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The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24
FRANCE SUES FOR PEACE WHAT NEXT |?

Driven from her strongholds, beaten back far from her front ierS, her capital in the hands of the enemy and facing annhilation by an acknowledged superiorly equipped force, proud France has capitulated to Germany. Laying down her arms to save her civil ian population and what remains of her army from extermination, France has asked for terms of peace.
 What will be the terms. This -momentous question is not only of utmost concern to the French people but likewise to Britain now left to face the enemy alone aed to all the world.
 Britain declares she will fight -oa, despite the fate of her her o.e ally. But with all the strength ot her combined enemies, her pos ition to say the least is precar- iols. Possibly out of the peace negotiations will come some hope of adjustment to her advantage, but what This and other issues Of supreme importance may be clarified within the next few days.
 Hitler, in an accredited inter view a few days gao, declared he is not concerned with the control of the Mediterranean or what America does for the protection of the Americas, saying America has acclaimed the doctrine of Am erio7 for the Americans. and I
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24
NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Cross Collects S100 In
 Deering For Red Cross Fund

After listening to a Saturday evening program over radio sta ton KGEI, Treasure Island, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cross, at Deering commenced drive for Red Cross donations to be used for the re- lief of war victims in Europe.
 The appeal for aid by the Red Cross was made by screen star Irene Rich, who is a niece of the late E. J. Mathews, former Nome ite and Candleite of early gold rush days,
 The sum of one hundred dol lars was collected from various donors at Deering, and Mrs. Cross brought the money to Nome, delivering it to the Nome Nugget for transfer to the Red Cross organization here.
 Mrs. Cross, who is a Democrat ic candidate for the House in the fall election, asked if a collec- ton box could be supplied for Deering. It is understood a box is being supplied.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24

am for Europe for the Europ- eans." Will his terms be confined to this. If so, it may indicate a policy of an United States of Europe" And would that be prac ticable in the face of the attitude of Russia with all her ambitions, and the necessary coalition of many peoples who for thousands of years never have been able to dwell together in unity.
 Old world conquerors never have been able to hold their con quests together. Time has erumb led them and border lines have lapsed back to the boundaries of ancient racial and language groups.
 Now that Hitler has been ask ed to name his terms, the world will await with keenest concern concern his terms. But whatever they may be, America will do well to prepare for the worst, trusting none and arming to the utmost, lest she may also face the fate of France.
 Fairbanks News-Miner
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MINrRS AND OPERATORS

You can obtain at the Nugget Office the following forms which are carried in stock, thus avoid ing long delays and incomplete blanks obtained in the States Write or call at the Nugget Of flee for:
 Time Sheets for Employees Lode Location Notices.
 Placer Location Notices.
 Proofs of Labor Banks.
 Cold Water Thawing Logs. Dredge Shift RepOrts-2 types. NOn-Liability forms printed on cardboard. for posting on claims when owners lease property. 50e each or three for S1.00
 Prospecting Drill Field Logs. Deed Forms.
 Voucher Forms.
 Special Power of Attorney Blanks.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24
TRACK MEET TUESDAY

All grade school children arc requested to be at the Play ground at 1:30 pm. on Tuesday to participate in the track meet scheduled to begin at that time The order of events will include races, jumping contests, base bal throws for distance, etc There will be events for both boys and girls and children win hing highest honors will be awarded prizes.
 Thursday of last week was Stunt Day. Five points were giv- en foreach stunt executed success fully. Alberta Screnck and Mar jorie Castel finished with the highest number of points.
 The summer playground is a civic project sponsored by the Home Arts Club and will be con- tinued through the summer months. The daily attendance con tinues to average from thirty to forty older children with about twenty preschool children attend ing on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24

Sometimes silense is the loud est lie.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-24

to American Creek. Bluff, and Council with freight and John Kakaruk for Council. Herb Jenks R. Westergren and Mort Sullivan were brought 10 Nome from Bluff.
 MT. and Mrs. Knudsen, Ben Young, Pete Covel and one oth- CT made midnigh. sun flights.
 June B - Two flights were made to the Kougarok with freight. Passengers were Alfred Hansen, Nome to Taylor and c. hammers, Bunker Hill to Fox Bar.
 Ed Smith was taken to Aggie Creek in the afternoon and Bruce Toole was brought 10 Nome from there.
 Mort Sullivan was taken to Bluff in the evening.
 Paul Wilson and Helen For shaug made midnight sun flight.
 Ross Kinney and William Hesse were passengers to the Kougarok this morning.
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EDITORIAL
TWO-DAY SERVICE FOR NOME

