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The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17
Shortage of Coastal Carriers Threatens Canned Salmon ..

SEATTLE - Steps designed to keep Alaska's canned salmon moving into consumption in spite of possible disruption and reduc- tion of shipping service as an ef feet of the war have highlighted the marketing activity on can ned samon during the past few weeks it was revealed this week at meeting of the Pacific Can ned Salmon Distributors Associa- ton.
 Activity looking toward keep ing up a normal movement of the yet to be produced l940 can ned samon pack into consuming centers has been in two phases.
 The first program now appar- ently successfully completed, was concerned with assuring ship ping space in intercoastal steam CTS during the fall months, when movement of approximately 6O,000 tons of canned SamOn to Gulf and Atlantic coast ports in anticipated. The second phase is an effort to secure lower carload weight requirements and rate reduction from the tranScOntin- ental railroads.
 The salmon industry united with representatives of lumber, pulp, flour, wool and other im- portant Pacific Northwest pro- ducts to draw attention of the Maritime Commission to the con- dition facing Northwest shippers resulting from withdrawal of many intercoastal ships during the past few months. Tonnage serving this area has been dras- ticaly reduced because shipping companies have sold or chartered boats for other routes.
 With the withdrawal of Nor wegian and Danish ships from traffic, shipping space on all routes has been reduced and many American carriers have been diverted to other routes.
 As a result of the action of Northwest shippers and other Pacific Coast interests, the Mari time Commission asked Congress to pass the Buck Bill which au- thorized the Commission to sell or charter old U. S. ships which had been laid up. These ships are all over 20 years old.
 The Pacific Canned Samon Dis tributors Association, aided by the Association of Pacific Fisher ies and individual salmon pack CTS, are now working with the transcontinental railroads in an effort to secure a reduction of the minimum car load require ment of the railroads on .hauls to eastern and upper Mississippi valley points, and reduction in the rail rate to Atlantic seaboard points.
 Because water shipment space is expected to be scarce even with the passage of the Buck Bill this reduction of rail rates and
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17

Suggestions and Criticisms Invited
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17
MAJOR GAFFNEY PLANS
 TO FLY TO METLAKATLA

Coordination of developments on a Civil Aereaau'lcj Authority radio range station and United States Army Air Cocos + termed fate landing fled Wlll take Major Dale V. Gaffney to Metlakatla for one week.
 The commanding officer of the Ladd Field Air Corps post left Fairbanks via PA Electra for Juneau. He will travel from Ju- neau to Metlakatala by boat.
 Surveys have already been in itiated for the landing field, the major stated.
 Gaffney's trip to southeastern Alaska follows several weeks dur ing which, in his own Army ob- servation plane, he has made fam aliarization flights to points thru out central Alaska. He has in spected airports and existing fac iities at Fort Yukon, Seward, Anchorage, Nome and informed fate points, accompanied on his flights by Lieutenant Marvin E. Walseth of the Air Corps.
 By a freak of circumstances the major landed at Fort Yukon the same day Pilot Noel Wien
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17
Wayne Blue, Former Nomeite Dies Seward

SEWARD, June F (P)-Wayne Blue, an Alaskan for forty years, an early Nomeite and a resident of Seward for 34 years died Sun day forenoon. For many years he was agent for the Admiral Line and office man for Alaska Trans fer of Seward. He will be given a Masonic funeral Wednesday af- ternoon. A wife and two sons survive him.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17

BUILDING UP THE MARKET for Alaska's Mo- product is mighty important to all people in Alaska And again this year. the Industry is out to sell America Canned Salmon and Keep sod Intensive advertising in
 the States is teaching housewives the nutrtve values and economy of Canned Salmon. Millions of magazine ads recipes the food pages of newspapers-are
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-17

telling women how to serve more Canned Salmon in delicious ways The cooperation of grocers too has been enlisted to push Canned Salmon sales in their stos
 All the U. s. the forces of advertising publicity, and promotion at work building stable market for Aaskas major food product market that will mean protected prosperity for every Alaska family.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

