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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 16. 1944.
WAGES OVER COST
OF LIVING
Money jingling in the
pockets of the civilian and
military workers today, for
the first time in many
years, exceeds the nearly
23 billions in gold in the
United States’ reserve
stock.
Another upset in the last
year is that purchase of U.
S. Government Securities
has exceeded the demand
safe-deposits by nearly two
billion dollars, although
through the first half of
1944, a decrease of nearly
two billions in the former
was noted.
The first two months
showed that savings were
drawn out to buy the U. S.
securities, following which
the savings accounts again
took a jump. j
The trend seems to be to
save rather than sperfd,,
even though some are salt
ing their money in demand
deposits, in order that they
might have access to the
funds whenever the neces
sity for same arises.
OIL EXPLORATION' j
IN THE ARCTIC
Four petroleum experts
arrived at Point Barrow,
Alaska, in April, under the
rim of the Arctic Circle, to
explore the potentialities;
of the 11,000,000-acre pet
roleum reserve of the Unit
ed States Navy.
With the interest in Ara-i
bian oil deals and develop
ment of the Norman Wells
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in Canada, the importance
of the Point Barrow fields
is apparent. There, during
the warm summer months,
thick, black oil traces can
be seen ooz ng from the
earth in many places.
However, due to the re
moteness and inaccessibil
ity, this oil area has re
mained largely undevelop
ed. Just how the oil fields
would be developed, how
i the oil would be refined
and where, and how it
would be transported to
places where needed, are
questions still largely in the
field of conjecture.—(Com
mercial America).
Do you know that Amer
ican cigarettes which still
reach Paris cost 6.00 per
package
Do you know that the
United States has a bitum
inous coal reserve for 3,000
years?
INDUSTRY IS
READY TO OPEN
SEATTLE, Aug. 16.—(AP)—“If
proper conditions are provided,
the construction industry will be
ready to open at an annual rate
of 12 billion dollars after the
war," William Muirhead, presi
dent of the Associated General
Contractors of America, said to
day.
Mr. Muirhead predicted the in
dustry would employ nine mil
lion persons.
OLIM1MERDIES
IN ACCIDENT
JUNEAU. Aug. 16.—(AP)—The
body of Antone Strand, 74, miss
ing more than a week, was found
face down in a stream between
Juneau and DuPont. Strand has,
been in Alaska for 38 years, dur-!
ing which time he has done most
ly fishing.
When the body was discovered,!
it showed indications that he hadj
slipped and hit his head on a
stone while crossing the stream.
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sauce at another meal.
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ARMY NURSES
DECORATED BY
MAJOR GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS, ELEVENTH
AIR FORCE SERVICE COM
MAND—Five flying Army nur
ses who have evacuated arnpy pa
tients by air from the Aleutians
and Alaska for over a year, were
recently awarded the Air Medal
by Maj, Gen. Davenport Johnson,
commanding general of the
Eleventh Air Force.
General Johnson flew from his
field headquarters to Elmendorff
Field to present the medals per
sonally to the nurses, who were
the first women to receive the
Air Medal in this theater. All air
force troops at the base passed in
review following the ceremony.
The nurses so honored were 2nd
Lts. Betsy Bradford of Sharon
Mass., Anna R. Hoover of Ports
mouth, Ohio, Helen F. Lyon of
Chicago, 111., Alta M. Thompson
of Bricelyn, Minn., and Winifred
R. Zirkle of Indianapolis, Ind. All
have over 550 hours in the air.
The nurses took up their duties
in the Alaskan theater before the
battle of Attu when the weather
was knocking more planes out of
the air than the Japs did. One of
their number, Lt. Ruth M. Gardi
ner, was killed in a crash on the
Alaska peninsula shortly after
Attu while on a mission to evac
uate battle casualties. Later the
army named a general hospital
after her, the first time the army
has so honored a woman.
The nurses’ citation stated that
“although in the performance of
their duties they were often re
quired to remain at advanced
bases in the Aleutian area at a
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; time when living conditions pre
; sented unusual hardships, they
eagerly seized upon every oppor
tunity to accomplish any assign
ed mission.”
“The professional skill, togeth-j
er with the courage and devotion j
to duty, demonstrated by these
nurses reflects highest credit
upon themselves and the Army
Air Forces,” their citation said.
CANNED SALMON AGAIN
ON POINTS IN STATES
Glen Muncy, chairman of Ra
tion Panel, OPA, received the
following information from the
Territorial office in Juneau: “Re
cipients of canned salmon in the
States will again be charged ra
tion points beginning August 13.”
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LETTER SENT
TO ANDERSON
To the Mayor of Nome, Alaska:
Dear Sir:
I am trying to get in touch with
D. C. Van Gorder, who came to
Nome, Alaska, 48 years ago, I
heard from him for several years
and then I lost his address. ^
If you could possibly get any
news of him I would appreciate
it. He is my brother.
My name is Lida M. Jacobson.
Respectfully yours,
LIDA M. JACOBSON,
724 58th Street.
Oakland (9) California.
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slightly warm water.
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