Away back in 1880, some rash young man who had the aviation bug in Nome voiced the opinion it wouldn't be many years be- fore we had two day mail and passenger service between Nome and Seattle"
 Today that service is establish ed on a twice-weekly basis. Hard to believe in 1880, it is common place today. Mail which left Seat tie last Friday at g am. arrived at Nome about 1O:30 am. Sunday just two days after leaving Seat tie.
 The driving force behind these dreams is the ambition of Ameri cans to go places and do things. Pan American Airways, which pioneered the original interna- tional mail route via air, through it's subsidiary Pacific Alaska Air ways, has extended it's scheduled airlines from the United States to Alaska.
 Alaska, with many criss-cross routes in daily contact for some years, is now in direct aerial con nection with the United States, and far-fung schedules of ma jor airlines throughout the States and foreign countries.
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FOR SALE

electric toaSter
 l electric percOlator
 Mixmaster, electric, complete with bowls.
 1 electric iron, brand new set dishes, service for 12. Inquire Mrs. Russell Maynard.
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Wien Airlines
 Activities

June 21 - Two midnight sun hops were made with the follow ing passengers. Patricia Hooper, George Boyer, Gerry McDermott, Curtis Jacobs, Harry Lewis and one other.
 June 22-Two trips were made
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N o T C E

That uriQue and humorous and typical Alaskan stationery 'Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes. have beer brought strictly uptodate. and ar now available at the Nugget ofB ce
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It's one thing to grow to be 75 years old-and another not to act it.
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Smile: As silent as Welles in Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25

ADVERTISEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Rural Health Problems
Talked At FSA Session

The promotion of rural health
problems of Farm Security admin
istration borrowers in Brunswick
land New Hanover county was con-
sidered at conferences of FSA Of
ficials here during the past week.
H. D. McLawhorn, of Goldsboro.
district supervisor for the rural
rehabilitation division, and Miss
Mary E. Johnston, of Goldsboro.
district supervisor of the farm and
home management division, were
the visiting FSA officials.
They conferred with w. M. CHM.
supervisor of the RR division, and
Miss Mildred Mcdonald, farm and
home management division super
visor, concerning current problems
Of promoting rural rehabilitation,
community service loans, farm
debt adjustment, and tenant pur-
chase phases of FSA programs in
the Wilmington section during the
winter months.
FSA officials announced after
this weeks conferences that eff
forts would be made to improve
rural healtH among FSA borrow
ers, inclu~4ng such phases as
health standards, sanitation, proper
food, clothing, shelter, and personal
hygiene, in connection with 1910
farm and home plans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
ADVENTISTS WILL
CONDUCT REVIVAL
A. w. Spaulding, Washington
Leader, To Preach At
Local Church

A series of revival meetings will
ba held in the Seventh-day Advent
lists church, Ninth a n d Market
streets, beginning tonight at 7:;45
o'clock.
A. w. Spaulding, of the General
Conference of Seventh-day Advent
lists, from Washington, D. c., will
conduct the meetings. He has writ
ten many helpful books dealing
with the problems of young people.
young people insist that for the
church to interest them, the lay.
men must be better men, better en-
ployers and workmen, better par
ents and neighbors than those who
do not go to church. In short the
laymen must take their religion
seriously and pay the price if the
church is to continue to grow" he
said.
1--WE must be "born-again." T h e
hearts of the people must be chang.
ed in order for any social OF other
system to succeed. This is a spirit
ual problem. We all feel that here
is where America needs church re
vivals, family prayers, Sabbath OBJ.
%servance, Bible study and the Ter
Commandments. T h e church con-
tinues to be the b a s C agency
through which civilization will l.
saved SO we again invite the par
ents and young people of Whining
ton to attend these meetings, sale
w. o. Reynolds, the local pastor OF
the Seventh-day Adventist church
who will assist in these meetings
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Your u S.
Income Tax
Bad Debts-Year In Which
neductible