committee, publicly doubted wheth-
er the defense program was justi-
fed, yet he SHE'D away from criti-
cizing the President. Finally, with
White House blessing, he sought
more time by asking joint legis-
lative committee to study the Roose-
veltian budget. But congress, ap-
parently refusing, turned instead to
that hardy perennial, the anti
lynching bill. s+s
Notes a
In an election year, congress and
politics are intimately associated.
Many G.. O. P. comments were
forthcoming after the Presidents
budget message. Samples:
q At Topeka, 1886 G.. o. P. Candi-
date ALI Landon thought this about
the slash in expenditures: eff the
President really is serious in his
budget plans, you will hear bowls all
over the place. He couldn't get the
nomination now if he wanted it. He
is too smart a politician to try it. !"
q At Chicago, Ohio's Sen. Robert
Taft accepted the Presidents chal-
lenge to submit a plan for balancing
the budget. The Taft Plan: (1) de-
termination by the President to bal
ance it; 4(2) elimination of bureaus,
reduction of employees; (S) return
of relief to states, and changes in
housing, agriculture and loan agen-
cies; a. elimination of local works
grants, reduction of federal public
works and reduction of subsidies;
(5) elimination of budget ."pets,".
like army and navy items.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

Observation-Disclosures is pref
ty badly muddled up over the latest
Roosevelt budget Of estimated ex-
penditures and receipts for the gov
ernment's next fiscal year. And well
it may be. There were thousands
of greater and lesser items of gov
eminent cost dumped into its legis-
lative lap at once the other day,
but these were not alone. There
were arguments and "ifs" and sug-
gestions and suggestions and an Of
fetal defense of the policy that for
il years has seen government in
come fall far behind the expenses
II years of deficits. And, along with
these things came proposal by the
President to add a special tax, or a
tax for special purpose-national
defense.
In view of the fact that few per-
sons have been able to arrive at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

on finance for years and who once
missed being Democratic leader of
the senate because President Roose-
welt wrote letter to "Dear Alben"
Barley of Kentucky. Senator Har-
rison has support in the move and
I am told that he is determined to
get affirmative action.
The Harrison plan calls for some
thing new in congressional policy.
He would have joint committee OF
IL senators and IL representatives,
divided equally among two senate
and two house committees, to do
some spade work on the new budget
the budget for the year beginning
next July l. It is thing never at
tempted before and may or may not
be a wise course since it smackS OF
utilizing a great new power by con-
gress. But this much can be said:
for the first time, if the Harrison
plan eventually is adopted, congress
will get some information through
its own channels instead of accept
ing the unsupported statements, the
wishful thinking and the planned ex-
tension of power by the bureaucrats
intent upon preserving their agen-
cies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

Neville Chamberlain did just that:
There was national unity, but it was
unity of opposition to the Stacking"
Of an efficient war minister in IA
vor of Oliver Stanley, the 43-year-
old board of trade president whose
father seventeenth earl Of Derby
was war minister in World war
days.
BY next morning every British
paper, regardless of political lean
ings, was blasting against the gov
eminent. Typical was the London
Star: eff it is shown that Mr.. Hore-
Belisha was thrown overheard to
satisfy clique of generals who dis
liked him on social grounds, or be-
cause he was pressing the pace of
democracy in the army too strongly,
then public resentment will be wide,
deep and lasting"
To both Hore-Belisha and the
Prime Minister an opportunity for
rebuttal was coming, but it would
probably take place behind closed
doors in the house of commons.
Meanwhile it was rumored that
Winston Churchill, first lord of the
admiralty, would soon follow STAN
ley as war chief.
Other war news:
Western Front. Minor artillery
fire. Entertainment by the fabulous
Albert, French airman whose daring
antics along the Luxembourg from
tier keep natives in stitches.
Northern Front. Finnish destruc-
ton of still a third Russian divi-
sion (the forty-fourth) near Suo-
mussalmi at Finland's waistline.
Fighting was stalemated in the far
north and on the Karelian isthmus,
but in the central part Finnish troops
penetrated Russ lines to dynamite
the Leningrad-M urmansk railroad,
thus isolating the northland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
Bruckarts Washington Digest
Roosevelt's Latest Budget Has
Congress Pretty Badly Muddled
Arguments IFS Suggestions and Suppositions Leave
Solons in Daze Leaders in Congress to Seek
Facts for Themselves.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington, D. c.

