The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-10

terious letter from her mother. It said. You'll probably sec your father before I do.'
 Came the dawn. And shortly thereafter came the President. ALASKAN PIPELINE
 A vigorous tug-of-war has been going on between Secretary of the Interior Ickes and Gen. Brehon Somervell over building of pipe line from northwest Canadian oil fields to Alaska.
 Gen. Somervell ordered the pipe line built without Petroleum Co., ordinator Ickes knowing anything about 1t. Later, when Ickes learn cd of 1t, he wrote 0 latter to Sec- retary Of War Stimson pointing out that the line had to be built over high mountains, could not be laid deep enough in the ground to escape the Arctic cold, which would congeal the oil to such sluggishness 1t would not move through the pipe. He said the pro- ject was impracticable and 1t was better to use tankers.
 So the pipeline was stopped, Later, however. Somevell revived the project and Is proceeding.
 ALASKAN OIL SCANDAL"
 Most interesting fact behind the whole thing, however, is that more than a year ago. Ickes proposed to Secretary of the Navy Knox that the Navy, In cooperation with the Interior Department, finance an independent oil operator in drill ing for oil in Alaska.
 The plan was proposed t0 Ickes by famous Brain, Truster Tom COrcOran. who pointed out that geological surveys showed oil just north of the Anchorage naval base. This could be tap ped, and In case of war with
 Japan, would supply oil Co the Navy without a dangerous haul by tankers.
 Corcoran also proposed to Ickes, who in turn, passed the proposal on to Secretary Knox, that oil could be sent by barge down the Yukon River, through Boring Strait, and up the Lena River in Siberia to the Trans-Siberian Railway. Then, in case of war with Japan, the United states would be able to supply gasoline to It's car- tain ally, Russia, for bombing operations against Tokyo.
 This was about six months be- fore Pearl Harb0r. However, the
 Navy pooh. .p0Ohed the Idea. Al. sO, It happened that Texas oil
 operator wanted to do the Alas kan drilling with financial help from the Government, So sOme-
 one leaked the story to the press as q raid on the U. $. Treasury and another "BOllinger scandal"
 The leak ended all discussion of oil for the Navy in Alaska.
 NOTE-Biggest handicap In sending supplies to China or to Russia by air is that the plane must use most of It's cargo space for gasoline. That's why gasoline bases along the way are SO in- portant. Today with oil from the Caucasus cut off, the problem Of gas and oil in Siberia nhd North Russia Is extremely difficult.
 STEALING THE STARS
 Washington Is full of movie mos guls all worried about the fact that their big stars are leaving them. Trouble is the S26,000 ceil- ing on income. Hollywood stars figure this is an opportunity to jump their contracts, and every body is now out stealing each others Stars--or trying to.
 The lns and outs of the new in- come ceiling are difficult. But in brief, here is how it affects Holly wood. The total salary which can be paid under the new ruling IS s67.O00, which, when tax deduc- tons are made, gives a net income of 926 6000.' Certain other deduc- tions also are allowable, but the Treasury regulation specifically states that additional money to care for these deductions cannot be paid out by the companies. If they do pay them, the government