reign supreme in the world of
money.—(Alaska "Weekly).
CAUTION IS
URGED ON
DISCHARGES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.—(AP)
—Major General Lewis B. Her
fchey, Selective swvice director,
said, “The army and navy should
be slowly demobilized after the
war in order that the United
States’ voice at the peace table be
backed by military strength”.
He asked for deliberate demob
ilization, in order that domestic
unemployment be held down and
also for international reasons.
He said: “Our voice in the es
tablishment of peace, will be
heard only as backed by military
strength.”
Hershey concluded:
“Demobilization must be based
on the ability of the community
to absorb the men thus if we are
wise.”
He said: ‘‘Service men will be
released as near their homes as!
practical, and the numbers dis- 1
charged in any one area at any
one time would be limited.
Don’t worry too much about
what lies ahead. Go boldly for- i
ward as far as you can see. When (
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ZERO GIVEN
TO WILLKIE
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MILWAUKEE. Wis., Apr. 7.—'
<AP'— In Tuesday’s primary Wen
del! Willkie ran last in a field of
four.
Out of delegate votes, Dewey
received 15 pledged, and three
j claimed; MacArthur 3. Ex-Gov
ernor StaiGen 3, and Willkie none.
This indicates that Dewey is al
ready drafted.
I7TH NAVAL
DISTRICT IS
IMPORTANT
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ADAK, Alaska, Apr. 7.—<AP)—
•‘With the establishment of the
17th Naval District, it affixes per
manent naval importance to Alas- ,
ka. just as its military Importance
was recognized and the Alaskan 1
Department established last No
vember, and in the past few!
months, Rear Admiral Whiting,
said today.
He added:
“Navy bases in this area along I
the Aleutians have advanced !
through the building stage, to full i
operations stage.”
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OF ODESSA
MOSCOW, Apr . 7.—rAP>—The
Germans rushed special units into
the line with orders to defend
Odessa ‘‘at any cost”, and are bat
tling on the close approaches of
the city, from favorable posi^
tions behind the many lagoons and
lakes.
The Red €>'ar reported that
while the Germans struck out
with strong counterattacks from
the almost-beleaguered base, Rus
sian Stormovik fighter plane? and
bombers wounded the city’s de
fense, and also escape lines and
communications.
300 miles to the northwest the
Russians were engaged in stiff
battles against large groups of j
enemy tanks and infantry, and,
self-propelled guns, sent to rescue'
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EASTER DRAMA TO
BE PRESENTED
An Easter drama, “Alleluia,”
written by Katharine Kes*er will
be presented over the radio at
5-00 p. m. this coming Easter
Sunday evening. There is a large
cast which includes Red Cross
girls, sold ers and civilians. Miss
Helen Schubert, who recently had
the feature role in the latest lo
cal radio play, will have the part
of Mary Magdala in this drama.
Mrs. Thomas Morcom will have
the part of ‘‘Elizabeth”, and Mrs.
Ken Rank, Elizabeth, the mother
of John the Baptist.
Saradan, an old man who tries
to bear the cross for Jesus, will
be taken by Will Pascoe, Norman
Johnston, Bill Peterson, Frank'
Trompeter, Carrol Horner and
Arthur Ladd, all have several
parts which give color and action
to the scenes. Direction is under
Margaret Peterson.
Here is a synopsis Of the play:
A Nazarene, called Jesus, is to
die on the cross.
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' • On the road near Jerusalem,
ffiree, wait for Him to pass: Eliza
bet^: Judah,, a shepherd: and
Saradan-'tfie Wise, who has fash
ioned’his life oq that.of the Christ
he has nev&i? seen. - As a last ser
vice--SSradan -trigs to. bear the
cross fbr His Master. He is mis
taken, for the Nazarene, and suf
fers the stones, the . insults, and
tire mock scorn, He is near dea‘h
even as the Nazarene dies on the
cross.
On the Resurrection morning,
Saradan himself sees the Light
break from the tomb, and hears
the voice of the Nazarene, who
promises Saradan he shall not
die but will have life eternal and
triumphant.
Plan to listen in and remind
your friends to hear this beautiful
story
ON TRIP TO
UNALAKLEET
A most unusual trip starts to
day for Unalakleet. The Sommers
Construction Co. is sending two
large Caterpillar tractors to Una
lakleet via the overland route.
There is no trail for the greater
part of the trip and the four men
taking these tractors will depend
on their experience. The trip is
expected to take about a month.
The expedition is also carrying
a dog team in case of emergency..,
The four very capable men taking j
this trip are: Tommy Blatchford, |
Perry Bahnke, and Percy Blatch- |
ford, under Supervisor Ludwig j
Ost.
AIRWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines
Sig Wien left Barrow today for
Nome via Kotzebue.
Herb Hager left Fairbanks yes
'erday for Nome via Galena, and
is due in today.
Alaska Airlines
Oscar Winkle flew to Anchor
age with Dinty Moore, the Na
tional Grocery Co. man.
Bill Fike flew to Anchorage
with Charles McLeod.
Don Emmons flew to Moses
Point, White Mountain and Una
lakleet, with Paul Ivanoff and
Ester Ablaogalook.
Pilot MacKenzie flew to An
chorage this afternoon.
ARCTIC CLUB
CARNIVAL ANNOUNCED
Plans are being rapidly com
pleted for the annual Queen Con
test and Winter Carnival it was
announced today by ArcMc Club
President William Cameron.
Names of queen contestants will
be announced in Monday’s issue
of The Nugget The carnival
night, featuring the crowning of
the winner, is to be April 15th.
LOCAL ACS BOYS
ON FURLOUGH
Sgt. Clarence Richer and Pfc.
John Biggs, are on a furlough and
making plans for a trip north
through the Deering-Keewalik
country • to the Kobuk river dis
trict around Selawik. They in
tend *o travel by dogteam from
Deering, planning to be gone two
weeks.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
All the business houses of Nome
closed from noon to 3:00 p. m
this afternoon in respect to the
church services held in the Fed
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crated church during that period,
for Good Friday.
Ice Pool Dates
disposal, the following list are the
official dates on which the ice
moved at Nenana:
1917— April 30 .11:30 a. m.
1918— May 11.9:33 a. m.
1919— May 3 .2:33 p.m.
1920— May 11 .10:45 a. m.
1921— May 11 .6:42 a. m.
1922— May 12 .1.20 p. m.
1923— May 9 . 2:00 p. m.
1924— May It .3:10 p. m.
1925— May 7 .6:32 p. m.
1926— April 26 . 4:03 p. m.
1927— May 13 .5:42 a. m.
1928— May 6 ...4:25 p. m.
1929— May 5 .3:41 p. m.
1930— May 8 .7:03 p. m.
1931— May 10 . 9:23 a. m.
1932— May 1 .10:15 a. m.
1933— May 8 .7:30 p. m.
1934— April 30 .2:07 p. m,
1935— May 15 .1:32 p. m.
1936— April 30 .12:58 p. m.
1937— May 12 .8:04 p. m.
1938— May 6 .8:14 p. m.
1939— April 29 .....,..,1:26 p. m.
1940— April 20 .3:27 p. m.
1941— May 3 .1:50 a. m.
1942— April 3Q .i.1:28 p. m.
1943— April 28 .. 7:22 p. m.
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