and if the proposed national de-
tense tax" is passed and collected,
the government deficit for the fiscal
year that ends June 30, 1941, will
be 81, Tie, 1881 900.
Senator Harrison may be wrong or
he may be right in his proposal to
have congress do something about
understanding this and subsequent
budgets; but it must be said there
is something about the condition OF
budgets these days that merits ear
nest consideration. These latter day
budgets somehow remind me of the
broomstick horse that I used to ride
when was a kid. That broomstick
had at least 20 different names, but
it was always the same broomstick,
and my imagination was never sue
cessful in Transforming it.
There was merited applause from
congress for Mr.. Roosevelt's decla-
ration that he was prepared to cur
tail spending. He tossed some cold
water on that enthusiasm, however,
by a statement of policy that he
did not favor too much curtailment
at one time. Rather, government
support" for the many functions now
a part of the federal structure ought
ito be tapered off," There was not
too much pleasure about that among
the real supporters of an economy
policy, and there was considerably
less when attempts were made to
analyze the true results.
I have a bunch that more disap-
pointment is due. The budget that
was sent to congress the other day,
in my opinion, is not going to be
nearly all that will be needed in the
way of money.
It is just a guess that I here
make: the totals for relief and for
agricultural benefits and public
works, etc., are not nearly large
enough for IL months if an election
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
CONGRESS-:
Budget Blues

What Franklin Roosevelt's budget
message tossed into the COMPRESSION
al lap was choice of following his
recommendations and getting a def
icit of only $1,716,0O0,O or defy
ing him and making it about 3,000,-
100000. Slashed were most items,
but boosted to peacetime record
was national defense. If the Presi-
dents ideas are followed, and II
previous authorizations are appro-
priated, the cost will run well over
$4,000, 900, 900.
Very shallow was the hope that
an early European peace may obvl-
ate the defense program. 1t ap-
peared, instead, that congress must
enter an election year trance and
decide which plan the public would
swallow the easier: More taxes,
to raise $3.50, 100000 as the President
asked, or a boost in the national
debt limit?
Within few days it was obvious
that good Democrats were sparring
for time. They gathered in huddles
to wonder where tax money might
be raised, tentatively settling on new
liquor taxes and a slight boost in in
come levies. Mississippis Pat Har-
rison, chairman of the senate finance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
BALKANs:
SQuabbIes

Before 1910 has gone its way the
brave nation of Rumania may see
trouble a-plenty. It started that
way. Bucharest heard that Bull
garia, its unfriendly southern neigh
Dor, had signed a trade pact with
Russia, which wants the Rumanian
province of Bessarabia. Next King
Carol heard that Hungary's Count
Stefan Csaky, whose nation will seize
Rumanian Pennsylvania if Russia
invades Bessarabia, was comforting
in Italy with Foreign Minister Ciano.
A political realist, Italy's Benito
Mussolini knows the Balkans have
a better chance of blocking Russian
aggression (Which would also hurt
italy, if they settle their squabbles
in advance. Purpose of the Ciano-
Csaky conversations, therefore, was
to urge Hungary and Rumania to
settle their revisionist problem i'm
mediately. In so doing, II Duce
took hearty slap at the Soviet.
So did King Carol. Encouraged
to defend Bessarabia now that the
Firms are doing a remarkable job
against Russian aggression, Carol
and his retinue crossed into this dam
gerous province, defied Moscow and
smiled while Bessarabian minority
leaders shouted: 1--WE pledge our
lives for our beloved Rumanian IA
therland."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

HERE'S WHY-At Moscow the
magazine Communist Internafionaie
explained, in answer to foreign re-
ports that Russia had ambitions to
ssSovetize" Finland: "Russia's only
aim is to free Finland from a gang
of oppressors and imperialistic war;
mongers and to safeguard Finnish
democratic development"
CASEY AT BAT-At Washington
and Canberra it was announced
simultaneously that the U. S. and
Australia will establish diplomatic
relations for. the first time. pre-
viously, Britain represented Austria
liza here.) First Australian minis
ter will be Richard G. Casey. Soon
to be named is the U. S. minister to
Canberra. ~ -
SPENDTHRIFT-Of her $25, ESQ
personal. allowance for 1889, the To-
year-old Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt
spent only $10-for books. ~
BANQUET - While Democrats
wined and dined throughout the u.
S. in honor of President Andrew
Jackson's birthday anniversary, Re-
publicans at Indianapolis held Is
cent milk and cracker feast honor
ing Abe Lincoln.
SECRET - In Hollywood died
Flora Finch, co-player with John
Bunny in early movie comedies. Her
secret was her age, probably about
80. Her chieftains' secret: The fact
thatSFlora Finch's contract with M
GIN was regarded by the bookkeep-
ing department as a pension for
An old trouper. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
PEOPLE:
Dawes Death

