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Selected Poem
SUMMER RAIN (Sara Van Alstyle Allen in the New York Times)

The outer edges of the rain Are dulled by walls, by the young tree, By all we see.
 Here by the window Where the empty pearls pour down We watch the life that stirs In any town besieged by lances From the sky
 Umbrellas like inverted black flowers Pass by along the street. We see no face. only the hands Pale on the thin stem .. like buds, And along the dark mirror of the street, The feet -. the hurrying feet.
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suffering and shut their eyes to the ! ter of Russia. were deaf to human lessons of history. The exploiters is always fool who lays up suffering for himself and for a multitude of his fellows.
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War pictures and authentic por- trayals of life in other countries are now very popular in Angola, Africa. and movie fans arere are asking that more be shown.
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. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Wartime Legal War Declared Against Cartels
By PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washingt Correspondent

Wartice legal war has been de- clared by the U. s. Department of Justice against international cartels agreements of big business trusts to control world production and and divide up world markets so as
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Daily Almanac

Daily Almanac Moon sets at l1:Ol D. m. (war time) Sun rises at 526 a. m. sets at 8:27 D. m. (War time).
 Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round
Wallace Advance FDR OW Okoyd Vtioe Statement and Sent the White House; Chester Dovis exFood Bitten by Presidential Bug; Diplomatic Grapevine Reports New Cut Germonys Meot
BY DREW PEARSON

 
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21
sLOVENsKo-AMERIsKI NARoDNI svET

Milan Medvesek ugotavlja,
da smo odlasanjem ustano-
vitve podruznice Sansa re pre-
cej zamudili. Po drugih naselbi-
nah so pred nami organizirali
ze do SO podruznic, kar nj mic
kaj castno "a naso metropolo,
kjer je sredisee vseh ameriskih
Slovencev. Zato je priporoclji-
vo, da gremo sedaj brz ma delo
in doprinesemo mas delez. No.
coj je prilicno lepa udelezba
drustvenih odbornikov in "a
stopnikov, drugic zna biti jih Sc
teliko ne DO prislo ma sejo. Je
lepa lastnost biti demokraticni,
da Sc obrnemo Sc enkrat ma
drustva "a izvolitev zastopni-
kov v podruznico Sansa, ampak
celia stvar Sc je re do sedaj pre-
vec zavlekla in je nujno, da
gremo cimprej mogoce ma delo
"a to stvar, ker srno ze itak zelo
pozni.
DR.. F. ]. Kern pravi, da ina
sestavljeno kratko priporocilo
tel seji, katero je naglici spi-
sal in bo tukaj predlozil. Ia
uvod svojemu govoru poda
kratko toda zelo interesantno
zgodovino Slovencev. Pravi, da
so sc Slovenci naselili V sloven-
ske kraje leta 665 A. D. in da so
prisli iz Ukraine, Rusije. Brez
dyoma so bill zelo slozni, ker
so morali premostiti OBJ selitvi
velike ovire. Takrat Sc nj Slo "a
mic drugega, kot bill so samo
Slovenci in so kot eden nasto-
pill V svojem nacrtu. Ravno ta-
ko je sedaj napocil cas-, XII Ia
hteva da Slovenci zopet pozabi-
mo ma vse nase male razlike, XII
obstojajo med nami in nastopi-
mo slozno, da izvojujemo po-
tom mocne politicne stranke IL
gubljeno slovensko zemljo, ma
zaj nasim ljudem. Pri tenn pa
nj treba, da bi nastopali proved
sovinisticno. Mi zahtevajmo sa-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21