To be allowed as a DEDUCTION
from gross income, a b a d debt
must have been determined by the
taxpayer to be worthless within the
taxable year for which it is claimed
and. where books are kept, it also
must have been charged off with
in the same year. The necessity fol
this provision is obvious. If a debt
could be deducted without the re
uuirement that it be charged off t--e
taxpayers books, the certainty Of
it's worthlessness would be open te
question. Neither the taxpayer mol
the government could be certain
that a debt would not be claimed
mere than once.
If a bad debt were allowed as g
deduction without regard to t h {
year when it became worthless
such charges could be accumulated
to be deducted in a year when there
was a large income.
The burden is upon the Taxpayer
to show that a debt claimed as {
deduction was without value during
the taxable y e a r. A Statement
should be attached to the return
showing the propriety of any de
duction for bad debts. If in the ex
ercise Of sound business judgmen
a taxpayer concludes, after making
every reasonable effort to deter
mine whether there is likelihood O.
recovery, that the debt is of M
value, deduction for such debt is al
lowable. Court action as proof tina
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
REALTY TRANSFERS

Real property c~onveyances re-
corded during the past week at the
sffice of Adrian B. Rhodes, regis
ter of deeds, follow:
G.. c. Bordeaux to Clara A.
Simons, tract of Bordeaux property
in Sunset Park.
Jefferson Standard Life 1nsur-
ance company to J. B. Hughes, lots
8, 4, and 5, block IT'S, city.
J. H. Hinton to J. l. Baggett, lot
~, block 80, Fort Fisher Beach.
A. E. Cumber to Frederick B.
Graham, lot 20, block %, Sunset
Park.
w. L. Kure to Francis K. Park
er, lot 1, block g, Fort Fisher
Beach.
George D. Norcom to Rufus l..
LeGrand, tract at Masonboro Sound.
Grover c. Bordeaux to Annie M.
Hardwick, lots 2 and 8, block l.,
Bordeaux subdivision, in Mason
boro township.
Carolina Building and Loan asso-
citation to George P. Petty, lot 4,
block 218, city.
George P. Petty to the Carolina
Building and Loan association, lots
3 and 4, block 10. Carolina Place.
J. M. Baton to J. N. Grimsley,
lot %, block G, Ardmore.
J. J. Johnson to F. G. Johnson,
lot 4 of Johnson lands on Blue
Clay road, in Harnett township.
J.. J. Johnson to N. c.. johnson,
lot 6 of johnson lands on Blue Clay
road, in Harnett township.
J.. J. johnson to E. L. johnson,
lot 1 of Johnson lands on Blue CLAY
road in Harnett township.
Roy Piner to J. D. Thomson Int
7, block 1876, Carolina Beach.
Marsden Bellamy to H. F.. Wild.
er, lot 8, block 2e2. city.
P. M. Greer to W. A. Wilson lot
5, block 8, Sunset Park.
Murray G.. James to c. s. Nen.
ton, part of lots 2 and 3, block aae
city.
C. s. Newton to Daniel B. Dim.
can, parts of lots 2 and 8, block 34s
city.
William G. Mebane to William g
Mebane, Jr., part of lot los, Win.
ter Park Gardens.
M. W. Watkins to B. M. Holt. lot
10, Manhattan.
Addison Hewlett, Jr., to D. G.
Porter, lots TO-, II, and II, Seagate
Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY % ).

the debt is worthless is not essen
tial.
1t is optional with the taxpayer,
in a year prior to that in which a
debt becomes wholly worthless, to
take a deduction for partial loss if
partial w~orthlessness occurs.
The provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to bad
debt and partial bad-debt deduc-
tons are not applicable to a tax
payer, other than a bank as defined
by the act, where the debt is evil
denced by bonds, debentures, notes,
or certificates, or other evidences of
Indebtedness, issued by any corpo-
ration (including those issued by e.
government or political subdivision
thereby, 18th interest coupons or
in registered form.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
# You
GET Up Nights
You Can't Feel RinA|