q At Chicago died Rufus C. Dawes,
~, president of A Century of Prog
ress Exposition, financier, brother of
former. Vice President Charles G.
Dawes.
Last November Son Elliott Roose-
welt fathered the Transcontinental
Broadcasting System which first
planned to start operations with 100
stations on December Is, then jan
uary !, then February l. In Fort
Worth, where he heads the Texas
State Radio network, Elliott an
nounced his resignation from TBS.
q At Boston died Mrs. Effie I. Can
ming Carlton, about "a, who once
made up an impromptu tune to lull
to sleep the restless baby of neigh
Dor. The song: "Rock-a-bye Baby"
q At New York, w. Alton Jones was
named head of Cities Service Co.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

NAVY - If President Roose-
velt's 1,224, 521 1888 naval appro-
priation request fSee CONCRESS)
is adopted, the u. S. will become
the worlds No. sea power, big
ger than Britain. twice as big as
Japan.
RAILROADS-Daniel Willard,
President II tl.s . & o. railroad,
said he wses coach fares re-
duced b 80 cents per mile,
thus meeting bus competition.
Present eastern rate: 2ls cents.
AGRICULTURE - The tariff
commission was told that imports
of cheap Canadian wheat were
keeping the domestic crop price
below parity, thus threatening the
success of farm aid measures.
SHIPPING-The u. S. warned
Britain it will be held account
able for injuries to American YES
sells or crews taken into belliger-
ent ports for searching.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
Annual Federal Budget Once
Comparatively Simple Thing

In years gone by, the annual fed
eral budget was a comparatively
simple thing, or as simple as messes
of figures could be made. Its pro-
posed items of expense were set
down and totaled. The anticipated
revenue was calculated. But such
is not the case with the current
budget, nor any in the last few years
since operations of the federal gov
eminent have become as general
as flies around the barn in midsum-
mer.
Times have changed, indeed. Here
is a budget that covers the astound-
ing total of So, 424, 191 $50. 1t is
smaller by $3.50, 600, 900 than the last
one and that reduction was de-
scribed by Mr.. Roosevelt as first
step toward gradual accomplish
ment of a balanced budget.
But the total of proposed expendi-
lures shown was circumscribed with
a handful of "ifs." The amount OF
1924, 191 $50 will remain that way
if cuts are made (from last years
totals) in public works, in federal
jobs, in CCC camps, in relief and
farm benefits and if there are no
other increases voted except for
vast program of expansion in the
army and navy.
On the basis of the budget calcu-
lation, the governments income will
be S., SAT 1850, 1000 in the next fiscal
year if congress will lay special
tax for paying the cost of part of
the cost of expanding the army and
navy. The President said this tax
should be made to yield $3.50, 900, 900.
Thus, on the basis of the budget,
the government will be in the red
next year, if all things remain as
planned to this point, by total of
$2,416, 231 900. The President in
tends, however, to cut that way
down by using up some odds and
ends of money lying around among
the aforementioned corporations.
BY executive order, the President
can restore to the federal treasury
funds loaned by it to the various
corporations. He said there was
something like $700, 900 in. this
pot of gold and that will be used to
reduce the deficit further.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

end. Now, make box-like end ia
bles like those illustrated. The
dotted lines indicate how the
couch fits under these box tables
and how a partition and shelves
are put in the one at the lower
end. Paint tables to harmonic
with fabric. The final touch is
the back and end cushions COW
cred with the upholstery material.
NOTE: Full directions for
changing an. old iron bed into the
latest style, are given in Mrs.
Spears Book No. 8; also step-by-
step directions for making "The
Rug That Grew Up With the Fam
ily." Thirty-two pages Of fascinat-
ing ideas for Hornemakers. Ask
for Book 8, enclosing 10 cents in
coin to cover cost. Address; Mrs.
Spears, Drawer 10, Bedford Hills,
New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

an absolute conclu-
sion on the financial
problem submitted
by Mr.. Roosevelt,
some of the more
influential leaders
of congress have
taken the lead in a
plan to find out for
themselves. Men
like Senator Pat
Harrison, the old
Mississippi W a r
horse, who has been
chairman of the
conata committee
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
Present National Debt
Runs Right Close to Line