mo svoje nazaj, nasim ljudem
" starein kraju. Da to doseze-
mo morarao postati glasni in
.spregoyoriti tako, da Sc DO mas
povsod slisalo, kjer treba.
"Ko. so o yelikinoci leta 1941
ameriski Slovenci organizirali
Jugoslovanski pomozni odbor in
njegov slovenski .odsek,, sem bill
ma pocitnicah v Los Angelesu,
California, kamor nisem dobi-
val slovenskih listov. Vrnivsi Sc
v Cleveland sem sc zacudil mad
nepricakovano hitrem organizi-
ranju pomozne organizacije "a
podporo zatiranih in preganja-
nih rojakov V starem kraju. Po-
zneje Sc nisem posebno zanimal
"a priprave "a zborovanje Slo-
venskega narodnega kongresa,
mislec, da sem opravil svojo
javno narodno dolznost in da
zasluzim mir, da Sc posvetim V
prvi vrsti svojemu domu in po-
klicu. Ko so me glavni odborni-
XII SDZ pregovorili, da sem pre-.
wei njih zastopstvo v izvrseval-
nem odboru Sansa, sem Sc po-
drobneje poglobil V probleme
slovenskega naroda tn in v sta
ri domovini zdaj med veliko
vojno in "a cas- po vojni. PRAY
veseli me zdaj, da imam priliko
sodelovati z drugimi clani IL
vrsevalnega odseka Sansa "a re-
sitev politicnih, socialnih in
drugih zadev, kar DO "a stoletja
in mogoce tisocletja odlocalo
pri bodoci usodi Slovencev, kot
zgodovinski narod.
Zakaj so podruznice Sansa
potrebne?
1. Noben sirokopotezen nacrt
Sc ne da izvesti brez denarja.
Imeti moramo nasi veliki ma
rodni stvari primeren urad, pla-
cane uradnike, pomocnike pri
razmnozitvi in razposiljatvi
Sansovih sklepov, resolucij, pri-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21

porocil, naznanil, porocil o slo-
venskih in jugoslovanskih do
gajanj. Denar potrebujemo "a
tisk in razposiljanje brosur med
nase ljudi in med Amerikance
in druge, XII vplivajo ma bodoce
zadrzanje ameriske in drugih
vlad ter odlocilnih faktorjev
pri sklepanju bodocega mira.
CDalje prihodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21
Obcii1lsko dete
ROMAN D0JENcKA
spisal .'
Branislav Music &

ko je z gospo Bosiljko, svojo
mlado zeno, pill eaj. Izpusti Iii
cico, napravi prav nedolzno Ii
ce in Sc obrne k svoT zeni.
"Ali Sc ii ne zdi Bosiljka, da
prihaja cd nekod otroeji jok ?"
Gospa Bosiljka prisluhne pa
postavi skodelico s eajem ma
mizo in hiti k oknu, pogleda in
zaploska z rokami:
'Moj Bog!"
"Kaj je?" skoei iznenaden
gospod Sima in Sc napravi ne
umnega kot goska.
"Pojdi, pojdi sem, da vidis.
Pridi k oknu in poglej, kaj je
pred nasimi vrati."
Gospod Sina pride k oknu in
So nayidez zelo iznenadi.
"Nekaksen zavitek."
'Kaksen zavitek, ali ne vidis,
da miga rocicami in joka."
ia Boga," Sc della Sima Sc
zmeraj zacudenega, "pa odkod
otrok pred nasimi vrati?"
F. Gospa Bosiljka pozyoni, a 81
ma ukaze slugi, da gre ma ulico
in prinese ono, kar je pred vra-
tt. Kmalu nato prinese sluga
Nedeljka, XII Sc tako ljubko ma
smehne gospodu Simi, da ia kar
zadrhti cd straha, da ga Ne
deljko ne bi spoznal in da bi
gospa Bosiljka ne opazila, kako
sta Sc z Nedeljkom pogledala.
"Glej, kako lepo in odraslo
dete!' vzklikne gospa Bosiljka.
Pri teh besedah gospod Sima
zopet zadrhti, ker Sc mu je "a
zdelo, da mu je otrok zelo po-
doben in da bi gospa Bosiljka
utegnila to zapaziti.
Ma njegovo sreco pa gospe
Bosiljka tega nj videla. Videc,
da je tudi to nevarnost sreenc
|prebrodil, utakne roko v otros.
ke plenice in najde oni listek, ki
ga svoji zenici naglas prebere
Pri citanju listka Sc mu orose
oci in brisoc 81 solze, rece svoji
zeni:
"Ne mores 81 misliti, kako
sem v takih prilikah mehkega
srca. Da lie vidim takega zavr.
zenega otroka, pa re pridejc
solze v oci."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21