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smiled? Did he have a n OF hu-
NOR?
IT hope Lonely has a sense of
humor." she thought. you've got
to see the funny side these days.
People like us couldn't stand it if
we took things seriously
The dressmaking went well that
night. One more session and t h e
Irene Temple dress would be fin
ished. A little of AIMS thrilled ex-
citement went into the dress in the
form of extravagantly stitched poe
k.ts and a pleated hustle effect in
the back. Two strange girls talked
as they made evening gowns of
cheap, slazy materials. Ann listen
ed idly to their chatter.
"He's the cutest fella I e e L
SEEM" one Of the girls said. and
can he dance! Just like Fred AS
taire, I'm telling you"
yeah" the other girl answered,
but gimme the trumpet player. I
been working on that guy for six
months, and he finally gave me Z
tumble. We're getting hitched next
month"
"Gee-you're lucky" She spoke
enviously. "AI the girls r get.
ting married. It's the life all right
In AIMS brief experience she had
noticed that marriage was the ever
lasting aim. Most of the girls in the
1O-cent stores and the bargain base
ments wore wedding rings. T /. e
girl at the notion counter had her
eye on a truck driver; he was her
boy friend"
In most instances the bridegrooms
to be, and the young husbands
were poorly paid stock boys or de-
livery men, making no than
the girls whom they married. 1t
simply meant that some uncomfort,
able apartment would house a man
and a girl instead of two girls. The
odd thing about it was the pride
and SNUG satisfaction with which
the brides Haunted their wedding
rings.
Why was a wedding ring of such
vast importance? Ann could n o
figure it out. She had never beer
in love and had no intention of ex
p~erimenting with the emotion. Hel
mind ran along avenues of purpose
and achievement. Listening to thu
man-chatter of the two girls, sh,
was Mortified at her own weakness:
in having answered the personal
When it was all said and done wa:
she not employing the same meth.
DDS as the girls who went to th>
public dance halls in search of com
partnership?
In spite of a guilty conscience
she went to sleep with the eager
thought of receiving a letter from
Lonely on the morrow.
(To Be Continued
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E SERVICE, INC.

young girls shouldn't f o o
around with things like that" she
said at last. There's too much
deviltry going on in a city like this,
too many racketeers on the lookout
for girls who are alone and unpro-
tected."
Ann nodded. "I was just think.
ing aloud" she said.
In spite of the sage advice, Ann
was excited. What would Lonely
say when he wrote again? If his
answer sounded all right-if they
arranged a meeting-her new dres
would be just the thing. The double
breasted jacket gave it the appear
ance of a suit-perfect for the warm
spring weather. This was Wednes-
day-she and Lonely might meet
before the end of the week.
How did two strangers know each
other? A flower on the lapel was
the accepted sign, she believed
| Saturday-you could buy gardenias
for a dime on Saturday-Saturday-
That evening Ann prepared, ano
ate, a most sketchy supper. Adven'
ture beckoned and adventure made
necessary a new dress, also a match
ing hat. She had a clever idea in
mind, two pancakes of dark blue
taffeta, the top pancake fitting up
ward at the back, the finished crea
ton to be worn over n eyebrow
held there by a shirred elastic. II
would cost almost nothing.
Could she afford a new pair o.
gloves? She consulted her budget
The budget always had the las
word. Only by strict adherence tt
it's dictates was she able to keel
even, and keeping even was an OBJ
session with Ann.
Her mind had been scorched since
childhood by the lack Of money a
a given time and the subsequen'
problems. Pete had been airy on fl
nancial subjects, AIMS mother I'm
complaining, adapting herself tt
the spending whims of her husband
It was Ann who had worried ant
fretted. She had become a dolla'
stretcher of note. Now, with SIS
week at her disposal, she spread i
thin and efficiently.
Ten dollars a month for room
rent, ten dollars for food, carfare-
this was quite an item-clothes
cosmetics-she had learned tina
large quantities paid-insurance-
this provided disqualification and
neat burial if necessary.
Once a week Ann took herself tt
a picture show. 1t was an extrava
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
CAST OF CHARACTERS
BY HOLMES