There is, however, still another
"if" to be considered. Mr.. Roose-
welt advised congress that if all con-
ditions materialized as he expected,
the national debt on June 80, 1941,
would be $44, 938, ST., 622. That is
right close to the line, for the pres
ent law limits the national debt to
$45, 900, 100000. It was suggested
that the administration was able to
stay under the limit only by taking
away some of the funds from the
in-laws and stepchildren, known as
government corporations. That
probably is proper, for the govern
ment gave each of them money with
which to set up housekeeping. It
was more important to the admins
tration, however, since it thereby
became necessary to ask congress
to raise the limit of the national
debt-a request that was sure to
raise row.
One cannot survey the budget and
all of its possibilities and probabili-
ties without wondering what lies in
the future.
Whether this is the reason behind
the action of the conservatives in
congress who seek to end this spend
ing spree of seven long years or
whether the conservatives are wor-
ried about future burdens of taxes,
the fact remains there should be
some tangible policy laid down. And
that policy must come from con-
gress. The present administration
will not do it. Each year, there
have been statements about a bal
anced budget-in the future.
Take look at this general dive
sion of where the federal money is
being spent, and I think you will
agree there is a critical need for
a general revamping Of the func-
tons of the government at Wash
ington:
National Defense, 81, 300, 900, 900.
Work Relief Programs, 81 300, O00.-
600.
Agricultural Programs, 5000, 000,-
600.
Public Works and Investments,
81, 100, 900, 900.
Interest on the Public Debt,
81, 100, 900, 900.
Pensions, Retirements and Assist
ances, 81, 200, 200, 900.
Regular Operating Expenses,
81, 900, 900, 600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
LABOR:
A. F. of L. Damned

BY receiving more votes than Ell
Their of his fellow members, NLRB's
William Leiserson was ranked
'least unpopular" in a poll by the
mag Jaime Factory Management.
But all three members (Leiserson,
Warren Madden and Edwin S.
Smith, should be fired, said voters.
This contrasted with a Supreme
court ruling which held congress, not
NLRB, responsible by virtue of too
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
THE WARS:
Shakeup

Far bigger than the war on
Frances western front was the bat
tie of London. Called to a cabinet
meeting by Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain was Leslie Hore-
Belisha, dynamic, Jewish minister
of war who has built the British
army from a stodgy and antiquated
organization into one of the worlds
smartest. Minister Hore-Belisha
was asked to sign his resignation.
Also fired was Lord Macmillan,
laundering minister of information.
Announced purpose of the shake
up was to establish national unity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
Wise and Otherwise

NIISE words: Those you
w don't say when you want
to tell the boss what you think
of him.
Husbands" declares wom-
an writer, "should all wear a
ring on their hand" This will
come as welcome change to
many who wear one through
the nose!
Some people stick to the truth
so closely that nobody can get
it out of them.
''What would you do if you
won $30,000?" asks a CORE
spondent. Nothing, for one year.
We always thought exercise
reduced flesh-until we saw a
woman with a double chin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19

dence:
A discharged NLRB trial exam
liner said that Regional Director
Robert Cowdrill of Indianapolis al
ways speeded c. I. Q. cases, but
tossed aside A. F. of L. cases with
the statement: There's another
damned A. F. of L. case" Com
mented the witness: "The A. F. of
L. usually was referred to as the
damned A. F. of L."
Next came a dramatic paper pre-
pared by Mrs. Gilmore M. Herrick,
New York regional NLRB director,
complaining about delays in proce-
dure. Said her paper: "We must
wait! Wait! Wait! How long,
oh Lord! How long must we wait!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-19
Our Old Couch
Is Made Streamline
By RUTH wYETH SPEARS

nv AS there a couch like the pic
w ture at the top of this sketch,
in the family 'sitting ROOM when
you were a child? Let's get it
down from the attic, for just see
what can be done with it! Proper
ly streamlined it will look like the
middle picture.
First paint the front of frame;
then cover well up onto the head
portion with cotton batting; next
use bright cotton upholstery ma
terial. Remove stuffing at high