zastonj je ucitelj glasbe s
cistim lirskim tenorjem dva-
krat zakrical "a MIN:
"Gospod Joca, gospod Joca!'
Krojae sc niti obrnil nj, tenn
vee je odsel ponosno z zmago;
slaynimi koraki.
Ueitelj vzdigne in stisne
laktom Nedeljka, XII mu je $
svojimi intrigami v pol ure
zrusil Re drugo ljubezen; nato
pa Sc skozi Balkansko ulieo ma
poti zopet k hisi gospoda Slime
Nedeljkoviea, in ne oziraje Sc
ma to, da so Sic po ulici dve ali
tri kuharice, pusti otroka pred
vrati, a sam nadaljuje pot, ne
da hi Sc ozrl.
Tako je komaj izvrsil nacrt,
XII sta ga pisec tega romano in
Sima Nedeljkovic poverila uei.
telju muzike.
sTIRIINDVAJsETO POGLAV.
JE
v katerem gOsp0d Sima NedelJ-
kovi6 malone postane koiektor.
a gospa Bosiljka, njegova zena,
mesto etrok rodi ideje; Nedelj-
ko pa z ulicnega praga stopa
ma prag srece, ali ne postane
srecen ze zato ne, ker bi bill s
tenn ia roman koncan, pisec pa
ina gradiva Sc "a emo
poglavje.
Kakor da je Nedeljko vedel
"a namere gospoda Nedeljkovi.
ca, je storil svoje stram vse
kar je mogel, da jih podpre. o.
stavljen cd ucitelja pred vrati
je udaril v taksen jok in kirk
da so ga morali slisati Sc v gor,
MEM nadstropju.
sima Nedeljkovie, XII je pade
kar v obup, ko je videl, da 81
je ueitelj otrokom pod povrs'
nixon pridruzn neki zenski, il
je premisljeval " skrbeh in s
delal razne predpostavke, ko1
kapetan, kadar Sc mu cd obale
utrga ladja ter jo burja odnese
neznano kan ma siroko morje
Ali sredi teh skrbi Sc mu naen
krat razvedri cello, ker jie sli
Sal pred vrati svoje hise znane
kricanje.
To je bilo uprav v trenutku
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21
(Nadaljevanje q q. strani@

be skieana. Prayilno hi bio, da
Sc nocoj izvoli samo zacasni
odbor.
Karl Vrtovsnik, pravi, da hi
bila naloga zaeasnega odbora
brz razposlati vabilna pisna
drustvom, da izvolijo zastopni-
ke "a podruznico SANS-a v me
secu maju ma svojih sejah. Pi-
sma navadho drustva uposteya-
10, kot uradno vabilo "a So
delovanje. Nekatera drustva SO
tozadevno re izvolila svoje "a
stopnike, druga Sc ne.
Blaz Novak pojasnjuje, da Sc
podruznico lahko pricne ma vec
nacinov. Lahko Sc organizira
drustva potion njih zastopnikov
in posameznike, mesano. Pripo-
roca, maj bi "a zacetek vsak ma
Woo nekaj denarja prispeval v
ia sklad "a pricetek podruznice
SANS-a.
Predlaga, da maj Sc sprejme
clane v podruznico SANS-a, ka-
teri sc obvezejo prispevati me-
seeno gotovo vsoto v blagajno
podruznice. Maj Sc dovoli, da
vsakdo individualno lahko po-
stane clan -SANS-a, &c prispeva
gotovo vsoto v blagajno mesee-
no.
JOS. Okoren zagovarja, da Sc
podruznica SANS-a v glavnem
zanasa ma drustva in njih "a
stopnike, ker drustva so hrbte-
MICA, &c Sc jih pridobi in organi-
zira "a stvar. Drustva bodo sa-
ma skrbela "a prispevke po.
druznici, katere bodo zbirali pri
svojem clanstvu ma nacin, kot
Sc Jim bo videlo najbolj umest-
no. Brez dvoma bodo drustva
prispevala tudi liz svojih bla-
gain. Vazno je, da Sc pridobi
vsa drustva, da izvolijo svoje
zastopnike in posljejo ma pri:
hodnjo sejo nase podruznice.
Vrtovsnik pravi, da DO trebs
drustvom tolmaciti pom er
Sansa, da ne bo med ljudm
konfuzije. Sans ,je politicna or
ganizacija in ne dobrodelna
kot je JPO-SS.
Mat Lucic Sc strinja, da Sc
takoj izvoi stalni odbor. Sma
ira, da je podruznica potrebnf
in organizacija Sansa je "a Slo
vence velikega pomona in pree
nami stole velike naloge, da jill
izvrsimo potion te organizacije
Treba bi bilo prirediti velil
shod, kamor bi Sc povabilo vs'
nase ljudi, kjer bi Sc Jim razlo
zilo pomen tie organizacije il
naloge, XII jih ina vrsiti. Ia or
ganizacija je politicna. Treb;
DO mnogo -govoriti in pisati, di
Sc mas bo povsod slisalo. Pri
praviti moramo nacft, da ma 81
.roko organiziramo v to podruz
nico vse nase ljudi "a sodelova
ME.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-05-21