CASl Ut
ANN BROWN-Orphan daughter
q q gambler, alone in an unfrlend'
b city.
PAUL HAYDEN-Stock room boy
with ambition.
STEVE CLAYBOURNE - Veal
thy playboy.
CLARA BROOKS - Dime store
counter girl.
IRENE TEMPLE-SOciety debu'
tante.
YESTERDAY: Sewing on h e r
dress al the Center, a community
house for girls, Ann recalls her
fathers watch, probably won in a
card game. The inscription "To
Peter Temple" has always intrigued
her. She remembers her letter to
Lonely" decides not to send it.
CHAPTER "
Ann did not destroy the answer
to K295's personal. The element OF
uncertainty a n d excitement con-
nected with it's writing had tighten
ed her mood, given her a most un'
usual sense Of elation. Dangerous
or not, she had to follow h tiny
thread of adventure.
after ALL" she thought, 1T might
lead somewhere. I'll just wait n
e what happens. I can make a
graceful exit any time
She mailed the letter in a box on
Wabash. Her step was light and
her eyes sparkled as she hurried to
Mrs. Pringle's shop.
Working over a brown MORE hat,
trying to modernize its obsolete
lines, she mentioned the subject OF
newspaper personals to Mrs. Prin-
gle. She mentioned it in a genera.
way. "Do you ever read the person
al column in the paper?" she ask
ed.
IT never have time to look at g
paper"
81 wonder what sort of person
uses that means of approach"
The untidy woman looked at Ann
shrewdly. matrimonial approach"
she inquired.
II don't know-just any kind
Mightn't an individual be so des
~perately lonely that he, or S h e
would put a feeler in the paper?'
AIMS head was bent over the
steaning machine.
IT think he, or she, would be pref
ty hard up"
There was a silence while Anr
smoothed the crown. Mrs. Prlnglt
drew a long thread from a spool ant
shipped it off with her discoloret
teeth.
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gance, but her youth demanded
some small joy. Often she sat twice
through the picture, absorbing the
beauty and romance, reluctant to
step from the shimmering world OF
make-believe back into her own
drso niche. Each Sunday morning
she put is cents in the collection
plate at the neighborhood church.
The budget was ironclad but, now
and then, a few cents remained
from the food fund occasionally a
pair of hose proved to be made OF
sterner stuff than it's fellows. 1t
was by boarding these small pit
tances that the silver spoons were
made possible. Later forks were to
be added, one by one, then knives.
After that, linens and dishes.
During her lunch hour Ann lin
gered in the linen departments OF
the big stores, touching the heavy
damasks with aching fingers. After
much wishful shopping, she had
chosen her dishes, creamy wedge
wood with a quaint spray of flowers
on each piece. Often she went to
look at her dishes.
Yes, she could afford a pair OF
gloves, dark blue kid, 81 and the
tax. Ann always sighted over the
tax. 1t broke into SO many nickels.
For a moment her mind dwelt long
ingly on blue kid shoes. The bud
get was sternly adamant and she
pigeonholed the longing. She maee
a practice of pigeonholing h e J
wishes, not putting them entirely
from her mind. Some day she would
have blue kid shoes. Ann had once
read, IF you want a thing badly
enough, and are willing to work.
you will attain that thing" S h e
heartily endorsed the theory, hav
ing no confidence in the wishing
will make it So" school of thought
AS she started for the Center thai
night her room was family illumi
mated by a glow and she turn
back, hand on the door knob. The
young man threw off his suit coat
and stretched YEARLY. He looked
strong when he stretched. Ann not
ed the breadth of his shoulders ant
the bigness of his chest. He stood
beside his table, absently looking
over a pile of books. Apparently
changing his mind, he sat down a
the table with his back to Ann. Shit
saw him dip a pen into a bottle o.
ink.
Ann closed her door and rar
down the stairs, thinking, Il real.
ly shouldn't spy on him, but why
doesn't he draw his blind?' Sh'
never tarried in the hall. The land
lady had a pallid-faced o whom
she preferred not to meet. Walking
briskly to the Center, she wondered
about the young man in the light
ed window. His voice had been kind
if casual. What happened when hi
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Four Southeastern Men
Visiting Home On Leave

Four young men from southeast
ern North Carolina are visiting
their homes while on leave after
completing their preliminary re-
cruit training at the naval train
ing station base at Hampton Roads,
Va, F. L. Williams, local recruiting
officer, reported yesterday.
They. are: Preston S. Porter, p,
Of Kelly; Charlie E. Hardee, q, Of
Cerro Gordo; Alfred B. Lewis, 20,
and Raymond w. Lewis 10, of Cur
RE.
They were enlisted in December
through the Wilmington district Of
flee Of the naval recruiting service,
located on the second floor of the
postoffice building, which serves
the following counties: New Han
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
D. F. Fields Succumbs
After Long Illness

CHARLTON, Feb. 24-D. F. Fields
a native of Robson county, died at
the age of SO. He had been helpless
for about 10 years. He is survived
by his wife, who before her marriage
was Miss Irene Mckee, of Clarktcn,
also several chilrren by his first mar
riage, one of them being w. M.
Fields, of Clarkton.