POdprimo borbo Amerike Ia demo-
kracijo in svobodo sveta nakupom
vojnih bondov in vojno- varcevaInih
znamk!
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Y SITKA NEWS k

thur Franklin, Mrs. Cecilia Fred
 erickson, Mrs. Jack Schaffer, Mrs
 Max Lurz, Mrs. George Laiblin, and
 Mrs. Clarence Krug. After the session the members entertained the gentlemen of the Moose Lodge with social evening. A musical program consisted of accordion num- bers by Mrs. Richard Dare and Mrs. Claude Rhoades who also fur nished music for dancing. Mrs. Roy Cox, accompanied by Mrs. Rhoades pleased the audience with two vocal solos,. Members of the executive committee including Mrs. Ray D. Peterman, Mrs. Charles Wortman, Mrs. Earl Shennett, Mrs. Charles M. Peterson and Mrs. Paul Morgan made up the committee in charge of the evenings program, and, a refreshment committee headed by Mrs. Al Kessler was responsible for the plentiful and delicious refresh ments which brought the entertain ment to a close.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Veatch en- tertained at two tables of bridge at their home as surprise farewell compliment to Mrs. Kenneth Samp- son, who leaves to make her home in the States. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Clyde Hager, MT. and Mrs. Philip A. Johnson. Mrs. Charles M Peterson, Lieut. Col. Walter Shoaf, U. s. A., and MT. and Mrs. Veatch.
 Mrs. John Ryan, formerly Miss Edith Birkeland of Sitka, has re- turned to Sitka to make an indef- mite visit with her parents. MT and Mrs. Al Lindegard at Goddard Hot Springs. Mrs. Ryan came back to Alaska after the departure of her husband, who is with Che arm ed forces, for overseas duty.
 Mrs. John J. Conway entertained recently at her home with a dinner for Mrs. Charles Wortman, Mrs. William c. Charteris, Mrs. Charles M. Peterson, Mrs. Neill Anderson, and Mrs. P. s. Ganty.
 Serious damage by fire was avert cd early Tuesday morning, Decem- Der l6, when the janitor at the Sil- yer Foam Cocktail Bar reported to perform his duties at 4 a. m. in-
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stead of the usual a. m, and dis covered the rooms filled with smoke and flames appearing at the base of flooded oil stove. He ex- tinguished the fire without calling the local fire department, and the only harm was caused by smoke. The Silver Foam is in building on the main street, owned by John H. Peterson, which also houses the Sitka Bills Club, newly organized group of members of the Elks Lodge.
 At meeting of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union held here, Frank Hyde was named as the new president of the organiza- tion. Others selected for office at this time were Lee Films, vice presi- dent; Mary Thomas. Ed Van Horn and Fern Musser, executive board and, Ed Van Horn and Carlson. Vern McGraw acted as temporary secretary at the session.
 Charles Wortman, owner of the Alaska Drug and Jewelry Company, left by boat for combined busi-, ness and pleasure trip in Juneau. Mrs. Wortman left later by plane to join her husband in the Capital City.
 Miss Florence Rushton, who ar- rived here recently from Michigan to join her brother who is local resident, has accepted position with the Alaska Drug and Jewelry Go.
 MT. and Mrs. Tony Christensen, who left here several weeks ago to visit with friends and relatives in Montana, have returned and will spend the remainder of the winter at Kalinin Bay. t
 Mrs. Francis Roach. entertained in honor of the first birthday of her infant daughter at her home. A large group of relatives and friends of the little tot were present and she was the recipient of a number of lovely gifts.
 MT. and Mrs William Elwell and their two children returned to Sitka after an absence of more than a year, during which time they made their home in Tacoma, Wash. They ares residing temporarily with Mrs. Elwell's parents, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Hanlon.
 Mrs. Irene Reynolds, daughter of
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The home of Mrs. John Smith meyer was the scene of the beau- tifully appointed and impressive candlelight formal pledge and in- itiation service of Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, international cultural and social sorority Thurs day evening. This is the nth chapter of the group to be or ganized in Alaska under the guid- ance of Mrs. Elsie Guenther, mem Der of the international field staff, who is here from her home in Los Angeles. Miss Ruth Speer oi Gamma Omega chapter, Oceanside, California, and Miss Helen Ewart of Alpha Eta chapter, Salida, Cali fornia, who will affiliate with the local group, took part in the cere- monies. Following the serving Of buffet supper, the following of ficers were installed to head the new group: Mrs. John Smithmeyer, President; Mrs. Robert Gaylord, Vice President; Mrs. Roy Cox, Re- cording Secretary; Mrs. La Moine Peterson, Corresponding Secretary, and Mrs. Frank Henney, Treasurer. Other. members initiated were Miss Marie Jensen. Miss Alma Robertson, Miss Anne Howe, Mrs. J. A. Hall, Mrs. Mamie Wesley, Miss Adelaide Van Zent, who will act as program chairman. Mrs. Helen Stoft, Mrs Carl Rusher, Mrs. Edward Loid- hammer, and Mrs. William Roden- berg. Mrs. Arthur Billy will serve as literary chairman of the group.
 A large crowd witnessed the speedy and clever Sheldon Jackson School basketball team win. over the rangy Battery D team here last Saturday night by score of 25 to l9. The favored Army team had height; advantage of six inches to the man over the JHS. The JHS team is coached by Private Fred Loym of the Army, and will be a strong contender for the Sitka Basketball League this season. The JHS will meet the Sitka Territorial team Saturday, November 27 The JHS five beat the ST team earlier in the season 43 to l8
 The lineup last Saturday and in- dividual scores follows.
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..fs- 1Qbdio Zu 4t ~ ID SIS teams scores to date, follow:
 SJS 49; Holt's Mems Store 32.
 SIS 26, Battery D, Army, l9.
 SJS 27; AT. S., Army, g.
 ! SIS, 4l; M. P. S., Army, 20.
 SIS 43; Sitka High IS.
 Federal authorities are. investi- gating the discovery of corpse found about a l50 feet from the Saw Mill Creek Road near the Thimbleberry Falls bridge. The body. has been identified as that of Floyd Morehouse, who came here about three years ago and was at first employed as a plumber on construction work at Japonski Is- land, later being employed as helper on several commercial fishing boats. No report of his missing has ever been made and it Is believed he told friends he was leaving for the south last spring According to Sam Boyd who was hunting in the vii cinity and made the discovery, the body must have been there for sev- eral months.
 The Sitka Bills Club and their ladies meet in the club rooms Fri day evening for social evening, with ping being the diversion of the evening. Turkeys for the holi- day season were presented as prizes. John Dolenc. Wallace Mcdonald and Harold K. Veatch composed the committee in charge of ar engagements.
 Mrs. Clarence R. Bands and Mrs. William A. Thomas are in charge of the USO entertainment for the local service boys for Thanksgiving Day and have made plans to help the boys have holiday that will be as nearly homelike as possible.
 Mrs. Helen Schrey Wisby, accom- panied her sister, Miss Peggy Schrey returned to the home of their parents, Mir and Mrs. Fred Schrey here after a vacation trip in the south. The young ladies had planned to make an extensive tour of the United States, which was prevented because of the illness of Mrs. Wisby, who spent several weeks in a hospital during her ab- sence.
 The annual ball of the Senior class of the Sitka High School will be held Friday evening at the school gymnasium midst a setting of evergreens and autumn colorings. The work for the affair is being per- formed by committees which include all members of the class, who are Keith Wittmeyer. Margaret Bands Lois Peterson, Mildred Tilson, Ma dine Sulzer, Flora Thomas. Cert rude Jackson. Carl Berg and Cor don Eukman.
 At the regular meelng of the Women of the Moose held at ths Moose Hall. the group celebrated It's third anniversary and a huge birthday cake with three candle. which was made by Mrs. J. " W1ttmeyer was cut by the frs senior regent, Mrs. Charles M Peterson to commemorate tn. event. The following new member were initiated into the group dur Ing the meeting: Mrs. Richar, Dare. Mrs. Sylvia Deiner. Mrs. Ar
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Mrs Eldon Coon has returned to her home here after a two months stay in the south. She visited her
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 Students of the domestic science class at the Sitka Territorial High School, under the direction of Miss Barbare Rudneck entertained re- gently witt tea at the school. Mrs. Jack Calvin, Mrs. Elliot Flet- cher and Mrs. T. J. Cole poured during the afternoon, and all ladies who attended reported very suc- cessful affair and offered high praise to the girls for their efforts III their accomplishment.
 Mrs. c. w. Hansen, who resides at Jamestown Bay, has accepted a position with the First Bank of Sitka
 MT. and Mrs. E. E. Braley.. who have resided in the apartment over the Lutheran Church, have moved to the Kettleson Apartments.
 MT. and Mrs. Theron J. Cole have moved from the Mills cottage to the apartment owned by w. P. Mills, over the Sears Roebuck Company. Mrs. J. A. Hall, who resided With the Coles, has taken an apartment at the Peterman Court.
 The Episcopal Sunday School class of small girls. which is taught by Mrs. William Thomas, wife of Rev. William A. Thomas of St. Peters Church, enjoyed party re- gently at the rectory.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Fletcher of St. Anthonies, Idaho, have arrived here by boat for visit of several weeks at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Elliott Flet- cher, and their two children.
 Robert Stoft, formerly owner and manager of Stoft's Shoe Store and Ten-Cent Store here, who is now in the Army stationed in Alaska, has arrived for a short leave period.
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Robert Stoft, formerly owner and manager of Stofts Shoe Store and Ten-Cent Store here, who is now in the Army stationed in Alaska, has arrived for short leave period.
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Miss Marjory Major, nurse with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has changed her residence from the Mills Apartment over the Sears Roebuck Co. order office. to an apartment in the kcttleson Build ing.
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MT. and Mrs. Len Peterson, who has been visiting with friends and relatives in Seattle and in Oklahoma for the past four months has re- turned to her home here.
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Mrs. Irene Reynolds. daughter of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-24

Mir and Mrs. E. E. Braley, who have resided in the apartment over the Lutheran Church, have moved to the Kettleson Apartments.
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Mrs. c. w. Hansen, who resides at Jamestown Bay, has accepted a position with the First Bank of Sitka.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
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FARMERS REDUCE THEIR MORTGAGES
Cab synbsI represents one billion
cellars d iam mesissss debt
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1918 O0000 0e "
1870 O0OO0 OOOe
1899 0000@ 90
,g4s 00000 o.

Farmers have been paying Of
their mortgages with their increased
incomes. Total mortgage debt out
standing is now about six and one
third billion dollars, while i'm 1889 it
was about seven billions.
farm may be sold several times dur
ing the year, each time at an adj
vanced price. A high percentage Of
sales are to absentee owners.
This absentee owner feature might
warrant the listing of a fourth rea-
son for the boom-a "fear" psychol-
ogy coexistent with the boom psy-
chology. Professor Murray notes
that many of those who are buying
land for investment are doing so as
a hedge against imitation. To what
extent this fear may figure in the
national picture cannot be de-
termined; but certainly it is a con-
siderable factor in inducing many
city folk to invest in farm lands as
insurance against the evils of infla-
ton. Another motive is to buy a
farm as hedge against excessive
income taxes. Surplus income that
would otherwise be heavily taxed
can be put into farm improvements
or operations, and thereby escape
taxation. These two aspects Of
hedging are sufficiently prevalent
among non-farmer land buyers to
warrant listing fear psychology as a
fourth major factor in the rush to
buy farm lands.
To the extent that they exist, the
fear motives might tend to lessen
the purely speculative angle of the
boom and to ameliorate its evils;
but the danger Of a runaway land
boom cannot be overlooked.
Farmers are urged to buy war
bonds, or pay off their mortgages
with their surplus income, not to
purchase more land. Bonds are
sound investment, and they can be
turned to cash readily when the war
is over, thus providing liquid as
sets at time when farmers will
have most need Of them. The de-
preston that has followed every war
in history always hits the farmers
first and hardest.